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charges (verb)

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1 charges

1. цена; расходы; издержки

terminal charges — расходы по производству подрядных работ

fixed overhead charges — фиксированные накладные расходы

fixed charges — постоянные издержки; постоянные затраты

storage charges — плата за хранение; складские расходы

connection charges — расходы на подсоединение к сети

2. расходы

carriage charges — расходы по перевозке

distribution charges — торговые расходы

scale of charges — шкала расходов; тариф

transport charges — транспортные расходы

uncared-for charges — непокрытые расходы

3. заряжать; брать плату; заряд

safe custody charges — платы за ответственное хранение

overtime charges — платы за сверхурочное время

service charges — плата за обслуживание

opposite charges — разноименные заряды

unlike charges — разноименные заряды

Синонимический ряд:

1. account (noun) account; bill; invoice; reckoning; score; statement; tab

2. accusations (noun) accusations; denouncements; denunciations; incriminations

3. duties (noun) commitments; committals; duties; imperatives; musts; needs; obligations; responsibilities

4. fees (noun) exaction; fees; tolls

5. keeping (noun) cares; custody; guardianships; keeping; supervisions; trusts

6. loads (noun) burdens; deadweights; loads; millstones; onuses; tasks; taxes; weights

7. orders (noun) behest; behests; bidding; commandments; commands; dictates; directions; directives; injunctions; instructions; mandates; orders; words

8. oversights (noun) conducts; handlings; managements; oversights; runnings; superintendencies

9. prices (noun) costs; price tags; prices; rates; tabs; tariffs

10. rushes (noun) rushes

11. wards (noun) dependants; wards

12. accuses (verb) accuses; arraigns; criminates; denounces; denunciates; impeaches; incriminates; inculpates; indicts

13. ascribes (verb) accredits; ascribes; assigns; attributes; credits; imputes; lays; refers

14. binds (verb) binds; commits; obligates; pledges

15. burdens (verb) burdens; clogs; cumbers; encumbers; lades; lumbers; saddles; tasks; taxes; weigh down; weighs; weights

16. fills (verb) arms; chokes; fills; freights; heaps; loads; packs; piles

17. permeates (verb) impregnates; interpenetrates; penetrates; percolates; permeates; pervades; saturates; suffuses; transfuses

18. rushes (verb) boils; bolts; chases; dashes; flings; lashes; races; rushes; shoots; tears

19. tells (verb) bids; commands; directs; enjoins; instructs; orders; requires; tells; warns

20. trusts (verb) entrusts; trusts

English-Russian base dictionary > charges
2 arms

вооружать; вооружение

easing the arms race — ослабление гонки вооружений

embark on an arms race — начинать гонку вооружений

fired up the arms race — взвинтил гонку вооружений

spiral of the arms race — спираль гонки вооружений

arms race restraints — ограничение гонки вооружений

Синонимический ряд:

1. annexes (noun) annexes; blocks; ells; extensions

2. arm (noun) arm; firearm; gun; implement of war; pistol; revolver; rifle; rod; weapon

3. branches (noun) appendages; branches; forks; offshoots

4. divisions (noun) divisions; organs; wings

5. inlets (noun) bayous; bays; bights; coves; firths; gulfs; harbors; inlets; sloughs

6. charges (verb) charges; loads

7. furnishes (verb) accouters; appoints; equips; fits out; furnishes; gears; outfits; rigs; turns out

English-Russian base dictionary > arms
3 deduct

verb

(to subtract; to take away: They deducted the expenses from his salary.) trekke fra

- ʃən

noun

(something that has been deducted: There were a lot of deductions from my salary this month.) fradrag(sbeløp)

verb \/dɪˈdʌkt\/

trekke fra, regne fra

charges deducted ( handel) med fradrag for omkostninger

deducted from trukket fra (f.eks. en sum)

English-Norwegian dictionary > deduct
4 bring

verb

(past and past participle brought)

1) приносить, доставлять, приводить, привозить

2) влечь за собой, причинять; доводить (to до); to bring to an end довести до конца, завершить; to bring water to the boil довести воду до кипения; to bring to a fixed proportion установить определенное соотношение

3) заставлять, убеждать; to bring oneself to do smth. заставить себя сделать что-л.

4) возбуждать (дело); to bring an action against smb. возбудить дело против кого-л.; to bring charges against smb. выдвигать обвинения против кого-л.

bring about

bring back

bring down

bring forth

bring forward

bring in

bring into

bring off

bring on

bring out

bring over

bring round

bring through

bring to

bring together

bring under

bring up

to bring down fire mil. открыть огонь, накрыть огнем

to bring to a head обострять

to bring to bear influence употреблять власть, оказывать влияние

to bring up to date

а) ставить в известность; вводить в курс дела;

б) модернизировать

Syn:

carry

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(v) привезти; привозить; принести; приносить

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(brought) 1) приносить 2) влечь за собой

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[ brɪŋ] v. приносить, нести, занести, подносить, привозить; пригнать; доставлять; вызывать, причинять; возбуждать, заставлять, убеждать
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возбуждать

воспитывать

выдвигать

вызывать

выручать

выявлять

доводить

доставлять

завершить

заводить

заносить

заставлять

импортировать

напоминать

нести

несть

объявлять

подчинять

покорять

порождать

привезти

привести

приводить

привозить

принесите

принести

приносить

причинять

снижать

ставить

стошнить

убеждать

уносить

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прош. вр и прич. простореч. вр. - brought 1) приносить, привозить; приводить; доставлять (куда-л. - to) 2) доводить; приводить

Новый англо-русский словарь > bring
5 charge

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[English Word] be charged

[Swahili Word] -shtakiwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] he was charged for beating his wife

[Swahili Example] Kushtakiwa kwa kumpiga mkewe

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[English Word] be in charge

[Swahili Word] -shika hatamu

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] Mother is in charge of the household

[Swahili Example] Mama ameshika hatamu ya nyumba

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[English Word] bring false charges (against someone)

[Swahili Word] -susuika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] charge

[English Plural] charges

[Swahili Word] kabidhi

[Swahili Plural] kabidhi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] kabidhi V

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[English Word] charge

[English Plural] charges

[Swahili Word] kisa

[Swahili Plural] visa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Word] mkasa N

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[English Word] charge

[English Plural] charges

[Swahili Word] mashitaka

[Swahili Plural] mashitaka

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6/6

[Derived Word] shtaki

[Terminology] legal

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[English Word] charge

[English Plural] charges

[Swahili Word] mashitakiano

[Swahili Plural] mashitakiano

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6

[Derived Word] shtaki

[English Example] procure charges.

[Terminology] legal

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[English Word] charge

[English Plural] charges

[Swahili Word] mashtaka

[Swahili Plural] mashtaka

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6

[Derived Word] shtaki V

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[English Word] charge

[English Plural] charges

[Swahili Word] mashtakiano

[Swahili Plural] mashtakiano

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6

[Derived Word] shtaki

[Terminology] legal

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[English Word] charge

[English Plural] charges

[Swahili Word] msuto

[Swahili Plural] misuto

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] suta V

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[English Word] charge

[English Plural] charges

[Swahili Word] shtaka

[Swahili Plural] mashtaka

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] charge

[Swahili Word] -agiza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Word] -aga

[English Example] Do as I have instructed you

[Swahili Example] fanya kama nilivyokuagiza

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[English Word] charge

[Swahili Word] -daha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] dai

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[English Word] charge

[Swahili Word] -shitaki

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] mashtaka N

[Terminology] legal

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[English Word] charge

[Swahili Word] -shtaki

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] charge

[Swahili Word] -staki

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] mashtaka N

[Terminology] legal

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[English Word] charge (of a gun)

[English Plural] charges

[Swahili Word] kiasi

[Swahili Plural] viasi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] risasi

[Terminology] military

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[English Word] charge oneself

[Swahili Word] -jitwika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reflexive

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[English Word] charge with something

[Swahili Word] -tuhumu

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] rare

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[English Word] make open charges against a person

[Swahili Word] -suta

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] procure charges

[Swahili Word] fanya mashtaka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] shtaki

[Terminology] legal

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[English Word] procure charges

[Swahili Word] -fanya mashitaka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] solemn charge

[Swahili Word] usia

[Swahili Plural] mausia

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/6

[Derived Word] usia v

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English-Swahili dictionary > charge
6 charge

1. verb
1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) cobrar

2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) poner en la cuenta

3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) acusar

4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) cargar contra, embestir, arremeter

5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) irrumpir

6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) cargar

7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) cargar

2. noun
1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) precio

2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) acusación

3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) carga

4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) carga

5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) cargo (a cargo de), cuidado

6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) carga

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- charger
- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge

charge¹ n

1. cobro / precio

there is no charge for the use of the pool el uso de la piscina es gratuito

2. acusación / cargo

a charge of murder una acusación de asesinato

3. ataque / carga

the soldiers made a charge los soldados atacaron

to be in charge mandar / ser el encargado

to take charge hacerse cargo

charge² vb

1. cobrar

he charged me ten pounds me cobró diez libras

2. acusar

they charged her with murder la acusaron de asesinato

3. embestir

the bull charged the fence el toro embistió contra la valla

4. irrumpir / entrar corriendo

people charged into the store looking for bargains la gente irrumpió en la tienda en busca de gangas

El gerundio de charge se escribe charging

charge

tr[ʧɑːʤ]

noun

1 (price) precio; (fee(s)) honorarios nombre masculino plural

2 (responsibility) cargo

■ my husband has charge of the children at weekends mi marido se hace cargo de los niños los fines de semana

■ who is in charge? ¿quién es la persona encargada?

■ I'm leaving you in charge dejo todo a tu cargo

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL cargo, acusación nombre femenino

■ he was on a murder charge fue acusado de asesinato

4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (attack) carga

5 (explosive) carga explosiva

6 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL carga

transitive verb

1 (ask as a price - customer, amount) cobrar; (record as debit) cargar

■ they charged me £20 for a haircut me cobraron £20 por un corte de pelo

■ how much do you charge? ¿cuánto cobras?

■ charge it to my account cárguelo en mi cuenta

2 SMALLLAW/SMALL acusar ( with, de)

■ she's been charged with stealing la han acusado de robo

3 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cargar

4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL cargar contra, atacar

intransitive verb

1 (ask in payment) cobrar

■ we don't charge for delivery el reparto es gratis

2 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cargar

3 (soldiers, police, etc) cargar (at, contra), arremeter (at, contra), atacar; (animal) arremeter (at, contra), embestir

■ charge! ¡al ataque!, ¡a la carga!

4 (rush) irrumpir

■ he came charging into the office irrumpió en la oficina

■ the children charged off los niños salieron corriendo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in charge of estar al cargo de

to bring a charge against somebody formular una acusación contra alguien

to charge somebody to do something ordenar a alguien que haga algo

to drop charges retirar la acusación, retirar los cargos

to take charge of something hacerse cargo de algo

admission charge / entry charge entrada

charge account cuenta de crédito

charge card tarjeta de pago

charge hand encargado,-a

charge nurse enfermero,-a jefe

charge sheet atestado policial

charge ['ʧɑrʤ] v, charged ; charging vt

1) : cargar

to charge the batteries: cargar las pilas

2) entrust: encomendar, encargar

3) command: ordenar, mandar

4) accuse: acusar

charged with robbery: acusado de robo

5) : cargar a una cuenta, comprar a crédito

charge vi

1) : cargar (contra el enemigo)

charge!: ¡a la carga!

2) : cobrar

they charge too much: cobran demasiado

charge n

1) : carga f (eléctrica)

2) burden: carga f, peso m

3) responsibility: cargo m, responsabilidad f

to take charge of: hacerse cargo de

4) accusation: cargo m, acusación f

5) cost: costo m, cargo m, precio m

6) attack: carga f, ataque m

charge (Firearms)

n.

• munición s.f.

n.

• acusación s.f.

• adeudo s.m.

• capítulo s.m.

• carga s.f.

• cargo s.m.

• cometido s.m.

• embestida s.f.

• encargo s.m.

• encomienda s.f.

• exhorto s.m.

• gasto s.m.

• gravamen s.m.

• precio s.m.

v.

• acometer v.

• acusar v.

• adeudar v.

• cargar v.

• cobrar v.

• embestir v.

• encargar v.

tʃɑːrdʒ, tʃɑːdʒ
I

noun

1) c ( Law) cargo m, acusación f

he's being tried on a charge of murder — se lo juzga por homicidio

to bring o press charges against somebody — formular or presentar cargos contra alguien

to drop charges — retirar la acusación or los cargos

2) c ( price) precio m; ( fee) honorario m

there is no charge for the service — no se cobra por el servicio, el servicio es gratis

free of o without charge — gratuitamente, gratis, sin cargo

at no extra charge — sin cargo adicional

electricity charges are going up again — las tarifas eléctricas vuelven a subir

3)

a) c (command, commission) orden f, instrucción f

b) ( responsibility)

who is in charge? — ¿quién es el/la responsable?

I left Paul in charge — dejé a Paul a cargo

to be in charge of something/somebody — tener* algo/a alguien a su (or mi etc) cargo

in the charge of somebody in somebody's charge a cargo de alguien; to take charge of somebody/something/-ing: she took charge of the situation se hizo cargo de la situación; Sarah took charge of the guests/of buying the food — Sarah se encargó de los invitados/de comprar la comida

c) c ( somebody entrusted)

a nanny with her young charges — una niñera con los niños a su cargo or cuidado

4) c u (Elec, Phys) carga f

5) c ( of explosive) carga f

6) c

a) ( attack) carga f

b) ( in US football) ofensiva f ( en la que se gana mucho terreno)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( accuse)

to charge somebody WITH something/-ING — acusar a alguien de algo/+ inf

2) ( ask payment) cobrar

they charged him $15 for a haircut — le cobraron 15 dólares por el corte de pelo

3) ( obtain on credit)

she never carries cash, she just charges everything — (AmE) nunca lleva dinero, lo compra todo con tarjeta (de crédito)/lo carga todo a su cuenta

to charge something TO somebody — cargar* algo a la cuenta de alguien

4)

a) ( entrust) (frml)

to charge somebody WITH something/-ING — encomendarle* a alguien algo/que (+ subj)

b) ( command) (liter)

to charge somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

c) ( allege) (AmE) aducir*

5) ( attack) ( Mil) cargar* contra; \<\<animal\>\> embestir* or arremeter contra

6) ( Elec) \<\<battery\>\> cargar*

2.

vi

a)

to charge (AT something/somebody) — ( Mil) cargar* (contra algo/alguien); \<\<animal\>\> arremeter or embestir* (contra algo/alguien)

charge! — al ataque!, a la carga!

b) ( rush) (colloq) (+ adv compl)

he charged straight into me — se abalanzó hacía mí

don't all charge off at the end of the lesson — no salgan en estampida al acabar la clase

[tʃɑːdʒ]
1. NOUN

1) (=accusation) (Jur) cargo m, acusación f ; (fig) acusación f

the charges were dropped — retiraron los cargos or la acusación

what is the charge? — ¿de qué se me acusa?

the charge was murder — lo acusaron de asesinato

to lay o.s. open to the charge of... — exponerse a que le acusen de...

• to bring a charge against sb — formular or presentar cargos contra algn

• he will appear in court on a charge of murder or murder charge — comparecerá ante el tribunal acusado de asesinato

he was arrested on a charge of murder or murder charge — lo detuvieron bajo acusación de asesinato
press 2., 9)
2) (Mil)

• to put sb on a charge — arrestar a algn

3) (=fee) precio m ; (professional) honorarios mpl
(Telec) charges tarifa fsing
charge for admission — precio m de entrada

is there a charge? — ¿hay que pagar (algo)?

is there a charge for delivery? — ¿se paga el envío?

there's no charge — es gratis

no charge for admission — entrada gratis, entrada gratuita

• extra charge — recargo m, suplemento m

• free of charge — gratis

• interest charges — cargos mpl en concepto de interés

• to make a charge for (doing) sth — cobrar por (hacer) algo

• for a small charge, we can supply... — por una pequeña cantidad, podemos proporcionarle...
prescription 2., reverse 3., 3), service 3.
4) (US) (=charge account)

• cash or charge? — ¿al contado o a crédito?

5) (=responsibility)

I've been given charge of this class — han puesto a esta clase a mi cargo

• to have charge of sb/sth — hacerse cargo de algn/algo

• the patients under her charge — los pacientes a su cargo
in charge
the person in charge — el/la encargado(-a)

who is in charge here? — ¿quién es el encargado aquí?

look, I'm in charge here! — ¡oye, aquí mando yo!
in charge of
to be in charge of — [+ department, operation] estar al frente or al cargo de

he's in charge of the shop when I'm out — se encarga de la tienda cuando yo no estoy

it is illegal for anyone under 16 to be left in charge of young children — es ilegal dejar a niños pequeños a cargo or al cuidado de alguien menor de 16 años
to put sb in charge of [+ department, operation] poner a algn al frente or al cargo de; [+ ship, plane] poner a algn al mando de
to put sb in charge of doing sth — encargar a algn que haga algo
to take charge (of firm, project) hacerse cargo (of de)
he took charge of the situation at once — se hizo cargo de la situación inmediatamente

will you take charge of the situation while I'm away? — ¿te puedes hacer cargo de la situación mientras no esté yo?

6) (=person)

the teacher and her charges — la maestra y los alumnos a su cargo

the nurse and her charges — la enfermera y los enfermos a su cargo

7) (electrical) carga f

there is no charge left in the battery — la batería está descargada

to get a charge out of sth —

I got a big charge out of working with the Philharmonic Orchestra — disfruté muchísimo trabajando con la Orquesta Filarmónica

8) (=explosive) carga f

9) (=attack) (by people, army) carga f, ataque m ; (by bull) embestida f ; sound I, 2., 1)

10) (=financial burden) carga f

• to be a charge on... — ser una carga para...

11) (Heraldry) blasón m

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (Jur) (also fig) (=accuse) acusar ( with de)

he was charged with stealing a car — lo acusaron del robo de un coche

to find sb guilty/not guilty as charged — declarar a algn culpable/inocente de los delitos que se le imputan

he charged the minister with lying about the economy — acusó al ministro de mentir acerca de la economía

to charge that — (US) alegar que

2) (=ask for) [+ price] cobrar

what did they charge you for it? — ¿cuánto te cobraron?

what are they charging for the work? — ¿cuánto cobran or piden por el trabajo?

to charge 3% commission — cobrar un 3% de comisión

3) (=record as debt)

to charge sth (up) to sb, charge sth (up) to sb's account — cargar algo en la cuenta de algn

charge it (up) to my card — cárguelo a mi tarjeta

4) (=attack) [person, army] cargar contra, atacar; [bull etc] embestir

5) (Elec) (also: charge up) [+ battery] cargar

6) (=order)

to charge sb to do sth — ordenar a algn hacer or que haga algo

to charge sb with a mission — confiar una misión a algn

I am charged with the task of modernizing the company — me han encargado la tarea de modernizar la empresa

7) (US) (in library)

to charge a book — [reader] rellenar la ficha del préstamo; [librarian] registrar un libro como prestado

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=ask for a fee) cobrar

they'll mend it but they'll charge! — lo arreglarán, pero ¡te va a salir caro!

2) (=attack) [person, army] atacar; [bull] embestir

charge! — ¡a la carga!

he charged into the room — irrumpió en la habitación

3) (Elec) (also: charge up) [battery] cargarse

leave the battery to charge (up) for a couple of hours — deja que la batería se cargue durante un par de horas

4.

COMPOUNDS

charge account N — (US) cuenta f de crédito

charge card N — (Brit) (Comm) tarjeta f (de) cliente; (US) (=credit card) tarjeta f de crédito

charge nurse N — (Brit) enfermero(-a) m / f jefe

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[tʃɑːrdʒ, tʃɑːdʒ]
I

noun

1) c ( Law) cargo m, acusación f

he's being tried on a charge of murder — se lo juzga por homicidio

to bring o press charges against somebody — formular or presentar cargos contra alguien

to drop charges — retirar la acusación or los cargos

2) c ( price) precio m; ( fee) honorario m

there is no charge for the service — no se cobra por el servicio, el servicio es gratis

free of o without charge — gratuitamente, gratis, sin cargo

at no extra charge — sin cargo adicional

electricity charges are going up again — las tarifas eléctricas vuelven a subir

3)

a) c (command, commission) orden f, instrucción f

b) ( responsibility)

who is in charge? — ¿quién es el/la responsable?

I left Paul in charge — dejé a Paul a cargo

to be in charge of something/somebody — tener* algo/a alguien a su (or mi etc) cargo

in the charge of somebody in somebody's charge a cargo de alguien; to take charge of somebody/something/-ing: she took charge of the situation se hizo cargo de la situación; Sarah took charge of the guests/of buying the food — Sarah se encargó de los invitados/de comprar la comida

c) c ( somebody entrusted)

a nanny with her young charges — una niñera con los niños a su cargo or cuidado

4) c u (Elec, Phys) carga f

5) c ( of explosive) carga f

6) c

a) ( attack) carga f

b) ( in US football) ofensiva f ( en la que se gana mucho terreno)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( accuse)

to charge somebody WITH something/-ING — acusar a alguien de algo/+ inf

2) ( ask payment) cobrar

they charged him $15 for a haircut — le cobraron 15 dólares por el corte de pelo

3) ( obtain on credit)

she never carries cash, she just charges everything — (AmE) nunca lleva dinero, lo compra todo con tarjeta (de crédito)/lo carga todo a su cuenta

to charge something TO somebody — cargar* algo a la cuenta de alguien

4)

a) ( entrust) (frml)

to charge somebody WITH something/-ING — encomendarle* a alguien algo/que (+ subj)

b) ( command) (liter)

to charge somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

c) ( allege) (AmE) aducir*

5) ( attack) ( Mil) cargar* contra; \<\<animal\>\> embestir* or arremeter contra

6) ( Elec) \<\<battery\>\> cargar*

2.

vi

a)

to charge (AT something/somebody) — ( Mil) cargar* (contra algo/alguien); \<\<animal\>\> arremeter or embestir* (contra algo/alguien)

charge! — al ataque!, a la carga!

b) ( rush) (colloq) (+ adv compl)

he charged straight into me — se abalanzó hacía mí

don't all charge off at the end of the lesson — no salgan en estampida al acabar la clase

English-spanish dictionary > charge
7 charge

1. noun
1) (price) Preis, der; (payable to telephone company, bank, authorities, etc., for services) Gebühr, die

is there a charge for it? — kostet das etwas?

2) (care) Verantwortung, die; (task) Auftrag, der; (person entrusted) Schützling, der

be in charge of a child — ein Kind betreuen

the patients in or under her charge — die ihr anvertrauten Patienten

be under somebody's charge — unter jemandes Obhut stehen

the officer/teacher in charge — der Dienst habende Offizier/der verantwortliche Lehrer

be in charge — die Verantwortung haben

be in charge of something — für etwas die Verantwortung haben; (be the leader) etwas leiten

put somebody in charge of something — jemanden mit der Verantwortung für etwas betrauen

take charge — die Verantwortung übernehmen

take charge of something — (become responsible for) etwas übernehmen

3) (Law): (accusation) Anklage, die

make a charge against somebody — jemanden beschuldigen

bring a charge of something against somebody — jemanden wegen etwas beschuldigen/verklagen

press charges — Anzeige erstatten

on a charge of — wegen

4) (allegation) Beschuldigung, die

5) (attack) Angriff, der; Attacke, die

6) (of explosives etc.) Ladung, die

7) (of electricity) Ladung, die

put the battery on charge — die Batterie an das Ladegerät anschließen
2. transitive verb
1) (demand payment of or from)

charge somebody something, charge something to somebody — jemandem etwas berechnen

charge somebody £1 for something — jemandem ein Pfund für etwas berechnen

charge something [up] to somebody's account — jemandes Konto mit etwas belasten

2) (Law): (accuse) anklagen

charge somebody with something — jemanden wegen etwas anklagen

3) (formal): (entrust)

charge somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas betrauen

4) (load) laden [Gewehr]

5) (Electr.) laden; [auf]laden [Batterie]

charged with emotion — (fig.) voller Gefühl

6) (rush at) angreifen

7) (formal): (command) befehlen

charge somebody to do something — jemandem befehlen, etwas zu tun
3. intransitive verb
1) (attack) angreifen

charge! — Angriff!; Attacke!

charge at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas angreifen

he charged into a wall — (fig.) er krachte gegen eine Mauer

2) (coll.): (hurry) sausen

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1. verb
1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) berechnen

2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) berechnen

3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) beschuldigen

4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) angreifen

5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) stürmen

6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) laden

7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) laden
2. noun
1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) der Preis

2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) die Anklage

3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) der Sturm

4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) die Ladung

5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) der Schützling

6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) die Sprengladung

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- academic.ru/12108/charger">charger
- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge
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charge

[tʃɑ:ʤ, AM tʃɑ:rʤ]

I. n

1. (for goods, services) Gebühr f

is there a \charge for children or do they go free? kosten Kinder [auch] etwas oder sind sie frei?

what's the \charge [for it/this]? was [o wie viel] kostet es/das?

what's the \charge for transfering the money? was [o wie viel] kostet es, das Geld zu überweisen?

admission \charge Eintritt m, Eintrittsgeld nt

there is an admission \charge of £5 der Eintritt kostet 5 Pfund

at no \charge kostenlos, kostenfrei

for an extra \charge gegen Aufpreis

free of \charge kostenlos, gebührenfrei

for a small \charge gegen eine geringe Gebühr

\charges forward ECON, FIN Gebühr bezahlt Empfänger

2. LAW (accusation) Anklage f (of wegen + gen); ( fig) Vorwurf m (of + gen), Beschuldigung f (of wegen + gen); (counts)

▪ \charges pl Anklagepunkte pl; (in civil cases) Ansprüche pl

there were \charges from within the party that... in der Partei wurden Vorwürfe laut, dass...

this left her open to the \charge of positive support for the criminals dadurch kam der Verdacht auf, dass sie die Gewalttäter unterstütze

\charge sheet polizeiliches Anklageblatt

to be/be put on a \charge of shoplifting wegen Ladendiebstahls angeklagt sein/werden

holding \charge Nebenbeschuldigung f (um jdn während der Hauptermittlungen in Haft zu halten)

to answer \charges sich akk [wegen eines Vorwurfs] verantworten; (in court also) sich akk vor Gericht verantworten

he has to answer \charges for acting against the electoral law er muss sich wegen des Vorwurfs verantworten, gegen das Wahlgesetz verstoßen zu haben

to have to answer \charges for murder/tax evasion sich akk wegen Mordes/des Vorwurfs der Steuerhinterziehung verantworten müssen

to be arrested on a \charge of sth wegen Verdachts auf etw akk festgenommen werden

he was arrested on a \charge of murder er wurde wegen Mordverdachts festgenommen

to bring \charges against sb Anklage gegen jdn erheben

to drop [or withdraw] \charges [against sb] die Anklage gegen jdn zurückziehen [o fallenlassen]

to face \charges [of sth] [wegen einer S. gen] unter Anklage stehen, sich akk [wegen einer S. gen] vor Gericht verantworten müssen

she will be appearing in court next month where she will face criminal \charges sie muss kommenden Monat vor Gericht [erscheinen], wo sie sich in einem Strafprozess verantworten muss

to press \charges against sb gegen jdn Anzeige erstatten

3. LAW (instructions from a judge) Rechtsbelehrung f

4. no pl (responsibility) Verantwortung f; (care) Obhut f

to be in [or under] sb's \charge unter jds Obhut stehen, sich akk unter jds Obhut befinden

the children under [or in] her \charge die Kinder in ihrer Obhut, die ihr anvertrauten Kinder; (when childminding) die Kinder, die sie betreut

to place sb in sb's \charge jdn in jds Obhut geben

to be in \charge die Verantwortung tragen [o haben]

who's in \charge here? wer ist hier zuständig?

she's in \charge of the department sie leitet die Abteilung

she's in \charge here hier hat sie das Sagen

you're in \charge until I get back Sie haben bis zu meiner Rückkehr die Verantwortung

in \charge of a motor vehicle ( form) als Führer eines Kraftfahrzeuges form

to have/take [sole] \charge of sb/sth (take responsibility) für jdn/etw die [alleinige] Verantwortung tragen/übernehmen; (care) sich akk um jdn kümmern

they need a nanny to have [or take] sole \charge of the children while they are at work sie brauchen ein Kindermädchen, das, während sie bei der Arbeit sind, die Kinder betreut

to leave sb in \charge of sth jdm für etw akk die Verantwortung übertragen

5. ECON, FIN (financial burden) Belastung f

\charge on land [or over property] Grundschuld f

\charge by way of legal mortgage formelle Hypothekenbestellung fachspr

fixed \charge Fixbelastung f

floating \charge variable Belastung

to be a \charge on sb jdm zur Last fallen

6. FIN

Class F \charge Steuergruppe F

7. no pl ELEC Ladung f

the battery has a full \charge die Batterie ist voll [aufgeladen]

to be on \charge aufgeladen werden

to leave/put sth on \charge BRIT etw aufladen

8. (explosive) [Spreng]ladung f

9. no pl (feeling) Emotionsgeladenheit f

the emotional \charge of the piano piece made me cry das emotionsgeladene Klavierstück brachte mich zum Weinen

10. (attack) Angriff m, Attacke f

to sound the \charge zum Angriff blasen

11. ( dated: person) Schützling m; (ward) Mündel nt

12. ( dated form: task) Auftrag m, Aufgabe f

13. (in heraldry) Wappen[bild] nt

14. AM ( fam: kick) Kick m fam

sb gets a real \charge out of sth etw gibt jdm einen richtigen Kick fam

II. vi

1. (for goods, services)

▪ to \charge [for sth] eine Gebühr [für etw akk] verlangen

to \charge for admission Eintritt verlangen

to \charge like a wounded bull AUS für etw akk maßlos viel Geld verlangen

2. ELEC laden, [sich] aufladen

3. (attack) [vorwärts]stürmen, angreifen

\charge! (battle cry) vorwärts!

▪ to \charge at sb auf jdn losgehen; MIL jdn angreifen

4. (move quickly) stürmen

we \charged at the enemy wir näherten uns dem Feind

the children \charged down the stairs die Kinder stürmten die Treppe hinunter

to \charge up the staircase die Treppe hinaufstürmen

to \charge [or come charging] into a room in ein Zimmer stürmen

III. vt

1. (for goods, services)

▪ to \charge sth etw berechnen

how much do you \charge for a wash and cut? was [o wie viel] kostet bei Ihnen Waschen und Schneiden?

to \charge sth to sb's account etw auf jds Rechnung setzen

to \charge commission Provision verlangen

▪ to \charge sth to sb, to \charge sb [with] sth jdm etw berechnen [o in Rechnung stellen]

to \charge the packing to the customer [or the customer with the packing] dem Kunden die Verpackungskosten in Rechnung stellen

▪ to \charge sb for sth jdm Geld [o etwas] für etw akk berechnen

the school didn't \charge me for the certificate die Schule hat mir nichts [o kein Geld] für das Zertifikat berechnet

we were not \charged [for it] wir mussten nichts [dafür] bezahlen

2. LAW (accuse)

▪ to \charge sb [with sth] jdn [wegen einer S. gen] anklagen, jdn [einer S. gen] beschuldigen

to \charge sb with murder jdn des Mordes anklagen

he has been \charged with murder/theft er ist des Mordes/wegen Diebstahls angeklagt

to \charge sb with doing sth jdn beschuldigen etw getan zu haben

she has been \charged with murdering her husband sie wird beschuldigt ihren Ehemann ermordet zu haben

the report \charged her with using the company's money for her own purposes sie wurde in dem Bericht beschuldigt, Firmengelder für eigene Zwecke missbraucht zu haben

3. ECON, FIN (take as guarantee)

▪ to \charge sth etw als Sicherheit für einen Kredit belasten

4. ELEC

▪ to \charge sth etw aufladen

\charged particle PHYS geladenes Teilchen, Ladungsträger m

5. usu passive ( fig: fill with emotion)

▪ to be \charged [auf]geladen sein fig

emotionally \charged [or \charged with emotions] emotionsgeladen

a highly \charged atmosphere eine hochgradig geladene Atmosphäre

the room was \charged with hatred Hass erfüllte den Raum

6. BRIT ( form: fill)

to \charge a glass ein Glas füllen

please \charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom! lasst uns unsere Gläser füllen und auf die Braut und den Bräutigam anstoßen!

7. MIL (load)

to \charge a gun ein Gewehr laden

8. (attack) MIL

▪ to \charge sb jdn angreifen; (animal) auf jdn losgehen fam

9. (make an assertion)

▪ to \charge that... behaupten, dass...

10. ( dated form: entrust)

▪ to \charge sb to do [or with doing] sth jdn [damit] beauftragen [o betrauen], etw zu tun

▪ to \charge sb with sth jdn mit etw dat beauftragen [o betrauen

11. usu passive (in heraldry)

▪ to be \charged with sth mit etw dat als Wappen versehen sein

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[tʃAːdZ]
1. n

1) (JUR: accusation) Anklage f (of wegen)

convicted on all three charges — in allen drei Anklagepunkten für schuldig befunden

to bring a charge against sb — gegen jdn Anklage erheben, jdn unter Anklage stellen

to press charges (against sb) — (gegen jdn) Anzeige erstatten

what is the charge? —

to be on a murder charge — unter Mordanklage stehen

he was arrested on a charge of murder — er wurde wegen or unter Mordverdacht festgenommen

to give sb in charge (form) — jdn in polizeilichen Gewahrsam bringen

it was laid to his charge (form) — es wurde ihm angelastet or zur Last gelegt

to be on a charge (soldier) — eine Disziplinarstrafe verbüßen

to put a soldier on a charge — über einen Soldaten eine Disziplinarstrafe verhängen, einen Soldaten verknacken

you're on a charge, Smith! — das gibt eine Disziplinarstrafe, Smith!

2) (= attack of soldiers, bull etc) Angriff m; (= trumpet call) Signal nt

to sound the charge — zum Angriff blasen

3) (= fee) Gebühr f

what's the charge? — was kostet das?

what's your charge? — was verlangen Sie?

to make a charge (of £5) for sth — (£ 5 für) etw berechnen or in Rechnung stellen

he made no charge for mending my watch — er hat mir für die Reparatur der Uhr nichts berechnet

there's an extra charge for delivery — die Lieferung wird zusätzlich berechnet

his charges are quite reasonable — seine Preise sind ganz vernünftig

free of charge — kostenlos, gratis

delivered free of charge — Lieferung frei Haus

4) (= explosive charge) (Spreng)ladung f; (in firearm, ELEC, PHYS) Ladung f

to put a battery on charge — eine Batterie aufladen

to be on charge — aufgeladen werden

it still gives me a charge (fig inf) — das macht mir noch immer Spaß

5) (= position of responsibility) Verantwortung f (of für)

to be in charge — verantwortlich sein, die Verantwortung haben

who is in charge here? —

look, I'm in charge here — hören Sie mal zu, hier bestimme ich!

to be in charge of sth — für etw die Verantwortung haben; of department etw leiten

to put sb in charge of sth — jdm die Verantwortung für etw übertragen; of department jdm die Leitung von etw übertragen

while in charge of a motor vehicle (form) — am Steuer eines Kraftfahrzeuges

the man in charge — der Verantwortliche, die verantwortliche Person

the children were placed in their aunt's charge — die Kinder wurden der Obhut der Tante anvertraut

the children in or under her charge — die ihr anvertrauten Kinder

to take charge of sth — etw übernehmen

to take charge — das Kommando übernehmen

he took charge of the situation — er nahm die Sache in die Hand

I've been given charge of this class — diese Klasse wurde mir anvertraut

6) (= ward) (= child) Schützling m; (of authorities) Mündel nt; (= patient) Patient(in) m(f)

7)

(= financial burden) to be a charge on sb — jdm zur Last fallen

2. vt

1) (with +gen) (JUR) anklagen; (fig) beschuldigen

to charge sb with doing sth — jdm vorwerfen, etw getan zu haben

to find sb guilty/not guilty as charged — jdn im Sinne der Anklage für schuldig/nicht schuldig befinden

2) (= attack) stürmen; troops angreifen; (bull etc) losgehen auf (+acc); (SPORT) goalkeeper, player angehen

the forwards charged the defence — die Stürmer griffen die Deckung an

3) (= ask in payment) berechnen

I won't charge you for that — das kostet Sie nichts, ich berechne Ihnen nichts dafür

4) (= record as debt) in Rechnung stellen

charge it to the company — stellen Sie das der Firma in Rechnung, das geht auf die Firma (inf)

please charge all these purchases to my account — bitte setzen Sie diese Einkäufe auf meine Rechnung

5) firearm laden; (PHYS, ELEC) battery (auf)laden

6) (form

= command) to charge sb to do sth — jdn beauftragen or anweisen (form), etw zu tun

7) (form

= give as responsibility) to charge sb with sth — jdn mit etw beauftragen

3. vi

1) (= attack) stürmen; (at people) angreifen (at sb jdn); (bull) losgehen (at sb auf jdn)

charge! — vorwärts!

2) (inf: rush) rennen

he charged into a brick wall — er rannte gegen eine Mauer

he charged into the room/upstairs — er stürmte ins Zimmer/die Treppe hoch

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charge [tʃɑː(r)dʒ]

A v/t

1. beladen, (auch fig sein Gedächtnis etc) belasten

2. a) TECH beschicken

b) obs ein Glas etc füllen ( with mit)

3. ein Gewehr etc laden:

the atmosphere was charged with excitement die Atmosphäre war spannungsgeladen

4. ELEK eine Batterie etc (auf)laden

5. CHEM sättigen, ansetzen ( beide:

with mit)

6. charge with fig jemandem etwas aufbürden

7. jemanden beauftragen ( with mit):

charge sb with a task jemanden mit einer Aufgabe betrauen;

charge sb with doing ( oder to do) sth jemanden beauftragen, etwas zu tun;

charge sb to be careful jemandem einschärfen, vorsichtig zu sein

8. belehren, jemandem Weisungen geben:

charge the jury JUR den Geschworenen Rechtsbelehrung erteilen

9. (with) jemandem (etwas) zur Last legen oder vorwerfen oder anlasten, auch JUR jemanden (einer Sache) beschuldigen oder anklagen oder bezichtigen:

he has been charged gegen ihn ist Anklage erhoben worden;

he has been charged with murder er steht unter Mordanklage;

charge sb with being negligent jemandem vorwerfen, nachlässig (gewesen) zu sein;

guilty as charged schuldig im Sinne der Anklage

10. a) (with) WIRTSCH jemanden belasten (mit einem Betrag), jemandem (etwas) in Rechnung stellen:

charge an amount to sb’s account jemandes Konto mit einem Betrag belasten

b) besonders US etwas mit Kreditkarte kaufen

11. berechnen, verlangen ( beide:

for für):

charge sb for sth jemandem etwas berechnen;

how much do you charge for it? wie viel berechnen oder verlangen Sie dafür?, was kostet das bei Ihnen?;

he charged me 3 dollars for it er berechnete mir 3 Dollar dafür, er berechnete es mir mit 3 Dollar;

charged at berechnet mit; → admission 2

12. a) MIL angreifen, allg auch losgehen auf (akk)

b) MIL stürmen

13. SPORT einen Gegenspieler angehen, rempeln

14. MIL eine Waffe zum Angriff fällen

B v/i

1. ELEK sich aufladen

2. stürmen:

charge at sb auf jemanden losgehen

C s

1. besonders fig Last f, Belastung f, Bürde f

2. Fracht(ladung) f

3. TECH

a) Beschickung(sgut) f(n), METALL Charge f, Gicht f

b) Ladung f (einer Schusswaffe, Batterie etc), (Pulver-, Spreng-, Schrot- etc) Ladung f:

a charge of shot

4. fig Explosivkraft f, Dynamik f:

emotional charge

5. (finanzielle) Belastung oder Last:

charge on an estate Grundstücksbelastung, Grundschuld f

6. fig (on, upon) Anforderung f (an akk), Beanspruchung f (gen):

be a charge on sth etwas beanspruchen

7. a) Preis m, Kosten pl

b) Forderung f, in Rechnung gestellter Betrag

c) Gebühr f

d) auch pl Unkosten pl, Spesen pl:

charge for admission Eintrittspreis;

at sb’s charge auf jemandes Kosten;

free of charge kostenlos, gratis;

what is the charge? was kostet es?;

there is no charge es kostet nichts

8. WIRTSCH Belastung f ( to an account eines Kontos)

9. Beschuldigung f, Vorwurf m, JUR auch (Punkt m der) Anklage f:

be on a charge of murder unter Mordanklage stehen;

there are no charges against him es liegt nichts gegen ihn vor;

bring charges (against sb)

a) (gegen jemanden) Anzeige erstatten,

b) (gegen jemanden) Anklage erheben;

bring a charge of sth against sb

a) gegen jemanden wegen einer Sache Anzeige erstatten,

b) gegen jemanden wegen einer Sache Anklage erheben;

drop the charge

a) die Anzeige zurückziehen,

b) die Anklage fallen lassen;

press charges Anzeige erstatten;

return to the charge fig auf das alte Thema zurückkommen

10. MIL

a) Angriff m

b) Sturm m

11. MIL Signal n zum Angriff:

sound the charge zum Angriff blasen

12. Verantwortung f:

a) Aufsicht f, Leitung f

b) Obhut f, Verwahrung f:

the person in charge die verantwortliche Person, der oder die Verantwortliche;

who is in charge around here? wer ist hier der Chef?;

be in charge of verantwortlich sein für, die Aufsicht oder den Befehl führen über (akk), leiten, befehligen (akk);

be in charge of a case einen Fall bearbeiten;

be in ( oder under) sb’s charge unter jemandes Obhut stehen, von jemandem betreut werden;

have charge of in Obhut oder Verwahrung haben, betreuen;

place ( oder put) sb in charge (of) jemandem die Leitung (gen) oder Aufsicht (über akk) übertragen;

take charge die Leitung etc übernehmen, die Sache in die Hand nehmen; → drunk B 1

13. Br (polizeilicher) Gewahrsam:

give sb in charge jemanden der Polizei übergeben

14. a) Schützling m ( auch SPORT eines Trainers), Pflegebefohlene(r) m/f(m), Mündel m/n

b) jemandem anvertraute Sache

c) REL Gemeinde(glied) f(n) (eines Seelsorgers), Schäflein n oder pl umg

15. Befehl m, Anweisung f

16. JUR Rechtsbelehrung f (an die Geschworenen)

17. Heraldik: Wappenbild n

chg. abk

1. change

2. WIRTSCH charge

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1. noun
1) (price) Preis, der; (payable to telephone company, bank, authorities, etc., for services) Gebühr, die

is there a charge for it? — kostet das etwas?

2) (care) Verantwortung, die; (task) Auftrag, der; (person entrusted) Schützling, der

be in charge of a child — ein Kind betreuen

the patients in or under her charge — die ihr anvertrauten Patienten

be under somebody's charge — unter jemandes Obhut stehen

the officer/teacher in charge — der Dienst habende Offizier/der verantwortliche Lehrer

be in charge — die Verantwortung haben

be in charge of something — für etwas die Verantwortung haben; (be the leader) etwas leiten

put somebody in charge of something — jemanden mit der Verantwortung für etwas betrauen

take charge — die Verantwortung übernehmen

take charge of something — (become responsible for) etwas übernehmen

3) (Law): (accusation) Anklage, die

make a charge against somebody — jemanden beschuldigen

bring a charge of something against somebody — jemanden wegen etwas beschuldigen/verklagen

press charges — Anzeige erstatten

on a charge of — wegen

4) (allegation) Beschuldigung, die

5) (attack) Angriff, der; Attacke, die

6) (of explosives etc.) Ladung, die

7) (of electricity) Ladung, die

put the battery on charge — die Batterie an das Ladegerät anschließen
2. transitive verb
1) (demand payment of or from)

charge somebody something, charge something to somebody — jemandem etwas berechnen

charge somebody £1 for something — jemandem ein Pfund für etwas berechnen

charge something [up] to somebody's account — jemandes Konto mit etwas belasten

2) (Law): (accuse) anklagen

charge somebody with something — jemanden wegen etwas anklagen

3) (formal): (entrust)

charge somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas betrauen

4) (load) laden [Gewehr]

5) (Electr.) laden; [auf]laden [Batterie]

charged with emotion — (fig.) voller Gefühl

6) (rush at) angreifen

7) (formal): (command) befehlen

charge somebody to do something — jemandem befehlen, etwas zu tun
3. intransitive verb
1) (attack) angreifen

charge! — Angriff!; Attacke!

charge at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas angreifen

he charged into a wall — (fig.) er krachte gegen eine Mauer

2) (coll.): (hurry) sausen

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(accusation) n.

Anklage -n f. n.

Amt ¨-er n.

Angriff -e m.

Aufladung f.

Füllung -en f.

Ladung -en f.

Preis -e m.

Tarif -e (Gebühr) m. v.

beladen v.

belasten v.

berechnen v.

füllen v.

laden v.

(§ p.,pp.: lud, geladen)

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8 charge

charge [tʃɑ:dʒ]

frais ⇒ 1 (a) inculpation ⇒ 1 (b) accusation ⇒ 1 (c) responsabilité ⇒ 1 (d) charge ⇒ 1 (e), 1 (g), 1 (h) faire payer ⇒ 2 (a) accuser ⇒ 2 (c) inculper ⇒ 2 (d) charger ⇒ 2 (e), 2 (g)-(i), 3 (b), 3 (c)

1 noun

(a) Commerce & Finance (fee, cost) frais mpl; (to an account) imputation f;

∎ administrative charges frais mpl de dossier;

∎ postal/telephone charges frais mpl postaux/téléphoniques;

∎ there's a charge of one pound for use of the locker il faut payer une livre pour utiliser la consigne automatique;

∎ is there any extra charge for a single room? est-ce qu'il faut payer un supplément pour une chambre à un lit?;

∎ what's the charge for delivery? la livraison coûte combien?;

∎ there's no charge for children c'est gratuit pour les enfants;

∎ it's free of charge c'est gratuit;

∎ there's a small admission charge to the museum il y a un petit droit d'entrée au musée;

∎ American will that be cash or charge? vous payez comptant ou vous le portez à votre compte?

(b) Law (accusation) chef m d'accusation, inculpation f; (judge's address to the jury) réquisitoire m;

∎ he was arrested on a charge of conspiracy il a été arrêté sous l'inculpation d'association criminelle;

∎ you are under arrest - on what charge? vous êtes en état d'arrestation - pour quel motif?;

∎ to bring or file charges against sb porter plainte ou déposer une plainte contre qn;

∎ a charge of drunk driving was brought against the driver le conducteur a été mis en examen pour conduite en état d'ivresse;

∎ the judge threw out the charge le juge a retiré l'inculpation;

∎ she was acquitted on both charges elle a été acquittée des deux chefs d'inculpation;

∎ some of the charges may be dropped certains des chefs d'accusation pourraient être retirés;

∎ he pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery il a plaidé coupable à l'accusation de vol;

∎ they will have to answer or face charges of fraud ils auront à répondre à l'accusation d'escroquerie;

∎ she's laying herself open to charges of favouritism on risque de l'accuser de favoritisme

(c) (allegation) accusation f;

∎ the government rejected charges that it was mismanaging the economy le gouvernement a rejeté l'accusation selon laquelle il gérait mal l'économie;

∎ charges of torture have been brought or made against the regime des accusations de torture ont été portées contre le régime

(d) (command, control)

∎ who's (the person) in charge here? qui est le responsable ici?;

∎ she's in charge of public relations elle s'occupe des relations publiques;

∎ can I leave you in charge of the shop? puis-je vous laisser la responsabilité du magasin?;

∎ she was in charge of consumer protection elle était responsable de la protection des consommateurs;

∎ I was put in charge of the investigation on m'a confié la responsabilité de l'enquête;

∎ he was put in charge of 100 men on a mis 100 hommes sous sa responsabilité;

∎ to take charge of sth prendre en charge qch, prendre ou assumer la direction de qch;

∎ she took charge of organizing the festival elle a pris en charge l'organisation du festival;

∎ he took charge of his nephew il a pris son neveu en charge;

∎ he had a dozen salesmen under his charge il avait une douzaine de vendeurs sous sa responsabilité

(e) formal (burden)

∎ to be a charge on sb être une charge pour qn;

∎ she refused to be a charge on her family/the State elle refusa d'être une charge pour sa famille/d'être à la charge de l'État

(f) formal (dependent) = personne confiée à la garde d'une autre; (pupil) élève mf;

∎ the governess instructed her two charges in French and Italian la gouvernante apprit le français et l'italien à ses deux élèves;

∎ the nanny is out for a walk with her charges la nourrice est partie se promener avec les enfants qu'elle garde ou dont elle a la charge

(g) (duty, mission) charge f;

∎ he was given the charge of preparing the defence on l'a chargé de préparer la défense;

∎ Law the judge's charge to the jury les recommandations du juge au jury

(h) Military (attack) charge f;

∎ soldiers made several charges against the demonstrators les soldats ont chargé les manifestants à plusieurs reprises

(i) Electricity & Physics charge f;

∎ the battery needs a charge la batterie a besoin d'être chargée;

∎ I left it on charge all night je l'ai laissé charger toute la nuit;

∎ American familiar figurative to get a charge out of sth/doing sth (thrill) s'éclater ou prendre son pied avec qch/en faisant qch

(j) Military charge f;

∎ British History the Charge of the Light Brigade la Charge de la brigade légère

(k) Heraldry meuble m

2 transitive verb

(a) Commerce & Finance (person) faire payer; (sum) faire payer, prendre; (commission) prélever;

∎ the doctor charged her $90 for a visit le médecin lui a fait payer ou lui a pris 90 dollars pour une consultation;

∎ how much would you charge to take us to the airport? combien prendriez-vous pour nous emmener à l'aéroport?;

∎ they didn't charge us for the coffee ils ne nous ont pas fait payer les cafés;

∎ you will be charged for postage les frais postaux seront à votre charge

(b) Commerce & Finance (defer payment of)

∎ charge the bill to my account mettez le montant de la facture sur mon compte;

∎ I charged all my expenses to the company j'ai mis tous mes frais sur le compte de la société;

∎ American can I charge this jacket? (with a credit card) puis-je payer cette veste avec ma carte (de crédit)?;

∎ American charge it mettez-le sur mon compte

(c) (allege)

∎ to charge that sb has done sth accuser qn d'avoir fait qch;

∎ the Opposition spokesman charged that the Employment Secretary had falsified the figures le porte-parole de l'opposition a accusé le ministre du Travail ou de l'Emploi d'avoir falsifié les chiffres;

∎ he charged his partner with having stolen thousands of pounds from the firm il a accusé son associé d'avoir volé des milliers de livres à l'entreprise

(d) Law inculper;

∎ I'm charging you with the murder of X je vous inculpe du meurtre de X;

∎ he was charged with assaulting a policeman il a été inculpé de voies de fait sur un agent de police

(e) (attack) charger;

∎ the police charged the crowd les forces de l'ordre ont chargé la foule;

∎ the troops charged the building les troupes donnèrent l'assaut au bâtiment

(f) formal (command, entrust)

∎ I was charged with guarding the prisoner je fus chargé de la surveillance du prisonnier;

∎ I charge you to find the stolen documents je vous confie la tâche de retrouver les documents dérobés;

∎ she was charged with the task of interviewing applicants on lui confia la tâche d'interroger les candidats;

∎ Law the judge charged the jury le juge a fait ses recommandations au jury

(g) Electricity charger

(h) Military charger

(i) formal (fill) charger;

∎ to charge sb's glass remplir le verre de qn

3 intransitive verb

(a) (demand in payment) demander, prendre;

∎ how much do you charge? combien demandez-vous ou prenez-vous?;

∎ do you charge for delivery? est-ce que vous faites payer la livraison?;

∎ he doesn't charge il ne demande ou prend rien

(b) (rush → person) se précipiter; (→ animal) charger;

∎ the rhino suddenly charged tout d'un coup le rhinocéros a chargé;

∎ the crowd charged across the square la foule s'est ruée à travers la place;

∎ suddenly two policemen charged into the room tout d'un coup deux policiers ont fait irruption dans la pièce;

∎ she charged into/out of her office elle entra dans son/sortit de son bureau au pas de charge

(c) Military (attack) charger, donner l'assaut;

∎ charge! à l'assaut!

(d) Electricity se charger ou recharger;

∎ this battery won't charge cette batterie ne veut pas se charger ou recharger

►► American Commerce & Finance charge account compte m crédit d'achats, compte m accréditif;

Commerce & Finance charge card carte f de paiement;

British charge hand sous-chef m d'équipe;

British charge nurse infirmier(ère) m,f en chef;

British Law charge sheet procès-verbal m (établi par la police avant le passage d'un prévenu devant un tribunal)

➲ charge down separable transitive verb

Sport (ball) contrer

➲ charge off separable transitive verb

American Finance (capital) amortir, imputer à l'exercice;

∎ we were obliged to charge off the whole operation il a fallu imputer l'intégralité du coût de l'opération à l'exercice

➲ charge up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) Finance & Commerce (bill)

∎ to charge sth up to sb's account mettre qch sur le compte de qn;

∎ could you charge it up? pourriez-vous le mettre sur mon compte?;

∎ she charged everything up to her account elle a mis tous les frais sur son compte

(b) Electricity charger, recharger

2 intransitive verb

(battery) se (re)charger

✾ Poem 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' Tennyson 'La Charge de la brigade légère'

ⓘ THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE Ce célèbre poème de lord Tennyson fut inspiré par un épisode de la guerre de Crimée, en 1854: une poignée de soldats britanniques se sacrifièrent pour sauver le port de Balaklava (tenu par les Anglais, les Français et les Turcs) d'une attaque par les Russes.

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9 charge

charge [t∫α:dʒ]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

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1. noun

   a. (in court) inculpation f, chef m d'accusation

• what is the charge? quel est le chef d'accusation ?

• the charge was murder il était (or j'étais etc) inculpé de meurtre

• the charge was dropped les poursuites ont été abandonnées

• they were convicted on all three charges ils ont été reconnus coupables pour les trois chefs d'accusation

• to be on a murder charge être inculpé de meurtre

• he was arrested on a charge of murder il a été arrêté pour meurtre

   b. ( = accusation) accusation f

• he denied these charges il a rejeté ces accusations

   c. ( = attack) charge f

   d. ( = fee) prix m

• is there a charge? c'est payant ?

• for a small charge, we can supply... pour un prix modique, nous pouvons fournir...

• there's no charge for this c'est gratuit

• there is an extra charge for... il y a un supplément (à payer) pour...

• to make a charge for sth facturer qch

• he made no charge for mending it il n'a rien pris pour la réparation

• charge for delivery frais mpl de port

   e. ( = responsibility) the patients in her charge les malades dont elle a la charge

• to take charge (in firm, project) prendre la direction

• he took charge of the situation at once il a immédiatement pris la situation en main

► in charge

• who's in charge here? qui est le responsable ?

• the person in charge le responsable

• I left him in charge je lui ai laissé la charge de tout

• to be in charge of [+ department, operation, project] diriger ; [+ children, animals] s'occuper de

• to put sb in charge of [+ firm, department, operation, project] confier à qn la direction de

• to put sb in charge of doing sth charger qn de faire qch

   f. (electrical) charge f

• to put a battery on charge mettre une batterie en charge

• there is no charge left in the battery la batterie est déchargée

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = accuse) accuser ( with de ) ; (in court) inculper ( with de)

• to charge sb with doing sth accuser qn d'avoir fait qch

• he was charged with murder il a été inculpé de meurtre

   b. ( = attack) charger

   c. (in payment) [+ person] faire payer ; [+ amount] prendre

• to charge a commission prendre une commission

• to charge $100 a day prendre 100 dollars par jour

• to charge sb a fee of £200 faire payer 200 livres à qn

• to charge sb for sth faire payer qch à qn

• to charge sb too much for sth faire payer qch trop cher à qn

• I won't charge you for that je ne vous ferai rien payer

• I can charge it to the company je peux me le faire rembourser par mon entreprise ; (on expense claim) je peux le mettre sur ma note de frais

   d. [+ battery] charger

   e. ( = command) to charge sb to do sth charger qn de faire qch

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = rush) se précipiter

• to charge in/out entrer/sortir en coup de vent

• to charge up/down grimper/descendre à toute vitesse

• to charge through passer en coup de vent

   b. [battery] se recharger

4. compounds

► charge account noun compte m client

► charge card noun (British) carte f de paiement

► charge sheet noun (British) ≈ procès-verbal m

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[tʃɑːdʒ] 1.
noun

1) ( fee) frais mpl

delivery/handling charge — frais de livraison/manutention

additional charge — supplément m

small ou token charge — participation f

there's a charge of £2 for postage — il y a 2 livres de frais de port

there's no charge for installation — l'installation est gratuite

free of charge — gratuitement

at no extra charge — sans supplément

2) Law inculpation f

murder charge — inculpation d'assassinat

criminal charges — poursuites fpl criminelles

to bring charges — porter plainte

to prefer ou press charges against something — engager des poursuites contre quelque chose

to drop (the) charges — abandonner les poursuites

3) ( accusation) accusation f (of de)

this leaves you open to charges of — cela laisse la porte ouverte aux accusations de [nepotism]

4) ( attack) charge f ( against contre)

5) ( control)

to be in charge — gen être responsable (of de); Military commander

the person in charge — le/la responsable

to put somebody in charge of something — confier la charge de quelque chose à quelqu'un [company, plane, project]

to take charge of — assumer la charge de

to have charge of — être chargé de

the pupils in my charge — les élèves à ma charge

to take charge — prendre les choses en main

I've left Paul in charge — c'est Paul qui sera responsable

6) ( person in one's care) ( child) enfant mf dont on s'occupe; ( pupil) élève mf; ( patient) malade mf

7) ( explosive) charge f

8) Electricity, Physics charge f
2.
transitive verb

1) Commerce faire payer [customer]; prélever [commission]; percevoir [interest] (on sur)

to charge somebody for something — faire payer quelque chose à quelqu'un

how much do you charge? — vous prenez combien?

I charge £20 an hour — je prends 20 livres de l'heure

interest is charged at 2% a month — l'intérêt perçu sera de 2% par mois

labour is charged at £25 per hour — il faut compter 25 livres de l'heure pour la main-d'œuvre

what do you charge for doing...? — combien faut-il compter pour faire...?

2) ( pay on account)

to charge something to — mettre quelque chose sur [account]

3) Law [police] inculper [suspect] ( with de)

4) ( accuse) accuser ( with de)

5) ( rush at) charger [enemy]; [bull] foncer sur [person]

6) Electricity, Physics charger
3.
intransitive verb

1) ( demand payment)

to charge for — faire payer [delivery, admission]

2) ( rush at)

to charge at — charger [enemy]; [bull] foncer sur [person]

charge! — à l'attaque!

3) ( run) se précipiter ( into dans; out of de)

to charge across ou through — traverser [quelque chose] à toute vitesse [room]

to charge up/down — monter/descendre [quelque chose] à toute vitesse [stairs]

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10 reverse

rə'və:s
1. verb
1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) dar marcha atrás

2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) poner del revés

3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) revocar

2. noun
1) ((also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contrario

2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revés

3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; (also adjective) a reverse gear.) marcha atrás

4) ((also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) reverso

•

- reversal
- reversed
- reversible
- reverse the charges

reverse¹ n

1. contrario

he did the reverse of what I expected hizo lo contrario de lo que esperaba

2. marcha atrás

put the car into reverse mete marcha atrás

reverse² vb

1. dar marcha atrás

she reversed the car into the garage metió el coche marcha atrás en el garaje

2. invertir

they reversed the order of the ceremony invirtieron el orden de la ceremonia

to reverse the charges llamar a cobro revertido

El gerundio de reverse se escribe reversing

reverse

tr[rɪ'vɜːs]

adjective

1 inverso,-a

noun

1 (back - of coin, paper) reverso; (- of cloth) revés nombre masculino

2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL marcha atrás

3 (setback) revés nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (positions, roles) invertir

2 (decision) revocar

3 (vehicle) dar marcha atrás a

■ you have to reverse the car out of the garage tienes que sacar el coche del garaje marcha atrás

intransitive verb

1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL poner marcha atrás, dar marcha atrás

■ she reversed into a wall chocó con un muro dando marcha atrás

noun the reverse

1 lo contrario

■ quite the reverse! ¡todo lo contrario!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in reverse order en orden inverso

to reverse the charges llamar a cobro revertido

the reverse side (of coin, paper) reverso 2 (of cloth) revés nombre masculino

reverse [ri'vərs] v, - versed ; - versing vt

1) invert: invertir

2) change: cambiar totalmente

3) annul: anular, revocar

reverse vi

: dar marcha atrás

reverse adj

1) : inverso

in reverse order: en orden inverso

the reverse side: el reverso

2) opposite: contrario, opuesto

reverse n

1) opposite: lo contrario, lo opuesto

2) setback: revés m, contratiempo m

3) back: reverso m, dorso m, revés m

4) or reverse gear : marcha f atrás, reversa f Col, Mex

reverse

adj.

• contrario, -a adj.

• inverso, -a adj.

• invertido, -a adj.

n.

• contramarcha s.f.

• contrario s.m.

• inverso s.m.

• marcha atrás (Autómovil) s.f.

• reverso s.m.

• revés s.m.

• vuelta s.f.

v.

• invertir v.

• revocar v.

• trastrocar v.

I rɪ'vɜːrs, rɪ'vɜːs
noun

1) c (of picture, paper) reverso m, dorso m; (of cloth, garment) revés m; ( of coin) reverso m

2) (no pl)

a) ( opposite)

the reverse: are you upset? - quite the reverse ¿estás disgustada? - no, al contrario or no, todo lo contrario; the results are the reverse of what I expected — los resultados son todo lo contrario de lo que esperaba

b) ( reverse order)

in reverse — a la inversa, al revés

3) reverse (gear) (no art) marcha f atrás, reversa f (Col, Méx)

he came around the corner in reverse (gear) — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa

4) c u ( setback) (frml) revés m

5) c ( Sport) ( in US football) reversible f

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( transpose) \<\<roles/positions\>\> invertir*

to reverse the charges — (BrE Telec) llamar a cobro revertido or (Chi, Méx) por cobrar

b) ( invert) \<\<order/process\>\> invertir*

2) (undo, negate) \<\<policy\>\> cambiar radicalmente; \<\<trend\>\> invertir* el sentido de; \<\<verdict/decision/ruling\>\> revocar*

3) \<\<vehicle\>\>

she reversed her car around the corner — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa

2.

vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, meter reversa (Col, Méx)

III

adjective (before n)

a) ( back)

the reverse side o face — ( of coin) el reverso

the reverse side — ( of cloth) el revés; ( of paper) el reverso, el dorso

b) (backward, opposite) <movement/directionend> contrario, inverso

in reverse order — en orden inverso

[rɪ'vɜːs]
1. ADJ

1) [order] inverso; [direction] contrario, opuesto

the reverse side — (of coin, medal) el reverso; (of sheet of paper) el dorso

in reverse order — en orden inverso

2) (Aut) [gear] de marcha atrás

2. N

1) (=opposite)

the reverse — lo contrario

no, quite the reverse! — no, ¡todo lo contrario!

but the reverse is true — pero es al contrario

it was the reverse of what we had expected — fue todo lo contrario de lo que habíamos esperado

his remarks were the reverse of flattering — sus observaciones eran poco halagüeñas, todo lo contrario

it's the same process in reverse — es el mismo proceso al revés

2) (=face) [of coin] reverso m ; [of paper etc] dorso m ; [of cloth] revés m

3) (Aut) (also: reverse gear) marcha f atrás

to go or change into reverse — dar marcha atrás

to put a car into reverse — dar marcha atrás a un coche

my luck went into reverse — mi suerte dio marcha atrás

4) (=setback) revés m, contratiempo m ; (=defeat) derrota f

3. VT

1) (=invert order of) invertir, invertir el orden de; (=turn other way) volver al revés; [+ arms] llevar a la funerala

to reverse A and B — invertir el orden de A y B, anteponer B a A

2) (=change) [+ opinion] cambiar completamente de; [+ decision] revocar, anular, cancelar

3) (Brit)
(Telec)
to reverse the charges — cobrar al número llamado, llamar a cobro revertido

4) (esp Brit) [+ car, train etc] dar marcha atrás a

he reversed the car into the garage — dio marcha atrás para entrar en el garaje

he reversed the car into a pillarbox — al dar marcha atrás chocó con un buzón

4.

VI (esp Brit) (Aut) dar marcha atrás

I reversed into a van — al dar marcha atrás choqué con una furgoneta

5.

CPD

reverse charge call N — (Brit) (Telec) llamada f a cobro revertido

reverse discrimination N — (US) discriminación f positiva

reverse turn N — (Aut) vuelta f al revés

reverse video N — (Comput) vídeo m inverso

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I [rɪ'vɜːrs, rɪ'vɜːs]
noun

1) c (of picture, paper) reverso m, dorso m; (of cloth, garment) revés m; ( of coin) reverso m

2) (no pl)

a) ( opposite)

the reverse: are you upset? - quite the reverse ¿estás disgustada? - no, al contrario or no, todo lo contrario; the results are the reverse of what I expected — los resultados son todo lo contrario de lo que esperaba

b) ( reverse order)

in reverse — a la inversa, al revés

3) reverse (gear) (no art) marcha f atrás, reversa f (Col, Méx)

he came around the corner in reverse (gear) — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa

4) c u ( setback) (frml) revés m

5) c ( Sport) ( in US football) reversible f

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( transpose) \<\<roles/positions\>\> invertir*

to reverse the charges — (BrE Telec) llamar a cobro revertido or (Chi, Méx) por cobrar

b) ( invert) \<\<order/process\>\> invertir*

2) (undo, negate) \<\<policy\>\> cambiar radicalmente; \<\<trend\>\> invertir* el sentido de; \<\<verdict/decision/ruling\>\> revocar*

3) \<\<vehicle\>\>

she reversed her car around the corner — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa

2.

vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, meter reversa (Col, Méx)

III

adjective (before n)

a) ( back)

the reverse side o face — ( of coin) el reverso

the reverse side — ( of cloth) el revés; ( of paper) el reverso, el dorso

b) (backward, opposite) <movement/direction/trend> contrario, inverso

in reverse order — en orden inverso

English-spanish dictionary > reverse
11 press

pres
1. verb
1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) apretar, presionar

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) exprimir, estrujar; prensar

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) presionar; apremiar

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) presionar, insistir

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) planchar

2. noun
1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) apretón; planchado

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prensa

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; (also adjective) a press photographer.) prensa

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) prensa

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prensa

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- pressing
- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on

press¹ n prensa

a press photographer un fotógrafo de la prensa

press² vb apretar / pulsar

to print the document, press F7 para imprimir el documento, pulsa F7

press

tr[pres]

noun

1 (newspapers) prensa

■ the gutter press la prensa sensacionalista, la prensa amarilla

■ the quality press la prensa seria

2 (printing machine) prensa, imprenta

3 (for grapes, flowers) prensa

■ trouser press prensa para pantalones

4 (act of pressing) presión nombre femenino; (of hand) apretón nombre masculino; (act of ironing) planchado

■ at the press of a botton con sólo apretar un botón

■ give this shirt a quick press dale un planchado a esta camisa

transitive verb

1 (push down - button, switch) pulsar, apretar, presionar; (- accelerator) pisar; (- key on keyboard) pulsar; (- trigger) apretar

2 (squeeze - hand) apretar

3 (crush - fruit) exprimir, estrujar; (- grapes, olives, flowers) prensar

4 (clothes) planchar, planchar a vapor

5 (record) imprimir

6 (urge, put pressure on) presionar, instar; (insist on) insistir en, exigir

■ they pressed me to report the theft insistieron en que denunciara el robo

■ they pressed me for an answer me exigían una respuesta

intransitive verb

1 (push) apretar, presionar

■ press down on the lever presiona la palanca

2 (crowd) apretujarse, apiñarse

3 (urge, pressurize) presionar, insistir; (time) apremiar

■ we are pressing for a peaceful solution estamos presionando para que se resuelva de forma pacífica

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the time of going to press al cierre de la edición

to go to press entrar en prensa

to have a good/bad press tener buena/mala prensa

to press a point recalcar un punto

to press charges against somebody presentar cargos contra alguien, formular cargos contra alguien

to press home an advantage aprovechar una ventaja

press agency agencia de prensa

press conference conferencia de prensa, rueda de prensa

press cutting recorte nombre masculino de prensa

press box tribuna de prensa

press release comunicado de prensa

press stud botón nombre masculino de presión

press ['prɛs] vt

1) push: apretar

2) squeeze: apretar, prensar (frutas, flores, etc.)

3) iron: planchar (ropa)

4) urge: instar, apremiar

he pressed me to come: insistió en que viniera

press vi

1) push: apretar

press hard: aprieta con fuerza

2) crowd: apiñarse

3) : abrirse paso

I pressed through the crowd: me abrí paso entre el gentío

4) urge: presionar

press n

1) crowd: multitud f

2) : imprenta f, prensa f

to go to press: entrar en prensa

3) urgency: urgencia f, prisa f

4) printer, publisher: imprenta f, editorial f

5)

the press : la prensa

freedom of the press: libertad de prensa

press

adj.

• de prensa adj.

n.

(§ pl.: presses) = estampa s.f.

• imprenta s.f.

• prensa s.f.

• presión s.f.

• urgencia s.f.

v.

• empujar v.

• estrechar v.

• estrujar v.

• gravitar v.

• instar v.

• oprimir v.

• planchar v.

• prensar v.

• presionar v.

• pulsar (Tecla, botón) v.

• urgir v.

pres
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noun

1) u

a) (newspapers, journalists) prensa f

the press — la prensa

the freedom of the press — la libertad de prensa; (before n) <box, gallery> de (la) prensa

press agency — (BrE) agencia f de prensa

press agent — encargado, -da m,f de prensa

press clipping o (BrE) cutting — recorte m de prensa

press office — oficina f de prensa

press photographer — reportero gráfico, reportera gráfica m,f

press release — comunicado m de prensa

press run — (AmE) tirada f

b) ( treatment by newspapers)

to get a good/bad press — tener* buena/mala prensa, tener* buena/mala acogida por parte de la prensa

2) c

a) ( printing press) prensa f, imprenta f

to go to press — entrar en prensa

at the time of going to press — al cierre de la edición

b) ( publishing house) editorial f

3) c (for pressing - grapes, flowers, machine parts) prensa f; (- trousers) prensa f plancha-pantalones

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( push) \<\<button/doorbell\>\> apretar*, pulsar; \<\<pedal/footbrake\>\> pisar

we were pressed up against the wall by the crowd — el gentío nos apretujó contra la pared

2)

a) ( squeeze) apretar*

b) ( in press) \<\<grapes/olives/flowers\>\> prensar

c) \<\<disk/album\>\> imprimir*

d) \<\<clothes\>\> planchar

3)

a) ( put pressure on)

when pressed, she admitted it — cuando la presionaron, lo admitió

to press somebody FOR something/to + INF: I pressed him for an answer insistí en que or exigí que me diera una respuesta; they pressed him to change his policy — ejercieron presión sobre él para que cambiara de política

b) ( pursue)

they went on strike to press their demands — fueron a la huelga en apoyo de sus reivindicaciones

to press charges against somebody — presentar or formular cargos en contra de alguien

I didn't press the point — no insistí más

2.

vi

1)

a) ( exert pressure)

press firmly — presione or apriete con fuerza

to press (down) ON something — apretar* algo, hacer* presión sobre algo

b) (crowd, push) \<\<people\>\> apretujarse, apiñarse

2) (urge, pressurize) presionar

to press FOR something: they've been pressing for an inquiry han estado presionando para que se haga una investigación; time presses o is pressing — el tiempo apremia

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Phrasal Verbs:

- press ahead

- press home

- press on

[pres]
1. NOUN

1) (Publishing)

a) (=newspapers collectively) prensa f

• to get or have a good/ bad press — (lit, fig) tener buena/mala prensa

• the press — (=newspapers, journalists) la prensa

I saw it in the press — lo vi en la prensa

the press reported that... — la prensa informó que...

member of the press — periodista mf, miembro mf de la prensa

the national/local press — la prensa nacional/regional
free 1., 4), gutter I, 2.
b) (=printing press) imprenta f

• to go to press — entrar en prensa

correct at the time of going to press — correcto en el momento de impresión

• hot off the press(es) — recién salido de la imprenta

• to be in press — estar en prensa

• to pass sth for press — aprobar algo para la prensa

• to set the presses rolling — poner las prensas en marcha

c) (=publishing firm) editorial f

2) (=touch) (with hand) apretón m

• at the press of a button — con solo apretar un botón

3) (with iron)

• to give sth a press — planchar algo

this skirt needs a press — esta falda necesita un planchado

4) (=apparatus, machine) (for wine, olives, cheese, moulding) prensa f ; (also: trouser press) prensa f para planchar pantalones; (for racket) tensor m

hydraulic press — prensa f hidráulica
cider 2., printing 2.
5) (=crush) apiñamiento m, agolpamiento m

he lost his hat in the press to get out — perdió el sombrero en el apiñamiento or agolpamiento que se produjo a la salida

6) (Weightlifting) presa f

7) (=cupboard) armario m

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=push, squeeze)

a) [+ button, switch, doorbell] pulsar, apretar; [+ hand, trigger] apretar; [+ accelerator] pisar

select the option required, then press "enter" — escoja la opción que desee, y luego pulse or apriete "intro"

• he pressed his face against the window — apretó la cara contra el cristal

she pressed herself against me/the wall — se apretó contra mí/contra la pared

• she pressed a note into his hand — le metió un billete en la mano

• she pressed the lid on (to) the box — cerró la caja apretando la tapa

• he pressed her to him — la atrajo hacia sí

Dobbs pressed his hand to his heart — Dobbs se llevó la mano al corazón

he pressed the revolver to Sally's head — le puso a Sally el revólver en la cabeza

• he pressed his fingertips together — juntó las yemas de los dedos

- press the flesh

b) (painfully) apretujar

as the crowd moved back he found himself pressed up against a wall — a medida que la multitud retrocedía, se vio apretujado contra una pared

2) (using press) [+ grapes, olives, flowers] prensar

3) (=iron) [+ clothes] planchar

4) (Tech) (=make) [+ machine part] prensar; [+ record, disk] imprimir

5) (=pressurize) presionar

he didn't need much pressing — no hubo que presionarle mucho

when pressed, she conceded the point — cuando la presionaron, les dio la razón

• to press sb for sth — exigir algo de algn

to press sb for an answer — exigir una respuesta de algn

he did not press her for further details — no le exigió más detalles

to press sb for payment — insistir en que algn pague, exigir a algn el pago de lo que se debe

• to press sb into doing sth — obligar a algn a hacer algo

I found myself pressed into playing football with the children — me vi obligado a jugar al fútbol con los niños

• to press sb to do sth — (=urge) insistir en que algn haga algo; (=pressurize) presionar a algn para que haga algo

he pressed me to have a drink with him — insistió en que tomase una copa con él

he didn't press her to go back to work — no la presionó para que volviera a trabajar

the trade unions are pressing him to stand firm — los sindicatos le están presionando para que se mantenga firme
pressed
6) (=insist)

don't press me on this point — no me insistas sobre este punto

she smiles coyly when pressed about her private life — cuando insisten en querer saber sobre su vida privada, sonríe con coquetería

he was being pressed by creditors — le acosaban los acreedores

7) (=force)

• to press sth on sb — insistir en que algn acepte algo

food and cigarettes were pressed on him — le estuvieron ofreciendo insistentemente comida y cigarros

8)

• to be pressed into service, we were all pressed into service — todos tuvimos que ponernos a trabajar

the town hall has been pressed into service as a school — se han visto obligados a usar el ayuntamiento como escuela

Kenny had been pressed into service to guard the door — habían convencido a Kenny para que vigilara la puerta

9) (=pursue) [+ claim] insistir en; [+ demand] exigir

• his officials have visited Washington to press their case for economic aid — sus representantes han ido a Washington para hacer presión a favor de la ayuda económica

• to press charges (against sb) — presentar cargos (contra algn)

• the champion failed to press home his advantage — el campeón no supo aprovechar su ventaja

to press home an attack — sacar el máximo partido de un ataque

• I shan't press the point — no insistiré más sobre eso
suit 1., 4)
3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=exert pressure) apretar

does it hurt when I press here? — ¿le duele cuando le aprieto aquí?

• I felt something hard press into my back — noté la presión de algo duro que se apretaba contra mi espalda

• the bone was pressing on a nerve — el hueso estaba pinzando un nervio

2) (=move, push)

• he pressed against her — se apretó contra ella

his leg pressed against her thigh — su pierna se apretaba contra su muslo

• the crowd pressed round him — la muchedumbre se apiñó en torno a él

• he pressed through the crowd — se abrió paso entre la muchedumbre

• the audience pressed towards the exit — el público se apresuró hacia la salida

3) (=urge, agitate)

• to press for sth — exigir algo, insistir en algo

he will press for the death penalty in this case — en este caso va a insistir en or exigir la pena de muerte

a protest march in the capital to press for new elections — una marcha de protesta en la capital para exigir otras elecciones

police may now press for changes in the law — puede que ahora la policía presione para que cambien las leyes

to press for sb to resign — exigir la dimisión de algn, insistir en que algn dimita

• time is pressing — el tiempo apremia

4) (=weigh heavily)

• to press on sb — pesar sobre algn

the weight of guilt pressed on her — el sentimiento de culpabilidad pesaba sobre ella

4.

COMPOUNDS

press agency N — agencia f de prensa

press agent N — encargado(-a) m / f de prensa

press attaché N — agregado(-a) m / f de prensa

press baron N — magnate m de la prensa

press box N — tribuna f de prensa

press briefing N — rueda f de prensa, conferencia f de prensa

press card N — pase m de periodista, carnet m de prensa

press clipping N — = press cutting

press conference N — rueda f de prensa, conferencia f de prensa

to call a press conference — convocar una rueda or una conferencia de prensa

to hold a press conference — celebrar una rueda or una conferencia de prensa

press corps N — prensa f acreditada

press coverage N — cobertura f periodística

it's had a lot of press coverage — ha tenido mucha cobertura periodística

press cutting N — recorte m (de periódico)

press gallery N — tribuna f de prensa

press gang N — (Hist) leva f

press kit N — kit m de prensa

press launch N — lanzamiento m de prensa

press office N — oficina f de prensa

press officer N — agente mf de prensa

press pack N — (=information pack) dosier m de prensa; pej (=group of reporters) grupo m de reporteros; (=sensationalist press) prensa f amarilla

press pass N — pase m de prensa

press photographer N — fotógrafo(-a) m / f de prensa

press release N — comunicado m de prensa

to issue or put out a press release — publicar un comunicado de prensa

press report N — nota f de prensa, reportaje m de prensa

press room N — sala f de prensa

press run N — (US) tirada f

press secretary N — secretario(-a) m / f de prensa

press stud N — (Brit) automático m, broche m de presión

press view N — preestreno m (para prensa)

- press ahead

- press back

- press down

- press forward

- press on

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[pres]
I

noun

1) u

a) (newspapers, journalists) prensa f

the press — la prensa

the freedom of the press — la libertad de prensa; (before n) <box, gallery> de (la) prensa

press agency — (BrE) agencia f de prensa

press agent — encargado, -da m,f de prensa

press clipping o (BrE) cutting — recorte m de prensa

press office — oficina f de prensa

press photographer — reportero gráfico, reportera gráfica m,f

press release — comunicado m de prensa

press run — (AmE) tirada f

b) ( treatment by newspapers)

to get a good/bad press — tener* buena/mala prensa, tener* buena/mala acogida por parte de la prensa

2) c

a) ( printing press) prensa f, imprenta f

to go to press — entrar en prensa

at the time of going to press — al cierre de la edición

b) ( publishing house) editorial f

3) c (for pressing - grapes, flowers, machine parts) prensa f; (- trousers) prensa f plancha-pantalones

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( push) \<\<button/doorbell\>\> apretar*, pulsar; \<\<pedal/footbrake\>\> pisar

we were pressed up against the wall by the crowd — el gentío nos apretujó contra la pared

2)

a) ( squeeze) apretar*

b) ( in press) \<\<grapes/olives/flowers\>\> prensar

c) \<\<disk/album\>\> imprimir*

d) \<\<clothes\>\> planchar

3)

a) ( put pressure on)

when pressed, she admitted it — cuando la presionaron, lo admitió

to press somebody FOR something/to + INF: I pressed him for an answer insistí en que or exigí que me diera una respuesta; they pressed him to change his policy — ejercieron presión sobre él para que cambiara de política

b) ( pursue)

they went on strike to press their demands — fueron a la huelga en apoyo de sus reivindicaciones

to press charges against somebody — presentar or formular cargos en contra de alguien

I didn't press the point — no insistí más

2.

vi

1)

a) ( exert pressure)

press firmly — presione or apriete con fuerza

to press (down) ON something — apretar* algo, hacer* presión sobre algo

b) (crowd, push) \<\<people\>\> apretujarse, apiñarse

2) (urge, pressurize) presionar

to press FOR something: they've been pressing for an inquiry han estado presionando para que se haga una investigación; time presses o is pressing — el tiempo apremia

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Phrasal Verbs:

- press ahead

- press home

- press on

English-spanish dictionary > press
12 prefer

pri'fə:
past tense, past participle - preferred; verb

(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) preferir

- preferable
- preferably
- preference

prefer vb preferir

she prefers painting to drawing prefiere pintar a dibujar

prefer

tr[prɪ'fɜː^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb (pt & pp preferred, ger preferring)

1 preferir

■ she prefers coffee to tea prefiere el café al té

■ he prefers swimming to running prefiere nadar a correr

■ I'd prefer them to come on Sunday preferiría que vinieran el domingo

2 SMALLLAW/SMALL (charge) presentar, formular

prefer [pri'fər] vt, - ferred ; - ferring

1) : preferir

I prefer coffee: prefiero café

2)

to prefer charges against : presentar cargos contra

prefer

v.

• anteponer v.

• preferir v.

• presentar v.

• promover v.

prɪ'fɜːr, pri'fɜː(r)
transitive verb - rr-

1) ( like better) preferir*

to prefer something TO something — preferir* algo a algo

I prefer John to Bob — me gusta más John que Bob

to prefer to + INF — preferir* + inf

to prefer something/somebody to + INF — preferir* que algo/alguien (+ subj)

I won't go if you'd prefer me to stay — si prefieres que me quede, no iré

to prefer THAT — preferir* que (+ subj)

I'd prefer it if you went now — preferiría que te fueras ahora

2) ( Law)

to prefer charges (against somebody) — presentar or formular cargos (en contra de alguien)

[prɪ'fɜː(r)]
1. VT

1) (=like better) preferir (to a)

she prefers coffee to tea — prefiere el café al té

which do you prefer? — ¿cuál prefieres?, ¿cuál te gusta más?

I preferred it the way it was — lo prefería tal como estaba

qualifications preferred but not essential — ser titulado es una ventaja pero no un requisito

• to prefer doing sth — preferir hacer algo

I prefer walking to going by car — prefiero ir andando or (LAm) caminando a ir en coche

• I'd prefer it if you didn't come with me — preferiría que no vinieras conmigo

• I much prefer Scotland — Escocia me gusta mucho más

• to prefer that — preferir que + subjun

we'd prefer that this visit be kept confidential — preferimos que esta visita se mantenga en secreto

• to prefer to do sth — preferir hacer algo

"will you do it?" - "I'd prefer not to" — -¿lo harás? -preferiría no hacerlo

he may prefer to discuss it with friends rather than with his family — puede que prefiera hablarlo con amigos a hacerlo con su familia

to prefer sb to do sth — preferir que algn haga algo

would you prefer me to drive? — ¿preferirías que condujera yo?

2) (Jur)

• to prefer charges (against sb) — presentar cargos (contra algn)

our client may decide to prefer charges of assault — puede que nuestro cliente decida presentar cargos por agresión

3) (esp Rel) (=promote) ascender; (=appoint) nombrar

he was preferred to the see of Toledo — lo nombraron arzobispo de Toledo

2.

VI preferir

as you prefer — como usted quiera, como usted prefiera

if you prefer, we could leave it till tomorrow — si usted quiere or lo prefiere, lo podemos dejar para mañana

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[prɪ'fɜːr, pri'fɜː(r)]
transitive verb - rr-

1) ( like better) preferir*

to prefer something TO something — preferir* algo a algo

I prefer John to Bob — me gusta más John que Bob

to prefer to + INF — preferir* + inf

to prefer something/somebody to + INF — preferir* que algo/alguien (+ subj)

I won't go if you'd prefer me to stay — si prefieres que me quede, no iré

to prefer THAT — preferir* que (+ subj)

I'd prefer it if you went now — preferiría que te fueras ahora

2) ( Law)

to prefer charges (against somebody) — presentar or formular cargos (en contra de alguien)

English-spanish dictionary > prefer
13 cobrar

v.

1 to charge (commerce) (money).

nos cobra 700 euros de alquiler al mes she charges us 700 euros rent a month, we pay her 700 euros rent a month

me cobró de más he overcharged me

cantidades por cobrar amounts due

¿me cobra? how much do I owe you? (al pagar)

Ella cobra los martes She draws her pay every Tuesday.

2 to earn, to be paid (un sueldo).

cobra un millón al año she earns a million a year

está cobrando el paro he's receiving unemployment benefit

3 to take on, to acquire.

cobrar fama to become famous

4 to get paid.

5 to collect, to recover, to retrieve.

Ella cobra su sueldo los martes She collects her paycheck every Tuesday.

6 to collect payment from, to ask for payment, to bill.

Ella le cobra a María She collects payment from Mary.

7 to gain, to take on, to get up, to pick up.

Su auto cobró velocidad His car gained velocity.

8 to cash in, to cash, to encash.

Ricardo cobró su cheque Richard cashed in his check.

9 to claim.

Ella cobra una gran indemnización She claims a big compensation.

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cobrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (fijar precio por) to charge; (cheques) to cash; (salario) to earn

■ ¿cuánto te ha cobrado? how much did he charge you?

■ ¿cuánto cobras? how much do you earn?

■ cobro cada lunes I get paid every Monday

2 (caza) to retrieve

3 to get

■ si no te estás quieto vas a cobrar una torta if you don't keep still you'll get a smack

4 figurado (adquirir) to gain, get

■ le he cobrado cariño a ese lugar I've taken a liking to this place, I've grown fond of this place

■ cobrar fuerzas to gather strength

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be in for it

► verbo pronominal cobrarse

1 (dinero) to take, collect

■ cóbrate el café can you take for the coffee?

2 (víctimas) to claim

3 (recuperar) to recover (de, from); (volver en sí) to come round

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cobrarse venganza to take revenge

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verb

1) to charge

2) collect

3) get, earn

4) draw

* * *

1. VT

1) (=pedir como pago) to charge

cobran 200 dólares por arreglarlo — they charge 200 dollars to repair it

¿qué me va usted a cobrar? — what are you going to charge me?

¿cuánto os cobra de alquiler? — how much rent does she charge you?

me han cobrado demasiado — they've charged me too much, they've overcharged me

¿me cobra, por favor? — how much do I owe you?, can I have the bill, please?

¿me cobra los cafés? — how much do I owe you for the coffees?

2) (=recibir)

no han cobrado el dinero prometido — they haven't been paid o received the money they were promised

no hemos cobrado los dividendos — we haven't received any dividends

cobran un sueldo anual de nueve millones — they get o earn o receive an annual salary of nine million

¿cuánto cobras al año? — how much do you get o earn a year?

nuestro vecino está cobrando el paro — our neighbour is on unemployment benefit

cantidades a o por cobrar — amounts payable, amounts due

cuentas a o por cobrar — accounts receivable

- cobrar palos

3) (=recoger dinero de) [+ deuda, alquiler, impuesto] to collect; [+ cheque] to cash; [+ subsidio, pensión] to draw

voy a ir a cobrar el desempleo — I'm going to draw my unemployment benefit

tienen problemas para cobrar las multas — they have problems collecting the fines

4) (=adquirir)

los ordenadores han cobrado una gran importancia — computers have become very important

• cobrar actualidad — to become topical

• cobrar cariño a algn — to grow fond of sb

• cobrar fama — to become famous

cobrar fama de inteligente/ladrón — to acquire a reputation for being intelligent/a thief

• cobrar fuerzas — to gather one's strength

• cobrar vida — [personaje, juego] to come alive

el campo reverdece y cobra vida — the field turns green again and is infused with new life

en la película todo cobra vida propia — the film takes on a life of its own

5) (=recuperar) [+ pieza de caza] to retrieve, fetch; [+ cuerda] to pull in, take in

6) LAm

cobrar a algn — to press sb for payment

2. VI

1) (=recibir dinero)

a) [como sueldo] to be paid

cobra los viernes — he gets paid on Fridays

te pagaré en cuanto cobre — I'll pay you as soon as I get my wages

el lechero vino a cobrar — the milkman came for his money, the milkman came to be paid

los atletas cobran por participar en la carrera — the athletes get paid o receive a fee for taking part in the race

b) [por servicio] to charge

ahora cobran por renovar la tarjeta — they have introduced a charge for renewing your card

no cobramos por llevarlo a domicilio — we don't charge for delivery

cobrar por los servicios prestados — to charge for services rendered

2) * (=recibir golpes)

¡vas a cobrar! — you're (in) for it!

3.

See:

cobrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <precio/suma> to charge

nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler — they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent

cobrar algo por algo/+ inf — to charge something for something/-ing

b) < sueldo> to earn

cobra 200.000 pesetas al mes — he earns 200,000 pesetas a month

todavía no hemos cobrado junio — we still haven't been paid for June

cobrar la pensión — to collect o draw one's pension

cobra subsidio de desempleo — he receives unemployment benefit

2) < alquiler> to charge

nos cobra un alquiler altísimo — he charges us o we pay him a very high rent

vino a cobrar el alquiler — she came for the rent o to collect the rent

le cobraron intereses — he was charged interest

no me cobraron el impuesto — I didn't have to pay the tax

¿me cobra estas cervezas? — can I pay for these beers, please?

me cobró el vino dos veces — he charged me twice for the wine

está cobrando las entradas — he's taking the money for the tickets

3)

a) < deuda> to recover

nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas — he never received payment for those bills

b) < cheque> to cash

4)

a) (Chi) ( pedir)

le cobré los libros que le presté — I asked him to give back the books I'd lent him

b) (Chi) <gol/falta> to give

5)

a) ( adquirir)

cobrar fama de algo — to get a reputation for being something

las negociaciones cobraron un nuevo impulso — the negotiations were given fresh impetus

el tema ha cobrado actualidad — the issue has taken on a new topicality

cobrar fuerzas — to gather strength

b) ( tomar)

cobrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

6) ( en caza) ( matar) to shoot, bag

7)

a) (period) <vidas/víctimas> to claim

b) < botín> to carry off

c) (Náut) to haul in
2.
cobrar vi

a)

cobrar por algo/+ inf — to charge for something/-ing

el lechero vino a cobrar — the milkman came to be paid

¿me cobra, por favor? — can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?

llámame por cobrar — (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)

b) ( recibir el sueldo) to be paid

c) (fam) ( recibir una paliza)

vas a cobrar! — you're going to get it! (colloq)
3.
cobrarse v pron

1) ( recibir dinero)

tenga, cóbrese — here you are

cóbrese las cervezas — can you take for the beers, please?

2) < víctimas> to claim

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= cash in, charge, exact + payment, levy + charge, debit.

Ex. They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.

Ex. Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.

Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex. Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.

Ex. An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).

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* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* cobrar comisión = charge + commission.

* cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* cobrar ímpetu = gain + momentum, gather + strength, gain + impetus.

* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.

* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.

* cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.

* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.

* cobrar relevancia = be on the agenda.

* cobrarse = face + charges, be billable.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar tarifa = charge + commission.

* cobrar una cuota = charge + fee.

* cobrar una factura = collect + payment, receive + payment.

* cobrar una multa = charge + fine.

* cobrar una pensión = draw + a pension.

* cobrar un precio = charge + price.

* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.

* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <precio/suma> to charge

nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler — they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent

cobrar algo por algo/+ inf — to charge something for something/-ing

b) < sueldo> to earn

cobra 200.000 pesetas al mes — he earns 200,000 pesetas a month

todavía no hemos cobrado junio — we still haven't been paid for June

cobrar la pensión — to collect o draw one's pension

cobra subsidio de desempleo — he receives unemployment benefit

2) < alquiler> to charge

nos cobra un alquiler altísimo — he charges us o we pay him a very high rent

vino a cobrar el alquiler — she came for the rent o to collect the rent

le cobraron intereses — he was charged interest

no me cobraron el impuesto — I didn't have to pay the tax

¿me cobra estas cervezas? — can I pay for these beers, please?

me cobró el vino dos veces — he charged me twice for the wine

está cobrando las entradas — he's taking the money for the tickets

3)

a) < deuda> to recover

nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas — he never received payment for those bills

b) < cheque> to cash

4)

a) (Chi) ( pedir)

le cobré los libros que le presté — I asked him to give back the books I'd lent him

b) (Chi) <gol/falta> to give

5)

a) ( adquirir)

cobrar fama de algo — to get a reputation for being something

las negociaciones cobraron un nuevo impulso — the negotiations were given fresh impetus

el tema ha cobrado actualidad — the issue has taken on a new topicality

cobrar fuerzas — to gather strength

b) ( tomar)

cobrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

6) ( en caza) ( matar) to shoot, bag

7)

a) (period) <vidas/víctimas> to claim

b) < botín> to carry off

c) (Náut) to haul in
2.
cobrar vi

a)

cobrar por algo/+ inf — to charge for something/-ing

el lechero vino a cobrar — the milkman came to be paid

¿me cobra, por favor? — can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?

llámame por cobrar — (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)

b) ( recibir el sueldo) to be paid

c) (fam) ( recibir una paliza)

vas a cobrar! — you're going to get it! (colloq)
3.
cobrarse v pron

1) ( recibir dinero)

tenga, cóbrese — here you are

cóbrese las cervezas — can you take for the beers, please?

2) < víctimas> to claim

* * *

= cash in, charge, exact + payment, levy + charge, debit.

Ex: They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.

Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.

Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex: Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.

Ex: An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).

* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* cobrar comisión = charge + commission.

* cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* cobrar ímpetu = gain + momentum, gather + strength, gain + impetus.

* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.

* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.

* cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.

* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.

* cobrar relevancia = be on the agenda.

* cobrarse = face + charges, be billable.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar tarifa = charge + commission.

* cobrar una cuota = charge + fee.

* cobrar una factura = collect + payment, receive + payment.

* cobrar una multa = charge + fine.

* cobrar una pensión = draw + a pension.

* cobrar un precio = charge + price.

* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.

* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.

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cobrar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹precio/suma› to charge

me cobró $1.000 she charged me $1,000

nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent

cobrar algo POR algo to charge sth FOR sth

me cobró una barbaridad por la comida/por cambiar el aceite he charged me a ridiculous amount for the meal/for changing the oil

cobran 500 pesos por kilómetro they charge 500 pesos per kilometer

2 ‹sueldo/pensión›

cobra 2.000 euros al mes y no hace nada he earns 2,000 euros a month and does nothing

todavía no hemos cobrado la paga de junio we still haven't been paid for June

cobra el sueldo por el banco his salary is paid straight into the bank

todavía no ha ido a cobrar la pensión she still hasn't been to collect o draw her pension

cobró el subsidio de desempleo durante seis meses he received unemployment benefit for six months

B

1 ‹alquiler/impuesto› to charge

nos cobra un alquiler altísimo he charges us o we pay him a very high rent

te cobrarán el IVA you will be charged sales tax/VAT

no nos cobran la electricidad they don't charge us for electricity

vino a cobrar el alquiler she came for the rent o to collect the rent

el departamento que se encargará de cobrar el nuevo impuesto the department which will be responsible for the collection of the new tax

2 ‹bebidas/fruta›

¿me cobras estas cervezas, por favor? can you take for these beers, please?, can I pay for these beers, please?

se equivocó y me cobró el vino dos veces he made a mistake and charged me twice for the wine

está cobrando las entradas he's taking the money for the tickets

C

1 ‹deuda› to recover

vengo a cobrar esta factura I've come for payment of this bill

nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas he never received payment for those bills

vino a cobrar la factura de la cocina she came to collect payment for the stove

lo único que hago es cobrar deudas all I do is collect debts

2 ‹cheque› to cash

D

( Chi) (pedir): le cobré los libros que le presté I asked him to give back o return the books I'd lent him o I asked him for the books I'd lent him

cobrarle la palabra a algn ( Chi fam); to hold sb to his/her/their word

E

( Chi) ( Dep) (conceder) ‹gol/falta› to give, award; ( Per) (sacar) ‹tiro libre/pénal› to take

F

1

(adquirir): cobrar importancia/fama to become important/famous

las negociaciones cobraron un nuevo impulso the negotiations were given fresh impetus

cobran especial relieve los trabajos del Instituto cuando … the work done by the Institute takes on special significance when …

se detuvo a cobrar fuerzas he stopped to get his strength back

cobró ánimos y fue a decírselo he plucked up the courage and went and told her

2

(tomar): cobrarle cariño a algn to grow fond of sb

con el tiempo le fui cobrando cariño as time went by I grew fond of her

cobrarle sentimientos a algn ( Chi); to be upset with sb

G (en caza)

1 (matar) to shoot, bag

2 «perro» to retrieve

H

1 ( period); ‹vidas/víctimas› to claim

2 ‹botín› to carry off

3 ( Náut) to haul in

■ cobrar

vi

1

(por un servicio, unas mercancías): vino el lechero a cobrar the milkman came to be paid

¿me cobra, por favor? can I have the check please?, can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?

llámame por cobrar (Chi, Méx); call collect ( AmE), reverse the charges ( BrE)

2 (recibir el sueldo) to be paid

llevamos dos meses sin cobrar we haven't been paid for two months

3 ( fam)

(recibir una paliza): ¡como no te estés quieto, vas a cobrar! if you don't keep still you're going to get it! ( colloq)

■ cobrarse

v pron

A

(recibir dinero): tenga, cóbrese here you are

cóbrese las cervezas de aquí can you take for these beers?, can I pay for these beers?

B ‹víctimas› to claim

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cobrar ( conjugate cobrar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹precio/suma/intereses› to charge;

◊ nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler they charge us 30,000 pesos in rent;

cobrar algo por algo/hacer algo to charge sth for sth/doing sth;
vino a cobrar el alquiler she came for the rent o to collect the rent;
¿me cobra estas cervezas? can I pay for these beers, please?;
me cobró el vino dos veces he charged me twice for the wine
b) ‹ sueldo› to earn;

‹ pensión› to draw;
◊ cobra 2.000 euros al mes he earns/draws 2,000 euros a month;

todavía no hemos cobrado junio we still haven't been paid for June
c) ‹ deuda› to recover;

◊ nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas he never received payment for those bills

d) ‹ cheque› to cash

2
a) (Chi) ( pedir):

◊ le cobré los libros que le presté I asked him to give back the books I'd lent him

b) (Chi) ‹gol/falta› to give

3 ( adquirir) ‹ fuerzas› to gather;
◊ cobrar fama/importancia become famous/important

4 (period) ‹vidas/víctimas› to claim
verbo intransitivo
a) cobrar por algo/hacer algo to charge for sth/doing sth;

◊ ¿me cobra, por favor? can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?;

llámame por cobrar (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)
b) ( recibir el sueldo) to be paid

cobrarse verbo pronominal
a) ( recibir dinero):

◊ tenga, cóbrese here you are;

cóbrese las cervezas can you take for the beers, please?
b) ( period) ‹vidas/víctimas› to claim

cobrar
I verbo transitivo
1 (pedir un precio) to charge
(exigir el pago) to collect
(recibir el pago de una deuda) to recover
2 (un cheque, un billete de lotería) to cash
(recibir el salario) to earn: aún no han cobrado el sueldo, they still haven't been paid their salary
cobra un buen sueldo, he earns a good salary
3 figurado (alcanzar, lograr) to gain, get: su proyecto cobra hoy importancia, today his project is becoming important
cobrar ánimos, to take heart
4 (empezar a sentir) cobrar afecto a alguien/algo, to become very fond of sb/sthg
II verbo intransitivo
1 (exigir un pago) ¿me cobra, por favor? I'd like to pay now, please
nunca me cobra, he never charges me
2 (recibir el salario) to be paid
3 fam (recibir una zurra) to catch it, get it
' cobrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clavar
- llevar
- tesorería
- animar
- hora
- paro
- pensión
- soplar
- tomar
- velocidad
English:
arrears
- carer
- cash
- cash in
- charge
- collect
- draw
- gather
- momentum
- overcharge
- pay
- receive
- recover
- retrieve
- sting
- undercharge
- unpaid
- check
- claim
- extra
- going
- levy
- life
- reverse

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cobrar

♦ vt

1. Com [dinero] to charge;
[cheque] to cash; [deuda] to collect;
cantidades por cobrar amounts due;

¿me cobra, por favor? how much do I owe you?;

nos cobra 1.000 euros de alquiler al mes she charges us 1,000 euros rent a month, we pay her 1,000 euros rent a month;

cobran 10 euros por página they charge 10 euros per page;

te cobrarán un mínimo de 10 euros por arreglarte los zapatos it'll cost you at least 10 euros to get your shoes mended;

me cobró 1.000 pesos de más he overcharged me by 1,000 pesos;

me cobraron 200 pesos de menos they undercharged me by 200 pesos;

nos cobró por adelantado we had to pay her in advance;

no me cobraron impuestos they didn't charge me tax;

cóbrelo todo junto put it all together, we'll pay for it all together;

no nos cobró la mano de obra he didn't charge us for labour;

le cobrarán en aquella ventanilla you can pay at that counter over there;

el lechero vino a cobrar la factura mensual the milkman came with the monthly bill

2. [un sueldo] to earn, to be paid;

cobra un millón al año she earns a million a year;

en junio cobraremos una prima we'll be paid a bonus in June;

cobro mi pensión por el banco my pension is paid straight into the bank;

está cobrando el paro he's receiving unemployment benefit;

sobrevive cobrando diferentes subsidios she lives by claiming a number of different benefits;

tengo que ir a cobrar la jubilación I have to go and draw my pension;

no cobro nada, lo hago porque me gusta I don't get paid for it, I do it because I enjoy it

3. [adquirir] to take on, to acquire;

con su último disco ha cobrado fama universal with her latest record she has achieved worldwide fame o she has become a household name;

cada día cobran más importancia los temas medioambientales the environment is an issue which is becoming more and more important o which is gaining in importance;

cobró aliento y prosiguió la marcha he paused to get his breath back and continued walking;

cobrar velocidad to gather o gain speed

4. [sentir]
cobrarle afecto o [m5]cariño a algo/alguien to take a liking to sth/sb;

le cobró miedo al perro y no se atrevió a acercársele she got scared of the dog and didn't dare go near it

5. [recuperar] to retrieve, to recover;

las tropas cobraron el aeropuerto the troops regained control of the airport

6. [en caza] [matar a tiros] to shoot;
[recoger] to retrieve, to fetch;
cobraron doscientas aves en un solo día they came back with two hundred birds in just one day

7. CSur [señalar]
el juez cobró penal/falta the referee gave a penalty/foul

♦ vi

1. [en el trabajo] to get paid;

cobrarás el día 5 de cada mes you'll be paid on the 5th of every month;

llevan un año sin cobrar they haven't had any wages for a year;

cobrar en efectivo to be o get paid (in) cash

2. Fam [recibir una paliza]
¡vas a cobrar! you'll catch it!;

el niño cobró por portarse mal the child got a beating for being naughty

♦ See also the pronominal verb cobrarse

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cobrar

I v/t

1 charge

2 subsidio, pensión receive; deuda collect; cheque cash

3 salud, fuerzas recover

4 importancia acquire

II v/i

1 be paid, get paid

2

:

vas a cobrar fam ( recibir un palo) you’re going to get it! fam

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cobrar vt

1) : to charge

2) : to collect, to draw, to earn

3) : to acquire, to gain

4) : to recover, to retrieve

5) : to cash (a check)

6) : to claim, to take (a life)

7) : to shoot (game), to bag

cobrar vi

1) : to be paid

2)

llamar por cobrar Mex : to call collect

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cobrar vb

1. (recibir salario) to be paid / to earn

todavía no he cobrado I haven't been paid yet

¿cuánto cobras? how much do you earn?

cobra 8 millones de dólares por película she is paid 8 million dollars per film

2. (recibir dinero) to get

cobra el paro he gets the dole

3. (talón) to cash

quiero cobrar este talón I want to cash this cheque

4. (fijar precio) to charge

me cobró mil pesetas he charged me a thousand pesetas

el banco cobra intereses the bank charges interest

5. (recibir un golpe) to get a smack

cobrar importancia to become important [pt. became; pp. become}]

Spanish-English dictionary > cobrar
14 acusar

v.

1 to accuse.

lo acusaron de asesinato he was accused of o charged with murder

Luisa acusa a su marido Louise accuses her husband.

2 to show.

su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo his face showed the passage of time

acusar el golpe to show the effects

su espalda acusó el esfuerzo the effort had taken its toll on his back

3 to acknowledge (recibo).

acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge receipt of your package

4 to press charges, to accuse, to prefer charges, to make an accusation.

La empresa acusó al fin The company pressed charges at last.

5 to manifest, to show.

María acusó su ira contra Ricardo Mary manifested her anger against Richard.

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acusar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar la culpa) to accuse (de, of)

2 DERECHO to charge (de, with)

3 (manifestar) to give away

► verbo pronominal acusarse

1 (confesarse) to confess

■ se acusó del crimen he confessed (to) the crime

2 (acentuarse) to become more pronounced

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

acusar recibo de to acknowledge receipt of

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verb

to accuse, charge

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1. VT

1) (=culpar) to accuse

acusar a algn de algo — to accuse sb of sth

nos acusan de racistas — they are accusing us of being racists

acusar a algn de hacer algo — to accuse sb of doing sth

le acusan de promover la violencia — he is being accused of promoting violence

2) (Jur) (=incriminar) charge

acusar a algn de algo — to charge sb with sth

le han acusado de asesinato — he has been charged with murder

acusar a algn de hacer algo — to charge sb with doing sth

le acusan de malversar fondos — he is being charged with embezzling funds

3) (=mostrar)

sus caras acusaban el cansancio — tiredness showed in their faces

la empresa acusaba cierta desorganización — the company was showing signs of disorganization

4) (=registrar) to pick up, register

este sismógrafo acusa la menor vibración — this seismometer picks up o registers the least vibration

5) (Correos)

acusar recibo de algo — to acknowledge receipt of sth

2.

See:

acusarse
ACUSAR ► Traducimos acusar (de) por accuse (of) en la mayoría de los casos: Me acusó de haber mentido He accused me of lying ¿De qué me estás acusando? What are you accusing me of? ► Traducimos acusar (de) por charge (with) cuando se trata de una acusación formal que llevará a la celebración de un juicio: No lo han acusado de ninguno de los cargos He hasn't been charged with anything Hasta ahora, la policía lo ha acusado solamente de uno de los asesinatos So far, the police have only charged him with one of the murders El verbo indict tiene un significado parecido a charge, pero solo se usa en contextos legales muy especializados. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( culpar) to accuse

acusar a alguien de algo — to accuse somebody of something

me acusan de haber mentido — they accuse me of lying

b) (Der)

acusar a alguien de algo — to charge somebody with something

está acusado de espionaje — he is charged with spying

c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)

2)

a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs of

b) ( advertir) to pick up, register

acusa el menor movimiento — it picks up the slightest movement

3) ( reconocer)

acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
2.
acusarse v pron (refl)

acusarse de algo — to confess to something

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( culpar) to accuse

acusar a alguien de algo — to accuse somebody of something

me acusan de haber mentido — they accuse me of lying

b) (Der)

acusar a alguien de algo — to charge somebody with something

está acusado de espionaje — he is charged with spying

c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)

2)

a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs of

b) ( advertir) to pick up, register

acusa el menor movimiento — it picks up the slightest movement

3) ( reconocer)

acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
2.
acusarse v pron (refl)

acusarse de algo — to confess to something

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acusar¹

¹ = accuse, make + accusation, charge, litigate, face + charges, arraign, indict, denounce, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out, single out for + criticism, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.

Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.

Ex: From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.

Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.

Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.

Ex: This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.

Ex: 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.

Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.

Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.

Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.

Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.

Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.

Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.

Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.

* acusar a Alguien = confront + Alguien + with accusation.

* acusar de = lambast [lambaste], make + Nombre + out to be.

* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.

acusar²

² = reveal, show.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado showed, participio shown.

Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.

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acusar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (culpar) to accuse

¿me estás acusando a mí? are you accusing me?

cada vez que falta algo me acusan a mí every time something goes missing they blame o accuse me

acusar a algn DE algo to accuse sb OF sth

me acusan de haber faltado a mi palabra they accuse me of breaking my word, they say I didn't keep my word

2 ( Der) acusar a algn DE algo to charge sb WITH sth

lo han acusado de cuatro delitos de estafa he has been charged with four counts of fraud

está detenido acusado de espionaje he is being held on charges of spying o he is charged with spying

3 ( fam)

(delatar): lo acusó a or con la maestra she went to the teacher and told on him ( colloq), she snitched to the teacher ( AmE colloq)

B (mostrar, revelar) to show signs of

acusaban el cansancio del viaje they were showing signs of fatigue after their journey

C

(reconocer): acusar recibo de algo ( Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth

■ acusarse

v pron

( refl) acusarse DE algo to confess TO sth

* * *

acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( culpar) to accuse;

acusar a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;
◊ me acusan de haber mentido they accuse me of lying

b) (Der) acusar a algn de algo to charge sb with sth

c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

2 ( reconocer):
◊ acusar recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth

acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of]
Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
' acusar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negligencia
- recibo
- tachar
- delatar
- incriminar
English:
accuse
- acknowledge
- charge
- denounce
- indict
- publicity
- receipt
- impeach
- level
- tell

* * *

acusar

♦ vt

1. [culpar] to accuse;

acusar a alguien de algo to accuse sb of sth;

siempre me acusan a mí de todo they always blame me for everything

2. Der to charge;

acusar a alguien de algo to charge sb with sth;

lo acusaron de asesinato he was charged with murder

3. [mostrar, resentirse de]
su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo the passage of time had taken its toll on his face;

los atletas acusaron el calor the athletes were showing the effects of the heat;

cada vez acusa más el paso de los años she is showing her age more and more;

su espalda acusó el esfuerzo his back ached from the effort;

la bolsa ha acusado el golpe de las declaraciones del ministro the stock exchange has registered the effects of the minister's statement

4. [recibo] to acknowledge;

acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge the receipt of your package

♦ See also the pronominal verb acusarse

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acusar

v/t

1 accuse (de of)

2 JUR charge (de with)

3 ( manifestar) show

4

:

acusar recibo de acknowledge receipt of

* * *

acusar vt

1) : to accuse, to charge

2) : to reveal, to betray

sus ojos acusaban la desconfianza: his eyes revealed distrust

♦ See also the reflexive verb acusarse

* * *

acusar vb (culpar) to accuse

lo acusaron de haber robado el dinero they accused him of stealing the money

Si la policía te acusa oficialmente, el verbo es charge

fue acusado de robo he was charged with robbery

Spanish-English dictionary > acusar
15 charge

1. verb
1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) zaračunati

2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) zaračunati komu

3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) obtožiti (česa)

4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) napasti

5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) zakaditi se

6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) napolniti

7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) nabiti
2. noun
1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) cena

2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) obtožba

3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) napad

4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) naboj

5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) varovanec

6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) naboj

•

- charger
- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge
* * *
I [ča:dž]
noun

naboj; breme, obremenitev, obtežitev, tovor; naročilo, naloga, ukaz; varovanec, -nka; ( against) tožba; plural stroški; taksa; (of nad) nadzorstvo, skrb; (of do) dolžnost; (of za) odgovornost; napad, naskok; znak za naskok; opomin

charge account — mesečni kredit

to bear charges — nositi stroške

I am at the charge of it — to gre na moje stroške

to be in charge of — voditi, upravljati, skrbeti za kaj

free of charge, no charge — zastonj

to give in charge — dati zapreti (koga)

to lay to s.o.'s charge — pripisovati komu kaj, obdolžiti koga česa

to make a charge for s.th. — zaračunati kaj

petty charges — drobni stroški

to prefer a charge — vložiti tožbo

to return the charge — odgovoriti na napad

to take charge of s.th. — zavzeti se za kaj, vzeti v varstvo

to the charge of s.o. — v breme koga

heavy charges — veliki stroški

charges forward — po povzetju

to sound the charge — dati znak za napad
II [ča:dž]
1.

transitive verb

( with) nabiti, napolniti; chemistry nasititi; obremeniti; natovoriti, naložiti; naprtiti, obdolžiti, obtožiti, opozoriti, napotiti, naročiti, predpisati; zaračunati, zahtevati; napasti, naskočiti;

2.

transitive verb

napadati, naskakovati, zakaditi se; računati

to charge to s.o's account — zaračunati komu, v breme koga

to charge o.s. with — prevzeti skrb za

what do you charge? — koliko stane?

to charge with murder — obtožiti umora

English-Slovenian dictionary > charge
16 scale

I skeil noun
1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) escala

2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) escala

3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) escala

4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) escala

5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) escala

II skeil verb
(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) escalar

III skeil noun
(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.)

- scaly

scale n

1. escala

what is the scale of the map? ¿qué escala tiene el mapa?

a scale model un modelo a escala

2. escama

remove the scales from the fish before cooking it quita las escamas del pescado antes de guisarlo

scale

tr[skeɪl]

noun

1 (measure) escala

■ a metric scale una escala métrica

2 (size, amount) escala, magnitud nombre femenino

■ changes on an unprecedented scale cambios a una escala sin precedentes

■ the scale of the tragedy la magnitud de la tragedia

3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL escala

transitive verb

1 (climb up) escalar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

on a large scale a gran escala

out of scale fuera de escala

to scale a escala

pay scale escala de salarios

scale drawing dibujo a escala

scale model maqueta

social scale escala social

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scale

tr[skeɪl]

noun

1 (of fish, reptile) escama

2 (on skin) escama

3 (in kettle etc) sarro, incrustaciones nombre femenino plural

transitive verb

1 (fish) escamar, quitar las escamas a

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scale

tr[skeɪl]

noun

1 (pan) platillo

intransitive verb

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (weigh) pesar

plural noun scales

1 (for weighing in shop, kitchen) balanza; (bathroom, large weights) báscula

plural noun the Scales

1 Libra f sing

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to tip the scales in somebody's favour inclinar la balanza a favor de alguien

scale ['skeɪl] v, scaled ; scaling vt

1) : escamar (un pescado)

2) climb: escalar (un muro, etc.)

3)

to scale down : reducir

scale vi

weigh: pesar

he scaled in at 200 pounds: pesó 200 libras

scale n

1) or scales : balanza f, báscula f (para pesar)

2) : escama f (de un pez, etc.)

3) extent: escala f, proporción f

wage scale: escala salarial

4) : escala f (en música, en cartografía, etc.)

to draw to scale: dibujar a escala

scale (Of fish, etc.)

n.

• escama (Biología) s.f.

n.

• balanza s.f.

• cochinilla (AGR, BIO) s.f.

• escala (Matemática) s.f.

• gama s.f.

• platillo de balanza s.m.

• talla s.f.

v.

• descamar v.

• escalar v.

• escamar v.

• graduar v.

• raspar v.

• trepar v.

I skeɪl
1) noun

Sense I

2) (no pl)

a) (extent, size) escala f

on a large/small scale — en gran/pequeña escala

b) (of map, diagram) escala f

to draw/make something to scale — dibujar/hacer* algo a escala

not to scale — no está a escala; (before n) <model, drawing> a escala

3) c ( on measuring instrument) escala f

on a scale of 1 to 10 — en una escala del 1 al 10

wage scale — escala salarial

scale of charges — tarifa f de precios (or honorarios etc)

4) c ( Mus) escala f

5) c

a) ( for weighing) (usu pl) balanza f, pesa f

bathroom scales — una báscula or pesa (de baño)

a kitchen scale — una balanza or una pesa de cocina, un peso; tip II 2) a)

b) ( pan) platillo m

Sense II

6) c (on fish, snake) escama f

the scales fell from my/her/their eyes — se me/le/les cayó la venda de los ojos

7) u (deposit - in kettle, pipes) sarro m

II

transitive verb \<\<mountain/wall/rock face\>\> escalar; \<\<ladder\>\> subir

Phrasal Verbs:

- scale down

- scale up

I [skeɪl]
1.

N [of fish, reptile etc] escama f ; (=flake) [of rust, chalk] hojuela f ; [of skin] escama f ; (inside kettle, boiler) costra f ; (on teeth) sarro m

2.

VT [+ fish] quitar las escamas a, escamar; (Tech) raspar; [+ teeth] quitar el sarro a

3.

VI (also: scale off) [skin] descamarse

II

[skeɪl]
N
1) (=weighing device) (often pl) balanza f ; (for heavy weights) báscula f

bathroom scale(s) — báscula f (de baño)

a kitchen scale, a pair of kitchen scales — una balanza de cocina

he tips the scales at 70 kilos — pesa 70 kilos

to turn or tip the scales (in sb's favour/against sb) — inclinar la balanza (a favor de algn/en contra de algn)

2) [of balance] platillo m

III [skeɪl]
1. N

1) (=size, extent) (gen) escala f ; [of problem, disaster] magnitud f, escala f

• he likes to do things on a grand scale — le gusta hacer las cosas a gran escala or por todo lo alto or a lo grande

• on a large scale — a gran escala

• they were engaged in fraud on a massive scale — estaban realizando un fraude a gran escala or de gran envergadura

• on a national scale — a escala nacional

• on a small scale — a pequeña escala

• borrowing on this scale will bankrupt the country — el país va a caer en la bancarrota si sigue aceptando préstamos de esta magnitud

2) (=graduated system) (gen, for salaries) escala f

• scale of charges — (lista f de) tarifas fpl

• the Richter scale — la escala de Richter

• the social scale — la escala or jerarquía social
pay, sliding
3) (=ratio, proportion) [of map, model] escala f

• on a scale of 1cm to 5km — con una escala de 1cm a 5km

• to be out of scale (with sth) — no guardar proporción (con algo)

• the drawing is not to scale — el dibujo no está a escala

to draw sth to scale — dibujar algo a escala

4) (Mus) escala f

2.

VT [+ wall] trepar a, escalar; [+ tree] trepar a; [+ mountain] escalar

3.

CPD

scale drawing N — dibujo m a escala

scale model N — modelo m a escala

- scale back

- scale down

- scale up

* * *

I [skeɪl]
1) noun

Sense I

2) (no pl)

a) (extent, size) escala f

on a large/small scale — en gran/pequeña escala

b) (of map, diagram) escala f

to draw/make something to scale — dibujar/hacer* algo a escala

not to scale — no está a escala; (before n) <model, drawing> a escala

3) c ( on measuring instrument) escala f

on a scale of 1 to 10 — en una escala del 1 al 10

wage scale — escala salarial

scale of charges — tarifa f de precios (or honorarios etc)

4) c ( Mus) escala f

5) c

a) ( for weighing) (usu pl) balanza f, pesa f

bathroom scales — una báscula or pesa (de baño)

a kitchen scale — una balanza or una pesa de cocina, un peso; tip II 2) a)

b) ( pan) platillo m

Sense II

6) c (on fish, snake) escama f

the scales fell from my/her/their eyes — se me/le/les cayó la venda de los ojos

7) u (deposit - in kettle, pipes) sarro m

II

transitive verb \<\<mountain/wall/rock face\>\> escalar; \<\<ladder\>\> subir

Phrasal Verbs:

- scale down

- scale up

English-spanish dictionary > scale
17 clear

kliə
1. adjective
1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) transparente

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) despejado

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) claro, nítido

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) despejado

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) tranquilo

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) claro

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) despejado, libre (de)

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) libre (de)

2. verb
1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) quitar; despejar; aclarar

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) absolver

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) despejarse

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) salvar

•

- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear

clear¹ adj

1. claro / evidente

it is clear that something is wrong es evidente que algo está mal

you must never do that again, is that clear? no debes volver a hacer eso, ¿queda claro?

2. claro

a clear voice una voz clara

3. transparente

clear water agua transparente

4. despejado

the sky is clear el cielo está despejado

5.

the road is clear, now you can cross no viene ningún coche, ya puedes cruzar

clear² vb quitar / recoger / despejar

clear the table, please recoge la mesa, por favor

clear

tr[klɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (glass, plastic, liquid) transparente; (sky, day, etc) despejado,-a; (skin, complexion) bueno,-a

■ you can see the Pyrenees on a clear day cuando el día es claro, se ven los Pirineos

2 (not blocked - road, desk) despejado,-a; (free - time) libre

■ the roads are clear today las carreteras están despejadas hoy

■ we had a clear view of the stage pudimos ver muy bien el escenario

3 (picture, outline) nítido,-a

4 (voice, sound, speaker) claro,-a

■ in a clear voice con voz clara

5 (understandable - explanation, instruction, ideas) claro,-a

■ is that clear? ¿está claro?, ¿queda claro?

■ she made it quite clear that we were not to leave the house dejó bien claro que no podíamos salir de la casa

6 (not confused - thinking, mind) lúcido,-a, claro,-a

■ I need to keep a clear head necesito estar despejado

7 (obvious, evident) claro,-a, patente; (certain) claro,-a

■ it's a clear case of bribery es un caso claro de soborno

■ it's quite clear what has happened está muy claro lo que ha pasado

■ she's not clear about what she wants to do no tiene muy claro lo que quiere hacer

8 (complete - day) entero,-a; (- profit) neto,-a; (- majority) amplio,-a

■ he earns a clear £250 a week saca £250 netas por semana

adverb

1 (clearly - speak) claramente; (hear) perfectamente, bien

2 (not touching) a distancia

■ he jumped well clear of the bar saltó muy por encima de la barra

■ she parked clear of the kerb aparcó a bastante distancia del bordillo

transitive verb

1 (table) quitar; (floor, road) despejar; (pipe, drain) desatascar; (building, room - of people) desalojar, despejar, desocupar; (house, room - of furniture) vaciar

■ they cleared the pavement of snow limpiaron la acera de nieve

■ this will clear your nose esto te despejará la nariz

■ I like to clear my desk before I leave me gusta acabar todo el trabajo antes de marcharme

■ the rain has really cleared the air la lluvia ha limpiado el aire muchísimo

■ can you clear a space for the salad? ¿puedes hacer sitio para la ensalada?

2 (accused person) absolver, descargar, exculpar; (one's name) limpiar

3 (approve - plans) aprobar; (authorize) autorizar, dar el visto bueno a; (plane) dar autorización

■ you'd better clear it with Pat first más vale que se lo preguntes a Pat primero

4 (debt) liquidar, saldar; (earn - money) sacar; (- cheque) conformar, dar por bueno

5 (obstacle) salvar

6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball) despejar

intransitive verb

1 (sky, weather) despejarse; (fog) disiparse; (water) aclararse; (skin) mejorar

2 (cheque) ser compensado,-a

3 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL (screen) borrarse

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as clear as a bell muy claro

as clear as day más claro que el agua

as clear as mud nada claro

'Keep clear' "Vado permanente"

'Reduced to clear' "Rebajado por liquidación"

'Stand clear' "Apártense"

to be in the clear familiar (from danger) estar fuera de peligro 2 (from suspicion) estar fuera de toda sospecha

to clear customs pasar por la aduana

to clear one's throat aclararse la garganta, carraspear

to clear the air (argument) aclarar las cosas

to clear the way abrir camino

to have a clear conscience tener la conciencia tranquila

to keep/stay/steer clear of something/somebody evitar algo/a alguien, apartarse de algo/alguien

to make oneself clear explicarse

clear soup consomé nombre masculino

clear ['klɪr] vt

1) clarify: aclarar, clarificar (un líquido)

2) : despejar (una superficie), desatascar (un tubo), desmontar (una selva)

to clear the table: levantar la mesa

to clear one's throat: carraspear, aclararse la voz

3) exonerate: absolver, limpiar el nombre de

4) earn: ganar, sacar (una ganancia de)

5) : pasar sin tocar

he cleared the hurdle: saltó por encima de la valla

6)

to clear up resolve: aclarar, resolver, esclarecer

clear vi

1) disperse: irse, despejarse, disiparse

2) : ser compensado (dícese de un cheque)

3)

to clear up : despejar (dícese del tiempo), mejorarse (dícese de una enfermedad)

clear adv

: claro, claramente

clear adj

1) bright: claro, lúcido

2) fair: claro, despejado

3) transparent: transparente, translúcido

4) evident, unmistakable: evidente, claro, obvio

5) certain: seguro

6) unobstructed: despejado, libre

clear n

1)

in the clear : inocente, libre de toda sospecha

2)

in the clear safe: fuera de peligro

clear (Obvious)

adj.

• abierto, -a adj.

• declarado, -a adj.

• distinto, -a adj.

• evidente adj.

• expreso, -a adj.

• manifiesto, -a adj.

• palpable adj.

• visible adj. (Obvious)

n.

• patente s.m.

adj.

• claro, -a adj.

• descampado, -a adj.

• desenfadado, -a adj.

• despejado, -a adj.

• exento, -a adj.

• gráfico, -a adj.

• libre adj.

• limpio, -a adj.

• lúcido, -a adj.

• nítido, -a adj.

• perspicuo, -a adj.

• puro, -a adj.

• raso, -a adj.

• terminante adj. (A field, etc.)

expr.

• limpiar v. (Weather)

n.

• despejarse (el cielo) s.m.

v.

• aclarar v.

• clarificar v.

• descombrar v.

• desembarazar v.

• desobstruir v.

• desocupar v.

• despejar (Informática) v.

• escombrar v.

• franquear v.

• limpiar v.

• redondear v.

klɪr, klɪə(r)
I

adjective -er, -est

1) < sky> despejado, claro; < day> despejado; <liquid/glass> transparente

clear soup — consomé m

to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

2) ( distinct) <outline/picture> nítido, claro; < voice> claro

3)

a) (plain, evident)

it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...

b) <explanation/instructions> claro

is that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

5) ( entire)

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana

6)

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas

II

adverb

1) (beyond, outside)

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

2) ( as intensifier)

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

3)

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

4) ( distinctly) loud II

III
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontar

to clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)

b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar

2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

3) ( free from suspicion)

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

4)

a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno a

you'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom

b) ( Fin) compensar

5)

a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldar

b) ( earn) sacar*

c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidar

reduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación

6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararse

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

b) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse

2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

[klɪǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar clearer) (superl clearest)
1) (=unambiguous) [meaning, explanation] claro

• a clear case of murder — un caso claro de homicidio

• now let's get this clear... — vamos a dejar esto claro...

• to make it clear that... — dejar claro or bien sentado que...

to make o.s. clear — explicarse claramente

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico bien?

• he's a clear thinker — tiene la mente lúcida or despejada

2) (=obvious) [motive, consequence] claro, evidente

it is (absolutely) clear to me that... — no me cabe (la menor) duda de que...

• it became clear that... — empezó a verse claro que...

• it's not clear whether... — no está claro sí...

- as clear as crystal

- as clear as day

- as clear as mud

3) (=certain) [understanding, proof] seguro, cierto

he was perfectly clear that he did not intend to go — dijo claramente or tajantemente que no pensaba ir

are we clear that we want this? — ¿estamos seguros de que queremos esto?

• I'm not very clear about this — no tengo una idea muy clara de esto

• I'm not clear whether... — no tengo claro sí...

4) (=transparent) [water, glass] claro, transparente

a clear soup — una sopa clara

5) [sky, weather] despejado; [air] puro

on a clear day — en un día despejado

6) (=bright) [light, colour] claro

clear blue eyes — ojos azul claro
light I, 1., 1)
7) [photograph, outline] claro, preciso; [complexion] terso

to have a clear head — tener la cabeza despejada

8) (=distinct) [sound, impression, voice] claro

as clear as a bell —

I could hear his voice as clear as a bell — oía su voz como si estuviera a mi lado, oía su voz con toda claridad

9) (=unobstructed) [road, space] libre, despejado

• all clear! — ¡vía libre!, ¡adelante!

• to get a clear look at sb/sth — poder ver algn/algo bien

• to be clear of sth — (=free of) estar libre de algo; (=away from) estar lejos de algo

• we had a clear view — teníamos una buena vista, se veía bien

10) (=untroubled) [conscience] limpio, tranquilo

11) (after deductions)

a clear profit — una ganancia neta

£3 clear profit — una ganancia neta de 3 libras

12)

• a clear majority — una mayoría absoluta

• to win by a clear margin — ganar por un amplio margen

• a clear winner — un ganador absoluto

13) (=complete)

three clear days — tres días enteros

14) (=without commitments) [day, afternoon] libre; [diary] despejado

2. ADV

1) see loud

2) (=completely)

he jumped clear across the river — atravesó el río limpiamente de un salto

you could hear it clear across the valley — se oía claramente desde el otro lado del valle

3) (=free)

• to get clear away — escaparse sin dejar rastro alguno

to get clear of — (=get rid of) deshacerse de

when we get clear of London — (=away from) cuando estemos fuera de Londres

• to keep clear of sb/sth, keep clear of the wall — no te acerques a la pared

I decided to keep clear of him — decidí evitarle

keep clear of my daughter! — ¡no te acerques a mi hija!, ¡mantente alejado de mi hija!

• to stand clear of sth — mantenerse apartado de algo

stand clear of the doors! — ¡apártense de las puertas!

4) (Brit)
(Sport) (=ahead)
to be seven metres/seconds/points clear of sb — estar siete metros/segundos/puntos por delante de algn
steer I, 1., 1)
5) (=net)

he'll get £250 clear — sacará 250 libras netas

6) (esp US)

clear to sth — (=as far as) hasta algo

they went clear to Mexico — llegaron hasta Méjico

3. N

1)

to be in the clear — (=out of debt) estar libre de deudas; (=free of suspicion) quedar fuera de toda sospecha; (=free of danger) estar fuera de peligro

2)

message in clear — mensaje m no cifrado

4. VT

1) (=remove obstacles etc from) [+ place, surface] despejar; [+ road, railway track] dejar libre, despejar; [+ site] desmontar; [+ woodland] despejar, desbrozar; [+ court, hall] desocupar, desalojar (de público etc); [+ pipe] desatascar; [+ postbox] recoger las cartas de

• to clear one's conscience — descargar la conciencia

• to clear one's head — despejar la cabeza

• to clear sth of sth — despejar algo de algo

• to clear a space for sth/sb — hacer sitio para algo/algn

• to clear the table — recoger or quitar la mesa

• to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

• to clear the way for sth — (fig) dejar el camino libre para algo

- clear the air

2) [+ liquid] aclarar, clarificar; (Med) [+ blood] purificar

3) (Sport) [+ ball] despejar

4) (=get over) [+ fence etc] salvar, saltar por encima de; (=get past) [+ rocks etc] pasar sin tocar

the plane just cleared the roof — el avión no tocó el tejado por poco, el avión pasó casi rozando el tejado

to clear two metres — [jumper] saltar dos metros

this part has to clear that by at least one centimetre — entre esta pieza y aquella tiene que haber un espacio de un centímetro al menos

5) (=declare innocent etc) [+ person] absolver, probar la inocencia de

he was cleared of murder — fue absuelto de asesinato

to clear o.s. of a charge — probar su inocencia de una acusación

6) (=authorize)

you will have to be cleared by Security — será preciso que le acredite la Seguridad

the plan will have to be cleared with the director — el plan tendrá que ser aprobado por el director

7)

to clear a cheque — (=accept) aceptar or dar el visto bueno a un cheque; (=double check) compensar un cheque

8) (Comm etc) [+ debt] liquidar, saldar; [+ profit] sacar (una ganancia de); [+ goods etc] liquidar

he cleared £50 on the deal — sacó 50 libras del negocio

he clears £250 a week — se saca 250 libras a la semana

we have just about cleared our costs — nos ha llegado justo para cubrir los gastos

half-price to clear — liquidación a mitad de precio

9) (Comput) despejar

5. VI

1) (=improve) [weather] (also: clear up) despejarse; [sky] despejarse; [fog] disiparse

2) [liquid] aclararse, clarificarse

3) [cheque] ser compensado

4) (Sport) despejar

6.

CPD

clear round N — (Showjumping) ronda f sin penalizaciones

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

* * *
[klɪr, klɪə(r)]
I

adjective -er, -est

1) < sky> despejado, claro; < day> despejado; <liquid/glass> transparente

clear soup — consomé m

to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

2) ( distinct) <outline/picture> nítido, claro; < voice> claro

3)

a) (plain, evident)

it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...

b) <explanation/instructions> claro

is that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

5) ( entire)

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana

6)

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas

II

adverb

1) (beyond, outside)

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

2) ( as intensifier)

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

3)

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

4) ( distinctly) loud II

III
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontar

to clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)

b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar

2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

3) ( free from suspicion)

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

4)

a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno a

you'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom

b) ( Fin) compensar

5)

a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldar

b) ( earn) sacar*

c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidar

reduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación

6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararse

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

b) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse

2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

English-spanish dictionary > clear
18 drop

drop
1. noun
1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota, culo (de vaso/botella)

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) caída, descenso

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) desnivel

2. verb
1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) dejar caer, tirar

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) caer

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) dejar, abandonar

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) dejar

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escribir

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- droplet
- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out

drop¹ n

1. descenso / bajada

a drop in temperatures un descenso de las temperaturas

2. gota

a drop of perfume una gota de perfume

drop² vb dejar caer

I dropped the glass and it broke se me cayó el vaso y se rompió

she dropped a coin in the fountain tiró una moneda a la fuente

to drop in on someone pasar a ver a alguien

El pasado y participio pasado de drop se escribe dropped; el gerundio se escribe dropping

drop

tr[drɒp]

noun

1 (of liquid) gota

■ she carried the cup without spilling a drop llevó la taza sin derramar ni una gota

■ we could do with a drop of rain nos iría bien un poco de lluvia

■ I never touch a drop no pruebo ni gota (de alcohol)

■ a tear drop una lágrima

2 (sweet) pastilla, caramelo

3 (descent, distance down) desnivel nombre masculino, caída

■ a sheer drop una caída a plomo

4 (fall - gen) caída; (in price) bajada, caída; (in sales) disminución nombre femenino, descenso; (in temperature) descenso

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (collection point) lugar nombre masculino de recogida

■ mail drop dirección postal

6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (delivery - from plane) lanzamiento; (- from van) entrega, reparto

transitive verb (pt & pp dropped, ger dropping)

1 (let fall - accidentally) caérsele a uno

■ he dropped the glass se le cayó el vaso

■ don't drop it! ¡que no se te caiga!

■ I must have dropped it se me debe haber caído

■ the goalkeeper dropped the ball al portero se le escapó el balón

2 (let fall - deliberately) dejar caer, tirar; (let go of) soltar; (launch - bomb, supplies) lanzar

■ she dropped her handkerchief by his chair dejó caer su pañuelo al lado de su silla

■ drop it! ¡suéltalo!

3 (lower - voice) bajar; (- speed) reducir; (- prices) bajar, reducir

4 familiar (set down - passenger) dejar ( off, -); (- delivery) dejar, pasar a dejar ( off, -)

■ where shall I drop you? ¿dónde quieres que te deje?

5 (give up, abandon - school subject, course, etc) dejar, abandonar; (- idea, plan) abandonar, renunciar a; (- case) abandonar; (- charge) retirar; (- boyfriend, girlfriend) plantar

■ let's drop the subject cambiemos de tema

■ drop everything dejarlo todo plantado

■ drop it! ¡déjalo ya!, ¡basta ya!, ¡ya está bien!

6 (omit, leave out - in speaking) no pronunciar, comerse; (in writing) omitir

■ don't drop your "h's' no te comas las "haches"

■ the gerund drops the final "e' el gerundio pierde la "e" final

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (player from team) echar, sacar, no seleccionar; (lose) perder

8 (in knitting) soltar, dejar escapar

9 slang (take drug) tomarse

intransitive verb

1 (fall - object) caer, caerse; (- person) dejarse caer, tirarse

■ an orange dropped out of her bag se le cayó una naranja de la bolsa

■ he dropped to his knees cayó de rodillas

2 (collapse) desplomarse, caer rendido,-a

■ dance till you drop baila hasta que no puedas más

■ she dropped into an armchair se desplomó en un sillón

3 (prices) bajar, caer, descender; (wind) amainar; (temperature) bajar, descender; (speed) reducirse, disminuir; (voice) bajar

4 (land, ground) caer

5 (lapse) dejar

■ let it drop! ¡déjalo ya!, ¡basta ya!

plural noun drops

1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL gotas nombre femenino plural

■ I'll give you some eye drops te daré un colirio

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a drop in the ocean una gota de agua en el mar, un grano de arena en el desierto

to do something at the drop of a hat hacer algo en cualquier momento, hacer algo sin más ni más

to drop a brick / drop a clanger hacer una plancha, meter la pata

to drop a hint soltar una indirecta

to drop dead caerse muerto,-a

■ drop dead! ¡vete a la porra!, ¡vete al demonio!

to drop names mencionar a gente importante

to drop somebody a line / drop somebody a note escribir cuatro/unas líneas a alguien

to have a drop too much beber más de la cuenta

to let drop that... dejar caer/escapar que...

drop curtain SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL telón nombre masculino

drop kick (in rugby) botepronto

drop shot dejada

drop ['drɑp] v, dropped ; dropping vt

1) : dejar caer, soltar

she dropped the glass: se le cayó el vaso

to drop a hint: dejar caer una indirecta

2) send: mandar

drop me a line: mándame unas líneas

3) abandon: abandonar, dejar

to drop the subject: cambiar de tema

4) lower: bajar

he dropped his voice: bajó la voz

5) omit: omitir

6)

to drop off : dejar

drop vi

1) drip: gotear

2) fall: caer(se)

3) decrease, descend: bajar, descender

the wind dropped: amainó el viento

4)

to drop backor to drop behind : rezagarse, quedarse atrás

5)

to drop byor to drop in : pasar

drop n

1) : gota f (de líquido)

2) decline: caída f, bajada f, descenso m

3) incline: caída f, pendiente f

a 20-foot drop: una caída de 20 pies

4) sweet: pastilla f, dulce m

5) drops npl

: gotas fpl (de medicina)

drop

n.

• baja s.f.

• bajón s.m.

• caída s.f.

• declive s.m.

• depresión s.f.

• descenso s.m.

• gota s.f.

• lágrima s.f.

v.

• abandonar v.

• bajar v.

• caer v.

(§pres: caigo, caes...)

• dejar caer v.

• gotear v.

• inclinar v.

• suprimir v.

drɑːp, drɒp
I

noun

1)

a) ( of liquid) gota f

we haven't had a drop of rain for six weeks — no ha caído una gota de agua en seis semanas

b) ( small amount) gota f

can I have a drop? — ¿me das una gotita?

she's had a drop too much — ha bebido más de la cuenta

a drop in the ocean — un grano de arena en el desierto, una insignificancia

c) drops pl ( Med) gotas fpl

ear/nose drops — gotas para los oídos/la nariz

eye drops — colirio m

d) ( candy)

acid drops — caramelos mpl ácidos

chocolate drops — pastillas fpl de chocolate

2)

a) ( fall) (no pl) ( in temperature) descenso m; ( in prices) caída f, baja f

she had to take a drop in salary — tuvo que aceptar un sueldo más bajo

a drop of 30% o a 30% drop in sales — un descenso del 30% en las ventas

at the drop of a hat — en cualquier momento

b) ( difference in height) caída f

a sheer drop — una caída a plomo

3) ( of supplies) lanzamiento m

4) (AmE)

a) ( letter box) buzón m

b) ( collection point) punto m de recogida

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( accidentally)

I/you/he dropped the cup — se me/te/le cayó la taza

don't drop it! — que no se te caiga!

this is your big chance, so don't drop the ball — (AmE) es tu gran oportunidad, así que no vayas a meter la pata (fam)

I've dropped a stitch — se me ha escapado un punto

b) ( deliberately) \<\<cup/vase\>\> dejar caer, tirar; \<\<bomb/supplies\>\> lanzar*

drop that gun! — suelta ese revólver!

to drop a brick o (BrE) a clanger — meter la pata (fam)

to drop somebody/something like a hot potato — no querer* saber nada más de algn/algo

2) ( lower) \<\<hem\>\> alargar*, bajar; \<\<eyes/voice\>\> bajar

3)

a) ( set down) \<\<passenger/cargo\>\> dejar

b) ( deliver) pasar a dejar

I can drop them there on my way home — puedo pasar por allí a dejarlos de camino a casa

4) ( send) (colloq) \<\<card/letter\>\> mandar

drop me a line — a ver si me mandas or me escribes unas líneas

5) ( utter) \<\<hint/remark\>\> soltar*, dejar caer

to let it drop that... — ( inadvertently) dejar escapar que...; ( deliberately) dejar caer que...

6)

a) ( omit) \<\<letter/syllable/word\>\> omitir

to drop something (FROM something) — \<\<chapter/scene/article\>\> suprimir algo (de algo)

to drop somebody from a team — sacar* a algn de un equipo

b) (give up, abandon) \<\<case\>\> abandonar; \<\<charges\>\> retirar; \<\<plan/idea\>\> abandonar, renunciar a; \<\<friend/associate\>\> dejar de ver a

let's drop the subject — cambiemos de tema

just drop everything and come — déjalo todo y vente

2.

drop vi

1)

a) ( fall) \<\<object\>\> caer(se)*; \<\<plane\>\> bajar, descender*

he dropped to the ground — ( deliberately) se tiró al suelo; ( fell) cayó de un golpe

b) ( collapse) desplomarse

to be ready to drop — estar* cayéndose

to drop (down) dead — caerse* muerto

drop dead! — (colloq) vete al demonio! (fam)

2)

a) ( decrease) \<\<wind\>\> amainar; \<\<temperature\>\> bajar, descender*; \<\<prices\>\> bajar, experimentar un descenso (frml); \<\<voice\>\> bajar

b) ( in height) \<\<terrain\>\> caer*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

[drɒp]
1. N

1) [of liquid] gota f

"would you like some milk?" - "just a drop" — -¿quieres leche? -una gota nada más

in three weeks we didn't have a drop of rain — no cayó ni una gota en tres semanas

would you like a drop of soup? — ¿quieres un poco de sopa?

• there's just a drop left — queda solo una gota

• he's had a drop too much * — ha bebido más de la cuenta

• I haven't touched a drop — no he probado una sola gota

- a drop in the ocean

2) drops (Med) gotas fpl

3) (=sweet) pastilla f

4) (=fall) (in price) bajada f, caída f ; (in demand) disminución f, reducción f

a drop of 10% — una bajada del 10 por ciento

• to take a drop in salary — aceptar un salario más bajo

• a drop in temperature — una bajada de las temperaturas

- at the drop of a hat

5) (=steep incline) pendiente f ; (=fall) caída f

a drop of ten metres — una caída de diez metros

6) (by parachute) [of supplies, arms etc] lanzamiento m

7) (for secret mail) escondrijo m (para correo secreto)

8)

- have the drop on sb

9) (Theat) telón m de boca

2. VT

1) (=let fall)

a) (deliberately) [+ object] dejar caer; (=release, let go of) soltar; [+ bomb, parachutist] lanzar; [+ anchor] echar; [+ liquid] echar gota a gota

the cat dropped the mouse at my feet — el gato soltó al ratón junto a mis pies

don't drop your coat on the floor, hang it up — no sueltes el abrigo en el suelo, cuélgalo

to drop a letter in the postbox — echar una carta al buzón

drop it! * — (gun) ¡suéltalo!

b) (accidentally)

I dropped the glass — se me cayó el vaso

I've dropped a stitch — (Knitting) se me escapó un punto

2) (=lower) [+ eyes, voice, price, hem] bajar

3) (=set down) (from car) [+ object, person] dejar; (from boat) [+ cargo, passengers] descargar

could you drop me at the station? — ¿me puedes dejar en la estación?

4) (=utter casually) [+ remark, name, clue] soltar

• to drop (sb) a hint about sth — echar (a algn) una indirecta sobre algo

• to drop a word in sb's ear — decir algo a algn en confianza

5) (=send casually) [+ postcard, note] echar

to drop sb a line — mandar unas líneas a algn

6) (=omit) (from text) suprimir

• to drop one's h's or aitches — no pronunciar las haches

• I've been dropped from the team — me han sacado del equipo

7) (=abandon) [+ conversation, correspondence] dejar; [+ candidate] rechazar; [+ boyfriend] dejar, plantar; [+ friend] romper con; [+ charges] retirar; [+ claim, plan] renunciar a, abandonar

we had to drop what we were doing — tuvimos que dejar lo que estábamos haciendo

they dropped him like a hot brick — lo abandonaron como a perro sarnoso

I'm going to drop chemistry — no voy a dar más química

• to drop everything — soltarlo todo

• drop it! * — (subject) ¡ya está bien!

• let's drop the subject — cambiemos de tema

8) (=lose) [+ game] perder

9) (Drugs)

to drop acid ** — tomar ácido

3. VI

1) (=fall) [object, person] caer(se)

to drop with exhaustion — caer rendido

• drop dead! * — ¡vete al cuerno! *

• I'm fit to drop * — estoy que no me tengo

• he let it drop that... — reveló que...

so we let the matter drop — así que dejamos el asunto

2) (=decrease) [wind] calmarse, amainar; [temperature, price, voice] bajar; [numbers, crowd, demand] disminuir

the temperature will drop tonight — la temperatura bajará esta noche

4.

CPD

drop goal N — (Rugby) drop m

drop handlebars NPL — manillar msing de (bicicleta de) carreras

drop kick N — puntapié m de botepronto

drop shot N — dejada f

drop zone N — (Aer) zona f de salto

- drop across

- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop down

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop round

* * *
[drɑːp, drɒp]
I

noun

1)

a) ( of liquid) gota f

we haven't had a drop of rain for six weeks — no ha caído una gota de agua en seis semanas

b) ( small amount) gota f

can I have a drop? — ¿me das una gotita?

she's had a drop too much — ha bebido más de la cuenta

a drop in the ocean — un grano de arena en el desierto, una insignificancia

c) drops pl ( Med) gotas fpl

ear/nose drops — gotas para los oídos/la nariz

eye drops — colirio m

d) ( candy)

acid drops — caramelos mpl ácidos

chocolate drops — pastillas fpl de chocolate

2)

a) ( fall) (no pl) ( in temperature) descenso m; ( in prices) caída f, baja f

she had to take a drop in salary — tuvo que aceptar un sueldo más bajo

a drop of 30% o a 30% drop in sales — un descenso del 30% en las ventas

at the drop of a hat — en cualquier momento

b) ( difference in height) caída f

a sheer drop — una caída a plomo

3) ( of supplies) lanzamiento m

4) (AmE)

a) ( letter box) buzón m

b) ( collection point) punto m de recogida

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( accidentally)

I/you/he dropped the cup — se me/te/le cayó la taza

don't drop it! — que no se te caiga!

this is your big chance, so don't drop the ball — (AmE) es tu gran oportunidad, así que no vayas a meter la pata (fam)

I've dropped a stitch — se me ha escapado un punto

b) ( deliberately) \<\<cup/vase\>\> dejar caer, tirar; \<\<bomb/supplies\>\> lanzar*

drop that gun! — suelta ese revólver!

to drop a brick o (BrE) a clanger — meter la pata (fam)

to drop somebody/something like a hot potato — no querer* saber nada más de algn/algo

2) ( lower) \<\<hem\>\> alargar*, bajar; \<\<eyes/voice\>\> bajar

3)

a) ( set down) \<\<passenger/cargo\>\> dejar

b) ( deliver) pasar a dejar

I can drop them there on my way home — puedo pasar por allí a dejarlos de camino a casa

4) ( send) (colloq) \<\<card/letter\>\> mandar

drop me a line — a ver si me mandas or me escribes unas líneas

5) ( utter) \<\<hint/remark\>\> soltar*, dejar caer

to let it drop that... — ( inadvertently) dejar escapar que...; ( deliberately) dejar caer que...

6)

a) ( omit) \<\<letter/syllable/word\>\> omitir

to drop something (FROM something) — \<\<chapter/scene/article\>\> suprimir algo (de algo)

to drop somebody from a team — sacar* a algn de un equipo

b) (give up, abandon) \<\<case\>\> abandonar; \<\<charges\>\> retirar; \<\<plan/idea\>\> abandonar, renunciar a; \<\<friend/associate\>\> dejar de ver a

let's drop the subject — cambiemos de tema

just drop everything and come — déjalo todo y vente

2.

drop vi

1)

a) ( fall) \<\<object\>\> caer(se)*; \<\<plane\>\> bajar, descender*

he dropped to the ground — ( deliberately) se tiró al suelo; ( fell) cayó de un golpe

b) ( collapse) desplomarse

to be ready to drop — estar* cayéndose

to drop (down) dead — caerse* muerto

drop dead! — (colloq) vete al demonio! (fam)

2)

a) ( decrease) \<\<wind\>\> amainar; \<\<temperature\>\> bajar, descender*; \<\<prices\>\> bajar, experimentar un descenso (frml); \<\<voice\>\> bajar

b) ( in height) \<\<terrain\>\> caer*

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- drop away

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

English-spanish dictionary > drop
19 withdraw

wið'dro:
past tense - withdrew; verb

1) (to (cause to) move back or away: The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition.) retirar(se)

2) (to take back (something one has said): She withdrew her remarks, and apologized; He later withdrew the charges he'd made against her.) retirar

3) (to remove (money from a bank account etc): I withdrew all my savings and went abroad.) retirar

•

- withdrawal
- withdrawn

withdraw vb

1. retirar / retirarse

the troops withdrew las tropas se retiraron

2. sacar / retirar

I withdrew £200 from my account saqué doscientas libras de mi cuenta

El pasado de withdraw es withdrew y el participio pasado de es withdrawn

withdraw

tr[wɪð'drɔː]

transitive verb (pt withdrew tr[wɪð'drʊː], pp withdrawn tr[wɪð'drɔːn])

1 (take out) retirar, sacar

the government is going to withdraw the troops from Northern Ireland el gobierno retirará las tropas de Irlanda del Norte

the miners threatened to withdraw their labour los mineros amenazaron con hacer huelga

she withdrew $100 from the bank sacó $100 del banco

this drug must be withdrawn from the market hay que retirar esta droga del mercado

2 formal use (retract, take back - statement) retractarse de, retirar; (- offer) renunciar a; (- charge, support) retirar

intransitive verb

1 (retire, not take part in) retirarse

he withdrew to his room se retiró a su habitación

she withdrew from the race se retiró de la carrera

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to withdraw into oneself retraerse

withdraw [wɪð'drɔ, wɪɵ-] v, - drew [-'dru:] ; - drawn [-'drɔn] ; - drawing vt

1) remove: retirar, apartar, sacar (dinero)

2) retract: retractarse de

withdraw vi

: retirarse, recluirse (de la sociedad)

withdraw

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: withdrew, withdrawn) = abandonar v.

• alejar v.

• encastillar v.

• quitar v.

• recogerse v.

• retirar v.

• retractar v.

• retraer v.

(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)

• sacar v.

• salir v.

(§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)

• substraer v.

(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)

• sustraer v.

(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)

v.

• apartarse v.

wɪð'drɔː
1.

(past - drew; past p - drawn) transitive verb

1)

a) (recall, remove) \<\<troops/representative\>\> retirar; \<\<hand/arm\>\> retirar, apartar; \<\<coin/note\>\> retirar de la circulación; \<\<product\>\> retirar de la venta

they withdrew their children from the school — sacaron a sus niños del colegio

b) \<\<money/cash\>\> retirar, sacar*

2)

a) (cancel, discontinue) \<\<support/funding\>\> retirar; \<\<permission\>\> cancelar

they threatened to withdraw their labor — amenazaron con ir a la huelga

b) ( rescind) \<\<application/charges\>\> retirar; \<\<demand\>\> renunciar a

c) ( retract) \<\<statement/allegation\>\> retirar, retractarse de

2.

vi

a) \<\<troops/competitor/candidate\>\> retirarse

b) ( socially) recluirse*; ( psychologically) retraerse*

[wɪθ'drɔː] (pt withdrew) (pp withdrawn)
1. VT

1) (=take out) [+ money] retirar, sacar ( from de)

2) (=recall) [+ troops, ambassador, team] retirar ( from de); [+ product, advertisement, banknotes] retirar ( from de)

3) (=cancel) [+ application, permission, support, licence] retirar

to withdraw one's labour — ponerse en huelga

4) (=retract) [+ words, remark] retractarse de, retirar; [+ charge] retirar

to withdraw one's hand (from sth/sb) — apartar la mano (de algo/algn)

2. VI

1) (=move away) apartarse, alejarse

2) (=leave room) retirarse

3) (=move back, retreat) [troops, forces, police] retirarse ( from de)

to withdraw to a new position — retirarse a una nueva posición

4) (=pull out) (from deal, game, talks) retirarse ( from de)

5) (=withdraw application, candidacy) retirarse ( from de)

to withdraw in favour of sb — retirarse en favor de algn

6) (during lovemaking) dar marcha atrás *

7) (Psych)

to withdraw into o.s. — retraerse, encerrarse en sí mismo

* * *
[wɪð'drɔː]
1.

(past - drew; past p - drawn) transitive verb

1)

a) (recall, remove) \<\<troops/representative\>\> retirar; \<\<hand/arm\>\> retirar, apartar; \<\<coin/note\>\> retirar de la circulación; \<\<product\>\> retirar de la venta

they withdrew their children from the school — sacaron a sus niños del colegio

b) \<\<money/cash\>\> retirar, sacar*

2)

a) (cancel, discontinue) \<\<support/funding\>\> retirar; \<\<permission\>\> cancelar

they threatened to withdraw their labor — amenazaron con ir a la huelga

b) ( rescind) \<\<application/charges\>\> retirar; \<\<demand\>\> renunciar a

c) ( retract) \<\<statement/allegation\>\> retirar, retractarse de

2.

vi

a) \<\<troops/competitor/candidate\>\> retirarse

b) ( socially) recluirse*; ( psychologically) retraerse*

English-spanish dictionary > withdraw
20 reverse

1. adjective
entgegengesetzt [Richtung]; Rück[seite]; umgekehrt [Reihenfolge]
2. noun
1) (contrary) Gegenteil, das

quite the reverse! — ganz im Gegenteil!

2) (Motor Veh.) Rückwärtsgang, der

in reverse — im Rückwärtsgang

put the car into reverse, go into reverse — den Rückwärtsgang einlegen

3) (defeat) Rückschlag, der
3. transitive verb
1) (turn around) umkehren [Reihenfolge, Wortstellung, Bewegung, Richtung]; grundlegend revidieren [Politik]

reverse the charge[s] — (Brit.) ein R-Gespräch anmelden

2) (cause to move backwards) zurücksetzen

3) (revoke) aufheben [Urteil, Anordnung]; rückgängig machen [Maßnahme]
4. intransitive verb
zurücksetzen; rückwärts fahren

* * *
[rə'və:s] 1. verb
1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed( the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) rückwärts fahren,laufenlassen

2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) umdrehen

3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) umstoßen
2. noun
1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) das Gegenteil, entgegengesetzt

2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) der Rückschlag

3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) der Rückwärtsgang. Rückwärts-...

4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) die Rückseite

•

- academic.ru/62089/reversal">reversal
- reversed
- reversible
- reverse the charges
* * *

re·verse

[rɪˈvɜ:s, AM -ˈvɜ:rs]

I. vt

1. esp BRIT, AUS (move sth backwards)

to \reverse a car/truck ein Auto/einen Lkw zurücksetzen, mit einem Auto/Lkw rückwärtsfahren

2. (change to opposite)

▪ to \reverse sth etw umkehren

now our situations are \reversed jetzt ist unsere Situation umgekehrt

to \reverse the charges ein R-Gespräch führen

to \reverse a judgement LAW ein Urteil aufheben

to \reverse the order of sth die Reihenfolge von etw dat vertauschen

to \reverse a vasectomy MED eine Vasektomie rückgängig machen

3. (turn sth over)

▪ to \reverse sth etw umdrehen

to \reverse a coat eine Jacke wenden

II. vi esp BRIT, AUS (move backwards) rückwärtsfahren; (short distance) zurücksetzen

▪ to \reverse into/out of sth rückwärts in etw akk hinein-/aus etw dat herausfahren

she \reversed into her father's car beim Zurücksetzen fuhr sie in das Auto ihres Vaters

to \reverse into a parking space rückwärts einparken

III. n

1. no pl (opposite)

▪ the \reverse das Gegenteil

no, quite the \reverse! nein, ganz im Gegenteil!

to do the \reverse of what sb expects das Gegenteil tun von dem, was jd erwartet

to do sth in \reverse etw umgekehrt tun

2. (gear) Rückwärtsgang m

to get [or put] a vehicle in[to] \reverse den Rückwärtsgang [eines Fahrzeugs] einlegen

to go into \reverse in den Rückwärtsgang schalten; ( fig) rückläufig sein

the trend towards home ownership has gone into \reverse der Trend zum Hauseigentum ist rückläufig

3. (misfortune) Rückschlag m

a damaging \reverse eine vernichtende Niederlage

to suffer a \reverse eine Niederlage erleiden

4. (back)

▪ the \reverse die Rückseite; of a coin, medal also Kehrseite f

IV. adj umgekehrt

\reverse direction entgegengesetzte Richtung

to do sth in \reverse order etw in umgekehrter Reihenfolge tun

* * *
[rɪ'vɜːs]
1. adj

(= opposite) umgekehrt; direction also entgegengesetzt; (OPT) image seitenverkehrt

in reverse order —

in the reverse direction — in umgekehrter Richtung

2. n

1) (= opposite) Gegenteil nt

quite the reverse! — ganz im Gegenteil!

he is the reverse of polite — er ist alles andere als höflich

2) (= back) Rückseite f; (of cloth) Rückseite f, linke Seite

3) (= setback, loss) Rückschlag m; (= defeat) Niederlage f

he suffered a reverse of fortune — sein Glück schlug um

a reverse of fortune led to his losing all his wealth — sein Glück schlug um, und er verlor all seinen Reichtum

4) (AUT) Rückwärtsgang m

in reverse — im Rückwärtsgang

to put a/the car into reverse — den Rückwärtsgang einlegen

to go into reverse — in den Rückwärtsgang schalten

5)

to do sth in reverse — etw in umgekehrter Reihenfolge tun

at this point the party's fortunes went into reverse (fig) — zu diesem Zeitpunkt wendete sich das Schicksal der Partei

6) (on typewriter) Rückstelltaste f; (on tape recorder) Rücklauftaste f

3. vt

1) (= turn the other way round) order, situation, procedure umkehren; objects, sentences, words umstellen, vertauschen; garment wenden; result umkehren, umdrehen

to reverse one's direction — eine Kehrtwendung machen

to reverse the order of sth — etw herumdrehen

to reverse the charges ( Brit Telec ) — ein R-Gespräch führen

reverse-charge call ( Brit Telec ) — R-Gespräch nt

to reverse roles — die Rollen tauschen

2) (= cause to move backwards) moving belt rückwärtslaufen lassen

to reverse one's car into the garage/down the hill/into a tree (esp Brit) — rückwärts in die Garage fahren or setzen/den Berg hinunterfahren/gegen einen Baum fahren

3) verdict, judgement umstoßen, kassieren; decree aufheben; trend, process umkehren; policy völlig umstellen, umkrempeln; decision, surgical operation rückgängig machen

lowering cholesterol levels can sometimes reverse coronary diseases — ein gesenkter Cholesterinspiegel kann bewirken, dass sich Herzgefäßerkrankungen zurückbilden

4. vi
(= move backwards) (esp Brit car, driver) zurücksetzen; (dancer) rückwärtstanzen; (machine) rückwärtslaufen
to reverse into the garage (esp Brit) — rückwärts in die Garage fahren

* * *

reverse [rıˈvɜːs; US rıˈvɜrs]

A adj (adv reversely)

1. umgekehrt, verkehrt, entgegengesetzt (to dat):

reverse commuting Pendeln n von der Wohnung in der Innenstadt zum Arbeitsplatz an der Peripherie;

reverse current ELEK Gegen-, Sperrstrom m;

reverse dictionary rückläufiges Wörterbuch;

reverse discrimination positive Diskriminierung;

reverse flying FLUG Rückenflug m;

in reverse order in umgekehrter Reihenfolge;

reverse power ELEK Rückleistung f;

reverse rotation TECH Gegendrehung f;

reverse side

a) Rück-, Kehrseite f,

b) linke (Stoff)Seite

2. rückläufig, Rückwärts…:

reverse curve BAHN S-Kurve f;

reverse gate (Kanuslalom) Rückwärtstor n;

reverse gear → B 5;

reverse lever TECH Umsteuerungshebel m;

reverse motion TECH

a) Rückwärtsgang m,

b) Rückwärtsbewegung f,

c) Rücklauf m

B s

1. Gegenteil n, (das) Umgekehrte:

the case is quite the reverse der Fall liegt gerade umgekehrt;

she was the reverse of polite sie war alles andere als höflich;

she did the reverse of what we had expected sie tat das Gegenteil dessen, was wir erwartet hatten

2. Rückschlag m:

reverse of fortune Schicksalsschlag m

3. MIL etc Niederlage f

4. a) Rückseite f

b) besonders fig Kehrseite f:

reverse of a coin Rückseite oder Revers m einer Münze;

on the reverse umstehend; → medal A a

5. AUTO Rückwärtsgang m:

put the car in(to) reverse, change into reverse den Rückwärtsgang einlegen

6. TECH Umsteuerung f

C v/t

1. umkehren ( auch ELEK, MATH, FOTO; auch fig), umwenden:

reverse the order of things die Weltordnung auf den Kopf stellen;

reverse the charge(s) TEL Br ein R-Gespräch führen

2. fig seine Politik (ganz) umstellen, seine Meinung etc (völlig) ändern oder revidieren, eine Entscheidung etc rückgängig machen

3. JUR ein Urteil umstoßen, aufheben

4. AUTO im Rückwärtsgang fahren oder rückwärtsfahren (lassen), zurücksetzen:

reverse one’s car out of the garage rückwärts aus der Garage fahren

5. ELEK

a) auch reverse the polarity umpolen

b) umsteuern, ein Relais umlegen

6. WIRTSCH stornieren

D v/i

1. (beim Walzer) linksherum tanzen

2. rückwärtsfahren oder -laufen, AUTO auch zurücksetzen:

reverse into the garage rückwärts in die Garage fahren

* * *
1. adjective
entgegengesetzt [Richtung]; Rück[seite]; umgekehrt [Reihenfolge]
2. noun
1) (contrary) Gegenteil, das

quite the reverse! — ganz im Gegenteil!

2) (Motor Veh.) Rückwärtsgang, der

in reverse — im Rückwärtsgang

put the car into reverse, go into reverse — den Rückwärtsgang einlegen

3) (defeat) Rückschlag, der
3. transitive verb
1) (turn around) umkehren [Reihenfolge, Wortstellung, Bewegung, Richtung]; grundlegend revidieren [Politik]

reverse the charge[s] — (Brit.) ein R-Gespräch anmelden

2) (cause to move backwards) zurücksetzen

3) (revoke) aufheben [Urteil, Anordnung]; rückgängig machen [Maßnahme]
4. intransitive verb
zurücksetzen; rückwärts fahren

* * *

adj.

entgegengesetzt adj.

invers adj.

umgekehrt adj. n.

Gegenteil n.

Kehrseite f.

Rückseite f. v.

herumdrehen v.

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