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I Adj.; kürzer, am kürzesten1. räumlich: short; kurz und dick dumpy; kurze Hose shorts Pl.; mit kurzen Ärmeln short-sleeved; sie trägt kurzes Haar she’s got short hair; sich (Dat) die Haare kurz schneiden lassen have one’s hair cut short; hinten und an den Seiten kurz Haarschnitt: short back and sides; die Hose ist ihm zu kurz geworden he’s grown too tall for those trousers (Am. pants); kürzer machen shorten; kurz und klein schlagen umg. smash to pieces; alles kurz und klein schlagen umg. wreck the place; den Kürzeren ziehen fig. come off worst, lose out2. zeitlich oder in der Abfassung: short, brief; (schroff) short, curt ( gegen with); kurze Darstellung oder Zusammenfassung (brief) summary; kurzes Gedächtnis short memory; kurzer Blick quick glance; in kurzen Worten in a few words, briefly; binnen kurzem shortly; seit kurzem geht es ihm besser he’s been feeling better lately; er ist erst seit kurzem in Prag he’s only been in Prague for a short time; vor kurzem recently, not long ago; die Tage werden kürzer the days are getting shorter; Prozess 2II Adv.1. räumlich: er sprang zu kurz he jumped too short, he didn’t jump far enough; kurz vor Lissabon just before (we etc. got to) Lisbon; es liegt kurz hinter der Post it’s a little way ( oder just) past the post office; kurz geschnitten Haar: short; kurz geschoren very short, close-cropped; die Röcke werden dieses Jahr kurz getragen hemlines are high this year; zu kurz kommen fig. not get one’s fair share; sieh zu, dass du nicht zu kurz kommst make sure you get your fair share (of the deal); das Problem ist viel zu kurz gekommen the problem didn’t get the attention it deserved; er ist mit dem Verstand zu kurz gekommen umg. he was at the back of the queue (Am. line) when brains were being handed out; kürzer treten fig., finanziell: tighten one’s belt; aus Gesundheitsgründen: slow down, take things more easily; ich muss mit dem Essen etwas kürzer treten I must (bes. Am. I have to) cut down a bit on eating; jemanden kurz halten umg., fig. keep s.o. on a tight rein ( oder short leash); jemanden mit Geld etc. kurz halten umg. keep s.o. short of money etc., stint s.o. of money etc.2. zeitlich oder in der Abfassung, im Ausdruck: briefly; (vorübergehend) for a while; (flüchtig) for a moment; könntest du kurz herüberkommen? could you come over for a moment ( oder minute) ?; kurz darauf shortly after (this); kurz zuvor shortly before (this); kurz vor / nach sieben shortly before / after seven; über kurz oder lang sooner or later; kurz ( gesagt), um es kurz zu sagen oder zu machen to cut a long story short; kurz ( und bündig) briefly; (schroff) curtly; (schonungslos) bluntly, point-blank; ablehnen: flatly; kurz und schmerzlos umg. quickly and without any fuss; kurz angebunden short, curt ( gegen with); kurz gesagt very briefly, in a word, in short; jemandem kurz schreiben drop s.o. a line; kurz nicken give a brief ( oder quick) nod; lass mich mal kurz überlegen let me have a quick think, Am. let me think about that for a minute; ich will ihn nur kurz anrufen I just want to give him a quick call; fasse dich kurz! (try to) be brief ( oder make it short); kurz gefasst Brief, Bericht: brief; er wird kurz Will genannt he’s called Will for short; kurz gebraten GASTR. fried on high heat for a very short time; abfertigen 2* * *in brief (Adv.);(barsch) curt (Adj.);(räumlich) short (Adj.);(schnell) quick (Adj.)* * *kụrz [kʊrts]1. adj comp - er['kʏrtsɐ] superl -este(r, s) ['kʏrtsəstə] short; Zeit, Aufenthalt, Besuch, Bericht, Antwort etc auch brief; Gedächtnis auch short-lived; Blick, Folge quick; (= klein und stämmig) stocky, squatetw kürzer machen — to make sth shorter, to shorten sth
ich will es kurz machen — I'll make it brief, I'll be brief
machs kurz! — make it brief or quick, be brief, keep it short
den Kürzeren ziehen (fig inf) — to come off worst, to get the worst of it
kurz verliert, lang gewinnt — whoever draws the shortest (straw) loses
in or mit ein paar kurzen Worten — in a few brief words, briefly
in kürzester Frist —
See:→ Prozess2. adv comp -er,superl am -esten1)kurz atmen — to take short breaths
X hat kurz abgespielt (Sport) — X's pass was short['kʏrtsɐ]
die Hundeleine kurz halten — to keep the dog on a short lead (Brit) or line (US)
eine Sache kurz abtun — to dismiss sth out of hand
zu kurz kommen — to come off badly, to get a raw deal (inf)
zu kurz greifen — not to go far enough
zu kurz denken — to see things too simply
kurz entschlossen — without a moment's hesitation, without the slightest hesitation
kurz gesagt — in a nutshell, in a word
kurz und bündig — concisely, tersely (pej)
kurz und gut — in short, in a word
kurz und schmerzlos (inf) — short and sweet
See:2) (= für eine kurze Zeit) brieflydarf ich mal kurz stören? — could I just interrupt for a moment or second?
darf ich mal kurz fragen...? — could I just quickly ask...?
kurz bevor/nachdem — shortly or just before/after
kurz vor Köln/Ostern — shortly or just before Cologne/Easter
binnen Kurzem (form) — shortly, before long
er hat den Wagen erst seit Kurzem — he's only had the car for a short or little while
kurz nacheinander — shortly after each other
* * *3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) short* * *<kürzer, kürzeste>[kʊrts]I. adj1. (räumlich von geringer Länge) short▪ [zu] \kurz sein to be [too] shortdas Kleid ist doch ein wenig \kurz the dress is a little shortdie Röcke sind dieses Jahr \kurz hemlines are up this year[jdm] etw \kurzer machen MODE to shorten sth [for sb]mit \kurzen Ärmeln short-sleeved; s.a. Hose2. (zeitlich von geringer Länge) brief, shortein \kurzer Blick reichte a brief [or quick] glance was sufficientdie Pause von fünf Minuten war mir einfach zu \kurz the five minute break was simply too short for me; s.a. Gedächtnisbitte etwas kürzer please be a little brieferder Artikel war zwar \kurz, aber dafür umso prägnanter although the article was short, it was all the more succinct for ites \kurz machen to make it briefin \kurzen Worten in a few words4. (nicht lang betont) short\kurze Silben short syllableseinen Vokal \kurz sprechen to pronounce a vowel short5.II. adv1. (räumlich) shortdas \kurz geschnittene Haar steht dir besser short hair suits you betterzu \kurz schießen/springen/werfen to shoot/jump/throw too shortunsere Artillerie schießt zu \kurz! our artillery is falling short!2. (zeitlich) for a short timeich gehe mal \kurz nachsehen I'll have a quick lookdarf ich mal \kurz unterbrechen? could I just interrupt for a moment [or second]etw \kurz braten to flash-fry sthjdn \kurz sprechen to have a quick word with sb3. (knapp) briefly\kurz und bündig briefly and succinctly\kurz gesagt in a wordum es \kurz zu sagen to cut a long story short4. (räumlich, zeitlich: wenig) shortlydie Konferenz wird \kurz vor Pfingsten stattfinden the conference will take place shortly before Whitsunsie starben \kurz hintereinander they died shortly after each otherwir tankten noch einmal \kurz vor Berlin we filled up the tank again just before [we got to] Berlin\kurz bevor just beforebinnen \kurzem (form) before longbis vor \kurzem up until a short while ago\kurz nachdem shortly afterseit \kurzem for a short while, latelywir sind erst seit \kurzem verlobt we've only been engaged for a short whileseit \kurzem kommt er sehr früh von der Arbeit lately he's been coming home very early from workvor \kurzem a short while [or time] ago5.was bist du denn immer so \kurz angebunden mit mir? why are you always so abrupt with me?▶ \kurz entschlossen without a moment's hesitationwenn es um Entscheidungen geht, ist sie immer \kurz entschlossen when decisions have to be made there's never any hesitation on her part▶ \kurz und gut in a word\kurz und gut, ich bin pleite in a word, I'm brokesein Vorschlag ist in der Diskussion zu \kurz gekommen his proposal didn't get enough attention in the discussionAngst haben, zu \kurz zu kommen to be afraid one will miss out▶ über \kurz oder lang sooner or laterdu bringst es ihr am besten \kurz und schmerzlos bei, dass du ihr Geld verloren hast you had best tell her straight out that you've lost her money* * *1.; kürzer, kürzest... Adjektiv1) (räumlich) shortkurze Hosen — short trousers; shorts
etwas kürzer machen — make something shorter; shorten something
jemanden einen Kopf kürzer machen — (ugs.) chop somebody's head off
etwas/alles kurz und klein schlagen od. hauen — (ugs.) smash something/everything to bits or pieces
den Kürzeren ziehen — come off worst or second-best; get the worst of it
nicht zu kurz/zu kurz kommen — get one's/less than one's fair share
2) (zeitlich) short, brief < trip, journey, visit, reply>; short <life, break, time>; quick < look>nach einer kurzen Weile — after a short or little while
es kurz machen — make or keep it short; be brief
kurz und bündig od. knapp — brief and succinct
4)2.jemanden kurz halten — (jemandem wenig Geld geben) keep somebody short of money; (jemand wenig erlauben) keep somebody on a tight rein
1) (zeitlich) briefly; for a short time or whiledie Freude währte nur kurz — (geh.) his/her etc. joy was short-lived
binnen kurzem — shortly; soon
vor kurzem — a short time or while ago; recently
sie lebt erst seit kurzem in Bonn — she's only been living in Bonn [for] a short time or while
2) (knapp)kurz gesagt/kurz und gut — in a word
kurz angebunden sein — be curt or brusque ( mit with)
3) (rasch)er schaute kurz herein — he looked or dropped in for a short while
kann ich Sie kurz sprechen? — can I speak to you or have a word with you for a moment?
kurz und schmerzlos — (ugs.) quickly and smoothly or without any hitches; s. auch entschlossen 3.
4) (wenig) justkurz vor/hinter der Kreuzung — just before/past the crossroads
kurz vor/nach Pfingsten — just or shortly before/after Whitsun
kurz bevor.../nachdem... — just or shortly before.../after...
5)kurz treten — take things or it easy; (sparsam sein) retrench; cut back
kürzer treten — take things or it easier; (sparsamer sein) cut back; spend less
* * *A. adj; kürzer, am kürzesten1. räumlich: short;kurz und dick dumpy;kurze Hose shorts pl;mit kurzen Ärmeln short-sleeved;sie trägt kurzes Haar she’s got short hair;sich (dat)die Haare kurz schneiden lassen have one’s hair cut short;hinten und an den Seiten kurz Haarschnitt: short back and sides;die Hose ist ihm zu kurz geworden he’s grown too tall for those trousers (US pants);kürzer machen shorten;kurz und klein schlagen umg smash to pieces;alles kurz und klein schlagen umg wreck the place;den Kürzeren ziehen fig come off worst, lose outgegen with);Zusammenfassung (brief) summary;kurzes Gedächtnis short memory;kurzer Blick quick glance;in kurzen Worten in a few words, briefly;binnen Kurzem shortly;seit Kurzem geht es ihm besser he’s been feeling better lately;er ist erst seit Kurzem in Prag he’s only been in Prague for a short time;vor Kurzem recently, not long ago;B. adv1. räumlich:er sprang zu kurz he jumped too short, he didn’t jump far enough;kurz vor Lissabon just before (we etc got to) Lisbon;kurz geschnitten Haar: short;kurz geschoren very short, close-cropped;die Röcke werden dieses Jahr kurz getragen hemlines are high this year;zu kurz kommen fig not get one’s fair share;sieh zu, dass du nicht zu kurz kommst make sure you get your fair share (of the deal);das Problem ist viel zu kurz gekommen the problem didn’t get the attention it deserved;er ist mit dem Verstand zu kurz gekommen umg he was at the back of the queue (US line) when brains were being handed out; → kurzhalten, kürzertreten2. zeitlich oder in der Abfassung, im Ausdruck: briefly; (vorübergehend) for a while; (flüchtig) for a moment;könntest du kurz herüberkommen? could you come over for a moment ( oder minute) ?;kurz darauf shortly after (this);kurz zuvor shortly before (this);kurz vor/nach sieben shortly before/after seven;über kurz oder lang sooner or later;zu machen to cut a long story short;kurz und schmerzlos umg quickly and without any fuss;kurz angebunden short, curt (gegen with);kurz gesagt very briefly, in a word, in short;jemandem kurz schreiben drop sb a line;kurz nicken give a brief ( oder quick) nod;lass mich mal kurz überlegen let me have a quick think, US let me think about that for a minute;ich will ihn nur kurz anrufen I just want to give him a quick call;kurz gefasst Brief, Bericht: brief;er wird kurz Will genannt he’s called Will for short;* * *1.; kürzer, kürzest... Adjektiv1) (räumlich) shortkurze Hosen — short trousers; shorts
etwas kürzer machen — make something shorter; shorten something
jemanden einen Kopf kürzer machen — (ugs.) chop somebody's head off
etwas/alles kurz und klein schlagen od. hauen — (ugs.) smash something/everything to bits or pieces
den Kürzeren ziehen — come off worst or second-best; get the worst of it
nicht zu kurz/zu kurz kommen — get one's/less than one's fair share
2) (zeitlich) short, brief <trip, journey, visit, reply>; short <life, break, time>; quick < look>nach einer kurzen Weile — after a short or little while
es kurz machen — make or keep it short; be brief
3) (knapp) short, brief <outline, note, report, summary, introduction>kurz und bündig od. knapp — brief and succinct
4)2.jemanden kurz halten — (jemandem wenig Geld geben) keep somebody short of money; (jemand wenig erlauben) keep somebody on a tight rein
1) (zeitlich) briefly; for a short time or whiledie Freude währte nur kurz — (geh.) his/her etc. joy was short-lived
binnen kurzem — shortly; soon
vor kurzem — a short time or while ago; recently
sie lebt erst seit kurzem in Bonn — she's only been living in Bonn [for] a short time or while
2) (knapp)kurz gesagt/kurz und gut — in a word
kurz angebunden sein — be curt or brusque ( mit with)
3) (rasch)er schaute kurz herein — he looked or dropped in for a short while
kann ich Sie kurz sprechen? — can I speak to you or have a word with you for a moment?
kurz und schmerzlos — (ugs.) quickly and smoothly or without any hitches; s. auch entschlossen 3.
4) (wenig) justkurz vor/hinter der Kreuzung — just before/past the crossroads
kurz vor/nach Pfingsten — just or shortly before/after Whitsun
kurz bevor.../nachdem... — just or shortly before.../after...
5)kurz treten — take things or it easy; (sparsam sein) retrench; cut back
kürzer treten — take things or it easier; (sparsamer sein) cut back; spend less
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62 في
في \ a; an; each; every: twice a day; 80 miles an hour. at: (showing where): at home; at the office, (showing a point of time) at midday; at 4 o’clock; He was married at 18, (after an adj) good at English; quick at sums. by: during: We travelled by night. in: showing where: In bed; in London; in the box; in his speech, showing condition In a hurry; in trouble, showing a direction; into He fell in the river. He put his hand in his pocket, showing when; during In the past; in January 1980; in the evening, showing what sth. contains or includes There are 60 minutes in an hour. Is he in your team?, showing what sb. wears He was in his best suit, showing a shape or arrangement They stood in a row, showing employment or activity or an event He’s in the navy. She was killed in the accident. on: showing when: on Monday; on May the 6th. showing the state of sb.:: Are you here on business or on holiday?. per: for each: He earns $8000 per annum (for each year). \ في (أيّ مَكَان) \ anywhere: in or to any place: Are you going anywhere?. \ See Also إلى( إلى) \ في \ home: to or at one’s house: Go home! Is your son home yet?. \ See Also إلى البيت \ في \ inside: on (or to) the inside. \ See Also إلى الداخل \ في \ inland: away from the sea: We crossed the coast and flew inland. \ See Also إلى داخل البلاد \ في \ indoors: into (or in) a building: He went (or He stayed) indoors because of the rain. \ See Also إلى داخل البيت \ في \ on board: on (or onto) a ship or aeroplane: There are 70 men on board. Can I go on board the aircraft?. \ See Also إلى دَاخِل الطَّائِرَة \ في \ upstairs: on, at or to a higher floor; up the stairs; at the top of the stairs: She went upstairs because her room is upstairs. She has an upstairs bedroom. \ See Also إلى الدَّور الأَعْلى \ في \ low: to or in a low position: The sun had sunk low in the sky. \ See Also إلى وَضْع مُنْخفِض \ في \ whereabouts: in or near which place: Whereabouts did you find this ring?. \ See Also قرب أيّ مكان؟ \ في \ upstream: against the flow of the stream; up the river: They rowed (the boat) upstream. \ See Also نَحْوَ أعلى النَّهر \ في الاتجاه المعاكس \ backward(s): towards the back: He fell over backwards. \ في أَثَر \ after: following, in search of: I ran after him but could not catch him. The police are after him. \ في أثناء الخِدْمَة (خارج أوقات الخِدمة) \ on duty, (off duty): at work (not at work): The night nurse has 12 hours on duty, then 12 hours off duty. She went on duty at 18.00 and came off duty at 06.00. \ في أثناء ذلك \ meanwhile, meantime: (in) the time between: You’ll have to wait till he’s ready; but you can read this (in the) meanwhile. \ في إجازة \ off: free from work: My employer gave me the afternoon off. \ See Also عطلة (عُطْلَة) \ في أَحْسَن الأَحْوَال \ at best: in the most hopeful conditions: At best, we can’t be ready till Tuesday. \ في آخر \ eventually: in the end: The car kept stopping, but we got home eventually. ultimately: in the end: We must all, ultimately, die. \ See Also نهاية الأمر \ في آخر رَمَق \ on one’s last legs: (of a person or thing) not expected to last much longer; worn out; almost in ruins: That company is on its last legs. \ في آخر لحظة \ in the nick of time: just in time; almost too late: She saved him in the nick of time from falling over the cliff. \ في أَرْجَاء \ about: from place to place in: We wandered about the town. round: (also around) from place to place: He wandered (a)round (the town). We travelled (a)round (the country). \ في أَسْفَل \ under: (also underneath), in a lower position. underneath: (of position) below: It was hidden underneath the floor boards. \ See Also الأسفل (الأَسْفَل) \ في الأَصْل \ originally: in the beginning: This school was originally a rich man’s home. \ في الأَعْلَى \ up: in or to higher position: She lives up in the hills. \ في أغلب الظَّنّ \ doubtless: probably: It will doubtless rain on the day of the garden party. \ في أَفْضَل حَالَة \ at one’s best: in one’s best state: My garden is at its best in spring. \ في أقلّ مِن \ within: in less than: He will arrive within an hour. I live within a mile of the sea. \ في الأمام \ in front: at the front: You go in front and I’ll follow. \ في أَوَاخِر \ late: near the end of a period of time: Late in the year; in the late afternoon. \ في الأوْج \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ في أوجِ الإزْهَار \ in bloom: flowering: The roses are in bloom now. \ في أيّ مَكَان \ anywhere: in no matter what place: Put it down anywhere. \ في أيّ وقت \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. Have you ever been to Rome? If you ever go there, you must see St. Peter’s cathedral. \ في أيّ وقت مَضَى \ ever: (in a comparative sentence) at any time: He’s working harder than ever. This is the best book I’ve ever read. \ في بادئ الأمر \ at first: at the beginning: At first the new school seemed strange, but then we got used to it. \ في البَدْء \ primarily: mainly; in the first place: This book is written primarily for foreigners. \ See Also أصلا (أَصْلاً)، أساسا (أساسًا) \ في بعض الوقت \ part-time: for only part of the usual working time: She’s a part-time teacher. \ في البيت \ at home: in one’s house: He’s at home in the evenings. \ في البيت المُجَاوِر \ next, next door: in the next house: He lives next door. He is my nextdoor neighbour. \ في تَحَسُّن (من النّاحية الصحّية) \ on the mend: getting better in health (after an illness). \ في تِلْكَ الحالةِ \ in that case: if that happens, or has happened: He may be late. In that case, we shall go without him, if that happens, or has happened He may be late. In that case, we shall go without him. \ في تِلْكَ اللَّحظة \ just: (with continuous tenses; always directly before the present participle) at this moment; at that moment: We’re just starting dinner. We were just starting dinner when he arrived. \ في التَّوّ \ straight away: at once. \ في جانب \ in favour of: supporting: I’m in favour of your plans. \ في الجَانِب الآخَر مِن \ across: on the other side of: My home is across the river. \ في جانب \ for: in favour of: Are you for this idea or against it?. \ See Also صف (صَفّ) \ في جزء أدنى مِن \ down: at a lower level: My house is a little way down the hill. \ في الجِوَار \ about: around; near: There’s a lot of illness about. I went out early, when no one was about (when no one else was out). \ في الحَال \ at once: without delay: Stop that at once!. away: right away; straight away. immediately: at once. instantly: at once. on the spot: in that place and at that moment: He gave me the bill and I paid it on the spot. readily: without delay: The book you need is not readily obtainable. straight away: at once. \ في حَالَةِ \ at: (showing a state): at war; at play. on: showing the state of sth.: The house is on fire. \ في حَالَة حَسَنَة \ well, (better, best): the opposite of ill and unwell; in good health: Don’t you feel well? You’ll soon get better if you drink this medicine. How are you? Very well, thank you. I feel best in the early morning (better than at any other time). \ في حَالَة سَيِّئَة \ in a bad way: in a bad state. \ في حَالَة عَدَم توفُّر \ failing: giving a second choice of action, if the first choice fails: Ask John to do it. Failing him, ask Michael. \ في حَالَة فَوْضَى \ chaotic: in a state of chaos: The young teacher had a chaotic classroom. \ في حَالَةِ وُجُود \ in case of: in the event of; if there is: In case of fire, ring the bell. \ في حَالَةِ ما إِذَا \ in case: because of the possibility of sth. happening: Take a stick, in case you meet a snake. \ في حركة دائِمة \ on the move: moving; travelling: He’s always on the move and never settles for long. \ في الحَقِيقَة \ as a matter of fact, in fact: really; in truth: The dog seemed dead but in fact it was only asleep. As a matter of fact, I don’t like Michael. in point of fact: actually, in fact. in reality: in fact. really: truly; in fact: Is he really your son? He does not look like you!. \ في حَيْرَة من أَمْره \ at one’s wits’ end: too worried by difficulties to know what to do. \ في حين \ whereas: but: They are looking for a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat. \ في حينه \ round: following a regular course: Wait till your turn comes round. \ في الخَارِج \ abroad: in or to another country: I spent my holiday abroad. out: in (or into) the open; away from shelter; in (or into) view: Don’t stand out in the rain. The ship was far out at sea. out of door, outdoors: in the open air; not in a house: I like sleeping out of doors under the stars. outside: not within; in the open air; on the outer side: It’s raining outside. The cup is blue outside, and white inside. overseas: across the sea; (to the British, the mainland of Europe is abroad but it is not overseas): She is working overseas, in South America. \ في خِدمَة... \ at one’s service: ready to fulfil one’s needs: The hotel car is at your service if you want to go anywhere. \ في خَريف العُمر \ middle-aged: neither young nor old; aged between about 40 and 65. \ في خطٍّ مُستقيم \ as the crow flies: in a straight line: It is 5 miles away by road, but only 2 miles as the crow flies. \ فِي الخَفَاء \ stealth: by stealth using secret and quiet action: He got into the house by stealth, not by force. \ في خِلال \ in: showing a space of time before sth. will happen; after: I’ll come in a few days (or in a minute). in the course of: during: In the course of the morning I had seven visitors. \ في الدّاخل \ in: in a building, esp. at home, work or where one is expected to be: Is anyone in? I’m afraid Mr. Jones is out, but he’ll be in at 5 o’clock. \ في داخِل \ in: showing a direction; into: He fell in the river. He put his hand in his pocket. inside: on (or to) the inside of: Please wait inside the room. \ في داخِل النَّفْس \ inwardly: secretly; as regards one’s inner feelings: I was inwardly delighted, but I pretended not to care. \ في دَرَجَة الغَلَيان \ on the boil: boiling; at this heat. \ في ذلك المكان \ there: at that place: I live there. \ في رأيي \ to my mind: in my opinion: To my mind, this is most dishonest. \ في سَبِيل \ in the process of: to be doing: I am in the process of painting my house. sake, for the sake, of, for sb.’s sake: for the good of; so as to help: Soldiers die for the sake of their county (or for their country’s sake). Don’t take any risks for my sake, for the desire of Why ruin your health for the sake of a little pleasure?. \ في سِنّ المُرَاهَقَة \ teenage: in one’s teens: a teenage girl. \ في شكّ \ in doubt: uncertain: When in doubt, ask your father. \ في صحَّة جيِّدة \ fit: healthy: We take exercise so as to keep fit. \ في صَفّ \ in single file: in one line, one behind the other: We had to ride in single file down the narrow path. \ في الطّابِق الأَسْفل \ downstairs: at the bottom of the stairs; in a room at that level: I’ll wait for you downstairs. \ في الطّابِق الفوقانيّ \ overhead: above one’s head: a noise in the room overhead; clouds in the sky overhead. \ في طَرَف \ up: along (up and down are both used like this, although the course may be quite level): He lives just up the road. \ في طريق النُّور \ in sb.’s light: preventing light from reaching him: I can’t read if you stand in my light. \ في الظّاهر \ outwardly: as regards the appearance (compared with the hidden facts or inner feelings): She was outwardly calm but inwardly full of anger. \ في العَام \ annual: happening every year; of a year: an annual feast; the annual production of oil. \ في عَجلة من أمره \ in a hurry: Ants are always in a hurry. \ في العَرَاء \ in the open: outside in the air: I like to sleep out in the open, under she stars. outdoors, out of doors: the open air; not in a building: Go outdoors and play football. \ في (عُرض) البَحْر \ at sea: on the sea; far from land: a storm at sea. \ في عُطلة \ on holiday, on vacation: having a holiday: The schools are on holiday. We’re going on vacation to the sea. \ See Also إجازة( إجازة) \ في غابر الأزمان (كان يا ما كان...) \ once upon a time: (used at the beginning of stories). \ في الغَالِب \ mainly: chiefly; mostly. \ في غالِب الظنّ \ probably: almost certainly; with little doubt: You’re probably right. \ في غاية الجُنون \ raving mad: noisily and violently mad. \ في غَمْضَة عَيْن \ in no time: very quickly; very soon: If you follow this path, you’ll get there in no time. \ في غِيَابِه \ behind sb.’s back: when someone is not present: He tells untrue stories about me behind my back. \ في كُلٍّ \ a; an; each; every: twice a day. 80 miles an hour. ten pence a packet. \ في كل مكان \ everywhere: in all places: I’ve looked for it everywhere. \ في كل وقت \ ever: at all times; always: I shall stay there for ever. \ في لحظة خاطفة \ in a flash: very quickly and suddenly: He seized the money and was gone in a flash. \ في اللحظة المناسبة \ in the nick of time: just in time; almost too late: She saved him in the nick of time from falling over the cliff. \ في اللَّيْل \ at night: during the night. overnight: for the night: I shall stay at a hotel overnight and come back tomorrow, on the night before; during the night I packed my suitcase overnight, so as to be ready to leave at sunrise. His car was stolen overnight. \ في المائَة \ per cent: for, out, of, each hundred: Six per cent of the boys failed the exam, (one part) of each hundred I’m a 100 per cent in agreement with you. About 70 per cent (written as 70%) of the people are farmers. \ في المُتَنَاوَل \ forthcoming: supplied when needed: We wanted a new school clock, but the money was not forthcoming. \ في مُتَناوَل \ within: inside; not beyond; within reach; within one’s powers. \ في متناول اليَد \ at hand: near; within reach: Help was at hand. handy: near; easily reached when wanted: Keep that book handy so that you can look at it often. \ في مَجْمُوعَة بين \ among(st): in the middle of; mixed with; surrounded by: I found this letter among my books. There is a secret enemy amongst us. \ في مِحْنة خَطَر \ in distress: (of a ship or aeroplane) in dangerous trouble; needing help. \ في المُدّة الأخيرة \ lately: not long ago; in the near past: Have you seen her lately?. \ في المرَّة التالية \ next: the next time: I’ll give it to you when I next see you. \ See Also القادمة \ في مُقَابِل \ for: showing that something is as a return or in place of: I gave him $5 for his help. Will you change this old car for a new one?. in return (for): in exchange or payment for: Give her some flowers in return for her kindness. \ في المقام الأوّل \ firstly: as the first reason, fact, etc: I need a hot drink. Firstly, because I’m cold; secondly, because I’m thirsty. \ في المقدمة \ in front: at the front: You go in front and I’ll follow. \ في مَكَان \ in sb,’s stead: in sb.’s place; instead of sb.. \ See Also بدلا من (بدلاً من) \ في مَكَان آخَر \ elsewhere: in some other place. \ في المَكَان \ in position: in the correct position. \ See Also المَوضِع الصَّحيح \ في مَكَان قَريب \ by: near: He stood by and watched them. \ في مَكَانٍ ما \ somewhere: in or to some place (but usu. anywhere in negative sentences and questions): I’ve met him somewhere before. Let’s go somewhere peaceful (to some peaceful place). \ في المكان والزّمان المذكورين \ on the spot: in that place and at that moment: Fortunately a doctor was on the spot when she broke her leg. \ في مكانه \ belong: to be in the right place: This book belongs on the top shelf. \ See Also موضِعِه المناسب \ في مَلْعَبِه \ at home: (of a match) on one’s own field: Our team are playing at home tomorrow. \ في مُنْتَصَف الطَّريق \ midway: halfway; in the middle: The station is midway between the two villages. \ في مَوعِد لاَ يَتَجَاوَز \ by: before; not later than: Can you finish this by Tuesday? They ought to be here by now. \ في المَوْعِد المحدَّد \ on time: exactly at the appointed moment: The bus always leaves on time. \ في مياه أعمق من قَامَته \ out of one’s depth: in water that is too deep to stand up in: Don’t go out of your depth unless you can swim. \ في النّادِر \ rarely: not often; hardly at all: She rarely smokes. \ في نظر \ in the eyes of: in the opinion of: In his mother’s eyes he can do no wrong. \ في نَظَري \ to my mind: in my opinion: To my mind, this is most dishonest. \ في النّهايَة \ at last: in the end, after much delay: The train was very slow, but we got there at last. at length: at last; in the end: He waited two hours. At length he went home. finally: lastly; in the end. \ في نِهايَة الأمْر \ in the long run: after a period of time; in the end: It’ll be cheaper in the long run to buy good quality shoes. \ See Also عَلَى المدى الطويل \ في هذا الوقت \ now: (in a written account) at the time that is being described: The war was now over. \ في هَذا المَكَان \ about: here: Is anyone about?. \ في هذه الأَثْنَاء \ meanwhile, meantime: (in) the time between: You’ll have to wait till he’s ready; but you can read this (in the) meanwhile. \ في هذه الأَيَّام \ nowadays: in these times (compared with the past): Travel is much easier nowadays. today: the present time: the scientists of today. \ في هذه الحالة \ all right: (also alright), in that case: You don’t want it? All right, I’ll give it to someone else. \ في هذه اللَّحْظَة \ just: (with continuous tenses; always directly before the present participle) at this moment; at that moment: We’re just starting dinner. We were just starting dinner when he arrived. just now: at this moment: I’m busy just now. \ في الهواء الطَّلْق \ in the open: outside in the air: I like to sleep out in the open, under the stars. out of doors, outdoors: in the open air; not in a house: I like sleeping out of doors under the stars. outdoors, out of doors: the open air; not in a building: Go outdoors and play football. \ في الوَاقِع \ in reality: in fact. \ في الوَاقِع \ actually: in fact; really: She looks about thirty, but actually she’s thirty-nine. as a matter of fact, in fact: really; in truth: The dog seemed dead but in fact it was only asleep. As a matter of fact, I don’t like Michael. in point of fact: actually, in fact. truly: really: Are you truly sorry for your crimes?. virtually: actually but not officially: He was virtually a prisoner in his home, as he did not dare to go out while the police were watching. \ في الوَسَط \ halfway: between two places and at an equal distance from them: His house is halfway between yours and mine. \ في وَسْط المسافة \ halfway: between two places and at an equal distance from them: His house is halfway between yours and mine. \ في وَضَح (النهار) \ broad: (of daylight) full; complete: The bank was robbed in broad daylight. \ في وَضع لا يجوز فيه رَكْل الكُرة \ offside: (of a player in football, etc.) breaking a rule by being in a position in which play is not allowed. \ في الوَقْت الحَاضِر \ at present: now; at the present time: At present I have no job, but I shall get one soon. for the time being: for the present: I have no job, but I’m helping my father for the time being. now: at the present time: Where are you working now? Now is the time to plant those seeds. today: the present time: the scientists of today. \ في وَقْتٍ لاَحِق \ after: later: She came first and he arrived soon after. \ في وقتٍ ما \ sometime: (often two words, some time) at a time not exactly known or stated: Come again sometime. He left sometime after dinner. \ في وقتٍ متأخر \ late: after the proper or usual time; not early: We always go to bed very late. He arrived too late for dinner. \ في وقتٍ متأخر مِن \ late: near the end of a period of time: Late in the year; in the late afternoon. \ في الوَقْتِ المُقَرَّر \ round: following a regular course: Wait till your turn comes round. \ في وَقْتٍ من الأوقات \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. Have you ever been to Rome? If you ever go there, you must see St. Peter’s cathedral. \ في الوَقْتِ المناسب \ early: in good time for one’s purpose; before the fixed time: We arrived early and got the best seats. in due course: later; after a reasonable delay: He will get better in due course. in good time: slightly early: He came in good time for the meeting. \ في وقت واحد \ at a time: together: They arrived three at a time (in groups of three). \ في يوم من الأيام \ once upon a time: (used at the beginning of stories). \ See Also كان يا ما كان -
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adj.dried.intj.open up, gangway.m.1 passing.el paso del tiempo the passage of timecon el paso de los años as the years go byel Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragozasu paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the universityabrirse paso entre la multitud to make o force one's way through the crowdpaso del ecuador = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course2 step.dar un paso adelante o al frente to step forward, to take a step forward3 walk.a paso ligero at a brisk pacemarcar el paso to keep timea este paso no acabaremos nunca at this rate we'll never finish4 step (etapa, acontecimiento).dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary stepspaso a paso step by step5 crossing (cruce).paso fronterizo border crossing (point)paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing6 pass (geography) (en montaña).7 step in a process, stride, move.8 passage, pass, crossing point.9 pace, walking pace.10 gateway.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pasar.* * *1 (movimiento) step, footstep■ ¡no des ni un paso más! don't move another step!2 (distancia) pace3 (camino) passage, way4 (avance) progress, advance5 (trámite) step, move6 (de montaña) mountain pass; (de mar) strait\a cada paso at every turna paso de tortuga at a snail's paceabrirse paso to force one's way throughapretar el paso to hurrycerrarle el paso a alguien to block somebody' s waydar paso a (hacer posible) to pave the way for 2 (provocar) to give rise to 3 (dejar pasar) to let through, make way for 4 (pasar a) to move on todar sus primeros pasos to start walkingestar a un paso/a dos pasos to be very closeestar de paso to be passing throughhacer algo de paso to do something as well■ de paso, tráeme tabaco while you're there, get me some cigarettesno dar un paso sin... not to do a thing without...paso a paso step by step'Prohibido el paso' "No entry"salir al paso de alguien to waylay somebodysalir al paso de algo to forestall somethingseguirle los pasos a alguien to follow somebody close behind 2 figurado to follow in somebody's footstepsceda el paso (señal) give way sign, US yield signpaso a nivel level crossing, US grade crossingpaso de cebra zebra crossingpaso de peatones pedestrian crossingpaso del ecuador half-way point (in university studies)paso elevado flyoverpaso subterráneo (de peatones) subway* * *noun m.1) passage2) footstep3) pace4) way* * *IADJ driedII1. SM1) (=acción de pasar)contemplaban el paso de la procesión desde un balcón — they watched the procession go by from a balcony
por estas fechas tiene lugar el paso de las cigüeñas por nuestra región — this is the time of year when the storks fly over our region
el presidente, a su paso por nuestra ciudad... — the president, during his visit to our city...
el huracán arrasó con todo lo que encontró a su paso — the hurricane flattened everything in its path
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ceder el paso — to give way, yield (EEUU)ceda el paso — give way, yield (EEUU)
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dar paso a algo, el invierno dio paso a la primavera — winter gave way to springahora vamos a dar paso a nuestro corresponsal en Lisboa — we now go over to our correspondent in Lisbon
las protestas dieron paso a una huelga — the protests led to o were followed by a strike
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de paso, mencionaron el tema solo de paso — they only mentioned the matter in passing¿puedes ir al supermercado, de paso que vas a la farmacia? — could you go to the supermarket on your way to the chemist's?
de paso recuérdale que tiene un libro nuestro — remind him that he's got a book of ours while you're at it
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entrar de paso — to drop in•
estar de paso — to be passing throughpaso del Ecuador — party or trip organized by university students to celebrate the halfway stage in their degree course
avepaso franco, paso libre — free passage
2) (=camino) way; (Arquit) passage; (Geog) pass; (Náut) strait¡paso! — make way!
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abrirse paso — to make one's way•
cerrar el paso — to block the way•
dejar el paso libre — to leave the way open•
impedir el paso — to block the waypaso a desnivel, paso a distinto nivel — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)
paso a nivel — level crossing, grade crossing (EEUU)
paso (de) cebra — Esp zebra crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)
paso de peatones — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)
paso elevado — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)
paso inferior — underpass, subway
paso subterráneo — underpass, subway
paso superior — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)
3) [al andar] (=acción) step; (=ruido) footstep; (=huella) footprint•
coger el paso — to fall into step•
dar un paso — to take a step¿ha dado ya sus primeros pasos? — has she taken her first steps yet?
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dirigir sus pasos hacia — to head towards•
hacer pasos — (Baloncesto) to travel (with the ball)•
volvió sobre sus pasos — she retraced her stepsla demanda aumenta a pasos agigantados — demand is increasing at a rate of knots o extremely quickly
paso adelante — (lit, fig) step forward
paso atrás — (lit, fig) step backwards
4) (=modo de andar) [de persona] walk, gait; [de caballo] gait•
acelerar el paso — to go faster, speed up•
aflojar el paso — to slow down•
a buen paso — at a good pace•
establecer el paso — to make the pace, set the pace•
a paso lento — at a slow pace, slowly•
llevar el paso — to keep in step, keep time•
romper el paso — to break steppaso de ambladura, paso de andadura — (Equitación) amble
5) (=ritmo) rate, pace•
a este paso — at this rate6) (=distancia)7) (=avance) step8) (Téc) [de tornillo] pitch; [de contador, teléfono] unit9) (Teat) ( Hist) sketch, interlude10) (Rel) [en procesión] float in Holy Week procession, with statues representing part of Easter storySee:ver nota culturelle SEMANA SANTA in semana11)paso de armas — (Mil, Hist) passage of arms
12) LAm (=vado) ford2.ADV softly, gently¡paso! — not so fast!, easy there!
* * *1)a) ( acción)de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) wayceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)
abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way
salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody
2) (Geog) ( en montaña) passsalir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)
3)a) (al andar, bailar) stepandar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals
a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds
dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out
dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move
seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps
b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)4)a) ( distancia corta)vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house
está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here
b) ( avance) step forwardc) ( de gestión) step5) ( en contador) unit6)a) (ritmo, velocidad)apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down
a este paso... — at this rate...
a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace
b) (Equ)•* * *1)a) ( acción)de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) wayceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)
abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way
salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody
2) (Geog) ( en montaña) passsalir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)
3)a) (al andar, bailar) stepandar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals
a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds
dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out
dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move
seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps
b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)4)a) ( distancia corta)vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house
está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here
b) ( avance) step forwardc) ( de gestión) step5) ( en contador) unit6)a) (ritmo, velocidad)apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down
a este paso... — at this rate...
a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace
b) (Equ)•* * *paso11 = footstep, step, footprint, pace.Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.
Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.* abrir paso a = make + way (for).* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.* acelerar el paso = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.* a este paso = at this rate.* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.* aminorar el paso = slow down, slow up.* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.* a paso ligero = on the double.* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.* a un paso = within a stone's throw (away/from).* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.* a un paso de = a heartbeat away from.* a un paso rápido = at a rapid pace.* a un paso relajado = at a strolling pace.* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.* contador de pasos = step counter.* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* dar un paso = make + step.* dar un paso adelante = step up.* dar un paso al frente = step up.* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.* dar un paso hacia delante = take + a step forward, step up.* dejar paso = step + aside.* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).* derecho de paso = the right of way, right of entry.* desandar los pasos de = retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + steps.* hacer que + Nombre + dé un paso hacia delante = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.* impedir el paso = block in.* llave de paso = spigot, faucet, tap, stopcock, stop valve.* llave de paso del agua = water valve.* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.* obstaculizar el paso = block in.* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* paso adelante = step up.* paso a nivel = level-crossing.* paso a paso = one step at a time, step by step, stage by stage, stepwise.* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.* paso de cebra = zebra crossing.* paso de la gente = flow of people.* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.* Paso del Noroeste, el = North West Passage, the.* paso de peatones = zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing.* paso de tortuga = snail's pace.* paso en falso = false move.* paso fronterizo = border crossing.* paso hacia adelante = step forward.* paso hacia atrás = retrograde step, step backward(s), step back.* paso inferior = underpass.* paso ininterrumpido de = steady flow of.* paso intermedio = half-way house, stepping stone.* paso peatonal = pedestrian crossing.* paso subterráneo = underground walkway.* Posesivo + primeros pasos = Posesivo + first steps.* preferencia de paso = the right of way.* primer paso = stake in the ground.* primer paso de, el = thin edge of the wedge, the.* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* tener derecho de paso = have + the right of way.* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.* válvula de paso = stop valve, stopcock.* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.paso22 = stage, passing.Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.
Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.* ave de paso = bird of passage.* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.* con el paso de = with the passing of.* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, as time goes by, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.* de paso = by the way, by the by(e).* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.* dicho sea de paso = by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e).* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.* en varios pasos = multi-step.* llave de paso = shut-off valve.* paso elevado = overpass.* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.* paso inferior = subway.* paso inferior de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso inferior para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo = underpass, subway.* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.* válvula de paso = shut-off valve.paso33 = transfer, transition, changeover [change-over], handover [hand-over].Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.
Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that users may make the transition from a first access point to related terms or access points.Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.* * *paso1A1(acción): las compuertas controlan el paso del agua the hatches control the flow of watera su paso por la ciudad el río se ensancha the river widens as it flows through the cityel paso de los camiones había causado grietas en la calzada cracks had appeared in the road surface caused by the passage of so many trucks o because of all the trucks using ithizo frente a todo lo que encontró a su paso he faced up to every obstacle in his pathcon el paso del tiempo se desgastó la piedra the stone got worn down with time o with the passing o passage of time[ S ] prohibido el paso no entryal paso (en ajedrez) en passantde paso: no viven aquí, están de paso they don't live here, they're just visiting o they're just passing throughde paso puedo dejarles el paquete I can drop the package off on my waylo mencionó pero sólo de paso he mentioned it but only in passinglleva esto a la oficina y de paso habla con la secretaria take this to the office and while you're there have a word with the secretaryte lo recogeré si quieres, me pilla de paso I'll pick it up for you if you like, it's on my wayarchiva estas fichas y de paso comprueba todas las direcciones file these cards and while you're at it o about it check all the addressesy dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …2 (camino, posibilidad de pasar) wayabran paso make wayse puso en medio y me cerró el paso she stood in front of me and blocked my waypor aquí no hay paso you can't get through this waydejen el paso libre leave the way clearabrirse paso to make one's wayel sol se abría paso entre las nubes the sun was breaking through the cloudsconsiguió abrirse paso a codazos entre la gente she managed to elbow her way through the crowdno te será difícil abrirte paso en la vida you won't have any problems making your way in life o getting on in lifesalir al paso de algn to waylay sbsalir al paso de algo to forestall sthB ( Geog) (en una montaña) passCompuestos:( Méx) paso elevadozebra crossing, crosswalk ( AmE)( Méx) catwalk(en un barco) celebration held to mark the crossing of the Equator; (de estudiantes) celebration held halfway through a college courseborder crossingC1 (movimiento al andar) stepdio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s), he stepped backward(s)¡un paso al frente! one step forward!camina 50 pasos al norte walk 50 paces to the northdirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta she walked toward(s) the dooroyó pasos en el piso de arriba she heard footsteps on the floor abovecon paso firme subió las escaleras he climbed the stairs purposefullyno da un paso sin consultar a su marido she won't do anything without asking her husband firstpaso a paso step by stepsiguieron el juicio paso a paso they followed the trial step by steppaso a paso se fue abriendo camino en la empresa he gradually worked his way up in the companyme lo explicó paso por paso she explained it to me step by stepa cada paso at every turna pasos agigantados by leaps and boundsla informática avanza a pasos agigantados information technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, enormous strides are being made in information technologydar los primeros pasos (literal) to take one's first steps, start to walk; (iniciarse en algo) to start outdio sus primeros pasos como actor en televisión he started out o made his debut as a television actordar un paso en falso en política puede conducir al desastre one false move o putting one foot wrong in politics can lead to disasterseguirle los pasos a algn to tail sbseguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footstepsvolver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps2(distancia corta): vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my houseestuvo a un paso de la muerte she was at death's dooránimo, ya estamos a un paso come on, we're nearly there nowestá a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner o down the road from herede ahí a convertirse en drogadicto no hay más que un paso it's only a short step from there to becoming a drug addict3 (logro, avance) step forwardel que te haya llamado ya es un paso (adelante) the fact that he's called you is a step forward in itselfsupone un gran paso en la lucha contra la enfermedad it is a great step forward o a great advance in the fight against the illness4 (de una gestión) stephemos dado los pasos necesarios we have taken the necessary steps5 (de baile) stephacer pasos to travelD1 (de un tornillo, una rosca) pitch2 (en un contador) unitE1(ritmo, velocidad): aminoró el paso he slowed downal ver que la seguían apretó el paso when she realized she was being followed she quickened her paceel tren iba a buen paso the train was going at a fair speeda este paso no llegamos ni a las diez at this rate we won't even get there by ten o'clocka este paso te vas a poner enfermo if you carry on like this, you'll get ill, at this rate o (if you carry on) the way you're going, you'll get illescribía los nombres al paso que yo se los leía she wrote down the names as I read them out to hera paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pacellevar el paso to keep in stepmarcar el paso to mark timeen ese colegio te van a hacer marcar el paso they'll make you toe the line at that school2 ( Equ):al paso at a walking paceCompuesto:paso ligero or redobladoa paso ligero or redoblado double quick, in double timeF (de la pasión) float ( in Holy Week processions)* * *
Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar)
paso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pasó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pasar
paso
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían paso the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan paso a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
paso de largo to go right o straight past;
paso por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):◊ ¿podríamos paso por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede paso a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the otherd) ( caber):
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga paso al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
b) ( comunicar):
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4a) (Educ) to pass;◊ paso de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year examsb) ( ser aceptable):◊ no está perfecto, pero puede paso it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
a) ( ser tenido por):
ver tb hacerse II 3
( suceder) to happen;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;◊ pasoon muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) paso sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
2a) ( hacer atravesar) paso algo POR algo to put sth through sth;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasole una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
fuimos a Toledo a paso el día we went to Toledo for the dayb) ( con idea de continuidad):
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
2
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
¿podrías pasote por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
1
[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled downb) ( transcurrir):
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( olvidarse):
b) ( dejar escapar):
paso sustantivo masculino
1a) ( acción):
el paso del tiempo the passage of time;
el paso de la dictadura a la democracia the transition from dictatorship to democracy;
de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through;
me pilla de paso it's on my way;
y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …
◊ abrir/dejar paso (a algn/algo) to make way (for sth/sb);
me cerró el paso she blocked my way;
dejen el paso libre leave the way clear;
( on signs) ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK);
( on signs) prohibido el paso no entry;
paso de peatones crosswalk (AmE), pedestrian crossing (BrE);
paso a nivel grade (AmE) o (BrE) level crossing;
paso elevado or (Méx) a desnivel overpass (AmE), flyover (BrE);
paso subterráneo ( para peatones) underpass, subway (BrE);
( para vehículos) underpass;
( a codazos) to elbow one's way;
( detener) to stop sb
2 (Geog) ( en montaña) pass;◊ salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)
3
oyó pasos she heard footsteps;
entró con paso firme he came in purposefully;
paso a paso step by step;
seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb;
seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footstepsb) ( distancia corta):◊ vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house;
está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner/down the road from here
4 (ritmo, velocidad):◊ apretó/aminoró el paso he quickened his pace/he slowed down;
a este paso … at this rate …;
a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace;
marcar el paso to mark time
5 ( en contador) unit
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
paso sustantivo masculino
1 step: caminaban a paso ligero, they walked quickly
(sonido de pisadas) footstep
(de un baile) step
2 (camino, pasillo) passage, way
Auto ceda el paso, give way
paso a nivel, level o US grade crossing
paso de cebra, zebra crossing
paso de peatones, pedestrian crossing, US crosswalk
paso subterráneo, (para peatones) subway
(para vehículos) underpass
prohibido el paso, no entry
3 (acción) passage, passing: estamos de paso en la ciudad, we are just passing through the town
a su paso por la Universidad, when he was at University
el lento paso de las horas, the slow passing of the hours
4 Tel unit
5 Geol (entre montañas) mountain pass
6 Náut strait
♦ Locuciones: abrirse paso, (entre la multitud, maleza) to make one's way, (en la vida) to get ahead
salir del paso, to get out of trouble
a cada paso, constantly, every other minute
' paso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- arramblar
- atravesar
- bando
- bloquear
- cabeza
- cada
- calamidad
- cebra
- ceder
- cerrar
- converger
- cortar
- dar
- dado
- desvirtuar
- disfraz
- esclarecimiento
- estela
- filtración
- franca
- franco
- impedir
- infierno
- ligera
- ligero
- lista
- llave
- magín
- mayor
- nivel
- obstaculizar
- pasar
- pasarse
- patata
- peatonal
- por
- prohibida
- prohibido
- rebote
- rito
- segura
- seguro
- sino
- subterránea
- subterráneo
- testigo
- tránsito
- ver
- vela
English:
ahead
- amok
- arrogant
- bar
- battle
- begrudge
- block
- block in
- break through
- breakthrough
- brisk
- by
- childhood
- clarify
- clear
- coast
- come over
- crossing
- crosswalk
- dizzy
- dwindle
- evaluation
- explanation
- false move
- faux pas
- float
- flyover
- footstep
- give
- go by
- going
- graze
- grow out of
- hysterical
- lazy
- level crossing
- life
- lively
- mop
- move
- nail
- obstruction
- ocean
- overboard
- overpass
- pace
- pass
- pass along
- pass by
- pass through
* * *♦ nm1. [con el pie] step;[huella] footprint;dar un paso atrás [al andar] to step backwards, to take a step backwards;[en proceso, negociaciones] to take a backward step;aprendí unos pasos de baile I learnt a few dance steps;oía pasos arriba I could hear footsteps upstairs;se veían sus pasos sobre la nieve you could see its footprints in the snow;a cada paso [cada dos por tres] every other minute;vivimos a un paso de la estación we live just round the corner from o a stone's throw away from the station;el ruso está a un paso de hacerse campeón the Russian is on the verge of o just one small step away from becoming champion;a pasos agigantados at a terrific rate, at a rate of knots;la economía crece a pasos agigantados the economy is growing at a rate of knots;el SIDA se propaga a pasos agigantados AIDS is spreading like wildfire o at an alarming rate;la ingeniería genética avanza a pasos agigantados genetic engineering has made giant o enormous strides;[equivocarse] to make a false move o a mistake; Figno dio ni un paso en falso he didn't put a foot wrong;seguir los pasos a alguien [perseguir, vigilar] to tail sb;seguir los pasos de alguien [imitar] to follow in sb's footsteps;volvimos sobre nuestros pasos we retraced our steps2. [acción] passing;[cruce] crossing; [camino de acceso] way through, thoroughfare;con el paso del tiempo with the passage of time;con el paso de los años as the years go by;el paso de la juventud a la madurez the transition from youth to adulthood;su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university;el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza;la tienda está en una zona de mucho paso the shop is in a very busy area;también Figabrir paso a alguien to make way for sb;abrirse paso [entre la gente, la maleza] to make one's way;abrirse paso en la vida/en el mundo de la política to get on o ahead in life/politics;¡abran paso! make way!;ceder el paso (a alguien) [dejar pasar] to let (sb) past;[en automóvil] to Br give way o US yield (to sb);de paso [de pasada] in passing;[aprovechando] while I'm/you're/ etc at it;de paso que vienes, tráete las fotos de las vacaciones you may as well bring the photos from your Br holiday o US vacation when you come;la estación me pilla de paso the station's on my way;estar de paso [en un lugar] to be passing through;prohibido el paso [en letrero] no entry;salir al paso a alguien, salir al paso de alguien [acercarse] to come up to sb;[hacer detenerse] to come and bar sb's way;salir al paso de algo [rechazar] to respond to sthpaso de cebra Br zebra crossing, = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines; Méx paso a desnivel Br flyover, US overpass;paso del Ecuador [en barco] crossing the line ceremony;[en universidad] = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course;paso fronterizo border crossing (point);Chile paso bajo nivel Br subway, US underpass;3. [forma de andar] walk;[ritmo] pace;con paso cansino se dirigió a la puerta he walked wearily towards the door;a buen paso at a good rate;a este paso o [m5]al paso que vamos, no acabaremos nunca at this rate o at the rate we're going, we'll never finish;al paso [en equitación] at a walk;a paso lento slowly;a paso ligero at a brisk pace;Mil at the double;aflojar el paso to slow down;apretar el paso to go faster, to speed up;llevar el paso to keep step;marcar el paso to keep time;a paso de tortuga at a snail's paceMil paso de la oca goose-step [en el mar] strait5. [trámite, etapa, acontecimiento] step;[progreso] step forward, advance;antes de dar cualquier paso siempre me pregunta she always asks me before doing anything;dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps;dar los primeros pasos hacia la paz to take the first steps towards peace;la aprobación de una constitución supondría un gran paso para la democracia the passing of a constitution would be a big step forward for democracy;paso a o [m5] por paso se ganó la confianza de sus alumnos she gradually won the confidence of her pupils;salir del paso to get out of trouble6. [de llamadas telefónicas, consumo eléctrico] unit7. [en procesión] float [in Easter procession]8.pasos [en baloncesto] travelling;hacer pasos to travel♦ interjmake way!* * *1 m1 step;paso a paso step by step;a cada paso at every step;a dos pasos de fig a stone’s throw (away) from;volver sobre sus pasos retrace one’s steps;un paso en falso make a false move;seguir los pasos a alguien follow s.o., dog s.o.’s footsteps;seguir los pasos de alguien follow in s.o.’s footsteps;3 ( ritmo) pace, rate;a este paso fig at this rate;al paso que vamos at the rate we’re going;a paso ligero at the double;llevar el paso MIL keep in step;marcar el paso MIL mark timecerrar el paso de la calle block off o close the street;prohibido el paso no entry;ceda el paso yield, Br give way;observaba el paso del agua/de la gente he watched the water flow past/the world go by5 ( cruce) crossing6 de tiempo passing7 ( huella) footprint8 ( camino):de paso on the way;estar de paso be passing through;dicho sea de paso and incidentally;¡paso! make way!, let me through!;abrirse paso push one’s way through; fig carve out a path for o.s.;salir al paso de alguien waylay s.o.;salir del paso get out of a tight spot2 m REL float in Holy Week procession* * *paso, -sa adj: driedciruela pasa: prunepaso nm1) : passage, passingde paso: in passing, on the way2) : way, pathabrirse paso: to make one's way3) : crossingpaso de peatones: crosswalkpaso a desnivel: underpasspaso elevado: overpass4) : steppaso a paso: step by step5) : pace, gaita buen paso: quickly, at a good rate* * *paso n1. (en general) step2. (pisada) footstep3. (tránsito)4. (transcurso) passing / passage -
64 Zeit
Präp. (+ Gen): zeit seines etc. Lebens gesamt: his etc. whole life long; (von da an) for the rest of his etc. life; zeitlebens* * *die Zeit(Ablauf) time;(Grammatik) tense;(Uhrzeit) hour; time;(Zeitalter) age; era* * *[tsait]f -, -en1) time; (= Epoche) agedie gute alte Zéít — the good old days
es erinnerte ihn an alte Zéíten — it reminded him of the old days
das waren noch Zéíten! — those were the days
die Zéíten sind schlecht — times are bad
die Zéíten haben sich geändert — times have changed
die Zéít Goethes — the age of Goethe
die damalige Zéít machte die Einführung neuer Methoden erforderlich — the situation at the time required the introduction of new methods
wenn Zéít und Umstände es erfordern — if circumstances demand it, if the situation requires it
die jetzigen Zéíten erfordern,... — the present situation requires...
für alle Zéíten — for ever, for all time (liter)
etw für alle Zéíten entscheiden — to decide sth once and for all
in seiner/ihrer besten Zéít — at his/her peak
mit der Zéít gehen — to move with the times
vor der Zéít alt werden — to get old before one's time
Zéít — before sb's time
die Zéít ist knapp bemessen — time is short
die Zéít verging wie im Flug — time flew by
die Zéít wurde mir lang — time hung heavy on my hands
eine lange Zéít her sein or zurückliegen, dass... — to be a long time (ago or back) since...
eine Stunde Zéít haben — to have an hour (to spare)
Fräulein Glück, haben Sie vielleicht einen Augenblick Zéít? — Miss Glück, do you have a moment?
für jdn/etw Zéít nehmen — to devote time to sb/sth
sich Zéít füreinander nehmen — to make time for one another
dafür muss ich mir mehr Zéít nehmen — I need more time for that
die Zéít nehmen, etw zu tun — to take the time to do sth
du hast dir aber reichlich Zéít gelassen — you certainly took your time
hier bin ich die längste Zéít gewesen — it's about time or it's high time I was going
keine Zéít verlieren — to lose no time
damit hat es noch Zéít — there's no rush or hurry, there's plenty of time
das hat Zéít bis morgen — that can wait until tomorrow
lass dir Zéít — take your time
... aller Zéíten —... of all time,... ever
auf bestimmte Zéít — for a certain length of time
auf unbestimmte Zéít — for an indefinite period
in letzter Zéít — recently
die ganze Zéít über — the whole time
eine Zéít lang — a while, a time
wir sind eine Zéít lang dortgeblieben — we stayed there (for) a while or for a time
eine Zéít lang ist das ganz schön — for a while or time it's quite nice
mit der Zéít — gradually, in time
nach Zéít bezahlt werden — to be paid by the hour
die Zéít heilt alle Wunden (Prov) — time is a great healer (prov)
auf Zéít spielen (Sport, fig) — to play for time
es wird langsam Zéít, dass... — it's about time that...
für dich wird es langsam Zéít, dass... — it's about time that you...
seine Zéít ist gekommen — his time has come
hast du (die) genaue Zéít? — do you have the exact time?
in der Zéít von 10 bis 12 — between 10 and 12 (o'clock)
es ist an der Zéít, dass... — it is about time or it's high time (that)...
Vertrag auf Zéít — fixed-term contract
Beamter auf Zéít — ≈ nonpermanent civil servant
Soldat auf Zéít — soldier serving for a set time
seit dieser Zéít — since then
zur Zéít or zu Zéíten Königin Viktorias — in Queen Victoria's time
zu der Zéít, als... — (at the time) when...
alles zu seiner Zéít (prov) — all in good time
von Zéít zu Zéít — from time to time
See:→ kommenin welcher Zéít steht das Verb? — what tense is the verb in?
* * *die1) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) spell2) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) time3) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) time4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') time* * *<-, -en>[tsait]f1. (Ablauf) timewie doch die \Zeit vergeht! how time flies!die \Zeit stand still time stood stillim Lauf der [o mit der] \Zeit in time, graduallymit der \Zeit erholte er sich von seiner Krankheit as time passed, he recovered from his illnessmit der \Zeit wird sie darüber hinwegkommen she'll get over it in time2. (Zeitraum) [period of] time▪ eine \Zeit lang for a while [or a time]die \Zeit ist knapp time is shortes ist erst kurze \Zeit her, dass... it's only a short time ago since...Beamter auf \Zeit non-permanent civil servantVertrag auf \Zeit fixed-term contractjdn auf \Zeit beschäftigen [o einstellen] to employ sb on a temporary basisauf \Zeit kaufen BÖRSE to buy forwardetw auf \Zeit mieten to rent sth temporarilyauf bestimmte \Zeit for a certain length of timeauf unabsehbare \Zeit for an unforeseeable period, unforeseeablyauf unbestimmte \Zeit for an indefinite period, indefinitelyeine ganze/einige/längere \Zeit dauern to take quite some/some/a long timedie ganze \Zeit [über] the whole time\Zeit gewinnen to gain time[keine] \Zeit haben to [not] have time\Zeit haben, etw zu tun to have the time to do sthzehn Minuten/zwei Tage \Zeit haben[, etw zu tun] to have ten minutes/two days [to do sth]haben Sie einen Augenblick \Zeit? have you got a moment to spare?das hat [o damit hat es] noch \Zeit that can wait, there's no rush [or hurry]in kurzer \Zeit very quicklyin kürzester \Zeit in no timejdm wird die \Zeit lang sb is boredjdm \Zeit lassen to give sb timein letzter \Zeit latelyin nächster \Zeit in the near futurein der \Zeit vom... bis... in the time between... and...nach \Zeit bezahlt werden to be paid by the hour\Zeit raubend time-consumingdurch die \Zeit reisen to travel through time\Zeit sparend time-savingjdm die \Zeit stehlen (fam) to waste sb's timekeine \Zeit verlieren to not lose any more timevor langer \Zeit long [or a long time] agodie \Zeit vor Weihnachten the period before Christmas3. (Zeitpunkt) timees ist höchste \Zeit, dass wir die Tickets kaufen it's high time we bought the ticketses ist jetzt nicht die \Zeit, Entscheidungen zu treffen it's not the right time to make decisionses wird [für jdn] \Zeit, dass... it's about time that [sb]...wenn es an der \Zeit ist when the time is rightfeste \Zeiten haben to have set timeszu gegebener \Zeit in due coursezur gleichen \Zeit at the same timenächste Woche um diese \Zeit this time next weekzu nachtschlafender \Zeit in the middle of the nightseit dieser [o der] \Zeit since thenvon \Zeit zu \Zeit from time to timevor der \Zeit prematurelyvor seiner \Zeit alt werden/sterben to get old/die before one's timezu jeder \Zeit at any timezur rechten \Zeit at the right time4. (Uhrzeit) timejdn nach der \Zeit fragen to ask sb for the timedie genaue \Zeit the exact timemitteleuropäische/westeuropäische \Zeit Central European/Greenwich Mean Timedas waren noch \Zeiten those were the daysdie \Zeiten ändern sich times are changingdas war die schönste \Zeit meines Lebens those were the best years of my life... aller \Zeiten... of all timesdie \Zeit der Aufklärung the age of enlightenmentin jds bester \Zeit at sb's peakfür alle \Zeiten for ever, for all time literich wollte das für alle \Zeiten klarstellen I wanted to make that clear once and for allmit der \Zeit gehen to move with the timesdie gute alte \Zeit the good old daysin guten/schlechten \Zeiten in good/bad timesfür kommende \Zeiten for times to comefür schlechte \Zeiten sparen to save money for a rainy dayseit uralten [o ewigen] \Zeiten since/from time immemorialvor \Zeiten (liter) a long time agoetw war vor jds \Zeit sth was before sb's timejd ist seiner \Zeit voraus sb is ahead of his timezu jener \Zeit at that timezur \Zeit [o zu \Zeiten] Goethes in Goethe's day [or times7. SPORT timeeine gute \Zeit laufen to run a good timeauf \Zeit spielen to play for time8.▶ alle \Zeit der Welt haben to have all the time in the world▶ alles zu seiner \Zeit all in good time▶ die \Zeit drängt time presses▶ \Zeit ist Geld time is money▶ wer nicht kommt zur rechten \Zeit, der muss nehmen, was übrig bleibt (prov) the early bird catches the worm prov* * *die; Zeit, Zeiten1) o. Pl. time no art.mit der Zeit — with time; in time; (allmählich) gradually
die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen jemanden — time is on somebody's side/is against somebody
die Zeit drängt — time is pressing; there is [precious] little time
sich (Dat.) die Zeit [mit etwas] vertreiben — pass the time [with/doing something]
jemandem Zeit/drei Tage usw. Zeit lassen — give somebody time/three days etc.
sich (Dat.) Zeit lassen — take one's time
sich (Dat.) für jemanden/etwas Zeit nehmen — make time for somebody/something
eine Zeit lang — for a while or a time
2) (Zeitpunkt) timeseit der od. dieser Zeit — since that time
vor der Zeit — prematurely; early
zur Zeit — at the moment; at present
3) (Zeitabschnitt, Lebensabschnitt) time; period; (Geschichtsabschnitt) age; period4) (Sport) timeüber die Zeit kommen — (Boxen) go the distance
5) (Sprachw.) tense* * *1. nur sg time;auf Zeit Vertrag etc: fixed-term …;Beamter/Soldat auf Zeit civil servant (appointed) on a fixed-term contract/soldier serving for a specified period of time;eine Zeit lang for a while;für alle Zeit obs forever;(für) einige Zeit for a time;es wird noch einige Zeit dauern, bis … it’ll be some time before …;in meiner etcfreien Zeit in my etc free time;die ganze Zeit hindurch the whole time;sie hat es die ganze Zeit gewusst she knew all along ( oder all the time);in kürzester Zeit in no time;lange Zeit a long time;vor langer Zeit long ago, a long time ago;die längste Zeit umg long enough;der letzten Zeit lately, recently;der nächsten Zeit soon, presently;mit der Zeit in the course of time; Vergangenheit: auch as time went on;die Zeit schien stillzustehen time seemed to stand still;wie doch die Zeit vergeht! how time flies!;einige Zeit verstreichen lassen, bevor … wait a while before (+ger)mir wird die Zeit nie lang I’ve got plenty to keep me occupied;das dauert seine Zeit it takes time;mir fehlt die Zeit I (just) haven’t got the time;ich gebe dir Zeit bis morgen/5 Minuten Zeit I’ll give you till tomorrow/five minutes;mit der Zeit gehen move ( oder keep up) with the times;Zeit gewinnen gain time;hast du ein paar Stunden Zeit? can you spare a couple of hours?;sie hat nie Zeit für mich she never has any time for me;wenn Sie Zeit haben whenever you have (the) time; (falls) if you have (the) time;das hat Zeit (bis morgen) that can wait (till oder until tomorrow);lass dir Zeit! there’s no hurry ( oder rush), take your time;jemandem Zeit lassen give sb time;sich (dat)Zeit lassen take one’s time (dazu over it);sich (dat)er nimmt sich kaum Zeit zum Essen he hardly takes any time off to eat;eine (viel) Zeit sparende Lösung a solution that will save (a lot of) time;auf Zeit spielen play for time, temporize;sich (dat)die Zeit vertreiben while away the time;die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen uns time is on our side/not on our side;(die) Zeit heilt alle Wunden sprichw time is the great healer;Zeit ist Geld sprichw time is money;ach du liebe Zeit! umg goodness (me)!;in der Zeit vom … bis … in the time between … and …;zur Zeit Goethes in Goethe’s day ( oder time);das war vor meiner Zeit that was before my time;zu meiner Zeit in my time; an der Uni etc: auch when I was at university (besonders US in college) etc;seiner Zeit voraus sein be ahead of one’s time;das waren noch Zeiten! those were the days;die Zeiten sind vorbei, wo … time was when …;die Zeit des Barock the baroque age ( oder era, period);die Zeit vor dem zweiten Weltkrieg the period before the Second World War (besonders US World War II);aller Zeiten the best player etc of all time;für alle Zeiten for ever, for good;ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten a tale from days of yore;in alten oder litervor Zeiten in the olden days;andere Zeiten, andere Sitten sprichw times have changed; auf vergangenen Zeitraum bezogen: things were very different in those days;sie hat bessere Zeiten gesehen she’s seen better days;seine beste Zeit hinter sich haben have had one’s day;seit ewigen Zeiten for ages;die gute alte Zeit the good old days;für kommende Zeiten ist gesorgt we’re well prepared for the future;schwere Zeiten hard times;für schlechte Zeiten sparen save for a rainy day;das war die schönste Zeit meines Lebens those were the best years of my life;vor undenklichen Zeiten an unimaginably long time ago, (a)eons ago;seit undenklichen Zeiten from ( oder since) time immemorial, ever since I can remember; weitS. for ages;die heutige Zeit this ( oder the present) day and agewelche Zeit haben wir? what’s the time?;feste Zeiten fixed times;Zeit und Ort festlegen fix a ( oder the) time and place;es ist (an der) Zeit it’s time;wird (höchste) Zeit, dass er nach Hause kommt it’s (high) time he came home;außer der Zeit at an unusual time, outside the usual hours;seit der Zeit since then ( oder that time), ever since (then);auf die Zeit achten keep an eye on the time ( oder clock);ich habe mich in der Zeit geirrt I got the time wrong;in der Zeit richte ich mich nach dir you suggest a time;jemanden nach der Zeit fragen ask sb for the time;morgen etcum diese Zeit this time tomorrow etc;von Zeit zu Zeit from time to time, now and then;vor der Zeit prematurely; sterben: auch before one’s time;zu bestimmten Zeiten at certain ( oder particular) times;zu jeder Zeit (at) any time;zur gleichen/rechten Zeit at the same/right time;alles zu seiner Zeit there’s a time for everything; beruhigend: one thing after another;wer nicht kommt zur rechten Zeit, muss nehmen oderessen, was übrig bleibt sprichw first come, first served;kommt Zeit, kommt Rat sprichw don’t worry, it’ll sort itself out4. SPORT time;eine gute/schlechte Zeit fahren etc clock up a good/bad time;über die Zeit kommen Boxen: go the distance5. LING tense;zusammengesetzte Zeit compound tense;in welcher Zeit steht der Satz? what is the tense of that sentence?6. (Zeitrechnung):im Jahre 400 vor unserer Zeit in 400 BC7.* * *die; Zeit, Zeiten1) o. Pl. time no art.mit der Zeit — with time; in time; (allmählich) gradually
die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen jemanden — time is on somebody's side/is against somebody
die Zeit drängt — time is pressing; there is [precious] little time
sich (Dat.) die Zeit [mit etwas] vertreiben — pass the time [with/doing something]
jemandem Zeit/drei Tage usw. Zeit lassen — give somebody time/three days etc.
sich (Dat.) Zeit lassen — take one's time
sich (Dat.) für jemanden/etwas Zeit nehmen — make time for somebody/something
eine Zeit lang — for a while or a time
2) (Zeitpunkt) timeseit der od. dieser Zeit — since that time
vor der Zeit — prematurely; early
zur Zeit — at the moment; at present
3) (Zeitabschnitt, Lebensabschnitt) time; period; (Geschichtsabschnitt) age; period4) (Sport) timeüber die Zeit kommen — (Boxen) go the distance
5) (Sprachw.) tense* * *-en f.hours n.terms n.time n. -
65 hora
f.1 hour (sesenta minutos).media hora half an houruna hora y media an hour and a half(pagar) por horas (to pay) by the hourhoras extraordinarias overtimehoras de luz daylight hourshoras de oficina/trabajo office/working hourshoras de vuelo flying timehoras de visita visiting times2 time.¿qué hora es? what time is it?¿a qué hora sale? what time does it leave?dar la hora to strike the hourponer el reloj en hora to set one's watch o clockhora oficial official timehora de salida departure time3 time (momento determinado).es hora de irse it's time to goa la hora on timea su hora when the time comes, at the appropriate timea primera hora first thing in the morninghora de cenar dinner timehora de cierre closing time4 appointment (cita).pedir/dar hora to ask for/give an appointmenttener hora en/con to have an appointment at/with* * *1 (unidad de tiempo) hour2 (tiempo) time■ ¿qué hora es? what time is it?■ no es hora de... this is no time to...3 (cita) appointment\a altas horas in the small hours¡a buenas horas! and about time too!■ ¿qué haces aquí a estas horas? what are you doing here at this time?a la hora at the proper time, on timea la hora de la verdad at the moment of truth, when it comes to ita primera hora first thing in the morninga su hora at the proper time, in timea última hora at the last momentcomer entre horas to eat between meals, snackdar hora to give an appointmentdar la hora to strike the hourde última hora last-minuteir con la hora pegada al culo tabú to run around like a blue-arsed flypedir hora to make an appointmentponer en hora to setpor horas by the hourtener horas de vuelo figurado to be an old hand¡ya era hora! and about time too!hora oficial standard timehora de acostarse bedtimehora de cenar dinner timehora de comer lunch time, dinner timehora peninsular time in mainland Spainhora punta rush hourhoras extras overtimehoras muertas spare time* * *noun f.1) hour2) time3) appointment* * *SF1) (=periodo de tiempo) hour•
echar horas — to put the hours in•
media hora — half an hourla media hora del bocadillo — half-hour break at work, ≈ tea break
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por horas — by the hourtrabajar por horas — to work on an hourly basis o by the hour
hora puente — Arg, Uru hour off
horas de mayor audiencia — (TV) prime time sing
horas de oficina — business hours, office hours
horas de vuelo — (Aer) flying time sing; (fig) (=experiencia) experience sing; (fig) (=antigüedad) seniority sing
horas extra, horas extraordinarias — overtime sing
horas libres — free time sing, spare time sing
2) (=momento)a) [concreto] time¿qué hora es? — what time is it?, what's the time?
¿tienes hora? — have you got the time?
¿a qué hora? — (at) what time?
¿a qué hora llega? — what time is he arriving?
¡la hora!, ¡es la hora! — time's up!
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llegar a la hora — to arrive on timea la hora de pagar... — when it comes to paying...
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a altas horas (de la madrugada) — in the small hours•
poner el reloj en hora — to set one's watch•
no comer entre horas — not to eat between meals•
a estas horas, a estas horas ya deben de estar en París — they must be in Paris by nowb) [oportuno]•
buena hora, es buena hora para empezar — it's a good time to start•
es hora de hacer algo — it is time to do sthes hora de irnos — it's time we went, it's time for us to go
estas no son horas de llegar a casa — this is no time to get home, what sort of a time is this to get home?
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le ha llegado la hora — her time has come•
mala hora, es mala hora — it's a bad time•
a primera hora — first thing in the morning•
a última hora — at the last moment, at the last minuteúltima hora — [noticias] stop press
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¡ya era hora! — and about time too!ya es o va siendo hora de que te vayas — it is high time (that) you went, it is about time (that) you went
¡a buenas horas llegas! — this is a fine time for you to arrive!
hora de comer — [gen] mealtime; [a mediodía] lunchtime
hora de entrada, la hora de entrada a la oficina — the time when we start work at the office
hora de recreo — playtime, recess (EEUU)
hora de salida — [de tren, avión, bus] time of departure; [de carrera] starting time; [de escuela, trabajo] finishing time
hora insular canaria — local time in the Canary Islands
hora judicial — time when the courts start hearing cases
hora oficial — official time, standard time
hora peninsular — local time in mainland Spain
hora punta — [del tráfico] rush hour
horas punta — [de electricidad, teléfono] peak hours
hora suprema — one's last hour, hour of death
3) (Educ) periodhoras de clase — (=horas lectivas) teaching hours; (=horas de colegio) school hours
doy ocho horas de clase — [profesor] I teach for eight hours
4) (=cita) appointment5) (Rel)* * *1) ( período de tiempo) hourmedia hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
100 kilómetros por hora — 100 kilometers per/an hour
8.000 pesetas la hora or por hora — 8,000 pesetas an hour
2)a) ( momento puntual) time¿tiene hora, por favor? — have you got the time, please?
¿me da la hora? — can you tell me the time?
¿qué hora es? — what's the time?, what time is it?
el avión llegó antes de (su) hora — the plane arrived ahead of schedule o arrived early
la decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas — (period) they will give their verdict at 8pm
el ataque se inició a las 20 horas — (frml) the attack commenced at 20.00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) (frml)
desde las cero horas — (period) from midnight
no dar ni la hora — (fam)
ésa no da ni la hora! — I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come (colloq)
desde que es jefa, no nos da ni la hora — now that she's been made boss, she won't even give us the time of day
b) ( momento sin especificar) timees hora de irse a la cama — it's bedtime o time for bed
ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go, it's time we were going
a altas horas de la madrugada — in the early o small hours of the morning
una noticia de última hora — a late o last-minute news item
a buena hora or a buenas horas: ¿y me lo dices ahora? a buenas horas! now you tell me!, it's a bit late to tell me now!; a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!; a la hora de: a la hora traducirlo when it comes to translating it; a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it; en buena hora: en buena hora compramos esta casa we bought this house at just the right time; en mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió invitarla it was a really bad move inviting her; entre horas between meals; hacer hora (Chi) to kill time; llegarle a alguien su (última) hora: le llegó su (última) hora his time had come; no ver la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen — I'm really looking forward to them coming, I can't wait for them to come
3) ( cita) appointment* * *= hour.Ex. Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.----* 24 horas al día = around the clock.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* acercarse la hora de = come up for.* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.* aguja de las horas = hour hand.* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* a la hora del café = at coffee.* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.* cada hora = hourly.* cambio de hora estacional = daylight saving time.* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.* de última hora = last minute [last-minute], up-to-the-minute, late breaking [late-breaking], hot off the griddle.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* en las horas clave = at busy times.* en las horas punta = at busy times.* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.* hasta última hora = until the last minute.* hora de acostarse = bedtime.* hora de apertura = opening time.* hora de cierre = closing hour, closing time.* hora de clase = class period.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.* hora de conexión = connect hour.* hora de encerrarse = curfew.* hora de entrada = check-in time.* hora de Greenwich = GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).* hora de inicio = trigger time, start time.* hora de la cerveza, la = beer time.* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].* hora del almuerzo = lunchtime, lunch hour.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* hora de llegada = arrival time.* hora del té = teatime.* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.* hora de reloj = clock hour.* hora de salida = departure time, check-out time.* hora de trabajo = man-hour.* hora de vencimiento = time due.* hora de volver a casa = curfew.* hora feliz = happy hour.* hora fija = set time.* hora hombre = man-hour.* hora intempestiva = unearthly time, unearthly hour.* hora punta = peak period, rush hour, peak hour.* horas activas = waking day, waking hours.* horas al volante = driver's hours.* horas de apertura = business hours.* horas de clase = class time, school hours.* horas de consulta = surgery.* horas de funcionamiento = operating hours.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* horas de oficina = office hours, business hours.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* horas en las que Uno está despierto = waking time.* hora señalada = set time.* horas extraordinarias = overtime.* horas extras = overtime.* horas fuera de lo normal = unsocial hours.* horas intespestivas = unsocial hours.* horas libres = released time.* horas no punta = off-peak times.* horas posteriores al mediodía = afternoon times.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* información de última hora = news flash.* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.* liberar horas = time off.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* manecilla de las horas = hour hand.* media hora = half-hour.* mph [millas por hora] = mph [miles per hour].* muchas horas = long hours.* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).* noticias de última hora = breaking news.* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* por hora = hourly.* por horas = on an hourly basis.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* préstamo por horas = hourly loan.* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.* reservar hora = book + time.* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.* ser hora de irse = be time to go.* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* servicio las 24 horas = 24 hour(s) service.* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).* trabajador por horas = time hand [time-hand].* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana = an early morning + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).* ya ser hora de que = be high time (that/to/for).* * *1) ( período de tiempo) hourmedia hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
100 kilómetros por hora — 100 kilometers per/an hour
8.000 pesetas la hora or por hora — 8,000 pesetas an hour
2)a) ( momento puntual) time¿tiene hora, por favor? — have you got the time, please?
¿me da la hora? — can you tell me the time?
¿qué hora es? — what's the time?, what time is it?
el avión llegó antes de (su) hora — the plane arrived ahead of schedule o arrived early
la decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas — (period) they will give their verdict at 8pm
el ataque se inició a las 20 horas — (frml) the attack commenced at 20.00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) (frml)
desde las cero horas — (period) from midnight
no dar ni la hora — (fam)
ésa no da ni la hora! — I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come (colloq)
desde que es jefa, no nos da ni la hora — now that she's been made boss, she won't even give us the time of day
b) ( momento sin especificar) timees hora de irse a la cama — it's bedtime o time for bed
ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go, it's time we were going
a altas horas de la madrugada — in the early o small hours of the morning
una noticia de última hora — a late o last-minute news item
a buena hora or a buenas horas: ¿y me lo dices ahora? a buenas horas! now you tell me!, it's a bit late to tell me now!; a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!; a la hora de: a la hora traducirlo when it comes to translating it; a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it; en buena hora: en buena hora compramos esta casa we bought this house at just the right time; en mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió invitarla it was a really bad move inviting her; entre horas between meals; hacer hora (Chi) to kill time; llegarle a alguien su (última) hora: le llegó su (última) hora his time had come; no ver la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen — I'm really looking forward to them coming, I can't wait for them to come
3) ( cita) appointment* * *= hour.Ex: Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.
* 24 horas al día = around the clock.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* acercarse la hora de = come up for.* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.* aguja de las horas = hour hand.* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* a la hora del café = at coffee.* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.* cada hora = hourly.* cambio de hora estacional = daylight saving time.* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.* de última hora = last minute [last-minute], up-to-the-minute, late breaking [late-breaking], hot off the griddle.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* en las horas clave = at busy times.* en las horas punta = at busy times.* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.* hasta última hora = until the last minute.* hora de acostarse = bedtime.* hora de apertura = opening time.* hora de cierre = closing hour, closing time.* hora de clase = class period.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.* hora de conexión = connect hour.* hora de encerrarse = curfew.* hora de entrada = check-in time.* hora de Greenwich = GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).* hora de inicio = trigger time, start time.* hora de la cerveza, la = beer time.* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].* hora del almuerzo = lunchtime, lunch hour.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* hora de llegada = arrival time.* hora del té = teatime.* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.* hora de reloj = clock hour.* hora de salida = departure time, check-out time.* hora de trabajo = man-hour.* hora de vencimiento = time due.* hora de volver a casa = curfew.* hora feliz = happy hour.* hora fija = set time.* hora hombre = man-hour.* hora intempestiva = unearthly time, unearthly hour.* hora punta = peak period, rush hour, peak hour.* horas activas = waking day, waking hours.* horas al volante = driver's hours.* horas de apertura = business hours.* horas de clase = class time, school hours.* horas de consulta = surgery.* horas de funcionamiento = operating hours.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* horas de oficina = office hours, business hours.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* horas en las que Uno está despierto = waking time.* hora señalada = set time.* horas extraordinarias = overtime.* horas extras = overtime.* horas fuera de lo normal = unsocial hours.* horas intespestivas = unsocial hours.* horas libres = released time.* horas no punta = off-peak times.* horas posteriores al mediodía = afternoon times.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* información de última hora = news flash.* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.* liberar horas = time off.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* manecilla de las horas = hour hand.* media hora = half-hour.* mph [millas por hora] = mph [miles per hour].* muchas horas = long hours.* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).* noticias de última hora = breaking news.* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* por hora = hourly.* por horas = on an hourly basis.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* préstamo por horas = hourly loan.* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.* reservar hora = book + time.* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.* ser hora de irse = be time to go.* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* servicio las 24 horas = 24 hour(s) service.* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).* trabajador por horas = time hand [time-hand].* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana = an early morning + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).* ya ser hora de que = be high time (that/to/for).* * *A (período de tiempo) hourhace una hora escasa/larga que se fue he left just under/over an hour ago, he left barely an hour ago/a good hour agoel examen dura (una) hora y media the exam is an hour and a half longmedia hora half an houren un cuarto de hora in a quarter of an hournos pasamos horas y horas hablando we talked for hours and hours o for hours on endllevo horas esperándote I've been waiting hours (for you)las horas de mayor afluencia the busiest timesemana laboral de 40 horas 40-hour working weekcirculaba a (una velocidad de) 100 kilómetros por hora it was traveling at 100 kilometers per hour o an hourtrabajar/cobrar por horas to work/be paid by the hourcobra 50 euros la horaor por hora she charges 50 euros an hour[ S ] horas de atención al público de ocho a una open to the public from eight to onese pasa horas enteras leyendo she reads for hours on endno le gusta trabajar fuera de horas he doesn't like working outside normal work ( o office etc) hourspasarse las horas muertas to while away one's timetener las horas contadas to be living on borrowed timeCompuestos:departure timehappy hourfree period( Chi) rush hour( AmL) rush hour● hora puente or sandwich( RPl) free period( Esp) rush hourweak momentoff-peak timefpl office hours (pl)fpl working hours (pl)fpl visiting hours o times (pl)fpl flying time● horas extra(s) or extraordinariasfpl overtimetrabajé dos horas extra(s) or extraordinarias I worked o did two hours overtimefpl free o spare timeB1 (momento puntual) time¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?¿me da la hora? can you tell me the time?¿qué hora es? what's the time?, what time is it?pon el reloj en hora put the clock right, set the clock (to the right time)las ocho es una buena hora eight o'clock is a good time¿a qué hora te viene bien salir? what time would it suit you to leave?¿nos podemos ir? — todavía no es la hora can we go? — it's not time yetlas clases siempre empiezan a la hora en punto the classes always start exactly o ( colloq) bang on timelos trenes nunca llegan a la or a su horaor ( RPl) en hora the trains never arrive on timeel avión llegó antes de su hora the plane arrived ahead of schedule o earlier than scheduled o earlyla decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas de hoy ( period); they will give their verdict at 8pm todayel ataque se inició a las 20 horas ( frml); the attack commenced at 20:00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) ( frml)se ha convocado una huelga desde las cero horas ( period); a strike has been called from midnightdar la hora ( Chi fam) (en el vestir, comportamiento) to look ( o be etc) out of place; (al hablar) to say things that are out of place, say things that have nothing to do with the conversationno dar ni la hora ( fam): ¡ésa no da ni la hora! I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come ( colloq)que se olvide de ese muchacho, si no le da ni la hora she should forget about him, he's not the least bit interested in her o he doesn't even look at herdesde que la nombraron jefa, no nos da ni la hora now that she's been made boss, she doesn't even give us the time of day2 (momento sin especificar) timeya es hora de irse a la cama it's bedtime o time for bedllámame a la hora de almorzar call me at lunchtimeya es hora de irnos it's time for us to go, it's time we were goinghay que estar pendiente de él a todas horas you have to keep an eye on him the whole timeel niño tiene que comer a su(s) hora(s) the baby has to have its meals at regular times¡ya era hora de que llamases! it was about time you calledya va siendo hora de que empieces a trabajar it's about time you got a jobes hora de que vayas pensando en tu futuro it's high time you started thinking about your futurea altas horas de la madrugada in the early o small hours of the morningte llamaré a primera hora de la mañana I'll call you first thing in the morninga última hora decidimos no ir at the last moment we decided not to gouna notica de última hora a late o last-minute news itemúltima hora: terremoto en Santiago stop press: earthquake in Santiagoa estas horas deben estar llegando a Roma they must be arriving in Rome about nownormalmente a estas horas ya hemos cenado we've usually finished dinner by this timeéstas no son horas de llamar this is no time to call people up¿qué horas son éstas de llegar? what time do you call this, then?, what sort of time is this to come home?¿qué haces levantado a estas horas? what are you doing up at this time?no puedo tomar café a estas horas porque me desvela I can't drink coffee so late in the day because it keeps me awakemaldita sea la hora en que se le ocurrió volver I curse the day he decided to come backa buena horaor a buenas horas: ¿llamó ayer y me lo dices ahora? ¡a buenas horas! she phoned yesterday? now you tell me! o it's a bit late to tell me now!a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!a la hora de: no están de acuerdo con él, pero a la hora de hablar nadie dice nada they don't agree with him, but when it comes to it, nobody dares say anythingseguro que se encuentran con problemas a la hora de traducir esto you can be sure they'll have problems when it comes to translating thisa la hora de la verdad when it comes down to ita la hora de la verdad nunca hacen nada when it comes down to it o when it comes to the crunch, they never do anythingen buena hora: en buena hora decidimos comprar esta casa we decided to buy this house at just the right timeen mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió meternos en este lío it was a really bad move getting ourselves involved in this messentre horas between mealsno deberías comer entre horas you shouldn't eat between mealsse pasa el día picando entre horas she nibbles all dayhacer hora ( Chi); to kill timellegarle a algn su (última) hora: sabía que le había llegado su (última) hora he knew his time had comeno ver or ( Chi) hallar la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen las vacaciones I'm really looking forward to the start of the vacationno veía la hora de que se fuera she couldn't wait for him to gono veo la hora de salir de aquí I can't wait to get out of hereCompuestos:astronomical o solar timezero hour(de un periódico) news deadline; (de una emisión) closedowntime of arrival● hora de Europa Central/OrientalCentral/Eastern European time● hora Hzero hour( fam):quedamos a las siete, pero a las siete hora inglesa, ¿eh? so, seven o'clock it is, but seven on the dot o seven o'clock sharp, OK?local timestandard timeastronomical o solar timeC (cita) appointmentel médico me ha dado hora para mañana the doctor's given me an appointment for tomorrow, I've got an appointment with the doctor tomorrow¿hay que pedir hora para ver al especialista? do I have to make an appointment to see the specialist?tengo hora con el dentista a las cuatro I have a dental appointment at four* * *
Multiple Entries:
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hora
h. (◊ hora) hr
hora sustantivo femenino
1 ( período de tiempo) hour;
las horas de mayor afluencia the busiest time;
cobrar por horas to be paid by the hour;
45 euros por hora 45 euros an hour;
hora libre free period;
hora pico (AmL) or (Esp) punta rush hour;
horas extra(s) or extraordinaria(s) overtime
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◊ ¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?;
¿qué hora es? what's the time?, what time is it?;
pon el reloj en hora put the clock right;
todavía no es la hora it's not time yet;
nunca llegan a la hora they never arrive on time;
el avión llegó antes de (su) hora the plane arrived early
◊ es hora de irse a la cama it's bedtime o time for bed;
a la hora de almorzar at lunchtime;
ya es hora de irnos it's time for us to go;
¡ya era hora de que llamases! it's about time you called;
a primera hora de la mañana first thing in the morning;
a última hora at the last moment;
a la hora de: a la hora de traducirlo when it comes to translating it;
a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it;
entre horas between meals;
hacer hora (Chi) to kill time
3 ( cita) appointment;
hora sustantivo femenino
1 (60 minutos) hour: te veo dentro de media hora, I'll see you in half an hour
volvimos a altas horas de la madrugada, we came back in the small hours
me pagan por horas, they pay me by the hour
horas extras, overtime
2 (momento) time: ¿qué hora es?, what's the time?
es hora de irse a la cama, it's bedtime
3 (cita) appointment: pedir hora con el dentista, to ask for an appointment with the dentist
♦ Locuciones: familiar a buenas horas (mangas verdes), too late, a bit late: ¡a buenas horas me traes la caja de grapas!, isn't it a bit late to bring me the box of staples?
a la hora de la verdad, when it comes down to the nitty gritty
tener muchas horas de vuelo, to have been around: ¡ a ése no le engañas, tiene muchas horas de vuelo!, you won't fool him, he's been around!
' hora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- adelantar
- alargarse
- amanecer
- apenas
- atusarse
- bendita
- bendito
- cerca
- cola
- concretar
- condicionamiento
- cosa
- cuarta
- cuarto
- dar
- decisión
- dedicar
- esperar
- fijar
- indecente
- informal
- llegar
- marcar
- media
- medio
- metralla
- pasar
- por
- punta
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- sacar
- sala
- señorita
- tarde
- última
- último
- una
- uno
- usted
- ustedes
- ver
- Y
- ya
- a
- abrir
- acercar
- atraso
- bueno
English:
A
- about
- appoint
- appointment
- arrange
- at
- bang
- barbecue
- be
- bedtime
- before
- black out
- board
- celebration
- character
- check-in
- checkout
- chicken out
- chip
- clock off
- clock out
- closing time
- concurrent
- convenient
- creep
- crunch
- definite
- do
- dress
- early
- exact
- feed
- feeding
- fix
- flabby
- GMT
- good
- Greenwich Mean Time
- half
- half-an-hour
- half-hourly
- hesitant
- high
- hour
- hourly
- hr
- initiative
- instrumental
- interrogate
- interval
* * *hora nf1. [del día] hour;una hora y media an hour and a half;se marchó hace una hora y media she left an hour and a half ago;media hora half an hour;a primera hora first thing in the morning;a altas horas de la noche in the small hours;(pagar) por horas (to pay) by the hour;cobra 80 euros por hora she charges 80 euros an hour;el tren circulaba a 100 kilómetros por hora the train was travelling at 100 kilometres an hour;comer entre horas to eat between meals;se pasa las horas jugando he spends his time playing;el enfermo tiene las horas contadas the patient hasn't got long to live;se rumorea que el ministro tiene las horas contadas it is rumoured that the minister's days are numbered;a última hora [al final del día] at the end of the day;[en el último momento] at the last moment;hasta última hora no nos dimos cuenta del error we didn't notice the mistake until the last moment;órdenes/preparativos de última hora last-minute orders/preparations;y nos llega una noticia de última hora [en telediario] and here's some news just in;última hora: atentado en Madrid [titular] Br stop press o US late breaking news: terrorist attack in Madridhoras extra(s), horas extraordinarias [trabajo] overtime; [paga] overtime pay;hacer horas extra(s) to do o work overtime;cobrar horas extras to earn o get paid overtime;horas libres free time;tengo una hora libre entre latín y griego I've got an hour free between my Latin and Greek;horas de oficina office hours;RP hora puente = free period between classes;hora de salida departure time;RP hora sándwich = free period between classes;horas de trabajo working hours;horas de visita visiting hours;horas de vuelo flying hours;Figtiene muchas horas de vuelo he's an old hand2. [momento determinado] time;¿qué hora es?, Am [m5]¿qué horas son? what time is it?;¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?;¿a qué hora sale? what time o when does it leave?;el desfile comenzará a las 14 horas the procession will begin at 14.00 hours o at 2 p.m.;a esa hora no me va bien that's not a good time for me;es hora de irse it's time to go;es hora de cenar it's time for dinner;se ha hecho la hora de irse a dormir it's time for bed;ha llegado la hora de marcharnos the time has come for us to leave;a estas horas deben estar aterrizando en Managua they should be landing in Managua around now;estaré ahí a la hora I'll be there on time, I'll be punctual;hay que tener cuidado a la hora de aplicar la pintura care should be taken when applying the paint;a la hora de cenar at dinnertime;a la hora de ir de vacaciones, prefiero la playa when it comes to holidays, I prefer the seaside;a su hora when the time comes, at the appropriate time;a todas horas [constantemente] all the time;el tren llegó antes de hora the train arrived early;cada hora hourly;dar la hora [reloj] to strike the hour;me dio la hora she told me the time;poner el reloj en hora to set one's watch o clock;¡ya era hora! and about time too!;Fam¡a buenas horas! that's a lot of good now!;¡a buenas horas me avisas! now's a fine time to tell me!;Fam Hum¡a buenas horas mangas verdes! that's a fat lot of good now!;Famno dar ni la hora: ese tío no te dará ni la hora that guy's as stingy o tight as they come;Esp, Andes, Carib, RP Esp, Andes, Carib, RPen mala hora le conté el secreto I wish I'd never told him the secret;en mala hora salimos de excursión we couldn't have chosen a worse time to go on a trip;no veo la hora de hacerlo I can't wait to do itla hora del bocadillo [en fábrica] = break for refreshment during morning's work, Br ≈ morning tea break;hora cero zero hour;la hora de dormir bedtime;hora de Greenwich Greenwich Mean Time, GMT;hora H zero hour;hora legal standard time;hora local local time;hora muerta free hour;Educ free period;hora oficial official time;Esp hora peninsular = local time in mainland Spain as opposed to the Canaries, which are an hour behind; Am hora pico [de mucho tráfico] rush hour; [de agua, electricidad] peak times; Esp hora punta [de mucho tráfico] rush hour; [de agua, electricidad] peak times;hora del té teatime;hora valle off-peak times3. [cita] appointment;pedir/dar hora to make/give an appointment;tengo hora en la peluquería I've got an appointment at the hairdresser's;tengo hora con el dentista I've got a dental appointmenthoras canónicas canonical hoursHORA INGLESAIn much of Latin America, punctuality is not given the same importance as in the UK or USA. In an ironic recognition of this cultural difference, some people will specify hora inglesa (literally “English time”) when they mean “punctually” or “on the dot”.* * *f1 hour;hora y media an hour and a half;horas muertas hour after hour2 ( momento indeterminado):a todas horas all the time;a última hora at the last minute;a última hora de la tarde late in the afternoon;a altas horas de la madrugada in the (wee) small hours, in the early hours of the morning;a primera hora de la tarde first thing in the afternoon;¡ya era hora! about time too!;ya es hora de que te pongas a estudiar it’s time you started studying;comer entre horas eat between meals;tocado su hora his time has come;a la hora de … fig when it comes to …3 ( cita):pedir hora make an appointment;tengo hora con el dentista I have an appointment with the dentist:poner en hora reloj set;¿tiene hora? do you have the time?, have you got the time?;¿qué hora es? what time is it?;llegó a la hora he arrived on time* * *hora nf1) : hourmedia hora: half an houra la última hora: at the last minutea la hora en punto: on the dothoras de oficina: office hours2) : time¿qué hora es?: what time is it?3) cita: appointment* * *hora n1. (60 minutos) hour2. (momento) time¿qué hora es? what time is it?¿tienes hora? have you got the time?¿a qué hora te levantas? what time do you get up?3. (cita) appointmentes hora de que... it's time...¡ya era hora! about time too! -
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kom·men <kam, gekommen> [ʼkɔmən]vi sein1) ( eintreffen) to come, to arrive;ich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here];ich komme schon! I'm coming!;sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrow;der Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Paris;da kommt Anne/ der Bus there's Anne/the bus;der Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minute;ich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at four;sie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husband;ich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to help;du kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!;wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?;das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 May;zurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the moment;seine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantly;jede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too late;als Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/last;angereist \kommen to arrive;sie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/ angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterday;mit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycle;zu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk2) ( gelangen)irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewhere;kommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?;wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?;zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walk;sie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these days;nach Hause \kommen to come [or get] home;unter's Messer \kommen ( hum) to have an operation;[sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bank;ans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or (Am) finish] line3) ( sich begeben) to come;kommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?;meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediately;nach London/England \kommen to come to London/England;4) ( passieren)5) ( teilnehmen)6) ( besuchen)zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sb;ich komme gerne einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometime;komm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!7) ( herstammen)irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewhere;sie kommt aus New York/ Australien she's [or she comes]; [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian8) (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to come;wer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?;nach etw \kommen to come after [or follow] sth;die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads;nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sb;an die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go];ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] first;noch \kommen to be still [or yet] to come;da wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yet;das Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to come9) ( untergebracht werden)ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospital;in die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeshipzu etw \kommen to achieve sth;wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?;zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...;zu Geld \kommen to come into money;zu Kräften \kommen to gain strength;zu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame;zu sich \kommen to come to, to regain consciousness;[wieder] zu sich selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again;an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sth;wie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s. a. Besinnung, Ruheum etw \kommen to lose sth;ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to dieauf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd13) ( gebracht werden) to come;kam Post für mich? was there any post for me?14) (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)15) ( hingehören) to go, to belong;die Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there16) ( herannahen) to approach;(eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happen;heute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm today;der Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approaching;der Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient time;das habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time ago;das kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expected;es kam eins zum anderen one thing led to another;und so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...;wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?;es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happen;es hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worse;es zu etw \kommen lassen zum Streit to let it come to sth;so weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...;komme, was da wolle come what may;was auch immer \kommen mag whatever happens;wie's kommt so kommt's whatever happens happens;zu etw \kommen to happen;zum Prozess \kommen to come to trial;[wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable againdie ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing18) ( jdn erfassen)über jdn \kommen Gefühl to come over sb;eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadness;es kam einfach so über mich it just came over mejdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry;jdm \kommen Zweifel, ob... sb is beset [or overcome] by doubts [or sb doubts] whether...in etw \kommen to get into sth;wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skid;in Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficulty;in Sicherheit \kommen to get to safety;21) ( sich verhalten) to be;so lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!;so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!;jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sbjdm mit etw \kommen to start telling sb about sth;komm' mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!;der soll nur \kommen! ( fam) just let him try!23) ( seinen Grund haben) to come from;wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...;daher kommt es, dass... that's why...;das kommt davon! ( fam) it's your own fault!;das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...;das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] itjdm \kommen to think of, to occur;jdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...;na, das kommt dir aber früh! ( iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?wie kommst du darauf? what gives you that idea?, what makes you think that?; s. a. Schlich, Spurwas kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?;als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] nextzu etw \kommen to get around to doing sth;ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!auf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:1nach jdm \kommen to take after sbdie Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money];auf etw \kommen akk to come to sthunter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over];34) ( ansprechen)jetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of payrises...;ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment;komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointed;komm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!;komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!;ach komm! ( fam) come on!WENDUNGEN:erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt ( und zweitens als man denkt) ( fam) things never turn out the way you expect;zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal;komm' ich heut' nicht, komm' ich morgen (' nicht, komm' ich morgen) you'll see me when you see me;wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst (kommt, mahlt zuerst) first come, first served;auf jdn/etw nichts \kommen lassen ( fam) to not hear a [bad] word said against sb; s. a. achtzig, halten, nahe, Zeitvi impers sein1) ( sich einfinden)es kommt jd sb is coming;es kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!;es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming2) ( beginnen)es kommt etw sth is coming;es kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice againes kommt jdm (veraltet) sb comesjdn etw \kommen to cost sb sth;die Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money] -
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f; -, -n1. hour; alle zwei Stunden every two hours, every other hour; immer zur vollen Stunde every hour on the hour; eine Rede etc. von drei Stunden ( Dauer) a three-hour speech etc.; eine knappe / volle Stunde barely an hour / a full hour; von Stunde zu Stunde with every hour (that passes oder passed); Stunde um Stunde verging the hours passed by; die Stunden zählen count the hours; 50 Meilen in der Stunde MOT. 50 miles an ( oder per) hour; für Korrekturlesen zahlen wir 20 Euro die Stunde for proofreading we pay 20 euros an hour; halb, geschlagen2. (Unterricht) lesson; in der Schule: auch period; Stunden geben give lessons; Stunden nehmen bei have lessons with; was habt ihr in der ersten Stunde? what do you have in the first period?, what’s your first lesson?; montags haben wir acht Stunden we have eight periods on Mondays3. fig., geh. hour, moment; (Zeitpunkt) auch time; schöne Stunden mit jemandem verbringen spend happy hours with s.o., have a wonderful time with s.o.; jemandes schwerste Stunde s.o.’s darkest hour; bis zur Stunde as yet, up till now; zu später / früher Stunde at a late / an early hour; die blaue Stunde poet. the twilight hour; zur gewohnten Stunde at the accustomed ( oder usual) hour; zu jeder Stunde at any time; zur Stunde at the moment; bis zur Stunde so far; die Gespräche dauern zur Stunde noch an the talks are still in progress; seine Stunden sind gezählt fig. his days are numbered; seine letzte Stunde hat geschlagen his last hour has come; seine ( große) Stunde ist gekommen his (great) moment has come; die Stunde der Entscheidung ist gekommen the moment ( oder time) of decision has come; die Stunde der Rache ist gekommen the hour of reckoning has come; die Stunde des Abschieds ist gekommen it is time to part ( oder say goodbye); die Stunde der Wahrheit the moment of truth; die Stunde null (the time of) starting over from scratch; in einer schwachen Stunde in a moment of weakness; ein Mann der ersten Stunde a pioneer; in einer stillen Stunde in a quiet moment (of reflection); die Gunst der Stunde nutzen strike while the iron is hot; er wusste, was die Stunde geschlagen hatte he knew what the score was, he had seen the writing on the wall; vorgerückt* * *die Stunde(Unterricht) lesson; period;(Zeitabschnitt) hour* * *Stụn|de ['ʃtʊndə]f -, -n1) houreine ganze/gute Stunde — a whole/good hour
eine halbe Stunde Pause — a half-hour break, a break of half an hour
Stunde um Stunde, Stunden um Stunden — hour after hour
von Stunde zu Stunde — hourly, from hour to hour
sein Befinden wird von Stunde zu Stunde schlechter — his condition is becoming worse hour by hour or worse every hour
130 Kilometer in der Stunde — 130 kilometres (Brit) or kilometers (US) per or an hour
See:→ auch Achtstundentag2) (= Augenblick, Zeitpunkt) timezu dieser Stunde — at this/that time
zur Stunde — at the present moment or time, at present
bis zur Stunde — up to the present moment, as yet
von Stund an (old) — from henceforth
die Stunde der Entscheidung/Wahrheit — the moment of decision/truth
3) (= Unterricht) lesson; (= Unterrichtsstunde) class, period, lessonStunden geben/nehmen — to give/have or take lessons
* * *die1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hour2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hour3) (a period of teaching: during the French lesson.) lesson* * *Stun·de<-, -n>[ˈʃtʊndə]f1. (60 Minuten) houreine \Stunde Aufenthalt an hour's stop, a stop of an houreine halbe \Stunde Pause a half-hour break, a break of half an houreine halbe \Stunde entfernt half an hour awayin einer halben \Stunde in half an hourzwei \Stunden mit dem Auto/zu Fuß two hours' drive/walkeine Reise von sechs \Stunden a six-hour journey130 km in der \Stunde fahren to do 130 kilometres [or AM -ers] per houranderthalb \Stunden an hour and a half, one and a half hourseine halbe/viertel/drei viertel \Stunde half an hour/a quarter/three-quarters of an hournach \Stunden bezahlt werden to be paid by the houreine ganze/gute/knappe \Stunde a whole/good hour/barely an hournur noch eine knappe \Stunde just under an hour to gojede [volle] \Stunde every hour [on the hour], once an hourder Zug fährt jede volle \Stunde the train departs every hour on the hourum diese Zeit verkehrt der Bus nur noch alle halbe \Stunde at this time of day/night there's only one bus every half an hourin den nächsten \Stunden in the next few hours\Stunde um \Stunde, \Stunden um \Stunden [for] hour after hour\Stunde um \Stunde verging hour after hour went byich wartete \Stunden um \Stunden I waited hour after hourzur vollen \Stunde on the hourdie Kirchturmuhr schlägt zur vollen \Stunde the church clock strikes on the hourvon \Stunde zu \Stunde from hour to hour, hourlyes wird jetzt von \Stunde zu \Stunde klarer it's becoming clearer by the hour2. (Augenblick, Zeitpunkt) time, momentbis zur \Stunde up to the present moment, as yetdie \Stunde der Entscheidung/Wahrheit the moment of decision/truthjds große \Stunde ist gekommen sb's big moment has comein der \Stunde der Not in sb's hour of needin einer schwachen \Stunde in a moment of weaknessjds schwerste \Stunde sb's darkest hourin einer stillen \Stunde in a quiet momentzu dieser \Stunde (geh) at the present timezu früher \Stunde at an early hourzu jeder \Stunde, jede \Stunde [at] any timedie Nachricht kann zu jeder \Stunde eintreffen the news may arrive at any timedie Polizei kann jede \Stunde hier sein! the police may be here [at] any moment!morgen haben wir nur vier \Stunden we'll have only four lessons tomorrowwas hast du in der nächsten \Stunde? what do you have next period?in der zweiten \Stunde haben wir Deutsch in the second period we have Germanmeine letzte \Stunde geht bis um 2 Uhr my last class ends at 2 o'clockeine freie \Stunde a free period\Stunden geben to teach, to give lessons\Stunden nehmen to have [or take] lessons4.▶ der ersten \Stunde original, pioneeringeine Frau/ein Mann der ersten \Stunde a prime mover▶ jds [letzte] \Stunde ist gekommen [o hat geschlagen] sb's [last] hour has come▶ die Gunst der \Stunde nutzen to strike while the iron is hot, to make hay while the sun shines▶ jdm schlägt die \Stunde sb's time is up, sb's hour has come▶ wissen, was die \Stunde geschlagen hat to know what's coming [or how things stand]* * *die; Stunde, Stunden1) houreine Stunde Pause — an hour's break; a break of an hour
drei Stunden zu Fuß/mit dem Auto — three hours' walk/drive
Stunde um Stunde — [for] hours; [for] hour after hour
jemandes letzte Stunde hat geschlagen od. ist gekommen — somebody's last hour has come
zu vorgerückter od. später Stunde — at a late hour
3) (UnterrichtsStunde) lesson* * *…stunde f im subst1. (Zeit, Moment) hour, time;Geburtsstunde time of birth;Entstehungsstunde date of origin2. (Lektion):Mathestunde maths (US math) lesson;Ballettstunde ballet lesson;Übungsstunde practice period* * *die; Stunde, Stunden1) houreine Stunde Pause — an hour's break; a break of an hour
drei Stunden zu Fuß/mit dem Auto — three hours' walk/drive
Stunde um Stunde — [for] hours; [for] hour after hour
jemandes letzte Stunde hat geschlagen od. ist gekommen — somebody's last hour has come
zu vorgerückter od. später Stunde — at a late hour
3) (UnterrichtsStunde) lesson* * *-n f.hour n. -
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c black tout, toute [tu, tut]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tout fait partie d'une locution comme en tout cas, tout le temps, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = entier)b. ( = unique) only• pour tout mobilier, il avait un lit et une table the only furniture he had was a bed and a tablec. (indéfini)2. <• tout ce que je sais, c'est qu'il est parti all I know is that he's gone• ne croyez pas tout ce qu'il raconte don't believe everything he tells you► tout ce qu'il y a de ( = extrêmement) most• c'était tout ce qu'il y a de chic it was the last word in chic► avoir tout de + nom• l'organisation a tout d'une secte the organization is nothing less than a sect► à tout va (inf) [licencier, investir, recruter] like mad (inf) ; [libéralisme, communication, consommation] unbridled• à l'époque, on construisait à tout va at that time there were buildings going up everywhere► en tout ( = au total) in all• ça coûte 1 000 € en tout it costs 1,000 euros in all• leurs programmes politiques s'opposent en tout their political programmes clash in every way► en tout et pour tout all in all• il lui reste 150 euros en tout et pour tout he only has a total of 150 euros left► et tout (inf) and everything• avec les vacances et tout, je n'ai pas eu le temps what with the holidays and all (inf), I didn't have time• j'avais préparé le dîner, fait le ménage et tout et tout I'd made the dinner, done the housework and everything► c'est + tout• ce sera tout ? will that be all?• et ce n'est pas tout ! and that's not all!• c'est pas tout ça, mais il est tard (inf) all this is very nice, but it's getting late► ce n'est pas tout de• ce n'est pas tout de faire son métier, il faut le faire bien it's not enough just to do your job, you have to do it well• cette idée avait surpris et pour tout dire n'avait pas convaincu this idea surprised everybody and, to be honest, wasn't convincing• écoutez bien tous ! listen, all of you!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ The final s of tous is pronounced only when it is a pronoun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. <a. ► tout + adjectif ( = très) very ; ( = entièrement) quite• toute petite, elle aimait la campagne as a very small child she liked the country► tout (+ en) + nom• je suis tout ouïe ! I'm all ears!• le jardin est tout en fleurs the garden is a mass of flowers► tout + adverbeb. ( = déjà) tout prêtc. ► tout en + participe présent• je suis incapable de travailler tout en écoutant de la musique I can't work and listen to music at the same time• tout en prétendant le contraire il voulait être élu although he pretended otherwise he wanted to be electedd. (locutions)• vous êtes d'accord ? -- tout à fait ! do you agree? -- absolutely!► tout à l'heure ( = plus tard) later ; ( = peu avant) a short while ago• tout à l'heure tu as dit que... you said earlier that...• ce n'est pas pour tout de suite ( = ce n'est pas près d'arriver) it won't happen overnight ; ( = c'est improbable) it's hardly likely to happen4. <a. ( = ensemble) whole• prendre le tout to take all of it (or them)b. ( = essentiel) le tout c'est de faire vite the main thing is to be quick about it• ce n'est pas le tout de s'amuser, il faut travailler there's more to life than enjoying yourself, people have got to workc. (locutions)► du tout• pas du tout ! not at all!* * *tu
1.
en tout — ( au total) in all; ( entièrement) in every respect
tout bien compté or pesé or considéré — all in all
tout est là — fig that's the whole point
et tout et tout — (colloq) and all that sort of thing
ce n'est pas tout (que) de commencer un travail, il faut le finir — it's not enough ou it's all very well to start off a job, it's got to be finished
2) tous tus, toutes ( la totalité des êtres ou choses) all; (la totalité des éléments d'une catégorie, d'un groupe) all of them/us/youtoutes tant qu'elles sont — all of them, each and every one of them
est-ce que ça conviendra à tous? — will it suit everybody ou everyone?
2.
1) ( exprimant la totalité)bois tout ton lait — drink all your milk, drink up your milk
2) ( véritable)c'est tout un travail/événement — it's quite a job/an event
3) (devant ce qui/que/dont) ( l'ensemble) all; ( toutes les choses) everything; ( sans discrimination) anything‘tu en es sûr?’ - ‘tout ce qu'il y a de plus sûr’ — ‘are you sure?’ - ‘as sure as can be’
4) ( n'importe quel) anyà tout moment — ( n'importe quand) at any time; ( sans cesse) constantly
5) ( total)en toute innocence/franchise — in all innocence/honesty
6) (unique, seul)il a souri pour toute réponse — his only reply was a smile, he smiled by way of a reply
on lui donne quelques légumes pour tous gages — all that he gets in the way of wages is a few vegetables
en toutes choses — in all things, in everything
toutes les pages sont déchirées — all the pages are torn, every page is torn
nous irons tous les deux — both of us will go, we'll both go
8) ( chaque) tous/toutes les every
3.
adverbe (normally invariable, but agrees in gender and in number with feminine adjective beginning with consonant or h-aspirate)1) (très, extrêmement) very, quite; ( entièrement) alltout étonnées/toutes honteuses — very surprised/ashamed
tout enfant, elle aimait déjà dessiner — as a small child she already liked to draw
être tout mouillé/sale — to be all wet/dirty
c'est tout autre chose, c'est une tout autre histoire — it's a different matter altogether
2) ( devant un nom)c'est tout le portrait de sa mère — she's the spitting ou very image of her mother
c'est tout l'inverse or le contraire — it's the very opposite
avec toi, c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre — you see everything in black and white
3) ( tout à fait)tout à côté de/contre/en haut — right by/against/at the top
ils étaient tout en sang/en sueur — they were covered in blood/bathed in sweat
4) ( d'avance)5) ( en même temps) while; ( bien que) although6) (marquant la concession: quoique)tout malin/roi qu'il est, il... — he may be clever/a king, but he...
7) ( rien d'autre que)je suis tout ouïe — hum I'm all ears
4.
du tout locution adverbiale(pas) du tout, (point) du tout — not at all
5.
1) ( ensemble)former un tout — to make up ou form a whole
2)le tout — ( la totalité) the whole lot, the lot; ( l'essentiel) the main thing
le tout est de réussir — the main ou most important thing is to succeed
ce n'est pas le tout! — (colloq) this is no good!
6.
Tout- (in compounds)le Tout-Paris/-Londres — the Paris/London smart set
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Quand tout fait partie d'une locution figée comme tous feux éteints, à tout hasard, de toute(s) part(s), tout compte fait, après tout etc, qu'il est fréquemment associé à un adjectif ou un adverbe donné comme tout nu, tout neuf, tout plein, tout simplement etc, la traduction sera donnée sous le terme principal1. Lorsque tout, adjectif singulier, exprime la totalité, plusieurs traductions sont possibles mais non toujours interchangeables. De manière généraleOn emploiera all lorsque le mot qualifié est non dénombrable: tout le vin/l'argent = all the wine/the money; tout ce bruit/leur talent = all that noise/their talent; c'est tout ce que je sais = that's all I knowOn emploiera the whole si tout peut être remplacé par entier: tout le gâteau/groupe = the whole cake/grouptout un dans le sens de entier se traduit toujours par a whole: tout un livre = a whole bookMais: connaître tout Zola/le Japon = to know the whole of Zola/Japan; lire tout ‘Les Misérables’ = to read the whole of ‘Les Misérables’; pendant tout mon séjour = for the whole of my stayAvec certains mots, en particulier les mots désignant la durée ( journée, mois, saison, vie, vacances etc), les collectifs tels que famille, on pourra employer all ou the whole, la seconde traduction étant légèrement plus emphatique: toute ma vie = all my life, the whole of my lifetout le pays/toute la ville = all the country/town ou = the whole country/town lorsque ces mots désignent la population; au sens géographique, seule la deuxième traduction convient2. throughout (ou all through) signifie du début à la fin, d'un bout à l'autre. On l'emploie souvent pour insister sur la durée ou l'étendue devant un terme singulier ou pluriel qui désigne l'espace de temps ou l'événement pendant lequel un fait a lieu, ou encore le territoire sur lequel il a lieu: pendant tout le match/tous ces mois = throughout the match/those months; la rumeur se répandit dans toute la province = the rumour [BrE] spread throughout the province; faire tout le trajet debout = to stand throughout the journey (ou for the whole journey); il neige sur toute la France = it's snowing throughout France (ou all over France)Au pluriel, tous, toutes se traduiront par all pour exprimer la totalité, par every pour insister sur les composants d'un ensemble, ou encore par any pour indiquer l'absence de discrimination. On notera que every and any sont suivis du singulier
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Quand tout fait partie d'une locution figée comme tous feux éteints, à tout hasard, de toute(s) part(s), tout compte fait, après tout etc, qu'il est fréquemment associé à un adjectif ou un adverbe donné comme tout nu, tout neuf, tout plein, tout simplement etc, la traduction sera donnée sous le terme principal1. Lorsque tout, adjectif singulier, exprime la totalité, plusieurs traductions sont possibles mais non toujours interchangeables. De manière généraleOn emploiera all lorsque le mot qualifié est non dénombrable: tout le vin/l'argent = all the wine/the money; tout ce bruit/leur talent = all that noise/their talent; c'est tout ce que je sais = that's all I knowOn emploiera the whole si tout peut être remplacé par entier: tout le gâteau/groupe = the whole cake/grouptout un dans le sens de entier se traduit toujours par a whole: tout un livre = a whole bookMais: connaître tout Zola/le Japon = to know the whole of Zola/Japan; lire tout ‘Les Misérables’ = to read the whole of ‘Les Misérables’; pendant tout mon séjour = for the whole of my stayAvec certains mots, en particulier les mots désignant la durée ( journée, mois, saison, vie, vacances etc), les collectifs tels que famille, on pourra employer all ou the whole, la seconde traduction étant légèrement plus emphatique: toute ma vie = all my life, the whole of my lifetout le pays/toute la ville = all the country/town ou = the whole country/town lorsque ces mots désignent la population; au sens géographique, seule la deuxième traduction convient2. throughout (ou all through) signifie du début à la fin, d'un bout à l'autre. On l'emploie souvent pour insister sur la durée ou l'étendue devant un terme singulier ou pluriel qui désigne l'espace de temps ou l'événement pendant lequel un fait a lieu, ou encore le territoire sur lequel il a lieu: pendant tout le match/tous ces mois = throughout the match/those months; la rumeur se répandit dans toute la province = the rumour [BrE] spread throughout the province; faire tout le trajet debout = to stand throughout the journey (ou for the whole journey); il neige sur toute la France = it's snowing throughout France (ou all over France)Au pluriel, tous, toutes se traduiront par all pour exprimer la totalité, par every pour insister sur les composants d'un ensemble, ou encore par any pour indiquer l'absence de discrimination. On notera que every and any sont suivis du singulier* * *tu, tut tout, -e tous mpl toutes fpl1. adj1) (avec article singulier) alltoute la nuit — all night, the whole night
tout le temps — all the time, the whole time
c'est toute une affaire; c'est toute une histoire — it's quite a business, it's a whole rigmarole
2) (avec article pluriel) (= chaque) every, (idée d'intégralité) alltoutes les deux semaines — every other week, every two weeks
toutes les trois semaines — every three weeks, every third week
tous les deux; Nous y sommes allés tous les deux. — We both went., Both of us went.
Nous y sommes allés tous les trois. — All three of us went.
Je les ai invités tous les trois. — I invited all three of them.
3) (sans article) (= n'importe quel)à toute heure du jour ou de la nuit — at any time of the day or night, (= seul)
pour toute nourriture, il avait... — his only food was..., (= chaque)
de tous côtés; de toutes parts (= de partout) — from everywhere, from every side, (= partout) all around
2. prontous; toutes — all
Il a tout fait. — He did everything.
Il a tout organisé. — He organized everything.
Je les vois tous. — I can see them all., I can see all of them.
Je les connais tous. — I know them all., I know all of them.
Nous y sommes tous allés. — We all went., All of us went.
Nous y sommes toutes allées. — We all went., All of us went.
tout de...; Elle a tout d'une mère. — She's a real mother., She's a true mother.
en tout — all together, altogether
tout ce que...; tout ce qu'il sait — all he knows
C'était tout ce qu'il y a de plus chic. — It was the last word in chic., It was the ultimate in chic.
3. nmCeci forme un tout. — It forms a whole.
Je prends le tout. — I'll take it all., I'll take the whole lot.
le tout est de... — the main thing is to...
4. adv1) (= très, complètement) verytout près; tout à côté — very near
Elle habite tout près. — She lives very near.
le tout premier; la toute première — the very first
tout seul; toute seule — all alone
Il est tout seul. — He's all alone.
Elle est toute seule. — She's all alone.
Il était tout rouge. — He was all red in the face.
Elle était toute rouge. — She was all red in the face.
tout de suite — immediately, straight away
2)tout en... — while...
Il a fait son travail tout en chantant. — He sang as he worked., He sang while he worked.
tout à coup; tout d'un coup — suddenly
tout court; Charles-Henri, pouvez-vous... — Je vous en prie, appelez-moi Charles tout court. — Charles-Henri, could you... — Please, just call me Charles.
communication par internet, mais aussi communication tout court — communication via the internet, but also simply communication
tout à l'heure (passé) — just now, a short while ago
Je l'ai vu tout à l'heure. — I saw him just now., (futur) shortly, in a moment
Je finirai ça tout à l'heure. — I'll finish it in a moment.
* * *A pron indéf1 tout ( chaque chose) everything; ( n'importe quoi) anything; ( l'ensemble) all; penser à tout to think of everything; tout est prêt everything is ready; le sucre, les graisses, le sel, tout me fait mal sugar, fat, salt, everything is bad for me; être tout pour qn to be everything to sb; tout peut arriver anything can happen; le chien mange (de) tout the dog will eat anything; tout est prétexte à querelle(s) any pretext will do to start a quarrel; tout n'est pas perdu all is not lost; tout ou rien all or nothing; tout ou partie de qch all or part of sth; tout va bien all's well, everything's fine; en tout ( au total) in all; ( entièrement) in every respect; en tout et pour tout all told; et tout ça parce que/pour and all because/for; tout bien compté or pesé or considéré all in all; tout est là fig that's the whole point; c'est tout dire I need say no more; et tout et tout○ and all that sort of thing; et ce n'est pas tout! and that's not all!; ce n'est pas tout (que) de commencer un travail, il faut le finir it's not enough ou it's all very well to start off a job, it's got to be finished; avoir tout d'un singe/assassin to look just like a monkey/murderer; ⇒ bien, monde, salaire, or;2 tous, toutes ( la totalité des êtres ou choses) all; (la totalité des éléments d'une catégorie, d'un groupe) all of them/us/you; nous sommes tous des pécheurs we are all sinners; le film n'est pas à la portée de tous the film is not accessible to all; merci à tous thank you all; tous ensemble all together; ce sont tous d'anciens soldats all of them are ou they are all former soldiers; il les a tous cassés he has broken all of them, he's broken them all; il l'a dit devant nous tous he said it in front of all of us; leurs enfants, tous musiciens de talent their children, all of them talented musicians; tous ne sont pas d'accord not all of them agree; toutes tant qu'elles sont all of them, each and every one of them; vous tous qui le connaissez all of you who know him; écoutez-moi tous listen to me, all of you; est-ce que ça conviendra à tous? will it suit everybody ou everyone?B adj1 ( exprimant la totalité) bois tout ton lait drink all your milk, drink up your milk; tout le reste est à jeter everything else is to be thrown away; manger tout un pain to eat a whole loaf; tout Pompéi a été enseveli the whole of Pompeii was buried; tout Nice se réjouit the whole of ou all Nice rejoiced; il a plu toute la journée it rained all day (long) ou the whole day; pendant toute une année for a whole year; la semaine se passa toute à attendre the whole ou entire week was spent waiting; j'ai passé tout mon dimanche à travailler I spent the whole of ou all Sunday working; je ne l'ai pas vu de tout l'été I haven't seen him all summer; cet enfant est toute ma vie this child is my whole life; c'est tout le plaisir que tu y trouves? is that all the pleasure ou the only pleasure it gives you?; tout le problème est là that's where the problem lies; tout cela ne compte pas none of that counts; le meilleur dentiste de toute la ville the best dentist in town; tout le monde everybody; ⇒ cœur, monde, temps;2 ( véritable) c'est tout un travail/événement it's quite a job/an event; il a fait toute une histoire he made a real ou big fuss, he made quite a fuss; c'est tout un art there's a whole art to it;3 tout ce qui/que/dont ( l'ensemble) all; ( toutes les choses) everything; ( sans discrimination) anything; tout ce qui compte all that matters; c'est tout ce que je fais that's all I do; tout ce dont j'ai besoin all I need; j'ai acheté tout ce qui était sur la liste I bought everything that was on the list; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he says anything that comes into his head; tout ce qu'il dit n'est pas vrai not all of what he says is true; tout ce que le village compte d'enfants, tout ce qu'il y a d'enfants dans le village all the children in the village; être tout ce qu'il y a de plus serviable to be most obliging; c'est tout ce qu'on fait de mieux it's the best there is; ‘tu en es sûr?’-‘tout ce qu'il y a de plus sûr’ ‘are you sure?’-‘as sure as can be’, ‘absolutely sure’;4 ( n'importe quel) any; à tout âge at any age; de toute nature of any kind; à toute heure du jour ou de la nuit at all times of the day or night; ‘service à toute heure’ ‘24 hour service’; à tout moment ( n'importe quand) at any time; ( sans cesse) constantly; tout prétexte leur est bon they'll jump at any excuse; toute personne qui anyone ou anybody who; toute autre solution serait rejetée any other solution would be rejected; tout autre que lui/toi aurait abandonné anybody else would have given up; toute publicité est interdite all advertising is prohibited; pour toute réclamation, s'adresser à… all complaints should be addressed to…; tout billet n'est pas valable not all tickets are valid; ⇒ vérité;5 (sans déterminant: total) en toute innocence/franchise in all innocence/honesty; en toute liberté with complete freedom; donner toute satisfaction to give complete satisfaction; c'est tout bénéfice it's all profit; il aurait tout intérêt à placer cet argent it would be in his best interests to invest this money; partir en toute hâte to leave in a great hurry; un jardin de toute beauté a most beautiful garden; être à toute extrémité to be close to death; ⇒ épreuve, hasard, prix, vitesse;6 (unique, seul) il a souri pour toute réponse his only reply was a smile, he smiled by way of a reply; on lui donne quelques légumes pour tous gages all that he gets in the way of wages is a few vegetables; elle a un chien pour toute compagnie the only company she has ou all she has for company is a dog;7 tous, toutes ( les uns et les autres sans distinction) all, every (+ v sg); ceci vaut pour tous les candidats this applies to all candidates ou to every candidate; en tous pays in all countries, in every country; en toutes choses in all things, in everything; toutes les pages sont déchirées all the pages are torn, every page is torn; les lettres ont toutes été signées the letters have all been signed; j'ai toutes les raisons de me plaindre I have every reason to complain; tous les hommes sont mortels all men are mortal; il a fait tous les métiers he's done all sorts of jobs; tous les prétextes leur sont bons they'll use any excuse (pour to); meubles tous budgets furniture to suit every pocket; tous deux se levèrent both of them got up, they both got up; nous irons tous les deux both of us will go, we'll both go; je les prends tous les trois/quatre etc I'm taking all three/four etc (of them);8 ( chaque) tous/toutes les every; à tous les coins de rue on every street corner; saisir toutes les occasions to seize every opportunity; tous les jours/mois/ans every day/month/year; tous les quarts d'heure/10 mètres every quarter of an hour/10 metres; un cachet toutes les quatre heures one tablet every four hours; tous les deux jours/mois every other day/month; tous les combien? how often?C adv (normally invariable, but agrees in gender and in number with feminine adjective beginning with consonant or h-aspirate)1 (très, extrêmement) very, quite; ( entièrement) all; tout doucement very gently; ils sont tout contents they are very happy; elles sont tout étonnées/toutes honteuses they are very surprised/ashamed; être tout excité to be very ou all excited; être tout jeune/petit to be very young/small; tout enfant, elle aimait déjà dessiner as a small child she already liked to draw; c'est tout naturel it's quite natural; des yeux tout ronds de surprise eyes wide with surprise; être tout mouillé/sale to be all wet/dirty; tout seul dans la vie all alone in life; faire qch tout seul to do sth all by oneself; c'est tout autre chose, c'est une tout autre histoire it's a different matter altogether;2 ( devant un nom) c'est tout le portrait de sa mère she's the spitting ou very image of her mother; c'est tout l'inverse or le contraire it's the very opposite; ça m'en a tout l'air it looks very much like it to me; tu as tout le temps d'y réfléchir you've got plenty of time to think it over; avec toi, c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre you see everything in black and white;3 ( tout à fait) la toute dernière ligne the very last line; les tout premiers fruits de l'été the very first fruits of summer; j'habite tout près I live very close by ou very near; tout près de very close to, very near; tout à côté de/contre/en haut right by/against/at the top; il les a mangés tout crus he ate them raw; un gâteau tout entier a whole cake; j'en sais tout autant que lui I know just as much as he does; c'est tout aussi cher it's just as expensive; vêtue tout de noir, tout de noir vêtue dressed all in black; maison tout en longueur very long and narrow house; un jeu tout en finesse a very subtle game; une semaine toute de fatigue a very tiring week; une vie toute de soucis a life full of worry; ils étaient tout en sang/en sueur they were covered in blood/bathed in sweat; être tout en larmes to be in floods of tears; la colline est tout en fleurs the hill is a mass of flowers; elle est tout(e) à son travail she's totally absorbed in her work;4 ( d'avance) tout prêt ready-made; sauces/idées toutes faites ready-made sauces/ideas; des légumes tout épluchés ready-peeled vegetables; ⇒ cuit, vu;5 ( en même temps) while; ( bien que) although; il lisait tout en marchant he was reading as he walked; elle le défendait tout en le sachant coupable she defended him although she knew he was guilty; ⇒ en;6 (marquant la concession: quoique) tout aussi étrange que cela paraisse however strange it may seem; tout prudemment que l'on conduise however carefully one drives; tout malins qu'ils sont, ils… clever though they may be, they…, they may be clever, but they…; toute reine qu'elle est, elle ne peut pas faire ça she may be a queen, but she can't do that;7 ( rien d'autre que) être tout énergie/muscle to be all energy/muscle; être tout sourires to be all smiles; je suis tout ouïe hum I'm all ears; veste tout cuir/laine all leather/wool jacket; ⇒ feu, sucre.D du tout loc adv pas du tout, point du tout liter not at all; sans savoir du tout without knowing at all; je ne le vois plus du tout I don't see him at all now; il ne m'en reste plus du tout I have none left at all; crois-tu qu'il m'ait remercié? du tout! do you think he thanked me? not at all!1 ( ensemble) former un tout to make up ou form a whole; mon tout ( charade) my whole, my all; du tout au tout completely;2 le tout ( la totalité) the whole lot, the lot; ( l'essentiel) the main thing; vendre le tout pour 200 euros to sell the (whole) lot for 200 euros; le tout est de réussir/qu'il réussisse the main ou most important thing is to succeed/that he should succeed; le Grand Tout Relig the Great Whole; ce n'est pas le tout○! this is no good!tout à coup suddenly; tout d'un coup ( soudain) suddenly; ( à la fois) all at once; tout à fait ( entièrement) quite, absolutely; ce n'est pas tout à fait vrai/pareil it's not quite true/the same thing; c'est tout à fait vrai it's quite ou absolutely true; ‘tu es d'accord?’-‘tout à fait’ ‘do you agree?’-‘absolutely’; il est tout à fait charmant he's absolutely ou perfectly charming; être tout à fait pour/contre to be totally for/against; tout à l'heure ( bientôt) in a moment; ( peu avant) a little while ago, just now; à tout à l'heure! see you later!; tout de même ( quand même) all the same, even so; ( indigné) tout de même! really!, honestly!; ( vraiment) quite; tu aurais tout de même pu faire attention! all the same ou even so you might have been careful!; c'est tout de même un peu fort! really ou honestly, it's a bit much!; c'est tout de même bizarre que it's quite strange that; tout de suite at once, straight away; ce n'est pas pour tout de suite ( ce n'est pas pressé) there's no rush; ( ce sera long) it's going to take some time.tout est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well; être tout yeux tout oreilles to be very attentive.[tu, devant voyelle ou h muet tut ] ( féminin toute [tut], pluriel masculin tous [ adjectif tu, pronom tus], pluriel féminin toutes [tut]) adjectif qualificatif (au singulier)il se plaint toute la journée he complains all the time ou the whole day longtout ceci/cela all (of) this/thatj'ai tout mon temps I've plenty of time ou all the time in the worldavec lui, c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre with him, it's either (all) black or (all) white2. [devant un nom propre] allj'ai visité tout Paris en huit jours I saw all ou the whole of Paris in a week3. [devant un nom sans article]rouler à toute vitesse to drive at full ou top speeden toute franchise/simplicité in all sincerity/simplicity4. [avec une valeur emphatique]5. (comme adverbe) [entièrement] completely6. [unique, seul] onlyma fille est tout mon bonheur my daughter is my sole ou only source of happiness7. [suivi d'une relative]tout ce qui me gêne, c'est la différence d'âge the only thing ou all I'm worried about is the age differencetout ce qu'il y a de: ses enfants sont tout ce qu'il y a de bien élevés his children are very well-behaved ou are models of good behaviour————————[tu, devant voyelle ou h muet tut ] ( féminin toute [tut], pluriel masculin tous [ adjectif tu, pronom tus], pluriel féminin toutes [tut]) déterminant (adjectif indéfini)tout citoyen a des droits every citizen has rights, all citizens have rightspour tout renseignement, écrivez-nous for further information, write to usde tout temps since time immemorial, from the beginning of timeen tout temps throughout ou all through historytout autre que lui aurait refusé anyone other than him ou anybody else would have refusedB.[AU PLURIEL]1. [exprimant la totalité] alltous les hommes all men, the whole of mankindtous les gens everybody, everyoneje veux tous les détails I want all the details ou the full details2. [devant un nom sans article]ils étaient 150 000, toutes disciplines/races confondues there were 150,000 of them, taking all disciplines/races together3. [exprimant la périodicité] everytoutes les deux semaines every other week, every second week, every two weeksà prendre toutes les quatre heures to be taken every four hours ou at four-hourly intervals————————[tu, devant voyelle ou h muet tut ] ( féminin toute [tut], pluriel masculin tous [ adjectif tu, pronom tus], pluriel féminin toutes [tut]) pronom indéfini[n'importe quoi] anythingce sera tout? [dans un magasin] will be that all?, anything else?ce n'est pas tout de faire des enfants, il faut les élever ensuite having children is one thing, but then you've got to bring them upêtre tout pour quelqu'un to be everything for somebody, to mean everything to somebodyon aura tout vu! now I've ou we've seen everything!a. [objets] that's everythingb. [problème] that's the whole point ou the crux of the matteravec toi c'est tout ou rien with you, it's all or nothing ou one extreme or the othertout se passe comme si... it's as though...à tout faire [produit] all-purposetout bien considéré, tout bien réfléchi all things consideredB.[AU PLURIEL]1. [désignant ce dont on a parlé]il y a plusieurs points de vue, tous sont intéressants there are several points of view, they are all interestingj'adore les prunes — prends-les toutes I love plums — take them all ou all of them2. [avec une valeur récapitulative] allJean, Pierre, Jacques, tous voulaient la voir Jean, Pierre, Jacques, they all wanted to see her3. [tout le monde]à vous tous qui m'avez aidé, merci to all of you who helped me, thank youtous tant ou autant que nous sommes all of us, every (single) one of ustout ( féminin toute, pluriel féminin toutes) adverbe (s'accorde en genre et en nombre devant un adjectif féminin commençant par une consonne ou un h aspiré)ils étaient tout seuls they were quite ou completely alonesa chevelure était toute hérissée his/her hair was all messyses tout premiers mots his/her very first wordstout mouillé wet ou soaked through, drenchedtout simplement/autrement quite simply/differentlytéléphone-moi, tout simplement just phone me, that's the easiest (way)une toile tout coton a 100% cotton cloth, an all cotton materialil est toute bonté/générosité he is goodness/generosity itselfça, c'est tout lui! that's typical of him ou just like him!2. [en intensif]tout en haut/bas right at the top/bottom3. [déjà]tout prêt ou préparé ready-madetout bébé, elle dansait déjà even as a baby, she was already dancing4. (avec un gérondif) [indiquant la simultanéité][indiquant la concession]tout en avouant son ignorance dans ce domaine, il continuait à me contredire although he'd confessed his ignorance in that field, he kept on contradicting metout nom masculin1. [ensemble] wholemon tout est un instrument de musique [dans une charade] my whole ou all is a musical instrument2. [l'essentiel]ce n'est pas le tout de critiquer, il faut pouvoir proposer autre chose it's not enough to criticize, you've got to be able to suggest something elsejouer ou risquer le tout pour le tout to risk (one's) alltenter le tout pour le tout to make a (final) desperate attempt ou a last ditch effortc'est un tout it's all the same, it makes no difference————————du tout locution adverbialeje vous dérange? — du tout, du tout! am I disturbing you? — not at all ou not in the least!elle finissait son café sans du tout se soucier de notre présence she was finishing her coffee without paying any attention to us at all ou whatsoever————————en tout locution adverbialeen tout et pour tout locution adverbialeen tout et pour tout, nous avons dépensé 300 euros all in all, we've spent 300 eurostout à coup locution adverbialetout à fait locution adverbiale2. [exactement] exactlyc'est tout à fait ce que je cherche/le même it's exactly what I've been looking for/the same3. [oui] certainly————————tout de même locution adverbialej'irai tout de même all the same, I'll still go2. [en intensif]tout de même, tu exagères! steady on!, that's a bit much!————————tout de suite locution adverbiale2. [dans l'espace] immediately————————tout... que locution conjonctivetout directeur qu'il est ou qu'il soit,... he may well be the boss,... -
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prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 58━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque prendre fait partie d'une locution comme prendre en photo, prendre en charge, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/trainc. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?• je vous y prends ! caught you!d. ( = duper) to take ine. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick uph. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to takei. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to takej. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authorityk. ( = faire payer) to charge• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to taken. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal witho. (locutions)► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.2. <a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to setb. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch onc. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fired. ( = passer) to go3. <a. ( = se considérer)• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriouslyb. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catchc. (locutions)► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.
1) ( saisir) to takeprendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard
2) (se donner, acquérir)prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent
prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit
3) ( dérober) to takeon m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen
4) ( apporter) to bring5) ( emporter) to take6) ( retirer)7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer
je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war
8) ( s'accorder) to takeje vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off
9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife
10) ( faire payer) to chargeil prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%
11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide
14) ( accueillir) to takeprendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer
15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]16) ( emmener) to take [personne]je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift
17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!
on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!
je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)
18) (colloq) ( assaillir)ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?
19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film
20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]22) ( envisager) to takeprenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example
23) ( considérer) to takepour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?
excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else
24) ( traiter) to handle25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]26) ( noter) to take down27) ( apprendre)où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?
28) ( accepter) to take29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do
30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]
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verbe intransitif1) ( aller)prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north
2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in5) ( prélever)6) ( se contraindre)7) (colloq) ( être cru)ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!
8) (colloq) ( subir)
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se prendre verbe pronominal1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)2) ( pouvoir être acquis)3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)4) ( se coincer)5) (colloq) ( recevoir)6) ( commencer)7) ( se considérer)8)s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]
9) ( se comporter)savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]
10) ( agir)elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way
••* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ1. vt1) (= saisir) to take2) (= se procurer) to getJ'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.
J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.
3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick uppasser prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch
Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.
Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.
4) [train, bus] to takeNous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.
Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.
5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gainprendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth
7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handleprendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth
prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source
être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb
être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb
2. vi1) [liquide, ciment] to set2) [greffe, vaccin] to take3) [ruse] to be successful4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light5) (= se diriger)Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.
6) * (= être preneur)* * *prendre verb table: prendreA vtr1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizersGB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].B vi1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.C se prendre vpr1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitifA.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]1. [saisir] to takela chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neckprenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleaguesprendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to takeinutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella[emmener] to take (along)(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday3. [trouver] to getoù as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?4. [se procurer]5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to bookj'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonightje vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today6. [demander - argent] to chargeje prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commissionmon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too muchelle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it7. [retirer]prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's accountB.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]1. [utiliser - outil] to useprends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easierje peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to takequ'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day[comme ingrédient] to takeprendre l'avion to take the plane, to flyprendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boatprendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train5. [louer]6. [suivre - voie] to takej'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way streetC.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]2. [voler] to takeprendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a bookelle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriendpousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the spaceça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold ofl'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swimqu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sightil est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catchsi tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets upje t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!7. SPORTa. [pendant la course] he moved into second placeb. [à l'arrivée] he came in secondD.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]1. [recevoir]le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrowaprès 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in2. [cours] to take[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggageprendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant4. [acquérir, gagner]prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduledquand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour[terminaison] to take5. [subir] to geta. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of itb. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of ita. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!c. [critique] we got panned!d. [défaite] we got thrashed!c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]1. [accepter] to takebien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly[interpréter]ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personallyprendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badlyprenons un exemple let's take ou consider an exampleprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un poura. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody forb. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to bepour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody asà tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things consideredF.[ENREGISTRER]1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take2. PHOTOGRAPHIEprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebodyG.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to takea. [généralement] to make a decisionb. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decisionprendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide toprendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do somethingils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in partsj'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?————————[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch onça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken3. [passer]prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn leftprendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fieldsje n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTREprenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2————————prendre sur verbe plus préposition1. [entamer] to use (some of)je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!2. (locution)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se prendre verbe pronominal intransitifto get caught ou trappedle foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door————————se prendre verbe pronominal transitif1. [se coincer]attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!2. (familier) [choisir]————————se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se laisser aller à]2. (locution)il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seatselle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would starts'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong wayelle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with childrenje n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong————————se prendre de verbe pronominal plus prépositionse prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody————————se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus prépositionil ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanitytu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?————————s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus prépositions'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chosea. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/somethingb. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something -
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venir [v(ə)niʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. to come• je viens ! I'm coming!• comment est-il venu ? -- en voiture how did he get here? -- by car► faire venir [+ médecin, plombier] to call• il fait venir son vin de Provence he has his wine sent from Provence► venir (jusqu')à ( = atteindre) (vers le haut) to come up to ; (vers le bas) to come down to ; (en longueur, en superficie) to reach• d'où vient que... ? how is it that...?• d'où vient cette hâte soudaine ? why the hurry all of a sudden?• ça vient de ce que... it comes from the fact that...b. ( = arriver, survenir) to come• il ne sait pas encore nager, mais ça va venir he can't swim yet, but it'll come• ça vient ? come on!• alors ce dossier, ça vient ? so when's that file going to be ready?• et ma bière ? -- ça vient ! where's my beer? -- it's coming!c. (dans le temps, dans une série) to come• le moment viendra où... the time will come when...► à venire. (locutions)• où voulez-vous en venir ? what are you getting at?• j'en viens à me demander si... I'm beginning to wonder if...• comment les choses en sont-elles venues là ? how did things come to this?► y venir• et le budget ? -- j'y viens and the budget? -- I'm coming to that2. <• viens voir ! come and see!• après cela ne viens pas te plaindre ! and don't come complaining afterwards!► venir de + infinitif to have just• elle venait de m'appeler she had just called me► venir à + infinitif3. <• il ne lui viendrait pas à l'idée que j'ai besoin d'aide it wouldn't occur to him that I might need help• il vient un moment où... the time comes when...* * *vəniʀ
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verbe auxiliaire1) ( marque l'occurrence)2) ( marque le mouvement)3) ( marque le développement)
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verbe intransitif1) ( dans l'espace) to comeje viens or suis venu pour m'excuser — I've come to apologize
allez, viens! — come on!
d'où viens-tu? — ( reproche) where have you been?
je viens de sa part — he/she sent me to see you
faire venir quelqu'un — ( demander) to send for somebody, to get somebody (colloq); ( en le convainquant) to get somebody to come; ( attirer) to attract somebody [client]
faire venir quelque chose — ( commander) to order something; ( par la poste) to send for something
gens venus d'ailleurs — ( de l'étranger) foreigners; ( de l'extérieur) outsiders
les mots ne venaient pas — he/she etc couldn't find the words
l'inspiration ne venait pas — inspiration failed him/her etc
l'idée lui vint que — the idea occurred to him/her that
ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit — it never crossed my mind ou occurred to me
il lui est venu une idée bizarre — he/she had a weird idea
2) ( dans le temps)ça vient, ça vient! — (colloq) it's coming!, it's on its way!
le moment venu — ( au futur) when the time comes; ( au passé) when the time came
je préfère laisser or voir venir (les choses) — I'd rather wait and see how things turn out
3) ( marquant l'origine)ça me vient naturellement or tout seul — that's just the way I am
4) ( dans une hiérarchie)venir après/avant — to come after/before
5)s'il faut en venir là — if it gets to that point, if it comes to that
en venir aux mains or aux coups — to come to blows
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venir de + infinitifvenir verbe auxiliaire servant à former le passé immédiat: venir de faire = to have just done; elle vient (tout juste) de partir = she's (only) just left; il venait de se marier = he'd just got married; je viens de te le dire = I've just told you. Attention aux exceptions du genre vient de paraître = ( pour un livre) ‘new!’; = ( pour un disque) ‘new release’venir + infinitifLa traduction de la construction dépend du temps: j'ai demandé au plombier de venir vérifier la chaudière = I asked the plumber to come and check the boiler; le plombier viendra vérifier la chaudière = the plumber will come and check the boiler; le plombier vient vérifier la chaudière aujourd'hui = the plumber is coming to check the boiler today; te rappelles-tu quel jour le plombier est venu vérifier la chaudière? = can you remember which day the plumber came to check the boiler?; il était venu vérifier la chaudière et il en a profité pour réparer le robinet de l'évier = he had come to check the boiler and took the opportunity to mend the tap on the sink; viens voir = come and seeCependant, pour les activités sportives, on aura: elle a décidé de venir nager/faire du cheval = she has decided to come swimming/riding. On pourra aussi avoir: viens déjeuner = come for lunch, lunch étant un nom, ou encore: venez nous voir un de ces jours = come over ou round GB sometimeExemples supplémentaires et exceptions sont présentés ci-dessous aussi bien pour venir verbe auxiliaire I, que pour venir verbe intransitif II* * *v(ə)niʀ1. vi1) (provenance) to comeIl viendra demain. — He'll come tomorrow.
Il est venu nous voir. — He came to see us.
2)faire venir [docteur, plombier] — to call, to call out
On a fait venir le médecin. — We called the doctor., We called the doctor out.
Je viens d'y aller. — I've just been there.
Je viens de le voir. — I've just seen him.
Je viens de lui téléphoner. — I've just phoned him.
où veux-tu en venir? — what are you getting at?, what are you driving at?
à venir; les années à venir — the years to come
je te vois venir — I know what you're after, I can see where you're going
d'où vient que...? — how is it that...?
2. vb imperss'il vient à...; s'il vient à pleuvoir — if it should rain, if it happens to rain
s'il venait à neiger — if it should snow, if it happens to snow
2)il me vient...; Il me vient une idée. — An idea has just occurred to me.
Il m'est venu des soupçons. — I was beginning to be suspicious.
* * *venir ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: venirA v aux1 ( marque l'occurrence) venir aggraver la situation to make the situation worse; venir contribuer au chômage to push unemployment up;2 ( marque le mouvement) le ballon est venu rouler sous mes pieds/atterrir○ dans notre jardin the ball rolled up to my feet/landed in our garden;3 ( marque le développement) et si je venais à tomber malade? what if I should fall ill GB ou get sick US?; s'il venait à pleuvoir if it should rain; même s'il venait à changer d'avis even if he were to change his mind; s'il venait à l'apprendre if he ever got to hear about it; s'il venait à la quitter if he ever left her; quand il venait à sortir when he happened to go out; la maladie vint à s'aggraver the illness became more serious; il en vint à la détester he came to hate her.B vi1 ( dans l'espace) to come; viens quand tu veux come whenever you like; je viens or suis venu pour m'excuser I've come to apologize; il est venu (droit) sur moi he came straight up to me; tu peux toujours venir chez moi/dans mon bureau/à Londres/au Canada/en Irlande you can always come to my house/to my office/to London/to Canada/to Ireland; il vient beaucoup de gens le samedi lots of people come on Saturdays; la route vient jusqu'ici the road comes this far; l'eau leur venait aux genoux the water came up to their knees; venir de loin/de Hongkong to come from far away/from Hong Kong; allez, viens! come on!; d'où viens-tu? ( reproche) where have you been?; j'en viens I've just been there; il est venu quelqu'un pour toi ( encore là) someone's here to see you; ( reparti) someone came to see you; je viens de sa part he/she sent me to see you; faire venir qn ( demander) to send for sb, to get sb○; ( obtenir) to get sb to come; ( attirer) to attract sb; faire venir le plombier to send for the plumber, to get the plumber in; tu ne pourras jamais la faire venir you'll never get her to come; faire venir les clients to attract customers, to bring in the customers; faire venir le médecin to call the doctor; c'est le champagne qui le fait venir he comes for the champagne; pourquoi nous avoir fait venir si tôt? why did they get us to come here so early?; faire venir qch ( commander) to order sth; ( par la poste) to send for sth; faire venir son thé du Yunnan/ses chaussures d'Italie to get one's tea from Yunnan province/one's shoes from Italy; je suis venu ce soir vous parler du racisme I've come here tonight to talk to you about racism; plantes venues d'ailleurs plants from far-off places; produits venus d'ailleurs imported products; gens venus d'ailleurs ( étrangers) foreigners; ( des extérieurs) outsiders; le nom ne me vient pas à l'esprit the name escapes me; les mots ne venaient pas he/she etc couldn't find the words; l'inspiration ne venait pas inspiration failed him/her etc; ça m'est venu tout d'un coup ( une idée) it suddenly came to me; l'idée lui vint que the idea occurred to him/her that; ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit it never crossed my mind ou occurred to me; il ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit de te mentir/qu'il pourrait mentir it never occurred to me to lie to you/that he would lie; il lui est venu une idée bizarre he/she had a weird idea; un sourire lui vint aux lèvres, il lui vint un sourire aux lèvres he/she gave a smile;2 ( dans le temps) il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent you must take things as they come; ça vient, ça vient○! it's coming!, it's on its way!; l'année qui vient the coming year; dans les années à venir in the years to come; dans les jours à venir in the next few days; le moment venu ( au futur) when the time comes; ( au passé) when the time came; quand le printemps viendra when spring comes; (il) viendra un jour où il le regrettera the day will come when ou there'll come a day when he'll regret it; la nuit va bientôt venir it'll soon be dark; le moment du départ est venu it's time to leave; dans l'heure qui vient within the hour; les difficultés à venir future problems; attends, ça va venir wait, it's coming; je préfère laisser or voir venir (les choses) I'd rather wait and see how things turn out; alors, ça vient○?, ça vient oui ou non○? ( une réponse) am I ever going to get an answer○?; ( une personne) are you ever coming?; comment êtes-vous venu à l'enseignement? how did you come to take up teaching?; venir en troisième position to come third; venir loin derrière to trail a long way behind; venir ensuite to follow, to come next; il est venu un moment où j'étais trop fatigué I got to the point when I was too tired;3 ( marquant l'origine) venir d'une famille protestante to come from a Protestant family; venir du grec to come from the Greek; de quelle école vient-il? what school did he go to?; cette bague me vient de ma tante my aunt left me this ring; le succès du roman vient de son style the novel's success is due to its style; ça vient du fait que la situation a changé it stems from the fact that the situation has changed; ça vient de ce qu'ils ne se parlent pas it's all because they don't talk to each other; d'où vient qu'il ne comprend jamais? how is it that he never understands?, how come he never understands?; d'où vient que vous êtes triste? why are you sad?; de là vient qu'il est toujours angoissé hence his continual anxiety, that's why he's always anxious; ça me vient naturellement or tout seul that's just the way I am;4 ( dans une hiérarchie) venir après/avant to come after/before; la famille vient avant le reste the family comes before everything else;5 en venir à to come to; j'en viens au problème qui vous préoccupe I now come to your problem; en venir à abandonner ses études to get to the point of dropping out; s'il faut en venir là if it gets to that point, if it comes to that; il en était venu à la faire suivre/vouloir se suicider he even had her followed/considered suicide; comment a-t-elle pu en venir à de telles extrémités? how could she have resorted to such desperate measures?; ils y viendront d'eux-mêmes ( à une idée) they'll come round of their own accord; venons-en à l'ordre du jour let's get down to the agenda; où veut-il en venir (au juste)? what's he driving at?; en venir aux mains to come to blows; ils en sont venus aux coups they came to blows.[vənir] verbe auxiliaire1. [se rendre quelque part pour] to come and ou totu l'as bien cherché, alors ne viens pas te plaindre! you asked for it, so now don't come moaning to me about it!qu'est-ce que tu viens nous raconter ou chanter là? (familier) what on earth are you on about (UK) ou talking about?2. [avoir fini de]je viens de l'avoir au téléphone I was on the phone to her just a few minutes ou a short while ago3. (soutenu)venir à [exprime un hasard] to happen tosi les vivres venaient à manquer should food supplies run out, if food supplies were to run out————————[vənir] verbe intransitifA.[AVEC IDÉE DE MOUVEMENT]1. [se déplacer, se rendre] to comeil est reparti ou il s'en est allé comme il était venub. [il est mort] he died without having made his markalors, tu viens? are you coming?on va au restaurant, tu viens avec nous? we're off to the restaurant, are you coming with us ou along?venir sur [prédateur, véhicule] to move in on, to bear down uponvenir vers quelqu'un [s'approcher] to come up to ou towards somebodya. [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to come to somebodyb. [atteindre quelqu'un] to reach somebody2. [emmener, appeler]a. [médecin, police, réparateur] to send for, to callb. [parasites, touristes] to attractB.[SANS IDÉE DE MOUVEMENT] [distance]venir à ou jusqu'àb. [vers le bas] to come down to, to reach (down to)c. [en largeur, en longueur] to come out to, to stretch to, to reachC.[SURGIR, SE MANIFESTER]1. [arriver - moment, saison] to comevoici venir la nuit it's nearly night ou nighttimepuis il vient un âge/moment où... then comes an age/a time when...ça va venir: je ne suis jamais tombé amoureux — non, mais ça va venir! I've never fallen in love — (no, but) you will one day!alors, elle vient cette bière? am I getting that beer or not?, how long do I have to wait for my beer?alors, ça vient? hurry up!ça vient, ça vient! alright, it's coming!2. [apparaître - inspiration, idée, boutons] to comeprendre la vie comme elle vient ou les choses comme elles viennent ou les événements comme ils viennent to take things in one's stride ou as they come, to take life as it comesvenir à quelqu'un: l'envie m'est soudain venue d'aller me baigner I suddenly felt like going swimming ou fancied a swimles mots ne me venaient pas I was at a loss for words, I couldn't find the wordsvenir à l'esprit de quelqu'un ou à l'idée de quelqu'un to come to ou to dawn on somebody3. [dans une chronologie, un ordre, une hiérarchie] to comele mois/l'année/la décennie qui vient the coming month/year/decadedans ce jeu, l'as vient après le valet in this game, the ace is worth less than the jackvenir à maturité to reach maturity, to ripen5. IMPRIMERIE & PHOTOGRAPHIEvenir bien/mal: les verts viennent bien sur la photo the green shades come out beautifully in the photograph————————[vənir] verbe impersonnel1. [se déplacer]2. [idée, réflexion]il m'est venu à l'idée de faire I suddenly thought of doing, it dawned on me to do3. [exprime un hasard]————————venir à verbe plus préposition1. [choisir] to come to2. [atteindre]a. [thème, problème] to come ou to turn tob. [conclusion] to come to, to reachc. [décision] to come toen venir au fait ou à l'essentiel to come ou to go straight to the pointje sais certaines choses... — où veux-tu en venir? I know a thing or two... — what do you mean by that ou are you getting at ou are you driving at?en venir aux mains ou coups to come to blowsa. [finir par] to come tob. [en dernière extrémité] to resort ou to be reduced toj'en viens à me demander si... I'm beginning to wonder whether...si j'en suis venu à voler, c'est que... I resorted to stealing because...y venir [s'y résoudre] to come round to it————————venir de verbe plus préposition1. [être originaire de - suj: personne] to come from, to be from, to be a native of ; [ - suj: plante, fruit, animal] to come ou to be ou to originate fromune mode qui vient d'Espagne a fashion which comes from ou originated in Spainle mot vient du latin the word comes ou derives from Latin2. [provenir de - suj: marchandise] to originate from ; [ - suj: bruit, vent] to come from3. [être issu de] to come fromvenant d'elle, c'est presque un compliment coming from her it's almost a compliment4. [être dû à - suj: problème] to come ou to stem from, to lie in ou withil y a une grosse erreur dans la comptabilité — ça ne vient pas de moi there's a big discrepancy in the books — it's got nothing to do with mec'est de là que vient le mal/problème this is the root of the evil/problemde là vient son indifférence hence her indifference, that's why she's indifferentde là vient que: les travaux sont finis, de là vient que tout est calme the building work is over, hence the peace and quietd'où vient que: je dois terminer pour demain, d'où vient que je n'ai pas de temps à vous consacrer my deadline is tomorrow, that's why I can't give you any of my timed'où vient que...? how is it that...?————————s'en venir verbe pronominal intransitif————————à venir locution adjectivaledans les jours/semaines/mois à venir in the days/weeks/months to comeles années à venir the coming years ou years to comeles générations à venir future ou coming generations -
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1. noun1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, derI left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen
it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz
a place in the queue — ein Platz in der Schlange
all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)
find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 4)
put somebody in his place — jemanden in seine Schranken weisen
know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört
it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun
3) (building or area for specific purpose)a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten
do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?
place of residence — Wohnort, der
place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die
place of worship — Andachtsort, der
Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)
place of birth — Geburtsort, der
go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)
she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John
[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?
6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, derchange places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen
lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen
lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist
why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?
in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.
9) (proper place) Platz, dereverything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar
into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]
out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz
10) (position in competition) Platz, dertake first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen
12) (personal situation)2. transitive verbplace in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen
place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen
2) (fig.)place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen
we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.
how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?
I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll
be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen
* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) der Ort2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) der Platz3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) der Platz4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) der Platz5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) der Platz6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) der Platz7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) die Stelle8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) die Aufgabe9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) der Platz10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) die Wohnung11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) der Platz12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) die Stelle2. verb2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) einordnen•- place-name- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *[pleɪs]I. NOUNI hate busy \places ich hasse Orte, an denen viel los istthe hotel was one of those big, old-fashioned \places das Hotel war eines dieser großen altmodischen Häuserwe're staying at a bed-and-breakfast \place wir übernachten in einer Frühstückspensionlet's go to a pizza \place lass uns eine Pizza essen gehenthis is the exact \place! das ist genau die Stelle!this plant needs a warm, sunny \place diese Pflanze sollte an einem warmen, sonnigen Ort stehenScotland is a very nice \place Schottland ist ein tolles Land fama nice little \place at the seaside ein netter kleiner Ort am Meerplease put this book back in its \place bitte stell dieses Buch wieder an seinen Platz zurückthis is the \place my mother was born hier wurde meine Mutter geborensorry, I can't be in two \places at once tut mir leid, ich kann nicht überall gleichzeitig sein\place of birth Geburtsort m\place of custody Verwahrungsort m\place of death Sterbeort m\place of delivery Erfüllungsort m\place of employment Arbeitsplatz m\place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m\place of performance Erfüllungsort m\place of refuge Zufluchtsort m\place of residence Wohnort ma \place in the sun ( fig) ein Plätzchen an der Sonne\place of work Arbeitsplatz m, Arbeitsstätte fto go \places AM weit herumkommen, viel sehenin \places stellenweisethis plant still exists in \places diese Pflanze kommt noch vereinzelt vorthis meeting isn't the \place to discuss individual cases diese Konferenz ist nicht der Ort, um Einzelfälle zu diskutierenuniversity was not the \place for me die Universität war irgendwie nicht mein Ding famthat bar is not a \place for a woman like you Frauen wie du haben in solch einer Bar nichts verloren3. (home)I'm looking for a \place to live ich bin auf Wohnungssuchewe'll have a meeting at my \place/Susan's \place wir treffen uns bei mir/bei Susanwhere's your \place? wo wohnst du?; ( fam)your \place or mine? zu dir oder zu mir?they're trying to buy a larger \place wir sind auf der Suche nach einer größeren Wohnungshe's got friends in high \places sie hat Freunde in hohen Positionenthey have a \place among the country's leading exporters sie zählen zu den führenden Exporteuren des Landesit's not your \place to tell me what to do es steht dir nicht zu, mir zu sagen, was ich zu tun habeI'm not criticizing you — I know my \place das ist keine Kritik — das würde ich doch nie wagen!to keep sb in their \place jdn in seine Schranken weisento put sb in his/her \place [or show sb his/her \place] jdm zeigen, wo es langgeht fam5. (instead of)▪ in \place of stattdessenyou can use margarine in \place of butter statt Butter kannst du auch Margarine nehmenI invited Jo in \place of Les, who was ill Les war krank, daher habe ich Jo eingeladenthe chairs were all in \place die Stühle waren alle dort, wo sie sein sollten; ( fig)the arrangements are all in \place now die Vorbereitungen sind jetzt abgeschlossen; ( fig)the new laws are now in \place die neuen Gesetze gelten jetzt; ( fig)suddenly all fell into \place plötzlich machte alles Sinnthe large desk was totally out of \place in such a small room der große Schreibtisch war in solch einem kleinen Zimmer völlig deplatziertwhat you've just said was completely out of \place was du da gerade gesagt hast, war völlig unangebrachtto push sth in \place etw in die richtige Position schiebento five \places of decimals bis auf fünf Stellen hinter dem Kommayour \place is here by my side du gehörst an meine Seiteto take the \place of sb jds Platz einnehmento find one's \place die [richtige] Stelle wiederfindento keep one's \place markieren, wo man gerade ist/warto lose one's \place die Seite verblättern[, wo man gerade war]; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, wo man gerade istis this \place taken? ist dieser Platz noch frei?to change \places with sb mit jdm die Plätze tauschento keep sb's \place [or save sb a \place] jdm den Platz freihaltento lay a/another \place ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegento take one's \place at table Platz nehmenjust put yourself in my \place versetzen Sie sich doch mal in meine Lage!if I were in your \place... ich an deiner Stelle...what would you do in my \place? was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?the song went from tenth to second \place in the charts das Lied stieg vom zehnten auf den zweiten Platz in den Chartsour team finished in second \place unsere Mannschaft wurde Zweiterto take first/second \place ( fig) an erster/zweiter Stelle kommentheir children always take first \place ihre Kinder stehen für sie immer an erster Stellein second \place auf dem zweiten Platz13. SPORTI know I left that book some \place ich weiß, dass ich das Buch irgendwo gelassen habe15.▶ all over the \place (everywhere) überall; (badly organized) [völlig] chaotisch; (spread around) in alle Himmelsrichtungen zerstreutwe shouldn't have got married in the first \place! wir hätten erst gar nicht heiraten dürfen!but why didn't you say that in the first \place? aber warum hast du denn das nicht gleich gesagt?▶ to give \place to sb/sth jdm/etw Platz machen▶ to take \place stattfinden▶ there is a \place and time for everything alles zu seiner ZeitII. TRANSITIVE VERB1. (position)bowls of flowers had been \placed on tables auf den Tischen waren Blumenvasen aufgestelltthe Chancellor \placed a wreath on the tomb der Kanzler legte einen Kranz auf dem Grab niedershe \placed her name on the list sie setzte ihren Namen auf die Listehe \placed his hand on my shoulder er legte mir die Hand auf die Schulterto \place an advertisement in the newspaper eine Anzeige in die Zeitung setzento \place sth on the agenda etw auf die Tagesordnung setzento \place sb under sb's care jdn in jds Obhut gebento \place a comma ein Komma setzento \place one foot in front of the other einen Fuß vor den anderen setzento \place a gun at sb's head jdn eine Pistole an den Kopf setzen▪ to be \placed shop, town liegen2. (impose)to \place an embargo on sb/sth über jdn/etw ein Embargo verhängento \place ten pounds/half a million on sth etw mit zehn Pfund/einer halben Million veranschlagen3. (ascribe)to \place the blame on sb jdm die Schuld gebento \place one's faith [or trust] in sb/sth sein Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzento \place one's hopes on sb/sth seine Hoffnungen auf jdn/etw setzento \place importance on sth auf etw akk Wert legen... and she \placed the emphasis on the word ‘soon’... und die Betonung lag auf ‚schnell‘he \placed stress on every second syllable er betonte jede zweite Silbe4. (arrange for)to \place a call ein Telefongespräch anmeldento \place sth at sb's disposal jdm etw überlassen5. (appoint to a position)to \place sb on [the] alert jdn in Alarmbereitschaft versetzento \place sb under arrest jdn festnehmento \place sb in jeopardy jdn in Gefahr bringento \place sb under pressure jdn unter Druck setzento \place a strain on sb/sth jdn/etw belastento \place staff Personal unterbringen [o vermitteln]to \place sb under surveillance jdn unter Beobachtung stellenthe town was \placed under the control of UN peacekeeping troops die Stadt wurde unter die Aufsicht der UN-Friedenstruppen gestellt6. (recognize)▪ to \place sb/sth face, person, voice, accent jdn/etw einordnen7. (categorize, rank)▪ to \place sb/sth jdn/etw einordnento be \placed first/second SPORT Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werdensb \places sth above all other things etw steht bei jdm an erster StelleI'd \place him among the world's ten most brilliant scientists für mich ist er einer der zehn hervorragendsten Wissenschaftler der Weltthey \placed the painting in the Renaissance sie ordneten das Bild der Renaissance zu8. ECONto \place an order for sth etw bestellento \place an order with a firm einer Firma einen Auftrag erteilenwe're well \placed for the shops wir haben es nicht weit zum Einkaufen famto be well \placed financially finanziell gut dastehento be well \placed to watch sth von seinem Platz aus etw gut sehen können▪ to be well \placed for sth:how \placed are you for time/money? wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?III. INTRANSITIVE VERB* * *[pleɪs]1. NOUNthis is the place where he was born —
bed is the best place for him — im Bett ist er am besten aufgehoben
we found a good place to watch the procession from — wir fanden einen Platz, von dem wir den Umzug gut sehen konnten
in the right/wrong place — an der richtigen/falschen Stelle
some/any place — irgendwo
a poor man with no place to go — ein armer Mann, der nicht weiß, wohin
this is no place for you/children —
there is no place for the unsuccessful in our society your place is by his side — für Erfolglose ist in unserer Gesellschaft kein Platz dein Platz ist an seiner Seite
this isn't the place to discuss politics — dies ist nicht der Ort, um über Politik zu sprechen
I can't be in two places at once! —
she likes to have a place for everything and everything in its place — sie hält sehr auf Ordnung und achtet darauf, dass alles an seinem Platz liegt
2) = geographical location = district Gegend f; (= country) Land nt; (= building) Gebäude nt; (= town) Ort mthere's nothing to do in the evenings in this place —
Sweden's a great place they're building a new place out in the suburbs — Schweden ist ein tolles Land sie bauen ein neues Gebäude am Stadtrand
3) = home Haus nt, Wohnung fcome round to my place some time — besuch mich mal, komm doch mal vorbei
4) in book etc Stelle fto keep one's place — sich (dat) die richtige Stelle markieren
to lose one's place — die Seite verblättern; (on page) die Zeile verlieren
5) = seat, position at table, in team, school, hospital Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m; (= job) Stelle fto take one's place (at table) —
take your places for a square dance! — Aufstellung zur Quadrille, bitte!
if I were in your place — an Ihrer Stelle, wenn ich an Ihrer Stelle wäre
to take the place of sb/sth — jdn/etw ersetzen, jds Platz or den Platz von jdm/etw einnehmen
to know one's place — wissen, was sich (für einen) gehört
of course I'm not criticizing you, I know my place! (hum) — ich kritisiere dich selbstverständlich nicht, das steht mir gar nicht zu
it's not my place to comment/tell him what to do — es steht mir nicht zu, einen Kommentar abzugeben/ihm zu sagen, was er tun soll
that put him in his place! — das hat ihn erst mal zum Schweigen gebracht, da hab ichs/hat ers etc ihm gezeigt (inf)
7) in exam, competition Platz m, Stelle fLunt won, with Moore in second place — Lunt hat gewonnen, an zweiter Stelle or auf dem zweiten Platz lag Moore
to win first place — Erste(r, s) sein
to take second place to sth — einer Sache (dat) gegenüber zweitrangig sein
8) SPORT Platzierung fto get a place —
to back a horse for a place — auf Platz wetten, eine Platzwette abschließen
9) in street names Platz m11)place of business or work — Arbeitsstelle f __diams; in places stellenweise
the snow was up to a metre deep in places — der Schnee lag stellenweise bis zu einem Meter hoch
make sure the wire/screw is properly in place — achten Sie darauf, dass der Draht/die Schraube richtig sitzt
to look out of place —
McCormack played in goal in place of Miller — McCormack stand anstelle von Miller im Tor __diams; to fall into place Gestalt annehmen
in the first place..., in the second place... — erstens..., zweitens...
he's going places (fig inf) — er bringts zu was (inf) __diams; to give place to sth einer Sache (dat) Platz machen
2. TRANSITIVE VERB1) = put setzen, stellen; (= lay down) legen; person at table etc setzen; guards aufstellen; shot (with gun) anbringen; (FTBL, TENNIS) platzieren; troops in Stellung bringen; announcement (in paper) inserieren (in in +dat); advertisement setzen (in in +acc)she slowly placed one foot in front of the other —
he placed the cue ball right behind the black he placed a gun to my head — er setzte die Spielkugel direkt hinter die schwarze Kugel er setzte mir eine Pistole an den Kopf
she placed a finger on her lips —
I shall place the matter in the hands of a lawyer — ich werde die Angelegenheit einem Rechtsanwalt übergeben
this placed him under a lot of pressure — dadurch geriet er stark unter Druck
to place confidence/trust in sb/sth — Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen
to be placed (shop, town, house etc) — liegen
how are you placed for time/money? — wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?
we are well placed for the shops — was Einkaufsmöglichkeiten angeht, wohnen wir günstig
they were well placed to observe the whole battle — sie hatten einen günstigen Platz, von dem sie die ganze Schlacht verfolgen konnten
we are well placed now to finish the job by next year —
with the extra staff we are better placed now than we were last month — mit dem zusätzlichen Personal stehen wir jetzt besser da als vor einem Monat
he is well placed (to get hold of things) — er sitzt an der Quelle
2) = rank stellento place local interests above or before or over those of central government — kommunale Interessen über die der Zentralregierung stellen
3) = identify context of einordnenin which school would you place this painting? —
I don't know, it's very difficult to place I can't quite place him/his accent — ich weiß es nicht, es ist sehr schwer einzuordnen ich kann ihn/seinen Akzent nicht einordnen
historians place the book in the 5th century AD — Historiker datieren das Buch auf das 5. Jahrhundert
who did you place the computer typesetting job with? —
this is the last time we place any work with you — das ist das letzte Mal, dass wir Ihnen einen Auftrag erteilt haben
6) phone call anmelden7) = find job for unterbringen (with bei)the agency is trying to place him with a building firm — die Agentur versucht, ihn bei einer Baufirma unterzubringen
* * *place [pleıs]A s1. Ort m, Stelle f, Platz m:from place to place von Ort zu Ort;in places stellenweise;the goalkeeper was exactly in the right place SPORT der Torhüter stand goldrichtig;all over the place umg überall;his hair was all over the place umg er war ganz zerzaust;come to the wrong place an die falsche Adresse geraten;keep sb’s place jemandem seinen Platz frei halten ( in a queue in einer Schlange);lay a place for sb für jemanden decken;take place stattfinden;win a place in the semifinals SPORT ins Halbfinale einziehen, sich fürs Halbfinale qualifizieren; → safe A 12. (mit adj) Stelle f:3. (eingenommene) Stelle:take sb’s placea) jemandes Stelle einnehmen,b) jemanden vertreten;take the place of ersetzen, an die Stelle treten von (od gen);in place of anstelle von (od gen);if I were in your place I would … ich an Ihrer Stelle würde …; wenn ich Sie wäre, würde ich …;put yourself in my place versetzen Sie sich (doch einmal) in meine Lage!4. Platz m (Raum):5. (richtiger oder ordnungsgemäßer) Platz (auch fig): in his library every book has its place hat jedes Buch seinen Platz;find one’s place sich zurechtfinden;know one’s place wissen, wohin man gehört;in (out of) place (nicht) am (richtigen) Platz;this remark was out of place diese Bemerkung war deplatziert oder unangebracht;feel out of place sich fehl am Platz fühlen;a) das oder hier ist nicht der (geeignete) Ort für,b) das ist nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt für;such people have no place in our club für solche Leute ist kein Platz in unserem Verein;put sth back in its place etwas (an seinen Platz) zurücklegen oder -stellen;put sb back in their place jemanden in die oder seine Schranken verweisen; → click1 B 4, fall into 1, slot1 C6. Ort m, Stätte f:one of the best places to eat eines der besten Restaurants oder Speiselokale;place of amusement Vergnügungsstätte;place of birth Geburtsort;place of interest Sehenswürdigkeit f;a) Kultstätte,b) Gotteshaus n;a) ausgehen,b) (umher)reisen,7. WIRTSCH Ort m, Platz m, Sitz m:place of business Geschäftssitz;place of delivery Erfüllungsort;place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m;place of payment Zahlungsort;8. Haus n, Wohnung f:at his place bei ihm (zu Hause);he came over to my place yesterday er kam gestern zu mir;your place or mine? umg bei dir od bei mir?9. Ort(schaft) m(f):in this place hier;Munich is a nice place to live in München lebt man angenehm oder lässt es sich angenehm leben; → exile A 110. Gegend f:of this place hiesig11. THEAT Ort m (der Handlung)12. umg Lokal n:go to a Greek place zum Griechen gehen13. SCHIFF Platz m, Hafen m:place of tran(s)shipment Umschlagplatz;place of call Anlaufhafen14. Raum m (Ggs Zeit)15. Stelle f (in einem Buch etc):lose one’s place die Seite verblättern oder verschlagen;the audience laughed in the right places an den richtigen Stellenof many places vielstellig;place value Stellenwert m17. Platz m, Stelle f (in einer Reihenfolge):a) an erster Stelle, erstens, zuerst, als Erst(er, e, es),b) in erster Linie,c) überhaupt (erst),d) ursprünglich;why did you do it in the first place? warum haben Sie es überhaupt getan?;you should not have done it in the first place Sie hätten es von vornherein bleiben lassen sollen;why didn’t you admit it in the first place? warum hast du es nicht gleich zugegeben?;18. SPORT etc Platz m:in third place auf dem dritten Platz;19. (Sitz)Platz m, Sitz m:take your places nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze ein!20. a) (An)Stellung f, (Arbeits)Stelle f, Posten m:out of place stellenlosb) UNIV Studienplatz m21. Amt n:a) Dienst m:b) fig Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:it is not my place to do this es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, dies zu tunin high places an hoher Stelle;persons in high places hochstehende Persönlichkeiten23. fig Grund m:there’s no place for doubt es besteht kein Grund zu zweifelnB v/t1. stellen, setzen, legen (alle auch fig):place together Tische etc zusammenstellen;place a call ein (Telefon)Gespräch anmelden;place a coffin einen Sarg aufbahren;place in order zurechtstellen, ordnen;place sb in a difficult place jemanden in eine schwierige Lage bringen;he places hono(u)r above wealth ihm ist Ehre wichtiger als Reichtum;place on record aufzeichnen, (schriftlich) festhalten;he placed a ring on her finger er steckte ihr einen Ring an den Finger; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven);the referee was well placed SPORT der Schiedsrichter stand günstig2. Posten etc aufstellen:place o.s. sich aufstellen oder postieren3. I can’t place him ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen oder wohin ich ihn tun soll (woher ich ihn kenne)5. jemanden ein-, anstellen7. (der Lage nach) näher bestimmen8. WIRTSCHa) eine Anleihe, Kapital unterbringenc) einen Vertrag, eine Versicherung abschließen:place an issue eine Emission unterbringen oder platzieren9. Ware absetzenbe placed 6th sich an 6. Stelle platzierenb) how are you placed for money? bes Br wie sieht es bei dir finanziell aus?11. SPORTa) den Ball platzierenb) Rugby: ein Tor mit einem Platztritt schießen12. ELEK schalten:place in parallel parallel schaltenC v/i SPORT USa) → B 10 ab) den zweiten Platz belegenpl. abk1. place Pl.2. plate3. plural Pl.* * *1. noun1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, derit was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz
all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)
in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise
find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also take 1. 4)
2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, dieknow one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört
it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun
a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten
do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?
place of residence — Wohnort, der
place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die
place of worship — Andachtsort, der
4) (country, town) Ort, derParis/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)
place of birth — Geburtsort, der
go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)
she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John
[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?
6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, derchange places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen
lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen
7) (in book etc.) Stelle, dielose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist
8) (step, stage)in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.
9) (proper place) Platz, dereverything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar
into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]
out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz
10) (position in competition) Platz, dertake first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen
11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der2. transitive verbplace in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen
place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen
2) (fig.)place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen
3) in p.p. (situated) gelegenwe are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.
how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?
4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufenI've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll
* * *n.Ort -e m.Ortschaft f.Platzierung f.Plazierung (alt.Rechtschreibung) f.Plazierung f.Stelle -n f.Stätte -n f. v.platzieren v.plazieren (alt.Rechtschreibung) v. -
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1. transitive verb,1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)she gave him her bag to carry — sie gab ihm ihre Tasche zum Tragen
Give it to me! I'll do it — Gib her! Ich mache das
give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken
the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt
I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.
give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden
give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen
give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben
I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte
4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun
give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...
6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun
7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende
I will give you a day to think it over — ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit
give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach
give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber
I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben
you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen
it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)
given that — (because) da; (if) wenn
given the right tools — mit dem richtigen Werkzeug
given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es
8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]I was given the guest room — man gab mir das Gästezimmer
give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben
give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)
10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen
give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen
don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)
12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]give us a song — sing mal was
13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin
14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen
he gave her hand a squeeze — er drückte ihr die Hand
give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen
17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln
give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen
be given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun
give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun
19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]20)2. intransitive verb,give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
gave, given1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen2) (lead)3. noungive on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, diehave [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben
2)give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/31217/give_away">give away- give back- give in- give off- give out- give over- give up- give way* * *(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) rausgeschmissen werden* * *[gɪv]<gave, given>1. (in collocations) see birth 1, blood I. 1, call I. 1, chase I. 1, evidence I. 2, kiss2 I. 1, look I. 1, smile I.2. (hand over)to \give sb a cold jdn mit seiner Erkältung ansteckento \give a woman in marriage to sb eine Frau an jdn verheiratenshe gave him two sons sie schenkte ihm zwei Söhne3. (administer)to \give sb a sedative jdm ein Beruhigungsmittel geben4. (as present)this book was given to me by my best friend dieses Buch hat mir meine beste Freundin geschenktplease \give generously wir bitten um großzügige Spendento \give sb a present jdm etwas schenkento \give sb sth as a present jdm etw schenken5. (offer)▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw gebento \give sb food jdm zu essen gebento \give sb one's seat jdm seinen Platz anbietento \give sb something to eat/drink jdm etwas zu essen/trinken anbietenthey gave us pork for dinner zum Abendessen servierten sie Schweinefleisch6. (entrust)to \give one's baby/sth into sb's care jdm sein Baby/etw anvertrauento \give sb the power to do sth jdn dazu bevollmächtigen, etw zu tun7. (sacrifice)I'd \give anything [or the world] [or my right arm] to be... ich würde alles dafür geben [o tun],... zu sein8. (sell, pay)to \give sb sth for £20 jdm etw für 20 Pfund verkaufento \give sb £20 for sth jdm für etw akk 20 Pfund zahlenhow much did you \give for that? wie viel hast du dafür gezahlt?I'll \give you the camera for £100 für 100 Pfund gehört die Kamera dir!9. (cause)▪ to \give sb sth etw bei jdm hervorrufensth \gives sb a headache jd bekommt von etw dat Kopfschmerzen; ( fig) etw bereitet jdm Kopfschmerzento \give sb/sth a bad name jdn/etw in Verruf bringento \give sb to understand that... jdm zu verstehen geben, dass...the fresh air has \given us an appetite die frische Luft hat uns Appetit gemachtthat will \give you something to think about! darüber kannst du ja mal nachdenken!what gave you that idea? wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?; see also joy 1, pleasure 1, pain I. 1, 2, trouble I. 410. (grant)▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw gebento \give sb his/her due jdm Ehre erweisen\give the devil his due Ehre, wem Ehre gebührtto \give sb encouragement jdn ermutigento \give sb permission [to do sth] jdm die Erlaubnis erteilen[, etw zu tun]11. (impart)to \give one's age/name sein Alter/seinen Namen angebento \give a decision court ein Urteil fällento \give sb the news of sth jdm etw mitteilencan you \give me any details? können Sie mir irgendwelche Einzelheiten nennen?she wouldn't \give me her opinion sie wollte mir nicht sagen, was sie denkthe couldn't \give me a reason why... er konnte mir auch nicht sagen, warum...\give him my thanks richten Sie ihm meinen Dank aus\give her my regards [or my best wishes] grüß' sie schön von mir!; see also advice 1, answer I. 1, information I. 1, notice II. 4, warning 212. (assign)to be given full sentence/life imprisonment die Höchststrafe/lebenslang bekommenthe teacher gave us no exercises today der Lehrer hat uns heute nichts aufgegeben\give me the police/sales department/Mr Smith verbinden Sie mich bitte mit der Polizei/der Verkaufsabteilung/Mr. Smith14. (allow)just \give me two more days geben Sie mir noch zwei Tage extraI'll \give you a day to think it over ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit\give yourself time to get over it lass' dir Zeit, um darüber hinwegzukommen\give or take mehr oder wenigerhe came at six o'clock, \give or take a few minutes er kam so gegen sechs15. (predict)to \give sb/sth three months/five years marriage, relationship jdm/etw drei Monate/fünf Jahre geben16. (present)to \give a concert ein Konzert gebento \give a speech/lecture eine Rede/einen Vortrag halten\give us a song, John sing uns was vor John!17. (host)to \give a party/reception eine Party/einen Empfang gebento \give a bark bellento \give a cry/groan aufschreien/-stöhnen19. (like best)20. (value)21. (devote)I'll \give you what for, young lady, coming home at 2 o'clock in the morning! ich geb' dir gleich was, junge Dame — um zwei Uhr morgens nach Hause zu kommen!23. (produce)▪ to \give sth result, number etw ergebento \give milk/light Milch/Licht gebento \give warmth Wärme spenden24. (do)to \give sb's hand a squeeze jdm die Hand drückento \give sb a [dirty/friendly] look jdm einen vernichtenden/freundlichen Blick zuwerfento \give a shrug mit den Schultern [o Achseln] zucken25. (admit/grant)she's quite brave, I'll \give you that das gestehe ich dir zu — Mut hat sieI'll \give you that das muss man dir lassen27. (toast)to \give a toast to sb auf jdn einen Tost ausbringenI \give you the president auf den Präsidenten!; (as speaker) das Wort hat der Präsident28.▶ \give me a break! jetzt mach aber mal halblang! fam; (stop) jetzt hör' aber auf! fam; (don't believe) das glaubst du doch selbst nicht! fam<gave, -n>1. (donate)to \give of one's best sein Bestes gebento \give of one's money/time sein Geld/seine Zeit opfernto \give generously großzügig spendento \give and take [gegenseitige] Kompromisse machenyou can't work so hard all the time, something's bound to \give du kannst nicht die ganze Zeit so hart arbeiten, sonst wird das irgendwann mal ganz böse ausgehen! sl4. (be at an end)what \gives? was gibt's Neues?what \gives here? was ist hier so los? fam6. (tell)\give! erzähl' schon! fam7.▶ it is better [or more blessed] to \give than to receive ( prov) Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen prov▶ to \give as good as one gets Gleiches mit Gleichem vergeltenIII. NOUNto [not] have much \give [nicht] sehr nachgeben; (elastic) [nicht] sehr elastisch sein* * *[gɪv] vb: pret gave, ptp given1. TRANSITIVE VERBWhen give is part of a set combination, eg. give evidence, give chase, look up the other word.1) gebenwe were given three exercises she was given a sedative — wir haben drei Übungen bekommen or (as homework) aufbekommen man hat ihr or ihr wurde ein Beruhigungsmittel gegeben
I'd give a lot/the world/anything to know... —
what wouldn't I give to be like you — was würde ich nicht darum geben, so wie du zu sein
he gave everything he had (fig) — er holte das Letzte aus sich heraus
11 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — so gegen 11 Uhr
six foot, give or take a few inches — ungefähr sechs Fuß
2) as present schenken; (= donate) spenden, gebenit was given to me by my uncle, I was given it by my uncle — ich habe es von meinem Onkel bekommen or geschenkt bekommen
he gave me a book as a present — er schenkte mir ein Buch, er machte mir ein Buch zum Geschenk
he gave the impression he didn't care — er machte den Eindruck, als ob es ihm egal wäre
to give sb support —
(God) give me strength to do it — Gott gebe mir die Kraft, es zu tun!
give me strength/patience! — großer Gott! (inf)
to give sb a look/smile — jdn ansehen/anlächeln
to give sb a blow — jdn schlagen, jdm einen Schlag versetzen
to give sb a push/kick — jdm einen Stoß/Tritt geben, jdn stoßen/treten
to give one's hair a brush/wash — sich (dat) die Haare bürsten/waschen
this incident gave him the basic plot of the story — durch dieses Ereignis bekam er die Grundidee für die Handlung der Geschichte
who gave you that idea? — wer hat dich denn auf die Idee gebracht?
that will give you something to think about — da hast du etwas, worüber du nachdenken kannst
I'll give you something to cry about — ich werde schon zusehen, dass du weißt, warum du weinst
give me Shakespeare/Spain (every time)! (inf) —
give me Renoir and Rembrandt, not these surrealist artists — mir sind Renoir und Rembrandt viel lieber als diese Surrealisten
radio has almost given way to television — das Radio ist vom Fernsehen fast verdrängt worden on road
I was expecting him to give way — ich nahm an, er würde mir die Vorfahrt lassen
"give way" — "Vorfahrt (gewähren)"
to give sb pain — jdm wehtun (also fig), jdm Schmerzen bereiten
it gives me great pleasure to... — es ist mir eine große Freude...
to give sb a shock — jdm einen Schock versetzen __diams; to give sb to understand that...
I was given to understand/believe that... — mir wurde zu verstehen gegeben, dass...
5) = punish with erteilenhe gave the child a smack — er gab dem Kind einen Klaps
to give sb five years — jdn zu fünf Jahren verurteilen, jdm fünf Jahre aufbrummen
he was given a thrashing/five years — er hat eine Tracht Prügel/fünf Jahre bekommen
6)= utter
to give a cry/groan/laugh/sigh — aufschreien/-stöhnen/-lachen/-seufzen8) = allow time gebenthey gave me a week to do it — sie gaben or ließen mir eine Woche Zeit, um es zu machen
give yourself time to recover — lassen Sie sich Zeit, um sich zu erholen
it's an improvement, I'll give you that — es ist eine Verbesserung, das gestehe ich (dir) ein
he's a good worker, I'll give him that — eines muss man ihm lassen, er arbeitet gut
9) = report, tell information, details, description, answer, advice geben; one's name, particulars angeben; suggestion machen; (= let sb know by letter, phone etc) decision, opinion, results mitteilenhe wouldn't give me his decision/opinion — er wollte mir seine Entscheidung/Meinung nicht sagen
they interrupted the film to give the football results — sie unterbrachen den Film, um die Fußballergebnisse zu bringen
give him my regards — bestellen Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße, richten Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße von mir aus
to give no/the right answer — nicht/richtig antworten
his letter gave us the latest news —
he forgot to give us the date — er hat vergessen, uns das Datum anzugeben or (verbally also) zu sagen or (by letter, phone etc also) mitzuteilen
10) = hold, perform party, dinner, play geben; speech halten; song singen; toast ausbringen (to sb auf jdn)give us a song —
I give you Mary (as toast) (as speaker) — auf Mary!, auf Marys Wohl! ich gebe Mary das Wort
11)= do
the child gave a little jump of excitement — das Kind machte vor Aufregung einen kleinen Luftsprung12) = devote widmen (to +dat)he has given himself entirely to medicine —
he gave himself/his life to God — er weihte sich/sein Leben Gott
2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) = give way lit, fig = collapse, yield nachgeben; (strength, health, nerve, voice) versagen; (= break, rope, cable) reißen; (cold weather) nachlassenwhen you're under as much strain as that, something is bound to give (inf) — wenn man unter so viel Druck steht, muss es ja irgendwo aushaken (inf)
3) = give money etc geben, spendenyou have to be prepared to give and take (fig) — man muss zu Kompromissen bereit sein, man muss auch mal zurückstecken können
4)5)= tell US inf
OK, now give! — also, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)3. NOUNNachgiebigkeit f, Elastizität f; (of floor, bed, chair) Federung f4. PHRASAL VERBS* * *give [ɡıv]A sthere is too much give in the rope das Seil ist zu locker (gespannt)2. figa) Elastizität f, Flexibilität fb) Nachgiebigkeit f:there is no give in him er gibt nie nachB v/t prät gave [ɡeıv], pperf given [ˈɡıvn]1. a) geben:give sb the name of William jemandem den Namen William geben;give or take plus/minus;he has given me his cold er hat mich mit seiner Erkältung angestecktb) schenken:c) Blut etc spenden2. geben, reichen:give sb one’s hand jemandem die Hand geben3. einen Brief etc (über)geben4. (als Gegenwert) geben, (be)zahlen:how much did you give for that coat?;5. eine Auskunft, einen Rat etc geben, erteilen:6. sein Wort geben7. widmen:give one’s attention (energies) to sth einer Sache seine Aufmerksamkeit (Kraft) widmenfor für)9. ein Recht, einen Titel, ein Amt etc verleihen, geben, übertragen:give sb a part in a play jemandem eine Rolle in einem Stück geben10. geben, gewähren, zugestehen:give sb a favo(u)r jemandem eine Gunst gewähren;just give me 24 hours geben Sie mir (nur) 24 Stunden (Zeit);give sb until …b) jemandem bis … Bedenkzeit geben;I give you that point in diesem Punkt gebe ich Ihnen recht;give me the good old times! da lobe ich mir die gute alte Zeit!;give me Mozart any time Mozart geht mir über alles;it was not given to him to do it es war ihm nicht gegeben oder vergönnt, es zu tun11. einen Befehl, Auftrag etc geben, erteilen13. einen Preis zuerkennen, zusprechen14. eine Arznei (ein)geben, verabreichen15. jemandem ein Zimmer etc geben, zuteilen, zuweisen16. Grüße etc übermitteln:give him my love bestelle ihm herzliche Grüße von mir17. übergeben, einliefern:give sb into custody jemanden der Polizei übergeben, jemanden verhaften lassen18. jemandem einen Schlag etc geben, versetzen19. jemandem einen Blick zuwerfenb) eine Erklärung etc abgebenc) eine Rede etc halten21. (an)geben, mitteilen, seine Telefonnummer etc angeben:give a reason einen Grund angeben;don’t give me that! das glaubst du doch selbst nicht!;22. ein Lied etc zum Besten geben, vortragen23. ein Konzert etc geben, veranstalten:give a dinner ein Essen geben;give a play ein (Theater)Stück geben oder aufführen24. bereiten, verursachen:give pain Schmerzen bereiten, wehtun;25. (er)geben:give no result ohne Ergebnis bleiben26. geben, hervorbringen:cows give milk Kühe geben Milch;the lamp gives a good light die Lampe gibt gutes Licht27. einen Trinkspruch ausbringen auf (akk):I give you the ladies ich trinke auf das Wohl der Damen28. geben, zuschreiben:I give him 50 years ich schätze ihn auf 50 Jahre29. jemandem zu tun, zu trinken etc geben:I was given to understand that … man gab mir zu verstehen, dass …30. (in Redewendungen meist) geben:give it to him! umg gibs ihm!;give sb what for umg es jemandem geben oder besorgen; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)C v/i1. geben, spenden (to dat):give and take geben und nehmen, einander entgegenkommen, kompromissbereit sein2. nachgeben (auch Preise):the foundations are giving das Fundament senkt sich;the chair gives comfortably der Stuhl federt angenehm;his knees gave under him seine Knie versagten3. what gives? sl was gibts?;what gives with him? sl was ist los mit ihm?4. nachlassen, schwächer werden5. versagen (Nerven etc)6. a) nachgeben, (Boden etc) federnb) sich dehnen (Kleidungsstück)7. sich anpassen (to dat oder an akk)b) gehen (on[to] nach) (Fenster etc)9. US umga) sprechen:come on, give! los, raus mit der Sprache!b) aus sich herausgehen* * *1. transitive verb,1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)give me... — (on telephone) geben Sie mir...; verbinden Sie mich mit...
give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken
the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt
I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.
give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden
give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen
give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben
I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte
4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun
give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...
6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun
7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende
give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach
give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber
I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben
you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen
it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)
given that — (because) da; (if) wenn
given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es
8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben
give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)
10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen
give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen
don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)
11) given (specified) gegeben12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin
14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]15) (cause to develop) machen16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen
give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen
17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln
give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen
18) (devote, dedicate) widmenbe given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun
give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun
19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]20)2. intransitive verb,give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
gave, given1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen2) (lead)3. noungive on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, diehave [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben
2)give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das
Phrasal Verbs:- give in- give off- give out- give up- give way* * *(a lecture, etc.) v.abhalten (Lehrstunde, Vorlesung) v. v.(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given)= bereiten v.eingeben v.geben v.(§ p.,pp.: gab, gegeben)hingeben v.verursachen v.widmen v. -
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4идти́, ходи́ть; отправля́тьсяtóget går (klókken seks) — по́езд отхо́дит (в шесть часо́в)
úret går — часы́ иду́т
gå på besǿg — ходи́ть в го́сти
hvordán går det dig [Dem]? — как твои́ [ва́ши] дела́?, как пожива́ете?
det går godt — (дела́ иду́т) хорошо́!
gå i skóle — ходи́ть в шко́лу
gå på árbejde — ходи́ть на рабо́ту
* * *elapse, extend, go, march, on, play, reach, roll, run, strike, tread, walk* * *vb (gik, gået) go;( gå på sine ben) walk;( om tid) go, pass, go by;( spilles, opføres) be on ( fx there is a good film on at the Palladium), run ( fx the play ran for six months; is that film still running?),(mere F) be played, be performed;( sælges) sell, be sold;(gram.: bøjes) go, be inflected;( være passende) do;( rækkes fra hånd til hånd) go round, pass;( gå i stykker) go, break;( gå på pension) retire,( træde tilbage fra højere post, og om regering) resign;(om maskineri etc) run ( fx the engine is running smoothly; the drawer( skuffen) runs smoothly; the machine runs by electricity);( om tog) run ( fx the trains did not run on Sundays),( afgå) leave, go ( fx when does the train leave (el. go)? it leaves(el. goes) at 10);(teat) exeunt, exit,( i nyere stykker oftest) they go (, he, she goes) (off stage);[ døren gik] the door opened and shut; somebody came in (, went out);[ møllen går] the mill is turning;[ radioen går hele dagen] the radio is on all day;[ snakken gik] the conversation was in full swing,(dvs sladderen) people were talking;[ snakken gik livligt] the conversation was animated;[ der er gået tre trumfer] three trumps are out (el. have gone);[ med adv, pron etc:][ blive gået](dvs afskediget) be retired;[ det gik helt anderledes] it turned out quite differently;[ det er gået dårligt for mig] things have gone badly with me, I have had bad luck;(mht helbred) he was in a bad way;[ det gik dårligt med foretagendet] the enterprise did not succeed;[ gå fri] escape,( få lov at slippe) be let off;[ uret går godt] the watch keeps good time;[ det går godt med ham, det går ham rigtig godt] he is doing well;[ forretningen går godt] the business is thriving;[ hvordan går det ( med helbredet)?] how are you?T how is it going? how goes it?(se også ndf: gå med);[ hvordan det end går] whatever happens;[ den går ikke] that won't do,(= du kan tro nej!) no you don't! nothing doing! I'm not having any![ lad gå!] all right! let it pass![ jeg vil lade det gå for denne gang] I'll overlook it this time;[ lade ham gå](dvs sætte fri) let him go;(dvs lade i fred) leave him alone;[ det går meget let] that is very easy;[ sådan gik det i tre år] things went on like that for three years;[ sådan går det her i verden] that is the way of the world;[ gå tabt] be lost,(se også tabe);[ faste forbindelser med præp og adv:][ gå af]( løsne sig) come off,( om noget limet også) come unstuck;( om skydevåben) go off,( om skud) be fired;( gå på pension) retire,( forløbe) go (el. pass) off;[ hvad går der af ham] what is the matter with him? what has come over him?[ gå af i stilhed] pass off quietly;[ det kan gå af på min gæld] you can deduct it from what I owe you;[ gå an]( være acceptabel) do ( fx will these shoes do?);[ det går an] it will do;[ det går aldrig an] it will never do;[ gå bagover] fall backwards;[ jeg var ved at gå bagover af forbavselse] you could have knocked me down with a feather;[ gå bort] go away;(dø) die, pass away;[` gå efter]( hente) go for, go to fetch,T go and get;( rette sig efter) go by, go on ( fx we have nothing to go by (el.on)), act on ( fx his advice, his recommendation);[gå ` efter]( undersøge) go over ( fx all the details), go into ( fx thematter),(friske el. male op) touch up ( fx an article);( efterkontrollere) go (el. check) over, go (el. check) through;[ hvis det gik efter mit hoved] if I had my way;[ gå efter lyden] go in the direction of the sound;[ gå for]( gælde, regnes for) pass for, be supposed to be;( blive solgt for) go for;[ hvad går her for sig?] what is going on here?[ hvornår skal det gå for sig?] when is it to come off? when is it to be?[ det går godt for ham] he is doing well;[ intet ville gå for ham] nothing went right for him;[gå foran præp] go before,F precede;adv go (, walk) ahead (el. in front), lead the way;[ gå forbi] pass;[ gå forud for, gå fremfor] precede;(fig) take precedence of (el. over);[gå ` fra]( løsne sig) come loose;( om noget limet) come unstuck;( skulle fradrages) be deducted;(opgive fx eksamen) give up;(opgive studium etc) drop out;[` gå fra]( forlade) leave (behind);( lade i stikken) desert ( fx one's wife);[ gå fra borde], se bord;[ gå fra forstanden], se forstand;(dvs hver til sit) part, separate;(dvs i stykker) go to pieces, split;[ gå fra sit ord] go back on one's word;[ gå frem] advance, go forward;( gøre fremskridt) make progress;( bære sig ad) act,F proceed;[ gå lige frem] walk straight ahead;[ gå fremad] advance,F proceed;( gøre fremskridt) make progress;(dvs det går ham godt) he is getting on;(mht helbredet) his health is improving;( han bliver dygtigere) he is coming on;[ gå hen: gå ubemærket hen] pass off unnoticed;[ gå ikke hen og bliv syg] don't go and be ill;[ han er gået hen og har købt en bil] he's (been and) gone and bought a car;[ gå let hen over] pass lightly over;T skate over;(se også hoved);[ gå hen til ham] go (up) to him; walk over to him;( for at besøge ham) go and see him; look him up;[` gå i]( være klædt i) wear;[gå `i]( lukke sig) close;[han går i sit 50. år] he is in his fiftieth year;[ gå i femte klasse] be in the fifth class;[ hun går lige i folk] people fall for her straight away;[ den slags historier går lige i folk] people lap up that kind of story;[ gå i sig selv] think better of it,F repent;[ planen gik i sig selv igen] the scheme came to nothing;[` gå igen] leave again;[gå ` igen] be repeated,F recur;( om genfærd) walk; haunt the house (, room etc);[ gå igennem] pass (through), go through;( undersøge) go over, go through;( lide) go through,F undergo;( blive vedtaget) be carried, pass, go through;[ ansøgningen gik igennem] the application was granted;[ (radio)udsendelsen gik godt igennem] reception was good;(se også marv);[ gå imod]( i fjendtlig hensigt) go against;( hen imod) go towards;( modarbejde) oppose;[ hvad er der gået dig imod?] what is worrying you? what has upset you?[ alting går mig imod] nothing seems to be going my way;[ gå ind]( træde ind) go in, enter;(om avis etc) cease publication;(se også jagt);[ gå ind ad døren] go in through (, enter by) the door;[ gå ind for]( støtte) support ( fx a proposal),( være fortaler for) be an advocate of ( fx reform), advocate,( anbefale) recommend;[ gå ind for en sag] adopt (el. identify oneself with) a cause;[ gå ind for hans politik] go in for (el. adopt el. advocate) his policy;[ jeg går ind for at] I think that, I vote that;[ gå ind i] go into, enter,(i forening etc) join;[ gå ind i hæren] join the army;(dvs han forstod det) it went right in; he got the message;(dvs de elsker det) they lap up that kind of thing;[ gå ind på]( bevæge sig ind i) enter ( fx enter one's office);( beskæftige sig med) go into ( fx go into details);( give sin tilslutning til) agree to, accept ( fx accept a proposal), fall in with ( fx an arrangement, a joke);[ gå nærmere ind på] go into details about;[ gå ind til de andre] join the others;(se også evig (hvile));[ gå indad]( om dør) open inwards;[ han går indad på fødderne] his feet turn in; he turns in his feet (in walking);[ gå itu] break, come (el. go) to pieces;[ gå med]( ledsage) go with, come with,F accompany;( bære) carry ( fx a pistol, a gas mask, a cane),( være iført) wear ( fx a gas mask, glasses, a ring, a hat);(se også krykke);( om par) go out with,T date ( fx he's dating her);( uddele) deliver ( fx newspapers, milk; bread for a baker);[gå ` med](adv) come with somebody (, me, etc), go along;( forbruges) be consumed, be spent;( blive ødelagt) be destroyed, be lost;[ går du med?] are you coming (too)? are you coming with me (, us)?[ gå med aviser (, mælk)]( også) do a newspaper round (, milk round);[ hvordan går det med ham?] how is he getting on?[ hvordan går det med arbejdet?] how is the work getting on? how are you getting on with your work?[ gå med stok] walk with a stick,( til pynt) carry a stick;[ gå stille med noget] keep something quiet;(se også dør);[ gå med hovedet på skrå] carry one's head on one side;[ sådan går det med de fleste] that is what happens to most people;[ hele dagen gik med at forberede festen] they (, we etc) spent the whole day preparing the party;[ gå med på] agree to ( fx the terms, the plan, the proposal), fall in with ( fx the proposal);(se også værst);[ gå med til](dvs ind på) agree to;[ gå ned] go down,F descend;(om sol etc) set, go down;( om flyvemaskine) land, come down;(om skib etc = synke) go down;( om pris, temperatur etc) fall,( pludseligt) drop;( om teatertæppe) fall, come down;( bukke under) go under, go to the wall,( gå fallit) go under, go bust;(se også I. bakke, flag, I. klap);[gå `om]( gå omkring) walk about,( blive rakt rundt) go round;( udføres på ny) be repeated;( i skole) repeat a class (, a year);( om eksamen) retake (, kun skriftlig: resit) an examination,( med objekt) retake (, resit) ( fx it is not possible to retake single papers);[ lade kanden gå om] pass the jug;[ kanden gik om] the jug went round;[gå 3. klasse om] repeat the third class;[ gå omkring] walk about;[ der går en mur omkring byen] there is a wall round the town;[ gå omkring i gaderne] walk about the streets;[ gå op]( stige, også om pris) rise, go up;( pludseligt) fly open;( om sammenføjning) come apart, give way;(om knude etc) come undone,( om noget limet) come unstuck;( om regnestykke) come out, come right;( om kabale) come out;( om teatertæppe) rise;(om fly etc) take off;( om regnestykke) get out;(fig) it amounts to the same thing;( vi er kvit) we are quits;[ det gik op for mig at] I came to realize that, it dawned upon me that;[ gå op i](dvs interessere sig for) be absorbed in; give one's mind to;( gå helt op i) devote oneself to;( til eksamen) do an examination in a subject;[ selskabet er gået op i et andet] the company has become merged in another;[ to går op i fire] two will go into four; four is divisible by two;[ gå op i sin rolle] identify oneself with one's part;(se også I. lue, røg, I. spids);[gå op med 6%] rise (el. go up) by 6%;[ gå op til eksamen], se eksamen;[ gå over]( fra side til side) cross ( fx let us cross here), walk across;( fortage sig) pass off, wear off;( gå itu) break (in two),( pludseligt, med et smæld) snap;( overskride), se ndf: gå ud over;[ gå over i] pass into;[ gå over i historien], se historie;[ gå over på andre hænder] pass into other hands; change hands;[ gå over til] go over to ( fx the enemy; a Liberal MP went over to the Conservatives),(neds) defect to ( fx he defected to the rebels);( en mening) come round to;( en religion) go over to, be converted to;( anden virksomhed, andet emne) pass on to;( udvikles til) become, pass into;[ gå over til katolicismen] join (el. go over to) the Roman Catholic Church;[gå `på]( tage fat) go ahead, go on;( angribe) go for him (, them etc);( ske) happen ( fx it does not happen often);(om handske etc) go on;[` gå på](dvs angå) concern; be aimed at;[ den går han ikke `på] he won't swallow (el. S buy) that; that won't go down with him;[ det er hårdt at gå `på] it is tough luck;(se også løs);[ han lod sig ikke gå `på](dvs veg ikke) he stood his ground (like a man);(dvs genere) he did not turn a hair;[ det skal du ikke lade dig gå på af] don't let it get you down;[ der går 100 p på et pund] there are a hundred pence to a pound;[ gå rundt] walk about, go round;(se også rundt);[` gå sammen] walk (, leave) together;( om par) go out together,T date ( fx they have been dating for over a year);(dvs gøre det i fællesskab) do it together;[ gå sammen om at] join together to,(dvs skyde penge sammen) club together to ( fx buy him a present);[ gå sammen med dem om at] join forces with them to;[gå ` til]( fremskynde sin gang) walk faster,F quicken one's pace;( ske) come about, come (to pass), happen ( fx how did it happen? how did it come about that he was told? how did he come to lose themoney?);( kræves) be required,( forbruges) be spent, be consumed;( om fodtøj) break in ( fx new boots, new shoes);[ gå til den]T go it;[ det gik hedt til] feelings ran high,T the fur really flew;[ det gik livligt til] things got lively;[ det gik underligt til med den sag] it was a queer business;[ jeg er ved at gå ` til af varme] this heat is getting too much for me (el.is getting me down);valg);[ gå tilbage] go back,(især mil.) retreat;(fig) decline; fall off ( fx membership ( medlemstallet) fell off);[ lade handelen gå tilbage] call off the deal;[ det er gået tilbage for ham] he has come down in the world;[ vær venlig at gå tilbage i vognen!] pass right along the bus, please![ det går tilbage med ham] he is falling off; he is losing his grip;[ gå tilbage til] return to, go back to,( skrive sig fra) date from ( fx the house dates from the 17thcentury);[ gå ud] go out ( fx they go out a lot);( om planter) die;( udgå) be omitted, be left out, be dropped;[ gå ud ad døren] go out of the door;[ gå ud af] go out of, leave ( fx the room, school);[ gå ud fra]( forudsætte) assume, understand, take for granted ( fx I took it for granted that you would agree);( også) I take it that;[ gå ud fra en urigtig forudsætning] act on a wrong assumption;[ gå ud med én] go out with somebody;[ gå ud over](dvs overskride) go beyond ( fx what is reasonable), pass,F exceed ( fx all bounds alle grænser);( også) his work suffers;[ hans ondskab gik ud over ham selv] his malice rebounded on him;[ dette vil gå ud over ham] he will be the one to suffer for this;(dvs når noget går én imod) take it out on somebody else;[ lade sit raseri gå ud over] vent one's rage on;[ gå ud på]( tilsigte) aim at,( udtrykke) be to the effect (that);[ det går ud på at] the idea is that;[ hans stræben går ud på] his object (el. aim) is;[ jeg så hvad alt dette gik ud på] I perceived the drift of all this;[ jeg ved hvad dine ønsker går ud på] I know what your wishes are;[ gå uden om] walk (, go) round ( fx a hole in the road);(fig) get round ( fx the difficulty);( prøve at undgå) sidestep ( fx a problem),F evade ( fx the difficulty, the question);[ gå langt uden om én] give somebody a wide berth;[ gå udenom] go round ( fx the gate was shut so we had to go round),(fig: om sagens kerne) beat about the bush;[gå ` under](mar) go down,F founder;( bukke under) go under, go to the wall;( blive ødelagt) be destroyed;[ hvis verden går under] if the world comes to an end;(se også navn); -
74 parar
v.1 to stop.¿paramos a o para comer algo? shall we stop and o to have something to eat?parar de hacer algo to stop doing somethingno para de molestarme he keeps annoying me¡para ya! stop it!¡para ya de hacer ruido! stop that noise!¡no para quieto un momento! he won't stay still for a single moment!sin parar non-stopElla paró el tren She stopped the train.Ella paró la pelea She stopped=suspended the fight.El tren paró de repente The train stopped suddenly.2 to stay.paro poco en o por casa I'm not at home much3 to end up.¿en qué parará este lío? where will it all end?ir a parar a to end up in¿dónde habrán ido a parar mis gafas? where can my glasses have got to?4 to go on strike. ( Latin American Spanish)5 to raise. ( Latin American Spanish)6 to put in a vertical position, to lift up, to put erect.Ella paró la escalera She put the ladder erect.* * *1 to stop2 DEPORTE to save, catch1 to stop■ ¡para de gritar! stop shouting!2 (alojarse) to stay■ ¿dónde estás parando? where are you staying?3 (hallarse) to be1 to stop\no parar (quieto,-a) (ser activo, viajar) to be always be on the go 2 (ser inquieto) not to stop movingpararse a to stop topararse en seco to stop deadsin parar nonstop¿dónde vamos a parar? what's the world coming to?* * *verb1) to stop2) halt* * *1. VT1) [+ persona, coche, respiración] to stop2) [+ tiro, penalti, gol] to save, stop; [+ pase] to intercept, cut off; [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry3) [+ atención] to fix (en on)mientes4) (Naipes) to bet, stake5) † (=conducir) to lead6) † (=arreglar) to prepare, arrange8)pararla con algn — And * to take it out on sb
2. VI1) (=detenerse, terminar) to stop¡pare! — stop!
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¡no para! siempre está haciendo algo — he never stops! he's always doing something¡y no para! — [hablante] he just goes on and on!
no parará hasta conseguirlo — he won't stop o give up until he gets it
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sin parar, los teléfonos sonaban sin parar — the phones never stopped ringingfumaba sin parar — she smoked non-stop, she chain-smoked
estuvo una semana lloviendo sin parar — it rained uninterruptedly o without a break for a week
¡dónde va a parar! * —
es mucho mejor este ¡dónde va a parar! — this one's much better, there's no comparison!
2)• parar de hacer algo — to stop doing sth
no para de quejarse — he never stops complaining, he complains all the time
3)• ir a parar — to end up
nos equivocamos de tren y fuimos a parar a Manchester — we got on the wrong train and ended up in Manchester
¿dónde habrá ido a parar todo aquel dinero? — what can have become of o happened to all that money?
¿dónde vamos a ir a parar? — where's it all going to end?, what is the world coming to?
4) (=hospedarse) to stay (en at)5) (=hacer huelga) to go on strike6)parar con algn — And * to hang about with sb
7) [perro] to point3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( detenerse) to stopdónde vas a parar! — (Esp fam) there's no comparison!
ir/venir a parar — to end up
¿a dónde habrá ido a parar aquella foto? — what can have happened to that photo?
a dónde iremos a parar! — I don't know what the world's coming to
2) ( cesar) to stopel ruido no paró en toda la noche — the noise didn't let up o stop all night
parar DE + INF — to stop -ing
y para de contar — (fam) and that's it
3) ( hospedarse) to stay; (en bar, club) (fam) to hang out (colloq)4) (AmL) obreros/empleados to go on strike2.parar vt1)a) <coche/tráfico/persona> to stop; <motor/máquina> to stop, switch offcuando se pone a hablar no hay quien lo pare — once he starts talking, there's no stopping him
b) < hemorragia> to stanch (AmE), to staunch (BrE)c) <balón/tiro> to save, stop; < golpe> to block, ward offpararla(s) — (Chi, Per fam) to catch on (colloq)
¿no la(s) paras? — don't you get it? (colloq)
2) (AmL)a) ( poner de pie) to standb) ( poner vertical) <vaso/libro> to stand... up3.pararse v pron1) ( detenerse)a) persona to stop¿te has parado alguna vez a pensar por qué? — have you ever stopped to think why?
b) reloj/máquina to stop; coche/motor to stall2)a) (AmL) ( ponerse de pie) to stand up¿te puedes parar de cabeza/de manos? — can you do headstands/handstands?
b) (AmL) pelo ( hacia arriba) to stick up; ( en los lados) to stick outc) (Méx, Ven) ( levantarse de la cama) to get up3) (Chi) (Rels Labs) obreros/empleados to (go on) strike* * *= halt, stop, check, break off, shut down, pull up, go + cold turkey, leave off, give + it a rest, let + it drop, pull over, stop over.Ex. Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex. They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex. During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.Ex. Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex. Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex. This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.Ex. Anyway after a few minutes of being told to give it a rest, she let it drop.Ex. Anyway after a few minutes of being told to give it a rest, she let it drop.Ex. Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.Ex. With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.----* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* hablar sin parar = burble on.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* on the go = on-the-go.* parar a un taxi = hail + a cab.* pararse = stall.* pararse a + Infinitivo = take + the time to + Infinitivo.* pararse a mitad de = stop in + midstream during.* pararse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.* pararse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.* sin parar = steadily, non-stop, without a break, without (a) rest, without respite, without stopping.* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.* trabajar sin parar = work (a)round + the clock.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( detenerse) to stopdónde vas a parar! — (Esp fam) there's no comparison!
ir/venir a parar — to end up
¿a dónde habrá ido a parar aquella foto? — what can have happened to that photo?
a dónde iremos a parar! — I don't know what the world's coming to
2) ( cesar) to stopel ruido no paró en toda la noche — the noise didn't let up o stop all night
parar DE + INF — to stop -ing
y para de contar — (fam) and that's it
3) ( hospedarse) to stay; (en bar, club) (fam) to hang out (colloq)4) (AmL) obreros/empleados to go on strike2.parar vt1)a) <coche/tráfico/persona> to stop; <motor/máquina> to stop, switch offcuando se pone a hablar no hay quien lo pare — once he starts talking, there's no stopping him
b) < hemorragia> to stanch (AmE), to staunch (BrE)c) <balón/tiro> to save, stop; < golpe> to block, ward offpararla(s) — (Chi, Per fam) to catch on (colloq)
¿no la(s) paras? — don't you get it? (colloq)
2) (AmL)a) ( poner de pie) to standb) ( poner vertical) <vaso/libro> to stand... up3.pararse v pron1) ( detenerse)a) persona to stop¿te has parado alguna vez a pensar por qué? — have you ever stopped to think why?
b) reloj/máquina to stop; coche/motor to stall2)a) (AmL) ( ponerse de pie) to stand up¿te puedes parar de cabeza/de manos? — can you do headstands/handstands?
b) (AmL) pelo ( hacia arriba) to stick up; ( en los lados) to stick outc) (Méx, Ven) ( levantarse de la cama) to get up3) (Chi) (Rels Labs) obreros/empleados to (go on) strike* * *= halt, stop, check, break off, shut down, pull up, go + cold turkey, leave off, give + it a rest, let + it drop, pull over, stop over.Ex: Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.
Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex: Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex: This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.Ex: Anyway after a few minutes of being told to give it a rest, she let it drop.Ex: Anyway after a few minutes of being told to give it a rest, she let it drop.Ex: Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.Ex: With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* hablar sin parar = burble on.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* on the go = on-the-go.* parar a un taxi = hail + a cab.* pararse = stall.* pararse a + Infinitivo = take + the time to + Infinitivo.* pararse a mitad de = stop in + midstream during.* pararse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.* pararse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.* sin parar = steadily, non-stop, without a break, without (a) rest, without respite, without stopping.* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.* trabajar sin parar = work (a)round + the clock.* * *parar [A1 ]viA (detenerse) to stop¿el 65 para aquí? does the 65 stop here?paró en seco she stopped deadel autobús iba muy lleno y no nos paró the bus was very full and didn't stop for us¡dónde vas a parar! ( fam); there's no comparison!ir a parar to end upsi sigue así irá a parar a la cárcel if he goes on like this he'll end up in prison¿a dónde habrá ido a parar aquella foto? what can have happened to that photograph? o where's that photograph got to?el documento fue a parar a manos de la policía the document found its way into o ended up in the hands of the police¡a dónde vamos a ir a parar! I don't know what the world's coming tovenir a parar to end upno sé cómo ha podido venir a parar aquí I don't know how it got in here o how it ended up in hereB (cesar) to stoppara un momento, que no te entiendo hang on a minute, I don't quite follow youel ruido no paró en toda la noche the noise didn't let up o stop all nightno parará hasta lograr su meta she won't give up o stop until she's achieved her goalha estado llorando toda la noche sin parar he hasn't stopped crying all nightparar DE + INF to stop -INGaún no ha parado de llover it still hasn't stopped rainingno para de comer she does nothing but eat, she never stops eatingno para de criticar a los demás he's always criticizing othersno he parado en toda la mañana I've been on the go all morning ( colloq)no pararás hasta que rompas algún cristal you won't be happy until you've broken a windowno para en casa ni un momento she's never at home, she never spends any time at homeC1 (hospedarse) to staysiempre paramos en el mismo hotel we always stay at the same hotelD ( AmL) «obreros/empleados» to go on strikelos obreros de la construcción pararán el jueves construction workers are going on strike o are striking on Thursdaypararon a mediodía they went on strike o ( BrE) they downed tools at noon■ pararvt1 ‹coche› to stop; ‹motor/máquina› to stop, switch offparó el tráfico para que pasara la ambulancia he stopped the traffic to let the ambulance past2 ‹persona› to stopme paró para preguntarme la hora he stopped me to ask me the timecuando se pone a hablar no hay quien lo pare once he starts talking, there's no stopping him4 ‹balón/tiro› to save, stop, block; ‹golpe› to block, ward off, parryde inmediato la(s) paró que querían robarle he caught on o twigged right away that they were out to rob him ( colloq)¿no la(s) paras? don't you get it? ( colloq)B ( AmL)1 (poner de pie) to standpáralo en la silla para que vea mejor stand him on the chair so he can see better2 (poner vertical) ‹vaso/libro› to stand … upel perro paró las orejas the dog pricked up its ears■ pararse1 «persona» to stopse paró a hablar con una vecina she stopped to talk to a neighbor¿te has parado alguna vez a pensar por qué? have you ever stopped to think why?2 «reloj/máquina» to stopse me ha parado el reloj my watch has stoppedel coche se nos paró en la cuesta the car stalled o the engine stopped as we were going up the hillB ( AmL)1 (ponerse de pie) to stand uppárate derecho stand up straightse paró en una silla she stood on a chairlos niños se pararon para saludar a la directora the children stood up to welcome the principal¿te puedes parar de cabeza/de manos? can you do headstands/handstands?se paró de un salto y siguió corriendo she jumped up o jumped back onto her feet and carried on running2( AmL) «pelo»: se le paró el pelo del susto he was so scared it made his hair stand on endeste mechón se me para this tuft of hair won't stay down o keeps sticking up3 (Méx, Ven) (levantarse de la cama) to get up* * *
parar ( conjugate parar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( detenerse) to stop;
ir/venir a parar to end up;
fue a parar a la cárcel he ended up in prison;
¿a dónde habrá ido a parar aquella foto? what can have happened to that photo?;
¡a dónde iremos a parar! I don't know what the world's coming to
2 ( cesar) to stop;
ha estado lloviendo sin parar it hasn't stopped raining;
no para quieto ni un momento he can't keep still for a minute;
no para en casa she's never at home;
parar DE + INF to stop -ing;
paró de llover it stopped raining
3 (AmL) [obreros/empleados] to go on strike
verbo transitivo
1
‹motor/máquina› to stop, switch off
‹ golpe› to block, ward off
2 (AmL)
pararse verbo pronominal
1 ( detenerse)
[coche/motor] to stall;
2
se paró en una silla she stood on a chair;
¿te puedes parar de cabeza/de manos? can you do headstands/handstands?
( en los lados) to stick out
parar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to stop: para de saltar, stop jumping
para un momento en la farmacia, stop a minute at the chemist's
no pares de hablar, por favor, keep talking, please
2 (alojarse) to stay
3 (finalizar, terminar) el cuadro fue a parar al rastro, the painting ended up in the flea market
II verbo transitivo
1 to stop
2 Dep to save
3 LAm to stand up
♦ Locuciones: dónde va a parar, by far: mi hija es muchísmo más inteligente que la suya, dónde va a parar, my daughter is far more intelligent than theirs
' parar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atajar
- caer
- callar
- casa
- cesar
- cuestión
- dejarse
- erradicación
- ir
- tirón
- tren
- contener
- detener
- parado
- seco
English:
away
- break
- call
- call at
- catch
- come to
- directly
- draw
- end up
- field
- go
- go on
- halt
- harp on
- jaw
- jerk
- land up
- nonstop
- pull
- pull in
- pull over
- pull up
- save
- screech
- short
- stop
- straight
- talk away
- talk on
- way
- cock
- dead
- flag
- knock
- land
- next
- parry
- prick
- quit
- rattle
- stall
- stand
- steadily
- stretch
- through
- up
- world
* * *♦ vi1. [detenerse, interrumpirse] to stop;este tren para en todas las estaciones this train stops at all stations;párenos aquí [al taxista, conductor] drop us off here;no abra la lavadora hasta que (no) pare por completo do not open the washing machine until it has come to a complete stop;los obreros pararon diez minutos en señal de protesta the workers stopped work for ten minutes as a protest;¡no para callado/quieto un momento! he won't be quiet/stay still for a single moment!;parar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;no ha parado de llover desde que llegamos it hasn't stopped raining since we arrived;no para de molestarme she keeps annoying me;no para de llamarme por teléfono he keeps ringing me up, he's always ringing me up;no parará hasta conseguirlo she won't stop until she gets it;Famno para [está siempre liado] he's always on the go;Famhoy no he parado un momento I've been on the go all day;Famser un no parar [trabajo, vida] to be hectic;¡para ya! stop it!;¡para ya de hacer ruido! stop that noise!;un perro, dos gatos y para de contar a dog, two cats and that's it;parar en seco to stop dead;sin parar non-stop2. [alojarse] to stay;siempre paro en el mismo hotel I always stay at the same hotel;Fam3. [acabar] to end up;¿en qué parará este lío? where will it all end?;ir a parar a to end up in;todos fuimos a parar al mismo lugar we all ended up in the same place;ese camino va a parar a la carretera this path leads to the road;¿dónde habrán ido a parar mis llaves? where can my keys have got to?;¡dónde iremos a parar! [¡es increíble!] whatever next!;Fam¡dónde va a parar! [¡no compares!] there's no comparison!5. Am [ir a la huelga] to go on strike;los médicos paran mañana doctors are on strike tomorrow♦ vt1. [detener, interrumpir] to stop;[asalto] to repel; [golpe] to parry; [penalti, tiro] to save; [balón] to stop;para el motor turn the engine off, stop the engine;nos paró la policía we were stopped by the police;parar (a) un taxi to hail o stop a taxi;cuando le da por hablar no hay quien la pare once she starts talking, there's no stopping her;Perú, RP Fampararle el carro a alguien to put sb in his/her place;Méx Fam2. Am [poner de pie] to stand;pará a la nena, así la peino stand the baby up so I can comb her hair3. Am [levantar] to raise;paré el espejo para verme mejor I lifted the mirror up so I could see myself better* * *I v/t1 ( detener) stopII v/i1 stop;parar de llover stop raining;ha estado lloviendo tres horas sin parar it’s been raining for three hours non-stop2 en alojamiento stay;no sé dónde para I don’t know where he’s staying3:ir a parar end up;¿cómo va a parar todo eso? where is this all going to end?;¿dónde quieres ir a parar? what are you getting at?* * *parar vt1) detener: to stop2) : to stand, to propparar vi1) cesar: to stop2) : to stay, to put up3)ir a parar : to end up, to wind up* * *parar vb¡para ya de hablar! stop talking!2. (gol, penalti) to save3. (estar) to be¿sabes dónde paran mis llaves? do you know where my keys are? -
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1. timeзападноевропейско време Greenwich mean timeвърша нещо вън от работното време do s.th. out of hoursвреме за лягане bed timeвреме за обед dinner timeвремето лети time fliesвремето минава time goes by/is passingще мине известно време it will be some time ( преди before)няма много време there isn't much time, time is short, time pressesне е далеч времето когато, няма да мине много време и it will not be long beforeмина онова време когато the time is past whenвремето напредва time is getting onне остава много време there isn't much time left, време time is getting shortв едно или друго време at one time or anotherв същото at the same timeзимно/лятно времеin winter/summerни в това ни в онова/по никое време at an unseasonable/unearthly hour, at untimely/odd hoursи време му е and high/about time, tooвреме ми е o.'s time has come ( и за смърт) (да to), be old enough toдокато е още време before ifs too late; while the going is goodдотогава има много време there's plenty of time; that's a long time offза известно време for a time/whileкогато му дойде времето in due course/time, in its due season. when the right time comesоще не му е дошло времето the time is not yet ripeтой винаги идва на време he is always on time; he always comes on timeне давам на време (материал и пр.) be late withпредупреждавам на време warn in good timeпристигам на време arrive on/to timeпо едно или друго време at one lime or anotherпо това/онова време at this/that timeдогодина по това време this time next yearпреди известно време some time agoпреди много време a long time agoпрез цялото време all the time, from first to lastслед известно време (sometime) laterслед малко време, не след много време presentlyслед като е минало толкова време after such a long time. at this distance of timeне минало много време и soon after, not long afterтая работа ще вземе/иска време this will take timeимам много свободно време have time on o.'s2. (състояние на атмосферата) weatherмръсно/неприятно/противно/отвратително време foul/nasty/beastly weatherнеустойчиво/променливо време broken weatherвремето е хубаво/лошо it is fine/bad weatherвремето е облачно it is cloudy, the sky is overcastвремето се задържа it is settled weatherвремето ще се обърне there is going to be a break in the weather; the weather will changeпри всякакво време in all weathersако позволи времето, при хубаво време weather permittingнезависимо от това какво е времето, при каквото и да е/при всяко време wet or fine, rain or shine, in rain or fineкакво ужасно време what awful weather! какво беше времето, докато бяхте на море? what sort of weather did you have at the seaside?изгледи за време то a weather forecast.; be allowed timeвреме по пет минути на всеки оратор limit every speaker to five minutesвреме свобода на някого allow s.o. freedom. give freedom to s.o.3. (доставям, снабдявам) furnish, supply, provide(излъчвам) give out, emitвреме данни supply dataвреме електрическа енергия на provide power for, supply with power4. (раждам, произвеждам, нося) yield, bear, produceвреме мляко give/yield milkмаслините дават дървено масло olives yield oilвреме жетва yield/bear a harvestвреме плод bear fruitвреме дивиденти yield dividentsвреме лихва bear/yield interest5. (плащам) payколко даде за тези обувки? how much did you pay for those shoes?6. (продавам) sell, chargeдават портокалите по 1 лв. килото they sell oranges at 1 lev the kilo, oranges sell/are sold at 1 lev the kiloколко го давате? what do you charge for it? how. much Is it? what are you asking for it?7. (изпращам-телеграма и пр.) sendвреме телеграма на send a telegram/cable/wire to, wire to, cable to8. (устройвам-концерт и пр.) give(представям-пиеса и пр.) show, play, put onвреме концерт/забава/прием give a concert/a party/a receptionвреме обед/вечеря на give a lunch/a dinner for, entertain to lunch/dinnerтази вечер дават Хамлет they're playing/showing/giving Hamlet tonight. Ham Set is on tonightкакво дават в кино Х? what is on/showing at the X (Cinema)? отдавна дават тази пиеса the play has had a long run, the play has been on a long timeтой даде добър Хамлет he made a good Hamlet9. (установяваме поставям) fix, setвреме среща fix an appointment (на with)време срок set a time-limitвреме тон set the toneвреме задача set a task10. (равнявам се на) make, add up toвреме воля на indulge, give full play to; give vent toвреме (телефонна) връзка put through (с to)време възможност afford/present an opening/an opportunity (за for)време гласност на give publicity toвреме дете за осиновяване put a child into a homeвреме много жертви suffer heavy lossesвреме скъпи жертви pay a costly/heavy toll in human lifeвреме живота си lay down o.'s lifeвреме на занаят bind (s.o.) over as an apprentice, apprentice (s.o.); put s.o. apprenticeвреме изстрел/залп fire a shot/a volleyвреме клетва take/make/swear an oathвреме за обнародване submit for publicationвреме си оставката resign, hand in o.'s resignationвреме отпор на repulseвреме признаци на show/give signs ofвреме си сметка за realize, be aware ofвреме си ясна сметка за be fully aware ofвреме сражение give battleвреме сянка supply shadeвреме тласък на give an impetus to, set s.th. goingвреме утайка leave a sedimentвреме си парите (харча за какво да е) part with o.'s moneyвреме с едната ръка, вземам с другата give with one hand and take away/back with the otherвреме пътя на send packing, cashierдават ми пътя get (the order of) the bootколко години му даваш? how old do you take him to be?бих му дал тридесет I should put him down at/as thirtyне му дават годините he doesn't look* * *врѐме,само ед. и времена̀ само мн.1. time; ако \времето позволи if time permits; бе \време, когато книж. time was when; без \време before o.’s time; unseasonably; без да имам \време да се подготвя at short notice; \време е it’s (about) time; \време за достъп комп. access time; \време за зареждане комп. load time; \време за изпълнение на програма комп. run time; \време за лягане bed time; \време ми е o.’s time has come (и за смърт) (да to), be old enough to; \времето минава time goes by/is passing; \времето напредва time is getting on; всичко с \времето си all in good time; в същото \време at the same time; в това \време meanwhile; върша нещо вън от работното \време do s.th. out of hours; годишно \време time of the year, season; губя си \времето waste (o.’s) time; днес нямам никакво свободно \време I have no time to spare today; догодина по това \време this time next year; доста \време a good/great while; докато е още \време before it’s too late; while the going is good; дотогава има много \време there’s plenty of time; that’s a long time off; дошло е \време the time has arrived/is ripe (за for); дълго \време for a long stretch of time; едно \време at one time, in the old days; за известно \време for a time/while; за много малко \време in no time; западноевропейско \време Greenwich mean time; зимно/лятно \време in winter/summer; и \време му е and high/about time, too; имам много свободно \време have time on o.’s hands; когато му дойде \времето in due course/time, in its due season, when the right time comes; крайно \време е it is high time; мина онова \време, когато the time is past when; много \време му отне да he was long in, he was a long time in (с ger.); на първо \време for a start; не е далеч \времето, когато (няма да мине много \време и) it will not be long before; не е \време за this is no time for (с ger.); it is a bad time to (с inf.); не минало много \време и soon after, not long after; не остава много \време there isn’t much time left, time is getting short/running out; ни в това ни в онова/по никое \време at an unseasonable/unearthly hour, at untimely/odd hours; нощно \време at night; няма много \време there isn’t much time, time is short, time presses; от \време на \време from time to time, between times, occasionally, on and off, (every) once in a while; every now and again/then, every so often; от колко \време? how long? since when? от някое \време насам for some time past; по всяко \време at any time, at all times; по всяко \време на годината at every season of the year; по едно \време at one time; at one point, suddenly, unexpectedly; преди известно \време some time ago; през \време на during, in; през \време на война in time of war, in wartime; през \време на работа while working, at work, during hours; през цялото \време all the time, from first to last; работно \време office hours, work time; свободно \време leisure, spare time; free time; сега му е \времето now is the time, now if ever; с колко \време разполагаме? how are we fixed for time? след \време after a time; след известно \време (sometime) later; след като е минало толкова \време after such a long time, at this distance of time; тая работа ще вземе/иска \време this will take time; ще мине известно \време it will be some time ( преди before);2. език. tense;3. ( епоха, времена) time(s), days; в днешно \време nowadays; во \време оно in days gone by, long (long) ago; поет. in olden times; in days yore; добри времена бяха! those were the days; доброто старо \време the good old times/days; изостанал от \времето си out of date, behind o.’s times; на моето \време in my day; напред от/изпреварил \времето си ahead of o.’s time; имало едно \време once upon a time; през \времето на in the day(s)/time of, in the lifetime of; сега \времената са други times have changed;4. муз. beat, measure; силно \време муз. strong beat; слабо \време муз. weak beat.——————ср., само ед. ( състояние на атмосферата) weather; ако позволи \времето, при хубаво \време weather permitting; \времето е облачно it is cloudy, the sky is overcast; \времето не обещава да бъде хубаво the weather looks unpromising; \времето се задържа it is settled weather; \времето ще се обърне there is going to be a break in the weather; the weather will change; изгледи за \времето a weather forecast; какво беше \времето, докато бяхте на море? what sort of weather did you have at the seaside? независимо от това какво е \времето, при каквото и да е/при всяко \време wet or fine, rain or shine, in rain or fine; неустойчиво/променливо \време broken weather; при всякакво \време in all weathers.* * *date; tense (грам.); time: време goes by - времето минава; war- time (военно); weather (състояние на атмосферата): good/fine време - хубаво време* * *1. (доставям, снабдявам) furnish, supply, provide 2. (излъчвам) give out, emit 3. (изпращам-телеграма и пр.) send 4. (плащам) pay 5. (представям - пиеса и пр.) show, play, put on 6. (продавам) sell, charge 7. (раждам, произвеждам 8. -ВРЕМЕ живота си lay down o.'s life 9. 1 (равнявам се на) make, add up to 10. 1 (установяваме поставям) fix, set 11. 1 (устройвам - концерт и пр.) give 12. 2 (състояние на атмосферата) weather 13. 7 лв. килото they sell oranges at 14. 8 lev the kilo, oranges sell/are sold at 15. 9 lev the kilo 16. time 17. ВРЕМЕ (си) вид pretend, make believe 18. ВРЕМЕ (телефонна) връзка put through (c to) 19. ВРЕМЕ c едната ръка, вземам с другата give with one hand and take away/back with the other 20. ВРЕМЕ воля на indulge, give full play to;give vent to 21. ВРЕМЕ възможност afford/present an opening/ an opportunity (за for) 22. ВРЕМЕ възможност на enable (s. o.), give (s. o.) an opportunity (да to с inf.) 23. ВРЕМЕ гласност на give publicity to 24. ВРЕМЕ данни supply data 25. ВРЕМЕ дете за осиновяване put a child into a home 26. ВРЕМЕ дивиденти yield dividents 27. ВРЕМЕ е it's (about) time 28. ВРЕМЕ електрическа енергия на provide power for, supply with power 29. ВРЕМЕ жетва yield/bear a harvest 30. ВРЕМЕ за лягане bed time 31. ВРЕМЕ за обед dinner time 32. ВРЕМЕ за обнародване submit for publication 33. ВРЕМЕ задача set a task 34. ВРЕМЕ изстрел/залп fire a shot/a volley 35. ВРЕМЕ клетва take/make/swear an oath 36. ВРЕМЕ концерт /забава/ прием give a concert/ a party/ a reception 37. ВРЕМЕ лихва bear/yield interest 38. ВРЕМЕ ми е o.'s time has come (и за смърт) (да to), be old enough to 39. ВРЕМЕ мляко give/yield milk 40. ВРЕМЕ много жертви suffer heavy losses 41. ВРЕМЕ на занаят bind (s. o.) over as an apprentice, apprentice (s. o.);put s. o. apprentice 42. ВРЕМЕ някому да разбере, ВРЕМЕ да се разбере вж. разбирам 43. ВРЕМЕ обед/вечеря на give a lunch/a dinner for, entertain to lunch/dinner 44. ВРЕМЕ отпор на repulse 45. ВРЕМЕ плод bear fruit 46. ВРЕМЕ по пет минути на всеки оратор limit every speaker to five minutes 47. ВРЕМЕ признаци на show/ give signs of 48. ВРЕМЕ пътя на send packing, cashier 49. ВРЕМЕ свобода на някого allow s.o. freedom. give freedom to s. o. 50. ВРЕМЕ си оставката resign, hand in o.'s resignation 51. ВРЕМЕ си парите (харча за какво да е) part with o.'s money 52. ВРЕМЕ си сметка за realize, be aware of 53. ВРЕМЕ си труд да take (the) trouble to (c inf.), trouble to 54. ВРЕМЕ си ясна сметка за be fully aware of 55. ВРЕМЕ скъпи жертви pay a costly/heavy toll in human life 56. ВРЕМЕ сметка за give/render an account of (на to, за of) 57. ВРЕМЕ сражение give battle 58. ВРЕМЕ среща fix an appointment (на with) 59. ВРЕМЕ срок set a time-limit 60. ВРЕМЕ сянка supply shade 61. ВРЕМЕ телеграма на send a telegram /cable/ wire to, wire to, cable to 62. ВРЕМЕ тласък на give an impetus to, set s.th. going 63. ВРЕМЕ тон set the tone 64. ВРЕМЕ утайка leave a sediment 65. ВРЕМЕто е облачно it is cloudy, the sky is overcast 66. ВРЕМЕто е хубаво/ лошо it is fine/bad weather 67. ВРЕМЕто лети time flies 68. ВРЕМЕто минава time goes by/is passing 69. ВРЕМЕто напредва time is getting on 70. ВРЕМЕто се задържа it is settled weather 71. ВРЕМЕто ще се обърне there is going to be a break in the weather;the weather will change 72. ако ВРЕМЕто позволи if time permits 73. ако позволи ВРЕМЕто, при хубаво ВРЕМЕ weather permitting 74. бе ВРЕМЕ когато лит. time was when 75. безВРЕМЕ before o.'s time;unseasonably 76. бих му дал тридесет I should put him down at/as thirty 77. в друго ВРЕМЕ at some other time 78. в едно или друго ВРЕМЕ at one time or another 79. в същото at the same time 80. в това ВРЕМЕ meanwhile 81. всичко на ВРЕМЕто си all in good time 82. върша нещо вън от работното ВРЕМЕ do s. th. out of hours 83. годишно ВРЕМЕ time of the year, season 84. губя си ВРЕМЕто waste (o.'s) time 85. дават ми пътя get (the order of) the boot 86. дават портокалите по 87. дай ми ВРЕМЕ give me time 88. догодина по това ВРЕМЕ this time next year 89. докато е още ВРЕМЕ before ifs too late;while the going is good 90. доста ВРЕМЕ a good/great while 91. дотогава има много ВРЕМЕ there's plenty of time;that's a long time off 92. дошло е ВРЕМЕ the time has arrived/is ripe (за for) 93. дъжделиво ВРЕМЕ wet/rainy weather 94. едно ВРЕМЕ at one time, in the-old days 95. за (вътре в) много малко ВРЕМЕ in no time 96. за известно ВРЕМЕ for a time/while 97. за малко/ кратко ВРЕМЕ for a (short) while, for a short time 98. за първо ВРЕМЕ for a start 99. западноевропейско ВРЕМЕ Greenwich mean time 100. зимно/лятно ВРЕМЕin winter/summer 101. и ВРЕМЕ му е and high/about time, too 102. изгледи за ВРЕМЕ то a weather forecast.;be allowed time 103. имам много свободно ВРЕМЕ have time on o.'s 104. какво дават в кино Х? what is on/showing at the Х (Cinema)? отдавна дават тази пиеса the play has had a long run, the play has been on a long time 105. какво ужасно ВРЕМЕ what awful weather! какво беше ВРЕМЕто, докато бяхте на море? what sort of weather did you have at the seaside? 106. когато му дойде ВРЕМЕто in due course/time, in its due season. when the right time comes 107. колко го давате? what do you charge for it?how. much Is it?what are you asking for it? 108. колко години му даваш? how old do you take him to be? 109. колко даде за тези обувки? how much did you pay for those shoes? 110. крайно ВРЕМЕ е it is high time 111. лошо ВРЕМЕ bad weather 112. маслините дават дървено масло olives yield oil 113. мина онова ВРЕМЕ когато the time is past when 114. много ВРЕМЕ му взе да he was long in,he was a long time in (c ger.) 115. мръсно/неприятно/противно/отвратително ВРЕМЕ foul/nasty/beastly weather 116. на ВРЕМЕ in/on time 117. на ВРЕМЕ за влака in time for the train 118. не ВРЕМЕ дума да се каже за be dead set against 119. не ВРЕМЕ мира на някого give/allow s. o. no peace 120. не давам на ВРЕМЕ (материал и пр.) be late with 121. не е ВРЕМЕ за this is no time for (c ger.);it is a bad time to (c inf.) 122. не е далеч ВРЕМЕто когато, няма да мине много ВРЕМЕ и it will not be long before 123. не минало много ВРЕМЕ и soon after, not long after 124. не му дават годините he doesn't look 125. не на ВРЕМЕ unoppor-tunely 126. не остава много ВРЕМЕ there isn't much time left,ВРЕМЕtime is getting short 127. не се ВРЕМЕ stick to o.'s guns, not give in, show fight, keep o.'s tail up 128. не се ВРЕМЕ за него he can't compare with me 129. не си ВРЕМЕ много труд вж. труд 130. независимо от това какво е ВРЕМЕто, при каквото и да е/при всяко ВРЕМЕ wet or fine, rain or shine, in rain or fine 131. неустойчиво/променливо ВРЕМЕ broken weather 132. ни в това ни в онова/по никое ВРЕМЕ at an unseasonable/unearthly hour, at untimely/ odd hours 133. нося) yield, bear, produce 134. нощно ВРЕМЕ at night 135. няма ВРЕМЕ за губене there is no time to lose/to be lost;time presses 136. няма много ВРЕМЕ there isn't much time, time is short, time presses 137. от ВРЕМЕ на ВРЕМЕ from time to time, between times, occasionally, on and off, once in a while 138. от доста ВРЕМЕ for quite a while 139. от някое ВРЕМЕ насам for some time past 140. още не му е дошло ВРЕМЕто the time is not yet ripe 141. пo едно или друго ВРЕМЕ at one lime or another 142. пo това/онова ВРЕМЕ at this/that time 143. по ВРЕМЕто когато at the time when 144. по всяко ВРЕМЕ at any time, at all times 145. по всяко ВРЕМЕ на годината at every season of the year 146. по едно ВРЕМЕ at one time;at one point, suddenly, unexpectedly 147. по него ВРЕМЕ at/about that time 148. по някое ВРЕМЕ some time 149. по това ВРЕМЕ на годината at this time of year 150. преди известно ВРЕМЕ some time ago 151. преди много ВРЕМЕ a long time ago 152. предупреждавам на ВРЕМЕ warn in good time 153. през ВРЕМЕ на during, in 154. през ВРЕМЕ на война in time of war, in wartime 155. през ВРЕМЕ на работа while working, at work, during hours 156. през цялото ВРЕМЕ all the time, from first to last 157. при всякакво ВРЕМЕ in all weathers 158. пристигам на ВРЕМЕ arrive on/to time 159. работно ВРЕМЕ office hours, work time 160. свободно ВРЕМЕ leisure, spare time;free time 161. сега му е ВРЕМЕто now is the time, now if ever 162. след ВРЕМЕ after a time 163. след известно ВРЕМЕ (sometime) later 164. след като е минало толкова ВРЕМЕ after such a long time. at this distance of time 165. след малко ВРЕМЕ, не след много ВРЕМЕ presently 166. слънцето ВРЕМЕ топлина и светлина the sun emits heat and light 167. тази вечер дават Хамлет they're playing/showing/giving Hamlet tonight. Ham Set is on tonight 168. тая работа ще вземе/иска ВРЕМЕ this will take time 169. той винаги идва на ВРЕМЕ he is always on time;he always comes on time 170. той даде добър Хамлет he made a good Hamlet 171. точно ВРЕМЕ correct/right/exact time 172. тъкмо на ВРЕМЕ just in/on time 173. хубаво ВРЕМЕ good/fine weather 174. ще мине известно ВРЕМЕ it will be some time (преди before) -
76 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) uno2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) un año
2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.)2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.)
3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) un2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) de un año3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) unidos•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old
4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) de un año- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two
one1 adj1. unwhy don't we go out together one day soon? ¿por qué no salimos juntos un día de estos?2. único3. mismoone2 num unoone, two, three uno, dos, tresone3 pron1. uno2.which one? ¿cuál?this one / that one éste / ése3. el quetr[wʌn]1 (stating number) un, una2 (unspecified, a certain) un, una, algún,-una3 (only, single) único,-a4 (same) mismo,-a5 (with names) un,-a tal1 (thing) uno,-a■ a red one uno,-a rojo,-a■ this one éste,-a■ that one ése,-a, aquél,-la■ which one? ¿cuál?■ the small one el pequeño, la pequeña■ the other one el otro, la otra2 (drink) una copa3 (person) el, la4 (any person, you) uno, una1 (number) uno\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall in one de una (sola) piezaa one un caso■ you are a one! ¡eres un caso!a right one un,-a idiotaas one / as one man como un solo hombre, todos a la vezat one with en armonía conin one (combined, together) a la vez, todo en uno 2 (in only one attempt) de una vez, de un golpe 3 (in one mouthful) de un tragoneither one thing nor the other ni carne ni pescadoone after another / one after the other uno,-a detrás de otro,-aone and all todos,-as, todo el mundoone another el uno al otroone at a time de uno en unoone by one de uno,-a en uno,-a, uno,-a tras otro,-ato be one to... ser dado,-a a..., ser de los/las que...■ I'm not one to gossip no me gusta chismorrear, no soy de las que chismorreanone ['wʌn] adjhe only wants one apple: sólo quiere una manzanahe arrived early one morning: llegó temprano una mañanathey're all members of one team: todos son miembros del mismo equipoone and the same thing: la misma cosa4) some: alguno, alguna; un, unaI'll see you again one day: algún día te veré otra vezat one time or another: en una u otra ocasiónone n1) : uno m (número)from day one: desde el primer momentothe one (girl) on the right: la de la derechahe has the one but needs the other: tiene uno pero necesita el otroone pron1) : uno, unaone of his friends: una de sus amigasone never knows: uno nunca sabe, nunca se sabeto cut one's finger: cortarse el dedo2)one and all : todos, todo el mundo3)one another : el uno al otro, sethey loved one another: se amaban4)that one : aquél, aquella5)which one? : ¿cuál?adj.• igual adj.• solo, -a adj.• un tal adj.• uno, -a adj.• único, -a adj.art.• un art.• una art.n.• uno s.m.pron.• alguno pron.• la una (hora) pron.• uno pron.
I wʌn1)a) ( number) uno mhas anybody got five ones? — ¿alguien tiene cinco billetes de un dólar (or un peso etc)?
to be at one with somebody/something — estar* en paz or en armonía con alguien/algo; see also four I
b) ( elliptical use)it was interesting in more ways than one — fue interesante en más de un sentido/en muchos sentidos
I only want the one — sólo quiero uno/una
did you see many cows? - one or two — ¿viste muchas vacas? - alguna que otra
2) (in phrases)as one: they rose as one se pusieron de pie todos a la vez or como un solo hombre; for one por lo pronto; who's going? - well, I am for one ¿quién va? - yo, por lo pronto; in one: it's a TV and a video in one es televisión y vídeo a la vez or todo en uno; one by one — uno a uno, uno por uno
II
1)a) ( stating number) un, unaone button/pear — un botón/una pera
one thousand, three hundred — mil trescientos
b) (certain, particular)one boy was tall, the other short — uno de los niños era alto, el otro era bajo
2)a) ( single)the one and only Frank Sinatra — el incomparable or inimitable Frank Sinatra
my one and only coat is at the cleaners — el único abrigo que tengo or mi único abrigo está en la tintorería
b) ( same) mismo, mismawe drank out of the one glass cup — bebimos del mismo vaso/de la misma taza
3) ( unspecified) un, una4) ( with names)in the name of one John Smith/Sarah Brown — a nombre de un tal John Smith/una tal Sarah Brown
III
1) ( thing)this one — éste/ésta
that one — ése/ésa
which one? — ¿cuál?
the one on the right/left — el/la de la derecha/izquierda
the ones on the table — los/las que están en la mesa
the blue ones — los/las azules
I want the big one — quiero el/la grande
it's my last one — es el último/la última que me queda
he's had one too many — ha bebido de más, ha bebido más de la cuenta
have you heard the one about... ? — ¿has oído el chiste de... ?
he ate all the apples one after another o the other — se comió todas las manzanas, una detrás de otra
2) ( person)the one on the right's my cousin — el/la de la derecha es mi primo/prima
he's a sly one, that Jack Tibbs — es un zorro ese Jack Tibbs
I'm not one to gossip, but... — no me gustan los chismes pero...
one after another o the other — uno tras otro or detrás de otro
IV
pronoun uno, unaone simply never knows — realmente nunca se sabe or uno nunca sabe
[wʌn]one another — each other, each II 2)
1. ADJ1) (=number) un/una; (before sing noun) un•
the last but one — el penúltimo/la penúltima•
one or two people — algunas personas•
that's one way of doing it — esa es una forma or una de las maneras de hacerlo2) (indefinite) un/una, ciertoone day — un día, cierto día
3) (=sole) único•
no one man could do it — ningún hombre podría hacerlo por sí solo•
the one and only difficulty — la única dificultad4) (=same) mismo•
it's all one — es lo mismoit's all one to me — me da igual, me da lo mismo
5) (=united)•
they all shouted as one — todos gritaron a una•
to become one — casarse•
to be one with sth — formar un conjunto con algo2.N (=figure) uno m•
to be at one (with sb) — estar completamente de acuerdo (con algn)to be at one with o.s. — estar en paz consigo mismo
•
to go one better than sb — tomar la ventaja or la delantera a algn•
she's cook and housekeeper in one — es a la vez cocinera y ama de llavesyou've got it in one! * — ¡y que lo digas! *
•
to be one up — (Sport etc) llevar un punto/gol etc de ventajafast I, 1., 1), quick 1., 3), road 1., 2)that puts us one up — (Sport etc) eso nos da un punto/gol etc de ventaja
3. PRON1) (indefinite) uno/unahave you got one? — ¿tienes uno?
his message is one of pessimism — su mensaje es pesimista, el suyo es un mensaje pesimista
•
one after the other — uno tras otro•
one and all — todos sin excepción, todo el mundo•
one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno•
I for one am not going — yo, por mi parte, no voy•
not one — ni uno•
one of them — uno de elloshe's one of the group — es del grupo, forma parte del grupo
•
the one..., the other... — uno..., el otro...price of one — precio m de la unidad
2) (specific)this one — este/esta
that one — ese/esa, aquel/aquella
which one do you want? — ¿cuál quieres?
who wants these red ones? — ¿quién quiere estos colorados?
In the past the standard spelling for [este/esta], [ese/esa] and [aquel/aquella] as pronouns was with an accent ([éste/ésta],[ése/ésa] and [aquél/aquélla]). Nowadays the [Real Academia Española] advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives ([este/esta], [ese/esa] and [aquel/aquella]).what about this little one? — ¿y este pequeñito or (esp LAm) chiquito?
3) (relative)the one who, the one that — el/la que
the ones who, the ones that — los/las que
4) (=person)•
you are a one! — ¡qué cosas dices/haces!•
our dear ones — nuestros seres queridos•
the Evil One — el demonio•
you're a fine one! * — ¡menuda pieza estás tú hecho! *•
he's one for the ladies — tiene éxito con las mujeres•
the little ones — los pequeños, los chiquillos•
never a one — ni uno siquiera•
he is not one to protest — no es de los que protestan5)• one another, they kissed one another — se besaron (el uno al otro)
do you see one another much? — ¿se ven mucho?
6) (impers) uno/una* * *
I [wʌn]1)a) ( number) uno mhas anybody got five ones? — ¿alguien tiene cinco billetes de un dólar (or un peso etc)?
to be at one with somebody/something — estar* en paz or en armonía con alguien/algo; see also four I
b) ( elliptical use)it was interesting in more ways than one — fue interesante en más de un sentido/en muchos sentidos
I only want the one — sólo quiero uno/una
did you see many cows? - one or two — ¿viste muchas vacas? - alguna que otra
2) (in phrases)as one: they rose as one se pusieron de pie todos a la vez or como un solo hombre; for one por lo pronto; who's going? - well, I am for one ¿quién va? - yo, por lo pronto; in one: it's a TV and a video in one es televisión y vídeo a la vez or todo en uno; one by one — uno a uno, uno por uno
II
1)a) ( stating number) un, unaone button/pear — un botón/una pera
one thousand, three hundred — mil trescientos
b) (certain, particular)one boy was tall, the other short — uno de los niños era alto, el otro era bajo
2)a) ( single)the one and only Frank Sinatra — el incomparable or inimitable Frank Sinatra
my one and only coat is at the cleaners — el único abrigo que tengo or mi único abrigo está en la tintorería
b) ( same) mismo, mismawe drank out of the one glass cup — bebimos del mismo vaso/de la misma taza
3) ( unspecified) un, una4) ( with names)in the name of one John Smith/Sarah Brown — a nombre de un tal John Smith/una tal Sarah Brown
III
1) ( thing)this one — éste/ésta
that one — ése/ésa
which one? — ¿cuál?
the one on the right/left — el/la de la derecha/izquierda
the ones on the table — los/las que están en la mesa
the blue ones — los/las azules
I want the big one — quiero el/la grande
it's my last one — es el último/la última que me queda
he's had one too many — ha bebido de más, ha bebido más de la cuenta
have you heard the one about... ? — ¿has oído el chiste de... ?
he ate all the apples one after another o the other — se comió todas las manzanas, una detrás de otra
2) ( person)the one on the right's my cousin — el/la de la derecha es mi primo/prima
he's a sly one, that Jack Tibbs — es un zorro ese Jack Tibbs
I'm not one to gossip, but... — no me gustan los chismes pero...
one after another o the other — uno tras otro or detrás de otro
IV
pronoun uno, unaone simply never knows — realmente nunca se sabe or uno nunca sabe
one another — each other, each II 2)
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77 go
go ⇒ Usage note: go1 (move, travel) aller (from de ; to à, en) ; to go to London/Paris aller à Londres/Paris ; to go to Wales/to Ireland/to California aller au Pays de Galles/en Irlande/en Californie ; to go to town/to the country aller en ville/à la campagne ; they went home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; she's gone to Paris elle est allée à Paris ; to go up/down/across monter/descendre/traverser ; I went into the room je suis entré dans la pièce ; to go by bus/train/plane voyager en bus/train/avion ; we went there by bus nous y sommes allés en bus ; to go by ou past [person, vehicle] passer ; that car's going very fast! cette voiture roule très vite! ; there he goes again! ( that's him again) le revoilà! ; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!, c'est reparti! ; who goes there? Mil qui va là? ; where do we go from here? fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait? ;2 (on specific errand, activity) aller ; to go shopping aller faire des courses ; to go swimming (in sea, river) aller se baigner ; ( in pool) aller à la piscine ; to go for a walk aller se promener ; to go on a journey/on holiday partir en voyage/en vacances ; to go for a drink aller prendre un verre ; he's gone to get some wine il est allé chercher du vin ; go and answer the phone va répondre au téléphone ; go and tell them that… va leur dire que… ; go after him! poursuivez-le! ;3 ( attend) aller ; to go to school/ church aller à l'école/l'église ; to go to work aller or se rendre au travail ; to go to the doctor's/dentist's aller chez le médecin/dentiste ;4 ( used as auxiliary with present participle) she went running up the stairs elle a monté l'escalier en courant ; she went complaining to the principal elle est allée se plaindre au directeur ;5 ( depart) partir ; I must go, I must be going il faut que je parte or que je m'en aille ; the train goes at six o'clock le train part à six heures ; a train goes every hour il y a un train toutes les heures ; to go on holiday partir en vacances ; be gone! va-t'en!, allez-vous en! ;6 euph ( die) mourir, disparaître ; when I am gone quand je ne serai plus là ; the doctors say she could go at any time d'après les médecins elle risque de mourir d'un instant à l'autre ;7 ( disappear) partir ; half the money goes on school fees la moitié de l'argent part en frais de scolarité ; the money/cake has all gone il ne reste plus d'argent/de gâteau ; I left my bike outside and now it's gone j'ai laissé mon vélo dehors et il n'est plus là or il a disparu ; there goes my chance of winning! c'en est fait de mes chances de gagner! ;8 (be sent, transmitted) it can't go by post on ne peut pas l'envoyer par la poste ; these proposals will go before parliament ces propositions seront soumises au parlement ;9 ( become) to go red rougir ; to go white blanchir ; his hair ou he is going grey il commençe à avoir les cheveux blancs ; to go mad devenir fou/folle ; to go bankrupt faire faillite ;10 ( change over to new system) to go Labour/Conservative Pol [country, constituency] voter travailliste/conservateur ; to go metric adopter le système métrique ; ⇒ private, public ;11 (be, remain) the people went hungry les gens n'avaient rien à manger ; we went for two days without food nous avons passé deux jours sans rien manger ; to go unnoticed passer inaperçu ; to go unpunished rester impuni ; the question went unanswered la question est restée sans réponse ; to go naked se promener tout nu ; he was allowed to go free il a été libéré or remis en liberté ;12 (weaken, become impaired) his memory/mind is going il perd la mémoire/l'esprit ; his hearing is going il devient sourd ; my voice is going je n'ai plus de voix ; the battery is going la batterie est presque à plat ; the engine is going le moteur a des ratés ;13 ( of time) ( elapse) s'écouler ; three hours went by before… trois heures se sont écoulées avant que… (+ subj) ; there are only three days to go before Christmas il ne reste plus que trois jours avant Noël ; how's the time going? quelle heure est-il? ; it's just gone seven o'clock il est un peu plus de sept heures ;14 ( be got rid of) he's totally inefficient, he'll have to go! il est complètement incapable, il va falloir qu'on se débarrasse de lui! ; that new lampshade is hideous, it'll have to go! ce nouvel abat-jour est affreux, il va falloir qu'on s'en débarrasse! ; the car will have to go il va falloir vendre la voiture ; either she goes or I do! c'est elle ou moi! ; six down and four to go! six de faits, et encore quatre à faire! ;15 (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionner ; to set [sth] going mettre [qch] en marche ; to get going [engine, machine] se mettre en marche ; fig [business] démarrer ; to get the fire going allumer le feu ; to keep going [person, business, machine] tenir le coup ○, se maintenir ; we have several projects going at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets en route en ce moment ; ⇒ keep ;16 ( start) let's get going! allons-y!, allez, on commençe! ; we'll have to get going on that translation il va falloir qu'on se mette à faire cette traduction ; to get things going mettre les choses en train ; ready, steady, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez! ; here goes!, here we go! c'est parti! ; once he gets going, he never stops une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas ;17 ( lead) aller, conduire, mener (to à) ; that corridor goes to the kitchen le couloir va or conduit à la cuisine ; the road goes down to the sea/goes up the mountain la route descend vers la mer/monte au sommet de la montagne ; this road goes past the cemetery ce chemin passe à côté du cimetière ;18 ( extend in depth or scope) the roots of the plant go very deep les racines de la plante s'enfoncent très profondément ; the historical reasons for this conflict go very deep les raisons historiques de ce conflit remontent très loin ; these habits go very deep ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées or enracinées ; as far as that goes pour ce qui est de cela ; it's true as far as it goes c'est vrai dans un sens or dans une certaine mesure ; she'll go far! elle ira loin! ; this time he's gone too far! cette fois il est allé trop loin! ; a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours ; one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people un gigot d'agneau n'est pas suffisant pour douze personnes ; this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude ceci explique en grande partie son attitude ; you can make £5 go a long way on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling ;19 (belong, be placed) aller ; where do these plates go? où vont ces assiettes? ; that table goes beside the bed cette table va à côté du lit ; the suitcases will have to go in the back il va falloir mettre les valises derrière ;20 ( fit) gen rentrer ; it won't go into the box ça ne rentre pas dans la boîte ; five into four won't go quatre n'est pas divisible par cinq ; three into six goes twice six divisé par trois, ça fait deux ;21 (be expressed, sung etc in particular way) I can't remember how the poem goes je n'arrive pas à me rappeler le poème ; how does the song go? quel est l'air de la chanson? ; the song goes something like this la chanson ressemble à peu près à ça ; as the saying goes comme dit le proverbe ; the story goes that le bruit court que, on dit que ; her theory goes something like this… sa théorie consiste à peu près à dire que… ;22 ( be accepted) what he says goes c'est lui qui fait la loi ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; that goes without saying cela va sans dire ; anything goes tout est permis ;23 ( be about to) to be going to do aller faire ; it's going to snow il va neiger ; I was just going to phone you j'étais justement sur le point de t'appeler, j'allais justement t'appeler ; I'm going to phone him right now je vais l'appeler tout de suite ; I'm not going to be treated like that! je ne vais pas me laisser faire comme ça! ; we were going to go to Italy, but we changed our plans nous devions aller en Italie, mais nous avons changé d'idée ;24 ( happen) the party went very well la soirée s'est très bien passée ; so far the campaign is going well jusqu'à maintenant la campagne a bien marché ; how did the evening go? comment s'est passée la soirée? ; the way things are going, I don't think we'll ever get finished vu la façon dont les choses se passent or si ça continue comme ça, je pense qu'on n'aura jamais fini ; how's it going ○ ?, how are things going? comment ça va ○ ? ; how goes it? hum comment ça va ○ ?, comment va ◑ ? ;25 ( be on average) it's old, as Australian towns go c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne ; it wasn't a bad party, as parties go c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne ;26 ( be sold) the house went for over £100,000 la maison a été vendue à plus de 100 000 livres ; we won't let the house go for less than £100,000 nous ne voulons pas vendre la maison à moins de 100 000 livres ; those rugs are going cheap ces tapis ne sont pas chers ; the house will go to the highest bidder la maison sera vendue au plus offrant ; ‘going, going, gone!’ ( at auction) ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’ ;27 ( be on offer) I'll have some coffee, if there's any going je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a ; are there any drinks going? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose à boire? ; I'll have whatever's going je prendrai ce qu'il y a ; it's the best machine going c'est la meilleure machine sur le marché ; there's a job going at their London office il y a un poste libre dans leur bureau de Londres ;28 ( contribute) the money will go towards a new roof l'argent servira à payer un nouveau toit ; the elements that go to make a great film les éléments qui font un bon film ; everything that goes to make a good teacher toutes les qualités d'un bon enseignant ;29 ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à) ; [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à) ; the money will go to charity les bénéfices iront aux bonnes œuvres ; most of the credit should go to the author la plus grande partie du mérite revient à l'auteur ; the job went to a local man le poste a été donné à un homme de la région ;30 ( emphatic use) she's gone and told everybody! elle est allée le dire à tout le monde! ; why did he go and spoil it? pourquoi est-il allé tout gâcher ? ; you've gone and ruined everything! tu t'es débrouillé pour tout gâcher! ; he went and won the competition! il s'est débrouillé pour gagner le concours! ; you've really gone and done it now! tu peux être fier de toi! iron ; then he had to go and lose his wallet comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille ;31 ( of money) (be spent, used up) all his money goes on drink tout son argent passe dans l'alcool ; most of his salary goes on rent la plus grande partie de son salaire passe dans le loyer ; I don't know where all my money goes (to)! je ne sais pas ce que je fais de mon argent! ;32 (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire ; [bell, alarm] sonner ; the cat went ‘miaow’ le chat a fait ‘miaou’ ; wait until the bell goes attends que la cloche sonne ( subj) ; she went like this with her fingers elle a fait comme ça avec ses doigts ; so he goes ‘what about my money ○ ?’ et puis il dit or il fait, ‘et mon argent?’ ;33 (resort to, have recourse to) to go to war [country] entrer en guerre ; [soldier] partir à la guerre ; to go to law GB ou to the law US aller en justice ;34 (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer ; [cable, rope] se rompre, céder ; ( fuse) [light bulb] griller ;35 (bid, bet) aller ; I'll go as high as £100 j'irai jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ; I went up to £100 je suis allé jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ;36 ( take one's turn) you go next c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après ; you go first après vous ;37 ( be in harmony) those two colours don't go together ces deux couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ; the curtains don't go with the carpet les rideaux ne vont pas avec le tapis ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;38 ○ euph ( relieve oneself) aller aux toilettes ;1 ( travel) we had gone ten miles before we realized that… nous avions déjà fait dix kilomètres quand nous nous sommes rendu compte que… ; are you going my way? tu vas dans la même direction que moi? ; to go one's own way fig suivre son chemin ;2 ○ (bet, bid) I go two diamonds ( in cards) j'annonce deux carreaux ; he went £20 il a mis or parié 20 livres sterling.1 GB ( person's turn) tour m ; ( try) essai m ; it's your go ( in game) c'est ton tour, c'est à toi ; whose go is it? gen à qui le tour? ; ( in game) à qui de jouer? ; you've had two goes ( in game) tu as eu deux tours ; ( two attempts at mending sth) tu as déjà essayé deux fois ; to have a go at sth essayer de faire qch ; have another go! essaie encore une fois or un coup! ; she had several goes at the exam elle a repassé l'examen plusieurs fois ; I had to have several goes before passing j'ai dû m'y reprendre à plusieurs fois avant de réussir ;2 ○ ( energy) dynamisme m ; to be full of go, to be all go être très dynamique, avoir beaucoup d'allant ; he has no go in him il manque de dynamisme ;to have a go at sb s'en prendre à qn ; to make a go of sth réussir qch ; she's always on the go elle n'arrête jamais ; he's all go ○ ! il n'arrête pas! ; it's all the go ○ ! ça fait fureur! ; we have several different projects on the go at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier or en cours en ce moment ; (it's) no go! pas question! ; from the word go dès le départ ; that was a near go ○ ! on l'a échappé belle! ; in one go d'un seul coup ; to go one better than sb renchérir sur qn ; that's how it goes!, that's the way it goes! ainsi va le monde!, c'est la vie! ; there you go ○ ! voilà!■ go about:▶ go about1 = go around ;2 Naut virer de bord ; prepare to go about! parer à virer! ;▶ go about [sth]1 ( undertake) s'attaquer à [task] ; how do you go about writing a novel? comment est-ce que vous vous y prenez pour écrire un roman? ; he knows how to go about it il sait s'y prendre ;2 ( be busy with) to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations ; she went about her work mechanically elle faisait son travail machinalement.■ go across:▶ go across traverser ; he's gone across to the shop/neighbour's il est allé au magasin en face/chez les voisins en face ;▶ go across [sth] traverser [street, river, bridge etc].■ go after:▶ go after [sth/sb]1 ( chase) poursuivre [person] ;2 fig ( try hard to get) he really went after that job il a fait tout son possible pour avoir ce travail.■ go against:▶ go against [sb/sth]1 ( prove unfavourable to) the vote/verdict/decision went against them le vote/le verdict/la décision leur a été défavorable or n'a pas été en leur faveur ; the war is going against them la guerre tourne à leur désavantage ;2 ( conflict with) être contraire à [rules, principles] ; to go against the trend aller à l'encontre de or être contraire à la tendance ; to go against the party line Pol ne pas être dans la ligne du parti ;3 (resist, oppose) s'opposer à, aller à l'inverse de [person, sb's wishes].■ go ahead1 ( go in front) go ahead, I'll follow you on partez devant, je vous suis ;2 fig ( proceed) go! ( in conversation) continue! ; go ahead and shoot! vas-y, tire! ; they are going ahead with the project ils ont décidé de mettre le projet en route ; we can go ahead without them nous pouvons continuer sans eux ; next week's strike is to go ahead la grève de la semaine prochaine va avoir lieu.■ go along1 ( move along) [person, vehicle] aller, avancer ; to make sth up as one goes along fig inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;2 ( attend) aller ; she went along as a witch elle y est allée déguisée en sorcière ; I went along as a witness j'y suis allé or je me suis présenté comme témoin.▶ go along with [sb/sth] être d'accord avec, accepter [plans, wishes] ; I can't go along with that je ne peux pas accepter ça ; I'll go along with you there je suis d'accord avec vous sur ce point.■ go around:1 (move, travel about) se promener, circuler ; to go around naked/barefoot se promener tout nu/pieds nus ; she goes around on a bicycle elle circule à bicyclette ; they go around everywhere together ils vont partout ensemble ;2 ( circulate) [rumour] courir ; there's a rumour going around that le bruit court que ; there's a virus going around il y a un virus qui traîne ; there isn't enough money to go around il n'y a pas assez d'argent pour tout le monde ;▶ go around [sth] faire le tour de [house, shops, area] ; to go around the world faire le tour du monde ; they went around the country looking for him ils l'ont cherché dans tout le pays.■ go at:▶ go at [sb] ( attack) attaquer, tomber sur ;▶ go at [sth] s'attaquer à, s'atteler à [task, activity].■ go away [person] partir ; to go away on holiday GB ou vacation US partir en vacances ; go away and leave me alone! va-t-en et laisse-moi tranquille! ; go away and think about it réfléchissez-y ; don't go away thinking that ne va pas croire que ; this cold/headache just won't go away! je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de ce rhume/mal de tête! ; the problems aren't just going to go away! les problèmes ne vont pas disparaître tout seuls!■ go back1 ( return) retourner ; ( turn back) rebrousser chemin, faire demi-tour ; ( resume work) reprendre le travail ; (resume classes, studies) reprendre les cours ; as it was raining, they decided to go back comme il pleuvait, ils ont décidé de faire demi-tour or de rebrousser chemin ; they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; let's go back to France rentrons en France ; to go back to the beginning recommencer ; to go back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back to work/writing se remettre au travail/à écrire ; go back! the path isn't safe reculez! le chemin est dangereux ; once you've committed yourself, there's no going back une fois que vous vous êtes engagé, vous ne pouvez plus reculer ;2 ( in time) remonter ; to go back in time remonter dans le temps ; to understand the problem we need to go back 20 years pour comprendre le problème il faut remonter 20 ans en arrière ; this tradition goes back a century cette tradition est vieille d'un siècle ; we go back a long way ça fait longtemps qu'on se connaît ;3 ( revert) revenir (to à) ; to go back to teaching revenir à l'enseignement ; to go back to being a student reprendre des études ; let's go back to what we were discussing yesterday revenons à ce que dont nous parlions hier.■ go back on:▶ go back on [sth] revenir sur [promise, decision].■ go before:▶ go before ( go in front) aller au devant ; fig ( in time) se passer avant ; all that had gone before tout ce qui s'était passé avant ;▶ go before [sb/sth] [person] comparaître devant [court, judge] ; the bill went before parliament le projet de loi a été soumis au parlement.■ go by:▶ go by [person] passer ; [time] passer, s'écouler ; as time goes by avec le temps ; don't let such opportunities go by il ne faut pas laisser passer de telles occasions ;▶ go by [sth]1 ( judge by) juger d'après ; to go by appearances juger d'après or sur les apparences ; going by her looks, I'd say she was about 30 à la voir, je lui donne 30 ans ; you mustn't go by what you read in the papers il ne faut pas croire tout ce que disent les journaux ; if the trailer is anything to go by, it should be a good film à en juger par la bande-annonce, ça doit être un bon film ; if the father is anything to go by, I wouldn't like to meet the son! quand on voit le père, on n'a pas envie de rencontrer le fils! ;2 ( proceed by) to go by the rules suivre or observer le règlement ; promotion goes by seniority la promotion se fait à l'ancienneté or en fonction de l'ancienneté.■ go down:▶ go down1 ( descend) gen descendre ; [diver] effectuer une plongée ; to go down to the cellar descendre à la cave ; to go down to the beach aller à la plage ; to go down to the pub aller au pub ; they've gone down to Brighton for a few days ils sont allés passer quelques jours à Brighton ; ‘going down!’ ( in elevator) ‘on descend!’ ; to go down on one's knees se mettre à genoux ;2 ( fall) [person, aircraft] tomber ; ( sink) [ship] couler, sombrer ; [person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ; most of the passengers went down with the ship la plupart des passagers ont coulé avec le navire ; the plane went down in flames l'avion s'est écrasé en flammes ; the plane went down over Normandy/the Channel l'avion s'est écrasé en Normandie/est tombé dans la Manche ; to go down for the third time [drowning person] disparaître sous les flots et se noyer ;3 [sun] se coucher ;4 ( be received) to go down well/badly être bien/mal reçu ; this remark didn't go down at all well cette remarque n'a pas été appréciée du tout ; his jokes went down well/didn't go down well with the audience le public a apprécié/n'a pas beaucoup apprécié ses plaisanteries ; another cup of coffee would go down nicely! une autre tasse de café serait la bienvenue! ;5 ( be swallowed) it went down the wrong way c'est passé de travers ;6 ( become lower) [water level, temperature] baisser ; [tide] descendre ; [price, standard] baisser ; ( abate) [storm, wind] se calmer ; [fire] s'éteindre ; the river has/the floods have gone down le niveau de la rivière/des inondations a baissé ; foodstuffs are going down (in price) les produits alimentaires deviennent moins chers ;8 GB Univ ( break up for holiday) terminer les cours ; ( leave university permanently) quitter l'université ; when do you go down? quand est-ce que vous êtes en vacances? ;9 gen, Sport (fail, be defeated) perdre ; ( be downgraded) redescendre ; Corby went down 6-1 to Oxford Corby a perdu 6-1 contre Oxford ; the team has gone down to the second division l'équipe est redescendue en deuxième division ;10 ( be remembered) he will go down as a great statesman on se souviendra de lui comme d'un grand homme d'État ;11 ( be recorded) être noté ; it all goes down in her diary elle note tout dans son journal ;12 ( continue) the book goes down to 1939 le livre va jusqu'en 1939 ; if you go down to the second last line you will see that si vous regardez à l'avant-dernière ligne, vous verrez que ;13 ( be stricken) to go down with flu/malaria attraper la grippe/la malaria ;14 ○ GB ( be sent to prison) être envoyé en prison ;15 Comput [computer, system] tomber en panne ;▶ go down [sth]■ go down on:▶ go down on [sth] ( set) [sun] se coucher sur ; when the sun went down on the Roman Empire fig quand l'empire romain commençait à décliner ;■ go for:▶ go for [sb/sth]1 ○ (favour, have liking for) craquer ○ pour [person, physical type] ; aimer [style of music, literature etc] ; he really goes for blondes il craque ○ pour or il adore les blondes ; I don't go much for modern art je ne suis pas emballé ○ par l'art moderne, je n'aime pas tellement l'art moderne ;2 ( apply to) être valable pour, s'appliquer à ; that goes for all of you! c'est valable pour tout le monde! ; the same goes for him c'est valable pour lui aussi!, ça s'applique à lui aussi! ;▶ go for [sb]1 ( attack) ( physically) attaquer, tomber sur ; ( verbally) attaquer, s'en prendre à [person] ; the two youths went for him les deux jeunes l'ont attaqué or lui ont sauté dessus ; to go for sb's throat [animal] attaquer qn à la gorge ; she really went for him! (in argument, row) elle l'a vraiment incendié!, elle s'en est prise violemment à lui! ;2 he has a lot going for him il a beaucoup de choses pour lui ;▶ go for [sth]1 ( attempt to achieve) essayer d'obtenir [honour, victory] ; she's going for the gold medal/world record elle vise la médaille d'or/le record mondial ; go for it ○ ! vas-y, fonce ○ ! ; the company is going for a new image l'entreprise cherche à se donner une nouvelle image ; the team is going for a win against Italy l'équipe compte bien gagner contre l'Italie ;2 ( choose) choisir, prendre ; I'll go for the blue one je prendrai le bleu.■ go forth sout [person] ( go out) sortir ; ( go forward) aller, avancer ; go forth and multiply allez et multipliez-vous.■ go forward(s) avancer.■ go in1 ( enter) entrer ; ( go back in) rentrer ;3 ( disappear) [sun, moon] se cacher.■ go in for:▶ go in for [sth]1 ( be keen on) aimer [sport, hobby etc] ; I don't go in for sports much je n'aime pas tellement le sport ; he goes in for opera in a big way il adore l'opéra, c'est un fou d'opéra ○ ; we don't go in for that sort of thing nous n'aimons pas ce genre de chose ; they don't go in much for foreign languages at Ben's school ils ne s'intéressent pas beaucoup aux langues étrangères dans l'école de Ben ;2 ( take up) to go in for teaching entrer dans l'enseignement ; to go in for politics se lancer dans la politique ;3 ( take part in) s'inscrire à [exam, competition].■ go into:▶ go into [sth]1 ( enter) entrer dans ; fig ( take up) se lancer dans ; to go into hospital entrer à l'hôpital ; to go into parliament entrer au parlement ; to go into politics/business se lancer dans la politique/les affaires ;2 (examine, investigate) étudier ; we need to go into the question of funding il faut que nous étudiions la question du financement ;3 (explain, describe) I won't go into why I did it je n'expliquerai pas pourquoi je l'ai fait ; let's not go into that now laissons cela de côté pour l'instant ;4 ( launch into) se lancer dans ; she went into a long explanation of what had happened elle s'est lancée dans une longue explication de ce qui s'était passé ;5 ( be expended) a lot of work/money went into this project beaucoup de travail/d'argent a été investi dans ce projet ; a lot of effort went into organizing the party l'organisation de la soirée a demandé beaucoup de travail ;6 ( hit) [car, driver] rentrer dans, heurter ; the car went into a lamp post la voiture est rentrée dans or a heurté un réverbère.■ go in with:▶ go in with [sb] se joindre à [person, ally, organization] ; he went in with us to buy the present il s'est mis avec nous pour acheter le cadeau.■ go off:▶ go off2 [alarm clock] sonner ; [fire alarm] se déclencher ;3 ( depart) partir, s'en aller ; he went off to work il est parti au travail ; she went off to find a spade elle est allée chercher une pelle ; they went off together ils sont partis ensemble ;4 GB ( go bad) [milk, cream] tourner ; [meat] s'avarier ; [butter] rancir ; ( deteriorate) [performer, athlete etc] perdre sa forme ; [work] se dégrader ; ( lose one's attractiveness) [person] être moins beau/belle qu'avant ; he used to be very handsome, but he's gone off a bit il était très beau, mais il est moins bien maintenant ; the first part of the film was good, but after that it went off la première partie du film était bien, mais après ça s'est dégradé ;5 ○ ( fall asleep) s'endormir ;6 ( cease to operate) [lights, heating] s'éteindre ;7 (happen, take place) [evening, organized event] se passer ; the concert went off very well le concert s'est très bien passé ;8 Theat quitter la scène ;▶ go off [sb/sth] GB I used to like him but I've gone off him je l'aimais bien avant, mais je ne l'aime plus tellement ; I've gone off opera/whisky je n'aime plus tellement l'opéra/le whisky ; I think she's gone off the idea je crois qu'elle a renoncé à l'idée.■ go off with:▶ go off with [sb/sth] partir avec [person, money] ; she went off with all his money elle est partie avec tout son argent ; who's gone off with my pen? qui a pris mon stylo?■ go on:▶ go on1 (happen, take place) se passer ; what's going on? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; there's a party going on upstairs il y a une fête en haut ; how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure? ; a lot of stealing goes on il y a beaucoup de vols ; a lot of drinking goes on at Christmas time les gens boivent beaucoup à Noël ;2 ( continue on one's way) poursuivre son chemin ;3 ( continue) continuer ; go on with your work continuez votre travail, continuez de travailler ; go on looking continuez à or de chercher ; she went on speaking elle a continué de parler ; go on, we're all listening! continue, nous t'écoutons tous! ; ‘and another thing,’ she went on, ‘you're always late’ ‘et autre chose,’ a-t-elle ajouté, ‘vous êtes toujours en retard’ ; if he goes on like this, he'll get into trouble! s'il continue comme ça, il va s'attirer des ennuis ; we can't go on like this! nous ne pouvons pas continuer comme ça! ; life must go on la vie continue ; the meeting went on into the afternoon la réunion s'est prolongée jusque dans l'après-midi ; you can't go on being a pen pusher all your life! tu ne peux pas rester gratte-papier toute ta vie! ; the list goes on and on la liste est infinie or interminable ; that's enough to be going on with ça suffit pour le moment ; have you got enough work to be going on with? est-ce que tu as assez de travail pour le moment? ; here's £20 to be going on with voici 20 livres pour te dépanner ; go on (with you) ○ ! allons donc! ;4 ( of time) ( elapse) as time went on, they… avec le temps, ils… ; as the evening went on, he became more animated au fur et à mesure que la soirée avançait, il devenait plus animé ;5 ( keep talking) to go on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch, parler de qch à n'en plus finir ; he was going on about the war il parlait de la guerre à n'en plus finir ; don't go on about it! arrête de parler de ça!, change de disque! ; she went on and on about it elle en a fait toute une histoire ; he does tend to go on a bit! il a tendance à radoter ○ ! ; the way she goes on, you'd think she was an expert on the subject! à l'entendre, on croirait qu'elle est experte en la matière! ;6 ( proceed) passer ; let's go on to the next item passons au point suivant ; he went on to say that/describe how puis il a dit que/décrit comment ;7 ( go into operation) [heating, lights] s'allumer ;8 Theat entrer en scène ; what time do you go on? à quelle heure est-ce que vous entrez en scène? ;9 ( approach) it's going on three o'clock il est presque trois heures ; she's four going on five elle va sur ses cinq ans ; he's thirty going on three hum il a trente ans mais il pourrait bien en avoir trois ;10 ( fit) these gloves won't go on ces gants ne m'iront pas ; the lid won't go on properly le couvercle ne ferme pas bien ;▶ go on [sth] se fonder sur [piece of evidence, information] ; that's all we've got to go on tout ce que nous savons avec certitude ; we've got nothing else to go on nous n'avons pas d'autre point de départ ; the police haven't got much evidence to go on la police n'a pas beaucoup de preuves à l'appui.■ go on at:▶ go on at [sb] s'en prendre à [person] ; he's always going on at me for writing badly il s'en prend toujours à moi à cause de ma mauvaise écriture ; they're always going on at us about deadlines ils sont toujours sur notre dos pour des histoires de délais.■ go out1 (leave, depart) sortir ; she went out of the room elle a quitté la pièce, elle est sortie de la pièce ; to go out walking aller se promener ; to go out for a drink aller prendre un verre ; they go out a lot ils sortent beaucoup ; she likes going out elle aime sortir ; she had to go out to work at 14 il a fallu qu'elle aille travailler à 14 ans ;2 ( travel long distance) partir (to à, pour) ; she's gone out to Australia/Africa elle est partie pour l'Australie/l'Afrique ;3 ( have relationship) to go out with sb sortir avec qn ; they've been going out together for six weeks ils sortent ensemble depuis six semaines ;4 [tide] descendre ; the tide is going out la marée descend, la mer se retire ;5 Ind ( go on strike) se mettre en grève ;6 ( become unfashionable) passer de mode ; ( no longer be used) ne plus être utilisé ; mini-skirts went out in the 1970s les mini-jupes ont passé de mode dans les années 70 ; gas went out and electricity came in l'électricité a remplacé le gaz ;7 ( be extinguished) [fire, light] s'éteindre ;8 ( be sent) [invitation, summons] être envoyé ; ( be published) [journal, magazine] être publié ; Radio, TV ( be broadcast) être diffusé ;9 ( be announced) word went out that he was coming back le bruit a couru qu'il revenait ; the news went out from Washington that Washington a annoncé que ;10 ( be eliminated) gen, Sport être éliminé ; she went out in the early stages of the competition elle a été éliminée au début de la compétition ;11 (expressing compassion, sympathy) my heart goes out to them je les plains de tout mon cœur, je suis de tout cœur avec eux ; our thoughts go out to absent friends nos pensées vont vers nos amis absents ;12 ( disappear) all the spirit seemed to have gone out of her elle semblait avoir perdu tout son entrain ; the romance seemed to have gone out of their relationship leur relation semblait avoir perdu tout son charme ;13 ( end) [year, month] se terminer ;14 ( in cards) terminer.■ go over:▶ go over1 ( cross over) aller ; she went over to him/to the window elle est allée vers lui/vers la fenêtre, elle s'est approchée de lui/de la fenêtre ; to go over to Ireland/to America aller en Irlande/aux États-Unis ; we are now going over to Washington for more news Radio, TV nous passons maintenant l'antenne à Washington pour plus d'informations ;2 ( be received) how did his speech go over? comment est-ce que son discours a été reçu? ; his speech went over well son discours a été bien reçu ; to go over big ○ avoir un grand succès ;3 ( switch over) he went over to Labour from the Conservatives il est passé du parti des conservateurs au parti des travaillistes ; to go over to the other side fig passer dans l'autre camp ; we've gone over to gas (central heating) nous sommes passés au chauffage central au gaz ; to go over to Islam se convertir à l'Islam ;▶ go over [sth]1 ( review) passer [qch] en revue [details] ; she went over the events of the day in her mind elle a passé en revue les événements de la journée ; we've gone over the details again and again nous avons déjà passé les détails en revue mille fois ; to go over one's lines ( actor) répéter son texte ; there's no point in going over old ground il n'y a aucune raison de revenir là-dessus ;2 (check, inspect) vérifier [accounts, figures] ; revoir [facts, piece of work] ; I want to go over this article once more before I hand it in je veux relire cet article une dernière fois avant de le remettre ; to go over a house faire le tour d'une maison ;3 ( clean) he went over the room with a duster il a donné un coup de chiffon dans la pièce ; after cleaning, go over the surface with a dry cloth après l'avoir nettoyée, essuyez la surface avec un chiffon sec or passez un chiffon sec sur la surface ;4 to go over a sketch in ink repasser un dessin à l'encre ;5 ( exceed) dépasser ; don't go over £100 ne dépassez pas 100 livres sterling.■ go round GB:▶ go round1 ( turn) [wheel, propeller etc] tourner ; the wheels went round and round les roues n'ont pas arrêté de tourner ; my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne ;2 ( call round) to go round to see sb aller voir qn ; he's gone round to Anna's il est allé chez Anna ;3 ( suffice) there isn't enough food/money to go round il n'y a pas assez de nourriture/d'argent pour tout le monde ; there was barely enough to go round il y en avait à peine assez pour tout le monde ;4 ( circulate) there's a rumour going round that le bruit court que ;5 ( make detour) faire un détour ; we had to go round the long way ou the long way round il a fallu qu'on prenne un chemin plus long ; I had to go round by the bridge il a fallu que je passe par or que je fasse un détour par le pont ;■ go through:1 ( come in) entrer ; if you'll just go (on) through, I'll tell them you're here si vous voulez bien entrer, je vais leur dire que vous êtes arrivé ;2 ( be approved) [law, agreement] passer ; the law failed to go through la loi n'est pas passée ; the divorce hasn't gone through yet le divorce n'a pas encore été prononcé ;3 ( be successfully completed) [business deal] être conclu ;▶ go through [sth]1 ( undergo) endurer, subir [experience, ordeal] ; ( pass through) passer par [stage, phase] ; in spite of all he's gone through malgré tout ce qu'il a enduré ; we've all gone through it nous sommes tous passés par là ; she's gone through a lot elle a beaucoup souffert ; he went through the day in a kind of daze toute la journée il a été dans un état second ; the country has gone through two civil wars le pays a connu deux guerres civiles ; to go through a crisis traverser une crise ; as you go through life au fur et à mesure que tu vieillis, en vieillissant ; you have to go through the switchboard/right authorities il faut passer par le standard/les autorités compétentes ; it went through my mind that l'idée m'a traversé l'esprit que ;2 (check, inspect) examiner, étudier ; ( rapidly) parcourir [documents, files, list] ; to go through one's mail parcourir son courrier ; let's go through the points one by one étudions or examinons les problèmes un par un ;3 ( search) fouiller [person's belongings, baggage] ; to go through sb's pockets/drawers fouiller dans les poches/tiroirs de qn ; at customs they went through all my things à la douane ils ont fouillé toutes mes affaires ;4 (perform, rehearse) répéter [scene] ; expliquer [procedure] ; let's go through the whole scene once more répétons or reprenons toute la scène une dernière fois ; there are still a certain number of formalities to be gone through il y a encore un certain nombre de formalités à remplir ; I went through the whole procedure with him je lui ai expliqué comment il fallait procéder en détail ;5 (consume, use up) dépenser [money] ; we went through three bottles of wine nous avons bu or descendu ○ trois bouteilles de vin ; I've gone through the elbows of my jacket j'ai usé ma veste aux coudes.▶ go through with [sth] réaliser, mettre [qch] à exécution [plan] ; in the end they decided to go through with the wedding finalement ils ont décidé de se marier ; I can't go through with it je ne peux pas le faire ; you'll have to go through with it now il va falloir que tu le fasses maintenant.1 ( harmonize) [colours, pieces of furniture etc] aller ensemble ; these colours don't go together ces couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ;2 ( entail each other) aller de pair ; poverty and crime often go together la pauvreté et le crime vont souvent de pair ;3 ○ †( have relationship) [couple] sortir ensemble.■ go under1 [boat, ship] couler, sombrer ; [drowning person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ;■ go up:▶ go up1 ( ascend) monter ; to go up to bed monter se coucher ; they've gone up to London ils sont allés or montés à Londres ; they've gone up to Scotland ils sont allés en Écosse ; ‘going up!’ ( in elevator) ‘on monte!’ ;2 ( rise) [price, temperature] monter ; Theat [curtain] se lever (on sur) ; petrol has gone up (in price) (le prix de) l'essence a augmenté ; unemployment is going up le chômage augmente or est en hausse ; our membership has gone up le nombre de nos adhérents a augmenté ; a cry went up from the crowd un cri est monté or s'est élevé de la foule ;3 ( be erected) [building] être construit ; [poster] être affiché ; new office blocks are going up all over the place on construit de nouveaux immeubles un peu partout ;4 (be destroyed, blown up) [building] sauter, exploser ;6 ( be upgraded) the team has gone up to the first division l'équipe est passée en première division ;7 ( continue) the book/series goes up to 1990 le livre/la série va jusqu'en 1990 ;▶ go up [sth]1 ( mount) monter, gravir [hill, mountain] ;2 to go up a class Sch passer dans une classe supérieure.■ go with:▶ go with [sth]1 (match, suit) aller avec ; your shirt goes with your blue eyes ta chemise va bien avec tes yeux bleus ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;2 ( accompany) aller de pair avec ; the car goes with the job la voiture va de pair avec la situation ; the responsibilities that go with parenthood les responsabilités qui vont de pair avec le fait d'être parent ;■ go without:▶ go without s'en passer ; you'll just have to go without! il va falloir que tu t'en passes!, il va falloir que tu fasses sans! ;▶ go without [sth] se passer de [food, luxuries]. -
78 entrar
v.1 to enter, to come in (introducirse) (viniendo).déjame entrar let me inentrar en algo to enter something, to come/go into somethingentré por la ventana I got in through the windowEl auto entró fácilmente The car entered easily.Elsa entró los datos Elsa entered the data.2 to go in.entrar en algo to go into something3 to fit.esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lockeste anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my fingerel pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on4 to join in.no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issuesyo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me5 to start (time).el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June6 to engage (automobiles).no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear7 to bring in.8 to take in.9 to approach, to deal with.a ése no hay por donde entrarle there's no way of getting through to him10 to be visited by.Nos entraron muchos turistas We were visited by many tourists.11 to catch, to take.Me entró un resfrío I cought [took] a cold.* * *1 (ir adentro) to come in, go in2 (tener entrada) to be welcome3 (en una sociedad etc) to join; (en una profesión) to take up, join4 (encajar, caber) to fit5 (empezar - año, estación) to begin, start; (- período, época) to enter; (- libro, carta) to begin, open6 (venir) to come over, come on7 (alcanzar) to reach8 (deberes, planes) to come, enter9 (adoptar) to enter (into), get (into)10 INFORMÁTICA to access11 AUTOMÓVIL to engage, change into12 MÚSICA to come in, enter (al escenario) to enter1 (meter) to put2 (de contrabando) to smuggle3 COSTURA to take in1 to get in\bien entrado,-a... well into...el año que entra next year, the coming yearentrado,-a en años / entrado,-a en edad figurado getting on in yearsentrar a trabajar to begin workentrar con buen pie figurado to get off on the right footentrar en cólera to get angryentrar en contacto to get in touchentrar en detalles to go into detailsentrar en materia to give an introductionentrar en religión to enter a religious orderese tío no me entra familiar I can't stand that guyhacer entrar to invite inno entrar ni salir en algo familiar to be indifferent to somethingno me entra el latín familiar I can't get the hang of Latinno me entra en la cabeza familiar I can't believe it, I can't get my head round it* * *verb1) to enter, go in2) access* * *1. VI1) [en un lugar] [acercándose al hablante] to come in, enter más frm; [alejándose del hablante] to go in, enter más frm-¿se puede? -sí, entra — "may I?" - "yes, come in"
entré en o LAm a la casa — I went into the house
espera un momento, es solo entrar y salir — wait for me a minute, I won't be long
2) (=encajar)la maleta no entra en el maletero — the case won't go o fit in the boot
el sofá no entraba por la puerta — the sofa wouldn't go o fit through the door
¿entra uno más? — is there room for one more?, will one more fit?
estoy lleno, ya no me entra nada más — I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing
las historias de este libro entran de lleno en el surrealismo — the stories in this book are genuinely surrealist, the stories in this book come right into the category of surrealism
3) (=estar incluido)4) (=comenzar)a) [persona]¿a qué hora entras a clase? — what time do you start school?
b)c) [época, estación]el mes que entra — the coming month, next month
5) [con sensaciones]6) [conocimientos, idea]no les entra en la cabeza que eso no puede ser así — they can't seem to get it into their heads that this isn't on
7) * (=soportar) to bear, standese tío no me entra — I can't bear o stand that fellow
8) (Inform) to access9) (Mús) [instrumento, voz] to come in10) (Teat) to enter2. VT1) * [+ objeto] [acercándose al hablante] to bring in; [alejándose del hablante] to take inno podrás entrar el sillón por esa puerta — you won't be able to get the armchair in through that door
necesitó ayuda para entrar el coche en el garaje — he needed some help getting the car into the garage
2) * (=abordar a) to deal with, approachsabe entrar a la gente — he knows how to deal with o approach people
3) [+ futbolista] to tackle4) (Mil) to attackENTRAR Para precisar la manera de entrar Entrar (en ) por regla general se suele traducir por come in(to ) o por go in(to), según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en dirección contraria al hablante), pero, come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la frase en español explica la forma en que se entra: Entró cojeando en Urgencias He limped into Casualty Acabo de ver a un ratón entrar corriendo en ese agujero I've just seen a mouse running into that hole Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go inhazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in
entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in
¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?
¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?
entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw
2)a) (en etapa, estado)el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational
b) ( en tema)3)a) (introducirse, meterse)cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in
b) ( poderse meter)¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?
c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)
ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head
e) (Auto) cambios/marchas4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened
me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold
5) ( empezar) to start, beginentró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
6)a) ( incorporarse)entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something
el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college
acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association
entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something
b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter7)a) ( estar incluido)¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?
eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan
esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous
b) ( ser incluido)estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw
8)a) torob) futbolista to tacklerecoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo
9) ( en costura)2.¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?
* * *= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.Nota: Como cliente o usuario.Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.Ex. An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. He pushed open the door and stepped inside.Ex. 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.Ex. As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.Ex. In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.Ex. 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.----* al entrar = on entry.* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.* entrado en años = long in the tooth.* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* entrar de lleno = plunge into.* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.* entrar en erupción = erupt.* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.* entrar en prensa = go to + press.* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.* entrar en trance = go into + trance.* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* entrar hipo = hiccup.* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* entrar miedo = become + jittery.* entrar presionando = snap into.* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.* entrar sin autorización = trespass.* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.* que entran en juego = at play.* que hace entrar en calor = warming.* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.* volver a entrar = come back in.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go inhazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in
entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in
¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?
¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?
entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw
2)a) (en etapa, estado)el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational
b) ( en tema)3)a) (introducirse, meterse)cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in
b) ( poderse meter)¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?
c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)
ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head
e) (Auto) cambios/marchas4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened
me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold
5) ( empezar) to start, beginentró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
6)a) ( incorporarse)entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something
el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college
acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association
entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something
b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter7)a) ( estar incluido)¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?
eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan
esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous
b) ( ser incluido)estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw
8)a) torob) futbolista to tacklerecoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo
9) ( en costura)2.¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?
* * *= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.Nota: Como cliente o usuario.Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex: He pushed open the door and stepped inside.Ex: 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.Ex: As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.* al entrar = on entry.* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.* entrado en años = long in the tooth.* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* entrar de lleno = plunge into.* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.* entrar en erupción = erupt.* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.* entrar en prensa = go to + press.* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.* entrar en trance = go into + trance.* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* entrar hipo = hiccup.* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* entrar miedo = become + jittery.* entrar presionando = snap into.* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.* entrar sin autorización = trespass.* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.* que entran en juego = at play.* que hace entrar en calor = warming.* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.* volver a entrar = come back in.* * *entrar [A1 ]■ entrar (verbo intransitivo)A acercándose, alejándoseB1 en una etapa, un estado2 en un temaC1 introducirse, meterse2 poderse meter3 ser lo suficientemente grande4 entrar en la cabeza5 Automovilismo6 InformáticaD entrarle frío etcE empezarF1 incorporarse2 MúsicaG1 estar incluido2 ser incluido3 entrarle a algoH1 Tauromaquia2 Deporte3 entrarle a algn■ entrar (verbo transitivo)1 traer, llevar2 en costuraviA (acercándose) to come in; (alejándose) to go inentra, no te quedes en la puerta come in, don't stand there in the doorwayquiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos I want to go in and buy some cigarettesen ese momento entró Nicolás just then Nicolás came o walked in, just then Nicolás entered the roomentraron sin pagar/por la ventana they got in without paying/through the windowdéjame entrar let me inhazla entrar tell her to come in, show her inentró corriendo/cojeando he ran/limped in, he came running/limping inése en mi casa no entra I am not having him in my house¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?, can you take the car in?entrar a puerto to put into portaquí nunca entró esa moda that fashion never took off herehay gente constantemente entrando y saliendo there are always people coming and goingfue entrar y salir I was in and out in no timeentrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:entró en el or al banco a cambiar dinero she went into the bank to change some moneynunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shopno los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into Franceentraron en el or al país ilegalmente they entered the country illegallyun Ford negro entró en el or al garaje a black Ford pulled into the garagelas tropas entraron en or a Varsovia the troops entered Warsawni entrar ni salir en algo ( fam): yo en ese asunto ni entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with meB1 (en una etapa, un estado) entrar EN algo to enter sthpronto entraremos en una nueva década we shall soon be entering a new decadeal entrar en la pubertad on reaching pubertyentró en contacto con ellos he made contact with themno logro entrar en calor I just can't get warmentró en coma he went into a comacuando el reactor entró en funcionamiento when the reactor began operating o became operational2 (en un tema) entrar EN algo to go into sthsin entrar en los aspectos más técnicos without going into the more technical aspectsno quiero entrar en juicios de valor I don't want to get involved in o to make value judgmentsC1(introducirse, meterse): cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold inle entra por un oído y le sale por el otro it goes in one ear and out the otherentrar EN algo:me ha entrado arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes2(poderse meter): no entra por la puerta it won't go through the doorestá llena, no entra ni una cosa más it's full, you won't get anything else inestos clavos no entran en la pared these nails won't go into the wallestoy repleta, no me entra nada más I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing3 (ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc):estos vaqueros ya no me entran I can't get into these jeans anymore, these jeans don't fit me anymoreel zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on4 ( fam)«materia/lección/idea» (+ me/te/le etc): la física no le entra he just doesn't understand physics, he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics ( colloq)ya se lo he explicado varias veces, pero no le entra I've explained it to him several times but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his headque la haya dejado es algo que no me entra (en la cabeza) I just can't understand him leaving her5 ( Automovilismo)«cambios/marchas»: no (me) entran las marchas I can't get it into gearno me entra la segunda I can't get it into second (gear)6 ( Informática) tbentrar en el sistema to log in, log onD«frío/hambre/miedo» (+ me/te/le etc): me está entrando hambre I'm beginning to feel hungryle entró miedo cuando lo vio she felt o was frightened when she saw itya me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts nowme entró sueño/frío I got o began to feel sleepy/coldE (empezar) to start, begin¿a qué hora entras a trabajar? what time do you start work?entró de or como aprendiz he started o began o joined as an apprenticetermina un siglo y entra otro one century comes to a close and another beginsentrar A + INF:entró a trabajar allí a los 18 años he started (working) there when he was 18entrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the killF1 (incorporarse) entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:entró en el or al convento muy joven she entered the convent when she was very youngel año que viene entra en la or a la universidad she's going to college o she starts college next yearel año que entré en la asociación the year that I joined the associationentró en la or a la empresa de jefe de personal he joined the company as personnel manager2 ( Música) «instrumento/voz» to come in, enterG1 (estar incluido) entrar EN algo:ese tema no entra en el programa that subject is not on o in the syllabusel postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?eso no entraba en mis planes I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the planno entraba en or dentro de sus obligaciones it was not part of o one of his dutiesesto ya entra en or dentro de lo ridículo this is becoming o getting ridiculous2(ser incluido): creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda I think we'll be in the second grouplos números no premiados entrarán en un segundo sorteo the non-winning numbers will go into o be included in o be entered for a second draw3¡ándale! éntrale a estos frijoles, están muy buenos come on! tuck into these beans, they're very goodH1( Tauromaquia) «toro»: el toro no entraba al capote the bull wouldn't charge at the cape2 ( Deporte) «futbolista» to tacklerecoge Márquez, (le) entra Gordillo Márquez gets the ball and is tackled by Gordillo3■ entrarvtva a llover, hay que entrar la ropa it's going to rain, we'll have to bring the washing invoy a entrar el coche I'm just going to put the car away o put the car in the garage¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?no se puede entrar animales al país you are not allowed to take/bring animals into the countrylo entró de contrabando he smuggled it in2(en costura): hay que entrarle un poco de los costados it needs taking in a bit at the sides* * *
entrar ( conjugate entrar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( acercándose) to come in;
( alejándose) to go in;
hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in;
entró corriendo he ran in, he came running in;
¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?;
había gente entrando y saliendo there were people coming and going;
¿cómo entró? how did he get in?;
entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹a edificio/habitación› to go into sth;
entró en el or al banco she went into the bank
2 (en etapa, estado) entrar en algo ‹en periodo/guerra/negociaciones› to enter sth;
entró en coma he went into a coma
3a) (introducirse, meterse):◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;
me entró arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoesb) ( poderse meter):◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;
(+ me/te/le etc):
el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on;
no me entra la segunda (Auto) I can't get it into second (gear)
4 [ hambre] (+ me/te/le etc):◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;
me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts;
me entró sueño I got o began to feel sleepy
5 ( empezar) to start, begin;◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice
6 ( incorporarse) entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹en empresa/ejército/club› to join sth;
‹ en convento› to enter sth;
el año que entré en or a la universidad the year I started college I've just joined the association
7 ( estar incluido):
¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?
verbo transitivo ( traer) to bring in;
( llevar) to take in;◊ ¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?
entrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to come in, go in, enter: los ladrones entraron por la ventana, the burglars entered through the window ➣ Ver nota en ir
2 (encajar) to fit: esta llave no entra, this key doesn't fit
3 (estar incluido) to be included: eso no entra en el precio, that's not included in the price
4 (en una organización, partido) to join, get into: entró en el club, he was admitted to the club
5 (en una situación) to go into: el avión entró en barrena, the plane went into a spin
entrar en calor, to warm up
6 (comenzar) el mes que entra, next month, the coming month
7 (sobrevenir) to come over: le entraron ganas de llorar, he felt like crying
me entró un ataque de histeria, I went into hysterics
8 (agradar) no me entran las lentejas, I don't like lentils
II verbo transitivo
1 to bring in: entra las sillas, take the chairs in
2 Inform to enter
♦ Locuciones: entrar en la cabeza: no me entra en la cabeza que hayas hecho eso, I can't understand why you have done that
ni entrar ni salir, to play no part in the matter: en cuestiones sentimentales ni entro ni salgo, I steer well clear of touchy subjects
' entrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
- abarrotado
- acceder
- adherirse
- arriar
- asomarse
- barrena
- caber
- calor
- codazo
- colarse
- dejar
- disminuir
- erupción
- escena
- funcionamiento
- guardacantón
- hacer
- irse
- le
- meterse
- pasar
- perdón
- razón
- robar
- saco
- tocar
- trance
- vigencia
- vigor
- bala
- chequeo
- chocar
- colar
- coma
- conflicto
- contacto
- desorden
- detalle
- dificultad
- duda
- ebullición
- esperar
- función
- gata
- hurtadillas
- introducir
- juego
- limpiar
- meter
English:
access
- admit
- barge
- barge in
- break into
- bring in
- burglarize
- burst in
- climb
- come in
- come into
- crowd
- customary
- dash in
- dash into
- detail
- effect
- enter
- entry
- erupt
- fetch in
- flounce
- force
- get in
- go in
- go into
- hear of
- in
- input
- inside
- join
- jump in
- keep out
- left
- let in
- LIFO
- listen
- log in
- log on
- may
- move in
- penetrate
- pop in
- re-enter
- reason
- roll in
- run in
- sense
- show up
- slip in
* * *♦ vi1. [introducirse] [viniendo] to enter, to come in;[yendo] to enter, to go in;déjame entrar let me in;entrar en algo to enter sth, to come/go into sth;acababa de entrar en casa cuando… she had just got back home o got into the house when…;lo vi entrar en el restaurante I saw him go into the restaurant;entré por la ventana I got in through the window;no tiene edad para entrar en discotecas she's not old enough to go to discos;entró a toda velocidad he rushed in;entra al campo Rubio en sustitución de un compañero Rubio is coming on for his teammate2. [penetrar] to go in;cierra la puerta, entra mucho viento close the door, you're letting the wind in;este disquete no entra en la disquetera this disk won't go into the disk driveen esta habitación entran dos alfombras there's room for two rugs in this room;este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger;el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on[club, partido político] to join (sth);entró en la universidad a los dieciocho años he went to university when he was eighteen;entrar en la Unión Europea to join the European Union;entró a trabajar de ayudante he started off as an assistantentrar a hacer algo to start doing sth;entró a trabajar hace un mes she started work a month ago;RP Famcuando me lo dijo, entré a atar cabos when he told me, I started putting two and two together;RP Famcuando entró a pensar en el asunto, ya era demasiado tarde by the time he began thinking about the matter, it was already too late6. [participar] to join in;entrar en [discusión, polémica] to join in;[negocio] to get in on;no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues;no tuvo tiempo de entrar en juego she didn't have time to get into the game;yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me;yo no entro en temas políticos porque no entiendo I don't discuss politics because I don't understand it7. [estar incluido]entrar en, entrar dentro de to be included in;la cena entra en el precio dinner is included in the price;¿cuántos entran en un kilo? how many do you get to the kilo?;este retraso no entraba en nuestros planes this delay did not form part of our plansme entran ganas de ponerme a cantar I've got an urge to start singing;me está entrando frío/sueño I'm getting cold/sleepy;me entró mucha pena I was filled with pity;entró en calor rápidamente she soon warmed up o got warm;me entran sudores sólo de pensarlo it makes me break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it;me entró la risa I got the giggles10. [periodo de tiempo] to start;el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June;entrar en [edad, vejez] to reach;[año nuevo] to start;entramos en una nueva era de cooperación we are entering a new era of cooperationno le entra en la cabeza que eso no se hace he can't seem to get it into his head that that sort of behaviour is out12. Aut to engage;no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear13. Mús to come in;ahora entra la sección de viento now the wind section comes in14. Taurom to charge;entrar al engaño to charge the cape¡qué bien entra este vino! this wine goes down a treat!;no, gracias, no me entra más no thanks, I couldn't take any more♦ vt1. [introducir] [trayendo] to bring in;[llevando] to take in;entra la ropa antes de que se moje take o bring the washing in before it gets wet;entra las herramientas en el cobertizo y vamos a pasear put the tools in the shed and we'll go for a walk;¿por dónde entraremos el piano? where are we going to get the piano in?;entran tabaco de contrabando they bring in contraband tobacco, they smuggle tobacco2. [acometer] to approach;a ése no hay por donde entrarle it's impossible to know how to approach him;hay un chico que le gusta, pero no sabe cómo entrarle there's a boy she fancies, but she doesn't know how to get talking to him3. [en fútbol] to tackle;entró al contrario con violencia he made a heavy challenge on his opponent;entrar en falta a alguien to commit a foul on sb* * *I v/i¡entre! come in!;yo en eso no entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me, I have nothing to do with that3 caber fit;el pantalón no me entra these pants don’t fit me;la llave no entra the key doesn’t fit;no me entra en la cabeza I can’t understand it4:¿cuántos plátanos entran en un kilo? how many bananas are there in a kilo?5:me entró frío/sueño I got cold/sleepy, I began to feel cold/sleepy;me entró miedo I got scared, I began to feel scared6:entrar en go into;entrar en los 40 años turn 407 ( gustar):este tipo no me entra I don’t like the look of the guy, I don’t like the guy’s face8 ( empezar):entrar (a trabajar) a las ocho start (work) at eight o’clockII v/t3 INFOR enter4 en fútbol tackle* * *entrar vi1) : to enter, to go in, to come in2) : to beginentrar vt1) : to bring in, to introduce2) : to access* * *entrar vb1. (ir adentro) to go in2. (lograr acceso, subir a un coche) to get inentra, que hace frío fuera come in it's cold outside5. (ingresar) to join / to get into6. (estar incluido) to be included9. (en fútbol) to tackle -
79 querer
m.love.v.1 to want.quiero una bicicleta I want a bicycle¿quieren ustedes algo más? would you like anything else?haz lo que quieras do what you want o like, do as you please o likequerer que alguien haga algo to want somebody to do somethingquiero que lo hagas tú I want you to do itqueremos que las cosas te vayan bien we want things to go well for youquisiera hacerlo, pero… I'd like to do it, but…¡qué quieres que haga! what am I supposed to do?qué quieres que te diga, a mí me parece caro to be honest, it seems expensive to me, what can I say? it seems expensive to meven cuando quieras come whenever you like o wantno me voy porque no quiero I'm not going because I don't want toqueriendo on purposesin querer accidentallyquerer decir to mean¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?querer es poder where there's a will there's a wayQuiero paz I want peace.Quiero un taxi I need a taxi.2 to love.te quiero I love youYo quiero a mi esposo I love my husband.3 to want to, to be willing to, to desire to, to have a desire to.Quiero estudiar I want to study.* * *Present IndicativePast IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to want2) love3) like•* * *Para la expresión querer decir, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) [a una persona] (=amar) to love; (=apreciar) to like¡te quiero! — I love you!
no estoy enamorado, pero la quiero mucho — I'm not in love with her, but I'm very fond of her
me quiere... no me quiere — [deshojando una margarita] she loves me... she loves me not
•
querer [bien] a algn — to want the best for sb•
[hacerse] querer por algn — to endear o.s. to sb•
querer [mal] a algn — to wish sb illla quiere como a la niña de sus ojos — she's the apple of his eye, he dotes on her
2) (=desear)a) [+ objeto] to want¿cuál quieres? — which one do you want?
¿qué más quieres? — (lit) what else do you want?; iró what more do you want?
hace lo que quiere — she does what she wants {o} as she pleases
se lo di, pero no lo quiso — I gave it to him, but he didn't want (to take) it
¡lo que quieras! — as you wish!, have it your own way!
¿quieres un café? — would you like some coffee?
•
querer [pelea] — to be looking for trouble•
[todo] lo que tú quieras, será muy feo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero es muy buena persona — he may be ugly and all that, but he's a very nice personb) + infin to want¿qué quieres comer hoy? — what would you like for dinner today?
no quiso pagar — he refused to pay, he wouldn't pay
c)• querer [que] algn haga algo — to want sb to do sth
la tradición quiere que... — tradition has it that...
este quiere que le rompan la cabeza — * this guy is asking to get his head kicked in *
¿quieres que me crea que tú solo te has bebido todo el whisky? — are you asking me to believe that you drank all the whisky by yourself?
•
¿qué quieres que te [diga]? — what can I say?•
¿qué quieres que le [haga]?, si se va por ahí sin hacer caso, ¿qué quieres que le haga? — if he goes off without taking any notice, what am I supposed to do {o} what can I do about it?si estudio y no apruebo, ¿qué quieres que le haga? — if I study and still don't pass, what can I do?
•
¡[qué más] quisiera yo! — if only I could!¿qué más quisiera yo que ver juntos a mis hijos? — what more could I wish for {o} want than to see my children together?
3) (=tener intención de)+ infinal querer abrir la botella, saltó el tapón — the cork exploded while she was trying to open the bottle
4) [pidiendo algo]quería dos kilos de patatas, por favor — I'd like two kilos of potatoes, please, could I have two kilos of potatoes, please?
¿quieres darme tu nueva dirección? — would {o} could you give me your new address?
¿querría participar en nuestra oferta? — would you like to take advantage of our offer?
¿cuánto quieren por el coche? — what are they asking for the car?, how much do they want for the car?
5) (=requerir)¿para qué me querrá? — I wonder what he wants me for?, what can he want me for?
6) [uso impersonal]2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (=desear)¿quieres? — [ofreciendo algo] do you want some?, would you like some?
-¿quieres casarte conmigo? -sí, quiero — "will you marry me?" - "yes, I will"
-¿puedes enviar tú el correo? -como usted quiera — "could you take the post?" - "as you wish"
mientras el jefe no quiera, no hay nada que hacer — as long as the boss is opposed, there's nothing to be done {o} nothing we can do about it
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ven [cuando] quieras — come whenever you likecomo quiere —
¡está como quiere! — Esp ** she's a bit of all right! **
quieras o no, eso cambiará nuestras vidas — whether you like it or not, that's going to change our lives
con el cambio de trabajo, quieras que no, se ha animado un poco — you may agree or disagree, but the fact is he's perked up a bit since he changed jobs
2) (=tener intención)lo hizo queriendo — he did it deliberately {o} on purpose
lo hizo sin querer — he didn't mean to do it, he did it inadvertently
3)3.See:4.SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO* * *Imasculino loveII 1.verbo transitivo1) ( amar) to lovese hace querer — she/he endears herself/himself to people
me quiere, no me quiere — ( al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not
por lo que más quieras! — for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
querer mal a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)
2)a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad)quisiera una cerveza/habitación doble — I'd like a beer/double room
¿qué más quieres? — what more do you want?
hazlo cuando/como quieras — do it whenever/however you like
quiera o no quiera — whether she/he likes it or not
será muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero... — he may be very smart and all that, but...
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? — bring it tomorrow, will you?
querer + INF — to want to + inf
querer QUE alguien+ SUBJ — to want somebody to + inf
¿y qué querías que hiciera? — so what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?
qué quieres que te diga...! — quite honestly o frankly...
b) ( al ofrecer algo)¿quieres un café/algo de beber? — would you like o (less frml) do you want a coffee/something to drink?
c) ( introduciendo un ruego)querer + INF: ¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?; ¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?; ¿te quieres callar? — be quiet, will you?
3) (en locs)como quiera que — ( de cualquier manera que) however
como quiera que haya sido... — whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened...
queriendo: lo hizo queriendo she/he did it on purpose o deliberately; sin querer accidentally; perdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean to; querer decir to mean; ¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?; está como quiere! — (Esp, Méx fam) (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! (colloq); ( tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made (colloq)
4) ( como precio)2.querer algo POR algo: ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? — how much do you want o are you asking for the car?
quererse v pron (recípr)se quieren como hermanos — they're so close, they're like brothers
* * *= want, be after, wanna [want to].Nota: Contracción de want to usada en el lenguaje coloquial.Ex. On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex. When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.----* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = get + Posesivo + drift.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.* hacerse querer = endear.* ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no queriendo + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.* queramos o no = like it or not, like them or not.* querer decir = mean.* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.* quererlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tenerlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* quiera Dios que = God willing.* si Dios quiere = God willing.* siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* sin quererlo = unwantedly.* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.* * *Imasculino loveII 1.verbo transitivo1) ( amar) to lovese hace querer — she/he endears herself/himself to people
me quiere, no me quiere — ( al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not
por lo que más quieras! — for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
querer mal a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)
2)a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad)quisiera una cerveza/habitación doble — I'd like a beer/double room
¿qué más quieres? — what more do you want?
hazlo cuando/como quieras — do it whenever/however you like
quiera o no quiera — whether she/he likes it or not
será muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero... — he may be very smart and all that, but...
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? — bring it tomorrow, will you?
querer + INF — to want to + inf
querer QUE alguien+ SUBJ — to want somebody to + inf
¿y qué querías que hiciera? — so what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?
qué quieres que te diga...! — quite honestly o frankly...
b) ( al ofrecer algo)¿quieres un café/algo de beber? — would you like o (less frml) do you want a coffee/something to drink?
c) ( introduciendo un ruego)querer + INF: ¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?; ¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?; ¿te quieres callar? — be quiet, will you?
3) (en locs)como quiera que — ( de cualquier manera que) however
como quiera que haya sido... — whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened...
queriendo: lo hizo queriendo she/he did it on purpose o deliberately; sin querer accidentally; perdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean to; querer decir to mean; ¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?; está como quiere! — (Esp, Méx fam) (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! (colloq); ( tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made (colloq)
4) ( como precio)2.querer algo POR algo: ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? — how much do you want o are you asking for the car?
quererse v pron (recípr)se quieren como hermanos — they're so close, they're like brothers
* * *= want, be after, wanna [want to].Nota: Contracción de want to usada en el lenguaje coloquial.Ex: On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.
Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = get + Posesivo + drift.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.* hacerse querer = endear.* ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no queriendo + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.* queramos o no = like it or not, like them or not.* querer decir = mean.* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.* quererlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tenerlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* quiera Dios que = God willing.* si Dios quiere = God willing.* siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* sin quererlo = unwantedly.* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.* * *lovesufre por culpa de un querer he is suffering because of an unhappy love affairlas penas del querer the pangs of love¡niña de mi querer! my dear child!vtA (amar) to loveme gusta, pero no lo quiero I like him, but I don't love him o I'm not in love with himquiere mucho a sus sobrinos/su país he loves his nephews/his country very muchquiere con locura a su nieta she absolutely dotes on her granddaughteres una persona que se hace querer he's the sort of person who endears himself to yousus alumnos lo quieren mucho his pupils are very fond of him, he's well liked by his pupilsme quiere, no me quiere (al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not¡por lo que más quieras! ¡no me abandones! for pity's sake o for God's sake! don't leave me!¡Antonio, por lo que más quieras! ¡baja el volumen! Antonio, turn the volume down, for heaven's sake o for goodness sake!querer bien a algn to be fond of sb, care about sbquerer mal a algn to have it in for sb ( colloq)quien bien te quiere te hará llorar sometimes you have to be cruel to be kindB1(expresando deseo, intención, voluntad): quiere un tren para su cumpleaños he wants a train for his birthday¿que querían, chicas? can I help you, girls?, what can I do for you, girls?quería un kilo de uvas I'd like a kilo of grapesquisiera una habitación doble I'd like a double roomno sabe lo que quiere she doesn't know what she wantshaz lo que quieras do as you like, do as you please¿qué más quieres? what more do you want?¿cuándo/cómo lo podemos hacer? — cuando/como tú quieras when/how can we do it? — whenever/however you like o any time/any way you like¿nos vemos a las siete? — como quieras shall we meet at seven? — if you likequiera o no quiera, tendrá que hacerlo he'll have to do it, whether he likes it or notiba a llamar al médico pero él no quiso I was going to call the doctor but he wouldn't let me o he said no¿quieres por esposo a Diego Sosa Díaz? — sí, quiero will/do you take Diego Sosa Díaz to be your lawfully wedded husband? — I will/do¿qué querrán esta vez? I wonder what they want this timeserá muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero es insoportable he may be very smart and all that, but personally I can't stand himtráemelo mañana ¿quieres? bring it tomorrow, will you?dejemos esto para otro día ¿quieres? let's leave this for another day, shall we o can we?querer + INF to want to + INF¿quiere usted hacer algún comentario? do you want to o ( frml) do you wish to make any comment?no sé si querrá hacerlo I don't know if she'll want to do it o if she'll do ithacía tiempo que quería decírselo I'd been meaning/wanting to tell him for some timequisiera reservar una mesa para dos I'd like to book a table for twoquisiera poder ayudarte I wish I could help you¡ya quisiera yo estar en su lugar! I'd change places with him any day!no creo que quiera prestártelo I don't think she'll (be willing to) lend it to youcuando se quiera dar cuenta será demasiado tarde by the time he realizes it'll be too latenosotros nos fuimos temprano pero él quiso quedarse we left early but he stayed/decided to stay/ wanted to stay/chose to stayno quiso escuchar razones he wouldn't listen to reasonno quiso comer nada she wouldn't eat anything, she refused to eat anythingquería hacerlo sola pero no habría podido she wanted to do it on her own but she wouldn't have been able toquiso hacerlo sola pero no pudo she tried to do it on her own but she couldn'tquerer QUE algn/algo + SUBJ to want sb/sth to + INFquisiera que alguien me explicara por qué could someone please explain why?¿qué quieres que traiga? what do you want o what would you like me to bring?¿por qué lo dejaste entrar? — ¿qué querías que hiciera? why did you let him in? — what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?quiso que nos quedáramos a cenar y no tuvimos más remedio she insisted we stay for dinner and we couldn't say no o we couldn't refuse¿tú quieres que acabemos en la cárcel? do you want us to end up in jail?, are you trying to get us put in jail?la etiqueta quiere que uno lleve sombrero etiquette requires one to wear a hatsu teoría quiere que … his theory has it that …querer es poder where there's a will there's a way2 ( en locs):como quiera que (de cualquier manera que) however;(ya que, como) ( liter) sincecomo quiera que haya sido, creo que deberías disculparte whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened, I still think you should apologizecuando quiera que wheneverdonde quiera que wherever¡qué quieres que te diga …! quite honestly o frankly …¡qué quieres que (le) haga! what can you do?ya sé que no debería fumar, pero no puedo dejarlo ¡qué quieres que le haga! I know I shouldn't smoke but well, what can you do? I can't give upquieras que no ( fam): quieras que no, ha ido mejorando desde que fue al curandero believe it or not, she's been getting better ever since she went to see that faith healerla decisión, quieras que no, nos va a afectar a todos whether we like it or not, the decision is going to affect us all, there's no getting away from the fact that the decision is going to affect us allquieras que no, yo he notado la diferencia I have to say o admit that it's made a differenceel quiero y no puedo: con ese quiero y no puedo inspiran hasta lástima it's rather pathetic how they're always trying to be something they aren't¡está como quiere! (Esp, Méx fam); (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! ( colloq), he's/she's a bit of all right! ( BrE colloq); (tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made ( colloq)3(al ofrecer algo): ¿quieres algo de beber? would you like o ( less frml) do you want something to drink?4 (introduciendo un pedido) querer + INF:¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?¿te quieres callar? will you be quiet?, be quiet, will you?¿quieres hacerme el favor de no interrumpirme? would you please stop interrupting me?¿quieres decirme qué has hecho con mi abrigo? would you mind telling me what you've done with my coat?5 (como precio) querer algo POR algo:¿cuánto quieres por el coche? how much do you want o are you asking for the car?6queriendo/sin querer: estoy segura de que lo hizo queriendo I'm sure he did it on purpose o deliberatelyperdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean tono te pongas así, lo hizo sin querer don't be like that, he didn't do it deliberately o on purpose7querer decir to mean¿qué quiere decir `democracia'? what does `democracy' mean?¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?8(referido a cosas inanimadas): el coche no quiere arrancar the car won't startel destino quiso que se volvieran a encontrar they were destined to meet againparece que quiere llover/nevar it looks as if it's going to rain/snow, it looks like rain/snowhace horas que quiere salir el sol the sun's been trying to break through for hours■ quererse( recípr):se quieren como hermanos they're like brothershombre, si se quieren ¿por qué no han de casarse? well, if they love each other, why shouldn't they get married?* * *
querer ( conjugate querer) verbo transitivo ( amar) to love;
sus alumnos lo quieren mucho his pupils are very fond of him;
¡por lo que más quieras! for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
1a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad):
quisiera una habitación doble I'd like a double room;
¿qué más quieres? what more do you want?;
hazlo cuando/como quieras do it whenever/however you like;
iba a hacerlo pero él no quiso I was going to do it but he didn't want me to;
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? bring it tomorrow, will you?;
no quiero I don't want to;
quiero ir I want to go;
quisiera reservar una mesa I'd like to book a table;
quisiera poder ayudarte I wish I could help you;
no quiso comer nada she wouldn't eat anything;
quiero que estudies más I want you to study harder;
¡qué quieres que te diga …! quite honestly o frankly …;
el destino así lo quiso it was destined to be;
querer es poder where there's a will there's a wayb) ( al ofrecer algo):◊ ¿quieres un café? would you like a coffee?;
( menos formal) do you want a coffee?c) ( introduciendo un pedido):◊ ¿querrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?;
¿te quieres callar? be quiet, will you?
2 ( en locs)
donde quiera que wherever;
queriendo ( adrede) on purpose, deliberately;
sin querer accidentally;
fue sin querer it was an accident;
querer decir to mean;
¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
3 ( como precio):◊ ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? how much do you want o are you asking for the car?
quererse verbo pronominal ( recípr):
querer
I verbo transitivo
1 (a alguien) to love
2 (algo) to want, wish ➣ Ver nota en want
3 (intención, ruego, ofrecimiento) to like: ¿quieres otra taza de té?, would you like another cup of tea?
¿quieres callarte?, will you shut up?
II sustantivo masculino love, affection
♦ Locuciones: quieras o no, tendrás que oírme, you'll have to listen to me, whether you want to or not
querer decir, to mean
ser algo un quiero y no puedo, to try to make people think that one is more affluent than one actually is
como quiera que, since: como quiera que no pueden vernos, no saben qué aspecto tenemos, since they can't see us, they don't know what we look like
sin querer, unintentionally, by accident
' querer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adorar
- berrido
- decir
- desabrocharse
- desear
- significar
- gustar
- ofrecer
- pisar
- pisotón
- querré
- quiera
- quise
- sin
English:
accident
- accidentally
- attached
- blurt out
- cherish
- chew
- clear
- delete
- endear
- fancy
- feel
- hand
- like
- love
- mean
- mistake
- off
- please
- slip out
- truck
- unintentionally
- unwittingly
- want
- will
- wish
- aim
- care
- denial
- inadvertently
- intend
- unwilling
- way
* * *♦ vt1. [amar] to love;te quiero I love you;lo quiero como a un hermano I love him like a brother;es muy querida por todo el mundo she is much loved by everyone;me quiere, no me quiere [deshojando margarita] she loves me, she loves me not;¡por lo que más quieras, cállate! for heaven's sake shut up!;querer bien a alguien to care a lot about sb;querer mal a alguien to wish sb ill;quien bien te quiere te hará llorar you have to be cruel to be kind2. [desear] to want;quiero una bicicleta I want a bicycle;dime lo que quieres tell me what you want;lo único que quiero o [m5] todo lo que quiero es un poco de comprensión all I want o all I ask for is a little understanding;¿qué es lo que quieres ahora? [con tono de enojo] what do you want now?, what is it now?;querer hacer algo to want to do sth;quiere explicártelo, te lo quiere explicar she wants to explain it to you;no quiso ayudarnos she didn't want to help us;era muy tarde pero tú querías quedarte it was very late, but you insisted on staying o would stay o you wanted to stay;quisiera informarme o [m5] que me informaran sobre vuelos a Nueva York I'd like some information about flights to New York;quisiera hacerlo, pero… I'd like to do it, but…;¡eso quisiera yo saber! that's what I want to know!;¡ya quisieran muchos tener tu suerte! a lot of people would be very grateful to be as lucky as you!;el maldito clavo no quiere salir the damn nail won't o refuses to come out;querer que alguien haga algo to want sb to do sth;quiero que lo hagas tú I want you to do it;querer que pase algo to want sth to happen;queremos que las cosas te vayan bien we want things to go well for you;el azar quiso que nos volviéramos a ver fate decreed that we should see each other again;como quien no quiere la cosa as if it were nothing;qué quieres que te diga, a mí me parece caro to be honest, it seems expensive to me, what can I say? it seems expensive to me;¡qué quieres que haga! what am I supposed to do?;alto, guapo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero no me gusta sure, he's tall, handsome and all that, but I don't find him attractive;el que algo quiere, algo le cuesta no pain, no gain3. [en preguntas, ofrecimientos, ruegos] [con amabilidad]¿quieren ustedes algo más/algo de postre? would you like anything else/anything for dessert?;¿quieres un pitillo? do you want a cigarette?;¿quiere decirle a su amigo que pase? could you tell your friend to come in, please?;¿querrías explicarme qué ha pasado aquí? would you mind explaining what happened here?;¿quieres por esposo a Francisco? do you take Francisco to be your lawfully wedded husband?¿cuánto quieres por la casa? how much do you want for the house?¿quieres que te atropelle el tren o qué? do you want to get run over by a train or something?♦ vito want;ven cuando quieras come whenever you like o want;cuando quieras [estoy listo] ready when you are;no me voy porque no quiero I'm not going because I don't want to;si quieres, lo dejamos we can forget about it if you like;quieras o no, quieras que no (whether you) like it or not;pásame el martillo, ¿quieres? pass me the hammer, would you?;déjame en paz, ¿quieres? leave me alone, will you?;Famle pedí que lo dejara, pero que si quieres I asked him to stop, but would he?;queriendo on purpose;ha sido queriendo he did it on purpose;hacer algo sin querer to do sth accidentally;lo siento, ha sido sin querer sorry, it was an accident;querer decir to mean;¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?;¿sabes lo que quiere decir “procrastination”? do you know what “procrastination” means?;“NB” quiere decir “nota bene” “NB” stands for “nota bene”;Famestá como quiere [es guapísimo] he's gorgeous;[en una situación ideal] he's got it made;querer es poder where there's a will there's a way♦ v impersonal[haber atisbos de]parece que quiere llover it looks like rain♦ nm[amor] love;las cosas del querer matters of the heart* * *1 v/t1 ( desear) want;quisiera … I would like …;quieras que no … like it or not …;sin querer unintentionally2 ( amar) love;querer bien a alguien be fond of s.o.;querer mal a alguien not care for s.o.;por lo que más quieras for pity’s sake, for the love of God3 ( esperar):¡qué más quieres! what more do you want o expect!;¿qué quieres que (le) haga? what do you expect me to do?4:querer decir mean;quiere decir it means;¡que si quieres! irón no way!5:como quiera que however2 m love* * *querer {64} vt1) desear: to want, to desirequiere ser profesor: he wants to be a teacher¿cuánto quieres por esta computadora?: how much do you want for this computer?2) : to love, to like, to be fond ofte quiero: I love you¿quieres pasarme la leche?: please pass the milk4)querer decir : to mean5)sin querer : unintentionallyquerer vi: like, wantsi quieras: if you likequerer nm: love, affection* * *querer vb1. (desear) to wantEn inglés I want resulta demasiado directo si queremos pedir algo con educación. En estos casos se suele decir I'd like con pleaseI'd like a kilo of potatoes, please quiero un kilo de patatascould you pass me the salt, please? ¿quieres acercarme la sal?would you please be quiet? ¿quieres callarte?could you close the door, please? cierra la puerta, ¿quieres?2. (amar) to lovelo hice sin querer I didn't mean to do it / it was an accident¿qué quiere decir "chance"? what does "chance" mean?¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that? -
80 acercarse
pron.v.1 to approach, to come near, draw near, to come close to.2 to be reconciled (amantes).3 acercarse a (Comp.), to close in on.* * *1 (aproximarse) to be near2 (ir) to go3 (visitar) to drop in, drop by* * *to approach, get closer* * *VPR1) (=aproximarse)a) [al hablante] to come closer; [a algo alejado del hablante] to get closeracércate, que te vea — come closer so that I can see you
no te acerques más, que te puedes quemar — don't get any closer, you could burn yourself
al ver que se acercaban, el conductor se paró — when he saw them coming closer o approaching, the driver stopped
acercarse a: no te acerques tanto a la mesa — don't get so close to the table
me acerqué a la ventana — I went up o over to the window
señores pasajeros, nos estamos acercando a Heathrow — ladies and gentlemen, we're approaching Heathrow
el paro se acerca al 10% — unemployment is approaching 10%
b) (=abordar)acercarse a algn — [al hablante] to come up to sb; [lejos del hablante] to go up to sb
c)2) [en el tiempo] [acontecimiento, momento] to get closer, get nearerya se acercan las vacaciones — the holidays are nearly here, the holidays are getting closer o nearer
acercarse a — [+ fecha] to approach; [+ situación] to get closer to
3) (=ir)ya me acercaré un día a visitaros — one of these days I'll pay you a visit o I'll come and see you
4) (=parecerse)acercarse a algo, nuestros gustos se acercan más a la ópera — our tastes tend more towards opera
los resultados se acercan bastante a lo que esperábamos — the results are fairly close to what we expected
* * *Ex. Many things do not have to be perfect, just in the ballpark.* * *Ex: Many things do not have to be perfect, just in the ballpark.
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■acercarse verbo reflexivo
1 to approach [a, -]
2 (desplazarse) to go
(venir) to come: dijeron que esta tarde se acercarían por aquí, they said they'd come around here this afternoon
' acercarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- aproximar
- arrimar
- juntar
- rondar
English:
approach
- come up
- creep
- edge
- go over to
- go up
- keep off
- march up to
- near
- ride up
- sneak
- up
- walk up
- zoom in
- clear
- close
- come
- distance
- draw
- go
- gravitate
- keep
- move
- pull
- stay
- walk
* * *vpr1. [en el espacio] to come closer, to approach;acércate más, que no te oigo come closer, I can't hear you;acércate un poco más a la ventana move a bit closer to the window;acércate a ver esto come and have a look at this;no te acerques al precipicio don't go near the edge;se me acercó una mujer para preguntarme la hora a woman came up to me and asked me the time;Figse acercó a él en busca de protección she turned to him for protection2. [ir] to go;[venir] to come;se acercó a la tienda a por pan she popped out to the shops for some bread;acércate por aquí un día de estos come over and see us some time3. [en el tiempo] [fecha, estación, elecciones] to draw nearer, to approach;se acerca la Navidad Christmas is coming;nos acercamos al verano it will soon be summersu estilo se acerca más a la poesía que a la prosa his style is closer to poetry than to prose5. [en negociaciones] [países, bandos] to come closer;sus posturas se han acercado mucho en las últimas semanas the differences between them have narrowed considerably over recent weeks* * *v/r1 approach; de fecha draw near;se acercó a mí she came up to me o approached me;no te acerques a la pared don’t get close to the wall;¡acércate! come closer!2 ir go;me acercaré a tu casa I’ll drop by* * *vraproximarse, arrimarse: to approach, to draw near* * *acercarse vb to get nearer / to get closer
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