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1 distance

distance [ˈdɪstəns]

1. noun

a. ( = way) distance f

• a short distance away à une faible distance

• it's no distance c'est tout près

• to cover the distance in two hours parcourir la distance en deux heures

• at an equal distance from each other à égale distance l'un de l'autre

• the distance between them la distance qui les sépare

• the distance between the rails l'écartement m des rails

• to go the distance tenir la distance

• it's within walking distance on peut y aller à pied

• within walking distance of shops à proximité des commerces

• to keep one's distance from sb garder ses distances par rapport à qn

• at a distance à une certaine distance

• at a distance of two metres à une distance de deux mètres

• to keep sb at a distance tenir qn à distance

b. ( = long way) from a distance de loin

• seen from a distance vu de loin

• in the distance au loin

• it's a good distance away c'est assez loin

2. transitive verb

distancer

• to distance o.s. from sth se distancier de qch

3. compounds

► distance learning noun téléenseignement m

► distance race noun ( = long-distance race) course f de fond

* * *
['dɪstəns] 1.
noun lit, fig distance f ( between entre; from de; to à)

at a ou some distance from — à bonne distance de

at a safe/an equal distance — à bonne/égale distance

a long/short distance away — loin/pas loin

to keep somebody at a distance — tenir quelqu'un à distance

to keep one's distance — lit, fig garder ses distances ( from avec)

to go the distance — Sport, fig tenir la distance

from a/in the distance — de/au loin

it's no distance — c'est tout près

it's within walking distance — on peut y aller à pied

he's within shouting distance — il est assez près pour pouvoir t'entendre

at a distance it's easy to see that I made mistakes — avec du recul je vois très bien que j'ai commis des erreurs
2.
noun modifier [ runner, race] de fond
3.
transitive verb

1) créer une distance entre [two people]

2) ( outdistance) distancier [rival]
4.
reflexive verb

to distance oneself — ( dissociate oneself) se distancier ( from de); ( stand back) prendre du recul ( from par rapport à)

English-French dictionary > distance
2 distance

ˈdɪstəns
1. сущ.
1) а) расстояние;
дистанция (between;
from;
to) good, great, long distance ≈ длинная дистанция safe distance ≈ безопасная дистанция short distance ≈ небольшое расстояние shouting distance ≈ расстояние слышимости walking distance ≈ близкое расстояние, которое можно пройти пешком at a distance out of distance beyond distance within listening distance cover a distance run a distance travel a distance walk a distance keep a distance close the distance between braking distance stopping distance hit the distance б) воен. дистанция, интервал в) спорт расстояние удара (в боксе) ;
дистанция (в фехтовании) within striking distance ≈ на расстоянии удара
2) а) протяженность, отдаленность;
даль Syn: expanse, remoteness б) перен. отдаленность, несхожесть и т. п.( применяется в любом случае, когда пространственные термины употребляются для характеристики схожести/несхожести кого-л. или чего-л.) the distance of an end ≈ различия в конечном результате The mistake I conceive to have been an effect of mental distance. ≈ Ошибка, я понял, была следствием различного мировосприятия.
3) характеристика взаимоотношения людей а) сдержанность, холодность, равнодушие Syn: reserve
1., aloofness б) почтительность, почтительное уважение
4) живоп. даль, перспектива His greyish green middle-distance, blue horizon, and grey sky, constitute a rich system of colour. ≈ Его серо-зеленый средний план, голубой горизонт и серое небо образуют глубокую гамму красок.
5) а) промежуток времени, временной интервал, период, отрезок (в наст. вр. преим. в сочетании distance of time - период времени) at the distance of eighteen to thirty years ≈ в промежутке от восемнадцати до тридцати лет б) спорт заданная продолжительность встречи (в боксе)
2. гл.
1) помещать на каком-л. расстоянии Chaucer takes great pains to distance himself as narrator from the action of the poem. ≈ Чосер предпринимает огромные усилия, чтобы дистанцировать себя как повествователя от действия поэмы.
2) а) оставлять позади, обгонять;
опережать( соперников в соревнованиях) ;
перен. превосходить Syn: outstrip б) оставлять позади (о месте) расстояние - some /quite a/ * порядочное /приличное/ расстояние - air-line * расстояние по прямой - free * зазор, просвет - sense of * чувство расстояния;
представление о расстоянии - our torches gave us no sense of * наши факелы не давали ни малейшего представления о расстояниях - a short * away недалеко, неподалеку - at a * на некотором расстоянии - at a visual * насколько видит глаз - the * from here to London расстояние отсюда до Лондона - within easy * совсем рядом - within shooting * на расстоянии выстрела - hailing * расстояние слышимости человеческого голоса;
близкое расстояние;
рукой подать - they were within hailing * of the island они уже могли окликнуть людей на острове - success is within hailing * успех уже маячит - within speaking * на таком расстоянии, что можно разговаривать - you should be in( the) calling * не уходи далеко, а то тебя не дозовешься - within five minutes walking * на расстоянии пяти минут ходьбы /пешего хода/ - my house is within /in/ walking * of the school от моего дома до школы можно дойти пешком - the bridge is a good * off до моста (еще) далеко - to keep the * (автомобильное) сохранять /держать/ дистанцию большое расстояние;
отдаленность, отдаление;
даль - no * at all небольшое расстояние - the station is no * at all до станции рукой подать - from a * издалека - to come from a * приехать издалека - in the * в отдалении, вдали, вдалеке - out of * очень далеко, вне пределов досягаемости - to vanish into the * растаять вдали - to move to a * отодвинуться на почтительное расстояние (спортивное) дистанция - long * длинная дистанция - * advantage преимущество в дистанции - to hit the * пробежать дистанцию - to run the * at record time пройти /пробежать/ дистанцию в рекордное время( специальное) глубина - penetration * глубина проникновения( излучения) (авиация) пробег - take-off * длина пробега при взлете - stopping * тормозной путь дистанция огромного размера;
несходство, различие - mental * несходство интеллектов - the * between the culture of two countries различие в культуре двух стран степень отдаленности кровного родства сдержанность, холодность;
почтительное расстояние - to keep one's *, to know one's *, to keep at a * знать свое место;
держаться на почтительном расстоянии;
не допускать фамильярности;
быть сдержанным( с кем-л.) - to keep smb. at a * держать кого-л. на почтительном расстоянии;
указать кому-л. его место промежуток, отрезок, период - * of time период времени - the * between two events промежуток времени между двумя событиями - at this * of time по прошествии этого времени - over a * of 40 years на протяжении 40 лет перспектива (в живописи) - middle * средний план предфинишная черта (скачки) дистанция (фехтование) - closed * закрытая дистанция - fencing /striking/ * боевая дистанция (военное) дистанция;
интервал (техническое) зазор (тж. separation *) > to go /to last, to stay/ the * держаться до конца( from) помещать на (определенном) расстоянии оставлять далеко позади - to * one's rivals оставить далеко позади своих соперников владеть перспективой (о художнике) ~ расстояние;
дистанция;
at a distance на известном расстоянии;
out of distance, beyond striking (или listening) distance вне досягаемости;
within striking (или listening) distance в пределах досягаемости;
to hit the dista ~ промежуток, период (времени) ;
отрезок;
the distance between two events промежуток времени между двумя событиями;
at this distance of time столько времени спустя ~ расстояние;
дистанция;
at a distance на известном расстоянии;
out of distance, beyond striking (или listening) distance вне досягаемости;
within striking (или listening) distance в пределах досягаемости;
to hit the dista chargeable ~ таксируемое расстояние distance даль, перспектива (в живописи) ;
middle distance средний план ~ дистанция ~ интервал ~ муз. интервал между двумя нотами ~ оставлять далеко позади себя ~ отдаленность;
дальность;
даль;
in the distance вдали;
from a distance издалека;
it is quite a distance from here это довольно далеко отсюда;
a good distance off довольно далеко ~ отдалять ~ отрезок ~ период ~ промежуток, период (времени) ;
отрезок;
the distance between two events промежуток времени между двумя событиями;
at this distance of time столько времени спустя ~ промежуток ~ размещать на равном расстоянии ~ расстояние;
дистанция;
at a distance на известном расстоянии;
out of distance, beyond striking (или listening) distance вне досягаемости;
within striking (или listening) distance в пределах досягаемости;
to hit the dista ~ расстояние ~ сдержанность, холодность (в обращении) ;
to keep one's distance (from smb.) избегать( кого-л.) ;
to keep a person at a distance держать (кого-л.) на почтительном расстоянии, избегать сближения (с кем-л.) ~ attr.: ~ control дистанционное управление, телеуправление ~ промежуток, период (времени) ;
отрезок;
the distance between two events промежуток времени между двумя событиями;
at this distance of time столько времени спустя ~ attr.: ~ control дистанционное управление, телеуправление environment ~ разнообразие условий окружающей среды ~ отдаленность;
дальность;
даль;
in the distance вдали;
from a distance издалека;
it is quite a distance from here это довольно далеко отсюда;
a good distance off довольно далеко ~ отдаленность;
дальность;
даль;
in the distance вдали;
from a distance издалека;
it is quite a distance from here это довольно далеко отсюда;
a good distance off довольно далеко haulage ~ транс. расстояние перевозки ~ расстояние;
дистанция;
at a distance на известном расстоянии;
out of distance, beyond striking (или listening) distance вне досягаемости;
within striking (или listening) distance в пределах досягаемости;
to hit the dista ~ отдаленность;
дальность;
даль;
in the distance вдали;
from a distance издалека;
it is quite a distance from here это довольно далеко отсюда;
a good distance off довольно далеко ~ отдаленность;
дальность;
даль;
in the distance вдали;
from a distance издалека;
it is quite a distance from here это довольно далеко отсюда;
a good distance off довольно далеко ~ сдержанность, холодность (в обращении) ;
to keep one's distance (from smb.) избегать (кого-л.) ;
to keep a person at a distance держать (кого-л.) на почтительном расстоянии, избегать сближения (с кем-л.) ~ сдержанность, холодность (в обращении) ;
to keep one's distance (from smb.) избегать (кого-л.) ;
to keep a person at a distance держать (кого-л.) на почтительном расстоянии, избегать сближения (с кем-л.) kilometric ~ транс. расстояние в километрах distance даль, перспектива (в живописи) ;
middle distance средний план no ~ at all совсем недалеко ~ расстояние;
дистанция;
at a distance на известном расстоянии;
out of distance, beyond striking (или listening) distance вне досягаемости;
within striking (или listening) distance в пределах досягаемости;
to hit the dista semantic ~ семантическое расстояние ~ расстояние;
дистанция;
at a distance на известном расстоянии;
out of distance, beyond striking (или listening) distance вне досягаемости;
within striking (или listening) distance в пределах досягаемости;
to hit the dista

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > distance
3 distance

['dɪst(ə)ns]
n

расстояние, дистанция

The town is within walking distance from here. — До города отсюда можно дойти пешком.

One could see nothing at that distance. — На таком расстоянии ничего не было видно.

They felt there was a sertain distance between them. — Они чувствовали, что между ними была какая-то отчужденность.

With modern communications the world seems smaller and distance doesn't matter so much. — При современных средствах связи мир кажется меньше и расстояния уже не так много значат.

- good distance
- middle distance
- safe distance
- short distance
- shouting distance
- walking distance
- remaining distance
- closed distance
- distance advantage
- distance runner
- distance control
- distance gauge
- distance lights
- distance shot
- vast distance of water
- distance of time
- looking back over a distance of forty years
- distance between these towns
- within easy distance
- in the far distance
- within a shooting distance
- within calling distance
- within speaking distance
- within hailing distance
- within reaching distance
- beyond striking distance
- at quite a distamce
- at a visual distance
- at half a mile distance
- at a ten minutes' walking distance from here
- at a few steps' distance
- at some distance behind the house
- in the hazy distance of the plain
- extend over a distance of 20 miles
- cover the distance
- follow smb at a distance
- go the distance
- go part of the distance on foot
- hit the distance
- keep a safe distance from smb, smth
- keep one's distance
- look at smth from a distance
- look into the distance
- move to a distance
- run a short distance
- see smth in the distance
- vanish into the distance
USAGE:

(1.) В предложных сочетаниях на расстоянии, на расстоянии пяти (нескольких) шагов существительное distance употребляется с неопределенным артиклем: at a distance of a few(two, three) steps from smth на расстоянии нескольких (двух, трех) шагов от чего-либо; at a short distance на небольшом расстоянии; to look at smth from a distance смотреть на что-либо на расстоянии, издалека. Сочетанию in the distance соответствует наречие вдали. (2.) See depth, n; USAGE (1.).

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > distance
4 distance

['dɪst(ə)n(t)s] 1. сущ.
1) расстояние; дистанция

good / great / long distance — большое расстояние

safe distance — безопасная дистанция

short distance — небольшое расстояние

shouting distance — расстояние слышимости

walking distance — близкое расстояние ( можно дойти пешком)

at a distance — на расстоянии

out of distance / beyond distance — вне досягаемости

within listening distance — в пределах слышимости

to cover a distance — покрывать дистанцию

to run a distance — пробегать дистанцию

to travel / walk a distance — проходить расстояние

to close the distance between — одолеть расстояние между

to keep a distance авто — держать дистанцию

braking distance авто — тормозной путь

stopping distance авто — остановочный путь

aerial distance — тех. расстояние по воздуху

2) протяжённость, отдалённость; даль

Syn:

expanse, remoteness

3) отдаленность, несхожесть

The mistake I conceive to have been an effect of mental distance. — Эта ошибка, на мой взгляд, была следствием разницы в умственном развитии.

4) сдержанность, холодность, равнодушие

Syn:

reserve 1., aloofness

5) почтительность, почтительное уважение

6) иск. даль, перспектива

His greyish green middle-distance, blue horizon, and grey sky, constitute a rich system of colour. — Его серо-зелёный средний план, голубой горизонт и серое небо образуют богатую цветовую палитру.

7) промежуток времени; временной интервал, период, отрезок

8) воен. дистанция, интервал

9) спорт. дистанция

within striking distance — на расстоянии удара

10) спорт. заданная продолжительность встречи ( в боксе)
2. гл.
1) помещать на каком-л. расстоянии

2) дистанцироваться

Chaucer takes great pains to distance himself as narrator from the action of the poem. — Чосер старается дистанцировать себя как повествователя от действия поэмы.

3) оставлять позади, обгонять; опережать; превосходить

Syn:

outstrip

Англо-русский современный словарь > distance
5 distance

distance ['dɪstəns]

1 noun

(a) (between two places) distance f;

∎ distance is measured in miles/kilometres on mesure la distance en miles/kilomètres;

∎ modern technology makes distance irrelevant avec la technologie moderne, les distances ne veulent plus rien dire;

∎ at a distance of 50 metres à (une distance de) 50 mètres;

∎ within walking/cycling distance from the station à quelques minutes de marche/en vélo de la gare;

∎ is it within walking distance? peut-on y aller à pied?;

∎ the house is some distance from the village la maison est assez loin du village;

∎ it's some or quite a or a good distance from here c'est assez loin d'ici;

∎ a short distance away tout près;

∎ it's no distance (at all) c'est tout près ou à deux pas;

∎ we covered the distance in ten hours nous avons fait le trajet en dix heures;

∎ to cover great distances on foot couvrir de grandes distances à pied;

∎ distance (is) no object (in advertisement) toutes distances couvertes, toutes destinations;

∎ to keep at a safe distance (from) se tenir à une distance prudente (de);

∎ figurative to keep sb at a distance tenir qn à distance (respectueuse);

∎ to keep one's distance (from sb) garder ses distances (par rapport à qn);

∎ we keep our distance from each other nous gardons nos distances (l'un par rapport à l'autre);

∎ to go or stay the distance (boxer, political campaigner) tenir la distance;

∎ the fight went the distance le combat est allé jusqu'à la limite

(b) (distant point, place)

∎ to see/to hear sth in the distance voir/entendre qch au loin;

∎ in the middle distance au second plan;

∎ to see sth from a distance voir qch de loin;

∎ you can't see it from or at this distance on ne peut pas le voir à cette distance;

∎ figurative to admire sb from or at a distance admirer qn de loin

(c) (separation in time)

∎ at a distance of 200 years, it's very difficult to know 200 ans plus tard, il est très difficile de savoir;

∎ it's very hard for me to remember at this distance in time c'est très difficile de m'en souvenir après tout ce temps

(d) figurative (gap)

∎ there's a great distance between us il y a un grand fossé entre nous

(e) (aloofness, reserve) froideur f

2 transitive verb

distancer;

∎ she is distancing herself from the other runners elle est en train de distancer les autres coureurs ou de se détacher des autres coureurs;

∎ figurative to distance oneself (from sb/sth) prendre ses distances (par rapport à qn/qch)

►► distance banking banque f à distance;

distance education enseignement m à distance ou par correspondance;

distance learning enseignement m à distance ou par correspondance;

Sport distance race épreuve f de fond;

Sport distance runner coureur(euse) m,f de fond;

distance teaching enseignement m à distance

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > distance
6 distance

1. noun
1) Entfernung, die ( from zu)

their distance from each other — die räumliche Entfernung zwischen ihnen

keep [at] a [safe] distance [from somebody/something] — jemandem/einer Sache nicht zu nahe kommen

2) (fig.): (aloofness) Abstand, der

keep one's distance [from somebody/something] — Abstand [zu jemandem/etwas] wahren

3) (way to cover) Strecke, die; Weg, der; (gap) Abstand, der

from this distance — aus dieser Entfernung

at a distance of... [from somebody/something] — in einer Entfernung von... [von jemandem/etwas]

a short distance away — ganz in der Nähe

4) (remoter field of vision) Ferne, die

in/into the distance — in der/die Ferne

5) (distant point) Entfernung, die

at a distance/[viewed] from a distance — von weitem

6) (space of time) Abstand, der

at a distance of 20 years — aus einem Abstand von 20 Jahren
2. transitive verb
distance oneself from somebody/something — sich von jemandem/etwas distanzieren

* * *
['distəns]
noun

1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) die Entfernung

2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) entfernt

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dis·tance

[ˈdɪst^ən(t)s]

I. n

1. (route) Strecke f

it's only a short \distance away from here es ist nicht weit von hier

braking \distance Bremsweg m

over long \distances über weite Strecken

to keep at a safe \distance Sicherheitsabstand halten

to close [up] the \distance [to sth] den Abstand [zu etw dat] verringern

to cover long \distances lange Strecken zurücklegen

2. (linear measure) Entfernung f

what's the \distance between Madrid and Barcelona? wie weit sind Madrid und Barcelona voneinander entfernt?

you've come from quite a long \distance, haven't you? du kommst von weiter her, stimmt's?

within driving/walking \distance mit dem Auto/zu Fuß erreichbar

he lives within walking \distance of work er kann zu Fuß zu Arbeit gehen

within shouting \distance in Rufweite

3. no pl (remoteness) Ferne f

they sped off into the \distance sie brausten davon

to look off into the \distance in die Ferne blicken

in the \distance in der Ferne

from [or at] a distance von Weitem

4. (period) Zeitraum m

in a \distance of 5 years innerhalb von fünf Jahren

5. ( fig: aloofness) Distanz f kein pl ( between zwischen + dat)

to keep one's \distance auf Distanz bleiben

to keep one's \distance from sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw fernhalten

6. SPORT (length of race) Entfernung f, Distanz f; (number of rounds) Zahl f der Runden

7.

▶ to go the \distance bis zum Ende durchhalten

▶ within spitting \distance ( fam) aus kürzester Distanz

II. vt

▪ to \distance oneself from sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw distanzieren

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['dIstəns]
1. n

1) (in space) Entfernung f; (= gap, interval) Abstand m, Distanz f (geh); (= distance covered) Strecke f, Weg m

we now measure distance in feet — wir geben Entfernungen jetzt in Fuß an

at a distance of two feet — in zwei Fuß Entfernung

stopping distance — Bremsweg m

the distance between the eyes/railway lines — der Abstand zwischen den Augen/Eisenbahnschienen

at an equal distance from the middle — gleich weit von der Mitte entfernt

the distance between London and Glasgow is... — die Entfernung zwischen London und Glasgow beträgt...

what's the distance between London and Glasgow? —

I don't know the exact distance we covered the distance between London and Glasgow in five hours — ich weiß nicht genau, wie weit es ist wir haben für die Strecke London-Glasgow fünf Stunden gebraucht

he went with me ( for) part of the distance — er ging einen Teil der Strecke or des Weges mit mir

in the ( far) distance — (ganz) in der Ferne, (ganz) weit weg

to gaze into the distance — in die Ferne starren

he admired her at or from a distance (fig) — er bewunderte sie aus der Ferne

it's within walking distance — es ist zu Fuß erreichbar

it's no distance — es ist überhaupt nicht weit, es ist nur ein Katzensprung (inf)

a short distance away — ganz in der Nähe

it's quite a distance (away) — es ist ziemlich weit (entfernt or weg)

we drove 600 miles – that's quite a distance — wir sind 600 Meilen gefahren – das ist eine ganz schöne Strecke

the race is over a distance of 3 miles — das Rennen geht über eine Distanz von 3 Meilen

to go the distance — durchhalten, es durchstehen

the fight went the distance — der Kampf ging über alle Runden

to keep one's distance (from sb/sth) — Abstand (von jdm/etw) halten

2)

(in time) from or at a distance of 400 years —

at this distance in time — nach einem so langen Zeitraum

3) (fig in social rank) Unterschied m

to keep sb at a distance — jdn auf Distanz halten

2. vt

1)

See:

= outdistance

2)

to distance oneself/sb from sb/sth — sich/jdn von jdm/etw distanzieren

television may distance the public from reality — das Fernsehen kann die Öffentlichkeit der Wirklichkeit entfremden

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distance [ˈdıstəns]

A s

1. Entfernung f ( from von):

at a distance

a) in einiger Entfernung,

b) von Weitem, von fern;

a good distance off ziemlich weit entfernt;

at an equal distance gleich weit (entfernt);

from a distance aus einiger Entfernung;

it is no distance es ist gar nicht weit (to [bis] zu);

what is the distance to London? wie weit ist es bis nach London?

2. Ferne f:

from (in) the distance aus (in) der Ferne

3. Zwischenraum m, Abstand m ( beide:

between zwischen dat):

keep one’s distance AUTO etc Abstand halten ( from von)( → A 7)

4. Entfernung f, Strecke f:

the distance covered die zurückgelegte Strecke;

distance of vision Sehweite f;

inside ( oder within) the distance (Boxen) vorzeitig;

go the distance fig

a) durchhalten, über die Runden kommen,

b) (Boxen) über die volle Distanz gehen;

they had travel(l)ed long distances sie waren von weit her gekommen;

stay the distance with über die volle Distanz gehen gegen (Boxer)

5. (zeitlicher) Abstand, Zeitraum m: I can hardly remember him at this distance of ( oder in) time nach all dieser Zeit

6. fig Abstand m, Entfernung f, Entferntheit f

7. fig Distanz f, Abstand m, Zurückhaltung f:

keep sb at a distance jemandem gegenüber reserviert sein, sich jemanden vom Leib halten;

keep one’s distance zurückhaltend sein, (die gebührende) Distanz wahren ( → A 3);

know one’s distance wissen, wie weit man gehen darf

8. MAL etc

a) Perspektive f

b) auch pl Hintergrund m

c) Ferne f

9. MUS Intervall n

10. SPORT

a) Distanz f, Strecke f

b) Boxen, Fechten: Distanz f (zwischen den Gegnern)

c) Leichtathletik: Langstrecke f:

distance race Langstreckenlauf m;

distance runner Langstreckenläufer(in), Langstreckler(in)

B v/t

1. überholen, (weit) hinter sich lassen, SPORT auch distanzieren

2. fig überflügeln, -treffen

3. distance o.s from abrücken oder sich distanzieren von

dist. abk

1. distance

2. distant

3. distinguish (distinguished)

4. district

DX abk (Funk) distance

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1. noun
1) Entfernung, die ( from zu)

their distance from each other — die räumliche Entfernung zwischen ihnen

keep [at] a [safe] distance [from somebody/something] — jemandem/einer Sache nicht zu nahe kommen

2) (fig.): (aloofness) Abstand, der

keep one's distance [from somebody/something] — Abstand [zu jemandem/etwas] wahren

3) (way to cover) Strecke, die; Weg, der; (gap) Abstand, der

from this distance — aus dieser Entfernung

at a distance of... [from somebody/something] — in einer Entfernung von... [von jemandem/etwas]

a short distance away — ganz in der Nähe

4) (remoter field of vision) Ferne, die

in/into the distance — in der/die Ferne

5) (distant point) Entfernung, die

at a distance/[viewed] from a distance — von weitem

6) (space of time) Abstand, der

at a distance of 20 years — aus einem Abstand von 20 Jahren
2. transitive verb
distance oneself from somebody/something — sich von jemandem/etwas distanzieren

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n.

Abstand -¨e m.

Distanz -en f.

Entfernung f.

Ferne -n f.

Weite -n f. (dissociate) oneself from expr.

sich abgrenzen von (Personen) ausdr.

English-german dictionary > distance
7 distance

dis·tance [ʼdɪst^ən(t)s] n

1) ( route) Strecke f;

it's only a short \distance away from here es ist nicht weit von hier;

braking \distance Bremsweg m;

over long \distances über weite Strecken;

to keep at a safe \distance Sicherheitsabstand halten;

to close [up] the \distance [to sth] den Abstand [zu etw dat] verringern;

to cover long \distances lange Strecken zurücklegen

2) ( linear measure) Entfernung f;

what's the \distance between Madrid and Barcelona? wie weit sind Madrid und Barcelona voneinander entfernt?;

you've come from quite a long \distance, haven't you? du kommst von weiter her, stimmt's?;

within driving/walking \distance mit dem Auto/zu Fuß erreichbar;

he lives within walking \distance of work er kann zu Fuß zu Arbeit gehen;

within shouting \distance in Rufweite

3) no pl ( remoteness) Ferne f;

they sped off into the \distance sie brausten davon;

to look off into the \distance in die Ferne blicken;

in the \distance in der Ferne;

from [or at] a distance von weitem

4) ( period) Zeitraum m;

in a \distance of 5 years innerhalb von fünf Jahren;

5) (fig: aloofness) Distanz f kein pl ( between zwischen +dat);

to keep one's \distance auf Distanz bleiben;

to keep one's \distance from sb/ sth sich akk von jdm/etw fernhalten

6) sports ( length of race) Entfernung f, Distanz f; ( number of rounds) Zahl f der Runden

PHRASES:

within spitting \distance ( fam) aus kürzester Distanz;

to go the \distance bis zum Ende durchhalten vt

to \distance oneself from sb/ sth sich akk von jdm/etw distanzieren

English-German students dictionary > distance
8 находить

I несовер. - находить;
совер. - найти( кого-л./что-л.)
1) (в разн. значениях) find;
discover (открывать) найти выход из тупика ≈ (to try to) end the deadlock, to find a way out of the impasse находить себя ≈ to find oneself находить удовольствие ≈ to take pleasure найти приют ≈ to take/find shelter/refuge;
to take/find asylum найти управу ≈ to find justice находить поддержку ≈ to meet with approval/support (among/from) находить прибежище ≈ to take refuge (in) находить применение ≈ to find a use (for), to find an application( for)
2) перен. (полагать, считать) think, consider;
find находить виновным ≈ to find guilty II несовер. - находить;
совер. - найти (на кого-л./что-л.)
1) come (across) ;
come (over, upon) ;
cover( о туче)
2) (овладевать) come over;
be seized/wrong (with) что это на тебя нашло? ≈ what has come over you? на него нашла тоска ≈ he has a fit of depression
3) безл.;
разг. gather;
collect нашло много народу ≈ a large crowd collected III совер.;
разг.
1) (чего-л.) cover a distance by walking
2) (что-л.) (причинять хождением) находить мозоли на ногах ≈ to get corns from walking

to find

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > находить
9 walk

I [wɔːk]
nome

1) passeggiata f.; (shorter) giro m.; (hike) camminata f.

it's about ten minutes' walk — è a circa dieci minuti di cammino

on the walk home — rientrando a casa a piedi

to go for o on a walk (andare a) fare una passeggiata, andare a passeggio; to have o take a walk fare una passeggiata; (shorter) fare due passi; to take the dog for a walk — portare fuori o a spasso il cane

2) (gait) andatura f.

3) (pace) passo m.

to slow down to a walk — rallentare fino a camminare (dopo avere corso)

4) (path) vialetto m., sentierino m.

people from all walks of life — gente di ogni ceto

5) sport marcia f.

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take a walk! — AE colloq. smamma! sparisci!
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Note:

The expression a piedi is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot; however, if it is surprising or ambiguous, a piedi should be included
II 1. [wɔːk]
verbo transitivo

1) (cover on foot) percorrere a piedi [distance, road]; camminare per [ countryside]; (patrol) percorrere

I can't walk another step — non mi sento di fare un passo di più

to walk it — sport colloq. vincere senza problemi

2) (escort, lead) accompagnare a piedi [ friend]; fare andare al passo [horse etc.]; portare fuori, a spasso [ dog]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (in general) camminare; (for pleasure) passeggiare, andare a passeggio; (not run) andare al passo; (not ride or drive) andare a piedi

to walk with a limp — zoppicare

"walk" — AE (at traffic lights) attraversate

to walk across o through sth. attraversare qcs. (a piedi); a policeman walked by è passato un poliziotto; we've been walking round in circles for hours abbiamo girato (a piedi) a vuoto per delle ore; someone was walking around upstairs qualcuno stava camminando al piano di sopra; I'd just walked in at the door when... ero appena entrata quando...; to walk in one's sleep essere sonnambulo; he walks to work va a lavorare a piedi; shall I walk with you to the bus? — vuoi che ti accompagni all'autobus?

2) colloq. scherz. (disappear) [ possession] sparire

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- walk across

- walk around

- walk away

- walk back

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk on

- walk out

- walk over

- walk round

- walk through

- walk up

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you must walk before you can run — non mettere il carro davanti ai buoi

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(to walk, stand etc on the toes: He stood on tiptoe(s) to reach the shelf.) (camminare/stare sulla punta dei piedi)

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I [wɔːk]
nome

1) passeggiata f.; (shorter) giro m.; (hike) camminata f.

it's about ten minutes' walk — è a circa dieci minuti di cammino

on the walk home — rientrando a casa a piedi

to go for o on a walk (andare a) fare una passeggiata, andare a passeggio; to have o take a walk fare una passeggiata; (shorter) fare due passi; to take the dog for a walk — portare fuori o a spasso il cane

2) (gait) andatura f.

3) (pace) passo m.

to slow down to a walk — rallentare fino a camminare (dopo avere corso)

4) (path) vialetto m., sentierino m.

people from all walks of life — gente di ogni ceto

5) sport marcia f.

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take a walk! — AE colloq. smamma! sparisci!
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Note:

The expression a piedi is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot; however, if it is surprising or ambiguous, a piedi should be included
II 1. [wɔːk]
verbo transitivo

1) (cover on foot) percorrere a piedi [distance, road]; camminare per [ countryside]; (patrol) percorrere

I can't walk another step — non mi sento di fare un passo di più

to walk it — sport colloq. vincere senza problemi

2) (escort, lead) accompagnare a piedi [ friend]; fare andare al passo [horse etc.]; portare fuori, a spasso [ dog]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (in general) camminare; (for pleasure) passeggiare, andare a passeggio; (not run) andare al passo; (not ride or drive) andare a piedi

to walk with a limp — zoppicare

"walk" — AE (at traffic lights) attraversate

to walk across o through sth. attraversare qcs. (a piedi); a policeman walked by è passato un poliziotto; we've been walking round in circles for hours abbiamo girato (a piedi) a vuoto per delle ore; someone was walking around upstairs qualcuno stava camminando al piano di sopra; I'd just walked in at the door when... ero appena entrata quando...; to walk in one's sleep essere sonnambulo; he walks to work va a lavorare a piedi; shall I walk with you to the bus? — vuoi che ti accompagni all'autobus?

2) colloq. scherz. (disappear) [ possession] sparire

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- walk across

- walk around

- walk away

- walk back

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk on

- walk out

- walk over

- walk round

- walk through

- walk up

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you must walk before you can run — non mettere il carro davanti ai buoi

English-Italian dictionary > walk
10 walk

(to walk, stand etc on the toes: He stood on tiptoe(s) to reach the shelf.) ponerse/caminar de puntillas

walk¹ n paseo / vuelta / caminata

it's a long walk to the station hay una larga caminata hasta la estación

I'm going to take the dog for a walk voy a sacar a pasear el perro

walk² vb andar / ir a pie / caminar

sometimes I go by car, sometimes I walk a veces voy en coche, a veces voy andando

to walk the dog pasear el perro

walk

tr[wɔːk]

noun

1 (gen) paseo; (distance) camino; (long) caminata, excursión nombre femenino; (sport) marcha

■ I'm going for a walk me voy a pasear, voy a dar un paseo

■ he took the dog for a walk sacó el perro a pasear

■ it's about twenty minutes' walk está a unos veinte de minutos caminando

2 (path, route) paseo, ruta; (long) excursión nombre femenino

■ a book on country walks un libro sobre rutas a pie por el campo

■ there are some lovely walks in this area hay bastantes excursiones bonitas por esta zona

3 (gait) modo de andar, andares nombre masculino plural

■ I recognized you by your walk te he reconocido por tu modo de andar

intransitive verb

1 andar, caminar, pasear

■ I'll walk there iré andando, iré a pie

■ is the baby walking yet? ¿ya anda el bebé?

■ she walked home se fue andando a casa

■ we've walked about five miles hemos caminado unas cinco millas

■ I love walking round the old part of the city me encanta pasear por el barrio antiguo de la ciudad

■ he just walked off se echó a andar y se fue

transitive verb

1 (cover on foot) ir a pie, ir andando, andar

■ is it far? can I walk it? ¿está lejos? ¿se puede ir andando?

■ he spends all day walking the streets pasa todo el día caminando por la calle

2 (person) acompañar; (animal) pasear

■ he offered to walk me home se ofreció para acompañarme a casa

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go for a walk dar un paseo

to run before one can walk precipitarse

to walk all over somebody tratar muy mal a alguien

to walk it (win easily) ganar fácilmente

to walk somebody off their feet agotar a alguien a fuerza de caminar

to walk tall ir con la cabeza bien alta

walk of life condición nombre femenino social

walk ['wɔk] vi

1) : caminar, andar, pasear

you're walking too fast: estás caminando demasiado rápido

to walk around the city: pasearse por la ciudad

2) : ir andando, ir a pie

we had to walk home: tuvimos que ir a casa a pie

3) : darle base por bolas (a un bateador)

walk vt

1) : recorrer, caminar

she walked two miles: caminó dos millas

2) accompany: acompañar

3) : sacar a pasear (a un perro)

walk n

1) : paseo m, caminata f

to go for a walk: ir a caminar, dar un paseo

2) path: camino m

3) gait: andar m

4) : marcha f (en beisbol)

5)

walk of life : esfera f, condición f

walk

v.

• andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• caminar v.

• ir v.

(§pres: voy, vas...), subj: vay-, imp: ib-, pret: fu-•)

• llevar al paso v.

• llevar caminando v.

• pasear v.

• recorrer v.

n.

• alameda s.f.

• andar s.m.

• paseo s.m.

• paso s.m.

I
1. wɔːk
intransitive verb

1) ( go by foot) caminar, andar* (esp Esp); ( in a leisurely way) pasear

walk, don't run! — camina, no corras!

I'll walk with you as far as the library — te acompaño hasta la biblioteca

to walk by o past something — pasar por algo

you can't just walk by without helping — no puedes seguir de largo sin pararte a ayudar

he walked down/up the steps — bajó/subió los peldaños

to walk in/out — entrar/salir*

to walk up to somebody — acercarse* a algn

to walk tall — ir* or andar* con la cabeza en alto

2) (not use bus, car, etc) ir* a pie, ir* caminando or (esp Esp) andando

there was no elevator so we had to walk up — no había ascensor, así que tuvimos que subir por la escalera

3) ( Sport) ( in baseball) dar* una base por bolas, pasar por bolas

2.

walk vt

1) ( go along) \<\<hills/path\>\> recorrer, caminar por

2)

a) ( take for walk) \<\<dog\>\> pasear, sacar* a pasear

she walked us off our feet — nos dejó agotados de tanto que nos hizo caminar

b) ( accompany) acompañar

I'll walk you home — te acompaño hasta tu casa

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Phrasal Verbs:

- walk away

- walk away with

- walk into

- walk off

- walk off with

- walk on

- walk out

- walk out on

- walk over

II

noun

1)

a) ( leisurely) paseo m; ( long) caminata f

to go for o take a walk — ir* a pasear or a dar un paseo, ir* a caminar (esp AmL)

she took the dog for a walk — sacó a pasear el perro

it's five minutes' o a five-minute walk from here — está or queda a cinco minutos de aquí a pie

b) ( Sport) marcha f

2)

a) ( route)

there's a beautiful walk through the woods — se puede hacer un paseo precioso por el bosque

b) ( path) (esp AmE) camino m

3)

a) ( gait) andar m, manera f de caminar or andar

b) ( speed) (no pl)

at a walk — al paso; see also walk of life

[wɔːk]
1. N

1) (=stroll, ramble) paseo m ; (=hike) caminata f, excursión f a pie; (=race) marcha f atlética

there's a nice walk by the river — hay un paseo agradable por el río

this is my favourite walk — este es mi paseo favorito

it's only a ten-minute walk from here — está a solo diez minutos de aquí a pie

from there it's a short walk to his house — desde allí a su casa se va a pie en muy poco tiempo

to go for or take a walk — ir de paseo

we went for a walk around — fuimos a dar una vuelta

take a walk! * — ¡lárgate * !

to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

- it was a walk in the park

2) (=avenue) paseo m

3) (=pace) paso m

he went at a quick walk — caminó a (un) paso rápido

the cavalry advanced at a walk — la caballería avanzaba al paso

4) (=gait) paso m, andar m

he has an odd sort of walk — tiene un modo de andar algo raro

to know sb by his walk — conocer a algn por su modo de andar

5)

walk of life: I meet people from all walks of life — me encuentro con gente de todas las profesiones y condiciones sociales

2. VT

1) [+ distance] andar, caminar (esp LAm)

we walked 40 kilometres yesterday — ayer anduvimos 40 kilómetros

to walk the streets — andar por las calles; (aimlessly) vagar por las calles; (=be homeless) no tener hogar, estar sin techo; [prostitute] hacer la calle or la carrera

to walk the wards — (Med) hacer prácticas de clínica

you can walk it in five minutes — está a cinco minutos andando or a pie de aquí

I had to walk it — tuve que ir a pie or ir andando

don't worry, you'll walk it * — (fig) no te preocupes, será facilísimo

2) (=lead) [+ dog] pasear, sacar a pasear; [+ horse] llevar al paso

she walks the dog every day — pasea or saca a pasear al perro todos los días

I'll walk you to the station — te acompaño a la estación

- walk sb into the ground or off his feet

3. VI

1) andar, caminar (esp LAm); (as opposed to riding etc) ir a pie, ir andando, ir caminando (esp LAm); (Sport) marchar

can your little boy walk yet? — ¿ya anda tu niño?

to walk slowly — andar despacio

don't walk so fast! — ¡no andes tan deprisa!

you can walk there in five minutes — está a cinco minutos andando de aquí

are you walking or going by bus? — ¿vas a ir a pie o en autobús?

walk — (US) (on traffic signal) cruzar

don't walk — (US) (on traffic signal) no cruzar

walk a little with me — acompáñame un rato

to walk in one's sleep — ser sonámbulo, andar dormido

to walk downstairs/upstairs — bajar/subir la escalera

we had to walk — tuvimos que ir a pie or andando

to walk home — ir andando a casa, volver andando a casa

we were out walking in the hills/in the park — estábamos paseando por la montaña/el parque

to walk across sth — cruzar algo

to walk slowly up/down the stairs — subir/bajar lentamente la escalera

to walk up and down — pasearse (de acá para allá)

- walk tall

2) [ghost] andar, aparecer

3) * (=disappear) volar *

my camera's walked — mi cámara ha volado or desaparecido

4) * (=be acquitted) salir sin cargos

- walk about

- walk away

- walk back

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk off with

- walk on

- walk out

- walk out on

- walk out with

- walk over

- walk up

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I
1. [wɔːk]
intransitive verb

1) ( go by foot) caminar, andar* (esp Esp); ( in a leisurely way) pasear

walk, don't run! — camina, no corras!

I'll walk with you as far as the library — te acompaño hasta la biblioteca

to walk by o past something — pasar por algo

you can't just walk by without helping — no puedes seguir de largo sin pararte a ayudar

he walked down/up the steps — bajó/subió los peldaños

to walk in/out — entrar/salir*

to walk up to somebody — acercarse* a algn

to walk tall — ir* or andar* con la cabeza en alto

2) (not use bus, car, etc) ir* a pie, ir* caminando or (esp Esp) andando

there was no elevator so we had to walk up — no había ascensor, así que tuvimos que subir por la escalera

3) ( Sport) ( in baseball) dar* una base por bolas, pasar por bolas

2.

walk vt

1) ( go along) \<\<hills/path\>\> recorrer, caminar por

2)

a) ( take for walk) \<\<dog\>\> pasear, sacar* a pasear

she walked us off our feet — nos dejó agotados de tanto que nos hizo caminar

b) ( accompany) acompañar

I'll walk you home — te acompaño hasta tu casa

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Phrasal Verbs:

- walk away

- walk away with

- walk into

- walk off

- walk off with

- walk on

- walk out

- walk out on

- walk over

II

noun

1)

a) ( leisurely) paseo m; ( long) caminata f

to go for o take a walk — ir* a pasear or a dar un paseo, ir* a caminar (esp AmL)

she took the dog for a walk — sacó a pasear el perro

it's five minutes' o a five-minute walk from here — está or queda a cinco minutos de aquí a pie

b) ( Sport) marcha f

2)

a) ( route)

there's a beautiful walk through the woods — se puede hacer un paseo precioso por el bosque

b) ( path) (esp AmE) camino m

3)

a) ( gait) andar m, manera f de caminar or andar

b) ( speed) (no pl)

at a walk — al paso; see also walk of life

English-spanish dictionary > walk
11 stretch

1. transitive verb
1) (lengthen, extend) strecken [Arm, Hand]; recken [Hals]; dehnen [Gummiband]; (spread) ausbreiten [Decke]; (tighten) spannen

he lay stretched out on the ground — er lag ausgestreckt auf dem Boden

stretch one's legs — (by walking) sich (Dat.) die Beine vertreten

2) (widen) dehnen

stretch [out of shape] — ausweiten [Schuhe, Jacke]

3) (fig.): (make the most of) ausschöpfen [Reserve]; fordern [Person, Begabung]

4) (fig.): (extend beyond proper limit) überschreiten [Befugnis, Grenzen des Anstands]; strapazieren (ugs.) [Geduld]; es nicht so genau nehmen mit [Gesetz, Bestimmung, Begriff, Grundsätzen]

stretch a point — großzügig sein

stretch the truth — [Aussage:] nicht ganz der Wahrheit entsprechen

he's certainly stretching the truth there — er nimmt es hier mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau

we're a bit stretched at the moment — wir sind zur Zeit ziemlich überlastet

stretch it/things — den Bogen überspannen
2. intransitive verb
1) (extend in length) sich dehnen; [Person, Tier:] sich strecken

2) (have specified length) sich ausdehnen

stretch from A to B — sich von A bis B erstrecken

3)

stretch to something — (be sufficient for) für etwas reichen

could you stretch to £10? — hast du vielleicht sogar 10 Pfund?
3. reflexive verb
sich strecken
4. noun
1) (lengthening, drawing out)

have a stretch — sich strecken

give something a stretch — etwas dehnen

2) (exertion)

by no stretch of the imagination — auch mit viel Fantasie nicht

at a stretch — (fig.) wenn es sein muss (see also academic.ru/18217/d">d)

at full stretch — auf Hochtouren

3) (expanse, length) Abschnitt, der

a stretch of road/open country — ein Stück Straße/freies Gelände

4) (period)

for a stretch — eine Zeit lang

a four-hour stretch — eine [Zeit]spanne von vier Stunden

at a stretch — ohne Unterbrechung (see also b)
5. adjective
dehnbar; Stretch[hose, -gewebe]

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

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[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) (sich) strecken

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) sich erstrecken
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) das Strecken

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) die Strecke, die Spanne

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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stretch

[stretʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (elasticity) Dehnbarkeit f; of fabric Elastizität f

2. (muscle extension) Dehnungsübungen pl, Strecken nt kein pl; (gymnastic exercise) Stretching nt kein pl; (extension of muscles) Dehnung f

to have a \stretch sich akk [recken und] strecken

3. (an extended area) Stück nt; (section of road) Streckenabschnitt m, Wegstrecke f

traffic is at a standstill along a five-mile \stretch of the M11 auf der M11 gibt es einen fünf Meilen langen Stau

\stretch of coast Küstenabschnitt m

\stretch of land Stück nt Land

\stretch of railway Bahnstrecke f

\stretch of road Strecke f

vast \stretches of wasteland ausgedehnte Flächen Ödland

\stretch of water Wasserfläche f

4. SPORT (stage of a race) Abschnitt m

to enter the final \stretch in die Zielgerade einlaufen

the home \stretch die Zielgerade

the last \stretch of an election campaign ( fig) die [letzte] heiße Phase eines Wahlkampfs

5. AM (straight part of a race track) Gerade f

6. (period of time) Zeitraum m, Zeitspanne f; (time in jail) Knastzeit f fam

short \stretches kurze Zeitabschnitte

at a \stretch am Stück, ohne Unterbrechung

there's no way I could work for ten hours at a \stretch ich könnte nie zehn Stunden am Stück arbeiten

to do a \stretch eine Haftstrafe absitzen fam

7. (exertion) Bemühung f, Einsatz m

by every \stretch of the imagination unter Aufbietung aller Fantasie

not by any [or by no] \stretch beim besten Willen nicht, nie im Leben fam

by no \stretch of the imagination could he be seriously described as an artist man konnte ihn beim besten Willen nicht als Künstler bezeichnen

at full \stretch mit Volldampf [o voller Kraft] fam

to work at full \stretch auf Hochtouren arbeiten

8.

▶ down the \stretch AM kurz vor Ablauf der Zeit

II. adj attr, inv Stretch-

\stretch nylon stockings elastische Nylonstrümpfe

III. vi

1. (become longer, wider) rubber, elastic sich akk dehnen; clothes weiter werden

my T-shirt's \stretched in the wash mein T-Shirt ist beim Waschen völlig ausgeleiert

2. (extend the muscles) Dehnungsübungen machen, sich akk recken [und strecken]

3. (take time) sich akk hinziehen

the restoration work could \stretch from months into years die Renovierungsarbeiten könnten sich statt über Monate sogar noch über Jahre hinziehen

the dispute \stretches back over many years diese Streitereien dauern nun schon viele Jahre

this ancient tradition \stretches back hundreds of years diese alte Tradition reicht Hunderte von Jahren zurück

4. (cover an area) sich akk erstrecken

the refugee camps \stretch as far as the eye can see soweit das Auge reicht sieht man Flüchtlingslager

the mountains \stretch the entire length of the country die Berge ziehen sich über die gesamte Länge des Landes hin

IV. vt

1. (extend)

▪ to \stretch sth etw [aus]dehnen [o strecken]; (extend by pulling) etw dehnen; (tighten) etw straff ziehen [o straffen]

that elastic band will snap if you \stretch it too far dieses Gummi[band] wird reißen, wenn du es überdehnst

they \stretched a rope across the river sie spannten ein Seil über den Fluss

to \stretch one's legs sich dat die Beine vertreten

2. (increase number of portions)

▪ to \stretch sth etw strecken; sauce, soup etw verlängern

3. (demand a lot of)

▪ to \stretch sb/sth jdn/etw bis zum Äußersten fordern

we're already fully \stretched wir sind schon voll ausgelastet

my job doesn't \stretch me as much as I'd like mein Beruf fordert mich nicht so, wie ich es mir wünschen würde

to \stretch sb's budget jds Budget strapazieren

to \stretch sb's patience jds Geduld auf eine harte Probe stellen [o geh strapazieren]

to \stretch sth to breaking point etw bis zum Äußersten belasten

many families' budgets are already \stretched to breaking point viele Familien kommen mit dem Haushaltsgeld kaum noch über die Runden

4. SPORT (to improve)

to \stretch one's lead seinen Vorsprung ausbauen; football, rugby mit noch mehr Toren in Führung gehen

5. (go beyond)

▪ to \stretch sth über etw akk hinausgehen

that is \stretching the definition of negotiation das hat mit dem, was man unter einer Verhandlung versteht, nichts mehr zu tun

to \stretch a point [or the rules] ausnahmsweise ein Auge zudrücken fam

to \stretch a point (exaggerate) übertreiben

to \stretch it a bit [or the truth] ein wenig zu weit gehen, übertreiben

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[stretʃ]
1. n

1) (= act of stretching) Strecken nt, Dehnen nt

to have a stretch — sich strecken or dehnen; (person also) sich recken

to be at full stretch ( lit : material ) — bis zum Äußersten gedehnt sein; ( fig, person ) mit aller Kraft arbeiten; (factory etc) auf Hochtouren arbeiten (inf); (engine, production, work) auf Hochtouren laufen

by no stretch of the imagination — beim besten Willen nicht

not by a long stretch — bei Weitem nicht

2) (= elasticity) Elastizität f, Dehnbarkeit f

a fabric with plenty of stretch — ein stark dehnbares or sehr elastisches Material

there's not much stretch left in this elastic — das Gummi ist ziemlich ausgeleiert

3) (= expanse of road etc) Strecke f, Stück nt; (on racecourse) Gerade f; (of wood, river, countryside etc) Stück nt; (of journey) Abschnitt m, Teil m

a straight stretch of road — eine gerade Strecke

that stretch of water is called... — dieser Gewässerlauf heißt...

in that stretch of the river — in dem Teil des Flusses

for a long stretch — über eine weite Strecke

4) (= stretch of time) Zeit f, Zeitraum m, Zeitspanne f

for a long stretch of time — für (eine) lange Zeit, lange Zeit

for hours at a stretch — stundenlang

three days at a stretch — drei Tage an einem Stück or ohne Unterbrechung

to do a stretch ( inf, in prison ) — im Knast sein (inf)

2. adj attr
dehnbar, elastisch
stretch trousers — Stretchhose f

3. vt

1) (= extend, lengthen) strecken; (= widen) jumper, gloves also, elastic, shoes dehnen; (= spread) wings, blanket etc ausbreiten; (= tighten) rope, canvas spannen

to become stretched — ausleiern

a curtain was stretched across the room —

she stretched a tarpaulin over the woodpile — sie breitete eine Plane über den Holzstoß

to stretch sth tight — etw straffen, etw straff ziehen; cover etw stramm ziehen

to stretch one's neck — den Hals recken

2) (= make go further) meal, money strecken; (= use fully) resources voll (aus)nutzen; credit voll beanspruchen; athlete, student etc fordern; one's abilities bis zum Äußersten fordern

to stretch one's imagination — seine Fantasie anstrengen

to stretch sb/sth to the limit(s) — jdn/etw bis zum äußersten belasten

to be fully stretched ( esp Brit, person ) — voll ausgelastet sein

he stretched his lead to 10 points — er baute seinen Vorsprung auf 10 Punkte aus

3) (= strain) meaning, word äußerst weit fassen; truth, law, rules es nicht so genau nehmen mit

this clause/law could be stretched to allow... — diese Klausel/dieses Gesetz könnte so weit gedehnt werden, dass sie/es... zulässt

to stretch a point — ein Auge zudrücken, großzügig sein

that's stretching it too far/a bit (far) — das geht zu weit/fast zu weit

4. vi
(after sleep etc) sich strecken; (= be elastic) sich dehnen, dehnbar sein; (= extend time, area, authority, influence) sich erstrecken (to bis, over über +acc = be enough food, money, material) reichen (to für); (= become looser) weiter werden; (= become longer) länger werden
the rope won't stretch to that post — das Seil reicht nicht bis zu dem Pfosten (hinüber)

to stretch to reach sth — sich recken, um etw zu erreichen

he stretched across and touched her cheek — er reichte herüber und berührte ihre Wange

to stretch back to — zurückreichen bis

the fields stretched away into the distance — die Felder dehnten sich bis in die Ferne aus

the years stretched (out) ahead of him — die Jahre dehnten sich vor ihm aus

a life of misery stretched (out) before her — vor ihr breitete sich ein Leben voll Kummer und Leid aus

the protests stretched into their second week — die Proteste dauerten bereits die zweite Woche an

I can't stretch to that — so viel kann ich mir nicht erlauben

our funds won't stretch to that — das lassen unsere Finanzen nicht zu

5. vr

1) (after sleep etc) sich strecken

2) (= strain oneself) sich verausgaben

if only he'd stretch himself a little — wenn er sich nur etwas anstrengen würde

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stretch [stretʃ]

A v/t

1. oft stretch out (aus-)strecken, bes den Kopf od Hals recken:

stretch o.s. (out) → B 1; → leg Bes Redew, wing A 1

2. jemanden niederstrecken

3. sl jemanden (auf)hängen

4. stretch out die Hand etc aus-, hinstrecken

5. ein Tuch, Seil, eine Saite etc spannen ( over über dat oder akk), straff ziehen, einen Teppich etc ausbreiten:

he was fully stretched fig

a) er wurde richtig oder voll gefordert ( auch SPORT),

b) er war voll ausgelastet

6. strecken, (Hand)Schuhe etc (aus)weiten, besonders Hosen spannen, SPORT die Führung etc ausdehnen (to auf akk), SPORT die Verteidigung auseinanderziehen

7. PHYS, TECH spannen, dehnen, (st)recken

8. die Nerven, Muskeln anspannen

9. aus-, überdehnen, ausbeulen

10. fig überspannen, -treiben

11. fig es mit der Wahrheit, einer Vorschrift etc nicht allzu genau nehmen, Regeln etc großzügig auslegen:

stretch the imagination ziemlich unglaubwürdig sein;

stretch a point

a) ein wenig zu weit gehen,

b) es nicht allzu genau nehmen, ein Auge zudrücken umg;

stretch a word, etc einen Begriff dehnen, einem Wort etc eine weite Auslegung geben

12. überbeanspruchen, seine Befugnisse, einen Kredit etc überschreiten

13. auch stretch out einen Vorrat etc strecken

B v/i

1. oft stretch out sich (aus)strecken, sich dehnen oder rekeln

2. stretch for langen nach

3. sich erstrecken, sich hinziehen (to [bis] zu) (Gebirge etc, auch Zeit):

stretch down to fig zurückreichen oder -gehen (bis) zu oder in (akk) (Zeitalter, Erinnerung etc)

4. a) sich dehnen (lassen)

b) länger oder weiter werden

5. meist stretch out

a) ausschreiten,

b) SPORT im gestreckten Galopp reiten,

c) SPORT sich auseinanderziehen (Feld)

6. umg sich ins Zeug legen

7. sl baumeln, hängen

8. auch stretch out reichen (Vorrat etc)

C s

1. Dehnen n, Strecken n, Rekeln n:

give o.s. a stretch, have a stretch → B 1

2. Strecken n, (Aus)Dehnen n, (-)Weiten n

3. Spannen n

4. Anspannung f, (Über)Anstrengung f:

by any stretch of the English language bei großzügiger Auslegung der englischen Sprache;

by every stretch of the imagination unter Aufbietung aller Fantasie;

by no stretch of the imagination … es ist völlig unvorstellbar, dass …;

on ( oder at) the stretch angespannt, angestrengt;

at full stretch mit aller Kraft

5. fig Überspannen n, -treiben n

6. Überschreiten n (von Befugnissen etc)

7. (Weg)Strecke f, Fläche f, Ausdehnung f

8. SPORT (Ziel- etc) Gerade f

9. have a stretch sich die Beine vertreten

10. Zeit(raum) f(m), -spanne f:

a stretch of 10 years;

8 hours at a stretch 8 Stunden hintereinander;

for long stretches of the game SPORT über weite Strecken des Spiels

11. do a stretch sl Knast schieben

D adj dehnbar, Stretch…:

stretch cover Spannbezug m;

stretch nylon Stretchnylon n

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1. transitive verb
1) (lengthen, extend) strecken [Arm, Hand]; recken [Hals]; dehnen [Gummiband]; (spread) ausbreiten [Decke]; (tighten) spannen

he lay stretched out on the ground — er lag ausgestreckt auf dem Boden

stretch one's legs — (by walking) sich (Dat.) die Beine vertreten

2) (widen) dehnen

stretch [out of shape] — ausweiten [Schuhe, Jacke]

3) (fig.): (make the most of) ausschöpfen [Reserve]; fordern [Person, Begabung]

4) (fig.): (extend beyond proper limit) überschreiten [Befugnis, Grenzen des Anstands]; strapazieren (ugs.) [Geduld]; es nicht so genau nehmen mit [Gesetz, Bestimmung, Begriff, Grundsätzen]

stretch a point — großzügig sein

stretch the truth — [Aussage:] nicht ganz der Wahrheit entsprechen

he's certainly stretching the truth there — er nimmt es hier mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau

we're a bit stretched at the moment — wir sind zur Zeit ziemlich überlastet

stretch it/things — den Bogen überspannen
2. intransitive verb
1) (extend in length) sich dehnen; [Person, Tier:] sich strecken

2) (have specified length) sich ausdehnen

stretch from A to B — sich von A bis B erstrecken

3)

stretch to something — (be sufficient for) für etwas reichen

could you stretch to £10? — hast du vielleicht sogar 10 Pfund?
3. reflexive verb
sich strecken
4. noun
1) (lengthening, drawing out)

have a stretch — sich strecken

give something a stretch — etwas dehnen

2) (exertion)

by no stretch of the imagination — auch mit viel Fantasie nicht

at a stretch — (fig.) wenn es sein muss (see also d)

at full stretch — auf Hochtouren

3) (expanse, length) Abschnitt, der

a stretch of road/open country — ein Stück Straße/freies Gelände

4) (period)

for a stretch — eine Zeit lang

a four-hour stretch — eine [Zeit]spanne von vier Stunden

at a stretch — ohne Unterbrechung (see also b)
5. adjective
dehnbar; Stretch[hose, -gewebe]

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

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n.

Ausdehnung f.

Strecke -n f. v.

aufspannen v.

ausstrecken v.

ausweiten v.

dehnen v.

sich erstrecken v.

sich weiten v.

spannen v.

strecken v.

weiten v.

English-german dictionary > stretch
12 walk

walk

A n

1 promenade f ; ( shorter) tour m ; ( hike) randonnée f ; country walk promenade dans la campagne ; morning/evening walk promenade du matin/du soir ; long walk longue or grande promenade ; short walk courte or petite promenade ; a 12 km walk une promenade de 12 km ; a hotel five minutes' walk away from the station un hôtel à cinq minutes à pied de la gare ; it's about ten minutes' walk/four hours' walk c'est environ à dix minutes à pied/à quatre heures de marche ; on the walk home en rentrant à pied à la maison ; a walk to/beside the sea une promenade jusqu'à/au bord de la mer ; to go for ou on a walk (aller) faire une promenade, se promener ; I've been out for a walk je suis sorti me promener or faire une promenade ; to have ou take a walk faire une promenade, se promener ; ( shorter) faire un tour ; to take sb for a walk emmener qn faire une promenade or ( shorter) un tour ; to take the dog for a walk promener or sortir le chien ; has the dog had his walk? est-ce qu'on a sorti le chien? ; it's a short walk to the station on est à quelques minutes à pied de la gare ; it's a long walk back to the hotel il y a une longue marche d'ici à l'hôtel ; it seemed a very long walk to the podium l'estrade avait l'air d'être très loin ;

2 ( gait) démarche f ; I knew him by his walk je l'ai reconnu à sa démarche ;

3 ( pace) pas m ; he set off at a brisk walk il est parti d'un pas vif ; to slow down to a walk se mettre à marcher (après avoir couru) ;

4 ( path) gen, Hort allée f ; ( trail in forest) sentier m ; people from all walks of life des gens de tous les milieux ;

5 Sport épreuve f de marche ; the 10 km walk l'épreuve de marche de 10 km ;

6 Equit pas m.

B vtr

1 ( cover on foot) faire [qch] à pied [distance, path, road] ; parcourir [qch] à pied [district, countryside] ; ( patrol) parcourir ; I can't walk another step je ne peux pas faire un pas de plus ; to walk the streets [tourist] parcourir les rues ; [homeless person] errer dans les rues ; [prostitute] faire le trottoir ; to walk the ramparts/walls [soldier] arpenter les remparts/murs ; shall we take the bus or walk it? on prend le bus ou on y va à pied? ; we walked it in 20 minutes nous l'avons fait à pied en 20 minutes ; to walk it ○ Sport gagner haut la main ;

2 (escort on foot, lead) accompagner [friend] ; promener [tourist] ; conduire [horse, mule etc] ; promener [dog] ; I walked her home je l'ai accompagnée chez elle ; the guide walked us all over Bonn le guide nous a promenés dans tout Bonn ; the guards walked him back to his cell les gardiens l'ont reconduit à sa cellule.

C vi

1 ( in general) marcher ; ( for pleasure) se promener ; ( not run) aller au pas ; ( not ride or drive) aller à pied ; the baby's learning to walk le bébé apprend à marcher ; you should be walking again soon vous devriez recommencer à marcher bientôt ; he'll never walk again il ne pourra plus jamais marcher ; to walk with a stick marcher avec une canne ; to walk with a limp/a swing boiter/se dandiner en marchant ; don't run, walk! ne cours pas, marche! ; ‘walk’ US ( at traffic lights) ≈ traversez ; it's not very far, let's walk ce n'est pas très loin, allons-y à pied ; we walked all day nous avons marché toute la journée ; we've missed the bus, we'll have to walk nous avons manqué le bus, il va falloir marcher ; we go on holiday to walk nous allons en vacances pour faire de la marche ; to walk across ou through sth traverser qch (à pied) ( see note) ; she walked across the room elle a traversé la pièce ; she walked across France elle a traversé la France à pied ; a policeman walked by un policier est passé ; he walked up/down the road il a remonté/descendu la rue (à pied) ( see note) ; we've been walking round in circles for hours nous tournons en rond depuis des heures ; someone was walking around ou about upstairs quelqu'un allait et venait à l'étage ; there's no lift, you'll have to walk up il n'y a pas d'ascenseur, tu devras monter à pied ; I'd just walked in at the door when… je venais à peine de passer la porte, quand… ; suddenly in walked my father soudain voilà que mon père est entré ; to walk in one's sleep ( habitually) être somnambule ; he was walking in his sleep il marchait en dormant ; she walks to work/home elle se rend à son travail/rentre chez elle à pied ; we walked all the way back nous avons fait tout le chemin du retour à pied ; to walk up and down faire les cent pas ; to walk up and down a room arpenter une pièce ; shall I walk with you to the bus? veux-tu que je t'accompagne au bus? ; I'll walk some of the way with you je vais faire un bout de chemin avec toi ; he walked under a bus il est passé sous un bus ; the ghost walks at midnight le fantôme apparaît à minuit ;

2 ○ hum ( disappear) [possession] se faire la malle ○.

Idioms

take a walk ○ ! US dégage ○ ! ; that was a walk ○ ! US c'était simple comme bonjour ○ ! ; you must walk before you can run il ne faut pas brûler les étapes ; to walk sb off their feet mettre qn sur les rotules ○. à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included.

Phrasal verbs

■ walk across: traverser ; to walk across to sth/sb s'approcher de qch/qn ;

▶ walk across [sth] traverser.

■ walk around:

▶ walk around lit se promener ; ( aimlessly) traîner ; you can't walk around in the rain without an umbrella tu ne peux pas traîner sous la pluie sans parapluie ;

▶ walk around [sth] ( to and fro) faire un tour dans [city, streets, garden] ; ( make circuit of) faire le tour de [building, space] ; he walked around the lake il a fait le tour du lac (à pied) ; we walked around Paris for hours nous nous sommes promenés dans Paris pendant des heures.

■ walk away

1 lit s'éloigner (from de) ;

2 fig ( avoid involvement) to walk away from a problem/one's responsibilities fuir un problème/ses responsabilités ;

3 fig ( survive unscathed) sortir indemne (from de) ; she walked away from the accident elle est sortie indemne de l'accident ;

4 to walk away with ( win easily) gagner [qch] haut la main [game, tournament] ; remporter [qch] haut la main [election] ; ( carry off) décrocher [prize, honour] ; ⇒ walk off 2 ;

5 Sport to walk away from sb/sth laisser qn/qch loin derrière [team].

■ walk back revenir sur ses pas (to jusqu'à) ; we walked back (home) nous sommes rentrés à pied.

■ walk in entrer ; he simply walked in as if he owned the place il est carrément entré comme s'il était chez lui ; who should walk in but my husband! devine qui est arrivé?-mon mari! ; ‘please walk in’ ( sign) ‘entrez sans frapper’.

■ walk into:

▶ walk into [sth]

1 ( enter) entrer dans [room, house] ; she walked into that job fig ( acquired easily) elle a eu ce poste sans lever le petit doigt ;

2 ( become entangled in) tomber dans [trap, ambush] ; se fourrer dans [tricky situation] ; you walked right into that one ○ ! tu es tombé dans le panneau ○ ! ;

3 ( bump into) rentrer dans [wall, door, person].

■ walk off:

▶ walk off

1 lit partir brusquement ;

2 ○ fig to walk off with sth ( take) ( innocently) partir avec qch ; ( as theft) filer ○ avec qch ;

3 ( carry off) ⇒ walk away 4 ;

▶ walk off [sth], walk [sth] off se promener pour faire passer [headache, hangover, large meal] ; she walked off eight pounds elle a perdu 4 kilos en faisant de la marche.

■ walk on

1 ( continue) continuer à marcher ;

2 Theat être figurant.

■ walk out

1 lit sortir (of de) ;

2 fig ( desert) [lover, partner, servant, collaborator] partir ; to walk out on laisser tomber ○ [lover, partner] ; rompre [contract, undertaking] ;

3 ( as protest) [negotiator, committee member] partir en signe de protestation ; ( on strike) [workers] se mettre en grève ; they walked out of the meeting ils ont quitté la réunion en signe de protestation ;

4 †GB [lovers] se fréquenter ; to be walking out with sb fréquenter qn.

■ walk over:

▶ walk over ( a few steps) s'approcher (to de) ; ( a short walk) faire un saut ○ (to à) ; he walked over to her/the window il s'est approché d'elle/de la fenêtre ; he walked over to see her/to the farm il a fait un saut pour la voir/à la ferme ;

▶ walk over [sb] ○

1 ( defeat) gen, Sport battre [qn] à plates coutures ;

2 ( humiliate) marcher sur les pieds de ; he'll walk all over you if you let him il te marchera sur les pieds si tu le laisses faire ; he lets her walk all over him elle le mène par le bout du nez.

■ walk round:

▶ walk round faire le tour ; no-one answered so I walked round to the garden personne n'a répondu alors je suis passé par le jardin ;

▶ walk round [sth] ( round edge of) faire le tour de [lake, stadium, garden, building] ; ( through) visiter [exhibition, historic building].

■ walk through:

▶ walk through lit traverser ;

▶ walk through [sth]

1 lit traverser [town, field, forest] ; passer [door, gate] ; marcher dans [deep snow, mud, grass] ;

2 Theat répéter les déplacements de [scene, act] ; to walk sb through a scene faire répéter les déplacements d'une scène à qn.

■ walk up

1 to walk up to s'approcher de [person, building, object] ;

2 (in market, fairground) s'approcher ; walk up, walk up! approchez, approchez!

Big English-French dictionary > walk
13 walk

walk [wɔ:k]

1. noun

   a. ( = stroll) promenade f ; ( = ramble) randonnée f

• to go for a walk aller se promener

• let's have a little walk allons faire un tour

• to take sb for a walk emmener qn se promener

• to take the dog for a walk promener le chien

• the house is ten minutes' walk from here la maison est à dix minutes d'ici à pied

• it's only a short walk to the shops les magasins sont à deux pas

• people from all walks of life des gens de tous les horizons

• it was a walk in the park (US) ça a été du gâteau (inf)

   b. ( = way of walking) démarche f

2. intransitive verb

   a. marcher

• to walk across the road traverser la route

• to walk down to the village descendre jusqu'au village

• he walked up/down the stairs il a monté/descendu l'escalier

• he was walking up and down il marchait de long en large

• she walks in her sleep elle est somnambule

• walk, don't run ne cours pas

   b. ( = go on foot) aller à pied ; ( = go for a walk) aller se promener

• they walked all the way to the village ils sont allés jusqu'au village à pied

• I always walk home je rentre toujours à pied

   c. ( = disappear) (inf) se volatiliser

• my pen seems to have walked mon stylo s'est volatilisé

   d. ( = be acquitted) (inf) être acquitté

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ distance] faire à pied

• he walks 5km every day il fait tous les jours 5 km à pied

• you can walk it in a couple of minutes à pied vous en avez pour deux minutes

• he walked it in ten minutes il lui a fallu dix minutes à pied

• he walked it (inf) ( = it was easy) cela a été un jeu d'enfant pour lui

   b. to walk the streets se promener dans les rues

   c. ( = take) [+ dog] promener

• to walk sb home raccompagner qn

• I'll walk you to the station je vais vous accompagner à la gare

• he walked her to her car il l'a raccompagnée jusqu'à sa voiture

• they walked him off his feet ils l'ont tellement fait marcher qu'il ne tenait plus sur ses jambes

4. compounds

► walk-in adjective [wardrobe, cupboard, larder] de plain-pied

► walk-on part noun rôle m de figurant (e)

► walk-up noun (US) ( = house) immeuble m sans ascenseur ; ( = apartment) appartement m dans un immeuble sans ascenseur

► walk about= walk around

► walk across intransitive verb traverser

• to walk across to sb s'approcher de qn► walk around intransitive verb se promener

• walk around a little faites quelques pas► walk away intransitive verb partir

• to walk away from sb s'éloigner de qn

• to walk away from an accident ( = be unhurt) sortir indemne d'un accident

• to walk away with sth ( = win easily) gagner qch haut la main► walk back intransitive verb

( = come back) revenir ; ( = go back) retourner ; (specifically on foot) rentrer à pied

► walk in intransitive verb entrer

• he just walked in on me! il est entré sans frapper !► walk into inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ trap, ambush] tomber dans

   b. ( = collide with) se cogner à

   c. ( = find easily) trouver facilement

► walk off

1. intransitive verb

   a. = walk away

   b. ( = steal) to walk off with sth (inf) piquer (inf) qch

2. separable transitive verb

[+ weight] perdre en marchant

► walk off with (inf) inseparable transitive verb

( = win) gagner haut la main

► walk out intransitive verb

( = go out) sortir ; ( = go away) partir ; ( = go on strike) se mettre en grève

• her husband has walked out son mari l'a quittée

• they walked out of the meeting ils ont quitté la réunion► walk out on inseparable transitive verb quitter

► walk over

1. intransitive verb

passer

• he walked over to me il s'est approché de moi

2. inseparable transitive verb

(inf)

   a. ( = defeat easily) battre haut la main

   b. ( = treat badly) she lets him walk all over her il la traite comme une servante et elle se laisse faire

► walk up intransitive verb

( = approach) s'approcher ( to sb de qn)

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[wɔːk] 1.
noun

1) promenade f; ( shorter) tour m; ( hike) randonnée f

it's about ten minutes' walk — c'est environ à dix minutes à pied

on the walk home — en rentrant à pied à la maison

to go for ou on a walk — (aller) faire une promenade

to have ou take a walk — faire une promenade; ( shorter) faire un tour (colloq)

to take somebody for a walk — emmener quelqu'un faire une promenade or ( shorter) un tour (colloq)

to take the dog for a walk — promener le chien

it's a long walk back to the hotel — il y a une longue marche d'ici à l'hôtel

2) ( gait) démarche f

3) ( pace) pas m

to slow down to a walk — se mettre à marcher ( après avoir couru)

4) ( path) allée f

people from all walks of life — des gens de tous les milieux

5) Sport épreuve f de marche
2.
transitive verb

1) ( cover on foot) faire [quelque chose] à pied [path, road]; parcourir [quelque chose] à pied [countryside]; ( patrol) parcourir

I can't walk another step — je ne peux pas faire un pas de plus

to walk it — (colloq) Sport gagner haut la main

2) (lead, escort) conduire [horse etc]; promener [dog]

to walk somebody home — raccompagner quelqu'un chez lui/elle
3.
intransitive verb

1) ( in general) marcher; ( for pleasure) se promener; ( not run) aller au pas; ( not ride or drive) aller à pied

to walk with a limp — boiter

‘walk’ — US ( at traffic lights) ≈ traversez

it's not very far, let's walk — ce n'est pas très loin, allons-y à pied

to walk across ou through something — traverser quelque chose (à pied) (see note)

a policeman walked by — un policier est passé

he walked up/down the road — il a remonté/descendu la rue (à pied) (see note)

we've been walking round in circles for hours — nous tournons en rond depuis des heures

someone was walking around ou about upstairs — quelqu'un allait et venait à l'étage supérieur

I'd just walked in at the door when... — je venais à peine de passer la porte, quand...

suddenly in walked my father — soudain voilà que mon père est entré

to walk in one's sleep — être somnambule

to walk up and down — faire les cent pas

to walk up and down a room — arpenter une pièce

shall I walk with you to the bus? — veux-tu que je t'accompagne au bus?

2) (colloq) hum ( disappear) se faire la malle (colloq)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- walk across

- walk around

- walk away

- walk back

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk on

- walk out

- walk over

- walk round

- walk through

- walk up

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take a walk! — (colloq) US dégage! (colloq)

you must walk before you can run — il ne faut pas brûler les étapes
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à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included
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à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included

English-French dictionary > walk
14 run

I [rʌn]
nome

1) (act of running) corsa f.

a two-mile run — una corsa di due miglia

to go for a run — andare a correre, fare una corsa

at a run — di corsa

to take a run at — prendere la rincorsa per saltare [ hedge]

to give sb. a clear run — fig. lasciare campo libero a qcn

2) (flight)

on the run — [ prisoner] in fuga

to have sb. on the run — mettere qcn. in fuga; fig. riuscire a spaventare qcn.

to make a run for it — scappare di corsa

3) (series) serie f., sfilza f.

to have a run of (good) luck, bad luck — avere una fortuna, una sventura dopo l'altra

4) teatr. repliche f.pl., programmazione f.

to have a six-month run — essere replicato per sei mesi

5) (trend) (of events, market) tendenza f., andamento m.

the run of the cards was against me — mi sono capitate delle carte bruttissime

in the normal run of things — nell'ordine normale delle cose

6) (series of thing produced) (in printing) tiratura f.; (in industry) serie f., produzione f.

7) (on the stock exchange) corsa f., assalto m.

8) (trip) giro m., viaggio m.; (route) percorso m.

the run up to York — il viaggio per York

9) (in cricket, baseball) punto m.

10) (for rabbit, chickens) recinto m.

11) (in tights, material) smagliatura f.

12) (for skiing etc.) pista f.

13) (in cards) serie f., scala f.

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to give sb. the run of sth. — mettere qcs. a disposizione di qcn.

in the long run — a lungo andare, alla lunga

in the short run — a breve scadenza o termine
II 1. [rʌn]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - nn-; pass. ran; p.pass. run)

1) (cover by running) correre per [ distance]; fare, correre [ marathon]

she ran a very fast time — ha fatto un ottimo tempo

2) (drive)

to run sb. to the station — portare qcn. alla stazione

to run sth. over to sb.'s house — portare qcs. a casa di qcn.

to run the car into a tree — schiantarsi con la macchina contro un albero

3) (pass, move)

to run one's hand over sth. — passare la mano su qcs.

to run one's eye(s) over sth. — percorrere qcs. con lo sguardo

to run one's pen through sth. — cancellare qcs. con la penna

4) (manage) dirigere [ business]; gestire [ store]; governare [ country]

who is running things here? — chi è responsabile qui dentro?

stop trying to run my life! — smettila di cercare di gestirmi la vita!

5) (operate) azionare, fare funzionare [ machine]; fare girare [ program]; usare [ car]

to run tests on sth. — effettuare dei test su qcs.

to run a check on sb. — raccogliere informazioni su qcn

6) (organize, offer) organizzare [ competition]; organizzare, tenere [ course]; mettere a disposizione [ bus]

7) (pass) fare passare [ cable]

8) (cause to flow) preparare [ bath]; aprire [ tap]

9) giorn. pubblicare [ article]

10) (pass through) discendere [ rapids]; forzare [ blockade]; passare con [ red light]

11) (smuggle) introdurre [qcs.] di contrabbando [guns, drugs]

12) (enter) iscrivere a una corsa [ horse]; presentare alle elezioni, fare concorrere [ candidate]
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - nn-; pass. ran; p.pass. run)

1) (move quickly) correre

to run for o to catch the bus fare una corsa per prendere l'autobus; to run across sth. attraversare qcs. di corsa; to run for the exit precipitarsi verso l'uscita; to run in the 100 metres — partecipare alla gara dei 100 metri

2) (flee) fuggire

run for your life! — colloq. mettetevi in salvo!

run for it — colloq. correte!

3) colloq. (rush off)

sorry - must run! — scusa - devo scappare

4) (function) [ machine] andare, funzionare

to leave the engine running — lasciare il motore acceso

to run off — andare a [mains, battery]

to run on — andare a [diesel, unleaded]

to run fast slow [ clock] andare avanti, restare indietro; the organization runs very smoothly — l'organizzazione procede senza intoppi

5) (continue, last) [contract, lease] essere valido, valere

to run from... to... — [school year, season] andare da... a

6) teatr. [play, musical] restare in cartellone, essere in programma

7) (pass)

to run past through sth. [frontier, path] passare, attraversare qcs.; to run (from) east to west estendersi da est a ovest; the road runs north for about 10 kilometres la strada prosegue a nord per circa 10 chilometri; a scar runs down her arm — ha una cicatrice lungo tutto il braccio

8) (move) [sledge, vehicle] andare; [ curtain] scorrere

to run through sb.'s hands — [ rope] scivolare tra le mani di qcn.

a pain ran up my leg — un dolore mi percorse tutta la gamba

a wave of excitement ran through the crowd — un'ondata di entusiasmo attraversò la folla

his eyes ran over the page — diede un'occhiata alla pagina

9) (operate regularly) [ buses] circolare; [ train] viaggiare

10) (flow) [water, liquid] scorrere; [ tap] essere aperto

my nose is running — mi cola il naso

tears ran down his face — le lacrime gli scorrevano sul viso, aveva il volto rigato di lacrime

the streets will be running with blood — fig. le strade saranno macchiate di sangue

11) (flow when wet or melted) [garment, makeup, butter] colare

12) (as candidate) candidarsi, concorrere, presentarsi alle elezioni

to run for president — candidarsi alla presidenza

13) (be worded)

the telex runs — il telex dice

so the argument runs — così prosegue il ragionamento

14) (snag) [ tights] smagliarsi

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- run about

- run across

- run after

- run along

- run at

- run away

- run down

- run in

- run into

- run off

- run on

- run out

- run out on

- run over

- run through

- run to

- run up

- run up against

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1. present participle - running; verb
1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) correre

2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) transitare

3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) scorrere

4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) funzionare

5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) dirigere

6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) correre

7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) passare, circolare

8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) (essere in programmazione)

9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) avere

10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.)

11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) accompagnare

12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passare

13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) diventare
2. noun
1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) corsa

2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) gita

3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) periodo

4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) smagliatura

5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) (libero accesso)

6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) punto

7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) pollaio

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- runner
- running 3. adverb
(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) di seguito

- runny
- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild
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I [rʌn]
nome

1) (act of running) corsa f.

a two-mile run — una corsa di due miglia

to go for a run — andare a correre, fare una corsa

at a run — di corsa

to take a run at — prendere la rincorsa per saltare [ hedge]

to give sb. a clear run — fig. lasciare campo libero a qcn

2) (flight)

on the run — [ prisoner] in fuga

to have sb. on the run — mettere qcn. in fuga; fig. riuscire a spaventare qcn.

to make a run for it — scappare di corsa

3) (series) serie f., sfilza f.

to have a run of (good) luck, bad luck — avere una fortuna, una sventura dopo l'altra

4) teatr. repliche f.pl., programmazione f.

to have a six-month run — essere replicato per sei mesi

5) (trend) (of events, market) tendenza f., andamento m.

the run of the cards was against me — mi sono capitate delle carte bruttissime

in the normal run of things — nell'ordine normale delle cose

6) (series of thing produced) (in printing) tiratura f.; (in industry) serie f., produzione f.

7) (on the stock exchange) corsa f., assalto m.

8) (trip) giro m., viaggio m.; (route) percorso m.

the run up to York — il viaggio per York

9) (in cricket, baseball) punto m.

10) (for rabbit, chickens) recinto m.

11) (in tights, material) smagliatura f.

12) (for skiing etc.) pista f.

13) (in cards) serie f., scala f.

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to give sb. the run of sth. — mettere qcs. a disposizione di qcn.

in the long run — a lungo andare, alla lunga

in the short run — a breve scadenza o termine
II 1. [rʌn]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - nn-; pass. ran; p.pass. run)

1) (cover by running) correre per [ distance]; fare, correre [ marathon]

she ran a very fast time — ha fatto un ottimo tempo

2) (drive)

to run sb. to the station — portare qcn. alla stazione

to run sth. over to sb.'s house — portare qcs. a casa di qcn.

to run the car into a tree — schiantarsi con la macchina contro un albero

3) (pass, move)

to run one's hand over sth. — passare la mano su qcs.

to run one's eye(s) over sth. — percorrere qcs. con lo sguardo

to run one's pen through sth. — cancellare qcs. con la penna

4) (manage) dirigere [ business]; gestire [ store]; governare [ country]

who is running things here? — chi è responsabile qui dentro?

stop trying to run my life! — smettila di cercare di gestirmi la vita!

5) (operate) azionare, fare funzionare [ machine]; fare girare [ program]; usare [ car]

to run tests on sth. — effettuare dei test su qcs.

to run a check on sb. — raccogliere informazioni su qcn

6) (organize, offer) organizzare [ competition]; organizzare, tenere [ course]; mettere a disposizione [ bus]

7) (pass) fare passare [ cable]

8) (cause to flow) preparare [ bath]; aprire [ tap]

9) giorn. pubblicare [ article]

10) (pass through) discendere [ rapids]; forzare [ blockade]; passare con [ red light]

11) (smuggle) introdurre [qcs.] di contrabbando [guns, drugs]

12) (enter) iscrivere a una corsa [ horse]; presentare alle elezioni, fare concorrere [ candidate]
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - nn-; pass. ran; p.pass. run)

1) (move quickly) correre

to run for o to catch the bus fare una corsa per prendere l'autobus; to run across sth. attraversare qcs. di corsa; to run for the exit precipitarsi verso l'uscita; to run in the 100 metres — partecipare alla gara dei 100 metri

2) (flee) fuggire

run for your life! — colloq. mettetevi in salvo!

run for it — colloq. correte!

3) colloq. (rush off)

sorry - must run! — scusa - devo scappare

4) (function) [ machine] andare, funzionare

to leave the engine running — lasciare il motore acceso

to run off — andare a [mains, battery]

to run on — andare a [diesel, unleaded]

to run fast slow [ clock] andare avanti, restare indietro; the organization runs very smoothly — l'organizzazione procede senza intoppi

5) (continue, last) [contract, lease] essere valido, valere

to run from... to... — [school year, season] andare da... a

6) teatr. [play, musical] restare in cartellone, essere in programma

7) (pass)

to run past through sth. [frontier, path] passare, attraversare qcs.; to run (from) east to west estendersi da est a ovest; the road runs north for about 10 kilometres la strada prosegue a nord per circa 10 chilometri; a scar runs down her arm — ha una cicatrice lungo tutto il braccio

8) (move) [sledge, vehicle] andare; [ curtain] scorrere

to run through sb.'s hands — [ rope] scivolare tra le mani di qcn.

a pain ran up my leg — un dolore mi percorse tutta la gamba

a wave of excitement ran through the crowd — un'ondata di entusiasmo attraversò la folla

his eyes ran over the page — diede un'occhiata alla pagina

9) (operate regularly) [ buses] circolare; [ train] viaggiare

10) (flow) [water, liquid] scorrere; [ tap] essere aperto

my nose is running — mi cola il naso

tears ran down his face — le lacrime gli scorrevano sul viso, aveva il volto rigato di lacrime

the streets will be running with blood — fig. le strade saranno macchiate di sangue

11) (flow when wet or melted) [garment, makeup, butter] colare

12) (as candidate) candidarsi, concorrere, presentarsi alle elezioni

to run for president — candidarsi alla presidenza

13) (be worded)

the telex runs — il telex dice

so the argument runs — così prosegue il ragionamento

14) (snag) [ tights] smagliarsi

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- run about

- run across

- run after

- run along

- run at

- run away

- run down

- run in

- run into

- run off

- run on

- run out

- run out on

- run over

- run through

- run to

- run up

- run up against

English-Italian dictionary > run
15 roll

I
1. rəul noun
1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rollo

2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) panecillo

3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) acción de revolcarse/rodar

4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanceo

5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) retumbo, fragor

6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) michelín

7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) redoble

2. verb
1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rodar

2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) (hacer) rodar

3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrollar

4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) dar(se) la vuelta

5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) moldear

6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) envolver, liar

7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar, allanar; estirar

8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balancearse, mecerse

9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) retumbar; redoblar

10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) poner los ojos en blanco

11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar, ir; viajar

12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) ondular, fluir; romper

13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) pasar, sucederse

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- roller
- rolling
- roller-skate
3. verb
(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) patinar sobre ruedas

- rolling-pin
- roll in
- roll up
II

(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) lista

- roll-call

roll¹ n

1. rollo

a roll of toilet paper un rollo de papel higiénico

2. panecillo

we have loaves of bread and rolls tenemos barras de pan y panecillos

3. bocadillo

a ham roll un bocadillo de jamón

roll² vb rodar / hacer rodar

the ball rolled down the hill el balón rodó cuesta abajo

to roll the dice tirar los dados

roll

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noun

1 (gen) rollo

■ a roll of sticky tape un rollo de cinta adhesiva

2 (of film) carrete nombre masculino

3 (list) lista

4 (of bread) bollo, panecillo; (sandwich) bocadillo

■ a cheese roll, please un bocadillo de queso, por favor

5 (movement) balanceo

6 (of thunder) fragor nombre masculino; (of drum) redoble nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (ball, coin) hacer rodar

■ he rolled the coin across the table hizo rodar la moneda por la mesa

2 (flatten) allanar, apisonar

3 (into a ball) enroscar

4 (paper) enrollar

intransitive verb

1 (thunder) retumbar; (drum) redoblar

2 (ball, coin) rodar

■ the ball rolled down the hill la pelota fue rodando colina abajo

3 (into a ball) enroscarse

4 (paper) enrollarse

5 (wallow) revolcarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

roll on...! ¡que venga...!, ¡ojalá fuese...!

■ roll on Friday! ¡ojalá fuese viernes!

to roll one's eyes poner los ojos en blanco

to roll up one's sleeves arremangarse

to call the roll pasar lista

to be rolling in it familiar estar forrado,-a

roll ['ro:l] vt

1) : hacer rodar

to roll the ball: hacer rodar la pelota

to roll one's eyes: poner los ojos en blanco

2) : liar (un cigarillo)

3) or to roll up : enrollar

to roll (oneself) up into a ball: hacerse una bola

4) flatten: estirar (masa), laminar (metales), pasar el rodillo por (el césped)

5)

to roll up one's sleeves : arremangarse

roll vi

1) : rodar

the ball kept on rolling: la pelota siguió rodando

2) sway: balancearse

the ship rolled in the waves: el barco se balanceó en las olas

3) reverberate, sound: tronar (dícese del trueno), redoblar (dícese de un tambor)

4)

to roll along proceed: ponerse en marcha

5)

to roll around : revolcarse

6)

to roll by : pasar

7)

to roll over : dar una vuelta

roll n

1) list: lista f

to call the roll: pasar lista

to have on the roll: tener inscrito

2) or bread roll : panecito m, bolillo m Mex

3) : rollo m (de papel, de tela, etc.)

a roll of film: un carrete

a roll of bills: un fajo

4) : redoble m (de tambores), retumbo m (del trueno, etc.)

5) rolling, swaying: balanceo m

roll (Bread)

n.

• bollo s.m.

• panecillo s.m.

n.

• bamboleo s.m.

• escalafón s.m.

• fajo s.m.

• lista s.f.

• matrícula s.f.

• minuta s.f.

• rol s.m.

• rollo s.m.

v.

• balancear v.

• devanar v.

• enrollar v.

• liar (Cigarrillo) v.

• retumbar v.

• revolcar v.

• rodar v.

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noun

1) ( Culin)

(bread) roll — pancito m or (Esp) panecillo m or (Méx) bolillo m

2) (of paper, wire, fabric) rollo m; ( of banknotes) fajo m

a roll of film — un rollo or un carrete (de fotos), una película

rolls of fat — rollos mpl; ( around waist) rollos mpl, michelines mpl (fam), llantas fpl (AmL fam)

3)

a) ( rocking) balanceo m, bamboleo m

b) ( turning over) voltereta f

4) ( sound - of drum) redoble m; (- of thunder) retumbo m

5) ( list) lista f

to call the roll — pasar lista

honor roll o (BrE) roll of honour — ( Mil) lista f de honor; ( Educ) cuadro m de honor

6) ( of dice) tirada f

to be on a roll — (AmE colloq) estar* de buena racha

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<ball/barrel\>\> rodar*

the bottle was rolling around inside the crate — la botella rodaba dentro del cajón

the children were rolling around on the ground — los niños estaban revolcándose en el suelo

b) ( turn over)

the car rolled over three times — el coche dio tres vueltas de campana

roll (over) onto your stomach/back — ponte boca abajo/boca arriba, date la vuelta or (CS) date vuelta

they all rolled around laughing — todos se revolcaron de risa

to be rolling in money o in it — (colloq) estar* forrado (de oro) (fam)

c) ( sway) \<\<ship/car/plane\>\> balancearse, bambolearse

2) ( move) (+ adv compl)

the column of trucks rolled by — los camiones pasaban uno detrás del otro

the car began to roll down the hill — el coche empezó a deslizarse cuesta abajo

tanks rolled into the capital at dawn — los tanques entraron en la capital al amanecer

tears rolled down his cheeks — las lágrimas le corrían por las mejillas

3) ( begin operating) \<\<camera\>\> empezar* a rodar; \<\<press\>\> ponerse* en funcionamiento

let the good times roll! — que vengan los buenos tiempos!

4) ( make noise) \<\<drum\>\> redoblar; \<\<thunder\>\> retumbar

5) rolling pres p <countryside/hills> ondulado; <strikes/power cuts> escalonado

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<ball/barrel\>\> hacer* rodar; \<\<dice\>\> tirar

I'll roll you for it — (AmE) vamos a echarlo a los dados

b) ( turn over)

the nurse rolled me over onto my side — la enfermera me puso de costado or de lado

c)

to roll one's eyes — poner* los ojos en blanco

2) \<\<cigarette\>\> liar*

the hedgehog rolled itself into a ball — el erizo se hizo un ovillo or una bola

a circus, museum and craft fair all rolled into one — un circo, un museo y una feria de artesanía, todo en uno

she rolled up her sleeves — se arremangó

3) ( flatten) \<\<lawn\>\> pasarle el rodillo a; \<\<dough/pastry\>\> estirar

4) ( Ling)

to roll one's `r's — hacer* vibrar las erres

5) (sl) ( rob) (AmE) asaltar

they rolled him for everything he had — le robaron todo lo que tenía

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Phrasal Verbs:

- roll back

- roll by

- roll in

- roll on

- roll out

- roll up

[rǝʊl]
1. N

1) [of paper, cloth, wire, tobacco] rollo m; [of banknotes] fajo m

a roll of film — un carrete or un rollo de fotos

a roll of wallpaper — un rollo de papel pintado

rolls of fat — (gen) rollos mpl or pliegues mpl de grasa; (on stomach) michelines mpl hum

2) [of bread] panecillo m, bolillo m (Mex)

a roll and butter — un panecillo or (Mex) bolillo con mantequilla
sausage, Swiss
3) (=list) lista f

to have 500 pupils on the roll — tener inscritos a 500 alumnos

membership roll, roll of members — lista f de miembros

to call the roll — pasar lista

falling rolls — disminución en el número de alumnos inscritos

roll of honour, honor roll — (US) lista de honor

4) (=sound) [of thunder, cannon] retumbo m; [of drum] redoble m

there was a roll of drums — se oyó un redoble de tambores

5) [of gait] contoneo m, bamboleo m; [of ship, plane] balanceo m

6) (=act of rolling) revolcón m

the horse was having a roll on the grass — el caballo se estaba revolcando en la hierba

- a roll in the hay

to have a roll in the hay (with sb) * — euph darse un revolcón or revolcarse (con algn) *

7) [of dice] tirada f

- be on a roll

2. VT

1) (=send rolling) [+ ball] hacer rodar

to roll the dice — tirar los dados

2) (=turn over)

roll the meat in the breadcrumbs — rebozar la carne con el pan rallado

I rolled her onto her back — la puse boca arriba

3) (=move)

I rolled the trolley out of the way — empujé el carro para quitarlo del medio

to roll sth between one's fingers — hacer rodar algo entre los dedos

to roll one's eyes — poner los ojos en blanco

4) (=make into roll) [+ cigarette] liar

he rolled himself in a blanket — se enrolló en una manta

she rolled her sweater into a pillow — hizo una bola con el jersey para usarlo como almohada

she is trainer and manager rolled into one — es entrenadora y representante a la vez

it's a kitchen and dining room rolled into one — es una cocina comedor

to roll one's r's — pronunciar fuertemente las erres

to roll one's tongue — enrollar la lengua
ball I, 1., 1)
5) (=flatten) [+ road] apisonar; [+ lawn, pitch] pasar el rodillo por, apisonar; [+ pastry, dough] estirar; [+ metal] laminar

6) (US) ** (=rob) atracar

3. VI

1) (=go rolling) ir rodando; (on ground, in pain) revolcarse

the ball rolled into the net — el balón entró rodando en la red

the children were rolling down the slope — los niños iban rodando cuesta abajo

it rolled under the chair — desapareció or rodó debajo de la silla

it went rolling downhill — fue rodando cuesta abajo

the horse rolled in the mud — el caballo se revolcó en el barro

- be rolling in the aisles

- they're rolling in money
ball I, 1., 1), head 1., 1)
2) (=move)

the bus rolled to a stop — el autobús se paró

the tanks rolled into the city — los tanques entraron en la ciudad

the convoy rolled slowly along the road — el convoy avanzaba lentamente por la carretera

newspapers were rolling off the presses — los periódicos estaban saliendo de las prensas

tears rolled down her cheeks — las lágrimas le corrían or caían por la cara

the waves were rolling onto the beach — las olas batían contra la playa

his eyes rolled wildly — los ojos se le ponían en blanco y parpadeaba descontroladamente
tongue
3) (=turn over) [person, animal]

he rolled off the sofa — se dio la vuelta y se cayó del sofá

she rolled onto her back — se puso boca arriba

4) (fig) [land] ondular

vast plains rolled into the distance — las vastas llanuras se perdían en la distancia

5) (=operate) [camera] rodar; [machine] funcionar, estar en marcha

the presses are rolling again — las prensas están funcionando or en marcha otra vez

I couldn't think of anything to say to get the conversation rolling — no se me ocurría nada para empezar la conversación

his first priority is to get the economy rolling again — su mayor prioridad es volver a sacar la economía a flote

6) (=sound) [thunder] retumbar; [drum] redoblar

7) (=sway) (in walking) contonearse, bambolearse; (Naut) balancearse

4.

CPD

roll bar N — (Aut) barra f antivuelco

roll call N — lista f

to take (a) roll call — pasar lista

- roll about

- roll around

- roll away

- roll back

- roll by

- roll down

- roll in

- roll off

- roll on

- roll out

- roll over

- roll past

- roll up

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[rəʊl]
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noun

1) ( Culin)

(bread) roll — pancito m or (Esp) panecillo m or (Méx) bolillo m

2) (of paper, wire, fabric) rollo m; ( of banknotes) fajo m

a roll of film — un rollo or un carrete (de fotos), una película

rolls of fat — rollos mpl; ( around waist) rollos mpl, michelines mpl (fam), llantas fpl (AmL fam)

3)

a) ( rocking) balanceo m, bamboleo m

b) ( turning over) voltereta f

4) ( sound - of drum) redoble m; (- of thunder) retumbo m

5) ( list) lista f

to call the roll — pasar lista

honor roll o (BrE) roll of honour — ( Mil) lista f de honor; ( Educ) cuadro m de honor

6) ( of dice) tirada f

to be on a roll — (AmE colloq) estar* de buena racha

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<ball/barrel\>\> rodar*

the bottle was rolling around inside the crate — la botella rodaba dentro del cajón

the children were rolling around on the ground — los niños estaban revolcándose en el suelo

b) ( turn over)

the car rolled over three times — el coche dio tres vueltas de campana

roll (over) onto your stomach/back — ponte boca abajo/boca arriba, date la vuelta or (CS) date vuelta

they all rolled around laughing — todos se revolcaron de risa

to be rolling in money o in it — (colloq) estar* forrado (de oro) (fam)

c) ( sway) \<\<ship/car/plane\>\> balancearse, bambolearse

2) ( move) (+ adv compl)

the column of trucks rolled by — los camiones pasaban uno detrás del otro

the car began to roll down the hill — el coche empezó a deslizarse cuesta abajo

tanks rolled into the capital at dawn — los tanques entraron en la capital al amanecer

tears rolled down his cheeks — las lágrimas le corrían por las mejillas

3) ( begin operating) \<\<camera\>\> empezar* a rodar; \<\<press\>\> ponerse* en funcionamiento

let the good times roll! — que vengan los buenos tiempos!

4) ( make noise) \<\<drum\>\> redoblar; \<\<thunder\>\> retumbar

5) rolling pres p <countryside/hills> ondulado; <strikes/power cuts> escalonado

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<ball/barrel\>\> hacer* rodar; \<\<dice\>\> tirar

I'll roll you for it — (AmE) vamos a echarlo a los dados

b) ( turn over)

the nurse rolled me over onto my side — la enfermera me puso de costado or de lado

c)

to roll one's eyes — poner* los ojos en blanco

2) \<\<cigarette\>\> liar*

the hedgehog rolled itself into a ball — el erizo se hizo un ovillo or una bola

a circus, museum and craft fair all rolled into one — un circo, un museo y una feria de artesanía, todo en uno

she rolled up her sleeves — se arremangó

3) ( flatten) \<\<lawn\>\> pasarle el rodillo a; \<\<dough/pastry\>\> estirar

4) ( Ling)

to roll one's `r's — hacer* vibrar las erres

5) (sl) ( rob) (AmE) asaltar

they rolled him for everything he had — le robaron todo lo que tenía

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Phrasal Verbs:

- roll back

- roll by

- roll in

- roll on

- roll out

- roll up

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