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court somebody's favour

1 favour

favour, favor (US) [ˈfeɪvə^r]

1. noun

   a. ( = act of kindness) (small) service m ; (more major) faveur f

• to do sb a favour rendre service à qn

• to ask sb a favour demander un service à qn

• he did it as a favour to his brother il l'a fait pour rendre service à son frère

• do me a favour and... sois gentil,...

• you're not doing yourself any favours tu ne te facilites pas les choses

• do me a favour! (inf: ironic) tu te fiches de moi ! (inf)

   b. ( = approval) to be in favour être en faveur

• to be out of favour ne pas avoir la cote

• to be in favour with sb être bien vu de qn

• to find favour with sb [person] s'attirer les bonnes grâces de qn ; [suggestion] gagner l'approbation de qn

► to be in favour of sth être pour qch

• to be in favour of doing sth être pour faire qch

• they voted in favour of accepting the pay offer ils ont voté en faveur de la proposition salariale

   c. ( = advantage) faveur f

• the court decided in her favour le tribunal lui a donné gain de cause

• the exchange rate is in our favour le taux de change joue en notre faveur

• circumstances were all working in her favour les circonstances lui étaient favorables

• that's a point in his favour c'est un bon point pour lui

   d. ( = partiality) faveur f

• to show favour to sb accorder un traitement de faveur à qn

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = be in favour of) [+ idea, option] être partisan de

   b. ( = prefer) [+ person] préférer ; [+ candidate, pupil] montrer une préférence pour

   c. ( = help) favoriser

• tax cuts which favour the rich des réductions d'impôts qui favorisent les riches

• the weather favoured the journey le temps a favorisé le voyage

• circumstances that favour this scheme circonstances favorables à ce projet

• he did not favour us with a reply il n'a même pas eu l'amabilité de nous répondre

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1.
GB, favor US ['feɪvə(r)] noun

1) ( approval)

to regard somebody/something with favour — considérer quelqu'un/quelque chose avec bienveillance

to win/lose favour with somebody — s'attirer/perdre les bonnes grâces de quelqu'un

to find favour with somebody — trouver grâce aux yeux de quelqu'un

to be out of favour with somebody — [person] ne plus être dans les bonnes grâces de quelqu'un; [idea, method] ne plus être en vogue auprès de quelqu'un

to fall ou go out of favour — [idea, method] passer de mode

2) ( kindness) service m

to do somebody a favour — rendre service à quelqu'un

they're not doing themselves any favours — ils desservent leur (propre) cause ( by doing en faisant)

as a (special) favour — à titre de service exceptionnel

to ask a favour of somebody —

to ask somebody a favour — demander un service à quelqu'un

to return a favour — lit

to return the favour — iron rendre la pareille ( by doing en faisant)

3) ( advantage)

to be in somebody's favour — [situation] être avantageux pour quelqu'un; [financial rates, wind] être favorable à quelqu'un

to have something in one's favour — avoir quelque chose pour soi

the plan has a lot in its favour — le projet présente beaucoup d'avantages
2.
favours plural noun euph ( sexual) faveurs fpl
3.
transitive verb

1) ( prefer) être pour [method, solution]; préférer [clothing, colour]; être partisan de [political party, course of action]

to favour somebody — gen montrer une préférence pour quelqu'un; ( unfairly) accorder un traitement de faveur à quelqu'un

2) ( benefit) [plans, circumstances] favoriser; [law, balance of power] privilégier
4.
favoured past participle adjective gen favori/-ite; ( most likely) [date, plan, view] privilégié
5.
in favour of prepositional phrase

1) ( on the side of) en faveur de

to be in favour of somebody/something — être pour quelqu'un/quelque chose

to speak in favour of — soutenir [motion]

to speak in somebody's favour — se prononcer en faveur de quelqu'un

to come out in favour of — exprimer son soutien à [plan, person]

2) ( to the advantage of)

to work in favour of somebody — avantager quelqu'un

to decide in somebody's favour — gen donner raison à quelqu'un; Law donner gain de cause à quelqu'un

3) ( out of preference for) [reject] au profit de

English-French dictionary > favour
2 court

1. noun
1) (yard) Hof, der

2) (Sport) Spielfeld, das; (Tennis, Squash also) Platz, der

3) (of sovereign) Hof, der

hold court — (fig.) hofhalten (scherzh.)

4) (Law) Gericht, das

court of law or justice — Gerichtshof, der

take somebody to court — jemanden vor Gericht bringen od. verklagen

appear in court — vor Gericht erscheinen
2. transitive verb
1) (woo)

court somebody — jemanden umwerben

courting couple — Liebespärchen, das

2) (fig.) suchen [Gunst, Ruhm, Gefahr]

he is courting disaster/danger — er wandelt am Rande des Abgrunds (fig. geh.)

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[ko:t] 1. noun
1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) das Gericht

2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) das Gericht

3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) der Platz

4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) der Hof

5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) die Residenz

6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) der Innenhof
2. verb
1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) den Hof machen

2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) werben

3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) heraufbeschwören

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- academic.ru/16775/courtier">courtier
- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard
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court

[kɔ:t, AM kɔ:rt]

I. n

1. (judicial body) Gericht nt

\court adjourned! die Verhandlung wird vertagt!

C\court of Appeal Berufungsgericht nt

\court of first instance Gericht nt erster Instanz

C\court of Protection BRIT Gericht nt, das das Vermögen von Entmündigten verwaltet

High C\court [of Justice] BRIT Oberstes Zivilgericht

International C\court of Justice Internationaler Gerichtshof

Supreme C\court [of Judicature] BRIT Oberster Gerichtshof für England und Wales

Supreme C\court [of the United States] AM oberstes US Bundesgericht

C\court of Session SCOT Oberstes Gericht in Zivilsachen

civil \court Zivilgericht nt

criminal \court Strafgericht nt

county \court ≈ Amtsgericht nt; BRIT Grafschaftsgericht nt

crown \court BRIT Gericht nt für Strafsachen höherer Ordnung (in England und Wales)

\court of first instance Gericht nt erster Instanz

law \court [or \court of law] Gericht nt, Gerichtshof m

in a \court of law vor Gericht

in open \court in öffentlicher Verhandlung

magistrates' \court erstinstanzliches Gericht für Strafsachen niederer Ordnung

by order of the \court durch Gerichtsbeschluss

to go to \court vor Gericht gehen

to reach an out-of-\court settlement zu einem außergerichtlichen Vergleich kommen

to settle [a case] out of \court eine Sache außergerichtlich beilegen

to take sb to \court jdn vor Gericht bringen, gegen jdn gerichtlich vorgehen

2. (room) Gerichtssaal m

silence in \court! Ruhe im Gerichtssaal!

to appear in \court vor Gericht erscheinen

3. (playing area) [Spiel]platz m

badminton/squash \court Badminton-/Squashcourt m

grass/hard \court Rasen-/Hartplatz m

tennis \court Tenniscourt m, Tennisplatz m

4. (of king, queen) Hof m

▪ at \court bei Hof

to be presented at \court bei Hofe vorgestellt werden

5. (yard) Hof m

▪ in the \court auf dem Hof

6. (as street, building name)

Meadow C\court Meadow Court

7.

▶ to put the ball in sb's \court jdm den Ball zuwerfen

II. vt

1. ( dated: woo)

▪ to \court sb jdn umwerben, jdm den Hof machen veraltend

2. (ingratiate oneself)

▪ to \court sb jdn hofieren, sich akk bei jdm einzuschmeicheln versuchen

3. ( fig: try to gain)

▪ to \court sth sich akk um etw akk bemühen

he tried to \court her approval for his plans er versuchte, sie für seine Pläne zu gewinnen

to \court popularity/sb's favour Ruhm/jds Gunst suchen

4. ( fig: risk)

▪ to \court sth etw herausfordern

to \court danger mit der Gefahr spielen

to \court controversy/disaster Streit/eine Gefahr heraufbeschwören

III. vi ( dated) ein Liebespaar sein

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[kɔːt]
1. n

1) (JUR) Gericht nt; (= body of judges also) Gerichtshof m; (= room) Gerichtssaal m

Court of Session (Scot) — höchstes schottisches Zivilgericht

Court of Auditors (in EU) — Rechnungshof m

to appear in court — vor Gericht erscheinen

the evidence was ruled out of court — das Beweismaterial wurde nicht zugelassen

his suggestion was ruled out of court (fig) — sein Vorschlag wurde verworfen

to take sb to court — jdn verklagen or vor Gericht bringen

to go to court over a matter — eine Sache vor Gericht bringen, mit einer Sache vor Gericht gehen

the case comes up in court next week — der Fall wird nächste Woche verhandelt

Sir James is still in court — Sir James ist noch beim Gericht

to give sb his/her day in court (inf) — jdm die Möglichkeit geben, sich zur Sache zu äußern

to be laughed out of court (inf) — verlacht werden

See:

→ settle

2) (royal) Hof m

to be presented at court — bei Hofe vorgestellt werden

the Court of St James — der englische Königshof

to hold court in... (film star etc) — Hof halten in...

3) (SPORT) Platz m; (for squash) Halle f; (= marked-off area) Spielfeld nt; (= service court etc) Feld nt

grass/hard court — Rasen-/Hartplatz m

on court — auf dem Platz/in der Halle

out of the court — außerhalb des Spielfeldes

4) (= courtyard UNIV = quadrangle) Hof m

inner court — Innenhof m

5) (old form: courtship) Hof m

to pay court to a woman — einer Frau (dat) den Hof machen

2. vt

1) (dated) woman umwerben, werben um, den Hof machen (+dat)

2) (fig) person's favour werben um, buhlen um (pej); danger, defeat herausfordern

3. vi (dated)

they were courting at the time — zu der Zeit gingen sie zusammen

she's courting —

are you courting? — hast du jemanden?

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court [kɔː(r)t]

A s

1. (Innen-, Vor)Hof m:

in the court auf dem Hof

2. besonders Br stattliches Wohngebäude

3. a) kurze Straße oder Sackgasse

b) kleiner Platz

4. SPORT

a) (Tennis- etc) Platz m

b) (Spiel)Feld n: → ball¹ Bes Redew

5. (fürstlicher etc) Hof:

be presented at court bei Hofe vorgestellt oder eingeführt werden;

have a friend at court fig einen einflussreichen Fürsprecher haben

6. a) fürstlicher Hof oder Haushalt

b) fürstliche Familie

c) Hofstaat m:

hold court Hof halten;

keep court herrschen

7. königliche oder fürstliche Regierung

8. (Empfang m bei) Hof m

9. fig Hof m, Aufwartung f:

pay (one’s) court to sb

a) jemandem (besonders einer Dame) den Hof machen,

b) jemandem seine Aufwartung machen

10. JUR Gericht n:

a) Gerichtshof m

b) (die) Richter pl

c) Gerichtssaal m:

court of law, court of justice Gerichtshof;

Court of Auditors Europäischer Rechnungshof;

court of hono(u)r Ehrengericht;

appear in court vor Gericht erscheinen;

the court will not sit tomorrow morgen findet keine Gerichtssitzung statt;

bring into court vor Gericht bringen, verklagen;

come to court vor Gericht oder zur Verhandlung kommen (Klage);

go to court vor Gericht gehen, klagen;

take a case to court einen Fall vor Gericht bringen;

in and out of court gerichtlich und außergerichtlich;

out of court fig

a) nicht zur Sache gehörig,

b) indiskutabel;

be laughed out of court verlacht werden;

put o.s. out of court sich disqualifizieren;

settle a matter out of court eine Sache außergerichtlich oder auf gütlichem Wege beilegen;

settle out of court sich außergerichtlich einigen; → appeal C 1, arbitration 2, assize 4 a, equity 3 a, etc

11. JUR (Gerichts)Sitzung f: → open B 7

12. PARL (gesetzgebende) Versammlung

13. Rat m, Versammlung f, Kuratorium n:

court of assistance Kirchenrat (einer Pfarrei);

court of directors Direktion f, Vorstand m

14. Ortsgruppe f, auch (Freimaurer) Loge f

B v/t

1. jemandem (besonders einer Dame) den Hof machen, umwerben ( auch ZOOL und fig), werben um

2. fig um jemandes Gunst buhlen oder werben

3. fig sich bemühen um, suchen:

court death mit seinem Leben spielen;

court disaster das Schicksal herausfordern, mit dem Feuer spielen;

court sleep Schlaf suchen

C v/i

1. miteinander gehen:

go courting auf Freiersfüßen gehen;

courting couple Liebespaar n

2. ORN balzen

ct. abk

1. carat ( carats pl)

2. cent ( cents pl)

3. certificate

4. county

5. court

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1. noun
1) (yard) Hof, der

2) (Sport) Spielfeld, das; (Tennis, Squash also) Platz, der

3) (of sovereign) Hof, der

hold court — (fig.) hofhalten (scherzh.)

4) (Law) Gericht, das

court of law or justice — Gerichtshof, der

take somebody to court — jemanden vor Gericht bringen od. verklagen

appear in court — vor Gericht erscheinen
2. transitive verb
1) (woo)

court somebody — jemanden umwerben

courting couple — Liebespärchen, das

2) (fig.) suchen [Gunst, Ruhm, Gefahr]

he is courting disaster/danger — er wandelt am Rande des Abgrunds (fig. geh.)

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(law) n.

Gericht -e n.

Gerichtshof m. n.

Spielplatz m. v.

buhlen (um) v.

den Hof machen ausdr.

umwerben v.

English-german dictionary > court
3 court

ko:t
1. noun
1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) juzgado

2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) tribunal

3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) pista, cancha

4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) corte

5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) palacio

6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) patio

2. verb
1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) cortejar, hacer la corte a

2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) buscar

3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) correr, ponerse delante de, buscar

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- courtier
- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard

court n

1. juzgado / tribunal

he gave evidence in court declaró ante el tribunal

2. pista / cancha

a squash court una pista de squash

3. corte

the court of Elizabeth the first la corte de Isabel I

court

tr[kɔːt]

noun

1 SMALLLAW/SMALL (place, people) tribunal nombre masculino; (building) juzgado

■ he had to appear in court tuvo que comparecer ante el tribunal

■ the court adjourned el tribunal levantó la sesión

■ silence in court! ¡silencio!

2 (royal) corte nombre femenino

■ at court en la corte

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis, squash, etc) pista, cancha

4 (courtyard) patio

transitive verb

1 (woman) cortejar, hacer la corte a; (influential person) tratar de ganarse el favor de, tratar de ganarse la aceptación de

2 (support, approval, popularity) tratar de ganarse, buscar; (favour, publicity) buscar

3 (failure, disaster, death, danger) exponerse a, buscarse

intransitive verb

1 tener novio, tener novia

■ are you courting yet? ¿ya tienes novio,-a?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go to court acudir a los tribunales

to hold court (entertain admirers) estar rodeado,-a de admiradores

to settle out of court llegar a un acuerdo antes de ir a juicio

to take somebody to court llevar a alguien a juicio, llevar a alguien a los tribunales

court card figura

court case causa, juicio

court jester bufón nombre masculino

court martial consejo de guerra

court of inquiry comisión nombre femenino de investigación

court order orden nombre femenino judicial

court shoe zapato salón

court usher ujier nombre masulino o femenino

high court tribunal nombre masculino supremo

court ['kort] vt

woo: cortejar, galantear

court n

1) palace: palacio m

2) retinue: corte f, séquito m

3) courtyard: patio m

4) : cancha f (de tenis, baloncesto, etc.)

5) tribunal: corte f, tribunal m

the Supreme Court: la Corte Suprema

court

n.

• atrio s.m.

• consejo s.m.

• corte s.m.

• juzgado (Jurisprudencia) s.m.

• patio s.m.

• tribunal (Jurisprudencia) s.m.

v.

• amartelar v.

• arrullar v.

• cortejar v.

• enamorar v.

• festejar v.

• galantear v.

• obsequiar v.

• solicitar v.

kɔːrt, kɔːt
I

noun

1) ( Law)

a) ( tribunal) tribunal m

to appear in court — comparecer* ante el tribunal or los tribunales

I'll see you in court! — te voy a demandar!

to settle out of court — transigir* extrajudicialmente, llegar* a una transacción extrajudicial

to go to court — acudir a los tribunales

to take somebody to court — demandar a alguien, llevar a alguien a juicio

the court is adjourned — se levanta la sesión

to laugh somebody/something out of court — reírse* de alguien/algo; (before n)

court case — causa f, juicio m

court order — orden f judicial

b) ( building) juzgado m

2)

a) ( of sovereign) corte f

b) ( palace) palacio m

3) ( Sport) cancha f (AmL), pista f (Esp)

4) ( courtyard) patio m

II
1.

transitive verb

a) \<\<girl\>\> (dated) cortejar (ant), hacerle* la corte a (ant)

b) ( seek) \<\<danger/favor\>\> buscar*; \<\<disaster\>\> exponerse* a

2.

vi \<\<couple\>\> (dated) estar* de novios, noviar (AmL fam), pololear (Chi fam)

[kɔːt]
1. N

1) (Jur) tribunal m, juzgado m, corte f (esp LAm); (=officers and/or public) tribunal m

he was brought before the court on a charge of theft — fue procesado por robo

in open court — en pleno tribunal

to rule sth out of court — no admitir algo

to settle (a case) out of court — llegar a un acuerdo las partes (sin ir a juicio)

to take sb to court (over sth) — llevar a algn a los tribunales or ante el tribunal (por algo)
crown 3., high 4., magistrate, out-of-court, supreme
2) (Tennis) pista f, cancha f

hard/grass court — pista f or cancha f dura/de hierba

3) (royal) (=palace) palacio m ; (=people) corte f

at court — en la corte

to hold court — (fig) dar audiencia, recibir en audiencia

4) (Archit) patio m

5)

to pay court to — † hacer la corte a

2. VT

1) [+ woman] pretender or cortejar a

2) (fig) (=seek) [+ favour] intentar conseguir; [+ death, disaster] buscar, exponerse a

to court favour with sb — intentar congraciarse con algn

3.

VI † ser novios

are you courting? — ¿tienes novio?

they've been courting for three years — llevan tres años de relaciones

a courting couple — una pareja de novios

4.

CPD

court action N —

she was threatened with court action — la amenazaron con llevarla a juicio, la amenazaron con presentar una demanda judicial contra ella

court appearance N — comparecencia f ante el tribunal

court card N — (esp Brit) figura f

court case N — proceso m

court circular N — noticiario m de la corte

court hearing N — vista f oral

court martial N — = court-martial

court of appeal N — tribunal m de apelación

court of inquiry N — comisión f de investigación

court of justice, court of law N — tribunal m de justicia

Court of Session N — (Scot) Tribunal m Supremo de Escocia

court order N — mandato m judicial

court ruling N — decisión f judicial

court shoe N — (Brit) escarpín m

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[kɔːrt, kɔːt]
I

noun

1) ( Law)

a) ( tribunal) tribunal m

to appear in court — comparecer* ante el tribunal or los tribunales

I'll see you in court! — te voy a demandar!

to settle out of court — transigir* extrajudicialmente, llegar* a una transacción extrajudicial

to go to court — acudir a los tribunales

to take somebody to court — demandar a alguien, llevar a alguien a juicio

the court is adjourned — se levanta la sesión

to laugh somebody/something out of court — reírse* de alguien/algo; (before n)

court case — causa f, juicio m

court order — orden f judicial

b) ( building) juzgado m

2)

a) ( of sovereign) corte f

b) ( palace) palacio m

3) ( Sport) cancha f (AmL), pista f (Esp)

4) ( courtyard) patio m

II
1.

transitive verb

a) \<\<girl\>\> (dated) cortejar (ant), hacerle* la corte a (ant)

b) ( seek) \<\<danger/favor\>\> buscar*; \<\<disaster\>\> exponerse* a

2.

vi \<\<couple\>\> (dated) estar* de novios, noviar (AmL fam), pololear (Chi fam)

English-spanish dictionary > court
4 favour

'feivə
1. noun
1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) favor

2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) aprobación

3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) preferencia

4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) a favor de

2. verb
(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) apoyar, aprobar

- favourable
- favourably
- favourite
3. noun
(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) favorito, preferido

- favouritism
- in favour of
- in one's favour

favour n favor

may I ask you a favour? ¿puedo pedirte un favor?

will you do me a favour? ¿me haces un favor?

to be in favour of something estar a favor de algo

favour

tr['feɪvə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (kindness) favor nombre masculino

■ can you do me a favour? ¿puedes hacerme un favor?

■ I need to ask you a favour necesito pedirte un favor

2 (approval) aprobación nombre femenino, favor nombre masculino

■ are you trying to win his favour? ¿intentas ganar su aprobación?

■ your parents will look with favour on your decision tus padres aprobarán tu decisión

3 (favouritism) parcialidad nombre femenino, favoritismo

■ the youngest was treated with favour se trató al más joven con favoritismo

transitive verb

1 (prefer) preferir, inclinarse por

■ I favour the second option me inclino por la segunda opción

2 (benefit, aid) favorecer; (treat with partiality) dar un trato de favor

■ the wind favoured the server el viento favoreció al saque

■ a teacher should never favour any one pupil un profesor nunca debería dar un trato de favor a ningún alumno

plural noun favours

1 (sexual pleasure) favores nombre masculino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

do me a favour! ¡venga ya!

in favour of a favor de

■ the judge found in our favour el juez dictó a nuestro favor

to be in favour of ser partidario,-a de, estar a favor de

to be in favour estar en auge, estar de moda

to be in favour with somebody tener la aceptación de alguien, contar con el apoyo de alguien

to be out of favour no estar de moda

to be out of favour with somebody no contar con el apoyo de alguien, perder el apoyo de alguien

to find favour with somebody caer en gracia a alguien, ganar el apoyo de alguien

to fall out of favour with somebody perder el favor de alguien

favour (UK)

n.

• beneficio s.m.

• bondad s.f.

• favor s.m.

• fineza s.f.

• merced s.f. (UK)

v.

• agraciar v.

• apoyar v.

• favorecer v.

• servir v.

• sufragar v.

etc (BrE) favor

(US) ['feɪvǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=kindness) favor m

I don't expect any favours in return — no espero que me devuelvas/devuelvan etc el favor

• he did it as a favour (to me) — (me) lo hizo como un favor

• to ask a favour of sb — pedir un favor a algn

• to do sb a favour — hacer un favor a algn

do me the favour of closing the door — ¿me hace el favor de cerrar la puerta?

do me a favour! * — iro ¡haz el favor! iro

do me a favour and clear off * — ¡haz el favor de largarte! *

do yourself a favour and get a haircut — si te cortas el pelo te harás un favor

those suits you wear do you no favours — esos trajes que te pones no te favorecen nada

2) (=approval)

• to curry favour with sb — tratar de ganar el favor de algn

• to fall from favour — [person] caer en desgracia; [product, style] perder aceptación

• to find favour with sb — [person] ganarse la aceptación de algn; [suggestion, product, style] tener buena acogida por parte de algn, ser bien acogido por algn

• to gain favour with sb — ganarse la aceptación de algn

• to be in favour with sb — [person] gozar del favor de algn; [product, style] gozar de la aceptación de algn

• to lose favour — perder aceptación

• he's currently out of favour with the prime minister — actualmente no goza del favor del primer ministro

British companies are clearly out of favour — se ve claramente que las compañías británicas no tienen aceptación

to fall out of favour — [person] caer en desgracia; [product, style] perder aceptación

• to win sb's favour — ganarse la aceptación de algn

• his proposals were not looked upon with favour — sus propuestas no fueron consideradas favorablemente

3) (=support, advantage) favor m

• to be in favour of (doing) sth — estar a favor de (hacer) algo, ser partidario de (hacer) algo

he is in favour of the death penalty — está a favor de or es partidario de la pena de muerte

I am in favour of selling the house — soy partidario de or estoy a favor de vender la casa

the result of the vote was 111 in favour and 25 against — el resultado de la votación fue 111 votos a favor y 25 en contra

the traffic lights are in our favour — los semáforos están a favor nuestro

it's in our favour to act now — nos beneficia actuar ahora

a cheque made out in favour of — un cheque extendido a nombre de

• the court found in their favour — el tribunal falló a or en su favor

balance in your favour — saldo m a su favor

• that's a point in his favour — es un punto a su favor

4) (=favouritism) favoritismo m

to show favour to sb — favorecer a algn, tratar a algn con favoritismo

5)

your favour of the 5th inst — † (Comm) su atenta del 5 del corriente

6) (Hist) (=token) prenda f, favor † m

7) favours euph (sexual) favores mpl

2. VT

1) (=support) [+ idea, scheme, view] estar a favor de, ser partidario de

he favours higher taxes — está a favor de or es partidario de impuestos más elevados

2) (=be beneficial to) favorecer

the scholarship programme favours boys — el programa de becas favorece a los chicos

circumstances that favour this scheme — circunstancias fpl que favorecen este plan, circunstancias fpl propicias para este plan

3) (=prefer, like) preferir

they favour British-made cars — prefieren los coches de fabricación británica

4) (=treat with favouritism) tratar con favoritismo

5) frm (=honour)

to favour sb with sth — honrar a algn con algo

he eventually favoured us with a visit — hum por fin nos honró con su visita, por fin se dignó a visitarnos

6) (=resemble) parecerse a, salir a

he favours his father — se parece a su padre, sale a su padre

7) (=protect) [+ injured limb] tener cuidado con

8) (Sport)

he is favoured to win — es el favorito para ganar

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etc (BrE) favor

English-spanish dictionary > favour
5 buhlen

v/i: buhlen um altm. court s.o., woo s.o.; um jemandes Gunst buhlen oft pej. curry favo(u)r with s.o., court s.o.’s favo(u)r

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buh|len ['buːlən]
vi

1) (pej = werben)

um jdn/Anerkennung búhlen — to woo sb/recognition

um jds Gunst búhlen — to woo or court sb's favour (Brit) or favor (US)

2) (obs)

mit jdm búhlen — to have a love affair with sb

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buh·len

[ˈbu:lən]

vi (pej veraltet)

▪ um etw akk \buhlen to court sth

um Anerkennung \buhlen to seek recognition

um jds Gunst \buhlen to court sb's favour [or AM -or]

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intransitives Verb (abwertend)

um jemandes Gunst buhlen — court somebody's favour

um jemandes Anerkennung buhlen — strive for recognition by somebody

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buhlen v/i:

buhlen um obs court sb, woo sb;

um jemandes Gunst buhlen oft pej curry favo(u)r with sb, court sb’s favo(u)r

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intransitives Verb (abwertend)

um jemandes Gunst buhlen — court somebody's favour

um jemandes Anerkennung buhlen — strive for recognition by somebody

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(um) v.

to court v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > buhlen
6 werben

(Reklame machen) to tout; to advertise;

(anwerben) to recruit; to enlist

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wẹr|ben ['vɛrbn] pret wa\#rb [varp] ptp gewo\#rben [gə'vɔrbn]
1. vt
Mitglieder, Mitarbeiter to recruit; Kunden, Abonnenten, Stimmen to attract, to win; Soldaten to recruit, to enlist
2. vi
to advertise
für etw werben — to advertise sth, to promote sth

für eine Partei werben — to try to get support for a party

Plakate, die für den linken Kandidaten werben — placards supporting the left-wing candidate

um etw werben — to solicit sth, to court sth

um Unterstützung/Verständnis werben — to try to enlist support/understanding

um junge Wähler/neue Kunden werben — to try to attract or woo young voters/new customers

um ein Mädchen werben — to court or woo (old) a girl

er hat bei ihren Eltern um sie geworben — he asked her parents for permission to marry her

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1) advertise

2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) court

3) (to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) tout

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wer·ben

<wirbt, warb, geworben>

[ˈvɛrbn̩]

I. vt

▪ jdn [für etw akk] \werben to recruit sb [for sth]

II. vi

1. (Reklame machen)

▪ für etw akk \werben to advertise [or promote] sth

für eine Partei \werben to try to win support for a party

2. (zu erhalten suchen)

um eine Frau/einen Mann \werben to woo a woman/pursue a man

um Unterstützung \werben to try to enlist support

um neue Wähler \werben to try to attract new voters

um Vertrauen \werben to try to gain trust

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) advertise

für etwas werben — advertise something

für eine Partei werben — canvass for a party

2) (geh.): (sich bemühen)

um Wählerstimmen werben — seek to attract votes

um jemandes Gunst/Freundschaft werben — court somebody's favour/friendship
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb attract <customers etc.>; recruit <soldiers, members, staff, etc.>

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werben; wirbt, warb, hat geworben

A. v/t (Mitglieder etc) enlist; (Kunden, Stimmen) attract;

jemanden für etwas werben win sb over to sth

B. v/i POL campaign; WIRTSCH advertise;

werben für auch promote, plug umg;

werben um (eine Frau) court;

um jemandes Vertrauen/die Gunst der Wähler etc

werben set out to gain sb’s trust/the approval of the voters etc

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) advertise

für etwas werben — advertise something

für eine Partei werben — canvass for a party

2) (geh.): (sich bemühen)

um Wählerstimmen werben — seek to attract votes

um jemandes Gunst/Freundschaft werben — court somebody's favour/friendship
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb attract <customers etc.>; recruit <soldiers, members, staff, etc.>

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: warb, geworben)

= to advertise (UK) v.

to tout v.

to woo v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > werben
7 faveur

faveur [favœʀ]

feminine noun

favour (Brit), favor (US)

• fais-moi une faveur do me a favour

• gagner la faveur du public to win public favour

• elle lui a refusé ses faveurs she refused him her favours

► de faveur [prix, taux] special

• billet de faveur complimentary ticket

• traitement de faveur preferential treatment► en faveur de for

• en ma/sa faveur in my/his (or her) favour► à la faveur de thanks to

• à la faveur de la nuit under cover of darkness

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favœʀ
1.

nom féminin

1) ( bienfait) favour [BrE]

il nous a fait la faveur d'une visite — he honoured [BrE] us with a visit

avoir les faveurs de quelqu'un — to be in favour [BrE] with somebody

par faveur — as a favour [BrE]

régime or traitement de faveur — preferential treatment

2) ( ruban) favour [BrE], ribbon

2.

en faveur de locution prépositive

1) ( à l'avantage de)

le jugement a été rendu en sa faveur — the court decided in his/her favour [BrE]

les votes en faveur du candidat de l'opposition — the votes for the opposition candidate

2) ( pour aider)

en faveur des handicapés — to help the disabled

en faveur de l'emploi — to promote employment

intervenir en faveur de quelqu'un — to intervene on somebody's behalf

3.

à la faveur de locution prépositive thanks to

à la faveur de la nuit — under cover of darkness

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favœʀ
1. nf

1) favour Grande-Bretagne favor USA

J'ai une faveur à te demander. — I've got a favour to ask you.

traitement de faveur — preferential treatment

2) (dans les locutions suivantes)

à la faveur de [nuit] — under cover of, (= grâce à) thanks to

en faveur de — in favour of Grande-Bretagne in favor of USA

2. faveurs nfpl

s'attirer les faveurs de qn — to find favour with sb Grande-Bretagne to find favor with sb USA

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faveur

A nf

1 ( bienfait) favour^GB; faire/demander une faveur à qn to do/ask sb a favour^GB; solliciter une faveur auprès de qn fml to beg a favour^GB of sb; combler qn de (ses) faveurs to pile favours^GB on sb; il nous a fait la faveur d'une visite he honoured^GB us with a visit; elle lui a accordé ses faveurs euph she bestowed her favours^GB upon him; avoir les faveurs de qn, être en faveur auprès de qn to be in favour^GB with sb; s'attirer les faveurs de qn to find favour^GB with sb; personnalité qui a la faveur du public celebrity who is popular with the public; obtenir qch par faveur to obtain sth as a favour^GB; régime or traitement de faveur preferential treatment;

2 ( ruban) favour^GB, ribbon.

B en faveur de loc prép

1 ( à l'avantage de) le jugement a été rendu en sa faveur the court decided in his/her favour^GB; la caissière s'est trompée en ma faveur the cashier gave me too much change; les votes en faveur du candidat de l'opposition the votes for the opposition candidate;

2 ( pour aider) des mesures en faveur des handicapés measures to help the disabled; les mesures en faveur de l'emploi measures to promote employment; intervenir en faveur de qn to intervene on sb's behalf;

3 ( partisan de) être en faveur de qch to be in favour^GB of sth; être en faveur de qn to be for sb;

4 ( en considération de) on account of; ses torts ont été oubliés en faveur de sa compétence his/her failings were overlooked on account of his/her efficiency.

C à la faveur de loc prép thanks to; il est arrivé au pouvoir à la faveur d'un coup d'État he came to power thanks to a coup d'état; ils se sont enfuis à la faveur de la nuit they fled under cover of darkness.

[favɶr] nom féminin

1. [plaisir] favour

faire une faveur à quelqu'un to do somebody a favour

faites-moi une faveur do me a favour

elle ne lui fit même pas la faveur d'un sourire she didn't even favour him with a smile

nous ferez-vous la faveur de votre visite? will you honour us with a visit?

faites-moi la faveur de m'écouter quand je parle would you mind listening when I speak?

2. [bienveillance] favour

il a la faveur du président he's in the president's good books

elle a eu la faveur de la presse/du public she found favour with the press/with the public

3. [ruban] ribbon, favour

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faveurs nom féminin pluriel

(soutenu) favours

accorder/refuser ses faveurs à quelqu'un (euphémisme) to give/to refuse somebody one's favours

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à la faveur de locution prépositionnelle

owing to, with the help of

à la faveur de la nuit under cover of darkness

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de faveur locution adjectivale

preferential

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en faveur locution adverbiale

être/ne pas être en faveur to be in/out of favour

être en faveur auprès de quelqu'un to be in favour with somebody

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en faveur de locution prépositionnelle

1. [à cause de] on account of

2. [au profit de] to the benefit of, in favour of

en ma/votre faveur in my/your favour

3. [favorable à] in favour of

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > faveur
8 Gunst

f; -, kein Pl.

1. (Wohlwollen) favo(u)r, goodwill; jemandem seine Gunst schenken show favo(u)r to s.o.; in jemandes Gunst stehen be in s.o.’s good graces (umg. good books); um jemandes Gunst werben court ( oder try to win) s.o.’s favo(u)r; im Wahlkampf etc.: woo s.o.; jemandes Gunst verlieren fall out of favo(u)r with s.o.; die Gunst des Augenblicks oder der Stunde nutzen fig. make hay while the sun shines

2. (Gefallen) favo(u)r; jemandem eine große Gunst erweisen do s.o. a big favo(u)r

3. zu Gunsten zugunsten; zu meinen etc. Gunsten in my etc. favo(u)r; Saldo zu Ihren Gunsten balance in your favo(u)r

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die Gunst

favor; favour

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Gụnst [gʊnst]
f -, no pl
favour (Brit), favor (US); (= Wohlwollen auch) goodwill; (= Gönnerschaft auch) patronage; (des Schicksals etc) benevolence
zu meinen/deinen Gunsten — in my/your favo(u)r

jdm eine Gunst erweisen (geh) — to do sb a kindness

jdm die Gunst erweisen, etw zu tun (geh) — to be so gracious as to do sth for sb

Gunst stehen — to have or enjoy sb's favo(u)r, to be in favo(u)r with sb

See:

= zugunsten

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die

(a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) favour

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Gunst

<->

[ˈgʊnst]

f kein pl

1. (Wohlwollen) goodwill no pl, no indef art

jds \Gunst besitzen [o genießen] to enjoy sb's favour [or AM -or]

in jds dat \Gunst stehen to be in sb's favour

jdm eine \Gunst erweisen (geh) to do [or grant] sb a favour

sich dat jds \Gunst verscherzen to lose sb's favour

2. (Vergünstigung) favour [or AM -or]

zu jds \Gunsten in sb's favour

er schloss eine Lebensversicherung zu \Gunsten seiner Tochter ab he took out a life assurance policy for the benefit of his daughter

3. (günstige Konstellation)

▪ die \Gunst einer S. gen the advantageousness of sth

er nutzte die \Gunst des Augenblicks aus he took advantage of the favourable moment

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die; Gunst

1) favour; goodwill

die Gunst der Stunde nutzen — (fig.) take advantage of the favourable or propitious moment

zu jemandes Gunsten — in somebody's favour

2)

zu Gunsten — s. zugunsten

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Gunst f; -, kein pl

1. (Wohlwollen) favo(u)r, goodwill;

jemandem seine Gunst schenken show favo(u)r to sb;

in jemandes Gunst stehen be in sb’s good graces (umg good books);

um jemandes Gunst werben court ( oder try to win) sb’s favo(u)r; im Wahlkampf etc: woo sb;

jemandes Gunst verlieren fall out of favo(u)r with sb;

die Gunst des Augenblicks oder

der Stunde nutzen fig make hay while the sun shines

2. (Gefallen) favo(u)r;

jemandem eine große Gunst erweisen do sb a big favo(u)r

3.

zu Gunsten → zugunsten;

zu meinen etc

Gunsten in my etc favo(u)r;

Saldo zu Ihren Gunsten balance in your favo(u)r

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die; Gunst

1) favour; goodwill

die Gunst der Stunde nutzen — (fig.) take advantage of the favourable or propitious moment

zu jemandes Gunsten — in somebody's favour

2)

zu Gunsten — s. zugunsten

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nur sing. f.

favor (US) n.

favour (UK) n.

grace n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Gunst
9 jouer

jouer [ʒwe]

━━━━━━━━━

1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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➭ TABLE 1

1. <

   a. to play

• les enfants aiment jouer children like playing

• faire qch pour jouer to do sth for fun

• à qui de jouer ? whose go is it?

• bien joué ! well played! ; (figurative) well done!

► jouer avec to play with

• elle jouait avec son collier she was fiddling with her necklace

• jouer avec les sentiments de qn to play with sb's feelings

• jouer avec sa santé to put one's health at stake

• jouer avec le feu to play with fire

• on ne joue pas avec ces choses-là matters like these are not to be treated lightly► jouer à

• jouer à la poupée to play with dolls

• jouer au ping-pong to play table tennis

• jouer aux échecs to play chess

• jouer au docteur to play doctors

• jouer au chat et à la souris to play cat and mouse

• jouer au héros to play the hero

• à quoi joues-tu ? what are you playing at?

• n'essaie pas de jouer au plus malin avec moi don't try to be clever with me► jouer de

• jouer d'un instrument to play an instrument

• jouer du piano to play the piano

• jouer de son influence pour obtenir qch to use one's influence to get sth

• jouer des coudes pour entrer to elbow one's way in

• jouer de malchance to be dogged by ill luck► jouer sur

• jouer sur les mots to play with words

• jouer sur l'effet de surprise to use the element of surprise

• il a réussi en jouant sur les différences de législation he succeeded by exploiting differences in legislation

   b. (pour de l'argent) to gamble

• jouer aux courses to bet on the horses

• jouer en Bourse to gamble on the Stock Exchange

   c. [acteur, musicien] to play

• il joue dans « Hamlet » he's in "Hamlet"

• il joue au Théâtre des Mathurins he's appearing at the Théâtre des Mathurins

• elle joue très bien (actrice) she acts very well

• la troupe va jouer à Arles the company is going to perform in Arles

   d. ( = bouger) faire jouer un ressort to activate a spring

   e. ( = intervenir) l'âge ne joue pas age doesn't come into it

• ses relations ont joué pour beaucoup dans la décision his connections were an important factor in the decision

• cet élément a joué en ma faveur this factor worked in my favour

• le temps joue contre lui time is against him

• les distributeurs font jouer la concurrence the distributors are playing the competitors off against each other

• il a fait jouer ses appuis politiques pour obtenir ce poste he made use of his political connections to get this post

2. <

   a. (gén) to play

• il joue une pièce de Brecht he's in a play by Brecht

• on joue « Macbeth » ce soir "Macbeth" is on this evening

• jouer les victimes to play the victim

• jouer la surprise to act surprised

• jouer un double jeu to play a double game

• il va jouer du Bach he is going to play some Bach

• jouer la belle to play the decider

• jouer pique to play a spade

• jouer la montre to play for time

• il faut jouer le jeu you've got to play the game

• jouer franc jeu to play fair

• jouer la prudence to be cautious

• jouer la sécurité to play safe

► jouer + tour(s)

• jouer un tour à qn to play a trick on sb

• jouer un mauvais tour à qn to play a dirty trick on sb

• cela te jouera un mauvais tour you'll be sorry

• ma mémoire me joue des tours my memory's playing tricks on me

   b. ( = mettre en jeu) [+ argent] (au casino) to stake ; (aux courses) to bet ( sur on ) ; [+ cheval] to back

• jouer gros jeu to play for high stakes

• jouer son poste sur qch to stake one's job on sth

• il joue sa tête he's risking his neck

• rien n'est encore joué ( = décidé) nothing is settled yet

   c. (Computing) [+ application] to play

3. <

► se jouer

   a. ( = être joué)

ce jeu se joue à quatre this is a game for four people

• la pièce se joue au Théâtre des Mathurins the play is on at the Théâtre des Mathurins

   b. ( = être décidé) tout va se jouer demain everything will be decided tomorrow

• c'est l'avenir de l'entreprise qui se joue the future of the company is at stake

• son sort se joue en ce moment his fate is hanging in the balance at the moment

   c. ( = se moquer) se jouer de qn to deceive sb

• se jouer des difficultés to make light of the difficulties

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ʒwe
1.

verbe transitif

1) Jeux, Sport to play [match, jeu, carte]; to back [cheval, favori]; to stake [argent]; to risk [réputation, vie]

c'est joué d'avance — it's a foregone conclusion

tout n'est pas encore joué — the game isn't over yet

jouer le tout pour le tout — to go for broke (colloq)

2) Musique to play [morceau, compositeur, disque]

3) Cinéma, Théâtre [personne] to perform [pièce]; [personne] to act [Shakespeare]; [personne] to play [rôle]; [cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]

jouer Figaro — to play Figaro

faire jouer une pièce — to stage a play

quel film joue-t-on au Rex? — what film is showing at the Rex?

4) ( incarner)

jouer les imbéciles — to play dumb

jouer la surprise — to pretend to be surprised

jouer les héros — to take unnecessary risks

2.

jouer à verbe transitif indirect

jouer à — to play [tennis, échecs, roulette]; to play with [poupée]; to play [cowboy, Tarzan]

à quoi jouez-vous? — lit what are you playing?; fig what are you playing at?

jouer à qui perd gagne — to play ‘loser takes all’

jouer à la marchande/au docteur — to play shops/doctors and nurses

3.

jouer de verbe transitif indirect

1) Musique

jouer de — to play [instrument]

jouer du violon — to play the violin

2) ( se servir de)

jouer de — to use [influence] ( pour faire to do)

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( s'amuser) [enfant, animal] to play ( avec with)

allez jouer dehors! — go and play outside!

arrête de jouer avec ta bague! — stop fiddling with your ring!

c'était pour jouer, ne le prenez pas mal! — I/he etc was only joking, don't be offended!

2) ( pratiquer un jeu) to play; ( avec de l'argent) to gamble

jouer pour de l'argent — to play for money

à toi de jouer! — ( au jeu) your turn!; fig the ball's in your court!

bien joué! — ( au jeu) well played!; fig well done!

j'en ai assez, je ne joue plus! — I've had enough, count me out!

3) ( traiter à la légère)

jouer avec — to gamble with [vie, santé]; to put [something] on the line [réputation]; to play with [sentiments]

4) ( spéculer) to gamble

jouer en Bourse — to gamble on the stock exchange

jouer aux courses — to bet on the horses

jouer sur — to play on [crédulité, lassitude]; to speculate in [valeur boursière]

5) Cinéma, Musique, Théâtre [acteur] to act; [musicien, radio] to play

6) ( produire des effets) [lumière, flammes, vent] to play ( sur on; dans in)

7) ( intervenir) [argument, clause] to apply; [âge, qualification] to matter

les questions d'argent ne jouent pas entre eux — money is not a problem in their relationship

jouer en faveur de quelqu'un — to work in somebody's favour [BrE]

jouer comme un déclic — to serve as the trigger

faire jouer la clé dans la serrure — to jiggle the key in the lock

faire jouer ses relations — to make use of one's connections

8) ( être mal ajusté) to be loose

le contrevent a joué — the shutter has worked loose

5.

se jouer verbe pronominal

1) Cinéma, Musique, Théâtre [musique] to be played; [film] to be shown; [pièce] to be performed

2) Jeux, Sport [jeu, sport] to be played; [partie, rencontre] ( amicalement) to be played; ( avec enjeu) to be played out

3) ( être en jeu) [avenir, sort, paix] to be at stake

c'est l'avenir du pays qui se joue — the future of the country is at stake

le sort des réfugiés va se jouer à la conférence sur la paix — the fate of the refugees hangs on the peace conference

4) ( triompher de)

se jouer de — to make light of [difficulté]; to defy [pesanteur, gravité]; to make light work of [obstacle]

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ʒwe
1. vi

1) (= s'amuser) to play

Elle est allée jouer avec les petits voisins. — She's gone to play with the children next door.

jouer à un jeu — to play a game

2) THÉÂTRE, CINÉMA to act

Je trouve qu'il joue très bien dans ce film. — I think he acts very well in this film.

3) (= avoir du jeu) [clef, pièce] to be loose

4) (= se voiler) [bois, porte] to warp

5) (= être en jeu) to come into play, to come into it

6) (= parier) to gamble, to play for money

jouer sur — to gamble on, to bet on

jouer aux courses — to bet on the horses

7) (autres constructions)

jouer de qch MUSIQUE — to play sth, fig (= tirer parti de) to use sth

Il joue de la guitare et du piano. — He plays the guitar and the piano.

jouer du couteau — to use knives

jouer des coudes — to use one's elbows

jouer à qch (= pratiquer) [jeu, sport] — to play sth

Elle joue au tennis. — She plays tennis.

jouer aux cartes — to play cards

jouer avec qch — to gamble with sth

8) (autres locutions)

jouer à la baisse — to play for a fall

jouer à la hausse — to play for a rise

jouer serré — to play a close game

jouer de malchance — to be dogged with bad luck

jouer sur les mots — to play with words

à toi de jouer — it's your go, it's your turn, figit's up to you now

2. vt

1) MUSIQUE to play

2) [partie, carte, coup] play

3) [argent, réputation] to stake, to wager

4) [pièce] to perform, [rôle] to play, [film] to show

On joue Hamlet au Théâtre de la Ville. — Hamlet is on at the Théâtre de la Ville., They're doing Hamlet at the Théâtre de la Ville.

C'est un très jeune acteur qui joue le rôle principal. — A very young actor is playing the lead role.

jouer la comédie fig — to put on an act, to put it on

5) (= simuler) [sentiment] to affect, to feign

6) (autres locutions)

jouer un tour à qn (= faire une plaisanterie) — to play a trick on sb

jouer des tours à qn [mémoire] — to play tricks on sb

Ma mémoire me joue des tours. — My memory is playing tricks on me., [comportement] to backfire

Ce genre de comportement risque de lui jouer des tours. — This kind of behavior could well backfire on him.

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jouer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 Jeux, Sport, Turf to play [match, jeu, partie]; to play [carte, couleur, atout]; to move [pièce d'échecs, pion de dames]; to back [cheval, favori]; to stake [somme, argent, objet]; to risk [réputation, vie]; partie mal jouée poorly played game; jouer carreau to play diamonds; jouer un cheval gagnant/placé to back a horse to win/for a place; jouons le dîner à la courte paille let's draw straws to see who pays for dinner; c'est joué d'avance it's a foregone conclusion; tout n'est pas encore joué the game isn't over yet; jouer le tout pour le tout to go for broke○; ⇒ pendable;

2 Mus to play [morceau, compositeur, disque] (à on); jouer du Bach à la guitare to play some Bach on the guitar; concerto admirablement joué beautifully played concerto;

3 Cin, Théât [personne] to perform [pièce]; [personne] to play [rôle, personnage]; [personne] to act [Shakespeare]; [cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; l'auteur le plus joué de France the most frequently performed playwright in France; mon rêve est de jouer Figaro my dream is to play Figaro; faire jouer une pièce to stage a play; quel film joue-t-on au Rex? what film is showing at the Rex?; théâtre qui ne joue que de l'avant-garde theatre^GB that only puts on avant-garde plays; ⇒ fille, scène;

4 ( incarner) jouer les imbéciles to play dumb; jouer les innocents or l'innocent to play the innocent; jouer le désespoir/la surprise to pretend to be in despair/surprised; jouer les héros to take unnecessary risks.

B jouer à vtr ind to play [tennis, échecs, roulette]; to play with [poupée]; to play [cowboy, Tarzan]; to bet on [courses]; à quoi jouez-vous? lit what are you playing?; fig what are you playing at?; jouer à qui perd gagne to play ‘loser takes all’; jouer à la marchande/au docteur to play shops/doctors and nurses; jouer au con◑ to play dumb; ⇒ souris.

C jouer de vtr ind

1 Mus jouer de to play [instrument]; jouer du violon/de la flûte to play the violin/the flute;

2 ( se servir de) jouer de to use [capacité, ascendant, influence, infirmité] (pour faire to do).

D vi

1 ( s'amuser) [enfant, animal] to play (avec with); allez jouer dehors, les enfants! go and play outside, children!; va faire jouer les enfants dans le parc take the children to play in the park; chat qui joue avec une souris cat playing with a mouse; on n'est pas ici pour jouer! we're not here to play games!; c'était pour jouer, ne le prenez pas mal! I was only joking, don't be offended!;

2 ( pratiquer un jeu) to play; ( avec de l'argent) to gamble; jouer pour de l'argent to play for money; il joue dans l'équipe de Bordeaux he plays for Bordeaux; à toi de jouer! lit your turn!; fig the ball's in your court!; bien joué! ( au jeu) well played!; fig well done!; jouer gagnant/perdant to be onto a winner/loser; j'en ai assez, je ne joue plus! I've had enough, count me out!; arrête de jouer avec ton stylo/ta bague! stop fiddling with your pen/your ring!;

3 ( traiter à la légère) jouer avec to gamble with [vie, santé]; to put [sth] on the line [réputation]; to play with [sentiments]; ne joue pas avec mon cœur don't play with my feelings;

4 ( spéculer) to gamble; jouer en Bourse to gamble on the stock exchange; jouer gros/petit to gamble for high/small stakes; jouer le sterling à la baisse to sell sterling short; jouer le sterling à la hausse to take a long position on sterling; jouer sur to play on [crédulité, lassitude]; to speculate in [valeur boursière]; jouer sur les dissensions au sein d'un parti to play on disagreements within a party; ⇒ tableau;

5 Cin, Mus, Théât [acteur] to act; [musicien, radio, disque, musique] to play; jouer dans un film to act in a film; dans quelle pièce/quel théâtre joue-t-elle? which play/theatre^GB is she acting in?; jouer en mesure to play in time; le pianiste a joué devant/pour un public réduit the pianist played to/for a small audience;

6 ( produire des effets) [lumière, flammes, vent] to play (sur on; dans in); une brise légère jouait dans tes cheveux/dans les branchages a light breeze played with your hair/in the branches;

7 ( intervenir) [argument, clause] to apply; [âge, qualification] to matter; cet argument ne joue pas dans ce cas that argument doesn't apply ou mean much in this case; l'âge ne joue pas dans ce métier age doesn't matter in this job; les questions d'argent ne jouent pas entre eux money is not a problem in their relationship; les considérations qui ont joué dans ma décision the considerations that played a part in my decision; jouer en faveur de qn to work in sb's favour^GB; jouer comme un déclic to serve as the trigger; faire jouer la clé dans la serrure to jiggle the key in the lock; faire jouer ses relations to make use of one's connections; ses relations n'ont pas joué comme prévu his/her connections didn't prove as useful as expected; faire or laisser jouer le marché to allow the free play of market forces;

8 Mécan ( être mal ajusté) to be loose; le contrevent a joué et ne ferme plus the shutter has worked loose and won't close any more; l'humidité a fait jouer les boiseries the damp has made the panelling^GB warp.

E se jouer vpr

1 Cin, Mus, Théât [musique, air] to be played; [film] to be shown; [pièce, auteur, compositeur] to be performed;

2 Jeux, Sport [jeu, sport] to be played; [partie, rencontre] ( amicalement) to be played; ( avec enjeu) to be played out; le match s'est joué sous la pluie the match was played in the rain;

3 ( être en jeu) [avenir, sort, paix] to be at stake, to hang in the balance; c'est l'avenir du pays qui se joue the future of the country is at stake ou hangs in the balance; le sort des réfugiés va se jouer à la conférence sur la paix the fate of the refugees hangs on the peace conference; le drame qui se joue dans le tiers-monde the drama which is being played out in the Third World; il va se jouer une partie décisive entre les deux firmes a decisive contest is going to be played out between the two firms;

4 ( triompher de) se jouer de to make light of [difficulté]; to defy [pesanteur, gravité]; to make light work of [obstacle]; il a triomphé de tous ses concurrents/tous les obstacles comme en se jouant he triumphed over all his competitors/all obstacles without even trying.

[ʒwe] verbe intransitif

1. [s'amuser] to play

jouer au ballon/au train électrique/à la poupée to play with a ball/an electric train/a doll

jouer à la guerre to play soldiers

jouer à la marchande/au docteur to play (at) shops/doctors and nurses

on ne joue pas avec un fusil! a gun isn't a toy!

il jouait avec sa gomme he was playing ou fiddling with his eraser

jouer avec les sentiments de quelqu'un to play ou to trifle with somebody's feelings

tu joues avec ta santé/vie you're gambling with your health/life

il a passé sa soirée à faire jouer le chien avec la balle he spent the evening throwing the ball around for the dog

je ne joue plus

a. (sens propre) I'm not playing anymore

b. (figuré) I don't want to have any part of this any more

2. LOISIRS & SPORT to play

jouer au golf/football/squash to play golf/football/squash

jouer aux cartes/au billard to play cards/billiards

il joue à l'avant/à l'arrière he plays up front/in defence

(c'est) à toi de jouer

a. [aux cartes] (it's) your turn

b. [aux échecs] (it's) your move

c. (figuré) now it's your move

ils ont bien joué en deuxième mi-temps there was some good play in the second half

jouer contre quelqu'un/une équipe to play (against) somebody/a team

à quel jeu joues-tu? what do you think you're playing at?

ne joue pas au plus fin avec moi! don't try to be smart ou clever with me!

3. [parier - au casino] to gamble ; [ - en Bourse] to play, to gamble ; [ - aux courses] to bet

jouer à la roulette to play roulette

jouer aux courses to bet on horses

jouer au loto sportif ≃ to do the pools (UK), ≃ to play the pools (US)

jouer à la Bourse to gamble on ou to speculate on ou to play the Stock Exchange

4. CINÉMA & THÉÂTRE to act, to perform

jouer dans un film/une pièce to be in a film/a play

j'ai déjà joué avec lui I've already worked with him

nous jouons à l'Apollo en ce moment at the moment, we are playing at ou our play is on at the Apollo

elle joue vraiment bien she's a really good actress

5. MUSIQUE to play, to perform

bien/mal jouer

a. [généralement] to be a good/bad musician

b. [dans un concert] to give a good/bad performance, to play well/badly

tu joues d'un instrument? do ou can you play an instrument?

elle joue très bien du piano/de la clarinette she's a very good pianist/a very good clarinet player

6. [intervenir - facteur] to be of consequence ou of importance ; [ - clause] to apply

les événements récents ont joué dans leur décision recent events have been a factor in ou have affected ou have influenced their decision

il a fait jouer la clause 3 pour obtenir des indemnités he had recourse to ou made use of clause 3 to obtain compensation

il a fait jouer ses relations pour obtenir le poste he pulled some strings to get the job

jouer pour ou en faveur de quelqu'un to work in somebody's favour

jouer contre ou en défaveur de quelqu'un to work against somebody

7. [se déformer - bois] to warp

[avoir du jeu] to work loose

8. [fonctionner]

faire jouer une clé (dans une serrure)

a. [pour ouvrir la porte] to turn a key (in a lock)

b. [pour l'essayer] to try a key (in a lock)

fais jouer le pêne get the bolt to slide

faire jouer un ressort to trigger a spring

9. [faire des effets]

une brise légère jouait dans ou avec ses cheveux a gentle breeze was playing with her hair

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[ʒwe] verbe transitif

1. LOISIRS & SPORT [match, carte] to play

[pièce d'échecs] to move, to play

ils jouent la balle de match it's match point

ils ont joué le ballon à la main they passed the ball

j'ai joué cœur I played hearts

(figuré)

il joue un drôle de jeu he's playing a strange ou funny (little) game

bien joué!

a. CARTES & SPORT well played!

b. JEUX good move!

c. (figuré) well done!

jouer le jeu to play the game

rien n'est encore joué nothing has been decided yet

2. [au casino - somme] to stake, to wager ; [ - numéro] to play (on) (inseparable)

[au turf - somme] to bet, to stake ; [ - cheval] to bet on (inseparable), to back

je ne joue jamais d'argent I never play for money

il joue d'énormes sommes he gambles vast sums, he plays for high stakes ou big money

jouer 50 euros sur un cheval to bet 50 euros on a horse

jouons les consommations! the loser pays for the drinks!

jouer gros jeu (sens propre & figuré) to play for high stakes ou big money

3. [risquer - avenir, réputation] to stake

4. [interpréter - personnage] to play (the part of), to act ; [ - concerto] to play, to perform

il a très bien joué Cyrano/la fugue he gave an excellent performance as Cyrano/of the fugue

l'intrigue est passionnante mais c'est mal joué the plot is gripping but the acting is poor

jouer Brecht

a. [acteur] to play Brecht, to be in a Brecht play

b. [troupe] to play Brecht, to put on (a) Brecht (play)

jouer du Chopin to play (some) Chopin

elle ne sait pas jouer la tragédie she's not a good tragic actress

(figuré)

ne joue pas les innocents! don't play the innocent ou don't act innocent (with me)!

jouer la prudence to play it safe

jouer l'étonnement/le remords to pretend to be surprised/sorry

jouer un rôle (sens propre & figuré) to play a part

5. [montrer - film, pièce] to put on (separable), to show

qu'est-ce qu'on joue en ce moment? what's on at the moment?

la pièce a toujours été jouée en anglais the play has always been performed in English

6. (soutenu) [berner] to dupe, to deceive

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jouer de verbe plus préposition

1. [se servir de] to make use of, to use

jouer du couteau/marteau to wield a knife/hammer

elle joue de son infirmité she plays on ou uses her handicap

jouer des poings to use one's fists

2. [être victime de]

jouer de malchance ou malheur to be dogged by misfortune ou bad luck

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jouer sur verbe plus préposition

[crédulité, sentiment] to play on (inseparable)

arrête de jouer sur les mots! stop quibbling!

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se jouer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [film] to be on, to be shown

[pièce] to be on, to be performed

[morceau de musique] to be played ou performed

ce passage se joue legato this passage should be played legato

bien des drames se sont joués derrière ces murs (soutenu) these walls have witnessed many a scene

2. SPORT to be played

3. [être en jeu] to be at stake

des sommes considérables se jouent chaque soir huge amounts of money are played for every night

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se jouer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [dépendre]

mon sort va se jouer sur cette décision my fate hangs on this decision

l'avenir du pays se joue dans cette négociation the fate of the country hinges ou depends on the outcome of these negotiations

2. (soutenu) [produire un effet] to play

3. (locution)

(comme) en se jouant (soutenu) with the greatest of ease

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se jouer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [ignorer] to ignore

2. (littéraire) [duper] to deceive, to dupe, to fool

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10 renvoyer

renvoyer [ʀɑ̃vwaje]

➭ TABLE 8 transitive verb

   a. [+ employé] to dismiss ; [+ membre d'un club] to expel ; [+ élève, étudiant] (définitivement) to expel ; (temporairement) to suspend

   b. ( = faire retourner) to send back ; ( = faire repartir) to send away ; ( = libérer) [+ troupes] to discharge

• je l'ai renvoyé chez lui I sent him back home

• renvoyer dans leurs foyers to send home

   c. ( = réexpédier) [+ lettre, colis] to send back

• je te renvoie le compliment ! and the same to you!

   d. ( = relancer) [+ balle] to send back ; (au pied) to kick back ; (à la main) to throw back ; (Tennis) to return (à to)

• ils se renvoient la balle (argument) they come back at each other with the same argument ; (responsabilité) they each refuse to take responsibility

• renvoyer l'ascenseur (figurative) to return the favour

   e. ( = référer) [+ lecteur] to refer (à to)

• renvoyer qn de service en service to send sb from one department to another

• cela (nous) renvoie à l'Antiquité/à la notion d'éthique this takes us back to ancient times/to the notion of ethics

   f. [+ lumière, image] to reflect ; [+ son] to echo

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ʀɑ̃vwaje
verbe transitif

1) ( relancer) to throw [something] back [projectile, ballon]; ( répercuter) to reflect [lumière, chaleur]; to echo [son]

2) ( réexpédier) to return [courrier, marchandises]

3) ( faire retourner) to send [somebody] back [personne]

renvoyer quelqu'un dans son pays — to send somebody back to his/her own country

renvoyer quelqu'un chez lui or dans ses foyers — to send somebody home

renvoyer un projet de loi en commission — to send a bill to committee, to commit a bill US

4) ( expulser) to expel [élève, immigré, joueur] (de from); to dismiss [employé, ambassadeur] (de from)

5) ( ajourner) to postpone [débat, décision] (à until); to adjourn [affaire] (à until)

6) ( faire se reporter)

renvoyer à — to refer to

renvoyer le lecteur à un livre — to refer the reader to a book

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ʀɑ̃vwaje vt
1) [courrier] to send back

Je t'ai renvoyé ton courrier. — I've sent your mail back to you.

2) [employé] to dismiss

On a renvoyé deux employés. — Two employees have been dismissed.

3) TENNIS, [balle, service] to return

4) [lumière] to reflect

5) [son] to echo

6)

renvoyer qch à [événement, réunion] — to postpone sth until, to put sth back to

renvoyer qch aux calendes grecques — to postpone sth indefinitely, to put sth back indefinitely

renvoyer qn à [ouvrage, auteur] — to refer sb to

renvoyer qn à ses chères études — send sb back to their ivory tower

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renvoyer verb table: envoyer vtr

1 ( relancer) to throw [sth] back [projectile, ballon]; ( répercuter) to reflect [lumière, chaleur]; to echo [son]; renvoyer une image déformée to reflect a distorted image;

2 ( réexpédier) to return [courrier, marchandises];

3 ( faire retourner) to send [sb] back [personne]; renvoyer qn à l'école/à l'hôpital to send sb back to school/to hospital GB ou to the hospital US; renvoyer qn dans son pays to send sb back to his/her own country; renvoyer qn chez lui or dans ses foyers to send sb home; renvoyer qn de bureau en bureau to send sb from one office to another; renvoyer un projet de loi en commission to send a bill to committee, to commit a bill US; renvoyer un patient à un spécialiste to refer a patient to a specialist;

4 ( expulser) to expel [élève, étudiant, immigré, joueur] (de from); to dismiss [employé, ambassadeur] (de from); se faire renvoyer de son travail to get oneself dismissed from one's job; renvoyer un élève pour trois jours to suspend a pupil (from school) for three days;

5 ( faire partir) to send [sb] away [personne, hôtes];

6 Jur renvoyer un accusé to discharge a defendant; renvoyer un accusé devant les assises to send a defendant before the criminal court;

7 ( ajourner) to postpone [débat, décision] (à until); to adjourn [affaire] (à until); renvoyer un projet sine die to postpone a project indefinitely; ⇒ calendes;

8 ( faire se reporter) renvoyer à to refer to; l'astérisque renvoie aux notes the asterisk refers to the notes; renvoyer le lecteur à un article/un livre to refer the reader to an article/a book;

9 ( faire référence) renvoyer à to relate back to; la notion de justice renvoie à la morale the notion of justice relates back to ethics.

[rɑ̃vwaje] verbe transitif

1. [colis, formulaire] to send back (separable)

[cadeau] to return, to give back (separable)

[importun] to send away (separable)

[soldat, troupes] to discharge

on les a renvoyés chez eux they were sent (back) home ou discharged

je le renvoie chez sa mère demain I'm sending him back ou off to his mother's tomorrow

2. [lancer de nouveau - ballon] to send back (separable), to return

j'étais renvoyé de vendeur en vendeur I was being passed ou shunted around from one salesman to the next

renvoyer la balle à quelqu'un

a. FOOTBALL to kick ou to pass the ball back to somebody

b. RUGBY to throw ou to pass the ball back to somebody

c. TENNIS to return to somebody

d. (figuré) to answer somebody tit for tat

renvoyer l'ascenseur à quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to send the lift back to somebody

b. (figuré) to return somebody's favour

3. [congédier] to dismiss

tu vas te faire renvoyer

a. [de ton travail] you're going to lose your job

b. [de ton lycée] you're going to get yourself expelled

4. [différer] to postpone, to put off (separable)

la réunion est renvoyée à mardi prochain the meeting has been put off until ou put back to next Tuesday

5. [transférer] to refer

l'affaire a été renvoyée en cour d'assises the matter has been referred to the assize court

6. [faire se reporter] to refer

les numéros renvoient aux notes de fin de chapitre the numbers refer to notes at the end of each chapter

7. [refléter] to reflect

la glace lui renvoyait son image she saw her reflection in the mirror

[répercuter]

la falaise nous renvoyait nos cris the cliff echoed our cries

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se renvoyer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

(locution)

se renvoyer la balle: on peut se renvoyer la balle comme ça longtemps! we could go on forever blaming each other like this!

dans cette affaire d'évasion, Français et Suisses se renvoient la balle in this escape business, the French and Swiss authorities are trying to make each other carry the can

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11 cour

cour [kuʀ]

1. feminine noun

   a. [de bâtiment] courtyard

• cour d'école schoolyard

• cour de récréation playground

• jouer dans la cour des grands (figurative) to play with the big boys (inf)

   b. ( = tribunal) court

• la Cour suprême the Supreme Court

   c. [de roi] court

• à la cour at court

   d. faire la cour à une femme to court a woman

2. compounds

► cour d'appel ≈ Court of Appeal, ≈ appellate court (US)

► cour d'assises ≈ court of assizes

► cour de cassation Court of Cassation ; (final) Court of Appeal

► Cour européenne des droits de l'homme European Court of Human Rights

► Cour européenne de justice European Court of Justice

► cour martiale court martial

• passer en cour martiale to be court-martialled

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kuʀ
nom féminin

1) (de maison, bâtiment) courtyard; ( où l'on joue) playground; ( de ferme) yard

la cour des grands — lit the older children's playground; fig the big league

sur cour — overlooking the courtyard

2) ( de souverain) court; ( de personne en vue) entourage

3) ( à une jeune fille) courtship

faire la cour à — to court

4) Droit court

‘messieurs, la cour’ — ‘all rise’

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cour d'appel

- cour d'assises

- cour d'école

- cour d'honneur

- cour intérieure

- cour martiale

- cour des Miracles

- Cour Pénale Internationale

- cour de récréation

- Cour de cassation

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jouer dans la cour des grands — to take on the big boys

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kuʀ nf
1) [ferme, jardin] yard, courtyard

2) [immeuble] courtyard

"Fenêtre sur Cour", d'Alfred Hitchcock — "Rear Window" by Alfred Hitchcock

"appartement sur cour, très calme et ensoleillé" — "apartment overlooking the courtyard, very quiet and sunny"

3) ÉDUCATION

cour d'école — schoolyard

cour de récréation — schoolyard, playground

jouer dans la cour des grands fig — to play with the big boys

4) DROIT court

5) (royale) court

la cour de Louis XIV — the court of Louis XIV

6) (amoureuse)

faire la cour à qn — to court sb

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cour nf

1 (de maison, bâtiment) courtyard; ( où l'on joue) playground; ( de ferme) yard; la cour des grands lit the older children's playground; fig the big league; cour de ferme farmyard; sur cour overlooking the courtyard;

2 ( de souverain) court; ( de personne en vue) entourage; cour d'Angleterre English court; cour royale/pontificale royal/papal court; habit de cour court dress; le roi et sa cour the king and his courtiers; être bien/mal en cour to be in/out of favour^GB (auprès de with);

3 ( à une jeune fille) courtship; faire la cour à to court; faire sa cour à lit, fig to pay court to;

4 Jur court; devant la cour before the court; ‘messieurs, la cour’ ‘all rise’.

Composés

cour d'appel Jur court of appeal GB ou appeals US; cour d'arrivée arrivals area; cour d'assises Jur criminal court; cour de caserne barracks square; cour constitutionnelle Admin constitutional court; cour de départ departures area; cour d'école schoolyard; cour de gare station forecourt; cour d'honneur main courtyard; cour d'immeuble inner courtyard; cour intérieure inner courtyard; cour martiale Mil court-martial; passer en cour martiale to be court-martialled; faire passer qn en cour martiale to court-martial sb; cour des Miracles Hist area of a city frequented by beggars and thieves; fig den of thieves; cour de récréation playground; cour de renvoi court of appeal GB ou appeals US; Cour de cassation court of cassation; Cour des comptes national audit office; Cour européenne des droits de l'homme European Court of Human Rights; Cour européenne de justice European Court of Justice; Cour internationale de justice International Court of Justice; Cour de justice des communautés européennes = Cour européenne de justice; Cour suprême ( des États-Unis) Supreme Court; Cour de sûreté de l'État state security court.

Idiome

jouer dans la cour des grands to take on the big boys.

[kur] nom féminin

1. [d'immeuble] courtyard

[de ferme] yard, farmyard

avec vue sur (la) cour looking onto the inside of the building ou onto the courtyard

cour d'honneur main courtyard

cour de récréation ÉDUCATION playground

jouer dans la cour des grands (figuré) to be up there with the leaders

cour des Miracles HISTOIRE area in Paris where vagrants had the right of sanctuary

c'était la cour des Miracles dans la salle d'attente (figuré) the waiting room was utter bedlam

2. [d'un roi] court

(figuré) [admirateurs] following, inner circle (of admirers)

être bien/mal en cour to be in/out of favour

3. DROIT [magistrats] court

Messieurs, la Cour! all rise!, be upstanding in court! (UK)

[tribunal]

cour d'appel Court of Appeal, appellate court (US)

cour d'assises ≃ Crown Court (UK), ≃ Circuit court (US)

Cour de cassation final Court of Appeal

Cour européenne des droits de l'homme European Court of Human Rights

Cour Internationale de justice International Court of Justice

Haute cour High Court (for impeachment of president or ministers)

4. ADMINISTRATION

Cour des comptesthe French audit office, ≃ controller and auditor general (UK), ≃ General Accounting Office (US)

5. (locution)

faire la cour à quelqu'un to court somebody, to woo somebody

COUR D'ASSISES

This is the court which hears criminal cases. It is made up of a president, two assessors, and a jury of laymen. Normally the court meets every three months in each département.

COUR DE CASSATION

The highest court of civil and criminal appeal in France. The court has the power to overturn the decisions of lower courts when it believes the law has been misinterpreted. It does not rehear cases but simply analyses the way the law was applied.

COUR DES COMPTES

A state body that supervises the financial affairs of public bodies and local authorities, and monitors the way public funds are used.

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12 tourner

tourner [tuʀne]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. to turn ; [+ sauce] to stir ; [+ salade] to toss

• tournez s.v.p. please turn over

• tourner et retourner [+ pensée, problème] to turn over and over in one's mind

• tourner la tête à qn [vin, succès] to go to sb's head ; [personne] to turn sb's head

   b. ( = orienter) [+ appareil, tête, yeux] to turn

• elle tourna son regard or les yeux vers la fenêtre she turned her eyes towards the window

• tourner la tête à droite/à gauche to turn one's head to the right/to the left

• quand il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête when he saw me he looked away

   c. [+ difficulté, règlement] to get round

• tourner la loi to find a loophole in the law

• il vient de tourner le coin de la rue he has just turned the corner

   d. [+ phrase] to turn ; [+ demande, lettre] to phrase

   e. ( = transformer) tourner qn/qch en ridicule to ridicule sb/sth

• il tourne tout à son avantage he turns everything to his own advantage

   f. tourner une scène [cinéaste] to film a scene ; [acteur] to act in a scene

• tourner un film ( = faire les prises de vues) to shoot a film ; ( = produire) to make a film ; ( = jouer) to make a film

• ils ont dû tourner en studio they had to do the filming in the studio

   g. [+ bois, ivoire] to turn ; [+ pot] to throw

2. intransitive verb

   a. to turn ; [toupie] to spin ; [taximètre] to tick away ; [usine, moteur] to run

• tourner sur soi-même to turn round ; (très vite) to spin round and round

• la grande aiguille tourne plus vite que la petite the big hand goes round faster than the small one

• l'heure tourne time's getting on

• tout d'un coup, j'ai vu tout tourner all of a sudden my head began to spin

• l'usine tourne à plein (régime) the factory is working at full capacity

• ce représentant tourne sur Lyon this sales representative covers Lyon

• son spectacle va tourner dans le Midi cet été his show is on tour in the South of France this summer

• faire tourner le moteur to run the engine

• faire tourner les tables (Spiritualism) to hold seances

• c'est elle qui fait tourner l'affaire she's the one who keeps the business going

• faire tourner la tête à qn [compliments, succès, vin] to go to sb's head ; [bruit, altitude] to make sb's head spin

• j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning

• tourner de l'œil (inf) to pass out

► tourner autour de to turn round ; [terre, roue] to go round ; [oiseau] to fly round ; [mouches] to buzz round ; [prix] to be around or about (Brit)

• tourner autour de la piste to go round the track

• tourner autour de qn to hang round sb ; (par curiosité) to hover round sb

• l'enquête tourne autour de ces trois suspects the inquiry centres on these three suspects

• le prix doit tourner autour de 80 000 € the price must be around 80,000 euros

   b. [vent, opinion, chemin, promeneur] to turn

• la chance a tourné his (or her etc) luck has turned

• la voiture a tourné à gauche the car turned left

• tournez à droite au prochain feu rouge turn right at the next traffic lights

   c. ( = évoluer) bien tourner to turn out well

• mal tourner [farce, entreprise, personne] to turn out badly

• ça va mal tourner it'll end in trouble

• si les choses avaient tourné autrement if things had turned out differently

• tourner à l'avantage de qn to turn to sb's advantage

• le débat tournait à la polémique the debate was becoming increasingly heated

• tourner au drame/au tragique to take a dramatic/tragic turn

• tourner au vinaigre [vin] to turn vinegary ; (figurative) to turn sour

   d. [programme informatique] to work

• ça tourne sur quelles machines ? which machines does it work on?

   e. [lait] to turn sour ; [poisson, viande, fruits] to go bad

3. reflexive verb

► se tourner

• se tourner du côté de or vers qn/qch to turn towards sb/sth

• se tourner vers qn pour lui demander de l'aide to turn to sb for help

• se tourner vers une profession/la politique to turn to a profession/to politics

• une entreprise tournée vers l'avenir a forward-looking company

• se tourner et se retourner dans son lit to toss and turn in bed

• tourne-toi turn round

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tuʀne
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( faire pivoter) to turn [volant, clé, bouton, meuble]

tourner la tête vers — to turn to look at

tourner les yeux vers — to look at

le bruit m'a fait tourner la tête — I looked around at the noise

2) Cinéma to shoot [film, scène]

3) ( éluder) to get around [difficulté, loi]

4) ( formuler) to phrase [lettre, compliment, critique]

5) Technologie ( façonner) to turn [bois, pièce]; to throw [pot]

6) ( transformer)

tourner quelqu'un/quelque chose en dérision or ridicule — to deride ou ridicule somebody/something

7) ( orienter) to turn [pensées, attention] ( vers to); to direct [colère] ( contre against)

8) ( envisager)

tourner et retourner quelque chose dans son esprit — to mull something over

tourner une proposition en tous sens — to look at a proposal from every angle

9) ( remuer) to stir [sauce]; to toss [salade]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( pivoter) gén [clé, disque] to turn; [roue] to turn, to revolve; [planète, hélice] to rotate; [porte à gonds] to swing; [porte à tambour] to revolve; ( rapidement) [toupie, danseur] to spin

tourner sur soi-même — to spin around

faire tourner — gén to turn; ( rapidement) to spin

faire tourner les tables — ( en spiritisme) to do table-turning

2) ( graviter)

tourner autour de — gén to turn around; [planète, étoile] to revolve around; [avion] to circle

3) ( aller et venir)

tourner (en rond) — [personne] to go around and around; [automobiliste] to drive around and around

tourner en rond — fig [discussion] to go around in circles

il tourne dans son bureau depuis une heure — he has been pacing up and down in his office for the last hour

4) ( virer) to turn ( vers toward(s))

tournez à gauche — turn left

le chemin tourne entre les arbres — the path winds between the trees

5) ( se situer)

tourner autour de — [effectifs, somme d'argent] to be (somewhere) in the region of, to be round about (colloq) GB, to be around

6) ( fonctionner) [moteur, usine] to run

tourner rond — [moteur] to run smoothly; [entreprise, affaires] to be doing well

les affaires tournent (bien) — business is good

faire tourner — to run [entreprise]

il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond dans cette histoire — (colloq) there's something fishy (colloq) about this business

mon frère ne tourne pas rond (colloq) depuis quelque temps — my brother has been acting strangely for some time

7) ( évoluer)

les choses ont bien/mal tourné pour lui — things turned out well/badly for him

leur frère a mal tourné — their brother turned out badly

leur réunion a mal tourné — their meeting went badly

tourner à l'avantage de quelqu'un/au désavantage de quelqu'un — to swing in somebody's favour [BrE]/against somebody

la réunion a tourné à la bagarre/en mascarade — the meeting turned into a brawl/into a farce

8) Cinéma [réalisateur] to shoot, to film

tourner (dans un film) — [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US

elle a tourné avec les plus grands acteurs — she's worked with top actors

9) ( faire une tournée) [représentant, spectacle] to tour

10) ( fermenter) [lait, sauce, viande] to go off

11) ( chercher à séduire)

tourner autour de quelqu'un — to hang around somebody

3.

se tourner verbe pronominal

1) (se diriger, par intérêt ou besoin)

se tourner vers or du côté de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to turn to somebody/something

ne pas savoir vers qui se tourner/de quel côté se tourner — not to know who to turn to/which way to turn

2) ( changer de position)

se tourner vers quelqu'un/quelque chose — to turn toward(s) somebody/something

tous les yeux se sont tournés vers elle — all eyes turned toward(s) her

3) ( faire demi-tour sur soi-même) to turn around

tourne-toi un peu plus sur la or à gauche — just turn a little bit more to the left

se tourner et se retourner dans son lit — to toss and turn

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tuʀne
1. vt

1) [manivelle, poignée] to turn

2) [sauce, mélange] to stir, [salade] to toss

3) CINÉMA, [scène] to shoot

tourner un film — to make a film

4) (= contourner) [obstacle] to get around, to get round Grande-Bretagne

5) (autres locutions)

tourner la tête — to look away

tourner la tête à qn fig — to go to sb's head

tourner la page fig — to turn the page

tourner le dos à (mouvement) — to turn one's back on, (position) to have one's back to

tourner en ridicule — to ridicule

2. vi

1) (mouvement, direction, orientation) to turn

Tournez à droite au prochain feu. — Turn right at the lights.

2) [moteur] to run

3) [compteur] to tick away

4) [lait] to go sour, to turn

Le lait a tourné. — The milk's gone sour., The milk has turned.

5) fig (= changer) [chance] to turn, [temps] to change

6) (autres locutions)

bien tourner — to turn out well

mal tourner — to go wrong

Ça a mal tourné. — It all went wrong.

tourner de l'œil — to pass out

tourner autour du pot fig — to go round in circles

tourner à; tourner en — to turn into

tourner à la pluie — to turn to rain

tourner court — to come to a sudden end

tourner autour de (à pied, en voiture) — to go around, [axe, planète] to revolve around, péjoratif (= rôder) to hang around

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tourner verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( faire pivoter) to turn [volant, clé, bouton, meuble]; tourner la tête vers to turn to look at; tourner les yeux vers to look at; le bruit m'a fait tourner la tête I looked around at the noise; ⇒ bouche, tête;

2 Cin to shoot [film, scène]; scène tournée à Pékin scene shot in Beijing; ⇒ bout;

3 ( éluder) to get around [difficulté, obstacle, problème, loi];

4 ( formuler) to phrase [lettre, compliment, critique]; il tourne bien ses phrases he has a nice turn of phrase; il tourne mal ses phrases he doesn't have a very elegant turn of phrase;

5 Tech ( façonner) to turn [bois, pièce]; to throw [pot];

6 ( transformer) tourner qn en dérision or ridicule to make sb a laughing stock; tourner qch en dérision to make a mockery of sth;

7 ( orienter) to turn [pensées, attention] (vers to); to direct [colère] (contre against);

8 ( envisager) tourner et retourner qch dans son esprit to mull sth over; tourner une proposition en tous sens pour en trouver les implications to look at a proposal from every angle to work out the implications;

9 ( remuer) to stir [sauce]; to toss [salade].

B vi

1 ( pivoter) gén [clé, disque] to turn; [roue] to turn, to revolve; [planète, rotor, hélice] to rotate; [porte à gonds] to swing; [porte à tambour] to revolve; ( rapidement) [toupie, étoile, particule, danseur] to spin; tourner sur soi-même to spin around; faire tourner gén to turn; ( rapidement) to spin; danseur qui fait tourner sa partenaire dancer spinning his partner around; faire tourner les tables ( en spiritisme) to do table-turning; ⇒ heure, œil, tête;

2 ( graviter) tourner autour de gén to turn around; [planète, étoile] to revolve around; [avion] to circle; tourner au-dessus de [hélicoptère, oiseau] to circle over; [insecte] to buzz around;

3 ( aller et venir) tourner (en rond) [personne] to go around and around; [automobiliste] to drive around and around; tourner en rond fig [discussion, négociations] to go around in circles; ça fait une heure qu'on tourne ( en voiture) we've been driving around for an hour; il tourne dans son bureau depuis une heure he has been pacing up and down in his office for the last hour; ⇒ cage, pot;

4 ( virer) to turn (vers toward, towards GB); tournez à gauche turn left; le chemin tourne entre les arbres the path winds between the trees; ⇒ chance, vent;

5 ( se situer) tourner autour de [effectifs, somme d'argent] to be (somewhere) in the region of, to be round about○ GB, to be around;

6 ( fonctionner) [moteur, usine, entreprise] to run; tourner rond [moteur] to run smoothly; [entreprise, affaires] to be doing well; l'usine tourne au tiers de sa capacité the factory is running at one third of its capacity; les affaires tournent (bien) business is good; faire tourner qch to run sth [entreprise]; il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond dans cette histoire○ there's something fishy○ about this business; mon frère ne tourne pas rond depuis quelque temps○ my brother has been acting strangely for some time;

7 ( évoluer) comment ont tourné les choses? how did things turn out?; les choses ont bien/mal tourné pour lui things turned out well/badly for him; leur frère a mal tourné their brother turned out badly; leur réunion a mal tourné their meeting went badly; tourner à l'avantage de qn/au désavantage de qn to swing in sb's favour^GB/against sb; la réunion a tourné à la bagarre /en mascarade the meeting turned into a brawl/into a farce; mon rhume a tourné en bronchite my cold turned into bronchitis;

8 Cin [réalisateur] to shoot, to film; [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US; tourner dans un film [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US; tourner en Espagne to shoot in Spain; elle a tourné avec les plus grands acteurs she's worked with top actors; silence, on tourne! quiet everyone, we're shooting!;

9 ( faire une tournée) [représentant, spectacle] to tour; troupe de théâtre qui tourne en Europe theatre^GB company touring (in) Europe; le spectacle a tourné dans toute la France the show went all over France on tour;

10 ( fermenter) [lait, sauce, viande] to go off;

11 ( chercher à séduire) tourner autour de qn to hang around sb; qu'est-ce qu'il a à me tourner autour○? why doesn't he leave me alone?

C se tourner vpr

1 (se diriger, par intérêt ou besoin) se tourner vers or du côté de qn/qch to turn to sb/sth; se tourner vers la botanique/un ami to turn to botany/a friend; se tourner du côté du mysticisme to turn to mysticism; ne pas savoir vers qui se tourner/de quel côté se tourner not to know who to turn to/which way to turn; de quelque côté qu'on se tourne whichever way you turn;

2 ( changer de position) se tourner vers qn/qch to turn toward(s) sb/sth; tous les yeux se sont tournés vers elle all eyes turned toward(s) her; nous nous sommes tournés dans la direction d'où venait le bruit we turned in the direction of the noise;

3 ( faire demi-tour sur soi-même) to turn around; tournez-vous, je me change! turn around, I'm changing!; tourne-toi, que je voie ta coupe de cheveux turn around and let me see your haircut; tourne-toi un peu plus sur la or à gauche just turn a little bit more to the left; se tourner et se retourner dans son lit to toss and turn; ⇒ pouce.

I

[turne] verbe intransitif

A.[DÉCRIRE DES CERCLES]

1. [se mouvoir autour d'un axe - girouette] to turn, to revolve ; [ - disque] to revolve, to spin

II

[turne] verbe intransitif

A.[DÉCRIRE DES CERCLES]

1. [se mouvoir autour d'un axe - girouette] to turn, to revolve ; [ - disque] to revolve, to spin ; [ - aiguille de montre, manège] to turn, to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - objet suspendu, rouet, toupie] to spin (round (UK)) ou around ; [ - aile de moulin] to turn ou to spin round (UK) ou around ; [ - clef, pédale, poignée] to turn ; [ - hélice, roue, tour] to spin, to rotate

tourner sur soi-même

a. to turn round

b. [vite] to spin (round and round)

la Terre tourne sur elle-même the Earth spins on its axis

je voyais tout tourner everything was spinning ou swimming

faire tourner

a. [pièce de monnaie, manège, roue] to spin

b. [clef] to turn

faire tourner les tables to do table-turning

j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning

ça me fait tourner la tête it makes my head spin

tourner de l'œil (familier) to pass out, to faint

2. [se déplacer en cercle - personne] to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - oiseau] to fly ou to wheel round (UK) ou around, to circle (round (UK)) ou around ; [ - insecte] to fly ou to buzz round (UK) ou around ; [ - avion] to fly round (UK) ou around (in circles), to circle ; [ - astre, satellite] to revolve, to go round (UK) ou around

les prisonniers tournaient dans la cour the prisoners were walking round (and round) the yard

j'ai tourné 10 minutes avant de trouver à me garer I drove round for 10 minutes before I found a parking space

3. (familier) [être en tournée - chanteur] to (be on) tour

notre représentant tourne dans votre région en ce moment our representative is in your area at the moment

B.[CHANGER D'ORIENTATION, D'ÉTAT]

1. [changer de direction - vent] to turn, to veer, to shift ; [ - personne] to turn (off) ; [ - véhicule] to turn (off), to make a turn ; [ - route] to turn, to bend

tournez à droite turn (off to the) right

tourne dans l'allée turn into the drive

tourner au coin de la rue to turn at the corner (of the street)

la chance ou la fortune a tourné (pour eux) their luck has changed

2. [faire demi-tour] to turn (round (UK)) ou around

tourne dans le parking turn round in the car park (UK) ou parking lot (US)

3. (familier) [se succéder - équipes] to rotate

les médecins tournent pour assurer les urgences the doctors operate a rota system to cover emergencies

4. [évoluer] to go, to turn out

bien tourner [situation, personne] to turn out well ou satisfactorily

mal tourner [initiative, plaisanterie] to turn out badly, to go wrong

tout ça va mal tourner! no good will come of it!

la conversation a très mal tourné the discussion took a very nasty turn

un jeune qui a mal tourné a youngster who turned out badly ou went off the straight and narrow

5. [s'altérer - lait] to go off (UK), ou bad (US), to turn (sour) ; [ - viande] to go off (UK) ou bad ; [ - crème, mayonnaise] to curdle

faire tourner du lait/une mayonnaise to curdle milk/mayonnaise

C.[MARCHER, RÉUSSIR]

1. [fonctionner - compteur] to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - taximètre] to tick away ; [ - programme informatique] to run

le moteur tourne the engine's running ou going

faire tourner un moteur (à plein régime) to run an engine (at full throttle)

l'heure ou la pendule tourne time passes

l'usine tourne à plein (rendement) the factory's working at full capacity

faire tourner une entreprise [directeur] to run a business

ce sont les commandes étrangères qui font tourner l'entreprise orders from abroad keep the business going

2. [réussir - affaire, entreprise, économie] to be running well

alors, les affaires, ça tourne? (familier) so, how's business (going)?

ça ne tourne pas très bien entre eux (familier) it's not going too well between them

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[turne] verbe transitif

A.[FAIRE CHANGER D'ORIENTATION]

1. [faire pivoter - bouton, clé, poignée, volant] to turn

tourne le bouton jusqu'au 7 turn the knob to 7

il faut tourner le couvercle pour ouvrir le bocal it's a jar with a twist-off top

2. [mélanger - sauce, café] to (give a) stir ; [ - salade] to toss

3. [diriger - antenne, visage, yeux] to turn

tourner son regard ou les yeux vers to turn one's eyes ou to look towards

tourner ses pensées vers to turn one's thoughts to ou towards

tourner son attention vers to focus one's attention on, to turn one's attention to

4. [retourner - carte] to turn over ou up (separable) ; [ - page] to turn (over) (separable) ; [ - brochette, grillade] to give a turn, to turn (over) (separable)

tourner quelque chose contre un mur to turn something against ou to face a wall

tourner et retourner, tourner dans tous les sens

a. [boîte, gadget] to turn over and over

b. [problème] to turn over and over (in one's mind), to mull over

tourner la mêlée SPORT to wheel the scrum (round)

5. [contourner - cap] to round ; [ - coin de rue] to turn ; [ - ennemi] to get round (inseparable)

tourner la difficulté/le règlement/la loi (figuré) to get round the problem/regulations/law

6. (locution)

tourner le cœur à quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to nauseate somebody, to turn somebody's stomach

b. (figuré) to break somebody's heart

B.cinématélévision

1. [cinéaste]

tourner un film

a. to shoot ou to make a film (UK) ou movie (US)

b. [acteur] to make a film (UK) ou movie (US)

tourner une scène

a. [cinéaste] to shoot ou to film a scene

b. [acteur] to play ou to act a scene

2. (en usage absolu)

elle a tourné plusieurs fois avec Pasolini she played in several of Pasolini's films (UK) ou movies (US)

silence, on tourne! quiet please, action!

C.[METTRE EN FORME]

1. MENUISERIE & MÉTALLURGIE to turn

2. [formuler - compliment] to turn ; [ - critique] to phrase, to express

je ne sais pas comment tourner cela I don't know how to put it

il tourne bien ses phrases he's got a neat turn of phrase

3. [transformer]

elle tourne tout au tragique she always makes a drama out of everything

tourner quelque chose à son avantage/désavantage to turn something to one's advantage/disadvantage

tourner quelque chose/quelqu'un en ridicule to ridicule something/somebody, to make fun of something/somebody

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tourner à verbe plus préposition

tourner au burlesque/drame to take a ludicrous/tragic turn

tourner à la catastrophe to take a disastrous turn

tourner au ridicule to become ridiculous

ça tourne à la farce! it's turning into a farce!

le temps tourne à la pluie/neige it looks like rain/snow

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tourner autour de verbe plus préposition

1. [axe] to move ou to turn round

les planètes qui tournent autour du Soleil the planets revolving round the Sun

l'escalier tourne autour de l'ascenseur the staircase spirals ou winds round the lift

2. [rôder]

tourner autour de quelqu'un

a. [généralement] to hang ou to hover round somebody

b. [pour le courtiser] to hang round somebody

les enfants tournaient autour du magasin depuis un moment

a. [par désœuvrement] the children had been hanging around outside the shop for a while

b. [avec de mauvaises intentions] the children had been loitering outside the shop for a while

3. [valoir environ] to be around ou about, to be in the region of

les réparations devraient tourner autour de 200 euro the repairs should cost around ou should cost about ou should be in the region of 200 euro

4. [concerner - suj: conversation] to revolve round, to centre ou to focus on ; [ - suj: enquête policière] to centre on

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tourner en verbe plus préposition

to turn ou to change into

la neige tourne en gadoue the snow's turning into slush

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se tourner verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [faire un demi-tour] to turn round

tourne-toi, je me déshabille turn round ou turn your back, I'm getting undressed

2. [changer de position] to turn

il se tournait et se retournait dans son lit he was tossing and turning in his bed

tourne-toi sur le ventre turn over onto your belly

(figuré)

de quelque côté qu'on se tourne wherever ou whichever way you turn

je ne sais plus de quel côté me tourner I don't know which way to turn any more

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se tourner contre verbe pronominal plus préposition

to turn against

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se tourner en verbe pronominal plus préposition

(littéraire)

to turn into

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se tourner vers verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [s'orienter vers] to turn towards

tous les regards se tournèrent vers elle all eyes turned to look at her

2. (figuré)

se tourner vers quelqu'un/Dieu to turn to somebody/God

se tourner vers une carrière to take up a career

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tourner

13 trancher

trancher [tʀɑ̃∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = couper) [+ corde, nœud, lien] to cut

• trancher la tête à qn to cut off sb's head

• trancher la gorge à qn to cut sb's throat

   b. ( = résoudre) [+ question, difficulté] to settle ; (sans complément = décider) to take a decision

• le juge a dû trancher the judge had to make a ruling

• le gouvernement a tranché en faveur du projet the government has decided in favour of the plan

2. intransitive verb

( = faire contraste) [couleur] to stand out clearly (sur, avec against ) ; [trait, qualité] to contrast sharply (sur, avec with)

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tʀɑ̃ʃe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( couper) to slice, to cut [pain, viande]; to cut through, to slice through [corde, nœud, peau]; to cut [something] off, to sever [tête, membre]; to slit [gorge]

2) ( régler) to settle, to resolve [question, litige]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( contraster) [couleur, silhouette] to stand out ( sur against)

trancher avec — [joie, état, décision] to stand out in sharp contrast to, to contrast sharply with

2) ( décider) to come to a decision

la justice a tranché en faveur de l'accusé — the court decided in favour [BrE] of the accused

3) ( arrêter une discussion) to break off, to stop short

tranchons là! — let's leave it at that!

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tʀɑ̃ʃe
1. vt

1) (= couper) [pain] to slice, to cut, [tête, membre] to cut off, to sever

2) [question] to settle

2. vi

1) (= décider) to be decisive, (entre deux choses) to settle the argument

2) (= contraster)

trancher avec — to contrast sharply with

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trancher verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( couper) to slice, to cut [pain, viande]; to cut through, to slice through [corde, nœud, peau]; to cut [sth] off, to sever [tête, membre]; to slit [gorge]; trancher un doigt à qn to cut sb's finger off, to sever sb's finger; trancher la gorge à qn to slit sb's throat;

2 ( régler) to settle, to resolve [question, affaire, désaccord, litige].

B vi

1 ( contraster) [couleur, silhouette] to stand out (avec with; sur against); trancher avec [joie, état, décision] to stand out in sharp contrast to, to contrast sharply with;

2 ( décider) to come to a decision; il est difficile de trancher it's difficult to come to a decision; le président a tranché contre le projet de construction d'un barrage the president decided against building the dam; la justice a tranché en faveur de l'accusé the court decided in favour^GB of the accused; trancher entre to decide between;

3 ( arrêter une discussion) to break off, to stop short; trancher court/net to break off suddenly/abruptly; tranchons là! let's close the matter there!

[trɑ̃ʃe] verbe transitif

1. [couper] to cut, to sever (soutenu), to slice through

trancher la gorge de quelqu'un to cut ou to slit somebody's throat

2. [différend] to settle

[difficulté] to solve

[question] to decide

3. (soutenu) [discussion] to bring to a sudden end, to cut short (separable)

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[trɑ̃ʃe] verbe intransitif

[décider] to make ou to take a decision, to decide

trancher dans le vif to take drastic action

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trancher avec verbe plus préposition,

trancher sur verbe plus préposition

[suj: couleur] to stand out against, to contrast sharply with

[suj: attitude] to be in sharp contrast ou to contrast strongly with

sa déclaration tranche avec les propos apaisants du gouvernement his remarks are in sharp contrast to the pacifying words of his government

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se trancher verbe pronominal transitif

se trancher le doigt to chop one's finger off

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14 jugar

v.

1 to play (practicar un deporte, juego).

jugar al ajedrez/a las cartas to play chess/cards

jugar en un equipo to play for a team

jugar a las muñecas to play with one's dolls

te toca jugar it's your turn o go

jugar limpio/sucio to play clean/dirty

Ellos juegan en la arena They play in the sand.

Ellos juegan tenis They play tennis.

2 to gamble.

jugar a la lotería to play the lottery

jugar a o en la Bolsa to speculate (on the Stock Exchange)

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JUGAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(u changes to ue in stressed syllables and g changes to gu before e)

Present Indicative

juego, juegas, juega, jugamos, jugáis, juegan.

Past Indicative

jugué, jugaste, jugó, jugamos, jugasteis, jugaron.

Present Subjunctive

juegue, juegues, juegue, juguemos, juguéis, jueguen.

Imperative

juega (tú), juegue (él/Vd.), juguemos (nos.), jugad (vos.), jueguen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to play

2) gamble

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1. VI

1) [niño, deportista] to play

¡si seguís así yo no juego! — if you carry on like that I'm not playing!

• jugar a algo — to play sth

jugar al ajedrez — to play chess

jugar al tenis — to play tennis

jugar a la lotería — to play the lottery

jugar a la ruleta — to play roulette

jugar a los dados — to play dice

jugar al escondite — to play hide-and-seek

• jugar con algo — to play with sth

no le gusta jugar con muñecas — he doesn't like playing with dolls

está jugando con el ordenador — she's playing on the computer

• jugar contra algn — to play (against) sb

hoy juegan contra el Celtic — today they're playing (against) Celtic

- jugar con fuego

- jugar con ventaja

- jugar limpio

- jugar sucio

- de jugando

2) (=hacer una jugada)

a) [en ajedrez, parchís] to move

¿quién juega? — whose move o turn o go is it?

b) [con cartas] to play

¿quién juega? — whose turn o go is it?

3) (=pretender ser)

• jugar a algo — to play at being sth

solo está jugando a detective — he's only playing at being a detective

yo no juego a ser estrella de Hollywood — I'm not playing at being a Hollywood star

vamos a jugar a que yo soy la madre y tú el hijo — let's pretend that I'm the mother and you the son

4)

• jugar con —

a) (=manosear) [gen] to play around with, mess around with; [distraídamente] to toy with, fiddle with

no juegues con el enchufe, que es peligroso — don't play o mess around with the plug - it's dangerous

estaba jugando con un bolígrafo mientras hablaba — he was toying o fiddling with a pen while he spoke

b) (=no tomar en serio) [+ sentimientos] to play with

solamente está jugando contigo — he's just leading you on

es importante permanecer en el poder, pero no a costa de jugar con la opinión pública — it is important to stay in power, but not if it means gambling with public opinion

con la salud no se juega — you can't put your health at risk

c) (=utilizar) to play with

esta obra juega con el tema del teatro dentro del teatro — this work plays with the idea of a play within a play

5) (=influir)

• jugar en contra de algo/algn — to work against sth/sb

su inexperiencia jugaba en contra suya — his inexperience worked against him

la posición del sol jugaba en contra de nuestro equipo — the position of the sun put our team at a disadvantage

• jugar a favor de algo/algn — [situación] to work in sth/sb's favour o (EEUU) favor; [tiempo, destino] to be on sb's side

las ventajas de una moneda débil siguen jugando a su favor — the advantages of a weak currency continue to work in their favour

existe otro elemento que juega a favor del acusado — there is another factor that should go o work in favour of the defendant

has estudiado mucho y eso juega a tu favor — you have studied a lot and that should work in your favour

6) (=apostar) to gamble

7) (Bolsa) to speculate

jugar al alza — to bet on a bull market

jugar a la baja — to bet on a bear market

jugar a la bolsa — to play the stock market

8) LAm (Mec) to move about

2. VT

1) [+ partida, partido] to play

el partido se juega hoy — the match will be played today

jugar la baza de algo —

la oposición jugará la baza de la moción de censura — the opposition will play its trump card and move a motion of censure

- jugársela a algn

su hermano se la jugó — his brother did the dirty on him *

¡me la han jugado! — I've been had! *

su mujer se la jugaba con otro — LAm his wife was two-timing him *
baza 2)
2) [+ papel] to play

juegan un papel fundamental en el desarrollo del país — they play a fundamental role in the country's development

3) (=apostar) to bet

jugar cinco dólares a una carta — to bet o put five dollars on a card

4) LAm [+ fútbol, tenis, ajedrez, póker] to play

5) †† [+ espada, florete] to handle, wield

3.

See:

jugarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( divertirse) to play

jugar a algo — to play something

jugar a la pelota — to play ball

jugar al fútbol — (Esp, RPl) to play football

¿a qué jugamos? — what shall we play?

jugar a las muñecas — to play with dolls

b) (Dep) to play

jugar limpio/sucio — to play fair/dirty

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to move; ( en naipes) to play; ( en otros juegos) to play

me tocaba jugar a mí — it was my turn/move/go

d) ( apostar fuerte) to gamble

e) (fam) ( bromear)

se lo dije por jugar — I was only joking

ni por jugar: no lo hace ni por jugar — she wouldn't do it (even) if you paid her

f) (Fin)

jugaban al alza/a la baja — they were betting on a bull/bear market

2) jugar con

a) <persona/sentimientos> to play with, toy with

b) ( manejar) <colores/luz> to play with

juega con las palabras — she plays with words

3) factores/elementos ( actuar)

jugar a favor de alguien — to work in somebody's favor

jugar en contra de alguien — to work o count against somebody
2.
jugar vt

1)

a) <partido/carta> to play

jugársela a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody

b) (AmL exc RPl) <tenis/fútbol/ajedrez> to play

2)

a) ( apostar)

jugar algo a algo — to bet something on something

b) ( sortear)

se juega mañana — the draw takes place tomorrow

3) <rol/papel> to play
3.
jugarse v pron

a) ( gastarse en el juego) < sueldo> to gamble (away)

b) ( arriesgar) <reputación/vida> to risk, put... at risk

se lo jugó todo en el negocio — she staked o risked everything on the business

jugarse el pellejo — (fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)

c) ( apostarse) (recípr)

nos habíamos jugado una comida y gané yo — we'd bet a meal on it and I won

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= gamble, play, game.

Ex. In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.

Ex. A man who witnesses said was intoxicated and playing with a handgun died last night after shooting himself in the head.

Ex. The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.

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* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.

* jugar a la ruleta rusa = play + Russian roulette.

* jugar a las apuestas = game.

* jugar a las canicas = play + marbles.

* jugar al azar = gamble.

* jugar al dominó = play + dominoes.

* jugar a los bolos = bowling.

* jugar a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* jugar a los juegos = game.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* jugar con = mess with, play + fast and loose with.

* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* jugar de ala izquierda = play + the left wing.

* jugar de extremo derecho = play + the left wing.

* jugar juegos = play + games.

* jugar juntos = play along with.

* jugar limpio = play + fair.

* jugar peligrosamente = flirt with + danger, court + danger.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* jugarse el cuello = bet + Posesivo + life.

* jugarse el pellejo = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* jugarse el tipo (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).

* jugarse el todo por el todo = take + the plunge, risk + life and limb.

* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* jugarse la camisa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* jugarse la piel = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* jugárselo todo = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* jugar sobre seguro = play it + safe.

* jugar un papel = play + role.

* mientras juega = at play.

* partido que se juega en casa = home game.

* partido que se juega fuera de casa = away game.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( divertirse) to play

jugar a algo — to play something

jugar a la pelota — to play ball

jugar al fútbol — (Esp, RPl) to play football

¿a qué jugamos? — what shall we play?

jugar a las muñecas — to play with dolls

b) (Dep) to play

jugar limpio/sucio — to play fair/dirty

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to move; ( en naipes) to play; ( en otros juegos) to play

me tocaba jugar a mí — it was my turn/move/go

d) ( apostar fuerte) to gamble

e) (fam) ( bromear)

se lo dije por jugar — I was only joking

ni por jugar: no lo hace ni por jugar — she wouldn't do it (even) if you paid her

f) (Fin)

jugaban al alza/a la baja — they were betting on a bull/bear market

2) jugar con

a) <persona/sentimientos> to play with, toy with

b) ( manejar) <colores/luz> to play with

juega con las palabras — she plays with words

3) factores/elementos ( actuar)

jugar a favor de alguien — to work in somebody's favor

jugar en contra de alguien — to work o count against somebody
2.
jugar vt

1)

a) <partido/carta> to play

jugársela a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody

b) (AmL exc RPl) <tenis/fútbol/ajedrez> to play

2)

a) ( apostar)

jugar algo a algo — to bet something on something

b) ( sortear)

se juega mañana — the draw takes place tomorrow

3) <rol/papel> to play
3.
jugarse v pron

a) ( gastarse en el juego) < sueldo> to gamble (away)

b) ( arriesgar) <reputación/vida> to risk, put... at risk

se lo jugó todo en el negocio — she staked o risked everything on the business

jugarse el pellejo — (fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)

c) ( apostarse) (recípr)

nos habíamos jugado una comida y gané yo — we'd bet a meal on it and I won

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= gamble, play, game.

Ex: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.

Ex: A man who witnesses said was intoxicated and playing with a handgun died last night after shooting himself in the head.

Ex: The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.

* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.

* jugar a la ruleta rusa = play + Russian roulette.

* jugar a las apuestas = game.

* jugar a las canicas = play + marbles.

* jugar al azar = gamble.

* jugar al dominó = play + dominoes.

* jugar a los bolos = bowling.

* jugar a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* jugar a los juegos = game.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* jugar con = mess with, play + fast and loose with.

* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* jugar de ala izquierda = play + the left wing.

* jugar de extremo derecho = play + the left wing.

* jugar juegos = play + games.

* jugar juntos = play along with.

* jugar limpio = play + fair.

* jugar peligrosamente = flirt with + danger, court + danger.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* jugarse el cuello = bet + Posesivo + life.

* jugarse el pellejo = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* jugarse el tipo (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).

* jugarse el todo por el todo = take + the plunge, risk + life and limb.

* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* jugarse la camisa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* jugarse la piel = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* jugárselo todo = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* jugar sobre seguro = play it + safe.

* jugar un papel = play + role.

* mientras juega = at play.

* partido que se juega en casa = home game.

* partido que se juega fuera de casa = away game.

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jugar [ A15 ]

vi

A

1 (divertirse) to play

¿puedo salir a jugar? can I go out to play?

¡deja de jugar con el televisor! stop playing around o messing around with the television!

jugar A algo to play sth

jugar al fútbol/a la pelota to play football/ball

¿a qué jugamos? what shall we play?

juegan a las cartas por dinero they play cards for money

jugar a las muñecas to play with dolls

juguemos a que yo era la maestra let's pretend I'm the teacher

jugar A + INF:

le gusta jugar a ser el jefe he likes playing (at being) boss

está jugando a ser la hija modelo she's playing (the part of) the model daughter

2 ( Dep) to play

juegan mañana contra el Atlético they're playing (against) Atlético tomorrow

jugar limpio (en deportes) to play fair; (en negocios) to play the game, play fair

jugar sucio (en deportes) to play dirty ( colloq) (en negocios) to be underhand, play dirty

3 (hacer una jugada — en ajedrez, damas) to move; (— en naipes) to play; (en otros juegos) to play, go ( colloq)

¿quieres jugar de una vez? will you hurry up and move/play?

me tocaba jugar a mí it was my turn/move, it was my go ( colloq)

4 (apostar fuerte) to gamble

5 ( Inf) to game

6 ( fam)

(bromear): ¿tú le tiraste del pelo? — pero fue jugando or fue por jugar did you pull her hair? — I was only playing

no sé por qué se ofendió, se lo dije jugando I don't know why he took offense, I was only joking o I only said it as a joke o in jest

ni por jugar: no sube a un avión ni por jugar she wouldn't get on a plane (even) if you paid her

7 ( Fin):

jugaban al alza/a la baja they were betting on a bull/bear market

B jugar con

1 (tratar sin respeto, sin seriedad) to play with

¿te das cuenta de que estás jugando con tu futuro? do you realize you're playing with your future o you're putting your future at risk?

está jugando con tus sentimientos he's playing o toying with your feelings

2 (manejar) to play with

el artista juega con interesantes efectos de luz y sombra the artist plays with interesting effects of light and shade

C

«factores/elementos» (actuar): jugar a favor de algn to work in sb's favor

jugar en contra de algn to work o count AGAINST sb

■ jugar

vt

A

1 ‹partido/carta› to play ver tb carta

jugársela a algn to play a dirty trick on sb, to do the dirty on sb ( BrE)

2 ( AmL exc RPl) ‹tenis/fútbol/golf› to play; ‹ajedrez/póquer› to play

B

1 (apostar) jugar algo A algo to bet sth ON sth

lo jugó todo al 17 he bet o put everything he had on number 17

te juego una cerveza a que me cree I bet you a beer he believes me

2

(sortear): se juega mañana the draw takes place tomorrow

C ‹rol/papel› to play

■ jugarse

v pron

1 (gastarse en el juego) ‹sueldo› to gamble, gamble away

2 (arriesgar) ‹reputación/vida› to risk, put … at risk

se lo jugó todo en el negocio she staked o risked everything on the business

se jugaba su credibilidad ante el electorado he was putting his credibility with the voters on the line o at risk

jugarse la vida or ( fam) el pellejo to risk one's life o ( colloq) one's neck

3 (apostarse) ( recípr):

nos habíamos jugado una comida y gané yo we'd bet a meal on it and I won

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jugar ( conjugate jugar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( en general) to play;

jugar a algo to play sth;
◊ jugar a la pelota to play ball;

jugar al fútbol (Esp, RPl) to play football;
jugar a las muñecas to play with dolls;
jugar limpio/sucio to play fair/dirty
b) (en ajedrez, damas) to move;

( en naipes) to play;
( en otros juegos) to play;
◊ me tocaba jugar a mí it was my turn/move/go

c) ( apostar fuerte) to gamble

2
◊ jugar con

a) ‹persona/sentimientos› to play with, toy with

b) ( manejar) ‹colores/luz/palabras› to play with

verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹partido/carta› to play

b) (AmL exc RPl) ‹tenis/fútbol/ajedrez› to play

2 ( apostar) jugar algo a algo to bet sth on sth
3 ‹rol/papel› to play
jugarse verbo pronominal
a) ( gastarse en el juego) ‹ sueldo› to gamble (away)

b) ( arriesgar) ‹reputación/vida› to risk, put … at risk;

◊ jugarse el pellejo (fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)

c) ( apostarse) ( recípr):

◊ nos jugamos una comida we bet a meal on it

jugar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to play: ¿jugamos a las casitas?, shall we play house?
jugar al baloncesto/parchís, to play basketball/ludo o Parcheesi(tm)
2 (no tomar en serio, manipular) jugar con, to toy with
II verbo transitivo
1 to play: jugamos una partida de ajedrez, we had a game of chess
2 (suponer, representar) su hija juega un papel central en su vida, her life revolves around her daughter
3 (apostar) to bet, stake
♦ Locuciones: jugar con fuego, to play with fire
jugar limpio/sucio, to play fair/dirty
Fin jugar a la baja, to speculate on a drop in prices
' jugar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- banda
- barrio
- carta
- defensiva
- escondidas
- prenda
- punta
- retozar
- sucia
- sucio
- talla
- tejo
- trineo
- adivinanza
- bolita
- bolo
- bolsa
- campo
- chueco
- condición
- corro
- dado
- dama
- dardo
- disfraz
- dominó
- escondite
- gozar
- juega
- limpio
- mal
- mano
- muñeca
- pelota
- roña
- ventaja
English:
advantage
- away
- because
- bowl
- can
- clean
- dice
- fair
- fast
- fiddle about with
- for
- forfeit
- fortunately
- foursome
- gamble
- hate
- hide-and-seek
- home
- leapfrog
- limber up
- line up
- move
- outlet
- play
- replay
- rough
- slot machine
- trifle
- trump
- ball
- bet
- card
- hide
- hop
- instrumental
- musical
- out
- partner

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jugar

♦ vi

1. [practicar un deporte, juego] to play;

los niños juegan en el patio del colegio the children are playing in the playground;

jugar al ajedrez/a las cartas to play chess/cards;

jugar a la pelota/a las muñecas to play ball/with one's dolls;

juegan a ser astronautas they're playing at astronauts;

¿a qué juegas? what are you playing?;
Fam
¿tú a qué juegas, chaval? [en tono de enfado] what do you think you're playing at, pal?;

les gusta jugar con la arena they like playing in the sand;

jugar en un equipo to play for a team;

te toca jugar it's your turn o go;

jugar limpio/sucio to play fair/dirty;

Comp

jugar a dos bandas to play a double game;

Comp

jugar con fuego to play with fire;

Comp

el que juega con fuego se quema if you play with fire you'll get burned;

Comp
Fam
o jugamos todos o se rompe la baraja either we all do it or nobody does

2. [con dinero] to gamble (a on);
jugó al bingo y perdió mucho dinero she played bingo and lost a lot of money;

le gusta jugar en los casinos she likes gambling in casinos;

jugar a la lotería to play the lottery;

jugar a las quinielas to do the pools;

le gusta jugar a los caballos he likes a bet on the horses;

jugar a o [m5] en la Bolsa to speculate (on the Stock Exchange);
Bolsa
jugar al alza to try to bull the market, to speculate on share prices rising;
Bolsa
jugar a la baja to try to bear the market, to speculate on share prices falling;

jugar fuerte to bet a lot of money

3. [ser desconsiderado]
jugar con alguien to play with sb;

jugar con los sentimientos de alguien to toy with sb's feelings

4. [influir]
jugar a favor de alguien to work in sb's favour;

el tiempo juega en su contra time is against her;

el tiempo juega a nuestro favor time is on our side

♦ vt

1. [partido, juego, partida] to play;
[ficha, pieza] to move; [carta] to play;
¿jugamos un póquer? shall we have a game of poker?;

Comp

jugó bien sus bazas o [m5] cartas she played her cards well

2. [dinero] to gamble (a on);
jugué 25 euros a mi número de la suerte I gambled 25 euros on my lucky number

3. [desempeñar]
jugar un papel [considerado incorrecto] to play a role;

la creatividad juega un importante papel en nuestro trabajo creativity plays a very important part o role in our work

♦ See also the pronominal verb jugarse

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jugar

I v/t play

II v/i

1 play;

jugar al baloncesto play basketball;

jugar a la bolsa play the stock market;

jugar con fuego fig play with fire;

jugar limpio/sucio play clean/dirty

2 con dinero gamble

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jugar {44} vi

1) : to play

jugar a la pelota: to play ball

2) apostar: to gamble, to bet

3) : to joke, to kid

jugar vt

1) : to play

jugar un papel: to play a role

jugar una carta: to play a card

2) : to bet

♦ See also the reflexive verb jugarse

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jugar vb

1. (en general) to play

jugamos una partida de ajedrez we played a game of chess

¡juguemos a las cartas! let's play cards!

¿juegas al fútbol? do you play football?

2. (dinero) to bet [pt. & pp. bet]

jugó cien euros en un caballo he bet a hundred euros on a horse

3. (apostar) to gamble

jugaba y perdió mucho dinero he used to gamble and lost a lot of money

jugar a la lotería to do the lottery

jugar limpio to play fair

jugar sucio to play dirty

Spanish-English dictionary > jugar

15 favor

favor sustantivo masculino
a) (ayuda, servicio) favor^{( conjugate favor)};

◊ ¿me puedes hacer un favor? can you do me a favor?;
vengo a pedirte un favor I've come to ask you (for) a favor; ¿me harías el favor de copiarme esto? would you copy this for me, please?; hagan el favor de esperar would you mind waiting, please?
b) ( en locs)

◊ a favor in favor^{( conjugate favor)};
dos votos a favor two votes in favor; en favor de in favour of; estar a favor de algo/algn/hacer algo to be in favor^{( conjugate favor)} of sth/sb/doing sth; por favor please
favor sustantivo masculino
1 favour, US favor: ¿me puedes hacer un favor?, could you do me a favour?
2 favores (de una mujer) favours Locuciones: estar a favor de, to be in favour of
por favor, please ' favor' also found in these entries: Spanish: abogar - abonar - admitir - aguantar - alegar - alta - alto - apestosa - apestoso - aquí - asiento - baja - bajo - balanza - cara - cobrar - cobrarse - coger - correrse - decir - declararse - delante - desgracia - desobedecer - envolver - favorecer - fuego - guardar - hacer - instante - interceder - introducir - lanza - liquidación - luz - pagar - parar - partidaria - partidario - pedir - por - pronunciarse - resolverse - salir - silencio - soborno - su - voto - abdicar - atención English: against - argue - argument - ask - assessment - believe in - biased - bring - bring in - campaign - carefully - carve up - charity - come out - complete - con - disregard - disturb - divulge - do - electioneering - favor - favour - feature - fetch in - find - for - fragile - get - hand out - hand up - kindly - longhand - lower - make out - mind - oblige - odds - path - please - plus - put back - put through - really - receipt - redeeming - repay - report - return - ring up

favor

tr['feɪvə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun-transitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=favour favour{

favor ['feɪvər] vt

1) support: estar a favor de, ser partidario de, apoyar

2) oblige: hacerle un favor a

3) prefer: preferir

4) resemble: parecerse a, salir a

favor n

: favor m

in favor of: a favor de

an error in his favor: un error a su favor

favor (US)

n.

• beneficio s.m.

• bondad s.f.

• favor s.m.

• fineza s.f.

• merced s.f. (US)

v.

• agraciar v.

• apoyar v.

• favorecer v.

• servir v.

• sufragar v.

I
BrE favour 'feɪvər, 'feɪvə(r) noun

1) u

a) ( approval)

to find favor with somebody — (frml) ser* bien recibido por alguien, tener* buena acogida por parte de alguien (frml)

to gain/lose favor — ganar/perder* aceptación

to fall from o out of favor: that idea has fallen out of favor with them esa idea ha perdido popularidad entre ellos; she's fallen from favor with his family ha caído en desgracia con su familia; to curry favor with somebody — tratar de congraciarse con alguien, tratar de ganarse el favor de alguien

b) ( partiality) favoritismo m

to show favor to somebody — favorecer* a alguien

2)

in favor — a favor

to speak in favor of somebody o in somebody's favor — hablar a or en favor de alguien

to be/speak in favor of something/-ing — estar*/hablar a favor de algo/+ inf

the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante

the wind is in our favor — llevamos or tenemos el viento a nuestro favor

3) c ( act of kindness) favor m

can I ask you a favor o ask a favor of you? — ¿puedo pedirte un favor?

to do somebody a favor — hacerle* un favor a alguien

II

BrE favour transitive verb

a) ( be in favor of) \<\<proposal\>\> estar* a favor de, ser* partidario de, apoyar

a spot favored by anglers — un lugar que goza de popularidad entre los pescadores

b) ( benefit) favorecer*

c) ( treat preferentially) favorecer*, tratar con favoritismo

d) favored past p

most favored nation — nación f más favorecida

the o a favored few — una minoría selecta

(US) ['feɪvǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=kindness) favor m

I don't expect any favours in return — no espero que me devuelvas/devuelvan etc el favor

• he did it as a favour (to me) — (me) lo hizo como un favor

• to ask a favour of sb — pedir un favor a algn

• to do sb a favour — hacer un favor a algn

do me the favour of closing the door — ¿me hace el favor de cerrar la puerta?

do me a favour! * — iro ¡haz el favor! iro

do me a favour and clear off * — ¡haz el favor de largarte! *

do yourself a favour and get a haircut — si te cortas el pelo te harás un favor

those suits you wear do you no favours — esos trajes que te pones no te favorecen nada

2) (=approval)

• to curry favour with sb — tratar de ganar el favor de algn

• to fall from favour — [person] caer en desgracia; [product, style] perder aceptación

• to find favour with sb — [person] ganarse la aceptación de algn; [suggestion, product, style] tener buena acogida por parte de algn, ser bien acogido por algn

• to gain favour with sb — ganarse la aceptación de algn

• to be in favour with sb — [person] gozar del favor de algn; [product, style] gozar de la aceptación de algn

• to lose favour — perder aceptación

• he's currently out of favour with the prime minister — actualmente no goza del favor del primer ministro

British companies are clearly out of favour — se ve claramente que las compañías británicas no tienen aceptación

to fall out of favour — [person] caer en desgracia; [product, style] perder aceptación

• to win sb's favour — ganarse la aceptación de algn

• his proposals were not looked upon with favour — sus propuestas no fueron consideradas favorablemente

3) (=support, advantage) favor m

• to be in favour of (doing) sth — estar a favor de (hacer) algo, ser partidario de (hacer) algo

he is in favour of the death penalty — está a favor de or es partidario de la pena de muerte

I am in favour of selling the house — soy partidario de or estoy a favor de vender la casa

the result of the vote was 111 in favour and 25 against — el resultado de la votación fue 111 votos a favor y 25 en contra

the traffic lights are in our favour — los semáforos están a favor nuestro

it's in our favour to act now — nos beneficia actuar ahora

a cheque made out in favour of — un cheque extendido a nombre de

• the court found in their favour — el tribunal falló a or en su favor

balance in your favour — saldo m a su favor

• that's a point in his favour — es un punto a su favor

4) (=favouritism) favoritismo m

to show favour to sb — favorecer a algn, tratar a algn con favoritismo

5)

your favour of the 5th inst — † (Comm) su atenta del 5 del corriente

6) (Hist) (=token) prenda f, favor † m

7) favours euph (sexual) favores mpl

2. VT

1) (=support) [+ idea, scheme, view] estar a favor de, ser partidario de

he favours higher taxes — está a favor de or es partidario de impuestos más elevados

2) (=be beneficial to) favorecer

the scholarship programme favours boys — el programa de becas favorece a los chicos

circumstances that favour this scheme — circunstancias fpl que favorecen este plan, circunstancias fpl propicias para este plan

3) (=prefer, like) preferir

they favour British-made cars — prefieren los coches de fabricación británica

4) (=treat with favouritism) tratar con favoritismo

5) frm (=honour)

to favour sb with sth — honrar a algn con algo

he eventually favoured us with a visit — hum por fin nos honró con su visita, por fin se dignó a visitarnos

6) (=resemble) parecerse a, salir a

he favours his father — se parece a su padre, sale a su padre

7) (=protect) [+ injured limb] tener cuidado con

8) (Sport)

he is favoured to win — es el favorito para ganar

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I
BrE favour ['feɪvər, 'feɪvə(r)] noun

1) u

a) ( approval)

to find favor with somebody — (frml) ser* bien recibido por alguien, tener* buena acogida por parte de alguien (frml)

to gain/lose favor — ganar/perder* aceptación

to fall from o out of favor: that idea has fallen out of favor with them esa idea ha perdido popularidad entre ellos; she's fallen from favor with his family ha caído en desgracia con su familia; to curry favor with somebody — tratar de congraciarse con alguien, tratar de ganarse el favor de alguien

b) ( partiality) favoritismo m

to show favor to somebody — favorecer* a alguien

2)

in favor — a favor

to speak in favor of somebody o in somebody's favor — hablar a or en favor de alguien

to be/speak in favor of something/-ing — estar*/hablar a favor de algo/+ inf

the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante

the wind is in our favor — llevamos or tenemos el viento a nuestro favor

3) c ( act of kindness) favor m

can I ask you a favor o ask a favor of you? — ¿puedo pedirte un favor?

to do somebody a favor — hacerle* un favor a alguien

II

BrE favour transitive verb

a) ( be in favor of) \<\<proposal\>\> estar* a favor de, ser* partidario de, apoyar

a spot favored by anglers — un lugar que goza de popularidad entre los pescadores

b) ( benefit) favorecer*

c) ( treat preferentially) favorecer*, tratar con favoritismo

d) favored past p

most favored nation — nación f más favorecida

the o a favored few — una minoría selecta

English-spanish dictionary > favor

16 plaider

plaider [plede]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

to plead

• plaider coupable/non coupable to plead guilty/not guilty

• plaider la cause de qn (figurative) to argue in favour of sb

2. intransitive verb

[avocat] to plead

• plaider pour or en faveur de qn/qch (figurative) to speak in favour of sb/sth

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plede
1.

verbe transitif to plead [cause, affaire]

plaider la légitime défense — to plead self-defence [BrE]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) lit to plead ( contre against; pour quelqu'un on somebody's behalf)

2) fig

plaider en faveur de quelqu'un — [circonstances, qualités] to speak in favour [BrE] of somebody

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plede
1. vi

1) DROIT, [avocat] to plead, [plaignant] to go to court

2) fig

plaider en faveur de qn [statistiques, résultats, bilan] — to speak in sb's favour

Les résultats plaident en sa faveur. — The results speak in his favour.

2. vt

to plead

plaider coupable — to plead guilty

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plaider verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( défendre) to plead [cause, affaire]; plaider la cause de qn to plead sb's case; plaider la cause de qch to put the case for sth, to plead the cause of sth;

2 ( faire valoir) plaider la légitime défense to plead self-defence^GB; plaider l'irresponsabilité to plead diminished responsibility; plaider coupable/non coupable to plead guilty/not guilty.

B vi to plead (contre against; pour qn on sb's behalf); plaider pour or en faveur de qn/qch fig to plead for ou in favour^GB of sb/sth.

[plede] verbe intransitif

1. DROIT to plead

plaider pour quelqu'un to defend somebody

c'est lui qui plaide pour les Taylor he's the Taylors' lawyer, he's counsel for the Taylors

plaider contre quelqu'un to plead the case against somebody (in court)

2. [présenter des arguments]

plaider en faveur de quelqu'un/quelque chose (sens propre & figuré) to speak in somebody's/something's favour

plaider contre quelqu'un/quelque chose (sens propre & figuré) to speak against somebody/something

————————

[plede] verbe transitif

to plead

plaider une cause

a. DROIT to plead a case

b. (figuré) to speak (up) for ou to plead a cause

l'affaire sera plaidée en juin the case will be heard in June

plaider coupable/non coupable to plead guilty/not guilty, to make a plea of guilty/not guilty

plaider la légitime défense to plead self-defence

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > plaider

17 entscheiden

(unreg.)

I v/t

1. (Streitfall etc.) decide, determine; endgültig: settle, resolve; Gericht: auch rule ( oder pronounce geh.) on, reach a verdict ( oder finding) on; das musst du entscheiden that’s ( oder it’s) up to you, that’s for you to say; der Fall ist noch nicht entschieden JUR. the case is not settled yet, the case is continuing

2. (den Ausschlag geben) decide, settle, be decisive for; damit war die Sache entschieden that settled it ( oder the matter oder the issue); einen Kampf / Wettkampf etc. für sich entscheiden win ( oder emerge the winner in) a fight / competition

II v/i

1. (Urteil fällen, bestimmen) decide, rule, make the ( oder a) decision, determine JUR.; Gericht: auch rule; entscheiden über (+ Akk) decide (on) s.th., determine s.th.; in einem Fall / einer Frage entscheiden JUR. rule ( oder find) on a case / issue; zu jemandes Gunsten / Ungunsten entscheiden JUR. rule ( oder find) for ( oder in favour of) / against s.o.; es wurde gegen ihn ( oder zu seinen Ungunsten) entschieden JUR. he lost the case, they ( oder the court) found against him; über den Einsatz von Truppen entscheiden make a decision about sending troops in, decide whether to send troops in

2. (den Ausschlag geben) be decisive, decide ( oder settle) the issue

III v/refl

1. Person: decide, make up one’s mind; er konnte sich nur schwer entscheiden he found it hard to make up his mind ( oder reach a decision); sich anders entscheiden change one’s mind, have a change of heart; sich für / gegen jemanden / etw. entscheiden decide in favo(u)r of / against s.o. / s.th.; sich für einen Bewerber / eine Alternative entscheiden choose ( oder select, decide on, decide in favo(u)r of, go for umg.) an applicant / alternative; sie haben sich schließlich für den teureren Wagen entschieden in the end they decided to get ( oder they went for oder chose) the more expensive car; sich entscheiden, etw. zu tun decide ( oder choose, opt, make up one’s mind) to do s.th.; wir haben uns entschieden, nicht hinzugehen we(‘ve) decided not to go ( oder against going)

2. (sich herausstellen) be decided ( oder resolved, settled), be(come) clear, prove; wann wird es sich entscheiden, ob sie wieder gesund wird? when will they etc. know if she is going to get better?

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(beschließen) to settle; to clinch; to decide;

(ein Urteil fällen) to rule;

(schlichten) to arbitrate;

sich entscheiden

to come to a decision; to decide; to make up one's mind; to conclude; to opt

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ent|schei|den [ɛnt'ʃaidn] pret entschied, [ɛnt'ʃiːt] ptp entschieden
1. vt
[ɛnt'ʃiːdn] to decide
das Gericht entschied, dass... — the court decided or ruled that...

entschéíden Sie, wie es gemacht werden soll! — you decide how it is to be done

das Spiel/die Wahl ist entschieden/schon entschieden — the game/election has been decided/is already decided

den Kampf/Krieg (um etw) für sich entschéíden — to secure victory in the struggle/battle (for sth)

das hat das Spiel zu unseren Gunsten entschieden — that decided the game in our favour (Brit) or favor (US)

es ist noch nichts entschieden — nothing has been decided ( as) yet

See:

→ auch entschieden

2. vi
(über +acc) to decide (on); (JUR AUCH) to rule (on)
darüber habe ich nicht zu entschéíden — that is not for me to decide

der Richter hat für/gegen den Kläger entschieden — the judge decided or ruled for/against the plaintiff

3. vr
(Mensch) to decide, to make up one's mind, to come to a decision; (Angelegenheit) to be decided
sich für etw entschéíden — to decide in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of sth, to decide on sth

sich für jdn entschéíden — to decide in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of sb

sich gegen jdn/etw entschéíden — to decide against sb/sth

jetzt wird es sich entschéíden, wer der Schnellere ist — now we'll see or settle who is the quicker

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1) (as fast, energetically etc as possible: She worked flat out.) flat out

2) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) decide

3) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) decide

4) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) judge

5) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) rule

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ent·schei·den *

irreg

I. vt

1. (beschließen)

▪ \entscheiden, dass/ob/was/wann/wie... to decide that/whether/what/when/how...; (gerichtlich) to rule that/whether/what/when/how...

2. (endgültig klären)

▪ etw \entscheiden to settle sth

▪ etw [für jdn [o zugunsten einer Person]] \entscheiden to settle sth [in sb's favour [or AM -or]]

▪ entschieden sein to be decided

noch ist nichts endgültig entschieden nothing has been finally decided yet

3. (gewinnen)

▪ etw für sich akk \entscheiden to win sth

die Mannschaft konnte drei Spiele für sich \entscheiden the team secured victory in three games

II. vi (beschließen) to decide

hier entscheide ich! I make the decisions here!

▪ für/gegen jdn/etw \entscheiden to decide in favour [or AM -or] /against sb/sth; (gerichtlich) to rule in favour [or AM -or] /against sb/sth

▪ über etw akk \entscheiden to decide on sth

III. vr

1. (eine Entscheidung treffen)

▪ sich akk \entscheiden to decide ( zwischen + dat between), to reach [or come to] a decision

▪ sich akk [dazu] \entscheiden, etw zu tun to decide to do sth

ich habe mich dazu entschieden, das Angebot anzunehmen I have decided to accept the offer

▪ sich akk für/gegen jdn/etw \entscheiden to decide in favour [or AM -or] /against sb/sth

2. (sich herausstellen)

▪ sich akk \entscheiden, ob/wann/wer/wie/wie viel... to be decided whether/when/who/how/how much...

es hat sich noch nicht entschieden, wer die Stelle bekommen wird it hasn't been decided who will get the job

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1.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) decide

sich für/gegen jemanden/etwas entscheiden — decide on or in favour of/against somebody/something

sich nicht entscheiden können — be unable to make up one's mind

2) (entschieden werden) be decided

morgen entscheidet es sich, ob... — I/we/you will know tomorrow whether...
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

über etwas (Akk.) entscheiden — decide on or settle something
3.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (bestimmen) decide on < dispute>

der Richter entschied, dass... — the judge decided or ruled that...

2) (den Ausschlag geben für) decide <outcome, result>

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entscheiden (irr)

A. v/t

1. (Streitfall etc) decide, determine; endgültig: settle, resolve; Gericht: auch rule ( oder pronounce geh) on, reach a verdict ( oder finding) on;

das musst du entscheiden that’s ( oder it’s) up to you, that’s for you to say;

der Fall ist noch nicht entschieden JUR the case is not settled yet, the case is continuing

2. (den Ausschlag geben) decide, settle, be decisive for;

damit war die Sache entschieden that settled it ( oder the matter oder the issue);

einen Kampf/Wettkampf etc

für sich entscheiden win ( oder emerge the winner in) a fight/competition

B. v/i

1. (Urteil fällen, bestimmen) decide, rule, make the ( oder a) decision, determine JUR; Gericht: auch rule;

entscheiden über (+akk) decide (on) sth, determine sth;

in einem Fall/einer Frage entscheiden JUR rule ( oder find) on a case/issue;

zu jemandes Gunsten/Ungunsten entscheiden JUR rule ( oder find) for ( oder in favour of)/against sb;

es wurde gegen ihn ( oder

zu seinen Ungunsten)

entschieden JUR he lost the case, they ( oder the court) found against him;

über den Einsatz von Truppen entscheiden make a decision about sending troops in, decide whether to send troops in

2. (den Ausschlag geben) be decisive, decide ( oder settle) the issue

C. v/r

1. Person: decide, make up one’s mind;

er konnte sich nur schwer entscheiden he found it hard to make up his mind ( oder reach a decision);

sich anders entscheiden change one’s mind, have a change of heart;

sich für/gegen jemanden/etwas entscheiden decide in favo(u)r of/against sb/sth;

sich für einen Bewerber/eine Alternative entscheiden choose ( oder select, decide on, decide in favo(u)r of, go for umg) an applicant/alternative;

sie haben sich schließlich für den teureren Wagen entschieden in the end they decided to get ( oder they went for oder chose) the more expensive car;

sich entscheiden, etwas zu tun decide ( oder choose, opt, make up one’s mind) to do sth;

wir haben uns entschieden, nicht hinzugehen we(’ve) decided not to go ( oder against going)

2. (sich herausstellen) be decided ( oder resolved, settled), be(come) clear, prove;

wann wird es sich entscheiden, ob sie wieder gesund wird? when will they etc know if she is going to get better?

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1.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) decide

sich für/gegen jemanden/etwas entscheiden — decide on or in favour of/against somebody/something

sich nicht entscheiden können — be unable to make up one's mind

2) (entschieden werden) be decided

morgen entscheidet es sich, ob... — I/we/you will know tomorrow whether...
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

über etwas (Akk.) entscheiden — decide on or settle something
3.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (bestimmen) decide on < dispute>

der Richter entschied, dass... — the judge decided or ruled that...

2) (den Ausschlag geben für) decide <outcome, result>

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(über) v.

to decide (on) v. v.

to adjudicate v.

to bring to an issue expr.

to clinch v.

to conclude v.

to decide v.

to determine v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > entscheiden

18 corte

f.

1 court.

las Cortes (Generales) the Spanish parliament (cámara legislativa) (peninsular Spanish)

2 court (tribunal). (especially Latin American Spanish)

corte Penal Internacional International Criminal Court

m.

1 cut (raja).

se hizo un corte en la rodilla he cut his knee

corte y confección dressmaking; (para mujeres) tailoring (para hombres)

corte de pelo haircut

2 length (retal de tela).

3 shape (contorno).

4 section.

5 style.

6 break (pausa).

corte publicitario commercial break

7 (cutting) edge (filo). (peninsular Spanish)

8 cut, cutback (reducción) (presupuestario, salarial). ( Latin American Spanish)

9 embarrassment (informal) (vergüenza).

dar corte a alguien to embarrass somebody

me da corte decírselo I feel embarrassed to tell him

10 put-down (informal) (respuesta ingeniosa).

dar o pegar un corte a alguien to cut somebody dead

11 court room.

12 piece of cloth.

13 cut of meat, cut.

14 haircut.

15 errand made for a fee.

16 break-up.

17 tendency, style.

18 slap in the face, put-down.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: cortar.

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corte

► nombre femenino

1 (del rey etc) court

2 (séquito) retinue

3 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (tribunal) court

► nombre femenino plural las Cortes

1 the Spanish Parliament sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer la corte a to court, pay court to

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corte

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) cut

■ me he hecho un corte en el dedo I've cut my finger

2 (filo) edge

3 (sección) section

■ corte horizontal horizontal section

4 (de un libro) edge

5 (de pelo) cut, haircut

6 (de helado) wafer, US ice-cream sandwich

7 COSTURA (cantidad de tela) length

8 familiar figurado (réplica) rebuff

9 familiar figurado (vergüenza) embarrassment

■ le daba corte entrar y se quedó fuera he was too embarrassed to go in so he stayed outside

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar un corte a alguien familiar to cut somebody dead

¡qué corte! familiar what a blow!

corte de mangas tabú V-sign

corte y confección dressmaking

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1. noun f.
court
2. noun m.
cut

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I
SM

1) (=incisión, herida) cut

le hizo un corte a la madera — he made a cut in the wood

tienes un pequeño corte en la pierna — you have a small cut on your leg

hacerse un corte — to cut o.s.

me he hecho un corte en el dedo — I've cut my finger

corte longitudinal — lengthwise section, longitudinal section

corte transversal — cross section

2) (tb: corte de pelo) cut, haircut

corte a navaja — razor cut

corte a tijera — scissor cut

3) (Cos) (=diseño) cut

un traje de corte muy moderno — a suit with a very modern cut

corte y confección — dressmaking

4) (=interrupción) cut

persisten los cortes de agua — the water keeps being cut off

la censura dejó la película sin cortes — the censor did not cut the film

corte de carretera — [para obras, accidente] road closure; [como protesta] roadblock

corte de corriente — power cut

corte de digestión — stomach cramp

corte de luz — power cut

corte publicitario — commercial break

5) (=estilo)

literatura de corte tradicional — traditional (type) literature

un discurso de corte fascista — a speech with fascist undertones

un sistema fiscal de corte occidental — a western-style taxation system

6) (=trozo)

corte de carne — cut of meat

corte (de helado) — wafer, ice cream sandwich (EEUU)

7) * (=respuesta contundente)

dar un corte a algn: ¡vaya corte que te dieron! — that was one in the eye for you, wasn't it!

dale un buen corte y no te molestará más — tell him where to go and he won't bother you any more *

corte de mangas — rude gesture made with the arm and hand which is the equivalent of giving the V-sign or, in the US, the finger

le hizo un corte de mangas a los fotógrafos — he made a o the V-sign at the photographers, he gave two fingers to the photographers, he gave the photographers the finger (EEUU)

sus declaraciones son un corte de mangas a la Constitución — his statements are a two-fingered salute to the Constitution

8) * (=vergüenza)

es un corte que te vean tus padres fumando — it's embarrassing when your parents see you smoking

¡qué corte, me besó delante de todos! — how embarrassing! he kissed me in front of everyone!

me da corte que me vean contigo — I'm embarrassed to be seen with you

me da mucho corte hablar en público — I get really embarrassed if I have to speak in public

llevarse un corte: me llevé un buen corte cuando supe que tenía novio — I felt really silly when I found out she had a boyfriend

9) (=borde) edge

con cortes dorados — with gilt edges

dar corte a algo — to sharpen sth, put an edge on sth

10) [de disco] track

11) (Min) stint

12) Cono Sur (=importancia)

darse cortes — to put on airs
II
SF

1) [de un rey] (=residencia) court; (=séquito) court, entourage, retinue

los ciudadanos de la corte — the court dwellers

corte celestial — heavenly court
villa 1)
2)

hacer la corte a algn — (=cortejar) to pay court to sb; (=halagar) to win favour with sb, lick sb's boots *, suck up to sb *

no deja de hacerme la corte a ver si le presto dinero — he keeps licking my boots o sucking up to me so that I'll lend him some money

3) (Jur) law court

Corte de Justicia — Court of Justice

Corte Suprema — Supreme Court

4) (=ciudad) capital, capital city

La Corte — Madrid

5)

las Cortes — (Pol) Spanish parliament

el Presidente disolvió las Cortes — the President dissolved Parliament

una manifestación frente a las Cortes — a demonstration outside the Parliament building

Cortes Constituyentes — constituent assembly

Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha — Regional Assembly of Castile and La Mancha

Cortes de Castilla y León — Regional Assembly of Castile and León

Cortes Generales — Parliament
CORTES GENERALES The Spanish parliament consists of a lower house, the Congreso de los Diputados, and an upper house, the Senado. Members of the lower house are called diputados and members of the Senado are senadores.
See:

ver nota culturelle CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS in congreso,

ver nota culturelle SENADO in senado

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I
masculino

1)

a) ( tajo) cut

se hizo un corte en la cabeza — he cut his head

b) ( de carne) cut, cut of meat

c) tb

corte de pelo — haircut, cut

- corte a navaja

- corte longitudinal/transversal

2) ( interrupción)

un corte en el suministro eléctrico — (frml) a power cut

hemos tenido varios cortes de agua — the water has been cut off several times

se produjeron varios cortes de carretera — several roads were blocked

- corte de digestión

- corte de luz

- corte publicitario

3) (Ven) ( separación) (fam) break-up, bust-up (colloq)

darle un corte a alguien — to break o split up with somebody

4) (AmL) ( en el presupuesto) cut

5) (Cin) ( por la censura) cut

6)

a) ( de tela) length, length of material

b) ( en costura) cut

un traje de buen corte — a well-made o well-cut suit

- corte de mangas

- corte y confección

7) (tendencia, estilo)

canciones de corte romántico — songs of a romantic nature

un país de corte democrático — a country of democratic persuasion

8) (Esp fam)

a) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

me da corte ir sola — I'm embarrassed to go by myself

es un corte — it's embarrassing

b) ( respuesta tajante)

menudo corte! — what a put-down! (colloq)

9) (fam) (Audio) track

10) (RPl fam) ( atención)

darle corte a alguien — to take notice of somebody

darse corte — (RPl fam) to show off
II
femenino

1) ( del rey) court

una corte de aduladores — a circle of admirers

hacerle la corte a alguien — ( cortejar) (ant) to woo somebody (dated or liter)

2) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal

- Corte Marcial

- Corte Suprema

3) las Cortes femenino plural (Pol) ( en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

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I
masculino

1)

a) ( tajo) cut

se hizo un corte en la cabeza — he cut his head

b) ( de carne) cut, cut of meat

c) tb

corte de pelo — haircut, cut

- corte a navaja

- corte longitudinal/transversal

2) ( interrupción)

un corte en el suministro eléctrico — (frml) a power cut

hemos tenido varios cortes de agua — the water has been cut off several times

se produjeron varios cortes de carretera — several roads were blocked

- corte de digestión

- corte de luz

- corte publicitario

3) (Ven) ( separación) (fam) break-up, bust-up (colloq)

darle un corte a alguien — to break o split up with somebody

4) (AmL) ( en el presupuesto) cut

5) (Cin) ( por la censura) cut

6)

a) ( de tela) length, length of material

b) ( en costura) cut

un traje de buen corte — a well-made o well-cut suit

- corte de mangas

- corte y confección

7) (tendencia, estilo)

canciones de corte romántico — songs of a romantic nature

un país de corte democrático — a country of democratic persuasion

8) (Esp fam)

a) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

me da corte ir sola — I'm embarrassed to go by myself

es un corte — it's embarrassing

b) ( respuesta tajante)

menudo corte! — what a put-down! (colloq)

9) (fam) (Audio) track

10) (RPl fam) ( atención)

darle corte a alguien — to take notice of somebody

darse corte — (RPl fam) to show off
II
femenino

1) ( del rey) court

una corte de aduladores — a circle of admirers

hacerle la corte a alguien — ( cortejar) (ant) to woo somebody (dated or liter)

2) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal

- Corte Marcial

- Corte Suprema

3) las Cortes femenino plural (Pol) ( en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

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corte¹

¹ = severance, cut, cut off [cutoff], break, slit, snip, nick, clipping.

Ex: Examples can be found where exchange of publications remains as the only form of contact after severance of diplomatic and trade relations.

Ex: The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.

Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.

Ex: In terms of the reference process a break in the chain has occurred between the information need and the initial question.

Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.

Ex: With a snip here and a snip there, it's easy to turn a plant into a living sculpture.

Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.

Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.

* alicates de corte = wire cutters.

* corte de pelo = hair cut.

* corte de voz = voice insert.

* corte temporal = time period.

* corte transversal = cross-section [cross section], sectional cutting.

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

corte²

² = outage, power shutdown.

Ex: The ARPAnet was an experimental network designed to support military research -- in particular, research about how to build networks that could withstand partial outages (like bomb attacks) and still function.

Ex: A reminder that the library is closed all day this Saturday due to a power shutdown in the building.

* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.

* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corte de suministro = power shutdown.

* corte en el fluido eléctrico = power cut, power failure.

corte³

³ = court.

Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.

corte⁴

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

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corte¹

masculine

A

1 (tajo) cut

tenía varios cortes en la cara he had several cuts on his face

hazle un pequeño corte en la parte superior make a little cut o nick in the top

se hizo un corte en la cabeza he cut his head

2 (de carne) cut, cut of meat

3

tb corte de pelo haircut, cut

Compuestos:

● corte a (la) navaja

razor cut

● corte de helado

( Esp) ice cream sandwich ( AmE), wafer ( BrE)

● corte longitudinal

lengthwise section, longitudinal section ( tech)

● corte transversal

transverse section, cross section

B

(interrupción): un corte en el suministro de fluido eléctrico ( frml); an outage ( AmE) o ( BrE) a power cut

este verano hemos tenido varios cortes de agua the water has been cut off several times this summer

se produjeron cortes de carretera en toda la provincia roads were blocked all over the province

hubo un corte a una escena donde … it cut to a scene where …

Compuestos:

● corte comercial

( AmL) break, commercial break

● corte de digestión

stomach cramp

● corte de luz

outage ( AmE), power cut ( BrE)

● corte publicitario

commercial break, break

C ( Ven) (separación) ( fam) break-up, bust-up ( colloq)

le dio un corte a su novia he broke o split up with his girlfriend

D ( AmL) (en el presupuesto) cut

E ( Cin) (por la censura) cut

F

1 (de tela) length, length of material

2

(en costura): siempre lleva trajes de buen corte he always wears well-made o well-cut suits

Compuestos:

● corte de mangas

≈ V-sign ( in UK)

les hizo un corte de mangas he gave them the finger, he did o made a V-sign at them ( BrE)

● corte y confección

dressmaking

G

(tendencia, estilo): canciones de corte romántico songs of a romantic kind o nature, romantic songs

un discurso de neto corte nacionalista a speech with a clear nationalistic slant o bias o feeling to it

en cualquier país de corte democrático in any country of democratic persuasion

H ( Esp fam)

1 (vergüenza) embarrassment

me da corte ir sola I'm embarrassed to go by myself

es un corte tener que pedírselo otra vez it's embarrassing having to ask him again

2

(respuesta tajante): ¡menudo corte! what a put-down! ( colloq)

le dieron un buen corte cuando le dijeron que … it was a real slap in the face for him o it was a real put-down when they told him that …

I ( fam) ( Audio) track

J

( RPl fam) (atención): darle corte a algn to take notice of sb

darse corte ( RPl fam); to show off

K (paso) dance step used in the tango

L ( Elec) cut-off

voltaje/frecuencia de corte cut-off voltage/frequency

corte² Cortes Generales (↑ corte a1)

feminine

A (del rey) court

vive rodeado de una corte de aduladores he is constantly surrounded by a circle of admirers

hacerle la corte a algn (cortejar) ( ant); to woo sb ( datedor liter), to court sb ( dated); (halagar, agasajar) to lick sb's boots

villa

B ( esp AmL) ( Der) Court of Appeal

Compuestos:

● Corte Marcial

Military Appeal Court

● Corte Suprema (de Justicia)

( AmL) Supreme Court

C las Cortes fpl ( Pol) (en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

las Cortes generales se reunieron ayer Parliament met yesterday

frente a las Cortes opposite the Parliament building

Cortes Generales (↑ corte a1)

Compuesto:

cortes constituyentes

fpl constituent assembly

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Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar)

corté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

corte es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cortar
corte
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;
◊ corte algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

corte algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
corte algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

‹película/programa› to interrupt
b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

[ manifestantes] to block;
◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:
◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2
a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

‹brazo/cara› to cut;
◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que corteme el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped

3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corte sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) cut;
◊ se hizo un corte en la cabeza he cut his head;

corte de pelo haircut;
corte a (la) navaja razor cut;
un corte de luz a power cut;
tuvimos varios cortes de agua the water was cut off several times;
corte de digestión stomach cramp;
corte publicitario (RPl) commercial break
2
a) ( de tela) length, length of material

b) ( en costura) cut;

◊ un traje de buen corte a well-made o well-cut suit;

corte y confección dressmaking
3 (Esp fam) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;
◊ me da corte ir sola I'm embarrassed to go by myself;

¡qué corte! how embarrassing!
4 (RPl fam) ( atención):
◊ darle corte a algn to take notice of sb

■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( del rey) court

b) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal;

◊ Ccorte Suprema (de Justicia) (AmL) Supreme Court

c)

◊ las Cortes sustantivo femenino plural (Pol) ( en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
corte 1 sustantivo masculino
1 cut
corte de pelo, haircut
2 (interrupción de suministro eléctrico) power cut
(de agua) es el segundo corte de agua en una semana, the water has been cut off twice this week
3 Cost cut
corte y confección, dressmaking
4 (sección) section
5 familiar (respuesta ingeniosa) rebuff: le dio un corte estupendo a ese engreído, she really put that bighead in his place
6 (estilo) style
7 corte de digestión, stomach cramp
corte de mangas, GB V-sign
TV corte publicitario, commercial break
corte transversal, cross section
corte 2 sustantivo femenino
1 (residencia y compañía real) court
2 Las Cortes, (Spanish) Parliament sing
♦ Locuciones: hacerle la corte a alguien, to court sb
' corte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comer
- decir
- ir
- Tajo
- trasquiladura
- villa
- abertura
- cortar
- endurecer
- filete
- me
- melena
- practicar
- sección
- tajo
- transversal
- vidrio
English:
brownout
- court
- crew cut
- crop
- cut
- gash
- hack
- haircut
- length
- notch
- ragged
- section
- severance
- slit
- snip
- trim
- V
- V-sign
- cross
- hair
- layer
- line
- myself
- nick
- shut
- sirloin
- slash
- supreme
- wire

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corte

♦ nm

1. [raja] cut;
[en pantalones, camisa] tear;
tiene un corte en la mano she has cut her hand;

se hizo un corte en la rodilla he cut his knee

Comp
corte y confección [para mujeres] dressmaking; [para hombres] tailoring;
corte de pelo haircut

2. [retal de tela] length

3. [interrupción]
mañana habrá corte de agua de nueve a diez the water will be cut off tomorrow between nine and ten;

la sequía ha obligado a imponer cortes de agua the drought has forced the authorities to cut off the water supply for a number of hours each day;

corte de corriente o [m5] luz power cut

Comp
corte de digestión stomach cramps
4. [sección] section;

corte longitudinal lengthways section, Espec longitudinal section;

corte transversal cross-section

5. [concepción, estilo] style;

una chaqueta de corte clásico a jacket with a classic cut;

una novela de corte fantástico a novel with an air of fantasy about it;

un gobierno de corte autoritario a government with authoritarian tendencies

6. [pausa] break

Comp
corte publicitario commercial break
7. Esp [filo] (cutting) edge;

este corte está muy afilado this blade is very sharp

8. [en golf] cut;

meterse en o [m5] pasar el corte to make the cut

9. [en ciclismo] breakaway (group);

meterse en el corte to join the breakaway group

10. [helado] Br wafer, US ice-cream sandwich

11. [en baraja] cut

12. Am [reducción] cut, cutback

Comp
corte presupuestario budget cut;
corte salarial wage o pay cut

13. Cine [por la censura] cut

14. Fam [vergüenza] embarrassment;

me da corte decírselo I feel embarrassed to tell him;

¡qué corte tener que hablar con ella! how embarrassing having to talk to her!

15. Fam [respuesta ingeniosa] put-down;

dar o [m5] pegar un corte a alguien to cut sb dead;

le di un buen corte y dejó de molestarme my put-down made him stop annoying me

16. corte de mangas = obscene gesture involving raising one arm with a clenched fist and placing one's other hand in the crook of one's elbow;

hacer un corte de mangas a alguien Br ≈ to stick two fingers up at sb, US ≈ to flip sb the bird

17. Fam [de disco] track

♦ nf

1. [del rey] court;

la corte celestial the Heavenly Host

2. [galanteo]
hacer la corte a alguien to court sb

3. [comitiva] entourage, retinue;

vino el ministro con toda su corte the minister arrived with his entourage

4. Esp
las Cortes (Generales) [cámara legislativa] the Spanish parliament

Comp
Cortes Constituyentes constituent assembly
5. esp Am [tribunal] court

Comp
Corte Penal Internacional International Criminal Court;
Corte Suprema de Justicia Supreme Court

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corte

1 m

1 con cuchillo cut

2

:

me da corte fam I’m embarrassed

3

:

hacerle un corte de mangas a alguien fam give s.o. the finger fam

corte

2 f

1 real court;

hacer la corte a alguien woo s.o.

2 L.Am.
JUR (law) court
3

:

las Cortes Spanish parliament

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corte nm

1) : cut, cutting

corte de pelo: haircut

2) : style, fit

corte nf

1) : court

corte suprema: supreme court

2)

hacer la corte a : to court, to woo

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corte n

1. (en general) cut

tiene un corte en la ceja he's got a cut on his eyebrow

se ha hecho un corte she's cut herself

un corte del suministro eléctrico a power cut

hay un corte de agua the water's cut off

2. (realeza) court

dar corte to be embarrassed

dar/pegar un corte a alguien to put somebody down [pt. & pp.> put]

corte de pelo haircut

corte y confección dressmaking

Spanish-English dictionary > corte

19 pelota

f.

1 ball (bola).

jugar a la pelota to play ball

devolver la pelota a alguien (figurative) to put the ball back into somebody's court

hacer la pelota (a alguien) (informal) to suck up (to somebody) (peninsular Spanish)

pelota de goma rubber ball

pelota de tenis tennis ball

pelota vasca pelota

2 baseball. ( Latin American Spanish)

3 bootlicker, ingratiating person, toady, greaser.

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pelota

► nombre femenino

1 ball

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar creep

► nombre femenino plural pelotas

1 tabú balls

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

devolverle la pelota a alguien to pass the ball back into somebody's court

en pelotas familiar starkers

estar hasta las pelotas tabú to be pissed off

hacer la pelota a alguien familiar to butter somebody up, suck up to somebody

pasarse la pelota familiar to pass the buck

pelota de fútbol football

pelota vasca pelota, jai alai

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noun f.

ball

- en pelotas

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1. SF

1) (Dep) ball

jugar a la pelota — to play ball

- devolver la pelota a algn

- hacer la pelota a algn

- lanzar pelotas fuera

- pasarse la pelota

- la pelota sigue en el tejado

pelota base — baseball

pelota de goma — (Mil) rubber bullet

pelota vasca — pelota

2) pl pelotas *** (=testículos) balls ***

¿que te deje el coche? ¡las pelotas! — you expect me to lend you the car? what a bloody cheek! **

en pelotas — (=desnudo) stark naked, starkers **; (=sin dinero) broke *

coger o pillar a algn en pelotas — to catch sb with their trousers down *

dejar a algn en pelotas — to strip sb clean o naked; [en un juego] to clean sb out *

- hinchar las pelotas a algn

- tener pelotas

- tocar las pelotas a algn

3) * (=cabeza) nut *, noggin (EEUU) *, head

4) LAm ** [de amigos] bunch, gang

5) CAm, Caribe, Méx (=pasión) passion

tener pelota por — to have a passion for

6) CAm, Caribe, Méx (=amante) girlfriend

7) [en cárcel]

- estar en la pelota

2.

SMF * creep *

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I
masculino y femenino

1) (AmS vulg) ( imbécil) jerk (sl)

2) (Esp fam) ( adulador) creep (colloq)
II
femenino

1) (Dep, Jueg) ball

una pelota de fútbol — (AmL) a football

jugar a la pelota — to play ball

darle pelota a alguien — (CS fam) to take notice of somebody

hacerle la pelota a alguien — (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

la pelota está/estaba en el tejado — (Esp period) it's/it was all up in the air

le devolví/devolvió la pelota — I/she gave as good as I/she got

pasar la pelota — (fam) to pass the buck

- pelota vasca

2) pelotas femenino plural (vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)

en pelotas — (vulg) ( sin ropa) stark naked; ( sin dinero) flat broke (colloq)

estar hasta las pelotas de algo/alguien — (vulg) to be really pissed off with something/somebody (sl)

hincharle or tocarle las pelotas a alguien — (vulg) to get up somebody's nose (colloq)

tener pelotas — (AmS arg) to have balls (vulg), to have guts (colloq)

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I
masculino y femenino

1) (AmS vulg) ( imbécil) jerk (sl)

2) (Esp fam) ( adulador) creep (colloq)
II
femenino

1) (Dep, Jueg) ball

una pelota de fútbol — (AmL) a football

jugar a la pelota — to play ball

darle pelota a alguien — (CS fam) to take notice of somebody

hacerle la pelota a alguien — (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

la pelota está/estaba en el tejado — (Esp period) it's/it was all up in the air

le devolví/devolvió la pelota — I/she gave as good as I/she got

pasar la pelota — (fam) to pass the buck

- pelota vasca

2) pelotas femenino plural (vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)

en pelotas — (vulg) ( sin ropa) stark naked; ( sin dinero) flat broke (colloq)

estar hasta las pelotas de algo/alguien — (vulg) to be really pissed off with something/somebody (sl)

hincharle or tocarle las pelotas a alguien — (vulg) to get up somebody's nose (colloq)

tener pelotas — (AmS arg) to have balls (vulg), to have guts (colloq)

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pelota¹

¹ = ball.

Ex: People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.

* en pelota(s) = in the buff, in the nod, stark naked, in the buff.

* juego de pelota = ball game.

* máquina de escribir de pelota de golf = golf-ball typewriter.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pelota de cricket = cricket ball.

* pelota de fútbol = football, soccer ball.

* pelota de squash = squash ball.

* pelota medicinal = medicinal ball, Swiss ball.

* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.

pelota²

² = toady, creep.

Ex: He campaigned under the guise of a moderate 'new Democrat' but now we know he's simply a toady to labor bosses and the old vestiges of his party.

Ex: Remember before you give your heart away to figure out if he's a creep or not because creeps are just there to use you for whatever needs they have.

* hacer la pelota = butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* hacer la pelota a + Alguien = curry + favour with + Alguien.

* hinchar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.

* * *

pelota¹

masculine and feminine

A ( AmS vulg) (imbécil) jerk (sl), dickhead ( BrE vulg)

B ( Esp fam) (adulador) creep ( colloq)

pelota²

feminine

pelota vasca (↑ pelota a1)

A ( Dep, Jueg) ball

una pelota de tenis a tennis ball

una pelota de fútbol ( esp AmL); a football

[ S ] prohibido jugar a la pelota no ball games, no ball playing ( AmE)

están jugando a la pelota en el jardín they're playing ball in the garden

darle pelota a algn (CS fam); to take notice of sb, pay attention to sb

hacerle la pelota a algn ( Esp fam); to suck up to sb ( colloq)

la pelota está/estaba en el tejado it's/it was all up in the air

le devolví/devolvió la pelota I/she gave as good as I/she got

pasar la pelota ( fam); to pass the buck

Compuestos:

● pelota al cesto

( Arg) game similar to netball

● pelota base

baseball

● pelota paleta

( Arg) game similar to racquetball

● pelota vasca

jai alai, pelota

B pelotas fpl ( vulg) (testículos) balls (pl) ( colloqor vulg)

en pelotas ( vulg) (sin ropa) stark naked; (sin dinero) flat broke ( colloq)

jugamos al poker y me quedé or me dejaron en pelotas we played poker and they cleaned me out ( colloq)

estar hasta las pelotas ( vulg); to be really pissed ( AmE) o ( BrE) pissed off (sl)

estoy hasta las pelotas de él I've had it up to here with him ( colloq), I'm really pissed at him ( AmE) o ( BrE) pissed off with him (sl)

hincharle las pelotas a algn ( vulg); to get up sb's nose ( colloq)

tener pelotas ( AmS arg); to have balls ( vulg), to have guts ( colloq)

tocarle las pelotas a algn to get up sb's nose ( colloq), to get on sb's nerves ( colloq)

C

pelotas masculine (CS vulg) (persona) asshole ( AmE vulg), arsehole ( BrE vulg), dickhead ( BrE vulg)

es un pelotas he's an asshole o an arsehole o a dickhead ( vulg)

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pelota sustantivo femenino
1 (Dep, Jueg) ball;
◊ una pelota de fútbol (esp AmL) a football;

jugar a la pelota to play ball;
pelota vasca jai alai, pelota;
darle pelota a algn (CS fam) to take notice of sb;
hacerle la pelota a algn (Esp fam) to suck up to sb (colloq)
2
◊ pelotas sustantivo femenino plural (vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg);

en pelotas (vulg) ( sin ropa) stark naked;

( sin dinero) flat broke (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (AmS vulg) ( imbécil) jerk (sl)
2 (Esp fam) ( adulador) creep (colloq)
pelota
I sustantivo femenino ball
II mf fam (adulador) crawler
♦ Locuciones: devolver la pelota, to give tit for tat o to turn the tables on sb
hacer la pelota a alguien, to butter sb up
en pelota viva, completely naked
' pelota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batear
- bombear
- botar
- bote
- cabezazo
- coger
- echar
- escuadra
- frontón
- imprimir
- rebotar
- rebote
- revolver
- swing
- volea
- atajar
- aventar
- cachar
- ceder
- cesta
- despedir
- desviar
- frontenis
- jai alai
- jugada
- jugar
- lanzamiento
- lanzar
- largar
- mandar
- pegar
- pelotari
- picar
- rodar
- saltar
- tirar
- trayectoria
English:
ball
- ball game
- bootlicker
- bound
- bowl
- buck
- butter
- catch
- creep
- field
- football
- forehead
- goalpost
- golf ball
- green
- miss
- one-handed
- out-of-bounds
- play
- sail
- smarmy
- smash
- suck up
- tennis ball
- throw
- throw back
- toss
- toss about
- toss around
- yes-man
- baseball
- basket
- color
- golf
- hand
- in
- pass
- soft
- swing

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pelota¹

♦ nf

1. [balón] ball;

pelota de golf/de tenis golf/tennis ball;

jugar a la pelota to play ball;

Comp
Esp
la pelota está en el tejado it's in the air;

Comp
Esp
la pelota está en su tejado the ball is in their court;

Comp
CSur
dar pelota (a algo/alguien) to pay attention (to sth/sb);

dame pelota cuando te hablo listen to me o pay attention when I'm talking to you;

la biodiversidad es una cuestión seria, hay que darle pelota biodiversity is a serious issue that deserves our attention;

Comp

devolver la pelota a alguien to put the ball back into sb's court;

Comp
Esp Fam
hacer la pelota (a alguien) to suck up (to sb);

Comp

pasarse la pelota to pass the buck

Comp
pelota base baseball; Arg pelota al cesto = school sport similar to basketball played by teams of six players;
pelota de goma rubber bullet;

pelota mano = pelota played with the hand as opposed to a basket strapped to the hand;

pelota vasca pelota, jai alai

2. muy Fam [testículo]
pelotas balls;

Comp

en pelotas, Esp [m5] en pelota picada Br starkers, US butt-naked;

Comp
RP
¡las pelotas! balls to that!;

Comp

no me sale de las pelotas I can't be arsed;

Comp

estar hasta las pelotas: estoy hasta las pelotas de ellos I've had it up to here with them;

Comp
RP
tener las pelotas llenas (de algo/de alguien) to be pissed off (about sth/with sb);

Comp
RP
llenar las pelotas a alguien to piss sb off;

claro que está de mal humor, le llenaron las pelotas todo el día of course he's in a bad mood, Br they've been getting on his tits o US they've been on his ass all day;

Comp

rascarse o [m5]tocarse las pelotas: se pasa todo el día rascándose o [m5] tocándose las pelotas he spends the whole day pissing about o around

3. Am [béisbol] baseball

♦ nmf

Comp
RP Fam
ser un pelotas to be a lazy so-and-so

pelota² Esp Fam Pey

♦ adj
[adulador]
es muy pelota he's always sucking up to people, he's a real creep

♦ nmf
[persona] creep, Br crawler
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pelota

I f

1 ball;

pelotas fam nuts fam, balls fam ;

en pelotas pop stark naked;

dejar a alguien en pelotas fam clean s.o. out fam ;

hacer la pelota a alguien suck up to s.o. fam ;

devolver la pelota fig give as good as one gets;

la pelota está o

queda en el tejado fig the whole thing is up in the air

2 L.Am.
DEP baseball
II m/f fam

creep fam

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pelota nf

1) : ball

2) fam : head

3)

en pelotas fam : naked

4)

pelota vasca : jai alai

5)

pasar la pelota fam : to pass the buck

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pelota n

1. (balón) ball

una pelota de tenis a tennis ball

una pelota de fútbol a football

2. (persona) creep

hacerle la pelota a alguien to suck up to someone / to crawl

jugar a la pelota to play ball

pelota vasca pelota

Spanish-English dictionary > pelota

20 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
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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

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[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

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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

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(legal) v.

aburteilen v. v.

erproben v.

es wagen mit ausdr.

probieren v.

prüfen v.

sich bemühen v.

versuchen v.

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favour — fa|vour1 W2S1 BrE favor AmE [ˈfeıvə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(help)¦ 2¦(support/approval)¦ 3¦(popular/unpopular)¦ 4¦(advantage)¦ 5¦(choose something instead)¦ 6 do somebody/something no favours 7¦(unfair support)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English

Court of Chancery — This article is about the English civil court. For other uses, see Court of Chancery (disambiguation) … Wikipedia

court favor — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favor, ↑curry favour, ↑court favour • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle … Useful english dictionary

court favour — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favor, ↑curry favour, ↑court favor • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle … Useful english dictionary

curry favour — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favor, ↑court favor, ↑court favour • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle … Useful english dictionary

pay court to somebody — pay ˈcourt to sb idiom (old fashioned) to treat sb with great respect in order to gain favour with them Main entry: ↑payidiom … Useful english dictionary

find for somebody — ˈfind for/against sb derived no passive (law) to make a decision in favour of/against sb in a court case • The jury found for the defendant. Main entry: ↑findderived … Useful english dictionary

find against somebody — ˈfind for/against sb derived no passive (law) to make a decision in favour of/against sb in a court case • The jury found for the defendant. Main entry: ↑findderived … Useful english dictionary

pronounce for somebody — proˈnounce for/against sb derived (law) to give a judgement in court for or against sb • The judge pronounced for (= in favour of) the defendant. Main entry: ↑pronouncederived … Useful english dictionary

pronounce against somebody — proˈnounce for/against sb derived (law) to give a judgement in court for or against sb • The judge pronounced for (= in favour of) the defendant. Main entry: ↑pronouncederived … Useful english dictionary

religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… … Universalium

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