clear a minefield

viven en el campo — they live in the country o countryside

la gente del campo — country people o folk

campo de cultivo — (lit) farm land; (fig) breeding ground

el portero tuvo que abandonar el campo — the goalkeeper had to leave the pitch o field

Campo de Gibraltar — Spanish territory around the border with Gibraltar

Campos Elíseos — [en París] Champs Elysées; (Mit) Elysian Fields

levantar el campo — (Mil) to break camp, strike camp; (=irse) to make tracks *

campo de aviación — airfield, airdrome (EEUU)

campo de trabajo — [de castigo] labour o (EEUU) labor camp; [de vacaciones] work camp

campo de acción, campo de actuación — scope, room for manoeuvre o (EEUU) maneuver

no hay campo — there's no room o space

campo a través or a campo traviesa — <cruzar/ir> cross-country

perdieron en su campo or en campo propio — they lost at home

esto no está dentro de mi campo de acción — this does not fall within my area o field of responsibility

dejarle el campo libre a alguien — to leave the field clear for somebody

levantar el campo — to make tracks (colloq)

hagan or abran campo — make room

campo a través or a campo traviesa — <cruzar/ir> cross-country

perdieron en su campo or en campo propio — they lost at home

esto no está dentro de mi campo de acción — this does not fall within my area o field of responsibility

dejarle el campo libre a alguien — to leave the field clear for somebody

levantar el campo — to make tracks (colloq)

hagan or abran campo — make room

Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: Records are normally divided into fields.

Ex: Her experiences in Namibia involved cycling along dirt roads through the bush to village schools in order to read stories and help children make their own books = Sus experiencias en Namibia supusieron ir en bicicleta por caminos de tierra por el campo a las escuelas de las aldeas para leer cuentos y ayudar a los niños a hacer sus propios libros.

le champ de qch [recherches, santé, protection sociale, échanges] — the field of sth

élargir le champ de qch [recherche, expérimentation, compétence] — to extend the scope of sth

à travers champs [courir, passer, marcher] — across the fields

a tutto campo Sport — attacking and defending, fig, (colloqui, inchiesta) open-ended

campo ostacoli Equitazione — jumping arena

campo in terra battuta Tennis — clay court

abbandonare il campo (anche) fig — to leave the field

scendere in campo (anche) fig — to enter the field, join the fray

campo di grano — wheat field, cornfield BE

levare il campo — to break o strike camp

scendere in campo — to take to the field; fig. pol. to enter the lists

avere campo libero — fig. to have a free hand

lasciare il campo libero a qcn. — fig. to give sb. a clear run

fuori campo — [ personaggio] off-screen

campo base — base camp (anche fig.)

campo di battaglia — battlefield (anche fig.)

campo minato — minefield (anche fig.)

campo sportivo — sports ground o field

avancer sur un terrain glissant — fig to be on slippery ground

sortir du terrain — [joueur] to go off the field; [balle] ( au football) to go out of play; ( au rugby) to go into touch

un terrain d'entente — fig common ground

terrain favorable — Médecine predisposing factors (pl); Sociologie favourable [BrE] environment

offrir un terrain favorable à — (à une maladie, une idéologie) to provide a fertile breeding ground for

être en terrain connu or familier — fig to be on familiar territory

être sur son terrain, avoir l'avantage du terrain — lit, fig to be on one's own ground

préparer le terrain — fig to pave the way

tâter or sonder le terrain — fig to put out feelers

sur le terrain (travail, recherches) — in the field