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1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; (also adjective) the front page.) parte delantera, primera2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; (also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) parte delantera3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) paseo marítimo4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) frente5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) frente6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) apariencia7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) frente•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front
front1 adj1. de delante / delantero2. primerofront2 n1. parte delanterathe front of the car was crushed in the accident la parte delantera del coche quedó aplastada en el accidente2. frente3. principio4. fachada principaltr[frʌnt]2 (of shirt etc) pechera3 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL frente nombre masculino4 (facade) fachada5 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL frente nombre masculino6 (promenade) paseo marítimo7 figurative use (illegal business etc) tapadera9 (specific field of activity) asunto, terreno■ what's happening on the domestic front? ¿qué pasa en el terreno nacional?1 delantero,-a, de delante1 (face) dar (on/onto, a)1 (lead, head) encabezar2 (present) presentar■ Tom Jenkins is going to front "News Today' Tom Jenkins presentará "News Today"\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the front delante, por delantein front (of) delante (de)out front (in theatre) entre el públicoto put on a bold front hacer de tripas corazónup front (in advance) por adelantadofront door puerta principalfront garden jardín nombre masculino pequeño en la parte de delantefront man hombre nombre masculino al frentefront page primera plana, portadafront room salón nombre masculinofront tooth incisivofront wheel rueda delantera, rueda de delantethe front bench SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL las dos primeras filas de escaños ocupadas por miembros del gobierno y de la oposiciónfront ['frʌnt] vi1) face: dar, estar orientadothe house fronts north: la casa da al norte2) : servir de pantallahe fronts for his boss: sirve de pantalla para su jefefront adj: delantero, de adelante, primerothe front row: la primera filafront n1) : frente m, parte f de adelante, delantera fthe front of the class: el frente de la claseat the front of the train: en la parte delantera del tren2) area, zone: frente m, zona fthe Eastern front: el frente orientalon the educational front: en el frente de la enseñanza3) facade: fachada f (de un edificio o una persona)4) : frente m (en meteorología)adj.• anterior adj.• delantero, -a adj.• primero, -a adj.adv.• frente adv.n.• cabeza s.f.• cara s.f.• delantera s.f.• fachada s.f.• frente s.f.• parte delantera s.f.• pechera s.f.• portada s.f.• principio s.m.• testa s.f.v.• afrontar v.
I frʌnt1)a) ( of building) frente m, fachada f; ( of dress) delantera fthe skirt fastens at the front — la falda se abrocha por delante or (esp AmL) por adelante
b) ( forward part) frente m, parte f delantera or de delante or (esp AmL) de adelante2) (in phrases)Midnight Orchid is out in front — Midnight Orchid va en cabeza or lleva la delantera
in front of somebody/something — delante or (esp AmL) adelante de alguien/algo; ( facing) enfrente de alguien/algo
3) (Meteo, Mil, Pol) frente m4)a) ( outward show) fachada fb) ( for illegal activity) pantalla fc) (of organization, party) (AmE) cabeza f visible5) ( overlooking sea) paseo m marítimo, malecón m (AmL), rambla f (RPl)
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the front yard o (BrE) garden — el jardín del frente
a seat in the front row a front-row seat — un asiento en primera fila; see also front bench, front page
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transitive verb (present, head) \<\<campaign\>\> dirigir*; \<\<group\>\> liderar; \<\<show\>\> presentar[frʌnt]1. N1) (=exterior) [of house, building] fachada f ; [of shirt, dress] pechera f ; [of book] (=cover) portada f•
it fastens at the front — se abrocha por delante•
back to front — al revés•
her dress had ripped down the front — el vestido se le había roto por delante2) (=forepart) [of stage, desk, building] parte f de delante, parte f delantera; [of train, bus] parte f delantera; [of queue] principio m•
there's a dedication at the front of the book — hay una dedicatoria al principio del libroat the front of the line or queue — al principio de la cola
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I want to sit in the front — quiero sentarme delante•
he laid the baby on its front — puso al bebé boca abajo3)• in front — delante
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to be in front — (gen) ir primero, ir delante; (in race) ir a la cabeza, llevar la delantera; (in scoring) llevar (la) ventaja•
in front of — delante deshe sat down in front of her mirror — se sentó delante del espejo, se sentó frente al espejo
4) (Met) frente m5) (Mil, Pol) frente m•
we must present a united front — debemos parecer un frente unido6) (Brit) (=promenade) paseo m marítimo; (=beach) playa f7) (=area of activity) materia fis there any news on the wages front? — ¿se sabe algo nuevo en materia de salarios?
we have made progress on a variety of fronts — hemos avanzado en varios campos or varias esferas
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on all fronts — en todos los frentes•
the government's failings on the home or domestic front — las deficiencias del gobierno a nivel nacional8) (=show)it's all just a front with him — lo suyo no es más que una fachada or no son más que apariencias
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he kept up a brave front to the world — delante de todos ponía buena cara9) * (=cover-up) fachada f, tapadera f•
to be a front for sth — servir de fachada or tapadera para algo2. ADJ1) (=foremost) [wheel, leg] delantero, de delante, de adelante (LAm)I was in the front seat — yo estaba en el asiento delantero or de delante or (LAm) de adelante
if we run, we can get a front seat — si corremos, podemos pillar un asiento en la parte delantera or la parte de delante or (LAm) la parte de adelante
2) (Phon) [vowel] frontal3. VI1)• to front onto sth — [house, window] dar a algo
2)• to front for sth — servir de fachada or tapadera para algo
4. VT1) (=head) [+ organization] estar al frente de, liderar2) [+ TV show] presentar3) [+ band, group] estar al frente de, ser el cantante de4) frm (=face) dar a5.CPDfront benches NPL (Brit) —
the front benches — (=seats) la primera fila de escaños de cada lado del parlamento ocupada por miembros del gobierno y de la oposición ; (=people) miembros del gobierno o de la oposición
front crawl N — (Swimming) crol m
front desk N — (US) recepción f (de un hotel)
front door N — puerta f principal
front end N — [of vehicle] parte f delantera
front line N — (Mil) primera línea f
front man N — (for activity) testaferro m ; [of band, group] líder m ; (TV) presentador m
front organization N — organización f fachada
front page N — (Press) primera plana f
front room N — (Brit) (=living room) salón m
front row N — primera fila f
front runner N — (in race) corredor(a) m / f que va en cabeza; (in election) favorito(-a) m / f
front tooth N — incisivo m, paleta * f
front view N —
FRONT BENCH El término genérico front bench se usa para referirse a los escaños situados en primera fila a ambos lados del Presidente ( Speaker) de la Cámara de los Comunes del Parlamento británico. Dichos escaños son ocupados por los parlamentarios que son miembros del gobierno a un lado y por los del gobierno en la sombra ( shadow cabinet) al otro y, por esta razón, se les conoce como frontbenchers.the front view of the hotel is very impressive — el frente del hotel or la parte de delante del hotel es impresionante
See:see cultural note BACKBENCHER in backbencher* * *
I [frʌnt]1)a) ( of building) frente m, fachada f; ( of dress) delantera fthe skirt fastens at the front — la falda se abrocha por delante or (esp AmL) por adelante
b) ( forward part) frente m, parte f delantera or de delante or (esp AmL) de adelante2) (in phrases)Midnight Orchid is out in front — Midnight Orchid va en cabeza or lleva la delantera
in front of somebody/something — delante or (esp AmL) adelante de alguien/algo; ( facing) enfrente de alguien/algo
3) (Meteo, Mil, Pol) frente m4)a) ( outward show) fachada fb) ( for illegal activity) pantalla fc) (of organization, party) (AmE) cabeza f visible5) ( overlooking sea) paseo m marítimo, malecón m (AmL), rambla f (RPl)
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the front yard o (BrE) garden — el jardín del frente
a seat in the front row a front-row seat — un asiento en primera fila; see also front bench, front page
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122 litter
'litə(r)
1. noun1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) basura, papeles2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) cama de paja3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) camada
2. verb(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) cubrirlitter n1. papeles / basuradon't drop litter, put it in the bin no tires papeles, échalos a la papelera2. camadatr['lɪtəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (of kittens etc) camada3 (for animal's bed) pajaza; (for animal's waste) arena, tierra■ littered with books lleno,-a de libros, cubierto,-a de libros\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlitter bin SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL papeleralitter tray cubeta de arena, cubeta de tierralitter ['lɪt̬ər] vt: tirar basura en, ensuciarlitter vi: tirar basuralitter n1) : camada f, cría fa litter of kittens: una cría de gatitos2) stretcher: camilla f3) rubbish: basura f4) : arena f higiénica (para gatos)n.• andas s.m.• basura s.f.• cama s.f.• cama de paja s.f.• camada s.f.• camilla s.f.• cría s.f.• escombro s.m.• lecho s.m.• litera s.f.• palanquín s.m.• tendalera s.f.• ventregada s.f.v.• desordenar v.• esparcir v.• parir v.
I 'lɪtər, 'lɪtə(r)1) u ( refuse) basura f, desperdicios mpl3) u (for horses, cows) lecho m de paja; ( for cats) arena f higiénica4) ca) ( stretcher) camilla f
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newspapers littered the floor — el suelo estaba cubierto de papeles, había papeles tirados por (todo) el suelo
['lɪtǝ(r)]to be littered WITH something — estar* lleno de algo
1. N2) (=untidiness) desorden ma litter of books — un montón desordenado de libros, un revoltijo de libros
3) (Zool) camada f4) (=vehicle) litera f ; (Med) camilla f5) (=bedding) lecho m, cama f de paja2. VT1) (=make untidy)to litter papers about a room, litter a room with papers — esparcir papeles por un cuarto, dejar papeles esparcidos por un cuarto
the lorry littered the road with rubbish — el camión dejó basura esparcida por toda la carretera, el camión dejó la carretera sembrada de basura
2) (=provide with bedding) [+ animal] dar cama de paja a3) (=give birth to) [animal] parir3.VI [cat] parir4.CPDlitter basket, litter bin N — (Brit) papelera f
litter box N (US) — = litter tray
litter lout N — persona que tira papeles o basura a la vía pública
litter tray N — (esp Brit) lecho de arena higiénica para animales domésticos
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I ['lɪtər, 'lɪtə(r)]1) u ( refuse) basura f, desperdicios mpl3) u (for horses, cows) lecho m de paja; ( for cats) arena f higiénica4) ca) ( stretcher) camilla f
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newspapers littered the floor — el suelo estaba cubierto de papeles, había papeles tirados por (todo) el suelo
to be littered WITH something — estar* lleno de algo
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123 binder
noun* * *bind·er[ˈbaɪndəʳ, AM -dɚ]n* * *['baɪndə(r)]n* * *binder s2. Garbenbinder m (Maschine)3. a) Band nb) Bindfaden m4. Einband m, (Akten- etc)Deckel m, Hefter m, Umschlag m5. MEDa) Leibbinde f (für Wöchnerinnen)b) Nabelbinde f (für Säuglinge)6. CHEM, GASTR Bindemittel n7. TECH Trägermetall n8. ARCH Binder m:a) Bindestein mb) Binderbalken m9. JUR USa) Vor(verkaufs)vertrag m (bei Grundstückskauf)b)(Quittung f für eine) Anzahlung f10. WIRTSCH Deckungszusage f (vor Aushändigung der Police)* * *noun* * *n.Beschlag -¨e m.Binder - m. -
124 screen
I 1. [skriːn]1) cinem. inform. telev. schermo m.on screen — inform. a video; cinem. telev. su schermo
the big, small screen — fig. il grande, piccolo schermo
he writes for the screen — cinem. scrive per il cinema
2) (folding panel) paravento m.; (partition) muro m. divisorio, parete f. divisoria; (to protect) schermo m.3) fig. (cover)to act as a screen for — servire da copertura a [ illegal activity]
4) med. esame m. diagnostico2.modificatore cinem. [ star] del cinema; [actor, appearance, debut] cinematograficoII [skriːn]3) (test) selezionare [ applicants]; vagliare la richiesta di [ refugees]; (at airport) controllare [ baggage]; med. sottoporre a esame diagnostico [ patient]to be screened — [ staff] essere sottoposto a dei controlli
4) (sieve) vagliare•* * *[skri:n] 1. noun1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) paravento2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) schermo, riparo3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) schermo2. verb1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) nascondere; riparare2) (to make or show a cinema film.) proiettare3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) vagliare4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) (sottoporre a esame)•- the screen* * *I 1. [skriːn]1) cinem. inform. telev. schermo m.on screen — inform. a video; cinem. telev. su schermo
the big, small screen — fig. il grande, piccolo schermo
he writes for the screen — cinem. scrive per il cinema
2) (folding panel) paravento m.; (partition) muro m. divisorio, parete f. divisoria; (to protect) schermo m.3) fig. (cover)to act as a screen for — servire da copertura a [ illegal activity]
4) med. esame m. diagnostico2.modificatore cinem. [ star] del cinema; [actor, appearance, debut] cinematograficoII [skriːn]3) (test) selezionare [ applicants]; vagliare la richiesta di [ refugees]; (at airport) controllare [ baggage]; med. sottoporre a esame diagnostico [ patient]to be screened — [ staff] essere sottoposto a dei controlli
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125 mask
1. noun 2. transitive verb1) (cover with mask) maskieren* * *1. noun(something, eg a covering resembling a face, used for hiding or protecting the whole or part of the face: The thief wore a black mask; Her face was a mask; under the mask of friendship.) die Maske2. verb(to hide or disguise: He managed to mask his feelings.) verschleiern* * *[mɑ:sk, AM mæsk]I. nto wear a \mask eine Maske tragenthe \mask slipped die Maske fielto put on a \mask of normality die Fassade der Normalität aufrechterhaltena \mask of politeness eine vordergründige HöflichkeitII. vt▪ to \mask sth etw verbergen [o verstecken]* * *[mAːsk]1. n (lit, fig COMPUT)Maske fthe mask slipped (fig) — er/sie etc ließ die Maske fallen
2. vtmaskieren; (clouds, trees etc) verdecken; feelings verbergen; intentions maskieren* * *A s1. Maske f (Nachbildung des Gesichts)2. (Schutz-, Gesichts) Maske f3. Gesichtsabguss m, (Kopf)Maske f4. Gasmaske f5. Maske f:a) Maskierte(r) m/f(m)b) Maskenkostüm n, Maskierung fc) fig Verkleidung f, Vorwand m:throw off the mask die Maske fallen lassen, sein wahres Gesicht zeigen;under the mask of unter dem Deckmantel (gen)6. → academic.ru/45441/masque">masque 1, 27. maskenhaftes Gesicht8. ARCH Maskaron m (Fratzenskulptur), Maske f9. Kosmetik: (Gesichts) Maske f10. MIL Tarnung f, Blende f11. ZOOL Fangmaske f (der Libellen)13. TECH (Abdeck)Blende f, Maske f14. FOTO Vorsatzscheibe fB v/t1. jemanden maskieren, verkleiden, -mummen2. fig verschleiern, -hüllen, -decken, -bergen, tarnen3. MILb) feindliche Truppen binden, fesseln4. ein Licht abblenden6. PHARM etca) einen Geschmack überdeckenb) mit geschmacksverbessernden Zusätzen versehen* * *1. noun 2. transitive verb1) (cover with mask) maskieren2) (fig.): (disguise, conceal) maskieren; [Wolken, Bäume:] verdecken; überdecken [Geschmack]* * *n.Maske -n f. v.abdecken v.maskieren v. -
126 paint
1. noun1) Farbe, die; (on car) Lack, der2. transitive verbpaint the town red — (fig. coll.) auf die Pauke hauen (ugs.)
2) (make picture of, make by painting) malenthe picture was painted by R. — das Bild ist von R.
3) (adorn with painting) bemalen [Wand, Vase, Decke]4)paint a glowing/gloomy picture of something — (fig.) etwas in leuchtenden/düsteren Farben malen od. schildern
5) (apply cosmetic to) schminken [Augen, Gesicht, Lippen]; lackieren [Nägel]* * *[peint] 1. noun(a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste: The artist's clothes were covered in paint; ( also adjective) a paint pot.) die Farbe, Farb-...2. verb2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) malen•- academic.ru/53097/painter">painter- painting
- paint-box
- paint-brush* * *[peɪnt]I. nthe \paint was flaking off the wood der Anstrich blätterte vom Holz abgloss \paint Glanzlack moil/poster \paint Öl-/Plakatfarbe f2. (art colour)▪ \paints pl Farben ploil \paints Ölfarben plII. vi1. ART malen2. (decorate rooms) streichenIII. vt▪ to \paint sb/sth jdn/etw malen2. (decorate)to \paint a house ein Haus anstreichento \paint a room/wall ein Zimmer/eine Wand streichenshe \painted her nails a bright red sie lackierte ihre Nägel knallrot▪ to \paint sb/sth jdn/etw beschreibento \paint a picture of sth etw schildernto \paint a grim/rosy picture of sth ein trostloses/rosiges Bild von etw dat zeichnen▪ to \paint sth etw ausfüllen6.▶ not to be as bad [or black] as he/she/it is \painted besser als sein/ihr/sein Ruf sein* * *[peɪnt]1. n1) Farbe f; (on car, furniture) Lack m; (= make-up) Schminke fthere's too much paint on your face (= make-up) — du hast zu viel Farbe im Gesicht, du bist zu stark angemalt (inf)
2) pl Farben plbox of paints — Farb- or Malkasten m
3) (US: piebald horse) Schecke m2. vtto paint one's face (with make-up) — sich anmalen (inf); (Theat) sich schminken
to paint one's lips — sich (dat) die Lippen anmalen
to paint oneself/sb into a corner (fig) — sich selbst/jdn in die Enge treiben
2) picture, person malenhe painted a very convincing picture of life on the moon — er zeichnete ein sehr überzeugendes Bild vom Leben auf dem Mond
See:→ black3. vimalen; (= decorate) (an)streichen* * *paint [peınt]A v/t1. ein Bild, jemanden malen:paint a gloomy (rosy, vivid) picture of sth etwas in düsteren (rosigen, glühenden) Farben malen oder schildern oder beschreiben; → color A 62. anmalen, bemalen:paint sth green etwas grün anmalenpaint one’s nails sich die Fingernägel lackieren;paint o.s. into a corner fig sich in eine ausweglose Situation manövrieren;4. MED eine Salbe etc auftragen, den Hals, eine Wunde (aus-)pinseln:paint with iodine jodieren5. oft pej schminken:paint one’s face → B 3B v/i1. malen2. streichenC s1. (Anstrich)Farbe f, Tünche f, (Auto- etc) Lack m“wet paint” „frisch gestrichen!“3. Farbe f (in fester Form), (Tusch)Farbe:4. oft pej Make-up n, Schminke f5. MED, PHARM Tinktur f6. US Scheck(e) m (Pferd)* * *1. noun1) Farbe, die; (on car) Lack, der2. transitive verb1) (cover, colour) [an]streichenpaint the town red — (fig. coll.) auf die Pauke hauen (ugs.)
2) (make picture of, make by painting) malenthe picture was painted by R. — das Bild ist von R.
3) (adorn with painting) bemalen [Wand, Vase, Decke]4)paint a glowing/gloomy picture of something — (fig.) etwas in leuchtenden/düsteren Farben malen od. schildern
5) (apply cosmetic to) schminken [Augen, Gesicht, Lippen]; lackieren [Nägel]* * *n.Farbe -n f.Lackfarbe f. v.anmalen v.anstreichen v.bemalen v.lackieren v.malen v.streichen v.(§ p.,pp.: strich, ist/hat gestrichen) -
127 wrap
1. transitive verb,- pp-1) einwickeln; (fig.) hüllenwrap something in paper/cotton wool — etwas in Papier/Watte [ein]wickeln
wrap something [a]round something — etwas um etwas wickeln
2) schlingen [Schal, Handtuch usw.] (about, round um)2. nounUmschlag[e]tuch, dasunder wraps — (fig.) unter Verschluss
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/93883/wrap_up">wrap up* * *[ræp] 1. past tense, past participle - wrapped; verb1) (to roll or fold (round something or someone): He wrapped his handkerchief round his bleeding finger.) wickeln2) (to cover by folding or winding something round: She wrapped the book (up) in brown paper; She wrapped the baby up in a warm shawl.) einwickeln2. noun(a warm covering to put over one's shoulders.) der Umhang- wrapper- wrapping
- wrapped up in
- wrap up* * *[ræp]I. nbeach \wrap Strandtuch ntchiffon/silk \wrap Chiffon-/Seidenstola fplastic \wrap Plastikverpackung fto keep sth under \wraps etw unter Verschluss haltento take the \wraps off sth etw an die Öffentlichkeit bringenit's a \wrap die Szene ist im Kasten fama \wrap of cocaine ein Briefchen nt KokainIII. vt<- pp->1. (cover)▪ to \wrap sth etw einpackento \wrap sth in paper etw in Papier einwickeln2. (embrace)▪ to \wrap sb jdn umarmen3. (draw round)▪ to \wrap sth around sb/sth etw um jdn/etw wickelnto \wrap a blanket round sb jdn in eine Decke wickeln4. (place around)▪ to \wrap sth [a]round sb/sth etw um jdn/etw schlingento \wrap one's arms around sb die Arme um jdn schlingen, jdn in die Arme nehmen6. COMPUTto \wrap text/words Texte/Wörter umbrechen7.▶ to \wrap oneself in the flag [or BRIT Union Jack] [or AM Stars and Stripes] ( pej) sich akk als Patriot aufspielen▶ to \wrap sb [a]round one's little finger jdn um den kleinen Finger wickelnIV. vi<- pp->1. COMPUT umbrechen* * *[rp]1. n1) (= garment) Umhangtuch nt; (for child) Wickeltuch nt; (= stole) Stola f; (= cape) Cape nt; (= coat) Mantel m2)under wraps (lit) — verhüllt; car, weapon getarnt; (fig) geheim
they took the wraps off the new project — sie haben, was das neue Projekt betrifft, die Katze aus dem Sack gelassen (inf)
2. vtshall I wrap it for you? — soll ich es Ihnen einpacken or einwickeln?
wrap the joint in foil — den Braten in Folie einschlagen
he wrapped the car (a)round a lamppost (inf) — er hat das Auto um eine Laterne gewickelt (inf)
2) (fig)she lay wrapped in his arms — sie lag in seinen Armen
wrapped in secrecy — vom Schleier des Geheimnisses umhüllt
3) (COMPUT) line, text etc umbrechen3. vi1) (COMPUT)* * *wrap [ræp]A v/t prät und pperf wrapped, US auch wraptin in akk):wrap o.s. up sich warm anziehenwrapped in allegory allegorisch verkleidet;wrapped in mist in Nebel gehüllt;wrapped up in mystery in geheimnisvolles Dunkel gehüllt;wrapped in silence in Schweigen gehüllt;a) völlig von einer Arbeit etc in Anspruch genommen sein, ganz in seiner Arbeit, Familie etc aufgehen,b) versunken sein in (dat),a) zusammenfassen,b) zu einem glücklichen Ende führen,c) ab-, beschließen, erledigen, einen Handel etc unter Dach und Fach bringen, SPORT einen Sieg sicherstellen:wrap it up die Sache (erfolgreich) zu Ende führen;that wraps it up! das wär’s!B v/i1. wrap up (well) sich warm anziehen3. wrap up! bes Br sl halt‘s Maul!C s Hülle f, besondersa) Decke fb) Schal m, Pelz mc) Umhang m, Mantel m:remain under wraps fig geheim bleiben;take the wraps off sth fig etwas enthüllen;take the wrap off a secret ein Geheimnis lüften* * *1. transitive verb,- pp-1) einwickeln; (fig.) hüllenwrap something in paper/cotton wool — etwas in Papier/Watte [ein]wickeln
wrap something [a]round something — etwas um etwas wickeln
2) schlingen [Schal, Handtuch usw.] (about, round um)2. nounUmschlag[e]tuch, dasunder wraps — (fig.) unter Verschluss
Phrasal Verbs:- wrap up* * *v.einhüllen v.einpacken v.einwickeln v.hüllen v.wickeln v. n.Umbruch -¨e m. -
128 tapar
tapar ( conjugate tapar) verbo transitivo 1 ( cubrir) ‹ caja› to put the lid on; ‹botella/frasco› to put the top on; ‹ olla› to cover, put the lid on; ‹bebé/enfermo/cara› to cover 2 ‹puerta/ventana› to block up 3 ‹excusado/cañería› (AmL) to block taparse verbo pronominal 1 ( refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up; ‹ cara› to cover 2a) [oídos/nariz] to get o become blocked;
tapar verbo transitivo
1 (cubrir) to cover (una botella) to put the top on (un frasco, una caja, etc) to put the lid on
2 (un orificio) to plug, fill: tapó el agujero con cemento, he filled the hole with cement (obstruir) to block: una rama tapa la entrada del túnel, a branch blocks the tunnel mouth
3 (abrigar, arropar) to wrap up (en la cama) to tuck in
4 fam (interponerse) me estás tapando el sol, you're blocking out the sun
5 fig (ocultar una falta) to cover up for sb ' tapar' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrigar - amordazar - tapiar - alcahuetear English: blot out - cap - close - cover - cover up - hush up - mask - obstruct - plug - screen - stop - stop up - black - blindfold - block - blot - fill - hide - stuff
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