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1 change into second gear

change into second gear

in zijn twee zetten

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2 second

c black second, e [s(ə)gɔ̃, ɔ̃d]

1. adjective

second

• la seconde fois the second time

• une seconde jeunesse a second youth

• chez lui, c'est une seconde nature with him it's second nature

2. masculine noun, feminine noun

second

• le second de ses fils his second son

• il a été reçu second (en physique) he came second (in physics)

3. masculine noun

   a. ( = adjoint) second in command ; ( = marin) first mate

   b. ( = étage) second floor (Brit), third floor (US)

• la dame du second the lady on the second floor (Brit) or the third floor (US)

   c. ► en second

• officier or capitaine en second first mate

• passer en second to take second place

• sa famille passe en second his family takes second place

4. feminine noun

seconde

   a. ( = unité de temps) second

• (attends) une seconde ! just a second!

• avec elle, tout doit être fait à la seconde with her, things have to be done instantly

• je n'y crois pas une seconde ! I don't believe a word of it

   b. (Transport) second class

• voyager en seconde to travel second-class

   c. (classe de) seconde ≈ fifth form (in secondary school) (Brit), ≈ tenth grade (in high school) (US) → LYCÉE

c black   d. ( = vitesse) second gear

• être en/passer la or en seconde to be in/change into second gear

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✦ The c in second and seconde is pronounced g.

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1.

seconde səgɔ̃, ɔ̃d adjectif

1) ( dans une séquence) second

chapitre second — chapter two

en seconde lecture — at a second reading

en second lieu — secondly

dans un second temps, nous étudierons... — subsequently, we will study...

c'est à prendre au second degré — it is not to be taken literally

2) ( dans une hiérarchie) second

voyager en seconde classe — to travel second class

de second ordre — second-rate

politicien de second plan — minor politician

de second choix — of inferior quality

jouer un second rôle — Théâtre to play a supporting role

jouer les second rôles — fig to play second fiddle

2.

nom masculin, féminin

le second, la seconde — gén the second one

3.

nom masculin

1) ( adjoint) second-in-command

2) ( étage) second floor GB, third floor US

3) ( dans un duel) second

4.

en second locution adverbiale [arriver, partir] second

passer en second — [travail, amis] to come second

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s(ə)ɡɔ̃, ɔ̃d second, -e
1. adj

1) (= deuxième) second

ma seconde tentative — my second attempt

2)

être dans un état second — to be in a daze

2. nm

1) (= étage) second floor Grande-Bretagne third floor USA

Elle habite au second. — She lives on the second floor.

2) (= seconde place)

en second — in second place

3) (= assistant) second in command

4) NAVIGATION first mate

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second, seconde

A adj

1 ( dans une séquence) second; seconde partie/fois second part/time; chapitre second chapter two; en seconde lecture at a second reading; en second lieu secondly; dans un second temps, nous étudierons… subsequently, we will study…; c'est à prendre au second degré it is not to be taken literally; le second Empire the Second Empire;

2 ( dans une hiérarchie) second; second violon second violin; officier en second second officer; être commandant en second to be second in command; voyager en seconde classe to travel second class; billet de seconde classe second-class ticket; elle est arrivée en seconde position she came second; de second ordre second-rate; politicien de second plan minor politician; faire passer qch au second plan to make sth take second place; de second choix of inferior quality; jouer un second rôle Théât to play a supporting role; jouer les second rôles fig to play second fiddle; les causes secondes the secondary causes;

3 ( autre) second; ma seconde patrie my second home; c'est une seconde Marie Curie she is a second Marie Curie; avoir le don de seconde vue to have second sight.

B nm,f le second, la seconde gén the second one; ( enfant) the second child; le second de la liste the second one on the list; mon second est… ( dans une charade) my second is…

C nm

1 ( adjoint) second-in-command;

2 ( étage) second floor GB, third floor US; au second on the second floor GB, on the third floor US; les gens du second the people on the second floor;

3 ( dans un duel) second.

D en second loc adv [arriver, partir] second; passer en second [travail, amis] to come second.

E seconde nf

1 ⇒ La vitesse ( unité de temps) second; 11 mètres par seconde 11 metres^GB per ou a second; à la seconde près to the nearest second;

2 ( court laps de temps) second; je reviens dans une seconde I'll be back in a second ou sec○; en une fraction de seconde in a split second;

3 Scol ( classe) fifth year of secondary school, age 15-16;

4 Transp billet de seconde standard ticket GB, second-class ticket; voyager en seconde to travel standard ou second class;

5 Aut second gear; passer en or la seconde to change into second;

6 Mus second.

Composés

second avènement Bible Second Coming; second de cordée second man (in a climbing party); second couteau Cin, Théât cameo role; second maître Mil Naut ≈ petty officer GB, ≈ petty officer first class US; second marché secondary market.

( féminin seconde) [səgɔ̃, ɔ̃d] adjectif

1. [dans l'espace, le temps] second

pour la seconde fois for the second time

en second lieu secondly, in the second place

le Second Empire HISTOIRE the French Second Empire

2. [dans une hiérarchie] second

[éclairagiste, maquilleur] assistant (modificateur)

la seconde ville de France France's second city

seconde classe TRANSPORTS second class

le second marché BOURSE the unlisted securities market

3. [autre - chance, jeunesse, vie] second

c'est une seconde nature chez lui it's second nature to him

elle a été une seconde mère pour moi she was like a mother to me

seconde vue clairvoyance, second sight

être doué de seconde vue to be clairvoyant

4. MATHÉMATIQUES

a seconde a double point, a''

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, seconde [səgɔ̃, ɔ̃d] nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [dans l'espace, le temps] second

je lis le premier paragraphe, et toi le second I read the first paragraph, and you the second one ou the next one

2. [dans une hiérarchie] second

arriver le second [dans une course, une élection] to come second

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nom masculin

1. [assistant - d'un directeur] right arm ; [ - dans un duel] second

NAUTIQUE first mate

MILITAIRE second in command

2. [dans une charade]

mon second est... my second is...

3. [étage] second floor (UK), third floor (US)

seconde nom féminin

1. AUTOMOBILE second gear

passe en seconde change into ou to second gear

2. TRANSPORTS [classe] second class

[billet] second-class ticket

les secondes, les wagons de seconde second-class carriages

voyager en seconde to travel second class

3. ÉDUCATION ≃ fifth form (UK), ≃ tenth grade (US)

4. ESCRIME seconde

5. DANSE second position

6. MUSIQUE second

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secondes nom féminin pluriel

IMPRIMERIE second proofs

en second locution adjectivale

capitaine en second first mate

en second locution adverbiale

second, secondly

passer en second to be second

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > second
3 change

n. verandering, wijziging; wisselgeld, kleingeld
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v. wijzigen, veranderen; wisselen; zich verkleden; overstappen

change¹

[ tsjeendzj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 verandering ⇒ ver/afwisseling, overgang, variatie

2 verschoning ⇒ (stel) schone kleren

3 verversing

4 〈 verkeer〉 het overstappen

5 wisselgeld

6 kleingeld

7 〈 Change〉 de Beurs

♦voorbeelden:

1   a change for the better/worse • een verandering ten goede/kwade

     change of heart • bekering, verandering van ideeën

     the change of seasons • de wisseling der seizoenen

     for a change • voor de verandering/afwisseling

2   a change of shirt • een schoon hemd

3   a change of oil • nieuwe olie

4   I had a change between L. and M. • tussen L. en M. moest ik overstappen

5   keep the change! • laat maar zitten!

6   give/ 〈 Amerikaans-Engels ook〉 make change for a banknote • een briefje wisselen

¶ change of life • overgang(sjaren)

     〈 informeel〉 get no change out of someone • geen cent wijzer worden van iemand

     〈 informeel〉 give someone change • iemand lik op stuk geven

     ring the changes on something • iets op alle mogelijke manieren aanpakken; niet uitgepraat raken over iets

     〈Brits-Engels; informeel〉 ring the changes • veranderen, het anders aanpakken

     the change • overgang(sjaren)

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change²

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 veranderen ⇒ anders worden, wisselen

2 zich verkleden ⇒ andere/schone kleren aantrekken

3 overstappen

4 〈 techniek, technologie〉 schakelen ⇒ van versnelling veranderen

♦voorbeelden:

1   his voice is changing • zijn stem is aan het wisselen/breken

     change back into • weer veranderen in

     change from a child into a man • van een kind een man worden

2   change into something comfortable • iets gemakkelijks aandoen

3   change to a boat • overstappen op een boot

4   change down • terugschakelen

     change up • (naar een hogere versnelling) schakelen

     change into second gear • in zijn twee zetten

→ change over change over/

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 veranderen ⇒ anders maken, transformeren

2 (om/ver)ruilen ⇒ (om/ver)wisselen

3 〈 geldwezen〉 (om)wisselen

4 verschonen

♦voorbeelden:

2   change one's clothes • zich omkleden

     change gear • (over)schakelen

     change oil • olie verversen

     change something for something else • iets (om)ruilen (voor iets anders)

3   change pounds into francs • ponden (om)wisselen in franken

4   change a baby • een baby een schone luier aandoen

     change the bed • het beddengoed verschonen

English-Dutch dictionary > change
4 gear

gear [gɪə^r]

1. noun

   a. ( = equipment) matériel m ; (for gardening) outils mpl

   b. ( = belongings) (inf) affaires fpl

• he leaves his gear all over the house il laisse traîner ses affaires dans toute la maison

   c. (British) ( = clothing) vêtements mpl

• he had his tennis gear on il était en tenue de tennis

• put on your tennis gear mets tes affaires de tennis

   d. ( = apparatus) dispositif m

• safety gear dispositif m de sécurité

   e. [of car] ( = mechanism) embrayage m ; ( = speed) vitesse f

• in gear en prise

• not in gear au point mort

• she put the car into gear elle a mis la voiture en prise

• to change or shift gear (US) changer de vitesse

• first or bottom gear première f

• second/third/fourth gear deuxième f/troisième f/quatrième f

• top gear (British) high gear (US) ( = fourth) quatrième f ; ( = fifth) cinquième f

• in second gear en seconde

• to change or shift into third gear (US) passer en troisième

• to get one's brain in gear (inf) faire travailler ses méninges (inf)

2. transitive verb

adapter (to à)

• classes geared to their needs des cours adaptés à leurs besoins

• movies geared primarily to a US audience des films s'adressant essentiellement à un public américain

• training is geared to make staff more efficient la formation est conçue pour rendre le personnel plus compétent

3. compounds

► gear lever (British), gear stick noun levier m de vitesse

► gear up

1. intransitive verb

( = get ready) se préparer

2. separable transitive verb

( = make ready) (inf)

he is gearing himself up for the presidential elections il se prépare pour les élections présidentielles

• they were all geared up for the new sales campaign ils étaient fin prêts pour la nouvelle campagne de ventes

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[gɪə(r)] 1.
noun

1) ( equipment) matériel m

climbing gear — matériel d'alpinisme

2) (colloq) ( possessions) affaires fpl

3) ( clothes) fringues (colloq) fpl

football gear — tenue f de football

4) Automobile vitesse f

bottom ou first gear — première vitesse

to be in third gear — être en troisième

to put a car in gear — passer la vitesse

you're not in gear — tu es au point mort

‘keep in low gear’ — ‘utilisez votre frein moteur’

to get (oneself) into gear for something — fig se préparer pour quelque chose

5) Technology roue f dentée
2.
gears plural noun

1) Automobile changement m de vitesse

2) Technology engrenage m
3.
noun modifier [ box, change, lever, stick] de vitesses

gear wheel — ( on bicycle) pignon m
4.
transitive verb

to be geared to ou towards somebody — s'adresser à quelqu'un

Phrasal Verbs:

- gear up

English-French dictionary > gear
5 gear

gear [gɪə(r)]

1 noun

(a) (UNCOUNT) (accessories, equipment → for photography, camping) equipement m, matériel m; (→ for manual work) outils mpl, matériel m; (→ for household) ustensiles mpl;

∎ he brought along all his skiing gear il a apporté tout son équipement ou toutes ses affaires de ski;

∎ he arrived with all his gear (his belongings) il est arrivé avec tout son attirail;

∎ gardening gear matériel m de jardinage

(b) (UNCOUNT) (personal belongings) effets mpl personnels, affaires fpl; (luggage) bagages mpl

(c) (UNCOUNT) (clothes) vêtements mpl, tenue f;

∎ she was in her jogging/swimming gear elle était en (tenue de) jogging/en maillot de bain

(d) (UNCOUNT) British familiar (fashionable clothes) fringues fpl;

∎ I like the gear j'aime bien les fringues

(e) (UNCOUNT) (apparatus) mécanisme m, dispositif m

(f) (in car, on bicycle) vitesse f;

∎ to British change or American shift gear changer de vitesse;

∎ out of gear (car) au point mort;

∎ use or engage low gear (sign) utiliser le frein moteur, rétrograder;

∎ to throw or put out of gear (car) débrayer; figurative (plan, process) perturber;

∎ put the car in gear passez une vitesse;

∎ to be in first/second gear être en première/seconde;

∎ in gear (car) embrayé, en prise;

∎ American figurative to get into gear se magner;

∎ figurative I'm back in gear again now c'est reparti pour moi maintenant;

∎ we're not operating in top gear nous ne sommes pas à notre maximum ou au top de notre forme;

∎ British very familiar get your arse in gear! remue-toi!

(g) (cogwheel) roue f dentée, pignon m; (system of cogs) engrenage m

(h) (UNCOUNT) British familiar (drugs) dope f

2 transitive verb

(a) (adapt) adapter;

∎ the army was not geared for modern warfare l'armée n'était pas prête pour la guerre moderne;

∎ her work schedule is geared to fit in with her holiday plans son programme de travail concorde avec ses projets de vacances;

∎ the government's policies were not geared to cope with an economic recession la politique mise en place par le gouvernement n'était pas prévue pour faire face à une récession économique;

∎ the city's hospitals were not geared to cater for such an emergency les hôpitaux de la ville n'étaient pas équipés pour répondre à une telle situation d'urgence

(b) Cars & Technology engrener

(c) Finance (link) indexer;

∎ salaries are geared to the cost of living les salaires sont indexés au coût de la vie

►► gear change changement m de vitesse;

gear lever levier m (de changement) de vitesse;

gear ratio rapport m du changement de vitesse;

gear shift American Cars levier m (de changement) de vitesse; (on bicycle) changement m de vitesse;

gear stick levier m (de changement) de vitesse;

gear wheel roue f dentée, pignon m

➲ gear down separable transitive verb

(a) (reduce) réduire

(b) Technology démultiplier

➲ gear up separable transitive verb

(a) (prepare)

∎ to be geared up être paré ou fin prêt;

∎ the sprinters were all geared up and ready to go les sprinters étaient fin prêts à partir;

∎ businesses were getting geared up for the single European market les entreprises se préparaient en vue du marché unique européen;

∎ she'd geared herself up to meet them elle s'était mise en condition pour les rencontrer

(b) (increase) augmenter;

∎ we must gear up production to meet the demand il nous faut augmenter la production pour faire face à la demande

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6 gear

1. noun
1) (Motor Veh.) Gang, der

first or bottom/top gear — (Brit.) der erste/höchste Gang

high/low gear — hoher/niedriger Gang

change gear — schalten

change into second/a higher/lower gear — in den zweiten Gang/in einen höheren/niedrigeren Gang schalten

a bicycle with ten-speed gears — ein Fahrrad mit Zehngangschaltung

put the car into gear — einen Gang einlegen

leave the car in gear — den Gang drin lassen

2) (combination of wheels, levers, etc.) Getriebe, das

3) (clothes) Aufmachung, die

travelling gear — Reisekleidung, die

4) (equipment, tools) Gerät, das; Ausrüstung, die
2. transitive verb
(adjust, adapt) ausrichten (to auf + Akk.)

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[ɡiə]
noun

1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) das Getriebe

2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) der Gang

3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) das Getriebe

4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) die Ausrüstung

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- gear lever/change/stick
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gear

[gɪəʳ, AM gɪr]

I. n

1. (toothed wheel) Zahnrad nt

2. (transmission)

▪ \gears pl in a car Übersetzung f, Getriebe nt; on a bicycle Gangschaltung f

3. (setting) Gang m

first/second/third \gear erster/zweiter/dritter Gang

high/low \gear hoher/niedriger Gang

to be in neutral \gear im Leerlauf sein, ausgekuppelt sein

to change [or AM shift] \gears [von einem Gang in den anderen] schalten

to shift into high [or top] \gear in den höchsten Gang schalten

4. no pl ( fig: performance)

to shift into high \gear auf volle Touren kommen fam

to be in low \gear nicht in die Gänge kommen fam

to operate in top \gear optimal funktionieren

to move [or step] up a \gear einen Gang zulegen fam

5. no pl (equipment) Ausrüstung f, Sachen pl fam; (clothes) Kleidung f, Sachen pl fam, Gewand nt ÖSTERR; (trendy clothes) Klamotten pl fam

riot \gear Schutz[be]kleidung f

6. (sl: heroin) Zeug nt

to do \gear (sl) auf Heroin sein fam, Heroin nehmen

7.

▶ to change [or AM shift] \gears (change the subject) das Thema wechseln; (change tactics) seine Taktik ändern

▶ to get one's arse [or AM ass] in \gear (fam!) in die Gänge kommen fam, seinen Arsch hochkriegen [o bewegen] derb

▶ to be in/out of \gear im/aus dem Lot sein fig

II. vi

▪ to \gear down runterschalten fam; ( fig) es langsamer angehen lassen fam

III. vt

a highly-\geared company ECON ein Unternehmen mit hohem Anteil an Fremdkapital

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[gɪə(r)]
1. n

1) (AUT ETC) Gang m

a bicycle with three gears — ein Fahrrad nt mit Dreigangschaltung

to put the car into gear — einen Gang einlegen

the car is/you're in gear — der Gang ist drin (inf) or eingelegt

the car is/you're not in gear — das Auto ist im Leerlauf, es ist kein Gang drin (inf)

to leave the car in gear — den Gang eingelegt lassen

to leave the car out of gear — das Auto im Leerlauf lassen

gear — schalten

into third gear — in den dritten Gang schalten, den dritten Gang einlegen

to move up/down through the gears —

the car jumps out of or won't stay in gear — der Gang springt heraus

to move up a gear (fig) — einen Gang zulegen (inf)

I am usually in bottom gear in the mornings (fig) — morgens dauert bei mir alles länger

she lives life in top gear —

military production moved into high gear — die Kriegsproduktion wurde auf Hochtouren gebracht

to get one's brain in( to) gear (inf) — seine Gehirnwindungen in Gang setzen

See:

→ arse

2) (inf: equipment) Ausrüstung f, Zeug nt (inf), Sachen pl (inf); (= tools) Gerät nt, Zeug nt (inf); (= belongings) Sachen pl (inf), Zeug(s) nt (inf); (= clothing) Sachen pl (inf)

3) (TECH) Vorrichtung f → landing gear, steering gear

See:

→ landing gear, steering gear

4) (inf: drugs) Stoff m (inf)

2. vt (fig)
abstellen, ausrichten (to auf +acc)
to be geared to( wards) sb/sth — auf jdn/etw abgestellt sein; (person, needs, ambition) auf jdn/etw ausgerichtet sein

training is geared to make staff more efficient — die Ausbildung ist darauf ausgerichtet, das Personal effizienter zu machen

3. vi (TECH)
eingreifen, im Eingriff sein
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gear [ɡıə(r)]

A s

1. TECH

a) Zahn-, Getrieberad n

b) Getriebe n, Triebwerk n

2. TECH Eingriff m:

in gear

a) eingerückt, -geschaltet, in Gang,

b) fig vorbereitet,

c) fig in Ordnung;

be in gear fig funktionieren;

be in gear with im Eingriff stehen mit (Zahnräder);

out of gear

a) ausgerückt, außer Eingriff, ausgeschaltet,

b) fig in Unordnung;

be out of gear fig nicht funktionieren;

throw out of gear

a) ausrücken, -schalten,

b) fig durcheinanderbringen

3. TECH

a) Übersetzung f

b) AUTO etc Gang m:

first ( second, etc) gear;

in high gear in einem schnellen oder hohen Gang;

in low ( oder bottom) gear im ersten Gang;

(in) top gear im höchsten Gang, mit höchster Geschwindigkeit (a. fig);

the car is ( I am, etc) in gear es ist ein Gang eingelegt;

the car is ( I am, etc) out of gear es ist kein Gang eingelegt, der Gang ist herausgenommen;

change (bes US shift) gears schalten;

change (bes US shift) into second gear den zweiten Gang einlegen, in den zweiten Gang schalten;

put the car in(to) gear einen Gang einlegen; → shift B 9

c) pl AUTO Getriebe n, (eines Fahrrads) Gangschaltung f

4. FLUG, SCHIFF etc (meist in Zusammensetzungen) Vorrichtung f, Gerät n: → landing gear, steering gear

5. Ausrüstung f, Gerät n, Werkzeug(e) n(pl), Zubehör n

6. umg Hausrat m

7. umg Habseligkeiten pl, Sachen pl

8. umg Kleidung f, Aufzug m

9. (Pferde- etc) Geschirr n

B v/t

1. TECH

a) mit einem Getriebe versehen

b) übersetzen

c) in Gang setzen (auch fig), einschalten:

gear up ins Schnelle übersetzen, fig heraufsetzen, verstärken, steigern;

gear down ins Langsame übersetzen, fig drosseln

2. fig

a) (to, for) einstellen (auf akk), anpassen (dat oder an akk), abstimmen (auf akk):

gear production to demand die Produktion der Nachfrage anpassen

b) ausrichten (toward[s] auf akk)

3. ausrüsten

4. oft gear up Zugtiere anschirren

C v/i

1. TECH

a) ineinandergreifen (Zahnräder)

b) eingreifen (into, with in akk)

2. TECH in Gang kommen oder sein (auch fig)

3. gear up (down) AUTO hinauf-(herunter)schalten

4. fig (with) abgestimmt sein (auf akk), eingerichtet sein (für), passen (zu)

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1. noun
1) (Motor Veh.) Gang, der

first or bottom/top gear — (Brit.) der erste/höchste Gang

high/low gear — hoher/niedriger Gang

change gear — schalten

change into second/a higher/lower gear — in den zweiten Gang/in einen höheren/niedrigeren Gang schalten

a bicycle with ten-speed gears — ein Fahrrad mit Zehngangschaltung

put the car into gear — einen Gang einlegen

leave the car in gear — den Gang drin lassen

2) (combination of wheels, levers, etc.) Getriebe, das

3) (clothes) Aufmachung, die

travelling gear — Reisekleidung, die

4) (equipment, tools) Gerät, das; Ausrüstung, die
2. transitive verb
(adjust, adapt) ausrichten (to auf + Akk.)

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(mechanics) n.

Getriebe - n. n.

Gang ¨-e m.

Zahnrad -¨er m.

English-german dictionary > gear
7 gear

ɡiə
noun

1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) engranaje

2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) marcha

3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) mecanismo

4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) equipo; bártulos, trastos

•

- gearbox
- gear lever/change/stick

gear n

1. marcha / velocidad

to change gear cambiar de marcha

2. equipo / cosas / ropa

have you brought your squash gear? ¿has traído tu equipo de squash?

gear

tr[gɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL engranaje nombre masculino

2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL marcha, velocidad nombre femenino

3 (equipment) equipo

4 familiar (belongings) efectos nombre masculino plural personales, cosas nombre femenino plural, pertenencias nombre femenino plural; (clothes) ropa

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to gear somebody up with something suministrar algo a alguien, dar algo a alguien

■ they geared me up with boots, skis and sticks me dieron botas, esquis y bastones

gear lever palanca de cambio

gear ['gɪr] vt

adapt, orient: adaptar, ajustar, orientar

a book geared to children: un libro adaptado a los niños

gear vi

to gear up : prepararse

gear n

1) clothing: ropa f

2) belongings: efectos mpl personales

3) equipment, tools: equipo m, aparejo m, herramientas fpl

fishing gear: aparejo de pescar

landing gear: tren de aterrizaje

4) cogwheel: rueda f dentada

5) : marcha f, velocidad f (de un vehículo)

to put in gear: poner en marcha

to change gear(s): cambiar de velocidad

gear (E quip ment)

n.

• herramientas s.f.pl.

n.

• aparato s.m.

• arnés s.m.

• arreo s.m.

• dentado s.m.

• engranaje s.m.

• marcha (Automóvil) s.f.

• mecanismo s.m.

• velocidad (Marcha) (•Automóvil•) s.f.

v.

• aparejar v.

• encajar v.

• engranar v.

I gɪr, 'gɪə(r)
noun

1) ( Mech Eng) engranaje m; ( Auto) marcha f, velocidad f, cambio m

to shift o (BrE) change gear — cambiar de marcha, cambiar de velocidad, hacer* un cambio

2) u

a) ( equipment) equipo m; ( tools) herramientas fpl; ( fishing gear) aparejo(s) m(pl) de pesca

b) ( miscellaneous items) (colloq) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl (fam)

c) ( Clothing) (colloq) ropa f

II

transitive verb

a) ( orient) orientar

(to be) geared TO/TOWARD something/somebody — (estar*) dirigido a algo/alguien

our policy is geared to o toward achieving this aim — nuestra política está dirigida or encaminada a lograr este objetivo

materials geared to the needs of different students — materiales orientados/dirigidos a las necesidades de diferentes alumnos

b) ( prepare)

to gear something/somebody FOR something — preparar algo/a alguien para algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- gear up

[ɡɪǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (Aut) marcha f, velocidad f

first/second gear — primera f /segunda f (velocidad)

top or (US) high gear — (=fifth) quinta velocidad, superdirecta f ; (=fourth) cuarta velocidad, directa f

• to change gear — (Brit) cambiar de marcha

• the election campaign moved into high gear this week — la campaña electoral se intensificó esta semana

• in gear — embragado

to put a car in gear — meter una marcha

he left the car in gear — dejó el coche con una marcha metida

• he helped her get her life back into gear after the divorce — la ayudó a poner su vida de nuevo en marcha tras el divorcio

to get one's brain into gear — hacer trabajar el cerebro

• out of gear — desembragado

that threw all his plans out of gear — eso le desbarató todos los planes

• to shift gear — (US) cambiar de marcha

to get one's arse or ass in gear (US) *** — mover el culo *

2) * (=equipment) equipo m ; (=tools) herramientas fpl ; (for fishing) aparejo m ; (=belongings) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl ; (=clothing) ropa f

3) (Mech) engranaje m ; (=machinery) mecanismo m, aparato m ; landing 2.

2.

VT
(fig) (=adapt)
• the book is geared to adult students — el libro está dirigido a estudiantes adultos

we both geared our lives to the children — los dos orientamos nuestras vidas hacia los niños

the factory was not geared to cope with an increase in production — la fábrica no estaba preparada para hacer frente a un aumento de la producción

the service is geared to meet the needs of the disabled — el servicio está pensado para satisfacer las necesidades de los minusválidos

3.

CPD

gear change N — (=act) cambio m de marcha (US) (=control)
= gear lever
gear lever, gear stick N — palanca f de cambios

gear ratio N — [of cycle] proporción f entre plato y piñón

- gear down

- gear up

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I [gɪr, 'gɪə(r)]
noun

1) ( Mech Eng) engranaje m; ( Auto) marcha f, velocidad f, cambio m

to shift o (BrE) change gear — cambiar de marcha, cambiar de velocidad, hacer* un cambio

2) u

a) ( equipment) equipo m; ( tools) herramientas fpl; ( fishing gear) aparejo(s) m(pl) de pesca

b) ( miscellaneous items) (colloq) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl (fam)

c) ( Clothing) (colloq) ropa f

II

transitive verb

a) ( orient) orientar

(to be) geared TO/TOWARD something/somebody — (estar*) dirigido a algo/alguien

our policy is geared to o toward achieving this aim — nuestra política está dirigida or encaminada a lograr este objetivo

materials geared to the needs of different students — materiales orientados/dirigidos a las necesidades de diferentes alumnos

b) ( prepare)

to gear something/somebody FOR something — preparar algo/a alguien para algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- gear up

English-spanish dictionary > gear
8 change

1.
['tʃeɪndʒ]noun

1) (of name, address, lifestyle, outlook, condition, etc.) Änderung, die; (of job, surroundings, government, etc.) Wechsel, der

there has been a change of plan — der Plan ist geändert worden

a change in the weather — ein Witterungs- od. Wetterumschlag

a change for the better/worse — eine Verbesserung/Verschlechterung

a change of air would do her good — eine Luftveränderung täte ihr gut

the change [of life] — die Wechseljahre

a change of heart — ein Sinneswandel

2) no pl., no art. (process of changing) Veränderung, die

be for/against change — für/gegen eine Veränderung sein

3) (for the sake of variety) Abwechslung, die

[just] for a change — [nur so] zur Abwechslung

make a change — (be different) mal etwas anderes sein ( from als)

a change is as good as a rest — (prov.) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

4) no pl., no indef. art. (money) Wechselgeld, das

[loose or small] change — Kleingeld, das

give change, (Amer.) make change — herausgeben

give somebody 40 p in change — jemandem 40 p [Wechselgeld] herausgeben

can you give me change for 50 p? — können Sie mir 50 p wechseln?

I haven't got change for a pound — ich kann auf ein Pfund nicht herausgeben

[you can] keep the change — behalten Sie den Rest; [es] stimmt so

5)

a change [of clothes] — (fresh clothes) Kleidung zum Wechseln
2. transitive verb
1) (switch) wechseln; auswechseln [Glühbirne, Batterie, Zündkerzen]

change one's clothes — sich umziehen

change one's address/name — seine Anschrift/seinen Namen ändern

change trains/buses — umsteigen

change schools/one's doctor — die Schule/den Arzt wechseln

he's always changing jobs — er wechselt ständig den Job

change the bed — das Bett frisch beziehen

change the baby — das Baby [frisch] wickeln od. trockenlegen

2) (transform) verwandeln; (alter) ändern

change something/somebody into something/somebody — etwas/jemanden in etwas/jemanden verwandeln

change direction — die Richtung ändern

3) (exchange) eintauschen

change seats — die Plätze tauschen

change seats with somebody — mit jemandem den Platz tauschen

take something back to the shop and change it for something — etwas [zum Laden zurückbringen und] gegen etwas umtauschen

4) (in currency or denomination) wechseln [Geld]

change one's money into euros — sein Geld in Euro[s] umtauschen
3. intransitive verb
1) (alter) sich ändern; [Person, Land:] sich verändern; [Wetter:] umschlagen, sich ändern

she'll never change! — sie wird sich nie ändern!

wait for the lights to change — warten, dass es grün/rot wird

change for the better — sich verbessern

conditions changed for the worse — die Lage verschlechterte sich

2) (into something else) sich verwandeln

the wind changes from east to west — der Wind dreht von Ost nach West

3) (exchange) tauschen

change with somebody — mit jemandem tauschen

4) (put on other clothes) sich umziehen

change out of/into something — etwas ausziehen/anziehen

5) (take different train or bus) umsteigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/85219/change_over">change over

- change round

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[ ein‹] 1. verb
1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) (ver-)ändern

2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) tauschen

3) ((sometimes with into) to remove( clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) wechseln

4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) verwandeln

5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) wechseln
2. noun
1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) die Veränderung

2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) die Änderung

3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) der Tausch

4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) das Wechselgeld

5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) das Kleingeld

6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) die Abwechslung

•

- changeable
- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change
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change

[tʃeɪnʤ]

I. n

1. (alteration) [Ver]änderung f; (correction, modification) Änderung f

let me know if there's any \change in his condition lassen Sie es mich wissen, wenn sein Zustand sich verändert

\change of address Adresswechsel m, Adressänderung f

\change of direction ( also fig) Richtungsänderung f a. fig, Richtungswechsel m a. fig

\change of heart Sinneswandel m

\change of pace ( also fig) Tempowechsel m a. fig

her doctor told her she needed a \change of pace ihr Arzt sagte ihr, sie solle etwas langsamer treten fam

\change in the weather Wetterumschwung m

to be a \change for the better/worse eine Verbesserung [o einen Fortschritt] /eine Verschlechterung [o einen Rückschritt] darstellen

to make a \change/ \changes [to sth] eine Änderung/Änderungen [an etw dat] vornehmen

2. no pl (substitution) Wechsel m; (changeover) Umstellung f

\change of government Regierungswechsel m

\change of job Stellenwechsel m

\change of oil Ölwechsel m

\change of scene THEAT Szenenwechsel m; ( fig) Tapetenwechsel m fig fam

\change of surroundings Ortswechsel m

3. no pl (variety) Abwechslung f

that makes a nice \change das ist mal eine nette Abwechslung fam

it'll make a \change das wäre mal was anderes fam

for a \change zur Abwechslung

why don't you answer the door for a \change? warum machst du nicht mal die Tür auf? fam

4. no pl (transformation) Veränderung f

a period of great social \change eine Zeit großer sozialer Umwälzungen pl

5. (clean set of)

a \change of clothes Kleidung f zum Wechseln

6. no pl (coins) Münzgeld nt, Münz nt kein pl SCHWEIZ, Kleingeld nt; (money returned) Wechselgeld nt, Retourgeld nt SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR

how much do you have in \change? wie viel in Kleingeld hast du?

could you give me \change for 50 dollars? (return all) könnten Sie mir 50 Dollar wechseln?; (return balance) könnten Sie mir auf 50 Dollar herausgeben?

to have the correct \change es passend haben

loose [or small] \change Kleingeld nt

to give the wrong \change falsch herausgeben

keep the \change der Rest ist für Sie

7. TRANSP

to have to make several \changes mehrmals umsteigen müssen

8. ( fam: menopause)

▪ the \change [of life] die Wechseljahre pl

9.

▶ to get no \change out of sb BRIT ( fam) aus jdm nichts rauskriegen fam

▶ a \change is as good as a rest ( prov) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

▶ to ring the \changes für Abwechslung sorgen

▶ a wind of \change ein frischer Wind fig

II. vi

1. (alter) sich akk [ver]ändern; weather umschlagen; wind sich drehen

nothing [ever] \changes alles bleibt beim Alten

the traffic light \changed back to red die Ampel schaltete wieder auf Rot

the wind \changed from south to west der Wind drehte von Süd nach West

forget it, he's never going to \change! vergiss es, er wird sich niemals ändern!

she's \change a lot since she's become a mother sie hat sich, seit sie Mutter ist, sehr verändert

to \change for the better/worse situation, circumstances sich verbessern/verschlechtern; person sich akk positiv/negativ verändern; (improve) sich akk bessern; (get even worse) noch schlimmer werden

to \change into sth sich akk in etw akk verwandeln

2. (substitute, move)

▪ to \change [over] to sth zu etw dat wechseln

to \change to [driving] an automatic [car] auf ein Auto mit Automatik umsteigen

to \change [over] from gas heating to electric die Heizung von Gas auf Strom umstellen

to \change [over] to another system auf ein anderes System umstellen

to \change [over] to another insurance company/party zu einer anderen Versicherung/Partei wechseln

3. TRANSP umsteigen

you have to \change at Reading for Oxford wenn Sie nach Oxford fahren wollen, müssen Sie in Reading umsteigen

all \change! alle aussteigen!

4. (dress) sich akk umziehen

to \change into clean clothes saubere Sachen anziehen

to \change out of one's work clothes seine Arbeitskleidung ausziehen

5. AUTO schalten

to \change into second/third gear in den zweiten/dritten Gang schalten

6. TV umschalten

to \change [over] to another programme zu einem anderen [o auf eine anderes] Programm umschalten

to \change [over] to the news zu den Nachrichten umschalten [o fam rüberschalten

III. vt

1.

▪ to \change sth/sb (make different) etw/jdn [ver]ändern; (transform) etw/jdn verwandeln

stop trying to \change him hör auf [damit], ihn ändern zu wollen

you will never \change him er wird sich nie ändern

living in London has \changed her das Leben in London hat sie verändert

this hairstyle \changes you completely mit dieser Frisur siehst du völlig verändert [o wie verwandelt] aus

to \change one's mind seine Meinung ändern

to \change a room about [or around] ein Zimmer umstellen

2. (exchange, move)

▪ to \change sth etw wechseln; (in a shop)

▪ to \change sth [for sth] etw [gegen etw akk] umtauschen; also TECH (replace)

▪ to \change sth [for sth] etw [gegen etw akk] auswechseln

to \change banks/doctors die Bank/den Arzt wechseln

to \change a battery/bulb/spark plug eine Batterie/Glühbirne/Zündkerze [aus]wechseln

to \change the furniture about [or around] die Möbel umstellen

to \change hands den Besitzer wechseln

to \change jobs [or one's job] die Stelle wechseln

to \change places with sb mit jdm den Platz tauschen

I wouldn't \change places with him for the world! ( fig) um nichts in der Welt möchte ich mit ihm tauschen!

to \change a plug einen Stecker auswechseln

to \change school[s] die Schule wechseln

to \change the subject das Thema wechseln

to \change a tire einen Reifen wechseln

3. (make fresh)

to \change a baby ein Baby [frisch] wickeln

the baby needs changing das Baby braucht eine frische Windel

to \change the bed das Bett neu [o frisch] beziehen

to \change the bedclothes/sheets die Bettwäsche/Laken wechseln

to \change one's clothes sich akk umziehen, [sich dat] etwas anderes anziehen

to \change nappies Windeln wechseln

to \change one's shirt ein anderes Hemd anziehen

to \change [one's] socks/underwear die Unterwäsche/Socken wechseln

4. (money)

▪ to \change sth etw wechseln

could you \change a £20 note? (return all) könnten Sie mir 20 Pfund wechseln?; (return balance) könnten Sie mir auf 20 Pfund herausgeben?

to \change British for Australian money englisches in australisches Geld umtauschen

5. TRANSP

to \change planes das Flugzeug wechseln

to \change trains umsteigen

6. AUTO

to \change gear[s] einen anderen Gang einlegen, schalten

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[tSeIndZ]
1. n

1) (= alteration) Veränderung f; (= modification also) Änderung f (
to +gen)
a change for the better — ein Fortschritt m, eine Verbesserung

a change for the worse — ein Rückschritt m, eine Verschlechterung

change of address — Adressen- or Anschriftenänderung f

a change in the weather — eine Wetterveränderung

a change of air — eine Luftveränderung

a change is as good as a rest (prov) — Abwechslung wirkt or tut Wunder

no change — unverändert

I need a change of scene — ich brauche Tapetenwechsel

to make changes (to sth) ( — an etw dat ) (Ver)änderungen pl vornehmen

to make a change/a major change in sth —

save changes (Comput) — Änderungen speichern

the change of life — die Wechseljahre

he needs a change of clothes — er müsste sich mal wieder umziehen

I didn't have a change of clothes with me — ich hatte nichts zum Wechseln mit

a change of job — ein Stellenwechsel m

2) (= variety) Abwechslung f

(just) for a change — zur Abwechslung (mal)

that makes a change — das ist mal was anderes; (iro) das ist ja was ganz Neues!

it'll make a nice change — das wäre eine nette Abwechslung

See:

→ ring

3) no pl (= changing) Veränderung f

those who are against change — diejenigen, die gegen jegliche Veränderung sind

the constant change will only confuse people — der ständige Wechsel verwirrt die Leute nur

4) (of one thing for another) Wechsel m

change of career — Berufswechsel m

a change of government — ein Regierungswechsel m, ein Wechsel m in der Regierung

a wheel change — ein Radwechsel m

5) no pl (= money) Wechselgeld nt; (= small change) Kleingeld nt

can you give me change for a pound? — können Sie mir ein Pfund wechseln?

I haven't got any change — ich habe kein Kleingeld

I haven't got change for £5 — ich kann auf £ 5 nicht rausgeben or £ 5 nicht wechseln

you won't get much change out of £5 — von £ 5 wird wohl nicht viel übrig bleiben

keep the change — der Rest ist für Sie

you won't get much change out of him (fig) — aus ihm wirst du nicht viel rauskriegen

6) (ST EX)

Change — Börse f

2. vt

1) (by substitution) wechseln; address, name ändern

to change trains/buses etc — umsteigen

to change one's clothes — sich umziehen

to change a wheel/the oil — einen Rad-/Ölwechsel vornehmen, ein Rad/das Öl wechseln

to change a baby — (bei einem Baby) die Windeln wechseln, ein Baby wickeln

to change the sheets or the bed —

to change one's seat — den Platz wechseln, sich woanders hinsetzen

to change hands — den Besitzer wechseln

would you change the record? (lit, fig) —

to change places with sb — mit jdm den Platz tauschen

she changed places with him/Mrs Brown — er/Frau Brown und sie tauschten die Plätze

I wouldn't change places with him for the world — ich möchte or würde um nichts in der Welt mit ihm tauschen

2) (= alter) (ver)ändern; person, ideas ändern; (= transform) verwandeln

to change sb/sth into sth — jdn/etw in etw (acc)

you won't be able to change her — du kannst sie nicht ändern

a chameleon can change its colour — das Chamäleon kann seine Farbe wechseln

3) (= exchange in shop etc) umtauschen

she changed the dress for one of a different colour — sie tauschte das Kleid gegen ein andersfarbiges um

he changed his Rolls Royce for a Jaguar — er vertauschte seinen Rolls Royce mit einem Mini

See:

→ guard

4) money (into smaller money) wechseln; (into other currency) (ein)wechseln, (um)tauschen

5) (Brit AUT)

to change gear — schalten

3. vi

1) (= alter) sich ändern; (town, person also) sich verändern

you've changed! — du hast dich aber verändert!

he will never change — er wird sich nie ändern, der ändert sich nie!

to change from sth into... — sich aus etw in... (acc) verwandeln

2) (= change clothes) sich umziehen

she changed into an old skirt — sie zog sich einen alten Rock an

I'll just change out of these old clothes — ich muss mir noch die alten Sachen ausziehen

3) (= change trains etc) umsteigen

you change at York — in York müssen Sie umsteigen

all change! — Endstation!, alle aussteigen!

4) (Brit AUT = change gear) schalten; (traffic lights) umspringen (to auf +acc)

5) (from one thing to another) (seasons) wechseln

to change to a different system — auf ein anderes System umstellen, zu einem anderen System übergehen

I changed to philosophy from chemistry —

do you want to change with me? (places) — möchten Sie mit mir tauschen?

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change [tʃeındʒ]

A v/t

1. (ver)ändern, umändern, verwandeln ( alle:

into in akk):

change round Möbel umstellen, ein Zimmer etc umräumen;

change one’s address ( oder lodgings) umziehen, verziehen;

change colo(u)r die Farbe wechseln (erbleichen, erröten);

change jobs ( oder one’s job) die Stellung wechseln, sich (beruflich) verändern;

change one’s note ( oder tune) umg einen anderen Ton anschlagen, andere Saiten aufziehen; → subject A 1

2. wechseln, (ver)tauschen:

change one’s dress sich umziehen;

change one’s shoes andere Schuhe anziehen, die Schuhe wechseln;

change places with sb

a) mit jemandem den Platz oder die Plätze tauschen,

b) fig mit jemandem tauschen;

change trains (buses, planes) umsteigen;

change ends ( oder sides) SPORT die Seiten wechseln; → hand Bes Redew, mind A 4, etc

3. a) das Bettzeug etc wechseln, ein Bett frisch beziehen

b) ein Baby trockenlegen, wickeln

4. Geld wechseln:

can you change this note?;

change dollars into ( oder for) francs Dollar in Francs ein- oder umwechseln

5. TECH Teile (aus)wechseln, Öl wechseln

6. AUTO, TECH schalten:

change over

a) umschalten,

b) eine Maschine, auch die Industrie etc umstellen (to auf akk); → gear A 3 b

7. ELEK kommutieren

B v/i

1. sich (ver)ändern, wechseln:

he has changed a lot er hat sich sehr oder stark verändert;

he’ll never change der wird sich nie ändern;

the moon is changing der Mond wechselt;

the prices have changed die Preise haben sich geändert;

change for the better (worse) besser werden, sich bessern (sich verschlimmern oder verschlechtern);

the lead changed several times SPORT die Führung wechselte mehrmals

2. sich verwandeln (to, into in akk)

3. change over übergehen ( from von; to zu)

4. sich umziehen ( for dinner zum Abendessen):

change into (out of) sth etwas anziehen (ausziehen)

5. BAHN etc umsteigen:

all change Endstation, alles aussteigen!

6. schalten, wechseln, umspringen ( alle:

from … to von … auf akk) (Verkehrsampel)

7. AUTO, TECH schalten:

change up (down) hinauf-(herunter)schalten; → gear A 3 b

8. change over RADIO, TV umschalten (to auf akk)

9. change over ( oder round) SPORT bes Br die Seiten wechseln

C s

1. (Ver)Änderung f, Wechsel m, (Ver)Wandlung f, weitS. auch Umschwung m, Wende f:

change of address Adressenänderung;

in case of change of address falls verzogen;

change of air Luftveränderung;

change for the better (worse) Besserung f (Verschlimmerung f, Verschlechterung f);

change of career Berufswechsel;

change in climate Klimawechsel (a. fig);

change of course FLUG, SCHIFF Kurswechsel (a. fig);

change of edge (Eiskunstlauf) Kantenwechsel;

change of ends ( oder sides) SPORT Seitenwechsel;

change of front fig Frontenwechsel;

change of heart Sinnesänderung;

change of life PHYSIOL

a) Wechseljahre pl,

b) Menopause f;

change of the moon Mondwechsel;

change of pace SPORT Tempowechsel;

change of scenery fig Tapetenwechsel;

change in thinking Umdenken n;

change of voice Stimmwechsel, -bruch m;

change in (the) weather Wetterumschlag m, -umschwung, Witterungsumschlag m, -umschwung;

make changes SPORT umstellen, Umstellungen vornehmen; → mood¹ 1

2. (Aus)Tausch m:

change of oil Ölwechsel m

3. (etwas) Neues, Abwechslung f:

a welcome change eine willkommene Abwechslung ( from von);

for a change zur Abwechslung;

it makes a change es ist mal etwas anderes ( from als);

hot chocolate makes a marvellous change from tea and coffee Kakao schmeckt herrlich nach all dem Tee und Kaffee

4. Wechsel m (Kleidung etc):

change of clothes

a) Umziehen n,

b) Kleidung f zum Wechseln, frische Wäsche

5. a) Wechselgeld n

b) Kleingeld n

c) herausgegebenes Geld:

get change etwas herausbekommen ( for a pound auf ein Pfund);

can you give me change for a pound? können Sie mir auf ein Pfund herausgeben?; können Sie mir ein Pfund wechseln?;

make change from herausgeben auf (akk);

get no change out of sb fig nichts aus jemandem herausholen können; → keep B 4

6. Change WIRTSCH Br umg Börse f

7. MUS

a) (Tonart-, Takt-, Tempo) Wechsel m

b) Variierung f

c) (enharmonische) Verwechslung

d) meist pl Wechsel(folge) m(f) (beim Wechselläuten):

ring the changes wechselläuten, Br fig für Abwechslung sorgen;

ring the changes on sth fig etwas in allen Variationen durchspielen

chg. abk

1. change

2. WIRTSCH charge

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1.
['tʃeɪndʒ]noun

1) (of name, address, lifestyle, outlook, condition, etc.) Änderung, die; (of job, surroundings, government, etc.) Wechsel, der

there has been a change of plan — der Plan ist geändert worden

a change in the weather — ein Witterungs- od. Wetterumschlag

a change for the better/worse — eine Verbesserung/Verschlechterung

a change of air would do her good — eine Luftveränderung täte ihr gut

the change [of life] — die Wechseljahre

a change of heart — ein Sinneswandel

2) no pl., no art. (process of changing) Veränderung, die

be for/against change — für/gegen eine Veränderung sein

3) (for the sake of variety) Abwechslung, die

[just] for a change — [nur so] zur Abwechslung

make a change — (be different) mal etwas anderes sein ( from als)

a change is as good as a rest — (prov.) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

4) no pl., no indef. art. (money) Wechselgeld, das

[loose or small] change — Kleingeld, das

give change, (Amer.) make change — herausgeben

give somebody 40 p in change — jemandem 40 p [Wechselgeld] herausgeben

can you give me change for 50 p? — können Sie mir 50 p wechseln?

I haven't got change for a pound — ich kann auf ein Pfund nicht herausgeben

[you can] keep the change — behalten Sie den Rest; [es] stimmt so

5)

a change [of clothes] — (fresh clothes) Kleidung zum Wechseln
2. transitive verb
1) (switch) wechseln; auswechseln [Glühbirne, Batterie, Zündkerzen]

change one's clothes — sich umziehen

change one's address/name — seine Anschrift/seinen Namen ändern

change trains/buses — umsteigen

change schools/one's doctor — die Schule/den Arzt wechseln

he's always changing jobs — er wechselt ständig den Job

change the bed — das Bett frisch beziehen

change the baby — das Baby [frisch] wickeln od. trockenlegen

2) (transform) verwandeln; (alter) ändern

change something/somebody into something/somebody — etwas/jemanden in etwas/jemanden verwandeln

change direction — die Richtung ändern

3) (exchange) eintauschen

change seats — die Plätze tauschen

change seats with somebody — mit jemandem den Platz tauschen

take something back to the shop and change it for something — etwas [zum Laden zurückbringen und] gegen etwas umtauschen

4) (in currency or denomination) wechseln [Geld]

change one's money into euros — sein Geld in Euro[s] umtauschen
3. intransitive verb
1) (alter) sich ändern; [Person, Land:] sich verändern; [Wetter:] umschlagen, sich ändern

she'll never change! — sie wird sich nie ändern!

wait for the lights to change — warten, dass es grün/rot wird

change for the better — sich verbessern

conditions changed for the worse — die Lage verschlechterte sich

2) (into something else) sich verwandeln

the wind changes from east to west — der Wind dreht von Ost nach West

3) (exchange) tauschen

change with somebody — mit jemandem tauschen

4) (put on other clothes) sich umziehen

change out of/into something — etwas ausziehen/anziehen

5) (take different train or bus) umsteigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- change over

- change round

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(money) n.

Kleingeld n.

Wechsel - m.

Wechselgeld n. n.

Abwechslung f.

Veränderung f.

Wandel - m.

Änderung -en f. (plane, train, bus) v.

umsteigen v. v.

sich wandeln v.

sich ändern v.

umschalten v.

wandeln v.

wechseln v.

ändern v.

English-german dictionary > change
9 second

I.

second¹

1. adjective

   a. (one of many) deuxième ; (one of two) second

• a second chance une seconde chance

• Britain's second city la deuxième ville de Grande-Bretagne

• the second day I was there le lendemain de mon arrivée

• on the second floor (British) au deuxième étage ; (US) au premier étage

• to be second in the queue être le (or la) deuxième dans la queue

• in the second place deuxièmement

• to be in second place être en deuxième position

• to finish in second place terminer deuxième

• for the or a second time pour la deuxième fois

• second time around la deuxième fois

• to be second to none être sans égal

• San Francisco is second only to New York as the tourist capital of the States San Francisco se place tout de suite après New York comme capitale touristique des États-Unis ; → sixth

   b. ( = additional) deuxième

• to have a second home avoir une résidence secondaire

   c. ( = another) second

• there are fears of a second Chernobyl on craint un second Tchernobyl

• she's like a second mother to me elle est comme une deuxième mère pour moi

• second self autre soi-même m

   d. second violin second violon m

• to play second violin être second violon

2. adverb

   a. (one of many) deuxième ; (one of two) second

• to come second (in poll, league table, race, election) arriver deuxième (or second)

• he was placed second il s'est classé deuxième (or second)

   b. ( = secondly) deuxièmement

   c. (+ superl adj) the second tallest building in the world le deuxième plus grand immeuble du monde

• the second most common question la deuxième parmi les questions les plus souvent posées

3. noun

   a. deuxième mf, second (e) m(f)

• he came a good or close second il a été battu de justesse

   b. (Boxing) soigneur m

   c. (British University) ≈ licence f avec mention

• he got an upper/a lower second ≈ il a eu sa licence avec mention bien/assez bien

   d. also second gear seconde f

• in second en seconde

4. plural noun

seconds

   a. ( = imperfect goods) articles mpl de second choix

   b. ( = second helping) (inf) rab (inf !) m

5. transitive verb

   a. [+ motion] appuyer ; [+ speaker] appuyer la motion de

• I'll second that je suis d'accord

   b. (British) [+ employee] détacher

6. compounds

► second-best noun

• it is the second-best c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux après ; ( = poor substitute) c'est un pis-aller adjective• it's his second-best novel c'est presque son meilleur roman adverb• to come off second-best se faire battre ► second chamber noun (Parliament) deuxième chambre f

• the second chamber (British) la Chambre haute la Chambre des lords ► second-class adjective [ticket] de seconde (classe) ; [food, goods] de qualité inférieure

• second-class citizen citoyen (ne) m(f) de deuxième ordre

• second-class degree (University) ≈ licence f avec mention

• second-class mail (British) courrier m à tarif réduit ; (US) imprimés mpl périodiques adverb• to travel second-class voyager en seconde

• to send sth second-class envoyer qch en courrier ordinaire ► second cousin noun petit (e) cousin(e) m(f) (issu(e) de germains)

► second fiddle noun

• to play second fiddle jouer les seconds rôles ( to sb à côté de qn) ► second gear noun seconde f

► second-guess (inf) transitive verb

[+ sb's reaction] essayer d'anticiper

• to second-guess sb essayer d'anticiper ce que qn va faire ► second-in-command noun second m, adjoint m

• to be second in command être deuxième dans la hiérarchie ► second language noun (in education system) première langue f (étrangère) ; (of individual) deuxième langue f

► second name noun nom m de famille

► a second opinion noun l'avis m de quelqu'un d'autre ; (from doctor, lawyer) un deuxième avis

► second person noun

• the second person singular/plural la deuxième personne du singulier/du pluriel ► second-rate adjective [goods] de qualité inférieure ; [work] médiocre ; [writer] de seconde zone

► second sight noun

• to have second sight avoir le don de double vue ► second string noun (US Sport) ( = player) remplaçant (e) m(f) ; ( = team) équipe f de réserve

► second thought noun

• without a second thought sans hésiter

• not to give sb/sth a second thought ne plus penser à qn/qch

• on second thoughts or thought (British, US) réflexion faite

• to have second thoughts (about sth) ( = change mind) changer d'avis (à propos de qch)

• I never had second thoughts about the decision je n'ai jamais regretté cette décision

• to have second thoughts about doing sth ( = be doubtful) se demander si l'on doit faire qch ; ( = change mind) changer d'avis et décider de ne pas faire qch ► second wind noun

• to get one's second wind trouver un second souffle

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✦ L'accent de l'anglais second tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈsekənd, sauf lorsqu'il s'agit du verbe dans le sens de détacher, qui se prononce sɪˈkɒnd, avec l'accent sur la seconde syllabe.

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II.

second² [ˈsekənd]

noun

(in time) seconde f

• it won't take a second il y en a pour une seconde

• just a second! une seconde !

• I'll be with you in (just) a second je suis à vous dans une seconde

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1. ['sekənd]
noun

1) ( unit of time) also Music, Mathematics, Physics seconde f; ( instant) instant m

they should arrive any second now — ils devraient arriver d'un instant à l'autre

at six o'clock to the second — à six heures pile

2) ( ordinal number) deuxième mf, second/-e m/f

X was the most popular in the survey, but Y came a close second — dans le sondage X était le plus populaire mais Y suivait de près

he came a poor second — il est arrivé deuxième, mais loin derrière le premier

the problem of crime was seen as second only to unemployment — le problème du crime venait juste derrière le chômage

3) ( date)

the second of May — le deux mai

4) GB University

upper/lower second — ≈ licence f avec mention bien/assez bien

5) (also second gear) Automobile deuxième f, seconde f

6) ( defective article) article m qui a un défaut

7) ( in boxing) soigneur m; ( in duel) témoin m
2.
(colloq) seconds ['sekəndz] plural noun rab (colloq) m
3. ['sekənd]
adjective deuxième, second

the second teeth — les dents définitives

every second Monday — un lundi sur deux

to have ou take a second helping (of something) — reprendre (de quelque chose)

to have a second chance to do something — avoir une nouvelle chance de faire

to ask for a second opinion — ( from doctor) demander l'opinion d'un autre médecin
4. ['sekənd]
adverb

1) ( in second place) deuxième

to come ou finish second — (in race, competition) arriver deuxième

I agreed to speak second — j'ai accepté de parler le deuxième

the second biggest building — le deuxième bâtiment de par sa grandeur

the fact that he's my father comes second — le fait qu'il soit mon père est secondaire

2) (also secondly) deuxièmement
5.
transitive verb

1) ['sekənd] appuyer [motion, proposal]

2) [sɪ'kɒnd] Military, Commerce détacher ( from de; to à)

••

to be second nature — être automatique

to be second to none — être sans pareil

to do something without (giving it) a second thought — faire quelque chose sans réfléchir

on second thoughts — à la réflexion

to have second thoughts — avoir quelques hésitations or doutes

to have second thoughts about doing — avoir moins envie de faire

English-French dictionary > second
10 gear

ɡiə
noun

1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) tannhjul

2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) gir

3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) (styre)mekanisme, utstyr

4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) utstyr, effektiv, rustning

•

- gearbox
- gear lever/change/stick

tannhjul
--------
tilbehør
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utstyr

I
subst. \/ɡɪə\/

1) redskap, verktøy, utstyr, utrustning

• he bought riding gear for her birthday

2) tannhjul, drev, drivhjul (sammenkoblede)

3) mekanisme, anordning, innretning

• steering-gear

4) ( luftfart) stell

• landing-gear

5) utveksling

6) ( motorteknikk) gir

• drive in second gear

kjøre i andregir

• high\/low gear

høyt\/lavt gir

7) ( sjøfart) takkel, tauverk

8) seletøy

9) eiendeler, klær, utstyr

10) ( hverdagslig) klær, ting, greier, saker

11) (amer., hverdagslig, grafisk tegn) asterisk, stjerne

12) ( narkotika) stoff, marihuana

13) ( gammeldags) våpen, rustning

14) ytre kjønnsorganer

change gear(s) gire

designer gear designerklær, merkeklær

forward gear forovergir

in gear ( motorteknikk) i gir, tilkoblet, med giret inne

in top gear i høyeste gir, med høyeste fart ( overført også) for full maskin, i full fart

move into high gear påskyndes, sette opp farten

• the defence effort moved into high gear

move into low gear sakne farten

move up a gear sette opp farten

put the car in gear sette bilen i gir, legge inn giret

• he put the the car in first gear, revved the engine and waited for the start signal

han la inn førstegiret, ruste motoren og ventet på startsignalet

shift gear (spesielt amer.) gire

throw into gear sette i gir, starte

throw out of gear koble fra, koble ut av gir ( overført) bringe i ulage, bringe ut av fatning

train of gears hjulverk, valsesett
II
verb \/ɡɪə\/

1) koble inn, gire, utstyre med gir

2) utstyre

3) ( også gear up) sele på

4) ( om tannhjul) gripe inn (i)

gear down gire ned

• gear down the car be

geared down\/up være lavt\/høyt giret

be geared to ( også) være innstilt på

gear somebody for forberede noen på, ruste noe til

gear to avpasse etter, tilpasse etter, innrette etter

• gear production to the demand

tilpasse produksjonen etter etterspørselen

gear up gire opp, sette opp farten ( overført) ruste seg, gjøre seg klar, ruste opp ( om bedrift) ta opp større\/høyere lån
III
adj. \/ɡɪə\/

(amer., slang) herlig, kul, dødsrå

• man, this music is really gear!

fy flate, denne musikken er virkelig herlig!

English-Norwegian dictionary > gear
11 gear

sg - géaret, pl - géar

1) тех. коро́бка скоросте́й

2) ско́рость ж

fǿrste géar — пе́рвая ско́рость

skífte géar — переключа́ть ско́рость

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gear

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(et -) gear;

[ højt (, lavt) gear] high (, low) gear;

[ stå i gear] be in gear;

[ sætte i ( første) gear] put into (first) gear;

[ skifte gear] change gear,

(især am) shift gear;

[ skifte til andet gear] change (, shift) into second gear.

Danish-English dictionary > gear
12 gear ***

[ɡɪə(r)]
1. n

1) (Auto: mechanism) cambio, (speed) marcia

in gear — in marcia

he left the car in gear — ha lasciato la macchina con la marcia inserita

in first gear — in prima

the car is in gear — la macchina ha la marcia inserita

out of gear — in folle

first or bottom gear — prima

low gear — marcia bassa

top gear Am; high gear — marcia alta

to put the car into gear — innestare or inserire la marcia

to change gear — cambiare marcia

she changed into second gear — ha messo or inserito la seconda

to move into top gear — inserire la quinta

production has moved into high or top gear — la produzione ha subito una forte accelerazione

2) (equipment) attrezzatura, equipaggiamento, (belongings) roba, cose fpl, (clothing) vestiti mpl

camping gear — attrezzatura da campeggio

sports gear — abbigliamento or attrezzatura da ginnastica

dressed in the latest gear fam — bardato (-a) all'ultima moda

3) Tech ruota dentata

2. vt

(fig: adapt) adattare

the book is geared to adult students — il libro si rivolge a studenti di età adulta

our service is geared to meet the needs of the disabled — la nostra organizzazione risponde espressamente alle esigenze degli handicappati

•

- gear up

English-Italian dictionary > gear ***
13 gear

[ɡiə]
noun

1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) mudança

2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) mudança

3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) mecanismo

4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) acessório

•

- gearbox
- gear lever/change/stick
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[giə] n 1 engrenagem, roda dentada. 2 mecanismo, maquinismo para transmitir ou alterar movimento. 3 funcionamento, ajustagem. 4 equipamento. 5 propriedade móvel, posse, bens, roupa, vestuário, atavio. 6 arreios, arnês. 7 Naut aparelho, equipamento, petrechos. • vt+vi 1 engrenar. 2 ajustar-se, trabalhar em conjunto. 3 equipar com engrenagem, câmbio, transmissão, etc. 4 pôr em movimento. 5 cambiar, engatar marcha, arrear cavalo. he went into second gear / ele engatou a segunda marcha. high gear marcha rápida. it gears into engrena exatamente. low gear Auto primeira marcha. out of gear em desarranjo, fora de funcionamento, desligado. the car was going (on) top gear o automóvel corria a toda velocidade. the engine is in gear a máquina está engrenada. to gear up aumentar a marcha.

English-Portuguese dictionary > gear
14 second

I 1. adjective
zweit...; zweitwichtigst... [Stadt, Hafen usw.]

second largest/highest — etc. zweitgrößt.../-höchst... usw.

every second week — jede zweite Woche

second to none — unübertroffen
2. noun
1) (unit of time or angle) Sekunde, die

2) (coll.): (moment) Sekunde, die (ugs.)

wait a few seconds — einen Moment warten

in a second — (immediately) sofort (ugs.); (very quickly) im Nu (ugs.)

just a second! — (coll.) einen Moment!

3) (additional person or thing)

a second — noch einer/eine/eins

4)

the second — (in sequence) der/die/das zweite; (in rank) der/die/das Zweite

be the second to arrive — als zweiter/zweite ankommen

5) (in duel, boxing) Sekundant, der/Sekundantin, die

6) in pl. (helping of food) zweite Portion; (second course) zweiter Gang

7) (day)

the second of May — der zweite Mai

the second [of the month] — der Zweite [des Monats]

8) in pl. (goods of second quality) Waren zweiter Wahl

9) (Brit. Univ.) ≈ Gut, das; ≈ Zwei, die
3. transitive verb
(support) unterstützen [Antrag, Nominierung]

I'll second that! — (coll.) dem schließe ich mich an!
II transitive verb
(transfer) vorübergehend versetzen

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I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) zweit

2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) Zweit-...

3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) geringer
2. adverb
(next after the first: He came second in the race.) zweit
3. noun
1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) der/die/das Zweite

2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) der Sekundant
4. verb
(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) unterstützen

- academic.ru/65270/secondary">secondary
5. noun
(a secondary school.) höhere Schule

- seconder
- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun
1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) die Sekunde

2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) der Augenblick

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sec·ond¹

[ˈsek^ənd]

I. adj inv

1. usu attr (next after first) zweite(r, s)

Brian's going first, who wants to be \second? Brian ist Erster, wer möchte der Nächste sein?

the \second thing he did was [to] pour himself a whisky als Zweites hat er sich einen Whisky eingeschenkt

would you like a \second cup of tea? möchten Sie noch eine Tasse Tee?

\second derivative MATH zweite Ableitung

the \second floor der zweite [o AM erste] Stock

\second form BRIT siebte Klasse, die Siebte

\second grade AM zweite Klasse, die Zweite

the \second teeth die bleibenden [o zweiten] Zähne, das bleibende Gebiss fachspr

the \second time around beim zweiten Mal

every \second week jede zweite Woche, alle zwei Wochen; see also eighth I. 1

2. (next after winner) zweite(r, s)

\second prize zweiter Preis

to take \second place ( fig) zweitrangig sein; see also eighth I. 2

3. (not first in importance, size) zweit-

Germany's \second city Deutschlands zweitwichtigste Stadt

▪ the \second... + superl der/die/das zweit-

the \second biggest town die zweitgrößte Stadt

to be \second only to sb/sth gleich nach jdm/etw kommen fam

to be \second to none unübertroffen sein

4. attr (another) zweite(r, s), Zweit-

\second car Zweitwagen m

\second language zweite Sprache

to be a \second Mozart ein zweiter Mozart sein

to give sb a \second chance jdm eine zweite [o noch eine] Chance geben

to get a \second chance eine zweite Chance bekommen

to be sb's \second home jds zweites Zuhause sein

to ask for a \second opinion eine zweite Meinung einholen

to have \second thoughts seine Meinung ändern, es sich dat noch einmal [o anders] überlegen

without a \second thought ohne lange zu überlegen

to do sth a \second time etw noch einmal tun

5.

▶ to be \second nature to sb jdm in Fleisch und Blut übergegangen sein

▶ to play \second fiddle to sb in jds Schatten stehen

▶ to get one's \second wind neuen Aufschwung bekommen geh

II. n

1. (order)

▪ the \second der/die/das Zweite

to come a poor \second to sb/sth erst an zweiter Stelle nach jdm/etw kommen; see also eighth II. 1

2. (date)

▪ the \second der Zweite; see also eighth II. 2

3. (in titles)

Henry the S\second spoken Heinrich der Zweite

Henry II written Heinrich II.

4. BRIT UNIV ≈ Zwei f, ≈ Zweier m ÖSTERR, ≈ Fünf m SCHWEIZ die mittlere Note bei Abschlussprüfungen

an upper/a lower \second eine Zwei [o SCHWEIZ Fünf] plus/minus, ein guter/schlechter Zweier ÖSTERR

5. no pl AUTO zweiter Gang

to change [down] to [or into] \second in den zweiten Gang [o fam Zweiten] [runter]schalten

6. (extra helping)

▪ \seconds pl Nachschlag m kein pl

are there \seconds, by any chance? kann ich noch eine Portion [o fam etwas] haben?

7. BRIT ( fam: dessert)

▪ \seconds pl Nachtisch m kein pl, Dessert nt SCHWEIZ geh, ÖSTERR bes Nachspeise f

what's for \seconds? was gibt's zum Nachtisch?

8. (imperfect item) Ware f zweiter Wahl

9. (assistant in boxing or duel) Sekundant(in) m(f)

\seconds out [or away] — round two Ring frei — zweite Runde

10. (in ballet) zweite [Tanz]position

11. (in baseball) zweite Base

12. (musical interval) Sekunde f

major/minor \second große/kleine Sekunde

13. (seconder) of a motion Befürworter(in) m(f)

III. adv inv

1. (secondly) zweitens

2. (in second class)

to travel \second zweiter Klasse fahren/fliegen/reisen

IV. vt

1. (support formally in debate)

▪ to \second sth proposal etw unterstützen [o befürworten]

I'll \second that ( fam) ganz meine Meinung

2. ( form: back up)

▪ to \second sth action etw unterstützen

to \second a motion LAW einen Antrag unterstützen [o befürworten

3. ECON

▪ to \second sb jdn abstellen, jdn zeitweilig versetzen

4. LAW, POL

to \second a candidate einen Kandidat/eine Kandidatin unterstützen [o befürworten]

sec·ond²

[ˈsek^ənd]

n

1. (sixtieth of a minute) Sekunde f

with [only] \seconds to spare in [aller]letzter Sekunde

2. (very short time) Sekunde f, Augenblick m

just a \second! [einen] Augenblick!

you go on, I'll only be a \second geh du weiter, ich komme gleich nach

if I could have your attention for a \second or two dürfte ich für einen Augenblick um Ihre Aufmerksamkeit bitten

a couple of [or a few] \seconds ein paar Sekunden fam

for a split \second [or a fraction of a \second] für einen Bruchteil einer Sekunde

to do sth in \seconds etw in Sekundenschnelle machen

3. MATH Sekunde f

se·cond³

[sɪˈkɒnd]

vt usu passive BRIT, AUS

▪ to be \seconded abgestellt werden; officer abkommandiert werden

* * *
I ['sekənd]
1. adj
zweite(r, s)
the second floor (Brit) — der zweite Stock; (US)

a second Goethe every second house — ein zweiter Goethe jedes zweite Haus

every second day/Thursday — jeden zweiten Tag/Donnerstag

to be second — Zweite(r, s) sein

to be second to none — unübertroffen or unerreicht sein

to be second only to sb/sth — nur von jdm/etw übertroffen werden

in second place (Sport etc) — an zweiter Stelle

to be or lie in second place — auf dem zweiten Platz sein or liegen

to finish in second place — den zweiten Platz belegen

or line (US) — der/die Zweite in der Schlange sein

to be second in command (Mil) — stellvertretender Kommandeur sein; (fig)

second violin second tenor the second teeth — zweite Geige zweiter Tenor die zweiten or bleibenden Zähne, das bleibende Gebiss

the Müllers' second car — der Zweitwagen der Müllers

England's second city — die zweitwichtigste Stadt Englands

she's like a second mother to me — sie ist wie eine Mutter zu mir

will you have a second cup? — möchten Sie noch eine Tasse?

I won't tell you a second time — ich sage dir das kein zweites Mal

second time around —

to give sb a second chance — jdm eine zweite or noch eine Chance geben

you won't get a second chance — die Möglichkeit kriegst du so schnell nicht wieder (inf)

the second thing he did was (to) get himself a drink — als Zweites holte er sich etwas zu trinken

See:

→ fiddle, wind

2. adv

1) (+adj) zweit-; (+vb) an zweiter Stelle

the second largest house — das zweitgrößte Haus

the second most common question — die zweithäufigste Frage, die am zweithäufigsten gestellte Frage

the speaker against a motion always speaks second — der Gegenredner spricht immer als Zweiter

to come/lie second (in race, competition) — Zweite(r) werden/sein

to go or travel second (by rail, bus etc) — zweiter Klasse fahren or reisen

2) (= secondly) zweitens

3. vt
motion, proposal unterstützen
I'll second that! (at meeting) — ich unterstütze das; (in general) (genau) meine Meinung

4. n

1) (OF TIME, MATH, SCI) Sekunde f; (inf = short time) Augenblick m

just a second! — (einen) Augenblick!

it won't take a second — es dauert nicht lange

I'll only be a second (or two) — ich komme gleich

at that very second — genau in dem Augenblick

2)

the second (in order) — der/die/das Zweite; (in race, class etc) der/die Zweite

to come a poor/good second — einen schlechten/guten zweiten Platz belegen

to come a poor second to sb/sth —

Elizabeth the Second — Elizabeth die Zweite

3) (AUT)

second ( gear) — der zweite Gang

to put a/the car into second — den zweiten Gang einlegen

to drive in second — im zweiten Gang or im Zweiten fahren

4) (MUS: interval) Sekunde f

5) (Brit UNIV = degree) mittlere Noten bei Abschlussprüfungen

he got an upper/a lower second — ≈ er hat mit Eins bis Zwei/Zwei bis Drei abgeschnitten

6) (SPORT in duel) Sekundant m

seconds out! — Ring frei!

7) pl (inf: second helping) Nachschlag m (inf)

there aren't any seconds — es ist nichts mehr da

can I have seconds? — kann ich noch etwas nachbekommen?

8) (COMM)

this is a second — das ist zweite Wahl

seconds are much cheaper — Waren zweiter Wahl sind viel billiger
II [sɪ'kɒnd]
vt (Brit)
abordnen, abstellen
* * *

second¹ [ˈsekənd]

A adj (adv → secondly)

1. zweit(er, e, es):

at second hand aus zweiter Hand;

second in height zweithöchst(er, e, es);

a second time noch einmal;

every second day jeden zweiten Tag, alle zwei Tage;

second language Zweitsprache f;

second teeth zweite Zähne;

a second Conan Doyle fig ein zweiter Conan Doyle;

it has become second nature with ( oder for) him es ist ihm zur zweiten Natur geworden oder in Fleisch und Blut übergegangen;

it has become second nature for me to get up at six ich stehe ganz automatisch um sechs auf;

in the second place

a) zweitens,

b) in zweiter Linie;

take second place

a) SPORT etc den zweiten Platz belegen,

b) weniger wichtig sein (to als),

c) auch go into second place zweitrangig oder nebensächlich werden;

everything else had to go into second place alles andere musste zurückstehen oder -treten (to hinter dat); → helping B 2, self A 1, sight A 1, thought¹ 3, wind¹ A 7

2. zweit(er, e, es):

a) ander(er, e, es), nächst(er, e, es)

b) zweitklassig, -rangig, untergeordnet (to dat):

second cabin Kabine f zweiter Klasse;

second lieutenant MIL Leutnant m;

second to none unerreicht;

he is second to none er ist unübertroffen; → fiddle A 1

B s

1. (der, die, das) Zweite

2. (der, die, das) Nächste oder Untergeordnete oder (Nach)Folgende: → second-in-command

3. SPORT etc Zweite(r) m/f(m), zweite(r) Sieger(in):

be a good second nur knapp geschlagen werden

4. Sekundant m (beim Duell oder Boxen):

seconds out (Boxen) Ring frei!

5. Helfer(in), Beistand m

6. AUTO (der) zweite Gang

7. MUS zweite Stimme, Begleitstimme f

8. pl WIRTSCH Ware(n) f(pl) zweiter Qualität oder Wahl, zweite Wahl

9. UNIV Br → second class 2

10. umg BAHN (die) zweite Klasse

11. second of exchange WIRTSCH Sekundawechsel m

12. pl umg Nachschlag m (zweite Portion)

C adv als Zweit(er, e, es), zweitens, an zweiter Stelle:

come in ( oder finish) second als Zweiter durchs Ziel gehen, Zweiter werden;

come second fig (erst) an zweiter Stelle kommen

D v/t

1. jemanden, einen Antrag etc unterstützen, jemandem beistehen

2. jemandem (beim Duell, Boxen) sekundieren (auch fig)

second² [ˈsekənd] s

1. Sekunde f (Zeiteinheit, auch MUS):

in seconds in Sekundenschnelle

2. fig Sekunde f, Augenblick m, Moment m:

wait a second!

3. MATH (Bogen) Sekunde f

second³ [sıˈkɒnd] v/t Br

a) einen Offizier etc abstellen, abkommandieren

b) einen Beamten etc ( besonders zeitweilig) versetzen ( alle:

from von;

to nach, in akk)

s. abk

1. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.

2. section

3. see s.

4. series

5. set

6. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)

7. sign

8. signed gez.

9. singular Sg.

10. son

sec. abk

1. MATH secant

2. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.

3. secondary

4. secretary

5. sections

6. sector

* * *
I 1. adjective
zweit...; zweitwichtigst... [Stadt, Hafen usw.]

second largest/highest — etc. zweitgrößt.../-höchst... usw.

every second week — jede zweite Woche

second to none — unübertroffen
2. noun
1) (unit of time or angle) Sekunde, die

2) (coll.): (moment) Sekunde, die (ugs.)

wait a few seconds — einen Moment warten

in a second — (immediately) sofort (ugs.); (very quickly) im Nu (ugs.)

just a second! — (coll.) einen Moment!

3) (additional person or thing)

a second — noch einer/eine/eins

4)

the second — (in sequence) der/die/das zweite; (in rank) der/die/das Zweite

be the second to arrive — als zweiter/zweite ankommen

5) (in duel, boxing) Sekundant, der/Sekundantin, die

6) in pl. (helping of food) zweite Portion; (second course) zweiter Gang

7) (day)

the second of May — der zweite Mai

the second [of the month] — der Zweite [des Monats]

8) in pl. (goods of second quality) Waren zweiter Wahl

9) (Brit. Univ.) ≈ Gut, das; ≈ Zwei, die
3. transitive verb
(support) unterstützen [Antrag, Nominierung]

I'll second that! — (coll.) dem schließe ich mich an!
II transitive verb
(transfer) vorübergehend versetzen

* * *

adj.

zweit adj. n.

Sekunde -n f. v.

helfen v.

(§ p.,pp.: half, geholfen)

unterstützen v.

English-german dictionary > second
15 gear

gear

A n

1 ( equipment) matériel m ; climbing/fishing/gardening gear matériel d'alpinisme/de pêche/de jardinage ;

2 ○ (personal possessions, stuff) affaires fpl ; don't leave your gear all over the place ne laisse pas tes affaires partout ;

3 ( clothes) fringues ○ fpl ; tennis/football gear tenue f de tennis/football ;

4 Aut vitesse f ; bottom ou first gear première vitesse ; to be in second/third gear être en seconde/troisième ; to change gear changer de vitesse ; to put a car in gear passer la vitesse ; you're not in gear tu es au point mort ; you're in the wrong gear tu n'as pas passé la bonne vitesse ; ‘keep in low gear’ ( on sign) ‘utilisez votre frein moteur’ ; to get (oneself) into gear for sth fig se préparer pour qch ;

5 Tech ( toothed wheel) roue f dentée ;

6 ○ ( drugs) drogués fpl.

B gears npl

1 Aut changement m de vitesse ;

2 Tech engrenage m.

C vtr

1 ( tailor) to be geared to ou towards sb/sth [course, policy, system, tax] s'adresser à qn/qch ; to be geared to ou towards doing être destiné à faire ;

2 Aut, Tech ( provide with gearing) équiper [qch] d'un embrayage [car] ; équiper [qch] d'un engrenage [other machinery].

Phrasal verb

■ gear up:

▶ gear up se préparer ;

▶ gear [sb] up préparer ; to be geared up to do être prêt pour faire ; to be geared up for être prêt pour [party, interview, trip].

Big English-French dictionary > gear
16 gear

[gɪəʳ, Am gɪr] n

1) ( toothed wheel) Zahnrad nt

2) ( transmission)

\gears pl in a car Übersetzung f, Getriebe nt; on a bicycle Gangschaltung f

3) ( setting) Gang m;

first/ second/third \gear erster/zweiter/dritter Gang;

high/low \gear hoher/niedriger Gang;

to be in neutral \gear im Leerlauf sein, ausgekuppelt sein;

to change [or (Am) shift] \gears [von einem Gang in den anderen] schalten;

to shift into high [or top] \gear in den höchsten Gang schalten

4) no pl

(fig: performance)

to shift into high \gear auf volle Touren kommen ( fam)

to be in low \gear nicht in die Gänge kommen ( fam)

to operate in top \gear optimal funktionieren;

to move [or step] up a \gear einen Gang zulegen ( fam)

5) no pl ( equipment) Ausrüstung f, Sachen fpl ( fam) ( clothes) Kleidung f, Sachen fpl ( fam) ( trendy clothes) Klamotten fpl ( fam)

riot \gear Schutz[be]kleidung f

6) (sl: heroin) Zeug nt;

to do \gear (sl) auf Heroin sein ( fam), Heroin nehmen

PHRASES:

to get one's arse [or (Am) ass] in \gear (fam!) in die Gänge kommen ( fam), seinen Arsch hochkriegen [o bewegen] ( derb)

to be in/out of \gear im/aus dem Lot sein ( fig)

to change [or (Am) shift] \gears ( change the subject) das Thema wechseln;

( change tactics) seine Taktik ändern vi

to \gear down runterschalten ( fam) ( fig) es langsamer angehen lassen ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > gear
17 change into

vi

1) ( metamorphose) sich akk verwandeln

2) auto

to \change into into second/ third gear in den zweiten/dritten Gang schalten

English-German students dictionary > change into
18 cambiar

v.

1 to change (alterarse) (modificar).

cambiar de to change

cambiar de casa to move (house)

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

2 to change gear (automobiles) (de marchas).

3 to exchange, to barter, to switch, to change.

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

Ella cambió lugares con la mesera She exchanged places with the waitress.

Todo cambia Everything changes.

4 to get change.

Ricardo cambió para el teléfono Richard got change for the phone.

5 to change on.

Me cambió toda la perspectiva The whole perspective changed on me.

* * *

CAMBIAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(unstressed i)

Present Indicative

cambio, cambias, cambia, cambiamos, cambiáis, cambian.

Present Subjunctive

cambie, cambies, cambie, cambiemos, cambiéis, cambien.

Imperative

cambia (tú), cambie (él/Vd.), cambiemos (nos.), cambiad (vos.), cambien (ellos/Vds.).

* * *

verb

1) to change

2) exchange, swap

3) move

* * *

1. VT

1) (=modificar) to change

tendremos que cambiar el color de nuestro logotipo — we'll need to change the colour of our logo

eso no cambia mucho las cosas — that doesn't change things much

2) (=intercambiar) to exchange, swap *

te cambio el rotulador verde por el rojo — I'll exchange my green pen for that red one, I'll swap you the green pen for the red one *

¿me cambias el sitio? — can we change places?, can we swap places? *

3) (=reemplazar) to change

¿les has cambiado el agua a los peces? — have you changed the water in the fish tank?

ha ido a cambiarle los pañales al niño — she's gone to change the baby's nappy

¿me lo puede cambiar por otra talla? — could I change o exchange this for another size?

4) (=trasladar) to move

van a cambiar la oficina al piso de arriba — they are going to move the office up a floor

nos van a cambiar de aula — they are moving us to another classroom

5) (Econ, Com) to change

tengo que cambiar 800 euros en o LAm a libras — I have to change 800 euros into pounds

¿tienes para cambiarme 50 euros? — have you got change for a 50-euro note?

2. VI

1) (=volverse diferente) [persona, situación] to change; [voz] to break

desde que te fuiste nada ha cambiado — nothing has changed since you left

nada lo hará cambiar — nothing will make him change

si es así, la cosa cambia — if it's true, that changes things, well that's a different story then

con doce años ya le había cambiado la voz — his voice had already broken at the age of twelve

2)

• cambiar de — [+ actitud, canal, dirección] to change; [+ casa] to move

cuando no le interesa algo, cambia de tema — whenever he isn't interested in something, he changes the subject

su vida cambió de rumbo 180 grados — the course of her life changed completely

tú lo que necesitas es cambiar de aires — what you need is a change of scene

• cambiar de dueño — to change hands

• cambiar de idea u opinión — to change one's mind

• cambiar para mejor/peor — to change for the better/worse
camisa 1), tercio 2)
3) (Transportes) to change

tienes que cambiar en King's Cross — you have to change at King's Cross

4) (Radio)

¡cambio! — over!

¡cambio y corto!, ¡cambio y fuera! — over and out!

3.

See:

cambiarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

* * *

= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex. Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex. A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex. I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex. Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex. It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex. In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex. But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex. This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex. This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex. the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex. The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex. Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex. The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex. The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex. All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex. Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

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* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

* * *

= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex: It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex: This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex: Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex: The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex: All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *

cambiar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen› to change

eso no cambia nada that doesn't change anything

esa experiencia lo cambió mucho that experience changed him greatly

2 (de lugar, posición) cambiar algo/a algn DE algo:

cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around

voy a cambiar el sofá de lugar I'm going to put the sofa somewhere else o move the sofa

nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office

me cambiaron de clase they put me in another class, they changed me to o moved me into another class

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase

3 (reemplazar) ‹pieza/rueda/bombilla/sábanas› to change

han cambiado la fecha del examen they've changed the date of the exam

cambiarle algo A algo:

le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock

le han cambiado el nombre a la tienda they've changed the name of the shop

cámbiale el pañal a la niña change the baby's diaper ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy

4 ‹niño/bebé› to change

B (canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar if it doesn't fit, you can change it

cambiar algo POR algo ‹sellos/estampos› to swap or ( esp AmE) trade sth FOR sth ‹compra› to exchange or change sth FOR sth:

quiero cambiar esta blusa por otra or una más grande I'd like to change o exchange this blouse for a larger size

te cambio este libro por tus lápices de colores I'll trade this book for your crayons, I'll swap you this book for your crayons

cambiarle algo A algn:

¿quieres que te cambie el sitio? do you want to trade o swap o change o ( frml) exchange places?, do you want me to swap o change o ( frml) exchange places with you?

C ( Fin) to change

¿dónde puedo cambiar dinero? where can I change money?

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? can you change this bill ( AmE) o ( BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo A or ( Esp) EN algo to change sth INTO sth

quiero cambiar estas libras a or en dólares I'd like to change these pounds into dollars

■ cambiar

vi

A

1 «ciudad/persona» (variar, alterarse) to change

ha cambiado para peor/mejor he's changed for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

ya verás como la vida te hace cambiar you'll change as you get older

así la cosa cambia oh well, that's different o that changes things

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking

2 ( Auto) to change gear

3 (hacer transbordo) to change

4

(en transmisiones): cambio over

cambio y corto or fuera over and out

B cambiar de to change

cambiar de color to change color

la tienda ha cambiado de dueño the shop has changed hands

he cambiado de idea or opinión or parecer I've changed my mind

el avión cambió de rumbo the plane changed course

cambiar de marcha to change gear

no cambies de tema don't change the subject

cambió de canal he changed channel(s)

chaqueta

■ cambiarse

v pron

1 ( refl) (de ropa) to change, to get changed

2 ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change

¿te has cambiado los calcetines? have you changed your socks?

3 cambiarse POR algn to change places WITH sb

no me cambiaría por ella I wouldn't change places with her, I wouldn't trade ( AmE) o ( BrE) swap places with her ( colloq)

4 ( recípr) ‹estampas/sellos› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

nos hemos cambiado los relojes we've traded o swapped watches

5 cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio I changed places

cambiarse de casa to move house

cámbiate de camisa change your shirt

6 (CS) (mudarse de casa) to move

* * *

cambiar ( conjugate cambiar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen/persona› to change

b) (de lugar, posición):

◊ cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase
c) ( reemplazar) ‹pieza/fecha/sábanas› to change;

◊ le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock;

cambiarle el nombre a algo to change the name of sth
d) ‹niño/bebé› to change

e) (Fin) to change;

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2 ( canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE);
cambiar algo por algo ‹sellos/estampas› to swap o (esp AmE) trade sth for sth;
‹ compra› to exchange o change sth for sth;
◊ ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? do you want me to swap o change places with you?

verbo intransitivo
a) [ciudad/persona] to change;

◊ cambiar para peor to change for the worse;

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking
b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change;

◊ cambiar de avión/tren to change planes/train

d) cambiar de algo ‹de tema/canal/color› to change sth;

◊ cambiar de idea to change one's mind;

cambiar de sentido to make (AmE) o (BrE) do a U-turn
cambiarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ( de ropa) to change, get changed

b) ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change;

cambiarse de algo ‹de camisa/zapatos› to change sth;
◊ me cambié de sitio I changed places;

cambiarse de casa to move house;
cámbiate de camisa change your shirt
c) cambiarse por algn to change places with sb

d) ( recípr) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

cambiar
I verbo transitivo
1 to change
2 (cromos, etc) to swap, (en un comercio) exchange
3 (un tipo de moneda por otro) to change
II verbo intransitivo to change
cambiar de casa, to move (house)
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
cambiar de sitio, to move
cambiar de trabajo, to get another job
cambiar de velocidad, to change gear
' cambiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bando
- camisa
- chaqueta
- desnaturalizar
- girar
- idea
- impresión
- infranqueable
- lucha
- parecer
- torna
- tornar
- trasladar
- volverse
- arrepentirse
- color
- lado
- lugar
- marcha
- mudar
- reubicar
- tema
- transformar
- tren
- variar
- voltear
- vuelta
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- abruptly
- alter
- anyhow
- change
- change around
- change over
- dead
- debate
- doctor
- frame
- gear
- hold
- into
- lighting
- mind
- modify
- move
- move about
- move around
- move on
- prerogative
- rearrange
- replace
- reverse
- shift
- shift about
- shift around
- stationary
- steadily
- subject
- swap
- swap for
- swap round
- swing
- switch
- switch over
- tack
- think
- tune
- vary
- barter
- break
- budge
- course
- disguise
- exchange
- get
- hand

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cambiar

♦ vt

1. [alterar, modificar] to change;

han cambiado la fecha de salida they've changed o altered the departure date;

quiere cambiar su imagen she wants to change her image;

el divorcio lo ha cambiado por completo the divorce has changed him completely, he has changed completely since the divorce;

cambió su sonrisa en llanto her smile turned to tears;

tus disculpas no cambian nada your apologies don't change anything

2. [trasladar] to move;

tenemos que cambiar las sillas de lugar we have to move the chairs;

cambiaron la sede central a Buenos Aires they moved their headquarters to Buenos Aires;

lo van a cambiar a otro colegio they're going to move him to another school

3. [reemplazar] [rueda, sábanas] to change;

tenemos que cambiar la lavadora we have to get a new washing machine;

tengo que cambiar el agua del acuario I have to change the water in the fish tank, I have to put some fresh water in the fish tank;

cambiar un artículo defectuoso to exchange a faulty item;

si no está satisfecho, lo puede cambiar if you're not satisfied with it, you can change it;

tuve que cambiarle una rueda al coche I had to change one of the wheels on the car;

cambiaré este tornillo por otro más largo I'll swap this screw for a longer one;

Comp
Fam
¡cambia el disco o [m5]rollo, que ya aburres! you're getting boring! can't you talk about anything else?

4. [intercambiar] to swap;

cambiar cromos/sellos to swap picture cards/stamps;

cambiar impresiones to compare notes, to exchange views;

cambiar algo por algo to exchange sth for sth;

cambié mi reloj por el suyo I swapped watches with him;

he cambiado mi turno con un compañero I swapped shifts with a colleague;

¿te importaría cambiarme el sitio? would you mind swapping o changing places with me?

5. [dinero] to change;

en aquel banco cambian dinero they change money at that bank;

¿me podría cambiar este billete en monedas, por favor? could you give me change for this note in coins, please?;

cambiar dólares en euros to change dollars into euros

6. [bebé] to change

♦ vi

1. [alterarse] to change;

ha cambiado mucho desde el accidente she has changed a lot since the accident;

la situación no ha cambiado mucho there has been little change in the situation;

algunas personas no cambian nunca some people never change;

ya crecerá y cambiará she'll change as she gets older;

cambiar a mejor/peor to change for the better/worse;

en ese caso, la cosa cambia that's different, that changes everything;

le ha cambiado la voz his voice has broken

2.
cambiar de to change;

cambiar de autobús/tren to change buses/trains;
Fig
cambiar de camisa/chaqueta to change one's shirt/jacket;

cambiar de canal [de TV] to turn over, to change channels;

cambiar de casa to move (house);

cambiar de color to change colour;

cambiar de dueño to change hands;

cambiar de idea/intención to change one's mind/plans;

cambiar de manos [dinero, vehículo] to change hands;

cambiar de ritmo to change pace;

cambiar de rumbo to change course;

cambiar de sexo to have a sex change;

cambiar de sitio to change place, to move;

cambiar de táctica to change one's tactics;

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

3. Aut [de marchas]
cambiar (de marcha) to change gear;

cambiar a segunda to change into second gear

4. Meteo to change, to shift;

el viento cambió the wind changed

♦ See also the pronominal verb cambiarse

* * *

cambiar

I v/t change ( por for); compra exchange ( por for)

II v/i change;

cambiar de lugar change places;

cambiar de marcha AUTO shift gear, Br change gear;

cambiar de domicilio move house;

cambiar de tren change trains;

cambiar de coche get a new car;

cambiar de opinión o

parecer change one’s mind

* * *

cambiar vt

1) alterar, modificar: to change

2) : to exchange, to trade

cambiar vi

1) : to change

2)

cambiar de velocidad : to shift gears

♦ See also the reflexive verb cambiarse

* * *

cambiar vb

1. (en general) to change

ha cambiado el tiempo the weather has changed

si no te va bien, te lo cambiaremos if it doesn't fit, we'll change it

¿dónde puede cambiar las libras en euros? where can I change my pounds into euros?

2. to exchange / to swap [pt. & pp. swapped]

te cambio el libro por estos cromos I'll swap you the book for these picture cards

cambiar de casa to move house

han cambiado de piso they've moved flat

cambiar algo de sitio to move something

cambiar de opinión / parecer to change your mind

cambiar de trabajo to change jobs

Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar
19 скорост

1. speed, rate

физ. velocity

голяма/малка скорост high/low velocity

начална скорост initial velocity

средна/крайна скорост mean/final velocity

най-голяма/максимална скорост top speed

с най-голяма скорост at top speed

критична скорост ав. stalling speed

с две скорости two-speed (attr.)

позволена скорост a speed limit

със скорост... at a speed of...

със скорост... на час at the rate of... per/an hour

с пълна/средна/обикновена скорост at full/half/an ordinary speed

скорост на светлината velocity of light

скорост на движението rate of movement, travelling speed

скорост на въртенето speed of rotation

скорост на изкачването ав. ascension rate, rate of climb

скорост на стрелбата воен. rate of fire

скорост на протичане хим. flow rate

движа се с голяма/невероятна скорост move with great/incredible speed

развивам скорост gather speed, drive fast

увеличавам скоростта increase speed

карам с пълна скорост race

2. авт. gear

първа скорост first/low/bottom gear

втора/трета/четвърта скорост second/third/fourth gear

четвърта скорост top gear

на скорост in gear

на първа скорост in low/bottom gear

включвам на първа скорост engage the first gear

минавам на втора скорост go/change into second gear

давай скорост! step up!

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скорост,

ж., -и 1. speed, rate; физ. velocity; голяма/малка \скорост high/low velocity; карам с пълна \скорост race; критична \скорост авиац. stalling speed; най-голяма/максимална \скорост top speed; начална \скорост initial velocity; номинална \скорост rated speed; позволена \скорост a speed limit; развивам \скорост gather speed, drive fast; с две скорости two-speed (attr.); с най-голяма \скорост at top speed; с пълна/средна/обикновена \скорост at full/half/an ordinary speed; \скорост на въртенето speed of rotation; \скорост на движението rate of movement, travelling speed; \скорост на изкачването авиац. ascension rate, rate of climb; \скорост на протичане хим. flow rate; \скорост на светлината velocity of light; \скорост на стрелбата воен. rate of fire; със \скорост … at a speed of …; със \скорост … на час at the rate of … per/an hour; увеличавам \скоростта increase speed;

2. авт. gear; включвам на първа \скорост engage the first gear; втора/трета/четвърта \скорост second/third/fourth gear; давай \скорост! step up! минавам на втора \скорост go/change into second gear; на първа \скорост in low/bottom gear; на \скорост in gear; предна/задна \скорост forward/reverse; първа \скорост first/low/bottom gear; четвърта \скорост top gear.

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speed: initial скорост - начална скорост, He was driving beyond the скорост limit. - Той караше над позволената скорост.; celerity; gear (авт.): change into third скорост - минавам на трета скорост; pace ; rapidity (физ.): скорост of light - скоростта на светлината

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1. c две скорости two-speed (attr.) 2. speed, rate 3. СКОРОСТ на въртенето speed of rotation 4. СКОРОСТ на движението rate of movement, travelling speed 5. СКОРОСТ на изкачването ав. ascension rate, rate of climb 6. СКОРОСТ на протичане хим. flow rate 7. СКОРОСТ на светлината velocity of light 8. СКОРОСТ на стрелбата воен. rate of fire 9. авт. gear 10. включвам на първа СКОРОСТ engage the first gear 11. втора/трета/четвърта СКОРОСТ second/third/fourth gear 12. голяма/ малка СКОРОСТ high/low velocity 13. давай СКОРОСТ! step up! 14. движа се с голяма/ невероятна СКОРОСТ move with great/incredible speed 15. карам с пълна СКОРОСТ race 16. критична СКОРОСТ ав. stalling speed 17. минавам на втора СКОРОСТ go/change into second gear 18. на СКОРОСТ in gear 19. на първа СКОРОСТ in low/bottom gear 20. най-голяма/максимална СКОРОСТ top speed 21. начална СКОРОСТ initial velocity 22. позволена СКОРОСТ a speed limit 23. първа СКОРОСТ first/ low/bottom gear 24. развивам СКОРОСТ gather speed, drive fast 25. с най-голяма СКОРОСТ at top speed 26. с пълна/средна/ обикновена СКОРОСТ at full/half/an ordinary speed 27. средна/крайна СКОРОСТ mean/final velocity 28. със СКОРОСТ... at a speed of... 29. със СКОРОСТ... на час at the rate of... per/an hour 30. увеличавам СКОРОСТта increase speed 31. физ. velocity 32. четвърта СКОРОСТ top gear

Български-английски речник > скорост
20 velocidad

f.

1 speed (rapidity).

¿a qué velocidad van? (specialist term) what speed are they going at?, how fast are they going?

a toda velocidad at full speed (en vehículo)

lo tuvimos que hacer a toda velocidad we had to do it as fast as we could

de alta velocidad high-speed

con la velocidad de un rayo as quick as lightning

velocidad de crucero cruising speed

la velocidad de la luz the speed of light

velocidad máxima top speed

velocidad de proceso (computing) processing speed

la velocidad del sonido the speed of sound

velocidad de transmisión (computing) baud rate (en módem)

velocidad de vuelo airspeed

2 gear (automobiles) (marcha).

cambiar de velocidad to change gear

3 velocity, speed, quickness, speediness.

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velocidad

► nombre femenino

1 (rapidez) speed, velocity

2 AUTOMÓVIL (marcha) gear

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a toda velocidad at full speed

cambiar de velocidad AUTOMÓVIL to change gear

cobrar velocidad / ganar velocidad to gather speed

con la velocidad del rayo figurado as quick as a flash

de alta velocidad high-speed

disminuir la velocidad to slow down

caja de velocidades gear box

Europa de dos velocidades two-speed Europe

velocidad de crucero cruising speed

velocidad de la luz speed of light

velocidad de transmisión INFORMÁTICA bit rate

velocidad máxima speed limit

velocidad operativa INFORMÁTICA operating speed

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noun f.

speed, velocity

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SF

1) (gen) speed; (Téc) velocity; (fig) swiftness, speediness

de alta velocidad — high-speed

a gran velocidad — at high speed

a máxima o toda velocidad — at full speed, at top speed

¿a qué velocidad? — how fast?, at what speed?

¿a qué velocidad ibas? — what speed were you doing?

cobrar velocidad — to pick up o gather speed

disminuir o moderar la velocidad, perder velocidad — to slow down

exceder la velocidad permitida — to speed, exceed the speed limit

- confundir la velocidad con el tocino

velocidad adquirida — momentum

velocidad de crucero — cruising speed

velocidad de despegue — takeoff speed

velocidad del sonido — speed of sound

velocidad de obturación, velocidad de obturador — shutter speed

velocidad de transferencia — transfer rate

velocidad económica — cruising speed

velocidad máxima — maximum speed, top speed

velocidad máxima de impresión — (Inform) maximum print speed

velocidad punta — maximum speed, top speed

2) (Mec) gear, speed

primera velocidad, velocidad corta — low gear, bottom gear, first gear

segunda/tercera/cuarta velocidad — second/third/top gear

meter la segunda velocidad — to change into second gear

cuatro velocidades hacia adelante — four forward gears

velocidades de avance — forward gears

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femenino

1)

a) (medida, relación) speed

¿a qué velocidad iba? — how fast was he going?

cobrar velocidad — to pick up o gather speed

disminuir la velocidad — to slow down

a toda/gran velocidad — at top/high speed

de alta velocidad — high-speed

b) ( rapidez) speed

la velocidad con que lo hizo — the speed with which he did it

- velocidad de crucero

- velocidad de subida

- velocidad máxima or punta

2) (Auto, Mec) gear

un modelo de cinco velocidades — a five-gear model

en primera velocidad — in first (gear)

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= rate, speed, velocity, speed setting, momentum.

Ex. Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.

Ex. A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.

Ex. A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.

Ex. A special rheostat control box allows infinitely variable speed settings.

Ex. They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.

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* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* alta velocidad = high-rate.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* a una velocidad de = at a rate of.

* a una velocidad desorbitante = at a rate of knots.

* a una velocidad vertiginosa = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates.

* a un velocidad + Adjetivo = at a + Adjetivo + rate.

* a velocidad estelar = at warp speed.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cambio brusco de velocidad del viento = wind shear.

* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.

* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* correr a toda velocidad = sprint.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.

* exceso de velocidad = speeding.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* límite de velocidad = speed limit.

* moderar la velocidad = slow down.

* multa por exceso de velocidad = speeding ticket, speed ticket.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.

* velocidad angular constante (VAC) = constant angular velocity (CAV).

* velocidad controlada por radar = radar-controlled speed.

* velocidad de arranque = getaway speed.

* velocidad de búsqueda = search speed.

* velocidad de flujo = rate of flow.

* velocidad de funcionamiento = speed of operation.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* velocidad del rayo, la = speed of lightning, the.

* velocidad del sonido, la = speed of sound, the.

* velocidad del viento = wind velocity.

* velocidad de reproducción = playing speed.

* velocidad lineal constante (VLC) = constant linear velocity (CLV).

* velocidad máxima = speed limit.

* velocidad máxima permitida = speed limit.

* velocidad permitida = speed limit.

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femenino

1)

a) (medida, relación) speed

¿a qué velocidad iba? — how fast was he going?

cobrar velocidad — to pick up o gather speed

disminuir la velocidad — to slow down

a toda/gran velocidad — at top/high speed

de alta velocidad — high-speed

b) ( rapidez) speed

la velocidad con que lo hizo — the speed with which he did it

- velocidad de crucero

- velocidad de subida

- velocidad máxima or punta

2) (Auto, Mec) gear

un modelo de cinco velocidades — a five-gear model

en primera velocidad — in first (gear)

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= rate, speed, velocity, speed setting, momentum.

Ex: Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.

Ex: A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.

Ex: A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.

Ex: A special rheostat control box allows infinitely variable speed settings.

Ex: They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* alta velocidad = high-rate.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* a una velocidad de = at a rate of.

* a una velocidad desorbitante = at a rate of knots.

* a una velocidad vertiginosa = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates.

* a un velocidad + Adjetivo = at a + Adjetivo + rate.

* a velocidad estelar = at warp speed.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cambio brusco de velocidad del viento = wind shear.

* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.

* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* correr a toda velocidad = sprint.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.

* exceso de velocidad = speeding.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* límite de velocidad = speed limit.

* moderar la velocidad = slow down.

* multa por exceso de velocidad = speeding ticket, speed ticket.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.

* velocidad angular constante (VAC) = constant angular velocity (CAV).

* velocidad controlada por radar = radar-controlled speed.

* velocidad de arranque = getaway speed.

* velocidad de búsqueda = search speed.

* velocidad de flujo = rate of flow.

* velocidad de funcionamiento = speed of operation.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* velocidad del rayo, la = speed of lightning, the.

* velocidad del sonido, la = speed of sound, the.

* velocidad del viento = wind velocity.

* velocidad de reproducción = playing speed.

* velocidad lineal constante (VLC) = constant linear velocity (CLV).

* velocidad máxima = speed limit.

* velocidad máxima permitida = speed limit.

* velocidad permitida = speed limit.

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velocidad

feminine

A

1 (medida, relación) speed

¿a qué velocidad iba? how fast was he going?, what speed was he traveling at o ( colloq) was he doing?

disminuye la velocidad slow down, reduce your speed

la velocidad de la luz/del sonido the speed of light/sound

la velocidad del viento the wind speed

los trenes pasan a toda/gran velocidad the trains go by at top speed/high speed

de alta velocidad high-speed

perder velocidad to lose speed, to slow down

iba cobrando velocidad it was picking up speed, it was speeding up, it was gathering speed o momentum

un cuerpo con una velocidad de 150 km/s ( Fís) an object with a velocity of 150 km/s, an object traveling at 150 km/s

2 (rapidez) speed

la velocidad con que lo hizo the speed with which he did it

confundir la velocidad con el tocino ( fam hum); to mix up o confuse two completely different things

Compuestos:

● velocidad de ascensión

rate of climb

● velocidad de crucero

cruising speed

● velocidad de escape

escape velocity

● velocidad de flujo

rate of flow

● velocidad de liberación

escape velocity

● velocidad de obturación

shutter speed

● velocidad de subida

rate of climb

● velocidad máxima

maximum o top speed

● velocidad operativa

operating speed

● velocidad punta

maximum o top speed

● velocidad terminal

terminal velocity

B ( Auto, Mec) (marcha, cambio) gear

el modelo de cinco velocidades the five-gear model, the model with a five-speed gearbox

cambiar de velocidad to change gear

en primera velocidad in first gear, in first

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velocidad sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) speed;
◊ cobrar velocidad to pick up o gather speed;

¿a qué velocidad iba? how fast was he going?;
disminuir la velocidad to slow down;
a toda velocidad at top speed;
la velocidad con que lo hizo the speed with which he did it
2 (Auto, Mec) gear;
◊ un modelo de cinco velocidades a five-gear model

velocidad sustantivo femenino
1 (rapidez, prontitud) speed: no puedo escribir a esa velocidad, I can't write so quickly
2 (de un coche, avión, ordenador, etc) speed
Inform velocidad de transmisión, bit rate
3 Fís velocity
4 Auto (marcha) gear
' velocidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
AVE
- cambiar
- circular
- coger
- cuentakilómetros
- embalarse
- imprimir
- indicador
- indicadora
- ligereza
- marcha
- moderar
- nudo
- obturación
- punta
- taquímetro
- tren
- vértigo
- agarrar
- aproximado
- aumentar
- disminuir
- endiablado
- exceso
- grande
- límite
- máximo
- media
- medir
- paso
- patinaje
- rebasar
- reducir
- regular
- ritmo
- sobrepasar
- todo
- tomar
- tremendo
- uniforme
- vertiginoso
English:
Arabian
- at
- bend
- blitz
- breakneck
- burst
- career
- caution
- cruise
- cruise speed
- dangerously
- decrease
- do
- drop
- even
- exceed
- fast
- fourth
- full
- gain
- gather
- gear
- high
- high-speed
- insane
- knot
- low
- lower
- momentum
- pace
- pelt
- pull over
- rate
- reduce
- slacken
- slow
- speed
- speed along
- speed restriction
- speed-skating
- speeding
- spin
- steady
- tear along
- top
- uniform
- velocity
- zoom
- compare
- decelerate

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velocidad nf

1. [rapidez] speed, Espec velocity;

íbamos a gran velocidad we were going very fast;

¿a qué velocidad van? what speed are they going at?, how fast are they going?;

a toda velocidad [en vehículo] at full speed;

lo tuvimos que hacer a toda velocidad we had to do it as fast as we could;

de alta velocidad high-speed;

a la velocidad del rayo as quick as lightning;

reducir la velocidad to slow down

Comp
velocidad de crucero cruising speed; Fís velocidad límite terminal velocity;
la velocidad de la luz the speed of light;

velocidad máxima top speed;
Informát velocidad de proceso processing speed;
velocidad punta top speed;

la velocidad del sonido the speed of sound;

velocidad supersónica supersonic speed;
Fís velocidad terminal terminal velocity; Informát velocidad de transferencia transfer rate; Informát velocidad de transmisión [en módem] baud rate;
velocidad de vuelo airspeed

2. Aut [marcha] gear;

cambiar de velocidad to change gear

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velocidad

f

1 speed;

a gran velocidad at high speed;

ir a toda velocidad go at full speed;

ganar velocidad pick up speed, gain momentum

2 ( marcha) gear

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velocidad nf

1) : speed, velocity

velocidad máxima: speed limit

2) marcha: gear (of an automobile)

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velocidad n

1. (rapidez) speed

los coches circulan a gran velocidad por la autopista cars go very fast on the motorway

escribe a máquina a gran velocidad she types very quickly

2. (marcha) gear

cambiar de velocidad to change gear

velocidad máxima top speed

Spanish-English dictionary > velocidad

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