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congested road

1 перегруженная дорога

congested road

Русско-английский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям > перегруженная дорога
2 дорога перегруженная

Military: congested road

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > дорога перегруженная
3 район чрезмерного скопления

congested area

район скопления тумана — fog-prone area

создал скопление транспорта — congested a road

создавать скопление транспорта — congest a road

создал скопление грузов — congested with supplies

создавать скопление грузов — congest with supplies

Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > район чрезмерного скопления
4 Straße

Straße f 1. GEN street; 2. LOGIS road (Rd)
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f 1. < Geschäft> street; 2. < Transp> road (Rd)

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Straße
(Fernstraße) highway, highroad, route (US), (Landstraße) road;
• an der Straße wayside;
• auf der Straße on the road, in the street;
• auf offener Straße in a public thoroughfare, in broad daylight;
• Baustelle, Straße gesperrt! (Verkehrsschild) danger, road closed (up)!;
• aufgeweichte Straße heavy road;
• autobahnähnliche Straße express highway (US);
• nur auf einer Seite bebaute Straße one-sided road;
• befahrbare Straße vehicular road, road fit for traffic (practicable for vehicles);
• nicht befahrbare Straße impassable road;
• nur für Busse befahrbare Straße exclusive bus lane;
• häufig (stark) befahrene Straße frequented road;
• kümmerlich beleuchtete Straße scantily lighted street;
• ungenügend beschilderte Straße inadequately sign-posted road;
• durchgehende Straße crosstown street;
• erstklassige Straße first-class road;
• feste Straße covered road;
• freie Straße clear road;
• für den öffentlichen Verkehr freigegebene Straße road open to traffic;
• gebührenfreie Straße free road;
• gebührenpflichtige (mautpflichtige) Straße toll road;
• gesperrte Straße pent-road;
• für den Autoverkehr gesperrte Straße road closed to motor traffic;
• wegen Instandsetzungsarbeiten gesperrte Straße road under repair;
• LKW-Straße truckway;
• mautpflichtige Straße turnpike road, toll highway (US);
• öffentliche Straße public road (thoroughfare, highway);
• nicht öffentliche Straße private road;
• parkfähige Straße unrestricted street;
• [nicht] vom Kommunalverband (von der Gemeinde) unterhaltene Straße [un]adopted road;
• von der Stadt unterhaltene Straße township road (US);
• keiner Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung unterliegende Straße derestricted road;
• verkehrsreiche Straße congested street, road carrying a great deal of traffic;
• parallel zu einer Autobahn verlaufende Straße frontage road (US);
• verstopfte Straße congested ([traffic-]jammed) street;
• vorfahrtberechtigte Straße major highway;
• allgemein zugängliche Straße open road;
• Straße mit zwei [getrennten] Fahrbahnen two-lane road, double (US) (dual, Br.) carriageway;
• Straße mit Gegenverkehr two-way street;
• Straße ohne Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung (Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung) decontrolled (derestricted) road;
• Straße für Lastwagen truckway (US);
• Straße erster Ordnung main highway, classified road (Br.);
• Straße absperren to bar a street;
• an eine öffentliche Straße angrenzen to touch a public road;
• Straße bauen to build (make, construct) a road;
• Straße blockieren to beset a street;
• Straße verkehrstechnisch erschließen to open a road to traffic;
• Straße mit Kommunalobligationen finanzieren to bond a road;
• Straße für den öffentlichen Verkehr freigeben to open a road for traffic, to dedicate a highway;
• auf die Straße gehen to make a demonstration, to take to the streets;
• Straße dem öffentlichen Verkehr öffnen to dedicate a highway;
• auf die Straße setzen (entlassen) to chuck out (sl.);
• Arbeiter auf die Straße setzen to put the workers onto the street;
• Straße instand setzen to fit a road for traffic;
• Straße sperren to block a road;
• Straße verkehrswidrig überqueren to jaywalk;
• Straße unterhalten to keep a road in repair;
• über die Straße verkaufen to sell for consumption off the premises;
• Straße mit Barrikaden versperren to obstruct a highway;
• sein Geld auf die Straße werfen to throw one’s money out of the window.

Business german-english dictionary > Straße
5 задръствам

задръстя 1. (тръба, канал и пр.) block (up), choke (up), obstruct, clog, jam

2. (място) encumber (с with)

коридор, задръстен с мебели a passage blocked/encumbered with furniture

(за хора, коли и пр.) throng, crowd, jam, congest, block

улиците бяха задръстени от хора, навалицата задръсти улиците the streets were thronged with people

пътят беше задръстен от коли the road was jammed with cars

задръствам ce

3. (за тръба и пр.) get choked up

4. (за улично движение) get into a tangle, get jammed/congested

5. тех. become engorged

мед. congest, engorge

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задръ̀ствам,

гл.

1. ( тръба, канал и пр.) block (up), choke (up), obstruct, clog, jam; (с нещо лепкаво) gum, разг. gunge;

2. ( място) encumber (с with); (за хора, коли) throng, crowd, jam, congest, block; clutter; gridlock;

\задръствам се 1. (за тръба и пр.) get choked up;

2. (за улично движение) get into a tangle, get jammed/congested;

3. техн. become engorged; мед. congest, engorge.

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block up; encumber{in`kXmbx}; foul: The road was задръствамmed with cars. - Пътят беше задръстен от коли.; stop

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1. (за тръба и пр.) get choked up 2. (за улично движение) get into a tangle, get jammed/congested 3. (за хора, коли и пр.) throng, crowd, jam, congest, block 4. (място) encumber (с with) 5. mex. become engorged 6. ЗАДРЪСТВАМ ce 7. задръстя (тръба, канал и пр.) block (up), choke (up), obstruct, clog, jam 8. коридор, задръстен с мебели a passage blocked/encumbered with furniture 9. мед. congest, engorge 10. пътят беше задръстен от коли the road was jammed with cars 11. улиците бяха задръстени от хора, навалицата задръсти улиците the streets were thronged with people

Български-английски речник > задръствам
6 autopista

f.

1 motorway (British), freeway (United States).

autopista de peaje toll motorway (Mexican SpanishBr), turnpike (United States)

autopista de cuota toll motorway (Mexican SpanishBr), turnpike (United States)

autopista de información information superhighway

2 highway, roadway, expressway, freeway.

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autopista

► nombre femenino

1 motorway, US highway

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noun f.

highway, freeway

- autopista de peaje

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SF motorway, freeway (EEUU)

autopista de la información — information superhighway

autopista de peaje — toll road, turnpike (EEUU)

autopista perimetral — ring road, bypass

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femenino expressway (AmE), motorway (BrE)

autopista de peaje or (Méx) de cuota — turnpike (road) (AmE), toll motorway (BrE)

- autopista de la información

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= freeway, turnpike, motorway, express way, expressway, highway.

Ex. The freeway signs in the country don't say motor trucks, they say trucks.

Ex. Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.

Ex. In many respects packet-switching is analogous to the motorway or freeway networks in which packets are like trucks sharing a busy route but ultimately going to different destinations = En muchos sentidos, la conmutación de paquetes es similar a una red de autopistas en donde los paquetes son como camiones que comparten una ruta muy transitada pero que en última instancia se dirigen a destinos diferentes.

Ex. Passengers in taxis must pay tolls in case of using an express way.

Ex. Like the early days of the railroad & expressways, politicians scramble to be the first to put the information highway in their neighborhood or nation.

Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

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* autopista de comunicación = communication(s) highway.

* autopista de la información = information highway.

* autopista de peaje = tollway.

* autopista electrónica, la = electronic highway, the.

* servicios de autopista = highway facilities.

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femenino expressway (AmE), motorway (BrE)

autopista de peaje or (Méx) de cuota — turnpike (road) (AmE), toll motorway (BrE)

- autopista de la información

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= freeway, turnpike, motorway, express way, expressway, highway.

Ex: The freeway signs in the country don't say motor trucks, they say trucks.

Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.

Ex: In many respects packet-switching is analogous to the motorway or freeway networks in which packets are like trucks sharing a busy route but ultimately going to different destinations = En muchos sentidos, la conmutación de paquetes es similar a una red de autopistas en donde los paquetes son como camiones que comparten una ruta muy transitada pero que en última instancia se dirigen a destinos diferentes.

Ex: Passengers in taxis must pay tolls in case of using an express way.

Ex: Like the early days of the railroad & expressways, politicians scramble to be the first to put the information highway in their neighborhood or nation.

Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

* autopista de comunicación = communication(s) highway.

* autopista de la información = information highway.

* autopista de peaje = tollway.

* autopista electrónica, la = electronic highway, the.

* servicios de autopista = highway facilities.

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autopista

feminine

expressway ( AmE), freeway ( AmE), motorway ( BrE)

autopista de peaje or ( Méx) de cuota turnpike (road) ( AmE), tollway ( AmE), toll motorway ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● autopista de datos

( Inf) data superhighway

● autopista de la información

( Inf) information highway

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autopista sustantivo femenino
expressway (AmE), motorway (BrE);
autopista de peaje or (Méx) de cuota turnpike (road) (AmE), toll motorway (BrE);
◊ la autopista de la información (Inf) the information superhighway

autopista f GB motorway, US highway

' autopista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arcén
- desembocar
- peaje
- salida
- tomar
- tramo
- banquina
- calzada
- ir
English:
bypass
- congested
- exit
- freeway
- highway
- information superhighway
- interchange
- motorway
- service area
- speed along
- throughway
- turnpike
- U-turn
- data
- express
- free
- information
- M
- speed
- superhighway
- through
- thru
- turn

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autopista nf
Br motorway, US freeway
Comp
Méx autopista de cuota Br toll motorway, US turnpike; Informát autopista(s) de la información information superhighway;
autopista de peaje Br toll motorway, US turnpike

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autopista

f freeway, Br

motorway

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autopista nf

: expressway, highway

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autopista n motorway

En inglés americano se dice freeway

Spanish-English dictionary > autopista
7 Verkehr

Verkehr m 1. BÖRSE dealing, trading; 2. KOMM communications; 3. LOGIS traffic, transport, transportation; 4. WIWI circulation (Banknoten); 5. RECHT, V&M commerce, trade and commerce (Handel und Verkehr); intercourse (Geschlechtsverkehr); 6. FREI traffic tourism (Fremdenverkehr) • in den Verkehr bringen BANK, GEN, RECHT put into circulation (EZB Geld) • nach und nach aus dem Verkehr ziehen GEN, ADMIN phase out (z. B. veraltetes Gerät)
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m 1. < Börse> dealing, trading; 2. < Komm> communications; 3. < Transp> traffic, transport, transportation; 4. <Vw> Banknoten circulation; 5. <Recht, V&M> commerce Handel und Verkehr trade and commerce Geschlechtsverkehr intercourse; 6. < Frei> traffic Fremdenverkehr tourism ■ in den Verkehr bringen <Bank, Geschäft, Recht> EZB Geld put into circulation ■ nach und nach aus dem Verkehr ziehen <Geschäft, Verwalt> phase out (z.B. veraltetes Gerät)

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Verkehr
traffic, (Bahn) service, (Beförderung) transport, transportation (US), (Börse) trading, market, doing, dealings, (Handel) trade, commerce, (Umlauf) circulation, (Umsätze) business, dealings, transactions, sales;
• außer Verkehr (Banknoten) withdrawn from circulation;
• für den öffentlichen Verkehr freigegeben open to the public;
• im freien Verkehr (Börse) on the curb (kerb, Br.) market, in outside (unofficial, Br.) trading;
• mit starkem Verkehr belastet traffic-laden;
• amtlicher Verkehr interoffice dealings;
• außerbörslicher Verkehr off-board (over-the-counter, US) trading;
• bargeldloser Verkehr transfer business, clearing system, cashless payments, (Kaufhaus) drawback system;
• nicht mehr zu bewältigender Verkehr overflow traffic;
• brieflicher Verkehr correspondence, exchange of letters;
• dichter Verkehr heavy traffic;
• durchschnittlicher Verkehr normal run of traffic;
• einspuriger Verkehr one-way traffic;
• entgegenkommender Verkehr oncoming traffic;
• fahrplanmäßiger Verkehr regular service;
• fließender Verkehr fast-moving traffic;
• flutender Verkehr surging traffic;
• geringer Verkehr (Börse) little doing (business);
• gewerblicher Verkehr commercial traffic;
• grenzüberschreitender Verkehr goods traffic across the border, frontier-crossing goods traffic, border-crossing traffic;
• großstädtischer Verkehr big-city traffic;
• innerstaatlicher Verkehr intrastate transport (US);
• innerstädtischer Verkehr traffic in towns, local traffic;
• lebhafter Verkehr (Börse) lively dealings;
• öffentlicher Verkehr public transport (transportation, US);
• ruhender Verkehr stationary vehicles;
• schienengebundener Verkehr fixed-track transport;
• schriftsätzlicher Verkehr written communication;
• schwacher Verkehr light traffic;
• spurgebundener Verkehr rail traffic;
• starker Verkehr heavy traffic, great deal of traffic on the road;
• umgeleiteter Verkehr diverted traffic (Br.), derouted traffic (US);
• verstopfter Verkehr congested traffic;
• vierspuriger Verkehr four-lane traffic;
• zähflüssiger Verkehr slow-moving traffic;
• zollfreier Verkehr free trade;
• geschäftlicher Verkehr mit feindlichen Ausländern trading with the enemy;
• Verkehr von Chartermaschinen charter traffic;
• freier Verkehr von Kapital free movement of capital;
• Verkehr im Stadtzentrum downtown traffic (coll.);
• Waren aus dem Zollager zum freien Verkehr abfertigen to withdraw goods from warehouse for consumption;
• Verkehr anhalten to suspend the traffic;
• Verkehr aufhalten to delay (block, hold up, coll.) traffic;
• Verkehr behindern to disturb (impede, block, congest, obstruct, hold up) the traffic;
• fremdes Fahrzeug im Verkehr behindern to obstruct another car;
• Verkehr bewältigen to handle (cope with) traffic;
• in den Verkehr bringen to put into circulation;
• Banknoten in den Verkehr bringen to issue banknotes;
• Effekten in Verkehr bringen to issue (market, US) securities;
• Falschgeld in den Verkehr bringen to utter false notes;
• Münzen in Verkehr bringen to put a coinage in circulation;
• Ware in den Verkehr bringen to put an article on the market;
• sich in den fließenden Verkehr einreihen (einfädeln) to filter into the streaming traffic, to get into the line of traffic;
• Verkehr einstellen to stop traffic;
• Straße für den öffentlichen Verkehr freigeben to open a road for traffic;
• den Verkehr flüssig halten to keep traffic flowing;
• Verkehr lahm legen to obstruct the traffic;
• Verkehr regeln to direct (regulate, control) the traffic;
• aus dem Verkehr gezogen sein (Fahrzeug) to be off the road;
• außer Verkehr setzen (Banknoten) to withdraw from circulation;
• für den Verkehr sperren to close to traffic;
• in den freien Verkehr überführen (Zollwaren) to enter into the channels of distribution;
• Straße dem Verkehr übergeben to open a road for traffic;
• Verkehr umgehen to bypass traffic;
• Verkehr umleiten to divert traffic (Br.), to detour [the traffic] (US);
• aus dem Verkehr ziehen (Bargeld) to immobilize, (Fahrzeug) to take off the road (traffic), (Geld) to withdraw (recall) from circulation;
• schlechtes Geld aus dem Verkehr ziehen to call in clipped money;
• Obligationen aus dem Verkehr ziehen to retire bonds;
• Auto zum Verkehr zulassen to license a car.

Business german-english dictionary > Verkehr
8 затор в движении

1) Engineering: congestion, road block, road traffic congestion, traffic bottleneck, traffic breakdown, traffic congestion, traffic obstruction

2) Railway term: congested traffic

3) Automobile industry: jam of traffic, traffic jam, traffic ponding

4) Mining: kneading of traffic, pounding of traffic (при откатке)

5) Road works: traffic block

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > затор в движении
9 sitio

m.

1 place (place).

cambiar de sitio (con alguien) to change places (with somebody)

en cualquier sitio anywhere

en ningún sitio nowhere

en otro sitio elsewhere

en todos los sitios everywhere

no queda ni un sitio (libre) there isn't a single free seat (en cine, teatro)

poner a alguien en su sitio (figurative) to put somebody in their place

sitio web (computing) web site

2 room, space (espacio).

hacer sitio a alguien to make room for somebody

ocupa mucho sitio it takes up a lot of room o space

no queda más sitio there's no more room

3 siege (cerco).

4 taxi (de taxis). (Mexican Spanish)

5 site, website.

6 premises.

7 taxi stand, taxi rank, cab stand, cab rank.

8 situs.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sitiar.

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sitio

► nombre masculino

1 (lugar) place

2 (espacio) space, room

■ hay mucho sitio there's plenty of room

3 (asiento) seat

4 MILITAR siege

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cambiar algo de sitio to move something

cambiar de sitio con alguien to change places with somebody

en cualquier sitio anywhere

en estado de sitio MILITAR in a state of siege

en todos los sitios everywhere

guardar sitio a alguien to keep a seat for somebody

hacer sitio to make room (a, for)

levantar el sitio MILITAR to raise the siege

ocupar mucho sitio to take up a lot of space

poner sitio MILITAR to besiege

quedarse en el sitio figurado to snuff it, kick the bucket

sitio web website

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noun m.

1) place

2) site, spot

3) room, space

4) siege

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SM

1) (=lugar) place

un sitio tranquilo — a peaceful place o spot

Real Sitio — royal country house

cambiar algo de sitio — to move sth

cambiarse de sitio con algn — to change places with sb

• en cualquier sitio — anywhere

• en ningún sitio, no lo encuentro en ningún sitio — I can't find it anywhere

en ningún sitio se pasa tan bien como aquí — you'll enjoy yourself nowhere better than here, you won't enjoy yourself anywhere better than here

• en todos los sitios — everywhere

- así no vas a ningún sitio

- dejar a algn en el sitio

- poner a algn en su sitio

- quedarse en el sitio

2) (=espacio) room, space

hay sitio de sobra — there's plenty of room o space

¿hay sitio? — is there any room?

te he guardado un sitio a mi lado — I've saved you a place next to me

¿has encontrado sitio para aparcar? — have you found somewhere to park o a parking space?

¿tienes sitio para nosotros en tu casa? — do you have room for us in your house?

hacer sitio a algn — to make room for sb

te hemos hecho sitio en el coche — we've made room for you in the car

3) (Mil) siege

poner sitio a algo — to besiege sth

levantar el sitio — to raise the siege
estado 1), b)
4) (=sitio web) site

sitio web — website

5) CAm, Cono Sur (=solar) building site, vacant lot (EEUU)

6) Caribe, Méx (Agr) small farm, smallholding

7) LAm (=parada) taxi rank, cab rank ( esp EEUU)

carro de sitio — taxi, cab ( esp EEUU)

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masculino

1)

a) ( lugar) place

pon ese libro en su sitio — put that book back in its place

cambié la tele de sitio — you moved the TV

déjalo en cualquier sitio — leave it anywhere

tiene que estar en algún sitio — it must be around somewhere

en el sitio — (Esp fam) dead

lo dejaron en el sitio de un balazo — they shot him dead

le dio un infarto y se quedó en el sitio — he dropped dead of a heart attack

poner a alguien en su sitio — (fam) to put somebody in his/her place

b) ( espacio) room, space

¿hay sitio para todos? — is there (enough) room for everyone?

hacer sitio — to make room

c) (plaza, asiento)

guárdame el sitio — keep my seat o place

le cambié el sitio — I changed places with him

déjale el sitio a esa señora — let the lady sit down

no hay sitio para estacionarse — there's nowhere to park

d) (Méx) ( parada de taxis) taxi stand o rank

e) (Chi) ( terreno urbano) vacant lot

2) (Mil) siege

levantar el sitio — to raise o lift the siege

poner sitio a una ciudad — to lay siege to a city, to besiege a city

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= locale, spot, site, siege, place, elbow room.

Ex. Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales on the Black Sea coast.

Ex. There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex. However, as phone systems improve, you can expect this to change too; more and more, you'll see smaller sites (even individuals home systems) connecting to the Internet.

Ex. This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.

Ex. Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex. People will work at a higher level when they have adequate elbow room for decision making.

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* administrador de sitio web = Web manager, webmaster.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* a otro sitio = somewhere else.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio = there's no place like home.

* correr de un sitio para otro = rush around.

* creación de sitio espejo = site mirroring.

* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.

* dejar sitio a = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* de un sitio a otro = back and forth.

* de un sitio para otro = on the move.

* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.

* en algunos sitios = in places.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.

* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.

* en estado de sitio = in a state of siege, under siege.

* enlaces a sitios web = sitation.

* en ningún sitio = anywhere along the line, nowhere.

* en otro sitio = down the road, elsewhere, somewhere else.

* en su sitio = in place.

* en un sitio seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.

* fijar una nota en un sitio público = post.

* hacerse sitio = carve + niche.

* hacer sitio = make + place.

* hacer sitio a = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* mantenerse en su sitio = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no tener otro sitio donde recurrir = have + nowhere else to turn.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pegar una nota en un sitio público = post.

* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* por todos sitios = everywhere.

* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.

* quedarse en el sitio = die + there and then, die on + the spot.

* que pone a Uno en su sitio = humbling.

* sin moverse del sitio = in place.

* sitio aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* sitio de aterrizaje = landing site.

* sitio espejo = mirror site.

* sitio frecuentado = hang out.

* sitio para las piernas = legroom.

* sitio pintoresco = beauty spot.

* sitio web = Web site [website].

* sitio web de empresa = business site, corporate site.

* sitio web de información = content site, content Web site.

* sitio web de universidad = academic site, university site.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( lugar) place

pon ese libro en su sitio — put that book back in its place

cambié la tele de sitio — you moved the TV

déjalo en cualquier sitio — leave it anywhere

tiene que estar en algún sitio — it must be around somewhere

en el sitio — (Esp fam) dead

lo dejaron en el sitio de un balazo — they shot him dead

le dio un infarto y se quedó en el sitio — he dropped dead of a heart attack

poner a alguien en su sitio — (fam) to put somebody in his/her place

b) ( espacio) room, space

¿hay sitio para todos? — is there (enough) room for everyone?

hacer sitio — to make room

c) (plaza, asiento)

guárdame el sitio — keep my seat o place

le cambié el sitio — I changed places with him

déjale el sitio a esa señora — let the lady sit down

no hay sitio para estacionarse — there's nowhere to park

d) (Méx) ( parada de taxis) taxi stand o rank

e) (Chi) ( terreno urbano) vacant lot

2) (Mil) siege

levantar el sitio — to raise o lift the siege

poner sitio a una ciudad — to lay siege to a city, to besiege a city

* * *

= locale, spot, site, siege, place, elbow room.

Ex: Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales on the Black Sea coast.

Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex: However, as phone systems improve, you can expect this to change too; more and more, you'll see smaller sites (even individuals home systems) connecting to the Internet.

Ex: This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.

Ex: Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex: People will work at a higher level when they have adequate elbow room for decision making.

* administrador de sitio web = Web manager, webmaster.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* a otro sitio = somewhere else.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio = there's no place like home.

* correr de un sitio para otro = rush around.

* creación de sitio espejo = site mirroring.

* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.

* dejar sitio a = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* de un sitio a otro = back and forth.

* de un sitio para otro = on the move.

* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.

* en algunos sitios = in places.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.

* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.

* en estado de sitio = in a state of siege, under siege.

* enlaces a sitios web = sitation.

* en ningún sitio = anywhere along the line, nowhere.

* en otro sitio = down the road, elsewhere, somewhere else.

* en su sitio = in place.

* en un sitio seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.

* fijar una nota en un sitio público = post.

* hacerse sitio = carve + niche.

* hacer sitio = make + place.

* hacer sitio a = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* mantenerse en su sitio = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no tener otro sitio donde recurrir = have + nowhere else to turn.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pegar una nota en un sitio público = post.

* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* por todos sitios = everywhere.

* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.

* quedarse en el sitio = die + there and then, die on + the spot.

* que pone a Uno en su sitio = humbling.

* sin moverse del sitio = in place.

* sitio aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* sitio de aterrizaje = landing site.

* sitio espejo = mirror site.

* sitio frecuentado = hang out.

* sitio para las piernas = legroom.

* sitio pintoresco = beauty spot.

* sitio web = Web site [website].

* sitio web de empresa = business site, corporate site.

* sitio web de información = content site, content Web site.

* sitio web de universidad = academic site, university site.

* * *

sitio

masculine

A

1 (lugar) place

estuve todo el día yendo de un sitio a otro I spent the whole day going from one place to another

¿por qué cambiaste la tele de sitio? why did you move the TV?

¡qué sitio tan bonito! what a lovely spot o place!

pon ese libro en su sitio put that book back in its place o back where it belongs

déjalo por ahí, en cualquier sitio leave it anywhere over there o over there somewhere

búscalo bien, en algún sitio tiene que estar have a good look for it, it must be around somewhere

en el sitio ( fam); dead

lo dejaron en el sitio de un balazo they shot him dead

le dio un infarto y se quedó en el sitio he dropped dead of a heart attack

poner a algn en su sitio ( fam); to put sb in his/her place

2 ( Inf) Web site

3 (espacio) room, space

este sofá ocupa demasiado sitio this sofa takes up too much room o space

¿hay sitio para todos? is there (enough) room for everyone?

hacer sitio to make room

córrete un poco para hacerme sitio move along a bit and make room for me

4

(plaza, asiento): guárdame el sitio keep my seat o place

le cambié de sitio I changed places with him

déjale el sitio a esa señora let the lady sit down o give the lady your seat

por aquí nunca hay sitio para aparcar there's never anywhere o ( AmE) anyplace to park around here

5 ( Méx) (parada de taxis) taxi stand o rank

6 ( Chi) (terreno urbano) vacant lot

Compuesto:

sitio web

Web site

B ( Mil) siege

levantar el sitio to raise o lift the siege

poner sitio a una ciudad to lay siege to a city, to besiege a city

* * *

Del verbo sitiar: ( conjugate sitiar)

sitio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

sitió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
sitiar
sitio
sitiar ( conjugate sitiar) verbo transitivo
a) (Mil) to besiege;

◊ estamos sitiados we are under siege

b) ( acorralar) to corner

sitio sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( lugar) place;

◊ pon ese libro en su sitio put that book back in its place;

cambié la tele de sitio I moved the TV;
déjalo en cualquier sitio leave it anywhere;
tiene que estar en algún sitio it must be around somewhere
b) ( espacio) room, space;

◊ ¿hay sitio para todos? is there (enough) room for everyone?;

hacer sitio to make room
c) (plaza, asiento):

◊ guárdame el sitio keep my seat o place;

le cambié el sitio I changed places with him
d) (Inf): tb

◊ sitio web Web site

e) (Méx) ( parada de taxis) taxi stand o rank

f) (Chi) ( terreno urbano) vacant lot

2 (Mil) siege
sitiar verbo transitivo to besiege
sitio 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (espacio) room: no hay sitio para tres, there is no room for three
hazme un sitio en el sofá, make room for me on the sofa
2 (lugar) place: lo he leído en algún sitio, I've read it somewhere
en cualquier sitio, anywhere
en todos los sitios, everywhere
3 (posición, lugar, función) place: éste no es mi sitio, this isn't my place
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his/her place
figurado quedarse en el sitio, to die
sitio 2 m Mil siege
' sitio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicar
- adorno
- amarre
- aparte
- cambiar
- camino
- cerco
- comunicar
- conducir
- cualquier
- dejar
- destartalar
- distribuir
- entrañable
- escabullirse
- esnob
- espacio
- estado
- estancia
- guardar
- hueca
- hueco
- ideal
- llevarse
- parte
- permanecer
- poner
- punta
- recoger
- replantar
- rodar
- sacar
- santuario
- tal
- torno
- ver
- viaje
- volver
- coger
- gallinero
- habitual
- lado
- obra
- otro
- puesto
- traer
- trasladar
English:
accessible
- anywhere
- approach
- back
- beauty spot
- behind
- belong
- below
- bombed-out
- bottleneck
- bursting
- bust
- busy
- capture
- change
- change around
- congested
- convenient
- cool
- cut off
- dark
- death trap
- definite
- depart
- desert
- desolate
- dismal
- displacement
- distant
- drown
- dull
- dump
- else
- fashionable
- feel
- for
- friendly
- from
- go
- godforsaken
- golf club
- grim
- hole
- improve
- in
- inhospitable
- inner
- intimate
- joint
- jump out

* * *

sitio nm

1. [lugar] place;

lo tengo que haber dejado en algún sitio I must have left it somewhere;

estuve una hora buscando un sitio para aparcar it took me an hour to find somewhere to park;

cambiar de sitio (con alguien) to change places (with sb);

cambié los muebles de sitio I changed the furniture round;

en cualquier sitio anywhere;

en ningún sitio nowhere;

en otro sitio elsewhere;

en todos los sitios everywhere;

hacer un sitio a alguien to make room for sb;

Comp
Fam
en el sitio: un camión lo atropelló y lo dejó en el sitio he was hit by a truck and died on the spot;

le dio un ataque al corazón y se quedó en el sitio she had a heart attack and dropped dead on the spot;

Comp
Fam
poner a alguien en su sitio to put sb in their place

2. [asiento] place, seat;

está sentado en mi sitio you're sitting in my place o seat;

no queda ni un sitio (libre) there isn't a single free seat;

¿me guardas un sitio? will you save me a place o seat?

3. [espacio] room, space;

aquí hay sitio para tres personas there's room o space for three people here;

no va a haber sitio para todos there isn't going to be enough room o space for everybody;

hacer sitio a alguien to make room for sb;

ocupa mucho sitio it takes up a lot of room o space;

no queda más sitio there's no more room;

no tengo sitio para tantos libros I don't have enough room o space for all those books

4. [cerco] siege

5. Informát site

Comp
sitio web website
6. Méx [granja] small farm

7. Méx [parada de taxis] taxi Br rank o US stand

8. Chile [terreno] Br plot of land, US lot

* * *

sitio

m

1 place;

en ningún sitio nowhere;

poner las cosas en su sitio fig straighten things out

2 ( espacio) room;

hacer sitio make room;

ocupar mucho sitio take up a lot of room o space

* * *

sitio nm

1) lugar: place, site

vámonos a otro sitio: let's go somewhere else

2) espacio: room, space

hacer sitio a: to make room for

3) : siege

estado de sitio: state of siege

4) Mex : taxi stand

* * *

sitio n

1. (lugar) place

un sitio bonito para hacer un picnic a pretty place to have a picnic

deja el abrigo en cualquier sitio leave your coat anywhere

2. (espacio) room

no había sitio en el coche there wasn't room in the car

no encontré sitio para aparcar I couldn't find anywhere to park

hacer sitio a alguien to make room for someone

Spanish-English dictionary > sitio
10 verkehrsreiche Straße

verkehrsreiche Straße
congested street, road carrying a great deal of traffic

Business german-english dictionary > verkehrsreiche Straße
11 puro

adj.

1 pure, cleanly, unblemished, unadulterated.

2 pure, chaste, decent, vestal.

3 pure, innocent, guileless, lily-white.

4 mere, pure, sheer.

5 unmixed, pure, unalloyed.

m.

cigar.

* * *

puro

► adjetivo

1 (sin mezcla) pure

■ me voy al campo a respirar aire puro I'm going to the country to breathe some clean air

■ tiene un perro de pura raza he has a purebred dog

2 (mero) sheer, mere, pure

■ me enteré por pura casualidad I found out by pure chance

3 (casto) chaste, pure

► nombre masculino puro

1 cigar

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

caerle a alguien un puro to be for the high jump, be in big trouble, be for it

■ si se entera el jefe, te caerá un puro if the boss finds out, you're for it

meterle un puro a alguien tabú to throw the book at somebody

————————

puro

► nombre masculino

1 cigar

* * *

(f. - pura)

adj.

1) pure

2) sheer, simple

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=sin mezcla) [color, lenguaje] pure; [aire] clean; [oro] solid

pura sangre — (=caballo) thoroughbred

2) [con valor enfático] pure, simple

de puro aburrimiento — out of sheer boredom

por pura casualidad — by sheer chance

puro y duro * —

fue un timo puro y duro — it was a straightforward o downright swindle

es un reaccionario puro y duro — he's an out-and-out reactionary

3) (=casto) pure, chaste

4) LAm (=uno solo) only, just

me queda una pura porción — I have just one portion left

5) esp And, Caribe, Méx (=idéntico) identical

el hijo es puro el padre — the son is exactly like his father

2.

ADV

de puro bobo — out of sheer stupidity

de puro cansado — out of sheer tiredness

no se le ve el color de puro sucio — it's so dirty you can't tell what colour it is

cosas que se olvidan de puro sabidas — things which are so well known that they get overlooked

3. SM

1) (tb: cigarro puro) cigar

puro habano — Havana cigar

2)

- meter un puro a algn

3)

a puro de — † by dint of, thanks only to

* * *
I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) (limpio, sin mezcla) pure

es de pura lana — it's pure wool

el aire puro del campo — the fresh o clean country air

b) (casto, inocente) < mujer> chaste, pure; < niño> innocent; <mirada/amor> innocent, pure

- pura sangre

2) (mero, simple) (delante del n) < verdad> plain, honest (colloq); <casualidad/coincidencia> pure, sheer

es puro músculo — he's all muscle

lo hizo por puro capricho — she did it purely on a whim

de puro cansancio — from sheer exhaustion

3) (AmL fam) ( sólo)

a ese bar van puros viejos — only old men go to that bar

son puras mentiras — it's just a pack of lies (colloq)
II
adverbio

1) (AmL fam) (muy, tan)

se murió de puro vieja — she just died of old age

lo tiré de puro sucio que estaba — it was so filthy I threw it out

lo hizo de puro egoísta — he did it out of sheer selfishness

2) (Col fam) ( justo) right
III
masculino cigar

- puro habano

* * *
I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) (limpio, sin mezcla) pure

es de pura lana — it's pure wool

el aire puro del campo — the fresh o clean country air

b) (casto, inocente) < mujer> chaste, pure; < niño> innocent; <mirada/amor> innocent, pure

- pura sangre

2) (mero, simple) (delante del n) < verdad> plain, honest (colloq); <casualidad/coincidencia> pure, sheer

es puro músculo — he's all muscle

lo hizo por puro capricho — she did it purely on a whim

de puro cansancio — from sheer exhaustion

3) (AmL fam) ( sólo)

a ese bar van puros viejos — only old men go to that bar

son puras mentiras — it's just a pack of lies (colloq)
II
adverbio

1) (AmL fam) (muy, tan)

se murió de puro vieja — she just died of old age

lo tiré de puro sucio que estaba — it was so filthy I threw it out

lo hizo de puro egoísta — he did it out of sheer selfishness

2) (Col fam) ( justo) right
III
masculino cigar

- puro habano

* * *

puro¹

¹ = cigar.

Ex: The Dutch, too, started making cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies.

* caja de puros = cigar box.

* cigarro puro = cigar.

puro²

² = pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], stark, unmixed, naked, raw, sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], stainless, chaste.

Ex: The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.

Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex: But the next Oxford catalog, published in 1620, represented an unmixed finding catalog, consisting of one alphabetical listing of all the books in the library irrespective of their arrangement on the shelves.

Ex: Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.

Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

Ex: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.

* ciencias puras = pure sciences.

* color puro = true colour.

* notación pura = pure notation.

* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* pura lana = pure wool.

* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.

* pura realidad = stark reality.

* pura sangre = thoroughbred.

* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.

* puro de corazón = pure of heart.

* puro nervio = live wire.

* puro y duro = unvarnished.

* * *

puro¹ -ra

adjective

A

1 (sin mezcla) pure

puro zumo de uva pure grape juice

es de pura lana it's pure wool

el aire puro del campo the fresh o clean country air

2 (casto, inocente) ‹mujer› chaste, pure; ‹niño› innocent; ‹mirada/amor› innocent, pure

Compuesto:

pura sangre

masculine and feminine thoroughbred

B (mero, simple) ( delante del n):

es la pura verdad it's the plain o honest truth ( colloq)

acertó por pura casualidad she got it right by pure o sheer chance

fue pura coincidencia it was pure o sheer coincidence

esta carne es pura grasa this meat is nothing but fat o is all fat

es puro músculo he's all muscle

lo hizo por puro capricho she did it purely on a whim

se quedó dormido de puro cansancio he fell asleep from sheer exhaustion

en puro invierno ( Col); in the middle of winter

C

( AmL fam) (sólo): en esa oficina trabajan puras mujeres there are only women in that office, there aren't any men at all in that office

a ese bar van puros viejos only old men go to that bar

son puras mentiras it's just a pack of lies ( colloq), it's all lies

puro²

adverb

A

( AmL fam) (muy, tan): se murió de puro vieja she just died of old age

ni se sabe de qué color es de puro sucio que está it's so filthy you can't even tell what color it is

lo hizo de puro egoísta he did it out of sheer selfishness, he did it purely out of selfishness

B ( Col fam) (justo) right

lo mataron puro al borde de la carretera they killed him right beside the road

puro³

masculine

1 (cigarro) cigar

2

( Esp fam) (tarea difícil): esta asignatura es un puro this subject is really heavy going o is really tough ( colloq)

3

( Esp fam) (castigo): ¡vaya puro! that's a bit stiff o tough! ( colloq)

te van a meter un buen puro they're going to throw the book at you ( colloq)

Compuesto:

puro habano

Havana cigar, Havana

* * *

puro 1
◊ -ra adjetivo

1
a) ( sin mezcla) pure;

( limpio) ‹ aire› fresh, clean
b) (casto, inocente) ‹ mujer› chaste, pure;

‹ niño› innocent;
‹mirada/amor› innocent, pure
2 ( delante del n)
a) (mero, simple) ‹ verdad› plain, honest (colloq);

‹casualidad/coincidencia› pure, sheer;
◊ lo hizo por puro capricho she did it purely on a whim;

de puro cansancio from sheer exhaustion
b) (AmL fam) ( sólo):

◊ a ese bar van puros viejos only old men go to that bar;

son puras mentiras it's just a pack of lies (colloq)
puro 2 adverbio (fam) (muy, tan):
◊ se murió de puro vieja she just died of old age;

lo hizo de puro egoísta he did it out of sheer selfishness
■ sustantivo masculino
cigar
puro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un producto, color, sensación, etc) pure
al aire puro, outside
2 (uso enfático) sheer, mere: fue un puro trámite, it was a mere formality
es la pura verdad, it's the absolute truth
3 (una persona) chaste, pure
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cigarro) cigar
2 (reprimenda, castigo) trouble: si llegas tarde, te va a caer un puro, if you are late, you're going to get into trouble

' puro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastarda
- bastardo
- cigarro
- legítima
- legítimo
- pura
- teatro
- anilla
- bluff
- café
- capricho
- castizo
- cuentista
- cuento
- fumar
- tabaco
- vacilón
English:
cigar
- fat
- pure
- sheer
- solid
- unadulterated
- whip up
- act
- black
- coffee
- indulgence
- light

* * *

puro, -a

♦ adj

1. [limpio, sin mezcla] pure;
[oro] solid;
este jersey es de pura lana this sweater is 100 percent wool

2. [atmósfera, aire] clear

3. [conducta, persona] decent, honourable;

un alma pura a pure soul;

la mirada pura de un niño the clear o pure gaze of a child

4. [mero] sheer;
[verdad] plain;
por pura casualidad by pure chance;

me quedé dormido de puro cansancio I fell asleep from sheer exhaustion;

fue una pura coincidencia it was pure coincidence;
Fam
y ésta es la realidad pura y dura and that is the harsh reality of the matter

♦ nm

1. [cigarro] cigar

Comp
puro habano Havana (cigar)
2. Comp
Esp Fam
meterle un puro a alguien [regañina] to read the riot act to sb, Br to give sb a row o rocket;
[castigo] to throw the book at sb;
si te descubren te caerá un buen puro if you're found out, you'll be in for it

* * *

puro

I adj

1 pure;

la pura verdad the honest truth

2 casualidad, coincidencia sheer;

de puro miedo out of sheer fright

3 Méx ( único) sole, only;

te sirven la pura comida they just serve food

II m cigar

* * *

puro adv

: sheer, much

de puro terco: out of sheer stubbornness

puro, -ra adj

1) : pure

aire puro: fresh air

2) : plain, simple, sheer

por pura curiosidad: from sheer curiosity

3) : only, just

emplean puras mujeres: they only employ women

4)

pura sangre : Thoroughbred horse

puro nm

: cigar

* * *

puro¹ adj

1. (en general) pure

este anillo es de oro puro this ring is pure gold

aire puro pure air

2. (uso enfático) absolute / sheer

la pura verdad the absolute truth

por puro egoísmo out of sheer selfishness

puro² n cigar

Spanish-English dictionary > puro
12 autoroute

autoroute [otoʀut]

feminine noun

motorway (Brit), highway (US)

• l'autoroute du soleil the A6 motorway to the south of France

► autoroutes de l'information information highways

► autoroute à péage toll motorway (Brit), turnpike (US)

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

AUTOROUTE

Motorways in France, indicated by blue road signs with the letter A followed by a number, are toll roads. The speed limit is 130 km/h (110 km/h when it is raining). At the tollgate, the lanes marked « réservé » and with an orange « t » are reserved for people who subscribe to « télépéage », an electronic payment system.

* * *
otoʀut
nom féminin motorway GB, freeway US

* * *
otoʀut nf
motorway Grande-Bretagne freeway USA

les autoroutes de l'information — the information highway

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autoroute nf

1 ( route) motorway GB, freeway US; autoroute de dégagement bypass GB, freeway US; autoroute de liaison motorway GB, freeway US; autoroute à péage toll motorway; autoroute urbaine urban motorway;

2 Ordinat autoroute de l'information information (super)highway.

ⓘ Autoroutes France has an extensive motorway system, which is largely financed by tolls calculated according to the distance travelled and the vehicle type. Tickets are obtained and tolls paid at péages (tollgates). There is a speed limit for standard vehicles of 130 km/h (approx. 80 mph) and 110 km/h (approx. 70 mph) in wet weather. Some motorways have specific names, e.g. the autoroute du soleil refers to the A6 and A7 between Paris and Marseilles.

[otɔrut] nom féminin

1. TRANSPORTS motorway (UK), freeway (US)

autoroute à péage toll motorway (UK), turnpike (US)

l'autoroute du Soleilthe motorway linking Paris, Lyons and Marseilles, famously congested during the 'grands départs' of July and August

2. INFORMATIQUE

autoroute électronique information superhighway

AUTOROUTE

In France, motorways are indicated with the letter A followed by a number. Many motorways are privately run and operate a toll system (péage).

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > autoroute
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point [pwɛ̃]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. point

• point d'ébullition boiling point

• point de congélation freezing point

• point de détail point of detail

• sa cote de popularité a baissé de trois points his popularity rating has fallen by three points

• gagner aux points (Boxing) to win on points

• nous abordons maintenant un point capital we now come to a crucial point

• exposé en trois points three-point presentation

• ils sont d'accord sur ce point they agree on this point

• passons au point suivant de l'ordre du jour let us move on to the next item on the agenda

   b. ( = endroit) place ; (Astronomy, mathematics) point

• pour aller d'un point à un autre to get from one place to another

   c. ( = position) (Aviation, nautical) position

• et maintenant, le point sur la grève des transports and now, the latest on the transport strike

   d. ( = marque) (Mus, morse, sur i) dot ; ( = ponctuation) full stop (Brit), period (US) ; ( = petite tache) spot

• mettre les points sur les i (figurative) to spell it out

• point, à la ligne new paragraph ; (figurative) full stop (Brit) period (US)

• tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout you're not going and that's all there is to it

   e. (sur devoir) mark

• enlever un point par faute (sur devoir) to take a mark off for every mistake

• bon point good mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) plus

• mauvais point bad mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) minus

• c'est un bon point pour vous that's a point in your favour!

   f. [de couture, tricot] stitch

   g. (locutions) avoir des points communs to have things in common

• nous en sommes toujours au même point we're no further forward

► faire le point to take a bearing

• faire le point de la situation ( = examiner) to take stock of the situation ; ( = faire un compte rendu) to sum up the situation► à point [fruit] just ripe ; [fromage] just right for eating ; [viande] medium

• le rôti est cuit à point the roast is done to a turn► à point (nommé) [arriver, venir] just at the right moment

• cela tombe à point (nommé) that comes just at the right moment► à ce point, à tel point

• est-il possible d'être bête à ce point ! how stupid can you get? (inf)

• vous voyez à quel point il est généreux you see the extent of his generosity

• elles se ressemblent à tel point or à ce point qu'on pourrait les confondre they look so alike that you could easily mistake one for the other► au point [photo] in focus ; [affaire] completely settled ; [technique, machine] perfected

• ce n'est pas encore au point it isn't quite up to scratch yet► au point de + infinitif so much that

• il aimait le Québec au point d'y passer toutes ses vacances he loved Quebec so much that he spent all his holidays there

• tirer sur une corde au point de la casser to pull on a rope so hard that it breaks► au point que

• il se détestent au point qu'ils ne se parlent plus they hate each other so much that they've stopped speaking► au point où

• en être arrivé au point où... to have reached the point where...

• au point où nous en sommes considering the situation we're in

• on continue ? -- au point où on en est ! shall we go on? -- we've got this far so we might as well!► au plus haut point [détester, admirer] intensely

• se méfier au plus haut point de qch to be highly sceptical about sth► mettre au point [+ photo, caméra] to focus ; [+ stratégie, technique] to perfect ; [+ médicament, invention, système] to develop ; [+ projet] to finalize

• mettre une affaire au point avec qn to finalize all the details of a matter with sb► mise au point [d'appareil photo, caméra] focusing ; [de stratégie, technique] perfecting ; [de médicament, invention, système] development ; [de moteur] tuning ; [d'affaire, projet] finalizing ; ( = explication, correction) clarification

• publier une mise au point to issue a statement (setting the record straight)► en tout point, en tous points in every respect

► jusqu'à un certain point up to a point

► point par point point by point

► être sur le point de faire qch to be about to do sth

2. <

► point d'appui [de levier] fulcrum ; [de personne] support

• chercher un point d'appui to look for something to lean on ► points cardinaux cardinal points

► point chaud trouble spot

► point de chute

• vous avez un point de chute à Rome ? do you have somewhere to stay in Rome? ► point commun

• nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common ► point de côté stitch

► point critique critical point

► point de croix cross-stitch

► point culminant [de montagne] peak ; [de carrière] height

► point de départ point of departure

• revenir à son point de départ to come back to where one started

• nous voilà revenus au point de départ so we're back to square one (inf) ► point de distribution [d'eau] supply point ; (Business) distribution outlet

► point de droit point of law

► point d'eau ( = source) watering place ; [de camping] water point

► point d'exclamation exclamation mark (Brit) or point (US)

► point faible weak point

► point final full stop (Brit), period (US)

► point fort strong point

► point d'honneur

• mettre un point d'honneur à faire qch to make it a point of honour to do sth ► point d'interrogation question mark

► point d'intersection point of intersection

► point de jersey stocking stitch

► point lumineux spot of light

► point mort (dans véhicule) neutral ; (Finance) break-even point

• au point mort [voiture] in neutral ; [de négociations, affaires] at a standstill ► point mousse garter stitch

► point névralgique (figurative) sensitive spot

► point noir ( = comédon) blackhead ; ( = problème) problem

► point de non-retour point of no return

► point de rassemblement meeting point

► point de ravitaillement (en nourriture) refreshment point ; (en essence) refuelling point

► points de retraite points based on social security contributions that count towards one's pension

► point sensible (sur la peau) tender spot ; (figurative) sore point

► point stratégique key point

► points de suspension suspension points ; (en dictant) dot, dot, dot

► point de suture stitch

• faire des points de suture à qch to stitch sth up ► point de vente sales outlet

• liste des points de vente list of retailers ► point de vue viewpoint ; (figurative) point of view

• du point de vue moral from a moral point of view

• quel est votre point de vue sur ce sujet ? what's your point of view on this matter?

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pwɛ̃
1.

nom masculin

1) ( endroit) point

un point de rencontre — a meeting point

point de vente — (sales) outlet

2) ( situation) point; Nautisme position

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing

j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) — I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year)

au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! — I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!

faire le point — Nautisme to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation

3) ( degré)

il m'agace au plus haut point — he annoys me intensely

je ne le pensais pas bête à ce point — I didn't think he was that stupid

‘j'en aurais pleuré’ - ‘ah bon, à ce point?’ — ‘I could have cried’ - ‘really? it was that bad?’

si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! — if you only knew how much he annoys me!

au point que — to the extent that

à tel point que — to such an extent that

douloureux au point que — so painful that

il est têtu à un point! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stubborn!

jusqu'à un certain point — up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent

4) ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point

un programme en trois points — a three-point plan

un point de détail — a minor point

en tout point, en tous points — in every respect ou way

5) ( marque visible) dot

un point de colle — a spot of glue

un point de rouille — a speck of rust

6) Jeux, Sport point

marquer/perdre des points — lit, fig to score/to lose points

compter les points — to keep (the) score

un point partout! — one all!

gagner aux points — to win on points

7) ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US

avoir sept points d'avance/de retard — to be seven marks ahead/behind

obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 — to get 27 out of 40

être un bon point pour — to be a plus point for

être un mauvais point pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be a black mark against somebody/something

8) ( dans un système de calcul) point

la livre a perdu trois points — the pound lost three points

le permis à points — system whereby driving offender gets penalty points

9) Mathématique point

point d'intersection — point of intersection

10) Linguistique ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US

point à la ligne — ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph

point final — ( dans une dictée) full stop

mettre un point final à quelque chose — fig to put a stop ou an end to something

je n'irai pas, point final! — (colloq) I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!

tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout! — (colloq) you're going to bed and that's final!

11) Musique dot

12) ( en typographie) point

13) Médecine ( douleur) pain

avoir un point à l'aine — to have a pain in the groin

14) (en couture, tricot) stitch

faire un point à quelque chose — to put a few stitches in something

dentelle au point de Venise — Venetian lace

2.

(dated) adverbe not

tu ne tueras point — thou shalt not kill

3.

à point locution adverbiale

1) ( en temps voulu) just in time

à point nommé — just at the right moment

2) Culinaire

(cuit) à point — medium rare

le camembert est à point — the camembert is ready to eat

4.

au point locution

être au point — [système, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle] to be well put together

leur système n'est pas encore très au point — their system still needs some working on

le prototype n'est pas encore au point — the prototype isn't quite ready yet

mettre au point — ( élaborer) to perfect [système]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan]; to develop [vaccin, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust

finir de mettre quelque chose au point — to put the finishing touches to something

mise au point — ( de système) perfecting; ( de vaccin) development; ( réglage) adjusting; Photographie focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement

faire la mise au point — Photographie to focus

faire une mise au point — fig to set the record straight ( sur about)

Phrasal Verbs:

- point d'ancrage

- point d'appui

- point d'attache

- point cardinal

- point chaud

- point de chute

- point commun

- point de côté

- point de départ

- point d'eau

- point d'exclamation

- point de fuite

- point de fusion

- point d'interrogation

- point du jour

- point de mire

- point mort

- point noir

- point d'orgue

- point de penalty

- point de repère

- point de suture

- point de vue

- points de suspension

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être mal en point — to be in a bad way

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pwɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= marque, signe) dot

2) [ponctuation] full stop Grande-Bretagne period USA

3) (= moment) point

à ce point de la conversation — at that point in the conversation

Nous en sommes au même point. — We have reached the same point.

à point (nommé) — just at the right time

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do

J'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. — I was just about to phone you.

4) (= degré)

à ce point (avec adjectif) — so

à ce point abîmé que... — so damaged that...

au point que; à tel point que — so much so that

5) (au score) point

6) (= aspect) point

Je ne suis pas d'accord sur ce point. — I don't agree on this point.

en tout point — in every respect

7) (= endroit) spot, point, (en géométrie) point

point de départ — point of departure

point d'arrivée — arrival point

8) COUTURE, TRICOT stitch

point de croix — cross stitch

point de tige — stem stitch

point de chaînette — chain stitch

point mousse — garter stitch, plain

point jersey — purl

9) CUISINE

à point (= bien mûr) — just right, (viande) medium

"Comment voulez-vous votre steak?" — "À point." — "How would you like your steak?" — "Medium."

10) (autres locutions)

faire le point NAVIGATION — to take a bearing, figto take stock

faire le point sur — to review, to take stock of

mettre au point [mécanisme, procédé] — to develop, [appareil-photo] to focus

2. adv

lit (= pas) not

point n'est besoin de... — there is no need to...

point de... — no...

il n'est point de liberté sans contraintes — there is no freedom without constraints

3. vb

See:

poindre

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point ⇒ Les points cardinaux

A nm

1 ( endroit) point; un point précis du globe/sur une carte a particular point on the earth/on a map; un point de ravitaillement/ralliement a staging/rallying point; un point de rencontre a meeting point; point de vente (sales) outlet; serrure 3 points 3 point lock;

2 ( situation) point; Naut position; être sur le point de faire to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing; j'étais sur le point de leur dire/d'abandonner/de partir I was just about to tell them/to give up/to leave, I was on the point of telling them/giving up/leaving; j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year); au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!; il en est au point où il allume une cigarette en se levant he's got GB ou gotten US to the stage ou point where he lights a cigarette as soon as he gets up; faire le point Naut to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation; faire le point sur la situation économique/sur la recherche scientifique fig to take stock of the economic situation/of scientific research; faire le point sur la circulation (routière)/l'actualité to give an up-to-the-minute report on the traffic news/current situation;

3 ( degré) il m'agace/m'inquiète au plus haut point he annoys me/worries me intensely; la circulation était à ce point bloquée que j'ai dû laisser ma voiture au bord de la route the traffic was so bad that I had to leave my car on the side of the road; je ne le pensais pas bête/coléreux à ce point I didn't think he was that stupid/quick-tempered; ‘j'en aurais pleuré’-‘ah bon, à ce point?’ ‘I could have cried’-‘really? it was that bad?’; je sais à quel point elle est triste/sensible I know how sad/sensitive she is; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he annoys me!; au point que to the extent that; à tel point que to such an extent that…; douloureux/endommagé à (un) tel or au point que so painful/badly damaged that; la situation s'est aggravée au point qu'ils ont dû appeler la police the situation became so bad that the police had to be called in; le temps s'est rafraîchi au point qu'il a fallu remettre le chauffage the weather got so cold that the heating had to be put back on; il est têtu à un point! he's so incredibly stubborn!; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent;

4 ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point; un programme en trois points a three-point plan; un point fondamental/de détail (d'un texte) a basic/minor point (in a text); sur ce point on this point; j'aimerais revenir sur ce dernier point I would like to come back to that last point; un point de désaccord/litige a point of disagreement/contention; reprendre un texte point par point to go over a text point by point; en tout point, en tous points in every respect ou way; une politique en tous points désastreuse a policy that is disastrous in every respect; les deux modèles sont semblables en tous points the two models are alike in every respect;

5 ( marque visible) gén dot; les villes sont marquées par un point towns are marked by a dot; il y a un point sur le i et le j there's a dot on the i and the j; un point lumineux/rouge dans le lointain a light/a red dot in the distance; bientôt, le navire ne fut qu'un point à l'horizon soon, the ship was a mere dot ou speck on the horizon; un point de colle a spot of glue; un point de rouille a speck of rust; points de graissage lubricating points; ⇒ i;

6 Jeux, Sport point; marquer/perdre des points lit, fig to score/lose points; compter les points to keep (the) score; un point partout! one all!; battre son adversaire aux points to beat one's opponent on points; remporter une victoire aux points to win on points;

7 ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US; avoir sept points d'avance to be seven marks ahead; avoir dix points de retard to be ten marks behind; il m'a manqué trois points pour réussir I failed by three marks; enlever un point par faute to take a mark off for each mistake; obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 to get 27 out of 40; être un bon point pour to be a plus point for; être un mauvais point pour qn/qch to be a black mark against sb/sth;

8 ( dans un système de calcul) point; la livre a perdu trois points the pound lost three points; le taux de chômage a augmenté de 0,8 points the unemployment rate rose by 0.8 points; le permis à points system whereby driving offender gets penalty points; il a perdu sept points dans les sondages he's gone down seven points in the polls;

9 Math point; point d'intersection/d'inflexion point of intersection/of inflection;

10 Ling ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US; mettre un point to put a full stop; point à la ligne ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph; point final ( dans une dictée) full stop; mettre un point final à qch fig to put a stop ou an end to sth; je n'irai pas, point final○! I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!; tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout○! you're going to bed and that's final!;

11 Mus dot;

12 Imprim point;

13 Méd ( douleur) pain; avoir un point à la poitrine/à l'aine to have a pain in the chest/in the groin;

14 (en couture, tricot) stitch; faire un point à qch to put a few stitches in sth; dentelle au point de Venise Venetian lace.

B †adv not; tu ne tueras point Bible thou shalt not kill; je n'en ai point I don't have any; ‘tu es fâché?’-‘non point!’ ‘are you angry?’-‘not at all’.

C à point loc adv venir/arriver à point to come/arrive just in time; venir/arriver or tomber à point nommé to come/arrive just at the right moment; faire cuire à point to cook [sth] medium rare [viande]; bifteck (cuit) à point medium rare steak; le camembert est à point the camembert is ready to eat.

D au point loc adv, loc adj être au point [système, méthode, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle, émission] to be well put together; leur système/machine/spectacle n'est pas encore très au point their system/machine/show still needs some working on; le nouveau modèle est très au point the new model is very well designed; le spectacle n'était pas du tout au point the show wasn't up to scratch; le prototype n'est pas encore au point the prototype isn't quite ready yet; ça fait des semaines qu'ils répètent mais leur numéro n'est pas encore au point they've been rehearsing for weeks but they still haven't got GB ou gotten US it quite right; je ne suis pas au point pour les examens I'm not ready for the exams; mettre [qch] au point ( inventer) to perfect [théorie, système, méthode, technique]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan de paix, stratégie]; to develop [vaccin, médicament, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust [machine, mécanisme]; il leur reste deux semaines pour finir de mettre leur spectacle au point they've got two more weeks to put the finishing touches to their show; mettre au point sur qch Phot to focus on sth; mise au point Phot focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement; la mise au point est automatique sur mon appareil my camera has automatic focus; faire la mise au point Phot to focus (sur on); faire une mise au point fig to set the record straight (sur about); mise au point ( invention) (de théorie, système, méthode, technique) perfecting; (de médicament, vaccin) development; ( réglage) (de machine, mécanisme) adjusting; Phot focus.

Composés

point d'acupuncture Méd acupuncture point; point d'ancrage Aut anchor; fig base; point d'appui Mil base of operations; Phys fulcrum; gén support; les piliers servent de point d'appui à la charpente the roof structure is supported by the pillars; trouver un point d'appui à une échelle to find a support for a ladder; point arrière Cout back stitch; point d'attache base; point de bâti Cout tacking stitch; point blanc whitehead; point de blé ( en tricot) double moss stitch; point de boutonnière Cout buttonhole stitch; point cardinal Phys, Géog compass ou cardinal point; point de chaînette ( en broderie) chain stitch; point de chausson ( en broderie) herringbone stitch; point chaud trouble ou hot spot; les points chauds du globe the world's trouble spots; point de chute fig port of call; point commun mutual interest; nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common; ils n'ont aucun point commun they have nothing in common; point de congestion† Méd slight congestion of the lung; point de côtes ( en tricot) rib; point de côté ( douleur) stitch; ( en couture) slip stitch; avoir un point de côté to have a stitch in one's side; point de croix ( en broderie) cross stitch; point de départ lit, fig starting point; nous revoilà à notre point de départ fig we're back to square one; point de devant Cout running stitch; point d'eau ( naturel) watering place; ( robinet) water tap GB ou faucet US; point d'ébullition boiling point; point d'épine ( en broderie) featherstitch; point d'exclamation Ling exclamation mark; point faible weak point; point de feston ( en broderie) blanket stitch; point fort strong point; point de fuite Art, Archit vanishing point; point de fusion melting point; point G G-spot; point d'interrogation Ling question mark; point de jersey ( en tricot) stocking stitch; point du jour daybreak; au point du jour at daybreak; point de liquéfaction liquefaction point; point de mire Mil target; fig focal point; point mousse ( en tricot) garter stitch; point mort Aut neutral; se mettre or passer/être au point mort Aut to put the car into/to be in neutral; être au point mort fig [affaires, consommation] to be at a standstill; [négociations] to be in a state of deadlock; point noir ( comédon) blackhead; ( problème) problem; ( sur la route) blackspot; l'inflation reste le seul point noir inflation is the only problem; point de non-retour point of no return; point d'orgue Mus pause sign; fig culmination; point d'ourlet Cout hemstitch; point de penalty penalty spot; point de piqûre Cout back stitch; point de presse Journ press briefing; point de repère ( spatial) landmark; (temporel, personnel) point of reference; point de reprise Cout darning stitch; point de retraite Prot Soc point which counts towards a retirement pension scheme; point de riz ( en tricot) moss stitch; point de surfil Cout whipstitch; point de suture Méd stitch; point de tige ( en broderie) stem stitch; point de torsade ( en tricot) cable stitch; point de vue ( paysage) viewpoint; ( opinion) point of view; du point de vue de la direction from the management's point of view; du point de vue de l'efficacité/du sens as far as efficiency/meaning is concerned; d'un point de vue économique c'est rentable/intéressant from a financial point of view it's profitable/attractive; points de suspension suspension points.

Idiome

être mal en point to be in a bad way.

I

[pwɛ̃] adverbe

(littéraire)

1. [en corrélation avec 'ne']

je ne l'ai point encore vu I haven't seen him yet

point n'est besoin de there's no need to

2. [employé seul]

du vin il y en avait, mais de champagne point there was wine, but no champagne ou not a drop of champagne

il eut beau chercher, point de John he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be found

point de démocratie sans liberté de critiquer (there can be) no democracy without the freedom to criticize

3. [en réponse négative]

point du tout! not at all!, not in the least!

II

[pwɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [marque] point, dot, spot

[sur un dé, un domino] pip, spot

un corsage à petits points bleus a blouse with blue polka dots

la voiture n'était plus qu'un point à l'horizon the car was now no more than a speck on the horizon

point lumineux spot ou point of light

point de rouille speck ou spot of rust

2. [petite quantité] spot, dab, blob

un point de soudure a spot ou blob of solder

3. [symbole graphique - en fin de phrase] full stop (UK), period (US) ; [ - sur un i ou un j] dot ; [ - en morse, en musique] dot

MATHÉMATIQUES point

point d'exclamation exclamation mark ou (US) point

point d'interrogation (sens propre & figuré) question mark

points de suspension ellipsis, suspension points (US)

point final full stop (UK), period (US) (at the end of a piece of text)

j'ai dit non, point final ou un point c'est tout! (figuré) I said no and that's that ou that's final ou there's an end to it!

mettre un point final à une discussion to terminate a discussion, to bring a discussion to an end

point, à la ligne! (sens propre) new paragraph!

il a fait une bêtise, point à la ligne! (figuré) he did something stupid, let's leave it at that!

4. AÉRONAUTIQUE & NAUTIQUE [position] position

point estimé/observé estimated/observed position

point fixe run-up

faire le point

a. NAUTIQUE to take a bearing, to plot one's position

b. (figuré) to take stock (of the situation)

à 40 ans, on s'arrête et on fait le point when you reach 40, you stand back and take stock of your life

et maintenant, le point sur la circulation and now, the latest traffic news

5. GÉOMÉTRIE point

point d'intersection/de tangence intersection/tangential point

6. [endroit] point, spot, place

en plusieurs points de la planète in different places ou spots on the planet

point de contrôle checkpoint

point névralgique

a. MÉDECINE nerve centre

b. (figuré) sensitive spot

point de rencontre meeting point

point de vente retail outlet

7. [douleur] twinge, sharp pain

MÉDECINE pressure point

j'ai un point au poumon I can feel a twinge (of pain) in my chest

point de côté stitch

8. [moment, stade] point, stage

à ce point de la discussion at this point in the discussion

les pourparlers en sont toujours au même point the negotiations haven't got any further

9. [degré] point

porter quelque chose à son plus haut point to carry something to extremes

si tu savais à quel point je te méprise! if you only knew how much I despise you!

il est radin, mais à un point! (familier) you wouldn't believe how tightfisted he is!

point de saturation (sens propre & figuré) saturation point

10. [élément - d'un texte, d'une théorie] point ; [ - d'un raisonnement] point, item ; [ - d'une description] feature, trait

le second point à l'ordre du jour the second item on the agenda

un programme social en trois points a three-point social programme

voici un point d'histoire que je souhaiterais éclaircir I'd like to make clear what happened at that particular point in history

point d'entente/de désaccord point of agreement/of disagreement

point commun common feature

nous n'avons aucun point commun we have nothing in common

un point de droit DROIT a point of law

11. [unité de valeur - dans un sondage, à la Bourse] point ; [ - de retraite] unit ; [ - du salaire de base] (grading) point

ÉDUCATION mark (UK), point

JEUX & SPORT point

sa cote de popularité a gagné/perdu trois points his popularity rating has gone up/down by three points

il me manquait 12 points pour avoir l'examen I was 12 marks short of passing the exam

battu aux points [en boxe] beaten on points

faire le point [le gagner] to win the point

bon point

a. ÉDUCATION [image] cardboard card or picture given to schoolchildren as a reward

b. [appréciation] mark (for good behaviour)

un bon point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) good on (UK) ou for you!, you get a brownie point!

mauvais point ÉDUCATION black mark (against somebody's name)

un mauvais point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) go to the back of the class!

marquer un point (sens propre & figuré) to score a point

12. COUTURE

faire un point à to put a stitch ou a few stitches in

bâtir à grands points to tack

point de couture/crochet/tricot sewing/crochet/knitting stitch

point de jersey stocking stitch

point mousse garter stitch

point de riz moss stitch

petit point: tapisserie au petit point petit point tapestry

13. INFORMATIQUE [unité graphique] dot

[emplacement]

point d'accès/de retour entry/reentry point

14. ART & JOAILLERIE point

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à ce point, à un tel point locution adverbiale

[tellement] so, that

ton travail est dur à ce point? is your job so (very) ou that hard?

j'en ai tellement assez que je vais démissionner — à ce point? I'm so fed up that I'm going to resign — that bad, is it?

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à ce point que, à (un) tel point que locution conjonctive

so much so that, to such a point that

les choses en étaient arrivées à un tel point que... things had reached such a pitch that...

elle est déprimée, à ce point qu'elle ne veut plus voir personne she's so depressed that she won't see anyone anymore

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à point locution adjectivale

[steak] medium

[rôti] done to a turn

[fromage] ripe, just right

[poire] just ou nicely ripe

ton bonhomme est à point, tu n'as plus qu'à enregistrer ses aveux (familier & figuré) your man's nice and ready now, all you've got to do is get the confession down on tape

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à point locution adverbiale

1. CUISINE

le gâteau est cuit à point the cake is cooked (through)

2. [au bon moment]

tomber à point

a. [personne] to come (just) at the right time

b. [arrivée, décision] to be very timely

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à point nommé locution adverbiale

arriver à point nommé to arrive (just) at the right moment ou when needed, to arrive in the nick of time

au plus haut point locution adverbiale

[énervé, généreux, irrespectueux] extremely, most

[méfiant] highly, extremely

je le respecte au plus haut point I have the utmost respect for him

je le déteste au plus haut point I can't tell you how much I hate him, I absolutely loathe him

elle m'inquiète au plus haut point I'm really worried about her

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au point locution adjectivale

PHOTOGRAPHIE in focus

[moteur] tuned

[machine] in perfect running order

[technique] perfected

[discours, plaidoyer] finalized

[spectacle, artiste] ready

ton revers n'est pas encore au point your backhand isn't good enough ou up to scratch yet

le son/l'image n'est pas au point the sound/the image isn't right

quand ma technique sera au point when I've perfected my technique

mon texte n'est pas encore au point I haven't finished my text yet

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au point locution adverbiale

mettre au point

a. [texte à imprimer] to edit

b. [discours, projet, rapport] to finalize, to put the finishing touches to

c. [spectacle] to perfect

d. [moteur] to tune

e. [appareil photo] to (bring into) focus

f. [affaire] to settle, to finalize

mettre les choses au point to put ou set the record straight

mettons les choses au point: je refuse de travailler le dimanche let's get this ou things straight: I refuse to work Sundays

après cette discussion, j'ai tenu à mettre les choses au point following that discussion, I insisted on putting ou setting the record straight

tu devrais mettre les choses au point avec lui you should sort things out between you

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au point de locution prépositionnelle

méticuleux au point d'en être agaçant meticulous to the point of being exasperating

il n'est pas stupide au point de le leur répéter he's not so stupid as to tell them

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au point du jour locution adverbiale

(littéraire) at dawn ou daybreak

au point où locution conjonctive

nous sommes arrivés au point où... we've reached the point ou stage where...

au point où j'en suis, autant que je continue having got this far, I might as well carry on

au point où en sont les choses as things stand, the way things are (now)

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au point que locution conjonctive

so much that, so... that

il était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver he was so frightened that he tried to run away

point par point locution adverbiale

point by point

sur le point de locution prépositionnelle

être sur le point de faire quelque chose to be about to do ou on the point of doing ou on the verge of doing something

j'étais sur le point de partir I was about to ou going to leave

sur le point de pleurer on the verge of tears ou of crying

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point d'ancrage nom masculin

1. AUTOMOBILE seat-belt anchorage

2. (figuré) cornerstone

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point d'appui nom masculin

1. [d'un levier] fulcrum

2. MILITAIRE strongpoint

3. (figuré) [soutien] support

point de chute nom masculin

1. ARMEMENT point of impact

2. (figuré)

j'ai un point de chute à Milan I have somewhere to stay in Milan

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point culminant nom masculin

ASTRONOMIE zenith

GÉOGRAPHIE peak, summit, highest point, (figuré) acme, apex

quel est le point culminant des Alpes? what is the highest point ou peak in the Alps?

les investissements sont à leur point culminant investment has reached a peak

point de départ nom masculin

starting point

nous voilà revenus au point de départ (sens propre & figuré) now we're back where we started

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point faible nom masculin

weak spot

son point faible, c'est sa susceptibilité his touchiness is his weak spot ou point

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point fort nom masculin

[d'une personne, d'une entreprise] strong point

[d'un joueur de tennis] best shot

les maths n'ont jamais été mon point fort I was never any good at maths, maths was never my strong point

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point mort nom masculin

AUTOMOBILE

neutral

au point mort

a. AUTOMOBILE in neutral

b. (figuré) at a standstill

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point noir nom masculin

1. MÉDECINE blackhead

2. [difficulté] difficulty, headache (figuré)

un point noir de la circulation

a. [encombré] a heavily congested area

b. [dangereux] an accident blackspot

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point sensible nom masculin

1. [endroit douloureux] tender ou sore spot

2. MILITAIRE key ou strategic target

3. (figuré)

toucher un point sensible

a. [chez quelqu'un] to touch on a sore spot

b. [dans un problème] to touch on a sensitive area

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