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1 crowd

1. noun
1) (a number of persons or things gathered together: A crowd of people gathered in the street.) multitud, muchedumbre

2) (a group of friends, usually known to one another: John's friends are a nice crowd.) grupo, peña

2. verb
1) (to gather in a large group: They crowded round the injured motorcyclist.) agolparse, congregarse, reunirse

2) (to fill too full by coming together in: Sightseers crowded the building.) abarrotar, atestar, llenar hasta los topes

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- crowded

crowd¹ n muchedumbre / multitud

a huge crowd of people filled the streets una enorme multitud de gente llenaba las calles

crowd² vb apiñarse

fans crowded round the star los fans se apiñaban alrededor de la estrella

crowd

tr[kraʊd]

noun

1 (large number of people) multitud nombre femenino, muchedumbre nombre femenino, gentío; (at match, concert, etc) público

■ a crowd gathered se formó una muchedumbre

■ the local derby drew a large crowd el derby atrajo mucho público

■ there were crowds of people había muchísima gente

2 (particular group) gente nombre femenino; (clique) pandilla, grupo

transitive verb

1 (fill) llenar, atestar, abarrotar; (cram) meter, apiñar

2 familiar (push, put pressure on) acosar, hostigar

intransitive verb

1 apiñarse, aglomerarse, agolparse

■ people crowded round her la gente se aglomeraba a su alrededor

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to follow the crowd / move with the crowd seguir a la mayoría, dejarse llevar por la corriente

crowd control control nombre masculino de multitudes

crowd scene SMALLCINEMA/SMALL escena de masas

crowd ['kraʊd] vi

: aglomerarse, amontonarse

crowd vt

: atestar, atiborrar, llenar

crowd n

: multitud f, muchedumbre f, gentío m

crowd

n.

• agolpamiento s.m.

• apiñadura s.f.

• bulla s.f.

• caterva s.f.

• cofradía s.f.

• enjambre s.m.

• gentío s.m.

• manada s.f.

• montón s.m.

• muchedumbre s.f.

• multitud s.f.

• tropa s.f.

• turba s.f.

v.

• apañuscar v.

• apiñar v.

• apretujar v.

• atestar v.

kraʊd
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noun

a) ( gathering of people) muchedumbre f, multitud f, gentío m

the game attracted a good crowd — el partido atrajo mucho público

there was quite a crowd — había mucha gente

crowds of shoppers — multitud de clientes

b) (masses, average folk) (pej)

to go with o follow the crowd — seguir* (a) la manada, dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente

to stand out from/rise above the crowd — destacar(se)*

c) (group, set) (colloq)

they are a nice crowd — son gente simpática

I thought she was one of Jane's crowd — creí que era de la pandilla or del grupo de Jane

d) ( large number) (colloq) (no pl) montón m

II
1.

intransitive verb aglomerarse

they crowded around him — se aglomeraron a su alrededor

they crowded into the hall — entraron en tropel a la sala

2.

vt \<\<people\>\> \<\<hall/entrance\>\> llenar, abarrotar

don't try to crowd everything onto one page — no trates de meter todo en una página; see also crowded

[kraʊd]
1. N

1) (=mass of people) multitud f, muchedumbre f

he disappeared into the crowd — desapareció entre la multitud or la muchedumbre or el gentío

she lost him in the crowd — lo perdió de vista entre la multitud or la muchedumbre or el gentío

crowds of people — una multitud de gente

there was quite a crowd — había bastante gente

they always go round in a crowd — siempre salen en grupo

accidents always draw a crowd — los accidentes siempre atraen a un gentío

she's the sort of person who stands out in a crowd — es la típica persona que (se) destaca en un grupo de gente

2) (=spectators) público m, espectadores mpl

a crowd of 10,000 watched the parade — 10.000 espectadores presenciaron el desfile

the away/home crowd — (Ftbl) los seguidores del equipo visitante/de casa

the match drew a big crowd — el partido atrajo mucho público

he certainly draws the crowds — [performer] no cabe duda de que atrae mucho público

3) * (=social group) gente f

I don't like that crowd at all — esa gente no me gusta nada

she got in with a nice crowd at work — se juntó con (una) gente maja en el trabajo

all the old crowd have come out for the occasion — la antigua pandilla ha salido para celebrar la ocasión

4) (=common people)

the crowd: she's just one of the crowd — es del montón

to follow the crowd — (fig) dejarse llevar por los demás or por la corriente

he likes to stand out from the crowd — le gusta distinguirse de los demás

2. VT

1) (=fill) [+ place] atestar, llenar

demonstrators crowded the streets — los manifestantes atestaron or llenaron las calles

new buildings crowd the narrow lanes of the old town — los nuevos edificios se apiñan en los estrechos callejones del casco viejo

the thoughts that crowded her mind — los pensamientos que le inundaban la mente

2) (=squeeze, force) apiñar

they crowded the prisoners into trucks — apiñaron a los prisioneros en unos camiones

3) (=press against) empujar

they crowded me against the wall — me empujaron contra la pared

4) (fig) (=harass) agobiar

I do things at my own pace, so don't crowd me — deja de agobiarme, me gusta trabajar a mi ritmo

3.

VI (=gather together) apiñarse

they crowded at the window to see him — se apiñaron en la ventana para verlo

to crowd in — entrar en tropel

memories crowded in on me — me inundó una ola de recuerdos

dense vegetation crowded in on both sides of the road — la vegetación crecía espesa a ambos lados de la carretera

I feel as if everything's crowding in on me — me siento desbordado por todo

we all crowded into her little flat — todos nos metimos en su pisito, abarrotándolo de gente

thousands of people have crowded into the capital — miles de personas han llegado en tropel a la capital

to crowd around or round sth/sb — apiñarse alrededor de algo/algn

4.

CPD

crowd control N — control m de masas

crowd scene N — (Cine, Theat) escena f masiva or multitudinaria

- crowd out

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[kraʊd]
I

noun

a) ( gathering of people) muchedumbre f, multitud f, gentío m

the game attracted a good crowd — el partido atrajo mucho público

there was quite a crowd — había mucha gente

crowds of shoppers — multitud de clientes

b) (masses, average folk) (pej)

to go with o follow the crowd — seguir* (a) la manada, dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente

to stand out from/rise above the crowd — destacar(se)*

c) (group, set) (colloq)

they are a nice crowd — son gente simpática

I thought she was one of Jane's crowd — creí que era de la pandilla or del grupo de Jane

d) ( large number) (colloq) (no pl) montón m

II
1.

intransitive verb aglomerarse

they crowded around him — se aglomeraron a su alrededor

they crowded into the hall — entraron en tropel a la sala

2.

vt \<\<people\>\> \<\<hall/entrance\>\> llenar, abarrotar

don't try to crowd everything onto one page — no trates de meter todo en una página; see also crowded

English-spanish dictionary > crowd
2 crowd

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[English Word] cause to crowd or jostle around

[Swahili Word] -sukumiza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

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[English Word] come in crowds

[Swahili Word] -miminika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] mimina V

[English Example] There were crowds of people at the assembly.

[Swahili Example] watu walimiminika katika mkutano

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] akhtari

[Swahili Plural] akhtari

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] crowd of people

[Swahili Example] crowd ya watu

[Note] also: aktari

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] aktari

[Swahili Plural] aktari

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] crowd of people

[Swahili Example] crowd ya watu

[Note] also: akhtari

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] cheshi

[Swahili Plural] macheshi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] chungu

[Swahili Plural] chungu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] I met a tremendous crowd of people

[Swahili Example] niliwakuta watu kichungu

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] halaiki

[Swahili Plural] halaiki

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] jeshi

[Swahili Plural] majeshi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] kijeshi

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] kauma

[Swahili Plural] kauma

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Swahili Example] kaumu ya watu

[Note] mass/crowd of people

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] kaumu

[Swahili Plural] kaumu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] kikwi

[Swahili Plural] vikwi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] kivumbi

[Swahili Plural] vivumbi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Dialect] colloquial

[Derived Word] vumbi N

[Swahili Example] mjini kulikuwa na kivumbi

[Note] figurative

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] kundi

[Swahili Plural] makundi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] kusanyiko

[Swahili Plural] makusanyiko

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kusanya

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] kutano

[Swahili Plural] makutano

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] kuta V

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] mkusanyiko

[Swahili Plural] mikusanyiko

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] kusanya V

[Swahili Example] jioni kwenye mkusanyiko wa watu [Muk]

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] msongamano

[Swahili Plural] misongamano

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] msongo

[Swahili Plural] misongo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] songa V

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] msukumano

[Swahili Plural] misukumano

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] sukuma, suka

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] tope

[Swahili Plural] matope

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] crowd

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] umati

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] tumekuta umati wa watu.

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[English Word] crowd

[Swahili Word] -seta

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] crowd

[Swahili Word] -songa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] crowd

[Swahili Word] -sukuma

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] suka V

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[English Word] crowd (of people or things)

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] msongano

[Swahili Plural] misongano

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] songa V

[English Example] The wanted to reduce the crowd of passengers,

[Swahili Example] Walitaka kupunguza msongamano wa abiria [Masomo 218]

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[English Word] crowd (of people or things)

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] msonge

[Swahili Plural] misonge

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] songa V

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[English Word] crowd (of people)

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] manamba

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] Engl.

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[English Word] crowd (of people)

[English Plural] crowds

[Swahili Word] msafara

[Swahili Plural] misafara

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] safiri, safari

[English Example] I met a big crowd of people coming from the football game.

[Swahili Example] nimekutana na msafara wa watu wakitoka mpirani

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[English Word] crowd (one another)

[Swahili Word] -jazana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reciprocal

[Derived Word] jazi, kijaa, ujalivu, ujazi

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[English Word] crowd each other

[Swahili Word] -sukumana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] associative

[Derived Word] sukuma V

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[English Word] crowd of people

[English Plural] crowds of people

[Swahili Word] tapo

[Swahili Plural] matapo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] Turk.

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[English Word] crowd together

[Swahili Word] -kongomana

[Part of Speech] verb

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English-Swahili dictionary > crowd
3 Crowd

subs.

P. and V. ὄχλος, ὁ, σύνοδος, ἡ, σύλλογος, ὁ, ὅμιλος, ὁ, V. ὁμήγυρις, ἡ, ὁμιλία, ἡ; see Troop, Band.

The crowd, contemptuously: P. and V. ὄχλος, ὁ, πλῆθος, τό, οἱ. πολλοί.

Press, mass: P. and V. στῖφος, τό.

Of things: P. and V. πλῆθος, τό, ὄχλος, ὁ.

——————

v. trans.

Throng: P. and V. πληροῦν.

Be crowded ( of a place): P. and V. πληροῦσθαι.

Be crowded with: P. and V. γέμειν (gen.), V. πλήθειν (gen.), πληθύειν (gen.) (Plat. also hut rare P.).

V. intrans. Crowd together: P. and V. συνέρχεσθαι, ἀθροίζεσθαι, συναθροίζεσθαι.

Crowded together: Ar. συμβεβυσμένος.

Crowd round: P. περιρρεῖν (acc.).

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Crowd
4 crowd funding

Экономика: сбор средств (also: crowd funding, crowd financing), народное финансирование, прямое финансирование физическими лицами проекта или предприятия

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > crowd funding
5 scatter

1. transitive verb
1) vertreiben; zerstreuen, auseinander treiben [Menge]

2) (distribute irregularly) verstreuen; ausstreuen [Samen]
2. intransitive verb
sich auflösen; [Menge:] sich zerstreuen; (in fear) auseinander stieben

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['skætə]
verb

1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) zerstreuen

2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) verstreuen

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- academic.ru/64546/scattered">scattered
- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained
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scat·ter

[ˈskætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]

I. vt

▪ to \scatter sth etw verstreuen

I \scattered grass seed all over the lawn ich streute Grassamen über den ganzen Rasen

▪ to \scatter sth with sth etw mit etw dat bestreuen; PHYS etw streuen

to be \scattered to the four winds ( form) in alle Winde zerstreut sein

II. vi crowd, protesters sich akk zerstreuen

to \scatter to the four winds ( form) sich akk in alle vier Himmelsrichtungen zerstreuen

III. n

1. (small amount) [vereinzeltes] Häufchen

a \scatter of hailstones still lay on the drive ein paar vereinzelte Hagelkörner lagen immer noch in der Einfahrt

2. no pl PHYS, COMPUT Streuung f

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['sktə(r)]
1. n

See:

= scattering

2. vt

1) (= distribute at random) verstreuen; seeds, gravel streuen (on, onto auf +acc); (PHYS) light streuen (on, onto auf +acc); money verschleudern; (= not group together) (unregelmäßig) verteilen; votes verteilen (between auf +acc)

to scatter sth around or about — etw überall umherstreuen or verstreuen

to scatter sth with sth —

she knocked the table over, scattering papers all over the room — sie stieß den Tisch um, und die Papiere flogen durch das ganze Zimmer

2) (= disperse) auseinandertreiben; demonstrators, crowd also zerstreuen → also scattered

See:

→ also scattered

3. vi
sich zerstreuen (to in +acc); (in a hurry, in fear) auseinanderlaufen
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scatter [ˈskætə(r)]

A v/t

1. auch scatter about ( oder around) (aufs Geratewohl) ver-, herum-, ausstreuen:

be scattered all over the place überall herumliegen;

scatter money about fig mit Geld um sich werfen; → abroad 3

2. die Menge etc zerstreuen, Vögel etc auseinanderscheuchen, den Nebel etc zerteilen:

be scattered to the four winds in alle Winde zerstreut werden oder sein

3. Gebäude etc verstreut anordnen:

the houses lie scattered in the valley die Häuser sind über das ganze Tal verstreut

4. Geld verzetteln:

scatter one’s strength fig seine Kräfte oder sich verzetteln

5. bestreuen ( with mit)

6. PHYS Licht etc zerstreuen

B v/i

1. sich zerstreuen (Menge etc), auseinanderstieben (Vögel etc), sich zerteilen (Nebel etc)

2. ( over über akk, in in dat)

a) sich verteilen oder verstreuen: → abroad 3

b) verteilt oder verstreut sein

3. streuen (Gewehr, Schrotschuss, auch Radio etc)

C s

1. Ver-, Ausstreuen n

2. a scatter of houses vereinzelte oder verstreute Häuser;

there was a scatter of raindrops es hat ein bisschen getröpfelt

3. besonders PHYS, auch IT, RADIO, Statistik etc: Streuung f

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1. transitive verb
1) vertreiben; zerstreuen, auseinander treiben [Menge]

2) (distribute irregularly) verstreuen; ausstreuen [Samen]
2. intransitive verb
sich auflösen; [Menge:] sich zerstreuen; (in fear) auseinander stieben

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v.

auseinander jagen ausdr.

auseinanderjagen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

sich zerstreuen v.

streuen v.

vergeuden v.

verstreuen v.

zerstreuen v.

zunichte machen ausdr.

English-german dictionary > scatter
6 channel

1. noun
1) Kanal, der; (gutter) Rinnstein, der; (navigable part of waterway) Fahrrinne, die

the Channel — (Brit.) der [Ärmel]kanal

2) (fig.) Kanal, der

your application will go through the usual channels — Ihre Bewerbung wird auf dem üblichen Weg weitergeleitet

3) (Telev., Radio) Kanal, der

4) (on recording tape etc.) Spur, die

5) (groove) Rille, die
2. transitive verb,
(Brit.) - ll- (fig.): (guide, direct) lenken, richten ( into auf + Akk.)
•• Cultural note:
Channel Five

Ein britischer privater Fernsehsender, der populä re leichte Unterhaltung ausstrahlt.

Channel Four

Ein britischer privater Fernsehsender mit einem umfangreichen sozialen und kulturellen Programm. Er hat ein Renommee für exzellente Dokumentationen und für die Berichterstattung über kulturelle und künstlerische Ereignisse

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[' ænl] 1. noun
1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) der Kanal, das Flußbett

2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) die Fahrrinne

3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) der Kanal

4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) der Weg

5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) der Kanal
2. verb
1) (to make a channel in.) aushöhlen

2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) lenken

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chan·nel

[ˈtʃæn^əl]

I. n

1. RADIO, TV Kanal m, Programm nt

on \channel five/three im fünften/dritten Programm

cable \channel Kabelkanal m

commercial \channel kommerzieller Sender

pay \channel Pay-TV nt

to change [or switch] \channels umschalten

to turn to another \channel [auf ein anderes Programm] umschalten

to turn to \channel two ins zweite Programm umschalten

2. (waterway) [Fluss]bett nt; (artificial waterway) Kanal m

drainage \channel Entwässerungsgraben m, Drainage f SCHWEIZ, Abzugsgraben m

irrigation \channel Bewässerungskanal m

deepwater/navigable \channel schiffbare Fahrrinne

the [English] C\channel der Ärmelkanal

3. (in airport or port) [Zoll]ausgang m

the red/green \channel der rot/grün gekennzeichnete Ausgang

4. (means) Weg m

she found a \channel for her energy in dancing über das Tanzen hat sie ein Ventil für ihre Energie gefunden

\channel of communication Kommunikationsweg m

\channel of distribution Vertriebsweg m

to go through the official \channels den Dienstweg gehen

through the usual \channels auf dem üblichen Weg

II. vt

< BRIT - ll- or AM usu -l->

1. (direct)

to \channel a river through sth einen Fluss durch etw akk [hindurch]leiten

▪ to \channel sth into sth one's energies, money etw in etw akk stecken; interests etw auf etw akk richten

to \channel water into sth Wasser in etw akk leiten

2. (imitate)

▪ to \channel sb jdn nachmachen

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['tʃnl]
1. n

1) (= watercourse) (Fluss)bett nt; (= strait) Kanal m; (= deepest part of river etc) Fahrrinne f

the ( English) Channel — der Ärmelkanal

2) (fig usu pl) (of bureaucracy etc) Dienstweg m; (of information etc) Kanal m; (of thought, interest etc) Bahn f

if you go through the right channels — wenn Sie sich an die richtigen Stellen wenden

to go through the official channels — den Dienstweg gehen

you'll have to go through channels (US) — Sie werden den Dienstweg einhalten müssen

through the usual channels — auf dem üblichen Wege

3) (= groove) Furche f, Rinne f

4) (TV, RAD) Kanal m, Programm nt

2. vt

1) (= dig out, furrow) way, course sich (dat) bahnen

2) (= direct) water, river (hindurch)leiten (through durch)

3) (fig) efforts, interest lenken (into auf +acc); energy also kanalisieren; crowd also dirigieren

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channel [ˈtʃænl]

A s

1. Flussbett n

2. Fahrrinne f, Kanal m

3. (breite Wasser)Straße:

the English Channel, bes Br the Channel der (Ärmel)Kanal;

Channel Islands Kanalinseln pl;

Channel Tunnel Kanaltunnel m

4. SCHIFF

a) schiffbarer Wasserweg (der 2 Gewässer verbindet)

b) Seegatt n

c) Rüst f

5. Zufahrtsweg m, (Hafen)Einfahrt f

6. Rinne f, Gosse f

7. fig Kanal m, Bahn f, Weg m:

direct a matter into ( oder through) other channels eine Angelegenheit in andere Bahnen lenken;

channels of distribution Absatzwege;

channels of supply Versorgungswege;

through the official channels auf dem Dienst- oder Instanzenweg;

go through the official channels den Dienstweg nehmen;

channels of trade Handelswege

8. ELEK Frequenzband n, (Fernseh- etc) Kanal m, (-)Programm n:

on which channel? auf welchem Kanal?, in welchem Programm?;

on channel three im dritten Programm;

switch channels umschalten;

channel selector Kanalwähler m

9. TECH Durchlassröhre f

10. ARCH Auskehlung f, Kannelierung f

11. TECH Nut f, Furche f, Riefe f

12. auch channel iron TECH U-Eisen n

B v/t prät und pperf -neled, besonders Br -nelled

1. rinnenförmig aushöhlen, furchen

2. ARCH auskehlen, kannelieren

3. TECH nuten, furchen

4. seine Anstrengungen etc lenken, richten ( beide:

into auf akk)

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1. noun
1) Kanal, der; (gutter) Rinnstein, der; (navigable part of waterway) Fahrrinne, die

the Channel — (Brit.) der [Ärmel]kanal

2) (fig.) Kanal, der

your application will go through the usual channels — Ihre Bewerbung wird auf dem üblichen Weg weitergeleitet

3) (Telev., Radio) Kanal, der

4) (on recording tape etc.) Spur, die

5) (groove) Rille, die
2. transitive verb,
(Brit.) - ll- (fig.): (guide, direct) lenken, richten ( into auf + Akk.)
•• Cultural note:
Channel Five

Ein britischer privater Fernsehsender, der populäre leichte Unterhaltung ausstrahlt.

Channel Four

Ein britischer privater Fernsehsender mit einem umfangreichen sozialen und kulturellen Programm. Er hat ein Renommee für exzellente Dokumentationen und für die Berichterstattung über kulturelle und künstlerische Ereignisse

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n.

Kanal ¨-e m.

English-german dictionary > channel
7 bustle

bustle [ˈbʌsl]

1. intransitive verb

• to bustle about s'affairer

• to be bustling with people grouiller de monde

2. noun

affairement m, remue-ménage m

* * *
['bʌsl] 1.
noun

1) ( activity) affairement m (of de)

hustle and bustle — grande animation f

2) History ( on dress) faux cul (colloq) m, tournure f
2.
intransitive verb [person, crowd] (also bustle about) s'affairer

to bustle in/out — entrer/sortir d'un air affairé

English-French dictionary > bustle
8 bustle

bustle

A n

1 ( activity) effervescence f (of de) ; hustle and bustle effervescence f ;

2 Hist Fashn faux cul ○ m, tournure f.

B vi [person, crowd] ( also bustle about) s'affairer ; to bustle in/out entrer/sortir d'un air affairé ; to bustle with activity être plein d'animation.

Big English-French dictionary > bustle
9 press

pres
1. verb
1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) apretar, presionar

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) exprimir, estrujar; prensar

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) presionar; apremiar

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) presionar, insistir

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) planchar

2. noun
1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) apretón; planchado

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prensa

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; (also adjective) a press photographer.) prensa

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) prensa

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prensa

•

- pressing
- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on

press¹ n prensa

a press photographer un fotógrafo de la prensa

press² vb apretar / pulsar

to print the document, press F7 para imprimir el documento, pulsa F7

press

tr[pres]

noun

1 (newspapers) prensa

■ the gutter press la prensa sensacionalista, la prensa amarilla

■ the quality press la prensa seria

2 (printing machine) prensa, imprenta

3 (for grapes, flowers) prensa

■ trouser press prensa para pantalones

4 (act of pressing) presión nombre femenino; (of hand) apretón nombre masculino; (act of ironing) planchado

■ at the press of a botton con sólo apretar un botón

■ give this shirt a quick press dale un planchado a esta camisa

transitive verb

1 (push down - button, switch) pulsar, apretar, presionar; (- accelerator) pisar; (- key on keyboard) pulsar; (- trigger) apretar

2 (squeeze - hand) apretar

3 (crush - fruit) exprimir, estrujar; (- grapes, olives, flowers) prensar

4 (clothes) planchar, planchar a vapor

5 (record) imprimir

6 (urge, put pressure on) presionar, instar; (insist on) insistir en, exigir

■ they pressed me to report the theft insistieron en que denunciara el robo

■ they pressed me for an answer me exigían una respuesta

intransitive verb

1 (push) apretar, presionar

■ press down on the lever presiona la palanca

2 (crowd) apretujarse, apiñarse

3 (urge, pressurize) presionar, insistir; (time) apremiar

■ we are pressing for a peaceful solution estamos presionando para que se resuelva de forma pacífica

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the time of going to press al cierre de la edición

to go to press entrar en prensa

to have a good/bad press tener buena/mala prensa

to press a point recalcar un punto

to press charges against somebody presentar cargos contra alguien, formular cargos contra alguien

to press home an advantage aprovechar una ventaja

press agency agencia de prensa

press conference conferencia de prensa, rueda de prensa

press cutting recorte nombre masculino de prensa

press box tribuna de prensa

press release comunicado de prensa

press stud botón nombre masculino de presión

press ['prɛs] vt

1) push: apretar

2) squeeze: apretar, prensar (frutas, flores, etc.)

3) iron: planchar (ropa)

4) urge: instar, apremiar

he pressed me to come: insistió en que viniera

press vi

1) push: apretar

press hard: aprieta con fuerza

2) crowd: apiñarse

3) : abrirse paso

I pressed through the crowd: me abrí paso entre el gentío

4) urge: presionar

press n

1) crowd: multitud f

2) : imprenta f, prensa f

to go to press: entrar en prensa

3) urgency: urgencia f, prisa f

4) printer, publisher: imprenta f, editorial f

5)

the press : la prensa

freedom of the press: libertad de prensa

press

adj.

• de prensa adj.

n.

(§ pl.: presses) = estampa s.f.

• imprenta s.f.

• prensa s.f.

• presión s.f.

• urgencia s.f.

v.

• empujar v.

• estrechar v.

• estrujar v.

• gravitar v.

• instar v.

• oprimir v.

• planchar v.

• prensar v.

• presionar v.

• pulsar (Tecla, botón) v.

• urgir v.

pres
I

noun

1) u

a) (newspapers, journalists) prensa f

the press — la prensa

the freedom of the press — la libertad de prensa; (before n) <box, gallery> de (la) prensa

press agency — (BrE) agencia f de prensa

press agent — encargado, -da m,f de prensa

press clipping o (BrE) cutting — recorte m de prensa

press office — oficina f de prensa

press photographer — reportero gráfico, reportera gráfica m,f

press release — comunicado m de prensa

press run — (AmE) tirada f

b) ( treatment by newspapers)

to get a good/bad press — tener* buena/mala prensa, tener* buena/mala acogida por parte de la prensa

2) c

a) ( printing press) prensa f, imprenta f

to go to press — entrar en prensa

at the time of going to press — al cierre de la edición

b) ( publishing house) editorial f

3) c (for pressing - grapes, flowers, machine parts) prensa f; (- trousers) prensa f plancha-pantalones

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( push) \<\<button/doorbell\>\> apretar*, pulsar; \<\<pedal/footbrake\>\> pisar

we were pressed up against the wall by the crowd — el gentío nos apretujó contra la pared

2)

a) ( squeeze) apretar*

b) ( in press) \<\<grapes/olives/flowers\>\> prensar

c) \<\<disk/album\>\> imprimir*

d) \<\<clothes\>\> planchar

3)

a) ( put pressure on)

when pressed, she admitted it — cuando la presionaron, lo admitió

to press somebody FOR something/to + INF: I pressed him for an answer insistí en que or exigí que me diera una respuesta; they pressed him to change his policy — ejercieron presión sobre él para que cambiara de política

b) ( pursue)

they went on strike to press their demands — fueron a la huelga en apoyo de sus reivindicaciones

to press charges against somebody — presentar or formular cargos en contra de alguien

I didn't press the point — no insistí más

2.

vi

1)

a) ( exert pressure)

press firmly — presione or apriete con fuerza

to press (down) ON something — apretar* algo, hacer* presión sobre algo

b) (crowd, push) \<\<people\>\> apretujarse, apiñarse

2) (urge, pressurize) presionar

to press FOR something: they've been pressing for an inquiry han estado presionando para que se haga una investigación; time presses o is pressing — el tiempo apremia

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- press ahead

- press home

- press on

[pres]
1. NOUN

1) (Publishing)

a) (=newspapers collectively) prensa f

• to get or have a good/ bad press — (lit, fig) tener buena/mala prensa

• the press — (=newspapers, journalists) la prensa

I saw it in the press — lo vi en la prensa

the press reported that... — la prensa informó que...

member of the press — periodista mf, miembro mf de la prensa

the national/local press — la prensa nacional/regional
free 1., 4), gutter I, 2.
b) (=printing press) imprenta f

• to go to press — entrar en prensa

correct at the time of going to press — correcto en el momento de impresión

• hot off the press(es) — recién salido de la imprenta

• to be in press — estar en prensa

• to pass sth for press — aprobar algo para la prensa

• to set the presses rolling — poner las prensas en marcha

c) (=publishing firm) editorial f

2) (=touch) (with hand) apretón m

• at the press of a button — con solo apretar un botón

3) (with iron)

• to give sth a press — planchar algo

this skirt needs a press — esta falda necesita un planchado

4) (=apparatus, machine) (for wine, olives, cheese, moulding) prensa f ; (also: trouser press) prensa f para planchar pantalones; (for racket) tensor m

hydraulic press — prensa f hidráulica
cider 2., printing 2.
5) (=crush) apiñamiento m, agolpamiento m

he lost his hat in the press to get out — perdió el sombrero en el apiñamiento or agolpamiento que se produjo a la salida

6) (Weightlifting) presa f

7) (=cupboard) armario m

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=push, squeeze)

a) [+ button, switch, doorbell] pulsar, apretar; [+ hand, trigger] apretar; [+ accelerator] pisar

select the option required, then press "enter" — escoja la opción que desee, y luego pulse or apriete "intro"

• he pressed his face against the window — apretó la cara contra el cristal

she pressed herself against me/the wall — se apretó contra mí/contra la pared

• she pressed a note into his hand — le metió un billete en la mano

• she pressed the lid on (to) the box — cerró la caja apretando la tapa

• he pressed her to him — la atrajo hacia sí

Dobbs pressed his hand to his heart — Dobbs se llevó la mano al corazón

he pressed the revolver to Sally's head — le puso a Sally el revólver en la cabeza

• he pressed his fingertips together — juntó las yemas de los dedos

- press the flesh

b) (painfully) apretujar

as the crowd moved back he found himself pressed up against a wall — a medida que la multitud retrocedía, se vio apretujado contra una pared

2) (using press) [+ grapes, olives, flowers] prensar

3) (=iron) [+ clothes] planchar

4) (Tech) (=make) [+ machine part] prensar; [+ record, disk] imprimir

5) (=pressurize) presionar

he didn't need much pressing — no hubo que presionarle mucho

when pressed, she conceded the point — cuando la presionaron, les dio la razón

• to press sb for sth — exigir algo de algn

to press sb for an answer — exigir una respuesta de algn

he did not press her for further details — no le exigió más detalles

to press sb for payment — insistir en que algn pague, exigir a algn el pago de lo que se debe

• to press sb into doing sth — obligar a algn a hacer algo

I found myself pressed into playing football with the children — me vi obligado a jugar al fútbol con los niños

• to press sb to do sth — (=urge) insistir en que algn haga algo; (=pressurize) presionar a algn para que haga algo

he pressed me to have a drink with him — insistió en que tomase una copa con él

he didn't press her to go back to work — no la presionó para que volviera a trabajar

the trade unions are pressing him to stand firm — los sindicatos le están presionando para que se mantenga firme
pressed
6) (=insist)

don't press me on this point — no me insistas sobre este punto

she smiles coyly when pressed about her private life — cuando insisten en querer saber sobre su vida privada, sonríe con coquetería

he was being pressed by creditors — le acosaban los acreedores

7) (=force)

• to press sth on sb — insistir en que algn acepte algo

food and cigarettes were pressed on him — le estuvieron ofreciendo insistentemente comida y cigarros

8)

• to be pressed into service, we were all pressed into service — todos tuvimos que ponernos a trabajar

the town hall has been pressed into service as a school — se han visto obligados a usar el ayuntamiento como escuela

Kenny had been pressed into service to guard the door — habían convencido a Kenny para que vigilara la puerta

9) (=pursue) [+ claim] insistir en; [+ demand] exigir

• his officials have visited Washington to press their case for economic aid — sus representantes han ido a Washington para hacer presión a favor de la ayuda económica

• to press charges (against sb) — presentar cargos (contra algn)

• the champion failed to press home his advantage — el campeón no supo aprovechar su ventaja

to press home an attack — sacar el máximo partido de un ataque

• I shan't press the point — no insistiré más sobre eso
suit 1., 4)
3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=exert pressure) apretar

does it hurt when I press here? — ¿le duele cuando le aprieto aquí?

• I felt something hard press into my back — noté la presión de algo duro que se apretaba contra mi espalda

• the bone was pressing on a nerve — el hueso estaba pinzando un nervio

2) (=move, push)

• he pressed against her — se apretó contra ella

his leg pressed against her thigh — su pierna se apretaba contra su muslo

• the crowd pressed round him — la muchedumbre se apiñó en torno a él

• he pressed through the crowd — se abrió paso entre la muchedumbre

• the audience pressed towards the exit — el público se apresuró hacia la salida

3) (=urge, agitate)

• to press for sth — exigir algo, insistir en algo

he will press for the death penalty in this case — en este caso va a insistir en or exigir la pena de muerte

a protest march in the capital to press for new elections — una marcha de protesta en la capital para exigir otras elecciones

police may now press for changes in the law — puede que ahora la policía presione para que cambien las leyes

to press for sb to resign — exigir la dimisión de algn, insistir en que algn dimita

• time is pressing — el tiempo apremia

4) (=weigh heavily)

• to press on sb — pesar sobre algn

the weight of guilt pressed on her — el sentimiento de culpabilidad pesaba sobre ella

4.

COMPOUNDS

press agency N — agencia f de prensa

press agent N — encargado(-a) m / f de prensa

press attaché N — agregado(-a) m / f de prensa

press baron N — magnate m de la prensa

press box N — tribuna f de prensa

press briefing N — rueda f de prensa, conferencia f de prensa

press card N — pase m de periodista, carnet m de prensa

press clipping N — = press cutting

press conference N — rueda f de prensa, conferencia f de prensa

to call a press conference — convocar una rueda or una conferencia de prensa

to hold a press conference — celebrar una rueda or una conferencia de prensa

press corps N — prensa f acreditada

press coverage N — cobertura f periodística

it's had a lot of press coverage — ha tenido mucha cobertura periodística

press cutting N — recorte m (de periódico)

press gallery N — tribuna f de prensa

press gang N — (Hist) leva f

press kit N — kit m de prensa

press launch N — lanzamiento m de prensa

press office N — oficina f de prensa

press officer N — agente mf de prensa

press pack N — (=information pack) dosier m de prensa; pej (=group of reporters) grupo m de reporteros; (=sensationalist press) prensa f amarilla

press pass N — pase m de prensa

press photographer N — fotógrafo(-a) m / f de prensa

press release N — comunicado m de prensa

to issue or put out a press release — publicar un comunicado de prensa

press report N — nota f de prensa, reportaje m de prensa

press room N — sala f de prensa

press run N — (US) tirada f

press secretary N — secretario(-a) m / f de prensa

press stud N — (Brit) automático m, broche m de presión

press view N — preestreno m (para prensa)

- press ahead

- press back

- press down

- press forward

- press on

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[pres]
I

noun

1) u

a) (newspapers, journalists) prensa f

the press — la prensa

the freedom of the press — la libertad de prensa; (before n) <box, gallery> de (la) prensa

press agency — (BrE) agencia f de prensa

press agent — encargado, -da m,f de prensa

press clipping o (BrE) cutting — recorte m de prensa

press office — oficina f de prensa

press photographer — reportero gráfico, reportera gráfica m,f

press release — comunicado m de prensa

press run — (AmE) tirada f

b) ( treatment by newspapers)

to get a good/bad press — tener* buena/mala prensa, tener* buena/mala acogida por parte de la prensa

2) c

a) ( printing press) prensa f, imprenta f

to go to press — entrar en prensa

at the time of going to press — al cierre de la edición

b) ( publishing house) editorial f

3) c (for pressing - grapes, flowers, machine parts) prensa f; (- trousers) prensa f plancha-pantalones

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( push) \<\<button/doorbell\>\> apretar*, pulsar; \<\<pedal/footbrake\>\> pisar

we were pressed up against the wall by the crowd — el gentío nos apretujó contra la pared

2)

a) ( squeeze) apretar*

b) ( in press) \<\<grapes/olives/flowers\>\> prensar

c) \<\<disk/album\>\> imprimir*

d) \<\<clothes\>\> planchar

3)

a) ( put pressure on)

when pressed, she admitted it — cuando la presionaron, lo admitió

to press somebody FOR something/to + INF: I pressed him for an answer insistí en que or exigí que me diera una respuesta; they pressed him to change his policy — ejercieron presión sobre él para que cambiara de política

b) ( pursue)

they went on strike to press their demands — fueron a la huelga en apoyo de sus reivindicaciones

to press charges against somebody — presentar or formular cargos en contra de alguien

I didn't press the point — no insistí más

2.

vi

1)

a) ( exert pressure)

press firmly — presione or apriete con fuerza

to press (down) ON something — apretar* algo, hacer* presión sobre algo

b) (crowd, push) \<\<people\>\> apretujarse, apiñarse

2) (urge, pressurize) presionar

to press FOR something: they've been pressing for an inquiry han estado presionando para que se haga una investigación; time presses o is pressing — el tiempo apremia

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- press ahead

- press home

- press on

English-spanish dictionary > press
10 thin

1. adjective
1) (of small thickness or diameter) dünn

2) (not fat) dünn

a tall, thin man — ein großer, hagerer Mann

as thin as a rake or lath — spindeldürr

3) (narrow) schmal [Baumreihe]; dünn [Linie]

4) (sparse) dünn, schütter [Haar]; fein [Regen, Dunst]; spärlich [Publikum, Besuch]; gering [Beteiligung]; dünn [Luft]

he is already thin on top or going thin on top — bei ihm lichtet es sich oben schon

be thin on the ground — (fig.) dünn gesät sein

vanish or disappear into thin air — (fig.) sich in Luft auflösen

5) (coll.): (wretched) enttäuschend, unbefriedigend [Zeit]. See also academic.ru/74544/thick">thick 2.
2. adverb
dünn
3. transitive verb,
- nn-

1) (make less deep or broad) dünner machen

2) (make less dense, dilute) verdünnen

3) (reduce in number) dezimieren
4. intransitive verb,
- nn- [Haar, Nebel:] sich lichten; [Menschenmenge:] sich zerstreuen

Phrasal Verbs:

- thin out

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[Ɵin] 1. adjective
1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) dünn

2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) dünn

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) dünn

4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) licht

5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) fadenscheinig
2. verb
(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) sich lichten

- thinly
- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out
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thin

<- nn->

[θɪn]

I. adj

1. (not thick) dünn; ( fig) schmaler Grat

\thin line feine [o schmale] Linie

there's a \thin line between love and hate die Grenze zwischen Liebe und Hass ist fließend

2. (slim) person dünn

a \thin man ein hagerer Mann

3. (not dense) fog leicht; crowd klein

\thin rain feiner Regen; (lacking oxygen) air dünn

4. (sparse) spärlich

\thin hair (on head) schütteres Haar; (on body) spärlicher Haarwuchs

he is already \thin on top sein Haar lichtet sich schon langsam

5. (very fluid) dünn[flüssig]

6. (feeble) schwach fig

\thin disguise dürftige Verkleidung

\thin excuse fadenscheinige Ausrede

\thin smile leichtes Lächeln

\thin sound leiser Ton

\thin voice zarte Stimme

7. (come to an end)

to wear \thin ( also fig) [langsam] zu Ende gehen, erschöpft sein

the soles of my shoes are wearing \thin mein Schuhsohlen werden immer dünner

8.

▶ out of \thin air aus dem Nichts

▶ the \thin blue line BRIT ( fam) die Polizei

▶ to disappear [or vanish] into \thin air sich akk in Luft auflösen

▶ the \thin end of the wedge BRIT ein erster Anfang

▶ to be \thin on the ground BRIT, AUS dünn gesät sein fig

▶ to have a \thin time [of it] eine schlimme Zeit durchmachen

▶ to be on \thin ice sich akk auf dünnem Eis bewegen

▶ to be \thin-skinned dünnhäutig sein

II. vt

1. (make more liquid)

▪ to \thin sth [down] etw verdünnen

2. (remove some)

▪ to \thin sth [out] etw ausdünnen [o lichten] [o SCHWEIZ a. erdünnen]

they've \thinned the forest der Wald wurde gelichtet

to \thin sb's hair jds Haare ausdünnen [o SCHWEIZ a. erdünnen

3. (in golf)

to \thin the ball den Ball oberhalb der Mitte treffen

III. vi

1. (become weaker) soup, blood dünner werden; crowd sich akk zerstreuen; fog sich akk lichten; hair dünner werden, sich akk lichten

2. (become worn) material sich akk verringern, abnehmen

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[ɵɪn]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= not fat) dünn

or rail (US) — dünn wie eine Bohnenstange

2) (= not thick) paper, slice, string, wall, blood, dress dünn; liquid dünn(flüssig); (= narrow) column schmal

3) (= sparse) hair, grass dünn, schütter; eyebrows schütter, licht; vegetation gering, spärlich, kümmerlich (pej); population, crowd klein, kümmerlich (pej)

his hair is getting quite thin — sein Haar lichtet sich

he's a bit thin on top — bei ihm lichtet es sich oben schon ein wenig

to be thin on the ground (fig) — dünn gesät sein

4) (= not dense) fog leicht; air dünn

to vanish into thin air (fig) —

the agent simply vanished into thin air — der Agent schien sich einfach in Luft aufgelöst zu haben

to appear out of thin air — aus dem Nichts auftauchen

5) (fig: weak, poor) voice, smile schwach, dünn; excuse schwach, fadenscheinig; disguise, story line, plot schwach; trading, profits gering

a thin majority —

she had a thin time of it (dated inf) to give sb a thin time of it (dated inf) — es war nicht gerade schön für sie jdm das Leben schwer machen

2. adv (+er)
spread, cut dünn; lie dünn, spärlich
3. vt
paint, sauce, ozone layer verdünnen; trees, ranks lichten; hair ausdünnen; blood dünner werden lassen
4. vi
(fog, crowd) sich lichten; (hair also) schütter werden; (ozone layer) dünner werden; (population) abnehmen
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thin [θın]

A adj (adv thinly)

1. allg dünn:

a thin line eine dünne oder schmale oder feine Linie

2. dünn, schmächtig, mager

3. dünn, licht (Haar):

thin rain feiner Regen;

he is rather thin on top sein Haar ist schon ziemlich licht

4. fig spärlich, dünn:

thin attendance spärlicher Besuch, geringe Beteiligung;

be thin on the ground dünn gesät sein, Mangelware sein;

a thin house THEAT eine schwach besuchte Vorstellung;

thin profits pl geringer Profit;

thin vegetation spärliche Vegetation

5. dünn, schwach (Bier, Stimme etc)

6. AGR mager (Boden)

7. fig mager, dürftig, spärlich:

he had a thin time umg es ging ihm mies

8. fig fadenscheinig (Ausrede etc)

9. fig seicht, substanzlos (Abhandlung etc)

10. FOTO kontrastarm, undeutlich (Abzug)

B v/t oft thin down ( oder off, out)

a) dünn(er) machen,

b) eine Flüssigkeit verdünnen,

c) fig verringern, eine Bevölkerung dezimieren,

d) eine Schlachtreihe, einen Wald etc lichten,

e) Pflanzen weiter auseinandersetzen

C v/i oft thin down ( oder off, out)

a) dünn(er) werden,

b) sich verringern,

c) sich lichten, fig spärlicher werden, abnehmen:

his hair is thinning sein Haar lichtet sich;

thin out GEOL sich auskeilen (Flöz)

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1. adjective
1) (of small thickness or diameter) dünn

2) (not fat) dünn

a tall, thin man — ein großer, hagerer Mann

as thin as a rake or lath — spindeldürr

3) (narrow) schmal [Baumreihe]; dünn [Linie]

4) (sparse) dünn, schütter [Haar]; fein [Regen, Dunst]; spärlich [Publikum, Besuch]; gering [Beteiligung]; dünn [Luft]

he is already thin on top or going thin on top — bei ihm lichtet es sich oben schon

be thin on the ground — (fig.) dünn gesät sein

vanish or disappear into thin air — (fig.) sich in Luft auflösen

5) (coll.): (wretched) enttäuschend, unbefriedigend [Zeit]. See also thick 2.
2. adverb
dünn
3. transitive verb,
- nn-

1) (make less deep or broad) dünner machen

2) (make less dense, dilute) verdünnen

3) (reduce in number) dezimieren
4. intransitive verb,
- nn- [Haar, Nebel:] sich lichten; [Menschenmenge:] sich zerstreuen

Phrasal Verbs:

- thin out

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adj.

dünn adj.

dünn werden adj.

schlank adj.

English-german dictionary > thin
11 push

1. transitive verb
1) schieben; (make fall) stoßen; schubsen (ugs.)

don't push me like that! — schieb od. drängel [doch] nicht so!

push a car — (to start the engine) ein Auto anschieben

push the door to/open — die Tür zu-/aufstoßen

she pushed the door instead of pulling — sie drückte gegen die Tür, statt zu ziehen

the policemen pushed the crowd back — die Polizisten drängten die Menge zurück

push something up the hill — etwas den Berg hinaufschieben

push one's way through/into/on to etc. something — sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch/in/auf usw. etwas (Akk.) bahnen

2) (fig.): (impel) drängen

push somebody into doing something — jemanden dahin bringen, dass er etwas tut

3) (tax)

push somebody [hard] — jemanden [stark] fordern

push somebody too hard/too far — jemanden überfordern

he pushes himself very hard — er verlangt sich (Dat.) sehr viel ab

be pushed for something — (coll.): (find it difficult to provide something) mit etwas knapp sein

be pushed for money or cash — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

be pushed to do something — (coll.) Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

push one's luck — (coll.) übermütig werden

4) (press for sale of) die Werbetrommel rühren für; pushen (Werbejargon)

5) (sell illegally, esp. drugs) dealen; pushen (Drogenjargon)

6) (advance)

push something a step/stage further — etwas einen Schritt vorantreiben

not push the point — die Sache auf sich beruhen lassen

push something too far — mit etwas zu weit gehen

push things to extremes — die Dinge od. es zum Äußersten od. auf die Spitze treiben

7) (coll.)

be pushing sixty — etc. auf die Sechzig usw. zugehen
2. intransitive verb
1) schieben; (in queue) drängeln; (at door) drücken

‘Push’ — (on door etc.) "Drücken"

push and shove — schubsen und drängeln

push at something — gegen etwas drücken

2) (make demands)

push for something — etwas fordern

3) (make one's way)

he pushed between us — er drängte sich zwischen uns

push through the crowd — sich durch die Menge drängeln

push past or by somebody — sich an jemandem vorbeidrängeln od. -drücken

4) (assert oneself for one's advancement) sich in den Vordergrund spielen
3. noun
1) Stoß, der; Schubs, der (ugs.)

give something a push — etwas schieben od. stoßen

give somebody a push — jemandem einen Schubs geben (ugs.); jemandem einen Stoß versetzen

My car won't start; can you give me a push? — Mein Auto springt nicht an. Kannst du mich anschieben?

2) (effort) Anstrengungen Pl.; (Mil.): (attack) Vorstoß, der; Offensive, die

3) (determination) Tatkraft, die; Initiative, die

4) (crisis)

when it comes/came to the push, (Amer. coll.) when push comes/came to shove — wenn es ernst wird/als es ernst wurde

at a push — wenn es sein muss

5) (Brit. coll.): (dismissal)

get the push — rausfliegen (ugs.)

give somebody the push — jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/59208/push_about">push about

- push ahead

- push around

- push aside

- push away

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push out

- push out of

- push over

- push through

- push up

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[puʃ] 1. verb
1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) stoßen

2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) drängen

3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) mit Drogen handeln
2. noun
1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) der Stoß

2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) der Schwung

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- push-bike
- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over
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push

[pʊʃ]

I. NOUN

<pl -es>

1. (shove) Stoß m; (slight push) Schubs m fam

my car won't start — can you give me a \push? mein Auto springt nicht an, kannst du mal anschieben?

to give sb/sth a \push jdm/etw einen Stoß versetzen

he gave the girl on the swing a \push er schubste das Mädchen auf der Schaukel an

2. (press) Druck m

at the \push of a button auf Knopfdruck a. fig

3. ( fig: motivation) Anstoß m

she needs a little \push to get motivated man muss sie ein bisschen anstoßen, um sie zu motivieren

4. (concerted effort) Anstrengung[en] f[pl], Kampagne f

the company plans to make a big \push into Europe das Unternehmen will eine große Kampagne zur Erschließung des europäischen Marktes starten

to make a \push for sth etw anstreben

to make a \push to do sth Anstrengungen unternehmen, etw zu tun

5. (publicity)

to get [or be given] a \push gepusht werden sl

the company is giving passion fruit a \push this month die Firma macht diesen Monat Werbung für Passionsfrüchte

6. (military attack) Vorstoß m

7.

▶ at a \push BRIT im Notfall

at a \push, I could make 7.30 wenn ich mich sehr beeile, könnte ich es bis 7.30 Uhr schaffen

▶ if/when it comes to the \push, if/when \push comes to shove ( fam) wenn es hart auf hart kommt

▶ to get [or be given] the \push ( fam: boy-/girlfriend) den Laufpass kriegen fam; (be fired) gefeuert werden fam

▶ to give sb the \push ( fam: break up) mit jdm Schluss machen fam; (fire) jdn rausschmeißen fam

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (shove)

▪ to \push sb jdn schieben; (in a crowd) [jdn] drängeln; (violently) jdn stoßen [o schubsen]

▪ to \push sth etw schieben

he \pushed his plate away from him er schob seinen Teller weg

she \pushed her hair out of her eyes sie strich sich die Haare aus den Augen

he \pushed his way through the herd of cattle er kämpfte sich durch die Viehherde

he \pushed his bike up the hill er schob sein Fahrrad den Hügel hinauf

to \push sth to the back of one's mind ( fig) etw verdrängen

2. (move forcefully)

▪ to \push sth etw schieben; (give a push) etw stoßen

she \pushed the drawer hard sie drückte fest gegen die Schublade

he \pushed the ball over the bar er stieß den Ball über die Latte

to \push the door open/shut eine Tür auf-/zuschieben [o SCHWEIZ auf-/zustossen]; (violently) eine Tür auf-/zustoßen

to \push things to the limit ( fig) etw bis zum Äußersten [o auf die Spitze] treiben

to \push sth down sb's throat ( fig) jdm etw aufdrängen

3. (manoeuvre)

▪ to \push sb towards sth jdn in eine Richtung drängen

to \push the nation toward recovery die Nation auf den Weg des wirtschaftlichen Aufschwungs bringen

to \push sb out of the running ( also fig) jdn aus dem Rennen werfen

4. (impose)

▪ to \push sth [on sb] [jdm] etw aufdrängen [o aufzwingen

5. (pressure)

▪ to \push sb to do sth jdn [dazu] drängen, etw zu tun; (force) jdn zwingen, etw zu tun; (persuade) jdn überreden, etw zu tun

▪ to \push sb into doing sth jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun

to \push a share STOCKEX jdn drängen, eine Aktie zu kaufen

6. (press)

▪ to \push sth auf etw akk drücken

he \pushed the money into my hand er drückte mir das Geld in die Hand

to \push a button auf einen Knopf drücken

to \push the doorbell klingeln, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. läuten

to \push one's point home seinen Standpunkt verdeutlichen

7. (be persistent)

▪ to \push sb jdn drängen

when I \pushed him, he admitted that... als ich ihn in die Enge trieb, gab er zu, dass...

why do you keep \pushing me? I've said no warum nervst du mich ständig? ich habe Nein gesagt fam

8. (demand a lot)

▪ to \push oneself sich dat alles abverlangen

to not \push oneself sich akk nicht überanstrengen iron

to \push sb to his/her limit jdn bis zum Äußersten treiben

sometimes you \push me to the point of violence! manchmal treibst du mich echt zur Weißglut! fam

9. (find sth difficult)

▪ to be [hard] \pushed to do sth esp BRIT [große] Schwierigkeiten haben, etw zu tun

10. esp BRIT (be short of)

to be \pushed for money/time wenig Geld/Zeit haben

I'm rather \pushed for cash ich bin ziemlich knapp bei Kasse

she looks rather \pushed sie sieht ziemlich gehetzt aus

11. (sl: promote)

▪ to \push sth etw propagieren; ECON etw pushen sl

12. (sl: sell illegal drugs)

▪ to \push sth mit etw dat dealen, etw pushen sl

to \push drugs to sb Drogen an jdn verkaufen

13. (approach)

to be \pushing 30/40 (age) auf die 30/40 zugehen; (drive at) fast 30/40 fahren

14. ( fam: overdo)

to \push sth too far etw übertreiben

that's \pushing it a bit das ist etwas übertrieben

15.

▶ to \push one's luck den Bogen überspannen fig

▶ to \push one's nose into sth ( fig) seine Nase in etw akk stecken

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (exert force) dränge[l]n; (press) drücken; (move) schieben

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to \push in front of you Entschuldigung, ich wollte mich nicht vordrängeln

“\push” (on a door) „Drücken“

to \push hard mit Kraft [o feste] drücken fam

to \push and pull [or shove] hin- und herschieben

2. (manoeuvre through) sich akk durchdrängen; MIL vorstoßen

▪ to \push into sth sich dat Zugang zu etw dat verschaffen

▪ to \push past sb sich akk an jdm vorbeidrängen

▪ to \push by [sth/sb] sich akk [an jdm/etw] vorbeidrängen

3. (bear down) pressen

4. (support)

▪ to \push for sb jdn unterstützen; (wish luck) jdm die Daumen drücken

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[pʊʃ]
1. n

1) Schubs m (inf); (short) Stoß m; (in childbirth) Drücken nt no pl

to give sb/sth a push — jdn/etw schieben, jdm/einer Sache einen Stoß versetzen

to give a car a push — einen Wagen anschieben

he needs a little push now and then (fig) — den muss man mal ab und zu in die Rippen stoßen (inf)

to get the push ( Brit inf ) (employee) — (raus)fliegen (inf) (from aus); (boyfriend) den Laufpass kriegen (inf)

to give sb the push ( Brit inf, employee ) — jdn rausschmeißen (inf); boyfriend jdm den Laufpass geben (inf)

2) (= effort) Anstrengung f; (= sales push) Kampagne f, Aktion f; (MIL = offensive) Offensive f

to make a push — sich ranhalten (inf), Dampf machen (inf); (Mil)

let's make a push to get it finished — halten wir uns ran, damit wir fertig werden (inf)

to have a push on sales — eine Verkaufskampagne führen

3) (= drive, aggression) Durchsetzungsvermögen nt

4) (inf)

at a push — notfalls, im Notfall

if/when it comes to the push — wenn es darauf ankommt

if/when push comes to shove — wenn der schlimmste Fall eintritt

2. vt

1) (= shove, move by pushing) schieben; (quickly, violently) stoßen, schubsen (inf); (= press) button, controls drücken

to push a door open/shut — eine Tür auf-/zuschieben; (quickly, violently) eine Tür auf-/zustoßen

he pushed the book into my hand — er drückte mir das Buch in die Hand

to push a car to get it started — einen Wagen anschieben

he pushed his way through the crowd — er drängte sich durch die Menge

he pushed the thought to the back of his mind —

he pushed the ball over the bar (Sport) — er hat den Ball über die Latte gestoßen

2) (fig) views, claims, interests durchzusetzen versuchen; candidate die Werbetrommel rühren für; export side intensiv fördern; product propagieren, massiv Werbung machen für, puschen (inf), puschen (inf); drugs schieben, pushen (inf)

to push home one's advantage — seinen Vorteil ausnützen

the speaker pushed home his points — der Sprecher machte nachdrücklich seinen Standpunkt klar

don't push your luck — treibs nicht zu weit!

he's pushing his luck trying to do that — er legt es wirklich darauf an, wenn er das versucht

he must be pushing 70 (inf) — er muss auf die 70 zugehen

3) (fig: put pressure on) drängen, drängeln (inf); athlete, pupil, employee antreiben

to push sb into doing sth — jdn dazu treiben, etw zu tun

to push sb to do sth — jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun

to push sb for payment —

don't push him so hard to make a decision — drängen or drängeln (inf) Sie ihn nicht zu sehr zu einer Entscheidung

they pushed him to the limits — sie trieben ihn bis an seine Grenzen

that's pushing it a bit (inf) — das ist ein bisschen übertrieben

to be pushed (for time) (inf) — mit der Zeit knapp dran sein, unter Zeitdruck stehen

to be pushed (for money) (inf) — knapp bei Kasse sein (inf)

to push oneself hard — sich schinden

push it! ( US inf ) — leg dich ins Zeug! (inf)

3. vi

1) (= shove) schieben; (quickly, violently) stoßen; (= press, also in childbirth) drücken; (in a crowd) drängen, drängeln (inf); (= press onward) sich (vorwärts)kämpfen; (fig = be ambitious, assert oneself) kämpfen; (= apply pressure) drängen, drängeln (inf)

"push" (on door) — "drücken"; (on bell) "klingeln"

push harder! — fester schieben/stoßen/drücken!

he pushes too much (fig) — er ist zu aggressiv

2)

this door pushes (open) — bei dieser Tür muss man drücken

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push [pʊʃ]

A s

1. Stoß m, Schubs m:

at a push bes Br umg

a) notfalls, wenn es sein muss,

b) wenn nichts dazwischenkommt;

give sb a push

a) jemandem einen Stoß geben oder versetzen,

b) AUTO jemanden anschieben;

give sb the push Br umg jemanden rausschmeißen (entlassen);

get the push Br umg rausgeschmissen werden, fliegen (entlassen werden);

if it comes to the push, US if push comes to shove wenn es hart auf hart geht, wenn es ernst wird;

when it came to the push, US when push came to shove als es hart auf hart ging, als es ernst wurde

2. ARCH, GEOL, TECH (horizontaler) Druck, Schub m

3. Anstrengung f, Bemühung f:

make a push sich mächtig anstrengen;

at the first push auf Anhieb

4. Vorstoß m ( for auf akk) (auch fig):

make a push

5. MIL (Groß)Offensive f:

make a push eine Offensive starten

6. (Werbe)Kampagne f

7. fig Anstoß m, Antrieb m

8. Druck m, Drang m (der Verhältnisse)

9. umg Schwung m, Energie f, Tatkraft f

10. umg Protektion f: get a job by push durch Protektion

11. umg (Menschen)Menge f

12. Aus sl

a) Clique f

b) Verein m, Bande f

B v/t

1. stoßen, schieben, schubsen, drücken:

push away wegstoßen;

push open aufstoßen;

push over umstoßen, umwerfen

2. drängen:

push the enemy into the sea den Feind ins Meer treiben;

push one’s way through sich durchdrängen (durch)

3. (an)treiben, drängen ( beide:

to zu;

to do zu tun):

push sb for jemanden bedrängen wegen, jemandem zusetzen wegen;

push sb for payment bei jemandem auf Bezahlung drängen;

I am pushed for time ich bin in Zeitnot, ich komme ins Gedränge;

be pushed for money in Geldverlegenheit sein;

push sth on sb jemandem etwas aufdrängen

4. auch push ahead ( oder forward, on) eine Angelegenheit energisch betreiben oder verfolgen, vorantreiben:

push sth too far etwas zu weit treiben;

push one’s luck umg übermütig werden

5. auch push through ( oder home) etwas durchsetzen, -drücken, einen Vorteil ausnutzen

6. Reklame machen für, die Trommel rühren für

7. umg verkaufen, Drogen pushen:

push drugs auch dealen

8. umg sich einem Alter nähern:

he is pushing seventy er geht auf die Siebzig zu

C v/i

1. schieben, stoßen, schubsen

2. drücken, drängen:

push by ( oder past) sb sich an jemandem vorbeidrängen

3. sich tüchtig ins Zeug legen:

push for drängen auf (akk)

4. (rücksichtslos) vorwärtsstreben (nach höherer Stellung etc)

5. push ahead ( oder forward, on) with → B 6

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1. transitive verb
1) schieben; (make fall) stoßen; schubsen (ugs.)

don't push me like that! — schieb od. drängel [doch] nicht so!

push a car — (to start the engine) ein Auto anschieben

push the door to/open — die Tür zu-/aufstoßen

she pushed the door instead of pulling — sie drückte gegen die Tür, statt zu ziehen

the policemen pushed the crowd back — die Polizisten drängten die Menge zurück

push something up the hill — etwas den Berg hinaufschieben

push one's way through/into/on to etc. something — sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch/in/auf usw. etwas (Akk.) bahnen

2) (fig.): (impel) drängen

push somebody into doing something — jemanden dahin bringen, dass er etwas tut

3) (tax)

push somebody [hard] — jemanden [stark] fordern

push somebody too hard/too far — jemanden überfordern

he pushes himself very hard — er verlangt sich (Dat.) sehr viel ab

be pushed for something — (coll.): (find it difficult to provide something) mit etwas knapp sein

be pushed for money or cash — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

be pushed to do something — (coll.) Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

push one's luck — (coll.) übermütig werden

4) (press for sale of) die Werbetrommel rühren für; pushen (Werbejargon)

5) (sell illegally, esp. drugs) dealen; pushen (Drogenjargon)

6) (advance)

push something a step/stage further — etwas einen Schritt vorantreiben

not push the point — die Sache auf sich beruhen lassen

push something too far — mit etwas zu weit gehen

push things to extremes — die Dinge od. es zum Äußersten od. auf die Spitze treiben

7) (coll.)

be pushing sixty — etc. auf die Sechzig usw. zugehen
2. intransitive verb
1) schieben; (in queue) drängeln; (at door) drücken

‘Push’ — (on door etc.) "Drücken"

push and shove — schubsen und drängeln

push at something — gegen etwas drücken

2) (make demands)

push for something — etwas fordern

3) (make one's way)

he pushed between us — er drängte sich zwischen uns

push through the crowd — sich durch die Menge drängeln

push past or by somebody — sich an jemandem vorbeidrängeln od. -drücken

4) (assert oneself for one's advancement) sich in den Vordergrund spielen
3. noun
1) Stoß, der; Schubs, der (ugs.)

give something a push — etwas schieben od. stoßen

give somebody a push — jemandem einen Schubs geben (ugs.); jemandem einen Stoß versetzen

My car won't start; can you give me a push? — Mein Auto springt nicht an. Kannst du mich anschieben?

2) (effort) Anstrengungen Pl.; (Mil.): (attack) Vorstoß, der; Offensive, die

3) (determination) Tatkraft, die; Initiative, die

4) (crisis)

when it comes/came to the push, (Amer. coll.) when push comes/came to shove — wenn es ernst wird/als es ernst wurde

at a push — wenn es sein muss

5) (Brit. coll.): (dismissal)

get the push — rausfliegen (ugs.)

give somebody the push — jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- push about

- push ahead

- push around

- push aside

- push away

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push out

- push out of

- push over

- push through

- push up

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n.

Anstoß -¨e m. v.

abstoßen v.

drängen v.

drücken v.

schieben v.

(§ p.,pp.: schob, geschoben)

stoßen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stieß, gestossen)

English-german dictionary > push
12 thin

thin [θɪn]

1. adjective

   a. [person, face, legs, arms] maigre ; [lips, layer, slice, strip, sheet] mince ; [line] fin ; [cloth, garment] léger ; [mattress, wall] peu épais (- aisse f)

• to get thin(ner) [person] maigrir

• as thin as a rake maigre comme un clou

• it's the thin end of the wedge c'est s'engager sur une pente savonneuse

   b. ( = runny) [liquid, oil] fluide ; [soup, sauce] clair

   c. ( = not dense) [cloud] léger ; [air, atmosphere] raréfié

• to vanish into thin air se volatiliser

   d. [crowd] épars ; [hair, beard] clairsemé

• to become thinner [crowd, plants, trees, hair] s'éclaircir

• to be thin on the ground (inf) (British) être rare

• to be getting thin on top (inf) ( = balding) se dégarnir (inf)

   e. ( = feeble) [evidence, plot] peu convaincant ; [majority] faible

   f. [voice] fluet ; [sound] aigu (- guë f)

2. adverb

[spread] en couche fine ; [cut] en tranches fines

3. transitive verb

[+ paint, sauce] délayer ; [+ trees] éclaircir

4. intransitive verb

[fog, crowd] se disperser ; [numbers] se réduire

5. compounds

► thin-skinned adjective [person] susceptible

► thin out

1. intransitive verb

[crowd, fog] se disperser

2. separable transitive verb

[+ seedlings, trees] éclaircir

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[θɪn] 1.
adjective

1) ( in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall] mince; [line, stripe, string, wire] fin; [strip] étroit

2) ( in depth) [slice, layer] fin, mince

the ice is thin — la couche de glace n'est pas très épaisse

3) ( in consistency) [mud, mixture] liquide; [soup, liquid, sauce] clair; [oil] fluide

4) ( lean) maigre

to get thin — maigrir

5) ( fine) [card, paper] fin; [fabric, mist] léger/-ère

6) ( in tone) ( high-pitched) aigre; ( weak) fluet/fluette

7) [population, crowd, hair] clairsemé

8) fig [excuse] peu convaincant; [evidence] insuffisant; [plot] squelettique

to wear thin — [joke, excuse] être usé

my patience is wearing thin — je commence à perdre patience

9) [air] raréfié
2.
(colloq) adverb [slice] en tranches fpl fines; [spread] en couche mince
3.
transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)

1) (also thin down) diluer [paint]; allonger [sauce, soup]

2) ( disperse) = thin out
4.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) (also thin out) [fog, mist] se dissiper; [crowd] se disperser; [hair] se raréfier
5.
thinning present participle adjective [hair, crowd] clairsemé

Phrasal Verbs:

- thin down

- thin out

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to be thin on the ground — être rare

to get thin on top — se dégarnir

to have a thin time of it — traverser une période difficile

English-French dictionary > thin
13 gather

'ɡæðə
1. verb
1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) reunir(se), juntar(se), congregarse

2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) deducir; tener entendido

3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) recoger; recolectar

4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) fruncir

2. noun
(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) frunce, fruncido

- gathering
- gather round
- gather together

gather vb

1. coger / recoger / reunir

we went to the country to gather flowers fuimos al campo para coger flores

2. reunirse / juntarse / formarse

a storm is gathering se está formando una tormenta

in the evening, people gather in the town square por la tarde, la gente se reúne en la plaza del pueblo

gather

tr['gæðə^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb

1 (collect) juntar

2 (call together) reunir

3 (pick up) recoger

4 (fruit, flowers) coger

5 (taxes) recaudar

6 (gain) ganar, cobrar

7 (in sewing) fruncir

8 (deduce) deducir, inferir, suponer

intransitive verb

1 (come together) reunirse, juntarse

2 (build up) acumularse

3 (form) formarse

■ a large crowd gathered se formó una gran muchedumbre

■ a big storm was gathering on the horizon una gran tormenta se formaba en el horizonte

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to gather speed ganar velocidad

to gather strength cobrar fuerzas

gather ['gæðər] vt

1) assemble: juntar, recoger, reunir

2) harvest: recoger, cosechar

3) : fruncir (una tela)

4) infer: deducir, suponer

gather

n.

• cogido s.m.

v.

• acumular v.

• amontonar v.

• arrebañar v.

• coger v.

• colegir v.

• cosechar v.

• deducir v.

• inferir v.

• recoger v.

• recolectar v.

• reunir v.

• vendimiar v.

I
1. 'gæðər, 'gæðə(r)
intransitive verb \<\<crowd\>\> congregarse*, reunirse*, juntarse

they gathered round the table — se reunieron or se agruparon en torno a la mesa

the storm clouds were gathering — se avecinaba la tormenta

2.

vt

1)

a) ( collect) \<\<wood/berries\>\> recoger*, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<information\>\> reunir*, juntar; \<\<people\>\> reunir*

to gather dust — juntar or acumular polvo

b) \<\<thoughts\>\> poner* en orden; \<\<strength\>\> juntar, hacer* acopio de

c) ( gain gradually) \<\<speed\>\> ir* adquiriendo

2) ( conclude) deducir*

you don't agree, I gather — según parece no estás de acuerdo

I gather you're moving — tengo entendido que te mudas (de casa)

3) ( wrap)

she gathered the shawl around her shoulders — se envolvió con el chal

4) ( by sewing) fruncir*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- gather in

- gather up

II

noun fruncido m, frunce m

['ɡæðǝ(r)]
1. VT

1) (also: gather together) [+ people, objects] reunir, juntar; (also: gather up) [+ pins, sticks etc] recoger; [+ harvest, crop] recoger, recolectar; [+ flowers] coger, recoger (LAm); [+ information] reunir, recopilar; [+ hair] recoger; (Sew) fruncir; [+ taxes] recaudar

we gathered enough firewood to last the night — reunimos leña suficiente para toda la noche

to gather dust — acumular polvo

to gather one's thoughts (together) — ordenar sus pensamientos

she gathered her coat around her — se envolvió en su abrigo

2) (=gain)

to gather speed — ir ganando or adquiriendo velocidad

to gather strength — cobrar fuerzas

3)

to gather that — (=understand) tener entendido que; (=discover) enterarse de que

as you will have gathered... — se habrá dado cuenta de que...

as far as I could gather — hasta donde pude enterarme

I gather from him that... — según lo que me dice...

what are we to gather from this? — ¿qué consecuencia sacamos de esto?

2. VI

1) [people] (also: gather together) reunirse, juntarse, congregarse; (=crowd together) amontonarse; [dust] acumularse; [clouds] acumularse, cerrarse

they gathered in the doorway — se apiñaron en la entrada

2) (Med) formar pus

3.

N (Sew) frunce m

- gather in

- gather round

- gather together

- gather up

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I
1. ['gæðər, 'gæðə(r)]
intransitive verb \<\<crowd\>\> congregarse*, reunirse*, juntarse

they gathered round the table — se reunieron or se agruparon en torno a la mesa

the storm clouds were gathering — se avecinaba la tormenta

2.

vt

1)

a) ( collect) \<\<wood/berries\>\> recoger*, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<information\>\> reunir*, juntar; \<\<people\>\> reunir*

to gather dust — juntar or acumular polvo

b) \<\<thoughts\>\> poner* en orden; \<\<strength\>\> juntar, hacer* acopio de

c) ( gain gradually) \<\<speed\>\> ir* adquiriendo

2) ( conclude) deducir*

you don't agree, I gather — según parece no estás de acuerdo

I gather you're moving — tengo entendido que te mudas (de casa)

3) ( wrap)

she gathered the shawl around her shoulders — se envolvió con el chal

4) ( by sewing) fruncir*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- gather in

- gather up

II

noun fruncido m, frunce m

English-spanish dictionary > gather
14 thin

Ɵin
1. adjective
1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino

2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) delgado

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) aguado, poco espeso, claro

4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) ralo, fino, escaso

5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) poco convincente

2. verb
(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) disminuir; disiparse; dispersarse

- thinly
- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out

thin adj

1. delgado / fino

a thin line un línea fina

after her diet, she's a lot thinner después del régimen, está mucho más delgada

2. líquido / aguado

this soup is too thin esta sopa está demasiado aguada

thin

tr[ɵɪn]

noun

1 (person) delgado,-a, flaco,-a

adjective

1 (thing) delgado,-a, fino,-a

■ thin material tela fina

■ a thin slice una loncha fina

2 (liquid - soup, sauce) poco espeso,-a, claro,-a; (- rain) fino,-a

noun

1 (hair) escaso,-a, fino,-a y poco abundante; (vegetation) poco tupido,-a

■ you're getting a bit thin on top te estás quedando calvo

adjective (comp thinner, superl thinnest)

1 (audience, crowd) poco numeroso,-a; (response, attendance) escaso,-a

2 (voice) débil

3 (excuse, argument) pobre, poco convincente

adverb

1 finamente

■ cut the bread thin corta el pan en rebanadas finas

transitive verb

1 (paint) diluir; (sauce) hacer menos espeso,-a

intransitive verb

1 (fog, mist) disiparse

2 (audience, crowd, traffic) hacerse menos denso,-a, disminuir

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as thin as a rake más flaco,-a que un palo

to be thin on the ground haber muy poco,-a

to have a thin time of it pasarlas canutas

to wear thin (joke etc) perder interés 2 (patience) acabarse 3 (clothes) gastarse

thin ['ɵɪn] v, thinned ; thinning vt

: hacer menos denso, diluir, aguar (un líquido), enrarecer (un gas)

thin vi

: diluirse, aguarse (dícese de un líquido), enrarecerse (dícese de un gas)

thin adj, thinner ; - est

1) lean, slim: delgado, esbelto, flaco

2) sparse: ralo, escaso

a thin beard: una barba rala

3) watery: claro, aguado, diluido

4) fine: delgado, fino

thin slices: rebanadas finas

thin

adj.

• aguado, -a adj.

• consumido, -a adj.

• delgado, -a adj.

• descarnado, -a adj.

• escuálido, -a adj.

• fino (Delgado) adj.

• flaco, -a adj.

• flojo, -a adj.

• grácil adj.

• inconsistente adj.

• ligero, -a adj.

• magro, -a adj.

• pilongo, -a adj.

• ralo, -a adj.

• tenue adj.

v.

• adelgazar v.

• aguar v.

• clarear (Alimentación) v.

• enrarecer v.

θɪn
I

adjective - nn-

1)

a) <layer/slice/wall/ice> delgado, fino

my patience was wearing thin — se me estaba acabando la paciencia

b) ( not fat) <person/body/arm> delgado, flaco; < waist> delgado, fino

2)

a) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce> claro, poco espeso, chirle (RPl)

b) ( not dense) < hair> ralo, fino y poco abundante

3) (weak, poor) < voice> débil; <excuse/argument/disguise> pobre, poco convincente

II

adverb

to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas

spread the jam thin — ponga poca mermelada

III
1.

- nn- transitive verb \<\<paint\>\> diluir*, rebajar; \<\<sauce\>\> aclarar, hacer* menos espeso

2.

vi

his hair is thinning — está perdiendo pelo

Phrasal Verbs:

- thin down

- thin out

[θɪn]
1. ADJ
(compar thinner) (superl thinnest)
1) (=not fat) [person, legs, arms] delgado, flaco pej; [waist] delgado, estrecho; [face] delgado; [nose] delgado, afilado; [lips] fino; [animal] flaco

• to get or grow thin — adelgazar

I want to get nice and thin for the holidays — quiero adelgazar bien para estas vacaciones

you're getting thin, aren't you eating enough? — te estás quedando muy delgado, ¿comes lo suficiente?

• she was painfully thin — estaba tan flaca que daba pena verla

- be as thin as a rake

2) (=not thick) [layer, sheet] fino, delgado; [wall] delgado; [slice, line, fabric] fino

• a thin layer of paint — una capa fina de pintura

• a thin volume of poetry — un delgado tomo de poesía

• to wear thin — [fabric, clothing] desgastarse

his trousers had worn thin at the knee — el pantalón se le había desgastado por las rodillas

the joke had begun to wear very thin — (fig) la broma ya empezaba a resultar muy pesada

my patience is wearing thin — (fig) se me está agotando or acabando la paciencia

- it's the thin end of the wedge

- be or skate or walk on thin ice

- have a thin skin
line I, 1., 1)
3) (=watery) [custard, sauce, paint] poco espeso

4) (=not dense) [smoke, fog, rain] fino

5) (=sparse) [beard, hair] ralo, escaso; [eyebrows] fino, delgado; [crowd] escaso, poco numeroso

- be thin on the ground

- be thin on top

6) (=unconvincing) [excuse] pobre, poco convincente; [evidence] poco concluyente; [argument, essay, script] pobre, flojo

• a thin majority — una mayoría escasa

• a thin smile — una débil sonrisa

7) (=weak) [voice] aflautado

8) (Econ) [profit] escaso

trading was thin on the stock market — hubo poca actividad en la bolsa

9) (=lacking oxygen) [air, atmosphere] enrarecido, rarificado

out of/into thin air —

to appear out of thin air — aparecer como por arte de magia

to produce sth out of thin air — sacar algo de la nada

I can't conjure up the money out of thin air — no puedo sacar el dinero de la nada

he disappeared or vanished into thin air — despareció como por arte de magia, se lo tragó la tierra

2.

ADV (=thinly)

• slice the potatoes very thin — corta las patatas en rodajas muy finas

don't slice the bread too thin — no cortes el pan demasiado fino

• spread the butter very thin — untar una capa muy fina de mantequilla
spread 2., 5)
3. VT

1) (also: thin out) (=reduce in number) [+ population, group] mermar; [+ seedlings] entresacar

2) (also: thin down) (=dilute) [+ sauce, soup] aclarar; [+ paint] diluir

aspirin thins the blood — la aspirina hace que la sangre sea menos espesa

greenhouse gases are thinning the ozone layer — los gases que causan el efecto invernadero están haciendo que la capa de ozono sea cada vez menos espesa

4.

VI (also: thin out) (=lessen) [fog] aclararse; [ozone layer] hacerse menos espeso; [crowd] disminuir; [population] mermar, reducirse

his hair is thinning slightly — está empezando a perder pelo

- thin down

- thin out

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[θɪn]
I

adjective - nn-

1)

a) <layer/slice/wall/ice> delgado, fino

my patience was wearing thin — se me estaba acabando la paciencia

b) ( not fat) <person/body/arm> delgado, flaco; < waist> delgado, fino

2)

a) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce> claro, poco espeso, chirle (RPl)

b) ( not dense) < hair> ralo, fino y poco abundante

3) (weak, poor) < voice> débil; <excuse/argument/disguise> pobre, poco convincente

II

adverb

to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas

spread the jam thin — ponga poca mermelada

III
1.

- nn- transitive verb \<\<paint\>\> diluir*, rebajar; \<\<sauce\>\> aclarar, hacer* menos espeso

2.

vi

his hair is thinning — está perdiendo pelo

Phrasal Verbs:

- thin down

- thin out

English-spanish dictionary > thin
15 shoulder

1. noun
1) Schulter, die

shoulder to shoulder — (lit. or fig.) Schulter an Schulter

straight from the shoulder — (fig.) unverblümt

cry on somebody's shoulder — (fig.) sich bei jemandem ausweinen

give somebody the cold shoulder — jemanden schneiden

2) in pl. (upper part of back) Schultern Pl.; (of garment) Schulterpartie, die

lie or rest/fall on somebody's shoulders — (fig.) auf jemandes Schultern (Dat.) lasten/jemandem aufgebürdet werden

he has broad shoulders — (fig.): (is able to take responsibility) er hat einen breiten Rücken

3) (Anat.): (shoulder joint) Schultergelenk, das

4) (Gastr.) Bug, der; Schulter, die

shoulder of lamb — Lammschulter, die

5) (Road Constr.) Randstreifen, der; Seitenstreifen, der; see also academic.ru/33701/hard_shoulder">hard shoulder
2. transitive verb
1) (push with shoulder) rempeln

shoulder one's way through the crowd — sich rempelnd einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen

2) (take on one's shoulders) schultern; (fig.) übernehmen [Verantwortung, Aufgabe]

Phrasal Verbs:

- shoulder aside

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['ʃəuldə] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) die Schulter

2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) der Vorsprung

3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) das Schulterstück

4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) das Schulterstück
2. verb
1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) schultern

2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) auf sich nehmen

3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) bahnen

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- shoulder-blade
- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- shoulder to shoulder
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shoul·der

[ˈʃəʊldəʳ, AM ˈʃoʊldɚ]

I. n

1. (joint) Schulter f

\shoulder joint Schultergelenk nt

a \shoulder to cry on ( fig) eine Schulter zum Ausweinen

to dislocate one's \shoulder sich dat die Schulter ausrenken

to glance over one's \shoulder einen Blick über die Schulter werfen

to hunch one's \shoulders die Schultern hochziehen

to lay/rest one's head on sb's \shoulder den Kopf an jds Schulter legen/lehnen

to lift a burden from sb's \shoulders ( fig) eine Last von jds Schultern nehmen

to rest squarely on sb's \shoulder ( fig) responsibility schwer auf jds Schultern lasten

to put one's arm around sb's \shoulder den Arm um jds Schulter legen

to shrug one's \shoulders mit den Achseln zucken

to sling sth over one's \shoulder sich dat etw über die Schulter werfen

to stand \shoulder to \shoulder with sb ( fig) zu jdm halten

to fight \shoulder to \shoulder with sb ( fig) Seite an Seite mit jdm kämpfen

2. FASHION (in clothing) Schulter f

padded \shoulders gepolsterte Schultern

3. (meat) Schulter f, Schulterstück nt; of beef Bug m

\shoulder of lamb Lammschulter f

4. of a road Bankett nt, Bankette f

soft/hard \shoulder unbefestigtes/befestigtes Bankett

5. (part) Vorsprung m

\shoulder of a mountain Bergrücken m

6.

▶ to give sb the cold \shoulder jdm die kalte Schulter zeigen

▶ to get the cold \shoulder abgewiesen werden

II. vt

1. (push)

▪ to \shoulder sb/sth jdn/etw [mit den Schultern] stoßen

to \shoulder one's way somewhere sich akk irgendwohin drängen

▪ to \shoulder sb aside ( fig) jdn links liegenlassen fam

2. (carry)

▪ to \shoulder sth etw schultern

▪ to \shoulder sb jdn auf die Schultern nehmen

3. (accept)

▪ to \shoulder sth etw auf sich akk nehmen

to \shoulder the cost of sth die Kosten für etw akk tragen

to \shoulder responsibility Verantwortung übernehmen

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['ʃəʊldə(r)]
1. n

1) (of person, animal) Schulter f; (of bird) Schultergürtel m; (of meat) Bug m; (of pork) Schulter f, Schulterstück nt; (of garment) Schulter(partie) f

to shrug one's shoulders — mit den Schultern or Achseln zucken

to have broad shoulders (lit) — breite Schultern haben; (fig also) einen breiten Rücken or Buckel (inf) haben

to put one's shoulder to the wheel (fig) — sich ins Zeug legen

to cry on sb's shoulder — sich an jds Brust (dat) ausweinen

a shoulder to cry on — jemand, bei dem man sich ausweinen kann

shoulder to shoulder — Schulter an Schulter

See:

→ cold, rub, straight

2) (of mountain) Schulter f; (of road) Seitenstreifen m, Bankett nt; (US = hard shoulder) Seitenstreifen m; (of vase, bottle) Ausbuchtung f

2. vt

1) (lit) load, case, person schultern, auf die Schulter nehmen; (fig) responsibilities, blame, task auf sich (acc) nehmen; expense tragen

shoulder arms! (Mil) — das Gewehr über!

the fans shouldered him off the pitch — die Fans trugen ihn auf den Schultern vom Platz

2) (= push) (mit der Schulter) stoßen

to shoulder sb aside (lit) — jdn zur Seite stoßen; (fig) jdn beiseitedrängen

to shoulder one's way through (the crowd) — sich durch die Menge drängen or boxen

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shoulder [ˈʃəʊldə(r)]

A s

1. Schulter f, Achsel f:

shoulder to shoulder Schulter an Schulter (a. fig);

carry shoulder high auf den Schultern tragen;

put one’s shoulder to the wheel fig sich ins Zeug legen;

straight from the shoulder fig geradeheraus, unverblümt, ins Gesicht;

give sb the cold shoulder umg jemandem die kalte Schulter zeigen, jemanden kühl oder abweisend behandeln;

he has broad shoulders fig er hat einen breiten Rücken, er kann allerhand verkraften; → chip A 1, clap¹ B 3, cry B 4 a, head Bes Redew, rub B 1

2. GASTR Bug m, Schulterstück n:

shoulder of pork Schweineschulter f

3. auch shoulder joint ANAT Schultergelenk n

4. Schulter f, Vorsprung m

5. TECH Schulter f, Stoß m (einer Achse)

6. TYPO Achselfläche f (einer Type)

7. Schulter(partie) f, -teil n (eines Kleids etc)

8. a) Bankett n, Seitenstreifen m

b) US Standspur f

B v/t

1. (mit der Schulter) stoßen oder drängen:

shoulder sb aside jemanden zur Seite stoßen;

shoulder one’s way through the crowd sich (mit den Schultern) einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen

2. schultern, das Gewehr übernehmen: → arm² Bes Redew

3. fig eine Aufgabe, eine Verantwortung etc auf sich nehmen, übernehmen

4. (an)stoßen oder (an)grenzen an (akk)

C v/i

1. (mit der Schulter) stoßen (at an akk; against gegen)

2. sich (mit den Schultern) durchdrängen ( through durch)

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1. noun
1) Schulter, die

shoulder to shoulder — (lit. or fig.) Schulter an Schulter

straight from the shoulder — (fig.) unverblümt

cry on somebody's shoulder — (fig.) sich bei jemandem ausweinen

give somebody the cold shoulder — jemanden schneiden

2) in pl. (upper part of back) Schultern Pl.; (of garment) Schulterpartie, die

lie or rest/fall on somebody's shoulders — (fig.) auf jemandes Schultern (Dat.) lasten/jemandem aufgebürdet werden

he has broad shoulders — (fig.): (is able to take responsibility) er hat einen breiten Rücken

3) (Anat.): (shoulder joint) Schultergelenk, das

4) (Gastr.) Bug, der; Schulter, die

shoulder of lamb — Lammschulter, die

5) (Road Constr.) Randstreifen, der; Seitenstreifen, der; see also hard shoulder
2. transitive verb
1) (push with shoulder) rempeln

shoulder one's way through the crowd — sich rempelnd einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen

2) (take on one's shoulders) schultern; (fig.) übernehmen [Verantwortung, Aufgabe]

Phrasal Verbs:

- shoulder aside

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(hard) n.

Seitenstreifen (einer Straße) m. (road) n.

Randstreifen m. n.

Achsel -n (rar) f.

Schulter -n f. v.

schultern v.

English-german dictionary > shoulder
16 way

wei
1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) camino, vía; entrada, salida

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dirección; camino

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) calle; avenida

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distancia

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) manera, modo, forma

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto; manera (de alguna manera/forma siento pena por él)

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneras

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) camino, paso (abrirse camino/paso)

2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) muy, mucho más; de sobra

- wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means

way n

1. manera / modo

what's the best way to do it? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de hacerlo?

2. camino

which is the quickest way to your house? ¿cuál es el camino más rápido para ir a tu casa?

3. dirección

which way did he go? ¿en qué dirección se ha ido? / ¿por dónde se ha ido?

a long way lejos

it's a long way to China China está lejos

by the way por cierto

on the way por el camino

the right way round bien puesto

the wrong way round al revés

to be in the way estar en medio / obstruir el paso / molestar

to get out of the way apartar / apartarse / quitar de en medio

there's a car coming, get out of the way! viene un coche, ¡apártate!

to find your way encontrar el camino

to lose your way perderse

way

tr[weɪ]

noun

1 (right route, road, etc) camino

■ which is the best way to the swimming pool? ¿cómo se va a la piscina?, ¿por dónde se va a la piscina?

■ do you know the way? ¿conoces el camino?, ¿sabes cómo ir?

■ she asked me the way to the cathedral me preguntó cómo se va a la catedral

■ we've gone the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de camino

2 (direction) dirección nombre femenino

■ which way did he go? ¿por dónde se fue?

■ which way is the harbour from here? ¿por dónde cae el puerto desde aquí?

■ come this way, please venga por aquí, por favor

■ are you going my way? ¿vas en la misma dirección que yo?

■ look both ways mira en las dos direcciones

■ she's looking this way está mirando hacia aquí

■ the way things are going tal como van las cosas

3 (distance) distancia

■ it's a long way to Tipperary Tipperary está lejos, Tipperary queda lejos

■ we're a good way from home estamos lejos de casa

■ she slept the whole way durmió durante todo el viaje

■ Easter is a long way off falta mucho para Semana Santa

■ we'd come a good way habíamos hecho un buen trecho

4 (manner, method) manera, modo

■ what's the best way to cook trout? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de guisar las truchas?

■ you're going about it the wrong way lo estás haciendo mal

■ you've done your hair a different way te has peinado de otro modo

■ I had no way of knowing no había manera de saberlo

■ we don't enjoy life the way we used to no disfrutamos de la vida como antes

■ let me do it my way déjame hacerlo a mi manera

■ OK, you do it your own way vale, hazlo como quieras

■ have it your own way como tú quieras

5 (behaviour, custom) manera, forma, modo

■ you dance in a strange way bailas de una manera extraña

■ it's her way of saying she likes you es su manera de decirte que le gustas

■ it's just his way él es así

■ I don't like the way you're laughing no me gusta tu modo de reír

■ she hates the way he's always late odia que él siempre llegue tarde

■ the American way of life el estilo de vida americano

6 (area) zona, área

■ if ever you're over this way si alguna vez vienes por aquí

■ that's out Romford way, isn't it? está por la zona de Romford, ¿verdad?

adverb

1 familiar muy

■ you're way out vas muy equivocado

■ he's way ahead of the rest of the group está mucho más avanzado que el resto del grupo

■ this flat is way too small for us este apartamento es demasiado pequeño para nosotros

plural noun ways

1 (customs) costumbres nombre femenino plural; (habits, behaviour) manías nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

across the way / over the way enfrente

all the way (distance) todo el viaje 2 (completely) totalmente

along the way (on journey) por el camino

by a long way

■ this flat's not big enough by a long way este piso es demasiado pequeño, pero pequeño de verdad

by the way (incidentally) a propósito, por cierto

by way of (via) vía, por vía de, pasando por 2 (serving as, as a kind of) a modo de

either way en cualquier caso

every which way por todas partes, en todas direcciones

in a bad way familiar mal

■ he's in a very bad way está muy mal

in a big way a lo grande, a gran escala, en plan grande

in a small way a pequeña escala, en plan modesto

in a way en cierto modo, en cierta manera

in any way de alguna manera

■ can I help in any way? ¿puedo ayudar de alguna manera?

in many ways desde muchos puntos de vista, en muchos aspectos

■ in many ways, this is her best book desde muchos puntos de vista, éste es su mejor libro

in more ways than one en más de un sentido

in no way de ninguna manera, de ningún modo

in some ways en algunos aspectos

in the way of (regarding) en cuanto a, como

■ what would you like in the way of dessert? ¿qué quieres de postre?

in this way (thus) de este modo, de esta manera

no two ways about it no tiene vuelta de hoja

no way! ¡ni hablar!, ¡de ninguna manera!

■ there's no way I'm going to help her de ninguna manera voy a ayudarla yo

on one's way / on the way por el camino, de camino, de paso

■ I should be on my way home debería irme a casa

■ I'll get some wine on my way compraré vino por el camino

■ on the way to Madrid camino de Madrid

■ we're on our way! ¡ya estamos en camino!

■ is it on your way? ¿te pilla de camino?

■ something happened on the way here ha pasado algo mientras venía hacia aquí

■ close the door on your way out cierra la puerta al salir

one way and another en conjunto

■ one way and another it's been a good year en conjunto, ha sido un buen año

one way or the other (somehow) de algún modo, de una manera u otra, como sea

■ don't worry, we'll find it one way or the other no te preocupes, lo encontraremos de una manera u otra

■ I don't mind one way or the other me da exactamente igual, me da lo mismo

out of the way (remote) apartado,-a, remoto,-a 2 (exceptional) excepcional, particular, original

over the way enfrente

that way (direction) por allá 2 (like that) así

that's always the way siempre es así

that's the way the cookie crumbles así es la vida

the other way round al revés, viceversa

the right way up cabeza arriba, derecho,-a

the wrong way up cabeza abajo

to be born that way ser así, nacer así

to be in the way estorbar, estar por en medio

■ you're in the way! estás estorbando!

■ move your car, it's in the way quita tu coche de en medio, obstruye el paso

to be on the way (coming) estar en camino, estar al llegar, avecinarse

■ changes are on the way se avecinan cambios

■ help is on the way la ayuda está de camino

■ there's rain on the way va a llover

to be on the way down (fall) estar bajando, ir a la baja

to be on the way in (coming into fashion) estar poniéndose de moda

to be on the way out (going out of fashion) en camino de desaparecer, estar pasando de moda

to be on the way up (rise) estar subiendo, ir al alza

to be out of somebody's way no pillar a alguien de camino

■ I hope it's not out of your way espero que no te pille lejos

to be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambio

to be under way (work) estar en marcha, estar avanzado,-a 2 (meeting, match) haber empezado

to cut both ways / cut two ways ser un arma de doble filo, tener ventajas y desventajas

to get in the way estorbar, molestar, ponerse en medio

to get into the way of doing something coger la costumbre de hacer algo

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get out of the way of something dejarle paso a algo, apartarse del camino de algo

to get out of the way apartarse del camino, quitarse de en medio

to get out of the way of doing something perder la costumbre de hacer algo

to get something out of the way deshacerse de algo, quitar algo de en medio

■ as soon as I've got this essay out of the way en cuanto acabe esta redacción

to get under way (meeting, match) empezar 2 (travellers, work) ponerse en marcha

to give way (collapse) ceder, hundirse 2 (yield) ceder (to, a) 3 (when driving) ceder el paso

to go a long way towards something contribuir en gran medida a algo

to go a long way (succeed) ir lejos 2 (be productive) cundir mucho, dar mucho de sí

to go one's own way ir a lo suyo, seguir su propio camino

to go out of one's way (to do something) desvivirse (por hacer algo)

to have a way with... tener un don especial para...

■ he has a way with children tiene un don especial para los niños

to keep out of somebody's way evitar el contacto con alguien

to keep out of the way (hide) mantener un perfil bajo 2 (step aside) apartarse

to learn something the hard way aprender algo a las malas

to look the other way hacer la vista gorda

to lose one's way perderse, extraviarse

to make one's own way in life/in the world abrirse paso en la vida/el mundo

to make one's way dirigirse (to, a)

to make way for something hacer lugar para algo

to my way of thinking a mi modo de ver

to put somebody in the way of (doing) something dar a alguien la oportunidad de (hacer) algo

to see one's way clear to doing something ver la manera de hacer algo

to stand in the way of something ser un obstáculo para algo, ser un estorbo para algo

to talk one's way out of something salir de algo a base de labia

to work one's way through something (crowd etc) abrirse camino por algo 2 (work, book) hacer algo con dificultad 3 (college etc) costearse los estudios trabajando

to work one's way up ascender a fuerza de trabajo, subir a base de trabajar

way back (in time) hace muchísimo

way in entrada

way out (exit) salida 2 (solution) solución nombre femenino, remedio

ways and means medios nombre masculino plural

way ['weɪ] n

1) path, road: camino m, vía f

2) route: camino m, ruta f

to go the wrong way: equivocarse de camino

I'm on my way: estoy de camino

3) : línea f de conducta, camino m

he chose the easy way: optó por el camino fácil

4) manner, means: manera f, modo m, forma f

in the same way: del mismo modo, igualmente

there are no two ways about it: no cabe la menor duda

5) (indicating a wish)

have it your way: como tú quieras

to get one's own way: salirse uno con la suya

6) state: estado m

things are in a bad way: las cosas marchan mal

7) respect: aspecto m, sentido m

8) custom: costumbre f

to mend one's ways: dejar las malas costumbres

9) passage: camino m

to get in the way: meterse en el camino

10) distance: distancia f

to come a long way: hacer grandes progresos

11) direction: dirección f

come this way: venga por aquí

which way did he go?: ¿por dónde fue?

12)

by the way : a propósito, por cierto

13)

by way of via: vía, pasando por

14)

out of the way remote: remoto, recóndito

15) under way

way

n.

• camino s.m.

• dirección s.f.

• distancia s.f.

• estilo s.m.

• guisa s.f.

• género s.m.

• manera s.f.

• medio s.m.

• modales s.m.pl.

• modo s.m.

• paso s.m.

• sentido s.m.

• trayecto s.m.

• vía s.f.

I weɪ
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

[weɪ]
1. N

1) (=road, lane) camino m ; (in street names) calle f, avenida f

• Way of the Cross — Vía f Crucis, viacrucis m

• across or over the way (from) — enfrente (de), frente (a)

• permanent way — vía f

• the public way — la vía pública

2) (=route) camino m (to de)

the way to the station — el camino de la estación

which is the way to the station? — ¿cómo se va or cómo se llega a la estación?

this isn't the way to Lugo! — ¡por aquí no se va a Lugo!

• he walked all the way here — vino todo el camino andando

it rained all the way there — llovió durante todo el viaje

he ran all the way home — hizo todo el camino a casa corriendo

• to ask one's way to the station — preguntar el camino or cómo se va a la estación

• we came a back way — vinimos por los caminos vecinales

• she went by way of Birmingham — fue por or vía Birmingham

• if the chance comes my way — si se me presenta la oportunidad

• way down — bajada f, ruta f para bajar

• to take the easy way out — optar por la solución más fácil

• to feel one's way — (lit) andar a tientas

he's still feeling his way in the new job — todavía se está familiarizando con el nuevo trabajo

• to find one's way — orientarse, ubicarse (esp LAm)

to find one's way into a building — encontrar la entrada de un edificio, descubrir cómo entrar en un edificio

the cat found the way into the pantry — el gato logró introducirse en la despensa

I had to find my own way home — me las tuve que arreglar para volver a casa

• the way is hard — el camino es duro

• the way in — (=entrance) la entrada

• I don't know the way to his house — no sé el camino a su casa, no sé cómo se va or llega a su casa

do you know the way to the hotel? — ¿sabes el camino del or al hotel?, ¿sabes cómo llegar al hotel?

I know my way about town — conozco la ciudad

she knows her way around — (fig) tiene bastante experiencia, no es que sea una inocente

• to lead the way — (lit) ir primero; (fig) marcar la pauta, abrir el camino

• to go the long way round — ir por el camino más largo

• to lose one's way — extraviarse

• to make one's way to — dirigirse a

to make one's way home — volver a casa

to make one's way in the world — abrirse camino en la vida

• the middle way — el camino de en medio

• on the way here — de camino hacia aquí, mientras veníamos aquí

on the way to London — rumbo a Londres, camino de Londres

it's on the way to Murcia — está en la carretera de Murcia

we're on our way! — ¡vamos para allá!

he's on his way — está de camino

they have another child on the way — tienen otro niño en camino

you pass it on your way home — te pilla de camino a casa

your house is on my way — tu casa me viene de camino

he is well on the way to finishing it — lo tiene casi terminado

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — va camino de hacerse un alcohólico

• the way out — la salida

you'll find it on the way out — lo encontrarás cerca de la salida

I'll find my own way out — no hace falta que me acompañen a la puerta

to find a way out of a problem — encontrar una solución a un problema

there's no way out — (fig) no hay salida or solución, esto no tiene solución

there's no other way out — (fig) no hay más remedio

it's on its way out — está en camino de desaparecer, ya está pasando de moda

• to go out of one's way — (lit) desviarse del camino

to go out of one's way to help sb — desvivirse por ayudar a algn

I don't want to take you out of your way — no quiero apartarle del camino

the village I live in is rather out of the way — mi pueblo está un poco retirado

that's nothing out of the way these days — eso no es nada extraordinario hoy día

• to pay one's way — (in restaurant) pagar su parte

the company isn't paying its way — la compañía no rinde or no da provecho

• he put me in the way of some good contracts — me conectó or enchufó para que consiguiera buenos contratos

• to see one's way (clear) to helping sb — ver la forma de ayudar a algn

could you possibly see your way clear to lending him some money? — ¿tendrías la amabilidad de prestarle algo de dinero?

• to go the shortest way — ir por el camino más corto

• to start on one's way — ponerse en camino

• way up — subida f, ruta f para subir

• the way of virtue — el camino de la virtud

- go the way of all flesh

- I'm with you all the way

- go one's own way

she always goes her own sweet way — hace lo que le da la gana
prepare 1.
3) (=space sb wants to go through) camino m

• to bar the way — ponerse en medio del camino

• to clear a way for — abrir camino para

to clear the way — despejar el camino

• he crawled his way to the gate — llegó arrastrándose hasta la puerta

• to elbow one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a codazos

• to fight one's way out — lograr salir luchando

• to force one's way in — introducirse a la fuerza

• to hack one's way through sth — abrirse paso por algo a fuerza de tajos

• to be/get in sb's way — estorbar a algn

to get in the way — estorbar

am I in the way? — ¿estorbo?

you can watch, but don't get in the way — puedes mirar, pero no estorbes

to put difficulties in sb's way — crear dificultades a algn

to stand in sb's way — (lit) cerrar el paso a algn; (fig) ser un obstáculo para algn

now nothing stands in our way — ahora no hay obstáculo alguno

to stand in the way of progress — impedir or entorpecer el progreso

• to make way (for sth/sb) — (lit, fig) dejar paso (a algo/algn)

make way! — ¡abran paso!

• to leave the way open for further talks — dejar la puerta abierta a posteriores conversaciones

this law leaves the way open to abuse — esta ley deja vía libre a toda clase de desafueros

• to get out of the way — quitarse de en medio

out of my way! — ¡quítate de en medio!

I should keep out of his way if I were you — yo que tú evitaría el trato con él

I try to keep out of his way — procuro evitar cualquier contacto con él

I kept well out of the way — me mantuve muy lejos

to get or move sth out of the way — quitar algo de en medio or del camino

put it somewhere out of the way — ponlo donde no estorbe

it's out of the way of the wind — está al abrigo del viento

as soon as I've got this essay out of the way — en cuanto termine este ensayo

keep those matches out of his way — no dejes esas cerillas a su alcance

• to push one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a empujones

• to work one's way to the front — abrirse camino hacia la primera fila

he worked his way up in the company — ascendió en la compañía a fuerza de trabajo

he worked his way up from nothing — empezó sin nada y fue muy lejos a fuerza de trabajo
give 1., 18)
4) (=direction)

• down our way — por nuestra zona, en nuestro barrio

• are you going my way? — ¿vas por dónde voy yo?

everything is going my way — (fig) todo me está saliendo a pedir de boca

• to look the other way — (lit) mirar para otro lado; (fig) mirar para otro lado, hacer la vista gorda

turn it the other way round — vuélvelo al revés

it was you who invited her, not the other way round — eres tú quien la invitaste, no al revés

• it's out Windsor way — está cerca de Windsor

• turn the map the right way up — pon el mapa mirando hacia arriba

the car landed the right way up — el coche cayó sobre las ruedas

• to split sth three ways — dividir algo en tres partes iguales

• come this way — pase por aquí

this way for the lions — a los leones

this way and that — por aquí y por allá

• which way did it go? — ¿hacia dónde fue?, ¿por dónde se fue?

which way do we go from here? — (lit, fig) ¿desde aquí adónde vamos ahora?

which way is the wind blowing? — ¿de dónde sopla el viento?

she didn't know which way to look — no sabía dónde mirar, no sabía dónde poner los ojos

5) (=distance)

• a little way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

a little way down the road — bajando la calle, no muy lejos

• it's a long or good way away or off — está muy lejos

spring is a long way off — la primavera queda muy lejos

it's a long or good way — es mucho camino

we have a long way to go — tenemos mucho camino por delante

he'll go a long way — (fig) llegará lejos

a little of that flavouring goes a long way — un poco de ese condimento cunde mucho

a little of her company goes a long way — iro solo se le puede aguantar en pequeñas dosis

we've come a long way since those days — hemos avanzado mucho desde entonces

it should go a long way towards convincing him — (esto) seguramente contribuirá mucho a convencerlo

that's a long way from the truth — eso queda muy lejos de la verdad

better by a long way — mucho mejor, mejor pero con mucho

not by a long way — ni con mucho

• I can swim quite a way now — ahora puedo nadar bastante distancia

• a short way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

6) (=means) manera f, forma f, modo m

we'll find a way of doing it — encontraremos la manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

love will find a way — el amor encontrará el camino

it's the only way of doing it — es la única manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

my way is to — + infin mi sistema consiste en + infin

that's the way! — ¡así!, ¡eso es!

that way it won't disturb anybody — así no molestará a nadie

• every which way — (esp US) (=in every manner) de muchísimas maneras; (=in every direction) por todas partes

he re-ran the experiment every which way he could — reprodujo el experimento de todas las maneras habidas y por haber

• ways and means — medios mpl

• that's not the right way — así no se hace

- there are no two ways about it

7) (=manner) manera f, forma f, modo m

the way things are going we shall have nothing left — si esto continúa así nos vamos a quedar sin nada

she looked at me in a strange way — me miró de manera or forma extraña or de modo extraño

it's a strange way to thank someone — ¡vaya manera or forma or modo de mostrar gratitud or darle las gracias a alguien!

• without in any way wishing to — + infin sin querer en lo más mínimo + infin, sin tener intención alguna de + infin

• in a big way * — en grande *

they like to celebrate their birthdays in a big way — les gusta celebrar sus cumpleaños en grande

we lost in a really big way * — perdimos de manera or forma or modo realmente espectacular

• you can't have it both ways — tienes que optar por lo uno o lo otro

• each way — (Racing) (a) ganador y colocado

• either way I can't help you — de todas formas no puedo ayudarle

• I will help you in every way possible — haré todo lo posible por ayudarte

he insulted us in every possible way — nos ha insultado en todos los sentidos

• the British way of life — el estilo de vida británico

• no way! * — ¡ni pensarlo!, ¡ni hablar!

no way was that a goal * — ¡imposible que fuera eso un gol!

there is no way I am going to agree * — de ninguna manera or forma or de ningún modo lo voy a consentir

• (in) one way or another — de una u otra manera or forma or modo

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me es igual, me da lo mismo

a week one way or the other won't matter — no importa que sea una semana más o una semana menos

• in the ordinary way (of things) — por lo general, en general

• he has his own way of doing it — tiene su manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

I'll do it (in) my own way — lo haré a mi manera or forma or modo

he's a good sort in his own way — tiene sus rarezas pero es buena persona

• in the same way — de la misma manera or forma, del mismo modo

to go on in the same old way — seguir como siempre

• we help in a small way — ayudamos un poco

• she's clever that way — para esas cosas es muy lista

• to my way of thinking — a mi parecer, a mi manera or forma or modo de ver

• do it this way — hazlo así

in this way — así, de esta manera or forma or modo

it was this way... — pasó lo siguiente...

• that's always the way with him — siempre le pasa igual

8) [of will]

• to get one's own way — salirse con la suya

• have it your own way! — ¡como quieras!

they've had it all their own way too long — hace tiempo que hacen lo que les da la gana

they didn't have things all their own way — (in football match) no dominaron el partido completamente

he had his wicked or evil way with her — hum se la llevó al huerto *, la sedujo

9) (=custom) costumbre f

the ways of the Spaniards — las costumbres de los españoles

that is our way with traitors — así tratamos a los traidores

he has his little ways — tiene sus manías or rarezas

• to get into the way of doing sth — adquirir la costumbre de hacer algo

• to be/get out of the way of doing sth — haber perdido/perder la costumbre de hacer algo

- mend one's ways

10) (=gift, special quality)

• he has a way with people — tiene don de gentes

he has a way with children — sabe manejar a los niños

he has a way with him — tiene su encanto

11) (=respect, aspect) sentido m

• in a way — en cierto sentido

• in many ways — en muchos sentidos

• he's like his father in more ways than one — se parece a su padre en muchos sentidos

• in no way, not in any way — de ninguna manera, de manera alguna

• in some ways — en algunos sentidos

12) (=state) estado m

• the way things are — tal como están or van las cosas

to leave things the way they are — dejar las cosas como están

• things are in a bad way — las cosas van or marchan mal

the car is in a bad way — el coche está en mal estado

he's in a bad way — (=sick) está grave; (=troubled) está muy mal

• he's in a fair way to succeed — tiene buenas posibilidades de lograrlo

• it looks that way — así parece

- be in the family way

13) (=speed)

to gather way — [ship] empezar a moverse; (fig) [enthusiasm] encenderse

14) (in set expressions with preposition)

• by the way — a propósito, por cierto

how was your holiday, by the way? — a propósito or por cierto, ¿qué tal tus vacaciones?

Jones, which, by the way, is not his real name — Jones que, a propósito or por cierto, no es su verdadero nombre

oh, and by the way — antes que se me olvide

all this is by the way — todo esto no viene al caso

• by way of a warning — a modo de advertencia

that was all I got by way of an answer — eso es todo lo que conseguí por respuesta

she's by way of being an artist — tiene sus ribetes de artista

• he had little in the way of formal education — tuvo poca educación formal

• to be under way — estar en marcha

the job is now well under way — el trabajo ya está muy avanzado

to get under way — [ship] zarpar; [person, group] partir, ponerse en camino; [work, project] ponerse en marcha, empezar a moverse

things are getting under way at last — por fin las cosas están empezando a moverse

2.

ADV
*
• that was way back — eso fue hace mucho tiempo ya

way back in 1900 — allá en 1900

• way down (below) — muy abajo

• it's way out in Nevada — está allá en Nevada

way out to sea — mar afuera

he was way out in his estimate — se equivocó (en) mucho en su presupuesto

• it's way past your bedtime — hace rato que deberías estar en la cama

• it's way too big — es demasiado grande

• way up high — muy alto

way up in the sky — muy alto en el cielo

3.

CPD

way station N — (US) apeadero m ; (fig) paso m intermedio

* * *

I [weɪ]
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

English-spanish dictionary > way
17 jam

I 1. transitive verb,
- mm-

1) (squeeze and fix between two surfaces) einklemmen

jam something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) zwängen

2) (make immovable) blockieren; (fig.) lähmen; lahmlegen

3) (squeeze together in compact mass) stopfen ( into in + Akk.)

jam together — zusammenpferchen [Personen]

4) (thrust into confined space) stopfen ( into in + Akk.); stecken [Schlüssel, Münze] ( into in + Akk.)

5) (block by crowding) blockieren; versperren, blockieren [Eingang]; verstopfen, blockieren [Rohr]

the switchboard was jammed with calls — sämtliche Leitungen waren durch Anrufe blockiert

6) (Radio) stören
2. intransitive verb,
- mm-

1) (become tightly wedged) sich verklemmen

2) (become unworkable) [Maschine:] klemmen
3. noun
1) (crush, stoppage) Blockierung, die; Klemmen, das

2) (crowded mass) Stau, der

3) (coll.): (dilemma) Klemme, die (ugs.)

be in a jam — in der Klemme stecken (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/88390/jam_in">jam in

- jam on

- jam up
II noun
Marmelade, die; Konfitüre, die (bes. Kaufmannsspr.)

make jam — Marmelade einmachen

somebody wants jam on it — (fig. coll.) jemandem genügt etwas noch nicht

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[‹æm] I noun
(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) die Marmelade,Marmeladen-

- jammy
II 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb
1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) verstopfen

2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) einklemmen

3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) blockieren

4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) stören
2. noun
1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) die Verstopfung

2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) die Klemme

•

- jam on

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jam¹

[ʤæm]

n Marmelade f, Konfitüre f SCHWEIZ

▶ \jam today BRIT die sofortige Erfüllung eines Wunsches

▶ \jam tomorrow BRIT leere Versprechungen

as children we were always being promised \jam tomorrow als Kinder hat man uns immer leere Versprechungen gemacht

▶ you want \jam on it, too, do you? BRIT ( hum) du kriegst wohl nie den Hals voll? fam

jam²

[ʤæm]

I. n

1. ( fam: awkward situation) Patsche f fam, Klemme f fam, missliche Lage

to be in [a bit of] a \jam [ziemlich] in der Klemme [o SCHWEIZ Tinte] sitzen fam

to get into [a bit of] a \jam in eine [ziemlich] dumme Situation geraten

2. no pl (obstruction) of people Gedränge nt, Andrang m

paper \jam COMPUT Papierstau m

[traffic] \jam Stau m

3. MUS Jamsession f

let's have a \jam lasst uns improvisieren

II. vt

<- mm->

1. (block)

▪ to \jam sth etw verklemmen [o blockieren]; switchboard etw überlasten

listeners \jammed the radio station's switchboard with calls sämtliche Leitungen der Sendezentrale waren durch Höreranrufe blockiert

to \jam sth open etw aufdrücken [o aufstemmen

2. (cram inside)

▪ to \jam sth into sth etw in etw akk [hinein]zwängen [o fam [hinein]quetschen]

he \jammed the bags into the boot of the car er stopfte die Taschen in den Kofferraum

my tape is \jammed in the recorder ich habe Bandsalat fam

3. RADIO (make unintelligible)

to \jam a broadcast eine Übertragung stören

III. vi

<- mm->

1. (become stuck) sich akk verklemmen; brakes blockieren

the rifle \jammed das Gewehr hatte eine Ladehemmung

the key \jammed in the lock der Schlüssel steckte im Schlüsselloch fest

the door \jammed behind me and I was locked out die Tür fiel hinter mir ins Schloss und ich war ausgesperrt

2. (play music) [frei] improvisieren, jammen

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I [dZm]
n (Brit)
Marmelade f, Konfitüre f
you want jam on it too, do you? ( Brit inf ) — du kriegst wohl nie genug or den Hals voll? (inf)

the company has promised ( us) jam tomorrow — die Firma hat uns auf die Zukunft vertröstet
II
1. n

1) (= crowd) Gedränge nt, Gewühl nt

2) (= traffic jam) (Verkehrs)stau m, Stauung f

3) (= blockage in machine, of logs etc) Stockung f, Stauung f

4) (inf: tight spot) Klemme f (inf), Patsche f (inf)

to be in a jam — in der Klemme or Patsche sitzen (inf)

to get oneself into a jam — ins Gedränge kommen (inf)

to get sb/oneself out of a jam — jdn/sich aus der Patsche ziehen (inf)

2. vt

1) (= make stick) window, drawer etc verklemmen, verkanten; gun, brakes etc blockieren; (= wedge) (to stop rattling etc) festklemmen; (between two things) einklemmen

to jam a door open/shut — eine Tür festklemmen(, so dass sie auf/zu bleibt)

be careful not to jam the lock — pass auf, dass sich das Schloss nicht verklemmt

they had him jammed up against the wall — sie hatten ihn gegen die Wand gedrängt

it's jammed — es klemmt

he got his finger jammed or he jammed his finger in the door — er hat sich (dat) den Finger in der Tür eingeklemmt

2) (= cram, squeeze) (into in +acc) things stopfen, hineinzwängen, quetschen; people quetschen, pferchen

to be jammed together (things) — zusammengezwängt sein; (people) zusammengedrängt sein; (in train etc also)

why jam all the facts into one article? — warum zwängen or quetschen (inf) Sie alle Fakten in einen Artikel?

3) (= crowd, block) street, town etc verstopfen, blockieren; phone lines blockieren

spectators jammed the stadium — das Stadion war mit Zuschauern vollgestopft

a street jammed with cars — eine verstopfte Straße

the drain was jammed with rubbish — der Abfluss war durch Abfall verstopft

the passage was jammed with people — Menschen verstopften or versperrten den Durchgang

the switchboard has been jammed all day — sämtliche Leitungen der Telefonzentrale waren den ganzen Tag blockiert

4)

(= move suddenly) to jam one's foot on the brake — eine Vollbremsung machen, auf die Bremse steigen (inf) or latschen (inf)

he jammed his hands into his pockets — er steckte die Hände fest in die Taschen

See:

→ also jam on

5) (RAD) station, broadcast stören

3. vi

1)

the crowd jammed into the bus — die Menschenmenge zwängte sich in den Bus

2) (= become stuck) (brake) sich verklemmen; (gun) Ladehemmung haben; (door, window etc) klemmen

the key jammed in the lock — der Schlüssel blieb im Schloss stecken

3) (MUS) eine Jamsession machen

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jam¹ [dʒæm]

A v/t

1. etwas (hinein)pressen, (-)quetschen, (-)zwängen, Menschen auch (-)pferchen ( alle:

into in akk):

jam in hineinpressen etc;

jam together zusammenpressen etc

2. (ein)klemmen, (-)quetschen:

he jammed his finger ( oder got his finger jammed) in the door er quetschte sich den Finger in der Tür, er brachte den Finger in die Tür;

be jammed in eingekeilt sein (between, by zwischen dat);

the ship was jammed in the ice das Schiff saß im Eis fest

3. auch jam up blockieren, versperren, verstopfen:

the corridors were jammed with ( oder by) people auf den Gängen drängten sich die Menschen

4. auch jam up TECH etc verklemmen

5. auch jam up (Funk etc) den Empfang (durch Störsender) stören

6. a) etwas schmettern, schleudern ( beide:

into in akk;

on auf akk), das Knie etc rammen ( into in akk)

b) jemanden drängen ( against gegen)

7. jam on the brakes AUTO voll auf die Bremse treten, eine Vollbremsung machen

B v/i

1. sich (hinein)drängen oder (-)quetschen oder (-)zwängen ( into in akk):

jam in sich hineindrängen etc

2. a) TECH etc sich verklemmen oder verkeilen, (Bremsen) blockieren

b) TECH etc klemmen, verklemmt sein

c) Ladehemmung haben (Gewehr etc)

3. Jazz:

a) frei improvisieren

b) an einer Jamsession teilnehmen

C s

1. Gedränge n, Gewühl n

2. Verstopfung f:

there is a jam in the pipe das Rohr ist verstopft; → traffic jam

3. a) TECH etc Verklemmung f, Blockierung f

b) Ladehemmung f

4. umg Klemme f:

be in a jam in der Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken

jam² [dʒæm]

A s Marmelade f:

jam jar ( oder pot) Marmelade(n)glas n;

have jam on ( oder all over) one’s face Br umg dumm aus der Wäsche schauen;

d’you want jam on it? Br umg du kriegst den Hals wohl nie voll; → money 2

B v/t

1. zu Marmelade verarbeiten, Marmelade machen aus

2. mit Marmelade bestreichen:

jammed bread Marmelade(n)brot n

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I 1. transitive verb,
- mm-

1) (squeeze and fix between two surfaces) einklemmen

jam something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) zwängen

2) (make immovable) blockieren; (fig.) lähmen; lahmlegen

3) (squeeze together in compact mass) stopfen ( into in + Akk.)

jam together — zusammenpferchen [Personen]

4) (thrust into confined space) stopfen ( into in + Akk.); stecken [Schlüssel, Münze] ( into in + Akk.)

5) (block by crowding) blockieren; versperren, blockieren [Eingang]; verstopfen, blockieren [Rohr]

the switchboard was jammed with calls — sämtliche Leitungen waren durch Anrufe blockiert

6) (Radio) stören
2. intransitive verb,
- mm-

1) (become tightly wedged) sich verklemmen

2) (become unworkable) [Maschine:] klemmen
3. noun
1) (crush, stoppage) Blockierung, die; Klemmen, das

2) (crowded mass) Stau, der

3) (coll.): (dilemma) Klemme, die (ugs.)

be in a jam — in der Klemme stecken (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- jam in

- jam on

- jam up
II noun
Marmelade, die; Konfitüre, die (bes. Kaufmannsspr.)

make jam — Marmelade einmachen

somebody wants jam on it — (fig. coll.) jemandem genügt etwas noch nicht

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n.

Konfitüre f.

Marmelade -n f.

English-german dictionary > jam
18 pull

pul
1. verb
1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) arrastrar, tirar de

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) chupar

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) tirar, ir hacia

2. noun
1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) tirón; calada, chupada (tabaco); sorbo (bebida)

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atracción

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) enchufe

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- pull apart / to pieces
- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg

pull¹ n tirón

I gave the string a pull and the bell rang le di un tirón a la cuerda y sonó el timbre

pull² vb

1. tirar

it's heavy, but if you pull and I push, we'll move it pesa mucho, pero si tú tiras y yo empujo lo moveremos

2. tirar / dar un tirón

he pulled the little girl's hair tiró del pelo a la niña

3. arrastrar

they pulled the boat up the beach arrastraron la barca por la playa

pull

tr[pʊl]

noun

1 (tug) tirón nombre masculino

2 (of moon, current) fuerza

3 (attraction) atracción nombre femenino; (influence) influencia

4 (on bottle) sorbo; (on cigarette) calada, chupada

5 (prolonged effort) paliza

6 (single impression, proof) prueba

transitive verb

1 (draw) tirar de; (drag) arrastrar

■ the horse was pulling a cart el caballo tiraba de una carreta

■ he pulled the curtains corrió las cortinas

■ pull up a chair coge una silla

2 (tug forcefully) tirar de, dar un tirón a

■ don't pull my hair! ¡no me tires del pelo!

■ have you pulled the chain? ¿has tirado de la cadena?

■ he pulled off his boots se quitó las botas

3 (remove, draw out) sacar

■ he pulled a gun sacó una pistola

4 (damage - muscle) sufrir un tirón

■ I pulled a muscle me dio un tirón

5 (operate - trigger) apretar

6 familiar (attract - crowd, audience) atraer; (boy, girl) ligarse, ligar con

intransitive verb

1 (tug) tirar (at/on, de)

■ he pulled with all his strength tiró con todas sus fuerzas

2 (on pipe, cigarette) chupar, dar caladas a

3 (of vehicle - veer) tirar

pull ['pʊl, 'pʌl] vt

1) draw, tug: tirar de, jalar

2) extract: sacar, extraer

to pull teeth: sacar muelas

to pull a gun on: amenazar a (alguien) con pistola

3) tear: desgarrarse (un músculo, etc.)

4)

to pull down : bajar, echar abajo, derribar (un edificio)

5)

to pull in attract: atraer (una muchedumbre, etc.)

to pull in votes: conseguir votos

6)

to pull off remove: sacar, quitar

7)

to pull oneself together : calmarse, tranquilizarse

8)

to pull up raise: levantar, subir

pull vi

1) draw, tug: tirar, jalar

2) (indicating movement in a specific direction)

they pulled in front of us: se nos metieron delante

to pull to a stop: pararse

3)

to pull through recover: recobrarse, reponerse

4)

to pull together cooperate: trabajar juntos, cooperar

pull n

1) tug: tirón m, jalón m

he gave it a pull: le dio un tirón

2) attraction: atracción f, fuerza f

the pull of gravity: la fuerza de la gravedad

3) influence: influencia f

4) handle: tirador m (de un cajón, etc.)

5)

bell pull : cuerda f

pull

n.

• chupada s.f.

• estirón s.m.

• primeras pruebas s.f.pl.

• tirador s.m.

• tirón s.m.

v.

• arrastrar v.

• halar v.

• jalar v.

• tirar v.

• tirar de v.

I
1. pʊl
transitive verb

1)

a) ( draw) tirar de, jalar (AmL exc CS); ( drag) arrastrar

b) ( in specified direction) (+ adv compl)

pull your chair closer to the fire — acerca or arrima la silla al fuego

could you pull the door to/the curtains, please? — por favor, cierra la puerta/corre las cortinas

he was pulled from the rubble alive — lo sacaron vivo de entre los escombros

he pulled his hat down firmly over his ears — se caló el sombrero hasta las orejas

the current pulled him under — la corriente lo arrastró or se lo llevó al fondo

to pull the carpet o rug (out) from under somebody o somebody's feet — fastidiarle los planes a alguien, moverle* el tapete a alguien (Méx fam)

2)

a) ( tug) tirar de, jalar (AmL exc CS)

pull the other one! — (BrE colloq) me estás tomando el pelo (fam)

to pull strings o wires — ( use influence) tocar* todos los resortes or muchas teclas, mover* hilos

to pull the strings o wires — ( be in control) tener* la sartén por el mango

b) (tear, detach)

he pulled the toy to bits — rompió or destrozó el juguete

c) ( snag)

I've pulled a thread in my sweater — me he enganchado el suéter

3)

a) \<\<weeds/nail\>\> arrancar*; \<\<tooth\>\> sacar*

b) ( take out) sacar*

he pulled a gun on them — sacó una pistola y los amenazó; see also pull out

4) (colloq) \<\<crowd/audience\>\> atraer*; \<\<votes\>\> conseguir*

5) ( perform) (colloq)

don't you ever pull a stunt like that on me again — no me vuelvas a hacer una faena así or una cosa semejante

to pull a fast one on somebody — hacerle* una jugarreta a alguien (fam)

6) ( Med) \<\<muscle/tendon\>\> desgarrarse

2.

vi

1)

a) (drag, tug) tirar, jalar (AmL exc CS)

to pull AT/ON something — tirar de or (AmL exc CS) jalar algo

b) ( suck)

to pull ON o AT something — \<\<on pipe\>\> darle* una chupada or (AmL tb) una pitada or (Esp tb) una calada a algo

2)

a) \<\<vehicle\>\> ( move) (+ adv compl)

to pull off the road — salir* de la carretera

to pull into the station — entrar en la estación; see also pull in, pull up

b) ( row) remar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pull about

- pull ahead

- pull apart

- pull around

- pull away

- pull back

- pull down

- pull in

- pull off

- pull on

- pull out

- pull over

- pull through

- pull together

- pull up

II

noun

1) c ( tug) tirón m, jalón m (AmL exc CS)

each pull of the oars — cada golpe de remo

2) u

a) ( pulling force) fuerza f

the pull of gravity — la fuerza de la gravedad

b) ( influence) influencia f

3) c ( on cigarette) chupada f, pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp); ( on drink) sorbo m

4) c ( difficult journey)

it was a hard pull up the hill — la subida de la colina fue difícil

[pʊl]
1. N

1) (=tug) tirón m, jalón m (LAm); (with oar etc) golpe m

give the rope a pull — tira de la cuerda

suddenly it gave a pull — de repente dio un tirón

2) [of moon, magnet, sea etc] (fuerza f de) atracción f; [of current] fuerza f, ímpetu m; (fig) (=attraction) atracción f

the pull of the south — la atracción del Sur, lo atractivo del Sur

3) * (=influence) enchufe * m, palanca f (LAm) *; (=advantage) ventaja f

he has pull in the right places — tiene influencia donde hace falta

they have a pull over us now — ahora nos llevan ventaja

he has a slight pull — tiene una pequeña ventaja

4) (at pipe, cigarette) chupada f; (at drink) trago m

he took a pull at his pipe — le dio una chupada a la pipa

he took a pull from the bottle — tomó un trago de la botella, dio un tiento a la botella (Sp)

5) (=journey, drive etc)

it was a long pull — fue mucho camino or trecho

we had a long pull up the hill — nos costó mucho trabajo subir la cuesta

6) (=handle of drawer etc) tirador m; [of bell] cuerda f

7) (Typ) primeras pruebas fpl

8) (Brit)
*
to be on the pull — estar de ligue (Sp) *, estar chequeando (LAm) *

2. VT

1) (=draw, drag) tirar de, jalar (LAm)

to pull a door shut/open — cerrar/abrir una puerta de un tirón or (LAm) jalón

the engine pulls six coaches — la locomotora arrastra seis vagones

pull your chair over — acerca la silla

his ideas pulled me the same way — sus ideas me llevaron por el mismo camino
punch I, 1., 2), weight 1., 1)
2) (=tug) tirar de, jalar (LAm); [+ trigger] apretar; [+ oar] tirar de; [+ boat] remar; (Naut) [+ rope] halar, jalar; [+ tooth] sacar; [+ weeds] arrancar

to pull sb's hair — tirar or (LAm) jalar de los pelos a algn

- pull the other one
leg 1., 1)
3) (=extract, draw out) sacar, arrancar; [+ beer] servir

to pull a gun on sb — amenazar a algn con una pistola
rank I, 1., 1)
4) (=injure)

to pull a muscle — sufrir un tirón en un músculo

5) [+ ball] (at golf etc) golpear oblicuamente (a la izquierda)

6) (Typ) imprimir

7) * (=cancel) [+ TV programme] suspender

8) * (=carry out, do)

what are you trying to pull? — ¿qué quieres conseguir?, ¿qué es lo que pretendes con esto?

to pull a fast one or a trick on sb — jugar una mala pasada a algn

9) * (=attract)

this will really pull the punters — esto seguramente atraerá clientela

he knows how to pull the birds — (Brit) sabe ligar con las chicas *

3. VI

1) tirar, jalar (LAm)

to pull at or on a rope — tirar de una cuerda

the car is pulling to the right — el coche tira hacia la derecha

the car isn't pulling very well — el coche no tira

2)

to pull at or on one's pipe — dar chupadas a la pipa

to pull at a bottle — tomar un trago or (Sp) dar un tiento a una botella

3) (=move) [vehicle] ir; [oarsmen etc] remar

he pulled sharply to one side to avoid the lorry — torció bruscamente a un lado para no chocar con el camión

the car pulled slowly up the hill — el coche subía despacio la cuesta

the train pulled into the station — el tren entró en la estación

he pulled alongside the kerb — se acercó al bordillo

it pulled to a stop — se paró

we pulled for the shore — remamos hacia la orilla

4) (Brit) * ligar *, pillar (cacho) (Sp) **

4.

CPD

pull ring, pull tab N — anilla f

- pull about

- pull ahead

- pull along

- pull apart

- pull away

- pull back

- pull down

- pull in

- pull off

- pull on

- pull out

- pull over

- pull round

- pull through

- pull together

- pull up

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I
1. [pʊl]
transitive verb

1)

a) ( draw) tirar de, jalar (AmL exc CS); ( drag) arrastrar

b) ( in specified direction) (+ adv compl)

pull your chair closer to the fire — acerca or arrima la silla al fuego

could you pull the door to/the curtains, please? — por favor, cierra la puerta/corre las cortinas

he was pulled from the rubble alive — lo sacaron vivo de entre los escombros

he pulled his hat down firmly over his ears — se caló el sombrero hasta las orejas

the current pulled him under — la corriente lo arrastró or se lo llevó al fondo

to pull the carpet o rug (out) from under somebody o somebody's feet — fastidiarle los planes a alguien, moverle* el tapete a alguien (Méx fam)

2)

a) ( tug) tirar de, jalar (AmL exc CS)

pull the other one! — (BrE colloq) me estás tomando el pelo (fam)

to pull strings o wires — ( use influence) tocar* todos los resortes or muchas teclas, mover* hilos

to pull the strings o wires — ( be in control) tener* la sartén por el mango

b) (tear, detach)

he pulled the toy to bits — rompió or destrozó el juguete

c) ( snag)

I've pulled a thread in my sweater — me he enganchado el suéter

3)

a) \<\<weeds/nail\>\> arrancar*; \<\<tooth\>\> sacar*

b) ( take out) sacar*

he pulled a gun on them — sacó una pistola y los amenazó; see also pull out

4) (colloq) \<\<crowd/audience\>\> atraer*; \<\<votes\>\> conseguir*

5) ( perform) (colloq)

don't you ever pull a stunt like that on me again — no me vuelvas a hacer una faena así or una cosa semejante

to pull a fast one on somebody — hacerle* una jugarreta a alguien (fam)

6) ( Med) \<\<muscle/tendon\>\> desgarrarse

2.

vi

1)

a) (drag, tug) tirar, jalar (AmL exc CS)

to pull AT/ON something — tirar de or (AmL exc CS) jalar algo

b) ( suck)

to pull ON o AT something — \<\<on pipe\>\> darle* una chupada or (AmL tb) una pitada or (Esp tb) una calada a algo

2)

a) \<\<vehicle\>\> ( move) (+ adv compl)

to pull off the road — salir* de la carretera

to pull into the station — entrar en la estación; see also pull in, pull up

b) ( row) remar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pull about

- pull ahead

- pull apart

- pull around

- pull away

- pull back

- pull down

- pull in

- pull off

- pull on

- pull out

- pull over

- pull through

- pull together

- pull up

II

noun

1) c ( tug) tirón m, jalón m (AmL exc CS)

each pull of the oars — cada golpe de remo

2) u

a) ( pulling force) fuerza f

the pull of gravity — la fuerza de la gravedad

b) ( influence) influencia f

3) c ( on cigarette) chupada f, pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp); ( on drink) sorbo m

4) c ( difficult journey)

it was a hard pull up the hill — la subida de la colina fue difícil

English-spanish dictionary > pull
19 two

tu:
1. noun
1) (the number or figure 2.) dos

2) (the age of 2.) dos años de edad

2. adjective
1) (2 in number.) (número) dos

2) (aged 2.) de dos años

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- two-
- two-faced
- two-handed
- twosome
- two-way
- two-year-old
3. adjective
((of a person, animal or thing) that is two years old.) de dos años

- in two

two adj n dos

two

tr[tʊː]

noun

1 dos nombre masculino

adjective

1 dos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in two en dos, por la mitad

in twos de dos en dos

it takes two es cosa de dos

to put two and two together atar cabos

that makes two of us ya somos dos

two ['tu:] adj

: dos

two n, pl twos : dos m

two

adj.

• dos adj.

n.

• dos s.m.

I tuː
noun dos m

two by two — (liter) de dos en dos, de a dos (AmL)

to cut something in two — cortar algo en dos or por la mitad

they are two of a kind — son tal para cual

that makes two of us — (colloq) ya somos dos (fam)

to put two and two together — atar cabos

he put two and two together and made five — llegó a una conclusión errada

two can play at that game — donde las dan las toman

two's company, three's a crowd — el tercero está de más; see also four I

II

adjective dos adj inv; see also four II

[tuː]
1.

ADJ, PRON dos

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

2.

N (=numeral) dos m

to break sth in two — romper algo en dos, partir algo por la mitad

two by two, in twos — de dos en dos

to arrive in twos and threes — llegar dos o tres a la vez

- they're/you're two of a kind

- put two and two together

- two's company, three's a crowd
see five
* * *

I [tuː]
noun dos m

two by two — (liter) de dos en dos, de a dos (AmL)

to cut something in two — cortar algo en dos or por la mitad

they are two of a kind — son tal para cual

that makes two of us — (colloq) ya somos dos (fam)

to put two and two together — atar cabos

he put two and two together and made five — llegó a una conclusión errada

two can play at that game — donde las dan las toman

two's company, three's a crowd — el tercero está de más; see also four I

II

adjective dos adj inv; see also four II

English-spanish dictionary > two
20 press

I 1. [pres]
nome

1)

the press the Press + verbo sing. o pl. la stampa; in the press sui giornali; to get a good, bad press — fig. avere buona, cattiva stampa

2) (anche printing press) stampa f.

to go to press — andare in stampa

at o in (the) press — in stampa

3) (publishing house) casa f. editrice; (print works) tipografia f., stamperia f.

the Starlight Press — la casa editrice Starlight

4) (device for flattening) pressa f.

5) (act of pushing) pressione f.

to give sth. a press — esercitare una pressione su, schiacciare qcs

6) (with iron) stiratura f.

to give sth. a press — dare una stirata o schiacciata a qcs

7) (crowd) pigia pigia m.
2.
modificatore [acclaim, criticism] della stampa; [ freedom] di stampa; [photo, photographer] per la stampa; [announcement, advertising] tramite la stampa

press story o press report — reportage
II 1. [pres]
verbo transitivo

1) (push) premere [ button]; schiacciare [switch, pedal]

to press sth. in — fare entrare o inserire qcs. premendo

press the pedal right down — schiaccia il pedale fino in fondo

press the switch down — abbassa l'interruttore

to press sth. into — conficcare qcs. in [clay, ground]

to press sth. into sb.'s hand — mettere qcs. nella mano di qcn

2) (apply)

to press one's nose against sth. — schiacciare il naso contro qcs.

to press one's hands to one's ears — tapparsi le orecchie con le mani

to press one's knees together — stringere le ginocchia

3) (squeeze) spremere [ fruit]; pressare [ flower]; stringere [arm, hand, person]

to press sb. to one — stringere qcn. a sé

4) (iron) stirare con una pressa [ clothes]

5) (urge) fare pressione su, sollecitare [ person]; insistere su [point, issue]; perorare [ case]

to press sb. to do — spingere qcn. a fare

to press sb. into doing — esortare qcn. a fare

I must press you for an answer — insisto per avere una risposta

when pressed, he admitted that... — dopo molte insistenze, ha ammesso che...

to press a point — insistere

6) tecn. dare [ shape]; formare [ object]; stampare [record, CD, steel, metal, car body]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (push with hand, foot, object)

to press down — schiacciare

2) (throng, push with body) [crowd, person] accalcarsi, premere
3.
verbo riflessivo

to press oneself against — schiacciarsi contro [ wall]; stringersi a [ person]

- press ahead

- press for

- press on

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[pres] 1. verb
1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) premere, pigiare

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) spremere

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) spingere

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) insistere su

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) stirare
2. noun
1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) stratta; stirata

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) stampatrice

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) stampa

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) stampa

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) pressa, torchio

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- pressing
- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on
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press (1) /prɛs/
n.

1 pressione; stretta: a press of the hand, una stretta di mano ( in segno d'affetto)

2 pressa; torchio; pressoio: a cider press, una pressa per fare il sidro; a wine press, un torchio per fare il vino; a trouser press, una pressa per dar la piega ai calzoni; uno stiracalzoni

3 (mecc.) pressa: hydraulic press, pressa idraulica

4 [u] pressione; urgenza; (l') incalzare: the press of events, l'incalzare degli avvenimenti

5 (= printing press) macchina da stampa; stampatrice; pressa a mano: to stop the presses, fermare le macchine (da stampa); ( di un libro) hot off the press, fresco di stampa; appena uscito

6 stamperia; tipografia

7 [uc] stampa; lo stampare; (fig.) recensione, critica: to get a good [a bad] press, avere una buona [una cattiva] stampa; The book is now in the press, il libro è in corso di stampa; to go to press, ( di libro) andare in stampa; ( di giornale) andare in macchina

8 [u] (fig.) – the press, la stampa; i giornalisti: freedom of the press, libertà di stampa; the sporting press, la stampa sportiva

9 ( legatoria) torchio

10 (= rolling press; ind. cartaria) calandra

11 (fam.) passata ( del ferro da stiro); colpo di ferro; stirata

12 casa editrice: Oxford University Press, la casa editrice dell'università di Oxford

13 ( sport: basket) pressing; difesa aggressiva

14 ( lotta) schiacciamento

15 ( sollevamento pesi) distensione

16 ( tennis, = racket press) pressa; portaracchette

17 ( ginnastica) sollevamento del corpo

18 grosso armadio della biancheria

19 calca; folla; ressa

● press agency, agenzia di stampa (o d'informazione) □ press agent, agente pubblicitario; addetto stampa; press agent □ press attaché, addetto stampa ( d'ambasciata) □ ( ginnastica) press bar, barra per i pettorali ( di attrezzo multiuso) □ press baron, potente proprietario di giornali; magnate della stampa □ ( sport) press box, tribuna stampa ( allo stadio, ecc.) □ a press campaign, una campagna giornalistica □ press conference, conferenza stampa □ press corps, stampa accreditata □ press corrector, correttore di bozze □ press cuttings (o press clippings), ritagli di giornale □ (metall.) press forging, fucinatura alla pressa □ (polit.) press gallery, galleria della stampa □ press laws, leggi sulla stampa □ press mark, impronta del ferro da stiro ( su un abito, ecc.) □ (naut.) press of canvas (o of sail), forza di vele □ press officer, addetto stampa ( di una fiera campionaria, ecc.) □ press photographer, fotoreporter □ press proof, bozza di stampa □ press release, comunicato stampa □ press reporter, cronista □ press room ► pressroom □ press run, tiratura ( di un giornale) □ (polit.) press secretary, addetto stampa ( di un personaggio politico) □ (cinem.) press show, anteprima per la stampa □ press stud, bottone automatico; automatico □ ( arte) press view, presentazione alla stampa □ to make a full-court press, ( basket) fare pressing a tutto campo; (fig. USA) esercitare una pressione fortissima (su q.) □ ( di libro, ecc.) off the press, appena stampato; fresco di stampa □ to send to press, dare alle stampe.
press (2) /prɛs/
n.

(stor.) arruolamento forzato

● (stor.) press-gang ► pressgang.
♦ (to) press (1) /prɛs/
A v. t.

1 premere; comprimere; calcare; pigiare; spingere; stringere: to press a button, premere un bottone (o un pulsante); to press the trigger, premere il grilletto; to press sb. 's hand, stringere la mano a q. ( in segno d'affetto); to press grapes, pigiare l'uva

2 spremere: to press juice out of a lemon, spremere il succo da un limone

3 abbracciare; stringere a sé: He pressed his daughter to his breast, strinse al seno la figlia

4 mettere (q.) alle strette; incalzare; importunare; sollecitare; urgere: to press the enemy forces hard, incalzare il nemico da presso

5 insistere su; far accettare a forza; imporre l'accettazione di: to press one's claim, insistere in una rivendicazione; to press a question, insistere su una questione; to press a gift on sb., far accettare a forza un dono a q.; to press for an answer, insistere per avere una risposta; to press sb. for a decision, chiedere insistentemente a q. di decidere; to press one's opinion on sb., imporre la propria opinione a q.

6 stirare: to press clothes, stirare vestiti

7 stampare, incidere ( un disco)

8 (fig.) spingere; propagandare ( un prodotto, ecc.)

9 fare pressione su (q.)

10 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) pressare; incalzare; aggredire

11 ( lotta) schiacciare ( l'avversario)

12 ( sport: pesistica) sollevare ( un certo peso) in distensione

B v. i.

1 affollarsi; accalcarsi; premere; spingere; incalzare; urgere: The rioters were pressing against the police, i rivoltosi s'accalcavano contro la polizia; Time presses, il tempo incalza (o stringe)

2 stirarsi

3 ( sport) premere; fare pressing

● to press st. home ► press home □ to press the button, premere il bottone; (fig.) dare il via; fare il primo passo.
(to) press (2) /prɛs/
v. t.

1 (stor.) arruolare forzatamente (spec. nella marina)

2 requisire ( cavalli, barche, ecc.)

● to press st. into service, fare uso di qc. ( eccezionalmente, in mancanza di meglio).

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I 1. [pres]
nome

1)

the press the Press + verbo sing. o pl. la stampa; in the press sui giornali; to get a good, bad press — fig. avere buona, cattiva stampa

2) (anche printing press) stampa f.

to go to press — andare in stampa

at o in (the) press — in stampa

3) (publishing house) casa f. editrice; (print works) tipografia f., stamperia f.

the Starlight Press — la casa editrice Starlight

4) (device for flattening) pressa f.

5) (act of pushing) pressione f.

to give sth. a press — esercitare una pressione su, schiacciare qcs

6) (with iron) stiratura f.

to give sth. a press — dare una stirata o schiacciata a qcs

7) (crowd) pigia pigia m.
2.
modificatore [acclaim, criticism] della stampa; [ freedom] di stampa; [photo, photographer] per la stampa; [announcement, advertising] tramite la stampa

press story o press report — reportage
II 1. [pres]
verbo transitivo

1) (push) premere [ button]; schiacciare [switch, pedal]

to press sth. in — fare entrare o inserire qcs. premendo

press the pedal right down — schiaccia il pedale fino in fondo

press the switch down — abbassa l'interruttore

to press sth. into — conficcare qcs. in [clay, ground]

to press sth. into sb.'s hand — mettere qcs. nella mano di qcn

2) (apply)

to press one's nose against sth. — schiacciare il naso contro qcs.

to press one's hands to one's ears — tapparsi le orecchie con le mani

to press one's knees together — stringere le ginocchia

3) (squeeze) spremere [ fruit]; pressare [ flower]; stringere [arm, hand, person]

to press sb. to one — stringere qcn. a sé

4) (iron) stirare con una pressa [ clothes]

5) (urge) fare pressione su, sollecitare [ person]; insistere su [point, issue]; perorare [ case]

to press sb. to do — spingere qcn. a fare

to press sb. into doing — esortare qcn. a fare

I must press you for an answer — insisto per avere una risposta

when pressed, he admitted that... — dopo molte insistenze, ha ammesso che...

to press a point — insistere

6) tecn. dare [ shape]; formare [ object]; stampare [record, CD, steel, metal, car body]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (push with hand, foot, object)

to press down — schiacciare

2) (throng, push with body) [crowd, person] accalcarsi, premere
3.
verbo riflessivo

to press oneself against — schiacciarsi contro [ wall]; stringersi a [ person]

- press ahead

- press for

- press on

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