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1 ♦ broad

♦ broad /brɔ:d/
A a.

1 largo; ampio; esteso; spazioso: broad back, schiena ampia; spalle larghe; broad-backed, dalle spalle larghe; broad hips, fianchi larghi; (ferr.) broad gauge, scartamento largo; a broad smile, un ampio sorriso; a broad valley, una valle larga; un'ampia valle; a mile broad, largo un miglio; broad-spectrum, ad ampio spettro

2 vasto; ampio: a broad range of topics, una vasta gamma di argomenti

3 aperto; tollerante: a broad mind, una mente aperta; a broad view, un punto di vista tollerante

4 generale; generico: a broad rule, una regola generale; a broad statement, una dichiarazione generale; in a broad sense, in senso lato; in broad outline, in linee generali

5 chiaro; evidente; scoperto; esplicito: a broad hint, un accenno scoperto; un'allusione esplicita

6 ( di accento regionale) marcato, spiccato: a broad Southern accent, un marcato accento del Sud; to speak broad Scots, parlare in dialetto scozzese

7 scollacciato; spinto; grasso: broad humour, umorismo spinto

8 (fon.) aperto

B n.

1 (il) largo; parte larga (di qc.)

2 ( slang USA) donna

● (in GB, stor.) broad arrow, freccia dalla punta larga ( marchio sui beni di proprietà dello Stato) □ broad-based, a larga base: a broad-based government, un governo a larga base; (fin., Borsa) broad-based index, indice di Borsa ( rappresentativo dell'intero mercato) □ (bot.) broad bean ( Vicia faba), fava □ broad-brim, cappello a larga tesa □ broad-brush, generale; generalizzato; a grandi linee □ (relig., in GB) Broad Church, Chiesa latitudinaria □ (GB) broad church, gruppo, partito, ecc., che accoglie molte correnti □ broad in the beam, (naut., di nave) larga al baglio; ( di donna) dai fianchi larghi □ ( sport USA) broad jump, salto in lungo ( specialità) □ broad-leaved ► broadleaved □ (polit.) broad left, coalizione di sinistra □ broad-minded ► broadminded □ (naut.) broad reach, gran lasco □ (edil.) broad tool, scalpello a punta larga □ in broad daylight, in pieno giorno □ with a broad brush, a grandi linee; in termini generali □ (fam.) It's as broad as it is long, fa lo stesso; è la stessa cosa
broadness n. [u].

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ broad
2 ♦ deep

♦ deep (1) /di:p/
a.

1 profondo: The river is very deep here, il fiume è molto profondo in questo punto; a deep hole, un foro profondo; a deep valley, una valle profonda; Oak trees have deep roots, le querce hanno radici profonde; deep sleep, sonno profondo; a deep wound [cut], una ferita profonda [un taglio profondo]; a deep sigh, un profondo sospiro; Take a few deep breaths, fai qualche respiro profondo; deep love [interest], profondo amore [interesse]; deep learning, profonda dottrina; It was deep night, era notte fonda; deep gratitude, profonda gratitudine; with deepest sympathy, sincere condoglianze; a deeper understanding of the subject, una comprensione più profonda dell'argomento; a deep sense of guilt, un profondo senso di colpa; a cause for deep concern, causa di grande preoccupazione

2 che si estende in profondità; di profondità: The bookshelves are two feet deep, gli scaffali della libreria misurano due piedi di profondità; to be deep in the forest [countryside], essere nel cuore della foresta [della campagna]; They were deep inside enemy territory, erano in pieno territorio nemico

3 ( talora) alto: deep water, acqua alta (o profonda); The roads were blocked by deep snow, le strade erano bloccate dalla neve alta; ankle-deep snow, neve che arriva alle caviglie

4 grande: a deep draught, un lungo sorso; to be in deep trouble, essere in grossi guai

5 immerso ( anche fig.): He is deep in debt, è immerso nei debiti; We were knee-deep in water, eravamo immersi nell'acqua fino alle ginocchia; He was deep in thought, era immerso nei suoi pensieri; They were deep in conversation, erano in piena conversazione

6 ( di suono) profondo; basso: a deep note, una nota bassa; a deep voice, una voce profonda; a deep bell, una campana dal suono cupo

7 ( di colore) cupo; intenso: deep blue, blu intenso; deep red, rosso cupo

8 ( sport) in profondità: ( calcio, ecc.) a deep pass [ball], un passaggio [una palla] in profondità; ( tennis, ecc.) a deep serve, un servizio in profondità; un servizio lungo

9 (fam.) astuto: He's a deep one, è un tipo astuto; è un dritto (fam.)

● a deep-dish pie [pizza], una torta [una pizza] alta □ a deep dive, un tuffo dall'alto □ (metall.) deep-drawing, imbutitura □ deep-fat fryer, friggitrice ( apparecchio) □ deep freeze, ( elettrodomestico) surgelatore, freezer; ( procedimento) surgelamento, surgelazione □ deep kiss, bacio profondo □ deep mourning, lutto stretto □ deep-pile wall-to-wall carpeting, moquette a pelo lungo □ ( sport) deep-sea diver, palombaro; sommozzatore (o sub) d'alto mare □ ( sport) deep-sea diving, immersione in alto mare; caccia (o pesca) subacquea ( da appositi battelli) □ deep-sea fishing, pesca d'altura □ deep-sea plain, piana abissale ( in fondo al mare) □ deep-sea trench, fossa oceanica □ (volg.) to be in deep shit, essere nella merda fino al collo (volg.) □ (fam. USA) deep six, la tomba ( profonda sei piedi): to get the deep six, essere eliminato; ( anche) ricevere il benservito, essere liquidato □ the deep South, il profondo Sud (in USA, ecc.) □ (astron.) deep space, spazio profondo □ (ling.) deep structure, struttura profonda □ (med.) deep vein thrombosis, trombosi venosa profonda □ (leg., USA) deep throat, informatore ( letteralmente, «gola profonda», dal nome in codice del principale informatore nello scandalo Watergate) □ (fam.) to go off the deep end, perdere le staffe; (spec. USA) andare allo sbaraglio □ (fig. fam.) to get [to go] into deep water, mettersi [essere] nei guai □ (fam. USA) to get the deep freeze, essere trattato (o ricevuto) con grande freddezza □ (fam.) to jump in at the deep end, cominciare dal difficile (o dalla parte più difficile) □ (fig.) to put st. in the deep freeze, mettere qc. da parte (fig.), accantonare qc. □ (mil.: di soldati allineati) three deep, in fila per tre □ (fam.) to throw sb. in at the deep end, mandare q. allo sbaraglio.
deep (2) /di:p/
n. [u]

1 – (poet.) the deep, il mare; l'oceano

2 – (di solito al pl.) the deeps, le profondità, gli abissi ( della mente, dell'animo, ecc.); il fondo ( d'un abisso, ecc.).
deep (3) /di:p/
avv.

1 profondamente; in profondità: to breathe deep, respirare profondamente; to cut [to dig] deep, tagliare [scavare] in profondità

2 ( sport) in profondità; in posizione arretrata: to pass the ball too deep, passare la palla troppo in profondità; to play deep, giocare in profondità

● deep down, in fondo ( anche fig.); in profondità: DIALOGO → - Wedding- I think deep down Sue would have preferred a church wedding, credo che in fondo in fondo Sue avrebbe preferito il matrimonio in chiesa □ a deep-drawn sigh, un profondo sospiro □ deep-dyed, completo, perfetto: a deep-dyed villain, una perfetta canaglia □ deep-laid, sotterraneo: a deep-laid plot, un complotto sotterraneo □ deep-rooted (o deep-seated), ben radicato, profondo: a deep-rooted prejudice, un pregiudizio ben radicato; a deep-seated dislike, una profonda avversione □ deep-set eyes, occhi infossati □ deep in my heart, nel profondo del mio cuore □ deep in the night, nel cuore della notte □ to run (o to go) deep, avere radici profonde (fig.): Opposition to the EU goes very deep, l'opposizione all'UE ha radici molto profonde □ Drink deep!, bevi a lunghi sorsi!

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ deep
3 jaw

I 1. [dʒɔː]
nome

1) (bone) mascella f.

2) colloq. (chat)

to have a good jaw — fare una bella chiacchierata
2.
nome plurale jaws (of animal) fauci f.; (of tool) ganasce f.

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his jaw dropped — rimase a bocca aperta
II [dʒɔː]
verbo intransitivo colloq. (chat) chiacchierare

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[‹o:]
noun

1) (either of the two bones of the mouth in which the teeth are set: the upper/lower jaw; His jaw was broken in the fight.) mascella, mandibola

2) ((in plural) the mouth (especially of an animal): The crocodile's jaws opened wide.) fauci

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jaw /dʒɔ:/
n.

1 (anat.) mascella; mandibola; ganascia: the upper [lower] jaw, la mascella superiore [inferiore]; a punch to the jaw, un pugno alla mascella

2 (al pl.) fauci, bocca ( di animale)

3 (al pl.) (fig.) grinfie; fauci; stretta mortale: in the jaws of death, nelle grinfie della morte; in pericolo di vita

4 (mecc.) ganascia ( d'incudine, ecc.); ceppo ( di freno); griffa

5 (al pl.) porte ( di canale marittimo, ecc.)

6 (geogr.) gola ( fra monti); imbocco, apertura ( di una valle)

7 (fam.) chiacchierata; (spreg.) chiacchiere senza fine: to have a jaw with sb., fare una chiacchierata con q.

8 (fam.) rimprovero; lavata di capo; tirata d'orecchi; predica

9 (fam. antiq.) impertinenza; lingua lunga: Hold your jaw!, tieni la lingua a posto; sta' zitto!

● jaw-breaker, (fam.) parola difficile a pronunciarsi; ( USA) caramella dura; (mecc., = jaw-crusher) frantoio a mascelle □ jaw-dropping, che fa rimanere a bocca aperta; stupefacente; sorprendente □ (fam.) jaw-jaw, lungo discorso; lunga chiacchierata (o discussione) □ jaw tooth, (dente) molare.
(to) jaw /dʒɔ:/ (fam.)
A v. i.

1 chiacchierare

2 sermoneggiare; far prediche (fig.)

B v. t.

fare una predica a; dare una lavata di capo a; rimproverare.

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I 1. [dʒɔː]
nome

1) (bone) mascella f.

2) colloq. (chat)

to have a good jaw — fare una bella chiacchierata
2.
nome plurale jaws (of animal) fauci f.; (of tool) ganasce f.

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his jaw dropped — rimase a bocca aperta
II [dʒɔː]
verbo intransitivo colloq. (chat) chiacchierare

English-Italian dictionary > jaw
4 lie

I [laɪ]
nome bugia f., menzogna f.

to tell a lie — dire una bugia

to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn

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to live a lie — vivere nella menzogna
II 1. [laɪ]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied)

he lied his way into the job — ha avuto il posto a suon di menzogne
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)

he lied about her — ha mentito riguardo a lei
III [laɪ]
nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.
IV [laɪ]
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass. lay; p.pass. lain)

1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacere

to be lying on the bed — essere disteso sul letto

to be lying in bed — restare a letto

to lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù

don't lie in the sun too long — non stare disteso al sole per troppo tempo

lie still — stai giù

he lay dead — giaceva morto

here lies John Brown — qui giace John Brown

2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restare

to lie open — [ book] essere aperto

the toys lay all over the floor — i giochi erano sparsi sul pavimento

that's where our future lies — il nostro futuro è là

to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.

what lies ahead? — cosa ci aspetta?

3) (can be found) stare

their interests lie elsewhere — i loro interessi stavano da un'altra parte

to lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da

to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare

to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di

the responsibility lies with them — la responsabilità è loro

4) (as covering)

the snow lay thick — c'era uno spesso strato di neve

to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]

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- lie about

- lie back

- lie down

- lie in

- lie off

- lie up

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to lie low — non farsi vedere

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I 1. noun
(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.)
2. verb
(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.)

- liar
II present participle - lying; verb
1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.)

2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.)

3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.)

4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.)

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- lie back
- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down
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I [laɪ]
1. n

bugia, menzogna

to tell lies — raccontare or dir bugie

to give the lie to — smentire

2. vi, lying prp

mentire

I know she's lying — so che sta mentendo

you lied to me! — mi hai mentito!
II [laɪ]
vi lay pt lain pp lying prp

1) (also: lie down) sdraiarsi, distendersi, (be lying) essere sdraiato (-a) or disteso (-a), giacere, (dead body) giacere

he was lying on the sofa — era disteso sul divano

he had lain there for hours — è rimasto disteso lì per ore

he lay where he had fallen — giaceva a terra nel punto in cui era caduto

to lie still — giacere immobile

she lay in bed until 10 o'clock — è rimasta a letto fino alle 10

to lie low fig — tenersi nell'ombra, (hide) nascondersi

2) (be situated) trovarsi, essere, (remain) rimanere

the book lay on the table — il libro giaceva sul tavolo

the snow lay half a metre deep — la neve formava una coltre di mezzo metro

the town lies in a valley — la città è situata or si trova in una valle

the plain lay before us — la pianura si stendeva dinanzi a noi

in spite of the obstacles lying in his way — nonostante gli ostacoli che aveva di fronte

where does the difficulty/difference lie? — dov'è or qual è la difficoltà/differenza?

the fault lies with you — l'errore è tuo

the challenge lies in... — la difficoltà sta nel...

the best remedy lies in... — il miglior rimedio consiste nel...

•

- lie about

- lie back

- lie behind

- lie down

- lie in

- lie up

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I [laɪ]
nome bugia f., menzogna f.

to tell a lie — dire una bugia

to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn

••

to live a lie — vivere nella menzogna
II 1. [laɪ]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied)

he lied his way into the job — ha avuto il posto a suon di menzogne
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)

he lied about her — ha mentito riguardo a lei
III [laɪ]
nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.
IV [laɪ]
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass. lay; p.pass. lain)

1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacere

to be lying on the bed — essere disteso sul letto

to be lying in bed — restare a letto

to lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù

don't lie in the sun too long — non stare disteso al sole per troppo tempo

lie still — stai giù

he lay dead — giaceva morto

here lies John Brown — qui giace John Brown

2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restare

to lie open — [ book] essere aperto

the toys lay all over the floor — i giochi erano sparsi sul pavimento

that's where our future lies — il nostro futuro è là

to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.

what lies ahead? — cosa ci aspetta?

3) (can be found) stare

their interests lie elsewhere — i loro interessi stavano da un'altra parte

to lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da

to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare

to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di

the responsibility lies with them — la responsabilità è loro

4) (as covering)

the snow lay thick — c'era uno spesso strato di neve

to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]

•

- lie about

- lie back

- lie down

- lie in

- lie off

- lie up

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to lie low — non farsi vedere

English-Italian dictionary > lie
5 retired

[rɪ'taɪəd] 1.
participio passato retire
2.
aggettivo [ person] pensionato, in pensione

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adjective (having stopped working: My father is retired now; a retired professor.) pensionato, in pensione

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retired /rɪˈtaɪəd/
A a.

1 in pensione; a riposo: a retired general, un generale a riposo; a retired civil servant, un impiegato statale in pensione; a retired couple, una coppia di pensionati; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 1- «Do you work?» DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 1- «Not anymore, I'm retired now», «Lavora?» «Non più, ora sono in pensione»

2 (form.) ritirato; appartato: to lead a retired life, fare vita ritirata; (arc.) in a retired valley, in una valle appartata

B n.

(collett.) the retired, i pensionati

● (comm.) a retired bill, una cambiale ritirata □ (mil.) the retired list, la lista degli ufficiali a riposo □ retired pay, pensione; trattamento di quiescenza □ retired person, pensionato, pensionata.

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[rɪ'taɪəd] 1.
participio passato retire
2.
aggettivo [ person] pensionato, in pensione

English-Italian dictionary > retired
6 rand

rand (1) /rænd/
n.

1 striscia di cuoio ( tra la suola e il tacco)

2 (dial.) bordo, margine (spec. di campo o prato)

3 (in Sud Africa) pianoro lungo il fianco d'una valle

● (geogr.) the Rand, il Rand ( bacino aurifero su cui sorge Johannesburg).
rand (2) /rænd/
n.

rand (sudafricano).

English-Italian dictionary > rand
7 secluded

[sɪ'kluːdɪd]
aggettivo isolato, ritirato

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[si'klu:did]
adjective

(not able to be seen, talked to etc by other people; far away from other people etc: a secluded cottage.) isolato

- seclusion

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secluded /sɪˈklu:dɪd/
a.

appartato; isolato; remoto; solitario: in a secluded valley, in una valle remota; a secluded spot, un luogo isolato; to lead a secluded life, fare vita solitaria (o ritirata)

● (relig.) secluded nuns, suore di clausura.

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[sɪ'kluːdɪd]
aggettivo isolato, ritirato

English-Italian dictionary > secluded
8 ■ shut off

■ shut off
A v. t. + avv.

1 interrompere il funzionamento (o l'erogazione) di; chiudere; togliere; spegnere: to shut off the power supply, togliere la corrente elettrica (fam.: la luce); Remember to shut off the gas, ricordati di chiudere il gas; Shut off the engine!, spegni il motore!

2 racchiudere; circondare: a valley shut off by high mountains, una valle racchiusa da alte montagne

3 (fig.) escludere; isolare; estraniare; tagliare fuori (fig.): We were shut off from civilization, eravamo tagliati fuori dal mondo civile; He shut himself off from his family, si è isolato (o si è estraniato) dalla famiglia

B v. i. + avv.

chiudersi; bloccarsi; fermarsi; spegnersi: In an emergency, the machine shuts off automatically, in un'emergenza, la macchina si ferma automaticamente.

English-Italian dictionary > ■ shut off
9 vale

veil
noun

(a valley.) valle

Del verbo valer: ( conjugate valer) \ \
vale es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: vale valer
vale sustantivo masculino
a) ( para adquirir algo) voucher;
( por devolución) credit note o slip;
◊ un vale de descuento a money-off coupon

b) ( pagaré) IOU
■ interjección ver valer verbo intransitivo 4
valer ( conjugate valer) verbo transitivo 1 ( tener un valor de) to be worth; ( costar) to cost;
◊ ¿cuánto valen? how much are they?, what do they cost?
2 (+ me/te/le etc) ( ganar):
◊ esta obra le valió un premio this play earned o won her a prize
verbo intransitivo 1 (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth; ( costar) to cost;
◊ vale más, pero es mejor it costs more but it's better;
cada cupón vale por un regalo each voucher is worth a gift 2 ( tener valor no material):
◊ ha demostrado que vale he has shown his worth;
como profesor no vale (nada) as a teacher he's useless; vales tanto como él you're as good as he is; hacerse vale to assert oneself; hacer vale algo ‹ derecho› to assert o enforce sth 3 ( servir):
◊ esta no vale, es muy ancha this one's no good, it's too wide;
no le valió de nada protestar protesting got him nowhere; no vale para algo to be useless o no good at sth 4
◊ vale (Esp fam)

a) ( expresando acuerdo) OK;

◊ ¿a las ocho? — ¡vale! at eight o'clock? — sure o fine o OK?;
¿vale? OK?, all right?
b) ( basta):

◊ ¿vale así? is that OK o enough?
5
◊ más vale: más vale así it's better that way;
más te vale ir you'd better go 6
a) ( ser válido) [entrada/pasaporte] to be valid;
[jugada/partido] to count
b) ( estar permitido):

◊ eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa that's not fair, you're cheating;
no vale mirar you're not allowed to look 7 (Méx fam)
a) ( no importar):

◊ a mí eso me vale I don't give a damn about that (colloq)

b) ( no tener valor) to be useless o no good (colloq)

c) ( estropearse):

◊ mi coche ya valió my car's had it (colloq)
valerse verbo pronominal 1 ( servirse) valese de algo/algn to use sth/sb 2 [anciano/enfermo]:
◊ valese por sí mismo to look after oneself
3 (estar permitido, ser correcto):
◊ no se vale golpear por debajo del cinturón hitting below the belt is not allowed;
¡no se vale! that's not fair!
vale
I sustantivo masculino
1 (bono, papeleta canjeable) voucher
2 (compromiso de pago, pagaré) promissory note, IOU
II exclamación all right, OK ➣ Ver nota en all right
valer
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener precio, costar) to cost
2 (tener valor) to be worth ➣ Ver nota en worth
3 (ser causa o motivo de) to earn: el suspenso le valió una reprimenda, he was told off for failing
4 (merecer) to be worth: vale la pena leerlo, it is worth reading
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ser meritorio) es una mujer que vale mucho, she is a fine woman
2 (ser útil, capaz) vale para rastrillar hojas, it is used to rake up leaves
no vale para estudiar, he is no good at studying
de nada vale quejarse, it is useless to complain
3 (ropa, zapatos) to fit: ya no me vale, it doesn't fit me anymore ' vale' also found in these entries: Spanish: bono - buena - bueno - indistintamente - potosí - prevenir - punto - tarde - valer - valle - vencida - vencido - céntimo - cupón - hombre - madre - malo - maña - pájaro - pena - talón English: all right - best - better - bird - book token - by - coupon - debenture - devil - enough - fine - gift certificate - gift token - gift voucher - go - go for - hassle - hopeless - may - OK - okay - raincheck - right - strength - token - trading stamp - try - up to - voucher - warrant - weight - well - worth - worthwhile - book - count - damn - effort - gift - good - late - safe - stock

vale

tr[veɪl]

noun

1 literal valle nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

vale of tears valle nombre masculino de lágrimas

vale ['veɪl] n

: valle m

vale

n.

• valle s.m.

veɪl
noun (poet) valle m

[veɪl]
N poet valle m
vale of tears — valle m de lágrimas

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[veɪl]
noun (poet) valle m

English-spanish dictionary > vale
10 down

I [daʊn]
avverbio

1) (from higher to lower level)

to go down — andare giù, scendere

to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor — sedersi per terra

I'm on my way down — sto scendendo

is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?

down! — (to dog) a cuccia!

"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"

read down to the end of the paragraph — leggi fino alla fine del paragrafo

2) (indicating position at lower level)

down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù

down here — quaggiù

two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù

it's on the second shelf down — è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

down at the bottom of the lake — giù in fondo al lago

3) (indicating direction)

to go down to Naples — andare (giù) a Napoli

down in Brighton — (giù) a Brighton

they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud

4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)

children from the age of 10 down — i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

from the sixteenth century down to the present day — dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

5) (indicating loss of money etc.)

bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà

profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm Ј 10 down — sono sotto di 10 sterline

6) (indicating reduction)

to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso

to get the price down — far ridurre il prezzo

I'm down to my last cigarette — non mi resta che una sigaretta

that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!

7) (on list, schedule)

you're down to speak next — tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì

8) (incapacitated)

to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza

9) sport

to be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set

10) (as deposit)

to pay Ј 40 down — pagare 40 sterline in contanti

11) (downwards)

face down — a faccia in giù o prono

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it's down to you to do it — dipende da te farlo

down with tyrants! — abbasso i tiranni!
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Note:

Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry below
II [daʊn]
preposizione

1) (from higher to lower point)

to run down the hill — scendere giù dalla collina correndo

did you enjoy the journey down? — hai fatto buon viaggio?

down town — (giù) in città

2) (at a lower part of)

they live down the road — abitano più giù in questa strada

a few miles down the river from here — qualche miglio più a valle

it's down the corridor to your right — è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

3) (along)

to go down the street — andare lungo la strada

with buttons all down the front — abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat — le ha guardato in gola

4) (throughout)

down the ages o centuries — nel corso dei secoli
III [daʊn]
aggettivo

1) colloq.

to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra

2) [ escalator] che scende; BE [ train] che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3) inform. fuori uso, guasto
IV [daʊn]
verbo transitivo colloq.

1) abbattere, buttare a terra [ person]; abbattere [ plane]

2) (drink)

he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
V [daʊn]
nome

to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
VI [daʊn]
nome

1) (of birds) piumino m.

2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f.

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I 1. adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)
2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)
3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!) assoluto

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.)

- downie®
- downy
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down (1) /daʊn/
n.

1 collina erbosa

2 piccola duna

● (geogr.) the Downs, la rada di Deal □ (geogr.) the South Downs, le colline gessose nel sud dell'Inghilterra.
down (2) /daʊn/
n. [u]

1 ( di uccelli acquatici, ecc., usato per cuscini e piumini) piumino, piume

2 [u] lanugine; peluria

● ( USA) down comforter, piumino da letto □ down pillow, guanciale di piume.
♦ down (3) /daʊn/
A avv. e a. pred.

1 giù: Put that book down, metti giù quel libro; They held him down, lo hanno tenuto giù (o a terra); He had his head down, teneva la testa giù; stava a capo chino; The flap of this envelope won't stay down, il lembo di questa busta non vuole star giù; to lie face down, giacere a faccia in giù; Keep down!, sta' giù!; He's awake, but not down yet, è sveglio, ma non è ancora sceso ( dalla sua camera); The blinds were down, le tapparelle erano giù (o abbassate); Her hair was down, aveva i capelli sciolti ( sulle spalle); The river is down, il fiume è in stanca, l'acqua del fiume è bassa; The sun was already down below the horizon, il sole è già sceso sotto la linea dell'orizzonte; The tide is down, la marea è calata; Get down off the table!, scendi giù dal tavolo!; He crouched down behind a bush, si è accovacciato dietro un cespuglio; They swam down to look at the wreck, sono scesi a nuoto per vedere il relitto; to fly from Inverness down to London, scendere in aereo da Inverness a Londra; He gulped down his coffee, ha trangugiato il caffè

2 ( di cifra, valore) – to be down, essere sceso: ( sport) The gap is down to 20 seconds, il ritardo è sceso a 20 secondi; Unemployment is down by 3%, la disoccupazione è scesa del 3%; Exports are down to an all-time low, le esportazioni sono scese al minimo storico; Gold is down ( in price), l'oro è in ribasso; The Dow was down more than 50 points on yesterday, il Dow Jones ha perso 50 punti nel corso della giornata di ieri

3 – to be down, essere sotto (fig.); ( anche sport) essere in svantaggio; ( nelle corse) essere in ritardo: (autom.) to be two laps down, essere in ritardo di due giri; The gambler was 10,000 dollars down, il giocatore era sotto di 10 000 dollari; They were three goals down with four minutes left to play, erano sotto di tre reti, con appena quattro minuti ancora da giocare; Two down at half time, we eventually won 4-2, in svantaggio di due gol alla fine del primo tempo, alla fine abbiamo vinto per 4 a 2

4 (comm.) come acconto: Five hundred dollars down and the remainder in instalments, un acconto di cinquecento dollari e il resto a rate

5 per iscritto: to be [to get st.] down on paper, essere [mettere qc.] per iscritto; Write this number down, annotati questo numero; I took down the details of the job, mi sono scritto i dati relativi al lavoro

6 in lista: Put me ( o my name) down for ten pounds, mettimi in lista per dieci sterline; Are you down for the football team?, sei in lista per la squadra di calcio?; I'm down for the late shift on Friday, mi hanno messo nell'ultimo turno venerdì

7 giù (di morale); depresso: I'm feeling a bit down today, oggi mi sento un po' giù (di morale); He was very down after failing his exam, era molto giù dopo essere stato bocciato all'esame

8 a partire dall'alto: You'll find it in the third drawer down, lo troverai nel terzo cassetto a partire dall'alto

9 da cima a fondo; a fondo: They washed the walls down, hanno lavato a fondo i muri

10 ( di un apparecchio, ecc.) fuori uso (o inattivo): My computer is down, il mio computer è fuori uso; All the phone lines are down, tutte le linee telefoniche sono inattive

11 (fam.) a letto: to go (o to come) down with flu, finire a letto con l'influenza; He's down with flu, è a letto con l'influenza

12 ( boxe) al tappeto

13 (idiom., per es.:) Nail the lid down!, inchioda il coperchio!; We went down to Sicily, siamo andati in Sicilia; When are you coming down for the weekend?, quando vieni a passare qui un fine settimana?; He's just gone down to the post office, è appena andato alla posta; I saw her down by the river, l'ho vista in riva al fiume; down at the end of the street, in fondo alla strada

14 ( in alcune università ingl.) ( di un docente) non in servizio, in sabbatico; ( di uno studente) in vacanza; ( anche) espulso

15 ( sport) ( della palla) fuori gioco; ( baseball: di un giocatore) eliminato; ( cricket: del wicket) abbattuto

16 ( slang USA) ubriaco (o sbronzo)

17 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to go down, andare giù; scendere; tramontare; ecc.; to come down, venire giù; to get sb. down, deprimere q.; ecc. (► to go, to come; to get; ecc.) NOTA D'USO: - up to o down to?-

B inter.

1 giù!; a terra!

2 ( a un cane) a cuccia!; seduto!

● (naut.) to be down by the head, essere appruato □ (naut.) to be down by the stern, essere appoppato □ (in USA) Down-Easter, abitante della Nuova Inghilterra (spec. del Maine) □ ( boxe) to be down for the count, subire il conteggio totale; essere contato fino a 10 □ ( boxe) to be down for a count of 8, essere contato fino a 8 □ down here, qui attorno; da queste parti □ (fam.) to be down in the mouth, essere abbattuto (o triste, scoraggiato) □ (fam.) to be down on sb., avercela con q.: She's been down on me since I criticized her work, ce l'ha con me da quando ho criticato il suo lavoro □ to be down on one's luck, attraversare un brutto periodo; essere messo male ( a soldi) □ to be down to sb., spettare (o toccare) a q.: It's down to you to find out a solution to the problem, tocca a te trovare una soluzione al problema □ to be down to st., essere dovuto a (o causato da) q.: The crash was thought to be down to fog, si riteneva che l'incidente fosse dovuto alla nebbia □ to be down to one's last st. –: By the end of the week I was down to my last five pounds, alla fine della settimana mi erano rimaste le ultime cinque sterline □ to put st. down to st., attribuire (la causa di) qc. a qc.: He put her symptoms down to tiredness, attribuiva i suoi sintomi alla stanchezza □ down south, giù nel sud □ down there, laggiù □ down to, fino a: Everything was planned down to the last detail, era tutto pianificato fino all'ultimo dettaglio; Her dress came down to her ankles, il vestito le arrivava alle caviglie; from the wealthiest aristocrat down to the poorest beggar, dal più ricco degli aristocratici al più povero dei mendicanti □ down-to-earth, ( di persona) realista, pratico; coi piedi per terra (fam.); ( di un progetto, ecc.) realistico, concreto □ (fam.) down to the ground, completamente; del tutto: This job suits her down to the ground, questo lavoro è assolutamente perfetto per lei □ (fam.) down under, dall'altra parte del mondo; agli antipodi; in Australia (o in Nuova Zelanda) □ down with, abbasso: Down with the dictator!, abbasso il dittatore! □ to come down to earth, tornare con i piedi per terra (fig.); aprire gli occhi (fig.) □ Three down, and four to go, tre sono fatti, e quattro (ancora) da fare.
down (4) /daʊn/
a. attr.

(che va) in giù, verso il basso; rivolto in basso: a down escalator, una scala mobile che scende; a down arrow, una freccia in giù

● down-and-dirty, nudo e crudo: down-and-dirty rock, rock nudo e crudo; to get down-and-dirty with sb., scoprire gli altarini di q. □ (ingl.) down draught, ( USA) down draft, corrente d'aria discendente □ (comm.) down payment, acconto □ (ferr.) down platform, marciapiede di partenza (o d'arrivo) di un «down train» □ down shaft ► downcast (2) □ a down train, un treno che dalla città principale (per es., Londra) porta in provincia.
♦ down (5) /daʊn/
prep.

1 giù per; a valle di: She ran down the stairs, è corsa giù per le scale; to walk down a hill, andare giù per un colle; discendere un colle; down the drain, giù per il tubo di scarico; to sail down a river, navigare giù per (o verso la foce di) un fiume; scendere un fiume; The village is a few miles down the Thames, il villaggio è a qualche miglia scendendo il Tamigi

2 lungo; per: down the corridor, lungo il corridoio; Her hair was hanging down her back, i capelli le scendevano lungo la schiena; He was running down the street, correva per la strada

3 in fondo a: The train disappeared down the tunnel, il treno è scomparso in fondo alla galleria

4 ( di tempo) nel corso di: down the centuries [years], nel corso dei secoli [degli anni]

● down the left ( hand side), sulla sinistra; sul fianco (o sul lato) sinistro: A run down the left put him in a position to shoot, con una corsa sulla sinistra si è ritrovato in posizione di tiro □ (fam. USA) down the line, in linea gerarchica; facendo tutta la scala (fig.); ( anche) nei quartieri malfamati ( di una città) □ down the right ( hand side), sulla destra; sul lato (o sul fianco) destro □ down the road, più giù lungo la strada; (fig.) nel futuro: They live just down the road, abitano in questa strada, un po' più giù: How do you see yourself five years down the road?, come ti vedi nei cinque anni a venire? □ to get st. down in one, ingoiare (o buttare giù) qc. tutto d'un colpo □ to go down the pan (o the tubes), andare a farsi friggere: The whole project has gone down the pan, tutto il progetto è andato a farsi friggere.
down (6) /daʊn/
n.

1 basso; rovescio ( della sorte): the ups and downs of life, gli alti e bassi della vita

2 ( football americano) «down»; gioco

● (fam.) to have a down on sb., provare avversione (o antipatia) per q.; avercela con q.
(to) down /daʊn/
v. t. (fam.)

1 trangugiare, scolarsi (fam.): to down a bottle of wine, scolarsi una bottiglia di vino: He downed his hot dog in three bites, ha trangugiato il suo hot dog in un paio di bocconi

2 mettere giù; posare: to down the ball, mettere a terra la palla

3 abbattere; atterrare

4 (mil.) abbattere ( un aereo, ecc.)

5 (fam. USA) battere, sconfiggere ( un avversario)

6 ( boxe, lotta) atterrare; mettere (o mandare) al tappeto

● to down tools, incrociare le braccia; scioperare; ( di un sindacato) proclamare lo sciopero.

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I [daʊn]
avverbio

1) (from higher to lower level)

to go down — andare giù, scendere

to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor — sedersi per terra

I'm on my way down — sto scendendo

is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?

down! — (to dog) a cuccia!

"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"

read down to the end of the paragraph — leggi fino alla fine del paragrafo

2) (indicating position at lower level)

down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù

down here — quaggiù

two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù

it's on the second shelf down — è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

down at the bottom of the lake — giù in fondo al lago

3) (indicating direction)

to go down to Naples — andare (giù) a Napoli

down in Brighton — (giù) a Brighton

they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud

4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)

children from the age of 10 down — i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

from the sixteenth century down to the present day — dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

5) (indicating loss of money etc.)

bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà

profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm Ј 10 down — sono sotto di 10 sterline

6) (indicating reduction)

to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso

to get the price down — far ridurre il prezzo

I'm down to my last cigarette — non mi resta che una sigaretta

that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!

7) (on list, schedule)

you're down to speak next — tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì

8) (incapacitated)

to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza

9) sport

to be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set

10) (as deposit)

to pay Ј 40 down — pagare 40 sterline in contanti

11) (downwards)

face down — a faccia in giù o prono

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it's down to you to do it — dipende da te farlo

down with tyrants! — abbasso i tiranni!
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Note:

Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry below
II [daʊn]
preposizione

1) (from higher to lower point)

to run down the hill — scendere giù dalla collina correndo

did you enjoy the journey down? — hai fatto buon viaggio?

down town — (giù) in città

2) (at a lower part of)

they live down the road — abitano più giù in questa strada

a few miles down the river from here — qualche miglio più a valle

it's down the corridor to your right — è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

3) (along)

to go down the street — andare lungo la strada

with buttons all down the front — abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat — le ha guardato in gola

4) (throughout)

down the ages o centuries — nel corso dei secoli
III [daʊn]
aggettivo

1) colloq.

to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra

2) [ escalator] che scende; BE [ train] che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3) inform. fuori uso, guasto
IV [daʊn]
verbo transitivo colloq.

1) abbattere, buttare a terra [ person]; abbattere [ plane]

2) (drink)

he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
V [daʊn]
nome

to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
VI [daʊn]
nome

1) (of birds) piumino m.

2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f.

English-Italian dictionary > down
11 down

I
1.
adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) (hacia) abajo

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) al suelo

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) a través de los tiempos

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) abajo

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) abajo

2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abajo

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hacia abajo

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) por

3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragarse rápidamente

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright
4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!) total

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground
II
noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) plumón

- downie®
- downy

down adv prep abajo

don't look down! ¡no mires hacia abajo!

the boat went down the river el barco iba río abajo

fruit prices are down el precio de la fruta ha bajado

she walked down the road bajó la calle andando down también combina con muchos verbos. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos

sit down siéntate

he put his books down on the table dejó sus libros en la mesa

he fell down the stairs and broke his leg cayó por la escalera y se rompió la pierna

down

tr[daʊn]

noun

1 (on bird) plumón nombre masculino; (on peach) pelusa; (on body, face) vello, pelusilla; (on upper lip) bozo, pelusilla

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down

tr[daʊn]

preposition

1 (to a lower level) (hacia) abajo

■ the car rolled down the hill el coche se fue rodando cuesta abajo

■ tears streamed down her face las lágrimas le corrían por la cara

■ he ran down the stairs corrió escaleras abajo

■ she ran her finger down the list recorrío la lista con el dedo

2 (at a lower level) abajo

■ can you see that cottage down below in the valley? ¿ves aquella casita allá abajo en el valle?

3 (along) por

■ cut it down the middle córtalo por la mitad

■ we drove down the coast condujimos por la costa

■ she walked down the street iba por la calle

4 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (to, in) a, en

■ we went down the pub fuimos al pub

5 (in time) a través de

■ down the ages a través de los tiempos

adverb

1 (to lower level) (hacia) abajo; (to the floor) al suelo; (to the ground) a tierra

■ he looked down at his feet miró a sus pies

■ why don't you go and lie down? ¿por qué no te echas?

■ the boy fell down el chico se cayó (al suelo)

■ she bent down to pick up the coin se agachó para recoger la moneda

■ the girl was knocked down la chica fue atropellada

■ the river flows down to the sea el río fluye hasta el mar

■ let's walk down instead of getting the lift bajemos a pie en vez de coger el ascensor

2 (at lower level) abajo

■ down here/there aquí/allí abajo

■ it's in the third drawer down está en el tercer cajón

■ she'll be down in a minute enseguida baja

3 (in or towards the south) a

■ we're moving down to Southampton nos mudamos a Southampton

4 (less - of price, quantity, volume, etc)

■ sales are down by 10% las ventas han bajado un diez por ciento

■ profits are down on last year's las ganancias han bajado desde el año pasado

■ they were two goals down after 10 minutes iban perdiendo por dos goles después de 10 minutos

■ turn the volume down baja el volumen

5 (on paper, in writing)

■ she wrote his phone number down apuntó su teléfono

■ put me down for the lottery apúntame para la lotería

6 (of money - to be paid at once in cash) al contado; (- out of pocket) menos

■ you have to pay 100 pounds down hay que pagar un depósito de cien libras

■ at the end I was a fiver down al final había perdido cinco libras

adjective

1 (to a lower level- escalator) de bajada; (- train) que va hacia las afueras

2 familiar (finished, dealt with) acabado,-a, hecho,-a

■ seven down, three to go! ¡he hecho siete, faltan tres!

3 (not in operation) no operativo,-a

■ the lines are down las líneas están cortadas

■ the system's down el sistema no funciona

4 familiar (depressed) deprimido,-a

■ she's feeling a bit down anda un poco deprimida

transitive verb

1 (knock over, force to ground) derribar, tumbar

2 familiar (drink) tragarse rápidamente, beberse rápidamente

■ he downed the glass in one se bebió la copa de un trago

interjection

1 (to dog) ¡quieto!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

down to (as far as) hasta

down under (en) Australia

down with...! ¡abajo...!

to be down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien

to be down to something quedar sólo algo

■ I'm down to my last pound no me queda más que una sola libra

to be down to somebody (responsibility) ser responsabilidad de 2 (fault) ser culpa de

■ it's all down to me now ya todo depende de mi

to be/come/go down with something SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL estar con algo

to down tools dejar de trabajar

to have a down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien, tenerle manía a alguien

to keep food down retener comida

■ he can't keep any food down no puede retener nada de comida

to put something down dejar algo

■ can you put that book down for a second? ¿puedes dejar ese libro un momento?

to put the phone down colgar

■ she put the phone down on me me colgó

down ['daʊn] vt

1) fell: tumbar, derribar, abatir

2) defeat: derrotar

down adv

1) downward: hacia abajo

2)

to lie down : acostarse, echarse

3)

to put down (money) : pagar un depósito (de dinero)

4)

to sit down : sentarse

5)

to take down, to write down : apuntar, anotar

down adj

1) descending: de bajada

the down elevator: el ascensor de bajada

2) reduced: reducido, rebajado

attendance is down: la concurrencia ha disminuido

3) downcast: abatido, deprimido

down n

: plumón m

down prep

1) : (hacia) abajo

down the mountain: montaña abajo

I walked down the stairs: bajé por la escalera

2) along: por, a lo largo de

we ran down the beach: corrimos por la playa

3) : a través de

down the years: a través de los años

down

adj.

• acostado, -a adj.

• descendente adj.

• triste adj.

adv.

• abajo adv.

• bajo adv.

• hacia abajo adv.

n.

• borra s.f.

• plumón s.m.

• vello s.m.

prep.

• abajo de prep.

v.

• derrocar v.

I daʊn
adverb

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

to go down — bajar

to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo

I ran all the way down to the bottom — corrí hasta abajo

to help somebody down — ayudar a alguien a bajar

from the waist down — desde la cintura para abajo

down, boy! — abajo!

down with tyranny! — abajo la tiranía!

b) ( downstairs)

can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?

2)

a) ( of position) abajo

down in the valley — abajo en el valle

two floors down — dos pisos más abajo

down here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)

down under — (colloq) en Australia

b) ( downstairs)

I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano

c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajado

with the blinds down — con las persianas bajadas

face down — boca abajo

d) ( in position)

the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

e) ( prostrate)

I was down with flu all last week — estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

with the volume down low — con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C

circulation is down — la circulación ha bajado

they were two goals down — iban perdiendo por dos goles

from the president down — desde el presidente para abajo

4)

a) (in, toward the south)

to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres

b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)

down on the farm — en la granja

I'm going down to the library — voy a la biblioteca

5)

a) (dismantled, removed)

the room looks bare with the pictures down — la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down

b) ( out of action)

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona

c) ( deflated)

one of your tires is down — tienes un neumático desinflado

6) ( in writing)

he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada

7) ( hostile)

to be down on somebody — (colloq)

my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)

8) down to

a) ( as far as) hasta

from the roof down to the foundations — desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day — hasta nuestros días

b) ( reduced to)

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes — nos queda sólo una lata de tomates

c) ( to be done by)

the rest is down to you — el resto depende de ti

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

we ran down the slope — corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs — bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole — se cayó por un agujero

you've spilled wine down your shirt — te has manchado la camisa de vino

b) ( at lower level)

halfway down the page — hacia la mitad de la página

2)

a) ( along)

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

b) ( further along)

the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)

I saw her down the pub yesterday — ayer la vi en el bar

3) ( through)

down the centuries — a través de los siglos

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going downward)

the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido

IV

noun

1) u

a) ( on bird) plumón m

b) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla f

c) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f

2) downs pl (esp BrE Geog) colinas fpl

V

transitive verb

a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamente

b) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar

I [daʊn] When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg back down, glance down, play down, look up the verb.
1. ADV

1) (physical movement) abajo, hacia abajo; (=to the ground) a tierra

there was snow all the way down to London — estuvo nevando todo el camino hasta Londres

• to fall down — caerse

• I ran all the way down — bajé toda la distancia corriendo

2) (static position) abajo; (=on the ground) por tierra, en tierra

to be down — (Aer) haber aterrizado, estar en tierra; [person] haber caído, estar en tierra

I'll be down in a minute — ahora bajo

he isn't down yet — (eg for breakfast) todavía no ha bajado

the blinds are down — están bajadas las persianas

the sun is down — el sol se ha puesto

• down below — allá abajo

• down by the river — abajo en la ribera

• down here — aquí (abajo)

• down on the shore — abajo en la playa

• down there — allí (abajo)

3) (Geog)

• he came down from Glasgow to London — ha bajado or venido de Glasgow a Londres

to be down from college — haber terminado el curso universitario

• he lives down South — vive en el sur

• down under — (Brit) * (=in Australia) en Australia; (=in New Zealand) en Nueva Zelanda

to go down under — (Brit) * (=to Australia) ir a Australia; (=to New Zealand) ir a Nueva Zelanda

4) (in writing)

write this down — apunta esto

you're down for the next race — estás inscrito para la próxima carrera

you're down for Tuesday — te hemos apuntado para el martes

5) (in volume, degree, status)

the tyres are down — los neumáticos están desinflados

his temperature is down — le ha bajado la temperatura

the price of meat is down — ha bajado el precio de la carne

England are two goals down — Inglaterra está perdiendo por dos tantos

I'm £20 down — he perdido 20 libras

• I'm down to my last cigarette — me queda un cigarrillo nada más

6) (indicating a series or succession)

from the year 1600 down to the present day — desde el año 1600 hasta el presente

from the biggest down to the smallest — desde el más grande hasta el más pequeño

7) (=ill)

I've been down with flu — he estado con gripe

8)

down to: it's down to him — (=due to, up to) le toca a él, le incumbe a él

it's all down to us now — ahora nosotros somos los únicos responsables

9) (as deposit)

to pay £50 down — pagar un depósito de 50 libras, hacer un desembolso inicial de 50 libras

10) (in exclamations)

down! — ¡abajo!; (to dog) ¡quieto!

down with traitors! — ¡abajo los traidores!

11) (=completed etc)

one down, five to go — uno en el bote y quedan cinco

12) (esp US)

to be down on sb — tener manía or inquina a algn *

2. PREP

1) (indicating movement)

he went down the hill — fue cuesta abajo

to go down the road — ir calle abajo

he's gone down the pub * — se ha ido al bar

looking down this road, you can see... — mirando carretera abajo, se ve...

he ran his finger down the list — pasó el dedo por la lista

the rain was running down the trunk — la lluvia corría por el tronco

2) (=at a lower point on)

he lives down the street (from us) — vive en esta calle, más abajo de nosotros

• down the ages — a través de los siglos

• face down — boca abajo

• down river — río abajo ( from de)

3. ADJ

1) (=depressed) deprimido

2) (=not functioning)

the computer is down — el ordenador no funciona

the power lines are down — los cables de alta tensión están cortados

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

3) (Brit) [train, line] de bajada

4. VT
*
1) [+ food] devorar; [+ drink] beberse (de un trago), tragarse

he downed a pint of beer — tragó una pinta de cerveza

2) [+ opponent] tirar al suelo, echar al suelo; [+ plane] derribar, abatir

- down tools

5.

N

to have a down on sb — (Brit) * tenerle manía or inquina a algn *

6.

CPD

down bow N — (Mus) descenso m de arco

down cycle N — (Econ) ciclo m de caída

down payment N — (Econ) (=initial payment) entrada f ; (=deposit) desembolso m inicial

II

[daʊn]
N (on bird) plumón m, flojel m ; (on face) bozo m ; (on body) vello m ; (on fruit) pelusa f ; (Bot) vilano m
III

[daʊn]
N (Geog) colina f
the Downs — (Brit) las Downs (colinas del sur de Inglaterra)

* * *

I [daʊn]
adverb

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

to go down — bajar

to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo

I ran all the way down to the bottom — corrí hasta abajo

to help somebody down — ayudar a alguien a bajar

from the waist down — desde la cintura para abajo

down, boy! — abajo!

down with tyranny! — abajo la tiranía!

b) ( downstairs)

can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?

2)

a) ( of position) abajo

down in the valley — abajo en el valle

two floors down — dos pisos más abajo

down here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)

down under — (colloq) en Australia

b) ( downstairs)

I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano

c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajado

with the blinds down — con las persianas bajadas

face down — boca abajo

d) ( in position)

the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

e) ( prostrate)

I was down with flu all last week — estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

with the volume down low — con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C

circulation is down — la circulación ha bajado

they were two goals down — iban perdiendo por dos goles

from the president down — desde el presidente para abajo

4)

a) (in, toward the south)

to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres

b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)

down on the farm — en la granja

I'm going down to the library — voy a la biblioteca

5)

a) (dismantled, removed)

the room looks bare with the pictures down — la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down

b) ( out of action)

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona

c) ( deflated)

one of your tires is down — tienes un neumático desinflado

6) ( in writing)

he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada

7) ( hostile)

to be down on somebody — (colloq)

my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)

8) down to

a) ( as far as) hasta

from the roof down to the foundations — desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day — hasta nuestros días

b) ( reduced to)

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes — nos queda sólo una lata de tomates

c) ( to be done by)

the rest is down to you — el resto depende de ti

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

we ran down the slope — corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs — bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole — se cayó por un agujero

you've spilled wine down your shirt — te has manchado la camisa de vino

b) ( at lower level)

halfway down the page — hacia la mitad de la página

2)

a) ( along)

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

b) ( further along)

the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)

I saw her down the pub yesterday — ayer la vi en el bar

3) ( through)

down the centuries — a través de los siglos

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going downward)

the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido

IV

noun

1) u

a) ( on bird) plumón m

b) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla f

c) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f

2) downs pl (esp BrE Geog) colinas fpl

V

transitive verb

a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamente

b) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar

English-spanish dictionary > down
12 wind

I
1. wind noun
1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) viento, aire

2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) aliento

3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) gases, flato

2. verb
(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) dejar sin aliento, cortar la respiración

3. adjective
((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) de viento

- windy
- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind
II
past tense, past participle - wound; verb
1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) enrollar

2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) enrollar, ovillar

3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) serpentear, zizaguear

4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) dar cuerda

•

- winder
- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up

wind¹ n viento / aire

the wind is very strong today hoy el viento sopla muy fuerte

wind² vb

1. dar cuerda a

your watch has stopped, wind it up se te ha parado el reloj, dale cuerda

2. enrollar

wind the string round your fingers enrolla la cuerda alrededor de los dedos

3. serpentear

the road winds through high mountains la carretera serpentea por montañas altas

El pasado y participio pasado de wind es wound; el gerundio se escribe winding

wind

tr[waɪnd]

transitive verb (pt & pp wound tr[waʊnd])

1 (handle) dar vueltas a, girar

2 (on reel) arrollar, devanar

3 (tape, film) bobinar

■ wind it back rebobínalo

■ wind it on/forward avánzalo

■ he wound the fishing line in cobró el sedal

■ she wound the car window up/down subió/bajó la ventanilla, cerró/abrió la ventanilla

4 (clock) dar cuerda a (up, -)

5 (bandage, scarf) envolver; (wool) ovillar

intransitive verb

1 (road, river) serpentear, zigzaguear; (staircase) formal un espiral

■ the road wound up the hill la carretera ascendía la colina serpenteando

■ the river winds through a fertile valey el río serpentea por un fértil valle

noun

1 (bend) curva, recodo, vuelta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to wind one's way serpentear

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wind

tr[wɪnd]

noun

1 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL viento, aire nombre masculino

■ high winds vientos fuertes

■ a gust of wind una ráfaga de viento

■ the wind has dropped el viento ha amainado

■ there's quite a wind blowing hace mucho aire

2 (breath) aliento

■ he couldn't get his wind le faltaba el aliento

3 (flatulence) gases nombre masculino plural, flato; (air) gases nombre masculino plural del estómago

4 pejorative (talk) palabrería

adjective

1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL de viento

■ wind section sección de viento

transitive verb

1 dejar sin aliento, cortar la respiración

■ the ball caught him in the stomach and winded him el balón le dio en el estómago y se quedó sin aliento

2 (baby) hacer eructar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

like the wind como el viento

to break wind ventosear

to get one's second wind (feel strong again) recobrar el aliento 2 (become lively again) reanimarse

to get wind of something olerse algo

to get/have the wind up (about something) arrugarse por algo, encogérsele a uno el ombligo por algo

to put the wind up somebody espantar a alguien, asustar a alguien

to run/sail before the wind navegar viento en popa

to take the wind out of somebody's sails bajarle los humos a alguien

to throw caution to the wind liarse la manta a la cabeza

to the four winds a los cuatro vientos

wind chill factor sensación nombre femenino térmica, sensación de frío

wind farm parque nombre masculino eólico

wind gauge anemómetro

wind instrument instrumento de viento

wind power energía eólica

wind tunnel túnel nombre masculino aerodinámico

winds of change aires nombre masculino plural de cambio

wind ['wɪnd] vt

: dejar sin aliento

to be winded: quedarse sin aliento

wind ['waɪnd] v, wound ['waʊnd] ; winding vi

meander: serpentear

wind vt

1) coil, roll: envolver, enrollar

2) turn: hacer girar

to wind a clock: darle cuerda a un reloj

wind ['wɪnd] n

1) : viento m

against the wind: contra el viento

2) breath: aliento m

3) flatulence: flatulencia f, ventosidad f

4)

to get wind of : enterarse de

wind ['waɪnd] n

1) turn: vuelta f

2) bend: recodo m, curva f

wind

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: wound) = arrollar v.

• bobinar v.

• dar vueltas v.

• devanar v.

• enrollar v.

• envolver v.

• ovillar v.

• serpentear v.

• torcer v.

n.

• aire s.m.

• aliento s.m.

• viento s.m.

wɪnd
I

noun

1) c u ( Meteo) viento m

to run before the wind — ( Naut) ir* con el viento en popa or a favor

a wind of change was blowing — soplaban vientos nuevos

in the wind: a change is in the wind se viene un cambio; like the wind como un bólido (fam); to get the wind up (BrE colloq) asustarse, pegarse* un susto (fam); to get wind of something enterarse de algo, olerse* algo (fam); to know/find out which way o how the wind is blowing saber*/averiguar* por dónde van los tiros (fam); to put the wind up somebody (BrE colloq) asustar a algn, meterle miedo a algn (fam); to sail close to the wind: be careful what you say, you're sailing very close to the wind cuidado con lo que dices, te estás por pasar de la raya; to scatter something to the four winds desperdigar* algo; to take the wind out of somebody's sails desinflar a algn; to throw caution to the wind(s) echar la precaución por la borda, abandonar toda precaución; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good no hay mal que por bien no venga; (before n) wind power energía f eólica; wind tunnel (Auto, Aviat) túnel m aerodinámico; wind turbine — turbina f eólica

2) u ( in bowels) gases mpl, ventosidad f

to have wind — tener* gases

to break wind — eliminar gases (euf), tirarse un pedo (fam)

3) u ( breath) aliento m, resuello m

to get one's second wind — recobrar las energías

4) u ( Mus) instrumentos mpl de viento; (before n)

wind instrument — instrumento m de viento

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2) wɪnd

a) \<\<exertion\>\> dejar sin aliento or resuello; \<\<blow\>\> cortarle la respiración a

b) \<\<baby\>\> sacarle* el aire (fam)

Sense II

3) waɪnd (past & past p wound waʊnd)

( coil) \<\<yarn/wool\>\> ovillar, devanar

the bandage had been wound too tightly — tenía la venda muy apretada

to wind something AROUND o (esp BrE) ROUND something — enroscar* or enrollar algo alrededor de algo

to wind something ON(TO) something — enroscar* or enrollar algo en algo

to wind something into a ball — hacer* un ovillo con algo

the fisherman wound in the line — el pescador fue cobrando sedal

to wind the film on — (hacer*) correr la película

to wind the tape back — rebobinar la cinta

4)

a) ( turn) \<\<handle\>\> hacer* girar, darle* vueltas a; \<\<clock/watch\>\> darle* cuerda a

b) (hoist, pull) levantar

2.

vi waɪnd (past & past p wound waʊnd)

a) \<\<river/road\>\> serpentear

b) winding pres p <river/road> sinuoso, serpenteante

the winding streets — el laberinto de calles

Phrasal Verbs:

- wind down

- wind up

I [wɪnd]
1. N

1) viento m

which way is the wind blowing? — ¿de dónde sopla el viento?

• against the wind — contra el viento

• to run before the wind — (Naut) navegar viento en popa

• high wind — viento fuerte

• into the wind — contra el viento

- see which way the wind blows

- winds of change

- get wind of sth

- get the wind up

- have the wind up

- there's something in the wind

- put the wind up sb

it really put the wind up me — me dio un susto de los buenos

- take the wind out of sb's sails

- it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
sail 1., 1)
2) (Physiol) gases mpl; [of baby] flato m

• to break wind — ventosear

• to bring up wind — [baby] eructar

3) (=breath) aliento m

• to be short of wind — estar sin aliento
second I, 1., 1)
4) * (=talk)

that's all a lot of wind — todo eso son chorradas *

5) (Mus)

the wind(s) — los instrumentos mpl de viento

2.

VT

to wind sb — (with punch etc) dejar a algn sin aliento

to wind a baby — hacer eructar a un niño

to be winded by a ball — quedar sin aliento por el golpe de un balón

to be winded after a race — quedar sin aliento después de una carrera

3.

CPD

wind chimes NPL — móvil m de campanillas

wind cone N — = windsock

wind energy N — = wind power

wind farm N — parque m eólico

wind instrument N — instrumento m de viento

wind machine N — máquina f de viento

wind power N — energía f eólica or del viento

wind tunnel N — túnel m aerodinámico or de pruebas aerodinámicas

wind turbine N — aerogenerador m

II [waɪnd] (pt, pp wound) [ˌwaʊnd]
1. VT

1) (=roll, coil) [+ rope, wire] enrollar

the rope wound itself round a branch — la cuerda se enrolló en or alrededor de una rama

with a rope wound tightly round his waist — con una cuerda que le ceñía estrechamente la cintura

to wind wool into a ball — ovillar lana, hacer un ovillo de lana

wind this round your head — envuélvete la cabeza con esto, líate esto a la cabeza

to wind one's arms round sb — rodear a algn con los brazos, abrazar a algn estrechamente

2) (also: wind up) [+ clock, watch, toy] dar cuerda a; [+ key, handle] dar vueltas a

3) (=twist)

the road winds its way through the valley — la carretera serpentea por el valle

2.

VI (=snake) serpentear

the road winds up the valley — el camino serpentea por el valle

the car wound slowly up the hill — el coche subió lentamente la sinuosa colina

3. N

1) (=bend) curva f, recodo m

2)

to give one's watch a wind — dar cuerda al reloj

give the handle another wind — dale otra vuelta a la manivela

- wind back

- wind down

- wind forward

- wind in

- wind on

- wind up

* * *
[wɪnd]
I

noun

1) c u ( Meteo) viento m

to run before the wind — ( Naut) ir* con el viento en popa or a favor

a wind of change was blowing — soplaban vientos nuevos

in the wind: a change is in the wind se viene un cambio; like the wind como un bólido (fam); to get the wind up (BrE colloq) asustarse, pegarse* un susto (fam); to get wind of something enterarse de algo, olerse* algo (fam); to know/find out which way o how the wind is blowing saber*/averiguar* por dónde van los tiros (fam); to put the wind up somebody (BrE colloq) asustar a algn, meterle miedo a algn (fam); to sail close to the wind: be careful what you say, you're sailing very close to the wind cuidado con lo que dices, te estás por pasar de la raya; to scatter something to the four winds desperdigar* algo; to take the wind out of somebody's sails desinflar a algn; to throw caution to the wind(s) echar la precaución por la borda, abandonar toda precaución; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good no hay mal que por bien no venga; (before n) wind power energía f eólica; wind tunnel (Auto, Aviat) túnel m aerodinámico; wind turbine — turbina f eólica

2) u ( in bowels) gases mpl, ventosidad f

to have wind — tener* gases

to break wind — eliminar gases (euf), tirarse un pedo (fam)

3) u ( breath) aliento m, resuello m

to get one's second wind — recobrar las energías

4) u ( Mus) instrumentos mpl de viento; (before n)

wind instrument — instrumento m de viento

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2) [wɪnd]

a) \<\<exertion\>\> dejar sin aliento or resuello; \<\<blow\>\> cortarle la respiración a

b) \<\<baby\>\> sacarle* el aire (fam)

Sense II

3) [waɪnd] (past & past p wound [waʊnd])

( coil) \<\<yarn/wool\>\> ovillar, devanar

the bandage had been wound too tightly — tenía la venda muy apretada

to wind something AROUND o (esp BrE) ROUND something — enroscar* or enrollar algo alrededor de algo

to wind something ON(TO) something — enroscar* or enrollar algo en algo

to wind something into a ball — hacer* un ovillo con algo

the fisherman wound in the line — el pescador fue cobrando sedal

to wind the film on — (hacer*) correr la película

to wind the tape back — rebobinar la cinta

4)

a) ( turn) \<\<handle\>\> hacer* girar, darle* vueltas a; \<\<clock/watch\>\> darle* cuerda a

b) (hoist, pull) levantar

2.

vi [waɪnd] (past & past p wound [waʊnd])

a) \<\<river/road\>\> serpentear

b) winding pres p <river/road> sinuoso, serpenteante

the winding streets — el laberinto de calles

Phrasal Verbs:

- wind down

- wind up

English-spanish dictionary > wind
13 bottom

'botəm
noun

1) (the lowest part of anything: the bottom of the sea.) fondo

2) (the part of the body on which a person sits.) trasero, culo

•

- bottomless
- be at the bottom of
- get to the bottom of

bottom¹ adj de abajo / de más bajo

the bottom shelf el estante de abajo

bottom² n

1. fondo

at the bottom of the sea en el fondo del mar

2. pie

at the bottom of the page al pie de la página

3. parte de abajo / parte inferior

the price is written on the bottom of the box el precio está marcado en la parte de abajo de la caja

4. trasero / culo

she kicked him in the bottom le dio una patada en el culo

5. último

they're at the bottom of the table son los últimos de la clasificación

bottom

tr['bɒtəm]

noun

1 (of sea, box, garden, street, etc) fondo; (of bottle) culo; (of hill, steps, page) pie nombre masculino; (of ship) quilla

2 (of dress) bajo; (of trousers) bajos nombre masculino plural

3 (buttocks) trasero, culo

4 (last) último,-a

■ he's bottom of the class es el último de la clase

5 (underneath) parte nombre femenino inferior, parte nombre femenino de abajo

adjective

1 (position) de abajo

■ the bottom shelf el estante de abajo

2 (number, result) más bajo,-a

■ the bottom score la puntuación más baja

transitive verb

1 (chair) poner fondo a

2 (ship) hacer tocar fondo

intransitive verb

1 (ship) tocar fondo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at bottom en el fondo

■ at bottom he's not so bad en el fondo no es tan malo

bottoms up! ¡salud!

to be at the bottom of something figurative use estar detrás de algo, ser la causa de algo

to bet one's bottom dollar apostar hasta el último céntimo

to get to the bottom of something figurative use llegar al fondo de algo

to go to the bottom (sink) hundirse, irse al pique

to knock the bottom out of something figurative use echar por tierra algo

bottom drawer ajuar nombre masculino

bottom gear SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL primera marcha

bottom line (in accounts) balance nombre masculino 2 (result) resultado final

■ that's the bottom line! ¡esto es lo que hay!, ¡esto es así!

■ the bottom line is that... en resumidas cuentas...

bottom ['bɑt̬əm] adj

: más bajo, inferior, de abajo

bottom n

1) : fondo m (de una caja, de una taza, del mar), pie m (de una escalera, una página, una montaña), asiento m (de una silla), parte f de abajo (de una pila)

2) cause: origen m, causa f

to get to the bottom of: llegar al fondo de

3) buttocks: trasero m, nalgas fpl

bottom (Portion, etc.)

n.

• parte inferior s.m.

adj.

• más bajo adj.

• zaguero, -a adj.

n.

• asiento s.m.

• cola s.f.

• culo s.m.

• fondo s.m.

• hondo s.m.

• hondón s.m.

• inferior s.m.

• lecho s.m.

• suelo s.m.

• trasero s.m.

I 'bɑːtəm, 'bɒtəm
noun

1)

a) (of box, bottle, drawer) fondo m; (of hill, stairs) pie m; ( of page) final m, pie m; ( of pile) parte f de abajo

at the bottom of the list — al final de la lista

bottoms up! — (colloq) al centro y pa'dentro! (fam)

I wonder what's/who's at the bottom of it all — me pregunto qué es lo que hay/quién está detrás de todo esto

from the bottom of one's heart — de todo corazón

to get to the bottom of something — llegar* al fondo de algo

b) ( underneath - of box) parte f de abajo; (- of ship) fondo m

the bottom has fallen out of the market — los precios han caído en picada or picado

to knock the bottom out of something — echar por tierra algo

c) ( of bed) pies mpl; ( of garden) fondo m; ( of road) final m

d) (of sea, river, lake) fondo m

to hit o touch bottom — tocar* fondo

2) ( of hierarchy)

he is at the bottom of the class — es el último de la clase

the team is at the bottom of the league — el equipo está a la cola de la liga

she started out at the bottom — empezó desde abajo

3)

a) ( of person) trasero m (fam), traste m (CS fam); smooth I 1) a)

b) (of pyjamas, tracksuit) (often pl) pantalón m, pantalones mpl; ( of bikini) parte f de abajo

4) bottoms pl ( river valley) (AmE) valle m, vega f

5) ( in baseball) parte f baja, segunda f

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- bottom out

II

adjective (before n) <shelf/layer> de más abajo; < grade> más bajo; <part/edge/lip> inferior, de abajo

the bottom left-hand corner — el ángulo inferior izquierdo

['bɒtǝm]
1. N

1) [of box, cup, sea, river, garden] fondo m ; [of stairs, page, mountain, tree] pie m ; [of list, class] último(-a) m / f ; [of foot] planta f ; [of shoe] suela f ; [of chair] asiento m ; [of ship] quilla f, casco m

• at the bottom (of) — [+ page, hill, ladder] al pie (de); [+ road] al fondo (de)

• the bottom has fallen out of the market — el mercado se ha venido abajo

the bottom fell or dropped out of his world — se le vino el mundo abajo

• to knock the bottom out of — desfondar

• on the bottom (of) — (=underside) [+ box, case etc] en la parte inferior (de), en el fondo (de); [+ shoe] en la suela (de); [+ sea, lake etc] en el fondo (de)

• to go to the bottom — (Naut) irse a pique

to send a ship to the bottom — hundir un buque

• to touch bottom — (lit) tocar fondo; (fig) tocar fondo, llegar al punto más bajo

• bottoms up! * — ¡salud!
false 1., 4)
2) (=buttocks) trasero m

3) (fig) (=deepest part)

• at bottom — en el fondo

he's at the bottom of it — él está detrás de esto

- get to the bottom of sth

- from the bottom of my heart

4) (also: bottoms) [of tracksuit, pyjamas] pantalón m, parte f de abajo; [of bikini] braga f, parte f de abajo

2.

ADJ (=lowest) más bajo; (=last) último; dollar

3.

CPD

bottom drawer N — ajuar m

bottom floor N — planta f baja

bottom gear N — (Aut) primera f (marcha)

bottom half N — parte f de abajo, mitad f inferior

bottom line N — (=minimum) mínimo m aceptable; (=essential point) lo fundamental

the bottom line is he has to go — a fin de cuentas tenemos que despedirlo

bottom price N — precio m más bajo

bottom step N — primer peldaño m

bottom team N — colista m

bottom feeder * N — (=person) aprovechador(a) m / f

- bottom out

* * *

I ['bɑːtəm, 'bɒtəm]
noun

1)

a) (of box, bottle, drawer) fondo m; (of hill, stairs) pie m; ( of page) final m, pie m; ( of pile) parte f de abajo

at the bottom of the list — al final de la lista

bottoms up! — (colloq) al centro y pa'dentro! (fam)

I wonder what's/who's at the bottom of it all — me pregunto qué es lo que hay/quién está detrás de todo esto

from the bottom of one's heart — de todo corazón

to get to the bottom of something — llegar* al fondo de algo

b) ( underneath - of box) parte f de abajo; (- of ship) fondo m

the bottom has fallen out of the market — los precios han caído en picada or picado

to knock the bottom out of something — echar por tierra algo

c) ( of bed) pies mpl; ( of garden) fondo m; ( of road) final m

d) (of sea, river, lake) fondo m

to hit o touch bottom — tocar* fondo

2) ( of hierarchy)

he is at the bottom of the class — es el último de la clase

the team is at the bottom of the league — el equipo está a la cola de la liga

she started out at the bottom — empezó desde abajo

3)

a) ( of person) trasero m (fam), traste m (CS fam); smooth I 1) a)

b) (of pyjamas, tracksuit) (often pl) pantalón m, pantalones mpl; ( of bikini) parte f de abajo

4) bottoms pl ( river valley) (AmE) valle m, vega f

5) ( in baseball) parte f baja, segunda f

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- bottom out

II

adjective (before n) <shelf/layer> de más abajo; < grade> más bajo; <part/edge/lip> inferior, de abajo

the bottom left-hand corner — el ángulo inferior izquierdo

English-spanish dictionary > bottom
14 ♦ below

♦ below /bɪˈləʊ/
A avv.

1 sotto; di sotto; sottostante (agg.): Write your name here below, scrivi il tuo nome qui sotto; the floor below, il piano di sotto; il piano inferiore (o sottostante); in the valley below, nella valle sottostante

2 al piano inferiore (o di sotto): the flat below, l'appartamento al piano inferiore

3 a valle

4 ( in un testo) sotto; più avanti: See below, vedi sotto; vedi più avanti; See p. 45 below, vedi sotto a p. 45; the table below left, la tabella in basso a sinistra

5 (naut.) sottocoperta: to go below, scendere sottocoperta

6 (fam.) sotto (zero): 10В° below, 10В° sotto (zero)

7 (lett.) (qui) sulla terra; quaggiù

B prep.

1 sotto; sotto a: the caption below the picture, la didascalia sotto la figura; a skirt below the knee, una gonna sotto il ginocchio; below ( the) sea level, sotto il livello del mare; (naut.) below deck, sottocoperta; The ship disappeared below the horizon, la nave scomparve all'orizzonte

2 a valle di; più in basso di: a few miles below the village, poche miglia a valle del villaggio

3 inferiore a; al di sotto di; sotto: a figure below 500, una cifra inferiore a 500; children below (the age of) ten, i bambini sotto i dieci anni; below average, sotto la media; temperatures below zero, le temperature sotto lo zero

4 inferiore (rispetto) a; subordinato a; sotto a: He is below me in rank, egli è inferiore di grado rispetto a me; a major is below a colonel, il grado di maggiore è inferiore a quello di colonnello; those below me, i miei subordinati; i miei sottoposti

5 indegno di

● below the belt ► belt □ (econ., fin.) below-the-line, ( di capitolo d'entrata o di spesa del bilancio) straordinario □ below freezing, sotto (lo) zero □ below (the) ground, sottoterra □ (market.) below (market) price, al di sotto del prezzo di mercato; sottoprezzo □ ( Borsa, fin.) below the market, ordine di acquisto o di vendita di un titolo al di sotto del prezzo di mercato □ ( Borsa, fin.) below par, sotto la pari □ (antiq. GB) below stairs, nei quartieri della servitù ( posti nel seminterrato); tra la servitù.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ below
15 lower

I ['ləʊə(r)]
aggettivo [level, part, price] inferiore

in the lower back — in fondo alla schiena
II 1. ['ləʊə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (bring down) abbassare [barrier, rifle]; calare [ curtain]; ammainare [ flag]; abbassare [ ceiling]

to lower sb., sth. — calare qcn., qcs. ( into in; onto su)

2) (reduce) abbassare [light, volume, age limit, standards]; abbassare, diminuire [temperature, prices]; indebolire [ resistance]

to lower one's voice — abbassare la voce

to lower one's guard — fig. abbassare la guardia

3) (abolish) abolire [ trade barrier]

4) mar. ammainare [ sail]; calare [ lifeboat]
2.
verbo riflessivo to lower oneself

1) (demean oneself) sminuirsi

2) (sit carefully)

to lower oneself into — entrare lentamente in [ bath]; sedersi con cautela su [ chair]
III ['laʊə(r)]
verbo intransitivo lett. (frown) assumere un'aria minacciosa (at verso)

* * *

verb

1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) abbassare

2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) abbassare

* * *
lower (1) /ˈləʊə(r)/
(compar. di low)

A a.

1 inferiore; più basso

2 a valle: the lower ski, lo sci a valle

B avv.

più basso; più in basso

● (tipogr.) lower case, (sost.) carattere minuscolo; (agg.) minuscolo □ lower class, ceto basso, classe operaia □ lower-class, del ceto basso, operaio □ (naut.) lower deck, sottocoperta; (fam.) l'equipaggio □ (stor.) the Lower Empire, il Basso Impero □ (polit.) the Lower House, la Camera Bassa □ ( calcio) the lower league, la serie cadetta; i cadetti (collett.) □ (naut.) lower mast, tronco di mezzana □ the lower middle class, la piccola borghesia □ lower middle-class, piccolo borghese □ the lower regions, gli inferi □ (naut.) lower sails, vele maggiori □ lower school, corso inferiore ( di una scuola secondaria) □ (naut.) lower studding sail, scopamare; coltellaccio di basso parrocchetto □ the lower world, la terra; ( anche) gli inferi □ (naut.) lower yard, pennone basso; pennone maggiore.
lower (2) /ˈlaʊə(r)/
► lour.
♦ (to) lower (1) /ˈləʊə(r)/
A v. t.

1 abbassare; ammainare; calare; diminuire; ridurre: to lower a wall, abbassare un muro; to lower the flag, ammainare la bandiera; to lower one's voice, abbassare la voce; to lower a load, calare un carico; to lower expenses, diminuire le spese; (naut.) to lower a lifeboat, calare una lancia di salvataggio; to lower prices [customs duties], ridurre i prezzi [i dazi doganali]

2 debilitare; indebolire: to lower sb. 's resistance, indebolire la resistenza di q.

3 avvilire; deprimere; umiliare: to lower sb. 's pride, umiliare l'orgoglio di q.

4 (naut.) ammainare ( vele, pennoni, ecc.); filare ( cavi, ecc.)

B v. i.

1 abbassarsi; calare; diminuire; ridursi: Our debentures are lowering in value, le nostre obbligazioni diminuiscono di valore; His voice lowered to an imperceptible murmur, la voce gli si è abbassata in un mormorio impercettibile

2 ( anche to lower oneself) abbassarsi; umiliarsi

3 (naut.) ammainare una vela (o le vele)

4 (naut.) calare un'imbarcazione

● ( boxe) to lower one's guard, abbassare la guardia □ ( sport) to lower a record, abbassare un record; battere un primato □ (fam.) to lower a sandwich, buttar giù (o mangiare) un panino imbottito.
(to) lower (2) /ˈlaʊə(r)/
► to lour.

* * *
I ['ləʊə(r)]
aggettivo [level, part, price] inferiore

in the lower back — in fondo alla schiena
II 1. ['ləʊə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (bring down) abbassare [barrier, rifle]; calare [ curtain]; ammainare [ flag]; abbassare [ ceiling]

to lower sb., sth. — calare qcn., qcs. ( into in; onto su)

2) (reduce) abbassare [light, volume, age limit, standards]; abbassare, diminuire [temperature, prices]; indebolire [ resistance]

to lower one's voice — abbassare la voce

to lower one's guard — fig. abbassare la guardia

3) (abolish) abolire [ trade barrier]

4) mar. ammainare [ sail]; calare [ lifeboat]
2.
verbo riflessivo to lower oneself

1) (demean oneself) sminuirsi

2) (sit carefully)

to lower oneself into — entrare lentamente in [ bath]; sedersi con cautela su [ chair]
III ['laʊə(r)]
verbo intransitivo lett. (frown) assumere un'aria minacciosa (at verso)

English-Italian dictionary > lower
16 pull

I [pʊl]
nome

1) (tug) strattone m., tiro m.

2) (attraction) forza f.; fig. forza f. di attrazione, attrattiva f.

gravitational pull — forza gravitazionale

3) colloq. (influence) influenza f. ( over, with su)

4) colloq. (swig) sorso m., sorsata f.

5) colloq. (on cigarette etc.) tiro m., boccata f.

6) sport (in rowing) colpo m. di remo; (in golf) tiro m. con effetto, effettato

7) (snag) (in sweater) maglia f. tirata

8) (prolonged effort)

it was a hard pull to the summit — è stata una bella tirata arrivare in cima
II 1. [pʊl]
verbo transitivo

1) (tug) tirare [chain, curtain, hair, tail, rope]

to pull the door open — aprire la porta (tirando)

to pull a sweater over one's head — (put on) infilare un maglione (dalla testa); (take off) sfilarsi un maglione (dalla testa)

2) (tug, move) (towards oneself) tirare ( towards verso); (by dragging) trascinare ( along lungo); (to show sth.) tirare (per il braccio) [ person]

3) (draw) [ vehicle] trainare [ caravan]; [horse, person] tirare [cart, sled]

4) (remove, extract) estrarre [ tooth]

to pull sth. off — [child, cat] tirare qcs. giù da [shelf, table]

he pulled her attacker off her — la liberò dall'aggressore

to pull sth. out of — tirare qcs. fuori da [pocket, drawer]

to pull sb. out of — estrarre o tirare fuori qcn. da [ wreckage]; ripescare qcn. da [ river]

5) colloq. (brandish) tirare fuori, estrarre [gun, knife]

to pull a gun on sb. — puntare un'arma contro qcn

6) (operate) premere [ trigger]; tirare [ lever]

7) med. (strain) strapparsi [ muscle]

8) (steer, guide)

to pull a boat into the bank — portare una barca a riva

9) sport [golfer, batsman] tirare con effetto [ ball]

10) BE colloq. (pour) spillare [ beer]

11) colloq. (attract) attirare, richiamare [audience, girls]

12) (make)

to pull a face — fare una smorfia
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (tug) tirare (at, on su)

to pull at sb.'s sleeve — tirare qcn. per la manica

2) (resist restraint) [dog, horse] tirare (at, on su)

3) (move)

to pull ahead of sb. — [athlete, rally driver] staccare qcn.; [ company] distanziare [ competitor]

4) (smoke)

to pull at — dare un tiro a [ cigarette]

5) sport [ golfer] fare un tiro con effetto; [ batsman] spingere

6) (row) remare

•

- pull along

- pull apart

- pull away

- pull back

- pull down

- pull in

- pull off

- pull out

- pull over

- pull through

- pull together

- pull up

••

pull the other one (it's got bells on)! — colloq. chi credi di prendere in giro!

* * *
[pul] 1. verb
1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) tirare; togliere

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) tirare (una boccata)

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remare

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) dirigersi
2. noun
1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) tirata, tiro

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) attrazione

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influenza

•

- pull apart / to pieces
- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg
* * *
pull /pʊl/
n.

1 tirata ( anche fig.); tiro; strappo; strattone: I gave a pull at the rope, diedi uno strattone alla corda; It was a long pull from the valley up here, è stata una bella tirata dalla valle fin quassù

2 tirata di fumo ( di pipa, di sigaro, ecc.)

3 tirata di briglia ( data al cavallo)

4 (naut.) colpo di remo; remata; vogata

5 [u] (fis.) sforzo di trazione: drawbar pull, sforzo di trazione alla barra

6 (tipogr.) prima bozza

7 sorso; sorsata: He took a long pull at his tankard of beer, bevve una lunga sorsata dal suo boccale di birra

8 [u] (mecc.) capacità di traino

9 [u] (fig.) autorità; ascendente; influsso; influenza; peso, entratura (fig.): That cardinal has a strong pull with the Pope, quel cardinale ha molta influenza presso il Papa

10 [u] forza d'attrazione (per es., della luna sulla terra); (fig.) attrazione pubblicitaria; capacità di attrarre il pubblico; fascino; richiamo: (market.) pull strategy, strategia dell'attrazione; an actor [a play] with great box-office pull, un attore che richiama molto pubblico [un dramma di cassetta]

11 tirante; cordone: bell pull, cordone di campanello

12 maniglia ( di cassetto)

13 (med.) stiramento ( muscolare)

14 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) strattone ( fallo)

15 (equit.) tirata di redini

16 ( lotta) strappo

17 ( nuoto) trazione ( delle braccia)

● ( baseball) pull hitting, battuta a sorpresa □ ( slang) to be on the pull, essere in caccia; cercare di rimorchiare (ragazzi o ragazze).
♦ (to) pull /pʊl/
A v. t.

1 tirare; trarre; trascinare; tirare a sé; strattonare: Don't pull my hair, non tirarmi i capelli; to pull the trigger, tirare il grilletto; (ferr.) to pull the cord, tirare l'allarme; to pull a heavy weight, trascinare un grosso peso; ( sport) to pull an opponent's shirt, strattonare un avversario per la maglia

2 estrarre; tirare fuori; cavare; togliere: I had two teeth pulled, mi sono fatto togliere due denti; He pulled a gun on me, ha tirato fuori una pistola e me l'ha puntata contro

3 cogliere; strappare

4 spennare ( un pollo, ecc.)

5 attirare ( la clientela, spettatori, ecc.); assicurarsi (l'appoggio di q.); ottenere ( consensi, voti, ecc.): to pull a crowd, attirare folle di spettatori

6 spillare ( birra)

7 (tipogr.) tirare; stampare: to pull a copy [a proof], tirare una copia [una bozza]

8 mettersi ( un abito); indossare

9 (fam., spec. USA) fare, commettere ( un reato, ecc.): to pull a robbery, fare una rapina; to pull a job, fare un colpo (in banca, ecc.)

10 ( slang) arrestare

11 (naut.) spingere coi remi ( una barca)

12 ( sport: ipp.) frenare, trattenere ( un cavallo; spec. per non fargli vincere una corsa)

13 ( boxe) trattenere: to pull one's blows, trattenere i colpi ( a favore dell'avversario)

14 ( sport) trainare ( rimorchi) con apposite motrici

15 ( ciclismo, ecc.) raggiungere, prendere ( un uomo in fuga)

16 (fig. fam.) rimorchiare (una ragazza, un ragazzo)

B v. i.

1 tirare; dare strappi (o strattoni)

2 lasciarsi tirare; muoversi; spostarsi, aprirsi ( quando si tira): This drawer won't pull out, questo cassetto non vuole aprirsi

3 tirare una boccata di fumo ( da una sigaretta, ecc.)

4 bere un gran sorso ( di birra, vino, ecc.)

5 ( del cavallo) tirare il morso

6 (naut.) remare; vogare

7 ( lotta) effettuare uno strappo

8 (fig. fam.) rimorchiare

● ( USA) to pull camp, levare il campo (o le tende) □ to pull clear, sgombrare; togliersi di mezzo; ( sport: autom.) portarsi a bordo pista ( dopo un guasto, ecc.); ( ciclismo, ecc.) andare in fuga; staccare tutti □ to pull a face, fare la faccia lunga; fare una boccaccia (o una smorfia) □ to pull faces, far boccacce; fare smorfie □ to pull a fast one on sb., giocare un brutto tiro a q.; mettere q. nel sacco (fig.) □ (fig. fam.) to pull sb. 's leg, prendere in giro q.; prendere q. per i fondelli (fam.) □ (med.) to pull a muscle, farsi uno strappo muscolare □ (naut.) to pull oars, remare; vogare; avere un certo numero di vogatori □ (pop. USA) to pull the plug on sb. [st.], farla finita con q. [qc.] □ to pull one's punches, ( boxe) non affondare, trattenere i colpi; (fig.) risparmiare colpi, non infierire □ ( slang USA) to pull rank, far pesare la propria autorità; farla cascare dall'alto (fig.) □ to pull a sad face, fare la faccia triste; assumere un'aria rattristata □ ( di veicolo, dei freni, ecc.) to pull to one side, tirare da una parte; tendere ad andare da un lato □ to pull to pieces, fare a pezzi, rompere, spezzare; (fig.) criticare aspramente, stroncare □ to pull one's weight, mettercela tutta; fare la propria parte ( di lavoro) □ (fig.) to pull strings for sb., usare la propria influenza a favore di q. □ (fig.) to pull the strings, tirare le fila; manovrare □ ( slang USA) to pull a stunt, fare un numero (fig.); avere un'alzata d'ingegno □ (med.) pulled muscle, strappo muscolare.

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I [pʊl]
nome

1) (tug) strattone m., tiro m.

2) (attraction) forza f.; fig. forza f. di attrazione, attrattiva f.

gravitational pull — forza gravitazionale

3) colloq. (influence) influenza f. ( over, with su)

4) colloq. (swig) sorso m., sorsata f.

5) colloq. (on cigarette etc.) tiro m., boccata f.

6) sport (in rowing) colpo m. di remo; (in golf) tiro m. con effetto, effettato

7) (snag) (in sweater) maglia f. tirata

8) (prolonged effort)

it was a hard pull to the summit — è stata una bella tirata arrivare in cima
II 1. [pʊl]
verbo transitivo

1) (tug) tirare [chain, curtain, hair, tail, rope]

to pull the door open — aprire la porta (tirando)

to pull a sweater over one's head — (put on) infilare un maglione (dalla testa); (take off) sfilarsi un maglione (dalla testa)

2) (tug, move) (towards oneself) tirare ( towards verso); (by dragging) trascinare ( along lungo); (to show sth.) tirare (per il braccio) [ person]

3) (draw) [ vehicle] trainare [ caravan]; [horse, person] tirare [cart, sled]

4) (remove, extract) estrarre [ tooth]

to pull sth. off — [child, cat] tirare qcs. giù da [shelf, table]

he pulled her attacker off her — la liberò dall'aggressore

to pull sth. out of — tirare qcs. fuori da [pocket, drawer]

to pull sb. out of — estrarre o tirare fuori qcn. da [ wreckage]; ripescare qcn. da [ river]

5) colloq. (brandish) tirare fuori, estrarre [gun, knife]

to pull a gun on sb. — puntare un'arma contro qcn

6) (operate) premere [ trigger]; tirare [ lever]

7) med. (strain) strapparsi [ muscle]

8) (steer, guide)

to pull a boat into the bank — portare una barca a riva

9) sport [golfer, batsman] tirare con effetto [ ball]

10) BE colloq. (pour) spillare [ beer]

11) colloq. (attract) attirare, richiamare [audience, girls]

12) (make)

to pull a face — fare una smorfia
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (tug) tirare (at, on su)

to pull at sb.'s sleeve — tirare qcn. per la manica

2) (resist restraint) [dog, horse] tirare (at, on su)

3) (move)

to pull ahead of sb. — [athlete, rally driver] staccare qcn.; [ company] distanziare [ competitor]

4) (smoke)

to pull at — dare un tiro a [ cigarette]

5) sport [ golfer] fare un tiro con effetto; [ batsman] spingere

6) (row) remare

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- pull along

- pull apart

- pull away

- pull back

- pull down

- pull in

- pull off

- pull out

- pull over

- pull through

- pull together

- pull up

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pull the other one (it's got bells on)! — colloq. chi credi di prendere in giro!

English-Italian dictionary > pull
17 clear

kliə
1. adjective
1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) transparente

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) despejado

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) claro, nítido

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) despejado

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) tranquilo

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) claro

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) despejado, libre (de)

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) libre (de)

2. verb
1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) quitar; despejar; aclarar

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) absolver

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) despejarse

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) salvar

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- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear

clear¹ adj

1. claro / evidente

it is clear that something is wrong es evidente que algo está mal

you must never do that again, is that clear? no debes volver a hacer eso, ¿queda claro?

2. claro

a clear voice una voz clara

3. transparente

clear water agua transparente

4. despejado

the sky is clear el cielo está despejado

5.

the road is clear, now you can cross no viene ningún coche, ya puedes cruzar

clear² vb quitar / recoger / despejar

clear the table, please recoge la mesa, por favor

clear

tr[klɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (glass, plastic, liquid) transparente; (sky, day, etc) despejado,-a; (skin, complexion) bueno,-a

■ you can see the Pyrenees on a clear day cuando el día es claro, se ven los Pirineos

2 (not blocked - road, desk) despejado,-a; (free - time) libre

■ the roads are clear today las carreteras están despejadas hoy

■ we had a clear view of the stage pudimos ver muy bien el escenario

3 (picture, outline) nítido,-a

4 (voice, sound, speaker) claro,-a

■ in a clear voice con voz clara

5 (understandable - explanation, instruction, ideas) claro,-a

■ is that clear? ¿está claro?, ¿queda claro?

■ she made it quite clear that we were not to leave the house dejó bien claro que no podíamos salir de la casa

6 (not confused - thinking, mind) lúcido,-a, claro,-a

■ I need to keep a clear head necesito estar despejado

7 (obvious, evident) claro,-a, patente; (certain) claro,-a

■ it's a clear case of bribery es un caso claro de soborno

■ it's quite clear what has happened está muy claro lo que ha pasado

■ she's not clear about what she wants to do no tiene muy claro lo que quiere hacer

8 (complete - day) entero,-a; (- profit) neto,-a; (- majority) amplio,-a

■ he earns a clear £250 a week saca £250 netas por semana

adverb

1 (clearly - speak) claramente; (hear) perfectamente, bien

2 (not touching) a distancia

■ he jumped well clear of the bar saltó muy por encima de la barra

■ she parked clear of the kerb aparcó a bastante distancia del bordillo

transitive verb

1 (table) quitar; (floor, road) despejar; (pipe, drain) desatascar; (building, room - of people) desalojar, despejar, desocupar; (house, room - of furniture) vaciar

■ they cleared the pavement of snow limpiaron la acera de nieve

■ this will clear your nose esto te despejará la nariz

■ I like to clear my desk before I leave me gusta acabar todo el trabajo antes de marcharme

■ the rain has really cleared the air la lluvia ha limpiado el aire muchísimo

■ can you clear a space for the salad? ¿puedes hacer sitio para la ensalada?

2 (accused person) absolver, descargar, exculpar; (one's name) limpiar

3 (approve - plans) aprobar; (authorize) autorizar, dar el visto bueno a; (plane) dar autorización

■ you'd better clear it with Pat first más vale que se lo preguntes a Pat primero

4 (debt) liquidar, saldar; (earn - money) sacar; (- cheque) conformar, dar por bueno

5 (obstacle) salvar

6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball) despejar

intransitive verb

1 (sky, weather) despejarse; (fog) disiparse; (water) aclararse; (skin) mejorar

2 (cheque) ser compensado,-a

3 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL (screen) borrarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as clear as a bell muy claro

as clear as day más claro que el agua

as clear as mud nada claro

'Keep clear' "Vado permanente"

'Reduced to clear' "Rebajado por liquidación"

'Stand clear' "Apártense"

to be in the clear familiar (from danger) estar fuera de peligro 2 (from suspicion) estar fuera de toda sospecha

to clear customs pasar por la aduana

to clear one's throat aclararse la garganta, carraspear

to clear the air (argument) aclarar las cosas

to clear the way abrir camino

to have a clear conscience tener la conciencia tranquila

to keep/stay/steer clear of something/somebody evitar algo/a alguien, apartarse de algo/alguien

to make oneself clear explicarse

clear soup consomé nombre masculino

clear ['klɪr] vt

1) clarify: aclarar, clarificar (un líquido)

2) : despejar (una superficie), desatascar (un tubo), desmontar (una selva)

to clear the table: levantar la mesa

to clear one's throat: carraspear, aclararse la voz

3) exonerate: absolver, limpiar el nombre de

4) earn: ganar, sacar (una ganancia de)

5) : pasar sin tocar

he cleared the hurdle: saltó por encima de la valla

6)

to clear up resolve: aclarar, resolver, esclarecer

clear vi

1) disperse: irse, despejarse, disiparse

2) : ser compensado (dícese de un cheque)

3)

to clear up : despejar (dícese del tiempo), mejorarse (dícese de una enfermedad)

clear adv

: claro, claramente

clear adj

1) bright: claro, lúcido

2) fair: claro, despejado

3) transparent: transparente, translúcido

4) evident, unmistakable: evidente, claro, obvio

5) certain: seguro

6) unobstructed: despejado, libre

clear n

1)

in the clear : inocente, libre de toda sospecha

2)

in the clear safe: fuera de peligro

clear (Obvious)

adj.

• abierto, -a adj.

• declarado, -a adj.

• distinto, -a adj.

• evidente adj.

• expreso, -a adj.

• manifiesto, -a adj.

• palpable adj.

• visible adj. (Obvious)

n.

• patente s.m.

adj.

• claro, -a adj.

• descampado, -a adj.

• desenfadado, -a adj.

• despejado, -a adj.

• exento, -a adj.

• gráfico, -a adj.

• libre adj.

• limpio, -a adj.

• lúcido, -a adj.

• nítido, -a adj.

• perspicuo, -a adj.

• puro, -a adj.

• raso, -a adj.

• terminante adj. (A field, etc.)

expr.

• limpiar v. (Weather)

n.

• despejarse (el cielo) s.m.

v.

• aclarar v.

• clarificar v.

• descombrar v.

• desembarazar v.

• desobstruir v.

• desocupar v.

• despejar (Informática) v.

• escombrar v.

• franquear v.

• limpiar v.

• redondear v.

klɪr, klɪə(r)
I

adjective -er, -est

1) < sky> despejado, claro; < day> despejado; <liquid/glass> transparente

clear soup — consomé m

to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

2) ( distinct) <outline/picture> nítido, claro; < voice> claro

3)

a) (plain, evident)

it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...

b) <explanation/instructions> claro

is that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

5) ( entire)

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana

6)

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas

II

adverb

1) (beyond, outside)

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

2) ( as intensifier)

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

3)

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

4) ( distinctly) loud II

III
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontar

to clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)

b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar

2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

3) ( free from suspicion)

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

4)

a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno a

you'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom

b) ( Fin) compensar

5)

a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldar

b) ( earn) sacar*

c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidar

reduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación

6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararse

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

b) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse

2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

[klɪǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar clearer) (superl clearest)
1) (=unambiguous) [meaning, explanation] claro

• a clear case of murder — un caso claro de homicidio

• now let's get this clear... — vamos a dejar esto claro...

• to make it clear that... — dejar claro or bien sentado que...

to make o.s. clear — explicarse claramente

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico bien?

• he's a clear thinker — tiene la mente lúcida or despejada

2) (=obvious) [motive, consequence] claro, evidente

it is (absolutely) clear to me that... — no me cabe (la menor) duda de que...

• it became clear that... — empezó a verse claro que...

• it's not clear whether... — no está claro sí...

- as clear as crystal

- as clear as day

- as clear as mud

3) (=certain) [understanding, proof] seguro, cierto

he was perfectly clear that he did not intend to go — dijo claramente or tajantemente que no pensaba ir

are we clear that we want this? — ¿estamos seguros de que queremos esto?

• I'm not very clear about this — no tengo una idea muy clara de esto

• I'm not clear whether... — no tengo claro sí...

4) (=transparent) [water, glass] claro, transparente

a clear soup — una sopa clara

5) [sky, weather] despejado; [air] puro

on a clear day — en un día despejado

6) (=bright) [light, colour] claro

clear blue eyes — ojos azul claro
light I, 1., 1)
7) [photograph, outline] claro, preciso; [complexion] terso

to have a clear head — tener la cabeza despejada

8) (=distinct) [sound, impression, voice] claro

as clear as a bell —

I could hear his voice as clear as a bell — oía su voz como si estuviera a mi lado, oía su voz con toda claridad

9) (=unobstructed) [road, space] libre, despejado

• all clear! — ¡vía libre!, ¡adelante!

• to get a clear look at sb/sth — poder ver algn/algo bien

• to be clear of sth — (=free of) estar libre de algo; (=away from) estar lejos de algo

• we had a clear view — teníamos una buena vista, se veía bien

10) (=untroubled) [conscience] limpio, tranquilo

11) (after deductions)

a clear profit — una ganancia neta

£3 clear profit — una ganancia neta de 3 libras

12)

• a clear majority — una mayoría absoluta

• to win by a clear margin — ganar por un amplio margen

• a clear winner — un ganador absoluto

13) (=complete)

three clear days — tres días enteros

14) (=without commitments) [day, afternoon] libre; [diary] despejado

2. ADV

1) see loud

2) (=completely)

he jumped clear across the river — atravesó el río limpiamente de un salto

you could hear it clear across the valley — se oía claramente desde el otro lado del valle

3) (=free)

• to get clear away — escaparse sin dejar rastro alguno

to get clear of — (=get rid of) deshacerse de

when we get clear of London — (=away from) cuando estemos fuera de Londres

• to keep clear of sb/sth, keep clear of the wall — no te acerques a la pared

I decided to keep clear of him — decidí evitarle

keep clear of my daughter! — ¡no te acerques a mi hija!, ¡mantente alejado de mi hija!

• to stand clear of sth — mantenerse apartado de algo

stand clear of the doors! — ¡apártense de las puertas!

4) (Brit)
(Sport) (=ahead)
to be seven metres/seconds/points clear of sb — estar siete metros/segundos/puntos por delante de algn
steer I, 1., 1)
5) (=net)

he'll get £250 clear — sacará 250 libras netas

6) (esp US)

clear to sth — (=as far as) hasta algo

they went clear to Mexico — llegaron hasta Méjico

3. N

1)

to be in the clear — (=out of debt) estar libre de deudas; (=free of suspicion) quedar fuera de toda sospecha; (=free of danger) estar fuera de peligro

2)

message in clear — mensaje m no cifrado

4. VT

1) (=remove obstacles etc from) [+ place, surface] despejar; [+ road, railway track] dejar libre, despejar; [+ site] desmontar; [+ woodland] despejar, desbrozar; [+ court, hall] desocupar, desalojar (de público etc); [+ pipe] desatascar; [+ postbox] recoger las cartas de

• to clear one's conscience — descargar la conciencia

• to clear one's head — despejar la cabeza

• to clear sth of sth — despejar algo de algo

• to clear a space for sth/sb — hacer sitio para algo/algn

• to clear the table — recoger or quitar la mesa

• to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

• to clear the way for sth — (fig) dejar el camino libre para algo

- clear the air

2) [+ liquid] aclarar, clarificar; (Med) [+ blood] purificar

3) (Sport) [+ ball] despejar

4) (=get over) [+ fence etc] salvar, saltar por encima de; (=get past) [+ rocks etc] pasar sin tocar

the plane just cleared the roof — el avión no tocó el tejado por poco, el avión pasó casi rozando el tejado

to clear two metres — [jumper] saltar dos metros

this part has to clear that by at least one centimetre — entre esta pieza y aquella tiene que haber un espacio de un centímetro al menos

5) (=declare innocent etc) [+ person] absolver, probar la inocencia de

he was cleared of murder — fue absuelto de asesinato

to clear o.s. of a charge — probar su inocencia de una acusación

6) (=authorize)

you will have to be cleared by Security — será preciso que le acredite la Seguridad

the plan will have to be cleared with the director — el plan tendrá que ser aprobado por el director

7)

to clear a cheque — (=accept) aceptar or dar el visto bueno a un cheque; (=double check) compensar un cheque

8) (Comm etc) [+ debt] liquidar, saldar; [+ profit] sacar (una ganancia de); [+ goods etc] liquidar

he cleared £50 on the deal — sacó 50 libras del negocio

he clears £250 a week — se saca 250 libras a la semana

we have just about cleared our costs — nos ha llegado justo para cubrir los gastos

half-price to clear — liquidación a mitad de precio

9) (Comput) despejar

5. VI

1) (=improve) [weather] (also: clear up) despejarse; [sky] despejarse; [fog] disiparse

2) [liquid] aclararse, clarificarse

3) [cheque] ser compensado

4) (Sport) despejar

6.

CPD

clear round N — (Showjumping) ronda f sin penalizaciones

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

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[klɪr, klɪə(r)]
I

adjective -er, -est

1) < sky> despejado, claro; < day> despejado; <liquid/glass> transparente

clear soup — consomé m

to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

2) ( distinct) <outline/picture> nítido, claro; < voice> claro

3)

a) (plain, evident)

it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...

b) <explanation/instructions> claro

is that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

5) ( entire)

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana

6)

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas

II

adverb

1) (beyond, outside)

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

2) ( as intensifier)

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

3)

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

4) ( distinctly) loud II

III
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontar

to clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)

b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar

2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

3) ( free from suspicion)

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

4)

a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno a

you'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom

b) ( Fin) compensar

5)

a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldar

b) ( earn) sacar*

c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidar

reduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación

6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararse

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

b) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse

2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

English-spanish dictionary > clear
18 flow

fləu
1. verb
1) (to move along in the way that water does: The river flowed into the sea.) fluir

2) ((of the tide) to rise: The boat left the harbour when the tide began to flow.) subir

2. noun
(the act of flowing: a flow of blood; the flow of traffic.) corriente, flujo, circulación

- flow chart

flow vb fluir / circular / correr / discurrir

the river flows through a beautiful valley el río discurre por un bello valle

blood flows through our veins la sangre circula por las venas

flow

tr[fləʊ]

noun

1 (gen) flujo

2 (of river) corriente nombre femenino

3 (of traffic) circulación nombre femenino

4 (of words) torrente nombre masculino

5 (of people, goods) afluencia

6 (of capital) movimiento

7 (of tide) flujo

intransitive verb

1 (move freely - liquid, river, blood) fluir, discurrir, correr

■ blood flows through our veins la sangre fluye por las venas

2 (pour out - blood) manar; (- tears) correr

■ blood flowed from the wound la sangre manaba de la herida

3 (tide) subir

4 (traffic) circular; (electricity) fluir

5 (speech, writing, thoughts) fluir

6 (hair, clothes) ondear

7 (be available, abound) abundar ( with, -)

■ the drink was really flowing abundaba la bebida

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in full flow estar en pleno discurso

flow chart organigrama nombre masculino, diagrama nombre masculino de flujo

flow ['flo:] vi

1) course: fluir, manar, correr

2) circulate: circular, correr

traffic is flowing smoothly: el tránsito está circulando con fluidez

flow n

1) flowing: flujo m, circulación f

2) stream: corriente f, chorro m

flow

n.

• caudal (Líquido) (•Física•) s.m.

• chorro s.m.

• corriente s.m.

• curso s.m.

• flujo s.m.

• torrente s.m.

v.

• afluir v.

• correr v.

• derramarse v.

• desaguar v.

• descorrer v.

• desembocar v.

• dimanar v.

• discurrir v.

• fluir v.

• manar v.

• verter v.

I fləʊ
intransitive verb

1)

a) \<\<liquid/electric current\>\> fluir*; \<\<tide\>\> subir, crecer*; \<\<blood\>\> correr; ( from wound) manar, salir*

the Seine flows through Paris — el Sena pasa por or atraviesa París

the river flows into the sea — el río desemboca or desagua en el mar

tears flowed down her cheeks — las lágrimas le corrían por las mejillas

b) (run smoothly, continuously) \<\<traffic\>\> circular con fluidez; \<\<music/words\>\> fluir*

2) ( be plentiful) correr como agua

a land flowing with milk and honey — ( Bib) una tierra que mana (en) leche y miel

II

noun

1) u

a) (of liquid, current) flujo m, circulación f

b) (of traffic, information) circulación f; (of capital, money) movimiento m

he was interrupted in full flow — lo interrumpieron en pleno discurso

it interrupted her flow of thought — interrumpió el hilo de sus ideas

to go with the flow — colloq) dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente

2) c (stream - of water, lava) corriente f

3) u ( of narrative) fluidez f

[flǝʊ]
1.

N [of river, tide, Elec] corriente f, flujo m ; (=direction) curso m ; [of blood] (from wound) flujo; [of words etc] torrente m

the flow of traffic — la circulación (del tráfico)

to maintain a steady flow — [of people, vehicles] mantener un movimiento constante

- go with the flow

2.

VI [river] fluir, discurrir; [tide] subir, crecer; [blood] (from wound) manar; (through body) circular; [tears] correr; [hair] caer suavemente or con soltura; [words] fluir

tears flowed down her cheeks — le corrían las lágrimas por las mejillas

the river flows through the valley — el río fluye or discurre por el valle

the river flowed over its banks — el río se desbordó

the river flows into the sea — el río desemboca en el mar

water was flowing from the pipe — el agua brotaba de la tubería

traffic is now flowing normally — el tráfico ya circula or fluye or discurre con normalidad

money flowed in — el dinero entraba a raudales

people are flowing in — entra la gente a raudales

to keep the conversation flowing — mantener viva la conversación

the town flowed with wine and food — el pueblo abundaba en vino y comida
ebb
3.

CPD

flow chart, flow diagram N — organigrama m

flow sheet N — (Comput) diagrama m de flujo, ordinograma m ; (Admin) organigrama m

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I [fləʊ]
intransitive verb

1)

a) \<\<liquid/electric current\>\> fluir*; \<\<tide\>\> subir, crecer*; \<\<blood\>\> correr; ( from wound) manar, salir*

the Seine flows through Paris — el Sena pasa por or atraviesa París

the river flows into the sea — el río desemboca or desagua en el mar

tears flowed down her cheeks — las lágrimas le corrían por las mejillas

b) (run smoothly, continuously) \<\<traffic\>\> circular con fluidez; \<\<music/words\>\> fluir*

2) ( be plentiful) correr como agua

a land flowing with milk and honey — ( Bib) una tierra que mana (en) leche y miel

II

noun

1) u

a) (of liquid, current) flujo m, circulación f

b) (of traffic, information) circulación f; (of capital, money) movimiento m

he was interrupted in full flow — lo interrumpieron en pleno discurso

it interrupted her flow of thought — interrumpió el hilo de sus ideas

to go with the flow — colloq) dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente

2) c (stream - of water, lava) corriente f

3) u ( of narrative) fluidez f

English-spanish dictionary > flow
19 twist

twist
1. verb
1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) torcer; dar vueltas; (carretera, camino) serpentear

2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) trenzar, entrelazar; enrollar

3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) torcer, retorcer

2. noun
1) (the act of twisting.) torsión; giro, vuelta

2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) rodajita

3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) torzal; vuelta

4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) giro

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- twisted
- twister

twist¹ n

1. vuelta

a twist in a wire una vuelta en un alambre

2. recodo / curva

a road full of twists and turns una carretera con muchas curvas

to give something a twist hacer girar algo

he gave the lid a twist to open the jar giró la tapa para abrir el bote

twist² vb

1. retorcer

she twisted the pieces of wire together retorció los alambres para unirlos

2. girar

twist the lid to open it gira la tapa para abrirlo

3. torcer

she twisted her ankle se torció el tobillo

4. serpentear

the river twisted through the valley el río serpenteaba por el valle

twist /twis(t)/ sustantivo masculino twist
twist m Mús (baile) twist ' twist' also found in these entries: Spanish: punta - quebrar - recodo - retorcer - retorcerse - tobillo - torcer - torcerse - torzal - brazo - desfigurar - enchuecar - enredar - serpentear - tergiversar English: finger - knickers - twist - twist off - twist round - curl - strain - wrench

twist

tr[twɪst]

noun

1 (in road) recodo, vuelta

2 (action) torsión nombre masculino

3 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL torcedura, esguince nombre masculino

4 (dance) twist nombre masculino

5 (development) giro

6 (of thread) torzal nombre masculino; (of lemon) rodajita

transitive verb

1 (sprain) torcer

■ she's twisted her ankle se ha torcido el tobillo

2 (screw, coil) retorcer

3 (turn, wind) girar, dar vueltas a

4 (interweave) entrelazar, trenzar

5 (pervert) tergiversar, torcer

■ stop twisting my words! ¡no tergiverses mis palabras!

intransitive verb

1 (turn) girarse

2 (wind, coil) enroscarse, enrollarse

3 (road) serpentear

4 (writhe) retorcerse

5 (dance) bailar el twist

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be round the twist familiar estar chalado,-a

to twist somebody round one's little finger hacer con alguien lo que se quiere, meterse a alguien en el bolsillo

to twist somebody's arm torcerle el brazo a alguien

twist ['twɪst] vt

: torcer, retorcer

he twisted my arm: me torció el brazo

twist vi

: retorcerse, enroscarse, serpentear (dícese de un río, un camino, etc.)

twist n

1) bend: vuelta f, recodo m (en el camino, el río, etc.)

2) turn: giro m

give it a twist: hazlo girar

3) spiral: espiral f

a twist of lemon: una rodajita de limón

4) : giro m inesperado (de eventos, etc.)

twist

v.

• derrengar v.

• doblegar v.

• enroscar v.

• entornillar v.

• entrelazar v.

• retorcer v.

• rodear v.

• tergiversar v.

• torcer v.

• trenzar v.

n.

• curva s.f.

• enroscadura s.f.

• enroscamiento s.m.

• esguince s.m.

• giro (Deporte) s.m.

• peculiaridad s.f.

• recodo s.m.

• recoveco s.m.

• retortero s.m.

• sesgo s.m.

• torcedura s.f.

• torcido s.m.

• torcimiento s.m.

• torsión s.f.

I
1. twɪst
transitive verb

1)

a) (screw, coil) retorcer*

to twist something AROUND something — enrollar or enroscar* algo alrededor de algo

b) ( turn) \<\<handle/knob\>\> girar

to twist the top off a bottle — desenroscar* la tapa de una botella

he twisted her arm — le retorció el brazo

to be twisted (up) — estar* enredado; little finger

2)

a) ( distort) retorcer*

his face was twisted with pain — tenía el rostro crispado por el dolor

b) ( sprain) torcer*

I twisted my ankle — me torcí el tobillo

c) (alter, pervert) \<\<words\>\> tergiversar; \<\<meaning\>\> torcer*

2.

vi

a) (wind, coil) \<\<rope/wire\>\> enrollarse, enroscarse*; \<\<road/river\>\> serpentear

b) (turn, rotate) girar

the cap twists off — el tapón se desenrosca

c) ( dance) bailar el twist

II

noun

1)

a) (bend - in wire, rope) vuelta f, onda f; (- in road, river) recodo m, vuelta f

round the twist — (BrE colloq) loco, chiflado (fam)

b) ( turning movement) giro m

to give something a twist — hacer* girar algo

c) ( something twisted)

a twist of paper — un cucurucho de papel

a twist of thread — un torzal de hilo

a twist of lemon — una rodajita de limón ( retorcida)

2) (in story, events) giro m inesperado, vuelta f de tuerca

by a (strange) twist of fate — por una de esas (extrañas) vueltas que da la vida

3) ( dance) twist m

to do the twist — bailar el twist

[twɪst]
1. N

1) (=coil) [of thread, yarn] torzal m ; [of paper] cucurucho m ; [of smoke] voluta f ; [of tobacco] rollo m

a twist of lemon — un pedacito or un rizo de limón

2) (=loaf of bread) trenza f

3) (=kink) (in wire, cord, hose) vuelta f

- get o.s. into a twist

4) (=bend) (in road) recodo m, curva f ; (in river) recodo m

- be round the twist

- go round the twist

- drive sb round the twist

5) (=turning action)

with a quick twist of the wrist — torciendo or girando rápidamente la muñeca

she smiled with a wry twist of her mouth — sonrió torciendo la boca

to give sth a twist — [+ lid, top] girar algo

6) (=unexpected turn) (in plot, story) giro m

the plot has an unexpected twist — el argumento tiene un giro inesperado

to put a new twist on an old argument — darle un nuevo enfoque a un viejo argumento

by a strange twist of fate — por una de esas extrañas vueltas que da la vida

the story has a twist in the tail — la historia tiene un final inesperado

7) (=dance) twist m

to do the twist — bailar el twist

2. VT

1) (=coil) enroscar, enrollar

she twisted her hair into a bun — se enrolló or enroscó el pelo en un moño

the rope got twisted round the pole — la cuerda se enroscó alrededor del palo

the strands are twisted together — las hebras están enrolladas unas a otras

- twist sb round one's little finger

2) (=turn) [+ knob, handle, top, lid] girar; (=turn round and round) [+ ring] dar vueltas a

- twist sb's arm

- twist the knife

3) (Med) (=injure) torcerse

he twisted his ankle — se torció el tobillo

4) (=wrench)

she twisted herself free — se retorció hasta soltarse

5) (=distort, contort) (lit) [+ girder, metal] retorcer; (fig) [+ sense, words, argument] tergiversar

his face was twisted with pain — tenía el rostro crispado por el dolor

his limbs were twisted by arthritis — sus miembros estaban torcidos por la artritis

3. VI

1) (=coil) enroscarse

2) (=bend) [road, river] serpentear

3) (=turn) [person] (also: twist round) girar

4) (=contort) retorcerse

his mouth twisted into a sardonic smile — se le retorció la boca y soltó una sonrisa socarrona

5) (=dance) bailar el twist

- twist off

- twist round

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I
1. [twɪst]
transitive verb

1)

a) (screw, coil) retorcer*

to twist something AROUND something — enrollar or enroscar* algo alrededor de algo

b) ( turn) \<\<handle/knob\>\> girar

to twist the top off a bottle — desenroscar* la tapa de una botella

he twisted her arm — le retorció el brazo

to be twisted (up) — estar* enredado; little finger

2)

a) ( distort) retorcer*

his face was twisted with pain — tenía el rostro crispado por el dolor

b) ( sprain) torcer*

I twisted my ankle — me torcí el tobillo

c) (alter, pervert) \<\<words\>\> tergiversar; \<\<meaning\>\> torcer*

2.

vi

a) (wind, coil) \<\<rope/wire\>\> enrollarse, enroscarse*; \<\<road/river\>\> serpentear

b) (turn, rotate) girar

the cap twists off — el tapón se desenrosca

c) ( dance) bailar el twist

II

noun

1)

a) (bend - in wire, rope) vuelta f, onda f; (- in road, river) recodo m, vuelta f

round the twist — (BrE colloq) loco, chiflado (fam)

b) ( turning movement) giro m

to give something a twist — hacer* girar algo

c) ( something twisted)

a twist of paper — un cucurucho de papel

a twist of thread — un torzal de hilo

a twist of lemon — una rodajita de limón ( retorcida)

2) (in story, events) giro m inesperado, vuelta f de tuerca

by a (strange) twist of fate — por una de esas (extrañas) vueltas que da la vida

3) ( dance) twist m

to do the twist — bailar el twist

English-spanish dictionary > twist
20 Down

I [daʊn]
avverbio

1) (from higher to lower level)

to go down — andare giù, scendere

to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor — sedersi per terra

I'm on my way down — sto scendendo

is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?

down! — (to dog) a cuccia!

"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"

read down to the end of the paragraph — leggi fino alla fine del paragrafo

2) (indicating position at lower level)

down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù

down here — quaggiù

two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù

it's on the second shelf down — è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

down at the bottom of the lake — giù in fondo al lago

3) (indicating direction)

to go down to Naples — andare (giù) a Napoli

down in Brighton — (giù) a Brighton

they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud

4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)

children from the age of 10 down — i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

from the sixteenth century down to the present day — dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

5) (indicating loss of money etc.)

bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà

profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm Ј 10 down — sono sotto di 10 sterline

6) (indicating reduction)

to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso

to get the price down — far ridurre il prezzo

I'm down to my last cigarette — non mi resta che una sigaretta

that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!

7) (on list, schedule)

you're down to speak next — tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì

8) (incapacitated)

to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza

9) sport

to be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set

10) (as deposit)

to pay Ј 40 down — pagare 40 sterline in contanti

11) (downwards)

face down — a faccia in giù o prono

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it's down to you to do it — dipende da te farlo

down with tyrants! — abbasso i tiranni!
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Note:

Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry below
II [daʊn]
preposizione

1) (from higher to lower point)

to run down the hill — scendere giù dalla collina correndo

did you enjoy the journey down? — hai fatto buon viaggio?

down town — (giù) in città

2) (at a lower part of)

they live down the road — abitano più giù in questa strada

a few miles down the river from here — qualche miglio più a valle

it's down the corridor to your right — è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

3) (along)

to go down the street — andare lungo la strada

with buttons all down the front — abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat — le ha guardato in gola

4) (throughout)

down the ages o centuries — nel corso dei secoli
III [daʊn]
aggettivo

1) colloq.

to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra

2) [ escalator] che scende; BE [ train] che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3) inform. fuori uso, guasto
IV [daʊn]
verbo transitivo colloq.

1) abbattere, buttare a terra [ person]; abbattere [ plane]

2) (drink)

he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
V [daʊn]
nome

to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
VI [daʊn]
nome

1) (of birds) piumino m.

2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f.

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I 1. adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)
2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)
3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!) assoluto

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.)

- downie®
- downy
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(Place names) Down /daʊn/
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I [daʊn]
avverbio

1) (from higher to lower level)

to go down — andare giù, scendere

to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor — sedersi per terra

I'm on my way down — sto scendendo

is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?

down! — (to dog) a cuccia!

"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"

read down to the end of the paragraph — leggi fino alla fine del paragrafo

2) (indicating position at lower level)

down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù

down here — quaggiù

two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù

it's on the second shelf down — è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

down at the bottom of the lake — giù in fondo al lago

3) (indicating direction)

to go down to Naples — andare (giù) a Napoli

down in Brighton — (giù) a Brighton

they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud

4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)

children from the age of 10 down — i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

from the sixteenth century down to the present day — dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

5) (indicating loss of money etc.)

bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà

profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm Ј 10 down — sono sotto di 10 sterline

6) (indicating reduction)

to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso

to get the price down — far ridurre il prezzo

I'm down to my last cigarette — non mi resta che una sigaretta

that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!

7) (on list, schedule)

you're down to speak next — tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì

8) (incapacitated)

to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza

9) sport

to be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set

10) (as deposit)

to pay Ј 40 down — pagare 40 sterline in contanti

11) (downwards)

face down — a faccia in giù o prono

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it's down to you to do it — dipende da te farlo

down with tyrants! — abbasso i tiranni!
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Note:

Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry below
II [daʊn]
preposizione

1) (from higher to lower point)

to run down the hill — scendere giù dalla collina correndo

did you enjoy the journey down? — hai fatto buon viaggio?

down town — (giù) in città

2) (at a lower part of)

they live down the road — abitano più giù in questa strada

a few miles down the river from here — qualche miglio più a valle

it's down the corridor to your right — è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

3) (along)

to go down the street — andare lungo la strada

with buttons all down the front — abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat — le ha guardato in gola

4) (throughout)

down the ages o centuries — nel corso dei secoli
III [daʊn]
aggettivo

1) colloq.

to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra

2) [ escalator] che scende; BE [ train] che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3) inform. fuori uso, guasto
IV [daʊn]
verbo transitivo colloq.

1) abbattere, buttare a terra [ person]; abbattere [ plane]

2) (drink)

he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
V [daʊn]
nome

to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
VI [daʊn]
nome

1) (of birds) piumino m.

2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f.

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