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1 ♦ clear

♦ clear /klɪə(r)/
A a.

1 chiaro; nitido; preciso; lucido: clear instructions, istruzioni chiare; The photo isn't clear, la foto non è nitida; a clear mind, una mente lucida; lucidità mentale; to have a clear picture of st., avere un'idea ben precisa di qc.

2 chiaro; limpido; luminoso; sereno; trasparente: clear water, acqua limpida; clear eyes, occhi limpidi: a clear flame, una fiamma luminosa; a clear day, una giornata serena

3 ( di suono) chiaro; limpido: a clear voice, una voce chiara

4 chiaro; evidente; esplicito; netto; inequivocabile; incontestabile: a clear case of corruption, un evidente caso di corruzione; clear majority, maggioranza netta; (leg.) clear title, titolo incontestabile; to make it clear that…, mettere in chiaro (o chiarire) che…; I made it clear to him that…, gli dissi chiaramente che…; Have you been quite clear to her?, sei stato chiaro con lei?

5 certo; sicuro: I am clear on that point, ne sono sicuro; He's not clear about his plans, non ha le idee chiare su che cosa farà

6 aperto; libero; sgombro: The road is clear for traffic, la strada è aperta al traffico (o è transitabile); a clear view of the lake, una vista aperta sul lago; to have a clear view of st., riuscire a vedere chiaramente qc.; clear of ice, libero dai ghiacci; clear of obstruction, libero da impedimenti; sgombro; clear of clouds, sgombro da nuvole; senza nuvole; clear of danger [of debts], libero da pericoli [dai debiti]

7 libero; senza impegni: I have a clear day on Tuesday, ho il martedì libero

8 – clear of, che non tocca (qc.); staccato da; sollevato da; ben discosto da: clear of the ground, sollevato da terra; clear of the wall, staccato dal muro

9 ( di somma di denaro) netto: (rag.) clear profit, utile netto; clear of taxes, al netto delle tasse

10 completo; intero: a clear month, un mese intero

11 (leg.) prosciolto ( da un'accusa): You are clear now, sei prosciolto da ogni accusa, ora

12 ( sport: di giocatore) smarcato

13 ( sport, spec. ciclismo) in fuga

14 (ipp.: di percorso) netto; senza penalità

15 (ling.) chiaro

16 ( di messaggio, ecc.) in chiaro; non cifrato

B avv.

1 in modo chiaro; chiaro: loud and clear, forte e chiaro

2 (fam.) completamente; interamente: three hours clear, tre ore intere; clear through the town, da un capo all'altro della città

3 in disparte; ben discosto; a debita distanza; alla larga: to keep clear of, tenersi lontano da; stare alla larga da; to get clear of, allontanarsi da; ( sport) staccare, lasciare indietro, sganciarsi da; to jump clear, scansarsi con un salto

C n.

1 luogo aperto

2 ► clearance

● clear conscience, coscienza tranquilla; coscienza pulita □ clear-cut, ben delineato; netto; chiaro; nitido: clear-cut rules, regole chiare; a clear-cut distinction, una differenza netta; a clear-cut profile, un profilo nitido □ (leg.) clear days, giorni effettivi; giorni utili □ (leg.) clear estate, proprietà (immobiliare) libera da gravami □ clear-eyed, dagli occhi limpidi; (fig.) acuto, realistico □ a clear head, mente lucida; idee chiare □ clear-headed, lucido; che ha idee chiare; lucido □ clear honey, miele liquido □ clear of suspicion, al di fuori di ogni sospetto □ clear-sighted, perspicace □ clear-sightedness, perspicacia □ clear skin, pelle liscia □ ( cucina) clear soup, brodo; consommé (franc.) □ (comput.) clear text, ► cleartext □ All clear!, cessato pericolo!; cessato allarme!; (fam.) via libera! □ (fam.) as clear as a bell, perfettamente udibile; chiarissimo □ (fam.) as clear as day (o daylight), chiaro come il sole; lampante □ (fam.) as clear as mud, oscuro; incomprensibile □ to get st. clear, capire bene qc. □ in clear, in chiaro; non in codice □ to get a clear look at st., riuscire a vedere bene qc. □ in the clear, libero; al sicuro; fuori pericolo; ( anche) libero da sospetti, scagionato, senza debiti □ Keep clear! ( cartello), lasciare libero il passaggio! □ Let's get this clear, chiariamo bene questo punto □ to make oneself clear, chiarire il proprio pensiero; spiegarsi: ( con irritazione) Do I make myself clear?, mi sono spiegato? □ out of a clear sky, inaspettatamente; di punto in bianco.
♦ (to) clear /klɪə(r)/
A v. t.

1 liberare; sgombrare; far sgombrare; sbarazzare; vuotare: to clear an area, sgombrare (o far sgombrare) una zona; All the roads have been cleared of the snow, tutte le strade sono state liberate dalla neve; to clear the ground, sgombrare il terreno ( anche fig.): to clear one's plate, vuotare il piatto; to clear the way, sgombrare il passaggio; fare via libera; to clear the table, liberare (o sgombrare) il tavolo; ( dopo un pranzo) sparecchiare (la tavola); I cleared a space for my books, feci un po' di posto per i miei libri; (leg.) to clear the court, far sgombrare l'aula

2 sturare; stasare; liberare: to clear one's throat, schiarirsi la gola; to clear a blocked drain, sturare uno scarico intasato; to clear a blocked nose, liberare un naso otturato

3 togliere; levare; rimuovere; eliminare: Could you please clear all this stuff off the table?, ti spiace levare questa roba dal tavolo?; (comm.) to clear stocks, eliminare le giacenze

4 aprire, aprirsi ( un passaggio): to clear a path through the jungle, aprirsi un sentiero attraverso la giungla

5 disperdere; dissolvere

6 passare vicino a ( senza toccare); evitare; scansare: The plane cleared the tree-tops, l'aereo ha sorvolato le cime degli alberi; The ship managed to clear the rocks, la nave è riuscita a evitare gli scogli

7 ( anche sport) superare con un salto; saltare: to clear a fence, superare (o saltare) uno steccato; ( atletica) to clear the bar, superare l'asticella

8 (leg.) prosciogliere ( da un'accusa); discolpare: to clear sb. 's name, ristabilire il buon nome di q.; dimostrare l'innocenza di q.; He's been cleared of a doping charge, è stato prosciolto dall'accusa di doping

9 pagare, saldare, estinguere ( un debito)

10 autorizzare; approvare; dare il benestare a: The plan needs to be cleared with headquarters, il progetto deve essere autorizzato dalla direzione; You have to be cleared by security first, prima dovrai superare il controllo del servizio di sicurezza; DIALOGO → - Discussing football- I'll have to clear it with my wife first, devo prima sentire mia moglie

11 ottenere l'autorizzazione, il benestare per; far approvare: to clear a project with the municipal authorities, ottenere l'autorizzazione dal comune per un progetto

12 (trasp.) autorizzare ( un aereo, una nave, ecc., a partire, entrare, ecc.): (aeron.) to clear a plane for take off, autorizzare un aereo al decollo

13 autorizzare lo sbarco di ( passeggeri); autorizzare la discarica ( di merci)

14 (dog., anche to clear through the customs) sdoganare; svincolare; sdaziare: to clear customs, passare la dogana

15 ( banca, fin.) compensare; far passare ( un assegno, ecc.) attraverso la stanza di compensazione; addebitare (o accreditare) in conto

16 (fam.) guadagnare al netto ( una certa somma di denaro): I hope to clear £10,000 at least, spero di guadagnarci almeno diecimila sterline

17 (market.) smaltire, liquidare ( scorte, giacenze, ecc.)

18 (comput.) cancellare ( caratteri, dati); azzerare ( la memoria); deselezionare ( impostazioni)

19 ( di ufficio postale) smistare ( corrispondenza)

20 ( calcio) disimpegnare, ribattere, respingere ( la palla dall'area di rigore, ecc.)

21 decodificare ( un messaggio cifrato)

B v. i.

1 ( di liquido, ecc.) schiarirsi; diventare chiaro (o limpido)

2 ( del cielo, del tempo) schiarirsi; rasserenarsi

3 ( di viso, ecc.) schiarirsi; distendersi; illuminarsi; rasserenarsi

4 liberarsi; tornare normale; ( di pelle) tornare liscia

5 scomparire ( gradatamente); sparire; ( di nebbia) dissolversi

6 ( di strada) sgombrarsi; svuotarsi

7 ( di schermo) cancellarsi

8 ( banca: di assegno) passare attraverso la stanza di compensazione; essere addebitato (o accreditato) in conto: DIALOGO → - Paying in at the bank- How long will the cheques take to clear?, quanto ci vuole perché gli assegni siano accreditati?

9 ( banca, fin.) effettuare operazioni di compensazione

10 (naut.) salpare ( espletate le pratiche doganali)

11 ( sport) liberare, respingere, disimpegnare; ( del portiere) rinviare, salvare

● to clear the air, cambiare aria; ( di temporale) rinfrescare l'aria; (fig.) chiarire la situazione, allentare la tensione □ (naut.) to clear the anchor, disimpegnare l'ancora □ ( banca) to clear a bill, incassare una cambiale □ to clear the decks ( for action), (naut., mil.) sgombrare i ponti per il combattimento; (fig.) prepararsi (all'azione), sgombrare il campo □ (comm.) to clear one's expenses, coprire le spese □ (tecn.) to clear a fault, eliminare un guasto □ to clear the land, disboscare il terreno □ (econ.) to clear the market, portare il mercato in equilibrio; pareggiare la domanda e l'offerta □ to clear one's mind, chiarirsi le idee □ (comm.) to clear a parcel of goods, liquidare una partita di merce □ (dog., naut.) to clear a ship inwards [outwards], spedire una nave in entrata [in uscita] □ (fig.) to clear the way for, aprire la strada a □ ( su uno schermo: a un ingresso sorvegliato) ‘cleared’, ‘accesso consentito’.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ clear
2 clear

klɪə
1. прил.
1) а) светлый, ясный, безоблачный( о небе) a clear day ≈ ясный, безоблачный день The day dawned with a clear sky. ≈ День наступал ясный, безоблачный. clear white ≈ чистый белый clear brown ≈ светло коричневый Syn: cloudless, unclouded б) прозрачный The water in the bay was clear as glass. ≈ Вода в заливе была прозрачной, как стекло. Syn: transparent, lucid, translucent, crystalline
1., pellucid, diaphanous в) яркий, блестящий;
чистый (особ. о коже без прыщей, морщин и т. п.) a dark-coloured coat with clear buttons ≈ темное пальто с яркими пуговицами a clear light ≈ яркий свет clear fire ≈ яркий огонь( без дыма) Her complexion was clear, but quite olive. ≈ Кожа на лице у нее была чистой, но с желтоватым оттенком. Syn: lustrous, bright
1., brilliant
2., radiant
1., luminous
2) о восприятии, распознавании а) четкий, отчетливый, ясно видимый Syn: well-marked, sharp
1. б) ясно слышный, звонкий, отчетливый The singing was loud and clear. ≈ Пение было громким и отчетливым. Syn: audible, articulate
1. в) ясный, понятный, недвусмысленный( о словах, значениях и т. п.) to make clear the meaning of the question ≈ прояснить смысл вопроса If I have made myself clear, you will understand my original meaning. ≈ Если мне удалось ясно выразиться, вы поймете подлинное значение моей мысли. in clear Syn: perspicuous, definite, intelligible, unmistakable, transparent ∙ Syn: distinct Ant: foggy, unclear, unintelligible, blurred, confused, doubtful
3) а) четкий, ясный, логический;
проницательный( о мнении, понятии, представлении, памяти, уме) a clear remembrance of Bill Foster's crimes ≈ четкие воспоминания о преступлениях Билла Фостера This problem requires clear thinking. ≈ Для решение этой проблемы требуется ясная голова. Syn: keen I, sharp б) очевидный, явный, не вызывающий сомнений In the midst of the unreality, it became clear that one man at least was serious. ≈ Среди всей этой нереальности стало очевидным, что, по крайней мере, один человек был серьезен. Syn: evident, plain I
1.
4) убежденный, уверенный, не сомневающийся I am not quite clear about the date. ≈ Я не очень уверен относительно даты. As to the necessity of including Ireland in its scope he was clear. ≈ Что касалось включения Ирландии в эти границы, то тут он не колебался. Syn: positive
1., convinced, confident
1., certain
1., determined
5) о моральных качествах ясный, прямой, простодушный;
чистый, непорочный, невинный a clear conscience ≈ чистая совесть Syn: unsophisticated, guileless, pure, innocent
2., unspotted
6) свободный;
свободный, беспрепятственный( о проходе, дороге и т. п.), свободный (от долгов, подозрений) The path was clear. ≈ Дорога была свободна. Is the sea clear of ice yet? ≈ Море уже свободно ото льда? You are now clear of suspicion. ≈ Вы свободны от подозрений. clear day ≈ свободный, незанятый день all clear all clear signal clear of debts get away clear keep clear of Syn: free
1., unobstructed, unimpeded
7) полный, целый;
абсолютный, неограниченный a clear month ≈ целый месяц Syn: absolute
1., complete
1., entire
1., sheer I
1.
8) амер.;
сл. чистый, без примеси, 'настоящий' solid silver, the clear thing, and no mistake ≈ сплошное серебро, настоящая вещь, без дураков
2. нареч.
1) ясно, четко, отчетливо;
громко, внятно, членораздельно The message came over the wireless loud and clear. ≈ Сообщение, переданное по радио, прозвучало громко и отчетливо. to see one's way clear ≈ не иметь затруднений Syn: clearly, distinctly, plainly, audibly
2) совсем, совершенно;
полностью (тж. несколько усиливает знач. наречий away, off, through при глаголах) The jogger ran clear to the end of the island. ≈ Бегун добежал до самого конца острова. three feet clear ≈ целых три фута Syn: entirely, wholly, completely ∙ clear of
3. гл.
1) а) очищать;
осветлять;
делать прозрачным to clear the water by filtering ≈ очистить воду с помощью фильтров б) очищаться;
проясняться;
становиться прозрачным The skies finally cleared. ≈ Погода наконец прояснилась. ∙ Syn: brighten, lighten I
2) а) оправдывать, снимать подозрение в чем-л. (of) The boy was cleared of the charge of stealing. ≈ С мальчика сняли обвинение в краже. A surprise witness cleared him of the crime. ≈ Удивленный свидетель снял с него подозрение в совершении преступления. to clear one's name ≈ восстановить свое честное имя clear the skirts of Syn: exculpate, exonerate, absolve, acquit, vindicate б) рассеивать( сомнения, подозрения) ;
подтверждать надежность( кого-л. при приеме на секретную работу) to clear for top-secret work ≈ допускать на сверхсекретную работу Dr. Graham might require access to restricted information, and so he had to be cleared. ≈ Доктору Грэхему может понадобиться конфиденциальная информация, поэтому он должен получить допуск.
3) прояснять, разъяснять, объяснять, истолковывать to clear up the mystery ≈ прояснить тайну Syn: enlighten, explain, elucidate
4) а) расчищать, прочищать;
освобождать, очищать от чего-л., кого-л. (of) to clear the dishes ≈ убирать посуду со стола to clear the table ≈ убирать со стола The snowplows cleared the streets. ≈ Снегоочистители очистили улицы. He cleared his throat, and was silent awhile. ≈ Он прочистил горло и немного помолчал. Machines have cleared the way for progress. ≈ Машины расчистили путь прогресса. to clear the air ≈ разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям Will you help me clear the garden of these stones? ≈ Поможешь мне убрать из сада эти камни. We must clear the area of enemy soldiers as soon as possible. ≈ Нам нужно очистить район от врага как можно скорее. clear the way clear the decks for action clear one's mind of Syn: unblock, clean
2., free
3., unstop, empty
3., rid, clean
4. ;
remove
2., free
3. б) спорт отбивать, выбивать (мяч) из штрафной площадки
5) а) одобрять, разрешать Syn: authorize б) успешно пройти( какие-л. инстанции) ;
получить одобрение The bill cleared the legislature. ≈ Законопроект получил одобрение законодательных органов.
6) а) урегулировать финансовые обязательства, производить рассчет;
заплатить долг to clear an account ≈ рассчитаться clear one's expenses б) банк. осуществлять клиринг чеков или векселей
7) уплачивать пошлину;
очищать (товары) от пошлин
8) распродавать товар по сниженным ценам great reductions in order to clear ≈ большая скидка с целью распродажи
9) получать чистый доход Syn: net II
3.
10) избежать, не задеть;
преодолеть препятствие to clear the fence ≈ перескочить через барьер This horse can clear 5 feet. ≈ Эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов.
11) эвакуировать
12) разгружать to clear a ship ≈ разгрузить судно ∙ clear away clear off clear out clear up clear with ясный, светлый;
- * day ясный день;
- * sky чистое небо чистый, прозрачный;
- * water of the lake чистая вода озера;
- * glass прозрачное стекло зеркальный( о поверхности) отчетливый, ясный;
- * outline ясное очертание;
- * sight хорошее зрение;
- * reflection in the water ясное отражение в воде;
- * view хорошая видимость звонкий, отчетливый, чистый (о звуке) ;
- * tone чистый звук;
- * voices of the children звонкие детские голоса отчетливый, внятный, четкий;
- his delivery was * and distinct он говорил внятно и отчетливо ясный, понятный;
не вызывающий сомнений;
- * conclusion ясный вывод;
- a * case of murder явное убийство;
- to make a * statement высказаться ясно и определенно;
- to have a * idea иметь ясное представление;
- it is * to me what he is driving at (разговорное) мне понятно, к чему он клонит;
- I am not * on the point мне этот вопрос не ясен;
- I am not * about... я не уверен, что... светлый, ясный, логический (об уме) ;
- * intellect ясный ум;
- * head светлая голова свободный, незанятый;
беспрепятственный;
- * passage свободный проход;
- * line (железнодорожное) свободный путь;
свободный перегон;
- * opening( техническое) просвет;
свободное сечение;
- * way (морское) фарватер;
- next week is *, let's meet then будущая неделя у меня не занята, давай тогда и встретимся (телефония) свободный, незанятый (о линии) чистый;
здоровый;
- * conscience чистая совесть;
- * skin чистая кожа( без прыщей и т. п.) (of) свободный от чего-либо;
- * of debt не обремененный долгами;
- * of suspicion вне подозрений;
- he is * of all bad intentions у него нет дурных намерений;
- roads * of traffic закрытая для движения дорога;
- * of strays (радиотехника) свободный от атмосферных помех;
- we are * of danger now мы сейчас вне опасности полный, целый;
весь;
- * month целый месяц чистый (о доходе и т. п.) ;
- a hundred pounds * profit сто фунтов чистой прибыли;
- I get a * $50 a week я получаю 50 долларов в неделю чистыми абсолютный, совершенный, полный;
- a * victory полная победа;
- he obtained a * majority он получил явное большинство голосов( техническое) незадевающий;
свободно проходящий (фонетика) светлый;
- * I sound светлый оттенок звука I в грам. знач. сущ. клер, нешифрованный текст;
- in * клером, в незашифрованном виде, открытым текстом > to be in the * быть вне подозрений, снять с себя обвинение;
> the coast is * путь свободен, препятствий нет;
> all * путь свободен;
(военное) противник не обнаружен;
> all * signal сигнал отбоя после тревоги;
> (as) * as day ясно, как день;
> (as) * as two and two make four ясно как дважды два четыре;
> (as) * as a bell ясно слышный, отчетливый ясно (эмоционально-усилительно) совсем, совершенно;
целиком;
начисто;
- three feet * целых три фута (of) в стороне от чего-либо;
- to steer * (of) избегать, сторониться;
- keep * of pickpockets! остерегайтесь воров!;
- keep * of the traffic! соблюдайте осторожность при переходе улиц (спортивное) чисто;
- (to be) * abreast( быть) чисто в стороне (о яхте в соревновании) > to see one's way * to do smth. не видеть препятствий к чему-либо;
> to get * away удрать, не оставив следов;
отделаться;
разделаться;
выйти сухим из воды;
> to get * of отделаться;
разделаться;
удрать не оставив следов > to keep * of smth. держаться вдали от чего-либо, сторониться чего-либо очищать;
- thunder has *ed the air после грозы воздух стал чистым;
- to * the table убирать со стола очищаться, становиться ясным, чистым;
делаться прозрачным;
- the sky is *ing небо очищается от туч;
- the weather is *ing погода проясняется;
- the wine will * if the sediment is allowed to settle вино становится прозрачным, если дать ему отстояться объяснить, разъяснить, пролить свет;
- to * one's meaning разъяснить смысл своих слов;
- to * smb. in regard to a matter разъяснить кому-либо вопрос освобождать, очищать;
убирать, устранять препятствия;
- to * the stones from the road убрать с дороги камни - to * a way освободить дорогу;
- to * the way открыть путь;
- to * the way for future action расчистить путь для дальнейших действий;
- to * the ground расчистить участок земли под пашню;
- land *ed for cultivation земля, расчищенная для посева;
- to * the room of people освободить комнату от людей;
- * the way! разойдитесь!, освободите дорогу!;
посторонись!, берегись!;
- to * one's mind of doubts отбросить сомнения оправдывать;
очищать от подозрений;
- to * one's character восстановить свою репутацию;
- to * oneself of a charge оправдаться взять, преодолеть препятствие;
- to * a hedge перемахнуть через изгородь;
- to * the hurdle (спортивное) преодолеть препятствие;
- to * the bar (спортивное) брать высоту;
- he *ed the bar at six feet (спортивное) он взял высоту в шесть футов едва не задеть, избежать;
- to * an iceberg at sea еле-еле избежать столкновения с айсбергом;
- our bus just managed to * the truck наш автобус едва не столкнулся с грузовиком;
- a tree with branches that barely * the roof дерево, ветки которого почти касаются крыши (военное) вывозить, эвакуировать;
- to * casualties эвакуировать раненых;
- to * the enemy очистить от противника (район и т. п.) распутывать( веревку и т. п.) - to * a hawser распутать трос разгружать;
- to * a ship of her cargo разгрузить корабль заплатить долг, произвести расчет;
оплатить расходы и т. п.;
- this sum will * all his debts эта сумма покроет все его долги;
- to * an encumbered estate очистить имение от долгов (банковское) производить клиринг чеков или векселей;
производить расчет по векселям или чекам через расчетную палату (коммерческое) очищать товары, груз от пошлин;
выполнять таможенные формальности;
- to * a ship at the custom-house произвести очистку судна на таможне (коммерческое) получать чистую прибыль;
- the firm *ed 300 000 фирма получила триста тысяч чистой прибыли распродавать, устраивать распродажи;
- to * goods распродавать товары дать допуск к (совершенно) секретной работе( спортивное) отбить( мяч и т. п.) - to * a corner отбить угловой в поле;
- to * the puck выбить шайбу из зоны защиты (специальное) осветлять;
очищать (телефония) разъединять абонентов (with) (американизм) согласовать с кем-либо;
- you must * your plan with the headquarters насчет своего плана вы должны договориться с руководством расшифровывать, декодировать > to * an examinator paper ответить на все вопросы по экзаменационному билету;
> to * the coast расчистить путь, устранить препятствия;
> to * one's throat откашляться;
> to * the decks( морское) приготовиться к бою;
приготовиться к действиям;
> to * the air разрядить атмосферу, устранить недоразумения;
> to * the skirts of smb. смыть позорное пятно с кого-либо;
восстановить чью-либо репутацию;
> to * a score расквитаться all ~ отбой( после тревоги) ;
all clear signal сигнал отбоя all ~ воен. противник не обнаружен all ~ путь свободен all ~ отбой (после тревоги) ;
all clear signal сигнал отбоя clear гасить ~ не задеть, проехать или перескочить через барьер, не задев его;
to clear an obstacle взять препятствие;
this horse can clear 5 feet эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов ~ необремененный, свободный от чего-либо ~ объяснять ~ оправдывать ~ освобождать, очищать ~ осуществлять клиринг векселей ~ осуществлять клиринг чеков ~ отчетливый ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола ~ очищать ~ очищать от пошлин, уплачивать пошлины ~ очищать от пошлин ~ получать чистую прибыль ~ торг. получать чистую прибыль ~ понятный, ясный, недвусмысленный ~ понятный ~ прозрачный ~ производить расчет ~ проходить мимо, миновать ~ проясняться ~ пустой ~ разъяснять ~ распродавать (товар) ;
great reductions in order to clear большая скидка с целью распродажи ~ распродавать ~ торг. распродавать товары по сниженным ценам ~ рассеивать (сомнения, подозрения) ~ сброшенный ~ свободный;
clear passage свободный проход ~ свободный ~ совсем, целиком (тж. несколько усиливает знач. наречий away, off, through при глаголах) ;
three feet clear целых три фута ~ становиться прозрачным (о вине) ~ уплачивать пошлины, очищать от пошлин ~ вчт. устанавливать в исходное состояние ~ устранять препятствия ~ целый, полный;
a clear month целый месяц ~ чистый (о весе, доходе или о совести) ~ чистый ~ эвакуировать ~ ясно;
to see one's way clear не иметь затруднений ~ ясно слышный, отчетливый ~ ясный, явный, очевидный ~ ясный (об уме) ;
to get away clear отделаться ~ ясный, светлый;
clear sky безоблачное небо ~ ясный ~ не задеть, проехать или перескочить через барьер, не задев его;
to clear an obstacle взять препятствие;
this horse can clear 5 feet эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов ~ away рассеивать (сомнения) ~ away рассеиваться( о тумане, облаках) ~ away убирать со стола ~ down вчт. разъединить ~ down вчт. разъединять ~ from suspicion вне подозрений ~ line ж.-д. свободный перегон (между станциями) ~ целый, полный;
a clear month целый месяц ~ of debts свободный от долгов ~ of suspicion отводить подозрения ~ off отделываться( от чего-л.) ~ off проясняться (о погоде) ~ off разг. убираться;
just clear off at once! убирайтесь немедленно! to ~ the way подготовить почву;
to clear one's expenses покрыть свои расходы ~ out внезапно уехать, уйти ~ out вычищать ~ out очищать ~ out разг. разорять ~ out stocks освобождать склады ~ свободный;
clear passage свободный проход ~ ясный, светлый;
clear sky безоблачное небо ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола to ~ the skirts (of smb.) смыть позорное пятно (с кого-л.) ;
восстановить (чью-л.) репутацию;
to clear the decks (for action) мор. приготовиться к бою (перен. к действиям) deck: on ~ амер. готовый к действиям;
to clear the decks (for action) мор. приготовиться к бою;
перен. приготовиться к действиям ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола to ~ the skirts (of smb.) смыть позорное пятно (с кого-л.) ;
восстановить (чью-л.) репутацию;
to clear the decks (for action) мор. приготовиться к бою (перен. к действиям) ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола to ~ the way подготовить почву;
to clear one's expenses покрыть свои расходы ~ up выяснять ~ up приводить в порядок ~ up раскрывать ~ ясный (об уме) ;
to get away clear отделаться ~ распродавать (товар) ;
great reductions in order to clear большая скидка с целью распродажи in ~ тех. в свету in ~ открытым текстом, в незашифрованном виде ~ off разг. убираться;
just clear off at once! убирайтесь немедленно! to keep ~ (of smb.) остерегаться, избегать ( кого-л.) ~ ясно;
to see one's way clear не иметь затруднений ~ не задеть, проехать или перескочить через барьер, не задев его;
to clear an obstacle взять препятствие;
this horse can clear 5 feet эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов ~ совсем, целиком (тж. несколько усиливает знач. наречий away, off, through при глаголах) ;
three feet clear целых три фута up выяснять;
распутывать (дело) up прибирать, убирать up проясняться ( о погоде) up: up prep вверх по, по направлению к( источнику, центру, столице и т. п.) ;
up the river вверх по реке;
up the hill в гору;
up the steps вверх по лестнице ~ prep вдоль по;
вглубь;
up the street по улице;
to travel up (the) country ехать вглубь страны ~ вздорожание ~ спорт. впереди;
he is two points up он на два очка впереди своего противника ~ разг. вскакивать ~ идущий, поднимающийся вверх ~ поезд, автобус и т. п., идущий в Лондон, в большой город или на север ~ prep к северу, в северном направлении ~ направляющийся в крупный центр или на север (особ. о поезде) ;
up train поезд, идущий в Лондон или большой город ~ повышающийся ~ разг. поднимать;
повышать (цены) ~ подъем ~ prep против (течения, ветра и т. п.) ;
up the wind против ветра;
to row up the stream грести против течения ~ указывает на близость или сходство: he is up to his father as a scientist как ученый он не уступает своему отцу ~ указывает на истечение срока, завершение или результат действия: Parliament is up сессия парламента закрылась ~ указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение наверху;
выше;
high up in the air высоко в небе или в воздухе ~ указывает на переход из горизонтального положения в вертикальное или от состояния покоя к деятельности: he is up он встал ~ указывает на подъем наверх, вверх;
he went up он пошел наверх;
up and down вверх и вниз;
взад и вперед ;
hands up! руки вверх! ~ указывает на приближение: a boy came up подошел мальчик ~ указывает на совершение действия: something is up что-то происходит;
что-то затевается;
what's up? в чем дело?, что случилось? ~ указывает на увеличение, повышение в цене, в чине, в значении и т. п. выше;
the corn is up хлеб подорожал;
age 12 up от 12 лет и старше ~ успех ~ шипучий( о напитках) up: ~ там и сям;
см. тж. up

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > clear
3 clear

1. I
abs

1) the weather /it/ (the sky) is clearing погода (небо) прояснивается; it rained and then it cleared сначала шел дождь, а потом погода разгулялась; the wine will clear if the sediment is allowed to settle вино станет прозрачным, если дать ему отстояться; his face /his brow/ cleared он перестал хмуриться, его лицо просветлело

2) they announced great reductions in order to clear они объявили большую скидку с целью распродажи
2. III
1) clear smth. clear the road (the path, a wood, land, etc.) очищать /расчищать/ дорогу и т. д.; clear the way а) расчищать дорогу, прокладывать путь; б) подготавливать почву; clear the way /the course/I [прочь] с дороги!; the rain had cleared the streets дождь разогнал прохожих [, и улицы опустели]; clear a chocked pipe (a filtre) прочистить /выбить/ забитую трубку (фильтр); clear a room освободить комнату, вынести все из комнаты; clear a desk /the table/ снять /убрать/ все со стола; clear the dishes убрать стол /посуду со стола/; clear one's plate очистить тарелку, все съесть дочиста; clear the letters /the letter-box/ вынуть письма из почтового ящика; clear a ship разгрузить судно; clear one's throat откашливаться, прочищать горло; clear the /one's/ bowels а) освободить желудок; б) прочистить кишечник; clear the air а) очистить воздух; б) разрядить атмосферу; thunder has cleared the air после грозы воздух стал чистым; clear a doubt рассеять /разрешить/ сомнения

2) clear smb. the jury's verdict. cleared the accused man решением присяжных обвиняемый был оправдан; clear oneself оправдаться, отвести от себя подозрения; clear smth. clear smb.'s reputation /smb.'s character/ снять пятно с чьей-л. репутации, обелять кого-л.; clear one's conscience очистить совесть

3) clear smth. clear a ditch (a hedge, a fence, a five-bar gate, etc.) перепрыгнуть /перескочить/ через канаву и т. д; clear a barrier взять барьер; clear six feet взять высоту в шесть футов; clear the gatepost (a corner, etc.) проехать, едва не задев ворота и т. д.; my car just cleared the other car in the lane моя машина чуть не задела другую машину в переулке; jack up that wheel until it clears the ground поставь машину на домкрат, чтобы освободить колесо

4) clear smth. coll. clear a big profit получать большую чистую прибыль; clear ten per cent получать десять процентов чистого дохода; he cleared L 100 он получил сто фунтов чистой прибыли

5) clear smth. clear one's costs /one's expenses/ покрывать /оплачивать/ расходы; clear one's debts оплачивать свои долги; I didn't clear my expenses я не оправдал расходов

6) clear smth. clear the cargo /the goods/ выполнять таможенные формальности в отношении груза; clear the ship econ. очищать судно от пошлин; clear a port получить разрешение на выход из порта (о судке)

7) || clear goods распродавать товары (по сниженным ценам), clear a cheque получать деньги по чеку
3. IV
clear smth. in some manner the plane barely cleared the tree-tops (the roof of the tower, etc.) самолет чуть-чуть не задел верхушки деревьев и т. д.; the car just cleared the narrow entrance машина едва прошла в узкие ворота
4. XI
1) be cleared the judge ordered the court to be cleared судья приказал очистить зал заседаний

2) be cleared from (of) smth. he was cleared from (of) the charge brought against him с него было полностью снято предъявленное ему обвинение

3) be cleared by (with) smth. their papers (his passport, these documents, etc.) have been cleared by the police (by the authorities, etc.) их документы и т. д. прошли проверку полиции и т. д.; he has been cleared by Security его проверили на лояльность; have these cameras been cleared with the Customs? Эти фотоаппараты прошли таможенный досмотр?; get smb. cleared with smth. get these people cleared with Security проверьте лояльность этих людей

4) be cleared by smth. new plans (our expenses, new projects, etc.) have not been cleared by the local Council новые планы и т. д. еще не утверждены /не приняты/ местным советом
5. XVI
clear out of smth. coll. clear out of a house (out of smb.'s room, out of a place, etc.) освобождать помещение и т. д., выехать из дома и т. д.; he had to clear out of the country immediately ему пришлось немедленно покинуть страну
6. XXI1
1) clear smth. for smth. clear the room for dances (land for cultivation, the hall for the occasion, etc.) расчищать /подготавливать/ комнату для танцев и т. д.; clear the decks /а ship/ for action hunt, приготовиться к бою; clear smth. from smth. clear the snow from the pavement (the stones from the road, things from the table, etc.) убирать снег с тротуаров и т. д.; clear cobwebs from the ceiling снимать паутину с потолка; clear smth. of smth. clear a canal of mines (the pavement of snow, the streets of wreckage, a track of land of trees and bushes, etc.) очищать канал от мин и т. д.', clear the road of traffic освободить / очистить/ дорогу от транспорта; clear a room of smoke проветрить комнату от дыма; clear one's mind of doubts (of suspicions) выбрасывать из головы /рассеивать/ сомнения (подозрения); clear smth. out of smth. clear boxes out of my way! уберите ящики с дороги!; clear smth. of smb. clear the country of invaders (the road of the mob, the place of enemy troops, etc.) освобождать /очищать/ страну от захватчиков и т. д.

2) clear smb. of /from/ smth. clear him of suspicion (of blame, etc.) отводить от /снимать с/ него подозрение и т. д.; clear him from all complicity снять с него обвинение в соучастии

3) clear smth. by smth. clear a barrier by three inches пройти на три дюйма выше барьера; the car cleared the.lorry by an inch легковая машина прошла на расстоянии одного дюйма от грузовика; clear smth. with smth. clear a ditch with one jump перепрыгнуть / перескочить/ через канаву с одного раза, перемахнуть через канаву

4) clear smth. in /on, by/ smth. coll. clear L 10 in /on/ a transaction (by a voyage, etc.) заработать десять фунтов на сделке и т. д.

5) clear smth. at (with, through) smth. clear goods at the custom-house уплачивать таможенную пошлину на товары; clear a ship (smb.'s luggage, etc.) at /with, through/ the Customs производить таможенный досмотр судна и т. д; have you cleared your things (your trunk, your camera, etc.) at /with/ the Customs? вы прошли таможенный досмотр?; clear my plan (my expenses, the programme, etc.) with the chief утвердить свой план и т. д. у начальника
7. XXII
clear smth. for doing smth., clear the room for dancing (the barn for storing ammunition, etc.) освобождать /подготавливать/ комнату для танцев и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > clear
4 clear

1. [klıə] a
1. ясный, светлый

clear day - ясный день

clear sky - чистое /ясное, безоблачное/ небо

2. 1) чистый, прозрачный

clear water of the lake - чистая /прозрачная/ вода озера

clear glass - прозрачное стекло

2) зеркальный ( о поверхности)

3. отчётливый, ясный

clear outline - ясное /отчётливое/ очертание

clear sight - хорошее зрение

clear reflection in the water - ясное отражение в воде

clear view - хорошая видимость

4. 1) звонкий, отчётливый, чистый ( о звуке)

clear tone - чистый звук

clear voices of the children - звонкие детские голоса

2) отчётливый, внятный; чёткий

his delivery was clear and distinct - он говорил внятно и отчётливо

5. ясный, понятный; не вызывающий сомнений

clear conclusion - ясный вывод

a clear case of murder - явное /несомненное/ убийство

to make a clear statement - высказаться ясно и определённо

to have a clear idea - иметь ясное представление

it is clear to me what he is driving at - разг. мне понятно, к чему он клонит

I am not clear on the point - мне этот вопрос не ясен

I am not clear (about)... - я не уверен, что...

6. светлый, ясный, логический ( об уме)

clear intellect - ясный /светлый/ ум

clear head - светлая голова

7. 1) свободный, незанятый; беспрепятственный

clear passage - свободный проход /проезд/

clear line - ж.-д. свободный путь; свободный перегон

clear opening - тех. просвет; свободное сечение

clear way - мор. фарватер

next week is clear, let's meet then - будущая неделя у меня не занята, давай тогда и встретимся

2) тел. свободный, незанятый ( о линии)

8. чистый; здоровый

clear conscience - чистая совесть

clear skin - чистая кожа (без прыщей и т. п.)

9. (of) свободный (от чего-л.)

clear of debt [of worry] - не обременённый долгами [заботами]

clear of suspicion - вне подозрений

he is clear of all bad intentions - у него нет дурных намерений

roads clear of traffic - закрытая для движения дорога

clear of strays - радио свободный от атмосферных помех

we are clear of danger now - мы сейчас вне опасности

10. 1) полный, целый; весь

clear month - целый /весь/ месяц

2) чистый (о доходе и т. п.)

a hundred pounds clear profit - сто фунтов чистой прибыли

I get a clear £50 a week - я получаю 50 фунтов в неделю чистыми

11. абсолютный, совершенный, полный

a clear victory - полная победа

he obtained a clear majority - он получил явное /убедительное/ большинство ( голосов)

12. тех. незадевающий; свободно проходящий

13. фон. светлый

clear l sound - светлый оттенок звука l

14. в грам. знач. сущ. клер, нешифрованный текст

in clear - клером, в незашифрованном виде, открытым текстом

♢ to be in the clear - быть вне подозрений, снять с себя обвинение

the coast is clear - путь свободен, препятствий нет

all clear - а) путь свободен; б) воен. противник не обнаружен

all clear signal - сигнал отбоя ( после тревоги)

(as) clear as day - ясно как день

(as) clear as that two and two make four - ясно как дважды два четыре

(as) clear as a bell - ясно слышный, отчётливый
2. [klıə] adv
1. ясно

2. эмоц.-усил. совсем, совершенно; целиком; начисто

three feet clear - целых три фута

3. (of) в стороне от (чего-л.)

to steer clear (of) - избегать, сторониться

keep clear of pickpockets! - остерегайтесь воров!

keep clear of the traffic! - соблюдайте осторожность при переходе улиц

4. спорт. чисто

(to be) clear abreast [ahead, astern] - (быть) чисто в стороне [впереди, позади] ( о яхте в соревновании)

♢ to see one's way clear to do smth. - не видеть препятствий к чему-л.

to get clear away - а) удрать, не оставив следов; б) отделаться; разделаться; ≅ выйти сухим из воды

to get clear of = to get clear away б)

to keep clear of smth. - держаться вдали /в стороне/ от чего-л., сторониться чего-л.
3. [klıə] v
1. 1) очищать

thunder has cleared the air - после грозы воздух стал чистым

to clear the table - убирать со стола

2) очищаться, становиться ясным, чистым; делаться прозрачным:

the sky is clearing - небо очищается от туч

the weather is clearing - погода проясняется

the wine will clear if the sediment is allowed to settle - вино становится прозрачным, если дать ему отстояться

2. объяснить, разъяснить, пролить свет

to clear one's meaning - разъяснить смысл /значение/ своих слов

to clear smb. in regard to a matter - разъяснить кому-л. вопрос

3. освобождать, очищать; убирать, устранять препятствия

to clear the stones from the road - убрать с дороги камни

to clear the snow from the walk - очистить дорожку от снега

to clear a way [a passage] - освободить /очистить/ дорогу [проход]

to clear the way - открыть путь

to clear the way for future action - расчистить путь /подготовить почву/ для дальнейших действий

to clear the ground - расчистить участок земли ( под пашню)

land cleared for cultivation - земля, расчищенная для посева

to clear the room [the court] of people - освободить /очистить/ комнату [зал суда] (от людей)

clear the way! - разойдитесь!, освободите дорогу!; посторонись!, берегись!

to clear one's mind of doubts [suspicions] - отбросить сомнения [отделаться от подозрений]

4. оправдывать; очищать от подозрений

to clear one's character [one's name] - восстановить свою репутацию [своё доброе имя]

to clear oneself of a charge - оправдаться

5. 1) взять, преодолеть препятствие

to clear a hedge - перемахнуть /перепрыгнуть/ через изгородь

to clear the hurdle - спорт. преодолеть препятствие

to clear the bar /the height/ - спорт. брать высоту

he cleared the bar at six feet - спорт. он взял высоту в шесть футов

2) едва не задеть, избежать

to clear an iceberg at sea - (еле-еле) избежать столкновения с айсбергом

our bus just managed to clear the truck - наш автобус едва не столкнулся с грузовиком

a tree with branches that barely clear the roof - дерево, ветки которого почти касаются крыши

6. воен. вывозить, эвакуировать

to clear casualties - эвакуировать раненых

to clear the enemy - очистить от противника (район и т. п.)

7. распутывать (верёвку и т. п.)

to clear a hawser [a fishing-line] - распутать трос [лесу]

8. разгружать

to clear a ship of her cargo - разгрузить корабль

9. 1) заплатить долг, произвести расчёт; оплатить (расходы и т. п.)

this sum will clear all his debts - эта сумма покроет все его долги

to clear an encumbered estate - очистить имение от долгов

2) банк. производить клиринг чеков или векселей; производить расчёт по векселям или чекам через расчётную палату

10. ком. очищать (товары, груз) от пошлин; выполнять таможенные формальности

to clear a ship at the custom-house - произвести очистку судна на таможне

11. ком. получать чистую прибыль

the firm cleared £300 000 - фирма получила триста тысяч фунтов стерлингов чистой прибыли

12. распродавать, устраивать распродажи

to clear goods - распродавать товары

13. дать допуск к (совершенно) секретной работе

14. спорт. отбить (мяч и т. п.)

to clear a corner - отбить угловой в поле ( футбол)

to clear the puck - выбить шайбу из зоны защиты ( хоккей)

15. спец. осветлять; очищать

16. тел. разъединять ( абонентов)

17. (with) амер. согласовать (с кем-л.)

you must clear your plan with the headquarters - насчёт своего плана вы должны договориться с руководством

18. расшифровывать, декодировать

♢ to clear an examination paper - ответить на все вопросы по экзаменационному билету

to clear the coast - расчистить путь, устранить препятствия

to clear one's throat /voice/ - откашляться

to clear the decks (for action) - а) мор. приготовиться к бою; б) приготовиться к действиям /к борьбе/

to clear the air /the atmosphere/ - разрядить атмосферу, устранить недоразумения

to clear the skirts of smb. - смыть позорное пятно с кого-л.; восстановить чью-л. репутацию

to clear a score /scores/ - расквитаться

НБАРС > clear
5 clear

1. adjective
1) klar; rein [Haut, Teint]

2) (distinct) scharf [Bild, Foto, Umriss]; deutlich [Abbild]; klar [Ton]; klar verständlich [Wort]

3) (obvious, unambiguous) klar [Aussage, Vorteil, Vorsprung, Mehrheit, Sieg, Fall]

make oneself clear — sich deutlich od. klar [genug] ausdrücken

make something clear — etwas deutlich zum Ausdruck bringen

make it clear [to somebody] that... — [jemandem] klar und deutlich sagen, dass...

4) (free) frei; (Horse-riding) fehlerfrei [Runde]

be clear of suspicion — nicht unter Verdacht stehen

we're in the clear — (free of suspicion) auf uns fällt kein Verdacht; (free of trouble) wir haben es geschafft

be three points clear — drei Punkte Vorsprung haben

5) (complete)

three clear days/lines — drei volle od. volle drei Tage/Zeilen

6) (open, unobstructed) frei

keep something clear — (not block) etwas frei halten

have a clear run — freie Fahrt haben

all clear — (one will not be detected) die Luft ist rein (ugs.); see also academic.ru/94374/all-clear">all-clear

the way is [now] clear [for somebody] to do something — (fig.) es steht [jemandem] nichts [mehr] im Wege, etwas zu tun

7) (discerning) klar

keep a clear head — einen klaren od. kühlen Kopf bewahren

8) (certain, confident)

be clear [on or about something] — sich (Dat.) [über etwas (Akk.)] im klaren sein
2. adverb
keep clear of something/somebody — etwas/jemanden meiden

‘keep clear’ — (don't approach) "Vorsicht [Zug usw.]"

please stand or keep clear of the door — bitte von der Tür zurücktreten

move something clear of something — etwas von etwas wegräumen

the driver was pulled clear of the wreckage — man zog den Fahrer aus dem Wrack seines Wagens
3. transitive verb
1) (make clear) klären [Flüssigkeit]

clear the air — lüften; (fig.) die Atmosphäre reinigen

2) (free from obstruction) räumen [Straße]; abräumen [Regal, Schreibtisch]; freimachen [Abfluss, Kanal]

clear the streets of snow — den Schnee von den Straßen räumen

clear a space for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas Platz machen

clear one's throat — sich räuspern; see also deck 1. 1); way 1. 6)

3) (make empty) räumen; leeren [Briefkasten]

clear the room — das Zimmer räumen

clear the table — den Tisch abräumen

clear one's desk — seinen Schreibtisch ausräumen

clear one's plate — seinen Teller leer essen

4) (remove) wegräumen; beheben [Verstopfung]

clear something out of the way — etwas aus dem Weg räumen

5) (pass over without touching) nehmen [Hindernis]; überspringen [Latte]

6) (show to be innocent) freisprechen

clear oneself — seine Unschuld beweisen

clear somebody of something — jemanden von etwas freisprechen

clear one's name — seine Unschuld beweisen

7) (declare fit to have secret information) für unbedenklich erklären

8) (get permission for)

clear something with somebody — etwas von jemandem genehmigen lassen; (give permission for)

clear a plane for take-off/landing — einem Flugzeug Start-/Landeerlaubnis erteilen

9) (at customs)

clear customs — vom Zoll abgefertigt werden

10) (pay off) begleichen [Schuld]
4. intransitive verb
1) (become clear) klar werden; sich klären; [Wetter, Himmel:] sich aufheitern; (fig.) [Gesicht:] sich aufhellen

2) (disperse) [Nebel:] sich verziehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

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[kliə] 1. adjective
1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) klar

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) klar

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) deutlich

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) frei

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) rein

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) sicher

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) frei

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) frei
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.) reinigen

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) freisprechen

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) sich aufklären

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) knapp vorbeikommen

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- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear
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clear

[klɪəʳ, AM klɪr]

I. ADJECTIVE

1. (understandable) definition, description, message klar; explanation, description also verständlich; (definite) impression, similarity eindeutig; (distinct) statement, stage klar, deutlich; signs deutlich

he wasn't very \clear er hat sich nicht sonderlich klar ausgedrückt

\clear instructions klare Anweisungen

to have \clear memories of sth ( fig) sich akk deutlich an etw akk erinnern können

a \clear picture ein scharfes Bild

to have a \clear perception of sth klare Vorstellungen von etw dat haben

to have a \clear understanding of sth ein klares Verständnis einer Sache haben

to make oneself \clear sich akk deutlich [o klar] ausdrücken

as \clear as a bell glockenhell, glockenrein

[as] \clear as day eindeutig, unmissverständlich

2. (obvious) klar, sicher

is that \clear? ist das klar?

it's \clear [to me] that... es ist [mir] klar, dass...

they have made it \clear that... sie haben es unmissverständlich klargemacht, dass...

Richard isn't at all \clear about what... Richard ist sich nicht im Mindesten darüber im Klaren, was...

it's not \clear whether... es ist nicht klar, ob...

he's a \clear favourite er ist ein klarer Favorit

he's got a \clear lead er führt eindeutig

a \clear case of... ein klarer Fall von...

a \clear majority eine klare Mehrheit

▪ to be \clear that... sich dat sicher sein, dass...

▪ to be \clear about sth sich dat über etw akk im Klaren sein

to get \clear about sth sich dat über etw akk klarwerden

to make one's position \clear seine Haltung deutlich machen

to make oneself \clear [to sb] sich akk [jdm] verständlich machen

to make sth \clear [to sb] etw [jdm gegenüber] klar zum Ausdruck bringen

do I make myself \clear? habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?

as \clear as day sonnenklar

3. usu attr (unconfused) klar

to keep a \clear head einen klaren Kopf bewahren

a \clear thinker jd, der klar denken kann

4. (free)

▪ to be \clear of sth:

she's \clear of all suspicion sie ist frei von jeglichem Verdacht; (guilt-free)

to have a \clear conscience ein reines Gewissen haben

5. (unobstructed) passage, path frei; throat unbelegt; (complete) ganz, voll; ( fig)

could you see your way \clear to lending me some money? könntest du mir eventuell etwas Geld leihen?

a \clear view ein freier Blick, eine ungehinderte Aussicht

6. (transparent) glass durchsichtig; water, soup klar

as \clear as crystal kristallklar

that's as \clear as mud da blickt man gar nicht durch

7. (pure)

\clear complexion/skin reiner Teint/reine Haut

a \clear sound ein klarer Ton

8. (bright, shining) of colours, eyes leuchtend

9. (of weather, atmosphere) sky, day, night, air klar

\clear weather heiteres Wetter

10. inv (net) rein, netto

a \clear profit ein Reingewinn m

11. inv (not touching)

\clear jump fehlerfreier Sprung

12. inv (away from)

the gate must be \clear of the ground das Tor darf den Boden nicht berühren

... one wheel \clear of the ground... ein Rad ragte in die Luft

wait till we're \clear of the main road... warte, bis wir die Hauptstraße verlassen haben

to keep [or stay] [or steer] \clear of sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw fernhalten

13.

▶ all \clear die Luft ist rein

▶ the coast is \clear die Luft ist rein fam

▶ out of a \clear sky aus heiterem Himmel

II. NOUN

▪ to be in the \clear außer Verdacht sein

III. ADVERB

1. (away from)

he jumped two centimetres \clear of the bar er sprang mit einem Abstand von zwei Zentimetern über die Leiste

please move \clear of the edge of the platform bitte von der Bahnsteigkante zurücktreten

make sure you park \clear of the kerb pass auf, dass du nicht zu nah am Randstein parkst

stand \clear of the doors (in underground) bitte zurückbleiben; (at train station) Türe schließen selbsttätig — Vorsicht bei der Abfahrt

to steer \clear of sth NAUT um etw herumsteuern

to steer \clear of sb jdn meiden

to steer \clear of a place um etw einen großen Bogen machen

to stand \clear [of sth] (by moving to the side) zur Seite gehen; (by moving back) zurückbleiben; (remain in a distance) von etw dat entfernt bleiben

to be thrown \clear of sth aus etw dat herausgeschleudert werden

to get \clear of sth etw hinter sich dat lassen

to be \clear of sth etw hinter sich dat gelassen haben

2. (distinctly)

to see \clear klar sehen

loud and \clear klar und deutlich

3. (entirely)

they got \clear away sie haben sich aus dem Staub gemacht

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (remove doubts)

▪ to \clear sth etw klären

2. (remove confusion)

to \clear one's head einen klaren Kopf bekommen

3. (remove obstruction)

▪ to \clear sth etw beseitigen; land, snow etw räumen

to \clear the road die Straße frei machen [o räumen]

▪ to \clear sth from [or off] sth etw von etw dat wegräumen

to \clear one's throat sich akk räuspern

to \clear the way for sb to do sth es jdm ermöglichen, etw zu tun

4. (remove blemish)

▪ to \clear sth etw reinigen

to \clear the air (remove dirt) die Luft reinigen; (remove bad feeling) die Atmosphäre reinigen

5. (empty)

▪ to \clear sth (of things) etw ausräumen

they \cleared the building in 3 minutes sie räumten das Gebäude in 3 Minuten

to \clear the table den Tisch abräumen

6. (acquit)

to \clear sb of charges LAW jdn freisprechen

to \clear sb of a crime LAW jdn eines Verbrechens freisprechen

to \clear sb's name jds Namen reinwaschen

7. (complete work)

▪ to \clear sth etw erledigen

8. FIN

Bill \clears $200 a week Bill macht 200 Dollar die Woche fam

to \clear a cheque einen Scheck freigeben, bestätigen, dass ein Scheck gedeckt ist

to \clear one's debts seine Schulden begleichen

to \clear a certain sum eine bestimmte Summe freigeben geh

9. (jump without touching)

▪ to \clear sth über etw akk springen

10. (approve)

you'll have to \clear that with the boss das müssen Sie mit dem Chef klären

11. (give official permission)

▪ to \clear sth etw genehmigen

to \clear a plane for take-off ein Flugzeug zum Start freigeben

▪ to \clear sth with sb etw mit jdm abklären

▪ to \clear sb to do sth jdm genehmigen, etw zu tun

to \clear customs Zollformalitäten erledigen

12. (in football)

to \clear the ball klären

to \clear the ball with one's head mit einem Kopfball klären

13.

▶ to \clear the decks ( fam) klar Schiff machen fam

V. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (delete) löschen

2. (become transparent) sich akk klären

3. (become free of blemish) sich akk reinigen

4. (weather) sich akk [auf]klären

it's \clearing up es klart auf, es wird klar; fog, smoke sich akk auflösen; (go, disappear)

▪ to \clear [away] verschwinden

5. FIN einen Scheck freigeben

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clear [klıə(r)]

A adj (adv → clearly)

1. klar, hell (Augen, Licht, Tag etc):

(as) clear as mud umg klar wie Kloßbrühe

2. a) klar, durchsichtig, rein: → crystal A 1, varnish A 2

b) deutlich, scharf (Foto, Konturen etc)

3. klar, heiter (Himmel, Wetter): → sky A 1

4. rein, flecken-, makellos (Haut etc)

5. klar, rein, hell (Stimme): → bell¹ A 1

6. fig klar, hell, scharf:

a clear head ein klarer oder heller Kopf

7. klar, unvermischt:

clear soup GASTR klare Suppe

8. Funk etc: unverschlüsselt:

clear text → C 1

9. übersichtlich, klar (Design etc)

10. klar, verständlich, deutlich:

make sth clear (to sb) (jemandem) etwas klarmachen oder verständlich machen;

make it clear that … klipp und klar sagen, dass …;

make o.s. clear sich deutlich oder klar (genug) ausdrücken

11. klar, offensichtlich:

a clear case of bribery;

a clear victory SPORT etc ein klarer Sieg;

gain a clear win over SPORT etc jemanden klar schlagen;

have a clear lead SPORT etc klar in Führung liegen;

be clear about sich im Klaren sein über (akk);

for no clear reason ohne ersichtlichen Grund

12. klar:

a) sicher

b) in Ordnung:

all clear alles klar; die Luft ist rein umg

13. frei (of von), unbehindert, offen:

clear road freie Straße;

clear of snow schneefrei;

put sb clear SPORT jemanden freispielen; → coast A 1

14. (of) frei (von Schulden etc), unbelastet (von):

clear of debt schuldenfrei;

clear title einwandfreier Rechtstitel;

a clear conscience ein reines Gewissen

15. WIRTSCH netto, Netto…, Rein…:

clear gain ( oder profit) Reingewinn m;

clear loss Nettoverlust m, reiner Verlust

16. glatt, voll, ganz:

clear 15 yards;

a clear 10 minutes volle 10 Minuten

17. TECH licht (Höhe etc)

B adv

1. hell, klar

2. klar, deutlich:

speak clear

3. umg völlig, ganz, glatt:

jump clear over the fence glatt über den Zaun springen

4. frei, los, weg ( alle:

of von):

keep clear of sich fernhalten von, meiden (akk);

be clear of sth etwas los sein;

get clear of loskommen von;

finish well clear of SPORT etc mit klarem oder deutlichem Vorsprung gewinnen vor (dat);

jump clear wegspringen, sich durch einen Sprung retten;

see one’s way clear freie Bahn haben; → stand B 6, steer¹ B 1

5. go clear (Springreiten) fehlerfrei oder ohne Abwurf bleiben

C s

1. freier Raum:

in the clear

a) frei, SPORT frei stehend,

b) fig aus der Sache heraus, besonders vom Verdacht gereinigt

2. Funk etc: Klartext m:

in the clear im Klartext

D v/t

1. oft clear away wegräumen, -schaffen ( beide:

from von), das Geschirr abräumen:

he cleared the thoughts from his mind er verscheuchte die Gedanken

2. eine Straße etc frei machen, einen Saal etc, WIRTSCH auch ein (Waren)Lager räumen: → head Bes Redew

3. den Tisch abräumen, abdecken: → table A 2

4. Land, einen Wald roden

5. reinigen, säubern:

clear one’s throat sich räuspern; → air¹ A 1, atmosphere 5

6. leeren, entladen

7. Schulden tilgen, bezahlen, bereinigen

8. von Schulden befreien

9. WIRTSCH

a) einen Scheck einlösen

b) einen Scheck etc durch ein Clearinghaus verrechnen lassen

c) als Reingewinn erzielen

10. frei-, lossprechen:

clear o.s. (sb) of a crime sich (jemanden) vom Verdacht eines Verbrechens reinigen;

clear one’s conscience sein Gewissen entlasten;

clear one’s name seinen Namen reinwaschen

11. → clear up A 2

12. allg abfertigen, besonders SCHIFF

a) Waren deklarieren, verzollen

b) das Schiff ausklarieren

c) aus dem Hafen auslaufen

d) die Ladung löschen

e) von der Küste freikommen:

clear the decks (for action) das Schiff gefechtsklar machen, fig sich bereit oder fertig machen

13. a) ein Hindernis (glatt) nehmen, über eine Hecke etc setzen: → hurdle A 1

b) SPORT die Latte, eine Höhe überspringen

14. (knapp oder heil) vorbeikommen an (dat):

his car just cleared the bus

15. clear the ball SPORT klären

16. Material freigeben (Militärzensur)

E v/i

1. sich klären (Wein etc), klar oder hell werden

2. aufklaren, sich aufhellen (Wetter)

3. oft clear away sich verziehen (Nebel etc)

4. WIRTSCH, SCHIFF

a) die Zollformalitäten erledigen

b) ausklarieren, den Hafen nach Erledigung der Zollformalitäten verlassen

5. Fußball etc: klären ( for a corner zur Ecke)

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1. adjective
1) klar; rein [Haut, Teint]

2) (distinct) scharf [Bild, Foto, Umriss]; deutlich [Abbild]; klar [Ton]; klar verständlich [Wort]

3) (obvious, unambiguous) klar [Aussage, Vorteil, Vorsprung, Mehrheit, Sieg, Fall]

make oneself clear — sich deutlich od. klar [genug] ausdrücken

make something clear — etwas deutlich zum Ausdruck bringen

make it clear [to somebody] that... — [jemandem] klar und deutlich sagen, dass...

4) (free) frei; (Horse-riding) fehlerfrei [Runde]

be clear of suspicion — nicht unter Verdacht stehen

we're in the clear — (free of suspicion) auf uns fällt kein Verdacht; (free of trouble) wir haben es geschafft

be three points clear — drei Punkte Vorsprung haben

5) (complete)

three clear days/lines — drei volle od. volle drei Tage/Zeilen

6) (open, unobstructed) frei

keep something clear — (not block) etwas frei halten

have a clear run — freie Fahrt haben

all clear — (one will not be detected) die Luft ist rein (ugs.); see also all-clear

the way is [now] clear [for somebody] to do something — (fig.) es steht [jemandem] nichts [mehr] im Wege, etwas zu tun

7) (discerning) klar

keep a clear head — einen klaren od. kühlen Kopf bewahren

8) (certain, confident)

be clear [on or about something] — sich (Dat.) [über etwas (Akk.)] im klaren sein
2. adverb
keep clear of something/somebody — etwas/jemanden meiden

‘keep clear’ — (don't approach) "Vorsicht [Zug usw.]"

please stand or keep clear of the door — bitte von der Tür zurücktreten

move something clear of something — etwas von etwas wegräumen

the driver was pulled clear of the wreckage — man zog den Fahrer aus dem Wrack seines Wagens
3. transitive verb
1) (make clear) klären [Flüssigkeit]

clear the air — lüften; (fig.) die Atmosphäre reinigen

2) (free from obstruction) räumen [Straße]; abräumen [Regal, Schreibtisch]; freimachen [Abfluss, Kanal]

clear the streets of snow — den Schnee von den Straßen räumen

clear a space for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas Platz machen

clear one's throat — sich räuspern; see also deck 1. 1); way 1. 6)

3) (make empty) räumen; leeren [Briefkasten]

clear the room — das Zimmer räumen

clear the table — den Tisch abräumen

clear one's desk — seinen Schreibtisch ausräumen

clear one's plate — seinen Teller leer essen

4) (remove) wegräumen; beheben [Verstopfung]

clear something out of the way — etwas aus dem Weg räumen

5) (pass over without touching) nehmen [Hindernis]; überspringen [Latte]

6) (show to be innocent) freisprechen

clear oneself — seine Unschuld beweisen

clear somebody of something — jemanden von etwas freisprechen

clear one's name — seine Unschuld beweisen

7) (declare fit to have secret information) für unbedenklich erklären

8) (get permission for)

clear something with somebody — etwas von jemandem genehmigen lassen; (give permission for)

clear a plane for take-off/landing — einem Flugzeug Start-/Landeerlaubnis erteilen

9) (at customs)

clear customs — vom Zoll abgefertigt werden

10) (pay off) begleichen [Schuld]
4. intransitive verb
1) (become clear) klar werden; sich klären; [Wetter, Himmel:] sich aufheitern; (fig.) [Gesicht:] sich aufhellen

2) (disperse) [Nebel:] sich verziehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

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adj.

deutlich adj.

eindeutig adj.

frei adj.

heiter adj.

hell adj.

klar adj.

übersichtlich (Kurve) adj.

übersichtlich (klar dargestellt) adj. v.

aufhellen v.

aufräumen v.

klären v.

löschen v.

reinigen v.

roden (Land) v.

räumen v.

English-german dictionary > clear
6 clear

kliə 1. adjective
1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) klar, gjennomsiktig

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) klar

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) klar, tydelig, skarp

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) klar, åpen, ryddig

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) rein (samvittighet)

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) klar over, sikker på, uten tvil

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) klar

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) fri for, uten
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.) rydde, rense, renske

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) renvaske(s), frikjenne(s)

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) klarne opp

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) klare, komme/hoppe over

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- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear

klar
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tydelig

I
subst. \/klɪə\/

bare i uttrykk

in the clear frikjent, renvasket i smult farvann, i åpent hav, utenfor fare (overført)

gjeldfri, solvent ( også in clear) i klartekst (ikke kodet)
II
verb \/klɪə\/

1) gjøre klar, klargjøre, klare, renske, rense

2) ( om vær) klarne, lysne, letne

3) frita (fra skyld), erklære\/bevise uskyldig, renvaske, frikjenne

• clear oneself of suspicion

renvaske seg fra mistanke

4) spre seg, lette, forsvinne, gi seg

• the symptoms should clear gradually

symptomene bør gradvis forsvinne

5) befri, løsne

• clear a fishing line

6) rydde, rense, rydde av

• clear the streets of snow

rydde gatene for snø

• clear the table

ta av bordet

7) tømme(s), bli tom

• clear your pockets

8) (skogbruk, om tre) kviste

9) rømme, forlate

• clear a port

forlate en havn

10) ( EDB) fjerne

• clear the screen

fjerne alt på skjermen

11) passere forbi, passere over, ta

• can your horse clear that hedge?

• clear the stairs at one jump

ta trappen i et sprang

12) ( sjøfart) utklarere, bli utklarert, klarere (fartøy, varer i tollen)

13) ( om skip) losse

14) gå klar av

• jack up the wheel until it clears the ground

jekk opp hjulet til det går klar av bakken

15) ( handel) betale, gjøre opp, kvitte seg med

• clear one's debts

16) ( handel) befri fra gjeld

• clear an estate

17) ( handel) tjene netto

18) selge ut, selges

19) fremlegge for godkjenning, godkjenne

• the censor cleared the article for publication

20) gi klarsignal for

• clear a plane for landing

gi et fly landingstillatelse

21) ( sport) klarere, avverge målsjanse

clear a bill of exchange innfri en veksel

clear away rydde unna, få unna, ta vekk, rydde vekk, rense vekk, ta av, ta ut

• clear away the tea things

dra vekk, spre seg, lette, forsvinne

• the fog has cleared away

tåken har lettet

clear in(wards) ( sjøfart) innklarere

clear land rydde jord, rydde land

clear one's mind of something riste av seg noe

clear off kvitte seg med, betale

• clear off a debt

( hverdagslig) forlate hurtig, forsvinne rydde av

clear off! eller clear out! ( hverdagslig) stikk!, forsvinn!

clear one's throat se ➢ throat

clear out rense ut\/bort, få unna, tømme, rense

• the police cleared out the streets

holde opphørssalg

( hverdagslig) gå sin vei, stikke

• they are after you, you'd better clear out

de er etter deg, så det er best du stikker kaste\/jage ut

• clear them out of the country

( hverdagslig) gjøre lutfattig, blakke

clear out(wards) ( sjøfart) utklarere

clear somebody sikkerhetskontrollere noen, bevitne at noen har gjennomgått en sikkerhetskontroll

clear somebody's name renvaske noen

clear the air ( overført) rense luften (fjerne misforståelser eller misstemning)

clear the ball ( sport) klarere ballen, få ballen ut av målområdet

clear the decks (for action) ( marinen) gjøre klart til kamp ( overført) gjøre seg klar

clear the way bane vei gå av veien, gi plass

clear through customs fortolle, tollbehandle

clear up ordne, få orden i, rydde opp i, rydde vekk

• clear up the mess

klarne

• it's beginning to clear up

( om gåte eller mysterium) oppklare

clear with klarere med forelegge til godkjenning hos
III
adj. \/klɪə\/

1) klar, lys, ren, frisk, glinsende, gjennomsiktig

• he has a clear complexion

han har frisk ansiktfarge

2) ( meteorologi) klar, skyfri

3) klar, tydelig, åpenbar, utvetydig

• it was clear to everyone that she had been drinking

det var tydelig for alle at hun hadde drukket

• I want to be quite clear on this point

jeg vil være helt klar på dette punktet

• I don't want any problems, is that clear?

jeg vil ikke ha noen problemer, er det oppfattet?

4) ( om tankegang) klar, logisk

• a clear head

• clear judgement

god vurderingsevne

5) sikker, uten tvil

6) ren, plettfri, uskyldig

• with a clear conscience

med ren samvittighet

7) fri (uten hindring), klar, åpen

• is the road clear for traffic?

er veien åpen for ferdsel?

8) frigjort, løs, som ikke sitter fast

9) ( sjøfart) klar

10) ( handel) ren, uavkortet, netto-

• clear loss

11) hel, full

• six clear days

12) ( fonetikk) lys, klar

all clear! faren over!

as clear as day soleklar, klar som dagen

be clear (of) ( sjøfart) gå klar (av)

be clear as to something eller be clear about something være sikker på noe

• I am not quite clear about this

jeg er ikke helt sikker på dette

be clear that være klart at ( om person) være på det rene med

clear as mud ( hverdagslig) uklar

clear of fri for, fri fra

• keep the roads clear of snow

• clear of suspicion

• the moon was clear of the trees

månen ble ikke skjult av trærne

keep a clear head holde hodet kaldt

make clear klargjøre

make oneself clear eller make one's meaning clear uttrykke seg klart, klargjøre hva man mener
IV
adv. \/klɪə\/

1) klart, tydelig

• show clear

vises tydelig

• speak loud and clear

snakke høyt og tydelig

2) helt, fullstendig

• he got clear away

han klarte å komme seg vel unna

clear to (amer.) helt til

• you can see clear to the other side of the lake

get clear of komme løs fra, bli fri fra, gå klar av (sjøfart)

get clear over komme over uten å henge fast

keep\/stay clear of unngå, avholde seg fra, ikke blande seg bort i

• keep clear of alcohol if you're driving

stand clear of gå ut av veien for, se opp for, ikke stå i veien for

stear clear of ( hverdagslig) gå klar av, holde seg unna

English-Norwegian dictionary > clear
7 clear

[klɪə] 1. прил.
1) светлый, ясный; безоблачный ( о небе)

a clear day — ясный, безоблачный день

a clear night — ясная, звёздная ночь

clear white — чисто белый

clear brown — светло-коричневый

The day dawned with a clear sky. — День наступал ясный, безоблачный.

Syn:

cloudless, unclouded

2) прозрачный

The water in the bay was clear as glass. — Вода в заливе была прозрачной, как стекло.

Syn:

transparent, lucid, translucent, crystalline 1.

3) чёткий, отчётливый

Syn:

well-marked, sharp 1.

4) звонкий, отчётливый

The singing was loud and clear. — Пение было громким и звонким.

Syn:

audible, articulate 1.

5) ясный, понятный, недвусмысленный

to make clear the meaning of the question — прояснить смысл вопроса

If I have made myself clear, you will understand my original meaning. — Если мне удалось ясно выразиться, вы поймёте, что я имел в виду.

Syn:

definite, intelligible, unmistakable, transparent, distinct

Ant:

foggy, unclear, unintelligible, blurred, confused, doubtful

6) чёткий, ясный, логический

This problem requires clear thinking. — Для решения этой проблемы требуется ясная голова.

Syn:

keen I, sharp

7) очевидный, явный, не вызывающий сомнений

In the midst of the unreality, it became clear that one man at least was serious. — Среди всех этих фантастических событий стало очевидным, что, по крайней мере, один человек был серьёзен.

Syn:

evident, plain I 1.

8) убеждённый, уверенный, не сомневающийся

I am not quite clear about the date. — Я не очень уверен относительно даты.

Syn:

positive 1., convinced, confident 1., certain 1., determined

9) простодушный; чистый, непорочный

clear conscience — чистая совесть

Syn:

unsophisticated, guileless, pure, innocent 2., unspotted

10) свободный, незанятый; беспрепятственный

The path was clear. — Дорога была свободна.

11) чистый; здоровый

Her complexion was clear, but quite olive. — Кожа на лице у неё была чистой, но с желтоватым оттенком.

12) яркий, блестящий

clear light — яркий свет

clear fire — яркий огонь ( без дыма)

Syn:

lustrous, bright 1., brilliant 2., radiant 1., luminous

13) свободный (от чего-л.); необременённый (чем-л.)

- clear of debts

Syn:

free 1., unobstructed, unimpeded

14) полный, целый; абсолютный, неограниченный

Syn:

absolute 1., complete 1., entire 1., sheer I 1.

15) амер.; разг. чистый, без примеси, настоящий

solid silver, the clear thing, and no mistake — сплошное серебро, настоящая вещь, без дураков

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- in the clear
- all clear
- all clear signal
- get away clear
- keep clear of smb. 2. нареч.
1) ясно, чётко, отчётливо

The message came over the wireless loud and clear. — Сообщение, переданное по радио, прозвучало громко и отчётливо.

Syn:

clearly, distinctly, plainly, audibly

2) совсем, совершенно; полностью

three feet clear — целых три фута

The jogger ran clear to the end of the island. — Бегун добежал до самого конца острова.

Syn:

entirely, wholly, completely

3) ( clear of) в стороне, на расстоянии от (чего-л.)

He jumped three inches clear of the bar. — Он прыгнул в трёх дюймах от планки.

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to see one's way clear to do smth. — не видеть препятствий (к осуществлению чего-л.)
3. гл.
1)

а) очищать; осветлять; делать прозрачным

to clear the water by filtering — очистить воду с помощью фильтрования

б) очищаться; проясняться; становиться прозрачным

The skies finally cleared. — Небо наконец прояснилось.

Syn:

brighten, lighten I

2) = clear away / off рассеяться ( о тумане), разъясниться ( о погоде)

The fog cleared. — Туман рассеялся.

In the afternoon, the mist cleared off and the rest of the day was fine. — После полудня туман рассеялся, и в оставшуюся часть дня была хорошая погода.

3) = clear away / off расчищать, прочищать; освобождать, очищать

to clear (away) the dishes / the table — убирать (посуду) со стола

Please help your mother to clear away. — Пожалуйста, помоги маме убрать со стола.

The snowplows cleared the streets. — Снегоуборочные машины расчистили улицы.

He cleared his throat, and was silent awhile. — Он прочистил горло и немного помолчал.

Machines have cleared the way for progress. — Машины расчистили дорогу, теперь можно двигаться вперёд.

Will you help me clear the garden of these stones? — Поможешь мне убрать из сада эти камни?

We must clear the area of enemy soldiers as soon as possible. — Нам нужно очистить район от врага как можно скорее.

Syn:

unblock, clean 2., remove 2., free 3.

4) = clear away / up удалить, устранить

Does the letter clear away your difficulty? — Это письмо решает вашу проблему?

5) = clear away / up

а) рассеять ( сомнения)

This book has cleared my doubts. — Эта книга рассеяла мои сомнения.

б) рассеяться ( о сомнениях)

When he read the letter, his doubts cleared away. — Когда он прочёл письмо, его сомнения окончательно рассеялись.

6) прояснять, разъяснять, объяснять, истолковывать

Syn:

enlighten, explain, elucidate

7) оправдывать, снимать подозрение

to clear one's name — восстановить доброе имя

The boy was cleared of the charge of stealing. — С мальчика сняли обвинение в краже.

A surprise witness cleared him of the crime. — Неожиданный свидетель снял с него подозрение в совершении преступления.

Syn:

exculpate, exonerate 2., absolve, acquit, vindicate

8) подтверждать надёжность (кого-л. при приёме на секретную работу)

to clear for top-secret work — допускать на сверхсекретную работу

Dr. Graham might require access to restricted information, and so he had to be cleared. — Доктору Грэхему, возможно, придётся работать с конфиденциальной информацией, поэтому он должен получить допуск.

9) спорт. отбивать, выбивать ( мяч) из штрафной площадки

10)

а) одобрять, разрешать

Syn:

authorize

б) успешно пройти (какие-л. инстанции); получить одобрение

The bill cleared the legislature. — Законопроект получил одобрение законодательных органов.

11) = clear off урегулировать финансовые обязательства, произвести расчёт; заплатить долг

to clear an account — рассчитаться

I'm glad I've cleared off the money I owed my mother. — Я рад, что вернул матери все долги.

- clear one's expenses

12) фин. осуществлять клиринг чеков или векселей

13) уплачивать пошлину; очищать ( товары) от пошлин

14) = clear off распродавать товар по сниженным ценам

great reductions in order to clear — большая скидка с целью распродажи

The shop decided to clear off the summer clothes when the new winter fashions arrived. — Когда поступила новая зимняя одежда, в магазине решили устроить распродажу летней.

15) получать чистый доход

Syn:

net II 3.

16) преодолеть препятствие

to clear the fence — перескочить через барьер

This horse can clear 5 feet. — Эта лошадь берёт барьер в 5 футов.

17) эвакуировать

18) разгружать

to clear a ship — разгрузить судно

19) ( clear with) согласовывать (что-л. с кем-л.)

Clear this with the boss. — Согласуй это с шефом.

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- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
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- clear the skirts of smb.
- clear the air
- clear the way
- clear the decks for action
- clear one's mind of smth.

Англо-русский современный словарь > clear
8 clear

clear [klɪə(r)]

transparent ⇒ 1 (a) clair ⇒ 1 (a)-(f) vif ⇒ 1 (c) net ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (h), 1 (l) évident ⇒ 1 (f) certain ⇒ 1 (g) libre ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (k) tranquille ⇒ 1 (j) distinctement ⇒ 2 (a) entièrement ⇒ 2 (c) débarrasser ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (b) clarifier ⇒ 4 (c) autoriser ⇒ 4 (d) innocenter ⇒ 4 (e) franchir ⇒ 4 (f) finir ⇒ 4 (h) s'éclaircir ⇒ 5 (a), 5 (b)

1 adjective

(a) (transparent → glass, plastic) transparent; (→ water) clair, limpide; (→ river) limpide, transparent; (→ air) pur;

∎ clear honey miel m liquide;

∎ clear soup (plain stock) bouillon m; (with meat) consommé m

(b) (cloudless → sky) clair, dégagé; (→ weather) clair, beau (belle);

∎ on a clear day par temps clair;

∎ the sky grew clearer le ciel se dégagea;

∎ as clear as day(light) clair comme le jour ou comme de l'eau de roche

(c) (not dull → colour) vif; (→ light) éclatant, radieux; (untainted → complexion) clair, frais (fraîche);

∎ clear blue bleu vif;

∎ to have (a) clear skin avoir la peau nette

(d) (distinct → outline) net, clair; (→ photograph) net; (→ sound) clair, distinct; (→ voice) clair, argentin;

∎ Television the picture was very clear l'image était très nette;

∎ make sure your writing is clear efforcez-vous d'écrire distinctement ou proprement;

∎ the lyrics are not very clear je ne distingue pas très bien les paroles de la chanson;

∎ the sound was as clear as a bell on entendait un son aussi clair que celui d'une cloche

(e) (not confused → mind) pénétrant, lucide; (→ thinking, argument, style) clair; (→ explanation, report) clair, intelligible; (→ instructions) clair, explicite; (→ message) en clair;

∎ I want to keep a clear head je veux rester lucide ou garder tous mes esprits;

∎ a clear thinker un esprit lucide;

∎ clear thinking is essential il est essentiel de garder un esprit lucide;

∎ he is quite clear about what has to be done il sait parfaitement ce qu'il y a à faire;

∎ I've got the problem clear in my head je comprends ou saisis le problème;

∎ to make one's meaning or oneself clear se faire comprendre;

∎ now let's get this clear - I want no nonsense comprenons-nous bien ou soyons clairs - je ne supporterai pas de sottises

(f) (obvious, unmistakable) évident, clair;

∎ a clear indication of a forthcoming storm un signe certain qu'il va y avoir de l'orage;

∎ it is a clear case of favouritism c'est manifestement du favoritisme, c'est un cas de favoritisme manifeste;

∎ it's clear that he's lying il est évident ou clair qu'il ment;

∎ it's clear from her letter that she's unhappy sa lettre montre clairement qu'elle est malheureuse;

∎ it becomes clearer every day cela devient plus évident chaque jour;

∎ it's far from clear who will win the election on ne peut vraiment pas dire qui va gagner les élections;

∎ it was not clear who had won on ne savait pas exactement qui avait gagné;

∎ it is clear to me that he is telling the truth pour moi, il est clair qu'il dit la vérité;

∎ he was unable to make his meaning clear il n'arrivait pas à s'expliquer;

∎ we want to make it clear that… nous tenons à préciser que…;

∎ to make it clear to sb that… bien faire comprendre à qn que…;

∎ she made it quite clear to them what she wanted elle leur a bien fait comprendre ce qu'elle voulait;

∎ it is important to make clear exactly what our aims are il est important de bien préciser quels sont nos objectifs;

∎ is that clear? est-ce que c'est clair?;

∎ do I make myself clear? est-ce que je me fais bien comprendre?, est-ce que c'est bien clair?;

∎ humorous as clear as mud clair comme l'encre

(g) (free from doubt, certain) certain;

∎ she seems quite clear about what she wants elle sait très bien ce qu'elle veut;

∎ I want to be clear in my mind about it je veux en avoir le cœur net

(h) (unqualified) net, sensible;

∎ it's a clear improvement over the other c'est nettement mieux que l'autre, il y a un net progrès par rapport à l'autre;

∎ they won by a clear majority ils ont gagné avec une large majorité

(i) (unobstructed, free → floor, path) libre, dégagé; (→ route) sans obstacles, sans danger; (→ view) dégagé;

∎ the roads are clear of snow les routes sont déblayées ou déneigées;

∎ clear of obstacles sans obstacles;

∎ I left the desk clear j'ai débarrassé le bureau;

∎ his latest X-rays are clear ses dernières radios ne montrent rien d'anormal;

∎ clear space espace m libre;

∎ we had a clear view of the sea nous avions une très belle vue sur la mer;

∎ to be clear of sth être débarrassé de qch;

∎ we're clear of the traffic nous sommes sortis des encombrements;

∎ we were clear of the last checkpoint nous avions passé le dernier poste de contrôle;

∎ once the plane was clear of the trees une fois que l'avion eut franchi les arbres;

∎ to be clear of debts être libre de dettes;

∎ figurative can you see your way clear to lending me £5? auriez-vous la possibilité de me prêter 5 livres?;

∎ all clear! (there's no traffic, no one is watching) vous pouvez y aller, la voie est libre; Military fin d'alerte!

(j) (free from guilt → conscience) tranquille;

∎ is your conscience clear? as-tu la conscience tranquille?;

∎ I can go home with a clear conscience je peux rentrer la conscience tranquille

(k) (time) libre;

∎ his schedule is clear il n'a rien de prévu sur son emploi du temps;

∎ I have Wednesday clear je n'ai rien de prévu pour mercredi;

∎ we have four clear days to finish nous avons quatre jours pleins ou entiers pour finir

(l) (net → money, wages) net;

∎ he brings home £300 clear il gagne 300 livres net;

∎ a clear profit un bénéfice net;

∎ a clear loss une perte sèche;

∎ clear of taxes net d'impôts

(m) Linguistics antérieur

2 adverb

(a) (distinctly) distinctement, nettement;

∎ Radio reading you loud and clear je te reçois cinq sur cinq;

∎ I can hear you as clear as a bell je t'entends très clairement

(b) (away from, out of the way)

∎ to get clear of sb échapper à qn;

∎ when we got clear of the town quand nous nous sommes éloignés de la ville;

∎ when I get clear of my debts quand je serai débarrassé de mes dettes;

∎ we pulled him clear of the wrecked car/of the water nous l'avons sorti de la carcasse de la voiture/de l'eau;

∎ she was thrown clear of the car elle a été éjectée de la voiture;

∎ stand clear! écartez-vous!;

∎ stand clear of the entrance! dégagez l'entrée!;

∎ stand clear of the doors! attention à la fermeture automatique des portes!;

∎ to keep or steer clear of sth éviter qch;

∎ Nautical to steer clear of a rock passer au large d'un écueil

(c) (all the way) entièrement, complètement;

∎ you can see clear to the mountain on peut voir jusqu'à la montagne;

∎ they went clear around the world ils ont fait le tour du monde;

∎ the thieves got clear away les voleurs ont disparu sans laisser de trace

3 noun

∎ (idiom) to be in the clear (out of danger) être hors de danger; (out of trouble) être tiré d'affaire; (free of blame) être blanc comme neige; (above suspicion) être au-dessus de tout soupçon; (no longer suspected) être blanchi (de tout soupçon); Sport être démarqué

4 transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) débarrasser, enlever; (→ obstacle) écarter; (→ weeds) arracher, enlever;

∎ clear the papers off the desk enlevez ces papiers du bureau, débarrassez le bureau de ces papiers;

∎ she cleared the plates from the table elle a débarrassé la table

(b) (remove obstruction from → gen) débarrasser; (→ entrance, road) dégager, déblayer; (→ forest, land) défricher; (→ streets, room) faire évacuer; (→ pipe) déboucher;

∎ it's your turn to clear the table c'est à ton tour de débarrasser la table ou de desservir;

∎ to clear one's desk (tidy) débarrasser son bureau; (complete pending tasks) régler les affaires en suspens;

∎ to clear one's throat se racler la gorge;

∎ this land has been cleared of trees ce terrain a été déboisé;

∎ clear the room! évacuez la salle!;

∎ the judge cleared the court le juge a fait évacuer la salle;

∎ the police cleared the way for the procession la police a ouvert un passage au cortège;

∎ figurative the talks cleared the way for a ceasefire les pourparlers ont préparé le terrain ou ont ouvert la voie pour un cessez-le-feu;

∎ also figurative to clear the ground déblayer le terrain;

∎ to clear the decks (prepare for action) se mettre en branle-bas de combat; (make space) faire de la place, faire le ménage

(c) (clarify → liquid) clarifier; (→ wine) coller, clarifier; (→ skin) purifier; (→ complexion) éclaircir;

∎ open the windows to clear the air ouvrez les fenêtres pour aérer;

∎ figurative his apology cleared the air ses excuses ont détendu l'atmosphère;

∎ I went for a walk to clear my head (from hangover) j'ai fait un tour pour m'éclaircir les idées; (from confusion) j'ai fait un tour pour me rafraîchir les idées ou pour me remettre les idées en place

(d) (authorize) autoriser, approuver;

∎ the plane was cleared for take-off l'avion a reçu l'autorisation de décoller;

∎ the editor cleared the article for publication le rédacteur en chef a donné son accord ou le feu vert pour publier l'article;

∎ the investigators cleared him for top secret work après enquête, il a été autorisé à mener des activités top secret;

∎ you'll have to clear it with the boss il faut demander l'autorisation ou l'accord ou le feu vert du patron

(e) (vindicate, find innocent) innocenter, disculper;

∎ to clear sb of a charge disculper qn d'une accusation;

∎ he was cleared of having been drunk in charge of a ship accusé d'avoir tenu les commandes (d'un navire) en état d'ivresse, il a été disculpé;

∎ the court cleared him of all blame la cour l'a totalement disculpé ou innocenté;

∎ give him a chance to clear himself donnez-lui la possibilité de se justifier ou de prouver son innocence;

∎ to clear one's name se justifier, défendre son honneur

(f) (avoid touching) franchir; (obstacle) éviter;

∎ to clear a ditch sauter ou franchir un fossé;

∎ the horse cleared the fence with ease le cheval a sauté sans peine par-dessus ou a franchi sans peine la barrière;

∎ the plane barely cleared the trees l'avion a franchi les arbres de justesse;

∎ hang the curtains so that they just clear the floor accrochez les rideaux de façon à ce qu'ils touchent à peine le parquet

(g) (make a profit of)

∎ she cleared 10 percent on the deal l'affaire lui a rapporté 10 pour cent net ou 10 pour cent tous frais payés;

∎ I clear a thousand pounds monthly je fais un bénéfice net de mille livres par mois

(h) (dispatch → work) finir, terminer; Commerce (→ stock) liquider;

∎ he cleared the backlog of work il a rattrapé le travail en retard;

∎ we must clear this report by Friday il faut que nous nous débarrassions de ce rapport avant vendredi

(i) (settle → account) liquider, solder; (→ cheque) compenser; (→ debt) s'acquitter de; (→ dues) acquitter

(j) (of customs officer → goods) dédouaner; (→ ship) expédier

(k) (pass through)

∎ to clear customs (person) passer la douane; (shipment) être dédouané;

∎ the bill cleared the Senate le projet de loi a été voté par le Sénat

(l) Medicine (blood) dépurer, purifier; (bowels) purger, dégager

(m) Sport

∎ to clear the ball dégager le ballon

(n) Technology (decode) déchiffrer

(o) Computing

∎ to clear the screen vider l'écran

5 intransitive verb

(a) (weather) s'éclaircir, se lever; (sky) se dégager; (fog) se lever, se dissiper;

∎ it's clearing le temps se lève, le ciel se dégage

(b) (liquid) s'éclaircir; (skin) devenir plus sain; (complexion) s'éclaircir; (expression) s'éclairer;

∎ her face cleared son visage s'est éclairé

(c) (cheque) être encaissé;

∎ it takes three days for the cheque to clear il y a trois jours de délai d'encaissement

(d) (obtain clearance) recevoir l'autorisation

➲ clear away

1 separable transitive verb

(remove) enlever, ôter; (one's things) ranger;

∎ we cleared away the dishes nous avons débarrassé (la table) ou desservi

2 intransitive verb

(a) (tidy up) débarrasser, desservir

(b) (disappear → fog, mist) se dissiper

➲ clear off

1 intransitive verb

familiar filer;

∎ clear off! dégage!, fiche le camp!

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (get rid of → debt) s'acquitter de; Commerce (→ stock) liquider

(b) (remove) retirer, enlever

➲ clear out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (tidy) nettoyer, ranger; (empty → cupboard) vider; (→ room) débarrasser

(b) (throw out → rubbish, old clothes) jeter;

∎ he cleared everything out of the house il a fait le vide dans la maison;

∎ to clear everyone out of a room faire évacuer une pièce

(c) familiar (leave without money) nettoyer, plumer;

∎ that last game cleared me out je me suis fait plumer dans cette dernière partie;

∎ I'm cleared out je suis fauché ou à sec

(d) familiar (goods, stock) épuiser

2 intransitive verb

familiar (leave building, room etc) filer, déguerpir; (leave home → spouse, partner) se tirer;

∎ he was clearing out when I arrived il faisait ses valises quand je suis arrivé;

∎ he told us to clear out il nous a ordonné de disparaître;

∎ clear out (of here)! dégage!, fiche le camp!

➲ clear up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (settle → problem) résoudre; (→ misunderstanding) dissiper; (→ mystery) éclaircir, résoudre;

∎ can you clear up this point? pouvez-vous éclaircir ce point?;

∎ let's clear this matter up tirons cette affaire au clair

(b) (tidy up) ranger, faire du rangement dans;

∎ clear up that mess in the garden, will you? range-moi ce fouillis dans le jardin, d'accord?;

∎ I have a lot of work to clear up j'ai beaucoup de travail à rattraper

2 intransitive verb

(a) (weather) s'éclaircir, se lever; (fog, mist) se dissiper, se lever;

∎ it's clearing up le temps se lève

(b) (spots, rash) disparaître;

∎ his cold is clearing up son rhume tire à sa fin

(c) (tidy up) ranger, faire le ménage;

∎ I'm fed up with clearing up after you j'en ai assez de faire le ménage derrière toi

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > clear
9 clear

1. a ясный, светлый

clear day — ясный день

clear aim — ясная цель

a clear head — ясный ум

amply clear — абсолютно ясно

clear weather — ясная погода

clear as day — ясно как день

2. a чистый, прозрачный

clear water of the lake — чистая вода озера

clear ice — чистый лёд

clear copy — чистая копия

clear water — чистая вода

clear skin — чистая кожа

clear fuel — чистое топливо

3. a зеркальный

4. a отчётливый, ясный

clear outline — ясное очертание

clear sight — хорошее зрение

clear definition — ясное определение

everything is not clear — не всё ясно

clear conception — ясное представление

clear terms — ясные, определённые условия

a clear base for action — ясный план действий

5. a звонкий, отчётливый, чистый

clear tone — чистый звук

clear round — чистая черева

clear profit — чистая прибыль

clear days — чистые, полные дни

clear hawse — чистые якорные цепи

clear conscience — чистая совесть

6. a отчётливый, внятный; чёткий

his delivery was clear and distinct — он говорил внятно и отчётливо

clear speech — отчётливый выговор

7. a ясный, понятный; не вызывающий сомнений

clear conclusion — ясный вывод

a clear case of murder — явное убийство

to make a clear statement — высказаться ясно и определённо

to have a clear idea — иметь ясное представление

it is clear to me what he is driving at — мне понятно, к чему он клонит

clear air turbulence — турбулентность в ясном небе

couched in clear terms — облечённый в ясные слова

to be in the clear — быть вне подозрений

clear of suspicion — вне подозрений

clear cut — четкий; ясно выраженный

8. a светлый, ясный, логический

clear intellect — ясный ум

clear l sound — светлый оттенок звука l

clear sweet water — светлые промои

clear perception — ясное понимание

perfectly clear — совершенно ясно

clear idea — ясное представление

9. a свободный, незанятый; беспрепятственный

clear passage — свободный проход

clear line — свободный путь; свободный перегон

clear opening — свободное сечение

rotate clear — свободно вращаться

rotated clear — свободно вращался

rotating clear — свободное вращение

clear area — свободная область; чистый участок

10. a чистый; здоровый

clear conscience — чистая совесть

clean clear coated: ?? — чистое и четкое изображение "СЗ"

11. a полный, целый; весь

clear month — целый месяц

all clear button — кнопка "все очистить"

12. a абсолютный, совершенный, полный

a clear victory — полная победа

13. a тех. незадевающий; свободно проходящий

clear of — свободный от

clear band — свободная площадь

clear hand — свободная площадь

clear channel — свободный канал

14. a клер, нешифрованный текст

in clear — клером, в незашифрованном виде, открытым текстом

the coast is clear — путь свободен, препятствий нет

all clear signal — сигнал отбоя

clear as day — ясно как день

clear text — открытый текст

in the clear — открытым текстом

clear message — сообщение открытым текстом

message in clear — сообщение открытым текстом

sent a message in clear — послал донесение открытым текстом

15. adv ясно

clear meat soup — мясной бульон

clear utterance — ясная дикция

16. adv эмоц. -усил. совсем, совершенно; целиком; начисто

three feet clear — целых три фута

17. adv в стороне от

to steer clear — избегать, сторониться

clear runway status — состояние готовности ВПП к полетам

18. adv спорт. чисто

clear abreast — чисто в стороне

19. v очищать

thunder has cleared the air — после грозы воздух стал чистым

20. v очищаться, становиться ясным, чистым; делаться прозрачным

the sky is clearing — небо очищается от туч

clear solution — прозрачный раствор

perfectly clear eyes — прозрачные глаза

brilliantly clear wine — прозрачное вино

clear plaque — прозрачное стерильное пятно

clear stick — прозрачный косметический карандаш

21. v объяснить, разъяснить, пролить свет

clear spacing — расстояние в свету

width in the clear — ширина в свету

clear opening height — высота в свету

measurement in the clear — размер в свету

clear bar spacing — расстояние в свету между стержнями

22. v освобождать, очищать; убирать, устранять препятствия

to clear the stones from the road — убрать с дороги камни

to clear the snow from the walk — очистить дорожку от снега

to clear a way — освободить дорогу

to clear the way — открыть путь

to clear the way for future action — расчистить путь для дальнейших действий

to clear the ground — расчистить участок земли

land cleared for cultivation — земля, расчищенная для посева

clear the track open — освобождать путь для движения

failing to clear — столкновение с препятствием

clear the obstacle — преодолевать препятствие

failed to clear — столкнулся с препятствием

fail to clear — сталкиваться с препятствием

23. v оправдывать; очищать от подозрений

to clear oneself of a charge — оправдаться

to clear off — очищать, соскребать

24. v взять, преодолеть препятствие

to clear a hedge — перемахнуть через изгородь

to clear the hurdle — преодолеть препятствие

clear the coast — устранять препятствия

25. v едва не задеть, избежать

to clear an iceberg at sea — избежать столкновения с айсбергом

he is clear of all bad intentions — у него нет дурных намерений

26. v воен. вывозить, эвакуировать

to clear casualties — эвакуировать раненых

clear stores — вывозить грузы

clear the port — вывозить грузы с территории порта

clear of casualties — эвакуировать раненых и пораженных

27. v распутывать

to clear a hawser — распутать трос

28. v разгружать

to clear a ship of her cargo — разгрузить корабль

29. v заплатить долг, произвести расчёт; оплатить

this sum will clear all his debts — эта сумма покроет все его долги

clear debts — покрывать долги

clear the account — оплатить счет

clear of debt — не обременённый долгами

clear value — стоимость имущества после очистки долгов

30. v банк. производить клиринг чеков или векселей; производить расчёт по векселям или чекам через расчётную палату

очищать от пошлин; выполнять таможенные формальности

to clear inward — производить таможенную очистку по приходу

clear the horse — перепрыгать через гимнастического коня

clear support in astride — упор углом ноги врозь

clear a mine — проделывать проходы в минном поле

31. v ком. получать чистую прибыль

the firm cleared ?300 000 — фирма получила триста тысяч фунтов стерлингов чистой прибыли

a hundred pounds clear profit — сто фунтов чистой прибыли

32. v распродавать, устраивать распродажи

to clear goods — распродавать товары

clear goods — распродавать товары

33. v дать допуск к секретной работе

clear off — закончить недоделанную работу

clear side — бескостный свиной бок

clear varnish — бесцветный лак

clear lacquer — бесцветный лак

34. v спорт. отбить

to clear a corner — отбить угловой в поле

35. v спец. осветлять; очищать

36. v тел. разъединять

clear down — разъединять

to clear down — разъединять

37. v амер. согласовать

you must clear your plan with the headquarters — насчёт своего плана вы должны договориться с руководством

38. v расшифровывать, декодировать

to clear the coast — расчистить путь, устранить препятствия

Синонимический ряд:

1. apparent (adj.) apparent; evident; explicit; indisputable; manifest; noticeable; obvious; open-and-shut; openhanded; palpable; patent; plain; sharp; straightforward; unambiguous; unequivocal; univocal; unmistakable; unsubtle

2. bare (adj.) bare; devoid; empty; stark; vacant; vacuous; void

3. bright (adj.) bright; brilliant; crystal-clear; crystalline; limpid; lucid; pellucid; see-through; translucent; transparent

4. certain (adj.) alert; assured; certain; convinced; discerning; keen; positive; strong; sure; unconfused

5. clear-cut (adj.) clear-cut; crystal; lucent; luculent; luminous; perspicuous; tralucent; translucid; transpicuous; unblurred

6. decided (adj.) decided; definite; pronounced; unquestionable

7. distinct (adj.) articulate; comprehensible; conspicuous; distinct; intelligible; legible; perceptible; visible

8. fair (adj.) calm; clarion; cloudless; fair; fine; pacific; pleasant; quiet; rainless; serene; sunny; sunshine; sunshining; sunshiny; unclouded; undarkened; untroubled

9. free (adj.) disengaged; free; limitless; open; unencumbered; unfastened; unfettered; unhampered; unhindered; unimpeded; unobstructed

10. innocent (adj.) absolved; acquitted; excused; exonerated; innocent; irreproachable; not guilty; vindicated

11. unblemished (adj.) clean; immaculate; pure; smooth; spotless; unblemished; undefiled; unsullied

12. unbroken (adj.) faultless; flawless; unbroken; unmarked

13. unimpeded (adj.) open; unimpeded; unobstructed

14. absolve (verb) absolve; acquit; disculpate; exculpate; excuse; exonerate; pardon; resolve; vindicate

15. approve (verb) approve; authorize; sanction

16. brighten (verb) break up; brighten; expose; lighten

17. burn off (verb) burn off

18. clarify (verb) clarify; clear up; elucidate; explain; illuminate; illustrate

19. clean (verb) clean; police; spruce; straighten; tidy

20. cleanse (verb) blank out; cleanse; erase; expurgate; purge; purify; wash; wipe clean

21. clear off (verb) clear off; discharge; liquidate; pay up; quit; satisfy; settle; square

22. extricate (verb) clear away; cut away; discumber; disembarrass; disembroil; disencumber; disengage; disentangle; disentwine; extricate; remove obstructions; unentangle; unscramble; untangle; untie; untwine

23. free (verb) clean out; drain; empty; evacuate; flush; free; open; unblock; vacate; void

24. hurdle (verb) go over; hurdle; jump over; leap; negotiate; over; overleap; surmount; vault

25. liberate (verb) emancipate; let go; liberate; set free; set loose; unchain; unfetter

26. make (verb) clean up; gain; make; net; profit; realize

27. pass (verb) carry; pass

28. pay (verb) bring in; draw; earn; gross; pay; produce; realise; repay; return; yield

29. remove (verb) abolish; annihilate; blot out; eradicate; exterminate; extinguish; obliterate; remove; root out; rub out; snuff out; stamp out; uproot; wipe out

30. rid (verb) lose; release; relieve; rid; shake; shake off; throw off; unburden

31. vanish (verb) disappear; evanesce; evanish; evaporate; fade; vanish

32. well (other) afond; altogether; completely; entirely; fully; perfectly; quite; right; roundly; thoroughly; utterly; well; wholly

Антонимический ряд:

accuse; ambiguous; befoul; clog; cloudy; condemned; confined; confused; contaminate; culpable; dark; deny; dim; disturbed; doubtful; dubious; embarrass; encumber; inaudible; lose; murky; obscure; obstruct; obstructed

English-Russian base dictionary > clear
10 gefechtsklar

Adj. NAUT. cleared for action; ein Schiff gefechtsklar machen clear a ship for action

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ge|fẹchts|klar
adj (NAUT)
cleared for action
ein Schiff gefechtsklar machen — to clear a ship for action

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ge·fechts·klar

adj NAUT cleared for action

ein Schiff \gefechtsklar machen to clear a ship for action

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gefechtsklar adj SCHIFF cleared for action;

ein Schiff gefechtsklar machen clear a ship for action

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gefechtsklar
11 gefechtsklar

ge·fechts·klar adj naut

cleared for action;

ein Schiff \gefechtsklar machen to clear a ship for action

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > gefechtsklar
12 gevechtsklaar

gevechtsklaar

1 ready for battle/action ⇒ 〈 inzetbaar〉 operational

♦voorbeelden:

1 een schip gevechtsklaar maken • clear a ship for action

het materieel werd gevechtsklaar gehouden • the equipment was kept in combat readiness

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > gevechtsklaar
13 een schip gevechtsklaar maken

een schip gevechtsklaar maken

clear a ship for action

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een schip gevechtsklaar maken
14 deck

1. noun
1) (of ship) Deck, das

above deck — auf Deck

below deck[s] — unter Deck

clear the decks [for action etc.] — das Schiff klarmachen [zum Gefecht usw.]

on deck — an Deck

all hands on deck! — alle Mann an Deck!

2) (of bus etc.) Deck, das

the upper deck — das Oberdeck

3) (tape deck) Tape-deck, das; (record deck) Plattenspieler, der
2. transitive verb
deck something [with something] — etwas [mit etwas] schmücken

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/119819/deck_out">deck out

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[dek]
noun

1) (a platform extending from one side of a ship etc to the other and forming the floor: The cars are on the lower deck.) das Deck

2) (a floor in a bus: Let's go on the top deck.) das Verdeck

3) (a pack of playing-cards: The gambler used his own deck of cards.) das Kartenspiel

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- deck-chair

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deck

[dek]

I. n

1. (on a ship) Deck nt

main \deck Hauptdeck nt

to go below \decks unter Deck gehen

to go up on \deck an Deck gehen

2. (on a bus) Deck nt

the upper \deck das Oberdeck

3. esp AM, AUS (raised porch) Veranda f, [Sonnen]terrasse f

4. esp AM CARDS

\deck of cards Spiel nt Karten

5. MUS, ELEC Laufwerk nt

cassette/tape \deck Kassetten-/Tapedeck nt

6.

▶ to clear the \decks klar Schiff machen fam

▶ to have all hands on \deck jede erdenkliche Unterstützung haben

▶ to hit the \deck (get down) sich akk auf den Boden werfen; (get going) loslegen fam

II. vt

1. usu passive (adorn)

▪ to \deck sth [out] etw [aus]schmücken

the room was \decked with flowers das Zimmer war mit Blumen geschmückt

to be \decked [out] in one's best [or finery] herausgeputzt sein

2. (sl: knock down)

▪ to \deck sb jdm eine verpassen fam

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[dek]
1. n

1) (NAUT) Deck nt

on deck — auf Deck

to go up on deck — an Deck gehen

to go ( down) below deck(s) — unter Deck gehen

2) (of bus, plane) Deck nt

top or upper deck — Oberdeck nt

3) (inf: floor) Boden m

4) (CARDS)

a deck of cards — ein Kartenspiel nt

5) (of record player) Laufwerk nt; (= part of hi-fi unit) Plattenspieler m

6) (esp US: veranda) Veranda f

2. vt
schmücken
to deck oneself out in one's Sunday best — sich in seinen Sonntagsstaat werfen (inf), sich herausputzen

all decked out in his Sunday best — ganz fesch in seinem Sonntagsstaat

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deck [dek]

A s

1. SCHIFF (Ver)Deck n:

on deck

a) auf Deck,

b) bes US umg auf dem Posten,

c) US umg anstehend;

what’s on deck? was steht an?;

all hands on deck! alle Mann an Deck!;

below deck unter Deck;

hit the deck umg

a) sich hinwerfen,

b) (Boxen) auf die Bretter gehen; → clear D 12

2. FLUG Tragdeck n, -fläche f

3. BAHN US (Waggon) Deck n

4. Stock(werk) m(n), (eines Busses auch) Deck n

5. besonders US Spiel n, Pack m (Spiel)Karten

6. a) Laufwerk n (eines Plattenspielers)

b) → tape deck

c) → cassette deck

7. sl Briefchen n (Rauschgift)

B v/t oft deck out

a) jemanden herausputzen,

b) schmücken ( with mit)

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1. noun
1) (of ship) Deck, das

above deck — auf Deck

below deck[s] — unter Deck

clear the decks [for action etc.] — das Schiff klarmachen [zum Gefecht usw.]

on deck — an Deck

all hands on deck! — alle Mann an Deck!

2) (of bus etc.) Deck, das

the upper deck — das Oberdeck

3) (tape deck) Tape-deck, das; (record deck) Plattenspieler, der
2. transitive verb
deck something [with something] — etwas [mit etwas] schmücken

Phrasal Verbs:

- deck out

English-german dictionary > deck
15 deck

dek
1. сущ.
1) палуба to swab a deck ≈ драить палубу flight deck ≈ взлетно-посадочная палуба poop deck ≈ палуба юта promenade deck, upper deck ≈ верхняя палуба on deck
2) а) расширительно - любой тип настила или платформы, напр., на причале, пристани, на мосту б) аэро крыло( особ. у бипланов) the biplane, with two decks set one above the other ≈ биплан с двумя крыльями, расположенными одно над другим в) пол трамвая или автобуса top deck, upper deck ≈ второй этаж( в двухэтажных автобусах) г) мор.;
сл. земля, суша д) дека( у магнитофона) Syn: tape deck
3) амер. колода карт to cut a deck ≈ снимать колоду to shuffle a deck ≈ тасовать карты to stack a deck ≈ подтасовывать карты
4) амер.;
сл. пакетик с наркотиком;
наркотик, завернутый в пакетик
2. гл.
1) настилать палубу
2) украшать, наряжать Christmas tree was decked with gifts. ≈ Рождественское дерево было украшено подарками. Mary decked herself up for the party. ≈ Мери приоделась, чтобы идти на вечеринку. deck out Syn: bedeck, ornament
2. палуба - upper * верхняя палуба;
(американизм) навесная палуба - middle * средняя палуба - lower * нижняя палуба - flush * гладкая палуба (без бака и юта) - shelter * шелтердек;
навесная палуба - * passenger палубный пассажир - * superstructure палубная надстройка - under *(s) в трюме - on * на палубе;
(американизм) под рукой - to go /to come/ on * выйти на палубу - to walk the * ходить по палубе - all hands on *!, clear lower *! (морское) (свистать) всех наверх! (авиация) взлетно-посадочная палуба (тж. flight *) (американизм) крыша (вагона) (американизм) (автомобильное) съемный, складной верх( кузова) пол в вагоне трамвая или омнибуса настил моста( морское) (жаргон) земля, суша (американизм) (диалектизм) колода карт (тж. * of cards) - to sweep the * (американизм) сорвать банк - to play with a stacked * играть краплеными картами (техническое) дека (грохота) плоская крыша первый этаж дека (магнитофон без усилителя) (компьютерное) пакет или пачка перфокарт > to hit the * свалиться с ног;
шлепнуться на землю;
встать с постели;
залегать( под огнем) > to clear the *s (for action) (морское) приготовиться к бою;
приготовиться к действиям настилать палубу (тж. * in, * over) - to * (over /in/) a ship настлать палубу на судне украшать, наряжать, убирать (тж. * out) - to * a room with flowers украсить комнату цветами - the streets were *ed with flags улицы были убраны /украшены/ флагами - to * oneself out принарядиться;
разодеться, расфрантиться;
расфуфыриться - to * oneself out with jewels нацепить на себя драгоценности card ~ вчт. колода перфокарт deck мор. жарг. земля ~ амер. колода (карт) ~ крыша вагона;
складной или съемный верх( автомобиля) ~ настилать палубу ~ палуба ~ пол в вагоне трамвая или автобуса ~ украшать, убирать (цветами, флагами;
часто deck out) main ~ верхняя палуба on ~ амер. готовый к действиям;
to clear the decks (for action) мор. приготовиться к бою;
перен. приготовиться к действиям on ~ на палубе on ~ амер. разг. под рукой saloon ~ пассажирская палуба 1 класса tape ~ вчт. комплект лент tape ~ вчт. лентопротяжное устройство tonnage ~ обмерная палуба

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > deck
16 tomar

v.

1 to take.

Ella toma la rama She takes the branch.

Ella toma esa responsabilidad She takes that responsibility.

2 to have (comida, bebida).

¿qué quieres tomar? what would you like (to drink)?; (beber) what would you like (to eat)? (comer) (peninsular Spanish)

3 to catch (trasporte) (autobús, tren).

4 to adopt (adquirir) (actitud, costumbre).

tomarle manía/cariño a algo/alguien to take a dislike/a liking to something/somebody

5 to take down (apuntar) (datos, información).

6 to go, to head.

7 to drink. ( Latin American Spanish)

Ella toma limonada She drinks lemonade.

Ellos tomaron anoche They had some drinks last night.

8 to require.

Me toma mucho tiempo I require a lot of time.

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tomar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to take

■ tomó una carta he took a card

■ ese fragmento está tomado de Cervantes this passage is taken from Cervantes

■ lo tomó en broma she took it as a joke

■ tomamos un taxi we took a taxi

■ tomamos aquella calle we took that road

2 (baño, ducha) to have, take; (foto) to take

3 (comer, beber) to have; (beber) to drink; (comer) to eat

■ tómate la leche drink your milk

■ ¿qué tomarás? what would you like?

4 (el autobús, el tren) to catch

5 (aceptar) to accept, take

6 (comprar) to buy, get, have

■ tomaré manzanas I'll get some apples

7 (contratar) to take on, hire

■ tomaremos una criada we'll take on a servant

8 (alquilar) to take, rent

9 (adquirir) to acquire, get into

■ tomar una costumbre to acquire a habit

10 MILITAR to capture, take

► verbo intransitivo

1 (encaminarse) to go, turn

■ tomaron hacia la izquierda y se perdieron they turned left and got lost

► verbo pronominal tomarse

1 (gen) to take

■ me tomé una aspirina I took an aspirin

2 (beber) to drink; (comer) to eat

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FRASEOLOGÍA

lo toma o lo deja take it or leave it

no te lo tomes así don't take it like that

toma (aquí tienes) here you are, here

¡toma! familiar (sorpresa) fancy that! 2 (enfado) it serves you right!

¡toma castaña! familiar take that!

toma y daca figurado give and take

tomar a alguien de la mano to hold somebody's hand

tomar a pecho to take to heart

tomar afecto / tomar cariño to become fond of

tomar algo a mal to take something badly

tomar aliento to catch one's breath

tomar decisiones to make decisions

tomar el fresco to get some fresh air

tomar el pelo a alguien figurado to pull somebody's leg

tomar el sol to sunbathe

tomar en cuenta to take into account

tomar en serio to take seriously

tomar forma to take shape

tomar frío to catch a cold

tomar la costumbre to get into the habit

tomar la palabra to speak

tomar las aguas to take the waters

tomar las de Villadiego figurado to beat it

tomar nota to take note

tomar partido por to take sides with

tomar por (considerar) to take for

■ me tomó por mi hermana he took me for my sister

■ me tomó por tonto she took me for a fool

tomar tierra to land

tomarla con alguien familiar to have it in for somebody

tomarse la molestia de to take the trouble to

tomarse las cosas con calma to take it easy

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verb

1) to take

2) drink, have

3) capture, seize

•

- tomar por
- tomarse
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Para las expresiones tomar las aguas, tomar las armas, tomar la delantera, tomar impulso, tomar tierra, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=coger) to take

si no tienes bolígrafo toma este — take this pen if you haven't got one

la tomó de la mano — he took her by the hand

lo toma o lo deja — take it or leave it

¡toma! — here (you are)!

• vayan tomando [asiento] — please sit down, please be seated frm

• tomar la [pluma] — to pick {o} take up one's pen

- tomar las de Villadiego

2) (=ingerir, consumir) [+ comida] to eat, have; [+ bebida] to drink, have; [+ medicina] to take

si tienes hambre podemos tomar algo — if you're hungry we can get something to eat

tomas demasiado café — you drink too much coffee

tomamos unas cervezas — we had a few beers

¿qué quieres tomar? — what would you like?, what will you have?

tome una cucharada de jarabe cada ocho horas — take a spoonful of syrup every eight hours

• tomar el [pecho] — to feed at the breast, breastfeed

3) (=viajar en) [+ tren, avión, taxi] to take

vamos a tomar el autobús — let's take {o} get the bus

cada día toma el tren de las nueve — he catches {o} takes the nine o'clock train every day

4) (Cine, Fot, TV) to take

tomar una foto de algn — to take a photo of sb, take sb's photo

5) (=apuntar) [+ notas, apuntes] to take; [+ discurso] to take down

nunca toma apuntes en clase — he never takes notes in class

tomo nota de todo lo que me has dicho — I have taken note of everything you have told me

• nos tomaron [declaración] en comisaría — they took (down) our statements {o} they took statements from us at the police station

• tomar [por escrito] — to write down

6) (=medir) [+ temperatura, pulso] to take

tengo que ir a que me tomen la tensión — I have to go and have my blood pressure taken

ven, que te tomo las medidas — let me take your measurements

7) (=adoptar) [+ decisión, precauciones] to take

tomaremos medidas para que no vuelva a suceder — we will take steps to ensure that it does not happen again

8) (=adquirir)

la situación está tomando mal cariz — the situation is beginning to look ugly

• el proyecto ya está tomando [forma] — the project is taking shape
color 2), conciencia 3)
9) (=empezar a sentir)

le han tomado mucho cariño — they have become very fond of him

les tomé asco a los caracoles — I took a dislike to snails

- tomarla o tenerla tomada con algn

la jefa la ha tomado {o} la tiene tomada conmigo — the boss has (got) it in for me

10) (=disfrutar de) [+ baño, ducha] to have, take

• tomar el [aire] {o} el [fresco] — to get some fresh air

• tomar el [sol] — to sunbathe

11) (Mil) (=capturar) to take, capture; (=ocupar) to occupy

la policía tomó la fábrica — the police occupied the factory

12) (=contratar) [+ empleado] to take on, engage

13) (=ocupar) to take

traducirlo me ha tomado tres horas — it took me three hours to translate it

14) (=entender, interpretar) to take

tomó muy a mal que la suspendieran — she took it very badly when she failed

lo tomó como una ofensa — he took offence at it, he was offended by it

• lo han tomado a [broma] — they haven't taken it seriously, they are treating it as a joke

• no lo tomes en [serio] — don't take it seriously

15) tomar a algn por (=confundir)

tomar a algn por policía — to take sb for a policeman, think that sb is a policeman

tomar a algn por loco — to think sb mad

¿por quién me toma? — what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?

16) [sexualmente] to have

17) And (=molestar) to upset, annoy

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (Bot) [planta] to take (root); [injerto] to take

2) LAm (=ir)

tomar a la derecha — to turn right

3) LAm (=beber) to drink

estaba tomando en varios bares — he was drinking in a number of bars

4) [exclamaciones]

¡toma! * —

¡toma! menuda suerte has tenido... — well, of all the luck!, can you believe it? what luck!

¡toma! pues yo también lo sé hacer — hey! I know how to do that too

¡toma ya! —

¡toma ya, vaya tío tan bueno! — wow, what an amazing guy! *

¡toma ya, vaya golazo! — look at that, what a fantastic goal!

5) esp LAm
*
• tomó [y] se fue — off he went, he upped and went

tomó y lo rompió — he went and broke it

3.

See:

tomarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (asir, agarrar) to take

toma lo que te debo — here's what I owe you

¿lo puedo tomar prestado? — can I borrow it?

la tomé de la mano — I took her by the hand

tomar las armas — to take up arms

tomar algo DE algo — to take something from something

2)

a) (Mil) <pueblo/ciudad> to take, capture; < tierras> to seize

b) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy

3) ( hacerse cargo de)

tomó el asunto en sus manos — she took charge of the matter

tomó la responsabilidad del negocio — he took over the running of the business

tomó a su cuidado a las niñas — she took the girls into her care

4)

a) ( beber) to drink

tomó un sorbito — she took a sip

el niño toma (el) pecho — the baby's being breast-fed

b) (servirse, consumir) to have

ven a tomar una copa — come and have a drink

¿vamos a tomar algo? — shall we go for a drink?

c) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take

5) <tren/taxi/ascensor> to take; <calle/atajo> to take

6)

a) (medir, registrar) to take

tomarle la temperatura/la tensión a alguien — to take somebody's temperature/blood pressure

b) <notas/apuntes> to take

tomar algo por escrito — to write something down

tomarle declaraciones a alguien — to take a statement from somebody

la maestra me tomó la lección — the teacher made me recite the lesson

c) < foto> to take

7) ( adoptar) <medidas/actitud> to take, adopt; < precauciones> to take; < decisión> to make, take

tomó la determinación de no volver a verlo — she decided not to see him again

8)

a)

tomar a alguien por esposo/esposa — (frml) to take somebody as o to be one's husband/wife

b) (esp AmL) ( contratar) to take on

lo tomaron a prueba — they took him on for a trial period

c) profesor <alumnos/clases> to take on

d) colegio < niño> to take

9) ( confundir)

tomar algo/a alguien POR algo/alguien — to take something/somebody for something/somebody

¿por quién me has tomado? — who o what do you take me for?

te van a tomar por tonto — they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupid

me tomó por mi hermana — he mistook me for my sister

10) ( reaccionar frente a) <noticia/comentario> to take

tómalo como de quien viene — take it with a grain (AmE) o (BrE) pinch of salt

lo tomó a mal/a broma — he took it the wrong way/as a joke

11) < tiempo> to take

eso toma demasiado tiempo — that takes up too much time

12) ( en costura) to take in

Sentido II

13) ( adquirir)

a) < forma> to take; < aspecto> to take on

el pollo está empezando a tomar color — the chicken's beginning to brown

dado el cariz que están tomando las cosas... — the way things are going...

b) <velocidad/altura> to gain

c) < costumbre> to get into

14) ( cobrar) <cariño/asco>

tomarle algo A algo/alguien: le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl; les ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's gone right off mussels (colloq); justo ahora que le estoy tomando el gusto just when I was getting to like it; tomarla con alguien/algo — (fam) to take against somebody/something

Sentido III

15)

a) ( exponerse a)

tomar el aire or el fresco — to get some (fresh) air

tomar (el) sol — to sunbathe

vas a tomar frío — (RPl) you'll get o catch cold

b) <baño/ducha> to take, have

16) ( recibir) < clases> to take; < curso> to take, do (BrE)
2.
tomar vi

1) ( asir)

toma, léelo tú misma — here, read it yourself

toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras — here are your scissors

tome, yo no lo necesito — take it, I don't need it

2) (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink

3) (AmL) (ir) to go

tomaron para el norte/por allí — they went north/that way

tomar a la derecha — to turn o go right

4) injerto to take
3.
tomarse v pron

1) <vacaciones/tiempo> to take

se tomó el día libre — he took the day off

tómate todo el tiempo que quieras — take as long as you like

2) <molestia/libertad> to take

tomarse la molestia/libertad de + inf — to take the trouble to + inf/the liberty of + ger

ya me tomaré la revancha — I'll get even one of these days

3) (enf)

a) <café/vino> to drink

se toma todo lo que gana — (AmL) he spends everything he earns on drink

b) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take

c) <desayuno/merienda/sopa> to eat, have; <helado/yogur> to have

4) <autobús/tren/taxi> to take

5) (Med)

a) (refl) to take

se tomó la temperatura — she took her temperature

b) (caus)

tomarse la presión or la tensión — to have one's blood pressure taken

6) (caus) (esp AmL) < foto> to have... taken

7) (enf) ( reaccionar frente a) <comentario/noticia> to take

no te lo tomes a mal — don't take it the wrong way

8) (Chi) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy

* * *

= capture, take, take (in/into), usurp, pull from, pull off, spring for, swig.

Ex. In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.

Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex. For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.

Ex. Peter Jackaman fears 'that public libraries have failed to grasp the opportunity which this development offered, and as result their potential role has, in many cases, been usurped by other agencies'.

Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex. One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex. If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.

Ex. One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.

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* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.

* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.

* estar tomando + Fármaco = be on + Fármaco.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.

* no ser para tomárselo a risa = be no laughing matter.

* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].

* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* primero en tomar la iniciativa = first mover.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back, laid-back.

* que toma parte en = involved in.

* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].

* reunión para tomar café = coffee party.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.

* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.

* tomar a Alguien bajo + Posesivo + tutela = take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.

* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.

* tomar aliento = draw + a breath.

* tomar armas = take up + arms.

* tomar a saco = take + Nombre + by storm.

* tomar asiento = take + a seat (on).

* tomar a sorbos = sip.

* tomar atajos = take + shortcuts.

* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.

* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* tomar como modelo = pattern.

* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.

* tomar como responsabilidad propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.

* tomar copas = tipple.

* tomar decisión = make + choices.

* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.

* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones por Alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.

* tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.

* tomar el control = take + the helm.

* tomar el control de = take + control of.

* tomar el mando = take + the helm.

* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.

* tomar el poder = take + power.

* tomar el pulso a Algo = take + the pulse.

* tomar el relevo = hand over + the torch, pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton, take it from here.

* tomar el relevo (de) = take over + the leadership (from).

* tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.

* tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.

* tomar el sol = sunbathe, sun + Reflexivo, soak up + rays.

* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.

* tomar el tiempo = time.

* tomar el timón = take + the helm.

* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.

* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.

* tomarla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.

* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.

* tomar la delantera = take + a lead, take + an early lead.

* tomar la iniciativa = seize + the initiative, take + initiative, take + a lead, step up.

* tomar la iniciativa en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* tomar la palabra sin dejar hablar a los demás = hog + the floor.

* tomar la responsabilidad = take + responsibility.

* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* tomar las riendas = take (over) + the reins.

* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.

* tomarle afición a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.

* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.

* tomar medicamentos = take + drugs.

* tomar medida = take + action step.

* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.

* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).

* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.

* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water, throw + the baby out with the bath water.

* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.

* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.

* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.

* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.

* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.

* tomar nota = make + a note, take + note.

* tomar nota de = note.

* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.

* tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.

* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.

* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.

* tomar parte en = join in.

* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.

* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.

* tomar partido = take + sides.

* tomar partido por = side with.

* tomar partido por Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* tomar por asalto = take + Nombre + by storm, take + Nombre + by storm.

* tomar por defecto = default to.

* tomar por omisión = default to.

* tomar por sorpresa = storm.

* tomar por término medio = average.

* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.

* tomar precaución = take + precaution, take + caution.

* tomar represalias contra = retaliate against, clamp down on.

* tomar represalias contra Alguien = hold + it against.

* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.

* tomarse Algo a pecho = take to + heart.

* tomarse Algo con calma = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.

* tomarse Algo tranquilo = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.

* tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de vacaciones = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse interés por = take + an interest in.

* tomarse la libertad de = take + the liberty of.

* tomarse la molestia = take + the trouble to.

* tomarse la molestia de = take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.

* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* tomarse la venganza = wreak + vengeance upon.

* tomarse libertades = take + liberties.

* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* tomárselo con calma = hang + loose, take it + easy, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* tomárselo tranquilo = hang + loose, take it + easy.

* tomarse + Tiempo + de excedencia = take + Tiempo + off from work, take + Tiempo + off.

* tomarse un descanso = take + time out, take + Posesivo + break, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out.

* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.

* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.

* tomarse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* tomarse un trago = take + a swig.

* tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.

* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.

* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* tomar una dirección = take + direction.

* tomar una foto = snap + the camera.

* tomar una fotografía = take + picture.

* tomar una opción = take up + option.

* tomar una postura = take + viewpoint, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.

* tomar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).

* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.

* tomar un atajo por = cut across.

* tomar un descanso = take + a breather, take + a break from work.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes, play (for) + high stakes.

* tomar un papel secundario = take + a back seat.

* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.

* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.

* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (asir, agarrar) to take

toma lo que te debo — here's what I owe you

¿lo puedo tomar prestado? — can I borrow it?

la tomé de la mano — I took her by the hand

tomar las armas — to take up arms

tomar algo DE algo — to take something from something

2)

a) (Mil) <pueblo/ciudad> to take, capture; < tierras> to seize

b) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy

3) ( hacerse cargo de)

tomó el asunto en sus manos — she took charge of the matter

tomó la responsabilidad del negocio — he took over the running of the business

tomó a su cuidado a las niñas — she took the girls into her care

4)

a) ( beber) to drink

tomó un sorbito — she took a sip

el niño toma (el) pecho — the baby's being breast-fed

b) (servirse, consumir) to have

ven a tomar una copa — come and have a drink

¿vamos a tomar algo? — shall we go for a drink?

c) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take

5) <tren/taxi/ascensor> to take; <calle/atajo> to take

6)

a) (medir, registrar) to take

tomarle la temperatura/la tensión a alguien — to take somebody's temperature/blood pressure

b) <notas/apuntes> to take

tomar algo por escrito — to write something down

tomarle declaraciones a alguien — to take a statement from somebody

la maestra me tomó la lección — the teacher made me recite the lesson

c) < foto> to take

7) ( adoptar) <medidas/actitud> to take, adopt; < precauciones> to take; < decisión> to make, take

tomó la determinación de no volver a verlo — she decided not to see him again

8)

a)

tomar a alguien por esposo/esposa — (frml) to take somebody as o to be one's husband/wife

b) (esp AmL) ( contratar) to take on

lo tomaron a prueba — they took him on for a trial period

c) profesor <alumnos/clases> to take on

d) colegio < niño> to take

9) ( confundir)

tomar algo/a alguien POR algo/alguien — to take something/somebody for something/somebody

¿por quién me has tomado? — who o what do you take me for?

te van a tomar por tonto — they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupid

me tomó por mi hermana — he mistook me for my sister

10) ( reaccionar frente a) <noticia/comentario> to take

tómalo como de quien viene — take it with a grain (AmE) o (BrE) pinch of salt

lo tomó a mal/a broma — he took it the wrong way/as a joke

11) < tiempo> to take

eso toma demasiado tiempo — that takes up too much time

12) ( en costura) to take in

Sentido II

13) ( adquirir)

a) < forma> to take; < aspecto> to take on

el pollo está empezando a tomar color — the chicken's beginning to brown

dado el cariz que están tomando las cosas... — the way things are going...

b) <velocidad/altura> to gain

c) < costumbre> to get into

14) ( cobrar) <cariño/asco>

tomarle algo A algo/alguien: le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl; les ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's gone right off mussels (colloq); justo ahora que le estoy tomando el gusto just when I was getting to like it; tomarla con alguien/algo — (fam) to take against somebody/something

Sentido III

15)

a) ( exponerse a)

tomar el aire or el fresco — to get some (fresh) air

tomar (el) sol — to sunbathe

vas a tomar frío — (RPl) you'll get o catch cold

b) <baño/ducha> to take, have

16) ( recibir) < clases> to take; < curso> to take, do (BrE)
2.
tomar vi

1) ( asir)

toma, léelo tú misma — here, read it yourself

toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras — here are your scissors

tome, yo no lo necesito — take it, I don't need it

2) (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink

3) (AmL) (ir) to go

tomaron para el norte/por allí — they went north/that way

tomar a la derecha — to turn o go right

4) injerto to take
3.
tomarse v pron

1) <vacaciones/tiempo> to take

se tomó el día libre — he took the day off

tómate todo el tiempo que quieras — take as long as you like

2) <molestia/libertad> to take

tomarse la molestia/libertad de + inf — to take the trouble to + inf/the liberty of + ger

ya me tomaré la revancha — I'll get even one of these days

3) (enf)

a) <café/vino> to drink

se toma todo lo que gana — (AmL) he spends everything he earns on drink

b) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take

c) <desayuno/merienda/sopa> to eat, have; <helado/yogur> to have

4) <autobús/tren/taxi> to take

5) (Med)

a) (refl) to take

se tomó la temperatura — she took her temperature

b) (caus)

tomarse la presión or la tensión — to have one's blood pressure taken

6) (caus) (esp AmL) < foto> to have... taken

7) (enf) ( reaccionar frente a) <comentario/noticia> to take

no te lo tomes a mal — don't take it the wrong way

8) (Chi) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy

* * *

= capture, take, take (in/into), usurp, pull from, pull off, spring for, swig.

Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.

Ex: Peter Jackaman fears 'that public libraries have failed to grasp the opportunity which this development offered, and as result their potential role has, in many cases, been usurped by other agencies'.

Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.

Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.

* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.

* estar tomando + Fármaco = be on + Fármaco.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.

* no ser para tomárselo a risa = be no laughing matter.

* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].

* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* primero en tomar la iniciativa = first mover.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back, laid-back.

* que toma parte en = involved in.

* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].

* reunión para tomar café = coffee party.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.

* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.

* tomar a Alguien bajo + Posesivo + tutela = take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.

* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.

* tomar aliento = draw + a breath.

* tomar armas = take up + arms.

* tomar a saco = take + Nombre + by storm.

* tomar asiento = take + a seat (on).

* tomar a sorbos = sip.

* tomar atajos = take + shortcuts.

* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.

* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* tomar como modelo = pattern.

* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.

* tomar como responsabilidad propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.

* tomar copas = tipple.

* tomar decisión = make + choices.

* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.

* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones por Alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.

* tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.

* tomar el control = take + the helm.

* tomar el control de = take + control of.

* tomar el mando = take + the helm.

* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.

* tomar el poder = take + power.

* tomar el pulso a Algo = take + the pulse.

* tomar el relevo = hand over + the torch, pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton, take it from here.

* tomar el relevo (de) = take over + the leadership (from).

* tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.

* tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.

* tomar el sol = sunbathe, sun + Reflexivo, soak up + rays.

* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.

* tomar el tiempo = time.

* tomar el timón = take + the helm.

* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.

* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.

* tomarla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.

* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.

* tomar la delantera = take + a lead, take + an early lead.

* tomar la iniciativa = seize + the initiative, take + initiative, take + a lead, step up.

* tomar la iniciativa en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* tomar la palabra sin dejar hablar a los demás = hog + the floor.

* tomar la responsabilidad = take + responsibility.

* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* tomar las riendas = take (over) + the reins.

* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.

* tomarle afición a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.

* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.

* tomar medicamentos = take + drugs.

* tomar medida = take + action step.

* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.

* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).

* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.

* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water, throw + the baby out with the bath water.

* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.

* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.

* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.

* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.

* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.

* tomar nota = make + a note, take + note.

* tomar nota de = note.

* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.

* tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.

* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.

* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.

* tomar parte en = join in.

* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.

* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.

* tomar partido = take + sides.

* tomar partido por = side with.

* tomar partido por Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* tomar por asalto = take + Nombre + by storm, take + Nombre + by storm.

* tomar por defecto = default to.

* tomar por omisión = default to.

* tomar por sorpresa = storm.

* tomar por término medio = average.

* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.

* tomar precaución = take + precaution, take + caution.

* tomar represalias contra = retaliate against, clamp down on.

* tomar represalias contra Alguien = hold + it against.

* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.

* tomarse Algo a pecho = take to + heart.

* tomarse Algo con calma = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.

* tomarse Algo tranquilo = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.

* tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de vacaciones = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse interés por = take + an interest in.

* tomarse la libertad de = take + the liberty of.

* tomarse la molestia = take + the trouble to.

* tomarse la molestia de = take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.

* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* tomarse la venganza = wreak + vengeance upon.

* tomarse libertades = take + liberties.

* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* tomárselo con calma = hang + loose, take it + easy, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* tomárselo tranquilo = hang + loose, take it + easy.

* tomarse + Tiempo + de excedencia = take + Tiempo + off from work, take + Tiempo + off.

* tomarse un descanso = take + time out, take + Posesivo + break, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out.

* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.

* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.

* tomarse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* tomarse un trago = take + a swig.

* tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.

* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.

* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* tomar una dirección = take + direction.

* tomar una foto = snap + the camera.

* tomar una fotografía = take + picture.

* tomar una opción = take up + option.

* tomar una postura = take + viewpoint, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.

* tomar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).

* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.

* tomar un atajo por = cut across.

* tomar un descanso = take + a breather, take + a break from work.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes, play (for) + high stakes.

* tomar un papel secundario = take + a back seat.

* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.

* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.

* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* * *

tomar [A1 ]

vt

Sentido I

A (asir, agarrar) to take

toma lo que te debo here's o this is what I owe you

toma la mía, yo no la necesito have o take mine, I don't need it

¿lo puedo tomar prestado un momento? can I borrow it for a minute?

la tomé de la mano para cruzar la calle I took her by the hand o I held her hand to cross the street

le tomó la mano y la miró a los ojos he took her hand and looked into her eyes

tomó la pluma para escribirle he picked up the/his pen to write to her

tomar las armas to take up arms

tomar algo DE algo to take sth FROM sth

tomó un libro de la estantería he took a book from the shelf

los datos están tomados de las estadísticas oficiales the information is taken from official statistics

B

1 ( Mil) ‹pueblo/ciudad› to take, capture; ‹edificio› to seize, take

2 ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy

C

(hacerse cargo de): tomó el asunto en sus manos she took charge of the matter

tomó la responsabilidad del negocio he took over the running of the business

tomó a su cuidado a las tres niñas she took the three girls into her care, she took the three girls in

D

1 (beber) to drink

no tomes esa agua don't drink that water

tomó un sorbito she took a sip

el niño toma (el) pecho the baby's being breast-fed

2 (servirse, consumir) to have

¿vamos a tomar algo? shall we go for a drink?

ven a tomar una copa/un helado come and have a drink/an ice cream

no quiere tomar la sopa she doesn't want (to eat) her soup

nos invitó a tomar el té/el aperitivo he invited us for tea/an aperitif

¿qué tomas? what'll you have? ( colloq), what would you like to drink?

¿qué vas a tomar de postre? what are you going to have for dessert?

no debe tomar grasas ( Esp); he's not allowed to eat fat

3 ‹medicamento/vitaminas› to take

E

1 ‹tren/taxi/ascensor› to take

¿por qué no tomas el tren? why don't you go by train?, why don't you take o get the train?

voy a ver si puedo tomar el tren de las cinco I'm going to try and catch the five o'clock train

2 ‹calle/atajo› to take

tome la primera a la derecha take the first (turning) on the right

tomó la curva a toda velocidad he took the curve at full speed

tomar tierra to land, touch down

F

1 (medir, registrar) to take

tomarle la temperatura/la tensión a algn to take sb's temperature/blood pressure

le tomé las medidas I took her measurements

2 ‹notas/apuntes› to take

tomó nota del número he took o noted down the number

¿quién tomó el recado? who took the message?

tomarle declaraciones a algn to take a statement from sb

me tomaron los datos they took (down) my details

la maestra me tomó la lección the teacher made me recite the lesson

3 ‹foto› to take

le tomé varias fotos I took several photographs of her

tomaron una película de la boda they filmed/videoed the wedding

G

1

tomar a algn por esposo/esposa ( frml); to take sb as o to be one's husband/wife

2 ( esp AmL) (contratar) to take on

lo tomaron a prueba they took him on for a trial period

3 «profesor» ‹alumnos/clases› to take on

4 «colegio» ‹niño› to take

H (adoptar) ‹medidas/actitud› to take, adopt; ‹precauciones› to take

ha tomado la determinación de no volver a verlo she has decided not to see him again

la decisión tomada por la directiva the decision taken by the board of directors

aún no han tomado una decisión they haven't reached a decision yet

tomó el nombre de su marido she took her husband's name

tomando este punto como referencia taking this as our reference point

I (confundir) tomar algo/a algn POR algo/algn:

¿por quién me has tomado? who o what do you take me for?

te van a tomar por tonto they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupid

me tomó por mi hermana he mistook me for my sister

J (reaccionar frente a) ‹noticia/comentario› to take

lo tomó a broma he took it as a joke

tómalo como de quien viene take it with a grain ( AmE) o ( BrE) pinch of salt

no lo tomes a mal don't take it the wrong way

K ‹tiempo› to take

le tomó tres años escribir la tesis it took him three years to write his thesis

un jardín tan grande toma demasiado tiempo a garden this/that big takes up too much time

L (en costura) to take in

Sentido II

A (adquirir)

1 ‹forma› to take; ‹aspecto› to take on

el pollo está empezando a tomar color the chicken's beginning to brown o to go brown

no me gusta nada el cariz que están tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o are shaping up

2 ‹velocidad› to gain, get up, gather; ‹altura› to gain

echó una carrera para tomar impulso he took a running start to get some momentum

se detuvo un momento para tomar aliento he stopped for a moment to get o catch his breath

3 ‹costumbre› to get into

4

tomar conciencia: hay que hacerle tomar conciencia de la gravedad del problema he must be made to realize o be made aware of the seriousness of the problem

B (cobrar) ‹cariño/asco› tomarle algo A algo/algn:

le he tomado cariño a esta casa I've become quite attached to this house

ahora que le estoy tomando el gusto, me tengo que ir just when I was getting to like it, I have to go

les ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's taken a dislike to mussels, he's gone right off mussels ( colloq)

tomarla con algn/algo ( fam); to take against sb/sth

la han tomado conmigo they've taken against me, they have o they've got it in for me

la tiene tomada con la pobre chica he's got o he has it in for the poor girl

Sentido III

A

1

(exponerse a): tomar el aire or tomar el fresco or (CS) tomar aire to get some (fresh) air

tomar el sol or (CS, Méx) tomar sol to sunbathe

vas a tomar frío (CS); you'll get o catch cold

2 ‹baño/ducha› to take, have

B (recibir) ‹clases› to take; ‹curso› to take, do ( BrE)

estoy tomando clases de ruso I'm taking o having Russian classes

tomé cinco lecciones con él I had five lessons with him

■ tomar

vi

A

(asir): toma, léelo tú misma here, read it yourself

toma y vete a comprar unos caramelos here you are, go and buy some candy

toma, aquí tienes tu tijera here are your scissors

tome, yo no lo necesito take it, I don't need it

¡toma! ( Esp fam): ¡toma! ése sí que es un tío guapo hey! now that's what I call handsome! ( colloq)

¿no querías pelea? pues ¡toma! you wanted a fight? well, now you're going to get one!

tomá de acá ( RPl fam): ¿que le preste la bici? ¡tomá de acá! lend him my bike? no way! o like hell I will! ( colloq)

¡toma ya! ( Esp fam): ¡toma ya! ¡qué estupideces dices, tío! boy o good grief o ( AmE) jeez! you really do come out with some stupid remarks! ( colloq)

¡toma ya! lo ha vuelto a tirar for heaven's sake, he's knocked it over again!, jeez ( AmE) o ( BrE) for Pete's sake, he's knocked it over again! ( colloq)

B ( esp AmL) (beber alcohol) to drink

C ( AmL) (ir) to go

tomar a la derecha to turn o go right

D «injerto» to take

■ tomarse

v pron

A

1 ‹vacaciones› to take

se tomó el día libre he took the day off

2 ‹tiempo› to take

tómate todo el tiempo que quieras take as long as you like

B ‹molestia/trabajo›

ni siquiera se tomó la molestia de avisarnos he didn't even bother to tell us

se tomó el trabajo de buscar en los archivos he went to the trouble of looking through the files

me tomé la libertad de usar el teléfono I took the liberty of using your phone

ya me tomaré la revancha I'll get even o I'll get my own back one of these days

C ( enf)

1 ‹café/vino› to drink

se toma todo lo que gana ( AmL); he spends everything he earns on drink

2 ‹medicamento/vitaminas› to take

3 ‹desayuno/merienda› to eat, have; ‹helado/yogur› to have

tómate toda la sopa eat up all your soup

se tomó un filete ( Esp); he had a steak

D ‹autobús/tren/taxi› to take

tomárselas ( RPl fam); to go, clear off ( colloq)

yo me las tomo I'm off! ( colloq), I'm taking off! ( AmE colloq)

E ( Med)

1 ( refl) to take

se tomó la temperatura she took her temperature

2 ( caus):

tomarse la presión or la tensión to have one's blood pressure taken

F ( caus) ( esp AmL) ‹foto› to have … taken

me tomé unas fotos para el pasaporte I had some photos taken for my passport

G ( enf) (reaccionar frente a) ‹comentario/noticia› to take

se lo tomó a broma or chiste or risa she took it as a joke

se tomó muy a mal que no la llamaras she was very put out that you didn't phone her

H ( Chi) ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy

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tomar ( conjugate tomar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to take;
◊ tomé un libro de la estantería I took a book from the shelf;

la tomé de la mano I took her by the hand;
toma lo que te debo here's what I owe you;
¿lo puedo tomar prestado? can I borrow it?;
tomó el asunto en sus manos she took charge of the matter;
tomar precauciones/el tren/una foto to take precautions/the train/a picture;
tomarle la temperatura a algn to take sb's temperature;
tomar algo por escrito to write sth down;
tomar algo/a algn POR algo/algn to take sth/sb for sth/sb;
¿por quién me has tomado? who o what do you take me for?;
lo tomó a mal/a broma he took it the wrong way/as a joke;
eso toma demasiado tiempo that takes up too much time
2
a) ( beber) to drink;

◊ el niño toma (el) pecho the baby's being breast-fed

b) (servirse, consumir) to have;

◊ ¿qué vas a tomar? what are you going to have?

3 (esp AmL)
a) ( contratar) to take on

b) [ profesor] ‹alumnos/clases› to take on

c) [ colegio] ‹ niño› to take

4 ( apoderarse de) ‹fortaleza/tierras› to seize;
‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy
5 ( adquirir) ‹ forma› to take;
‹ aspecto› to take on;
‹velocidad/altura› to gain;
‹ costumbre› to get into
6 ( cobrar):
◊ le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl

7 ( exponerse a):
◊ tomar el aire to get some (fresh) air;

tomar (el) sol to sunbathe;
vas a tomar frío (CS) you'll get o catch cold
verbo intransitivo
1 ( asir):
◊ toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras here are your scissors;

tome, yo no lo necesito take it, I don't need it
2 (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink
3 (AmL) (ir) to go;
◊ tomaron para el norte they went north;

tomar a la derecha to turn o go right
4 [ injerto] to take
tomarse verbo pronominal
1 ‹vacaciones/tiempo› to take;
◊ se tomó el día libre he took the day off

2 ‹molestia/libertad› to take;
◊ tomarse la molestia/libertad de hacer algo to take the trouble to do sth/the liberty of doing sth

3 ( enf)
a) ‹café/vino› to drink

b) ‹medicamento/vitaminas› to take

c) ‹desayuno/merienda/sopa› to eat, have;

‹helado/yogur› to have
4 ‹autobús/tren/taxi› to take
5 (Med)
a) ( refl) to take;

◊ se tomó la temperatura she took her temperature

b) ( caus):

◊ tomarse la tensión to have one's blood pressure taken

6 ( caus) (esp AmL) ‹ foto› to have … taken
7 ( enf) ( reaccionar frente a) ‹comentario/noticia› to take;
◊ no te lo tomes a mal don't take it the wrong way

8 (Chi) ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy
tomar verbo transitivo
1 (coger, agarrar) to take: tomó mi mano, he took my hand
toma las llaves, here are the keys
2 (autobús, taxi, etc) to take, catch: tomé el ascensor, I took the lift o elevator
tengo que tomar el próximo tren, I have to catch the next train
3 (alimentos) to have
(bebidas) to drink
(medicinas) to take
4 (adoptar) to take, adopt: tomaron medidas desesperadas, they took desperate measures
5 (tener cierta reacción) no lo tomes a broma, don't take it as a joke
6 (juzgar) no me tomes por idiota, don't think I'm stupid
(confundirse) le tomaron por Robert Redford, they mistook him for Robert Redford
7 (el aire, el fresco, etc) to get
tomar el sol, to sunbathe
8 (en carretera) decidió tomar la autopista, he decided to take the motorway
9 (apuntes, notas) to take
10 (fotos) to take
11 Av tomar tierra, to land, touch down 12 ¡toma! excl (sorpresa) well!, why!
(asentimiento) of course!
' tomar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantarse
- aire
- apetecer
- apunte
- arma
- asunto
- baño
- birra
- cachondeo
- carrerilla
- carta
- competer
- concernir
- conciencia
- contingencia
- copa
- cuerpo
- deber
- decisión
- delantera
- derivar
- desviarse
- determinar
- determinación
- drogodependencia
- especificación
- granulada
- granulado
- impulso
- iniciativa
- jugar
- mal
- meterse
- nota
- parte
- partida
- partido
- pecho
- pensar
- pito
- poder
- posesión
- precaución
- pulso
- reírse
- relevo
- represalia
- resolver
- sol
- tierra
English:
account
- action
- antidepressant
- beach
- borrow
- capture
- catch
- change
- clamp down
- coffee break
- come off
- compel
- confuse
- corner
- crack down
- crackdown
- cut across
- drink
- eight
- either
- engage in
- face value
- form
- govern
- have
- join
- join in
- jot down
- laugh off
- less
- lightly
- make
- measure
- mental
- mickey
- mind
- monotony
- muck about
- muck around
- note
- occupy
- off
- office
- pause
- precaution
- provision
- record
- rest
- retaliate
- rib

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tomar

♦ vt

1. [agarrar] to take;

me tomó de un brazo he took me by the arm;

tomó el dinero y se fue she took the money and left;

tómalo, ya no me hace falta take o have it, I no longer need it;

toma el libro que me pediste here's the book you asked me for;
Fam
¡toma ésa! [expresa venganza] that'll teach you!, chew on that!

2. [sacar, obtener] to take;

este ejemplo lo tomé del libro I took this example from the book;

fue al sastre para que le tomara las medidas he went to the tailor's to have his measurements taken;

toma unos planos de la casa [con cámara] take a few shots of the house;

tomar fotos (a o [m5] de) to take photos (of);

tomar declaración a alguien to take a statement from sb;

tomarle la lección a alguien to test sb on what they've learned at school;

tomar unas muestras de orina/sangre (a alguien) to take some urine/blood samples (from sb);

tomar la tensión/temperatura a alguien to take sb's blood pressure/temperature

3. [ingerir] [alimento, medicina, droga] to take;

¿qué quieres tomar? [beber] what would you like (to drink)?;
Esp [comer] what would you like (to eat)?;
¿quieres tomar algo (de beber)? would you like something to drink?;
Esp
¿quieres tomar algo (de comer)? would you like something to eat?;

tomé sopa I had soup;

no tomo alcohol I don't drink (alcohol)

4. [exponerse a]
tomar el sol, Am [m5] tomar sol to sunbathe;

salir a tomar el aire, Am [m5] salir a tomar aire to go out for a breath of fresh air;

salir a tomar el fresco to go out for a breath of fresh air;
RP
tomar frío to catch a chill;

tomó frío, por eso se engripó she caught a chill, that's why she came down with flu

5. [desplazarse mediante] [autobús, tren] to catch;
[taxi, ascensor, telesilla] to take;
tomaré el último vuelo I'll be on the last flight;

podríamos tomar el tren we could go by train;

tomaron un atajo they took a short-cut

6. [recibir] to take;

toma lecciones de piano she is taking o having piano lessons;

he tomado un curso de jardinería I've taken o done a course on gardening;

toma mi consejo y… take my advice and…;

¿tomas a María por esposa? do you take María to be your lawfully wedded wife?

7. [apuntar] [datos, información] to take down;

tomar apuntes o [m5] notas to take notes;

tomar algo por escrito to take o write sth down;

el secretario iba tomando nota de todo the secretary noted everything down

8. [baño, ducha] to take, to have

9. [adoptar] [medidas, precauciones, decisión] to take;
[actitud, costumbre, modales] to adopt;
tomar la determinación de hacer algo to determine o decide to do sth;

el Presidente debe tomar una postura sobre este asunto the President should state his opinion on this matter

10. [adquirir, cobrar] [velocidad] to gain, to gather;

las cosas están tomando mejor aspecto con este gobierno things are looking up under this government;

el avión fue tomando altura the plane climbed;

tomar confianza to grow in confidence, to become more assured;

la obra ya está tomando forma the play is beginning to take shape;

tomar fuerzas to gather one's strength;

voy tomándole el gusto a esto del esquí acuático water-skiing is starting to grow on me;

tomar interés por algo to get o grow interested in sth;

tomarle manía/cariño a to take a dislike/a liking to;

las negociaciones tomaron un rumbo favorable the negotiations started to go better

11. [asumir, encargarse de]
tomar el control to take control;

el copiloto tomó el mando the copilot took over;

él tomó sobre sí o [m5] sobre sus espaldas toda la responsabilidad he assumed full responsibility

12. [reaccionar a] to take;

¿qué tal tomó la noticia? how did she take the news?;

las cosas hay que tomarlas como vienen you have to take things as they come;

tómalo con calma take it easy

13. [llevar] [tiempo] to take;

me tomó mucho tiempo limpiarlo todo it took me a long time to clean it all

14. [contratar] to take on

15. [invadir] to take;

las tropas tomaron la ciudad the troops took o seized the city;

los estudiantes tomaron la universidad the students occupied the university

16. Fam
tomarla con alguien to have it in for sb

17. [confundir]
tomar a alguien por algo/alguien to take sb for sth/sb;

¿por quién me tomas o [m5] has tomado? what do you take me for?;

lo tomé por el jefe I took o mistook him for the boss;

¿tú me tomas por tonto o qué? do you think I'm stupid or something?

♦ vi

1. [encaminarse] to go;

toma a la derecha/izquierda turn o go right/left;

tomamos hacia el sur we headed south;

toma por ahí/por ese camino go that way/down that road

2. [en imperativo] [al dar algo]
¡toma! here you are!;

toma, dale esto a tu madre here, give this to your mother

3. Fam [como interjección]
¡toma! [expresa sorpresa] good grief!, Br blimey!;

necesito unas vacaciones – ¡tomar! ¡y yo! I need a Br holiday o US vacation – what, and I don't?;

¡tomar ya!, ¡qué golazo! how's that for a goal?

4. Am [beber alcohol] to drink

♦ See also the pronominal verb tomarse

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tomar

I v/t take; decisión tb

make; bebida, comida have;

tenerla tomada o

tomarla con alguien fam have it in for s.o. fam ;

tomar el sol sunbathe;

¡toma! here (you are);

¡toma ya! serves you right!;

¿por quién me toma? what do you take me for?;

toma y daca give and take;

tomar las de Villadiego fam hightail it fam

II v/i

1 L.Am.

drink

2

:

tomar por la derecha take a right, turn right

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tomar vt

1) : to take

tomé el libro: I took the book

tomar un taxi: to take a taxi

tomar una foto: to take a photo

toma dos años: it takes two years

tomaron medidas drásticas: they took drastic measures

2) beber: to drink

3) capturar: to capture, to seize

4)

tomar el sol : to sunbathe

5)

tomar tierra : to land

tomar vi

: to drink (alcohol)

♦ See also the reflexive verb tomarse

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tomar vb

1. (en general) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

tomó un pastel de la bandeja he took a cake from the tray

las tropas tomaron la ciudad the troops took the city

tomaron el autobús they took the bus

tomó apuntes she took notes

toma, es tuyo here, this is yours

2. (comer, beber) to have

tomo café y tostadas para desayunar I have toast and coffee for breakfast

tomamos mucha agua we drink a lot of water

¿quieres tomar algo? would you like a drink?

tomarle el pelo a alguien to pull someone's leg

tomar el sol to sunbathe

tomar el fresco to get some fresh air

tomar por to take for

¿me tomas por tonto? do you take me for a fool?

Spanish-English dictionary > tomar
17 RÁÐA

(ræð; réð, réðum; ráðinn), v.

1) to advise, counsel, ráða e-m e-t (réðu vinir hans honum þat, at hann berðist eigi við þik);

ráða e-m ráð, to give one counsel;

2) to consult about, discuss, with dat. (ráða landráðum);

ráða ráðum sínum, to hold a conference;

3) to devise, plan;

þeir ráða atför við Gunnar, thev plan an onslaught on G.;

réð hón þeim bana, she plotted that man’s death;

4) to plot or cause one’s death, = ráða e-m bana (þær atluðu, at konungr mundi hafa ráðit hann);

Reginn mik réð, R. betrayed me;

5) to agree on;

réðu þeir þat þá með sér, they settled this among themselves;

6) to fix, decide, resolve, with acc.;

ek hefi áðr ráðit brúðlaup mitt, I have fixed my wedding day;

réðu þeir þá þat at fara ofan til Rangár, then they resolved to ride down to Rang river;

ráða e-t til staðar, to settle, fix definitively, = staðráða e-t (vil ek finna konung áðr en ek ráða þetta til staðar);

7) to hire, take into service (ráða skipverja, ráða sér hjón);

bóndi sagði húsfreyju, at hann hafði Hrapp ráðit með sér, that he had taken H. into his company;

8) to rule, govern, with dat. (ráða landi, ríki; Einarr jarl ráð þá Orkneyjum);

9) to rule, command, have one’s way, prevail, decide, settle (skal hón sjálf ráða hvárt hón vill hann eða eigi);

skal ráða afl með þeim, the majority shall decide;

Ólafr bað móður sína. eina ráða, to settle the matter alone;

landfall ræðr fyrir sunnan, makes the boundary towards the south;

with dat., hvárt ræðr þú því, er, is it your doing that..?;

ráða engu, to have no authority, be of no avail (orðheill þín skal engu ráða);

ráða landamerkjum, to make the boundary (Hafslœkr réð þar landamerkjum);

ráða búi sínu, to conduct, manage one’s estate;

hann réð sér sjálfr, he was independent;

ertu nökkurs ráðandi hér, have you any authority here?

10) to have, possess, be master of, enjoy;

ráða fé ok fjörvi, to enjoy wealth and life;

11) to explain, read;

ráða gátu, to read a riddle;

ráða draum, to interpret a dream;

ráða e-t at líkindum, to judge from probabilities (engar munu fríðari en þínar dœtr, ef at líkindum skal ráða);

12) to read and understand (ráða rúnar, stafi, rit);

réð ek þær rúnar, er reist þín systir, I have read the runes thy sister engraved;

13) to punish, chastise, with dat. (fóstri hans var harðr við hann ok réð honum mjök);

14) to undertake;

ráða stórt, to aim high, undertake great things;

15) periphrastically with an infin., to do;

ráðumk ganga, we (I) do go;

hón réð vakna (= hón vaknaði), she awoke;

þau lög, er hann réð upp at segja, the laws which he pronounced;

16) with preps.:

ráða e-t af, to resolve, make up one’s mind (réð hann þat af at sigla súðr til Danmerkr);

to discontinue, put a stop to (ek hygg, at Þóroddr ætli nú at af ráða hingatkvámur þínar);

to do away with (þú verðr nú þetta vandræði af at ráða);

ráða e-n af e-u, to make one leave off (af hefir þú mik ráðit brekvísi við þik);

ráða e-u af (e-u), to get off;

Þ. bað menn taka forka ok ráða af skipinu, to get the ship off, set her afloat;

ráða e-n af = ráða e-n af lífi, af dögum, to put out of the way, put to death (hann kvazt mundu af ráða illmenni þessi);

ráða at e-m, to attack (njósnarmenn hlupu upp ok réðu at þeim);

ráða á e-t, to set about a thing (þeir réðu á íshöggit);

ráða á e-n, to attack one (þorðu aldri úvinir hans á hann at ráða);

ráða bót (bœtr) á e-u, to remedy, make good (þóttust menn eigi kunna bœtr á þessu ráða);

ráða eptir e-m, to pursue one;

ráða e-n frá e-u, to deprive one of, exclude one from (ráða e-n frá landi, ríki);

ráða fyrir e-u, to command, have authority over, be master of (ráða fyrir skipi, hofi, fé, eldi);

ráða í e-t, to guess at, find out (Gormr konungr réð ekki í þetta);

ráða móti, í móti e-m, to attack one (í móti Kára réð Mörðr);

ráða e-n ofan, to overthrow;

ráða ór e-u, to find an expedient, solve a difficulty (er nú vant ór at ráða);

ráða til e-s, to rush in upon, attack (hann reiddi upp øxina ok réð til Þórvarðs); to take to (set about) a thing, try, make an attempt;

S. kom fótum undir sik, ok réð til í annat sinn, and tried again the second time;

ok er nú til at ráða, ef þér vilit, now is the time for action, if you are willing;

skal ráða til árinnar eða eigi, shall we try to pass the river or not?;

ráða til orrostu, to go to battle;

ráða til uppgöngu, to make an ascent;

ráða til ferðar, to start on a journey;

ráða skipi til hlunns, to draw a ship on to land;

ráða um e-t, to dispose of (megum vér eigi ráða um hennar gjaforð);

to deliberate on (konungr gaf jarli orlof at ráða um þetta við menn sina);

ráða um at gøra e-t, to be about to do a thing (hann tók um strenginn ok réð um at fara upp í skipit);

ráða um við e-n, to put an end to, finish off (var Alfr þá kominn ok ætlaði skjótt um at ráða við Finnboga);

ráða e-t or e-u undan e-m, to deprive one of (hón vildi eigi giptast, því at hón vildi eigi ráða fé undan dóttur sinni);

ráða e-t undir e-n, to put in the charge of (þá réðu þeir goðorð sitt undir Rafn);

ráða e-t upp, to read up (þessi sömu bréf lét erkibiskup upp ráða í Danmörku);

ráða við e-n, to be able to master one (muntu nú einn við mik ráða);

ráða e-t við sik, to make up one’s mind;

ráða yfir e-u, to rule, govern;

17) refl., ráðast.

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pres. ræð, ræðr, ræð; pl. ráðum, ráðit, ráða; pret. réð, 2nd pers. rétt, réttu, rhymed with hætta, Fms. vi. (in a verse); mod. réðst, pl. réðu; subj. réði; imper. ráð, ráddú; part. ráðinn; a middle form ráðumk, Hom. 113; a weak pret. indic. réði occurs in the poem Jd. 35 (ótrauðr á haf réði), and in prose, Fms. i. 223, and is freq. in mod. usage (eg réði honum að bíða … hann réði því ekki): [a word common to all Teut. languages; A. S. ræðan; Old Engl. rede and read; Germ. rathen; Dan. raade; the Goth. has rêdan, but it is rarely used in Ulf.]

A. To advise, counsel, with dat. of the thing and acc. of the person; ráða e-m e-t, réðu vinir hans honum þat, at hann berðisk eigi við þik, Nj. 33; réðu honum þat allir at samna liði. Eg. 9; ráða e-m ráð, to give one counsel, Vþm. 1; ráðumk þér, Hm. 113 sqq.; þat ræð ek þér, Sdm. 22 sqq., Nj. 61; makligr ertú þeirra, segir Njáll, ok réð honum ráðin, 71; ráð er þér ráðit, Fm. 21; ráða e-m heilræði, Nj. 85.

2. to consult; ráða ráðum sínum, to hold a conference, Edda 26, Fms. vii. 259; vóru opt á tali ok ráða-stefnu ok réðu landráðum, i. 52.

3. to devise; þá menn er konu hafa numit eða þat hafa ráðit, Grág. i. 354, Gullþ. 14.

4. to fix, decide, determine, resolve, with acc.; ek hefi áðr ráðit brúðlaup mitt, Nj. 4; ráða samband, Gullþ. 14; ráða atför við Gunnar, Nj. 1, 7; réðu þeir þat þá með sér, 93; hefi ek ráðit honum kvánfang, 151; siðan réð Gunnarr utanferð sína með honum, 41, cp Sturl. ii. 168; ráða e-m ró, Ls. 55:—ráða e-t af, to form a decision, Eg. 337; en af verðr at ráða nokkut ór hverju vandræði, Lv. 39:—ráða e-t við sik, to make up one’s mind; hvárt hann vildi þar vera eða fara til Íslands, hann kvaðsk eigi þat hafa ráðit við sik, Nj. 123:—ráða um e-t, to deliberate; hann gaf jarli orlof at ráða um þetta kjör við menn sína, Ó. H. 97:—ráða e-t (or e-u) til staðar, to settle, fix definitely, Fms. ii. 78, Ld. 178:—ráða ór, ráða ór e-u, to find an expedient, solve a difficulty, Nj. 177. Ld. 54, 180.

5. to hire, take into service; ráða skipverja, Fms. vi. 238; réð Hallgerðr sér hjón, Nj. 25; ek em kona Njáls, segir hón, ok ræð ek eigi síðr hjón en hann, 54; Njáll réð honum hjón öll, 151; bóndi sagði húsfreyju sinni at hann hafði Hrapp ráðit með sér, 131; hón hafði ráðit mann til at svíkja konung í drykk, Fms. ix. 5; vilda ek at vit færim í hernað ok réðim menn til með okkr, Nj. 41; ráða land undan e-m, Fb. ii. 171.

6. to plan, plot, contrive, or cause one’s death, put to death, betray, Germ. verra’ben; Regin þik réð, hann þik ráða mun, Fm. 22; þú rétt hann, Fas. i. 202; þær ætluðu at konungr mundi hafa rúðit hann, Fms. iv. 312; hann réð Plóg svarta föður-bana sinn, xi. 353; ef kona drepr bónda sinn eða ræðr hann fyrir íllsku sakir, Js. 27; ráða e-m bana, bana-ráð, Nj. 21, 52, Fb. i. 410, Skv. 1. 51:—ráða e-n af, to put out of the way, put to death, Gullþ. 14, Fms. i. 204, Al. 128; sá ótti er nú af ráðinn ok endaðr, Fs. 9; ek hygg at Þóroddr ætli nú af at ráða hingat-kvámur þínar, Eb. 144; ráða e-n frá, to despatch, Ld. 294; ráða e-n af dögum, to put to death; ráða e-n frá ríki, Fms. iii. 18; ráða e-n ofan, to overthrow, Bárð. 164.

II. to rule, govern, with dat.; ráða Þrænda-lögum, Fms. i. 52; ráða landi, ráða ríki, 22, Nj. 41; Einarr jarl réð Orkneyjum, Fms. i. 197; Hákon konungr réð Noregi, x. 4; er réð fyrir Holtseta-landi, xi. 3; þann konung er ræðr Jórsala-landi … þann er Englandi ræðr, Edda 92; ráða landráðum, to have the government, govern, Fms. i. 52.

2. to rule, prevail, have one’s own will, as also to manage, lead, have authority, management, and similar usages; skal ráða afl með þeim, Nj. 150; sá reð er ríkr var, Sól.; hann réð sér ekki fyrir kæti, he was beside himself for joy; skal hón sjálf ráða hvárt hón vill hann eða eigi, Nj. 24; ek skal hér ráða, 52; Ólafr bað móður sína eina ráða, Ld. 70; sögðu þá ráða eiga er fleiri vóru, 74; ætlar þú at þú munir ráða. Fms. vii. 13; konungr svarar ok biðr hann ráða, xi. 29: Lögmaðr skal ráða, he shall have the casting vote, Gþl. 18: the phrase, ef ek má ráða, if I can have it as I like; þú ræðr því, as you like! þvíat þar ræðr eigi frændsemi, Grág. i. 172: to rule, sól skal ráða um sumar en dagr um vetr, Gþl.; landfall ræðr (rules, makes the boundary) fyrir sunnan, Pm. 88; ór ánni ræðr keldan … ok lækr út úr henni til sjáfar, Dipl. ii. 1; ráða landa-merkjum, Eg. 711; ráða boði ok banni, Gþl. 76; ráða búi ok kaupum, 269; ráða giptingum, 211; ráða sessa kostum, Gm. 14; ráða kaupum, fé, skipti, Gþl.; ráða fé til þarfa, to dispose of money to advantage, put it out at interest, Gþl.; sigri vér ráðumk, Orkn. (in a verse); hugr ræðr hálfum sigri, a saving; ráða sínum ferðum, Fms. i. 75; réð Örn leiðsögu, Ld. 74: hvárt ek má nokkuru um þat ráða, Fms. vii. 13; mörgum ræðr litlu hve, ‘tis of small interest, Am. 33; ráða engu, Hdl. 49; ráða veðri. Rb. 388; veðr ræðr akri en vit syni, Hm.; hvar skal ek sitja—Móðir mín skal því ráða, Nj. 7; ek réð ráði hennar fyrr, i. e. gave her away, 23; hvárt hann kunni ráða fé sínu, Grág. i. 176; ráða orði, ii. 309; hvárt ræðr þú því er Steinarr son þinn sækir sökum Þorstein son minn, hast thou caused it, is it thy making? Eg. 727; þú því rétt er ek ríða skyldak, Fm. 26; ek því ræð, er þú ríða sér-at, Ls. 28; en réðu því Nornir, Orkn. (in a verse); ílla réð ek því, that was foolishly done, Fbr. (in a verse); ek hefi því ráðit, at …, Ísl. ii. 322; því þykki mér ráðit, well done, Sks. 100:—various phrases, ráða e-u bót (bætr) or ráða bót (bætr) á e-u, to mend, better, Hom. 159, Ld. 206, Fms. vii. 162, Landn. 8, Eb. 114:—with prep., ráða fyrir e-u (for-ráð), to rule, manage, govern, Fms. i. 288, Hkr. 1. 40; ráða fyrir lögum, Nj. 5, 150, Eg. 34, 239, 754, Ld. 76, 132, Fms. i. 11, Grág. i. 333:—ráða um e-t, to dispose of, (um-ráð); nú megu vit ekki ráða um hennar gjaforð, Fms. iv. 194:—ráða við e-ð, to be able to do, manage, Bárð. 163; eg ræð ekki við hann (þat), I cannot manage him; við-ráðanlegr, manageable:—ráða yfir e-u (yfir-ráð), to rule, govern, Fms. iv. 83.

3. to have, possess, enjoy; hvítum ræðr þú enn hjöltunum, … ráða deigum brandinum, Eb. 238; ráða fé ok fjörvi, to enjoy wealth and life, Fm. 26; ráða arfi, gulli, hringum, Skv. 2. 9, Hkv. Hjörv. 6, 11; ráða nafni, aldri, hjarta, lofi, dýrð, to enjoy a name, life …, Lex. Poët.; ráða eign ok auðsölum. Fsm. 8, 9; ráða rauðum manni, to be red, Fbr. (in a verse):—part. ráðandi, with gen., ertu nokkurs ráðandi hér, hast thou any authority here? Nj. 54; þess verða ek ráðandi við mína menn, I will manage that. Fms. xi. 30; vera mikils ráðandi, of great influence, Fas. ii. 504: ráðandi postula, the ruler of the apostles, Edda 92, Lex. Poët.

III. to explain, read; ráða gátu, to read a riddle, Fas. i. 454; varð engi sú gáta upp borin er hann réði (subj.) eigi, 532; ráða e-t, Am. 22; ráða draum, to read a dream, Nj. 121, Ld. 126, Ísl ii. 194, 197, x. 270, xi. 3, Rb. 394; Pharao dreymdi drauma ok urðu eigi ráðendr til, Ver. 17; veiztú hve rísta skal, veiztú hve ráða skal, of magical characters, Hm. 145:—ráða í e-t, to guess at, find out, Fms. xi. 16; ok væntir mik at eigi mundi í þat ráðit, Ísl. ii. 333; munu þeir ekki í ráða er myrkt er, 378, Fær. 255.

2. to read, prop. to explain, interpret; skal hann láta ráða skrá heima at kirkju, K. Þ. K. 46; ráða rúnar, Am. 12, Hom. (St.); þegar Domitianus hafði rit ráðit, 623. 12, Karl. 16: ráða upp, to read up; þessi sömu bréf lét erkibiskup upp ráða í Danmörku, Fms. viii. 293; á alþingi léc Páll biskup ráða upp jarteinir ens sæla Þórláks, Bs. i. 352; tók ok lét þar upp ráða, 623. 10; ráða skrá, K. Þ. K.

IV. to punish, chastise, with dat.; Guð ræðr oss till batnaðar sem sonum, Greg. 73; fóstri hans var harðr við hann ok réð honum mjök, Bs. i. 416; nú ef sveinn vill eigi nema ok leiðisk bók, þá skal hann færa til annarra verka, ok ráða honum til, svá at hvárki verði af örkuml né ílit, K. Þ. K. 56; honum var ráðit fyrir flestum höfuð-kirkjum, Sturl. ii. 147:—with acc., konu sína skal engi maðr með höggum ráða at öldri né at áti, N. G. L. i. 29; nú ef maðr ræðr konu sína eigna lyklum eða lásum ( beats her with keys or bars), þá er hann sekr, 356 (ráðning).

V. with the notion of action, to undertake; ráða stórt, to aim high, aspire, Lex. Poët.; kann vera at ek finna þann höfðingja at minnr vaxi fyrir augum at ráða stórt ( to undertake great things), en þér konungr, Fms. vi. 399 (stór-ræði); ráða gott, to manage well, Ó. H. (in a verse).

2. with prepp., ráða á e-t, to take to a thing; þeir réðu á íshöggit, Fms. vi. 336; ráða á e-n, to attack one; mun eigi þá á þik ráðit, Nj. 93, 253 (á-ræði):—ráða at e-m, to attack, invade, passim:—ráða af, to get off, clear; hann bað þá taka forka ok ráða at skipinu, and get the ship off, set her afloat, Ld. 56; aðilinn ræðr sik af baugbrotum, ef …, Grág. ii. 173; at hefir þú mik ráðit brekvísi, thou hast cured me of complaining, Ld. 134:—þá réðu þeir goðorð sitt undir Rafn fyrir sakir vinsælda hans, they put their ‘godord’ in the charge of R., Bs. i. 642:—ráða móti e-m, to go against in a fight, withstand; í móti Kára réð Mörðr Sigfússon, Nj. 253:—ráða til e-s, to rush in upon; hann reiddi upp öxina ok réð til Þorvarðar, Sturl. ii. 37, (til-ræði, an assault): to take to a thing, try, í vár réðu vér til ok hljópum í brott, Eg. 235; ok er þeim þótti sér færi til at ráða leyndusk þeir á brott, when they saw an opportunity they stole away, 572; ok er nú til at ráða ef þér vilit, now is the time for action, Nj. 154; Skarphéðinn kom fótum undir sik, ok réð þegar til í annat sinn, 202:—to start, make for, attempt, ráða til orrostu, to go to battle, Eg. 530; ráða til uppgöngu, 229; en þó ekki svá at til hans væri ráðanda (gerund.), Fms. vi. 352; réð hann þá til ok hjó sundr orminn, id.; þat var ekki annarra manna hlaup, enda réð ok engi til, Eg.; þeir ráða til ok hlaupa í munn drekanum, Fb. ii. 317; skal ráða til árinnar eðr eigi, shall we try to pass the river or not? Ld. 46; hann bauð út miklum her ok réð til skipa, Fms. i. 22; ráða til ferðar, to start on a journey, Landn.:—ráða skipi til hlunns, to put the ship in a shed, Eg. 515, Nj. 10; ráða sik frá e-u, to disengage oneself from, Hom. 147, MS. 655 xxvi. 1; ráða um, hann tók um strenginn, ok réð um at fara upp í skipit, and was just about to go up into the ship, Fms. ix. 24.

3. periphrastically, with an infin. mostly without the particle ‘at;’ ráðumk ganga, we do go, Am. 77; ráðum yppa, spyrja segja, leyna, Lex. Poët.; hverr er segja ræðr, does tell, Hm. 125; hón réð vakna, she awoke, Am. 10; annan réð hón höggva, 48; ekki réttu leifa, 80; allt þats réð heita, 102; réð ek at ganga, Fas. ii. (in a verse); ef ek ræð á vág at vaða, Hbl. 47: with the particle ‘at,’ réð at stökkva, Eb. (in a verse): also reflex., réðsk at sofna, Rm. 5; but réð at sofna, went to sleep, 17: in prose, þau lög sem hann réði upp at segja, Íb. 12; ráðask geyja, Am. 24.

B. Reflex. ráðask, referring to the person himself; ráðask um við e-n, to consult; Gunnarr görði görðina ok réðsk við öngan mann um, Nj. 80; hvárigum þótti ráð ráðit nema við aðra réðisk um, 167; ef hann hefði nokkut við mik um ráðisk, Ld. 306; þá réðsk hann um við vini sína, Eg. 9.

2. to be resolved, fixed, settled; þá er kaupit réðsk, Nj. 17; eigi mun þat svá skjótt ráðask, Ísl. ii. 213; þetta mál er miklu meira en þat megi skjótt ráðask, Fms. vi. 18; af þeim tiðendum ræðsk þat, at …, ix. 433; eigi mun þetta ráðask þessu sinni, xi. 4; þá var ráðin sættin, Ld. 308; en ráðit kalla ek kaupit, Sd. 179; réðsk hann þá þar at hjóni, he hired himself out, entered service, Nj. 57. 3 (answering to and identical with A. V above), ráðask frá, to leave; þóat ek ráðumk frá, Fms. i. 225: ráðask í e-t, to undertake; ráðask í hernað, passim; hann réðsk í flokk með þeim, Nj. 94, Fb. ii. 172:—ráðask til e-s, to venture on a thing; þá ráðsk (imper.) þú til ok far í hauginn, Fms. iv. 28:—to move one’s abode, Hákon spurði Gunnar ef hann vildi ráðask til Hákonar jarls, Nj. 41; bið Una selja jörð sína ok ráðask hingat til mín, Orkn.; hann réðsk þangat bygðum, Þorf. Karl. 364; ráðask til ferðar (= Germ. sich begeben), Eg. 4; víkingar ok herkonungar er réðusk til liðs með Eiríki, Fms. i. 24; réðsk hann þá þangat um várit at fardögum ok móðir hans, Bs. i. 455: ráðask ór hernaði, to give up, leave off freebooting, Fg. 2:—at þeim hafði óheppilega um ráðisk, they had formed an unhappy plan, Knytl. S. ch. 69 (Lex. Poët.); cp. miðráðit.

4. to turn out; ok réðsk til allgiptusamliga, Fms. x. 53; and in the mod. phrase, það réðsk vel, ended well; sjá hvernig það ræðst, see how it will turn out; of a dream, to prove true (see A. III), ok vilda ek at hvergi réðisk, Gísl. 24 (hvárngi réði, impers., 108, l. c.):—réðsk mikit mannfall, there came to be a great slaughter, Odd, 28.

II. recipr., ráðask á, to attack one another; þeir spruttu upp með íllyrðum, ok svá kom at þeir ráðask á, Nj. 128.

III. part. ráðinn, resolved, determined, Ölk. 36, Bárð. 173; hann mælti fátt eðr ekki við frá, … ef hann var ráðinn til at drepa þá, Fms. vii. 319:—likely, eigi er ráðit at oss fari svá, Nj. 89; þat er þó eigi ráðit hvárt svá berr til, Ld. 24; eigi er þat ráðit, at honum þætti allt sem hann talaði, Band. 12: compar., er engi ráðnari hlutr, more certain, Hom. (St.); at ráðnu, for certain, id.: valid, nýmæli ekki skal vera lengr ráðit en þrjú sumur, K. Þ. K. 56.

2. clever; ríkr ok ráðinn, Grett. 90; vitr maðr ok ráðinn, Fb. ii. 357; roskinn ok ráðinn.

3. betrayed, Germ. verrathen, Akv. 15, Fm. 37.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > RÁÐA
18 way

1. noun
1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, der

across or over the way — gegenüber

2) (route) Weg, der

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

many offers came his way — er kriegte viele Angebote

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

out of the way — abgelegen

3) (method) Art und Weise, die

there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

I don't like the way she smiles — mir gefällt ihr Lächeln nicht

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

there was no way he would change his stand — er würde auf gar keinen Fall seinen Standpunkt ändern

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

one way or another — irgendwie

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

better that way — besser so

either way — so oder so

4) (desired course of action) Wille, der

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

5) in sing. or (Amer. coll.) pl. (distance between two points) Stück, das

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

all the way — den ganzen Weg

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

6) (room for progress) Weg, der

block the way — den Weg versperren

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

make way! — Platz da!

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

Move one's car out of the way — seinen Wagen aus dem Weg fahren

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

7) (journey)

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur

on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

we stopped on the way to have lunch — wir hielten unterwegs zum Mittagessen an

on her way home — auf dem Nachhauseweg

they're on their way — sie sind unterwegs

on the way there — auf dem Hinweg

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

By the way — übrigens

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

8) (specific direction) Richtung, die

she went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen

look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!

He wouldn't look my way — er hat nicht zu mir herübergesehen

I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

this/which way round — so/wie herum

stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen

turn something the right way round — etwas richtig herum drehen

‘this way up’ — "hier oben"

9) (advance) Weg, der

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

get under way — wegkommen

make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

pay one's way — für sich selbst aufkommen

10) (respect) Hinsicht, die

in [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso

in some ways — in gewisser Hinsicht

in one way — auf eine Art

not in any way — in keiner Weise

in every way — in jeder Hinsicht

in a way — auf eine Art

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht

11) (state) Verfassung, die

in a bad way — schlecht

they are in a very bad way — es geht ihnen sehr schlecht

either way — so oder so

in a small way — in bescheidenem Rahmen

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung

12) (custom) Art, die

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

in its way — auf seine/ihre Art

way of life — Lebensstil, der

change one's ways — sich ändern

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

to my way of thinking — meiner Meinung nach

13) (normal course of events)

be the way — so od. üblich sein

that is always the way — das ist immer so

14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)

he has a way with him — er hat so eine Art

she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen

15) (specific manner) Eigenart, die

fall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der

17) in pl. (parts) Teile

split something three ways — etwas in drei Teile teilen
2. adverb
weit

way off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg

way up in the clouds — hoch oben in den Wolken

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben

way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal

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[wei] 1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) der Weg

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) der Weg

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) der Weg

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) der Weg

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) die Art und Weise

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) die Hinsicht

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) die Eigenart

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) der Weg
2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) weit

- academic.ru/81440/wayfarer">wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means
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way

[weɪ]

I. NOUN

1. (road) Weg m

the W\way of the Cross der Kreuzweg

cycle \way Fahrradweg m, Veloweg m SCHWEIZ

one-\way street Einbahnstraße f

to be across [or BRIT also over] the \way gegenüber sein

2. (route) Weg m

excuse me, which \way is the train station? Entschuldigung, wie geht es hier zum Bahnhof?

could you tell me the \way to the post office, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zur Post komme?

there's no \way through the centre of town in a vehicle das Stadtzentrum ist für Autos gesperrt

will you get some bread on your \way home? kannst du auf dem Heimweg [etwas] Brot mitbringen?

oh, I must be on my \way oh, ich muss mich auf den Weg machen!

on the \way in/out... beim Hineingehen/Hinausgehen...

on my \way to Glasgow, I saw... auf dem Weg nach Glasgow sah ich...

on the \way back from India,... auf dem Rückweg/Rückflug von Indien...

sorry, I'm on my \way out tut mir leid, ich bin gerade am Gehen

we stopped on the \way to ask for directions wir hielten unterwegs, um nach dem Weg zu fragen

“\way In/Out” „Eingang/Ausgang“

we have to go by \way of Copenhagen wir müssen über Kopenhagen fahren

to ask the \way [to the airport/station] nach dem Weg [zum Flughafen/Bahnhof] fragen

to be on the \way letter, baby unterwegs sein

to be on the [or one's] \way [to sth] auf dem Weg [o unterwegs] [zu etw dat] sein

no problem, it's on my \way kein Problem, das liegt auf meinem Weg

to be out of the \way abgelegen sein

to be out of sb's \way für jdn ein Umweg sein

to be under \way person losgegangen sein; ( fig) im Gange sein

we stopped to have lunch but within half an hour we were under \way again wir machten eine Mittagspause, waren aber nach einer halben Stunde bereits wieder unterwegs

to find one's \way home nach Hause finden

to find one's \way around ( fig) sich akk zurechtfinden

to find one's \way into/out of sth in etw akk hineinfinden/aus etw dat herausfinden; ( fig)

how did my ring find its \way into your pockets? wie kommt denn mein Ring in deine Taschen?

to find one's \way through sth ( also fig) sich akk in etw dat zurechtfinden a. fig

to get under \way in Gang kommen

to give \way einem anderen Fahrzeug die Vorfahrt geben

remember to give \way vergiss nicht, auf die Vorfahrt zu achten!

on roundabouts, you have to give \way to cars already on the roundabout im Kreisverkehr haben die Autos Vorfahrt, die sich bereits im Kreisverkehr befinden

“give \way” BRIT „Vorfahrt [beachten]“

to go on one's \way sich akk auf den Weg machen

to go out of one's \way to do sth einen Umweg machen, um etw zu tun; ( fig) sich akk bei etw dat besondere Mühe geben

please don't go out of your \way! bitte machen Sie sich doch keine Umstände!

to go one's own \way ( fig) seinen eigenen Weg gehen

to go one's own sweet \way ( fig) rücksichtslos seinen eigenen Weg verfolgen

to go separate \ways getrennte Wege gehen

to go the wrong \way sich akk verlaufen; (in car) sich akk verfahren

to know one's \way around sth ( also fig) sich akk in etw dat auskennen

to lead the \way vorausgehen; ( fig)

the research group is leading the \way in developing new types of computer memory die Forschungsgruppe ist führend in der Entwicklung neuartiger Computerspeicher

to lose one's \way sich akk verirren

to make one's own \way to sth alleine irgendwohin kommen

to make one's \way to somewhere irgendwohin gehen, sich akk irgendwohin begeben geh

we should make our \way home wir sollten uns auf den Heimweg machen

to make one's \way in the world seinen Weg gehen

to pay one's \way ( fig) für sich akk selbst aufkommen

to show sb the \way jdm den Weg zeigen

can you show me the \way out, please? können Sie mir bitte zeigen, wo es hier zum Ausgang geht?

to talk one's \way out of sth ( fig) sich akk aus etw dat herausreden fam

to work one's \way up ( fig) sich akk hocharbeiten

3. ( fig: be just doing)

to be [well] on the \way to doing sth auf dem besten Weg[e] sein, etw zu tun

I'm well on the \way to completing the report! der Bericht ist so gut wie fertig! fam

she's well on her \way of becoming an alcoholic sie ist auf dem besten Weg[e], Alkoholikerin zu werden

4. ( fig fam: coming in/disappear)

▪ to be on the \way in [or up] /out im Kommen/am Verschwinden sein

5. (distance) Weg m, Strecke f; AM

keep going straight and after a \ways, you'll see the house fahr immer geradeaus und nach ein paar Metern siehst du dann das Haus

all the \way den ganzen Weg

she stayed with him in the ambulance all the \way to the hospital sie blieb während der ganzen Fahrt bis zum Krankenhaus bei ihm im Krankenwagen; ( fig)

I agree with you all the \way ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu; ( fig)

I'll take my complaint all the \way to the managing director if I have to wenn ich muss, gehe ich mit meiner Beschwerde noch bis zum Generaldirektor; ( fig)

I'll support you all the \way du hast meine volle Unterstützung

a long \way weit

a long \way back vor langer Zeit

to be a long/short \way off (in space) weit entfernt/sehr nahe sein; (in time) fern/nahe sein

Christmas is just a short \way off bis Weihnachten ist es nicht mehr lange hin

to still have a long \way to go ( also fig) noch einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

to go a long \way ( fig) lange reichen

to have a [long] \way to go einen [weiten] Weg vor sich dat haben

to have come a long \way ( fig) es weit gebracht haben

he's still a long \way off perfection er ist noch weit davon entfernt, perfekt zu sein

a little kindness goes a long \way wenn man ein bisschen freundlich ist, hilft das doch gleich viel

[not] by long \way ( fig) bei Weitem [nicht]

6. (facing direction) Richtung f

which \way up should this box be? wie herum soll die Kiste stehen?

“this \way up” „hier oben“

this \way round so herum

the wrong \way round [or around] figures falsch [o verkehrt] herum; ( fig)

no, it's the other \way round! nein, es ist gerade andersherum!

to be the wrong \way up auf dem Kopf stehen

7. (direction) Richtung f

which \way are you going? in welche Richtung gehst du?

this \way, please! hier entlang bitte!

look this \way, please bitte hierher schauen; ( fam)

they live out Manchester \way sie wohnen draußen bei Manchester

I really didn't know which \way to look ich wusste wirklich nicht mehr, wo ich hinschauen sollte

after applying for a job, many offers came her \way nachdem sie sich beworben hatte, bekam sie viele Angebote

I'd take any job that comes my \way ich würde jeden Job nehmen, der sich mir bietet

all of a sudden, money came her \way plötzlich kam sie zu Geld

when something like this comes your \way... wenn dir so etwas passiert,...

when a girl like this comes your \way... wenn dir so ein Mädchen über den Weg läuft,... fam

to go this/that \way hier/da entlanggehen

to go the other \way in die andere Richtung gehen

down my \way bei mir in der Nähe

down your \way in deiner Gegend

8. (manner) Art f, Weise f

I liked the \way he asked for a date mir gefiel [die Art und Weise], wie er um ein Rendezvous bat

I don't like the \way he looks at me ich mag es nicht, wie er mich anschaut

it's terrifying the \way prices have gone up in the last few months es ist beängstigend, wie die Preise in den letzten Monaten gestiegen sind

that's just the \way it is so ist das nun einmal

the \way things are going... so wie sich die Dinge entwickeln...

trust me, it's better that \way glaub mir, es ist besser so!

that's her \way of saying she's sorry das ist ihre Art zu sagen, dass es ihr leid tut fam

I did it my \way ich habe es gemacht, [so] wie ich es für richtig hielt

do it my \way mach es wie ich

this is definitely not the \way to do it so macht man das auf gar keinen Fall!

he looked at me in a sinister \way er sah mich finster an

she's got a funny \way of asking for help sie hat eine komische Art, einen um Hilfe zu bitten

he's got a very strange \way of behaving er benimmt sich schon ziemlich seltsam fam

you could tell by the \way he looked man konnte es schon an seinem Blick erkennen

that's no \way to speak to your boss! so redet man nicht mit seinem Vorgesetzten!

the \way he looked at me... so wie er mich angeschaut hat...

the \way we were wie wir einmal waren

it's always the \way! [or isn't it always the \way!] es ist doch echt immer dasselbe! fam

I wouldn't have it any other \way ich würde es nicht anders haben wollen

what a \way to talk! so etwas sagt man nicht!

what a \way to behave! so benimmt man sich nicht!

just leave it the \way it is, will you lass einfach alles so, wie es ist, ja?

to see the error of one's \ways seine Fehler einsehen

to be in the family \way in anderen Umständen sein euph

\way of life Lebensweise f

\way of thinking Denkweise f

to sb's \way of thinking jds Meinung nach

this \way so

come on, do it this \way! komm, mach es so! fam

that \way, I'll save a lot of money auf diese [Art und] Weise spare ich viel Geld

looking at it in that \way, I was lucky after all so gesehen hatte ich sogar noch Glück

in a big \way im großen Stil

in a small \way im kleinen Rahmen

he started off in a small \way er fing klein an

one \way or another so oder so

one \way or another, we've got to... so oder so, irgendwie müssen wir...

either \way so oder so

no \way auf keinen Fall

there's no \way to get me on this ship keine zehn Pferde kriegen mich auf dieses Schiff! fam

there's no \way I'll give in ich gebe auf gar keinen Fall nach!

no \way! ausgeschlossen!, kommt nicht in die Tüte! fam

to show sb the \way to do sth jdm zeigen, wie etw geht

9. (respect) Weise f, Hinsicht f

in a \way in gewisser Weise

in every [possible]\way in jeder Hinsicht

in many/some \ways in vielerlei/gewisser Hinsicht

in more \ways than one in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht

in no \way in keinster Weise

in which \ways does a zebra resemble a horse? worin ähnelt ein Zebra einem Pferd?

not in any \way in keiner Weise

10. no pl (free space) Weg m, Platz m

to be in sb's \way jdm im Weg sein a. fig

to block the way den Weg versperren

to get [or stand] in the \way of sth etw dat im Wege stehen; ( fig)

may nothing stand in the \way of your future happiness together! möge nichts eurem zukünftigen gemeinsamen Glück im Wege stehen!

she's determined to succeed and she won't let anything stand in her \way sie ist entschlossen, ihr Ziel zu erreichen, und wird sich durch nichts aufhalten lassen

to get out of sb's/sth's \way jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen

can you put your stuff out of the \way, please? kannst du bitte deine Sachen woanders hintun?

to get sb/sth out of the \way jdn/etw loswerden

could you get this out of the \way, please? könntest du das bitte wegtun?

please get the children out of the \way while I... sorge bitte dafür, dass die Kinder nicht stören, während ich...

to give \way ( fig) nachgeben

to give \way to [or make \way for] sth etw dat [o für etw akk] Platz machen; ( fig) etw dat weichen

make \way! Platz da!

to keep [or stay] out of the \way wegbleiben

to keep [or stay] out of sb's \way jdm nicht in die Quere kommen

to make \way [for sb] [für jdn] Platz machen a. fig

to want sb out of the \way jdn aus dem Weg haben wollen

11. (method) Art f [und Weise]

by \way of an introduction to the subject,... als Einführung zum Thema...

my mother has a \way of knowing exactly what I need meine Mutter weiß irgendwie immer genau, was ich brauche

she just has a \way with her sie hat einfach so eine gewisse Art

there are \ways of making you talk, you know Sie werden schon noch Reden!

don't worry, we'll find a \way! keine Sorge, wir werden einen Weg finden!

\ways and means Mittel und Wege

with today's technology everybody has the \ways and means to produce professional-looking documents mit der heutigen Technologie hat jeder die Möglichkeit, professionell aussehende Dokumente zu erstellen

to have a \way with children gut mit Kindern umgehen können

12. (habit) Art f

over the years we've got used to his funny little \ways im Lauf der Jahre haben wir uns an seine kleinen Marotten gewöhnt

that's the \way of the world das ist nun mal der Lauf der Dinge

to fall into bad \ways in schlechte Angewohnheiten verfallen

to get into/out of the \way of doing sth sich dat etw an-/abgewöhnen

13. no pl (condition) Zustand m

to be in a bad \way in schlechter Verfassung sein

he's been in a bad \way ever since the operation seit der Operation geht's ihm schlecht

she's in a terrible \way sie ist in einer schrecklichen Verfassung

14. (desire)

to get [or have] one's [own] \way seinen Willen bekommen

if I had my \way, we'd eat fish every day wenn es nach mir ginge, würden wir jeden Tag Fisch essen

15. ( fam: something like)

he's by \way of being an artist er ist so 'ne Art Künstler fam

16. NAUT

to gather/lose \way Fahrt aufnehmen/verlieren

17. NAUT

▪ \ways pl Helling f

18.

▶ by the \way übrigens

and, by the \way, this wasn't the first time I... und das war, nebenbei bemerkt, nicht das erste Mal, dass ich...

▶ that's the \way the cookie crumbles ( saying) so ist das Leben [eben]

▶ to fall by the \way auf der Strecke bleiben

▶ to go the \way of all flesh den Weg allen Fleisches gehen geh

▶ to go all the \way [with sb] ( fam: have sex) es [mit jdm] richtig machen sl

▶ to have it/sth both \ways beides haben

you can't have it both \ways du kannst nicht beides haben

▶ the \way to a man's heart is through his stomach ( prov) [die] Liebe [des Mannes] geht durch den Magen prov

▶ to see/find out which \way the wind blows/is blowing ( fig) sehen/herausfinden, woher der Wind weht

▶ there are no two \ways about it daran gibt es keinen Zweifel

▶ where there's a will, there's a \way ( prov) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg prov

II. ADVERB

1. ( fam: used for emphasis) weit

it would be \way better for you to... es wäre weit[aus] besser für dich,...

she spends \way too much money on clothes sie gibt viel zu viel Geld für Kleidung aus

you're \way out if you think... wenn du denkst, dass..., liegst du voll daneben!

to be \way down with one's guess mit seiner Schätzung völlig danebenliegen

\way back vor langer Zeit

\way back in the early twenties damals in den frühen Zwanzigern

to be \way past sb's bedtime ( fam) für jdn allerhöchste Zeit zum Schlafengehen sein

\way up in the sky weit oben am Himmel

2. (sl: very)

\way cool/hot total [o voll] cool/heiß fam

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[weɪ]
1. NOUN

1) = road Weg m

across or over the way — gegenüber, vis-à-vis; (motion) rüber

Way of the Cross — Kreuzweg m

to fall by the way (fig) — auf der Strecke bleiben

2) = route Weg m

to ask the way — nach dem Weg fragen

you'll learn new skills along the way — Sie werden nebenbei auch neue Fertigkeiten erlernen

to go the wrong way — sich verlaufen; (in car) sich verfahren

to go down the wrong way (food, drink) — in die falsche Kehle kommen

there's no way out (fig) — es gibt keinen Ausweg

to find a way in — hineinfinden

the way up/down — der Weg nach oben/unten; (climbing) der Auf-/Abstieg

the way there/back — der Hin-/Rückweg

prices are on the way up/down — die Preise steigen/fallen

the way forward — der Weg vorwärts or in die Zukunft

by way of an answer/excuse — als Antwort/Entschuldigung

by way of illustration — zur Illustration

he's by way of being a painter (inf) — er ist eine Art Maler (inf)

the way to the station — der Weg zum Bahnhof

can you tell me the way to the town hall, please? — können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Rathaus komme?

is it on the way? (place) (parcel etc) — liegt das auf dem Weg? ist es unterwegs?

the shop is on the/your way — der Laden liegt auf dem/deinem Weg

to stop on the way — unterwegs anhalten

on the way (here) — auf dem Weg (hierher)

on the way to London — auf dem Weg nach London

you pass it on your way home — du kommst auf deinem Nachhauseweg or Heimweg daran vorbei

they're on their way now — sie sind jetzt auf dem Weg or unterwegs

to go on one's way — sich auf den Weg machen

there's another baby on the way — da ist wieder ein Kind unterwegs

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — er ist dabei or auf dem besten Weg, Alkoholiker zu werden

she's well on the way to being a first-rate singer —

I haven't finished it yet but it's on the way — ich bin noch nicht damit fertig, aber es ist im Werden (inf)

if it is out of your way — wenn es ein Umweg für Sie ist

it took us out of our way — es war ein Umweg für uns

to go out of one's way to do sth (fig) — sich besonders anstrengen, um etw zu tun

please, don't go out of your way for us (fig) — machen Sie sich (dat) bitte unsertwegen keine Umstände

to get under way — in Gang kommen, losgehen (inf); (Naut) Fahrt aufnehmen or machen

to be (well) under way — im Gang/in vollem Gang sein; (Naut) in (voller) Fahrt sein; (with indication of place) unterwegs sein

the way in — der Eingang

on the way in — beim Hereingehen; (in car) beim Hineinfahren

to be on the way in (fig inf) — im Kommen sein

the way out — der Ausgang

please show me the way out — bitte zeigen Sie mir, wo es hinausgeht (inf) or wie ich hinauskomme

can you find your own way out? — finden Sie selbst hinaus?

on the way out — beim Hinausgehen; (in car) beim Hinausfahren

to be on the way out (fig inf) — am Verschwinden or Aussterben sein → easy

I know my way around the town —

she knows her way around the system (fig inf) — sie kennt sich im System aus

can you find your way home? — finden Sie nach Hause?

to lose/gather way (Naut) — Fahrt verlieren/aufnehmen

to make one's way to somewhere — sich an einen Ort or irgendwohin bewegen or begeben

can you make your own way to the restaurant? — kannst du allein zu dem Restaurant kommen?

to make one's way home — nach Hause gehen

to make/fight/push one's way through the crowd — sich einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen, sich durch die Menge (durch)drängen/-kämpfen/-schieben

to make one's way in the world — seinen Weg machen, sich durchsetzen

to go one's own way (fig) — eigene Wege gehen

they went their separate ways (lit, fig) — ihre Wege trennten sich

to pay one's way — für sich selbst bezahlen; (company, project, machine)

can the nation pay its way? — kann das Volk or Land für sich selber aufkommen?

to prepare the way (fig) — den Weg bereiten (for sb/sth jdm/einer Sache)

3) = path Weg m

to bar or block the way — den Weg ab- or versperren

to leave the way open (fig) — die Möglichkeit offenlassen, einen Weg frei lassen (for sth für etw)

to be in sb's way — jdm im Weg stehen or sein; (fig also) jdn stören

to get in the way — in den Weg kommen; (fig) stören

her job gets in the way of her leisure interests — ihr Beruf stört sie nur bei ihren Freizeitvergnügungen

to put difficulties in sb's way — jdm Hindernisse in den Weg stellen

to stand in sb's way (lit, fig) — jdm im Weg stehen or sein

don't let me stand in your way — ich will dir nicht im Weg stehen

he lets nothing stand in his way —

now nothing stands in our way — jetzt steht uns (dat) nichts mehr im Weg, jetzt haben wir freie Bahn

to stand in the way of progress — den Fortschritt aufhalten or hemmen

to put sb in the way of sth (inf) — jdm zu etw verhelfen

get out of the/my way! — (geh) aus dem Weg!, weg da!

to want sb out of the way — jdn aus dem Weg haben wollen

to get sth out of the way (work) — etw hinter sich (acc) bringen; difficulties, problems etc etw loswerden (inf), etw aus dem Weg räumen, etw beseitigen

to get sth out of the way of sb —

they got the children out of the way of the firemen — sie sorgten dafür, dass die Kinder den Feuerwehrleuten nicht im Weg waren

get those people out of the way of the trucks — sieh zu, dass die Leute den Lastwagen Platz machen or aus der Bahn gehen

keep or stay out of the way! — weg da!, zurück!

keep or stay out of my way! — komm mir nicht mehr über den Weg!

to keep sb/sth out of the way of sb — jdn/etw nicht in jds Nähe or Reichweite (acc) kommen lassen __diams; to make way for sb/sth (lit, fig) für jdn/etw Platz machen; (fig also)

make way! — mach Platz!, Platz machen!, Platz da!

4) = direction Richtung f

which way are you going? — in welche Richtung or wohin gehen Sie?

down our way (inf) — bei uns (in der Nähe), in unserer Gegend or Ecke (inf)

it's out Windsor way — es ist or liegt in Richtung Windsor

look both ways — schau nach beiden Seiten

to look the other way (fig) — wegschauen, wegsehen

if the chance comes your way — wenn Sie (dazu) die Gelegenheit haben

if a good job comes my way — wenn ein guter Job für mich auftaucht

each way, both ways (Racing) — auf Sieg und Platz

we'll split it three/ten ways — wir werden es dritteln/in zehn Teile (auf)teilen or durch zehn teilen

she didn't know which way to look (fig) — sie wusste nicht, wo sie hinschauen or hinsehen sollte

this way, please — hier(her) or hier entlang, bitte

look this way —

"this way for the lions" — "zu den Löwen"

he went that way — er ging dorthin or in diese Richtung __diams; this way and that hierhin und dorthin __diams; every which way

cars parked every which way — ungeordnet or durcheinander geparkte Autos

5)

= side it's the wrong way up — es steht verkehrt herum or auf dem Kopf (inf)

"this way up" — "hier oben"

it's the other way (a)round — es ist (genau) umgekehrt

put it the right way up/the other way (a)round — stellen Sie es richtig (herum) hin/andersherum or andersrum (inf) hin

6) = distance Weg m, Strecke f

five miles? that's quite a way! (inf) — fünf Meilen? das ist eine ganz schöne Strecke! (inf)

a little/good way away or off — nicht/sehr weit weg or entfernt, ein kleines/ganzes or gutes Stück weit weg or entfernt

it's only a little way to the next stop — es ist nur ein kleines Stück bis zur nächsten Haltestelle

it rained all the way there — es hat auf der ganzen Strecke geregnet

I'm behind you all the way (fig) — ich stehe voll (und ganz) hinter Ihnen

I haven't read it all the way through yet — ich habe es noch nicht ganz gelesen

that's a long way away — bis dahin ist es weit or (time) noch lange

a long way out of town — weit von der Stadt weg; (live also) weit draußen or außerhalb

that's a long way back —

a long way back, in 1942, when... — vor langer Zeit, im Jahre 1942, als...

he's come a long way since then (fig) — er hat sich seitdem sehr gebessert

he'll go a long way (fig) — er wird es weit bringen

to have a long way to go (lit, fit) — weit vom Ziel entfernt sein; (with work) bei Weitem nicht fertig sein

it should go a long way toward(s) solving the problem — das sollte or müsste bei dem Problem schon ein gutes Stück weiterhelfen

a little goes a long way — ein kleines bisschen reicht sehr lange

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit hilft viel

that's a long way from the truth — das ist weit von der Wahrheit entfernt

better by a long way — bei Weitem or um vieles besser

not by a long way — bei Weitem nicht

7) = manner Art f, Weise f

I'd rather do it my way — ich möchte es lieber auf meine (eigene) Art or Weise machen

that's his way of saying thank you — das ist seine Art, sich zu bedanken

the French way of doing it — (die Art,) wie man es in Frankreich macht

a funny way of talking — eine komische Art zu reden

to learn the hard way — aus dem eigenen Schaden lernen

way of thinking — Denk(ungs)art f, Denkweise f

to my way of thinking —

to go on in the same old way — wie vorher weitermachen, auf die alte Tour weitermachen (inf)

in a general way this is true — ganz allgemein ist das richtig

what a way to talk! — so etwas sagt man nicht!

in a big way — im großen Stil

in a small way — in kleinem Ausmaß, im Kleinen __diams; one way or another/the other so oder so

it does not matter (to me) one way or the other — es macht (mir) so oder so nichts aus, es ist mir gleich __diams; either way

either way, we're bound to lose — (so oder so,) wir verlieren auf jeden Fall or auf alle Fälle

no way! — nichts drin! (inf), was? (inf), ausgeschlossen!

there's no way I'm going to agree/you'll persuade him — auf keinen Fall werde ich zustimmen/werden Sie ihn überreden können

there's no way that's a Porsche — ausgeschlossen, dass das ein Porsche ist

that's no way to speak to your mother — so spricht man nicht mit seiner Mutter

you can't have it both ways — du kannst nicht beides haben, beides (zugleich) geht nicht (inf)

he wants it both ways — er will das eine haben und das andere nicht lassen

this one is better, there are no two ways about it (inf) — dieses hier ist besser, da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel or das steht fest

do it this way it was this way... — machen Sie es so or auf diese (Art und) Weise es war so or folgendermaßen...

this way he need never know — auf diese Weise muss er es nie erfahren

I've always had a job, I've been lucky that way — ich hatte immer einen Job, in dieser Hinsicht habe ich Glück gehabt

the way she walks/talks — (so) wie sie geht/spricht

I don't like the way (that) he's looking at you —

do you understand the way things are developing? do you remember the way it was/we were? — verstehst du, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln? erinnerst du dich noch (daran), wie es war/wie wir damals waren?

that's not the way we do things here — so or auf die Art machen wir das hier nicht

you could tell by the way he was dressed —

it's just the way you said it — es ist die Art, wie du es gesagt hast

do it any way you like — machen Sie es, wie Sie wollen

that's the way it goes! — so ist das eben, so ist das nun mal!

the way things are — so, wie es ist or wie die Dinge liegen

the way things are going — so, wie die Dinge sich entwickeln

that's the way the money goes — so geht das Geld weg

it's not what you do, it's the way (that) you do it — es kommt nicht darauf an, was man macht, sondern wie man es macht = exactly as so, wie

leave everything the way it is — lass alles so, wie es ist

it was all the way you said it would be — es war alles so, wie du (es) gesagt hattest

do it the way I do (it) — machen Sie es so or auf dieselbe Art und Weise wie ich (es mache)

to show sb the way to do sth — jdm zeigen, wie or auf welche Art und Weise etw gemacht wird

show me the way to do it — zeig mir, wie (ich es machen soll)

that's not the right way to do it — so geht das nicht, so kann man das nicht machen

what's the best way to do it? — wie macht man das am besten?

there is only one way to speak to him — man kann mit ihm nur auf (die) eine Art und Weise reden __diams; ways and means Mittel und Wege pl

Ways and Means Committee (US) — Steuerausschuss m

8) = means Weg m

we'll find a way — wir werden (schon) einen Weg finden

love will find a way — die Liebe überwindet jedes Hindernis or alle Schwierigkeiten

9) = method, technique Art f

he has a way of knowing what I'm thinking — er hat eine Art zu wissen, was ich denke

we have ways of making you talk — wir haben gewisse Mittel, um Sie zum Reden zu bringen

there are many ways of solving the problem —

ha, that's one way of solving it! — ja, so kann man das auch machen!

the best way is to put it in the freezer for ten minutes — am besten legt man es für zehn Minuten ins Gefrierfach

he has a way with children — er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen, er hat eine geschickte Art (im Umgang) mit Kindern

he has a way with him — er hat so eine (gewisse) Art

10) = habit Art f

it is not/only his way to... — es ist nicht/eben seine Art, zu...

to get out of/into the way of doing sth — sich (dat) ab-/angewöhnen, etw zu tun

the ways of the Spaniards —

the ways of Providence/God — die Wege der Vorsehung/Gottes

the way of the world — der Lauf der Welt or der Dinge

that is our way with traitors — so machen wir das mit Verrätern

he has his little ways — er hat so seine Eigenheiten or Marotten (inf)

as is the way with... — wie das mit... so ist

way of life — Lebensstil m; (of nation) Lebensart f

11) = respect Hinsicht f

in a way — in gewisser Hinsicht or Weise

in no way — in keiner Weise

in many/some ways — in vieler/gewisser Hinsicht

in every possible way —

to be better in every possible way — in jeder Hinsicht besser sein

in more ways than one — in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht

what have you got in the way of drink/food? — was haben Sie an Getränken or zu trinken/an Lebensmitteln or zu essen?

12)

= desire to get or have one's (own) way —

our team had it all their own way in the second half — in der zweiten Halbzeit ging für unsere Mannschaft alles nach Wunsch

have it your own way! — wie du willst!

13) = state Zustand m

he's in a bad way — er ist in schlechter Verfassung

things are in a bad way — die Dinge stehen schlecht

2. PLURAL NOUN
(NAUT = slipway) Helling f, Ablaufbahn f
3. ADVERB
(inf)
way over/up — weit drüben/oben

it's way too big — das ist viel zu groß

way hip (US) — total hip (inf)

way back when — vor langer Zeit, als

since way back — seit Urzeiten

that was way back — das ist schon lange her, das war schon vor langer Zeit

he was way out with his guess — er hatte weit daneben- or vorbeigeraten, er hatte weit gefehlt or er lag weit daneben (inf) mit seiner Annahme

his guess was way out — seine Annahme war weit gefehlt

you're way out if you think... — da liegst du aber schief (inf) or da hast du dich aber gewaltig geirrt, wenn du glaubst,...

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way¹ [weı] s

1. Weg m:

way back Rückweg;

on the way back from auf dem Rückweg von;

way home Heimweg;

way through Durchreise f, -fahrt f;

the way of the cross REL der Kreuzweg;

ways and means

a) Mittel und Wege,

b) besonders POL (finanzielle) Mittel, Geldbeschaffung(smaßnahmen) f;

ask the ( oder one’s) way nach dem Weg fragen;

lose one’s way sich verlaufen oder verirren;

send sb on their way (Fußball) jemanden schicken;

take one’s way sich aufmachen (to nach); → committee 1, find B 3, know A 3

2. Straße f, Weg m:

over ( oder across) the way gegenüber

3. fig Gang m, Lauf m:

that is the way of the world das ist der Lauf der Welt; → flesh A 5

4. Richtung f, Seite f:

which way is he looking? wohin schaut er?;

look the other way wegschauen;

this way

a) hierher,

b) hier entlang ( → 9);

the other way round umgekehrt

5. Weg m, Entfernung f, Strecke f:

a good way off ziemlich weit entfernt;

a long way off ( oder from here) weit (von hier) entfernt;

Easter is still a long way off bis Ostern ist es noch lang;

a long way up weit oder hoch hinauf;

a little (long, good) way ein kleines (weites, gutes) Stück Wegs;

a long way off perfection alles andere als vollkommen;

go a long way back fig (weit) ausholen

6. (freie) Bahn, Raum m, Platz m:

be ( oder stand) in sb’s way jemandem im Weg sein oder stehen (a. fig);

give way

a) (zurück)weichen,

b) nachgeben (to dat) (Person od Sache),

c) sich hingeben ( to despair der Verzweiflung);

give way to a car AUTO einem Auto die Vorfahrt lassen;

out of the way! aus dem Weg!

7. Weg m, Durchgang m, Öffnung f:

way of a cock TECH Hahnbohrung f

8. Vorwärtskommen n:

make way besonders SCHIFF vorwärtskommen

9. Art f und Weise f, Weg m, Methode f, Verfahren n:

any way auf jede oder irgendeine Art;

any way you please ganz wie Sie wollen;

in a big (small) way im Großen (Kleinen);

one way or another irgendwie, auf irgendeine (Art und) Weise;

in more ways than one in mehr als einer Beziehung;

some way or other auf die eine oder andere Weise, irgendwie;

way of living (speaking, thinking) Lebensweise (Sprechweise, Denkweise, -art);

to my way of thinking nach meiner Meinung;

the right (wrong) way (to do it) richtig (falsch);

the same way genauso;

the way he does it so wie er es macht;

the way I am feeling so wie ich mich im Moment fühle;

I like the way she laughs ich mag ihr Lachen;

the way I see it nach meiner Einschätzung;

this ( oder that) way so ( → 4);

that’s the way to do it so macht man das;

if that’s the way you feel about it wenn Sie so darüber denken;

in a polite (friendly) way höflich (freundlich);

in its way auf seine Art;

in what ( oder which) way? inwiefern?, wieso?; → each A

10. Gewohnheit f, Brauch m, Sitte f:

the good old ways die guten alten Bräuche

11. Eigenheit f, -art f:

funny ways komische Manieren;

it is not his way es ist nicht seine Art oder Gewohnheit;

she has a winning way sie hat eine gewinnende Art;

that’s always the way with him so macht er es oder geht es ihm immer

12. (Aus)Weg m:

find a way

13. Hinsicht f, Beziehung f:

in a way in gewisser Hinsicht, irgendwie;

in every way in jeder Hinsicht oder Beziehung;

in one way in einer Beziehung;

in some ways in mancher Hinsicht;

in the way of food was Essen anbelangt, an Lebensmitteln

14. ( besonders Gesundheits)Zustand m, Lage f, Verfassung f:

in a bad way in einer schlimmen Lage oder Verfassung;

live in a great (small) way auf großem Fuß (in kleinen Verhältnissen oder sehr bescheiden) leben

15. Berufszweig m, Fach n:

it is not in his way, it does not fall in his way das schlägt nicht in sein Fach;

he is in the oil way er ist im Ölhandel (beschäftigt)

16. umg Umgebung f, Gegend f:

somewhere London way irgendwo in der Gegend von London

17. the Way BIBEL der Weg (die christliche Religion)

18. pl TECH Führungen pl (bei Maschinen)

19. SCHIFF Fahrt(geschwindigkeit) f: → gather A 5

20. pl Schiffsbau:

a) Helling f

b) Stapelblöcke plBesondere Redewendungen: by the way

a) im Vorbeigehen, unterwegs,

b) am Weg(esrand), an der Straße,

c) fig übrigens, nebenbei (bemerkt),

d) zufällig but that’s by the way aber dies nur nebenbei;

by way of

a) (auf dem Weg) über (akk), durch,

b) fig in der Absicht zu, um zu,

c) als Entschuldigung etc, anstelle von (od gen) by way of example beispielsweise;

by way of exchange auf dem Tauschwege;

by way of grace JUR auf dem Gnadenweg;

be by way of being angry im Begriff sein, wütend zu werden;

be by way of doing sth

a) dabei sein, etwas zu tun,

b) pflegen oder es gewohnt sein oder die Aufgabe haben, etwas zu tun not by a long way noch lange nicht;

in the way of

a) auf dem Weg oder dabei zu,

b) hinsichtlich (gen) in the way of business auf dem üblichen Geschäftsweg;

no way! umg auf (gar) keinen Fall!, kommt überhaupt nicht infrage!;

no way can we accept that das können wir auf gar keinen Fall akzeptieren;

on the ( oder one’s) way unterwegs, auf dem Weg;

die on one’s way to hospital auf dem Weg ins Krankenhaus sterben;

on the way to victory auf der Siegesstraße;

be on the way sich andeuten;

well on one’s way in vollem Gange, schon weit vorangekommen (a. fig);

out of the way

a) abgelegen, abseits, abgeschieden,

b) ungewöhnlich, ausgefallen,

c) übertrieben, abwegig nothing out of the way nichts Besonderes oder Ungewöhnliches;

under way

a) SCHIFF in Fahrt,

b) fig im Gange, in Gang the meeting was already under way die Konferenz war schon im Gange;

get sth under way etwas in Gang bringen;

be in a fair way auf dem besten Wege sein;

come in sb’s way jemandem über den Weg laufen;

find its way into Eingang finden in (akk);

force one’s way sich einen Weg bahnen;

go sb’s way

a) den gleichen Weg gehen wie jemand,

b) jemanden begleiten go one’s way(s) seinen Weg gehen, fig seinen Lauf nehmen;

go out of one’s way große Mühen oder Unannehmlichkeiten auf sich nehmen ( to do zu tun);

go the whole way fig ganze Arbeit leisten;

have a way with sb mit jemandem gut zurechtkommen, gut umgehen können mit jemandem;

he’s got a way with words er ist sehr wortgewandt;

have one’s (own) way seinen Kopf oder Willen durchsetzen;

if I had my (own) way wenn es nach mir ginge;

learn the hard way Lehrgeld zahlen (müssen);

make way

a) Platz machen,

b) vorwärtskommen they made way for the ambulance to pass sie machten dem Krankenwagen Platz;

make one’s way sich durchsetzen, seinen Weg machen;

put sb in the way (of doing sth) jemandem die Möglichkeit geben(, etwas zu tun);

put out of the way aus dem Weg räumen (auch töten);

put o.s. out of the way große Mühen oder Unannehmlichkeiten auf sich nehmen ( to do zu tun);

see one’s way to do sth eine Möglichkeit sehen, etwas zu tun;

work one’s way up sich hocharbeiten; → both A, mend A 2, pave, pay¹ B 1

way² [weı] adv weit oben, unten etc:

way back weit entfernt oder hinten oder zurück;

way back in 1902 (schon) damals im Jahre 1902;

we’re friends from way back wir sind uralte Freunde;

way down South weit unten im Süden;

this is way off his personal best SPORT das ist weit entfernt von seiner persönlichen Bestleistung;

you are way off with your remark du liegst mit deiner Bemerkung völlig daneben

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1. noun
1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, der

across or over the way — gegenüber

2) (route) Weg, der

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

many offers came his way — er kriegte viele Angebote

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

out of the way — abgelegen

3) (method) Art und Weise, die

there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

I don't like the way she smiles — mir gefällt ihr Lächeln nicht

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

there was no way he would change his stand — er würde auf gar keinen Fall seinen Standpunkt ändern

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

one way or another — irgendwie

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

better that way — besser so

either way — so oder so

4) (desired course of action) Wille, der

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

5) in sing. or (Amer. coll.) pl. (distance between two points) Stück, das

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

all the way — den ganzen Weg

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

6) (room for progress) Weg, der

block the way — den Weg versperren

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

make way! — Platz da!

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

Move one's car out of the way — seinen Wagen aus dem Weg fahren

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

7) (journey)

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur

on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

we stopped on the way to have lunch — wir hielten unterwegs zum Mittagessen an

on her way home — auf dem Nachhauseweg

they're on their way — sie sind unterwegs

on the way there — auf dem Hinweg

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

By the way — übrigens

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

8) (specific direction) Richtung, die

she went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen

look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!

He wouldn't look my way — er hat nicht zu mir herübergesehen

I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

this/which way round — so/wie herum

stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen

turn something the right way round — etwas richtig herum drehen

‘this way up’ — "hier oben"

9) (advance) Weg, der

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

get under way — wegkommen

make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

pay one's way — für sich selbst aufkommen

10) (respect) Hinsicht, die

in [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso

in some ways — in gewisser Hinsicht

in one way — auf eine Art

not in any way — in keiner Weise

in every way — in jeder Hinsicht

in a way — auf eine Art

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht

11) (state) Verfassung, die

in a bad way — schlecht

they are in a very bad way — es geht ihnen sehr schlecht

either way — so oder so

in a small way — in bescheidenem Rahmen

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung

12) (custom) Art, die

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

in its way — auf seine/ihre Art

way of life — Lebensstil, der

change one's ways — sich ändern

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

to my way of thinking — meiner Meinung nach

13) (normal course of events)

be the way — so od. üblich sein

that is always the way — das ist immer so

14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)

he has a way with him — er hat so eine Art

she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen

15) (specific manner) Eigenart, die

fall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der

17) in pl. (parts) Teile

split something three ways — etwas in drei Teile teilen
2. adverb
weit

way off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg

way up in the clouds — hoch oben in den Wolken

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben

way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal

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(of doing something) n.

Manier -en f. n.

Art und Weise f.

Bahn -en f.

Gang ¨-e m.

Straße -n f.

Strecke -n f.

Weg -e m.

Weise -n f.

English-german dictionary > way
19 name

1. noun
1) Name, der

what's your name/the name of this place? — wie heißt du/dieser Ort?

my name is Jack — ich heiße Jack; mein Name ist Jack

no one of or by that name — niemand mit diesem Namen od. (geh.) dieses Namens

last name — Zuname, der, Nachname, der

the name of Edwards — der Name Edwards

by name — namentlich [erwähnen, aufrufen usw.]

know somebody by name/by name only — jemanden mit Namen/nur dem Namen nach kennen

that's the name of the game — (coll.) darum geht es

put one's/somebody's name down for something — sich/jemanden für etwas vormerken lassen

put one's/somebody's name down on the waiting list — sich auf die Warteliste setzen lassen/jemanden auf die Warteliste setzen

without a penny to his name — ohne einen Pfennig in der Tasche

in name [only] — [nur] auf dem Papier

in all but name — im Grunde genommen

2) (reputation) Ruf, der

make a name for oneself — sich (Dat.) einen Namen machen

make one's/somebody's name — berühmt werden/jemanden berühmt machen

clear one's/somebody's name — seine/jemandes Unschuld beweisen

3)

call somebody names — (abuse) jemanden beschimpfen

4) (famous person) Name, der

many great or big names — viele namhafte Persönlichkeiten; viele Größen

be a big name — einen großen Namen haben

5) attrib.

name brand — Markenartikel, der
2. transitive verb
1) (give name to) einen Namen geben (+ Dat.)

name somebody John — jemanden John nennen

name a ship "Mary" — ein Schiff [auf den Namen] "Mary" taufen

name somebody/something after or (Amer.) for somebody — jemanden/etwas nach jemandem benennen

be named John — John heißen

a man named Smith — ein Mann namens od. mit Namen Smith

2) (call by right name) benennen

name the capital of Zambia — nenne die Hauptstadt von Sambia

3) (nominate) ernennen

name somebody [as] something — jemanden zu etwas ernennen

name one's successor — seinen Nachfolger bestimmen

he was named as the winner — ihm wurde der Sieg zuerkannt

4) (mention) nennen; (specify) benennen

name names — Namen nennen

name the day — (choose wedding day) den Tag der Hochzeit festsetzen

to name but a few — um nur einige zu nennen

we were given champagne, oysters, you name it — wir kriegten Champagner, Austern, und, und, und

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[neim] 1. noun
1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) der Name

2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) der Ruf
2. verb
1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) nennen

2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) benennen

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name

[neɪm]

I. n

1. (title) Name m

hello, my \name's Peter hallo, ich heiße Peter

what's your \name? wie heißen Sie?

her full name is... ihr voller Name lautet...

first \name Vorname m

last \name Familienname m, Nachname m

to call sb \names jdn beschimpfen

some of the kids had been calling her \names ein paar von den anderen Kindern hatten ihr Schimpfwörter nachgerufen

to write one's last \name down first seinen Familiennamen zuerst angeben

by \name dem Namen nach

they were listed by \name and country of origin die Studenten waren dem Namen und Heimatland nach aufgelistet

in the business world he goes by the \name of J. Walter Fortune ( form) in der Geschäftswelt kennt man ihn unter dem Namen J. Walter Fortune

in all but \name de facto

she is vice-president in all but \name de facto ist sie die Vizepräsidentin

in \name only nur nominell [o dem Namen nach]

to do sth in the \name of sb [or to do sth in sb's \name] etw in jds Namen tun

I reserved by phone yesterday in the \name of Tremin ich habe gestern telefonisch auf den Namen Tremin reservieren lassen

the union is taking action in our \name die Gewerkschaft unternimmt Schritte in unserem Namen

in the \name of freedom and justice im Namen von Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit

in God's [or heaven's] \name um Himmels willen

what in God's \name caused that outburst? was um Himmels willen hat diesen Ausbruch verursacht?

under the \name of... unter dem Pseudonym...

2. (denoting an object or concept)

name of the article/account Bezeichnung f des Artikels/Kontos

3. no pl (reputation) Name m, Ruf m

if this project fails our \name will be mud wenn dieses Projekt fehlschlägt, wird unser Ruf ruiniert sein

to be a big/an important \name zu den großen/bedeutenden Persönlichkeiten zählen

a good/bad \name ein guter/schlechter Ruf

he developed a bad \name er hat sich einen schlechten Ruf eingehandelt

to give sb/sth a good \name jdm/etw einen guten Ruf verschaffen

to give sb/sth a bad \name jdn/etw in Verruf bringen

to clear one's \name seinen Namen reinwaschen

to have a \name for sth für etw akk bekannt sein

to make a \name for oneself sich dat einen Namen machen

he has made a \name for himself as a talented journalist er hat als talentierter Journalist von sich reden gemacht

4. BRIT ECON Lloyd's Mitglied

5.

▶ a \name to conjure with ein Name, der Wunder wirkt

Wutherington-Smythe, my goodness, that's a \name to conjure with! meine Güte, Wutherington-Smythe, das ist ein Name, der Eindruck macht

▶ the \name of the game das, worauf es ankommt

financial survival is the \name of the game was zählt, ist das finanzielle Überleben

▶ without a penny [or cent] to one's \name ohne einen Pfennig

he has not a penny to his \name er ist völlig mittellos

▶ to take sb's \name in vain jds Namen missbrauchen

II. vt

1. (call)

▪ to \name sb jdm einen Namen geben

they \named their little boy Philip sie nannten ihren kleinen Sohn Philip

▪ to \name sb after [or AM for] sb jdn nach jdm [be]nennen

Paul was \named after his grandfather Paul wurde nach seinem Großvater benannt

▪ to \name sth after [or AM for] sb etw nach jdm benennen

2. (list)

▪ to \name sb/sth jdn/etw nennen

\name three types of monkey geben Sie drei Affenarten an

3. (choose)

▪ to \name sb/sth jdn/etw nennen

to \name the time and the place [die] Zeit und [den] Ort nennen

you \name it was auch immer Sie wollen

gin, vodka, whisky, beer — you \name it, I've got it Gin, Wodka, Whisky, Bier — was [immer] Sie wünschen, ich führe es

4. (nominate)

▪ to \name sb sth jdn zu etw dat ernennen

she has been \named the new Democratic candidate sie ist als neuer Kandidat der Demokraten aufgestellt worden

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[neɪm]
1. n

1) Name m

what's your name? — wie heißen Sie?, wie ist Ihr Name? (form)

my name is... — ich heiße..., mein Name ist... (form)

what's the name of this street? — wie heißt diese Straße?

this man, Smith by name — dieser Mann namens Smith

a man ( going) by the name of Gunn — ein Mann namens or mit Namen Gunn

I know him only by name — ich kenne ihn nur dem Namen nach

he knows all his customers by name — er kennt alle seine Kunden bei Namen

to refer to sb/sth by name —

in name alone or only — nur dem Namen nach

a marriage in name only —

I won't mention any names he writes under the name of X — ich möchte keine Namen nennen er schreibt unter dem Namen X

fill in your name(s) and address(es) —

they married to give the child a name — sie haben geheiratet, damit das Kind einen Namen hatte

what name shall I say? — wie ist Ihr Name, bitte?; (on telephone) wer ist am Apparat?; (before showing sb in) wen darf ich melden?

to have one's name taken (Ftbl, Police etc) — aufgeschrieben werden

in the name of — im Namen

stop in the name of the law in the name of goodness/God — halt, im Namen des Gesetzes um Himmels/Gottes willen

what in God's name... — was in Gottes Namen...

all the big names were there — alle großen Namen waren da

I'll put my/your name down (on list, in register etc) — ich trage mich/dich ein; (for school, class, excursion, competition etc) ich melde mich/dich an (for zu, for a school in einer Schule); (for tickets, goods etc) ich lasse mich/dich vormerken; (on waiting list) ich lasse mich or meinen Namen/dich or deinen Namen auf die Warteliste setzen

I'll put your name down, Sir/Madam — ich werde Sie vormerken

to call sb names — jdn beschimpfen

you can call me all the names you like... — du kannst mich nennen, was du willst...

not to have a penny/cent to one's name — völlig pleite sein (inf), keinen roten Heller haben (dated)

what's in a name? — was ist or bedeutet schon ein Name?, Name ist Schall und Rauch (Prov)

in all but name — praktisch

that's the name of the game (inf) — darum geht es

for these people survival is the name of the game — diesen Leuten geht es ums Überleben

I'll do it or my name's not Bob Brown — ich mache das, so wahr ich Bob Brown heiße

2) (= reputation) Name m, Ruf m

to have a good/bad name — einen guten/schlechten Ruf or Namen haben

to get a bad name — in Verruf kommen

to give sb a bad name — jdn in Verruf bringen

to protect one's good name — seinen Ruf or guten Namen wahren

to make one's name as, to make a name for oneself as — sich (dat) einen Namen machen als

to make one's name — berühmt werden

this book made his name — mit diesem Buch machte er sich einen Namen

to have a name for sth — für etw bekannt sein

3) (= important person) Persönlichkeit f

4) (Brit: Lloyd's investor) Lloyd's-Gesellschafter(in) m(f)

2. vt

1) (= call by a name, give a name to) person nennen; plant, new star etc benennen, einen Namen geben (+dat); ship taufen, einen Namen geben (+dat)

I name this child/ship X —

a person named Smith — jemand namens or mit Namen Smith

the child is named Peter — das Kind hat den or hört auf den Namen Peter

for sb — ein Kind nach jdm nennen

to name sb as a witness —

he was named as the thief/culprit/victim — er wurde als der Dieb/der Schuldige/das Opfer genannt or bezeichnet

they refused to name the victim — sie hielten den Namen des Opfers geheim

to name names — Namen nennen

2) (= appoint, nominate) ernennen

to name sb mayor/as leader —

to name sb for the post of mayor — jdn für das Amt des Bürgermeisters vorschlagen

he has been named as Nobel Prize winner — ihm wurde der Nobelpreis verliehen

they named her as the winner of the award — sie haben ihr den Preis verliehen

to name sb as one's heir — jdn zu seinem Erben bestimmen

3)

(= describe, designate) to name sb (as) sth — jdn als etw bezeichnen

4) (= specify, list) nennen

name the main plays by Shakespeare — nenne mir die wichtigsten Dramen Shakespeares

name your price — nennen Sie Ihren Preis

to name the day (inf) — den Hochzeitstag festsetzen

name the date and I'll be there — bestimmen Sie den Tag, und ich werde da sein

you name it, they have it/he's done it — es gibt nichts, was sie nicht haben/was er noch nicht gemacht hat

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name [neım]

A v/t

1. (be)nennen ( after, US auch for nach), einen Namen geben (dat):

he had a street named after him nach ihm wurde eine Straße benannt

2. mit Namen nennen, beim Namen nennen

3. nennen, erwähnen, anführen:

he was named in the report;

name but one um nur einen zu nennen;

you name it, it’s in this car es gibt nichts, was es in diesem Wagen nicht gibt;

name names Namen nennen

4. a) ernennen zu

b) nominieren, vorschlagen ( beide:

for für)

c) wählen zu

d) benennen, bekannt geben

5. ein Datum etc festsetzen, bestimmen: how much do you want for this car? name your own price wie viel wollen Sie denn zahlen?, was ist er Ihnen denn wert?

6. PARL Br zur Ordnung rufen

B adj

1. Namen(s)…

2. US berühmt

C s

1. Name m:

what is your name? wie heißen Sie?

2. Name m, Bezeichnung f, Benennung f

3. Schimpfname m:

call sb names

a) jemanden beschimpfen,

b) jemanden verspotten

4. Name m, Ruf m:

a bad name

5. (berühmter) Name, (guter) Ruf, Ruhm m:

a man of name ein Mann von Ruf

6. Name m, Berühmtheit f, berühmte Persönlichkeit:

the great names of our century die großen Namen unseres Jahrhunderts

7. a) Sippe f, Geschlecht n, Familie f

b) Rasse f

c) Volk nBesondere Redewendungen: by name

a) mit Namen, namentlich,

b) namens,

c) dem Namen nach;

call sth by its proper name etwas beim richtigen Namen nennen;

mention by name namentlich erwähnen;

know sb by name

a) jemanden mit Namen kennen,

b) jemanden nur dem Namen nach kennen;

by ( oder under) the name of A. unter dem Namen A.;

a man by ( oder of) the name of A. ein Mann namens A.;

in name only nur dem Namen nach;

in all ( oder everything) but name wenn auch nicht dem Namen nach;

in the name of

a) um (gen) willen,

b) im Namen (gen),

c) unter dem Namen (gen),

d) auf den Namen (gen);

in the name of the law im Namen des Gesetzes;

in one’s own name in eigenem Namen;

be in sb’s name auf jemandes Namen eingetragen oder zugelassen sein;

be a name in show business einen Namen im Showbusiness haben;

get a bad name in Verruf kommen;

I haven’t got a penny to my name ich besitze keinen Pfennig;

give one’s name seinen Namen nennen;

give it a name! umg (he)raus damit!, sagen Sie, was Sie wollen!;

give sb a bad name jemanden in Verruf bringen;

give a dog a bad name (and hang him) (Sprichwort) einmal in Verruf, immer in Verruf;

have a bad name in schlechtem Ruf stehen ( among bei);

have a name for being a coward im Rufe stehen oder dafür bekannt sein, ein Feigling zu sein;

make one’s name, make a name for o.s., make o.s. a name sich einen Namen machen (as als; by durch);

put one’s name down for

a) kandidieren für,

b) sich anmelden für,

c) sich vormerken lassen für;

send in one’s name sich (an)melden;

he had his name taken SPORT er wurde verwarnt;

what’s in a name? was bedeutet schon ein Name?, Namen sind Schall und Rauch;

be the name of the game das Wichtigste sein; das sein, worauf es ankommt;

profit is the name of the game in business im Geschäftsleben dreht sich alles um Gewinn

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1. noun
1) Name, der

what's your name/the name of this place? — wie heißt du/dieser Ort?

my name is Jack — ich heiße Jack; mein Name ist Jack

no one of or by that name — niemand mit diesem Namen od. (geh.) dieses Namens

last name — Zuname, der, Nachname, der

the name of Edwards — der Name Edwards

by name — namentlich [erwähnen, aufrufen usw.]

know somebody by name/by name only — jemanden mit Namen/nur dem Namen nach kennen

that's the name of the game — (coll.) darum geht es

put one's/somebody's name down for something — sich/jemanden für etwas vormerken lassen

put one's/somebody's name down on the waiting list — sich auf die Warteliste setzen lassen/jemanden auf die Warteliste setzen

without a penny to his name — ohne einen Pfennig in der Tasche

in name [only] — [nur] auf dem Papier

in all but name — im Grunde genommen

2) (reputation) Ruf, der

make a name for oneself — sich (Dat.) einen Namen machen

make one's/somebody's name — berühmt werden/jemanden berühmt machen

clear one's/somebody's name — seine/jemandes Unschuld beweisen

3)

call somebody names — (abuse) jemanden beschimpfen

4) (famous person) Name, der

many great or big names — viele namhafte Persönlichkeiten; viele Größen

be a big name — einen großen Namen haben

5) attrib.

name brand — Markenartikel, der
2. transitive verb
1) (give name to) einen Namen geben (+ Dat.)

name somebody John — jemanden John nennen

name a ship "Mary" — ein Schiff [auf den Namen] "Mary" taufen

name somebody/something after or (Amer.) for somebody — jemanden/etwas nach jemandem benennen

be named John — John heißen

a man named Smith — ein Mann namens od. mit Namen Smith

2) (call by right name) benennen

name the capital of Zambia — nenne die Hauptstadt von Sambia

3) (nominate) ernennen

name somebody [as] something — jemanden zu etwas ernennen

name one's successor — seinen Nachfolger bestimmen

he was named as the winner — ihm wurde der Sieg zuerkannt

4) (mention) nennen; (specify) benennen

name names — Namen nennen

name the day — (choose wedding day) den Tag der Hochzeit festsetzen

to name but a few — um nur einige zu nennen

we were given champagne, oysters, you name it — wir kriegten Champagner, Austern, und, und, und

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n.

Name -n m. v.

benennen v.

heißen v.

(§ p.,pp.: hieß, geheißen)

nennen v.

(§ p.,pp.: nannte, genannt)

English-german dictionary > name
20 put

1. III
put smth.

1) where have I put the ticket? куда я засунул /дел/ билет?

2) put things (it, one's ideas, the case, etc.) излагать что-л. и т.д.; have a neat (brilliant, graceful, logical, clear, etc.) way of putting things [уметь] четко и т.д. излагать что-л.; as he put it как он выразился; as Horace puts it как об этом пишет Гораций, как это сказано у Горация; let me put my side of the case позвольте мне изложить мою точку зрения

3) put a resolution предлагать резолюцию; put a motion (a proposal, etc.) выдвигать предложение и т.д.

4) put a question задавать вопрос

5) put smth. sport. put the shot (the weight, etc.) толкать ядро и т.д.
2. IV
1) put smth., smb. somewhere put a suitcase (a bag, a box, etc.) down опустить /положить или поставить на пол или на землю/ чемодан и т.д.; will you please put the reference book (the dictionary, the hat, specimens, etc.) here (over there, somewhere, back, etc.) пожалуйста, положите сюда и т.д. справочник и т.д.; put this chair there поставьте этот стул туда; put that dog down at once and don't touch it any more опусти собаку сейчас же и больше не трогай ее; did you put the swim-suits in? ты положил [в чемодан] /уложил/ купальные костюмы?; put the rubbish out выносить мусор; put out one's tongue высунуть /показать/ язык: put one's head out высунуть голову; put out a boat вывести лодку в море; now, children, you may put your hands down a теперь, дети, можете опустить руки; put smth. in some manner put one's things (books, one's clothes, etc.) together сложить /собрать/ свои вещи и т.д.; put the hands of a clock (the minute hand, the clock, etc.) back (forward) передвинуть /перевести/ стрелки часов и т.д. назад (вперед); put the clock back an hour перевести часы на час назад; that clock is fast, I'd better put it back five minutes эти часы спешат, пожалуй, я переведу их назад на пять минут; one can't put the clock back время нельзя повернуть назад: let's put two heads together давай подумаем вместе

2) put smth. somewhere put one's interests (problems of health, science, etc.) first ставить собственные интересы и т.д. на первое место; put truth first заботиться прежде всего об истине; ставить истину во главу угла

3) put smth., smb. in some state put things to rights a) привести все в порядок; б) все исправить; how can we put him at [his] ease? как мы можем его успокоить?

4) put smth. in some manner put a case (ideas, a proposal, a matter, facts, things, the story, etc.) clearly (plainly, bluntly, forcibly, cleverly, etc.) излагать /выражать, формулировать/ дело /суть, обстоятельства дела/ и т.д. ясно и т.д.; the report puts the facts truthfully все факты, изложенные в донесении, соответствуют действительности; the teacher puts things convincingly учитель убедительно все объясняет или излагает; to put it briefly, his idea is that... коротко говоря, его мысль состоит в том, что...; to put it frankly, I don't саге for him откровенно /честно/ говоря, он мне не нравится; to say that I was frightened is putting it mildly мягко говоря, я испугался; I don't know how to put it я не знаю, как это выразить /как это сказать/; put it so as not to offend him скажите это так, чтобы он не обиделся

5) put smth. somewhere put your name here, please распишитесь здесь, пожалуйста

6) || put smb. back задержать кого-л.; the traffic jam put us back a whole hour пробка на дороге задержала нас на целый час
3. VI
put smth. to some state put a watch (a clock) right (wrong) поставить часы правильно (неправильно); put a clock (a watch) fast (slow) отрегулировать часы так, чтобы они шли быстрее (медленнее); put things /the matter/ right исправить положение вещей /дел/; his short note put everything right его короткая записка поставила все на свои места; he put everything wrong он все испортил: the teacher put the boy right учитель поправил ребенка /объяснил ребенку, в чем его ошибка/
4. VII
put smth., smb. to do smth. put dishes to drain поставить посуду сушиться; put towels to dry повесить полотенца сушиться; put her to wash dishes (the girl to take care of the children, him to mind the furnace, etc.) поручить ей мыть посуду и т.д.; he put me to work peeling potatoes он посадил меня чистить картошку
5. XI
1) be put on (in, under, etc.) smth. the books were put on the shelf (on the table, under the tarpaulin, etc.) книги положили на полку и т.д.; the parcels were put in a bag свертки /посылки и т.п./ были уложены в мешок; every little thing must be put in its right place каждую даже самую маленькую вещичку надо класть на [свое] место

2) be put to (into, in, out of, etc.) smth. be put (in)to jail /gaol/ быть посаженным /заключенным/ в тюрьму; be put into quarantine быть отправленным /помещенным, посаженным/ в /на/ карантин; the refugees were put in the hostel беженцев разместили в общежитии; he was put to bed его уложили спать; the boy was put out of the room for being impudent мальчика вывели из комнаты за дерзкое поведение; he was put out of the court его удаляли из зала суда; be put in some manner the new boys were put together in one dormitory новичков поместили вместе в одной спальне; he has more sense than all the rest put together у него больше здравого смысла, чем у всех остальных, вместе взятых; he thought he knew more than all his teachers put together он считал, что знает больше своих учителей, вместе взятых

3) be put on (to) smth. the notice was put on the front page извещение /объявление/ поместили /напечатали/ на первой странице /полосе/; it's time the child was put to school пора определить ребенка в школу; be put on an army pay-roll быть зачисленным на армейское довольствие

4) be put into smth. the work that has been put into it количество труда, вложенного в это [дело]

5) be put to (into, in, etc.) smth. be put to use использовать; the uses to which his invention can (may) be put возможные способы /виды/ применения /использования/ его изобретения; be put into practice найти [практическое] применение; the law was put into force закон был введен в действие; he is put to every kind of work его ставят на всякую работу, его используют на разной работе; she was put in (to) service ее отдали в прислуги; the land was put into /under/ turnips участок был засеян репой

6) be put into (in, out of, etc.) smth. be is soon put into a passion (into a rage, into despair, etc.) его можно быстро привести в состояние возбуждения и т.д.; the dog was put out of pain a) собаке сняли боль; б) собаку умертвили /усыпили/, чтобы она не мучилась; you will be put in funds in due time [денежные] средства вам предоставят в надлежащее время; be put in some manner all the clocks and watches were put back (forward) an hour on Saturday night в субботу вечером все часы были переведены на час назад (вперед); the wedding was put forward to June 3d свадьбу перенесли на третье июня; the meeting was put back for a week собрание отложили на неделю || be [hard] put to it оказаться в трудном /затруднительном/ положении; surprising what he can do when he's put to it просто удивительно, что только он ни сделает, когда нужно; you will be hard put to it to find a pleasanter place than this (to find a substitute, to get the needed sum, to pay his debts, etc.) [вам будет] трудно найти более приятное место, чем это и т.д.; be hard put to it financially находиться в затруднительном материальном положении; any doubt on this point can be easily put at rest любые сомнения на этот счет можно легко развеять

7) be put to (on, into, in, out of) smth. I have been put to great inconvenience мне это было крайне неудобно; I have been put to great expense меня это ввело в большей расход; be put to the vote быть поставленным на голосование; the motion was put to the vote это предложение было поставлено на голосование; he's already been put to death его уже казнили; he was put on trial a) его предали суду; б) его взяли [на работу] с испытательным сроком; the company will be put in liquidation фирма будет закрыта; he was again put on the same treatment with the same good result ему провели повторный курс лечения, и результат снова оказался хорошим; be put on sale быть выпущенным в продажу; be put in (to) circulation пустить в обращение; only a few copies of the book were put in (to) circulation всего несколько экземпляров книги поступило в продажу; soon buses will be put into service on these routes вскоре по этим маршрутам будут пущены автобусы; these old freight cars have been put out of operation эти старые товарные вагоны сняты с эксплуатации /с линии/; the gun was put out of action орудие было выведено из строя; I had specimen pages put into type я сдал пробные страницы в набор

8) be put to smth. the enemy was soon put to flight неприятель был вскоре обращен в бегство; he was put to his trump cards его заставили козырять /пойти с козырей/

9) be put through smth. the bill was put through Congress last week законопроект был проведен через конгресс /был утвержден конгрессом/ на прошлой неделе

10) be put at smth. the height of this hill is put at 200 metres считают /говорят/, что высота этого холма равна двумстам метрам; it is roughly put at I 5 это приблизительно равняется пяти фунтам

11) be put in some manner be clearly (well, badly, etc.) put быть ясно и т.д. выраженным /изложенным/; а good story (an anecdote, a witticism, a jest, a joke, etc.) well put интересный, хорошо преподнесенный рассказ и т.д.; the case was cleverly put обстоятельства дела были умно /толково/ изложены; the compliment was clumsily put комплимент был сделан неуклюже; it was finely (gracefully, logically, etc.) put by this author об этом тонко и т.д. сказано /это тонко и т.д. сформулировано/ у данного автора; be put in a few words быть выраженным /высказанным/ несколькими словами

12) be put to smb. the question was put to the chairman of the meeting (to the committee, to the management, etc.) вопрос был задан председателю собрания и т.д.

13) be put on smb., smth. dues were put on cattle на крупный рогатый скот был введен налог; embargo has been put on the ship and cargo на корабль и груз было наложено эмбарго; be put under smth. the paper has been put under ban газета была запрещена

14) be put (up)on smth. be put upon the stage быть поставленным на сцене; this opera was put on the air эта опера была поставлена на радио; an incident sufficiently interesting to merit being put on record этот случай вполне заслуживает того, чтобы его записать
6. XVI
put down (up, into, to, for, etc.) some place put down (up) the river двигаться /плыть/ вниз (вверх) по реке; put for home двигаться /направляться/ домой; the ship (the boat, etc.) put back to the shore (to harbour, to port, etc.) корабль и т.д. вернулся /повернул/ к берегу и т.д.; the ship put to Odessa судно шло в Одессу; the ship put out of Odessa судно отплыло из Одессы; the yacht put into Malta for stores (for repairs, etc.) яхта зашла на Мальту, чтобы пополнить [свои] запасы и т.д.; put to sea выйти в море; put to sea in one's yacht отправиться в морское путешествие на собственной яхте
7. XVIII
1) || put oneself in smb.'s place /position/ ставить себя на чье-л. место; put yourself in my place поставь себя на мое место

2) put oneself over smb. coll. put oneself over an audience быть принятым публикой, добиться успеха /завоевать популярность/ у публики
8. XXI1
1) put smth. (up)on (into, in, etc.) smth. put a letter on the table (one's hat on a chair, jewels in a safe, a book down upon the desk, the key in his pocket, a manuscript back in its place, one's clothes into the case, etc.) положить письмо на стол и т.д.; put a bottle on the table (a vase upon the mantlepiece, flowers in water, etc.) поставить бутылку на стол и т.д.; put a thing in its right place положить /поставить/ вещь на место; put a kettle on fire поставить чайник на огонь; put the dress in the cupboard повесить платье в шкаф; put a bandage on smb.'s knee накладывать повязку на колено; put one's hand on smb.'s shoulder положить руку. кому-л. на плечо; put one's arms about smb.'s neck обнять кого-л. за шею, обвить чью-л. шею руками; put one's head on the pillow положить голову на подушку; he put an асе on my king он покрыл моего короля тузом; put smb. on (to) smth. put the baby on the bed положите ребенка на кровать; put a player [back] to his former position вернуть игрока на прежнее место

2) put smb. in some place put smb. in the chair поставить /назначить/ кого-л. председателем; put smb. in the shade оттеснить кого-л. на второй /на задний/ план; put smb. over (under) smb., smth. they put over him a man six years younger than himself они поставили над ним человека на шесть лет моложе него; put a colonel over a division назначить полковника командиром дивизии; they put me under him меня поставили под его начало; put smb., smth. above (before, etc.) smb., smth. he puts Keats above Byron as a poet как поэта он ставит Китса выше Байрона; he puts honour before riches честь для него важнее богатства; put a critic high among other critics ценить /ставить/ данного критика выше всех других; put smth. (up)on smb., smth. put the blame (obligations, hopes, etc.) (up)on smb. возлагать вину и т.д. на кого-л.; he put the blame on me он свалил все на меня; the obligations he had put on us обязательства, которые он на нас возложил; put one's hopes (up)on their talks (oa his decision, on chance, etc.) возлагать надежды на их переговоры и т.д.; put smth. in smb., smth. put confidence /faith, trust/ in smb. верить /доверять/ кому-л.; he puts his faith in reason он верит в силу разума; put no faith in smb.'s assertions не верить чьим-л. утверждениям; put smth. to smth. he puts her failure to lack of experience (to her ignorance, to their refusal, etc.) он относит ее провал за счет неопытности и т.д.; put their conduct to custom объяснять их поведение обычаем; put their success to her credit поставить их успех ей в заслугу || put a wrong construction on smth. а) неправильно понимать или толковать что-л.; б) истолковывать что-л. в худшую сторону; put smb. in possession of smth. ввести кого-л. во владение чем-л.; put difficulties in smb.'s way ставить /чинить/ препятствия кому-л.; put smb., smth. in (to) smb.'s hands доверить кого-л., что-л. кому-л.; put the child in (to) their hands отдать ребенка в их руки; will you put the matter in (to) my hands? не поручите ли вы мне это дело?; put yourself in (to) my hands доверьтесь мне; put smb. in charge of smth. поручить кому-л. руководство чем-л., возложить на кого-л. ответственность за что-л.; put smb. under smb.'s care /under smb.'s charge/ поручить кого-л. чьим-л. заботам; 1 shall put myself under a doctor's care я обращусь к врачу и буду делать то, что он велит; put smth. at smb.'s service предоставить что-л. в чье-л. распоряжение

3) put smth. in (to) (up, down, etc.) smth. puta letter in (to) an envelope (some money in one's purse, a coin into her pocket, a stick of chewing-gum into her mouth, jewels into a box, papers in the drawer, garbage down a chute, etc.) положить письмо в конверт и т.д.; put a key in a lock (a candle into a candlestick, etc.) вставить ключ в замок и т.д.; he put his hands in (to) his pockets он засунул руки в карманы; put those things in a handbag положите все эти вещи в сумочку; put a letter in a mailbox (a halfpenny into a slot, etc.) опустить /бросить/ письмо в [почтовый] ящик и т.д.; I put a coin in a slot-machine я опустил монету в автомат; put some water in a jug налить воды в кувшин; put sugar in (to) [one's] tea класть сахар в чай; put milk in (to) one's tea наливать /добавлять/ молока себе в чай; put poison in smth. подмешать яду во что-л.; put smth. up the chimney засунуть что-л. в печную трубу; put eau-de-Cologne upon a handkerchief надушите [носовой] платок одеколоном; put seeds into ground засеять поле; put a spoke in smb.'s wheel ставить кому-л. палки в колеса; put smth. into (through) smb., smth. put d knife into smb. зарезать кого-л.; put a bullet through smb. застрелить кого-л.; put a bullet (a knife, etc.) through a wall вогнать пулю и т.д. в стену; put a bullet through one's head пустить себе пулю в лоб, застрелиться; put one's fist through a pane of glass /through a window/ разбить кулаком окно || put one's pen (pencil) through a word (through a line, through a paragraph, etc.) вычеркнуть /вымарать/ слово и т.д.; put smb. in (to) (on) smth. put smb. in a spare room in a hostel поместить /поселить/ кого-л. в свободной комнате общежития; put smb. in prison /into jail/ отправить /заключить/ кого-л. в тюрьму; put smb. in hospital (into a madhouse, etc.) поместить кого-л. в больницу и т.д.; I will put you on the bus я вас [провожу и] посажу на автобус; put smth., smb. out of smth. put one's head out of the window высунуться из окна; put disorderly people out of a meeting вывести /удалять/ хулиганов с собрания

4) put smth., smb. in (to) (on) smth. put smb. in /on/ the list включить кого-л. в список; put these books in the catalogue включите эти книги в каталог; put a child in a special school отдать ребенка в специальную школу; put an ad in a paper поместить объявление в газете; put all his pieces for children (all his poems together, etc.) in one volume соберите /включите/ все его пьесы для детей и т.д. в один [отдельный] том; put fresh troops into the field вводить в бой свежие войска; put smth. under smth. put a field under wheat засеять поле пшеницей

5) put smth. in (to) smth. put [one's] money (capital, etc.) in (to) a bank (in business, into land, into property, In an undertaking, into a company, into real estate, etc.) вкладывать [свои] деньги и т.д. в банк и т.д.; put one's savings into securities превращать /вкладывать/ свои сбережения в ценные бумаги; put much work into this display (many weeks into this work, many hours in this paper, etc.) вложить много труда в эту выставку и т.д.; I put much time into this design я затратил много времени, чтобы создать этот узор; put words into smb.'s mouth вложить слова в чьи-л. уста; put a word or two into smb.'s ear [about smth.] шепнуть кому-л. пару слов [о чем-л.]; put new ideas into smb.'s head внушить кому-л. новые идеи; good actors know how to put emotion into their spoken words хорошие /настоящие/ актеры умеют выразить чувства словами; you must put more nerve into your part вы должны играть эту роль более темпераментно; put smth. on smb., smth. put all one's money (a dollar, etc.) on a horse (on the favourite) ставить все свои деньги на лошадь (на фаворита); put a bet on the game делать ставку в азартной игре; put smth. into smb. put new life into a person вселять новую надежду /жизнь/ в человека; put smth., smb. out of smth. put the idea (a thing, this man, etc.) out of one's head /out of one's mind/ выбросить эту мысль и т.д. из головы; put it out of sight уберите это с глаз долой

6) put smth. to (on) smth. put a new handle to a knife приделать новую рукоятку /ручку/ к ножу; I am afraid you forgot to put a stamp on your letter боюсь, что вы забыли наклеить марку на свое письмо; will you please put a patch on these trousers положите, пожалуйста, заплату на эти брюки, залатайте, пожалуйста, эти брюки; put the roof on the house покрыть дом крышей; put smth. in some piece put a cross at the bottom (one's signature on top, etc.) поставить крест внизу и т.д.

7) put smth. oner (ой) smth., smb. put gold (silver, etc.) [leaf] over smth. покрывать что-л. золотом и т.д.; put a ring on a finger (a dress on a mannequin,. two socks on one foot, a coat on her shoulders, a new suit on him, etc.) надеть кольцо на палец и т.д.; put a net over a lion набросить на льва сеть; put a saddle on a horse оседлать лошадь; put smb. into smth. put a child into a sailor suit одеть ребенка в матросский костюмчик /в матроску/

8) put smth. to (against) smth. put a glass to one's lips /one's lips to one's glass/ (a handkerchief to one's nose, a light to a fire, a match to a cigarette, etc.) поднести стакан к губам и т.д.; put one's hand to one's head приложить руку ко лбу; put one's eye to a telescope (to opera-glasses, to a spyglass, to a keyhole, etc.) посмотреть в телескоп и т.д.; he put a flower against her hair он приложил цветок к ее волосам; put one's lips to smb.'s ear сказать что-л. на ухо/шепнуть что-л./ кому-л. || put smb. in touch with smb., smth. связать кого-л. с кем-л., чем-л.; I'll try to put you in touch with them попробую связать вас с ними

9) put smth. in (to) smth. put a plan in action проводить в жизнь план; put a plan in execution приводить план в исполнение; put a law in force /into operation/ вводить закон в действие; put a reform into effect провести реформу; put an order into effect выполнять приказ; put a principle into practice осуществлять какой-л. принцип; put one's knowledge to practical use применять свои знания на практике; put the money to a good use хорошо /разумно/ использовать деньги; put smth. in evidence выставлять /предъявлять/ что-л. как свидетельство; put smb. to smth. put smb. to work определять кого-л. на работу; put smb. to business приставить кого-л. к делу; put smb. to a trade отдать /определить/ кого-л. в учение; he put me to work at once он сразу же дал /поручил/ мне работу

10) put smb. into (in, to, out of, on) some state put smb. into a rage привести кого-л. в ярость; put smb. into a fright напугать/перепугать/ кого-л.; put smb. in fear of his life заставить кого-л. дрожать за свою жизнь; put smb. into a state of anxiety разволновать кого-л., привести кого-л. в волнение; put smb. into a flutter привести кого-л. в нервное состояние, взбудоражить кого-л.; put smb. in doubt вызвать у кого-л. сомнение; put smb. to shame пристыдить кого-л.; put smb. to the blush заставить кого-л. покраснеть; put smb. in a good humour привести кого-л. в хорошее настроение /в хорошее расположение духа/; he always manages to put me in the wrong ему всегда удается показать, что я неправ; put smb. into a state of hypnosis загипнотизировать кого-л.; put smb. to bed уложить кого-л. спать; put smb. to sleep a) навевать сон кому-л.; by singing she put the baby back to sleep ребенок снова заснул под ее песенку; б) усыпить /убить/ кого-л.; we had to put the old dog to sleep нам пришлось усыпить старого пса; the doctor put the patient to bed for six weeks врач уложил больного в постель /прописал больному постельный режим/ на шесть недель; put smb. on diet посадить кого-л. на диету; put the patient on a milk diet прописать /назначить/ больному молочную диету; put smb. out of temper вывести кого-л. из себя; put smb. out of patience вывести кого-л. из терпения; put smb. out of humour испортить кому-л. настроение; put smb. out of suspense успокоить кого-л.; put smb. out of countenance привести кого-л. в замешательство, смутить кого-л.; put the poor man out of misery избавить несчастного [человека] от страданий; put smb. out of employment лишать кого-л. работы; put smb. out of business разорить кого-л.; put smth. in (into, out of) some state put one's room (one's dress, one's affairs, the house, etc.) in order привести свою комнату и т.д. в порядок; put manuscripts in order for publication подготовить рукописи к изданию; I want to put my report into shape я хочу привести в порядок /отредактировать/ свой доклад; put figures into the form of diagrams представить /дать/ цифры в форме диаграмм; put data into tabular form привести данные в табличной форме; put names in alphabetical order расположить фамилии в алфавитном порядке; put the piano in tune настроить рояль; put a country in a state of defence подготовить страну к обороне; put a machine out of order /out of gear/ сломать машину; put a bus out of service снять автобус с линии; put a warship out of action вывести военный корабль из боя || put smb. in mind of smth., smb. напоминать кому-л. что-л., кого-л.; this put me in mind of my youth (of his promise, of her sister, etc.) это напомнило мне мою юность и т.д.; put smth., smb. on its, on one's legs again снова поставить что-л., кого-л. на ноги; he tried to put the firm on its legs again он попробовал вдохнуть в фирму новую жизнь

11) put smb. to smth. put smb. to inconvenience причинять кому-л. неудобство; I am putting you to a good deal of trouble я доставляю /причиняю/ вам массу хлопот; you have put me to great /heavy/ expense вы ввели меня в большие расходы; put smb. to torture пытать кого-л., подвергать кого-л. пыткам; put smb. to trial возбуждать против кого-л. дело в суде; предать кого-л. суду; put smb. to death казнить кого-л.; put smth. to smth., smb. put an end /a stop/ (a check, etc.) to smth. положить конец чему-л., прекратить что-л.; the news put an end to our hopes это известие лишило нас надежды; put an end to smb. покончить с кем-л., ликвидировать кого-л.; put an end to oneself /to one's life/ покончить жизнь самоубийством; put an end to a practice прекратить практику; put smb. in smth. put smb. in an unpleasant position /in a fix, in a hole/ поставить кого-л. в неприятное или затруднительное положение; put smb., smth. through (on, to, etc.) smth. put them through a course of English обязать их прослушать курс английского языка /пройти подготовку по английскому языку/; put smb. through an ordeal подвергать кого-л. тяжелому испытанию; put smb. through a severe /stiff/ cross-examination устроить кому-л. суровый перекрестный допрос; put smb. through it coll. задать кому-л. жару; put goods on (in) the market /to sale, into circulation/ выпустить товар в продажу; he put the car through some tests он несколько раз проверял /испытывал/ машину; put smb., smth. to the test подвергать кого-л., что-л. испытанию; проверять кого-л., что-л. || put smth. to the vote ставить вопрос на голосование; put a motion (a proposal, a matter, a resolution, a decision, etc.) to the vote ставить предложение и т.д. на голосование; put the painting on exhibition выставить картину для обозрения; put smb. under arrest арестовать кого-л.; put pressure on smth., smb. оказывать давление на что-л., кого-л.; they put it over us coll. они нас провели, они обвели нас вокруг пальца

12) put smb., smth. to (in, into) smth. put the enemy (an army, the gang, thieves, etc.) to flight обратить неприятеля и т.д. в бегство; put an engine in motion /into operation/ включить мотор; put a piece of mechanism in motion /into operation/ приводить в движение механизм; put new cars into service ввести в эксплуатацию новые машины; put smth. into production (into circulation, etc.) пускать что-л. в производство и т.д.

13) put smb. on smth. put smb. on his mettle заставить кого-л. проявить себя с лучшей стороны /проявить рвение/; your presence will put him on his best behaviour ваше присутствие заставит его проявить себя с лучшей стороны или вести себя самым лучшим образом; put smb. on his guard заставить кого-л. насторожиться; put smb. through smth. put a horse through his paces заставлять лошадь показать, что она умеет

14) put smth., smb. (in)to (on, over, across, etc.) smth. put a ship /the rudder/ (in)to port /harbour/ направить корабль в порт; put a fleet to sea направить флот в море; put a satellite into orbit [around the earth] вывести спутник на околоземную орбиту; put a horse's head towards home повернуть /направить/ лошадь домой; put smb. on the right road a) показать кому-л. правильную дорогу; б) направить кого-л. на правильный путь; put smb. on the wrong scent направить кого-л. по ложному следу; put smb. across /over/ the river переправить кого-л. на другой берег [реки]

15) put smth. at smth. put the distance at 5 miles считать, что расстояние равно пяти милям; they put the circulation at 60 000 они решили установить тираж в шестьдесят тысяч экземпляров; put the rent at a certain sum of money определять размер квартплаты; I put his income at t 6000 a year я думаю, что его годовой доход составляет шесть тысяч фунтов; he puts the time at about 11 он полагает, что сейчас около одиннадцати [часов]; I should put it at i 50 я бы оценил это в пятьдесят фунтов; I would put her age at not more than sixty я бы не дал ей больше шестидесяти лет || put a price on smth. назначать цену на что-л.; put a price on a painting назначить цену на картину; he put too high a price on the book он очень дорого запросил за книгу; put value on smth. ценить что-л.; I put high value on his friendship я очень высоко ценю его дружбу; what value do you put on his advice? как вы относитесь к его советам?

16) put smth. on (in, etc.) smth. put one's proposals (one's ideas, one's thoughts, one's impressions, etc.) on paper излагать свои предложения и т.д. в письменной форме /в письменном виде, на бумаге/; put smth. in black and white написать что-л. черным по белому; he put his feelings (his ideas, his fancies, etc.) in (to) words он выразил свои чувства и т.д. словами; can you put that in simpler words? не можете ли вы сказать это попроще?; he wanted to go but couldn't put his wish into words он хотел уйти, но не знал, как сказать об этом; put a question in a clearer light сформулировать вопрос точнее /яснее/; let me put it in another way позвольте мне сказать об этом иначе;put smth. to /before/ smb. put it to him nicely скажите ему об этом деликатно /мягко/; you must your case before the commission вы должны свое дело изложить комиссии; when I put it to him he... a) когда я изложил ему это, он...; б) когда я предложил ему это, он...; put smth. in (to) smth. put smth. in (to) some language переводить что-л. на какой-л. язык; put a poem (a work, a novel, a story, a passage, etc.) into French (into German, into English, etc.) перевести стихотворение и т.д. на французский и т.д. язык; how would you put it in French (in Danish, in English, etc.)? как вы это скажете /как это будет/ по-французски и т.д. ?

17) put smth. before (to) smth., smb. put a matter before a meeting (before a board, before the court, etc.) поставить вопрос на рассмотрение собрания и т.д.; put this case before a tribunal предложить суду рассмотреть этот вопрос; put a proposal before a committee внести предложение в комиссию; put one's grievances before the management изложить администрации свои претензии; I want to put my proposal before you я хочу, чтобы вы выслушали /обсудили, обдумали/ мое предложение; I shall put your suggestion to the board at the next meeting я сообщу о вашем предложении на следующем собрании правления; put smth. in (to) smth. put the questions in (to) writing пришлите или изложите вопросы в письменной форме

18) put smth. to smb. put a question to smb. задать кому-л. вопрос; put a riddle to smb. загадать кому-л. загадку

19) put smth. in (to, on, under, etc.) smth. put the amount in the receipt (in the expenditure, etc.) указать количество в квитанции и т.д.; put this sum to my account запишите эту сумму на мой счет; put words into blanks /into blank spaces/ заполните пропуски; put one's name /one's signature/ under a document (to a will, on the dotted line, etc.) подписывать документ и т.д., ставить свою подпись под документом и т.д.; put one's initials to a document diplom. парафировать документ; put one's seal to a document (to a will, etc.) поставить печать под документом и т.д.; put a mark /а tick/ against smb.'s name поставить галочку против чьей-л. фамилии; put macron over a vowel поставить знак долготы над гласной буквой; put markers on packages пометить тюки

20) put smth. on smth., smb. put a tax (duties, customs, etc.) on these articles облагать такие предметы налогом и т.д.; put a tax on imports (on luxuries, on cigarettes, etc.) облагать ввозимые товары налогом и т.д.; put heavy dues on cattle обкладывать скот высоким налогом || put a veto on /to/ smth. наложить вето на /запретить/ что-л.; put these customs under taboo запретить эти обычаи

21) put smth. on the stage put a play ("Othello", etc.) on the stage поставить какую-л. пьесу и т.д. на сцене

22) put smb. to smb. put a cow to a bull /а bull to a cow/ agric. спаривать корову с быком
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1) put smth. into doing smth. put energy into finishing a task приложить энергию /усилия/ к завершению работы

2) put smb. to doing smth. put a boy to shoemaking определить /отдать/ мальчика в учение к сапожнику

3) put smb. to doing smth. I put her to setting the table я заставил ее накрыть на стол
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put it to smb. that... I put it to you that you were (not) there at the time (that you were after no good, that you have committed it, that you were a boy at the time, that you knew the signature was forged, etc.) law я заявляю, что вы там были (не были) в то время

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