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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > clear scores
2 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

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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > clear a scores
4 clear\ off\ old\ scores

vanu arveid õiendama

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1) General subject: acquit, be even, be quits (с кем-либо), clear a scores, get upsides with (с кем-л.), lie upsides with (с кем-л.), quit scores with (с кем-л.), repay in full (с кем-л.), square, to be even, to be square with (smb.) (с кем-л.), to be upsides with (smb.) (с кем-л.), clean the slate, cry quite, square accounts, quit scores with (с кем-л.), be square with (с кем-л.), settle with (с кем-л.), get equal (with)

2) American: hand in chips, pass in chips, even up on

3) Jargon: be upsides upsides with ( somebody), get even, get upsides upsides with (somebody), defrosted

4) Makarov: call it square, cash in chips, clear a score, clear scores, cry quits, even on (с кем-л.), even up on (с кем-л.)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > расквитаться
6 очиствам

clean; cleanse

(отстранявам) clear (away)

(птица очиствамизтьрбушвам) draw. disembowel, (животно, птица, риба преди готвене) dress

хим, purify

мед. purge

прен. purge, purify (от of)

(убивам) dispatch, do for, do (s.o.) in

(изяждам) eat/gobble up, dispose of

очиствам от неприятеля воен. mop up

очиствам пътя clear/smooth the way (за for)

очиствам терена/смет clear up the ground/litter

очиствам снега clear away the snow

очиствам стая/водосточна тръба clear out a room/a drain

очиствам езеро clean a pend

очиствам канал clean out a canal

очиствам маса clear a table

очиствам градина clear up a garden

очиствам обор clean out/cleanse a stable

очиствам след гости clean up after a party

очиствам петно clean off/remove a spot

очиствам от прах/смет clear of dust/from rubbish

очиствам въздуха clear the air

очиствам рана clean out a wound

очиствам език purify a language

очиствам от петно/грях cleanse from a stain/from sin

очиствам стари сметки clear off old scores

очиствам се 1. clean o.s.

прен. cleanse o.s.

очиствам се от грях cleanse o.s. from a sin

очиствам се от произхода си/миналото си/лоша репутация/позорно петно live down o.'s origin/o.'s past/a bad reputation/a stigma

очиствам се от предразсъдъци purge o.s. of prejudices

2. (за въздуха) become clear

(за облаци, мъгла) clear away

(за прах) clear

небето се очисти the sky cleared

3. (махвам се) clear off/out, take o.s. off, make o.s. scarce

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очѝствам,

гл. clean; cleanse; ( отстранявам) clear (away); ( птица изтърбушвам) draw, disembowel, ( животно, птица, риба преди готвене) dress; хим. purify; мед. purge; прен. purge, purify (от of); ( изяждам) eat/gobble up, dispose of; ( убивам) do away with; dispatch; sl. do (s.o.) in; \очиствам градина clear up a garden; \очиствам езеро clear a pond; \очиствам език purify a language; \очиствам канал clear out a canal; \очиствам от неприятеля воен. mop up; \очиствам от петно/грях cleanse from a stain/from sin; \очиствам от прах/смет clear of dust/from rubbish; \очиствам петно clear off/remove a spot; \очиствам пътя clear/smooth the way (за for); \очиствам рана clear out a wound; \очиствам стари сметки clear off old scores; \очиствам терена/смет clear up the ground/litter;

\очиствам се 1. clean o.s.; прен. cleanse o.s.; \очиствам се от грях cleanse o.s. from a sin; \очиствам се от предразсъдъци purge o.s. of prejudices; \очиствам се от произхода си/миналото си/лоша репутация/позорно петно live down o.’s origin/o.’s past/a bad reputation/a stigma;

2. (за въздуха) become clear; (за облаци, мъгла) clear away; (за прах) clear; небето се очисти the sky cleared;

3. ( махам се) clear off/out, take o.s. off, make o.s. scarce.

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clear: очиствам the way - очиствам пътя; cleanse: I очиствамed my suit from the stains. - Очистих костюма си от петната.; depurate; purify (хим.){`pui;rifai}; purge

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1. (за въздуха) become clear 2. (за облаци, мъгла) clear away 3. (за прах) clear 4. (изяждам) eat/ gobble up, dispose of 5. (махвам се) clear off/out, take o.s. off, make o.s. scarce 6. (отстранявам) clear (away) 7. (птицаОЧИСТВАМизтьрбушвам) draw. disembowel, (животно, птица, риба преди готвене) dress 8. (убивам) dispatch, do for, do (s.o.) in 9. clean;cleanse 10. ОЧИСТВАМ ce clean o.s.. 11. ОЧИСТВАМ въздуха clear the air 12. ОЧИСТВАМ градина clear up a garden 13. ОЧИСТВАМ езеро clean a pend 14. ОЧИСТВАМ език purify a language 15. ОЧИСТВАМ канал clean out a canal 16. ОЧИСТВАМ маса clear a table 17. ОЧИСТВАМ обор) clean out/cleanse a stable 18. ОЧИСТВАМ от неприятеля воен. mop up 19. ОЧИСТВАМ от петно/грях cleanse from a stain/from sin 20. ОЧИСТВАМ от прах/ смет clear of dust/from rubbish 21. ОЧИСТВАМ петно clean off/remove a spot 22. ОЧИСТВАМ пътя clear/smooth the way (за for) 23. ОЧИСТВАМ рана clean out a wound 24. ОЧИСТВАМ се oт произхода си /миналото си/лоша репутация/позорно петно live down o.'s origin/o.'s past/a bad reputation/a stigma 25. ОЧИСТВАМ се от грях cleanse o.s. from a sin 26. ОЧИСТВАМ се от предразсъдъци purge o.s. of prejudices 27. ОЧИСТВАМ след гости clean up after a party 28. ОЧИСТВАМ снега clear away the snow 29. ОЧИСТВАМ стари сметки clear off old scores 30. ОЧИСТВАМ стая/ водосточна тръба clear out a room/a drain 31. ОЧИСТВАМ терена/смет clear up the ground/ litter 32. мед. purge 33. небето се очисти the sky cleared 34. прен. cleanse o.s. 35. прен. purge, purify (от of) 36. хим, purify

Български-английски речник > очиствам
7 разчиствам

разчистя clear

(развалини) clear out

(сметки) clear, liquidate

(разтребвам) tidy up, clear away

разчиствам масата clear the table

разчиствам пътя на clear/pave/smoothe the way for

разчиствам дълг wipe out/liquidate a debt

разчиствам сметките си с settle/square accounts with, прен. get even with, be quits with

разчиствам стари сметка pay off old scores

имам да разчиствам сметки с have a, bone to pick with

разчиствам почвата прен. clear the ground

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разчѝствам,

гл. clear; ( развалини) clear out; ( сметки) clear, liquidate; ( разтребвам) tidy up, clear away; ( терен от дървета) clear-fell, clear-cut; имам да \разчиствам сметки с have a bone to pick with; \разчиствам масата clear the table; \разчиствам почвата clear the decks; прен. clear the ground; \разчиствам пътя на clear/pave/smoothe the way for; \разчиствам сметките си c settle/square accounts with, прен. get even with, be quits with; \разчиствам стари сметки pay off old scores.

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clear: разчиствам the way - разчиствам пътя; tidy up (разтребвам); liquidate (сметки)

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1. (развалини) clear out 2. (разтребвам) tidy up, clear away 3. (сметки) clear, liquidate 4. РАЗЧИСТВАМ дълг wipe out/liquidate a debt 5. РАЗЧИСТВАМ масата clear the table 6. РАЗЧИСТВАМ почвата прен. clear the ground 7. РАЗЧИСТВАМ пътя на clear/pave/smoothe the way for 8. РАЗЧИСТВАМ сметките си с settle/square accounts with, прен. get even with, be quits with 9. РАЗЧИСТВАМ стари сметка pay off old scores 10. имам да РАЗЧИСТВАМ сметки с have a,bone to pick with 11. разчистя clear

Български-английски речник > разчиствам
8 música

adj. femeninine of músico

musical, harmonious, relating to music.

f.

1 music.

2 female musician, one skilled in harmony, harmonist; one who performs upon instruments of music.

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música

► nombre femenino

1 music

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FRASEOLOGÍA

irse con la música a otra parte familiar to clear off

música ambiental Muzak

música de fondo background music

música clásica classical music

música de cámara chamber music

música ligera easy listening

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1. noun f.
music
2. f., (m. - músico)
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SF

1) music

poner música a algo — to set sth to music

- irse con la música a otra parte

¡vete con la música a otra parte! — clear off! *

- me suena a música de caballitos

música ambiental, música ambiente — background music

música antigua — early music

música celestial — heavenly music

sus ideas me suenan a música celestial — iró his ideas sound like hot air to me

música clásica — classical music

música concreta — concrete music

música coreada — choral music

música culta — classical music

música de cámara — chamber music

música de fondo — background music

música de las esferas, música de los planetas — music of the spheres

música disco — disco music

música enlatada — canned music, piped music

música étnica — world music

música folk — folk music

música ligera — light music

música militar — military music

música pop — pop music

música rock — rock music

música sacra, música sagrada — sacred music

2) (=banda) band

3) pl músicas * (=tonterías) drivel sing

no estoy para músicas — I'm not in the mood to listen to such drivel

4) Esp † (=cartera) wallet, billfold (EEUU); (=dinero) bread **, money
músico
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I
adjetivo (Méx fam)

a) [SER] ( antipático) mean (colloq)

b) [SER] ( negado)

música PARA algo — hopeless at something (colloq)
II
femenino

1) (Mús) music

pon algo de música — put some music on

música en directo or en vivo — live music

puso música a los versos de Machado — he set Machado's poetry to music

la música amansa las fieras — (fr hecha) music has a great calming effect

irse con la música a otra parte — (fam)

vámonos con la música a otra parte — let's get out of here (colloq)

vete con la música a otra parte — clear off! (colloq)

sonar a/ser música celestial — (fam) to be music to one's ears

- música ambiental

- música clásica/folk/ligera

- música de acompañamiento/de cámara/de fondo

2) (Chi fam) ( armónica) mouth organ, harmonica

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= music.

Nota: Uno de los varios tipos de materiales bibliográficos que describen las Reglas de Catalogación y que se usa para referirse a aquellas publicaciones que tratan de la composición musical.

Ex. Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.

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* adaptar a la música = set to + music.

* banda de música = band, musical band, marching band, brass band.

* biblioteca de música = music library.

* biblioteca especializada en música = music library.

* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.

* CD de música = music CD.

* colección de música = music collection.

* colección de música popular = popular music collection.

* comercio de la música = music trade.

* compañía de música rock = rock company.

* concierto de música = musical concert, music concert.

* concurso de música = music competition.

* conjunto de música = musical band.

* conservatorio de música = music academy, conservatoire, music conservatory, music conservatoire.

* crítica de música = music review.

* crítico de música = music critic.

* descarga de música = music download.

* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.

* equipo de música = home stereo system, stereo system.

* estrella de la música pop = pop star.

* estudio de música = music studio.

* festival de música = music festival.

* festival de música pop = pop festival.

* grabación de banda de música = band recording.

* grabaciones de música = music recordings.

* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.

* interpretar música = perform + music.

* letra de la música = music lyrics.

* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.

* mundo de la música, el = music world, the.

* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.

* música ambiental = ambient music.

* música blue = blues music.

* música celestial = music to + Posesivo + ears.

* música contemporánea = contemporary music.

* música coral = choral music.

* música country = country music.

* música de acompañamiento = backing track.

* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.

* música de baile = dance music.

* música de cámara = chamber music.

* música de circo = circus music.

* música de cowboys = western dance.

* música de discoteca = disco.

* música del oeste = western dance.

* música de los Beatles = Beatlemusik.

* música de obra de teatro = stage music.

* música de orquesta = orchestral music.

* música de rhythm and blues = rhythm and blues music.

* música de teclado = keyboard music.

* música digital = digital music.

* música disco = disco.

* música dramática = dramatic music.

* música en directo = live band, live music.

* música en vivo = live music.

* música espiritual negra = gospel music.

* música étnica = ethnic music.

* música grabada = recorded music.

* música incidental = incidental music.

* música instrumental = instrumental music.

* música litúrgica = liturgical music.

* música militar = martial music.

* música moderna = beat music.

* música para laúd = lute-playing.

* música pop = pop music.

* música popular = popular music.

* música rap = rap music.

* música reggae = reggae music.

* música religiosa = religious music.

* música rock = rock music.

* música sacra = passion music.

* música skiffle = skiffle.

* música vocal = vocal music.

* práctica de música = music-making.

* relacionado con la música = music related [music-related].

* teoría de la música = theory of music.

* tienda de música = music store.

* tocar música = play + music.

* vídeo de música rock = rock video.

* * *
I
adjetivo (Méx fam)

a) [SER] ( antipático) mean (colloq)

b) [SER] ( negado)

música PARA algo — hopeless at something (colloq)
II
femenino

1) (Mús) music

pon algo de música — put some music on

música en directo or en vivo — live music

puso música a los versos de Machado — he set Machado's poetry to music

la música amansa las fieras — (fr hecha) music has a great calming effect

irse con la música a otra parte — (fam)

vámonos con la música a otra parte — let's get out of here (colloq)

vete con la música a otra parte — clear off! (colloq)

sonar a/ser música celestial — (fam) to be music to one's ears

- música ambiental

- música clásica/folk/ligera

- música de acompañamiento/de cámara/de fondo

2) (Chi fam) ( armónica) mouth organ, harmonica

* * *

= music.

Nota: Uno de los varios tipos de materiales bibliográficos que describen las Reglas de Catalogación y que se usa para referirse a aquellas publicaciones que tratan de la composición musical.

Ex: Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.

* adaptar a la música = set to + music.

* banda de música = band, musical band, marching band, brass band.

* biblioteca de música = music library.

* biblioteca especializada en música = music library.

* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.

* CD de música = music CD.

* colección de música = music collection.

* colección de música popular = popular music collection.

* comercio de la música = music trade.

* compañía de música rock = rock company.

* concierto de música = musical concert, music concert.

* concurso de música = music competition.

* conjunto de música = musical band.

* conservatorio de música = music academy, conservatoire, music conservatory, music conservatoire.

* crítica de música = music review.

* crítico de música = music critic.

* descarga de música = music download.

* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.

* equipo de música = home stereo system, stereo system.

* estrella de la música pop = pop star.

* estudio de música = music studio.

* festival de música = music festival.

* festival de música pop = pop festival.

* grabación de banda de música = band recording.

* grabaciones de música = music recordings.

* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.

* interpretar música = perform + music.

* letra de la música = music lyrics.

* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.

* mundo de la música, el = music world, the.

* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.

* música ambiental = ambient music.

* música blue = blues music.

* música celestial = music to + Posesivo + ears.

* música contemporánea = contemporary music.

* música coral = choral music.

* música country = country music.

* música de acompañamiento = backing track.

* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.

* música de baile = dance music.

* música de cámara = chamber music.

* música de circo = circus music.

* música de cowboys = western dance.

* música de discoteca = disco.

* música del oeste = western dance.

* música de los Beatles = Beatlemusik.

* música de obra de teatro = stage music.

* música de orquesta = orchestral music.

* música de rhythm and blues = rhythm and blues music.

* música de teclado = keyboard music.

* música digital = digital music.

* música disco = disco.

* música dramática = dramatic music.

* música en directo = live band, live music.

* música en vivo = live music.

* música espiritual negra = gospel music.

* música étnica = ethnic music.

* música grabada = recorded music.

* música incidental = incidental music.

* música instrumental = instrumental music.

* música litúrgica = liturgical music.

* música militar = martial music.

* música moderna = beat music.

* música para laúd = lute-playing.

* música pop = pop music.

* música popular = popular music.

* música rap = rap music.

* música reggae = reggae music.

* música religiosa = religious music.

* música rock = rock music.

* música sacra = passion music.

* música skiffle = skiffle.

* música vocal = vocal music.

* práctica de música = music-making.

* relacionado con la música = music related [music-related].

* teoría de la música = theory of music.

* tienda de música = music store.

* tocar música = play + music.

* vídeo de música rock = rock video.

* * *

música¹

adjective

( Méx fam)

1 [ SER] (antipático) mean ( colloq)

no seas música, préstame tus apuntes don't be mean, lend me your notes

2 [ SER] (negado) música PARA algo hopeless AT sth ( colloq)

de veras que eres música para bailar you really are hopeless at dancing o a hopeless dancer

música²

feminine

A ( Mús) music

pon algo de música put some music on

música en directo or en vivo live music

una banda de música a band

una música muy pegadiza a very catchy piece of music

a los 20 años se dedicó a hacer música she took up music when she was 20

no sabe leer música she can't read music

letra y música de una canción lyrics and music of a song

puso música a los versos de Machado he set Machado's poetry to music

la música amansa las fieras ( fr hecha); music has a great calming effect, music calms the nerves

irse con la música a otra parte ( fam): vámonos con la música a otra parte let's go somewhere else o get out of here ( colloq)

vete con la música a otra parte clear off! ( colloq)

sonar a/ser música celestial ( fam); to be music to one's ears

Compuestos:

● música ambiental

background music; (en un supermercado, una fábrica) piped o canned music

● música atonal

atonal music

● música clásica

classical music

● música coral

choral music

● música culta

classical music

● música de acompañamiento

incidental music

● música de cámara

chamber music

● música de créditos

title music

● música de fondo

background music

● música de programa

program* music

● música dodecafónica

twelve-tone music

● música folk

folk music

● música funcional

( RPl) piped o canned music

● música incidental

incidental music

● música instrumental

instrumental music

● música ligera

light music, easy listening

● música moderna

modern music

● música sacra

sacred music

● música serial

serial music

● música tonal

tonal music

B ( Chi fam) (armónica) mouth organ, harmonica

* * *

Del verbo musicar: ( conjugate musicar)

musica es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

música sustantivo femenino
music;
◊ pon algo de música put some music on;

música ambiental background music;

(en tienda, fábrica) piped o canned music
músico,-a
I adjetivo musical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino musician
música sustantivo femenino music: eso que dices me suena a música celestial, (agradable) what you are saying is music to my ears
(vacuidades) that sounds like a lot of mumbo jumbo to me
' música' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aceptación
- aficionada
- aficionado
- agrado
- alegre
- ambiental
- amuermar
- baja
- bajo
- cadena
- cámara
- casco
- chiflar
- compacta
- compacto
- conjunta
- conjunto
- determinada
- determinado
- embriagar
- enlatada
- enlatado
- entender
- equipo
- folclórica
- folclórico
- fondo
- gustar
- ídolo
- iniciación
- instrumental
- ligera
- ligero
- marchosa
- marchoso
- martirizar
- musiquilla
- negra
- negro
- paroxismo
- pirata
- resurgimiento
- saber
- sala
- suave
- suavidad
- templete
- afición
- alternativo
- apasionar
English:
alive
- background
- band
- bandstand
- blare out I
- blast out
- blood
- boom box
- box
- brass band
- bring back
- busk
- canned
- catchy
- chamber music
- country music
- dance music
- deck
- disco music
- festival
- fiddler
- folk music
- freak
- full
- gospel
- hi-fi
- jaunty
- loud
- make
- music
- music box
- number
- part-payment
- passion
- piped music
- play
- playback
- pop
- rave
- score
- set
- snatch
- soft
- somber
- sombre
- soul
- sound
- stand
- talent
- appreciation

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música¹ adj
Méx Fam
1.
ser música [inútil] to be useless o hopeless;

soy muy música para los idiomas I'm useless o hopeless at languages

2.
ser música [egoísta] to be mean;

no seas música, déjame dar una vuelta en la moto don't be so mean, let me have a go on the motorbike

música² nf

1. [arte] music;

pon un poco de música put some music on;

estudia música en el conservatorio she is studying music at the conservatoire;

es el autor de la música y la letra he wrote the music and the lyrics;

Comp

la música amansa a las fieras music has a really calming effect;

Comp
Fam
irse con la música a otra parte: nos fuimos con la música a otra parte we made ourselves scarce;

¡vete con la música a otra parte! clear off!, US take a hike!

Comp
música de acompañamiento incidental music;
música ambiental piped music;

música antigua early music;

música de baile dance music;

música de cámara chamber music;

música celestial: [m5] eso me suena a música celestial [a falsa promesa] that sounds like a lot of hot air;
[maravillosamente] that's music to my ears;
música clásica classical music;

música en directo live music;

música disco disco music;

música electrónica electronic music;

música enlatada canned music;

música étnica world music;

música folk folk music;

música de fondo background music;
RP música funcional piped music;
música heavy heavy metal;

música instrumental instrumental music;

música ligera light music;

música militar military music;

música pop pop music;

música popular folk music;

música rock rock music;

música sinfónica orchestral music;

música tecno techno (music);

música tradicional traditional music;

música vocal vocal music

2. ver músico

* * *

música

f

I music;

leer música read music;

poner algo en música, poner música a algo set sth to music;

hacer música make music;

ir con la música a otra parte fig go somewhere else

II adj Méx fam

:

ser música be mean;

ser música para algo be useless at sth

músico

I adj musical

II m, música f musician

* * *

música nf

: music

* * *

música n music

me gusta escuchar música I like listening to music

música clásica classical music

música de fondo background music

Spanish-English dictionary > música
9 eliminar

v.

to eliminate.

El líquido eliminó las manchas The liquid eliminated the stains.

El mafioso eliminó al testigo The mobster eliminated the witness.

* * *

eliminar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to eliminate, exclude

■ han eliminado el equipo del campeonato they've eliminated the team from the championship

2 (esperanzas, miedos, etc) to get rid of, cast aside

3 familiar (matar) to kill, eliminate

* * *

verb

1) to eliminate

2) remove

3) kill

* * *

1. VT

1) (=hacer desaparecer) [+ mancha, obstáculo] to remove, get rid of; [+ residuos] to dispose of; [+ pobreza] to eliminate, eradicate; [+ posibilidad] to rule out

un detergente que elimina las manchas — a washing powder that removes the stains

debemos eliminar la desigualdad entre los sexos — we must eliminate sexual inequality

eliminar un directorio — (Inform) to remove o delete a directory

2) [+ concursante, deportista] to knock out, eliminate

fueron eliminados de la competición — they were knocked out of o eliminated from the competition

3) euf (=matar) to eliminate, do away with *

4) [+ incógnita] to eliminate

5) (Fisiol) to eliminate

2.

See:

eliminarse

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) < obstáculo> to remove; < párrafo> to delete, remove

b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock out

c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)

d) < residuos> to dispose of

2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate

3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate

* * *

= abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.

Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex. The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.

Ex. Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.

Ex. The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.

Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.

Ex. List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.

Ex. Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.

Ex. In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.

Ex. Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.

Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex. The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.

Ex. The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.

Ex. It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.

Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.

Ex. Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.

Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.

Ex. This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.

Ex. Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.

Ex. Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.

Ex. But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.

Ex. Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.

Ex. 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.

Ex. Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.

Ex. Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.

Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex. Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.

Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.

Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex. This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.

Ex. In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.

Ex. Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.

Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex. Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.

Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.

Ex. The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.

Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.

Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex. His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.

Ex. Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.

Ex. It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.

Ex. It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.

Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.

Ex. This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.

Ex. My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.

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* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.

* eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.

* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.

* eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.

* eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.

* eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.

* eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].

* eliminar el sarro = descale.

* eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.

* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.

* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.

* eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.

* eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.

* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* eliminar por etapas = phase out.

* eliminar progresivamente = phase out.

* eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* eliminar puliendo = buff out.

* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.

* eliminar un error = remove + error.

* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.

* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) < obstáculo> to remove; < párrafo> to delete, remove

b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock out

c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)

d) < residuos> to dispose of

2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate

3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate

* * *

= abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.

Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex: The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.

Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.

Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.

Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.

Ex: List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.

Ex: Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.

Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.

Ex: Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.

Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex: The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.

Ex: The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.

Ex: It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.

Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.

Ex: Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.

Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.

Ex: This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.

Ex: Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.

Ex: Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.

Ex: But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.

Ex: Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.

Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.

Ex: Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.

Ex: Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.

Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex: Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.

Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.

Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex: This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.

Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.

Ex: Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.

Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex: Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.

Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.

Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.

Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.

Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.

Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.

Ex: It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.

Ex: It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.

Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.

Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.

Ex: My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.

* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.

* eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.

* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.

* eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.

* eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.

* eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.

* eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].

* eliminar el sarro = descale.

* eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.

* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.

* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.

* eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.

* eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.

* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* eliminar por etapas = phase out.

* eliminar progresivamente = phase out.

* eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* eliminar puliendo = buff out.

* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.

* eliminar un error = remove + error.

* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.

* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

* * *

eliminar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹obstáculo› to remove; ‹párrafo› to delete, remove

para eliminar las cucarachas to get rid of o exterminate o kill cockroaches

2 ‹equipo/candidato› to eliminate

fueron eliminados del torneo they were knocked out of o eliminated from the tournament

3 ( euf) (matar) to eliminate ( euph), to get rid of ( euph)

B ‹toxinas/grasas› to eliminate

C ( Mat) ‹incógnita› to eliminate

* * *

eliminar ( conjugate eliminar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ obstáculo› to remove;

‹ párrafo› to delete, remove
b) ‹ candidato› to eliminate;

(Dep) to eliminate, knock out
c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)

d) ‹ residuos› to dispose of

e) ‹toxinas/grasas› to eliminate

eliminar verbo transitivo to eliminate
' eliminar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- cortar
- descalificar
- michelín
- quitar
- sonda
- terminar
- tranquilizar
English:
cut out
- debug
- eliminate
- face
- hit list
- knock out
- liquidate
- obliterate
- remove
- weed
- cut
- delete
- do
- knock
- take
- zap

* * *

eliminar vt

1. [en juego, deporte, concurso] to eliminate (de from);
el que menos puntos consiga queda eliminado the person who scores the lowest number of points is eliminated;

lo eliminaron en la segunda ronda he was eliminated o knocked out in the second round

2. [acabar con] [contaminación] to eliminate;
[grasas, toxinas] to eliminate, to get rid of; [residuos] to dispose of; [manchas] to remove, to get rid of; [fronteras, obstáculos] to remove, to eliminate;
eliminó algunos trozos de su discurso he cut out some parts of his speech

3. Mat [incógnita] to eliminate

4. Euf [matar] to eliminate, to get rid of

* * *

eliminar

v/t

1 eliminate

2 desperdicios dispose of

3 INFOR delete

* * *

eliminar vt

1) : to eliminate, to remove

2) : to do in, to kill

* * *

eliminar vb

1. (en general) to eliminate

la policía lo eliminó de la lista de sospechosos the police eliminated him from the list of suspects

2. (manchas) to remove

este detergente elimina todas las manchas this soap powder removes all stains

Spanish-English dictionary > eliminar
10 очистя

очѝстя,

очѝствам гл. clean; cleanse; ( отстранявам) clear (away); ( птица изтърбушвам) draw, disembowel, ( животно, птица, риба преди готвене) dress; хим. purify; мед. purge; прен. purge, purify (от of); ( изяждам) eat/gobble up, dispose of; ( убивам) do away with; dispatch; sl. do (s.o.) in; \очистя градина clear up a garden; \очистя езеро clear a pond; \очистя език purify a language; \очистя канал clear out a canal; \очистя от неприятеля воен. mop up; \очистя от петно/грях cleanse from a stain/from sin; \очистя от прах/смет clear of dust/from rubbish; \очистя петно clear off/remove a spot; \очистя пътя clear/smooth the way (за for); \очистя рана clear out a wound; \очистя стари сметки clear off old scores; \очистя терена/смет clear up the ground/litter;

\очистя се 1. clean o.s.; прен. cleanse o.s.; \очистя се от грях cleanse o.s. from a sin; \очистя се от предразсъдъци purge o.s. of prejudices; \очистя се от произхода си/миналото си/лоша репутация/позорно петно live down o.’s origin/o.’s past/a bad reputation/a stigma;

2. (за въздуха) become clear; (за облаци, мъгла) clear away; (за прах) clear; небето се очисти the sky cleared;

3. ( махам се) clear off/out, take o.s. off, make o.s. scarce.

Български-английски речник > очистя
11 разчистя

разчѝстя,

разчѝствам гл. clear; ( развалини) clear out; ( сметки) clear, liquidate; ( разтребвам) tidy up, clear away; ( терен от дървета) clear-fell, clear-cut; имам да \разчистя сметки с have a bone to pick with; \разчистя масата clear the table; \разчистя почвата clear the decks; прен. clear the ground; \разчистя пътя на clear/pave/smoothe the way for; \разчистя сметките си c settle/square accounts with, прен. get even with, be quits with; \разчистя стари сметки pay off old scores.

Български-английски речник > разчистя
12 arreglar

v.

1 to fix, to repair.

Ricardo arregla los muebles Richard fixes the furniture.

2 to tidy (up).

3 to sort out.

todo arreglado, podemos pasar everything's been sorted out now, we can go in

4 to arrange (Music).

5 to smarten up.

arregla a los niños, que vamos a dar un paseo get the children ready, we're going for a walk

6 to put in order, to arrange, to adjust, to accommodate.

Ella arregla los horarios She puts in order the schedules.

7 to rig out, to dress up.

Ella arregló el encuentro She rigged the encounter.

8 to compromise.

Los hermanos arreglaron The brothers compromised.

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arreglar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to settle, sort out, fix

■ el tiempo lo arregla todo time heals all wounds

2 (ordenar) to tidy up, clear up

3 (reparar) to mend, fix, repair

■ tienes que llevar el vídeo a arreglar you have to take the video to be repaired

4 MÚSICA to arrange

5 familiar to sort out

■ ¡ya te arreglaré! I'll teach you!, I'll sort you out

► verbo pronominal arreglarse

1 (componerse) to get ready, dress up; (cabello) to do

■ arréglate el pelo do your hair

2 (solucionarse) to get sorted out, work out; (pareja) to get back together again

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

arreglárselas to manage, cope

■ arréglatelas como puedas do the best you can

■ tuvo que arreglárselas solo he had to look after himself

■ ¿cómo te las arreglas para tener tantas novias? how do you manage to have so many girlfriends?

* * *

verb

1) to repair, fix, mend

2) settle, sort out, solve, work out

3) tidy up

•

- arreglarse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=reparar) [+ electrodoméstico, reloj] to repair, fix, mend; [+ coche] to repair, fix; [+ zapatos, vestido] to mend, repair; [+ casa] to do up

¿cuánto te ha costado arreglar el coche? — how much did it cost you to have your car repaired o fixed?

tengo que llevar estos zapatos a arreglar — I have to take these shoes to the mender's o to be mended

quiero que le arreglen las mangas — I want to have the sleeves altered

están arreglando la carretera de la costa — they are repairing the coast road

vendrá un hombre a arreglar el jardín — a man is coming to do the garden

2) (=acicalar) to get ready

arregló a los niños para ir de paseo — she got the children ready for their stroll

voy a que me arreglen el pelo — I'm going to have my hair done

solo quiero que me arregle las patillas — I only want you to tidy up the sideburns

¡a ti te voy a arreglar yo! — iró I'll show you! *

3) (=resolver) [+ asunto] to sort out; [+ conflicto, disputa] to settle; [+ problema] to solve, sort out

consiguió arreglar lo del préstamo — he managed to sort out the loan

no te preocupes por el dinero, yo lo arreglaré — don't worry about the money, I'll sort it out o I'll take care of that

intentaron arreglar el conflicto de forma diplomática — they tried to sort out o settle the conflict by diplomatic means

tuvimos que arreglar varios números en las cuentas — we had to correct some figures in the accounts

pegándole no vas a arreglar nada — you're not going to solve anything by hitting him

este dinero les arreglará la vida — this money will help sort their lives out

si te crees que vas a arreglar el mundo, vas listo — iró if you think you're going to put the world to rights, you've got another think coming *

• arreglar cuentas con algn — to settle accounts with sb

4) (=ordenar) [+ casa, habitación] to tidy, tidy up

los sábados arreglo mi cuarto — I tidy my room on Saturdays

estoy arreglando la mesa para la cena — I'm arranging the table for dinner

5) (=organizar) to arrange

ya lo tenemos todo arreglado para la mudanza — we have got everything ready o arranged for the move

lo arregló todo para que la entrevista fuera el lunes — he fixed up o arranged everything so the interview could be on Monday

6) (=acordar) [+ detalles] to settle; [+ cita] to arrange, fix up

dime lo que habéis arreglado — tell me what you've arranged

ya hemos arreglado el precio — we have already agreed (on) the price

hemos arreglado que si yo no puedo hacerlo lo hará él — we have arranged that if I can't do it, he will

7) (Mús) to arrange

8) (Culin) [+ ensalada] to dress

9) LAm (=amañar) to arrange

10) LAm [+ deuda] to pay, repay

le trabajé un mes y todavía no me arregla — Chile I worked for him for a month and still haven't been paid

11) LAm (=esterilizar) [+ macho] to castrate; [+ hembra] to spay

12) Chile [+ registro, documento] to update

2.

See:

arreglarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <aparato/reloj> to mend, fix; <ropa/zapatos> to mend, repair

tengo que arreglar esta falda — I must get this skirt altered

compró la casa muy barata, pero tiene que arreglarla — she bought the house very cheaply, but it needs a lot of work

están arreglando la calle — they're repairing the road

el dentista me está arreglando la boca — (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq)

esto te arreglará el estómago — (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)

b) (Chi fam) < documento> to doctor

2)

a) <casa/habitación> to tidy (up), clean up

b) <niño/pelo>

ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? — can you start getting the children ready?

voy a ir que me arreglen el pelo — I'm going to have my hair done

c) (preparar, organizar)

tengo todo arreglado para el viaje — I've got everything ready for the trip

un amigo me está arreglando todos los papeles — a friend is sorting out all the papers for me

d) ( disponer) <flores/muebles> to arrange

3) ( solucionar) < situación> to sort out; < asunto> to settle, sort out

ya está todo arreglado — it's all sorted out o settled now

a ver si lo puedes arreglar para que venga hoy — see if you can arrange for her to come today

lo quiso arreglar diciendo que... — she tried to put things right by saying that...

4) (fam) ( como amenaza)

ya te arreglaré yo a ti — I'll show you! (colloq)
2.
arreglarse v pron

1) (refl) ( ataviarse)

tarda horas en arreglarse — she takes hours to get ready

no te arregles tanto — you don't need to get so dressed up

sabe arreglarse — she knows how to make herself look good

2) <pelo/manos>

a) (refl) to do

me tengo que arreglar las manos — I have to do my nails (colloq)

b) (caus)

tengo que ir a arreglarme el pelo — I must go and have my hair done

me estoy arreglando la boca — I'm getting my teeth fixed

3)

a) ( solucionarse) situación/asunto to get sorted out

ya verás como todo se arregla — you'll see, everything will turn out all right

b) pareja ( tras una riña) to make (it) up

4) (fam) ( amañarse)

ya me arreglaré para volver a casa — I'll make my own way home

la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos — it's a small house, but we manage

arreglarse con algo: nos tendremos que arreglar con tu sueldo we'll have to get by o manage on your wages; se tendrán que arreglar con lo que hay they'll have to make do with what there is; arreglárselas (fam) to manage; no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage; arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can; sabe arreglárselas solo he can look after himself; ya me las arreglaré para llegar — I'll find a way of getting there

5) día/tiempo to get better, clear up

* * *

= remedy, repair, tidy up, fix, right, fix up, manicure, groom, clear up.

Ex. After 1728, the initiative for investigating and remedying the state of the public records passed to the House of Commons.

Ex. In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.

Ex. Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.

Ex. There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.

Ex. The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.

Ex. So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.

Ex. Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.

Ex. Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.

Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

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* arreglar el entuerto = sort out + the mess.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arreglarse = get + ready.

* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* arreglarse el pelo = primp.

* arreglárselas = get by, make + do, make out, cope.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* arreglárselas como pueda = losers weepers.

* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.

* arreglarse las manos = manicure.

* arreglárselas para que = see to it that.

* arreglárselas sin = do without, live without, get along without.

* arreglárselas sobre la marcha = wing it.

* arreglárselas solo = fend for + Reflexivo, losers weepers.

* arreglarse las uñas = manicure.

* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* arreglarse los pies = pedicure.

* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.

* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* que se puede arreglar = fixable.

* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <aparato/reloj> to mend, fix; <ropa/zapatos> to mend, repair

tengo que arreglar esta falda — I must get this skirt altered

compró la casa muy barata, pero tiene que arreglarla — she bought the house very cheaply, but it needs a lot of work

están arreglando la calle — they're repairing the road

el dentista me está arreglando la boca — (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq)

esto te arreglará el estómago — (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)

b) (Chi fam) < documento> to doctor

2)

a) <casa/habitación> to tidy (up), clean up

b) <niño/pelo>

ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? — can you start getting the children ready?

voy a ir que me arreglen el pelo — I'm going to have my hair done

c) (preparar, organizar)

tengo todo arreglado para el viaje — I've got everything ready for the trip

un amigo me está arreglando todos los papeles — a friend is sorting out all the papers for me

d) ( disponer) <flores/muebles> to arrange

3) ( solucionar) < situación> to sort out; < asunto> to settle, sort out

ya está todo arreglado — it's all sorted out o settled now

a ver si lo puedes arreglar para que venga hoy — see if you can arrange for her to come today

lo quiso arreglar diciendo que... — she tried to put things right by saying that...

4) (fam) ( como amenaza)

ya te arreglaré yo a ti — I'll show you! (colloq)
2.
arreglarse v pron

1) (refl) ( ataviarse)

tarda horas en arreglarse — she takes hours to get ready

no te arregles tanto — you don't need to get so dressed up

sabe arreglarse — she knows how to make herself look good

2) <pelo/manos>

a) (refl) to do

me tengo que arreglar las manos — I have to do my nails (colloq)

b) (caus)

tengo que ir a arreglarme el pelo — I must go and have my hair done

me estoy arreglando la boca — I'm getting my teeth fixed

3)

a) ( solucionarse) situación/asunto to get sorted out

ya verás como todo se arregla — you'll see, everything will turn out all right

b) pareja ( tras una riña) to make (it) up

4) (fam) ( amañarse)

ya me arreglaré para volver a casa — I'll make my own way home

la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos — it's a small house, but we manage

arreglarse con algo: nos tendremos que arreglar con tu sueldo we'll have to get by o manage on your wages; se tendrán que arreglar con lo que hay they'll have to make do with what there is; arreglárselas (fam) to manage; no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage; arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can; sabe arreglárselas solo he can look after himself; ya me las arreglaré para llegar — I'll find a way of getting there

5) día/tiempo to get better, clear up

* * *

= remedy, repair, tidy up, fix, right, fix up, manicure, groom, clear up.

Ex: After 1728, the initiative for investigating and remedying the state of the public records passed to the House of Commons.

Ex: In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.

Ex: Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.

Ex: There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.

Ex: The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.

Ex: So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.

Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.

Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.

Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

* arreglar el entuerto = sort out + the mess.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arreglarse = get + ready.

* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* arreglarse el pelo = primp.

* arreglárselas = get by, make + do, make out, cope.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* arreglárselas como pueda = losers weepers.

* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.

* arreglarse las manos = manicure.

* arreglárselas para que = see to it that.

* arreglárselas sin = do without, live without, get along without.

* arreglárselas sobre la marcha = wing it.

* arreglárselas solo = fend for + Reflexivo, losers weepers.

* arreglarse las uñas = manicure.

* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* arreglarse los pies = pedicure.

* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.

* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* que se puede arreglar = fixable.

* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* * *

arreglar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (reparar, componer) ‹aparato/reloj› to mend, fix, repair; ‹ropa/zapatos› to mend, repair

van a arreglarme la televisión they're going to fix o mend o repair my television

tengo que arreglar esta falda, me está muy ancha I must get this skirt altered, it's too big

se compró la casa muy barata, pero tiene que arreglarla she bought the house very cheaply, but it needs a lot of work

están arreglando la calle they're repairing the road, they're carrying out roadworks

el dentista que me está arreglando la boca ( fam); the dentist who is seeing to o fixing my teeth ( colloq)

esto te arreglará el estómago ( fam); this'll sort your stomach out ( colloq)

2 ( Chi fam) ‹documento› to doctor

B

1 ‹casa/habitación/armario› to straighten (up), tidy (up) ( BrE)

2 ‹niño/pelo›

ven aquí que te arregle come here and let me tidy you up a bit

ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? can you start getting the children ready?

mañana voy a ir que me arreglen el pelo I'm going to have my hair done tomorrow

3

(preparar, organizar): ya tengo todo arreglado para el viaje I've got everything ready for the trip

un amigo me está arreglando todos los papeles a friend is sorting out o taking care of all the papers for me

4 (disponer) to arrange

arreglar las rodajas de carne en la fuente arrange the slices of meat in the serving dish

C (solucionar) ‹situación› to sort out; ‹asunto› to settle, sort out

no me iré sin arreglar este asunto I'm not leaving until I get this business sorted out o settled

ya está todo arreglado it's all sorted out o settled o straightened out now

a ver si lo puedes arreglar para que venga el jueves see if you can arrange for her to come on Thursday

lo quiso arreglar diciendo que … she tried to put things right o make amends by saying that …

D (acordar) to arrange

arreglaron volver a reunirse la semana siguiente they arranged to meet again the following week

ya arreglé con Pilar que si yo no vengo lo hace ella I've already arranged with Pilar for her to do it if I don't come, I've already arranged with Pilar that she'll do it if I don't come

E ( fam)

(como amenaza): ya te arreglaré yo a ti I'll show you! ( colloq)

■ arreglarse

v pron

A ( refl)

(ataviarse): tarda horas en arreglarse she takes hours to get ready o do herself up

no te arregles tanto, sólo vamos al pub de la esquina you don't need to get so dressed up, we're only going to the bar on the corner

sabe arreglarse she knows how to make herself look good o nice

B ‹pelo/manos›

1 ( refl):

te has arreglado el pelo muy bien you've done your hair really nicely, your hair looks really nice

me tengo que arreglar las manos I have to do my nails ( colloq)

2 ( caus):

tengo que ir a arreglarme el pelo I must go and have my hair done

¿por qué no se arreglará la boca? why doesn't she go and have her teeth seen to?

C

1 (solucionarse) «situación/asunto» to get sorted out

ojalá se arregle pronto lo del permiso de trabajo I hope this business about your work permit gets sorted out soon

ya verás como todo se arregla you'll see, it'll all get sorted out o it'll all work out OK o everything will turn out all right

2 «pareja» (tras una riña) to make (it) up; (empezar una relación) ( ant) to start courting ( dated), to start dating ( AmE)

D ( fam)

(apañarse): ya nos arreglaremos para volver a casa we'll make our own way home

es difícil arreglarse sin coche en una ciudad grande it's difficult to get by o to manage without a car in a big city

no hay camas para todos, pero ya nos arreglaremos there aren't enough beds for everyone, but we'll sort o work something out

aunque la casa es pequeña, nos arreglamos it's a small house, but we manage

arreglarse CON algo:

nos tendremos que arreglar con tu sueldo we'll have to get by o manage on your wages

se tendrán que arreglar con esta leche, no queda más they'll have to make do with this milk, it's all there is left

arreglárselas ( fam): me pregunto cómo se las arreglan para comprar estas cosas I don't know how they manage o where they find the money to buy all these things

tú te lo has buscado, así que ahora arréglatelas como puedas you got yourself into this, now it's up to you to sort o work it out as best you can

sabe arreglárselas solo he can look after himself

ya me las arreglaré para llegar a tiempo I'll find a way of getting there in time

no sé cómo se las arregla que siempre llega tarde I don't know how she does it, but she always manages to arrive late

E «día/tiempo» to get better, clear up

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arreglar ( conjugate arreglar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹aparato/reloj› to mend, fix;
‹ zapatos› to mend, repair;
‹falda/vestido› to alter;
‹ calle› to repair;
◊ el dentista me está arreglando la boca (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq);

esto te arreglará el estómago (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)
2
a) ‹casa/habitación› ( ordenar) to straighten up, to tidy (up) (BrE);

( hacer arreglos en) to do up (colloq)
b) (preparar, organizar):

◊ ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? can you start getting the children ready?;

tengo todo arreglado para el viaje I've got everything ready for the trip;
un amigo me está arreglando los papeles a friend is sorting out the papers for me;
arreglar una entrevista to arrange an interview
c) ( disponer) ‹flores/muebles› to arrange

3 ( solucionar) ‹ situación› to sort out;
‹ asunto› to settle, sort out;
◊ lo quiso arreglar diciendo que … she tried to put things right by saying that …

arreglarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( ataviarse):
◊ tarda horas en arreglarse she takes hours to get ready;

no te arregles tanto you don't need to get so dressed up;
sabe arreglarse she knows how to make herself look good
2 ‹pelo/manos›
a) ( refl) to do

b) ( caus):

◊ tengo que ir a arreglarme el pelo I must go and have my hair done

3 ( solucionarse) [situación/asunto] to get sorted out
4 (fam) ( amañarse):
◊ ya me arreglaré para volver a casa I'll make my own way home;

la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos it's a small house, but we manage;
arreglárselas (fam) to manage;
no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage;
arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can;
ya me las arreglaré I'll manage, I'll be OK
5 [día/tiempo] to get better, clear up
arreglar verbo transitivo
1 (poner en funcionamiento) to repair, fix
2 (solucionar) to sort out
3 (ordenar una habitación) to tidy
4 (poner elegante) to get ready
' arreglar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dedicarse
- estimativa
- estimativo
- hacer
- acomodar
- arte
- asear
- componer
- disponer
- gracia
- mandar
- parchar
- saber
English:
adjust
- alter
- arrange
- bone
- crack
- do up
- fix
- fix up
- groom
- house
- mend
- patch up
- repair
- right
- see to
- set
- set out
- settle up
- sew up
- smarten
- smarten up
- sort out
- straighten
- tidy
- tidy up
- any
- do
- doctor
- get
- have
- pedicure
- preen
- rig
- score
- settle
- smooth
- sort
- spruce
- square
- stage
- work

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arreglar

♦ vt

1. [reparar] to fix, to repair;

me arreglarán la moto en una semana they'll fix o repair my bike for me within a week;

están arreglando la autopista they're repairing the motorway;
Fam
me costó una fortuna arreglarme la boca it cost me a fortune to have my teeth seen to

2. [ropa] [estrechar] to take in;
[agrandar] to let out
3. [ordenar] to tidy (up);

arreglar la casa to do the housework

4. [solucionar] to sort out;

todo arreglado, podemos pasar everything's been sorted out now, we can go in;

arreglaron los papeles para casarse they got all the necessary papers together so that they could marry;

ya arreglaremos cuentas cuando hayas cobrado we'll settle once you've been paid, we'll sort out who owes what once you've been paid

5. Mús to arrange

6. [acicalar] to smarten up;
[cabello] to do;
arregla a los niños, que vamos a dar un paseo get the children ready, we're going for a walk;

tengo que arreglarme el pelo para la fiesta I have to get my hair done before the party

7. [adornar] to decorate

8. [plato] to season;

¿quieres que arregle la ensalada? shall I put some dressing on the salad?

9. Am [planta] to tend to

10. Am [votación] to rig

11. Fam [escarmentar]
¡ya te arreglaré yo! I'm going to Br sort o US straighten you out!

♦ vi
Am [quedar]
arreglé de ir al cine el sábado I've arranged to go to the cinema on Saturday;

¿cómo vas a la fiesta? - ya arreglé con Silvia how are you getting to the party? - I've already arranged to go with Silvia

♦ See also the pronominal verb arreglarse

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arreglar

v/t

1 ( reparar) fix, repair

2 ( ordenar) tidy (up)

3 ( solucionar) sort out;

arreglar cuentas settle up; fig settle scores

4 MÚS arrange

5

:

¡ya te arreglaré yo! amenaza I’ll show you!, I’ll soon settle your hash! fam

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arreglar vt

1) componer: to repair, to fix

2) : to tidy up

arregla tu cuarto: pick up your room

3) : to solve, to work out

quiero arreglar este asunto: I want to settle this matter

♦ See also the reflexive verb arreglarse

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arreglar vb

1. (reparar) to repair / to mend

tengo que llevar el reloj a arreglar I've got to take my watch to be mended

2. (ordenar) to tidy up [pt. & pp. tidied]

arregla tu habitación tidy up your room

3. (poner en regla) to sort out

¿has arreglado ya los papeles? have you sorted out your papers yet?

Spanish-English dictionary > arreglar
13 bestehen

(unreg.)

I v/t

1. (Prüfung) pass; (eine Probe) stand ( oder pass) the test; die Prüfung / Probe nicht bestehen fail the exam / test; eine Prüfung knapp / mit „gut“ bestehen scrape through an exam / etwa pass an exam with a B

2.

a) (durchstehen) (eine Krise etc.) come ( oder go) through, survive;

b) (Gefahr) survive; (Kampf) win through in; wir hatten einen schweren Kampf zu bestehen we had a hard battle to fight

II v/i

1. exist, weitS. Bedenken, Grund etc.: auch be; (fortbestehen) continue, last; (noch bestehen) remain, survive, have survived; besteht diese Schule / Firma noch? does this school / firm still exist?; bestehen bleiben (fortdauern) continue (to exist); Gefahr etc.: remain; (gültig bleiben) remain valid, (still) hold good; bestehen lassen retain; es besteht / bestehen... auch there is / are...; es besteht die Gefahr, dass sich das Feuer ausbreitet there’s a danger of the fire spreading; über den Hergang besteht noch keine Klarheit it is still not clear what happened

2. bestehen aus be made (up) of; auch weitS. consist of, comprise

3. bestehen in consist in, be; das Problem besteht darin, dass ( darin zu + Inf.) the problem is that (is + Ger.); der Unterschied besteht darin, dass the difference is ( oder lies in the fact) that; die Besonderheit besteht darin, dass what is so special (about it) is (the fact) that

4. bestehen auf (+ Dat) insist (up)on; darauf bestehen, etw. zu tun insist on doing s.th.; darauf bestehen, dass etw. getan wird insist on s.th. being done; ich bestehe darauf(, dass er kommt) I insist (that he comes oder on his coming förm.); ich bestehe nicht darauf I’m not insisting, you don’t have to; ich bestehe auf meinem Vertrag / Recht I insist that the terms of my contract are hono(u)red / on my rights

5. (sich behaupten) hold out, hold ( oder stand) one’s ground, hold one’s own ( gegen against); in einem Kampf / einer Gefahr bestehen auch prove o.s. in a battle / a danger; mit diesem Abschluss kannst du überall bestehen you can get in anywhere with this exam result (Am. with these test scores)

6. in einer Prüfung: pass, get through umg.; mit „gut“ / Auszeichnung bestehen etwa pass with a B / a distinction

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das Bestehen

(Existenz) existence;

(Prüfung) pass

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Be|ste|hen
nt -s,
no pl
1) (= Vorhandensein, Dauer) existence

seit Bestéhen der Firma/des Staates — ever since the firm/state has existed or came into existence

das 100-jährige Bestéhen von etw feiern — to celebrate the hundredth anniversary or first hundred years of (the existence of) sth

2) (= Beharren) insistence (
auf +dat on)
3) (von Prüfung) passing; (von Schicksalsschlägen) withstanding; (von schwerer Zeit) coming or pulling through; (von Gefahr) overcoming

bei Bestéhen der Prüfung — on passing the exam

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1) ((with of) to be composed or made up: The house consists of six rooms.) consist

2) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) lie

3) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) pass

4) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) pass

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Be·ste·hen

<-s>

nt kein pl

1. (Vorhandensein)

▪ das \Bestehen einer S. gen the existence of sth

das 25-jährige \Bestehen der Firma wurde gefeiert the company celebrated its 25th birthday

seit [dem] \Bestehen einer S. gen since the establishment of sth; Schule, Verein etc. founding; Geschäftsverbindung setting-up, establishment

2. (Beharren)

▪ jds \Bestehen auf etw dat sb's insistence on sth

▪ jds \Bestehen darauf, dass... sb's insistence that...

3. (das Durchkommen)

▪ das \Bestehen einer S. gen Prüfung, Test the passing of sth; Probezeit successful completion; schwierige Situation surviving, coming through; Gefahren overcoming

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das; Bestehens existence

die Firma feiert ihr 10jähriges Bestehen — the firm is celebrating its tenth anniversary

seit Bestehen der Bundesrepublik — since the Federal Republic came into existence

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bestehen (irr)

A. v/t

1. (Prüfung) pass; (eine Probe) stand ( oder pass) the test;

die Prüfung/Probe nicht bestehen fail the exam/test;

eine Prüfung knapp/mit „gut“ bestehen scrape through an exam/etwa pass an exam with a B

2. (durchstehen) (eine Krise etc) come ( oder go) through, survive; (Gefahr) survive; (Kampf) win through in;

wir hatten einen schweren Kampf zu bestehen we had a hard battle to fight

B. v/i

1. exist, weitS. Bedenken, Grund etc: auch be; (fortbestehen) continue, last; (noch bestehen) remain, survive, have survived;

besteht diese Schule/Firma noch? does this school/firm still exist?;

bestehen bleiben (fortdauern) continue (to exist); Gefahr etc: remain; (gültig bleiben) remain valid, (still) hold good;

bestehen lassen retain;

es besteht/bestehen … auch there is/are …;

es besteht die Gefahr, dass sich das Feuer ausbreitet there’s a danger of the fire spreading;

über den Hergang besteht noch keine Klarheit it is still not clear what happened

2.

bestehen aus be made (up) of; auch weitS. consist of, comprise

3.

bestehen in consist in, be;

das Problem besteht darin, dass (

darin zu +inf) the problem is that (is +ger);

der Unterschied besteht darin, dass the difference is ( oder lies in the fact) that;

die Besonderheit besteht darin, dass what is so special (about it) is (the fact) that

4.

bestehen auf (+dat)insist (up)on;

darauf bestehen, etwas zu tun insist on doing sth;

darauf bestehen, dass etwas getan wird insist on sth being done;

ich bestehe darauf(, dass er kommt) I insist (that he comes oder on his coming form);

ich bestehe nicht darauf I’m not insisting, you don’t have to;

ich bestehe auf meinem Vertrag/Recht I insist that the terms of my contract are hono(u)red/on my rights

5. (sich behaupten) hold out, hold ( oder stand) one’s ground, hold one’s own (

gegen against);

in einem Kampf/einer Gefahr bestehen auch prove o.s. in a battle/a danger;

mit diesem Abschluss kannst du überall bestehen you can get in anywhere with this exam result (US with these test scores)

6. in einer Prüfung: pass, get through umg;

mit „gut“/Auszeichnung bestehen etwa pass with a B/a distinction

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das; Bestehens existence

die Firma feiert ihr 10jähriges Bestehen — the firm is celebrating its tenth anniversary

seit Bestehen der Bundesrepublik — since the Federal Republic came into existence

* * *

(auf) v.

to insist (on) v. (aus) v.

to consist (of) v. v.

to consist v.

to exist v.

to insist v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bestehen
14 grande

adj.

1 big, large.

este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for me

un gran artista a great artist

el gran favorito the firm favorite

una gran figura a big name

una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…

una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility

a lo grande in a big way, in style

grandes almacenes department store

gran angular (photography) wide-angle lens

Gran Bretaña Great Britain

el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon

gran danés great Dane

gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes

la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)

el gran público the general public

gran superficie (commerce) hypermarket (peninsular Spanish)

2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)

4 magnus, Mag, magnum.

5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.

m.

grandee (noble).

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grande

► adjetivo

1 (tamaño) large, big

■ esta casa es demasiado grande para ellos dos this house is too big for the two of them

2 (fuerte, intenso) great

■ su partida les produjo una pena muy grande his departure caused them great sorrow

3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big

► nombre masculino

1 (de elevada jerarquía) great

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way

estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody

pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time

vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style

Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1

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adj.

1) big

2) large

3) great

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1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing gran)
1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

viven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house

¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?

los zapatos le están muy grandes — the shoes are too big for her

en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities

grandísimo — enormous, huge

un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort

un coche grandísimo — a whacking great car *

¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!

el gran Buenos Aires — greater Buenos Aires

- a lo grande

hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *

vivir a lo grande — to live in style

- quedarle algo grande a algn

- pasarlo en grande

2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big

un gran pintor — a great painter

un gran desastre — a great disaster

es una ventaja muy grande — it's a great advantage

hay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference

los grandes bancos internacionales — the big international banks

las grandes empresas multinacionales — the big multinationals

la gran mayoría — the great majority

3) (=mucho, muy) great

con gran placer — with great pleasure

fueron grandes amigos — they were great friends

he sentido una gran pena — I felt very sad

me llevé una alegría muy grande — I felt very happy

comer con gran apetito — to eat hungrily

un mes de gran calor — a very hot month

un programa de gran éxito — a very successful programme

se estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well

4) [en edad]
(=mayor)
ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl

¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?

5)

¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!

2. SMF

1) (=personaje importante)

los grandes de la industria — the major companies in the industry

uno de los grandes de la pantalla — one of the screen greats

los siete grandes — the Big Seven

Grande de España — grandee

2) LAm (=adulto) adult

3. SF

1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize

2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail

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I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

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= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

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

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

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

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *
I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

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

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

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

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

grande¹

adjective

[ gran is used before singular nouns]

A

1 (en dimensiones) large, big

se mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger house

sus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyes

un tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guy

una chica grandota, fortachona ( fam); a big, strong girl, a strapping lass ( BrE colloq)

tiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/nose

abra la boca más grande open wider

2 (en demasía) too big

¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?

estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for me

quedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sb

B (alto) tall

¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!

C ( Geog):

el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/Bilbao

D

1

( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their own

ya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourself

cuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancer

mis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now

2

( Arg) (maduro, mayor): es una mujer grande she isn't a young woman o she's a mature woman

está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guy

E ( delante del n)

1 (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/wine

la gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater

2 (poderoso) big

los grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialists

los grandes señores feudales the great feudal lords

a lo grande in style

3

(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friends

grandes fumadores heavy smokers

F ( fam)

(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!

¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)

G

1 (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena it caused me great sadness

me has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happy

comió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartily

un día de gran calor a very hot day

los grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47

me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a fright

para mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassment

se produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosion

es un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for me

ha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful season

no corre gran prisa it is not very urgent

las paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint

2

(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)

ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heard

¡qué gran novedad! ( iró); you don't say! o what a surprise! ( iro)

H

1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› big

la gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the voters

dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research

esto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …

2

(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speed

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura a very tall building

un gran número de personas a large number of people

objetos de gran valor objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● gran angular

masculine wide-angle lens

● gran capital

masculine:

el gran capital big business

● gran danés

masculine Great Dane

● Gran Depresión

feminine:

la Gran Depresión the Great Depression

● gran explosión

( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bang

● Gran Guerra

feminine:

la Gran Guerra the Great War

● gran hermano

masculine Big Brother

el gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching you

● Gran Maestre

masculine Grand Master

● gran maestro

masculine grand master

● gran maestro internacional

masculine international grand master

● gran ópera

feminine grand opera

● Gran Premio

masculine Grand Prix

● gran público

masculine:

el gran público the general public

● gran reserva

feminine gran reserva (↑ grana a1)

● gran simpático

masculine ( Anat):

el gran simpático the sympathetic nervous system

● gran superficie

feminine ( Esp) large supermarket, hypermarket ( BrE)

● grandes almacenes

mpl department store

grande²

masculine, feminine

A (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading player

uno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industry

B ( esp AmL)

1

(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

2 (adulto) grown-up

Compuesto:

Grande de España

(Spanish) grandee o nobleman

grande³

feminine

( RPl)

la grande the big prize, the jackpot

sacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpot

se sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband

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grande adjetivo
◊ gran is used before singular nouns

1
a) ( en dimensiones) ‹casa/área/nariz› big, large;

◊ un tipo grande a big guy;

unos grande almacenes a department store
b) ( en demasía) too big;

◊ me queda grande it's too big for me

c) ( en número) ‹ familia› large, big;

‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
a) ( alto) tall;

◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!

b) ( en edad):

◊ cuando sea grande when I grow up;

ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
◊ el Ggrande Santiago Greater Santiago

4 ( delante del n)
a) (notable, excelente) great;

◊ un gran hombre a great man

b) ( poderoso) big;

◊ los grandes bancos the big banks;

a lo grande in style
5
a) (en intensidad, grado) ‹pena/honor/ventaja› great;

‹ explosión› powerful;
◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;

una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!
b) ( elevado):

◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( mayor):

◊ la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto):

◊ los grandes the grown-ups

grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub

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grande gran is used instead of grande before singular nouns (e.g. gran hombre great man).

♦ adj

1. [de tamaño] big, large;

este traje me está o [m5] me queda grande this suit is too big for me;

el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;
Fig
el cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;
Fam
pagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large note

Comp
grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;
la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;

Gran Bretaña Great Britain;

el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;

gran danés Great Dane;
Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;
gran ducado grand duchy;

la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;

la Gran Guerra the Great War;

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;

gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;
Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;
la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);
Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;
gran simio antropoide great ape;

gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;
Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket
2. [de altura] tall;

¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!

3. [en importancia] great;

una gran mujer a great woman;

los grandes bancos the major banks;

la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;

el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts

4. [en intensidad] great;

es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;

¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!

5. Fam [adulto]
cuando sea grande quiere ser doctora she wants to be a doctor when she grows up;

me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yet

6. Méx, RP [de edad]
cuando se casó ya era grande she was already quite old when she got married;

siempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older people

7. RP Fam [fantástico] fantastic, Br brilliant

8. RP Irónico [genial] great;

ayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!

9. Comp
Fam
hacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;

vivir a lo grande to live in style;

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

♦ nm

1. [noble] grandee

Comp
Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility
2. [persona, entidad importante]
uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;

los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;

uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature

3. Fam
grandes [adultos] grown-ups

♦ nf
RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;
sacarse la grande [en lotería] to win first prize o the jackpot;

se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;

con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that

♦ interj
RP Fam [fantástico] great!
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grande

I adj

1 big, large;

el vestido me está o

me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;

el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him

2

:

a lo grande in style;

pasarlo en grande have a great time

II m/f

1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;

grandes y pequeños young and old

2 ( mayor) eldest

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grande adj, ( gran before singular nouns)

1) : large, big

un libro grande: a big book

2) alto: tall

3) notable: great

un gran autor: a great writer

4) (indicating intensity) : great

con gran placer: with great pleasure

5) : old, grown-up

hijos grandes: grown children

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grande adj

1. (tamaño) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]

¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?

se mudaron a un piso más grande they moved to a bigger flat

2. (número, cantidad) large

una gran cantidad de dinero a large sum of money

3. (importante) great

un gran arquitecto a great architect

hoy es un gran día today is a great day

a lo grande in style

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

grandes almacenes department store

Spanish-English dictionary > grande
15 Schulden

Schulden fpl FIN, GEN, WIWI debt • in Schulden geraten 1. BANK run into debt; 2. GEN run up a debt, get into debt • jmds. Schulden übernehmen GEN take over sb’s debts • ohne Schulden GEN afloat • Schulden anhäufen BANK run up a debt • Schulden begleichen GEN even up • Schulden machen 1. BANK run up a debt, incur debts; 2. GEN get into debt; 3. RW incur debts • Schulden streichen FIN delete a debt • Schulden zurückzahlen WIWI pay off one’s debts
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fpl <Finanz, Geschäft, Vw> debt ■ in Schulden geraten 1. < Bank> run into debt; 2. < Geschäft> run up a debt, get into debt ■ jmds. Schulden übernehmen < Geschäft> take over sb's debts ■ ohne Schulden < Geschäft> afloat ■ Schulden anhäufen < Bank> run up a debt ■ Schulden begleichen < Geschäft> even up ■ Schulden machen 1. < Bank> run up a debt, incur debts; 2. < Geschäft> get into debt; 3. < Rechnung> incur debts ■ Schulden streichen < Finanz> delete a debt ■ Schulden zurückzahlen <Vw> pay off one's debts

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Schulden
debts, liabilities, (Aktivschulden) due from customers, accounts receivable (US), (Dubiose) contingent liabilities, (Passivschulden) due to customers, accounts payable (US), (Schuldenlast) indebtedness;
• frei von Schulden free from debts, (Haus) unencumbered;
• mit Schulden belastet bonded, debted, encumbered with debts;
• nach Abzug der Schulden clear after debts paid;
• ohne Schulden in the black (US coll.), afloat;
• angelaufene Schulden run-up debts;
• antizipative Schulden (Bilanz) accrued liabilities (US);
• aufgelaufene Schulden accumulative debts, backlog of debts;
• aufgenommene Schulden borrowings, debts incurred;
• ausstehende Schulden outstanding debts;
• bedenkliche Schulden staggering debts;
• vor der Masseverteilung zu begleichende Schulden preferential (preferred) debts;
• schon bestehende Schulden pre-existing debts;
• vor Fälligkeit bezahlte Schulden dues paid in advance;
• drückende Schulden pressing (heavy-weighing) debts;
• eingefrorene Schulden frozen debts;
• eingegangene Schulden debts contracted;
• vor Konkurseröffnung eingegangene Schulden debts contracted before bankruptcy;
• als Minderjähriger eingegangene Schulden debts contracted during infancy;
• [nachträglich] eingetriebene Schulden debts recovered;
• nach dem Ausscheiden eines Gesellschafters entstandene Schulden post-retirement debts;
• fällige Schulden debts due;
• gerichtlich festgestellte Schulden debts of record, judgment debts, debts owed under court orders;
• nicht zum Gewerbebetrieb gehörige Schulden non-business debts;
• gemeinschaftliche Schulden (Ehepaar) community debts;
• gesamtschuldnerische Schulden joint and several debts;
• gestundete Schulden deferred liabilities;
• vor Fälligkeit gezahlte Schulden dues paid in advance;
• haushohe Schulden vast debts;
• laufende Schulden current (running) debts;
• öffentliche Schulden government debt;
• persönliche (private) Schulden (Gesellschafter) private (individual) debts;
• riesige Schulden staggering debts;
• kurzfristig rückzahlbare Schulden quick liabilities;
• unbezahlbare Schulden insolvable debts;
• uneinbringliche Schulden irrecoverable debts;
• ungedeckte Schulden unsecured debts;
• unverzinsliche Schulden passive debts;
• zweifelhafte Schulden doubtful debts (Br.), bad debts (US);
• Schulden einer Aktiengesellschaft corporation debts (US);
• Schulden einer Firma partnership (company) debts;
• Schulden von Gebietskörperschaften local debts;
• Schulden des Gemeinschuldners bankrupt’s debts;
• Schulden der öffentlichen Hand National Debt (Br.), public debt (US);
• Schulden aus einer Pflichtteilsvereinbarung portion debts;
• Schulden aufgrund eines Treuhandverhältnisses fiduciary debts;
• Schulden vor der Währungsreform prestabilization debts;
• Schulden abbauen to reduce debts;
• seine Schulden abbezahlen to pay off one’s debts;
• Schulden abdecken to cover debts;
• zweifelhafte Schulden abschreiben to write off doubtful (Br.) (bad, US) debts;
• Schulden abtragen (abzahlen) to wipe (pay) off debts;
• Schulden anerkennen to acknowledge liablilites;
• Schulden anhäufen to pile up debts;
• Schulden annullieren to wipe off debts;
• Schulden aufnehmen to contract debts, to borrow;
• seine Schulden begleichen to meet (settle, discharge) one’s debts;
• alle Schulden begleichen to pay one’s debts down the line (all that is owing);
• alte Schulden begleichen to pay off old scores;
• Schulden beitreiben to recover debts;
• sich mit Schulden belasten to encumber o. s. with (involve o. s. in) debts;
• jds. Schulden bezahlen to clear s. o. of debts;
• seine Schulden bezahlen to pay (settle) one’s debts, to discharge one’s liabilities, to get clear of debts, to meet one’s engagements, to ante up (US sl.), (Gläubiger befriedigen) to satisfy one’s creditors;
• seine Schulden nicht bezahlen to neglect to pay one’s (default on) debts;
• seine Schulden auf Heller und Pfennig bezahlen to pay twenty shillings in the pound (Br.), to pay one’s debts to the last penny;
• seine Schulden voll bezahlen to discharge one’s liabilities in full;
• Schulden decken (Nachlass) to be solvent;
• j. zur Begleichung seiner Schulden drankriegen to bind s. o. to pay a debt (sl.);
• Schulden eingehen to contract (make) debts;
• Schulden einkassieren to gather in debts;
• Schulden einklagen to take legal proceedings for the recovery of debts;
• Schulden eintreiben to recover (call in, enforce payment of) debts;
• Schulden bei jem. eintreiben to exact payment of a debt from s. o.;
• sich seinen Schulden entziehen to escape one’s liabilities;
• Schulden [teilweise] erlassen to abate debts;
• in Schulden geraten to get (fall, run) into (incur) debts;
• bei jem. in Schulden geraten to run into s. one’s books;
• Schulden haben to have bills, to be indebted (in the red, US coll.);
• hohe Schulden haben to be deep in the books (in debt);
• riesige Schulden haben to be over head and heels in debt;
• überall Schulden haben to be in debt to everybody;
• noch Schulden auf seinem Haus haben to owe for one’s house;
• Schulden hereinbekommen to get in debts;
• sich um die Bezahlung seiner Schulden herumdrücken to evade payment of one’s debts;
• nichts als Schulden hinterlassen to leave nothing but debts;
• Schulden kassieren to gather in debts;
• Schulden anwachsen lassen to pile up debts;
• seine Schulden loswerden to get out of debt;
• Schulden machen to contract (incur, make, run into) debt, to run up a score, to score up debts;
• für die Schulden der Ehefrau aufkommen müssen to be liable for one’s wife’s debts;
• seine Schulden regulieren to settle one’s debts;
• seine Schulden los sein to have got rid of one’s debts;
• bis zum Hals (über beide Ohren) in Schulden stecken to be head over heels in debt, to be up to one’s ears in debt (coll.), to be swamped with debts;
• faule Schulden streichen to credit bad (US) (doubtful, Br.) debts;
• sich in Schulden stürzen to plunge (plump, involve o. s., run) into debt, to outrun the constable;
• Schulden tilgen to redeem (pay off, strike off, discharge) debts;
• Schulden übernehmen to assume debts;
• seine Schulden zurückführen to clear up one’s indebtedness.

Business german-english dictionary > Schulden
16 schulden

Schulden fpl FIN, GEN, WIWI debt • in Schulden geraten 1. BANK run into debt; 2. GEN run up a debt, get into debt • jmds. Schulden übernehmen GEN take over sb’s debts • ohne Schulden GEN afloat • Schulden anhäufen BANK run up a debt • Schulden begleichen GEN even up • Schulden machen 1. BANK run up a debt, incur debts; 2. GEN get into debt; 3. RW incur debts • Schulden streichen FIN delete a debt • Schulden zurückzahlen WIWI pay off one’s debts
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v < Geschäft> owe

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Schulden
debts, liabilities, (Aktivschulden) due from customers, accounts receivable (US), (Dubiose) contingent liabilities, (Passivschulden) due to customers, accounts payable (US), (Schuldenlast) indebtedness;
• frei von Schulden free from debts, (Haus) unencumbered;
• mit Schulden belastet bonded, debted, encumbered with debts;
• nach Abzug der Schulden clear after debts paid;
• ohne Schulden in the black (US coll.), afloat;
• angelaufene Schulden run-up debts;
• antizipative Schulden (Bilanz) accrued liabilities (US);
• aufgelaufene Schulden accumulative debts, backlog of debts;
• aufgenommene Schulden borrowings, debts incurred;
• ausstehende Schulden outstanding debts;
• bedenkliche Schulden staggering debts;
• vor der Masseverteilung zu begleichende Schulden preferential (preferred) debts;
• schon bestehende Schulden pre-existing debts;
• vor Fälligkeit bezahlte Schulden dues paid in advance;
• drückende Schulden pressing (heavy-weighing) debts;
• eingefrorene Schulden frozen debts;
• eingegangene Schulden debts contracted;
• vor Konkurseröffnung eingegangene Schulden debts contracted before bankruptcy;
• als Minderjähriger eingegangene Schulden debts contracted during infancy;
• [nachträglich] eingetriebene Schulden debts recovered;
• nach dem Ausscheiden eines Gesellschafters entstandene Schulden post-retirement debts;
• fällige Schulden debts due;
• gerichtlich festgestellte Schulden debts of record, judgment debts, debts owed under court orders;
• nicht zum Gewerbebetrieb gehörige Schulden non-business debts;
• gemeinschaftliche Schulden (Ehepaar) community debts;
• gesamtschuldnerische Schulden joint and several debts;
• gestundete Schulden deferred liabilities;
• vor Fälligkeit gezahlte Schulden dues paid in advance;
• haushohe Schulden vast debts;
• laufende Schulden current (running) debts;
• öffentliche Schulden government debt;
• persönliche (private) Schulden (Gesellschafter) private (individual) debts;
• riesige Schulden staggering debts;
• kurzfristig rückzahlbare Schulden quick liabilities;
• unbezahlbare Schulden insolvable debts;
• uneinbringliche Schulden irrecoverable debts;
• ungedeckte Schulden unsecured debts;
• unverzinsliche Schulden passive debts;
• zweifelhafte Schulden doubtful debts (Br.), bad debts (US);
• Schulden einer Aktiengesellschaft corporation debts (US);
• Schulden einer Firma partnership (company) debts;
• Schulden von Gebietskörperschaften local debts;
• Schulden des Gemeinschuldners bankrupt’s debts;
• Schulden der öffentlichen Hand National Debt (Br.), public debt (US);
• Schulden aus einer Pflichtteilsvereinbarung portion debts;
• Schulden aufgrund eines Treuhandverhältnisses fiduciary debts;
• Schulden vor der Währungsreform prestabilization debts;
• Schulden abbauen to reduce debts;
• seine Schulden abbezahlen to pay off one’s debts;
• Schulden abdecken to cover debts;
• zweifelhafte Schulden abschreiben to write off doubtful (Br.) (bad, US) debts;
• Schulden abtragen (abzahlen) to wipe (pay) off debts;
• Schulden anerkennen to acknowledge liablilites;
• Schulden anhäufen to pile up debts;
• Schulden annullieren to wipe off debts;
• Schulden aufnehmen to contract debts, to borrow;
• seine Schulden begleichen to meet (settle, discharge) one’s debts;
• alle Schulden begleichen to pay one’s debts down the line (all that is owing);
• alte Schulden begleichen to pay off old scores;
• Schulden beitreiben to recover debts;
• sich mit Schulden belasten to encumber o. s. with (involve o. s. in) debts;
• jds. Schulden bezahlen to clear s. o. of debts;
• seine Schulden bezahlen to pay (settle) one’s debts, to discharge one’s liabilities, to get clear of debts, to meet one’s engagements, to ante up (US sl.), (Gläubiger befriedigen) to satisfy one’s creditors;
• seine Schulden nicht bezahlen to neglect to pay one’s (default on) debts;
• seine Schulden auf Heller und Pfennig bezahlen to pay twenty shillings in the pound (Br.), to pay one’s debts to the last penny;
• seine Schulden voll bezahlen to discharge one’s liabilities in full;
• Schulden decken (Nachlass) to be solvent;
• j. zur Begleichung seiner Schulden drankriegen to bind s. o. to pay a debt (sl.);
• Schulden eingehen to contract (make) debts;
• Schulden einkassieren to gather in debts;
• Schulden einklagen to take legal proceedings for the recovery of debts;
• Schulden eintreiben to recover (call in, enforce payment of) debts;
• Schulden bei jem. eintreiben to exact payment of a debt from s. o.;
• sich seinen Schulden entziehen to escape one’s liabilities;
• Schulden [teilweise] erlassen to abate debts;
• in Schulden geraten to get (fall, run) into (incur) debts;
• bei jem. in Schulden geraten to run into s. one’s books;
• Schulden haben to have bills, to be indebted (in the red, US coll.);
• hohe Schulden haben to be deep in the books (in debt);
• riesige Schulden haben to be over head and heels in debt;
• überall Schulden haben to be in debt to everybody;
• noch Schulden auf seinem Haus haben to owe for one’s house;
• Schulden hereinbekommen to get in debts;
• sich um die Bezahlung seiner Schulden herumdrücken to evade payment of one’s debts;
• nichts als Schulden hinterlassen to leave nothing but debts;
• Schulden kassieren to gather in debts;
• Schulden anwachsen lassen to pile up debts;
• seine Schulden loswerden to get out of debt;
• Schulden machen to contract (incur, make, run into) debt, to run up a score, to score up debts;
• für die Schulden der Ehefrau aufkommen müssen to be liable for one’s wife’s debts;
• seine Schulden regulieren to settle one’s debts;
• seine Schulden los sein to have got rid of one’s debts;
• bis zum Hals (über beide Ohren) in Schulden stecken to be head over heels in debt, to be up to one’s ears in debt (coll.), to be swamped with debts;
• faule Schulden streichen to credit bad (US) (doubtful, Br.) debts;
• sich in Schulden stürzen to plunge (plump, involve o. s., run) into debt, to outrun the constable;
• Schulden tilgen to redeem (pay off, strike off, discharge) debts;
• Schulden übernehmen to assume debts;
• seine Schulden zurückführen to clear up one’s indebtedness.

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17 all

o:l
1. adjective, pronoun
1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) todo

2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) todos

2. adverb
1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) completamente, totalmente

2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) tanto, aún

•

- all-clear
- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all

all¹ adj todo

all the students todos los estudiantes

all week toda la semana

all² adv

1. completamente / totalmente

you're all alone estás completamente solo

the little boy was all dirty el niño estaba todo sucio

2. empatados / iguales

the score was three all empataron a tres / el partido terminó con un empate a tres

all³ pron

1. todo

that's all eso es todo

we did all we could hicimos todo lo que pudimos

2. lo único / sólo

all you need is a bit of luck lo único que necesitas es un poco de suerte

3. todos / todo el mundo

he is the fastest of all él es el más rápido de todos

all of them were very excited estaban todos muy emocionados

all

tr[ɔːl]

adjective

1 (singular) todo,-a; (plural) todos,-as

■ all the money todo el dinero

■ all the ink toda la tinta

■ all the books todos los libros

■ all the chairs todas las sillas

■ all kinds of knives toda clase de cuchillos

■ all day/month/year todo el día/mes/año

■ all morning/afternoon/night/week toda la mañana/tarde/noche/semana

pronoun

1 (everything) todo, la totalidad nombre femenino

■ all was lost in the fire se perdió todo en el incendio

■ best of all were the acrobats lo mejor de todo fueron los acróbatas

2 (everybody) todos nombre masculino plural, todo el mundo

■ a good time was had by all todos se lo pasaron bien

■ all of them helped/they all helped ayudaron todos

adverb

1 completamente, totalmente

■ you're all dirty! ¡estás todo sucio!

■ she was dressed all in leather iba vestida toda de cuero

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

after all (despite everything) después de todo 2 (it must be remembered) no hay que olvidarlo

all along desde el principio

all but casi

all in (tired) agotado,-a, hecho,-a polvo 2 (included) todo incluido

■ after the race I was all in después de la carrera estaba hecho polvo

■ it's £235 all in son £235 todo incluido

all in all en conjunto

all or nothing todo o nada

all over en todas partes

■ he's been all over ha estado en todas partes

■ I ache all over me duele todo el cuerpo

■ I spilt wine all over my shirt me manché toda la camisa de vino

■ that's Fred all over eso es típico de Fred

to be all over acabar

■ in ten minutes it was all over en diez minutos todo había acabado

all right (acceptable) bien, bueno,-a, satisfactorio,-a

■ the film's all right, but I've seen better ones la película no está mal, pero las he visto mejores 2 (well, safe) bien

■ are you all right? ¿estás bien? 3 (accepting suggestion) vale, bueno

■ are you coming? --all right ¿te vienes? --vale 4 (calming, silencing) vale

■ all right, that's enough! ¡vale, basta ya! 4 (definitely) seguro

■ it was the thin one all right era el flaco, estoy seguro

all that tan

■ he's not all that fast no es tan rápido

all the «+ comp» tanto + adj/adv, aún + adj/adv

■ all the better tanto mejor

■ this makes the situation all the more dangerous esto hace que la situación sea más peligrosa aún

all the same igualmente, a pesar de todo

to be all the same to somebody dar lo mismo a alguien

all the time todo el rato, siempre

all told en total

all too «+ adj/adv» demasiado + adj/adv

■ it happens all too frequently pasa con demasiada frecuencia

at all en absoluto

■ I didn't like it at all no me gustó en absoluto

■ nothing at all nada de nada

at all times siempre

in all en total

not at all no hay de qué

All Fools' Day el día 1 de abril (≈ día de los Santos Inocentes)

All Saints' Day día nombre masculino de Todos los Santos

All Souls' Day día nombre masculino los Fieles Difuntos

all ['ɔl] adv

1) completely: todo, completamente

2) : igual

the score is 14 all: es 14 iguales, están empatados a 14

3)

all the better : tanto mejor

4)

all the more : aún más, todavía más

all adj

: todo

all the children: todos los niños

in all likelihood: con toda probabilidad, con la mayor probabilidad

all pron

1) : todo, -da

they ate it all: lo comieron todo

that's all: eso es todo

enough for all: suficiente para todos

2)

all in all : en general

3)

not at all (in negative constructions) : en absoluto, para nada

all

adj.

• todo, -a adj.

• todos adj.

adv.

• completamente adv.

• del todo adv.

n.

• todo s.m.

pron.

• todo (s) pron.

I ɔːl
adjective

1) (before n) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all kinds o sorts of people — todo tipo de gente

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

we were dabbling in drink, drugs and all that — flirteábamos con la bebida, las drogas y todo eso or y todo lo demás; see also all III 3) d)

2)

a) ( the greatest possible)

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

b) ( any)

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

II

pronoun

1) ( everything) (+ sing vb) todo

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

2)

a) ( everyone) (+ pl vb) todos, -das

all together now — ahora todos juntos

b) (with superl)

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

3)

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

4) (after n, pron) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

the unfairness of it all — la injusticia del caso or del asunto

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

5) (in phrases)

a)

all in all — en general

b)

all told — en total

c)

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

d)

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

e)

in all — en total

III

adverb

1) ( completely)

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

it's all the same to me — a mí me da igual or lo mismo

2) (each, apiece) ( Sport)

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

3) (in phrases)

a)

all along — desde el primer momento

b)

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

c)

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

d)

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

e)

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

IV

noun

to give one's all — ( make supreme effort) dar* todo de sí; ( sacrifice everything) darlo* todo, dar* todo lo que se tiene

[ɔːl] When all is part of a set combination, eg in all seriousness/probability, look up the noun. Note that all right has an entry to itself.
1. ADJECTIVE

1) todo

all my life — toda mi vida

all my friends — todos mis amigos

all men — todos los hombres

they drank all the beer — se bebieron toda la cerveza

all the others went home — todos los demás se fueron a casa

it rained all day — llovió todo el día, llovió el día entero

she hasn't been in all day — no ha estado en todo el día

all three (of them) were found guilty — los tres fueron declarados culpables

I'll take all three (of them) — me llevo los tres

40% of all marriages end in divorce — el 40% de los matrimonios terminan en divorcio

• it would have to rain today, of all days! — ¡tenía que llover hoy justamente!

• for all their efforts, they didn't manage to score — a pesar de todos sus esfuerzos, no lograron marcar un tanto

• they chose him, of all people! — lo eligieron a él, como si no hubiera otros

• all those who disobey will be punished — todos aquellos que desobedezcan serán castigados
all that
it's not as bad as all that — no es para tanto

all that is irrelevant now — todo eso ya no importa
and all that y cosas así, y otras cosas por el estilo
he went on about loyalty and all that — habló sin parar sobre la lealtad y cosas así

sorry and all that, but that's the way it is — disculpas y todo lo demás, pero así son las cosas
of all the...
of all the luck! — ¡vaya suerte!

of all the tactless things to say! — ¡qué falta de tacto!
best, four 2., 2)
2) (=any)

• it has been proved beyond all doubt — se ha probado sin que quepa la menor duda

• the town had changed beyond all recognition — la ciudad había cambiado hasta hacerse irreconocible

2. PRONOUN

1) (singular)

a) (=everything) todo

it's all done — está todo hecho

• we did all we could to stop him — hicimos todo lo posible para detenerlo

it was all I could do not to laugh — apenas pude contener la risa

• all is not lost — liter or hum aún quedan esperanzas

• all of it — todo

I didn't read all of it — no lo leí todo or entero

not all of it was true — no todo era cierto

you can't see all of Madrid in a day — no puedes ver todo Madrid or Madrid entero en un día

I do all of the work — yo hago todo el trabajo

I do all of the cooking — siempre cocino yo

it took him all of three hours — (=at least) le llevó tres horas enteras; iro (=only) le llevó ni más ni menos que tres horas

she must be all of 16 — iro debe de tener al menos 16 años

• is that all?, will that be all? — ¿es eso todo?, ¿nada más?

six o'clock? is that all? — ¿las seis? ¿nada más?

that's all — eso es todo, nada más

• all is well — todo está bien

- when all is said and done

- all's well that ends well
best, once 1., 1)
b) (=the only thing)

all I can tell you is... — todo lo que puedo decirte es..., lo único que puedo decirte es...

all I want is to sleep — lo único que quiero es dormir

that was all that we managed to salvage from the fire — eso fue todo lo que conseguimos rescatar del incendio

• all that matters is that you're safe — lo único que importa es que estás a salvo

all that he did was laugh — lo único que hizo fue reírse

2) (plural) todos mpl, todas fpl

they all came with their husbands — todas vinieron con sus maridos

• this concerns all of you — esto os afecta a todos (vosotros)

his was the worst performance of all — la suya fue la peor actuación de todas

• they all say that — todos dicen lo mismo

• all who knew him loved him — todos los que le conocieron le querían

3) (in scores)

the score is two all — van empatados a dos, el marcador es de empate a dos

to draw two all — empatar a dos

it's 30 all — (Tennis) treinta iguales

4) (in set structures)
above all sobre todo after all después de todo all but
all but seven/twenty — todos menos siete/veinte
all for nothing
I rushed to get there, all for nothing — fui a toda prisa, todo para nada, fui a toda prisa, y total para nada
all in all en general
all in all, things turned out quite well — en general, las cosas salieron bastante bien

we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea — pensamos que, mirándolo bien, no era una mala idea
all told en total and all
what with the rain and all — con la lluvia y todo lo demás

the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all — el perro se comió la salchicha, mostaza incluida
for all I care
you can go right now for all I care — por mí como si te vas ahora mismo
for all I know
for all I know he could be dead — puede que hasta esté muerto, no lo sé

for all I know, he could be right — igual hasta tiene razón, no lo sé
if (...) at all
I'll go tomorrow if I go at all — si es que voy, iré mañana

it rarely rains here, if at all — aquí rara vez llueve, si es que llueve

I'd like to see him today, if (it's) at all possible — me gustaría verlo hoy, si es del todo posible

they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all — si tienen el más mínimo sentido común, no lo intentarán
in all
50 men in all — 50 hombres en total
it all
he ate it all — se lo comió todo

it all happened so quickly — sucedió todo tan rápido

she seemed to have it all: a good job, a happy marriage — parecía tenerlo todo: un buen trabajo, un matrimonio feliz
it's all or nothing es todo o nada most of all sobre todo, más que nada no... at all
I have no regrets at all — no me arrepiento en absoluto

it makes no difference at all — da exactamente igual
not... at all
I don't feel at all well — no me siento nada bien

she wasn't at all apologetic — no se disculpó para nada

I'm not at all tired — no estoy cansado en lo más mínimo or en absoluto

it was not at all nice — no fue nada agradable

you mean he didn't cry at all? — ¿quieres decir que no lloró nada?

did you mention me at all? — ¿mencionaste mi nombre por casualidad?
not at all! (answer to thanks) ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué!
"are you disappointed?" - "not at all!" — -¿estás defraudado? -en absoluto

3. ADVERB

1) (=entirely) todo
Make todo agree with the person or thing described:
she went all red — se puso toda colorada

you're all wet — estás todo mojado

it's all dirty — está todo sucio

he was all covered in blood — estaba completamente cubierto de sangre

• the children were all alone — los niños estaban completamente solos

• there were insects all around us — había insectos por todas partes

• I did it all by myself — lo hice completamente solo

• she was dressed all in black — iba vestida completamente de negro

• we shook hands all round — nos estrechamos todos las manos

2) (in set structures)
all along
all along the street — a lo largo de toda la calle, por toda la calle

this is what I feared all along — esto es lo que estaba temiendo desde el primer momento or el principio
all but (=nearly) casi
he all but died — casi se muere, por poco se muere

he's all but forgotten now — ya casi no se le recuerda
all for sth
to be all for sth — estar completamente a favor de algo

I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

I'm all for giving children their independence — estoy completamente a favor de or apoyo completamente la idea de dar independencia a los niños
all in (=all inclusive) (Brit) todo incluido; (=exhausted) * hecho polvo *
the trip cost £200 all in — el viaje costó 200 libras, todo incluido

after a day's skiing I was all in — después de un día esquiando, estaba hecho polvo * or rendido

you look all in — se te ve rendido, ¡vaya cara de estar hecho polvo! *
all out
to go all out — (=spare no expense) tirar la casa por la ventana; (Sport) emplearse a fondo

to go all out for the prize — volcarse por conseguir el premio

we must go all out to ensure it — hemos de desplegar todos nuestros medios para asegurarlo
all over
all over the world you'll find... — en or por todo el mundo encontrarás...

he's travelled all over the world — ha viajado por todo el mundo

you've got mud all over your shoes — tienes los zapatos cubiertos de barro

I spilled coffee all over my shirt — se me cayó el café encima y me manché toda la camisa

they were all over him * — le recibieron con el mayor entusiasmo

I ache all over — me duele (por) todo el cuerpo

I looked all over for you — te busqué por or en todas partes

it happens all over — ocurre en todas partes

that's him all over * — eso es muy típico de él
all the more...
considering his age, it's all the more remarkable that he succeeded — teniendo en cuenta su edad, es aún más extraordinario que lo haya logrado

she valued her freedom, all the more so because she had fought so hard for it — valoraba mucho su libertad, tanto más cuanto que había luchado tanto por conseguirla
all too...
it's all too true — lamentablemente es cierto

all too soon, the holiday was over — cuando quisimos darnos cuenta las vacaciones habían terminado

the evening passed all too quickly — la tarde pasó demasiado rápido
all up with
it's all up with him — está acabado
all very...
• that's all very well but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
not all there
he isn't all there * — no tiene todos los tornillos bien *, le falta algún tornillo *
not all that...
it isn't all that far — no está tan lejos

it shouldn't be all that difficult — no debería resultar tan difícil
all-out, better I, 2.
4.

NOUN (=utmost)

• he had given her his all — (=affection) se había entregado completamente a ella; (=possessions) le había dado todo lo que tenía

I really didn't give it my all — no di todo lo que podía dar de mí

I decided to give it my all — decidí echarle el resto

• he puts his all into every game — se da completamente en cada partido, siempre da todo lo que puede de sí en cada partido

5.

COMPOUNDS

the all clear N — (=signal) el cese de la alarma, el fin de la alarma; (fig) el visto bueno, luz verde

all clear! — ¡fin de la alerta!

to be given the all clear — (to do sth) recibir el visto bueno, recibir luz verde; (by doctor) recibir el alta médica or definitiva

All Fools' Day N — ≈ día m de los (Santos) Inocentes

All Hallows' (Day) N — día m de Todos los Santos

All Saints' Day N — día m de Todos los Santos

All Souls' Day N — día m de (los) Difuntos (Sp), día m de (los) Muertos (LAm)

* * *

I [ɔːl]
adjective

1) (before n) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all kinds o sorts of people — todo tipo de gente

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

we were dabbling in drink, drugs and all that — flirteábamos con la bebida, las drogas y todo eso or y todo lo demás; see also all III 3) d)

2)

a) ( the greatest possible)

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

b) ( any)

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

II

pronoun

1) ( everything) (+ sing vb) todo

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

2)

a) ( everyone) (+ pl vb) todos, -das

all together now — ahora todos juntos

b) (with superl)

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

3)

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

4) (after n, pron) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

the unfairness of it all — la injusticia del caso or del asunto

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

5) (in phrases)

a)

all in all — en general

b)

all told — en total

c)

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

d)

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

e)

in all — en total

III

adverb

1) ( completely)

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

it's all the same to me — a mí me da igual or lo mismo

2) (each, apiece) ( Sport)

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

3) (in phrases)

a)

all along — desde el primer momento

b)

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

c)

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

d)

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

e)

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

IV

noun

to give one's all — ( make supreme effort) dar* todo de sí; ( sacrifice everything) darlo* todo, dar* todo lo que se tiene

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kwɪt
1. сущ.;
амер. увольнение (с работы)
2. прил.;
предик. свободный, отделавшийся( от чего-л., от кого-л.)
3. гл.
1) оставлять, покидать, уходить He refused to quit the building. ≈ Он отказался покинуть здание. to quit one's job ≈ уволиться с работы Syn: leave, depart
2) преим. амер. бросать( привычку), прекращать( что-л. делать) to quit smoking ≈ бросить курить Syn: give up, stop
2.
3) освобождать(ся), избавлять(ся) (от чего-л.) quit a debt ≈ выплатить долг quit oneself of fear ≈ избавиться от страхов Syn: pay up, clear off, relieve I, release
2.
4) уст. вести себя Syn: conduct
2., acquit (американизм) (разговорное) увольнение, уход( с работы) свободный, освободившийся или отделавшийся (от кого-л. или чего-л.) - to get * of one's debts разделаться с долгами - to get * of an uneasy fear отделаться от гнетущего страха - to be well * of smb. счастливо отделаться от кого-л. - to be * for a fine отделаться штрафом оставлять, покидать - to * one's family оставить /бросить/ семью - to * the house съехать с квартиры, переехать в другое место - to * the place оставить прежнее место (уйти с работы, переселиться куда-л. и т. п.) - to * one's office уйти со службы - he received notice to * ему сообщили о том, что он уволен;
ему отказали в квартире - to * the army уйти в отставку, демобилизоваться - to * one's post (военное) покинуть свой пост - to * the ranks( военное) выходить из строя( разговорное) увольняться;
уходить в отставку( американизм) бросать, кончать( какое-л. занятие, дело) - to * work, when the siren sounds прекращать работу по сигналу сирены - to * at noon кончать в полдень - to * a siege снять осаду прекращать, бросать;
оставлять - to * smoking бросить курить - to * school бросить школу - to * music перестать заниматься музыкой - * that! (разговорное) прекрати! - * your nonsense! (разговорное) оставьте ваши глупости! бросать попытки что-л. сделать;
прекращать борьбу;
признавать поражение выпускать( что-л. из рук) - to * hold of smth. разжать руку, отпустить что-л. отплачивать - to * love with hate платить ненавистью за любовь выплачивать (долг) ;
выполнять (обязательство) освобождаться, избавляться( от чего-л.) - to * oneself of fear избавиться от страха (устаревшее) refl вести себя - * yourselves like men ведите себя, как подобает мужчинам > to * it, to * the scene (сленг) умереть ~ поэт. оплачивать;
редк. погашать( долг) ;
to quit love with hate платить ненавистью за любовь;
death quits all scores смерть прекращает все счеты ~ a predic. свободный, отделавшийся (от чего-л., от кого-л.) ;
to get quit of one's debts разделаться с долгами he was ~ for a cold in the head он отделался насморком quit амер. бросать, прекращать (работу, службу) ~ уст. вести себя ~ вчт. выйти( из системы) ~ выплачивать долг ~ выполнять обязательство ~ вчт. выходить( из системы) ~ заканчивать ~ поэт. оплачивать;
редк. погашать (долг) ;
to quit love with hate платить ненавистью за любовь;
death quits all scores смерть прекращает все счеты ~ освобождать от обязательства ~ оставлять ~ (quitted) амер. разг. (quit) покидать, оставлять;
to quit the army выходить в отставку ~ прекращать ~ a predic. свободный, отделавшийся (от чего-л., от кого-л.) ;
to get quit of one's debts разделаться с долгами ~ амер. увольнение (с работы) ~ увольняться to ~ hold of отпускать, выпускать ( из рук) ;
to quit a house съехать с квартиры, выехать из дома to ~ hold of отпускать, выпускать (из рук) ;
to quit a house съехать с квартиры, выехать из дома ~ поэт. оплачивать;
редк. погашать (долг) ;
to quit love with hate платить ненавистью за любовь;
death quits all scores смерть прекращает все счеты ~ (quitted) амер. разг. (quit) покидать, оставлять;
to quit the army выходить в отставку

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > quit
19 arreglo

m.

1 mending, repair.

hacer un arreglo a to take in; (ropa) (estrechar) to let out (agrandar)

2 settlement.

3 agreement (acuerdo).

llegar a un arreglo to reach agreement

con arreglo a in accordance with

un arreglo pacífico de las diferencias an amicable settlement of differences

4 deal, settlement, agreement, contract.

5 array, grouping, trimming, order.

6 set, array.

7 carve-up.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arreglar.

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arreglo

► nombre masculino

1 (acuerdo) arrangement, agreement, settlement

2 (reparación) repair

3 (orden) order, tidiness

4 (limpieza) cleaning, tidying; (personal) cleanliness

5 MÚSICA arrangement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con arreglo a according to, in accordance with

■ con arreglo al plan according to the plan

llegar a un arreglo to come to an arrangement, reach an agreement

no tener arreglo (cosa) to be beyond repair 2 (asunto) to have no solution 3 (persona) to be hopeless

■ ese reloj no tiene arreglo that watch is beyond repair

■ ¡no tienes arreglo! you're hopeless!

arreglo de cuentas settling of scores, settling-up

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noun m.

1) repair

2) agreement

3) arrangement

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SM

1) (=reparación) repair

la cocina necesita unos pequeños arreglos — the kitchen needs a few repairs

"se hacen arreglos" — [de ropa] "alterations"; [de electrodomésticos] "repairs done"

el arreglo del televisor son 75 euros — it's 75 euros to repair o mend o fix the TV

el horno no tiene arreglo — the oven is beyond repair

ese problema tiene fácil arreglo — that problem is easy to sort out o solve

mi marido no tiene arreglo — * my husband is a hopeless case *

2) (=aseo) [de persona] appearance; [de pelo, barba] trim

cuida mucho su arreglo personal — he takes great care over his appearance

un arreglo de barba — a beard trim

3) (=orden) order

• vivir con arreglo — to live an orderly life

4) (=acuerdo) agreement

tenemos un arreglillo con el jefe — we have made a little arrangement with the boss

• con arreglo a — [+ norma, ley] in accordance with; [+ circunstancias, criterio] according to

con arreglo a lo dispuesto en el artículo 47 — in accordance with the provisions of Article 47

los han ordenado con arreglo a su tamaño — they have been arranged according to size

• llegar a un arreglo — to reach a compromise

arreglo de cuentas — settling of old scores

5) [de amantes] affair

6) (Mús) [de obra original] arrangement; [a partir de texto literario] setting

7) (Inform) array

8)

arreglo floral — flower arrangement

clases de arreglo floral — flower arranging classes

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masculino

1)

a) ( reparación) repair

con unos pequeños arreglos quedará como nuevo — with a few minor repairs it'll be as good as new

la casa necesita algunos arreglos — the house needs some work done on it

tener arreglo: este reloj no tiene arreglo this watch is beyond repair; esta chica no tiene arreglo this girl's a hopeless case; todo tiene arreglo there's a solution to everything; eso tiene fácil arreglo — that's easy enough to sort out

b) ( de ropa) alteration

c) (Mús) tb

arreglo musical — musical arrangement

- arreglo floral

- arreglo personal

2) ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreement

los arreglos que tenía con uno de los policías — the little arrangement he had with one of the policemen (colloq)

con arreglo a — (frml) in accordance with

3) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair

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= repair, fix, fixup [fix-up], repair job.

Ex. These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour.

Ex. A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.

Ex. Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.

Ex. Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.

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* arreglo de uñas = manicuring.

* arreglo en carretera = roadside repairs.

* arreglo floral = flower arrangement.

* arreglo musical = arrangement, musical arrangement.

* arreglos del hogar = home repair.

* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.

* sin arreglo = beyond repair.

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masculino

1)

a) ( reparación) repair

con unos pequeños arreglos quedará como nuevo — with a few minor repairs it'll be as good as new

la casa necesita algunos arreglos — the house needs some work done on it

tener arreglo: este reloj no tiene arreglo this watch is beyond repair; esta chica no tiene arreglo this girl's a hopeless case; todo tiene arreglo there's a solution to everything; eso tiene fácil arreglo — that's easy enough to sort out

b) ( de ropa) alteration

c) (Mús) tb

arreglo musical — musical arrangement

- arreglo floral

- arreglo personal

2) ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreement

los arreglos que tenía con uno de los policías — the little arrangement he had with one of the policemen (colloq)

con arreglo a — (frml) in accordance with

3) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair

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= repair, fix, fixup [fix-up], repair job.

Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour.

Ex: A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.

Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.

Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.

* arreglo de uñas = manicuring.

* arreglo en carretera = roadside repairs.

* arreglo floral = flower arrangement.

* arreglo musical = arrangement, musical arrangement.

* arreglos del hogar = home repair.

* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.

* sin arreglo = beyond repair.

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arreglo

masculine

A

1

(reparación): el arreglo del tocadiscos le costó un pico it cost him a small fortune to get the record player mended o fixed o repaired

con unos pequeños arreglos el coche quedará como nuevo with a few minor repairs the car'll be as good as new, the car just needs fixing up a little o just needs a bit of work doing on it and it'll be as good as new ( colloq)

la casa necesita algunos arreglos the house needs some work doing o done on it

tener arreglo: este reloj no tiene arreglo this watch is beyond repair

esta chica no tiene arreglo, nunca cambiará this girl's a hopeless case, she'll never change

no te preocupes, todo tiene arreglo don't worry, there's a solution to everything

eso tiene fácil arreglo that's easy enough to sort out, that's easily solved

2 ( Mús) tb

arreglo musical musical arrangement

Compuestos:

● arreglo floral

flower arrangement

● arreglo personal

personal appearance

B

1 (acuerdo) arrangement, agreement

con arreglo a ( frml); in accordance with

con arreglo a lo dispuesto por el artículo 149 in accordance with the provisions of Article 149

2

(chanchullo): los arreglos que tenía con uno de los policías the secret dealings o ( colloq) the little arrangement he had with one of the policemen

C ( fam) (lío amoroso) affair

tiene un arreglo con la vecina he's having an affair with his neighbor

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Del verbo arreglar: ( conjugate arreglar)

arreglo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

arregló es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
arreglar
arreglo
arreglar ( conjugate arreglar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹aparato/reloj› to mend, fix;
‹ zapatos› to mend, repair;
‹falda/vestido› to alter;
‹ calle› to repair;
◊ el dentista me está arreglando la boca (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq);

esto te arregloá el estómago (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)
2
a) ‹casa/habitación› ( ordenar) to straighten up, to tidy (up) (BrE);

( hacer arreglos en) to do up (colloq)
b) (preparar, organizar):

◊ ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? can you start getting the children ready?;

tengo todo arreglado para el viaje I've got everything ready for the trip;
un amigo me está arreglando los papeles a friend is sorting out the papers for me;
arreglo una entrevista to arrange an interview
c) ( disponer) ‹flores/muebles› to arrange

3 ( solucionar) ‹ situación› to sort out;
‹ asunto› to settle, sort out;
◊ lo quiso arreglo diciendo que … she tried to put things right by saying that …

arreglarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( ataviarse):
◊ tarda horas en arreglose she takes hours to get ready;

no te arregles tanto you don't need to get so dressed up;
sabe arreglose she knows how to make herself look good
2 ‹pelo/manos›
a) ( refl) to do

b) ( caus):

◊ tengo que ir a arreglome el pelo I must go and have my hair done

3 ( solucionarse) [situación/asunto] to get sorted out
4 (fam) ( amañarse):
◊ ya me arregloé para volver a casa I'll make my own way home;

la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos it's a small house, but we manage;
arreglárselas (fam) to manage;
no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage;
arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can;
ya me las arregloé I'll manage, I'll be OK
5 [día/tiempo] to get better, clear up
arreglo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( reparación) repair;

◊ hacerle arreglos a algo to carry out repairs on sth;

la casa necesita algunos arreglos the house needs some work done on it;
no tiene arreglo [reloj/máquina] it's beyond repair;

[ persona] he/she is a hopeless case
b) ( de ropa) alteration

c) (Mús) tb

◊ arreglo musical musical arrangement

2 ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreement
arreglar verbo transitivo
1 (poner en funcionamiento) to repair, fix
2 (solucionar) to sort out
3 (ordenar una habitación) to tidy
4 (poner elegante) to get ready
arreglo sustantivo masculino
1 (reparación) repair: su televisor no tiene arreglo, your television is beyond repair
2 (trato) compromise, agreement
3 (solución) solution: familiar este chico no tiene arreglo, this boy is a hopeless case
4 Mús arrangement
♦ Locuciones: con arreglo a, in accordance with
' arreglo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
economía
- estarse
- llevar
- reparación
- acuerdo
- compostura
- coqueto
- facturar
- me
- momento
- peinado
- ver
English:
alteration
- arrange
- arrangement
- beyond
- disposition
- repair
- setting
- wriggle
- adjust
- adjustment
- compromise
- house
- on
- patch

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arreglo nm

1. [reparación] repair;

la moto necesitará algunos arreglos the motorbike will need a few repairs doing;

tras el arreglo del fallo el transbordador pudo despegar after the fault had been fixed the shuttle was able to take off;

Comp

tener arreglo: este secador no tiene arreglo this hairdryer is beyond repair;

¡ese niño no tiene arreglo! that child's a hopeless case!;

¡todo tiene arreglo! there's always a solution to everything!

2. [de ropa] alteration;

hacer un arreglo a un vestido to make an alteration to a dress

3. [acuerdo] agreement;

llegar a un arreglo to reach an agreement;

un arreglo pacífico de las diferencias an amicable settlement of differences;

con arreglo a in accordance with;

con arreglo al derecho internacional in accordance with international law;

lo hice con arreglo a las instrucciones que recibí I did it in accordance with the instructions I received

4. arreglo de cuentas settling of scores

5. [aseo]
arreglo personal (personal) appearance

6. Mús
arreglo (musical) (musical) arrangement

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arreglo

m

1 ( reparación) repair

2 ( solución) solution;

esto no tiene arreglo there’s nothing to be done;

no tienes arreglo you’re the limit, you’re impossible

3 ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreement

4 MÚS arrangement

5

:

con arreglo a in accordance with

6 fam

amoroso affair

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arreglo nm

1) : repair

2) : arrangement

3) : agreement, understanding

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arreglo n

1. (reparación) repair

¿cuánto te ha costado el arreglo? how much did the repair cost?

2. (acuerdo) agreement

hemos llegado a un arreglo we've reached an agreement

no tiene arreglo (cosa) it can't be mended (situación) nothing can be done about it

Spanish-English dictionary > arreglo
20 all

all [ɔ:l]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

4. noun

5. compounds

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► When all is part of a set combination, eg in all probability, of all people, look up the noun.

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1. adjective

tout (le), toute (la) tous (les), toutes (les)

• all the time tout le temps

• all my life toute ma vie

• all kinds of toutes sortes de

• all the others tous (or toutes) les autres

• all that tout cela

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► Articles or pronouns often need to be added in French.

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• all day toute la journée

• all three tous les trois

• all three said the same ils ont tous les trois dit la même chose

• all three accused were found guilty of fraud les accusés ont tous (les) trois été reconnus coupables de fraude

2. pronoun

   a. ( = everything) tout

• all or nothing tout ou rien

• all is well tout va bien

• that's all c'est tout

• you can't see all of Paris in a day on ne peut pas voir tout Paris en une journée

► it all tout

• he drank it all il a tout bu

• he's seen it all, done it all il a tout vu, tout fait

• it all happened so quickly tout s'est passé si vite► all that (subject of relative clause) tout ce qui

• that's all that matters c'est tout ce qui importe

• you can have all that's left tu peux prendre tout ce qui reste► all (that) (object of relative clause) tout ce que ; (after verb taking "de") tout ce dont

• all I want is to sleep tout ce que je veux, c'est dormir

• that is all he said c'est tout ce qu'il a dit

• we saw all there was to see nous avons vu tout ce qu'il y avait à voir

• all I remember is... tout ce dont je me souviens, c'est...

• it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à me retenir de rire

   b. (plural) tous mpl, toutes fpl

• we all sat down nous nous sommes tous assis

• the girls all knew that... les filles savaient toutes que...

• they were all broken ils étaient tous cassés

• the peaches? I've eaten them all! les pêches ? je les ai toutes mangées !

► all who tous ceux qui mpl toutes celles qui fpl

• all who knew him loved him tous ceux qui le connaissaient l'appréciaient

• education should be open to all who want it l'éducation devrait être accessible à tous ceux qui veulent en bénéficier► superlative + of all

• this was the biggest disappointment of all for me ça a été ma grosse déception

• this result was the most surprising of all ce résultat était des plus surprenants

• best of all, the reforms will cost nothing et surtout, ces réformes ne coûteront rien

   c. ► all of the tout le m toute la f tous les mpl toutes les fpl

• all of the work tout le travail

• all of the cooking toute la cuisine

• all of the cakes went tous les gâteaux ont été mangés► all of it

• I gave him some soup and he ate all of it je lui ai donné de la soupe et il a tout mangé

• I didn't read all of it je ne l'ai pas lu en entier

• not all of it was true ce n'était pas entièrement vrai► all of them tous mpl toutes fpl

• all of them failed ils ont tous échoué

• I love his short stories, I've read all of them j'aime beaucoup ses nouvelles, je les ai toutes lues► all of + number ( = at least)

it took him all of 3 hours ça lui a pris 3 bonnes heures

• it weighed all of 30 kilos ça pesait bien 30 kilos

• exploring the village took all of ten minutes ( = only) la visite du village a bien dû prendre dix minutes

3. adverb

   a. ( = entirely) tout

• she was dressed all in white elle était habillée tout en blanc

• she came in all dishevelled elle est arrivée tout ébouriffée

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► When used with a feminine adjective starting with a consonant, tout agrees.

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• she went all red elle est devenue toute rouge

► all by myself etc, all alone tout seul

• he had to do it all by himself il a dû le faire tout seul

• she's all alone elle est toute seule

• she left her daughters all alone in the flat elle a laissé ses filles toutes seules dans l'appartement

   b. (in scores) the score was two all (tennis, squash) les joueurs étaient à deux jeux (or sets) partout ; (other sports) le score était de deux à deux

• what's the score? -- two all quel est le score ? -- deux partout or deux à deux

4. noun

( = utmost) I decided to give it my all j'ai décidé de donner mon maximum

• he puts his all into every game il s'investit complètement dans chaque match

5. (set structures)

► all along ( = from the start) depuis le début ; ( = the whole length of) tout le long de

• I feared that all along je l'ai craint depuis le début

• all along the road tout le long de la route► all but ( = nearly) presque ; ( = all except) tous sauf

• he is all but forgotten now il est presque tombé dans l'oubli

• the party won all but six of the seats le parti a remporté tous les sièges sauf six► all for

• to be all for sth être tout à fait pour qch

• I'm all for giving him a chance je suis tout à fait d'accord pour lui donner une chance

• I'm all for it je suis tout à fait pour (inf)► all in all ( = altogether) l'un dans l'autre

• we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea nous avons pensé que, l'un dans l'autre, ce n'était pas une mauvaise idée► all one

• it's all one c'est du pareil au même

• it's all one to them c'est du pareil au même pour eux► all over ( = everywhere) partout

• I looked for you all over je vous ai cherché partout

• all over France partout en France

• he was trembling all over il tremblait de tous ses membres

• all over the country dans tout le pays

• all over the world dans le monde entier

• that's him all over (inf) on le reconnaît bien là !► to be all over ( = finished) être fini

• it's all over! c'est fini !

• it's all over between us tout est fini entre nous► to be all over sb (inf) ( = affectionate with)

they were all over each other ils étaient pendus au cou l'un de l'autre► all the more

• this was all the more surprising since... c'était d'autant plus surprenant que...

• all the more so since... d'autant plus que...► all the better! tant mieux !

► all too

• it was all too obvious he didn't mean it on voyait bien qu'il n'en pensait rien

• the evening passed all too quickly la soirée a passé bien trop rapidement► all very

• that's all very well but... c'est bien beau mais...

• it was all very embarrassing c'était vraiment très gênant► and all

• the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all le chien a mangé la saucisse avec la moutarde et tout (inf)

• what with the snow and all, we didn't go avec la neige et tout le reste, nous n'y sommes pas allés► as all that

• it's not as important as all that ce n'est pas si important que ça► for all... ( = despite) malgré

• for all its beauty, the city... malgré sa beauté, la ville...

• for all that malgré tout► for all I know...

• for all I know he could be right il a peut-être raison, je n'en sais rien

• for all I know, they're still living together autant que je sache, ils vivent encore ensemble► if... at all

• they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all ils ne vont pas essayer s'ils ont un peu de bon sens

• the little grammar they learn, if they study grammar at all le peu de grammaire qu'ils apprennent, si tant est qu'il étudient la grammaire

• very rarely if at all très rarement pour ne pas dire jamais

• if at all possible dans la mesure du possible► in all en tout

► no... at all

• it makes no difference at all ça ne fait aucune différence

• I have no regrets at all je n'ai aucun regret► none at all

• have you any comments? -- none at all! vous avez des commentaires à faire ? -- absolument aucun !► not... at all ( = not in the least) pas... du tout

• I don't mind at all ça ne me gêne pas du tout

• are you disappointed? -- not at all! vous êtes déçu ? -- pas du tout

• thank you! -- not at all! merci ! -- de rien !► not all that ( = not so)

it isn't all that far ce n'est pas si loin que ça

6. compounds

► all-American adjective cent pour cent américain

► all-around adjective (US) [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all clear noun fin f d'alerte

• all clear! ( = you can go through) la voie est libre ; ( = the alert is over) l'alerte est passée

• to give sb the all clear ( = authorize) donner le feu vert à qn ; (doctor to patient) dire à qn que tout va bien ► all-embracing adjective global

► all fours plural noun

• on all fours à quatre pattes ► all-in adjective (British) [price] tout compris inv

► all-inclusive adjective [price, rate] tout compris inv

► all-in-one noun combinaison f adjective

• an all-in-one outfit une combinaison ► all out adverb

• to go all out (physically) y aller à fond

• to go all out for monetary union jeter toutes ses forces dans la bataille pour l'union monétaire ► all-out strike noun grève f générale

► all-out war noun guerre f totale

► all-over tan noun bronzage m intégral

► all-party adjective multipartite

► all-points bulletin noun (US) message m à toutes les patrouilles (on à propos de)

► all-powerful adjective tout-puissant

► all-purpose adjective [flour, vehicle, cleaner] tous usages ; [knife, glue] universel

► all-round adjective [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all-rounder noun

• to be a good all-rounder être bon en tout ► all-seater stadium noun (British) stade n'ayant que des places assises

► all-star adjective (Theatre, cinema)

all-star cast plateau m de vedettes ► all-terrain bike noun vélo m tout-terrain, VTT m

► all-terrain vehicle noun véhicule m tout-terrain

► all told adverb en tout

► all-weather adjective toute saison, tout temps

• all-weather court (Tennis) (terrain m en) quick m ► all-year-round adjective [resort] ouvert toute l'année

• jogging's an all-year-round sport le jogging se pratique toute l'année

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[ɔːl] 1.
pronoun

1) ( everything) tout

to risk all — tout risquer

all is not lost — tout n'est pas perdu

all was well — tout allait bien

all will be revealed — hum vous saurez tout hum

will that be all? — ce sera tout?

that's all — ( all contexts) c'est tout

500 in all — 500 en tout

all in all — somme toute

after all she's been through — après tout ce qu'elle a vécu

it's not all (that) it should be — ça laisse à désirer

all because he didn't write — tout ça parce qu'il n'a pas écrit

2) ( the only thing) tout

that's all I want — c'est tout ce que je veux

she's all I have left — elle est tout ce qui me reste

all I know is that — tout ce que je sais c'est que

that's all we need! — iron il ne manquait plus que ça!

3) ( everyone) tous

all wish to participate — tous souhaitent participer

thank you, one and all — merci à (vous) tous

‘all welcome’ — ‘venez nombreux’

4) ( the whole amount)

all of our belongings — toutes nos affaires

not all of the time — pas tout le temps

5) ( emphasizing entirety)

we all feel that — nous avons tous l'impression que

it all seems so pointless — tout cela paraît si futile

I ate it all — j'ai tout mangé

what's it all for? — ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)?
2.
determiner

1) ( each one of) tous/toutes

all those who — tous ceux qui

in all three films — dans les trois films

2) ( the whole of) tout/toute

all his life — toute sa vie

all year round — toute l'année

you are all the family I have! — tu es toute la famille qui me reste!

3) ( total)

in all honesty — en toute franchise

4) ( any)

beyond all expectations — au-delà de toute attente

to deny all knowledge of something — nier avoir connaissance de quelque chose
3.
adverb

1) (emphatic: completely) tout

all alone — tout seul

to be all wet — être tout mouillé

all in white — tout en blanc

all along the canal — tout le long du canal

to be all for something — être tout à fait pour quelque chose

it's all about... — c'est l'histoire de...

tell me all about it! — raconte-moi tout!

he's forgotten all about us! — il nous a complètement oubliés!

2) (emphatic: nothing but)

to be all smiles — ( happy) être tout souriant; ( two-faced) être tout sourire

3) Sport

(they are) six all — (il y a) six partout
4.
noun

to give one's all — tout sacrifier
5.
all+ combining form ( completely)

all-concrete — tout en béton

all-digital/-electronic — entièrement numérique/électronique

all-female/-male — [group] composé uniquement de femmes/d'hommes
6.
all along adverbial phrase [know etc] depuis le début, toujours
7.
all but adverbial phrase pratiquement, presque
8.
all of adverbial phrase

to be all of 50 — avoir au moins 50 ans
9.
all that adverbial phrase

not all that strong — pas si fort que ça

I don't know her all that well — je ne la connais pas si bien que ça
10.
all the adverbial phrase

all the more — [difficult, effective] d'autant plus (before adj)

to laugh all the more — rire encore plus

all the better! — tant mieux!
11.
all too adverbial phrase [accurate, easy, widespread, often] bien trop

she saw all too clearly that — elle a parfaitement bien vu que
12.
and all adverbial phrase

1)

they moved books and all — ils ont tout déménagé y compris les livres

2) (colloq) GB

what with the heat and all — avec la chaleur et tout ça
13.
at all adverbial phrase

not at all! — ( acknowledging thanks) de rien!; ( answering query) pas du tout!

it is not at all certain — ce n'est pas du tout certain

if (it is) at all possible — si possible

is it at all likely that...? — y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que...? (+ subj)

nothing at all — rien du tout

if you knew anything at all about — si tu avais la moindre idée de
14.
for all prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase

1) ( despite)

for all that — malgré tout, quand même

2) ( as regards)

for all I know — pour autant que je sache
15.
of all prepositional phrase

1) ( in rank)

the easiest of all — le plus facile

first/last of all — pour commencer/finir

2) ( emphatic)

why today of all days? — pourquoi justement aujourd'hui?

of all the nerve! — quel culot!

••

he's not all there — (colloq) il n'a pas toute sa tête

it's all go (colloq) here! — GB on s'active (colloq) ici!

it's all one to me — ça m'est égal

it was all I could do not to laugh — il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

that's all very well —

that's all well and good — tout ça c'est bien beau

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