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1 desert

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1. [ʹdezət] n

1. пустыня

the Sahara Desert - пустыня Сахара

near desert - полупустыня

2. необитаемое, пустынное место; поэт. тж. глушь

3. сухая, неинтересная тема; ≅ скука

2. [ʹdezət] a

1. пустынный, безлюдный, необитаемый

desert streets - пустынные /безлюдные/ улицы

2. голый; бесплодный

desert tract of land - бесплодная земля

3. уст. покинутый, брошенный; оставленный

4. обитающий в пустыне

♢ Desert Rats - седьмая бронетанковая дивизия союзных войск ( во время 2-й мировой войны)

Desert Rat - солдат седьмой бронетанковой дивизии союзных войск ( во время 2-й мировой войны)

3. [dıʹzɜ:t] v

1. 1) бросать, покидать (кого-л.); бежать (от кого-л.)

to desert a friend - оставить друга (в беде)

to desert one's family - бросить семью (на произвол судьбы)

to desert one's leader - оставить своего командира

2) оставлять, покидать

to desert one's post [the ship] - покинуть пост [корабль]

the streets were deserted - улицы были пустынны

his presence of mind deserted him - присутствие духа покинуло его

his courage deserted him - мужество изменило ему

2. 1) дезертировать

to desert the colours, to desert from the army - дезертировать из армии

2) дезертировать; оставлять; изменять; становиться перебежчиком

to desert one's party - выйти из партии
II [dıʹzɜ:t] n обыкн. pl
1. заслуга, достоинство

to recognize real desert - (уметь) видеть подлинные достоинства

2. то, что человек заслужил; награда; наказание

to each according to his deserts - каждому по заслугам

to get /to have, to obtain, to meet with/ one's desert(s) - получить по заслугам

to treat smb. according to his desert(s), to give smb. his deserts, to deal with smb. according to his deserts - поступать с кем-л. по заслугам

НБАРС > desert
2 desert

1. сущ.
1) общ. пустыня

the Sahara Desert — пустыня Сахара

They were lost in the desert for nine days. — Они блуждали по пустыне 9 дней.

2) общ. необитаемое [пустынное\] место
2. прил.
1) общ. пустынный, безлюдный, необитаемый

desert streets — безлюдные улицы

2) общ. голый, бесплодный

desert truck of land — бесплодная земля

3) общ. покинутый, брошенный
3. гл.
1)

а) общ. бросать, покидать (кого-л.)

to desert a friend in trouble — бросить друга в беде

to desert one's family — бросить семью

He deserted his wife and family for another woman. — Он оставил семью ради другой женщины.

б) общ. оставлять, покидать

to desert the ship — покинуть корабль

2) общ. дезертировать

to desert the colours — дезертировать из армии

How many people desert from the army each year? — Сколько военнослужащих ежегодно дезертируют из армии?

See:

military service, desertir

Англо-русский экономический словарь > desert
3 family

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[΄fæmli] n ընտանիք. numerous/poor/ wealthy/aristocratic family բազմանդամ/աղ քատ/ հա րուստ/ազնվական ընտանիք. support /desert one’s family սատարել/լքել ընտանիքը. family allowance ընտանեկան նպաստ. the head of the family ընտանիքի գլուխը. a man of family ըն տա նի քավոր մարդ. treat as one of the family վե րա բեր վել որպես ընտանիքի անդամի. run in the family ընտա նիքում ժառանգական լինել. (ցեղ, դաս) cat family կատվացեղ. հմկրգ. շարք, հա մա խմբություն. family of application system կի ռա րա կան հա մակարգերի ընտանիք. family of solutions լուծումների ընտանիք, բազմաթիվ լուծու մ ներ

II

[΄fæmli] a ընտանեկան, տոհմական, ժա ռանգական. the family circle ընտանեկան շրջա նակ. family ties ընտանեկան կապեր. a family likeness ընտանեկան նմանություն. family life ընտանեկան կյանք. a family estate/tree տոհմական կալվածք/ծառ. family doctor ընտանեկան բժիշկ. family law ընտանեկան իրավունք. be in the family way հղի լինել. family name ազգանուն

English-Armenian dictionary > family
4 desert

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[΄dezət]

1. n անապատ, ամայի տեղ. փխբ. ձանձրույթ.

2. a ամայի, ան մար դաբնակ. a desert island անմարդաբնակ կղզի

II

[di΄zə:t] v լքել, թողնել. ռզմ. դասալքել. desert one’s family ընտանիքը լքել. The streets were deserted Փողոցները ամայի էին. desert the army/ship/to the enemy դասալքել բանակը/նավը. թշնամու կողմն անցնել

English-Armenian dictionary > desert
5 ♦ desert

♦ desert /ˈdɛzət/
A n.

deserto ( anche fig.): the Sahara Desert, il deserto del Sahara; This place is a desert in the winter, questo posto è un deserto d'inverno; a cultural desert, un deserto culturale

B a.

1 deserto; disabitato: a desert island, un'isola deserta

2 del deserto; desertico: the desert wind, il vento del deserto; desert climate, clima desertico

● desert boots, scarponcini di pelle scamosciata con suola di para; (mil.) stivaletti da deserto □ (zool.) desert rat ( Jaculus jaculus) topo delle piramidi; jerboa; (fig.) soldato della 7^a Divisione Corazzata Britannica ( nella guerra del Nord Africa del 1941-42).
(to) desert /dɪˈzɜ:t/
A v. t.

abbandonare; lasciare: He has deserted his family, ha abbandonato la famiglia; to desert one's party, lasciare il proprio partito; His courage deserted him, gli è venuto meno il coraggio; Consumers are deserting newspapers for new media, i consumatori stanno abbandonando i giornali a vantaggio di nuovi media

B v. i.

1 disertare: Some soldiers deserted, alcuni soldati hanno disertato

2 (spec. polit.) passare: to desert to the majority party, passare al partito di maggioranza

● (mil.) to desert the colours, disertare □ (econ.) to desert the land, abbandonare la terra □ (mil.) to desert one's post, abbandonare il posto.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ desert
6 desert

̈ɪ ̘. ̈n.ˈdezət I
1. сущ.
1) пустыня;
пустынный район an arid desert ≈ безводная пустыня trackless desert ≈ безжизненная пустыня reclaim a desert cultural desert Syn: plain, waste, wilderness
2) непривлекательная сфера деятельности lost in a desert of doubt ≈ затерявшийся в пучине сомнений
2. прил.
1) заброшенный, покинутый Syn: forsaken, abandoned
2) необитаемый, безлюдный a desert island ≈ необитаемый остров He fell asleep in a desert wood. ≈ Он заснул в глухом необитаемом лесу. Syn: uninhabited, unpeopled, desolate, lonely
3) бесплодная, неплодородная (земля, почва) Syn: uncultivated, unproductive, sterile, barren
4) поэт. сухой, невыразительный desert authors ≈ скучные авторы, невыразительные писатели
3. гл.
1) покидать( территорию или человека), оставлять;
бросать (семью) ;
сдавать, оставлять ( территорию) to desert the stage for Hollywood ≈ оставить сцену ради Голливуда In the presence of Socrates, his thoughts seem to desert him. ≈ Казалось, что в присутствии Сократа его мысли покидали его. Syn: abandon, forsake, relinquish, give up
2) воен. дезертировать;
покинуть пост, оставить вахту( без разрешения) he deserted from his regiment ≈ он дезертировал из полка to desert to the enemy ≈ перебежать во вражеский стан He deserted in the midst of the battle. ≈ Он дезертировал в самый разгар битвы.
3) а) парл., шотл. объявить перерыв в работе б) потерять юридическую силу, перестать быть действенным II сущ.
1) достоинство, преимущество I visited him as a man of desert. ≈ Я пришел к нему как к достойному человеку. Syn: meritoriousness, excellence, worth
2) а) хороший или дурной поступок (обычно заслуживающий награды или наказания) to do to each according to his deserts ≈ воздать каждому по его заслугам б) обыкн. мн. то, что заслужено (награда или наказание) He has got his deserts. ≈ Он получил то, что ему причиталось. Syn: reward, punishment пустыня - the Sahara D. пустыня Сахара - near * полупустыня необитаемое, пустынное место глушь сухая, неинтересная тема;
скука пустынный, безлюдный, необитаемый - * streets пустынные /безлюдные/ улицы голый;
бесплодный - * tract of land бесплодная земля( устаревшее) покинутый, брошенный;
оставленный обитающий в пустыне > D. Rats седьмая бронетанковая дивизия союзных войск (во время 2-й мировой войны) > D. Rat солдат седьмой бронетанковой дивизии союзных войск (во время 2-й мировой войны) бросать, покидать (кого-л.) ;
бежать( от кого-л.) - to * a friend оставить друга (в беде) - to * one's family бросить семью (на произвол судьбы) - to * one's leader оставить своего командира оставлять, покидать - to *one's post покинуть пост - the streets were *ed улицы были пустынны - his presence of mind *ed him присутствие духа покинуло его - his courage *ed him мужество изменило ему дезертировать - to * the colours, to * from the army дезертировать из армии дезертировать;
оставлять;
изменять;
становиться перебежчиком - to * one's party выйти из партии обыкн. pl заслуга, достоинство - to recognize real * (уметь) видеть подлинные достоинства то, что человек заслужил;
награда;
наказание - to each according to his *s каждому по заслугам - to get /to have, to obtain, to meet with/ one's *(s) получить по заслугам - to treat smb. acording to his *(s), to give smb. his *s, to deal with smb. according to his *s поступать с кем-л. по заслугам desert скучная тема, работа ~ бросать ~ голый, бесплодный ~ воен. дезертировать ~ дезертировать ~ заслуга ~ заслуга ~ (обыкн. pl) заслуженное (в хорошем или дурном смысле) ;
награда;
to treat people according to their deserts поступать с людьми по заслугам ~ необитаемое пустынное место ~ оставлять ~ покидать, оставлять;
бросать (семью) ;
his courage deserted him смелость покинула его ~ покидать ~ пустынный;
desert island необитаемый остров ~ пустынный ~ пустыня ~ пустыня ~ пустынный;
desert island необитаемый остров ~ покидать, оставлять;
бросать (семью) ;
his courage deserted him смелость покинула его near ~ полупустыня to obtain (или to meet with) one's ~s получить по заслугам ~ (обыкн. pl) заслуженное (в хорошем или дурном смысле) ;
награда;
to treat people according to their deserts поступать с людьми по заслугам

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > desert
7 one

1. noun
1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) en, et; ett(all)

2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) ettårsalder
2. pronoun
1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) den(ne)/det(te); den/det røde osv.

2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) en, man
3. adjective
1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) en

2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) ett (år gammel)

3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) som én, av samme mening

•

- one-
- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective
((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) ettårs-, ettårig

- all one
- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two
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subst. \/wʌn\/

1) ettall

• write down a one

skriv ned et ettall

2) ener

3) enhet

be a one for ( hverdagslig) være gal etter

by ones en og en, en av gangen

by ones and twos enkeltvis og to av gangen, en og en og to og to

never a one ( hverdagslig) ikke en eneste en

you are a one! ( hverdagslig) du er en fin en!
II
determ. \/wʌn\/

1) en, et, ett

• one dozen roses

et dusin roser

• one third said no

en tredjedel sa nei

• he called me one afternoon

han ringte meg en ettermiddag

• one day I'll make it

en dag skal jeg klare det

• one summer in Mexico

en sommer jeg var i Mexico

• one hundred pairs of shoes

(ett) hundre par sko

• one thing is necessary

en ting er nødvendig

2) eneste

• the one (and only) thing that matters

det eneste som betyr noe

3) den ene, det ene

• blind in one eye

blind på det ene øyet

• the face of one of them

den enes ansikt

• she lost one of her arms

hun mistet den ene armen

4) (en og) samme

• they all went off in one direction

de gikk alle i en og samme retning

at one enige, i harmoni

• we were at one

vi var enige

at one with i ett med

• I've always felt at one with nature

jeg har alltid kjent meg i ett med naturen

be all one to somebody være det samme for noen, komme ut på ett for noen

• it's all one to me

det er det samme for meg

become one bli ett

• they became one

de ble ett

be one of være en av, høre til

• he's one of those who watch TV all day

han er en av dem som ser på TV hele dagen

be one with være ett med, høre sammen med være enig med

for one for noens vedkommende, hva noen angår

• I for one

jeg for min del

for one thing for det første, først og fremst for eksempel

get something in one ( hverdagslig) greie noe ved første forsøk gjette riktig med det samme

(all) in one (alt) i ett i forening, i samstemmighet til sammen i en og samme person

• he is President and Secretary in one

han er både president og sekretær

a new one ( hverdagslig) noe nytt

• that's a new one on me

det var nytt for meg

not one ikke en eneste en

one after another eller one after the other den ene etter den andre, etter hverandre

• one after another went out

den ene etter den andre gikk ut

• they came one after the other

de kom etter hverandre

• difficulties arose one after the other

den ene vanskeligheten etter den andre dukket opp

one and a half en og en halv, halvannen

one and all hver eneste en, alle sammen, alle som en

one and another både den ene og den andre

the one and only...! den\/det eneste ene...!, den uforlignelige!

one at a time eller one at the time en og en, en av gangen

one by one en og en, en av gangen den ene etter den andre

one half of halvparten av, halvdelen av

one or other den ene eller den andre, en eller annen

one or the other en av delene, ett av to

• marry her or leave her, one or the other

one or two et par (stykker), to-tre (stykker)

(the) one... the other (det) ene.. det andre, en... en annen, den første... den neste

one thing and\/with another det ene med det andre

one with another det ene med det andre i gjennomsnitt, stort sett

tell (the) one from the other skjelne det ene fra det andre, skjelne noe fra hverandre

• it is difficult to tell (the) one from the other

det er vanskelig å skjelne dem fra hverandre
III
pron. \/wʌn\/

1) man, en

• it hurts one to be told the truth

2) ( refleksiv) seg

• pull after one

dra etter seg

• push before one

dytte foran seg

3) en (viss)

• one Mr. John Smith

4) en, noen, noe, den

• I lose a friend and you gain one

• where is my umbrella? - you didn't bring one

• he is not a great man, but he hopes to become one

han er ingen stor mann, men han håper på å bli det

• the scoundrel - anyway he looked one

den skurken - han så ut som en i alle fall

• this problem is one of great difficulty

dette problemet er veldig vanskelig

• he is not one to desert a friend

han er ikke den som svikter en venn

• he behaved like one possessed

han oppførte seg som besatt

5) (etter adjektiv og som adjektiv brukt som substantiv, ofte uten tilsvarende i norsk) en, (som) sådan

• take the red box, not the black one

ta den røde boksen, ikke den svarte

• do you want hard pears or soft ones?

vil du ha harde eller myke pærer?

• pick me out a good one!

finn en fin en til meg!

• give me some good ones!

gi meg noen fine noen!

• he was a soldier and a brave one

han var en soldat, og en tapper sådan

• a black stetson and a white one

en svart og en hvit stetsonhatt

• the gold coin and the silver one

gullmynten og sølvmynten

• my life has been a long one

mitt liv har vært langt

• he's a nasty one

han er en fæl en

be one for something å like, å være glad i

• I've never been one for parties

jeg har aldri vært glad i selskaper

get one on the jaw ( hverdagslig) få seg en på tygga

get something in one lykkes med noe på første forsøk

have one on me! ta en drink, jeg spanderer!

lay about one slå om seg

the little one den lille

• the little one is asleep

den lille sover

little ones smårollinger, små, unger

• the cat has little ones

katten har unger

my dear ones mine kjære

the one den

• the one in the window

den i vinduet

• that man is the one who stole my watch

den mannen er han som stjal klokken min

• I was the one who pulled him out of the water

det var jeg som drog ham opp av vannet

• he is not the one to desert a friend

han er ikke den som svikter en venn

• these books are the very ones that disappeared

disse bøkene er de samme som forsvant

one's ens, sin, sitt, sine

• one's own children are always the best

ens egne barn er alltid de beste

• one must always be on one's guard

man må alltid være på vakt

• one has to do one's best

man må gjøre sitt beste

one too many en (alkoholholdig drink) for mye

• the party was good, but I had one too many, I'm afraid

festen var bra, men jeg er redd jeg drakk for mye

that one den der

• that one will do

den der duger

that was one for you! ett poeng til deg! den satt!

that was one on you! der fikk du!, den var myntet på deg!

which one hvilken

• which ones do you like?

hvilke liker du?

English-Norwegian dictionary > one
8 desert

تَخَلَّى عن \ abandon: to give up, because of difficulties: They had to abandon their plans. desert: to leave wrongly and shamefully: We must not desert our friends in danger. He deserted his wife and children, and went to live in America. forsake: to leave for ever; give up completely: She forsook the religion of her family in favour of that of her husband. give up: not to try any more; stop: He gave up when he got tired. let sb. down: to fail sb.’s trust; not do what is promised or expected; cause shame: He let down the whole team by his unfair play. part with: to allow sth. (or sb.) to leave one’s possession: He’s fond of his old car and refuses to part with it. quit: to leave completely: He quit(ted) his job after quarrelling with his employer. walk out (on): to leave suddenly (sb. to whom one has a duty): He walked out on his wife. \ See Also خذل (خَذَلَ)، ترك (تَرَكَ)، هجر (هَجَرَ)، كَفَّ عن، فارق (فَارَقَ)، تَوَقَّفَ عن عمل

Arabic-English glossary > desert
9 desert

هَجَرَ \ abandon: to leave sth. or sb., not intending to return: The thieves abandoned the stolen car. desert: to leave wrongly and shamefully: We must not desert our friends in danger. He deserted his wife and children, and went to live in America. forsake: to leave for ever; give up completely: she forsook the religion of her family in favour of that of her husband. quit: to leave completely: He quit(ted) his job after quarrelling with his employer. walk out (on): to leave suddenly (sb. to whom one has a duty): He walked out on his wife.

Arabic-English glossary > desert
10 бросать

бросить (вн.)
1. ( кидать) throw* (d.); ( швырять) hurl (d.), fling* (d.); chuck (d.) разг.; ( небрежно) throw* about (d.); (перен.) cast* (d.), dart (d.), fling* (d.), hurl (d.)

бросать камни — throw* / hurl / fling* stones

бросать взгляд (на вн.) — cast* a glance (at); ( о быстром взгляде) dart / shoot* a glance (at); fling* one's eyes (at, over)

бросать якорь — cast / drop anchor

бросать обвинение — hurl an accusation

бросать реплику — fling* a remark

бросить в тюрьму — fling* / throw* cast* into prison / gaol (d.)

2. ( срочно направлять):

бросать войска (куда-л.) — send* troops (to a place)

бросать войска на неприятеля — fling* one's troops on the enemy

бросать войска в бой — throw* troops into battle

3. ( оставлять) abandon (d.), forsake (d.), relinquish (d.)

бросать семью — desert one's family

4. (вн., + инф.; переставать) give* up (d., + ger.), leave* off (d., + ger.)

бросать курить — give* up, или leave* off, smoking

бросать музыку — give* up music

бросать работу — give* / throw* up one's work

бросить учёбу — drop, или give* up, one's studies; chuck one's studies; chuck one's studies разг.

5. безл.:

его бросает то в жар, то в холод — he keeps going hot and cold

♢ бросать оружие — lay* down (one's) arms

бросать тень (на вн.) — cast* a shadow (on); (перен.: опорочивать) cast* aspersions (on)

брось! — stop it!, pack it in! разг.

бросать деньги — throw* one's money

бросать камнем в кого-л. — cast* a stone at smb.

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > бросать
11 бросать

несов. - броса́ть, сов. - бро́сить; (вн.)

1) ( кидать) throw (d); cast (d); ( швырять) hurl (d), fling (d); chuck (d) разг.; ( небрежно) throw about (d); ( вниз) drop (d)

броса́ть ка́мни — throw / hurl / fling stones

броса́ть я́корь — cast / drop anchor

броса́ть письмо́ в (почто́вый) я́щик — drop a letter into a mailbox

броса́ть моне́тку в щель — drop a coin into the slot

броса́ть тру́бку (телефона) — hang up

броса́ть игра́льную кость — cast a die

2) (направлять, быстро перемещать)

броса́ть войска́ (куда-л) — send troops ( to a place)

броса́ть войска́ на неприя́теля — fling one's troops on the enemy

броса́ть войска́ в бой — throw troops into the battle

броса́ть взгляд (на вн.) — cast a glance (at); ( о быстром взгляде) dart / shoot a glance (at); fling one's eyes (at, over)

3) ( оставлять) abandon (d), leave (d)

броса́ть семью́ — desert one's family

4) (вн., + инф.; отказываться от чего-л) give up (d, + ger), leave off (d, + ger)

броса́ть кури́ть — give up [leave off] smoking

броса́ть му́зыку — give up music

броса́ть рабо́ту — give / throw up one's work

бро́сить учёбу — drop [give up] one's studies; chuck one's studies разг.

5) безл.

его́ броса́ет то в жар, то в хо́лод — he keeps going hot and cold

••

броса́ть ору́жие — lay down (one's) arms

броса́ть тень (на вн.) — 1) ( закрывать тенью) cast a shadow (on) 2) ( порочить) cast aspersions (on)

бро́сь(те)! — stop it!, skip it; pack it in! разг.

броса́ть де́ньги на ве́тер — throw away one's money

броса́ть ка́мнем в кого́-л — cast a stone at smb

броса́ть обвине́ние — hurl an accusation

броса́ть ре́плику — fling (out) a remark

бро́сить в тюрьму́ — fling / throw / cast (d) into prison / jail

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > бросать
12 tetto sm

['tetto]
(gen) roof, (di veicolo) roof, top, fig house, home

restare senza tetto — to be homeless o without a roof over one's head

abbandonare il tetto coniugale — to desert one's family

- tetto apribile

- tetto a cupola

- tetto a terrazza

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > tetto sm
13 tetto

sm ['tetto]
(gen) roof, (di veicolo) roof, top, fig house, home

restare senza tetto — to be homeless o without a roof over one's head

abbandonare il tetto coniugale — to desert one's family

- tetto apribile

- tetto a cupola

- tetto a terrazza

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > tetto
14 бросать семью

to desert one's family

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > бросать семью
15 бросать семью

to desert one's family

Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > бросать семью
16 familia

f.

family.

de buena familia from a good family

estábamos en familia (figurative) there were only a few of us

no te dé vergüenza, que estamos en familia (figurative) don't be shy — you're among friends

ser como de la familia to be like one of the family

venir de familia to run in the family

familia de acogida foster parents (de niño)

familia nuclear nuclear family

familia numerosa large family

la familia política the in-laws

la familia Real the Royal Family

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familia

► nombre femenino

1 family

2 (prole) children plural, family

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FRASEOLOGÍA

acordarse de la familia de alguien familiar to insult somebody

en familia (con la familia) with the family 2 (con muy poca gente) in private

estar en familia to be among friends

sentirse como en familia to feel at home, feel like one of the family

ser como de la familia to be like one of the family

ser de buena familia to come from a good family

ser de familia humilde to be of humble origin

venir algo de familia to run in the family

familia numerosa large family

familia política in-laws plural

la Sagrada Familia the Holy Family

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noun f.

family

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SF

1) (=parentela) family

¿cómo está la familia? — how is the family?

es de buena familia — she comes from a good family

sentirse como en familia — to feel thoroughly at home

ser como de la familia — to be one of the family

venir de familia — to run in the family

- acordarse de la familia de algn

familia de acogida — foster family

familia monoparental — one-parent family

familia nuclear — nuclear family

familia numerosa, tiene una familia numerosa — he has a large family

las familias numerosas quedan exentas — families with more than four children are exempt

familia política — in-laws pl

familia real — royal family

2) (=hijos)

¿cuándo pensáis tener familia? — when are you thinking of starting a family?

¿tenéis ya mucha familia? — do you already have lots of children?

3) (=pariente)

Juan no es familia mía — Juan and I aren't related

¿sois familia? — are you related?

4) (=comunidad) family

la gran familia humana — the great human family

la familia socialista — the socialist community

5) (Bot, Ling, Zool) family

familia de lenguas — family of languages

familia de palabras — word family

6) (Tip) fount

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femenino

1)

a) ( parientes) family

es de buena familia or de familia bien — he's from a good family

sus hijos y demás familia — her children and other members of the family

somos como de la familia — we're just like family

le viene de familia — it runs in the family

pasa hasta en las mejores familias — it can happen to the best of us

pasamos las fiestas en familia — we spent the holidays with the family

me siento como en familia — I feel at home

acordarse de (toda) la familia de alguien — (fam & euf) to curse somebody (colloq)

b) ( hijos) children

no tienen familia — they don't have any children

- familia de acogida

- familia numerosa

- familia política

2) (Bot, Zool) family

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= family, home, household.

Ex. Proper names, for example, names of persons, names of families, names of places.

Ex. It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.

Ex. For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.

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* biógrafo de familias = family historian.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, head of the family.

* conciliación del trabajo y la familia = reconciliation of work and family.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* desintegración de la familia = family breakdown.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.

* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.

* familia adoptiva = foster care home, foster family, adoptive family.

* familia analfabeta = illiterate home.

* familia biológica = biological family.

* familia, cabeza de familia = householder.

* familia casi analfabeta = subliterate home.

* familia con dos coches = two-car family.

* familia con dos sueldos = two-income family.

* familia de acogida = foster care home, foster home.

* familia de agricultores = farming family.

* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.

* familia de la madrastra = stepfamily.

* familia del padrastro = stepfamily.

* familia dividida = divided family.

* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.

* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan = dual-income family.

* familia hacendada = landholding family.

* familia monoparental = one parent family, single parent, single-parent working family, single-parent family, lone-parent family.

* familia nuclear = nuclear family, nuclear family.

* familia política = in-laws.

* familia problemática = problem family.

* familia real = royal family.

* familia rota = broken family, broken home.

* joyas de la familia = family jewels.

* juzgado de familia = divorce court, family court.

* lectura en familia = family reading.

* médico de familia = family practitioner, general practitioner (GP), family doctor.

* miembro de la familia = family member.

* orientado hacia la familia = family-oriented.

* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.

* padre de familia = pater familias, family man.

* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* reliquia de familia = heirloom.

* residencia para familias = family residence.

* secreto de familia = skeleton in the closet.

* vengador de la familia = avenger of blood.

* violencia en la familia = family violence.

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femenino

1)

a) ( parientes) family

es de buena familia or de familia bien — he's from a good family

sus hijos y demás familia — her children and other members of the family

somos como de la familia — we're just like family

le viene de familia — it runs in the family

pasa hasta en las mejores familias — it can happen to the best of us

pasamos las fiestas en familia — we spent the holidays with the family

me siento como en familia — I feel at home

acordarse de (toda) la familia de alguien — (fam & euf) to curse somebody (colloq)

b) ( hijos) children

no tienen familia — they don't have any children

- familia de acogida

- familia numerosa

- familia política

2) (Bot, Zool) family

* * *

= family, home, household.

Ex: Proper names, for example, names of persons, names of families, names of places.

Ex: It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.

Ex: For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.

* biógrafo de familias = family historian.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, head of the family.

* conciliación del trabajo y la familia = reconciliation of work and family.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* desintegración de la familia = family breakdown.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.

* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.

* familia adoptiva = foster care home, foster family, adoptive family.

* familia analfabeta = illiterate home.

* familia biológica = biological family.

* familia, cabeza de familia = householder.

* familia casi analfabeta = subliterate home.

* familia con dos coches = two-car family.

* familia con dos sueldos = two-income family.

* familia de acogida = foster care home, foster home.

* familia de agricultores = farming family.

* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.

* familia de la madrastra = stepfamily.

* familia del padrastro = stepfamily.

* familia dividida = divided family.

* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.

* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan = dual-income family.

* familia hacendada = landholding family.

* familia monoparental = one parent family, single parent, single-parent working family, single-parent family, lone-parent family.

* familia nuclear = nuclear family, nuclear family.

* familia política = in-laws.

* familia problemática = problem family.

* familia real = royal family.

* familia rota = broken family, broken home.

* joyas de la familia = family jewels.

* juzgado de familia = divorce court, family court.

* lectura en familia = family reading.

* médico de familia = family practitioner, general practitioner (GP), family doctor.

* miembro de la familia = family member.

* orientado hacia la familia = family-oriented.

* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.

* padre de familia = pater familias, family man.

* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* reliquia de familia = heirloom.

* residencia para familias = family residence.

* secreto de familia = skeleton in the closet.

* vengador de la familia = avenger of blood.

* violencia en la familia = family violence.

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familia

feminine

A

1 (parientes) family

es de buena familiaor de familia bien he's from a good family

sus hijos, nietos y demás familia her children, grandchildren and other members of the family

somos como de la familia we're just like family

le viene de familia it runs in the family

pasa hasta en las mejores familias it can happen to the best of us

hemos pasado las fiestas en familia we spent the holidays with the family

me siento como en familia I feel at home

acordarse de la familia de algn ( fam euf); to curse sb ( colloq)

2

(hijos): aún no tienen familia they don't have any children o a family yet

Compuestos:

● familia de acogida

foster family

● familia extensa

extended family

● familia homoparental

family in which both parents are of the same sex

● familia monoparental

single-parent family

● familia nuclear

nuclear family

● familia numerosa

(literal) large family; ( Servs Socs) (en Esp) family with more than four children ( entitled to special benefits)

● familia recompuesta

family of separated parents who arrange for continued family interaction to benefit the children

B ( Bot, Zool) family

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familia sustantivo femenino
a) ( parientes) family;

◊ una familia numerosa a large family;

mi familia política my wife's/husband's family, my in-laws (colloq);
es de buena familia or de familia bien he's from a good family;
somos como de la familia we're just like family;
le viene de familia it runs in the family
b) ( hijos) children;

◊ no tienen familia they don't have any children

familia sustantivo femenino family: somos familia numerosa, we are large family
todos tienen un aire de familia, they all have a family likeness
♦ Locuciones: estar en familia, to be among friends
(con poca gente) en la conferencia de ayer estábamos en familia, there were just a few of us at the conference yesterday
venir de familia, to run in the family
' familia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- acoger
- alma
- besucón
- besucona
- botadura
- cabeza
- derecha
- derrumbarse
- deshonrar
- desprecio
- desunión
- familiar
- garbanzo
- gente
- honrosa
- honroso
- incluso
- juntar
- materna
- materno
- mía
- miembro
- mío
- nacida
- nacido
- pecosa
- pecoso
- plena
- pleno
- política
- político
- proceder
- recurrir
- recurso
- reliquia
- renegar
- resto
- ruin
- sagrada
- sagrado
- sangre
- seno
- sí
- sostén
- sostener
- supeditar
- sustentar
- tal
- ultramar
English:
black
- bosom
- breadwinner
- comfortable
- crest
- desert
- disgrace
- eldest
- family
- family film
- folk
- foster
- foster child
- go back
- greet
- have
- honour
- household
- immediate
- in-laws
- keep
- large
- let down
- likeness
- maintain
- middle
- offshoot
- plan
- portrait
- provide for
- relationship
- remember
- repudiate
- reunion
- run
- seat
- side
- such
- support
- sustain
- with
- average
- before
- brains
- bread
- bring
- dot
- expect
- fulfillment
- head

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familia nf

1. [grupo de personas] family;

un asunto de familia a family matter;

el director es familia mía the director is a relative of mine;

ser como de la familia to be like one of the family;

venir de familia to run in the family;

en familia [con la familia] with one's family;

pasamos el fin de año en familia we spent New Year with the family;

estábamos en familia [casi solos] there were only a few of us;

no te dé vergüenza, que estamos en familia don't be shy – you're among friends

Comp
familia adoptiva adoptive family;
familia desestructurada dysfunctional family;

familia monoparental single parent family;

familia nuclear nuclear family;

familia numerosa large family;

la familia política the in-laws

2. [hijos]
no tuvieron familia they never had children

3. [linaje] family;

de buena familia from a good family

4. [de plantas, animales] family;

una familia de plantas a family of plants

5. Ling family;

una familia de lenguas a family of languages

* * *

familia

f family;

sentirse como en familia feel at home;

ser de la familia be one of the family;

de buena familia from a good family

* * *

familia nf

1) : family

2)

familia política : in-laws

* * *

familia n family [pl. families]

somos cinco en mi familia there are five of us in my family

ser de buena familia to come from a good family

Spanish-English dictionary > familia
17 зарязвам

1. зарежа chuck (up), drop, leave, abandon, desert, разг. jack

(някого и) walk out on (s.o.)

(нещо и) give up

изведнаж зарязвам drop like a hot potato/chestnut

(изоставям любим/любима) jilt

зарязвам семейството си desert o.'s family

зарязвам дома си cut o.s. adrift from home

зарязвам работата си chuck o.'s job

зарязвам пушенето give up smoking

зарязвам някого в беда leave s.o. in the lurch

зарежи тази работа! chuck it!

зарежа

2. notch

3. (започвам да режа) begin/start cutting, вж. режа

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заря̀звам,

гл. chuck (up), drop, leave, abandon, desert, разг. jack; ( някого и) walk out on (s.o.), разг. dump, ditch; ( нещо и) give up; put s.th. on ice; зарежи тази работа! chuck it! \зарязвам дома си cut o.s. adrift from home; \зарязвам някого в беда leave s.o. in the lurch; \зарязвам пушенето give up smoking; \зарязвам работата си chuck o.’s job; изведнъж \зарязвам drop like a hot potato/chestnut; ( изоставям любим/ любима) jilt.

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гл.

1. notch;

2. ( започвам да режа) begin/start cutting/clipping/chopping/slicing.

* * *

abandon: зарязвам one's job - зарязвам работата си; discard: зарязвам o.'s family - зарязвам семейството си; fling up; give up: зарязвам smoking - зарязвам пушенето; jilt ( любим); leave; quit

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1. (започвам да режа) begin/start cutting, вж. режа 2. (изоставям любим/ любима) jilt 3. (нещо и) give up 4. (някого и) walk out on (s.o.) 5. 1, зарежа chuck (up), drop, leave, abandon, desert, разг. jack 6. 2, зарежа 7. notch 8. ЗАРЯЗВАМ дома си cut o.s. adrift from home 9. ЗАРЯЗВАМ някого в беда leave s.o. in the lurch 10. ЗАРЯЗВАМ пушенето give up smoking 11. ЗАРЯЗВАМ работата си chuck o.'s job 12. ЗАРЯЗВАМ семейството си desert o.'s family 13. зарежи тази работа! chuck it! 14. изведнаж ЗАРЯЗВАМ drop like a hot potato/chestnut

Български-английски речник > зарязвам
18 stikke

jab, plunge, poke, prick, slip, stab, stick, sting, thrust

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vb

( putte) put ( fx one's hands in one's pockets; one's hand out),

T stick,

( voldsomt, F) thrust ( fx one's hands into one's pockets),

T shove,

( ubemærket) slip ( fx a letter into one's pocket);

( stikke med spids genstand) stick,

( voldsomt) thrust ( fx a bayonet into somebody),

( let) prick ( fx oneself on a needle, a hole in something);

( med finger, stok etc) prod, poke ( fx he prodded (el. poked) me in the ribs);

( med kniv, dolk etc) stab;

(slagte fx en gris) stick;

( om bi, hveps etc) sting;

( om loppe, myg også) bite;

( om solen) burn;

( i metal) engrave;

( om syning) stitch,

( om vatteret arbejde) quilt;

( med bold) hit;

( i kortspil) cover;

(mar: om dybgående) draw;

T ( overgå) beat ( fx can you beat that?);

( løbe) run, nip ( fx nip across to the baker's);

( give, række) give, chuck, pitch;

( angive) inform against,

S grass on;

[ med sb & pron:]

[ stikke asparges] cut asparagus;

[ jeg ved ikke hvad der stikker ham] I don't know what is biting him (el.

what has got into him);

[ det stak ham at] he took it into his head to;

[ han gør det når det stikker ham] he does it when he feels like it (el.

when he chooses);

[ stikke sig] prick oneself (på on, fx on a needle);

[ stikke sig i fingeren] prick one's finger;

(se også I. hul, ild);

[ med præp & adv:]

[ stikke `af]

( forsvinde) be off,

T clear out,

( især når man er uønsket) take oneself off ( fx I think I'll take myself off now),

( flygte) bolt, cut and run;

( for at undgå noget ubehageligt) make oneself scarce,

( i hemmelighed) skip off ( fx without paying one's bill);

(mar: fraslå sejl) unbend;

(= afmærke), se afstikke;

[ stikke af fra kone og børn] desert one's wife and family;

[ stikke af imod] form a glaring contrast to, clash with;

[ stikke af med]

(dvs hugge etc) go off with, run away (el. off) with ( fx somebody else's wife, the jewels, the profit);

(se også I. hale);

[ stikke dybt]

(mar) draw a great deal of water;

[ skibet stikker for dybt] the vessel draws too much water;

[ han stikker ikke dybt] he is pretty shallow, there is not much in him;

[ stikke efter]

(med stok etc) prod at,

( med våben) stab at;

[ stikke (af) fra en] give somebody the slip;

[ stikke frem]

( rage frem) stick out,

F project,

( iøjnefaldende, generende) jut out,

F protrude,

( ses) peep out,

( med objekt) put out ( fx he put out his hand), stick out,

( med kraft) thrust out;

[ stikke hovedet frem]

( om noget ubehageligt) raise (el. rear) its (ugly) head ( fx Nazism reared its ugly head);

( vove pelsen) stick one's neck out;

[ stikke hen til en] nip round to somebody;

[ stikke i noget] prod (at) something;

[ stikke i at hyle] start howling;

[ stikke i at le] burst out laughing;

[ stikke noget i brand] set something on fire, set fire to something;

[ han stak det i lommen] he put (, slipped, thrust) it into his pocket,

(dvs tilvendte sig det) he pocketed it ( fx he pocketed the

profits);

[ stikke en fornærmelse i lommen] swallow an insult;

[ stikke sin næse i], se næse;

[ stikke penge i] invest money in;

[ stikke i rend] start (el. set off) running;

[ stikke i søen] put (out) to sea;

[ solen stikker mig i øjnene] the sun is in my eyes;

[ det stak hende i øjnene]

(fig) it struck (el. caught) her eye;

[ stikke én ihjel] stab somebody to death;

[ han stak hovedet ind ad døren] he put his head in at the door;

[ stikke noget ind i noget] put (, thrust) something into something;

[ stikke noget ind imellem noget] insert something between something;

[ jeg stak min arm ind under hans] I slipped my arm through his;

[ stikke ned]

( dolke) stab;

[ stikke op]

( rage op) stick up;

[ han stikker ikke op for nogen] he is afraid of no man;

[ stikke ham på næven] shake hands with him;

(se også kasse, skrin);

[ stikke sig på], se ovf;

[ de stak hovederne sammen] they put their heads together;

[ stikke til en]

(dvs prikke, støde) prod (at) somebody,

( stadig kritisere) get at somebody ( fx he was getting at me all the time);

[ stikke noget til en] slip something into somebody's hand;

[ stikke til maden] peck at (el. toy with) one's food;

[ stikke til side] conceal;

( gemme til senere) put by, put away,

( reservere) put aside ( fx for a good customer), put on one side;

[ stikke til sig] pocket;

[ stikke til søs]

( om skib) put to sea,

( om person) go to sea,

( løbe bort og stikke til søs) run away to sea;

[ stikke ud], se ovf: stikke frem;

[ stikke én ud]

(dvs fortrænge en) cut somebody out;

[ stikke et glas ud] toss off (el. gulp down) a glass;

[ stikke én noget ud]

(dvs prakke en noget på) palm (el. fob) something off on somebody;

[ stikke hovedet ud ad døren (, vinduet)] put one's head out of the door (, the window);

[ stikke øjnene ud på én] put out somebody's eyes;

[ der stikker noget ` under] there is more in this than meets the eye;

(dvs en fælde etc) there is a catch in it somewhere;

(se også stol, vest).

Danish-English dictionary > stikke
19 abandonar

v.

1 to leave (place).

María abandonó la habitación rápidamente Mary abandoned the room quickly.

2 to leave (person).

3 to give up (estudios).

abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year

4 to abandon, to desert, to forsake, to bail out on.

Pedro abandonó a su familia Peter abandoned his family.

Silvia abandonó sus sueños por Pedro Silvia abandoned her dreams for Peter.

5 to quit, to cease trying, to desist, to give up.

María abandonó Mary quit.

6 to check out on.

* * *

abandonar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desamparar) to abandon, forsake

■ la suerte le ha abandonado luck has forsaken him

2 (lugar) to leave, quit

■ abandonar el barco to abandon ship

3 (actividad) to give up, withdraw from

■ abandonó los estudios en la facultad she dropped out of university

4 (traicionar) to desert

5 (renunciar) to relinquish, renounce

6 (descuidar) to neglect

7 DEPORTE (retirarse) to withdraw from

► verbo pronominal abandonarse

1 (descuidarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go

2 (entregarse) to give oneself up (a, to)

■ se abandonó a la bebida he gave himself up to drink

3 (ceder) to give in

* * *

verb

1) to abandon

2) desert

3) leave

4) neglect

5) give up

6) renounce

•

- abandonarse a

* * *

1. VT

1) (=dejar abandonado) [+ cónyuge, hijo] to abandon, desert; [+ animal, casa, posesiones] to abandon; [+ obligaciones] to neglect

la abandonó por otra mujer — he abandoned o deserted her for another woman

no me abandones nunca — never leave me

tuvimos que abandonar nuestras pertenencias en la huida — we had to abandon all our belongings when we fled

no debes abandonar las labores de la casa — you shouldn't neglect the housework

abandonar el barco — to abandon ship

- abandonar a algn a su suerte o a la buena de Dios

2) (=marcharse de) [+ lugar, organización] to leave

pronto podrán abandonar el hospital — they will soon be able to leave the hospital

abandonó la reunión hecho una furia — he stormed out of the meeting

miles de refugiados han abandonado la ciudad — thousands of refugees have abandoned the city

3) (=renunciar a) [+ estudios, proyecto] to give up, abandon; [+ costumbre, cargo] to give up; [+ privilegio, título] to renounce, relinquish

hemos abandonado la idea de montar un negocio — we have given up o abandoned the idea of starting a business

he decidido abandonar la política — I've decided to give up o abandon politics

si el tratamiento no da resultado lo abandonaremos — if the treatment doesn't work, we'll abandon it

no es fácil abandonar el tabaco — it's not easy to give up smoking

la guerrilla ha prometido abandonar las armas — the guerrillas have promised to lay down their arms

se comprometieron a abandonar sus reivindicaciones territoriales — they promised to renounce o relinquish their territorial claims

4) [buen humor, suerte] to desert

el valor la abandonó — her courage deserted her

nunca los abandona la alegría — they are always happy

2. VI

1) (Atletismo) [antes de la prueba] to pull out, withdraw; [durante la prueba] to pull out, retire

2) (Boxeo) to concede defeat, throw in the towel * o (EEUU) sponge

3) (Ajedrez) to resign, concede

4) (Inform) to quit

3.

See:

abandonarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) < lugar> to leave

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta — he walked out of the meeting in protest

b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon

abandonar a alguien a algo — to abandon somebody to something

los abandonó a su suerte — he abandoned them to their fate

2) fuerzas to desert

la suerte me ha abandonado — my luck has run out

nunca lo abandona el buen humor — his good humor never deserts him

3)

a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give up

abandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out
2.
abandonar vi (Dep)

a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

b) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
3.
abandonarse v pron

1) ( entregarse)

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

se abandonó al sueño — he succumbed to sleep

2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go

* * *

= abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.

Ex. The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.

Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex. The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.

Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex. It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.

Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex. The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.

Ex. Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.

Ex. The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.

Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex. To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.

Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex. Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.

Ex. In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.

Ex. Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex. Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex. One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.

Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

Ex. At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.

Ex. A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.

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* abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.

* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.

* abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.

* abandonarse = go to + seed.

* abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.

* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.

* abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.

* abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.

* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.

* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.

* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) < lugar> to leave

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta — he walked out of the meeting in protest

b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon

abandonar a alguien a algo — to abandon somebody to something

los abandonó a su suerte — he abandoned them to their fate

2) fuerzas to desert

la suerte me ha abandonado — my luck has run out

nunca lo abandona el buen humor — his good humor never deserts him

3)

a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give up

abandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out
2.
abandonar vi (Dep)

a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

b) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
3.
abandonarse v pron

1) ( entregarse)

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

se abandonó al sueño — he succumbed to sleep

2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go

* * *

= abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.

Ex: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.

Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex: The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.

Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex: It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.

Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex: The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.

Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.

Ex: The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.

Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.

Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex: Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.

Ex: In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.

Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.

Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.

Ex: A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.

* abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.

* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.

* abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.

* abandonarse = go to + seed.

* abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.

* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.

* abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.

* abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.

* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.

* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.

* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

* * *

abandonar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ( frml); ‹lugar› to leave

el público abandonó el teatro the audience left the theater

se le concedió un plazo de 48 horas para abandonar el país he was given 48 hours to leave the country

miles de personas abandonan la capital durante el verano thousands of people leave the capital in the summer

las tropas han comenzado a abandonar el área the troops have started to pull out of o leave the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta he walked out of the meeting in protest

2 ‹persona›

abandonó a su familia he abandoned o deserted his family

lo abandonó por otro she left him for another man

abandonó al bebé en la puerta del hospital she abandoned o left the baby at the entrance to the hospital

abandonar a algn A algo to abandon sb TO sth

decidió volver, abandonando al grupo a su suerte he decided to turn back, abandoning the group to its fate

3 ‹coche/barco› to abandon

B «fuerzas» to desert

las fuerzas lo abandonaron y cayó al suelo his strength deserted him and he fell to the floor

la suerte me ha abandonado my luck has run out o deserted me

nunca lo abandona el buen humor he's always good-humored, his good humor never deserts him

C ‹actividad/propósito› to give up

abandonó los estudios she abandoned o gave up her studies

¿vas a abandonar el curso cuando te falta tan poco? you're not going to drop out of o give up the course at this late stage, are you?

abandonó la lucha he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

ha abandonado toda pretensión de salir elegido he has given up o abandoned any hopes he had of being elected

abandonó la terapia he gave up his therapy, he stopped having therapy

■ abandonar

vi

( Dep)

1 (antes de iniciarse la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

2 (una vez iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; (en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat, throw in the towel

■ abandonarse

v pron

A

(descuidarse): desde que tuvo hijos se ha abandonado since she had her children she's let herself go

no te abandones y ve al médico don't neglect your health, go and see the doctor

B (entregarse) abandonarse A algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself TO sth

se abandonó al ocio she gave herself up to o abandoned herself to a life of leisure

se abandonó al sueño he gave in to o succumbed to sleep, he let sleep overcome him, he surrendered to sleep

* * *

abandonar ( conjugate abandonar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (frml) ‹ lugar› to leave

b) ‹familia/bebé› to leave, abandon;

‹marido/amante› to leave;
‹coche/barco› to abandon;
◊ los abandonó a su suerte he abandoned them to their fate

2 [ fuerzas] to desert
3
a) ‹actividad/propósito/esperanza› to give up;

◊ abandonar los estudios to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) ‹carrera/partido› to retire from, pull out of

verbo intransitivo (Dep)
a) (en carrera, competición) to pull out

b) ( en ajedrez) to resign;

(en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
abandonarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entregarse) abandonarse a algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself to sth
2 ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
abandonar
I verbo transitivo
1 (irse de) to leave, quit: tenemos que vernos hoy, porque mañana abandono Madrid, we've got to see eachother today because I'm leaving Madrid tomorrow
2 (a una persona, a un animal) to abandon
abandonar a alguien a su suerte, to leave someone to his fate
3 (un proyecto, los estudios) to give up
4 Dep (retirarse de una carrera) to drop out of
(un deporte) to drop
II vi (desfallecer) to give up: los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones, the results aren't as good as we expected, but don't give up
' abandonar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejar
- botar
- plantar
English:
abandon
- back away
- cast aside
- caution
- desert
- drop
- forsake
- free
- give up on
- habit
- idea
- jettison
- leave
- quit
- retire
- scrap
- stand by
- throw in
- walk out
- ditch
- give
- maroon
- stick
- vacate
- walk

* * *

abandonar

♦ vt

1. [lugar] to leave;
[barco, vehículo] to abandon;
abandonó la sala tras el discurso she left the hall after the speech;

abandonó su pueblo para trabajar en la ciudad she left her home town for a job in the city;

abandonar el barco to abandon ship;

¡abandonen el barco! abandon ship!;

abandonar algo a su suerte o [m5] destino to abandon sth to its fate;

los cascos azules abandonarán pronto la región the UN peacekeeping troops will soon be pulling out of the region

2. [persona] to leave;
[hijo, animal] to abandon;
abandonó a su hijo she abandoned her son;

abandonar a alguien a su suerte o [m5] destino to abandon sb to their fate;

¡nunca te abandonaré! I'll never leave you!

3. [estudios] to give up;
[proyecto] to abandon;
abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year;

han amenazado con abandonar las negociaciones they have threatened to walk out of the negotiations;

han amenazado con abandonar la liga they have threatened to pull out of the league;

abandonar la lucha to give up the fight

4. [sujeto: suerte, buen humor] to desert;

lo abandonaron las fuerzas y tuvo que retirarse his strength gave out and he had to drop out;

nunca la abandona su buen humor she never loses her good humour

♦ vi

1. [en carrera, competición] to pull out, to withdraw;
[en ajedrez] to resign; [en boxeo] to throw in the towel;
abandonó en el primer asalto his corner threw in the towel in the first round;

una avería lo obligó a abandonar en la segunda vuelta a mechanical fault forced him to retire on the second lap

2. [rendirse] to give up;

no abandones ahora que estás casi al final don't give up now you've almost reached the end

♦ See also the pronominal verb abandonarse

* * *

abandonar

I v/t

1 lugar leave; a alguien abandon; a esposa, hijos desert; objeto abandon, dump

2 idea give up, abandon; actividad give up, drop

II v/i DEP pull out

* * *

abandonar vt

1) dejar: to abandon, to leave

2) : to give up, to quit

abandonaron la búsqueda: they gave up the search

♦ See also the reflexive verb abandonarse

* * *

abandonar vb

1. (una persona) to abandon / to leave [pt. & pp. left]

abandonó a su familia he left his family

2. (un sitio) to leave

mucha gente abandona la cuidad a lot of people are leaving the city

3. (una actividad) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

no abandones el curso don't give up the course

4. (una competición) to withdraw [pt. withdraw; pp. withdrawn]

abandonó la carrera he withdrew from the race

Spanish-English dictionary > abandonar
20 way

way [weɪ]

chemin ⇒ 1A (a)-(c) voie ⇒ 1A (a) route ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (c) direction ⇒ 1A (d) sens ⇒ 1A (d), 1A (e) parages ⇒ 1A (f) moyen ⇒ 1B (a) méthode ⇒ 1B (a) façon ⇒ 1B (b) manière ⇒ 1B (b), 1B (c) coutume ⇒ 1B (c) habitude ⇒ 1B (c) égard ⇒ 1B (f) rapport ⇒ 1B (f)

1 noun

A.

(a) (thoroughfare, path) chemin m, voie f; (for cars) rue f, route f;

∎ we took the way through the woods nous avons pris le chemin qui traverse le bois;

∎ they're building a way across the desert ils ouvrent une route à travers le désert;

∎ they live across or over the way from the school ils habitent en face de l'école;

∎ the house/the people over or across the way la maison/les gens d'en face;

∎ pedestrian way voie f ou rue f piétonne;

∎ private/public way voie f privée/publique;

∎ Religion the Way of the Cross le chemin de Croix

(b) (route leading to a specified place) chemin m;

∎ this is the way to the library la bibliothèque est par là;

∎ could you tell me the way to the library? pouvez-vous me dire comment aller à la bibliothèque?;

∎ what's the shortest or quickest way to town? quel est le chemin le plus court pour aller en ville?;

∎ that's the way to ruin c'est le chemin de la ruine;

∎ we took the long way (round) nous avons pris le chemin le plus long;

∎ which way does this bus go? par où passe ce bus?;

∎ I had to ask the or my way il a fallu que je demande mon chemin;

∎ she knows the way to school elle connaît le chemin de l'école;

∎ to know one's way about a place connaître un endroit;

∎ you'll soon find your way about tu trouveras bientôt ton chemin tout seul;

∎ they went the wrong way ils se sont trompés de chemin, ils ont pris le mauvais chemin;

∎ to lose one's way s'égarer, perdre son chemin; figurative s'égarer, se fourvoyer;

∎ to know one's way around savoir s'orienter; figurative savoir se débrouiller;

∎ the way to a man's heart is through his stomach = pour conquérir le cœur d'un homme, il faut lui faire de bons petits plats

(c) (route leading in a specified direction) chemin m, route f;

∎ the way back le chemin ou la route du retour;

∎ I got lost on the way back home je me suis perdu sur le chemin du retour;

∎ he couldn't find the way back home il n'a pas trouvé le chemin pour rentrer (à la maison);

∎ on our way back we stopped for dinner au retour ou sur le chemin du retour, nous nous sommes arrêtés pour dîner;

∎ she showed us the easiest way down/up elle nous a montré le chemin le plus facile pour descendre/monter;

∎ the way up is difficult but the way down will be easier la montée est difficile mais la descente sera plus facile;

∎ do you know the way down/up? savez-vous par où on descend/on monte?;

∎ the way in l'entrée f;

∎ the way out la sortie;

∎ we looked for a way in/out nous cherchions un moyen d'entrer/de sortir;

∎ I took the back way out je suis sorti par derrière;

∎ can you find your way out? vous connaissez le chemin pour sortir?;

∎ I can find my own way out je trouverai mon chemin;

∎ way in (sign) entrée;

∎ way out (sign) sortie;

∎ figurative miniskirts are on the way back in la minijupe est de retour;

∎ miniskirts are on the way out la minijupe n'est plus tellement à la mode;

∎ the director is on the way out le directeur ne sera plus là très longtemps;

∎ they found a way out of the deadlock ils ont trouvé une solution pour sortir de l'impasse;

∎ is there no way out of this nightmare? n'y a-t-il pas moyen de mettre fin à ce cauchemar?;

∎ their decision left her no way out leur décision l'a mise dans une impasse;

∎ he left himself a way out il s'est ménagé une porte de sortie

(d) (direction) direction f, sens m;

∎ come this way venez par ici;

∎ he went that way il est allé par là;

∎ is this the way? c'est par ici?;

∎ this way to the chapel (sign) vers la chapelle;

∎ this way and that de-ci de-là, par-ci par-là;

∎ look this way regarde par ici;

∎ I never looked their way je n'ai jamais regardé dans leur direction;

∎ to look the other way détourner les yeux; figurative fermer les yeux;

∎ he didn't know which way to look (embarrassed) il ne savait plus où se mettre;

∎ which way is the library from here? par où faut-il passer pour aller à la bibliothèque?;

∎ which way did you come? par où êtes-vous venu?;

∎ which way did she go? par où est-elle passée?;

∎ which way is the wind blowing? d'où vient le vent?;

∎ figurative I could tell which way the wind was blowing je voyais très bien ce qui allait se passer;

∎ which way does the tap turn? dans quel sens faut-il tourner le robinet?;

∎ which way do I go from here? où est-ce que je vais maintenant?; figurative qu'est-ce que je fais maintenant?;

∎ get in, I'm going your way montez, je vais dans la même direction que vous;

∎ they set off, each going his own way ils sont partis chacun de leur côté;

∎ to go one's own way (follow own wishes) faire à sa guise; (differ from others) faire bande à part, suivre son chemin;

∎ we each went our separate ways (on road) nous sommes partis chacun de notre côté; (in life) chacun de nous a suivi son propre chemin;

∎ he went the wrong way il a pris la mauvaise direction; (down one-way street) il a pris la rue en sens interdit;

∎ to come one's way se présenter;

∎ any job that comes my way n'importe quel travail qui se présente;

∎ if ever the opportunity comes your way si jamais l'occasion se présente;

∎ familiar everything's going my way tout marche comme je veux en ce moment;

∎ the vote went our way le vote nous a été favorable;

∎ the vote couldn't have gone any other way les résultats du vote étaient donnés d'avance;

∎ to go one's own way n'en faire qu'à sa tête, vivre à sa guise;

∎ to go the way of all flesh or of all things mourir

(e) (side) sens m;

∎ stand the box the other way up posez le carton dans l'autre sens;

∎ this way up (on packaging) haut;

∎ hold the picture the right way up tenez le tableau dans le bon sens;

∎ is it the right way round? est-ce qu'il est à l'endroit?;

∎ it's the wrong way up c'est dans le mauvais sens;

∎ it's the wrong way round c'est dans le mauvais sens;

∎ the curtains are the wrong way round les rideaux sont à l'envers ou dans le mauvais sens;

∎ your sweater is the right/wrong way out votre pull est à l'endroit/à l'envers;

∎ try it the other way round essayez dans l'autre sens;

∎ cats hate having their fur brushed the wrong way les chats détestent qu'on les caresse à rebrousse-poil;

∎ SHE insulted him? you've got it the wrong way round elle, elle l'a insulté? mais c'est le contraire;

∎ he invited her tonight, last time it was the other way round ce soir c'est lui qui l'a invitée, la dernière fois c'était l'inverse

(f) (area, vicinity) parages mpl;

∎ call in when you're up our way passez nous voir quand vous êtes dans le coin ou dans les parages;

∎ I was out or over your way yesterday j'étais près de ou du côté de chez vous hier;

∎ the next time you're that way la prochaine fois que vous passerez par là;

∎ the blast came from Chicago way l'explosion venait du côté de Chicago;

∎ the village is rather out of the way le village est un peu isolé

(g) (distance)

∎ we came part of the way by foot nous avons fait une partie de la route à pied;

∎ to go part of the way with sb faire un bout de chemin avec qn;

∎ they were one-third of the way through their trip ils avaient fait un tiers de leur voyage;

∎ we've come most of the way nous avons fait la plus grande partie du chemin;

∎ he talked the entire or whole way il a parlé pendant tout le trajet;

∎ he can swim quite a way il peut nager assez longtemps;

∎ a long way off or away loin;

∎ a little or short way off pas très loin, à courte distance;

∎ Susan sat a little way off Susan était assise un peu plus loin;

∎ I saw him from a long way off je l'ai aperçu de loin;

∎ it's a long way to Berlin Berlin est loin;

∎ it's a long way from Paris to Berlin la route est longue de Paris à Berlin;

∎ we're a long way from home nous sommes loin de chez nous;

∎ we've come a long way (from far away) nous venons de loin; (made progress) nous avons fait du chemin;

∎ we've a long way to go (far to travel) il nous reste beaucoup de route à faire; (a lot to do) nous avons encore beaucoup à faire; (a lot to collect, pay) nous sommes encore loin du compte;

∎ he has a long way to go to be ready for the exam il est loin d'être prêt pour l'examen

(h) (in time)

∎ it's a long way to Christmas Noël est encore loin;

∎ you have to go back a long way il faut remonter loin;

∎ figurative I'm a long way from trusting him je suis loin de lui faire confiance;

∎ you're a long way off or out (in guessing) vous n'y êtes pas du tout;

∎ that's a long way from what we thought ce n'est pas du tout ce qu'on croyait;

∎ she'll go a long way elle ira loin;

∎ the scholarship will go a long way towards helping with expenses la bourse va beaucoup aider à faire face aux dépenses;

∎ a little goodwill goes a long way un peu de bonne volonté facilite bien les choses;

∎ you can make a little meat go a long way by doing this utilisez au mieux un petit morceau de viande en faisant ceci;

∎ she makes her money go a long way elle sait ménager son argent;

∎ a little bit goes a long way il en faut très peu;

∎ humorous a little of him goes a long way il est sympa, mais à petites doses

(i) (space in front of person, object)

∎ you're in the way tu gênes le passage; figurative tu gênes, tu me/nous/ etc déranges;

∎ a tree was in the way un arbre bloquait ou barrait le passage;

∎ a car was in his way une voiture lui barrait le passage ou l'empêchait de passer;

∎ I can't see, the cat is in the way je ne vois pas, le chat me gêne;

∎ is the lamp in your way? la lampe vous gêne-t-elle?;

∎ put the suitcases under the bed out of the way rangez les valises sous le lit pour qu'elles ne gênent pas;

∎ to get out of the way s'écarter (du chemin);

∎ we got out of his way nous l'avons laissé passer;

∎ out of my way! pousse-toi!, laisse-moi passer!;

∎ the cars got out of the ambulance's way les voitures ont laissé passer l'ambulance;

∎ to get sb out of the way se débarrasser de qn, écarter ou éloigner qn;

∎ to get sth out of the way enlever ou pousser qch;

∎ figurative let's get the subject of holidays out of the way first réglons d'abord la question des vacances;

∎ keep out of the way! ne reste pas là!;

∎ make way! écartez-vous!;

∎ make way for the parade! laissez passer le défilé!;

∎ make way for the President! faites place au Président!;

∎ to get in one another's way se gêner (les uns les autres);

∎ figurative her social life got in the way of her studies ses sorties l'empêchaient d'étudier;

∎ I don't want to get in the way of your happiness je ne veux pas entraver votre bonheur;

∎ I kept out of the boss's way j'ai évité le patron;

∎ familiar he wants his boss out of the way il veut se débarrasser de son patron^□ ;

∎ familiar once the meeting is out of the way dès que nous serons débarrassés de la réunion;

∎ he is retiring to make way for a younger man il prend sa retraite pour céder la place à un plus jeune;

∎ they tore down the slums to make way for blocks of flats ils ont démoli les taudis pour pouvoir construire des immeubles;

∎ to clear or prepare the way for sth préparer la voie à qch;

∎ to put difficulties in sb's way créer des difficultés à qn;

∎ couldn't you see your way (clear) to doing it? ne trouveriez-vous pas moyen de le faire?

(j) (indicating a progressive action)

∎ the acid ate its way through the metal l'acide est passé à travers le métal;

∎ I fought or pushed my way through the crowd je me suis frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ we made our way towards the train nous nous sommes dirigés vers le train;

∎ to make one's way home rentrer;

∎ I made my way back to my seat je suis retourné à ma place;

∎ they made their way across the desert ils ont traversé le désert;

∎ they made their way down/up the hill ils ont descendu/monté la colline;

∎ she made her way up through the hierarchy elle a gravi les échelons de la hiérarchie un par un;

∎ she had to make her own way in the world elle a dû faire son chemin toute seule;

∎ she talked her way out of it elle s'en est sortie avec de belles paroles;

∎ he worked or made his way through the pile of newspapers il a lu les journaux un par un;

∎ I worked my way through college j'ai travaillé pour payer mes études;

∎ however did it find its way into print? comment en est-on venu à l'imprimer?

B.

(a) (means, method) moyen m, méthode f;

∎ in what way can I help you? comment ou en quoi puis-je vous être utile?;

∎ there are several ways to go or of going about it il y a plusieurs façons ou plusieurs moyens de s'y prendre;

∎ I do it this way voilà comment je fais;

∎ in one way or another d'une façon ou d'une autre;

∎ they thought they would win that way ils pensaient pouvoir gagner comme ça;

∎ he's going to handle it his way il va faire ça à sa façon;

∎ she has her own way of cooking fish elle a sa façon à elle de cuisiner le poisson;

∎ the right/wrong way to do it la bonne/mauvaise façon de le faire;

∎ you're doing it the right/wrong way c'est comme ça/ce n'est pas comme ça qu'il faut (le) faire;

∎ do it the usual way faites comme d'habitude;

∎ there's no way or I can't see any way we'll finish on time nous ne finirons jamais ou nous n'avons aucune chance de finir à temps;

∎ Politics ways and means financement m;

∎ there are ways and means il y a des moyens;

∎ to find a way of doing sth trouver (le) moyen de faire qch;

∎ humorous love will find a way l'amour finit toujours par triompher;

∎ that's the way to do it! c'est comme ça qu'il faut faire!, voilà comment il faut faire!;

∎ American familiar well done! that's the way (to go)! bravo! c'est bien!^□ ;

∎ what a way to go! (manner of dying) quelle belle mort!; (congratulations) bravo!

(b) (particular manner, fashion) façon f, manière f;

∎ in this way de cette façon;

∎ in a friendly way gentiment;

∎ he spoke in a general way about the economy il a parlé de l'économie d'une façon générale;

∎ she doesn't like the way he is dressed elle n'aime pas la façon dont il est habillé;

∎ he doesn't speak the way his family does il ne parle pas comme sa famille;

∎ they see things in the same way ils voient les choses de la même façon;

∎ in their own (small) way they fight racism à leur façon ou dans la limite de leurs moyens, ils luttent contre le racisme;

∎ in the same way, we note that… de même, on notera que…;

∎ that's one way to look at it or of looking at it c'est une façon ou manière de voir les choses;

∎ my way of looking at it mon point de vue sur la question;

∎ that's not my way (of doing things) ce n'est pas mon genre, ce n'est pas ma façon de faire;

∎ try to see it my way mettez-vous à ma place;

∎ way of speaking/writing façon de parler/d'écrire;

∎ to her way of thinking à son avis;

∎ the way she feels about him les sentiments qu'elle éprouve à son égard;

∎ I didn't think you would take it this way je ne pensais pas que vous le prendriez comme ça;

∎ if that's the way you feel about it! si c'est comme ça que vous le prenez!;

∎ the American way of life la manière de vivre des Américains, le mode de vie américain;

∎ being on the move is a way of life for the gypsy le voyage est un mode de vie pour les gitans;

∎ dieting has become a way of life with some people certaines personnes passent leur vie à faire des régimes;

∎ yearly strikes have become a way of life les grèves annuelles sont devenues une habitude

(c) (custom) coutume f, usage m; (habitual manner of acting) manière f, habitude f;

∎ we soon got used to her ways nous nous sommes vite habitués à ses manières;

∎ I know his little ways je connais ses petites manies;

∎ the ways of God and men les voies de Dieu et de l'homme;

∎ he knows nothing of their ways il les connaît très mal, il ne les comprend pas du tout;

∎ she has a way of tossing her head when she laughs elle a une façon ou manière de rejeter la tête en arrière quand elle rit;

∎ they're happy in their own way ils sont heureux à leur manière;

∎ he's a genius in his way c'est un génie dans son genre;

∎ it's not my way to criticize ce n'est pas mon genre ou ce n'est pas dans mes habitudes de critiquer;

∎ he's not in a bad mood, it's just his way il n'est pas de mauvaise humeur, c'est sa façon d'être habituelle;

∎ she got into/out of the way of rising early elle a pris/perdu l'habitude de se lever tôt;

∎ you'll get into the way of it vous vous y ferez

(d) (facility, knack)

∎ she has a (certain) way with her elle a le chic;

∎ he has a way with children il sait (comment) s'y prendre ou il a le chic avec les enfants;

∎ she has a way with words elle a le chic pour s'exprimer;

∎ trouble has a way of showing up when least expected les ennuis ont le chic pour se manifester quand on ne s'y attend pas

(e) (indicating a condition, state of affairs)

∎ let me tell you the way it was laisse-moi te raconter comment ça s'est passé;

∎ we can't invite him given the way things are on ne peut pas l'inviter étant donné la situation;

∎ we left the flat the way it was nous avons laissé l'appartement tel qu'il était ou comme il était;

∎ is he going to be staying here? - it looks that way est-ce qu'il va loger ici? - on dirait (bien);

∎ it's not the way it looks! ce n'est pas ce que vous pensez!;

∎ it's not the way it used to be ce n'est pas comme avant;

∎ that's the way things are c'est comme ça;

∎ that's the way of the world ainsi va le monde;

∎ business is good and we're trying to keep it that way les affaires vont bien et nous faisons en sorte que ça dure;

∎ the train is late - that's always the way le train est en retard - c'est toujours comme ça ou pareil;

∎ that's always the way with him il est toujours comme ça, c'est toujours comme ça avec lui;

∎ life goes on (in) the same old way la vie va son train ou suit son cours;

∎ I don't like the way things are going je n'aime pas la tournure que prennent les choses;

∎ we'll never finish the way things are going au train où vont les choses, on n'aura jamais fini;

∎ to be in a bad way être en mauvais état;

∎ he's in a bad way il est dans un triste état;

∎ their business is in a bad/good way leurs affaires marchent mal/bien;

∎ she's in a fair way to succeed/to becoming president elle est bien partie pour réussir/pour devenir président

(f) (respect, detail) égard m, rapport m;

∎ in what way? à quel égard?, sous quel rapport?;

∎ in this way à cet égard, sous ce rapport;

∎ it's important in many ways c'est important à bien des égards;

∎ in some ways à certains égards, par certains côtés;

∎ the job suits her in every way le poste lui convient à tous égards ou à tous points de vue;

∎ I'll help you in every possible way je ferai tout ce que je peux pour vous aider;

∎ she studied the problem in every way possible elle a examiné le problème sous tous les angles possibles;

∎ useful in more ways than one utile à plus d'un égard;

∎ these two books, each interesting in its (own) way ces deux livres, qui sont intéressants chacun dans son genre;

∎ he's clever that way sur ce plan-là, il est malin;

∎ in one way d'un certain point de vue;

∎ in a way you're right en un sens vous avez raison;

∎ I see what you mean in a way d'un certain point de vue ou d'une certaine manière, je vois ce que tu veux dire;

∎ I am in no way responsible je ne suis absolument pas ou aucunement responsable;

∎ this in no way changes your situation ceci ne change en rien votre situation;

∎ without wanting in any way to criticize sans vouloir le moins du monde critiquer

(g) (scale)

∎ to do things in a big way faire les choses en grand;

∎ she went into politics in a big way elle s'est lancée à fond dans la politique;

∎ they're in the arms business in a big way ils font de grosses affaires dans l'armement;

∎ they helped out in a big way ils ont beaucoup aidé;

∎ a grocer in a big/small way un gros/petit épicier;

∎ we live in a small way nous vivons modestement;

∎ the restaurant is doing quite well in a small way le restaurant marche bien à son échelle;

∎ it does change the situation in a small way ça change quand même un peu la situation

(h) (usu pl) (part, share) we divided the money four ways nous avons partagé l'argent en quatre;

∎ the committee was split three ways le comité était divisé en trois groupes

(i) Nautical

∎ we're gathering/losing way nous prenons/perdons de la vitesse;

∎ the ship has way on le navire a de l'erre

(j) (idioms)

∎ she always gets or has her (own) way elle arrive toujours à ses fins;

∎ he only wants it his way il n'en fait qu'à sa tête;

∎ I'm not going to let you have it all your (own) way je refuse de te céder en tout;

∎ if I had my way, he'd be in prison si cela ne tenait qu'à moi, il serait en prison;

∎ I refuse to go - have it your (own) way je refuse d'y aller - fais ce que ou comme tu veux;

∎ no, it was 1789 - have it your (own) way non, c'était en 1789 - soit;

∎ you can't have it both ways il faut choisir;

∎ I can stop too, it works both ways je peux m'arrêter aussi, ça marche dans les deux sens;

∎ there are no two ways about it il n'y a pas le choix;

∎ no two ways about it, he was rude il n'y a pas à dire, il a été grossier;

∎ humorous to have one's (wicked) way with sb coucher avec qn

2 adverb familiar

(a) (far → in space, time) très loin^□ ;

∎ they live way over yonder ils habitent très loin par là-bas;

∎ way up the mountain très haut dans la montagne^□ ;

∎ way down south là-bas dans le sud^□ ;

∎ way back in the distance au loin derrière^□ ;

∎ way back in the 1930s déjà dans les années 30^□

(b) figurative

∎ we know each other from way back, we go way back nous sommes amis depuis très longtemps^□ ;

∎ you're way below the standard tu es bien en-dessous du niveau voulu^□ ;

∎ he's way over forty il a largement dépassé la quarantaine^□ ;

∎ she's way ahead of her class elle est très en avance sur sa classe^□ ;

∎ he's way off or out in his guess il est loin d'avoir deviné^□

(c) (very) vachement;

∎ he is way crazy il est vachement atteint

3 ways plural noun

Nautical (in shipbuilding) cale f

4 all the way adverb

∎ the baby cried all the way le bébé a pleuré tout le long du chemin;

∎ don't close the curtains all the way ne fermez pas complètement les rideaux;

∎ prices go all the way from 200 to 1,000 dollars les prix vont de 200 à 1000 dollars;

∎ figurative I'm with you all the way je vous suis ou je vous soutiens jusqu'au bout;

∎ familiar to go all the way (with sb) aller jusqu'au bout (avec qn)

5 along the way adverb

en route;

∎ I stopped several times along the way je me suis arrêté plusieurs fois en (cours de) route;

∎ figurative their project had some problems along the way leur projet a connu quelques problèmes en cours de route

6 by a long way adverb

∎ I prefer chess by a long way je préfère de loin ou de beaucoup les échecs;

∎ this is bigger by a long way c'est nettement ou beaucoup plus grand;

∎ he's not as capable as you are by a long way il est loin d'être aussi compétent que toi;

∎ is your project ready? - not by a long way! ton projet est-il prêt? - loin de là!

7 by the way

1 adverb

(incidentally) à propos;

∎ by the way, where did he go? à propos, où est-il allé?;

∎ by the way, her brother sings much better soit dit en passant, son frère chante beaucoup mieux;

∎ I bring up this point by the way je signale ce point au passage ou en passant

2 adjective

(incidental) secondaire;

∎ that point is quite by the way ce détail est tout à fait secondaire

8 by way of preposition

(a) (via) par, via;

∎ to go by way of Brussels passer par Bruxelles

(b) (as a means of)

∎ by way of illustration à titre d'exemple;

∎ she outlined the situation by way of introduction elle a présenté un aperçu de la situation en guise d'introduction;

∎ by way of introducing himself, he gave us his card en guise de présentation, il nous a donné sa carte;

∎ they receive money by way of grants ils reçoivent de l'argent sous forme de bourses

9 either way adverb

(a) (in either case) dans les deux cas;

∎ either way I lose dans les deux cas, je suis perdant;

∎ shall we take the car or the bus? - it's fine by me or I don't mind either way tu préfères prendre la voiture ou le bus? - n'importe, ça m'est égal

(b) (more or less) en plus ou en moins;

∎ a few days either way could make all the difference quelques jours en plus ou en moins pourraient tout changer

(c) (indicating advantage)

∎ the match could have gone either way le match était ouvert;

∎ there's nothing in it either way c'est pareil

10 in such a way as to conjunction

de façon à ce que;

∎ she answered in such a way as to make me understand elle a répondu de façon à ce que je comprenne

11 in such a way that conjunction

de telle façon ou manière que

12 in the way of preposition

(a) (in the form of)

∎ she receives little in the way of salary son salaire n'est pas bien gros;

∎ what is there in the way of food? qu'est-ce qu'il y a à manger?;

∎ do you need anything in the way of paper? avez-vous besoin de papier?;

∎ he doesn't have much in the way of brains il n'a rien dans la tête

(b) (within the context of)

∎ we met in the way of business nous nous sommes rencontrés dans le cadre du travail;

∎ they put me in the way of making some money ils m'ont indiqué un moyen de gagner de l'argent

13 no way adverb

familiar pas question;

∎ will you do it for me? - no way! tu feras ça pour moi? - pas question!;

∎ no way am I going to tell him! (il n'est) pas question que je le lui dise!;

∎ there's no way that's Jeanne Moreau! tu rigoles?, ce n'est pas Jeanne Moreau!

14 on one's way, on the way adjective & adverb

(a) (along the route)

∎ it's on my way c'est sur mon chemin;

∎ you pass it on your way to the office vous passez devant en allant au bureau;

∎ I'll catch up with you on the way je te rattraperai en chemin ou en route;

∎ to stop on the way s'arrêter en chemin;

∎ on the way to work en allant au bureau;

∎ I'm on my way! j'y vais!;

∎ she's on her way home elle rentre chez elle;

∎ he's on his way to Paris il est en route pour Paris;

∎ on his way to town he met his father en allant en ville, il a rencontré son père;

∎ we must be on our way il faut que nous y allions;

∎ to go one's way repartir, reprendre son chemin

(b) figurative

∎ she has a baby on the way elle attend un bébé;

∎ her second book is on the way (being written) elle a presque fini d'écrire son deuxième livre; (being published) son deuxième livre est sur le point de paraître;

∎ she's on the way to success elle est sur le chemin de la réussite;

∎ the patient is on the way to recovery le malade est en voie de guérison;

∎ she's (well) on the way to becoming president elle est en bonne voie de devenir président;

∎ the new school is well on the way to being finished la nouvelle école est presque terminée

15 one way and another adverb

en fin de compte;

∎ I've done quite well for myself one way and another je me suis plutôt bien débrouillé en fin de compte

16 one way or the other, one way or another adverb

(a) (by whatever means) d'une façon ou d'une autre;

∎ one way or the other I'm going to get that job! d'une façon ou d'une autre, j'aurai ce boulot!

(b) (expressing impartiality or indifference)

∎ I've nothing to say one way or the other je n'ai rien à dire, ni pour ni contre;

∎ it doesn't matter to them one way or another ça leur est égal

(c) (more or less)

∎ a month one way or the other un mois de plus ou de moins

17 out of one's way adverb

∎ to go out of one's way s'écarter de son chemin, dévier de sa route, faire un détour;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ figurative don't go out of your way for me! ne vous dérangez pas pour moi!;

∎ figurative she went out of her way to find me a job elle s'est donné du mal pour me trouver du travail

18 under way

1 adjective

∎ to be under way (person, vehicle) être en route; figurative (meeting, talks) être en cours; (plans, project) être en train;

∎ the meeting was already under way la réunion avait déjà commencé;

∎ the project is well under way le projet est en bonne voie de réalisation;

∎ Nautical the ship is under way le navire est en route

2 adverb

∎ to get under way (person, train) se mettre en route, partir; (car) se mettre en route, démarrer; figurative (meeting, plans, talks) démarrer;

∎ they got the plans under way ils ont mis le projet en route;

∎ the captain got (the ship) under way le capitaine a appareillé;

∎ the ship got under way le navire a appareillé ou a levé l'ancre

►► American way station Railways petite gare f; figurative étape f;

∎ a way station on the road to success une étape sur la route du succès

✾ Play 'The Way of the World' Congreve 'Ainsi va le monde'

ⓘ We have ways of making you talk Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les membres de la Gestapo dans les films de guerre anglais des années 50 et 60 lorsqu'ils interrogent des prisonniers de guerre britanniques. Aujourd'hui, on emploie cette expression ("nous avons les moyens de vous faire parler") pour plaisanter en prenant l'accent allemand lorsqu'on veut obtenir une information de quelqu'un.

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