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41 land
lænd
1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) tierra2) (a country: foreign lands.) tierra3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) terreno, tierras4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) tierras
2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) aterrizar2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) desembarcar3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospitalouble!) acabar; ir a parar•- rouvə
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies
land1 n tierraland2 vb aterrizar / tomar tierratr[lænd]1 (gen) tierra2 (soil) suelo, tierra3 (country, region) tierra4 (property) terreno, tierras nombre femenino plural1 (plane etc) aterrizar, tomar tierra; (bird) posarse2 (disembark) desembarcar3 (fall) caer1 (plane etc) hacer aterrizar2 (disembark) desembarcar; (unload) descargar3 (fish) sacar del agua\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLland ahoy! ¡tierra a la vista!the land of milk and honey la tierra de la leche y la mielto be in the land of the living estar entre los vivosto get landed with something familiar (tener que) cargar con algoto land on one's feet caer de piesto land on the moon alunizarto make a living from the land vivir de la tierrato make land llegar a tierrato see how the land lies tantear el terrenofarm land tierras nombre femenino plural de cultivoland agent SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL encargado,-a de una granja, cortijero,-aland forces SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ejército de tierraland mass masa continentalland reform reforma agrarialand register registro de la propiedadnative land tierra natal, patrialand ['lænd] vt1) : desembarcar (pasajeros de un barco), hacer aterrizar (un avión)2) catch: pescar, sacar (un pez) del agua3) gain, secure: conseguir, ganarto land a job: conseguir empleo4) deliver: dar, asestarhe landed a punch: asestó un puñetazoland vi1) : aterrizar, tomar tierra, atracarthe plane just landed: el avión acaba de aterrizarthe ship landed an hour ago: el barco atracó hace una hora2) alight: posarse, aterrizarto land on one's feet: caer de pieland n1) ground: tierra fdry land: tierra firme2) terrain: terreno m3) nation: país m, nación f4) domain: mundo m, dominio mthe land of dreams: el mundo de los sueñosadj.• agrario, -a adj.• terrestre adj.n.• país s.m.• suelo s.m.• terreno s.m.• tierra s.f.v.• aterrar v.• aterrizar (Aeronáutica) v.• desembarcar v.lænd
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1) ua) ( Geog) tierra fto know the lie o lay of the land — saber* qué terreno se pisa
to see how the land lies — tantear el terreno
to spy out the land — reconocer* el terreno; (before n) <animal, defenses> de tierra, terrestre
land forces — fuerzas fpl terrestres or de tierra
b) (ground, property) tierra fa plot of land — un terreno, una parcela; (before n)
land registry — registro m catastral, catastro m
land reform — reforma f agraria
c) ( Agr)2) c (country, realm) (liter) país m, nación f; ( kingdom) reino mto be in the land of Nod — estar* dormido
to be in the land of the living — (hum) estar* vivito y coleando (hum)
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1)a) (Aerosp, Aviat) \<\<aircraft/spaceship/pilot\>\> aterrizar*; ( on the moon) alunizar*; ( on water) acuatizar*; ( on sea) amarizar*, amerizar*, amararb) ( fall) caer*2) (arrive, end up) (colloq) ir* a parar (fam)3) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> atracar*; \<\<traveleroops\>\> desembarcar*
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vt1)a) ( from sea) \<\<passengersoops\>\> desembarcar*; \<\<cargo\>\> descargar*b) ( from air) \<\<plane\>\> hacer* aterrizar; \<\<troops\>\> desembarcar*; \<\<supplies\>\> descargar*2)a) ( in fishing) \<\<fish\>\> sacar* del aguab) (win, obtain) \<\<contract\>\> conseguir*; \<\<job/husband\>\> conseguir*, pescar* (fam)c) ( strike home) (colloq) \<\<punch\>\> asestar (fam)3) ( burden) (colloq)to land somebody WITH something/somebody, to land something/somebody ON somebody — endilgarle* or encajarle algo/a alguien a alguien (fam)
4) ( cause to end up) (colloq)to land somebody IN something: that venture landed her in prison con aquel negocio fue a parar a la cárcel (fam); to land somebody/oneself in trouble — meter a alguien/meterse en problemas (fam)
•Phrasal Verbs:- land up[lænd]1. N1) (=not sea) tierra fland ho, land ahoy! — ¡tierra a la vista!
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to goavel by land — ir/viajar por tierra•
to make land — (Naut) tomar tierra•
there was action at sea, on land, and in the air — se combatió en mar, tierra y aire•
to sight land — divisar tierra2) (Agr, Constr) (=ground) tierra f, tierras fpl•
the land — (Agr) la tierrato work on the land — trabajar or cultivar la tierra
- see how the land liesarable 1.3) (=property) tierras fplget off my land! — ¡fuera de mis tierras!
4) (Geog) (=region)5) (=nation, country) país ma land of opportunity/contrasts — un país de oportunidades/contrastes
- be in the land of the living- be in the Land of Nodfantasy, native 3., promise 2., 1)2. VI•
to land on sth — [bird, insect] posarse en algothe Americans were the first to land on the moon — los americanos fueron los primeros en llegar a la luna
2) (from boat) [passenger] desembarcar3) (after fall, jump, throw) caerto land on one's feet — (lit) caer de pie; (fig) salir adelante
he landed in hospital — fue a parar al hospital *, acabó en el hospital
3. VT1) (=disembark, unload) [+ passengers] desembarcar; [+ cargo] descargarvessels will have to land their catch at designated ports — los buques tendrán que descargar la pesca en los puertos designados
2) (=bring down) [+ plane] hacer aterrizar3) (=catch) [+ fish] pescar, conseguir pescar; (fig) [+ job, contract] conseguir; [+ prize] obtener4) *a) (=put, dump)•
they landed the children on me — me endilgaron or endosaron a los niños *b)• to land sb in sth, his comments landed him in court — sus comentarios hicieron que acabara en los tribunales, sus comentarios hicieron que fuera a parar a los tribunales *
his extravagant lifestyle soon landed him in debt — su estilo de vida extravagante pronto hizo que endeudase
to land sb in it * — fastidiar or jorobar a algn pero bien *
to land o.s. in trouble — meterse en problemas
c) (=encumber)•
to land sb with sth/sb — endilgar algo/a algn a algn *, endosar algo/a algn a algn *I got landed with the job — me endilgaron or endosaron el trabajo *
I got landed with him for two hours — me lo endilgaron or endosaron dos horas *
getting overdrawn could land you with big bank charges — girar al descubierto te puede ocasionar enormes intereses bancarios
how did you land yourself with all these debts? — ¿cómo acabaste tan endeudado?
4.CPDland agent N — administrador(a) m / f de fincas
land defences NPL — defensas fpl de tierra
land forces NPL — fuerzas fpl de tierra
land management N — administración f de fincas
land reclamation N — reclamación f de tierras
land reform N — reforma f agraria
land register, land registry N — (Brit) catastro m, registro m catastral, registro m de la propiedad inmobiliaria
Land Rover ® N — (Aut) (vehículo m) todo terreno m
land tax N — contribución f territorial
- land upLAND OF HOPE AND GLORY
Land of Hope and Glory es el título de una canción patriótica británica. Para muchos ciudadanos, sobre todo en Inglaterra, es un símbolo más del país, casi como el himno o la bandera nacional. Se suele entonar al final del congreso anual del Partido Conservador y en la última noche de los Proms, junto con otras conocidas canciones patrióticas.See:* * *[lænd]
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1) ua) ( Geog) tierra fto know the lie o lay of the land — saber* qué terreno se pisa
to see how the land lies — tantear el terreno
to spy out the land — reconocer* el terreno; (before n) <animal, defenses> de tierra, terrestre
land forces — fuerzas fpl terrestres or de tierra
b) (ground, property) tierra fa plot of land — un terreno, una parcela; (before n)
land registry — registro m catastral, catastro m
land reform — reforma f agraria
c) ( Agr)2) c (country, realm) (liter) país m, nación f; ( kingdom) reino mto be in the land of Nod — estar* dormido
to be in the land of the living — (hum) estar* vivito y coleando (hum)
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1.
1)a) (Aerosp, Aviat) \<\<aircraft/spaceship/pilot\>\> aterrizar*; ( on the moon) alunizar*; ( on water) acuatizar*; ( on sea) amarizar*, amerizar*, amararb) ( fall) caer*2) (arrive, end up) (colloq) ir* a parar (fam)3) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> atracar*; \<\<traveler/troops\>\> desembarcar*
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vt1)a) ( from sea) \<\<passengers/troops\>\> desembarcar*; \<\<cargo\>\> descargar*b) ( from air) \<\<plane\>\> hacer* aterrizar; \<\<troops\>\> desembarcar*; \<\<supplies\>\> descargar*2)a) ( in fishing) \<\<fish\>\> sacar* del aguab) (win, obtain) \<\<contract\>\> conseguir*; \<\<job/husband\>\> conseguir*, pescar* (fam)c) ( strike home) (colloq) \<\<punch\>\> asestar (fam)3) ( burden) (colloq)to land somebody WITH something/somebody, to land something/somebody ON somebody — endilgarle* or encajarle algo/a alguien a alguien (fam)
4) ( cause to end up) (colloq)to land somebody IN something: that venture landed her in prison con aquel negocio fue a parar a la cárcel (fam); to land somebody/oneself in trouble — meter a alguien/meterse en problemas (fam)
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42 leave
I li:v past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) dra/reise sin vei2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) glemme, dra fra3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) etterlate4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) overlate5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) overlate til6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) etterlate til, la arve•- leave out
- left over II li:v noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) lov, tillatelse2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) perm(isjon)•- take one's leave of- take one's leaveavskjed--------deling--------etterlate--------forlate--------permisjon--------reiseIsubst. \/liːv\/1) lov, tillatelse2) ( også leave of absence) permisjon, fri, perm (hverdagslig)3) avskjed, farvel4) ( biljard) opplegg• will you present me with a good leave?absence without leave tyvpermabsent with leave permisjon, fri (fra jobben)ask leave to eller beg leave to be om å få lov til åask somebody's leave to eller beg somebody's leave to be noen om tillatelse til åbreak leave overskride permisjonen, bryte permisjonen, ikke komme tilbake etter endt permisjonby\/with someone's leave med noens tillatelseby\/with your leave unnskyld, kan jeg komme frem ( ofte spøkefullt) med tillatelseescorted leave ( jus) fremstillingtake French leave stikke (uten å si adjø), bli borte handle uten lovtake leave of si adjø til, ta avskjed med, ta farvel med, si farvel tiltake leave of one's senses bli gal, gå fra forstandentake leave to tillate seg åtake one's leave si adjø, ta farvel, ta avskjed, reise bortII1) etterlate, etterlate seg, la ligge igjen, glemme, gjenglemme, legge, sette, stillehan lot meg beholde disse papirene \/ han etterlot meg disse papirene2) reise, dra, reise fra, gå fra, forlate, overgi, sluttejeg reiser til jul \/ jeg slutter i jobben til jul3) overlate, ladet får du bestemme \/ jeg overlater avgjørelsen til degdet må leseren selv avgjøre \/ jeg overlater den avgjørelsen til leseren4) utsette5) testamentere (til), etterlate, etterlate seg6) være, gjøre, gjøre til7) sette8) kjøre av, gå fra, spore av• may I leave the table?• the train is going to leave the track!be left bli, bli igjen, være igjenbe left behind havne i bakleksa, bli ettertobe left until called for poste restante blir hentetbe left with sitte der med, sitte igjen medleave about la ligge fremme, la ligge strøddleave alone la være i fred, la være, ikke blande seg opp i ikke ta med i beregningenleave aside sette ut av betraktning, bortse fra, se bort fraleave be ( hverdagslig) la være i fredleave behind ikke ta med, la bli igjen, la bli igjen hjemme etterlate, etterlate seg glemme igjenreise fra, akterutseile, løpe fra, stikke av fra, legge bak segleave for dra til, reise tilleave hold\/go ( hverdagslig) slippe (taket)• leave hold of my hair!leave it at that la det være med det, la saken liggeleave much to be desired være utilfredsstillende, være lite tilfredsstillendeleave no stone unturned se ➢ stone, 1leave off slutte, avbryte, slutte medleave open ( også overført) la stå åpenleave orders gi ordrehan hadde gitt ordre om å bli vekket kl. seksleave out utelate, ikke ta med, ikke regne med, ikke ta hensyn til glemme, forbigå, tilsidesette, ikke innbylegge frem, la ligge fremmeleave over la være igjen, levne, gjemme la ligge, la stå til videre, utsetteleave somebody be la noen være, la noen være i fredleave somebody for dead forlate noen i troen på at han\/hun er dødleave somebody free to gi noen frie hender til åleave somebody to manage their own affairs la noen passe sine egne sakerleave somebody to oneself eller leave somebody to one's own devices la noen klare seg selv, la noen gjøre som han villeave somebody with the last word la noen få siste ordetleave something lying about la noe ligge og flyte, la noe ligge fremmela bøkene ligge og flyte \/ la bøkene ligge fremmeleave something to look after itself la noe seile sin egen sjøleave something to somebody la noen ta seg av noe, overlate noe til noen• leave it to me!leave something unsaid la noe forbli usagtleave to chance overlate til tilfeldigheteneleave well alone la det være med det, det er bra nok som det erleave word\/message legge igjen beskjedlet's leave it at that la oss nøye oss med det, la det være slikbe well left være sørget godt forIIIverb \/liːv\/løves, sprette, springe ut, få løv, få blader -
43 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fazer2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) obrigar3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tornar4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganhar5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) perfazer6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) ser nomeado9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fazer2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to* * *[meik] n 1 feitura. 2 feitio. 3 marca, modelo. 4 fabrico, manufatura. • vt+vi (ps, pp made) 1 fazer, fabricar. 2 construir. 3 criar. 4 elaborar. 5 compor. 6 efetuar. 7 causar, motivar. 8 executar, representar. 9 resultar. 10 dispor. 11 preparar. 12 determinar, promulgar. 13 promover. 14 constituir. 15 ganhar, lograr. 16 forçar, induzir, compelir. 17 dirigir-se. 18 marcar pontos (jogos). 19 surtir efeito. 20 deduzir. 21 julgar. 22 percorrer. 23 servir. 24 atingir. 25 receber, ganhar. 26 refrear. to make a book bancar apostas (nas corridas). to make a call dar um telefonema. to make account of estimar, considerar. to make acquaintance travar relações. to make a draft fazer um saque. to make against ser desfavorável a. to make an apology dar uma desculpa. to make application fazer um pedido de (emprego). to make as if fingir. to make away with a) desfazer-se de. b) matar. c) esbanjar. d) fugir com. to make bid fazer um lance (leilão). to make bold ousar, tomar a liberdade de. to make ends meet fazer o dinheiro cobrir as despesas. to make free tomar a liberdade de. to make free with tratar com familiaridade. to make fun of ridicularizar. to make good a) confirmar, sustentar. b) cumprir. to make hay of espalhar confusão. to make headway avançar, progredir. to make it vencer um obstáculo, ter sucesso. to make love namorar, fazer amor. to make no doubt estar certo de. to make off a) fugir, partir de repente. b) roubar. to make out a) compreender. b) decifrar. c) fingir. d) distinguir. e) emitir. f) completar, preencher (formulários, guias, etc.). to make over a) transferir. b) renovar. to make place/ room abrir espaço. to make sail fazer-se à vela, içar o velame. to make something on top of someone’s head coll Braz fazer nas coxas. to make sure certificar-se. to make up a) compor. b) combinar. c) reunir, juntar. d) acabar, completar. e) suprir. f) compensar. g) ajustar. h) consertar. i) pintar-se, enfeitar-se. j) elaborar, criar. l) paginar. m) reconciliar-se. n) inventar. to make up for compensar. to make up one’s mind decidir-se, tomar uma resolução. to make up to recompensar. to make war guerrear. to make water coll urinar. to make way a) abrir caminho. b) progredir. -
44 comment
I ['kɒment]1) (remark) (public) commento m.; (in conversation) commento m., osservazione f.; (written) nota f., annotazione f.without comment — [ listen] senza fare commenti; [ occur] senza suscitare commenti
"no comment" — "no comment", "niente dichiarazioni"
3) (criticism)II 1. ['kɒment]to be a comment on — dirla lunga su [ society]
verbo transitivo osservare, notare2.1) (remark) (neutrally) fare dei commenti, esprimere la propria opinione; (negatively) fare delle osservazioni2) (discuss)to comment on — commentare [text, etc.]
* * *['koment] 1. noun((a) spoken or written remark: He made several comments about her untidy appearance.) commento2. verb((with on) to make such a remark: He commented on her appearance.) commentare- commentate
- commentator* * *comment /ˈkɒmɛnt/n.2 [u] commenti; discussioni; dichiarazioni; critiche: His words passed without comment, le sue parole non hanno suscitato commenti; to be subject to comment, essere commentato; essere discusso; to be a source for comment, suscitare commenti; The Minister was unavailable for comment, il ministro non si è pronunciato; unfavourable (o negative) comment, commenti negativi; critiche; fair comment, osservazioni giuste● to be a comment on st., essere tipico di qc.; essere indicativo di qc. □ No comment, niente dichiarazioni; «no comment».♦ (to) comment /ˈkɒmɛnt/A v. i.fare commenti (o osservazioni); commentare; esprimersi: to comment on the latest events, commentare gli ultimi avvenimenti; to comment on sb. 's behaviour, commentare il comportamento di qc.; ( anche) criticare il comportamento di q.B v. t.osservare; dire: He commented that the measure was premature, ha osservato che la misura era prematura.* * *I ['kɒment]1) (remark) (public) commento m.; (in conversation) commento m., osservazione f.; (written) nota f., annotazione f.without comment — [ listen] senza fare commenti; [ occur] senza suscitare commenti
"no comment" — "no comment", "niente dichiarazioni"
3) (criticism)II 1. ['kɒment]to be a comment on — dirla lunga su [ society]
verbo transitivo osservare, notare2.1) (remark) (neutrally) fare dei commenti, esprimere la propria opinione; (negatively) fare delle osservazioni2) (discuss)to comment on — commentare [text, etc.]
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45 fair
I [feə(r)]nome (market) fiera f., mercato m.; (funfair) fiera f., luna park m., parco m. dei divertimenti; (exhibition) fiera f., salone m.II 1. [feə(r)]1) (just) [person, trial, wage] giusto, equo (to verso, nei confronti di); [comment, question, decision, point] giusto, buono, lecito; [ competition] leale, correttoto give sb. a fair deal o shake AE trattare qcn. in modo equo; to be fair he did try to pay bisogna ammettere che provò a pagare; fair's fair quel che è giusto è giusto; it (just) isn't fair! non è giusto! fair enough! — mi sembra giusto! va bene!
2) (moderately good) [chance, condition, skill] discreto, abbastanza buono; scol. discreto3) (quite large) [amount, number, size] discreto, buonoto go at a fair old pace o speed colloq. andare di buon passo o a una certa velocità; he's had a fair bit of luck — colloq. ha avuto un bel po' di fortuna
5) (light-coloured) [ hair] biondo; [complexion, skin] chiaro6) lett. (beautiful) [lady, city] bellowith her own fair hands — scherz. con le sue belle manine
2.the fair sex — scherz. il gentil sesso
••to be fair game for sb. — essere considerato una preda o un bersaglio legittimo da qcn.
* * *I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.)2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.)3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.)4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.)5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.)6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.)•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.)2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.)3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.)* * *fair (1) /fɛə(r)/n.1 fiera; mercato: trade fair, fiera campionaria; craft fair, fiera dell'artigianato; book fair, fiera del libro; world fair, fiera universale3 sagra; festa (paesana)4 luna park; parco divertimenti● (fig.) a day after the fair, troppo tardi; al fumo delle candele.♦ fair (2) /fɛə(r)/A a.1 giusto; equo; equanime; imparziale; leale; onesto; legittimo: fair price, prezzo giusto (o onesto); fair treatment, trattamento imparziale; fair criticism (o comments) critiche giuste (o oggettive); a fair judge, un giudice equanime; fair trial, processo equo; fair share, parte equa; giusta parte; (econ.) fair competition, concorrenza leale; fair question, domanda legittima (o pertinente); my fair share of work, la mia giusta parte di lavoro; DIALOGO → - Chores- That's not fair!, non è giusto!; fair deal, accordo equo; trattamento equo3 discreto; soddisfacente; abbastanza (+ agg.): a fair knowledge of English, una discreta conoscenza dell'inglese; a fair amount, una discreta quantità; un bel po'; a fair size, dimensioni abbastanza grandi; a fair-sized house, una casa abbastanza grande; We still have a fair way to go, abbiamo ancora un bel po' di strada da fare; a fair amount of, un bel po'; parecchio4 discretamente probabile; verosimile; abbastanza chiaro (o preciso): a fair chance of success, una discreta possibilità di successo; I've got a fair idea of what he wants, ho un'idea abbastanza chiara di quello che vuole5 biondo; chiaro (di carnagione): fair hair, capelli biondi; fair-haired, biondo; dai capelli biondi; a fair complexion, una carnagione chiara6 ( del tempo o degli elementi) bello; sereno; buono; favorevole: fair weather, tempo bello (o buono); a fair wind, vento favorevoleB avv.1 correttamente; lealmente; sportivamente: to play fair, fare un gioco corretto; agire correttamente3 decisamente; letteralmenteC n. (arc.)2 cosa bella; bellezza● fair and equal, giusto; equo □ fair and square, (agg.) onesto, equo; (avv.) correttamente, onestamente, a carte scoperte; ( anche) proprio al centro, in pieno □ (comm.) fair average quality, buona qualità media □ fair copy, bella copia □ fair dealing, comportamento corretto; correttezza negli affari; rispetto delle regole □ (fam. Austral.) fair dinkum ► dinkum □ (infant. o fam. GB) Fair do's (o dos)!, facciamo le parti giuste!; ( per estens.) siamo giusti!, un po' di giustizia! □ Fair enough!, mi sembra giusto!; d'accordo, e va bene □ fair game, preda consentita; (fig.) bersaglio facile, bersaglio lecito (di critiche, interesse mediatico, ecc.) □ (fam. Austral.) Fair go!, sii giusto!; un po' di giustizia! □ Fair's fair!, quel che è giusto è giusto! □ (fam. USA) fair-haired boy, beniamino; prediletto; cocco (fam.) □ fair-minded, equanime; imparziale; giusto □ fair-mindedness, equanimità; imparzialità □ fair play, fair play; comportamento corretto; correttezza; rispetto delle regole □ fair rent, equo canone □ (antiq.) the fair sex, il gentil sesso □ (fam. USA) fair shake, accordo leale; trattamento equo □ (antiq.) fair-spoken, gentile, cortese (nel parlare) □ fair-to-middling, discreto; sufficiente; così così □ fair trade, commercio equo e solidale □ (market.) fair-trade agreement, accordo di mantenimento dei prezzi □ fair-trade practices, correttezza commerciale □ (market.) fair-trade price, prezzo imposto □ fair wear and tear, deterioramento normale ( di un bene strumentale) □ (econ., fin., rag.) fair value, valore equo; ‘fair value’ □ fair-weather friend, amico della buona sorte; amico inaffidabile □ to bid fair, avere buone probabilità □ by fair means, con mezzi leciti □ by fair means or foul, con ogni mezzo, lecito o illecito; con le buone o con le cattive; di riffa o di raffa □ (fam. USA) for fair, completamente □ in a fair way to do st., sulla buona strada (o ben avviato) per fare qc.; con buone probabilità di fare qc. □ (antiq.) in fair or foul weather, col buono o col cattivo tempo; (fig.) nella buona e nella cattiva sorte □ (fam. GB) It's a fair cop!, ( detto da un arrestato alla polizia) O.K., mi arrendo! □ ( del tempo) to be set fair, essersi messo al bello; essere sul bello stabile □ through fair and foul, nella buona e nella cattiva sorte; nel bene e nel male □ to be fair, a onor del vero; a essere onesti □ (prov.) All's fair in love and war, in amore e in guerra tutto è lecito.(to) fair /fɛə(r)/v. t.3 (autom., aeron.) carenare.* * *I [feə(r)]nome (market) fiera f., mercato m.; (funfair) fiera f., luna park m., parco m. dei divertimenti; (exhibition) fiera f., salone m.II 1. [feə(r)]1) (just) [person, trial, wage] giusto, equo (to verso, nei confronti di); [comment, question, decision, point] giusto, buono, lecito; [ competition] leale, correttoto give sb. a fair deal o shake AE trattare qcn. in modo equo; to be fair he did try to pay bisogna ammettere che provò a pagare; fair's fair quel che è giusto è giusto; it (just) isn't fair! non è giusto! fair enough! — mi sembra giusto! va bene!
2) (moderately good) [chance, condition, skill] discreto, abbastanza buono; scol. discreto3) (quite large) [amount, number, size] discreto, buonoto go at a fair old pace o speed colloq. andare di buon passo o a una certa velocità; he's had a fair bit of luck — colloq. ha avuto un bel po' di fortuna
5) (light-coloured) [ hair] biondo; [complexion, skin] chiaro6) lett. (beautiful) [lady, city] bellowith her own fair hands — scherz. con le sue belle manine
2.the fair sex — scherz. il gentil sesso
••to be fair game for sb. — essere considerato una preda o un bersaglio legittimo da qcn.
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46 irrelevant
adjectivebelanglos; irrelevant (geh.)be irrelevant to a subject — für ein Thema ohne Belang od. (geh.) irrelevant sein
* * *[i'relivənt](not connected with the subject that is being discussed etc: irrelevant comments.) unerheblich- academic.ru/88344/irrelevantly">irrelevantly- irrelevance
- irrelevancy* * *ir·rel·evant[ɪˈreləvənt, AM ɪrˈel-]adj belanglos, unerheblich, irrelevantmaking a large profit is \irrelevant to us es kommt uns nicht darauf an, einen hohen Gewinn zu erzielendon't be \irrelevant schweifen Sie nicht vom Thema aban \irrelevant question eine nicht zur Sache gehörende Frageto be largely \irrelevant to sth für etw akk weitgehend unerheblich [o ohne Bedeutung] sein* * *[ɪ'reləvənt]adjirrelevant; details also, information unwesentlich, nebensächlich; titles etc bedeutungslosit is irrelevant whether he agrees or not — es ist irrelevant or belanglos, ob er zustimmt
these issues are irrelevant to the younger generation — diese Fragen sind für die jüngere Generation irrelevant or belanglos
his novels are largely irrelevant to the concerns of today — seine Romane haben wenig Bezug auf die Probleme von heute
don't be irrelevant (in discussion) — bleib bei der Sache; (in essay writing) bleiben Sie beim Thema
* * *irrelevant adj (adv irrelevantly)1. irrelevant, nicht zur Sache gehörig:be irrelevant to sich nicht beziehen auf (akk)2. a) irrelevant, unerheblich, belanglos ( alle:to für)b) gegenstandslos, hinfällig3. unanwendbar (to auf akk)* * *adjectivebelanglos; irrelevant (geh.)be irrelevant to a subject — für ein Thema ohne Belang od. (geh.) irrelevant sein
* * *adj.bedeutungslos adj.irrelevant adj.unwesentlich adj. n.unerheblich adj. -
47 marginal
adjective1) (barely adequate, slight) geringfügig; unwesentlich2) (close to limit) marginal; (barely profitable) kaum rentabel3) knapp [Wahlergebnis]marginal seat/constituency — (Brit. Polit.) wackeliger (ugs.) od. nur mit knapper Mehrheit gehaltener Parlamentssitz/Wahlkreis
4) (of or at the edge) Rand[gebiet, -bereich usw.]* * *adjective (small and almost non-existent or unimportant: a marginal improvement.) am Rande* * *mar·gin·al[ˈmɑ:ʤɪnəl, AM ˈmɑ:r-]I. adj1. (slight) geringfügigto be of \marginal importance relativ unbedeutend seina \marginal improvement eine geringfügige Verbesserungto be of \marginal interest [nur] von geringem Interesse sein2. (insignificant) nebensächlich, unwesentlich\marginal costs Grenzkosten pl\marginal revenue Grenzerlös m\marginal yield Grenzertrag m3. BRIT, AUS POL\marginal constituency/seat mit knapper Mehrheit gewonnener Wahlkreis/Parlamentssitz4. (in margin)\marginal notes Randnotizen pl5. (on borderline) Rand-a \marginal existence eine Existenz am Rande der Gesellschafta \marginal product ein wenig gefragtes Produkt6. PSYCH\marginal behaviour deviantes VerhaltenII. n BRIT, AUS POL knapp gewonnener Wahlkreis* * *['mAːdZɪnl]adj2) (SOCIOL) people, groups randständigthis is a marginal constituency for the Tories — die Tories haben in diesem Wahlkreis nur eine knappe Mehrheit
marginal cost — Grenzkosten pl
5)* * *1. am Rande, auf den Rand gedruckt etc, Rand…:marginal inscription Umschrift f (auf Münzen);marginal note Randbemerkung f;2. Grenz… (auch fig):have only a marginal effect on sth etwas nur am Rande berühren;marginal sensations Wahrnehmungen am Rande des Bewusstseins3. WIRTSCH knapp über der Rentabilitätsgrenze (liegend), gerade noch rentabel, Grenz…:marginal analysis Marginal-, Grenzanalyse f;marginal cost Grenzkosten pl;marginal enterprise Grenzbetrieb m, unrentabler Betrieb;marginal profit Grenzertrag m, knapper Gewinn;marginal utility Grenznutzen m4. MED marginal, randständig5. SOZIOL am Rande der Gesellschaft (stehend)6. fig geringfügig (Verbesserung etc)* * *adjective1) (barely adequate, slight) geringfügig; unwesentlich2) (close to limit) marginal; (barely profitable) kaum rentabel3) knapp [Wahlergebnis]marginal seat/constituency — (Brit. Polit.) wackeliger (ugs.) od. nur mit knapper Mehrheit gehaltener Parlamentssitz/Wahlkreis
4) (of or at the edge) Rand[gebiet, -bereich usw.]* * *adj.am Rand befindlich ausdr. n.Randwert -e m. -
48 ribald
adjectivezotig; schmutzig [Lachen]; unanständig [Ausdrücke]; (irreverent) anzüglich* * *rib·ald[ˈrɪbəld, ˈraɪ-]* * *['rIbəld, 'raɪbəld]adjdeftig, zotig (pej); behaviour derb; company liederlich* * *ribald [ˈrıbəld]A adj (adv ribaldly) schmutzig (Lachen etc), (Witze etc auch) zotig* * *adjectivezotig; schmutzig [Lachen]; unanständig [Ausdrücke]; (irreverent) anzüglich* * *adj.frech adj. -
49 uncalled-for
adjective* * *((of actions, remarks etc) unnecessary and usually rude: Some of his comments are a bit uncalled-for.) unangebracht* * *un·ˈcalled foradj predun·ˈcalled-for[ʌnˈkɔ:ldfɔ:ʳ, AM -fɔ:r]adj attr unnötigit was really \uncalled-for to show her up like that es war völlig überflüssig, sie derartig bloßzustellenan \uncalled-for remark eine unpassende Bemerkung* * *[ʌn'kOːldfɔː(r)]adj(= unjustified) criticism ungerechtfertigt; (= unnecessary) unnötig; (= rude) remark ungebührlich, deplatziertthat was quite uncalled-for — das war nun wirklich nicht nötig or nett
* * *uncalled-for adj1. unerwünscht, unnötig2. deplatziert, unangebracht, unpassend (Bemerkung etc)* * *adjective -
50 all
all [ɔ:l]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. pronoun3. adverb4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• all the others tous (or toutes) les autres━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Articles or pronouns often need to be added in French.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• all three accused were found guilty of fraud les accusés ont tous (les) trois été reconnus coupables de fraude2. pronouna. ( = everything) tout• he's seen it all, done it all il a tout vu, tout fait• it all happened so quickly tout s'est passé si vite► all that (subject of relative clause) tout ce qui• you can have all that's left tu peux prendre tout ce qui reste► all (that) (object of relative clause) tout ce que ; (after verb taking "de") tout ce dont• all I want is to sleep tout ce que je veux, c'est dormir• all I remember is... tout ce dont je me souviens, c'est...• the girls all knew that... les filles savaient toutes que...• the peaches? I've eaten them all! les pêches ? je les ai toutes mangées !• education should be open to all who want it l'éducation devrait être accessible à tous ceux qui veulent en bénéficier► superlative + of all• best of all, the reforms will cost nothing et surtout, ces réformes ne coûteront rien• I love his short stories, I've read all of them j'aime beaucoup ses nouvelles, je les ai toutes lues► all of + number ( = at least)• exploring the village took all of ten minutes ( = only) la visite du village a bien dû prendre dix minutes3. adverba. ( = entirely) tout━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When used with a feminine adjective starting with a consonant, tout agrees.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• she left her daughters all alone in the flat elle a laissé ses filles toutes seules dans l'appartementb. (in scores) the score was two all (tennis, squash) les joueurs étaient à deux jeux (or sets) partout ; (other sports) le score était de deux à deux• what's the score? -- two all quel est le score ? -- deux partout or deux à deux4. noun• all along the road tout le long de la route► all but ( = nearly) presque ; ( = all except) tous sauf• we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea nous avons pensé que, l'un dans l'autre, ce n'était pas une mauvaise idée► all one• it's all over! c'est fini !• this was all the more surprising since... c'était d'autant plus surprenant que...• all the more so since... d'autant plus que...► all the better! tant mieux !► all too• that's all very well but... c'est bien beau mais...• the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all le chien a mangé la saucisse avec la moutarde et tout (inf)• what with the snow and all, we didn't go avec la neige et tout le reste, nous n'y sommes pas allés► as all that• it's not as important as all that ce n'est pas si important que ça► for all... ( = despite) malgré• for all its beauty, the city... malgré sa beauté, la ville...• for all that malgré tout► for all I know...• for all I know he could be right il a peut-être raison, je n'en sais rien• for all I know, they're still living together autant que je sache, ils vivent encore ensemble► if... at all• they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all ils ne vont pas essayer s'ils ont un peu de bon sens• the little grammar they learn, if they study grammar at all le peu de grammaire qu'ils apprennent, si tant est qu'il étudient la grammaire► no... at all• have you any comments? -- none at all! vous avez des commentaires à faire ? -- absolument aucun !► not... at all ( = not in the least) pas... du tout• are you disappointed? -- not at all! vous êtes déçu ? -- pas du tout• thank you! -- not at all! merci ! -- de rien !► not all that ( = not so)6. compounds• all clear! ( = you can go through) la voie est libre ; ( = the alert is over) l'alerte est passée• to give sb the all clear ( = authorize) donner le feu vert à qn ; (doctor to patient) dire à qn que tout va bien ► all-embracing adjective global• to go all out for monetary union jeter toutes ses forces dans la bataille pour l'union monétaire ► all-out strike noun grève f générale• to be a good all-rounder être bon en tout ► all-seater stadium noun (British) stade n'ayant que des places assises• all-weather court (Tennis) (terrain m en) quick m ► all-year-round adjective [resort] ouvert toute l'année* * *[ɔːl] 1.1) ( everything) toutall will be revealed — hum vous saurez tout hum
that's all — ( all contexts) c'est tout
2) ( the only thing) toutthat's all we need! — iron il ne manquait plus que ça!
3) ( everyone) tousthank you, one and all — merci à (vous) tous
‘all welcome’ — ‘venez nombreux’
4) ( the whole amount)5) ( emphasizing entirety)2.what's it all for? — ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)?
1) ( each one of) tous/toutes2) ( the whole of) tout/toute3) ( total)4) ( any)3.1) (emphatic: completely) toutit's all about... — c'est l'histoire de...
2) (emphatic: nothing but)to be all smiles — ( happy) être tout souriant; ( two-faced) être tout sourire
3) Sport4. 5.all+ combining form ( completely)all-digital/-electronic — entièrement numérique/électronique
6.all-female/-male — [group] composé uniquement de femmes/d'hommes
all along adverbial phrase [know etc] depuis le début, toujours7.all but adverbial phrase pratiquement, presque8.all of adverbial phrase9.all that adverbial phrase10.all the adverbial phrase11.all the more — [difficult, effective] d'autant plus (before adj)
all too adverbial phrase [accurate, easy, widespread, often] bien trop12.and all adverbial phrase1)2) (colloq) GB13.at all adverbial phrasenot at all! — ( acknowledging thanks) de rien!; ( answering query) pas du tout!
14.is it at all likely that...? — y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que...? (+ subj)
for all prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase1) ( despite)for all that — malgré tout, quand même
2) ( as regards)15.of all prepositional phrase1) ( in rank)first/last of all — pour commencer/finir
2) ( emphatic)••he's not all there — (colloq) il n'a pas toute sa tête
it's all go (colloq) here! — GB on s'active (colloq) ici!
that's all very well —
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51 comment
A n1 ( remark) ( public) commentaire m (on sur) ; ( in conversation) remarque f (on sur) ; ( written) annotation f ; to make comments faire des commentaires (about au sujet de) ;2 ¢ ( discussion) commentaires mpl (about portant sur) ; without comment [act, listen] sans commentaire ; [occur, pass] sans susciter des commentaires ; to be open to comment être ouvert aux suggestions ; he was unavailable for comment il s'est refusé à toute déclaration ; ‘no comment’ ‘je n'ai pas de déclaration à faire’ ; what she said was fair comment ses remarques étaient justifiées ;C vi1 ( remark) faire des commentaires ; to comment on sth/sb ( neutrally) faire des commentaires sur qch/qn ; ( negatively) faire des observations sur qch/qn ; -
52 jar
A n4 ( noise) crissement m.1 ( give shock to) lit, fig ébranler, secouer [person, structure, building] ; to jar one's shoulder/neck se cogner l'épaule/le cou ;1 ( make discordant noise) [instrument, music, voice] rendre un son discordant ; to jar on agacer [person] ; the noise jarred on her nerves le bruit lui tapait ○ sur les nerfs ; that music jars on my ears cette musique m'écorche ○ les oreilles ;2 ( rattle) [windows] trembler ;3 ( clash) [colours] jurer ; [note] sonner faux ; [ideas, opinions] ne pas s'accorder ; [comments, criticism] être déplacé. -
53 caustic
'ko:stik1) (burning by chemical action: caustic soda.) cáustico2) ((of remarks) bitter or sarcastic: caustic comments.) cáustico, mordaz•tr['kɔːstɪk]1 SMALLCHEMISTRY/SMALL cáustico,-a2 figurative use cáustico,-a, mordaz\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcaustic soda sosa cáusticacaustic ['kɔstɪk] adj1) corrosive: cáustico, corrosivo2) biting: mordaz, sarcásticoadj.• cáustico (Química) adj.• punzante adj.n.• cáustico s.m.'kɔːstɪk ['kɔːstɪk]1. ADJ1) (Chem) cáustico2) (fig) [remark etc] mordaz, sarcástico2.CPDcaustic soda N — sosa f cáustica
* * *['kɔːstɪk] -
54 commentary
plural - commentaries; noun ((also running commentary) a series of broadcast comments by a reporter at a ceremony, sports event etc.) comentario, críticacommentary n comentariotr['kɒməntərɪ]noun (pl commentaries)1 (spoken description) comentario, comentarios nombre masculino plural2 (set of written remarks) comentario, crítica\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcommentary box cabina de prensan.• comentario s.m.• comento s.m.• dilucidario s.m.• escolio s.m.'kɑːmənteri, 'kɒməntəri, -tria) (Rad, Sport, TV) comentarios mpl, crónica fb) ( analysis) comentario m['kɒmǝntǝrɪ]1.2.CPDcommentary box N — cabina f de prensa
* * *['kɑːmənteri, 'kɒməntəri, -tri]a) (Rad, Sport, TV) comentarios mpl, crónica fb) ( analysis) comentario m -
55 critic
'kritik1) (a person who judges or comments on books, art etc: He is the book critic for the local newspaper.) crítico2) (a person who finds fault: His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job.) crítico•- critical- critically
- criticize
- criticise
- criticism
critic n críticotr['krɪtɪk]1 (reviewer) crítico,-a2 (negative person) criticón,-onacritic ['krɪt̬ɪk] n1) : crítico m, -ca f (de las artes)2) faultfinder: detractor m, -tora f; criticón m, -cona fadj.• crítico, -a adj.n.• censor s.m.• criticona s.f.• criticón s.m.• crítico s.m.• juez s.m.• revistero, -era s.m.,f.'krɪtɪka) (Art, Theat, Lit) crítico, -ca m,fb) ( detractor) detractor, -tora m,f['krɪtɪk]N (=reviewer) crítico(-a) m / f ; (=faultfinder) criticón(-ona) m / f* * *['krɪtɪk]a) (Art, Theat, Lit) crítico, -ca m,fb) ( detractor) detractor, -tora m,f -
56 guide
1. verb1) (to lead, direct or show the way: I don't know how to get to your house - I'll need someone to guide me; Your comments guided me in my final choice.) guiar, dirigir2) (to control the movement of: The teacher guided the child's hand as she wrote.) guiar
2. noun1) (a person who shows the way to go, points out interesting things etc: A guide will show you round the castle.) guía2) ((also guidebook) a book which contains information for tourists: a guide to Rome.) guía3) ((usually with capital) a Girl Guide.) exploradora4) (something which informs, directs or influences.) guía, pauta•- guidance- guideline
- guided missile
guide1 n1. guía2. manualguide2 vb guiar / llevara boy guided us round the city un chico nos guió por la ciudad / un chico nos enseñó la ciudadtr[gaɪd]2 (book) guía3 (indicator) guía, modelo1 (show the way) guiar; (lead) conducir2 (advise, influence) guiar, orientar, aconsejar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLguide dog perro lazarillo1) direct, lead: guiar, dirigir, conducir2) advise, counsel: aconsejar, orientarguide n: guía fn.• bordón s.m.• brújula s.f.• cicerone s.m.• conductor s.m.• guía s.f.• guía s.m.v.• adiestrar v.• conducir v.• dirigir v.• encaminar v.• encauzar v.• gobernar v.• guiar v.• orientar v.• regir v.
I gaɪd1)a) ( Tourism) ( person) guía mf; ( publication) guía fb) ( adviser) consejero, -ra m,f2) Guide (BrE) exploradora f, guía f3) ( indicator) guía fto use o take something as a guide — guiarse* por algo
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a) \<\<tourist/stranger\>\> guiar*b) (help, advise) guiar*, aconsejarc) (steer, manipulate) (+ adv compl)the captain guided the ship between the rocks — el capitán condujo or guió el barco por entre las rocas
d) guiding pres pguiding light — norte m
[ɡaɪd]guiding principle — principio m rector
1. N1) (=person) guía mf ; (=girl guide) exploradora f, guía f ; (=book) guía f turística2) (=fig) guía f2.VT (round town, building) guiar; (in choice, decision) orientar; (=govern) dirigir, gobernarto be guided by sth/sb — dejarse guiar por algo/algn
3.CPD* * *
I [gaɪd]1)a) ( Tourism) ( person) guía mf; ( publication) guía fb) ( adviser) consejero, -ra m,f2) Guide (BrE) exploradora f, guía f3) ( indicator) guía fto use o take something as a guide — guiarse* por algo
II
a) \<\<tourist/stranger\>\> guiar*b) (help, advise) guiar*, aconsejarc) (steer, manipulate) (+ adv compl)the captain guided the ship between the rocks — el capitán condujo or guió el barco por entre las rocas
d) guiding pres pguiding light — norte m
guiding principle — principio m rector
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57 pithy
tr['pɪɵɪ]1 (bone, plant) meduloso,-a2 (description, comment, etc) conciso,-a y contundentepithy comments: comentarios sucintosadj.• expresivo, -a adj.• jugoso, -a adj.• lacónico, -a adj.• sucinto, -a adj.'pɪθiadjective pithier, pithiesta) <remark/reply> sucinto or conciso y expresivob) ( Bot) medular['pɪθɪ]ADJ (compar pithier) (superl pithiest) (Bot) con mucho blanco en la cáscara; (fig) (=terse) [statement, comment, style] sucinto, conciso* * *['pɪθi]adjective pithier, pithiesta) <remark/reply> sucinto or conciso y expresivob) ( Bot) medular -
58 uncalled-for
((of actions, remarks etc) unnecessary and usually rude: Some of his comments are a bit uncalled-for.) fuera de lugar; impertinentetr[ʌn'kɔːldfɔːSMALLr/SMALL] (Written uncalled for when not used to qualify a noun)1 (unjustified) injustificado,-a, gratuito,-a, fuera de lugar; (unnecessary) innecesario,-a■ everyone criticized his uncalled-for attack on the minister todos criticaron su ataque injustificado al ministrouncalled-for [.ʌn'kɔld.fɔr] adj: inapropiado, innecesarioadj.• gratuito, -a adj.• inmerecido, -a adj.• insolente adj.• no buscado adj.'ʌn'kɔːldfɔːr, ʌn'kɔːlfɔː(r)adjective <criticism/remark> fuera de lugar[ʌn'kɔːldfɔː(r)]ADJ gratuito, impropiothat was quite uncalled-for — eso fue totalmente gratuito or impropio
* * *['ʌn'kɔːldfɔːr, ʌn'kɔːlfɔː(r)]adjective <criticism/remark> fuera de lugar -
59 affront
1. transitive verb 2. noun(insult) Affront, der (geh.) (to gegen); Beleidigung, die (to Gen.); (offence) Kränkung, die (to Gen.)* * *1. noun(an insult, usually one made in public: His remarks were obviously intended as an affront to her.) die Beleidigung2. verb(to insult or offend: We were affronted by the offhand way in which they treated us.) beleidigen* * *af·front[əˈfrʌnt]their rejection was an \affront to his dignity ihre Zurückweisung verletzte ihn in seiner Würde▪ to \affront sb/sth jdn/etw beleidigen [o kränken]▪ sb is \affronted by [or at] sth etw hat jdn gekränktshe was most \affronted by his sexist comments er hat sie mit seinen sexistischen Bemerkungen ziemlich vor den Kopf gestoßen* * *[ə'frʌnt]1. vtbeleidigen2. nBeleidigung f (to sb jds, to sth für etw), Affront m (to gegen)* * *affront [əˈfrʌnt]A v/t1. beleidigen, kränken2. jemandes Stolz etc kränken, verletzen3. obs trotzen (dat)B s1. Affront m, Beleidigung f, Kränkung f2. Verletzung f (to gen):that was an affront to his pride das verletzte seinen Stolz* * *1. transitive verb 2. noun(insult) Affront, der (geh.) (to gegen); Beleidigung, die (to Gen.); (offence) Kränkung, die (to Gen.)* * *n.Beleidigung f. v.angreifen v.beleidigen v. -
60 bitchy
adjective ((usually of women) fond of making unpleasant comments about people: She is sometimes very bitchy about her colleagues.) bissig* * *[ˈbɪtʃi]adj (fam!) gemein, gehässig* * *['bItʃɪ] woman gehässig, gemein; remark also bissighe started getting bitchy (about her) — er fing an, bissige or gehässige Bemerkungen (über sie) zu machen
* * ** * *adj.zickig adj.
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