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41 paper

1. noun
1) (material) Papier, das

put something down on paper — etwas schriftlich festhalten od. niederlegen

it looks all right on paper — (in theory) auf dem Papier sieht es ganz gut aus

put pen to paper — zur Feder greifen

the treaty etc. isn't worth the paper it's written on — (coll.) der Vertrag usw. ist nicht das Papier wert, auf dem er geschrieben steht

2) in pl. (documents) Dokumente; Unterlagen Pl.; (to prove identity etc.) Papiere Pl.

3) (in examination) (Univ.) Klausur, die; (Sch.) Arbeit, die

4) (newspaper) Zeitung, die

daily/weekly paper — Tages-/Wochenzeitung, die

5) (wallpaper) Tapete, die

6) (wrapper) Stück Papier

don't scatter the papers all over the floor — wirf das Papier nicht überall auf den Boden

7) (learned article) Referat, das; (shorter) Paper, das
2. adjective
1) (made of paper) aus Papier nachgestellt; Papier[mütze, -taschentuch]

2) (theoretical) nominell [zahlenmäßige Stärke, Profit]
3. transitive verb
tapezieren

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/89799/paper_over">paper over

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['peipə] 1. noun
1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) das Papier, Papier-...

2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) das Papier

3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) die Zeitung

4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) die Prüfungsarbeit

5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) die Papiere (pl.)

•

- papery
- paperback 2. adjective
paperback novels.) Paperback-...

- paper-clip
- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
- paperwork
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pa·per

[ˈpeɪpəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. no pl (for writing) Papier nt

a piece [or sheet] of \paper ein Blatt nt Papier

recycled \paper Altpapier nt

to commit sth to \paper etw zu Papier bringen

to get [or put] sth down on \paper etw schriftlich festhalten

to look good on \paper auf dem Papier gut aussehen

several candidates looked good on \paper einige Kandidaten machten in ihrer schriftlichen Bewerbung einen guten Eindruck

2. (newspaper) Zeitung f

daily \paper Tageszeitung f

3. (wallpaper) Tapete f

4. usu pl (document) Dokument nt, Schriftstück nt

5. (government report) [offizieller] Bericht

6. (credentials)

▪ \papers pl [Ausweis]papiere pl

7. (wrapper) [Einpack]papier nt; (for presents) Geschenkpapier nt

8. BRIT, AUS SCH Arbeit f; UNIV Klausur f

to sit a \paper eine Klausur schreiben

9. (essay) Paper nt, Referat nt

to give [or read] a \paper ein Referat [o SCHWEIZ einen Vortrag] halten

10. no pl THEAT (sl) Freikarten pl

11.

▶ to make the \papers in den Zeitungen erscheinen; (make the headlines) Schlagzeilen machen

II. n modifier (ball, doll, hat) Papier-

III. vt

1.

to \paper walls die Wände tapezieren

2. THEAT

to \paper a theatre [or AM theater] ein Theater durch den Verkauf von Freikarten füllen

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['peɪpə(r)]
1. n

1) (= material) Papier nt

a piece of paper — ein Stück nt Papier

a sheet of paper — ein Blatt nt Papier

a writer who finds it hard to commit himself to paper — ein Schriftsteller, der nur zögernd etwas zu Papier bringt

to get or put sth down on paper — etw schriftlich festhalten

can we get your acceptance down on paper? — können wir Ihre Einwilligung schriftlich haben?

on paper they're the best firm — auf dem Papier ist das die beste Firma

it's not worth the paper it's written on — das ist schade ums Papier, auf dem es steht

the walls are like paper — die Wände sind wie Pappe

2) (= newspaper) Zeitung f

to write to the papers about sth — Leserbriefe/einen Leserbrief über etw (acc) schreiben

he's/his name is always in the papers — er/sein Name steht ständig in der Zeitung

3) pl (= identity papers) Papiere pl

4) pl (= writings, documents) Papiere pl

private papers — private Unterlagen pl

5) (= set of questions in exam) Testbogen m; (= exam) (UNIV) Klausur f; (SCH) Arbeit f

to do a good paper in maths — eine gute Mathematikklausur/-arbeit schreiben

6) (academic) Referat nt, Paper nt (inf)

he's going to give or read a paper to the society — er wird vor der Gesellschaft ein Referat halten

7) (= wallpaper) Tapete f

8) (PARL)

a white paper — ein Weißbuch nt

9)

(= packet) a paper of pins — ein Päckchen nt Stecknadeln

2. vt
wall, room tapezieren
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paper [ˈpeıpə(r)]

A s

1. TECH

a) Papier n

b) Pappe f

c) Tapete f

2. Papier n (als Schreibmaterial):

paper does not blush Papier ist geduldig;

on paper fig auf dem Paier:

a) theoretisch

b) noch im Planungsstadium

c) SPORT der Papierform nach;

it is not worth the paper it is written on es ist schade um das Papier, das dafür verschwendet wurde; → commit 2

3. Blatt n Papier

4. pl

a) (Personal-, Ausweis)Papiere pl, Beglaubigungs-, Legitimationspapiere pl

b) Urkunden pl, Dokumente pl:

(ship’s) papers Schiffspapiere;

send in one’s papers seinen Abschied nehmen

c) Schriftstücke pl, Akten pl, (amtliche) Unterlagen pl:

move for papers besonders PARL die Vorlage der Unterlagen (eines Falles) beantragen

5. WIRTSCH

a) (Wert)Papier n

b) Wechsel m:

best papers erstklassige Wechsel;

paper credit Wechselkredit m

c) Papiergeld n:

convertible paper (in Gold) einlösbares Papiergeld;

paper currency Papier(geld)währung f

6. a) schriftliche Prüfung

b) Prüfungsarbeit f

7. (on über akk)

a) Aufsatz m, (wissenschaftliche) Abhandlung, Papier n

b) Vortrag m, Vorlesung f, Referat n:

read a paper einen Vortrag halten, referieren

8. Zeitung f, Blatt n:

be in the paper(s) in der Zeitung stehen;

it was in all the papers es stand in allen Zeitungen

9. Brief m, Heft n, Büchlein n (mit Nadeln etc)

10. THEAT umg Freikarte f

B adj

1. aus Papier oder Pappe (gemacht), papieren, Papier…, Papp…:

paper cup Pappbecher m

2. papierähnlich, (hauch)dünn (Wände etc)

3. nur auf dem Papier vorhanden (Stadt etc)

C v/t

1. in Papier einwickeln

2. mit Papier ausschlagen

3. tapezieren

4. mit Papier versehen

5. oft paper up Buchbinderei: das Vorsatzpapier einkleben in (akk)

6. mit Sandpapier polieren

7. paper over

a) überkleben,

b) fig Differenzen etc (notdürftig) übertünchen: → crack A 3

8. THEAT umg das Haus durch Verteilung von Freikarten füllen

pr abk

1. pair

2. paper

3. power

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1. noun
1) (material) Papier, das

put something down on paper — etwas schriftlich festhalten od. niederlegen

it looks all right on paper — (in theory) auf dem Papier sieht es ganz gut aus

put pen to paper — zur Feder greifen

the treaty etc. isn't worth the paper it's written on — (coll.) der Vertrag usw. ist nicht das Papier wert, auf dem er geschrieben steht

2) in pl. (documents) Dokumente; Unterlagen Pl.; (to prove identity etc.) Papiere Pl.

3) (in examination) (Univ.) Klausur, die; (Sch.) Arbeit, die

4) (newspaper) Zeitung, die

daily/weekly paper — Tages-/Wochenzeitung, die

5) (wallpaper) Tapete, die

6) (wrapper) Stück Papier

don't scatter the papers all over the floor — wirf das Papier nicht überall auf den Boden

7) (learned article) Referat, das; (shorter) Paper, das
2. adjective
1) (made of paper) aus Papier nachgestellt; Papier[mütze, -taschentuch]

2) (theoretical) nominell [zahlenmäßige Stärke, Profit]
3. transitive verb
tapezieren

Phrasal Verbs:

- paper over

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(University) n.

Hausarbeit (Universität) f. adj.

broschiert adj. n.

Papier -e n.

English-german dictionary > paper
42 pledge

ple‹
1. noun
1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) promesa

2) (something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned: He borrowed $20 and left his watch as a pledge.) prenda

3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) señal

2. verb
1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) prometer

2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) empeñar

pledge

tr[pleʤ]

noun

1 (promise) promesa

2 (token) prenda, señal nombre femenino

■ as a pledge of our friendship en señal de nuestra amistad

3 (security, guarantee) garantía, prenda

transitive verb

1 (promise) prometer

■ he pledged allegiance to the king juró fidelidad al rey

2 (pawn) empeñar, dar en prenda

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to pledge somebody to secrecy hacer jurar a alguien guardar el secreto

to take the pledge jurar no probar el alcohol

pledge ['plɛʤ] vt, pledged ; pledging

1) pawn: empeñar, prendar

2) promise: prometer, jurar

pledge n

1) security: garantía f, prenda f

2) promise: promesa f

pledge

n.

• arras s.f.

• brindis s.m.

• caución s.f.

• dicho s.m.

• prenda s.f.

• promesa s.f.

• voto (Jura) s.m.

v.

• beber v.

• brindar por v.

• dar la palabra v.

• empeñar v.

• pignorar v.

• prendar v.

• prometer v.

I pledʒ
transitive verb

1)

a) ( promise) \<\<support/funds\>\> prometer

he pledged his word — dio su palabra

to pledge something TO somebody — prometerle algo a alguien

b) ( commit)

to pledge oneself to + INF — comprometerse a + inf

she is pledged to secrecy — ha jurado que guardará el secreto

2) ( offer as guarantee) entregar* en garantía or en prenda

II

noun

1)

a) ( promise) promesa f

election pledge — compromiso m electoral

the Pledge of Allegiance — ( in US) ≈la jura de (la) bandera

to honor o keep a pledge — cumplir una promesa, cumplir con su (or mi etc) palabra

to make a pledge to + INF — prometer + inf

to sign o take the pledge ( Hist or hum) — jurar no probar el alcohol

b) ( of money) cantidad f prometida, donativo m prometido

2)

a) ( token) prenda f

b) ( collateral) garantía f, aval m

[pledʒ]
1. N

1) (=promise, assurance) (gen) compromiso m, promesa f ; [of money] promesa f de donación

a company's pledge of satisfaction to its customers — el compromiso or la promesa por parte de una empresa de satisfacer a sus clientes

he received pledges of support from more than 100 MPs — más de 100 parlamentarios se comprometieron a or prometieron apoyarlo

• the Pledge of Allegiance — (US) ≈ la jura de la bandera

• to break a pledge — romper una promesa

• to give (sb) a pledge to do sth — prometer (a algn) hacer algo

• to honour or keep a pledge — cumplir una promesa

the government will honour its pledges — el gobierno cumplirá sus promesas, el gobierno hará honor a sus compromisos

• to make (sb) a pledge to do sth — prometer (a algn) hacer algo

he made a pledge not to raise taxes — prometió no subir los impuestos

- sign or take the pledge

2) (=token)

he sent his brother as a pledge of his sincerity — envió a su hermano en señal or como muestra de su sinceridad

3) (=surety) prenda f, garantía f ; (left in pawn) prenda f

4) (=toast) brindis m inv

5) (US) (Univ) promesa que hace un estudiante universitario en los Estados Unidos para convertirse en miembro de una hermandad

2. VT

1) (=promise) [+ money, donation] prometer

the government has pledged that it will not increase taxes — el gobierno ha prometido no subir los impuestos

to pledge to do sth — prometer hacer algo

• to pledge o.s. to do sth — comprometerse a hacer algo

• to pledge (one's) support (for sth/sb) — comprometerse a prestar apoyo (a algo/algn)

• I am pledged to secrecy — he jurado or prometido guardar (el) secreto
allegiance
2) (=give as security) [+ property] entregar como garantía; [+ one's word] dar

3) (=pawn) empeñar, dejar en prenda

4) (US) (Univ) [+ fraternity] hacerse miembro de
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE El Pledge of Allegiance es un juramento de lealtad a la nación, considerado como un elemento de gran importancia en la educación norteamericana. Fue escrito en 1892 y desde entonces lo recitan diariamente todos los alumnos estadounidenses (especialmente en los centros de educación primaria) mirando a la bandera y con la mano en el corazón.
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I [pledʒ]
transitive verb

1)

a) ( promise) \<\<support/funds\>\> prometer

he pledged his word — dio su palabra

to pledge something TO somebody — prometerle algo a alguien

b) ( commit)

to pledge oneself to + INF — comprometerse a + inf

she is pledged to secrecy — ha jurado que guardará el secreto

2) ( offer as guarantee) entregar* en garantía or en prenda

II

noun

1)

a) ( promise) promesa f

election pledge — compromiso m electoral

the Pledge of Allegiance — ( in US) ≈la jura de (la) bandera

to honor o keep a pledge — cumplir una promesa, cumplir con su (or mi etc) palabra

to make a pledge to + INF — prometer + inf

to sign o take the pledge ( Hist or hum) — jurar no probar el alcohol

b) ( of money) cantidad f prometida, donativo m prometido

2)

a) ( token) prenda f

b) ( collateral) garantía f, aval m

English-spanish dictionary > pledge
43 do

du:
1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) 0

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down) 0

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) 0

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) 0

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) hacer

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) hacer

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) hacer

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir, ir bien, ser suficiente

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) hacer, dedicarse, estudiar

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arreglar

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) hacer, comportarse, actuar

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) hacer

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar, hacer

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar

2. noun
(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) fiesta, evento

- doer
- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with

do vb hacer

I must do my homework tengo que hacer los deberes

what are you doing? ¿qué haces?

we're doing German at school damos alemán en el colegio

could do with necesitar

I could do with a shower necesito una ducha

do as you are told! ¡haz lo que se te dice!

how do you do? ¿cómo está usted?

Con este saludo, la respuesta típica es también how do you do?

to do you good sentarte bien / irte bien

this medicine will do you good este medicamento te irá bien

to do well ir bien / tener éxito

he's doing well at school va bien en el colegio

what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas? / ¿cuál es tu trabajo?do también se emplea para formular las preguntas en presente

do you like dancing? ¿te gusta bailar?

do elephants live in Asia? ¿viven los elefantes en Asia?

El pasado y participio pasado de do son did; el gerundio se escribe doing

Multiple Entries: D.O. do do.
do sustantivo masculino ( nota) C; ( en solfeo) do, doh (BrE);
◊ do de pecho high C, top C

do sustantivo masculino Mús (de solfeo) doh, do (de escala diatónica) C
do bemol, C-flat
do de pecho, high C
do sostenido, C-sharp Locuciones: dar el do de pecho, to do one's very best 'do' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrochar - acomodada - acomodado - acompañar - anda - animarse - apetecer - apostarse - aprender - arte - así - atañer - atonía - atreverse - bajeza - bastar - bastante - bastarse - bien - bola - bordar - brazo - bricolaje - broma - caballo - cacharro - cada - calaña - campar - capaz - cara - cargar - cascabel - casual - cepillarse - cerrar - colada - coletilla - comer - comandita - comecome - como - componer - componenda - compromiso - común - con - contentarse - contrapelo - corpachón English: about-face - about-turn - actually - advance - again - agree - aim to - all - all-out - allow - any - approachable - approve of - as - ask - aspect - associate - attempt - attribute - authorize - bankrupt - begin - best - born - bunk - burden - business - busywork - by - C - call - can - carry-on - cast - cease - cheap - chief - choose - cleaning - clear - come through - command - commit - compel - compelling - complaint - compute - conception - condescend - condition

do

tr[dʊː]

auxiliar (3rd pers sing pres does, pt did tr[dɪd], pp done tr[dʌn], ger doing)

1 (used in questions) no se traduce

■ do you smoke? ¿fumas?

■ do you know Susan? ¿conoces a Susan?

■ what do they want? ¿qué quieren?

■ where does Neil live? ¿dónde vive Neil?

■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?

■ when did they leave? ¿cuándo se fueron?

2 (used in negatives) no se traduce

■ I don't want to go no quiero ir

■ I don't play tennis no juego al tenis

■ they don't like meat no les gusta la carne

■ she doesn't live in London no vive en Londres

■ he didn't watch the match no vio el partido

■ we didn't go out yesterday no salimos ayer

3 (emphatic)

■ do come with us! ¡ánimo, vente con nosotros!

■ I do like your dress me encanta tu vestido

■ I did post it, I swear! ¡sí que lo mandé, te lo juro!

4 (substituting main verb)

■ do you like basketball? - yes, I do ¿te gusta el baloncesto? - sí, me gusta

■ did you see the film? - no, I didn't ¿viste la película? - no, no la vi

■ he plays chess and so do I él juega al ajedrez y yo también

■ I don't feel well - neither do I no me encuentro bien - yo tampoco

■ she likes jazz and so does he a ella le gusta el jazz y a él también

■ they went to the concert and so did we ellos fueron al concierto y nosotros también

■ who wears glasses? - Brian does ¿quién lleva gafas? - Brian

■ who broke the vase? - I did ¿quién rompió el florero? - yo

5 (in question tags)

■ you don't smoke, do you? no fumas, ¿verdad?

■ you like fish, don't you? a ti te gusta el pescado, ¿verdad?

■ she lives in Madrid, doesn't she? vive en Madrid, ¿verdad?

■ you went to their wedding, didn't you? tú fuiste a su boda, ¿verdad?

■ they didn't believe you, did they? no te creyeron, ¿verdad?

transitive verb

1 (gen) hacer

■ what are you doing here? ¿qué haces aquí?

■ what are you doing this weekend? ¿qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?

■ we'll have to do something about that door tendremos que hacer algo con esa puerta

■ do the right thing haz lo que debas

■ there's nothing to do in this town no hay nada que hacer en este pueblo

■ you do nothing but complain no haces más que quejarte

■ whatever you do, don't drink alcohol hagas lo que hagas, no bebas alcohol

■ what can I do about it? ¿qué quieres que haga yo?

2 (as job) hacer, dedicarse

■ what do you do (for a living)? ¿a qué te dedicas?

■ what does he want to do when he leaves university? ¿a qué quiere dedicarse cuando deje la universidad?

3 (carry out - job, task) hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo; (- duty) cumplir con

■ I've got to do the cooking/cleaning tengo que cocinar/limpiar

■ have you done your homework? ¿has hecho los deberes?

■ we do the shopping on Saturdays hacemos la compra los sábados

4 (study) estudiar

■ do you do biology at school? ¿estudias biología en el instituto?

■ we're doing Shakespeare this year estamos estudiando a Shakespeare este curso

■ she's doing French at university estudia filología francesa en la Universidad

■ he did Politics at Oxford estudió Ciencias Políticas en Oxford

5 (solve - puzzle) solucionar; (- crossword, sum) hacer

6 (produce, make - meal) preparar, hacer; (drawing, painting, translation, etc) hacer; (offer - service) servir, tener, hacer; (- discount) hacer

■ does this pub do food? ¿sirven comidas en este pub?

7 (attend to) atender, servir

■ what can I do for you? ¿en qué le puedo servir?

8 (put on, produce - play, opera, etc) presentar, dar, poner en escena; (play the part of) hacer el papel de

9 (finish, complete) terminar

■ have you done moaning? ¿has terminado de protestar?

10 (achieve) lograr, conseguir

■ he's done it! ¡lo ha conseguido!

11 (travel over - distance) recorrer, hacer; (complete - journey) hacer, ir; (travel at - speed) ir a

■ that car was doing at least 150kph aquel coche iba como mínimo a 150 kilómetros por hora

■ we did London to Nottingham in two and a half hours fuimos de Londres a Nottingham en dos horas y media

12 (be sufficient for) ser suficiente; (be satisfactory for, acceptable to) ir bien a

■ will 6 glasses do you? ¿será suficiente con seis vasos?

■ yes, that will do me nicely sí, eso me irá perfectamente

13 familiar (cheat, swindle) estafar, timar; (rob) robar; (arrest, convict) coger; (fine) encajar una multa; (serve time in prison) cumplir

■ you've been done! ¡te han timado!

intransitive verb

1 (act, behave) hacer

■ you'll do as you're told harás lo que te digan

■ do as I do haz lo que yo hago

■ do as you would be done by trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

2 (progress) ir

■ how are you doing? ¿qué tal vas?, ¿cómo te van las cosas?

■ she did badly in the exams le fueron mal los exámenes

■ both mother and baby are doing well madre e hija se encuentran bien

■ how are we doing for time? ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?

■ he's done really well for himself ha prosperado mucho

■ we did quite well out of that hemos salido bastante bien parados de eso

3 (complete, finish) terminar

■ have you done with the hairdryer? ¿has terminado con el secador?

4 (be sufficient) bastar, ser suficiente, alcanzar

■ will one slice do for you? ¿tendrás suficiente con una rebanada?

■ that'll do! ¡basta!

5 (be satisfactory, suitable) servir, estar bien

■ well, I suppose it'll have to do bueno, supongo que tendrá que servir

■ it doesn't do to be late no hay que llegar tarde

■ it (just/simply) won't do no puede ser

■ this cushion will do as/for a pillow este cojín servirá de almohada

noun

1 familiar (party) fiesta, guateque nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted? 2 (answer) mucho gusto, encantado,-a

that does it! ¡esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!, ¡ya está bien!

to be/have to do with somebody/something tener que ver con alguien/algo

■ it has nothing to do with you no tiene nada que ver contigo

■ his job has something to do with computers su trabajo está relacionado con los ordenadores

to do business with somebody negociar con alguien

to do drugs drogarse, consumir drogas

to do one's best hacer lo mejor posible

to do one's hair peinarse

to do one's military service hacer el servicio militar

to do one's nails arreglarse las uñas

to do something again volver a hacer algo

to do something for somebody (help) hacer algo por alguien 2 (flatter, suit) favorecer a alguien, quedarle bien a alguien 3 (please) atraer a alguien, decirle algo a alguien

what's done is done a lo hecho, pecho

you've done it now ahora sí que la has hecho buena

do's and don'ts reglas nombre femenino plural de conducta, normas nombre femenino plural

do ['du:] v, did ['dɪd] ; done ['dʌn] ; doing ; does ['dʌz] vt

1) carry out, perform: hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo

she did her best: hizo todo lo posible

2) prepare: preparar, hacer

do your homework: haz tu tarea

3) arrange: arreglar, peinar (el pelo)

4)

to do in ruin: estropear, arruinar

5)

to do in kill: matar, liquidar fam

do vi

1) : hacer

you did well: hiciste bien

2) fare: estar, ir, andar

how are you doing?: ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo te va?

3) finish: terminar

now I'm done: ya terminé

4) serve: servir, ser suficiente, alcanzar

this will do for now: esto servirá por el momento

5)

to do away with abolish: abolir, suprimir

6)

to do away with kill: eliminar, matar

7)

to do by treat: tratar

he does well by her: él la trata bien

do v aux

1) (used in interrogative sentences and negative statements)

do you know her?: ¿la conoces?

I don't like that: a mí no me gusta eso

2) (used for emphasis)

I do hope you'll come: espero que vengas

3) (used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition)

do you speak English? yes, I do: ¿habla inglés? sí

do (sth.) in (To destroy)

expr.

• cargarse v.

• eliminar v.

• liquidar v.

do (sth.) in a picky way

expr.

• buscarle tres pies al gato expr.

• encontrarle defectos a todo expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: did, done) = arreglar v.

• desempeñar v.

• ejecutar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

• obrar v.

• resolver v.

I
1. duː, weak form dʊ, də
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawinganslation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II duː
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III dəʊ
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

I [duː] ( 3rd pers sing present does) (pt did) (pp done)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) hacer

what are you doing tonight? — ¿qué haces esta noche?

I would never do a thing like that — yo nunca haría una cosa así

what's this doing on my chair? — ¿qué hace esto en mi silla?

I've got nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

he does nothing but complain — no hace más que quejarse

what's to be done? — ¿qué se puede hacer?

what's the weather doing? — ¿qué tal tiempo hace?

• to do sth again — volver a hacer algo, hacer algo de nuevo

it will have to be done again — habrá que volver a hacerlo, habrá que hacerlo de nuevo

• what's he ever done for me? — ¿qué ha hecho él por mí?

what can I do for you? — ¿en qué puedo servirle?, ¿qué se le ofrece? (LAm)

could you do something for me? — ¿me podrías hacer un favor?

what are we going to do for money? — ¿de dónde vamos a sacar dinero?

that dress doesn't do a lot for you * — este vestido no te queda muy bien

the new measures will do a lot for small businesses — las nuevas medidas serán de gran ayuda para las pequeñas empresas

after the accident she couldn't do much for herself — después del accidente casi no podía valerse por sí misma

• if you do anything to him I'll kill you — si le haces algo te mato

what's he done to his hair? — ¿qué se ha hecho en el pelo?

I could see what the stress was doing to him — era evidente cómo le estaba afectando el estrés

• what have you done with my slippers? — ¿dónde has puesto mis zapatillas?

what am I going to do with you? — ¿qué voy a hacer contigo?

what are you doing with yourself these days? — ¿qué haces ahora?

what am I going to do with myself for the rest of the day? — ¿qué puedo hacer el resto del día?

she didn't know what to do with herself once the children had left home — se encontró un poco perdida cuando sus hijos se fueron de casa
living 2., 1)
2) (=carry out) [+ work, essay] hacer

the work is being done by a local builder — un albañil de la zona está haciendo el trabajo

I've got a few jobs that need doing around the house — tengo algunas cosas que hacer en la casa

she was doing the crossword — estaba haciendo el crucigrama

to do the washing — hacer la colada
Some [do] + noun combinations require a more specific Spanish verb:
• Edmund does all the accounts — Edmund se encarga de or lleva la contabilidad

• to do the cooking — cocinar

• he did a drawing/ portrait of her — la dibujó/retrató, hizo un dibujo/retrato de ella

• to do one's duty (by sb) — cumplir con su deber (con algn)

• to do the ironing — planchar

• we did a lot of talking — hablamos mucho

3) (=clean)

• to do the dishes — lavar los platos

• to do the silver — limpiar la plata

• to do one's teeth — lavarse los dientes

4) (=arrange, prepare) [+ vegetables] preparar; [+ room] hacer, arreglar

this room needs doing — hay que hacer or arreglar esta habitación

• to do the flowers — arreglar las flores

• to do one's nails — hacerse or arreglarse las uñas
hair 1., 1)
5) (=spend) pasar

he did six years (in jail) — pasó seis años en la cárcel

he did two years as ambassador in Lagos — estuvo dos años como embajador en Lagos

I did five years as a policeman — fui policía durante cinco años

they have to do two years military service — tienen que hacer dos años de servicio militar

6) (=finish)

I've only done three pages — solo he hecho tres páginas

now you've (gone and) done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! *

that's done it! * we're stuck now — ¡la hemos fastidiado! * ahora no podemos salir de aquí

that does it! * that's the last time I lend him my car — ¡es el colmo! or ¡hasta aquí hemos llegado!, es la última vez que le dejo el coche

have you done moaning? * — ¿has acabado de quejarte?
good 2., 2)
7) (=offer, make available)

they do a summer course in painting — dan un curso de verano de pintura

we only do one make of gloves — solo tenemos una marca de guantes

they do an estate version of this car — fabrican un modelo familiar de este coche

we do evening meals if ordered in advance — servimos cenas si se encargan con antelación

I can do you a discount on this model — le puedo hacer un descuento en este modelo

8) (=study) [+ university course, option] hacer, estudiar

I want to do Physics at university — quiero hacer or estudiar física en la universidad

to do Italian — hacer or estudiar italiano

we're doing Orwell this term — estamos estudiando a Orwell este trimestre

9) (Theat) [+ play] representar, poner; [+ part] hacer

he did King Lear in a BBC production — hizo (el papel) de King Lear en una producción de la BBC

10) (=mimic) [+ person] imitar

he does his maths master to perfection — imita a su profesor de matemáticas a la perfección

she was doing the worried mother bit ** — hacía el numerito de la típica madre preocupada *

11) (Aut, Rail etc) (=travel at) [+ speed] ir a; (=cover) [+ distance] cubrir

the car can do 100 miles per hour — el coche puede ir a 100 millas por hora

the car was doing 100 miles per hour — el coche iba a 100 millas por hora

we've done 200km already — ya hemos hecho 200km

we did London to Edinburgh in 8 hours — fuimos de Londres a Edimburgo en 8 horas

12) (=attend to)

the barber said he'd do me next — el barbero dijo que después me tocaría a mí

they do you very well in this hotel — en este hotel te dan muy buen servicio
proud
13) * (=visit) [+ city, museum] visitar, recorrer; [+ country] visitar, viajar por

we did six countries in an 8-week tour — visitamos seis países durante un viaje de 8 semanas

14) * (=be suitable, sufficient for)

will a kilo do you? — ¿le va bien un kilo?

that'll do me nicely — (=be suitable) eso me vendrá muy bien; (=suffice) con eso me basta

15) * (=cheat) estafar, timar; (=rob) robar

I've been done! — ¡me han estafado or timado!

16) * (=prosecute) procesar; (=fine) multar

she was done for shoplifting — la procesaron por robar en una tienda

he was done for speeding — le multaron por exceso de velocidad

17) * (=beat up) dar una paliza a

I'll do you if I get hold of you! — ¡te voy a dar una paliza como te pille!

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=act) hacer

do as I do — haz como yo

• you would do better to accept — sería aconsejable que aceptaras

• he did right — hizo lo correcto

• do as you think best — haga lo que mejor le parezca

• do as you are told! — ¡haz lo que te digo!

• she was up and doing at 6 o'clock — a las 6 de la mañana ya estaba levantada y trajinando

• you would do well to take his advice — harías bien en seguir su consejo

• you could do a lot worse than marry her — casarte con ella no es lo peor que podrías hacer
well I, 1., 1)
2) (=get on)

• he did badly in the exam — le fue mal en el examen

the team hasn't done badly this season — al equipo no le ha ido mal esta temporada

you didn't do so badly — no lo has hecho del todo mal

• you can do better than that — (essay, drawing) puedes hacerlo mejor; iro (=find better excuse) ¡y qué más!

• how is your father doing? — ¿cómo está tu padre?, ¿cómo le va a tu padre?

how are you doing? * — ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo te va?

how did you do in the audition? — ¿qué tal or cómo te fue en la audición?

• he's doing well at school — le va bien en el colegio

her son's doing well for himself — a su hijo le van muy bien las cosas

his business is doing well — los negocios le van bien

the patient is doing well — el paciente está respondiendo bien

the roses are doing well this year — las rosas han florecido muy bien este año
how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted?, gusto en conocerlo (LAm); (as answer) ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado!
3) (=be suitable)

• it doesn't do to upset her — cuidado con ofenderla

• will this one do? — ¿te parece bien este?

this room will do — esta habitación ya me va bien

will it do if I come back at eight? — ¿va bien si vuelvo a las ocho?

will tomorrow do? — ¿iría bien mañana?

it's not exactly what I wanted, but it will or it'll do — no es exactamente lo que quería pero servirá

this coat will do as a blanket — este abrigo servirá de manta

that will have to do — tendremos que conformarnos con eso

• that won't do, you'll have to do it again — así no está bien, tendrás que volver a hacerlo

• you can't go on your own, that would never do! — no podemos consentir que vayas sola, ¡eso no puede ser!
make 1., 4)
4) (=be sufficient) bastar

• three bottles of wine should do — bastará con tres botellas de vino

• will £20 do? — ¿bastarán 20 libras?, ¿tendrás bastante con 20 libras?

that'll do — con eso basta

that will do! — ¡basta ya!

that will do for the moment — de momento ya está bien

5) (=happen)

there's not much doing in this town — no hay mucha animación en esta ciudad

"could you lend me £50?" - "nothing doing!" — -¿me podrías prestar 50 libras? -¡de ninguna manera! or -¡ni hablar!

6) * (=finish) (in past tenses only) terminar, acabar

have you done? — ¿ya has terminado or acabado?

don't take it away, I've not done yet — no te lo lleves, ¡aún no he terminado or acabado!

I haven't done telling you — ¡no he terminado de contarte!

• I've done with travelling — ya no voy a viajar más, he renunciado a los viajes

I've done with all that nonsense — ya no tengo nada que ver or ya he terminado con todas esas tonterías

have you done with that book? — ¿has terminado con este libro?

7) * (=clean) hacer la limpieza (en casa)

I've got a lady who does for me — tengo una señora que me viene a hacer la limpieza en la casa

3. AUXILIARY VERB
There is no equivalent in Spanish to the use of in questions, negative statements and negative commands.
1) (in questions)

do you understand? — ¿comprendes?, ¿entiendes?

where does he live? — ¿dónde vive?

didn't you like it? — ¿no te gustó?

why didn't you come? — ¿por qué no viniste?

2) (negation)

I don't understand — no entiendo or comprendo

don't let's argue — no discutamos

don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

don't you tell me what to do! — ¡no me digas lo que tengo que hacer!

she did not go — no fue

3) (for emphasis)

do tell me! — ¡dímelo, por favor!

do sit down — siéntese, por favor, tome asiento, por favor frm

she does look lovely in that dress — está preciosa con este vestido

I do hope so — así lo espero

I do wish I could come with you — ¡ojalá pudiera ir contigo!

but I do like it! — ¡sí que me gusta!, ¡por supuesto que me gusta!

so you do know him! — ¡así que sí lo conoces!

but I did do it — pero sí que lo hice

4) (with inversion)

rarely does it happen that... — rara vez ocurre que...

not once did they offer to pay — no se ofrecieron a pagar ni una sola vez

5) (verb substitute)

a)

you speak better than I do — tú hablas mejor que yo

"did you fix the car?" - "I did" — -¿arreglaste el coche? -sí

"I love it" - "so do I" — -me encanta -a mí también

I don't like sport and neither does he — no me gusta el deporte ni a él tampoco

you didn't see him but I did — tú no lo viste pero yo sí

I told him he'd fail and he did — le dije que iba a suspender y suspendió

he went for a walk as he often did — fue a dar un paseo como solía hacer

she always says she'll come but she never does — siempre dice que vendrá pero nunca viene

"he borrowed the car" - "oh he did, did he?" — -pidió el coche prestado -¿ah sí? ¡no me digas!

I like this colour, don't you? — me gusta este color, ¿a ti no?

"do you speak English?" - "yes, I do/no I don't" — -¿habla usted inglés? -sí, hablo inglés/no, no hablo inglés

"may I come in?" - "(please) do!" — -¿se puede pasar? -¡pasa (por favor)!

"who made this mess?" - "I did" — -¿quién lo ha desordenado todo? -fui yo

"shall I ring her again?" - "no, don't!" — -¿la llamo otra vez? -¡no, no la llames!

b) (in question tags)

he lives here, doesn't he? — vive aquí, ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no?

I don't know him, do I? — no lo conozco, ¿verdad?

it doesn't matter, does it? — no importa, ¿no?

she said that, did she? — ¿eso es lo que dijo?

4. NOUN

1) (Brit) * (=party) fiesta f ; (=formal gathering) reunión f

they had a big do for their twenty-fifth anniversary — dieron una gran fiesta por su vigésimo quinto aniversario

2) (in phrases)

• the do's and don'ts of buying a house — lo que debe y lo que no debe hacerse al comprar una casa

he gave us a series of dos and don'ts — nos explicó lo que podíamos y lo que no podíamos hacer

• fair dos! * — (=be fair) ¡hay que ser justo!, ¡seamos justos!; (=fair shares) ¡a partes iguales!

• it's a poor do when... — es una vergüenza cuando...

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II

[dǝʊ]
N (Mus) do m
* * *

I
1. [duː], weak form [dʊ, də]
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawing/translation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II [duː]
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III [dəʊ]
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

English-spanish dictionary > do
44 crime

1. noun
1) (act(s) punishable by law: Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase.) crimen, delito

2) (something wrong though not illegal: What a crime to cut down those trees!) delito, crimen

•

- criminal

2. noun
(a person who has been found guilty of a crime.) criminal, delincuente

- criminally

crime n

1. delito

stealing is a crime robar es un delito

2. delincuencia

crime is on the increase la delincuencia va en aumento

to commit a crime cometer un delito

crime

tr[kraɪm]

noun

1 (act, offence) delito, crimen nombre masculino; (law-breaking, criminal activity) delincuencia

■ a life of crime una vida de delincuencia

2 familiar (sin) crimen nombre masculino, pecado

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

crime doesn't pay no hay crimen sin castigo

to commit a crime cometer un delito

to prevent crime prevenir la criminalidad

crime fiction novelas nombre femenino plural policíacas

crime rate índice nombre masculino de criminalidad

crime wave ola delictiva

crime ['kraɪm] n

1) : crimen m, delito m

to commit a crime: cometer un delito

2) : crimen m, delincuencia f

organized crime: crimen organizado

crime

n.

• crimen s.m.

• delito s.m.

kraɪm
noun

a) c ( wrongful act) delito m; ( murder) crimen m

it's a crime to waste such talent — (colloq) es un crimen or un pecado desperdiciar un talento así

b) u ( criminal activity) delincuencia f

crime doesn't pay — (set phrase) no hay crimen sin castigo (fr hecha); (before n) <rate, figures> de criminalidad

crime wave — ola f delictiva

[kraɪm]
1. N

1) (=offence) delito m ; (very serious) crimen m

to commit a crime — cometer un delito

the scene of the crime — el lugar del delito

a crime against humanity — un crimen contra la humanidad

it's not a crime! — (fig) ¡no es para tanto!

it's a crime to let that food go to waste — es un crimen echar a perder esa comida

2) (=activity) delincuencia f

crime is rising — la delincuencia va en aumento

- crime doesn't pay

2.

CPD

crime of passion N — crimen m pasional

crime prevention N — prevención f del crimen

crime rate N — índice m de criminalidad

crime scene N — lugar m del delito, escena f del crimen

Crime Squad N — ≈ Brigada f de Investigación Criminal (Sp)

crime statistics NPL — estadísticas fpl del crimen

crime wave N — ola f de crímenes or delitos

crime writer N — autor(a) m / f de novelas policíacas

* * *
[kraɪm]
noun

a) c ( wrongful act) delito m; ( murder) crimen m

it's a crime to waste such talent — (colloq) es un crimen or un pecado desperdiciar un talento así

b) u ( criminal activity) delincuencia f

crime doesn't pay — (set phrase) no hay crimen sin castigo (fr hecha); (before n) <rate, figures> de criminalidad

crime wave — ola f delictiva

English-spanish dictionary > crime
45 try

1. noun
1) (attempt) Versuch, der

have a try at something/doing something — etwas versuchen/versuchen, etwas zu tun

give somebody/something a try — jemandem eine Chance geben/etwas einmal ausprobieren

I'll give him another try — (ask him again for help, a favour, etc.) ich versuche es noch einmal bei ihm; (give him another chance) ich versuche es noch einmal mit ihm; (on telephone) ich versuche noch einmal, ihn zu erreichen

give it a try — es versuchen

2) (Rugby) Versuch, der
2. transitive verb
1) (attempt, make effort) versuchen

it's trying to rain — es tröpfelt ein wenig

do try to be on time — bitte versuche, pünktlich zu sein

it's no use trying to do something — es hat keinen Zweck zu versuchen, etwas zu tun

I've given up trying to do something — ich versuche schon gar nicht mehr, etwas zu tun

try one's best — sein Bestes tun

2) (test usefulness of) probieren

if the stain is difficult to remove, try soap and water — wenn der Fleck schwer zu entfernen ist, versuche od. probiere es doch mal mit Wasser und Seife

I've tried all the bookshops for this book — ich habe in allen Buchhandlungen versucht, dieses Buch zu bekommen

try one's hand at something — sich an etwas (Dat.) versuchen

try shaking it! — probier es mal mit Schütteln!

I'll try anything once — ich probiere alles einmal aus

3) (test) auf die Probe stellen [Fähigkeit, Kraft, Mut, Geduld]

try the door/window [to see if it's locked] — versuchen, die Tür/das Fenster zu öffnen[, um zu sehen, ob sie/es verschlossen ist]

4) (Law.): (take to trial)

try a case — einen Fall verhandeln

try somebody [for something] — jemanden [wegen einer Sache] vor Gericht stellen; jemandem [wegen einer Sache] den Prozess machen

he was tried for murder — er stand wegen Mordes vor Gericht

he was tried before a jury — er wurde vor ein Schwurgericht gestellt
3. intransitive verb
es versuchen

she wasn't even trying — sie hat sich (Dat.) überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben od. es gar nicht erst versucht

it was not for want of trying — es lag nicht daran, dass er/sie usw. sich nicht bemüht hätte

try and do something — (coll.) versuchen, etwas zu tun

try hard/harder — sich (Dat.) viel/mehr Mühe geben

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/92970/try_for">try for

- try on

- try out

* * *
1. verb
1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) versuchen

2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) probieren

3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) vor Gericht stellen

4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) auf eine harte Probe stellen
2. noun
1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) der Versuch

2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) der Versuch

•

- trier
- trying
- try on
- try out
* * *

try

[traɪ]

I. n

1. (attempt) Versuch m

it's worth a \try es ist einen Versuch wert

to give sth a \try etw ausprobieren

to have a \try at sth etw versuchen

2. (in rugby) Versuch m

II. vi

<- ie->

1. (attempt) versuchen

please \try and keep clean bitte versuch, sauber zu bleiben hum fam

▪ to \try for sth sich akk um etw akk bemühen

to \try for a job sich akk um eine Stelle bewerben

2. (make an effort) sich akk bemühen

she wasn't even \trying sie hat sich überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben

III. vt

<- ie->

1. (attempt to do sth)

▪ to \try sth etw versuchen

▪ to \try to do sth versuchen, etw zu tun

to \try one's best [or hardest] [or damnedest] sein Bestes versuchen

to \try one's hand at sth sich akk in etw dat versuchen

she tried her hand at cooking sie versuchte sich im Kochen

to \try one's luck [or fortune] sein Glück versuchen

2. (test sth by experiment)

▪ to \try sth etw probieren [o versuchen

3. (sample)

▪ to \try sth etw [aus]probieren

we don't sell newspapers, but have you tried the shop on the corner? wir verkaufen keine Zeitungen, aber haben Sie es schon einmal bei dem Laden an der Ecke versucht?

4. (put to test)

▪ to \try sb jdn auf die Probe stellen

to \try sb's patience jds Geduld auf die Probe stellen

5. (put on trial)

▪ to \try sb jdn vor Gericht stellen

▪ to \try sth etw verhandeln

* * *
[traɪ]
1. n

1) (= attempt) Versuch m

to have a try — es versuchen

let me have a try — lass mich mal versuchen!, lass mich mal! (inf)

to have a try at doing sth — (sich daran) versuchen, etw zu tun, (es) probieren, etw zu tun

have another try (at it) — versuchs noch mal

I'll give him a try — ich werde ihm eine Chance geben

it was a good try — das war schon ganz gut

it's worth a try —

at the first try can I have a try at your bicycle? — beim ersten Versuch, auf Anhieb kann ich mal dein Rad ausprobieren?

2) (RUGBY) Versuch m

to score a try — einen Versuch erzielen

2. vt

1) (= attempt) versuchen

you have only tried two questions — du hast dich nur an zwei Fragen versucht (inf), du hast nur zwei Fragen zu beantworten versucht

to try one's hardest or one's best —

do try to understand — bitte versuche doch zu verstehen!

I've given up trying to help him — ich habe es aufgegeben, ihm helfen zu wollen

it's trying to snow (inf) —

the sun's trying to come out — es sieht so aus, als wollte die Sonne rauskommen

to try one's hand at sth — etw probieren

I'll try anything once — ich probiere alles einmal

2) (= try out) new detergent, bicycle etc ausprobieren; job applicant eine Chance geben (+dat), es versuchen mit (inf); glue, aspirin es versuchen mit; (= try to buy or get sth at) newsagent, next door es versuchen (bei); (= try to open) door, window ausprobieren

I can't shut this case – try sitting on it — ich kriege diesen Koffer nicht zu – setz dich doch mal drauf! (inf)

you could try seeing whether John would help — Sie könnten doch John mal um Hilfe angehen

I've tried everything —

try whether... — probieren Sie, ob...

try this for size — probieren Sie mal, ob dieser/diese etc passt; (fig inf) wie wärs denn damit? (inf)

to try one's strength — seine Kraft erproben

3) (= sample, taste) beer, olives probieren

4) (= test) courage, patience auf die Probe stellen; (= strain) eyes anstrengen

he was tried and found wanting (liter) — er wurde gewogen und zu leicht befunden

(just) try me! (inf) — wetten?, wetten dass?

they have been sorely tried — sie sind schwer geprüft (worden)

these things are sent to try us — ja, ja, das Leben ist nicht so einfach

See:

→ tried-and-tested

5) (JUR) person vor Gericht stellen; case verhandeln

he is being tried for theft — er steht wegen Diebstahls vor Gericht

3. vi
versuchen
try and arrive on time — versuch mal, pünktlich zu sein

try as he might, he didn't succeed — sosehr er es auch versuchte or sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er schaffte es einfach nicht

he didn't even try — er hat sich (dat) überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben

you can't say I didn't try — du kannst nicht sagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht

See:

→ succeed

* * *

try [traı]

A s

1. Versuch m:

at the first try beim ersten Versuch;

have a try einen Versuch machen ( at sth mit etwas);

would you like to have a try? wollen Sie es mal versuchen?;

it’s worth a try es ist oder wäre einen Versuch wert

2. Rugby: Versuch m

B v/t

1. versuchen, probieren, es versuchen oder probieren mit oder bei, einen Versuch machen mit:

you had better try something easier du versuchst es besser mit etwas Leichterem;

try one’s best sein Bestes tun;

try a department store versuch es einmal in einem Kaufhaus;

try to do sth versuchen, etwas zu tun;

try to commit suicide einen Selbstmordversuch unternehmen;

he pulled a muscle trying to lift the piano bei dem Versuch oder als er versuchte, das Klavier anzuheben;

what I’m trying to say is that … was ich sagen will, ist, dass …;

try ringing the doorbell versuche es einmal mit Läuten; → hand Bes Redew

2. oft try out eine neue Methode etc (aus-, durch)probieren, erproben, testen, prüfen:

try the new wine den neuen Wein probieren;

try on ein Kleid etc anprobieren, einen Hut aufprobieren;

try it on bes Br umg probieren, wie weit man gehen kann;

try it on with sb bes Br umg

a) probieren, wie weit man bei jemandem gehen kann,

b) jemanden provozieren; → wing A 1

3. einen Versuch oder ein Experiment machen mit:

try the door die Tür zu öffnen suchen;

try one’s luck ( with sb bei jemandem) sein Glück versuchen

4. JUR

a) (über) eine Sache verhandeln, einen Fall (gerichtlich) untersuchen

b) gegen jemanden verhandeln, jemanden vor Gericht stellen, jemandem den Prozess machen ( alle:

for wegen)

5. entscheiden, zur Entscheidung bringen:

try rival claims by a duel; → conclusion 7

6. die Augen etc angreifen, (über)anstrengen, jemandes Mut, Nerven, Geduld auf eine harte Probe stellen

7. jemanden arg mitnehmen, plagen, quälen

8. meist try out TECH

a) Metalle raffinieren,

b) Talg etc ausschmelzen,

c) Spiritus rektifizieren

C v/i

1. versuchen (at akk), sich bemühen oder bewerben ( for um)

2. einen Versuch machen, es versuchen:

try again (versuch es) noch einmal!;

try and read versuche zu lesen!;

try back fig zurückgreifen, -kommen ( beide:

to auf akk); → hard B 2

* * *
1. noun
1) (attempt) Versuch, der

have a try at something/doing something — etwas versuchen/versuchen, etwas zu tun

give somebody/something a try — jemandem eine Chance geben/etwas einmal ausprobieren

I'll give him another try — (ask him again for help, a favour, etc.) ich versuche es noch einmal bei ihm; (give him another chance) ich versuche es noch einmal mit ihm; (on telephone) ich versuche noch einmal, ihn zu erreichen

give it a try — es versuchen

2) (Rugby) Versuch, der
2. transitive verb
1) (attempt, make effort) versuchen

it's trying to rain — es tröpfelt ein wenig

do try to be on time — bitte versuche, pünktlich zu sein

it's no use trying to do something — es hat keinen Zweck zu versuchen, etwas zu tun

I've given up trying to do something — ich versuche schon gar nicht mehr, etwas zu tun

try one's best — sein Bestes tun

2) (test usefulness of) probieren

if the stain is difficult to remove, try soap and water — wenn der Fleck schwer zu entfernen ist, versuche od. probiere es doch mal mit Wasser und Seife

I've tried all the bookshops for this book — ich habe in allen Buchhandlungen versucht, dieses Buch zu bekommen

try one's hand at something — sich an etwas (Dat.) versuchen

try shaking it! — probier es mal mit Schütteln!

I'll try anything once — ich probiere alles einmal aus

3) (test) auf die Probe stellen [Fähigkeit, Kraft, Mut, Geduld]

try the door/window [to see if it's locked] — versuchen, die Tür/das Fenster zu öffnen[, um zu sehen, ob sie/es verschlossen ist]

4) (Law.): (take to trial)

try a case — einen Fall verhandeln

try somebody [for something] — jemanden [wegen einer Sache] vor Gericht stellen; jemandem [wegen einer Sache] den Prozess machen

he was tried for murder — er stand wegen Mordes vor Gericht

he was tried before a jury — er wurde vor ein Schwurgericht gestellt
3. intransitive verb
es versuchen

she wasn't even trying — sie hat sich (Dat.) überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben od. es gar nicht erst versucht

it was not for want of trying — es lag nicht daran, dass er/sie usw. sich nicht bemüht hätte

try and do something — (coll.) versuchen, etwas zu tun

try hard/harder — sich (Dat.) viel/mehr Mühe geben

Phrasal Verbs:

- try for

- try on

- try out

* * *

(legal) v.

aburteilen v. v.

erproben v.

es wagen mit ausdr.

probieren v.

prüfen v.

sich bemühen v.

versuchen v.

English-german dictionary > try
46 bugger

bugger

tr['bʌgə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (sodomite) sodomita nombre masculino

2 taboo (person - in general) tipo; (- unpleasant) cabrón,-ona

■ he's a funny bugger es un bicho raro

■ the poor bugger lost everything el pobre desgraciado lo perdió todo

■ don't be such a silly bugger no seas gilipollas

■ what a bugger! ¡qué cabrón!

3 taboo (job, thing) coñazo

interjection

1 taboo ¡joder!, ¡mierda!

transitive verb

1 sodomizar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

bugger all taboo nada de nada

bugger off! taboo ¡vete a la porra!

bugger me! ¡hostia!

to be buggered taboo estar hecho,-a polvo

not to give a bugger taboo importar un huevo

■ I don't give a bugger me importa un huevo

I 'bʌgər, 'bʌgə(r)
noun

1) (BrE)

a) ( unpleasant person) (vulg) hijo, -ja m,f de puta (vulg)

b) ( person) (sl)

poor bugger! — pobre tipo! (fam)

2) (something difficult, unpleasant) (BrE sl)

the exam was a real bugger — el examen fue jodidísimo (vulg)

bugger all: she did bugger all — no hizo un carajo (vulg)

II

transitive verb

1) (BrE)

a) (in interj phrases) (vulg)

(I'm) buggered if I know! — no tengo ni puta idea! (vulg)

b) (ruin, spoil) (sl) joder (vulg), chingar* (Méx vulg)

2) ( commit buggery with) sodomizar*

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- bugger about

- bugger off

- bugger up

III

interjection (BrE vulg) carajo! (vulg)

['bʌɡǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (Jur) sodomita mf

2) (Brit) *** (=person) hijo(-a) m / f de puta **, gilipollas mf (Sp) **

he's a lucky bugger! — ¡qué suerte tiene el cabrón! **

that silly bugger — ese cabrón **, ese gilipollas (Sp) **

some poor bugger — algún desgraciado *

I don't give a bugger! — ¡me importa un carajo! **

don't play silly buggers! — ¡deja de hacer pendejadas! **, ¡no des el coñazo! (Sp) **

3) (Brit)
*** (=nuisance, annoyance)
it's a bugger — es jodidísimo ***

2.

EXCL
(Brit)
bugger (it or me)! *** — ¡mierda! ***

3. VT

1) (Jur) cometer sodomía con

2) (Brit)
***
(well) I'll be buggered! — ¡no me jodas! ***

lawyers be buggered! — ¡que se jodan los abogados! ***

I'll be buggered if I will — paso de hacerlo ¡qué coño! ***

- bugger about

- bugger off

- bugger up

* * *

I ['bʌgər, 'bʌgə(r)]
noun

1) (BrE)

a) ( unpleasant person) (vulg) hijo, -ja m,f de puta (vulg)

b) ( person) (sl)

poor bugger! — pobre tipo! (fam)

2) (something difficult, unpleasant) (BrE sl)

the exam was a real bugger — el examen fue jodidísimo (vulg)

bugger all: she did bugger all — no hizo un carajo (vulg)

II

transitive verb

1) (BrE)

a) (in interj phrases) (vulg)

(I'm) buggered if I know! — no tengo ni puta idea! (vulg)

b) (ruin, spoil) (sl) joder (vulg), chingar* (Méx vulg)

2) ( commit buggery with) sodomizar*

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- bugger about

- bugger off

- bugger up

III

interjection (BrE vulg) carajo! (vulg)

English-spanish dictionary > bugger
47 consign

verb

(to put into or deliver to; to transfer: The little boy was consigned to his grandmother's care.) confiar, encomendar

- consignment

consign

tr[kən'saɪn]

transitive verb

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (send - goods) consignar

2 formal use (entrust, hand over, give up) confiar, encomendar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be consigned to oblivion ser relegado,-a al olvido

consign [kən'saɪn] vt

1) commit, entrust: confiar, encomendar

2) transfer: consignar, transferir

3) send: consignar, enviar (mercancía)

consign

v.

• confiar v.

• consignar v.

• depositar v.

• entregar v.

• traspasar v.

kən'saɪn
transitive verb

a) ( hand over) (frml)

to consign somebody TO something: the boy was consigned to the care of his aunt — el niño fue encomendado a su tía, el niño fue confiado al cuidado de su tía

b) ( send) \<\<goods\>\> consignar

[kǝn'saɪn]
VT
1) (Comm) (=send) enviar, consignar

2) frm (=commit, entrust) confiar

to consign to oblivion — sepultar en el olvido

* * *
[kən'saɪn]
transitive verb

a) ( hand over) (frml)

to consign somebody TO something: the boy was consigned to the care of his aunt — el niño fue encomendado a su tía, el niño fue confiado al cuidado de su tía

b) ( send) \<\<goods\>\> consignar

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48 delegate

1. noun
Delegierte, der/die
2. transitive verb
1) (depute) delegieren

2) (commit)

delegate something [to somebody] — etwas [an jemanden] delegieren; abs.

he does not know how to delegate — er will alles selbst erledigen

* * *
1. ['deləɡeit] verb
(to give (a piece of work, power etc) to someone else: He delegates a great deal of work to his assistant.) übertragen
2. [-ɡət, ]( American[) -ɡeit] noun
(an elected representative (to a conference, Parliament, committee etc): The delegates met in the conference room.) der/die Delegierte

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del·egate

I. n

[ˈdelɪgət]

Delegierte(r) f(m)

to send a \delegate einen Delegierten/eine Delegierte entsenden

II. vt

[ˈdelɪgeɪt]

1. (appoint, send as representative)

▪ to \delegate sb jdn als Vertreter/Vertreterin [aus]wählen

▪ to \delegate sb to do sth jdn dazu bestimmen, etw zu tun

he was \delegated to meet new arrivals man wählte ihn zur Begrüßung der Neuankömmlinge aus

2. (assign task)

▪ to \delegate sth to sb power, authority, responsibility etw auf jdn übertragen

▪ to \delegate sb to do sth jdn zu etw dat ermächtigen

III. vi

[ˈdelɪgeɪt]

delegieren

* * *
['delIgeɪt]
1. vt
person delegieren; authority, power übertragen (to sb jdm); responsibility, job delegieren (to sb an jdn)
to delegate sb to do sth — jdn dazu abordnen or damit beauftragen, etw zu tun

2. vi
delegieren
you must delegate more — Sie sollten mehr delegieren ['delɪgət]

3. n
Delegierte(r) mf
* * *

delegate

A s [ˈdelıɡət; -ɡeıt] Delegierte(r) m/f(m), Abgeordnete(r) m/f(m), Bevollmächtigte(r), Vertreter(in), Beauftragte(r) m/f(m)

B v/t [-ɡeıt]

1. abordnen, delegieren, als Delegierten entsenden

2. jemanden bevollmächtigen, Vollmachten etc übertragen, anvertrauen ( to sb jemandem):

delegate authority to sb jemandem Vollmacht erteilen

C adj [-ɡət; -ɡeıt] delegiert, abgeordnet, beauftragt

* * *
1. noun
Delegierte, der/die
2. transitive verb
1) (depute) delegieren

2) (commit)

delegate something [to somebody] — etwas [an jemanden] delegieren; abs.

he does not know how to delegate — er will alles selbst erledigen

* * *

adj.

delegiert adj. n.

Abgesandte m.,f.

Beauftragte f.

Beauftragte m.,f. v.

delegieren v.

entsenden v.

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49 threaten

transitive verb

1) (use threats towards) bedrohen

threaten somebody with prosecution/a beating — jemandem Verfolgung/Schläge androhen

2) (announce one's intention)

threaten to do something — damit drohen, etwas zu tun

the fire threatened to engulf the whole village — (fig.) das Feuer drohte das ganze Dorf einzuschließen

threaten to commit suicide/to resign — mit Selbstmord/dem Rücktritt drohen

3) drohen mit [Gewalt, Repressalien, Rache usw.]

the sky threatens rain — am Himmel hängen drohende Regenwolken

* * *

verb (to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) drohen

* * *

threat·en

[ˈθret^ən]

I. vt

1. (warn)

▪ to \threaten sb jdn bedrohen, jdm drohen

▪ to \threaten sb with sth jdm mit etw dat drohen

the bank robber \threatened the staff with a gun der Bankräuber bedrohte das Personal mit einer Schusswaffe

to \threaten sb with violence jdm Gewalt androhen

2. (be a danger)

▪ to \threaten sb/sth jdn/etw gefährden, für jdn/etw eine Bedrohung sein

3. (present risk)

the sky \threatens rain am Himmel hängen dunkle Regenwolken

II. vi drohen

a storm is \threatening ein Sturm ist im Anzug

▪ to \threaten to do sth damit drohen, etw zu tun

it's \threatening to rain es sieht bedrohlich nach Regen aus

* * *
['ɵretn]
1. vt

1) person bedrohen, drohen (+dat); revenge, violence androhen, drohen mit

don't you threaten me! — von Ihnen lasse ich mir nicht drohen!

to threaten to do sth — (an)drohen, etw zu tun

to threaten sb with sth — jdm etw androhen, jdm mit etw drohen

to threaten sb with a weapon — jdn mit der Waffe bedrohen

to threaten legal action — mit rechtlichen Schritten drohen

2) (= put in danger) bedrohen, gefährden

the rain threatened to spoil the harvest — der Regen drohte, die Ernte zu zerstören

3) (MET

= give warning of) the sky threatens rain — der Himmel sieht (bedrohlich) nach Regen aus

it's threatening to rain — es sieht (bedrohlich) nach Regen aus

2. vi
(danger, storm etc) drohen, im Anzug sein
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threaten [ˈθretn]

A v/t

1. (with) jemandem drohen (mit), jemandem androhen (akk), jemanden bedrohen (mit)

2. etwas androhen (to dat), drohen mit (to dat):

he threatened punishment to all of us

3. drohend ankündigen:

the sky is threatening a storm

4. (damit) drohen ( to do zu tun):

she threatened to buy a car

5. etwas bedrohen, gefährden:

threatened ( with dying out oder by extinction) BIOL (vom Aussterben) bedroht

B v/i

1. drohen

2. fig drohen:

a) drohend bevorstehen:

a catastrophe was threatening

b) Gefahr laufen ( to do zu tun)

* * *

transitive verb

1) (use threats towards) bedrohen

threaten somebody with prosecution/a beating — jemandem Verfolgung/Schläge androhen

2) (announce one's intention)

threaten to do something — damit drohen, etwas zu tun

the fire threatened to engulf the whole village — (fig.) das Feuer drohte das ganze Dorf einzuschließen

threaten to commit suicide/to resign — mit Selbstmord/dem Rücktritt drohen

3) drohen mit [Gewalt, Repressalien, Rache usw.]

the sky threatens rain — am Himmel hängen drohende Regenwolken

* * *

v.

androhen v.

bedrohen v.

drohen v.

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50 bind

1. transitive verb,
bound

1) (tie) fesseln [Person, Tier]; (bandage) wickeln, binden [Glied]; verbinden [Wunde] ( with mit)

he was bound hand and foot — er war/wurde an Händen und Füßen gefesselt

2) (fasten together) zusammenbinden; (fig.): (unite) verbinden

3) (Bookb.) binden

4)

be bound up with something — (fig.) eng mit etwas verbunden sein

5) (oblige)

bind somebody/oneself to something — jemanden/sich an etwas (Akk.) binden

be bound to do something — (required) verpflichtet sein, etwas zu tun

be bound by law — von Gesetzes wegen verpflichtet sein

6)

be bound to do something — (certain) etwas ganz bestimmt tun

it is bound to rain — es wird bestimmt od. sicherlich regnen

7)

I'm bound to say that... — (feel obliged) ich muss schon sagen, dass...

8) (Cookery) binden

9) (Law)

bind somebody over [to keep the peace] — jemanden verwarnen od. rechtlich verpflichten[, die öffentliche Ordnung zu wahren]
2. intransitive verb,
bound

1) (cohere) binden; [Lehm, Ton:] fest od. hart werden; [Zement:] abbinden

2) (be restricted) blockieren; [Kolben:] sich festfressen
3. noun
1) (coll.): (nuisance)

be a bind — recht lästig sein

what a bind! — wie unangenehm od. lästig!

2)

be in a bind — (Amer. coll.) in einer Klemme sitzen (ugs.)

* * *

past tense, past participle - bound; verb

1) (to tie up: The doctor bound up the patient's leg with a bandage; The robbers bound up the bank manager with rope.) binden

2) (to fasten together and put a cover on the pages of (a book): Bind this book in leather.) binden

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- -bound
* * *

bind

[baɪnd]

I. n ( fam: obligation) Verpflichtung f; (burden) Belastung f

to be a bit of a \bind ziemlich lästig sein

to be in a bit of a \bind in der Klemme stecken [o sitzen] fam

II. vi

<bound, bound>

binden; clay, soil fest werden

III. vt

<bound, bound>

1. (fasten)

▪ to \bind sb to sth jdn an etw akk fesseln

▪ to \bind sth to sth etw an etw akk festbinden

to be bound hand and foot an Händen und Füßen gefesselt sein

▪ to be bound to sb ( fig) eine starke Bindung zu jdm haben

2. (cause to congeal)

▪ to \bind together ⇆ sth etw zusammenbinden

▪ to \bind together ⇆ sb ( fig) jdn verbinden

3. (commit)

▪ to \bind sb jdn binden [o verpflichten]

▪ to \bind sb to sth jdn zu etw dat verpflichten, jdn an etw akk binden

to \bind sb to secrecy jdn zum Stillschweigen verpflichten

to \bind oneself under oath LAW sich akk eidlich verpflichten

4. usu passive

▪ to \bind sth (attach) etw anbringen; cloth etw annähen

to \bind one's feet seine Füße einschnüren

to \bind one's hair seine Haare zusammenbinden

5. TYPO

to \bind a book ein Buch binden

* * *
[baɪnd] pret, ptp bound
1. vt

1) (= make fast, tie together) binden (to an +acc); person fesseln; (fig) verbinden (to mit)

bound hand and foot — an Händen und Füßen gefesselt or gebunden

the emotions which bind her to him — ihre emotionale Bindung an ihn

2) (= tie round) wound, arm etc verbinden; bandage wickeln, binden; artery abbinden; (for beauty) waist einschnüren; feet einbinden or -schnüren; hair binden

3) (= secure edge of) material, hem einfassen

4) book binden

5)

(= oblige by contract, promise) to bind sb to sth — jdn an etw (acc) binden, jdn zu etw verpflichten

to bind sb to do sth — jdn verpflichten, etw zu tun

to bind sb as an apprentice — jdn in die Lehre geben (to zu)

See:

→ bound

6) (MED) bowels verstopfen

7) (= make cohere COOK) binden

2. vi

1) (= cohere cement etc) binden

stop the soil binding by adding some compost — lockern Sie den Boden mit Kompost

the clay soil tended to bind — der Lehmboden war ziemlich schwer or klebte ziemlich

the grass should help the soil bind — das Gras sollte den Boden festigen

2) (MED food) stopfen

3) (= stick brake, sliding part etc) blockieren

3. n (inf)

1)

in a bind — in der Klemme (inf)

2)

to be (a bit of) a bind (Brit) — recht lästig sein

* * *

bind [baınd]

A s

1. a) Band n

b) Bindfaden m

2. MUS

a) Haltebogen m

b) Bindebogen m

c) Klammer f

d) Querbalken m

3. MINER eisenhaltige Tonerde

4. Fechten: Bindung f

5. → bine

6. umg be in a bind

a) in Schwulitäten sein,

b) in einer Zwickmühle sein oder sitzen;

put sb in a bind jemanden in Schwulitäten bringen

B v/t prät und pperf bound [baʊnd]

1. (an-, um-, fest)binden, knoten, knüpfen:

bind sth to a tree etwas an einen Baum binden

2. (ein)binden, verbinden, umwickeln

3. einen Saum etc einfassen

4. ein Rad etc beschlagen

5. fesseln, binden (auch fig:

to an akk):

they bound his hands behind him sie banden ihm die Hände auf den Rücken

6. Fechten: die Klinge des Gegners binden

7. CHEM, GASTR binden ( with mit)

8. auch bind down fig behindern

9. hart machen

10. MED verstopfen

11. fig (auch vertraglich) binden, verpflichten ( to sth zu etwas):

bind o.s. to do sth sich verpflichten, etwas zu tun;

bind a bargain einen Handel (durch Anzahlung) verbindlich machen;

bind sb (as an) apprentice jemanden in Ausbildung oder in die Lehre geben (to bei); → bound¹ B 2, B 4

12. ein Buch (ein)binden

C v/i

1. CHEM, GASTR binden

2. fest oder hart werden

3. MED stopfen

4. fig binden(d sein), verpflichten

* * *
1. transitive verb,
bound

1) (tie) fesseln [Person, Tier]; (bandage) wickeln, binden [Glied]; verbinden [Wunde] ( with mit)

he was bound hand and foot — er war/wurde an Händen und Füßen gefesselt

2) (fasten together) zusammenbinden; (fig.): (unite) verbinden

3) (Bookb.) binden

4)

be bound up with something — (fig.) eng mit etwas verbunden sein

5) (oblige)

bind somebody/oneself to something — jemanden/sich an etwas (Akk.) binden

be bound to do something — (required) verpflichtet sein, etwas zu tun

be bound by law — von Gesetzes wegen verpflichtet sein

6)

be bound to do something — (certain) etwas ganz bestimmt tun

it is bound to rain — es wird bestimmt od. sicherlich regnen

7)

I'm bound to say that... — (feel obliged) ich muss schon sagen, dass...

8) (Cookery) binden

9) (Law)

bind somebody over [to keep the peace] — jemanden verwarnen od. rechtlich verpflichten[, die öffentliche Ordnung zu wahren]
2. intransitive verb,
bound

1) (cohere) binden; [Lehm, Ton:] fest od. hart werden; [Zement:] abbinden

2) (be restricted) blockieren; [Kolben:] sich festfressen
3. noun
1) (coll.): (nuisance)

be a bind — recht lästig sein

what a bind! — wie unangenehm od. lästig!

2)

be in a bind — (Amer. coll.) in einer Klemme sitzen (ugs.)

* * *

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bound)

= binden v.

(§ p.,pp.: band, gebunden)

verbinden v.

verpflichten v.

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51 outrage

1. noun
(a wicked act, especially of great violence: the outrages committed by the soldiers; The decision to close the road is a public outrage.) atrocidad, escándalo, ultraje

2. verb
(to hurt, shock or insult: She was outraged by his behaviour.) ultrajar, ofender

- outrageous
- outrageously
- outrageousness

outrage

tr['aʊtreɪʤ]

noun

1 (anger, resentment) indignación nombre femenino (at, ante)

■ he felt a sense of outrage se sintió ultrajado

2 (violent action) atrocidad nombre femenino; (terrorist act) atentado

3 (scandal) escándalo; (insult) ultraje nombre masculino, agravio

transitive verb

1 (make angry) ultrajar, indignar; (shock) escandalizar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be outraged at something indignarse ante algo

outrage ['aʊt.reɪʤ] vt, - raged ; - raging

1) insult: ultrajar, injuriar

2) infuriate: indignar, enfurecer

outrage n

1) atrocity: atropello m, atrocidad f, atentado m

2) scandal: escándalo m

3) anger: ira f, furia f

outrage

n.

• atentado s.m.

• atrocidad s.f.

• atropello s.m.

• barbaridad s.f.

• demasía s.f.

• desafuero s.m.

• herida s.f.

• tropería s.f.

• ultraje s.m.

• violencia s.f.

v.

• enfurecer v.

• ultrajar v.

• violentar v.

I 'aʊtreɪdʒ
noun

a) c ( cruel act) atrocidad f; ( terrorist act) atentado m

b) c ( scandal) escándalo m

outrage AGAINST something/somebody — atropello m contra or a algo/alguien

c) u ( feeling)

outrage (AT something) — indignación f (ante algo)

II

transitive verb

a) ( offend) indignar, ultrajar (frml)

to be outraged AT something — indignarse ante algo

b) ( scandalize) escandalizar*

[aʊt'reɪdʒ]
1. N

1) (=wicked, violent act) atrocidad f

bomb outrage — atentado m (con bomba)

2) (=indecency) ultraje m, escándalo m ; (=injustice) atropello m, agravio m

a public outrage — un escándalo público

an outrage against good taste — un atentado al buen gusto

it's an outrage! — ¡es un escándalo!, ¡qué barbaridad!

to commit an outrage against or on sb — [terrorists] cometer un atentado contra algn

2.

VT [+ person] ultrajar; [+ standards, decency] atentar contra

it outrages justice — es un atentado a la justicia

to be outraged by sth — indignarse ante algo

* * *

I ['aʊtreɪdʒ]
noun

a) c ( cruel act) atrocidad f; ( terrorist act) atentado m

b) c ( scandal) escándalo m

outrage AGAINST something/somebody — atropello m contra or a algo/alguien

c) u ( feeling)

outrage (AT something) — indignación f (ante algo)

II

transitive verb

a) ( offend) indignar, ultrajar (frml)

to be outraged AT something — indignarse ante algo

b) ( scandalize) escandalizar*

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52 despair

1. noun
1) Verzweiflung, die

2) (cause)

be the despair of somebody — jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen
2. intransitive verb
verzweifeln

despair of doing something — die Hoffnung aufgeben, etwas zu tun

despair of something — die Hoffnung auf etwas (Akk.) aufgeben

* * *
[di'speə] 1. verb
(to lose hope (of): I despair of ever teaching my son anything.) verzweifeln
2. noun
1) (the state of having given up hope: He was filled with despair at the news.) die Verzweiflung

2) ((with the) something which causes someone to despair: He is the despair of his mother.) die Verzweiflung

* * *

des·pair

[dɪˈspeəʳ, AM -ˈsper]

I. n no pl (feeling of hopelessness) Verzweiflung f

a sense of \despair seems to have settled on the team es scheint sich eine verzweifelte Stimmung in der Mannschaft auszubreiten

to be in \despair about [or over] sth über etw akk [o wegen einer S. gen] verzweifelt sein

to do sth out of \despair etw aus Verzweiflung tun

to drive sb to \despair jdn zur Verzweiflung bringen [o treiben]

to be filled with \despair voller Verzweiflung sein

to the \despair of sb zu jds Verzweiflung

▶ to be the \despair of sb jds Sorgenkind sein

II. vi

▪ to \despair [at [or over] sth] [an etw dat] verzweifeln

▪ to \despair of sb/sth an jdm/etw verzweifeln

to \despair of doing sth die Hoffnung aufgeben, etw zu tun

* * *
[dɪ'spɛə(r)]
1. n
Verzweiflung f (about, at über +acc)
he was filled with despair — Verzweiflung überkam or ergriff ihn

to be in despair — verzweifelt sein

she looked at him in despair — sie sah ihn verzweifelt or voller Verzweiflung an

in despair, she gave up —

his despair of ever being able to return home — seine Verzweiflung darüber, vielleicht nie mehr nach Hause zurückkehren zu können

to be the despair of sb — jdn zur Verzweiflung bringen

2. vi
verzweifeln, alle Hoffnung aufgeben
to despair of doing sth — alle Hoffnung aufgeben, etw zu tun

to despair of sth — alle Hoffnung auf etw (acc) aufgeben

I despair of you — du bringst or treibst mich zur Verzweiflung

I despair at their incompetence — mit ihrer Unfähigkeit bringen or treiben sie mich (noch) zur Verzweiflung

to make sb despair — jdn zur Verzweiflung bringen or treiben

* * *

despair [dıˈspeə(r)]

A v/i (of) verzweifeln (an dat), ohne Hoffnung sein, alle Hoffnung aufgeben oder verlieren (für, auf akk):

despair of mankind an der Menschheit verzweifeln;

he despaired of ever seeing his children again er gab alle Hoffnung auf, seine Kinder noch einmal zu sehen

B s

1. Verzweiflung f (at über akk), Hoffnungslosigkeit f:

drive sb to despair jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen;

a look of despair ein verzweifelter Blick;

his despair of ever seeing his children again made him commit suicide da er keinerlei Hoffnung mehr hatte, seine Kinder noch einmal zu sehen, beging er Selbstmord;

be in despair of finding sth etwas verzweifelt suchen

2. Ursache f ( oder Gegenstand) m der Verzweiflung:

be the despair of sb jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen

* * *
1. noun
1) Verzweiflung, die

2) (cause)

be the despair of somebody — jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen
2. intransitive verb
verzweifeln

despair of doing something — die Hoffnung aufgeben, etwas zu tun

despair of something — die Hoffnung auf etwas (Akk.) aufgeben

* * *

(of) n.

Verzweiflung (an) f. n.

Verzweiflung f. (of) v.

verzweifeln (an) v.

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53 fault

1. noun
1) Fehler, der

to a fault — allzu übertrieben; übermäßig

find fault [with somebody/something] — etwas [an jemandem/etwas] auszusetzen haben

2) (responsibility) Schuld, die; Verschulden, das

whose fault was it? — wer war schuld [daran]?

it's all your own fault! — das ist deine eigene Schuld!

it isn't my fault — es ist nicht meine Schuld

be at fault — im Unrecht sein

3) (Tennis etc.) Fehler, der

double fault — Doppelfehler, der

4) (in gas or water supply; Electr.) Defekt, der

5) (Geol.) Verwerfung, die
2. transitive verb
Fehler finden an (+ Dat.); etwas auszusetzen haben an (+ Dat.)

* * *
[fo:lt] 1. noun
1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) die Schuld

2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) der Fehler

3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) die Verwerfung
2. verb
(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) etwas auszusetzen haben an

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- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault
* * *

fault

[fɔ:lt, AM also fɑ:lt]

I. n

1. no pl (responsibility) Schuld f

it's all your \fault das ist ganz allein deine Schuld, nur du bist schuld daran

it's your own \fault du bist selbst schuld daran

it's the \fault of the judicial system that cases take so long to come to trial es liegt am Rechtssystem, dass Fälle so spät zur Verhandlung kommen

to find \fault with sb/sth etw an jdm/etw auszusetzen haben

the \fault lies with sb/sth die Schuld liegt bei jdm/etw

the \fault lay with the organizers Schuld hatten die Organisatoren

to be at \fault die Schuld tragen, schuld sein

through no \fault of sb's own ohne jds eigenes Verschulden

2. (weakness) Fehler m, Schwäche f

we all have \faults wir haben alle unsere Fehler

our electoral system has its \faults unser Wahlsystem hat seine Schwächen

she was generous to a \fault sie war zu großzügig

a \fault in sb's character jds Charakterfehler

his/her main \fault seine/ihre größte Schwäche

3. (mistake) Fehler m

4. (defect) Fehler m, Defekt m

there seems to be a \fault on the line es scheint eine Störung in der Leitung zu geben

electrical/technical \fault elektrischer/technischer Defekt, elektrische/technische Störung

5. GEOL (rift) Verwerfung f

6. TENNIS Fehler m

double \fault Doppelfehler m

foot \fault Fußfehler m

to call a \fault einen Fehler anzeigen

\fault called! Fehler!

II. vt

▪ to \fault sb/sth [einen] Fehler an jdm/etw finden

you can't \fault her arguments gegen ihre Argumente ist nichts einzuwenden

you can't \fault him on his logic an seiner Logik ist nichts auszusetzen

III. vi TENNIS

▪ to \fault [on sth] [bei etw dat] einen Fehler machen

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[fɔːlt]
1. n

1) (= mistake, defect) Fehler m; (TECH) Defekt m

generous to a fault — übermäßig großzügig

to find fault with sb/sth — etwas an jdm/etw auszusetzen haben

he was at fault — er war im Unrecht

my memory was at fault — mein Gedächtnis hat mich getrogen

you were at fault in not telling me — es war nicht recht von Ihnen, dass Sie mir das nicht gesagt haben

2) no pl

it won't be my/his fault if... — es ist nicht meine/seine Schuld, wenn..., ich bin/er ist nicht schuld,wenn...

whose fault is it? —

it's all your own fault — das ist Ihre eigene Schuld, Sie sind selbst schuld

through no fault of her own, she... — es war nicht ihre eigene Schuld, dass sie...

3) (GEOL) Verwerfung f

4) (TENNIS, HORSERIDING) Fehler m

2. vt

1) Fehler finden an (+dat), etwas auszusetzen haben an (+dat)

I can't fault it/him — ich habe nichts daran/an ihm auszusetzen

2) (GEOL) eine Verwerfung verursachen in (+dat)

3. vi (GEOL)
sich verwerfen
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fault [fɔːlt]

A s

1. Schuld f, Verschulden n:

it’s not her fault, the fault is not hers, it’s no fault of hers sie hat oder trägt oder trifft keine Schuld, es ist nicht ihre Schuld, es liegt nicht an ihr;

be at fault schuld sein, die Schuld tragen ( with an dat)( → A 4 a, A 8)

2. Fehler m, (JUR auch Sach)Mangel m:

sold with all faults ohne Mängelgewähr (verkauft);

find fault nörgeln, kritteln;

find fault with etwas auszusetzen haben an (dat), herumnörgeln an (dat);

to a fault

a) ausgesprochen,

b) pej allzu, übertrieben

3. (Charakter)Fehler m, (-)Mangel m

4. a) Fehler m, Irrtum m:

be at fault sich irren ( → A 1, A 8);

if my memory is not at fault wenn mich meine Erinnerung nicht täuscht;

commit a fault einen Fehler machen

b) Vergehen n, Fehltritt m

5. GEOL (Schichten)Bruch m, Verwerfung f

6. TECH Defekt m:

a) Fehler m, Störung f

b) ELEK Erd-, Leitungsfehler m, fehlerhafte Isolierung

7. Tennis, Springreiten etc: Fehler m

8. JAGD

a) Verlieren n der Spur

b) verlorene Fährte:

be at fault auf der falschen Fährte sein (a. fig) ( → A 1, A 4 a)

B v/t

1. etwas auszusetzen haben an (dat)

2. GEOL Schichten verwerfen

3. obs verpfuschen, verpatzen

C v/i

1. GEOL sich verwerfen

2. einen Fehler machen

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1. noun
1) Fehler, der

to a fault — allzu übertrieben; übermäßig

find fault [with somebody/something] — etwas [an jemandem/etwas] auszusetzen haben

2) (responsibility) Schuld, die; Verschulden, das

whose fault was it? — wer war schuld [daran]?

it's all your own fault! — das ist deine eigene Schuld!

it isn't my fault — es ist nicht meine Schuld

be at fault — im Unrecht sein

3) (Tennis etc.) Fehler, der

double fault — Doppelfehler, der

4) (in gas or water supply; Electr.) Defekt, der

5) (Geol.) Verwerfung, die
2. transitive verb
Fehler finden an (+ Dat.); etwas auszusetzen haben an (+ Dat.)

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n.

Fehler - m.

Mangel -¨ m.

English-german dictionary > fault
54 writing

noun

1) Schreiben, das

put something in writing — etwas schriftlich machen (ugs.)

2) (handwriting) Schrift, die

3) (something written) Schrift, die

the writing on the wall — (fig.) das Menetekel an der Wand

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noun (letters or other forms of script giving the written form of (a) language: the Chinese form of writing; I can't read your writing.) die Schrift

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writ·ing

[ˈraɪtɪŋ, AM -t̬ɪŋ]

n

1. no pl (skill) Schreiben nt

reading, \writing and arithmetic Lesen, Schreiben und Rechnen

▪ in \writing schriftlich

we'll need to have your agreement in \writing wir brauchen Ihr schriftliches Einverständnis

2. no pl (occupation) Schreiben nt, Schriftstellerei f

creative \writing kreatives Schreiben

3. no pl (literature) Literatur f

women's \writing Frauenliteratur f

4. (written works)

▪ \writings pl Schriften pl

5. no pl (handwriting) [Hand]schrift f

6. no pl (inscription) Inschrift f

7. REL

▪ the W\writings pl die Hagiografa pl fachspr, die Hagiografen pl fachspr

8.

▶ to read [or see] the \writing on the wall die Zeichen der Zeit erkennen

▶ the \writing is on the wall/the wall for sb die/jds Stunde hat geschlagen

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['raItɪŋ]
n
Schrift f; (= act, profession) Schreiben nt; (= inscription) Inschrift f
at the time of writing — als dies geschrieben wurde; (in present) während ich dies schreibe

in writing — schriftlich

permission in writing — schriftliche Genehmigung

to commit sth to writing — etw schriftlich festhalten

this is a fantastic piece of writing — das ist fantastisch geschrieben

his writings — seine Werke or Schriften

he earns a bit from his writing — er verdient sich ein bisschen (Geld) mit Schreiben

the writing is on the wall for them — ihre Stunde hat geschlagen

he had seen the writing on the wall — er hat die Zeichen erkannt

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writing

A s

1. Schreiben n (Tätigkeit)

2. Schriftstellerei f

3. a) schriftliche Ausfertigung oder Abfassung

b) Komposition f

4. Schreiben n, Schriftstück n, (etwas) Geschriebenes, auch Urkunde f:

in writing schriftlich;

put in writing schriftlich niederlegen;

the writing on the wall fig die Schrift an der Wand, das Menetekel

5. Schrift f, (literarisches) Werk:

the writings of Pope Popes Werke;

the Writings → academic.ru/33162/Hagiographa">Hagiographa

6. Aufsatz m, Artikel m

7. Brief m

8. Inschrift f

9. Schreibweise f, Stil m

10. (Hand)Schrift f

B adj

1. schreibend, besonders schriftstellernd:

writing man Schriftsteller m

2. Schreib…

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noun

1) Schreiben, das

put something in writing — etwas schriftlich machen (ugs.)

2) (handwriting) Schrift, die

3) (something written) Schrift, die

the writing on the wall — (fig.) das Menetekel an der Wand

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adj.

schreibend adj. n.

Schrift -en f.

English-german dictionary > writing
55 offence

noun

1) ((any cause of) anger, displeasure, hurt feelings etc: That rubbish dump is an offence to the eye.) ofensa, atentado

2) (a crime: The police charged him with several offences.) delito, infracción

offence n delito

theft is a serious offence el robo es un delito grave

to take offence ofenderse

she takes offence at anything se ofende por cualquier cosa

offence

tr[ə'fens]

noun

1 SMALLLAW/SMALL delito, infracción nombre femenino

■ a traffic offence una infracción de tráfico

2 (insult) ofensa

■ no offence intended sin ánimo de ofenderle

3 formal use (offensive thing) atentado

■ the monument is an offence to the eye el monumento es un atentado a la vista

4 formal use (attack) ofensiva, ataque nombre masculino

■ weapons of offence armas ofensivas

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to commit an offence cometer un delito, cometer una infracción

to cause offence to somebody ofender a alguien

to take offence at something ofenderse por algo, sentirse ofendido,-a por algo

offence (UK)

n.

• delito (Jurisprudencia) s.m.

• ofensa s.f.

n.

• atentado s.m.

ə'fens
noun (BrE) offense

(US)
[ǝ'fens] N
1) (=crime) delito m ; (moral) pecado m, falta f ; (Sport) falta f

first offence — primer delito

second offence — reincidencia f

to commit an offence — cometer un delito

it is an offence to... — está prohibido..., se prohíbe...

2) (=insult) ofensa f, agravio m

no offence!, no offence meant — sin ánimo de ofender

no offence was intended, he intended no offence — no tenía intención de ofender a nadie

it is an offence to the eye — hace daño a la vista

to give or cause offence (to sb) — ofender (a algn)

to take offence (at sth) — ofenderse or sentirse ofendido (por algo)

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[ə'fens]
noun (BrE) offense

English-spanish dictionary > offence
56 paper

'peipə
1. noun
1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; (also adjective) a paper bag.) papel

2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) papel

3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) periódico

4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) examen

5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) papeles, documentos

•

- papery
- paperback
2. adjective
paperback novels.) de bolsillo

- paper-clip
- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
- paperwork

paper n

1. papel

a piece of paper un papel

a paper bag una bolsa de papel

2. periódico

he reads the paper every day lee el periódico cada día

paper

tr['peɪpə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (material) papel nombre masculino

■ take a sheet of paper coge una hoja de papel

2 (newspaper) periódico, diario

3 (examination) examen nombre masculino

4 (essay, written work) trabajo (escrito); (for conference) ponencia

transitive verb

1 empapelar

plural noun papers

1 (documents) papeles nombre masculino plural, documentos nombre masculino plural

plural noun the papers

1 los periódicos nombre masculino plural, la prensa

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

on paper (in theory) en teoría, sobre el papel 2 (written down) por escrito

not to be worth the paper it's written on ser papel mojado

to put something down on paper poner algo por escrito

brown paper papel nombre masculino de estraza

call-up papers llamamiento m sing a filas

identity papers documentación nombre femenino

paper handkerchief kleenex nombre masculino, pañuelo de papel

paper mill fábrica de papel

paper money papel nombre masculino moneda

paper round reparto de periódicos

paper shop quiosco

paper tiger tigre nombre masculino de papel

question paper cuestionario

white paper libro blanco

paper ['peɪpər] vt

wallpaper: empapelar

paper adj

: de papel

paper n

1) : papel m

a piece of paper: un papel

2) document: papel m, documento m

3) newspaper: periódico m, diario m

paper

adj.

• de papel adj.

n.

• artículo s.m.

• holandés s.m.

• papel s.m.

• periódico s.m.

• ponencia s.f.

v.

• empapelar v.

I 'peɪpər, 'peɪpə(r)
noun

1)

a) u ( material) papel m

don't throw paper on the floor — no tiren papeles al suelo

it's made of paper — es de papel

a sheet of paper — una hoja de papel

a piece of paper — un papel

this agreement/contract is not worth the paper it's printed on — este acuerdo/contrato es papel mojado or no tiene el menor valor

on paper — en teoría

to get o put something down on paper — poner* algo por escrito; (before n) <towel, handkerchief> de papel

paper knife — abrecartas m, cortapapeles m

paper mill — fábrica f de papel, papelera f

paper money — papel m moneda

b) c ( wrapper) (esp BrE) envoltorio m, papel m

2) c ( newspaper) diario m, periódico m; (before n)

paper boy/girl — repartidor, -dora m,f de periódicos or diarios, diar(i)ero, -ra m,f (CS)

paper round — reparto m de diarios or periódicos

paper shop — (BrE) tienda f de periódicos, ≈quiosco m ( de periódicos)

3) c

a) ( for journal) trabajo m, artículo m; ( at conference) ponencia f

b) ( Govt) see white paper

4) c ( exam paper) (BrE) examen m; ( part) parte f

5) papers pl ( documents) documentos mpl, papeles mpl

identity papers — documentos de identidad, documentación f personal

ship's papers — documentación f del barco

to give somebody her/his walking papers — (AmE colloq) poner* a alguien de patitas en la calle (fam)

II

transitive verb \<\<wall/room\>\> empapelar or (Méx tb) tapizar*

Phrasal Verbs:

- paper over

['peɪpǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=material) papel m ; (=wallpaper) papel m pintado

a piece of paper — un papel, una hoja (de papel)

to put sth down on paper, commit sth to paper — poner algo por escrito

on paper — (fig) en teoría, sobre el papel

it's not worth the paper it's written on — no vale para nada

2) (=newspaper) periódico m, diario m

to write to the paper about sth — escribir una carta al director de un periódico sobre algo

the papers — los periódicos, la prensa

to write for the papers — colaborar en los periódicos, escribir artículos para los periódicos

it came out in the papers — salió en los periódicos

3) papers (=writings, documents) papeles mpl ; (=identity papers) documentación f, papeles mpl

your papers, please — la documentación, por favor

Churchill's private papers — los papeles personales de Churchill

his divorce papers have just come through — han llegado los papeles de su divorcio

ship's papers — documentación f del barco

4) (Univ etc) (=essay) ejercicio m, ensayo m ; (=exam) examen m

to do a good paper in maths — hacer un buen examen de matemáticas

to set a paper in physics — poner un examen de física

5) (scholarly) (written) artículo m ; (read aloud) ponencia f, comunicación f

we heard a good paper on place names — escuchamos una buena ponencia sobre toponimia

6) (Parl) documento m base

a government paper on European policy — un documento base gubernamental sobre política europea
green 4., white 3.
2.

VT [+ wall, room] empapelar, tapizar (Mex)

3.

CPD de papel

paper advance N — (on printer) avance m de papel

paper bag N — bolsa f de papel

- he couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag

paper chain N — cadeneta f de papel

paper chase N — rallye-paper m

paper clip N — clip m, sujetapapeles m inv

paper credit N — (Econ) papel m crédito

paper cup N — vaso m de cartón

paper currency N — papel m moneda

paper fastener N — grapa f

paper feed(er) N — alimentador m de papel

paper handkerchief, paper hankie N — pañuelo m de papel

paper industry N — industria f papelera

paper knife N — abrecartas m inv

paper lantern N — farolillo m de papel

paper loss N — (Econ) pérdida que tiene lugar cuando baja el valor de una acción etc sin venderse esta

paper mill N — fábrica f de papel, papelera f

paper money N — (gen) papel m moneda; (=banknotes) billetes mpl de banco

paper napkin N — servilleta f de papel

paper profit N — (Econ) beneficio m no realizado

paper qualifications NPL — títulos mpl

paper round N — reparto m de periódicos

to do a paper round — repartir periódicos

paper shop N — (Brit) tienda f de periódicos, quiosco m

paper tape N — cinta f de papel

paper tiger N — (fig) tigre m de papel

paper tissue N — pañuelo m de papel, tisú m

paper towel N — toallita f de papel

paper trail N — (esp US) pruebas fpl documentales

- paper over

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I ['peɪpər, 'peɪpə(r)]
noun

1)

a) u ( material) papel m

don't throw paper on the floor — no tiren papeles al suelo

it's made of paper — es de papel

a sheet of paper — una hoja de papel

a piece of paper — un papel

this agreement/contract is not worth the paper it's printed on — este acuerdo/contrato es papel mojado or no tiene el menor valor

on paper — en teoría

to get o put something down on paper — poner* algo por escrito; (before n) <towel, handkerchief> de papel

paper knife — abrecartas m, cortapapeles m

paper mill — fábrica f de papel, papelera f

paper money — papel m moneda

b) c ( wrapper) (esp BrE) envoltorio m, papel m

2) c ( newspaper) diario m, periódico m; (before n)

paper boy/girl — repartidor, -dora m,f de periódicos or diarios, diar(i)ero, -ra m,f (CS)

paper round — reparto m de diarios or periódicos

paper shop — (BrE) tienda f de periódicos, ≈quiosco m ( de periódicos)

3) c

a) ( for journal) trabajo m, artículo m; ( at conference) ponencia f

b) ( Govt) see white paper

4) c ( exam paper) (BrE) examen m; ( part) parte f

5) papers pl ( documents) documentos mpl, papeles mpl

identity papers — documentos de identidad, documentación f personal

ship's papers — documentación f del barco

to give somebody her/his walking papers — (AmE colloq) poner* a alguien de patitas en la calle (fam)

II

transitive verb \<\<wall/room\>\> empapelar or (Méx tb) tapizar*

Phrasal Verbs:

- paper over

English-spanish dictionary > paper
57 gaffe

noun

Fauxpas, der; Fehler, der

make or commit a gaffe — einen Fauxpas begehen

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[ɡæf]
noun

(something which ought not to have been said, done etc, a blunder.) taktlose Bemerkung

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gaffe

[gæf]

n Fauxpas m

to make a \gaffe einen Fauxpas begehen

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[gf]
n
Fauxpas m; (verbal) taktlose Bemerkung
to make a gaffe — einen Fauxpas begehen; (by saying sth) ins Fettnäpfchen treten (inf)

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gaffe [ɡæf] s Fauxpas m, besonders taktlose Bemerkung

* * *

noun

Fauxpas, der; Fehler, der

make or commit a gaffe — einen Fauxpas begehen

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n.

Ausrutscher m.

English-german dictionary > gaffe
58 committed

[kə'mɪtɪd] 1.
participio passato commit
2.
aggettivo

1) (devoted) [ Christian] devoto, impegnato; [teacher, Socialist] impegnato

to be committed to, to doing — dedicarsi a, a fare

2) (with commitments) impegnato ( to doing a fare)

I am heavily committed — (timewise) sono molto preso; (financially) ho dei pesanti vincoli

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adjective (pledged to do, or to support, something: He was committed to looking after his uncle; He is a committed socialist.) impegnato

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committed /kəˈmɪtɪd/
a.

impegnato: committed writers, gli scrittori impegnati; committed to st., impegnato in qc.; che ha scelto qc.; to become emotionally committed, impegnarsi sentimentalmente.

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[kə'mɪtɪd] 1.
participio passato commit
2.
aggettivo

1) (devoted) [ Christian] devoto, impegnato; [teacher, Socialist] impegnato

to be committed to, to doing — dedicarsi a, a fare

2) (with commitments) impegnato ( to doing a fare)

I am heavily committed — (timewise) sono molto preso; (financially) ho dei pesanti vincoli

English-Italian dictionary > committed
59 end

I 1. [end]
nome

1) (final part) fine f.

"The End" — (of film, book) "Fine"

at the end of — alla fine di [month, story]

by the end of — entro la fine di [year, journey]

to put an end to sth. to bring sth. to an end mettere o porre fine a qcs.; to get to the end of arrivare alla fine di [story, work]; to come to an end finire, terminare; in the end at the end of the day tutto sommato; in the end I went home alla fine sono andato a casa; it's the end of the line o road for the project il progetto è alla fine; for days on end per giorni e giorni; there is no end to his talent il suo talento non ha limiti; no end of trouble colloq. un sacco di fastidi; that really is the end! colloq. è veramente troppo! you really are the end! — colloq. sei proprio il colmo!

2) (extremity) fine f., estremità f.

at o on the end of in fondo a [bed, road]; sulla punta di [ nose]; from end to end da cima a fondo; to lay sth. end to end mettere qcs. testa a testa; the lower end of the street il fondo della strada; the third from the end il terzo a partire dal fondo; to stand sth. on (its) end — mettere qcs. diritto o in posizione verticale

3) (side of conversation, transaction)

things are fine at my o this end per quanto mi riguarda va tutto bene; to keep one's end of the bargain fare la propria parte nell'accordo; there was silence at the other end — dall'altro capo nessuno parlava

4) (of scale) estremità f.

at the lower end of the scale — al fondo della scala

this suit is from the cheaper o bottom end of the range — questo abito è tra i meno cari della serie

5) (aim) fine m., scopo m.

to this o that end a questo scopo; a means to an end — un mezzo per arrivare a uno scopo

6) sport

to change ends — cambiare campo

7) (scrap) (of string) pezzo m.; (of loaf, joint of meat) avanzo m.

candle end — mozzicone di candela

8) (death) fine f.

to meet one's end — trovare la morte

to come to a bad end — fare una brutta fine
2.
modificatore [house, seat] in fondo; [ carriage] di coda

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to keep one's end up — = mantenere fede ai propri impegni
II 1. [end]
verbo transitivo porre fine a [war, marriage]; concludere, terminare [match, meeting] (

with, by doing — con, facendo)

he ended his days in hospital — finì i suoi giorni in ospedale

they ended the day in a disco — conclusero la giornata in discoteca

to end it all — (commit suicide) farla finita
2.
verbo intransitivo [day, war, line] finire, terminare; [contract, agreement] terminare, cessare

to end in — concludersi con [failure, divorce]; finire in [ tragedy]

where will it all end? — come andrà a finire?

- end up

••

all's well that ends well — tutto è bene quel che finisce bene

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[end] 1. noun
1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) fine, estremità; ultimo

2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fine

3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) fine, morte

4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) fine, scopo

5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) mozzicone
2. verb
(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) finire

- ending
- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end
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I 1. [end]
nome

1) (final part) fine f.

"The End" — (of film, book) "Fine"

at the end of — alla fine di [month, story]

by the end of — entro la fine di [year, journey]

to put an end to sth. to bring sth. to an end mettere o porre fine a qcs.; to get to the end of arrivare alla fine di [story, work]; to come to an end finire, terminare; in the end at the end of the day tutto sommato; in the end I went home alla fine sono andato a casa; it's the end of the line o road for the project il progetto è alla fine; for days on end per giorni e giorni; there is no end to his talent il suo talento non ha limiti; no end of trouble colloq. un sacco di fastidi; that really is the end! colloq. è veramente troppo! you really are the end! — colloq. sei proprio il colmo!

2) (extremity) fine f., estremità f.

at o on the end of in fondo a [bed, road]; sulla punta di [ nose]; from end to end da cima a fondo; to lay sth. end to end mettere qcs. testa a testa; the lower end of the street il fondo della strada; the third from the end il terzo a partire dal fondo; to stand sth. on (its) end — mettere qcs. diritto o in posizione verticale

3) (side of conversation, transaction)

things are fine at my o this end per quanto mi riguarda va tutto bene; to keep one's end of the bargain fare la propria parte nell'accordo; there was silence at the other end — dall'altro capo nessuno parlava

4) (of scale) estremità f.

at the lower end of the scale — al fondo della scala

this suit is from the cheaper o bottom end of the range — questo abito è tra i meno cari della serie

5) (aim) fine m., scopo m.

to this o that end a questo scopo; a means to an end — un mezzo per arrivare a uno scopo

6) sport

to change ends — cambiare campo

7) (scrap) (of string) pezzo m.; (of loaf, joint of meat) avanzo m.

candle end — mozzicone di candela

8) (death) fine f.

to meet one's end — trovare la morte

to come to a bad end — fare una brutta fine
2.
modificatore [house, seat] in fondo; [ carriage] di coda

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to keep one's end up — = mantenere fede ai propri impegni
II 1. [end]
verbo transitivo porre fine a [war, marriage]; concludere, terminare [match, meeting] (

with, by doing — con, facendo)

he ended his days in hospital — finì i suoi giorni in ospedale

they ended the day in a disco — conclusero la giornata in discoteca

to end it all — (commit suicide) farla finita
2.
verbo intransitivo [day, war, line] finire, terminare; [contract, agreement] terminare, cessare

to end in — concludersi con [failure, divorce]; finire in [ tragedy]

where will it all end? — come andrà a finire?

- end up

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all's well that ends well — tutto è bene quel che finisce bene

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60 engage

in'ɡei‹
verb

1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) contratar

2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) contratar

3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) ocupar

4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) entablar combate con

5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) engranar

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- engaged
- engagement
- engaging

engage

tr[ɪn'geɪʤ]

transitive verb

1 (hire) contratar

■ he engaged a new chauffeur contrató a un nuevo chófer

2 (take up, occupy) ocupar, entretener

■ the game engaged his attention for hours el juego lo ocupó durante horas

3 (attract) llamar, atraer, captar

4 formal use (attack) entablar combate con

5 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL (gear) engranar, meter; (clutch) apretar

6 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL engranar con

intransitive verb

1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL engranar

2 formal use (attack) entablar combate

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to engage somebody in conversation entablar conversación con alguien

to engage the clutch embragar

engage [ɪn'geɪʤ, ɛn-] v, - gaged ; - gaging vt

1) attract: captar, atraer, llamar

to engage one's attention: captar la atención

2) mesh: engranar

to engage the clutch: embragar

3) commit: comprometer

to get engaged: comprometerse

4) hire: contratar

5) : entablar combate con (un enemigo)

engage vi

1) participate: participar

2)

to engage in combat : entrar en combate

engage

v.

• alquilar v.

• apalabrar v.

• atraer v.

(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)

• comprometer v.

• contratar v.

• emplear v.

• endentar v.

• enganchar v.

• engranar v.

• ocupar v.

ɪn'geɪdʒ
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<attention/interest\>\> captar, atraer*

to engage somebody in conversation — entablar una conversación con alguien

2) \<\<cog/wheel\>\> engranar con; \<\<gear\>\> engranar, meter (fam)

to engage the clutch — embragar*, apretar* el embrague

3) ( hire) \<\<staff/performer\>\> contratar

2.

vi

1) ( take part)

to engage IN something: to engage in politics — dedicarse* a la política

2) \<\<cog/wheel\>\> engranar

[ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ]
1. VT

1) (=hire) [+ servant, lawyer, worker] contratar

2) (=attract) [+ attention] llamar, captar

3) (=occupy) [+ attention, interest] ocupar

to engage sb in conversation — entablar conversación con algn

to engage the enemy in battle — entablar batalla or combate con el enemigo

4) (Mech) [+ cog] engranar con; [+ coupling] acoplar; [+ gear] meter

to engage the clutch — embragar

2. VI

1)

to engage in — [+ discussion] entablar; [+ politics] meterse en; [+ sport] tomar parte en

2) (=initiate battle) entablar batalla, entablar combate

3) (Mech) engranar ( with con)

* * *
[ɪn'geɪdʒ]
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<attention/interest\>\> captar, atraer*

to engage somebody in conversation — entablar una conversación con alguien

2) \<\<cog/wheel\>\> engranar con; \<\<gear\>\> engranar, meter (fam)

to engage the clutch — embragar*, apretar* el embrague

3) ( hire) \<\<staff/performer\>\> contratar

2.

vi

1) ( take part)

to engage IN something: to engage in politics — dedicarse* a la política

2) \<\<cog/wheel\>\> engranar

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