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1 differences grow
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3 difference
n1) различие, отличие2) разногласие, различие во мнениях; противоречие; спор•to bridge the differences between... — преодолевать противоречия между...
to bury / to end one's differences — покончить с разногласиями
to make up one's differences — урегулировать разногласия; разрешать противоречия
to overcome / to override differences — преодолевать разногласия / противоречия
to paper over differences — пытаться сгладить противоречия / разногласия
to patch up one's differences with smb — улаживать свои разногласия с кем-л.
to reconcile one's differences with smb — урегулировать свои разногласия с кем-л.
to resolve the differences between... — разрешать противоречия между...
to set aside one's differences — отбрасывать в сторону свои разногласия / противоречия
to settle last-minute differences — урегулировать разногласия, возникшие в последнюю минуту
to skirt over one's differences — отбрасывать в сторону свои разногласия / противоречия
- big differencesto surmount differences — преодолевать разногласия / противоречия
- class differences
- deep differences
- difference in views
- difference of views
- differences appear more pronounced
- differences become sharper
- differences grow
- differences should not stand in the way of improved relations
- essential difference
- ethnic differences
- exchange difference
- fundamental difference
- grave differences
- great differences
- ideological differences
- income differences
- inflation differences
- insurmountable differences
- internal differences
- international differences
- irreconcilable differences
- major differences
- marginal difference
- narrowing of differences
- national differences
- only procedural differences stand in the way
- peaceful settlement of differences
- persisting differences
- political differences
- racial differences
- sectarian differences
- serious differences
- sharp differences
- sharpening of differences
- social differences
- solution of differences
- substantial difference
- tactical differences
- tribal differences
- unbridgeable differences
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4 surgir
v.1 to happen, to turn up, to come up, to occur.Algo surgió ayer Something happened yesterday.2 to rise, to stand out, to advance, to excel.Surgimos después de la quiebra We rose after the bankruptcy.3 to appear, to emerge, to arise, to bob up.Surgió un animal en la oscuridad An animal appeared in the darkness.4 to happen unexpectedly to, to happen to.Nos surgió algo bueno ayer Something good happened to us yesterday.5 to spurt, to spout, to spring up, to issue forth.El agua surge del manantial The water spurts from the spring.* * *1 (agua) to spring forth, spurt up3 MARÍTIMO to anchor* * *verbto arise, emerge* * *VI1) (=aparecer) [gen] to arise, emerge, appear; [líquido] to spout, spout out, spurt; [barco] [en la niebla] to loom up; [persona] to appear unexpectedly2) [dificultad] to arise, come up, crop uphan surgido varios problemas — several problems have come up o cropped up
3) (Náut) to anchor* * *verbo intransitivoa) manantial to riseb) (aparecer, salir) problema/dificultad to arise, come up, emerge; interés/sentimiento to develop, emerge; idea to emerge, come up; tema to come up, crop up; movimiento/partido to come into being, arisesurgir DE algo: una silueta surgió de entre las sombras — a shape rose up from o loomed up out of the shadows
* * *= arise, become + available, come into + being, crop up, emerge, rise, pop up, come into + existence, burgeon, surface, grow up, dawn, spring, come through, come up, come with, break out, burst forth, source, pop, set in.Ex. The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.Ex. Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.Ex. I think it would be useful to take just a few minutes to talk about how our institutions come into being.Ex. Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions.Ex. In 1961 an International Conference on Cataloguing Principles was held in Paris, and a statement of principles emerged, which became known as the Paris Principles.Ex. The public library has two choices: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex. It can pop up in one form one week and in another form another week.Ex. Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.Ex. The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.Ex. Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.Ex. In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.Ex. However, because of the long duration of feudal society, modern civilization, including modern libraries, dawned in China later than in the industrialized Western countries.Ex. My point is that all literature, every example we can think of, depends for its existence on the tradition out of which it springs -- even the most avant of the avant-garde.Ex. More sophisticated accreditation systems are coming through, but these are currently relatively little used in these areas, and are more common in ecommerce applications.Ex. She outlined the tasks she had been assigned and mentioned that if any emergencies came up she was the person to bring them to.Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.Ex. Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.Ex. It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.Ex. What this has meant is that in the 20th century, ideas are being sourced from all over the globe; and at the speed oflight, so to speak.Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.----* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.* cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.* dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.* emergencia + surgir = emergency + arise.* idea + surgir = idea + come up.* oportunidad + surgir = opportunity + arise.* peligro + surgir = danger + arise.* prejuicio + surgir = prejudice + arise.* problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.* según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.* situación + surgir = situation + arise.* surgiendo de nuevas = on the rebound.* surgir amenazadoramente = rear + its head.* surgir de = arise out of, be rooted in, develop out of, emanate from, grow out of, stem from, spin off, come out of, spring off from, be born of.* surgir de nuevo = re-arise.* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.* surgir la circunstancia = circumstance + arise.* surgir malentendidos = arise + misunderstandings.* surgir sospechas = arise + suspicion.* surgir una complicación = arise + complication.* surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.* surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.* surgir una necesidad = need + arise.* surgir una ocasión = occasion + arise.* surgir un defecto = arise + fault.* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.* * *verbo intransitivoa) manantial to riseb) (aparecer, salir) problema/dificultad to arise, come up, emerge; interés/sentimiento to develop, emerge; idea to emerge, come up; tema to come up, crop up; movimiento/partido to come into being, arisesurgir DE algo: una silueta surgió de entre las sombras — a shape rose up from o loomed up out of the shadows
* * *= arise, become + available, come into + being, crop up, emerge, rise, pop up, come into + existence, burgeon, surface, grow up, dawn, spring, come through, come up, come with, break out, burst forth, source, pop, set in.Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
Ex: Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.Ex: I think it would be useful to take just a few minutes to talk about how our institutions come into being.Ex: Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions.Ex: In 1961 an International Conference on Cataloguing Principles was held in Paris, and a statement of principles emerged, which became known as the Paris Principles.Ex: The public library has two choices: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex: It can pop up in one form one week and in another form another week.Ex: Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.Ex: The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.Ex: Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.Ex: In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.Ex: However, because of the long duration of feudal society, modern civilization, including modern libraries, dawned in China later than in the industrialized Western countries.Ex: My point is that all literature, every example we can think of, depends for its existence on the tradition out of which it springs -- even the most avant of the avant-garde.Ex: More sophisticated accreditation systems are coming through, but these are currently relatively little used in these areas, and are more common in ecommerce applications.Ex: She outlined the tasks she had been assigned and mentioned that if any emergencies came up she was the person to bring them to.Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.Ex: Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.Ex: It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.Ex: What this has meant is that in the 20th century, ideas are being sourced from all over the globe; and at the speed oflight, so to speak.Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.* cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.* dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.* emergencia + surgir = emergency + arise.* idea + surgir = idea + come up.* oportunidad + surgir = opportunity + arise.* peligro + surgir = danger + arise.* prejuicio + surgir = prejudice + arise.* problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.* según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.* situación + surgir = situation + arise.* surgiendo de nuevas = on the rebound.* surgir amenazadoramente = rear + its head.* surgir de = arise out of, be rooted in, develop out of, emanate from, grow out of, stem from, spin off, come out of, spring off from, be born of.* surgir de nuevo = re-arise.* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.* surgir la circunstancia = circumstance + arise.* surgir malentendidos = arise + misunderstandings.* surgir sospechas = arise + suspicion.* surgir una complicación = arise + complication.* surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.* surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.* surgir una necesidad = need + arise.* surgir una ocasión = occasion + arise.* surgir un defecto = arise + fault.* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.* * *surgir [I7 ]vi1 «manantial» to riseun chorro surgía de entre las rocas water gushed from o spouted out from between the rocks2 (aparecer, salir) «problema/dificultad» to arise, come up, emerge; «interés/sentimiento» to develop, emerge; «idea» to emerge, come uphan surgido impedimentos de última hora some last-minute problems have come up o arisen¿y cómo surgió ese tema? and how did that subject come up o crop up?el amor que surgió entre ellos the love that sprang up between themsurgir DE algo:una silueta surgió de entre las sombras a shape rose up from o loomed up out of the shadowsde la familia han surgido muchos músicos the family has produced many musicianshan surgido muchas empresas de este tipo a lot of companies of this kind have sprung up o emergedel movimiento surgió como respuesta a esta injusticia the movement came into being as a response to o arose in response to this injustice3 (desprenderse, deducirse) surgir DE algo:del informe surge que … the report shows that …¿qué surge de todo esto? what can be deduced from all this?* * *
surgir ( conjugate surgir) verbo intransitivo [ manantial] to rise;
[problema/dificultad] to arise, come up, emerge;
[interés/sentimiento] to develop, emerge;
[ idea] to emerge, come up;
[ tema] to come up, crop up;
[movimiento/partido] to come into being, arise
surgir verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir, aparecer) to arise, come up: surgió un imprevisto, something cropped up o came up
una extraña figura surgió de la oscuridad, a strange shape loomed up out of the darkness
2 (manar) to rise, spout out, spring forth
' surgir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brotar
- plantearse
- salir
- venir
- nacer
English:
arise
- come up
- crop up
- emerge
- spring up
- come
- crop
- develop
- grow
- spring
* * *surgir vi1. [brotar] to emerge, to spring;un manantial surgía entre las rocas a spring emerged among the rocks, water sprang from among the rocks2. [aparecer] to appear;surgió de detrás de las cortinas he emerged from behind the curtains;el rascacielos surgía entre los edificios del centro the skyscraper rose o towered above the buildings Br in the city centre o US downtown3. [producirse] to arise;se lo preguntaré si surge la ocasión I'll ask her if the opportunity arises;la idea surgió cuando… the idea occurred to him/her/ etc when…;nos surgieron varios problemas we ran into a number of problems;me han surgido varias dudas I have a number of queries;nos ha surgido una dificultad de última hora a last-minute difficulty has arisen o come up;están surgiendo nuevos destinos turísticos new tourist destinations are emerging o appearing;un banco surgido como resultado de la fusión de otros dos a bank that came into being o emerged as a result of the merger of two other banks;un movimiento surgido tras la guerra a movement which emerged after the war* * *v/i1 figemerge; de problema tb come up2 de agua spout* * *surgir {35} vi: to rise, to arise, to emerge* * * -
5 flojear
v.1 to weaken (piernas, fuerzas).me flojeaban las fuerzas I was feeling weakle flojea la memoria his memory is going o failing2 to laze about or around (informal) (no hacer nada). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru))3 to ease up, to fall off, to let up, to falter.4 to lose.Te flojea la energía You lose energy.* * *1 (disminuir) to fall off, go down2 (debilitarse) to weaken, grow weak* * *VI1) (=debilitarse)2) (=flaquear)* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( debilitarse) to grow o get weakb) (fam) ( holgazanear) to laze around* * *= loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex. In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.Ex. He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( debilitarse) to grow o get weakb) (fam) ( holgazanear) to laze around* * *= loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.* * *flojear [A1 ]vi1 (debilitarse) to grow o get weakme flojean las piernas my legs are getting weaknos flojeaban las fuerzas our strength was ebbing away, we were getting weaker o flagging2 ( fam) (holgazanear) to laze around* * *
flojear ( conjugate flojear) verbo intransitivo
flojear verbo intransitivo
1 (ir mal) to fall off, go down
(estar débil, flaquear) to weaken, grow weak
(memoria) to fail
2 (actuar con desgana) to slack
' flojear' also found in these entries:
English:
slacken off
- slack
* * *flojear vi1. [piernas, fuerzas] to weaken;[película, libro] to flag; [calor, trabajo] to ease off; [ventas] to fall off;me flojeaban las fuerzas I was feeling weak;le flojea la memoria his memory is going o failing;flojea especialmente en literatura she is especially weak in literaturepasamos el domingo entero flojeando we just lazed about o around all Sunday* * *v/i weaken, become oget weak* * *flojear vi1) debilitarse: to weaken, to flag2) : to idle, to loaf around* * * -
6 pequeño
adj.1 little, minute, short, small.2 small, slight, minor, little.3 small, little.4 small, undersize.m.child, little boy, boy, little one.* * *► adjetivo1 (de tamaño) little, small2 (de edad) young3 (en tiempo) short► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (niño) little one\de pequeño,-a as a childser el pequeño/la pequeña to be the youngest* * *(f. - pequeña)adj.1) small2) little3) young4) short* * *pequeño, -a1.ADJ small, little; [cifra] small, low; (=bajo) shortcuando era pequeño, de pequeño — when I was a child, when I was little
2.SM / F childlos pequeños — the children, the little ones
* * *I- ña adjetivoa) ( de tamaño) smallb) ( de edad) young, smallmi hermano pequeño — my younger o little brother
de pequeño or cuando era pequeño — when I was small o little
c) ( de poca importancia) < distancia> short; < retraso> short, slight; < cantidad> small; < esfuerzo> slightIIun pequeño problema — a slight o small problem
- ña masculino, femenino ( tamaño) little one (colloq); ( edad - de dos) younger (- de muchos) youngestes el pequeño de la familia/de la clase — he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class
* * *= small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], small scale [small-scale], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex. The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex. To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.Ex. While similar systems have been developed on an experimental basis in the past, these have usually been restricted to small scale collections.Ex. Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.----* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.* escuela de pequeños = infant school.* finca pequeña = croft.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* granja pequeña = croft.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* hermana pequeña = baby sister.* hermanita pequeña = baby sister.* hermanito pequeño = baby brother.* hermano pequeño = baby brother.* impresor de pequeños trabajos = jobbing house.* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* más bien pequeño = smallish.* niño pequeño = toddler, little child.* pequeña = petite.* pequeña empresa = small business.* pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.* pequeñas modificaciones = tinkering.* pequeño agricultor = smallholder.* pequeño comercio = retailer, retail store, retail shop.* pequeño empresario = small business owner.* pequeño negocio = small business.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.* pequeños detalles = minutiae, petty details.* pez pequeño = bait fish.* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa) = SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.* una pequeña minoría de = a marginal fringe of.* un pequeño puntito = just a little dot.* * *I- ña adjetivoa) ( de tamaño) smallb) ( de edad) young, smallmi hermano pequeño — my younger o little brother
de pequeño or cuando era pequeño — when I was small o little
c) ( de poca importancia) < distancia> short; < retraso> short, slight; < cantidad> small; < esfuerzo> slightIIun pequeño problema — a slight o small problem
- ña masculino, femenino ( tamaño) little one (colloq); ( edad - de dos) younger (- de muchos) youngestes el pequeño de la familia/de la clase — he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class
* * *= small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], small scale [small-scale], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.
Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.Ex: While similar systems have been developed on an experimental basis in the past, these have usually been restricted to small scale collections.Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.* escuela de pequeños = infant school.* finca pequeña = croft.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* granja pequeña = croft.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* hermana pequeña = baby sister.* hermanita pequeña = baby sister.* hermanito pequeño = baby brother.* hermano pequeño = baby brother.* impresor de pequeños trabajos = jobbing house.* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* más bien pequeño = smallish.* niño pequeño = toddler, little child.* pequeña = petite.* pequeña empresa = small business.* pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.* pequeñas modificaciones = tinkering.* pequeño agricultor = smallholder.* pequeño comercio = retailer, retail store, retail shop.* pequeño empresario = small business owner.* pequeño negocio = small business.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.* pequeños detalles = minutiae, petty details.* pez pequeño = bait fish.* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa) = SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.* una pequeña minoría de = a marginal fringe of.* un pequeño puntito = just a little dot.* * *1 (de tamaño) smallun paquete pequeño a small packageun país pequeño pero poderoso a small but powerful countryuna casa pequeñita a small o little housese me ha quedado pequeño it's too small for me nowen pequeño in miniature2 (de edad) young, smallde pequeñoor cuando era pequeño when I was small o young o little3 (de poca importancia) ‹distancia› short; ‹retraso› short, slight; ‹cantidad› small; ‹esfuerzo› slighttienen sus pequeñas diferencias they have their little differencestuvimos un pequeño problema we had a slight problem o a small problem o a bit of a problemCompuestos:feminine petite bourgeoisiefeminine small businessla pequeñoa pantalla the small screen ( colloq), television● pequeño comerciante, pequeña comerciante( masculine) small businessperson, small businessman; ( feminine) small businessperson, small businesswomanmasculine, femininelittle one ( colloq)voy a acostar al pequeño I'm going to put the little one o the baby to bedes el pequeño de la familia/de la clase he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class* * *
pequeño◊ -ña adjetivo
en pequeño in miniature
◊ mi hermano pequeño my younger o little brother;
cuando era pequeño when I was small o little
‹ retraso› short, slight;
‹ cantidad› small;
‹ esfuerzo› slight;
‹problema/diferencia› slight, small
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:◊ el pequeño/la pequeña the little one (colloq);
( edad — de dos) the younger;
(— de muchos) the youngest
pequeño,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de tamaño) small, little
2 (de estatura) short
3 (de edad) little, young
4 (en importancia) small, slight: tenemos un pequeño inconveniente, we have a slight objection
II m,f (de poca edad) child, kid
Small describe de forma neutral el tamaño: Es muy pequeño. It's very small. Significa lo contrario que big o large.
Little (adjetivo) expresa emociones (afecto, desprecio, etc.), además de tamaño. Significa corto en expresiones de distancia o pequeño (comparado con los demás): Dije una copa pequeña, pero no así. I said a small glass, not such a little one. Tienen una preciosa casita en el campo. They've got a pretty little house in the country (aquí, pretty no es un adverbio de intensidad, sino un adjetivo (preciosa); sin embargo, se convertiría en uno con small: pretty small, (bastante pequeño). ¡Vaya pequeñajo más asqueroso! What a nasty little boy!; pobrecito; poor little thing; a poca distancia, a little way; mi hermanita, my little sister.
' pequeño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
babear
- buche
- calabacín
- canto
- chalet
- chorro
- comerciante
- criatura
- de
- enana
- enano
- espaciador
- estar
- inclinarse
- insignificancia
- mínima
- mínimo
- papa
- pasarela
- pequeña
- renacuajo
- rincón
- terruño
- cabina
- camarón
- camioneta
- canijo
- chico
- demasiado
- descuido
- detalle
- escuadrón
- exceptuar
- fortín
- langostino
- lapsus
- loma
- menor
- minucia
- muelle
- nene
- pataleta
- perol
- platillo
- portadocumentos
- preferencia
- reducido
- velero
English:
astonishing
- baby
- beautiful
- bit
- boat
- broadsheet
- centrally
- close-run
- compact
- compel
- cramped
- dwarf
- ferry
- flap
- floor
- footlocker
- grin
- hiccough
- hiccup
- his
- horror
- infant
- job
- jog
- least
- let out
- little
- midge
- misunderstanding
- pack in
- paving stone
- poky
- road
- sea
- set up
- small
- stocking filler
- tabloid
- telescope
- toddler
- town
- tub
- useful
- vegetable patch
- via
- village
- yacht
- low
- runt
- target
* * *pequeño, -a♦ adj1. [de tamaño] small;la casa se nos ha quedado pequeña the house is too small for us now;su jardín es un Versalles en pequeño her garden is a miniature Versaillespequeña burguesía petty bourgeoisie;pequeños comerciantes small businessmen;pequeña empresa small business;la pequeña empresa small businesses;pequeño empresario small businessman;pequeñas y medianas empresas small and medium-sized enterprises;la pequeña pantalla the small screen2. [de estatura] small;la niña está muy pequeña para su edad the girl is very small for her age3. [en cantidad] [ingresos, cifras] low4. [en intensidad] [dolor] slight;[explosión] small; [problema] small, slight; [posibilidad] slight;de pequeña importancia of little importance5. [en duración] [discurso, texto] short6. [hermano] little♦ nm,f[niño] little one;de pequeño as a child;el pequeño, la pequeña [benjamín] the youngest, the baby* * *I adj small, little;de pequeño when I was small o little;en pequeño in miniatureII m, pequeña f little one* * *pequeño, -ña adj1) : small, littleun libro pequeño: a small book2) : young3) bajo: shortpequeño, -ña n: child, little one* * *pequeño1 adj1. (en general) small2. (de estatura) short / smallpara su edad, este niño es muy pequeño this boy's very small for his age3. (en importancia) slight / minor4. (de edad) little / young5. (en tiempo, distancia) shortpequeño2 n childel pequeño the youngest / the little one -
7 amoindrir
amoindrir [amwɛ̃dʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb[+ autorité] to weaken ; [+ personne] (physiquement) to make weaker ; (moralement, mentalement) to diminish* * *amwɛ̃dʀiʀ
1.
verbe transitif to reduce [résistance]; to weaken [autorité, personne]
2.
s'amoindrir verbe pronominal [forces] to diminish; [différences] to grow less* * *amwɛ̃dʀiʀ vt* * *amoindrir verb table: finirA vtr to reduce [résistance]; to weaken [autorité, personne]; il est sorti très amoindri de cette épreuve he came out of that ordeal a lesser man.B s'amoindrir vpr [forces, ressources, chances, possibilités] to diminish; [différences] to grow less.[amwɛ̃drir] verbe transitif1. [faire diminuer - valeur, importance] to diminish, to reduce ; [ - forces] to weaken ; [ - autorité, faculté] to weaken, to lessen, to diminish ; [ - réserves] to diminisha. [physiquement] his accident left him physically much weakerb. [moralement] his accident left him psychologically impaired————————s'amoindrir verbe pronominal intransitif -
8 cultiver
cultiver [kyltive]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ champ] to cultivateb. [+ céréales, légumes, vigne] to grow ; [+ moules, huîtres] to farmc. [+ goût, don, image] to cultivated. [+ personne, amitié] to cultivate2. reflexive verb* * *kyltive
1.
1) Agriculture to grow [plante]; to cultivate [champ]2) ( entretenir) to cultivate
2.
se cultiver verbe pronominal1) ( devoir être entretenu) [amitié, don] to need to be cultivated2) ( s'instruire) [personne] to improve one's mind3) [plante] to be grown; [terre] to be cultivated* * *kyltive vt1) [champs, terre] to cultivate, to farm, [légumes] to growIl cultive la vigne. — He grows grapes.
2) fig, [vertus, différences] to develop* * *cultiver verb table: aimerA vtr2 ( entretenir) to cultivate [art, image, tradition, relation, mémoire, don].B se cultiver vpr1 ( devoir être entretenu) [beauté, amitié, don, goût] to need to be cultivated;2 ( s'instruire) [personne] to improve one's culture;3 Agric [plante] to be grown; [terre] to be cultivated.[kyltive] verbe transitif[plantes] to grow2. [conserver obstinément - accent] to cultivate3. [entretenir - relations, savoir] to keep up————————se cultiver verbe pronominal intransitif————————se cultiver verbe pronominal transitif -
9 predisposición
f.1 predisposal, leaning, bias, disposition.2 procatarxis.* * *1 predisposition* * *noun f.2) bias, prejudice* * *(Med) tendency, predisposition (a to)* * *1) (Med) predisposition2) ( inclinación)tienen predisposición a aceptar todo lo que dice — they have a tendency to accept everything he says
* * *= bias [biases, -pl.], disposition, readiness, willingness, partiality, preparedness, predisposition, inclination, bent of mind.Ex. The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.Ex. In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.Ex. A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing.Ex. The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.Ex. Librarians must avoid any suggestion of partiality or support for a particular point of view, in order to safeguard the library's most important characteristics, neutrality and fairness.Ex. Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.Ex. This article explores information predisposition and considers other predisposing factors.Ex. These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.Ex. Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.----* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* predisposición a la lectura = reading readiness.* que contribuye a la predisposición = predisposing.* * *1) (Med) predisposition2) ( inclinación)tienen predisposición a aceptar todo lo que dice — they have a tendency to accept everything he says
* * *= bias [biases, -pl.], disposition, readiness, willingness, partiality, preparedness, predisposition, inclination, bent of mind.Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
Ex: In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.Ex: A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing.Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.Ex: Librarians must avoid any suggestion of partiality or support for a particular point of view, in order to safeguard the library's most important characteristics, neutrality and fairness.Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.Ex: This article explores information predisposition and considers other predisposing factors.Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* predisposición a la lectura = reading readiness.* que contribuye a la predisposición = predisposing.* * *A ( Med) predispositionB(inclinación): tenía una cierta predisposición en contra de ella he was slightly prejudiced against her, he had a slight prejudice against hertienen predisposición a aceptar todo lo que dice they have a tendency to accept everything he says* * *
predisposición sustantivo femenino
1 (Med) predisposition
2 ( inclinación):
predisposición sustantivo femenino predisposition
' predisposición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disposición
- inclinación
English:
bias
- disposition
* * *no tiene predisposición para el tenis he has no aptitude for tennistiene una gran predisposición a enfermar he's very prone to getting sick, he's very susceptible to illness* * *f1 MED predisposition2 ( tendencia) tendency;una predisposición en contra de a prejudice against* * *predisposición nf, pl - ciones1) : predisposition, tendency2) : prejudice, bias -
10 viejo
adj.1 old, elderly, senile, long in the tooth.2 old, aged, antique.m.1 old man, elder, old timer, aged man.2 father.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) old2 (desgastado) old, worn-out3 (antiguo) old, ancient► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 elderly people\caerse de viejo,-a figurado to be falling apart with ageestar viejo,-a to look oldhacer la cuenta a la vieja to count on one's fingershacerse viejo,-a to grow oldmás viejo,-a que Matusalén / más viejo,-a que ir a pie familiar as old as the hillsmi viejo,-a familiar (hombre) my old man, the old man 2 (mujer) my old woman, my old lady, the old ladymis viejos familiar my folks, my parentsmorir de viejo to die of old ageser gato viejo / ser perro viejo familiar to be a sly old foxviejo verde familiar dirty old man* * *1. (f. - vieja)adj.1) old2) worn2. (f. - vieja)nounold man / woman* * *viejo, -a1. ADJ1) (=de mucha edad) oldhacerse o ponerse viejo — to grow old, get old
de viejo me gustaría vivir junto al mar — when I'm old, I'd like to live by the sea
- más viejo que el cagar2) (=envejecido) old3) (=usado) oldropa vieja — old clothes [pl] ; (=de segunda mano) secondhand clothes [pl]
4) (=antiguo) old5)2. SM/ F1) (=persona mayor) old man/old womanlos viejos — the elderly, old people
verde 1., 6)el Viejo de Pascua — (LAm) Father Christmas
2) (LAm)*mi viejo — (=padre, esposo) my old man *
mi vieja — (=madre, esposa) my old woman *
mis viejos — ( esp LAm) (=padres) my parents, my folks *
3) (LAm)* (en oración directa) (=querido) darling4) (LAm)* (=chica)las viejas — the chicks *, the birds *
5) *(como excl) (=tío, colega) mate *, pal *, buddy (EEUU) ** * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> oldser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills
2)a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) oldb) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old•II- ja masculino, femenino1) (m) old man; (f) old womanlos viejos — old people, the elderly
un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man
de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age
2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)
tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad
3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)* * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> oldser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills
2)a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) oldb) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old•II- ja masculino, femenino1) (m) old man; (f) old womanlos viejos — old people, the elderly
un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man
de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age
2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)
tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad
3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)* * *viejo1= old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, olde, hoary [hoarier -comp., hoariest -sup.], senile, timeworn, long-time [longtime].Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.Ex: I know this is a rather hoary topic, but I am going to mention it again.Ex: However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* coche viejo = lemon, jalopy.* de la vieja guardia = old-style.* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.* más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* Posesivo + viejas costumbres = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.* Posesivo + viejos hábitos = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.* ropa vieja = bubble and squeak.* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.* vieja guardia, la = old guard, the.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.* viejo amor = old flame.* Viejo Mundo, el = Old World, the.* viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the.* vino viejo en pellejos nuevos = old wine in new bottles.viejo2= old geezer, oldtimer [old-timer], old man, wrinkly [wrinklies, -pl.], long in the tooth.Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
Ex: Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.* el viejo = the elder.* Plinio el Viejo = Pliny the Elder.* Posesivo + viejo = Posesivo + old man.* viejo chochopelmazo = dodderer, old fart.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* viejo pelmazo = old fart.* viejo pesado = old fart.* viejo verde = dirty old man.* viejo veterano = war horse.* * *A1 [ SER] ‹persona/animal› (de edad) oldno es tan viejo como parece he's not as old as he lookste estás haciendo viejo you're getting oldese peinado te hace vieja that hairstyle makes you look old2 [ SER] ‹coche/ropa/casa› oldtoda la ropa que tengo es vieja all my clothes are oldser más viejo que Matusalén or (CS) que andar a pie to be as old as the hillsese remedio es más viejo que Matusalén or que andar a pie that cure is as old as the hills o ( colloq) has been around for donkey's years3de viejo: una librería de viejo a secondhand bookshopzapatero de viejo cobblerB1 [ ESTAR] ‹persona/animal› (envejecido) oldya está viejo he's got(ten) old¡qué vieja estoy! ¡mírame las arrugas! I look so old! just look at these wrinkles!2 [ ESTAR] ‹zapatos/pantalones› (desgastado) oldes un abrigo bonito pero ya está viejo it's a nice coat but it's seen better days o it's getting oldC ( delante del n) (antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› oldestábamos recordando los viejos tiempos we were remembering old times o the old daysuna vieja leyenda an old legendCompuestos:feminine old guardel Viejo Continente Europeel Viejo Mundo the Old Worldmasculine Old TestamentD (anterior, precedente) oldla cocina vieja era mejor que ésta the old stove was better than this onemasculine, femininelos viejos old people, the elderlyno llegará a viejo he'll never reach old agede viejo hizo las paces con ella as an old man o when he was old he made his peace with herun viejo gruñón a grumpy old manuna viejecita or viejita muy amable a dear o sweet little old ladyun viejecito or viejito encantador a delightful old manCompuestos:B ( fam)(refiriéndose a los padres): mayor que mi viejo/mi vieja older than my old man/my old lady ( colloq)pídele dinero a tus viejos ask your folks o your Mom and Dad for some money ( colloq)(hablándole a un amigo): ¿te tomas otra copa, viejo? do you want another drink, pal o ( AmE) buddy o ( BrE) mate? ( colloq)* * *
viejo◊ -ja adjetivo
1 [ser] ‹persona/animal› old;
‹coche/ropa/casa› old;
2
¡qué vieja estoy! I look so old!
3 ( delante del n) ( antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› old;
Vviejo Testamento Old Testament
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (m) old man;
(f) old woman;
llegar a viejo to reach old age;
se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married;
se murió de viejo he died of old age;
Vviejo Pascuero (Chi) See Also→ Papá Noel;
viejo verde or (Méx) viejo rabo verde (fam) dirty old man
2 (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres):◊ mi viejo/mi vieja my old man/lady (colloq);
tus viejos your folks, your Mom and Dad
3 (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq);
( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)
4 (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq);
(f) old woman o lady (colloq)
viejo,-a
I adjetivo old
una vieja iglesia, an old church
II sustantivo masculino y femenino old person
(hombre) old man
fam (padre) dad
(mujer) old woman
fam (madre) mum, US mom
fam (los padres) los viejos, the parents o folks
' viejo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- cacharro
- casarse
- casco
- continente
- engarzar
- ir
- resabio
- retrasarse
- tartana
- usada
- usado
- verde
- vieja
- zorra
- zorro
- antiguo
- barrigón
- cafetera
- carcacha
- cascajo
- chocho
- de
- envejecer
- llegar
- maña
- para
- vez
English:
ageing
- archaic
- banger
- battered
- dig out
- dinosaur
- dirty
- ditch
- dog
- fall for
- frumpy
- get on
- grouch
- hulk
- irascible
- locate
- long-standing
- old
- old-looking
- rickety
- rust
- salvage
- shabby
- standby
- sugar daddy
- swap for
- trade in
- used
- date
- decrepit
- dirty old man
- father
- junk
- Santa Claus
- second-hand
- stale
- way
* * *viejo, -a♦ adj1. [en edad] old;está muy viejo para su edad he looks very old for his age;esa ropa te hace más viejo those clothes make you look older;hacerse viejo to get o grow old;de viejo fue cuando empezó a viajar it was only as an old man that he started to travel;morirse de viejo to die from old age;RP Famser más viejo que andar a pie to be as old as the hills, to have come out of the ark2. [usado] [ropa, aparato] old;estas botas están ya viejas these boots are worn out o past it now;una radio vieja an old radio;una librería de viejo a second-hand bookshop3. [antiguo] old;viejas canciones old songs;un viejo conocido an old acquaintance;es un chiste muy viejo it's a really old joke4. RP [de toda la vida]baila muy bien, es tanguero viejo he dances very well, he's always loved tango;a ése no le creas, que es mentiroso viejo don't you believe him, he's a born liar♦ nm,f1. [anciano] old man, f old lady;los viejos the elderly;los viejos del pueblo the old people in the village;llegar a viejo to live to be an old manRP Fam el viejo de la bolsa the bogeyman; Chile el Viejo Pascuero o de Pascua Santa Claus, Father Christmas;viejo verde dirty old man[madre] old girl;mis viejos my folks[amiga] girl, US girlfriend;¿qué hay de nuevo, viejo? what's new, Br mate o US buddy?¿querés un caramelo, mi viejo? Br do you want a sweet, love?, US do you want a piece of candy, honey?* * *I adj oldII m old man;mis viejos L.Am. fam my folks fam* * *viejo, -ja adj1) anciano: old, elderly2) antiguo: former, longstandingviejas tradiciones: old traditionsviejos amigos: old friends3) gastado: old, worn, worn-outviejo, -ja nanciano: old man m, old woman f* * *viejo1 adj old -
11 handitu
iz.1. ( hantura) swelling2. ( baba, puzla) blister; \handitu urtsu bat atera zaio oinean a watery blister formed on his foot; \handituz eta zauriz betea covered with blisters and sores du/ad.1.a. to enlarge, make... bigb. ( zuloa, putzua) to make {large || bigger}, enlarged. ( etxea) to extend, expande. to magnify; bien arteko aldea \handitu nahiz wishing to {magnify || exaggerate} the differences between them2. (Josk.) (soinekoa, e.a.) to let out3. Med. ( hantu) to make... swell, swell up; hartu duen kolpeak belauna \handitu dio the blow he {took || received} made his knee swell up4.a. ( kopuru a) to increase, raise; zergak \handitu to {raise || increase || put up} taxesb. to increase da/ad.1. to get big, grow large; Zarautz ikaragarri \handitu da azken urteotan Zarautz has grown terribly big over the last few yearsb. ( haz i) to grow up; haren seme-alabak \handitu zirenean when his children grew up2. (z.o.) to become great3. Med. ( hantua) to swell, swell up; oinak \handiturik ditu his feet are swollen; eskua \handitu zaio her hand's swollen up; zauria handi ez dadin so that the wound doesn't swell up4. ( itsasoa) to swell; itsasoa handitzen eta haserretzen denean when the sea swells and grows rough5. ( harrotu) to get stuck up, grow {vain || conceited} -
12 различие
сущ.Русское существительное различие относится в равной мере как к несходству объектов, так и к разнообразию их в рамках одного вида или одной категории. В английском языке несходство и различие передаются разными словами.1. difference — (существительное difference многозначно): a) различие, разница, отличие, несходство (обозначает сам факт непохожести/несходства одного объекта с другим, не уточняя того, в чем состоит это несходство и в какой мере оно определенно, очевидно или ясно): difference in appearance (character) — несходство внешности (характеpa); all difference in the world — существенная разница/большая разница; difference of opinion — расхождение во мнениях/разногласия; the difference between two versions of the same text — различие между двумя редакциями одного и того же текста/разночтение между двумя редакциями одного и того же текста; with the difference that… — стой разницей, что…; to make a difference between… — проводить различие между… What difference does it make to you who is coming to the party? — Вам разве не все равно, кто придет на этот вечер?/Какая вам разница, кто ожидается на приеме? That's all the differcnce./It makes all the difference. — В этом-то и вся разница./Это совсем другое дело. The difference in their approaches to the market didn't surprise me. — Меня не удивило, что их подходы к вопросу о рынке были так непохожи. What is the difference in their opinions? — В чем разница их мнений?/В чем различие их мнений? b) разногласия (существительное difference употребляется только во множественном числе): The two parties agreed to settle their differences. — Обе партии договорились уладить существующие между ними разногласия. I always try to smooth the differences between my husband and our son. — Я всегда пытаюсь сглаживать разногласия между моим мужем и нашим сыном. Не and I have had our differences but we work well together. — У нас с ним бывают разногласия, но мы мирно сотрудничаем.2. distinction — различие, разница, отличие (как правило указывает на ясность или очевидность той черты или свойства, часто незначительного, которые делают сравнимые объекты несхожими): nice (vital, clear) distinction — тонкое (существенное, явное) различие; distinction in meaning — различие в значении; distinction of degree (of kind) — качественное (количественное) различие; without distinction — без различия/без исключения; in distinction from smth — в отличие от чего-либо; a distinction without a difference — несущественное разграничение/кажущееся различие; a distinction between smth — различие между чем-либо; to make a distinction — различать; to see no distinction between two things — не видеть разницы между двумя вещами; to draw a distinction between smth — проводить различие между чем-либо/различать что-либо It is important to make a careful distinction between these approaches to the problem. — Важно тщательно различать эти два подхода к проблеме. The distinction between two synonyms is not always easily seen. — Различие между двумя синонимами не всегда легко увидеть.3. variety — различие, разнообразие (некоторое количество людей или объектов, которые отличаются или непохожи друг на друга; отличительные черты создают разнообразие): variety in food — разнообразие в еде/в пище; variety of opinions — различные точки зрения; variety of shapes — разнообразие форм; to lend variety to smth — вносить разнообразие во что-либо Life full of variety. — Жизнь полная разнообразия/перемен. He cannot live without variety. — Он не может жить без смены впечатлений. I was struck by the variety of his interests. — Я был поражен разнообразием его интересов./Я был поражен широтой его интересов. You, I understand, study the subject for a variety of reasons. — Как я понимаю, вы занимаетесь этим предметом по разным причинам. We want to hear the opinions of a variety of people. — Мы хотим послушать мнения разных людей. Students are offered a wide variety of courses in this department. — Ha этом факультете студентам предлагают широкий выбор разных курсов. Cable TV offers much more variety than regular TV. — Кабельное телевидение предоставляет большее разнообразие программ по сравнению с обычным. Introduce different vegetables to add variety to your child's diet. — Используйте разные овощи, чтобы разнообразить питание вашего ребенка. Which varieties of tomatoes grow well here? — Какие сорта помидор здесь хорошо растут? The firm offers boxes of chocolates with a variety of cream filling. — Фирма предлагает коробки шоколадных конфет с разнообразной начинкой.4. diversity — различие, разница, разнообразие, многообразие, отличие, расхождение, несовпадение ( круг разных людей или объектов, различающихся между собой): The diversity of opinions was quite obvious. — Расхождение во мнениях было совершенно очевидно./Разброс мнений был очевиден. -
13 distancia
f.1 distance (espacio).estábamos a bastante distancia del incendio we were quite a distance from the fire¿a qué distancia está el próximo pueblo? how far is the next town?está a varios kilómetros de distancia it is several kilometers awaya distancia from a distancemantener a distancia to keep at a distancemantenerse a una distancia prudencial de to keep at a safe distance fromdistancia de seguridad safe distanceWe traveled quite a long distance Recorrimos un buena distancia.2 gap, space.está a dos minutos de distancia del ciclista francés he's two minutes away from the French cyclist3 difference (diferencia).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: distanciar.* * *1 distance2 figurado (diferencia) difference, gap\a distancia from a distanceacortar distancias to bridge the gapguardar las distancias to keep one's distancedistancia de seguridad AUTOMÓVIL safety distancedistancia focal focal length* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [en el espacio] distance¿qué distancia hay entre Sevilla y Granada? — what's the distance between Seville and Granada?
¿a qué distancia está Madrid de Barcelona? — how far (away) is Madrid from Barcelona?, how far is it from Madrid to Barcelona?
a tres metros de distancia del suelo — three metres from o off the ground
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a distancia — from a distancela Universidad a distancia — ≈ the Open University
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acortar las distancias — to shorten the distanceel Real Madrid ha acortado las distancias con el Barcelona — Real Madrid is closing in on Barcelona, Real Madrid is closing the gap with Barcelona
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ganar distancias — to get ahead, make progress•
marcar distancias, el Atlético marcó distancias con el segundo clasificado — Atlético put some distance between itself and the second-placed teamquieren marcar distancias con la dirección del partido — they want to distance themselves from o set themselves apart from the party leadership
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salvando las distancias, es, salvando las distancias, el Picasso de nuestros días — he's the Picasso of today, give or take some obvious differencesdistancia de despegue — (Aer) length of takeoff
distancia de seguridad — (Aut) safe distance
2) [entre opiniones, creencias] distance, gaphay una insalvable distancia entre los dos partidos — there's an unbridgeable distance o gap between the two parties
* * *1) ( en el espacio) distance¿qué distancia hay de Tijuana a Tucson? — how far is it from Tijuana to Tucson?
¿a qué distancia está Londres? — how far is it to London?
una llamada de or a larga distancia — a long-distance call
2) (en locs)a distancia: se situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back to see it as a whole; se veía a distancia one could see it from a distance; mantenerse a distancia to keep at a distance; en la distancia in the distance; guardar or mantener las distancias to keep one's distance; salvando las distancias: es como París, salvando las distancias — it's like Paris, up to a point (colloq)
3) ( en el tiempo)la distancia que nos separa de la Reconquista — the distance (in time) between the Reconquest and the present day
con la distancia el incidente le pareció una tontería — looking back the incident seemed insignificant
4) ( afectiva) distanceuna gran distancia los separa — a rift has opened up between them
* * *= remoteness, separation, distance.Ex. One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.Ex. This wide separation of related subject areas is one of the major criticisms of the Dewey scheme.Ex. This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.----* a cierta distancia = some distance away.* a cierta distancia de = off.* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.* acortar las distancias = close + the gap.* acortar las distancias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* aprendizaje a distancia = distance learning, open learning.* a un día de distancia de = one day away from.* controlado a distancia = remotely controllable.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* curso a distancia = telecourse.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* distancia a pie = walking distance.* distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.* distancia de frenado = braking distance.* distancia de Hausdorff = Hausdorff distance.* distancia de seguridad = stopping distance, braking distance.* distancia focal = focal length.* distancia recorrida = mileage.* distancia + ser de + Número = be + Medida + apart.* distancia social = social distance.* Educación a Distancia = distance education, Open College.* enseñanza a distancia = distance learning, distance teaching.* Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia = Open Polytechnic.* estar a años de distancia = be years away.* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.* estudiante a distancia = distance student.* informática a distancia = telecomputing.* larga distancia = long haul.* largas distancias = large distances.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* mando a distancia = remote control, remote controller.* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.* medicina a distancia = telemedicine.* Medida de Distancia + de distancia = Medida de Distancia + off.* otear en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* red de larga distancia = long haul network.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* salvar las distancias = bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the gulf.* situado a cierta distancia = further afield.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* trabajador a distancia = teleworker, telecommuter.* trabajar a distancia = telecommute.* trabajo a distancia = telecommuting, teleworking, telework.* universidad a distancia = open university, open college.* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED) = open university.* vislumbrar en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* * *1) ( en el espacio) distance¿qué distancia hay de Tijuana a Tucson? — how far is it from Tijuana to Tucson?
¿a qué distancia está Londres? — how far is it to London?
una llamada de or a larga distancia — a long-distance call
2) (en locs)a distancia: se situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back to see it as a whole; se veía a distancia one could see it from a distance; mantenerse a distancia to keep at a distance; en la distancia in the distance; guardar or mantener las distancias to keep one's distance; salvando las distancias: es como París, salvando las distancias — it's like Paris, up to a point (colloq)
3) ( en el tiempo)la distancia que nos separa de la Reconquista — the distance (in time) between the Reconquest and the present day
con la distancia el incidente le pareció una tontería — looking back the incident seemed insignificant
4) ( afectiva) distanceuna gran distancia los separa — a rift has opened up between them
* * *= remoteness, separation, distance.Ex: One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.
Ex: This wide separation of related subject areas is one of the major criticisms of the Dewey scheme.Ex: This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.* a cierta distancia = some distance away.* a cierta distancia de = off.* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.* acortar las distancias = close + the gap.* acortar las distancias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* aprendizaje a distancia = distance learning, open learning.* a un día de distancia de = one day away from.* controlado a distancia = remotely controllable.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* curso a distancia = telecourse.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* distancia a pie = walking distance.* distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.* distancia de frenado = braking distance.* distancia de Hausdorff = Hausdorff distance.* distancia de seguridad = stopping distance, braking distance.* distancia focal = focal length.* distancia recorrida = mileage.* distancia + ser de + Número = be + Medida + apart.* distancia social = social distance.* Educación a Distancia = distance education, Open College.* enseñanza a distancia = distance learning, distance teaching.* Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia = Open Polytechnic.* estar a años de distancia = be years away.* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.* estudiante a distancia = distance student.* informática a distancia = telecomputing.* larga distancia = long haul.* largas distancias = large distances.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* mando a distancia = remote control, remote controller.* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.* medicina a distancia = telemedicine.* Medida de Distancia + de distancia = Medida de Distancia + off.* otear en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* red de larga distancia = long haul network.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* salvar las distancias = bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the gulf.* situado a cierta distancia = further afield.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* trabajador a distancia = teleworker, telecommuter.* trabajar a distancia = telecommute.* trabajo a distancia = telecommuting, teleworking, telework.* universidad a distancia = open university, open college.* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED) = open university.* vislumbrar en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* * *A (en el espacio) distancela distancia que separa dos puntos the distance between two points¿qué distancia hay de Tijuana a Tucson? what's the distance between Tijuana and Tucson?, how far is it from Tijuana to Tucson?¿a qué distancia está Londres? how far is it to London?, how far is London?presenciaron la explosión a una distancia prudencial they witnessed the explosion from a safe distancese situó a una distancia de un metro she stood a meter awayuna llamada de or a larga distancia a long-distance callB ( en locs):a distancia: procesamiento de textos a distancia off-site o remote text processingse situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back o she stood some distance away to see it as a wholeen la distancia in the distanceguardar or mantener las distancias to keep one's distancesalvando las distancias: ¡es un Einstein! — salvando las distancias he's another Einstein! — well, I wouldn't go that far!es como París, salvando las distancias it's like Paris, although clearly you can only take the comparison so far ( colloq)tomar distancia ( Mil) to measure an arm's length from the next personhay que tomar distancia para ser objetivo in order to be objective you have to stand back from it o distance yourself from it o ( colloq) get a distance on itCompuesto:distancia de frenado/paradabraking/stopping distanceC(en el tiempo): la distancia que nos separa de la Reconquista the distance (in time) between the Reconquest and the present daya distancia el incidente le pareció una tontería looking back o in retrospect, the incident seemed insignificantD (afectiva) distanceeste incidente aumentó la distancia entre ellos this incident widened the distance o gap between themahora una gran distancia los separa now they're worlds o poles apart, a rift o gulf has opened up between them* * *
Del verbo distanciar: ( conjugate distanciar)
distancia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
distancia
distanciar
distancia sustantivo femeninoa) distance;
¿a qué distancia está Londres? how far is it to London?, se situó a una distancia de un metro she stood a meter away;
See Also→ llamadab) ( en locs)◊ a distancia: se situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back to see it as a whole;
se veía a distancia one could see it from a distance;
mantenerse a distancia to keep at a distance;
en la distancia in the distance;
See Also→ educación 1, See Also→ enseñanza b
distanciar ( conjugate distanciar) verbo transitivo
distancia a algn de algn to distance sb from sb
distanciarse verbo pronominala) ( en el espacio) distanciase de algo to get far from sth
( refl) distanciase de algn to distance oneself from sb
distancia sustantivo femenino distance: lo contemplábamos a distancia, we looked at it from a distance
nos sentamos a cierta distancia, we sat at a distance
su silueta apareció en la distancia, her figure appeared in the distance
distanciar verbo transitivo to separate
' distancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- calcular
- cerca
- corta
- corto
- cuentakilómetros
- desde
- enfriar
- focal
- mando
- mantenerse
- notable
- pequeña
- pequeño
- recorrer
- salvar
- separar
- separación
- separarse
- tirada
- trayecto
- UNED
- a
- acortar
- ahuyentar
- breve
- caminar
- cuadra
- educación
- enseñanza
- hacer
- llamada
- medir
- noviazgo
- ómnibus
- paso
- radio
- trecho
- universidad
- vislumbrar
English:
apart
- control
- cover
- discreet
- distance
- do
- far
- fly
- for
- from
- gap
- haul
- hold off
- into
- journey
- keep away
- narrow
- off
- pace
- remote control
- ride
- stare
- step
- walk
- way
- within
- commuter
- detachment
- long-distance
- long
- mileage
- open
- recede
- remote
* * *distancia nf1. [espacio] distance;recorrer la distancia entre dos pueblos to cover the distance between two towns;¿a qué distancia está el próximo pueblo? how far is the next town?;¿cuál es la distancia o [m5] qué distancia hay entre Asunción y Montevideo? what is the distance between Asunción and Montevideo?;estábamos a bastante distancia del incendio we were quite a distance from the fire;los viandantes observaban el incidente a cierta distancia the passers-by watched the incident from a distance;a tanta distancia no puedo decirte quién es I can't say who it is from this distance;mantenerse a una distancia prudencial de to keep at a safe distance from;está a varios kilómetros de distancia it is several kilometres away;a distancia from a distance;estudiar a distancia to study by distance learning;mantener algo/a alguien a distancia to keep sth/sb at a distance;mantenerse a distancia (de) to keep one's distance (from);en la distancia in the distancedistancia focal focal distance, focal length;distancia de frenado braking distance;distancia de seguridad safe distance [from the vehicle in front];mantenga la distancia de seguridad [en letrero de tráfico] keep your distance2. [en el tiempo] gap, space;está a dos minutos de distancia del ciclista francés he's two minutes away from the French cyclist;hay varios años de distancia entre estas dos fotografías the two photographs were taken several years apart;con la distancia que da el tiempo, desde la distancia looking back, in retrospect;ahora, desde la distancia, creo que nos equivocamos now, in retrospect, I think we were wrong3. [diferencia] difference;hay o [m5] media una gran distancia entre ambas teorías there is a great difference between the two theories;salvando las distancias allowing for the obvious differences4. [entre personas] distance;la lucha por la herencia aumentó la distancia entre los hermanos the dispute over the inheritance drove the brothers further apart;acortar (las) distancias to come closer (to an agreement)* * *f tb figdistance;a distancia at a distance;acortar distancias tb fig bridge the gap, catch up;guardar (las) distancias fig keep one’s distance* * *distancia nf: distance* * *distancia n distance¿a qué distancia? how far¿a qué distancia está el mar? how far is the sea?¿qué distancia hay entre Cádiz y Córdoba? how far is it from Cádiz to Córdoba? -
14 superar
v.1 to beat.queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's resultsme superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a secondsuperar algo/a alguien en algo to beat something/somebody for somethingnos superan en número they outnumber usme supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me2 to overtake, to pass.3 to overcome.superar un examen to get through an examtener algo superado to have got over somethingEllos superan la adversidad They overcome adversity.4 to surpass, to exceed, to best, to excel.María supera a sus colegas Mary surpasses her colleagues.5 to outdo, to win over.* * *1 (exceder) to surpass, exceed, excel2 (obstáculo etc) to overcome, surmount1 (sobrepasarse) to excel oneself2 (mejorarse) to improve oneself, better oneself* * *verb1) to surpass2) overcome* * *1. VT1) (=aventajar) [+ contrincante, adversario] to overcome; [+ límite] to go beyond; [+ récord, marca] to breaksuperar a algn en algo: superó al adversario en cuatro puntos — she beat her opponent by four points
2) (=pasar con éxito) [+ dificultad] to overcome; [+ enfermedad, crisis] to get overha tenido que superar muchos obstáculos en su vida — she has had to overcome a lot of obstacles in her life
3) [+ etapa] to get past4) [+ prueba, examen] to pass2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond2)a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get overya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage
b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass2.superarse v pron to better oneself* * *= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.Ex. It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.Ex. Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.Ex. Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex. Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex. The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.Ex. These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.Ex. We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.Ex. The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.Ex. One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex. He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.----* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.* superar el intento = resist + effort.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.* superar en número = outnumber.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* superar la etapa de = move on from.* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond2)a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get overya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage
b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass2.superarse v pron to better oneself* * *= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.Ex: It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.
Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.Ex: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.Ex: Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex: Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.Ex: These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.Ex: We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.Ex: One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex: He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.* superar el intento = resist + effort.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.* superar en número = outnumber.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* superar la etapa de = move on from.* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.* * *superar [A1 ]vtA1 (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyondun éxito que supera todas las expectativas a success which goes beyond o exceeds o surpasses all expectationsla realidad supera a la ficción fact o truth is stranger than fictionel horror de estas escenas supera todo lo imaginable the horror of these scenes goes beyond anything one could imaginenadie lo supera en experiencia ni habilidad nobody can surpass him in experience or skill, nobody can surpass his experience or skillnos superan en número they outnumber ussupera en estatura a su hermano mayor he's taller than his elder brothersupera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer it is three points higher than yesterday's figure, it surpasses yesterday's figure by three points2 (mejorar) to beatlogró superar su propio récord he managed to beat his own recordese método está totalmente superado that method has been completely supersededB1 (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcometrata de superar estas diferencias try to overcome o get over these differencesno ha logrado superar el trauma que le supuso el accidente he has not got(ten) over the trauma of the accidentya hemos superado la etapa más difícil we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stagehace tres meses que rompimos pero ya lo tengo superado we split up three months ago but I've got(ten) over it o I'm over it now2 ( frml); ‹examen/prueba› to passto better oneself* * *
superar ( conjugate superar) verbo transitivo
1
nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him;
supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brother
2
‹ trauma› to get over
superarse verbo pronominal
to better oneself
superar verbo transitivo
1 (estar por encima de) to exceed: tu hermana te supera en altura, your sister is taller than you
la temperatura superó los treinta grados, the temperature rose above thirty degrees
(expectativas) esto supera todo lo imaginado, this defies the imagination
(un récord, una marca) to beat, break
2 (pasar, sobreponerse) to overcome
(un examen) to pass, get through
' superar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atonía
- ganar
- sacar
- salir
- salvar
- sobreponerse
- vencer
- volver
- cabeza
- creces
- exceder
- marca
English:
beat
- beating
- carry through
- coast
- corner
- deal with
- excel
- get over
- get past
- handicap
- improve on
- outdo
- outnumber
- overcome
- overtake
- pull through
- surmount
- surpass
- top
- exceed
- get
- negotiate
- out
- over
- rise
- shrug
- survive
- transcend
* * *♦ vt1. [aventajar] to beat;superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat sth/sb for sth;nos superan en número they outnumber us;me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me2. [sobrepasar] [récord] to break;queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results;me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second3. [adelantar] to overtake, to pass;superó a su rival en la recta final she overtook her rival on the home straight5. [complejo, crisis, enfermedad] to overcome, to get over;no ha superado la pérdida de su mujer he has not overcome the loss of his wife;tener algo superado to have got over sth6. [examen, prueba] to pass* * ** * *superar vt1) : to surpass, to exceed2) : to overcome, to surmount* * *superar vb2. (pasar) to pass3. (ser mejor) to be better / to surpass4. (ser más) to be more / to be overel porcentaje de aprobados supera el 85% the percentage of passes is over 85% -
15 Ossi
m; -s, -s; umg., oft pej. East German type, Easterner—f; -, -s; umg., oft pej. East German female, Easterner* * *Ossi is the jocular (or sometimes derogatory) term for a citizen of the former East Germany. The 40-year separation of the two Germanies and the differences between their two political systems caused West and East Germans to grow apart from each other. There are still prejudices on both sides about what exactly is typical of an Ossi or a Wessi. See: → Wessi* * *Os·si1<-s, -s>[ˈɔsi]m (fam) Easterner, East GermanOs·si2<-, -s>[ˈɔsi]f (fam) Easterner, East German* * *der; Ossis, Ossis (salopp) East German* * *Ossi1 m; -s, -s; umg, oft pej East German type, EasternerOssi2 f; -, -s; umg, oft pej East German female, Easterner* * *der; Ossis, Ossis (salopp) East German -
16 run
1. noun1) Lauf, dermake a late run — (Sport or fig.) zum Endspurt ansetzen
come towards somebody/start off at a run — jemandem entgegenlaufen/losrennen
I've had a good run for my money — ich bin auf meine Kosten gekommen
go for a run [in the car] — einen [Auto]ausflug machen
3)she has had a long run of success — sie war lange [Zeit] erfolgreich
have a long run — [Stück, Show:] viele Aufführungen erleben
5) (tendency) Ablauf, derthe general run of things/events — der Lauf der Dinge/der Gang der Ereignisse
6) (regular route) Strecke, die7) (Cricket, Baseball) Lauf, der; Run, derproduction run — Ausstoß, der (Wirtsch.)
10)11) (unrestricted use)12) (animal enclosure) Auslauf, der2. intransitive verb,-nn-, ran, run1) laufen; (fast also) rennenrun for the bus — laufen od. rennen, um den Bus zu kriegen (ugs.)
2) (compete) laufen3) (hurry) laufendon't run to me when things go wrong — komm mir nicht angelaufen, wenn etwas schiefgeht (ugs.)
4) (roll) laufen; [Ball, Kugel:] rollen, laufen5) (slide) laufen; [Schlitten, [Schiebe]tür:] gleiten6) (revolve) [Rad, Maschine:] laufen7) (flee) davonlaufen8) (operate on a schedule) fahrenrun between two places — [Zug, Bus:] zwischen zwei Orten verkehren
the train is running late — der Zug hat Verspätung
the train doesn't run on Sundays — der Zug verkehrt nicht an Sonntagen
9) (pass cursorily)run through — überfliegen [Text]
run through one's head or mind — [Gedanken, Ideen:] einem durch den Kopf gehen
run through the various possibilities — die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten durchspielen
10) (flow) laufen; [Fluss:] fließenrun dry — [Fluss:] austrocknen; [Quelle:] versiegen
run low or short — knapp werden; ausgehen
11) (be current) [Vertrag, Theaterstück:] laufen12) (be present)run in the family — [Eigenschaft, Begabung:] in der Familie liegen
13) (function) laufenkeep/leave the engine running — den Motor laufen lassen/nicht abstellen
the machine runs on batteries/oil — etc. die Maschine läuft mit Batterien/Öl usw.
14) (have a course) [Straße, Bahnlinie:] verlaufeninflation is running at 15 % — die Inflationsrate beläuft sich auf od. beträgt 15 %
17) (seek election) kandidierenrun for mayor — für das Amt des Bürgermeisters kandidieren
18) (spread quickly)a shiver ran down my spine — ein Schau[d]er (geh.) lief mir den Rücken hinunter
19) (spread undesirably) [Butter, Eis:] zerlaufen; (in washing) [Farben:] auslaufen20) (ladder) [Strumpf:] Laufmaschen bekommen3. transitive verb,-nn-, ran, runrun one's hand/fingers through/along or over something — mit der Hand/den Fingern durch etwas fahren/über etwas (Akk.) streichen
run an or one's eye along or down or over something — (fig.) etwas überfliegen
2) (cause to flow) [ein]laufen lassen3) (organize, manage) führen, leiten [Geschäft usw.]; durchführen [Experiment]; veranstalten [Wettbewerb]; führen [Leben]4) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; verkehren lassen [Verkehrsmittel]; einsetzen [Sonderbus, -zug]; laufen lassen [Motor]; abspielen [Tonband]run forward/back — vorwärts-/zurückspulen [Film, Tonband]
5) (own and use) sich (Dat.) halten [Auto]this car is expensive to run — dieses Auto ist im Unterhalt sehr teuer
6) (take for journey) fahrenI'll run you into town — ich fahre od. bringe dich in die Stadt
7) (pursue) jagenrun somebody hard or close — jemandem auf den Fersen sein od. sitzen (ugs.)
be run off one's feet — alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.); (in business) Hochbetrieb haben (ugs.); see also academic.ru/23126/earth">earth 1. 4)
8) (complete) laufen [Rennen, Marathon, Strecke]run messages/errands — Botengänge machen
9)run a fever/a temperature — Fieber/erhöhte Temperatur haben
10) (publish) bringen (ugs.) [Bericht, Artikel usw.]Phrasal Verbs:- run away- run down- run in- run into- run off- run on- run out- run over- run to- run up* * *1. present participle - running; verb2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) fahren4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) laufen(lassen)5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) leiten6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) laufen7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) verkehren9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) sich halten12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) gleiten lassen13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) werden2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) das Laufen2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) der Abstecher6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) der Lauf7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) der Auslauf•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) aufeinanderfolgend- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild* * *[rʌn]I. NOUNto let the dog out for [or let the dog have] a \run den Hund hinauslassen [o ÖSTERR fam äußerln führen]to break into a \run zu laufen beginnento go for [or do] a \run laufen gehenI go for [or do] a 5 mile \run before breakfast ich laufe vor dem Frühstück 5 Meilento set off/come in at a \run weg-/hereinlaufenhe took the ditch at a \run er nahm Anlauf und sprang über den Graben; ( fig)with his main rival out injured, he has a clear \run at the title da sein Hauptrivale verletzt ist, hat er keine Konkurrenten beim Kampf um den Titelthe \run down to the coast only takes half an hour man braucht nur eine halbe Stunde zur Küsteon the London—Glasgow \run auf der Strecke London—Glasgowbombing \run Bombardierungsstrecke f\run of bad/good luck Pech-/Glückssträhne fa long \run of bad weather eine lange Schlechtwetterperiodein the normal \run of things normalerweiseafter a short \run on Broadway nach kurzer Laufzeit am Broadwaythe company is planning a first \run of 10,000 red teddy bears die Firma plant eine Anfangsproduktion von 10.000 roten Teddybärena cheque \run Ausstellung f von Schecks durch Computera computer \run Arbeitsgang m [o Durchlauf m] eines Computerstest \run Probelauf ma sudden \run on the dollar has lowered its value die plötzliche Nachfrage nach dem Dollar ließ den Kurs sinkena \run on a bank ein Ansturm m auf eine Banka \run on the pound Panikverkäufe pl des Pfundestheir food is not the usual \run of hotel cooking ihr Essen hebt sich von der üblichen Hotelküche abchicken \run Hühnerhof mto score 4 \runs vier Treffer erzielento score a home \run einen Homerun erzielento have the \runs Dünnpfiff haben sl14.▶ to give sb a \run for their money jdn etw für sein Geld tun lassen▶ to have the \run of sth etw zur Verfügung habenwhile she's away, I have the \run of the house während sie weg ist, hat sie mir das Haus überlassen▶ to have a [good] \run for one's money etw für sein Geld bekommen▶ in the long \run langfristig, auf lange Sicht gesehen▶ in the short \run kurzfristigwhen I am rushed in the mornings, I eat breakfast on the \run wenn ich morgens in Eile bin, dann esse ich mein Frühstück auf dem Weg<ran, run>1. (move fast) laufen, rennenhe ran up/down the hill er rannte den Hügel hinauf/hinunterhe ran along/down the street er rannte die Straße entlang/hinunterhe ran into/out of the house er rannte in das Haus/aus dem Hauspeople came \running at the sound of shots Menschen kamen gelaufen, als sie Schüsse hörtento \run for the bus dem Bus nachlaufento \run for cover schnell in Deckung gehento \run for it sich akk aus dem Staub machento \run for one's life um sein Leben rennento \run for help um Hilfe laufento \run for the police die Polizei benachrichtigento \run on the spot auf der Stelle laufento go \running laufen gehen▪ to \run at sb jdn angreifenare there a lot of trains \running between London and York? verkehren viele Züge zwischen London und York?they had the new computer system up and \running within an hour sie hatten das neue Computerprogramm innerhalb einer Stunde installiert und am Laufen; ( fig)work is \running smoothly at the moment die Arbeit geht im Moment glatt von der Handto keep the economy \running die Wirtschaft am Laufen haltenthe route \runs through the mountains die Strecke führt durch die Bergea shiver ran down my back mir lief ein Schauder über den Rücken gehto \run off the road von der Straße abkommenthe vine \runs up the wall and along the fence die Weinreben schlingen sich die Wand hinauf und den Zaun entlang5. (extend)there's a beautiful cornice \running around all the ceilings ein wunderschönes Gesims verläuft um alle Decken6. (last) [an]dauernhow much longer does this course \run? wie lange dauert dieser Kurs noch?a magazine subscription usually only \runs for one year ein Zeitschriftenabonnement läuft normalerweise nur ein JahrI've had that tune \running in my head all day diese Melodie geht mir schon den ganzen Tag im Kopf herumthis show will \run and \run diese Show wird ewig laufen7. (be)inflation is \running at 10% die Inflationsrate beträgt 10 %; (amount to)he has an income \running into six figures er hat ein Einkommen, das sich auf sechsstellige Zahlen beläuft8. (flow) fließenI could feel trickles of sweat \running down my neck ich fühlte, wie mir die Schweißtropfen den Hals herunterliefentheir bodies were \running with sweat ihre Körper waren schweißüberströmtwhen the sand has \run through the egg timer, it'll be five minutes wenn der Sand durch die Eieruhr gelaufen ist, dann sind fünf Minuten vorbeithe river \runs [down] to the sea der Fluss mündet in das Meerthere was a strong tide/heavy sea \running die Flut/die See war hochdon't cry, or your make-up will \run weine nicht, sonst verwischt sich dein Make-upthe colour of the dress has \run das Kleid hat abgefärbtmy nose is \running meine Nase läuftif the paint is wet, the colours will \run into each other wenn die Farbe nass ist, fließen die Farben ineinanderto \run for President für das Präsidentenamt kandidieren, sich akk für das Amt des Präsidenten bewerben▪ to \run against sb gegen jdn kandidieren10. (in tights)oh no, my tights have \run oh nein, ich habe eine Laufmasche im Strumpf11. (proceed) verlaufencan you give me an idea of how the discussion ran? kannst du mir den Verlauf der Diskussion schildern?12. NAUT fahrento \run before the wind vor dem Wind segeln13. (to be in force) price, value of commodity gelten, gültig sein14.▶ to \run amok Amok laufen▶ to \run with blood blutüberströmt seinthe streets were \running with blood in den Straßen floss überall Blut▶ to \run deep:differences between the two sides \run deep die Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Seiten sind sehr groß▶ to \run in the family in der Familie liegen▶ feelings are \running high die Gefühle gehen hoch▶ to make sb's blood \run cold jds Blut in den Adern gefrieren lassen▶ to \run short knapp werdento \run short of sth etw nicht mehr habenwe're beginning to \run short of money uns geht langsam das Geld ausshe lets her kids \run wild [or \run riot] sie setzt ihren Kindern keinerlei Grenzento let one's imagination \run wild seiner Fantasie freien Lauf lassenIII. TRANSITIVE VERB<ran, run>1. (move fast)to \run a dead heat/a mile/a race ein totes Rennen/eine Meile/ein Rennen laufen2. (enter in race)to \run a candidate einen Kandidaten aufstellento \run a horse ein Pferd laufen lassen3. (drive)he ran his car into a tree last night er fuhr letzte Nacht mit seinem Auto gegen einen Baumto \run sb home jdn nach Hause fahrento \run sb to the station jdn zum Bahnhof bringen4. (pass)she ran her eyes/finger down the list sie ließ die Augen/den Finger über die Liste gleiten\run this rope round the tree wickle dieses Seil um den Baumhe ran a vacuum cleaner over the carpet er saugte den Teppich abto \run one's fingers through one's hair sich dat mit den Fingern durchs Haar fahren5. (operate)to \run a computer program ein Computerprogramm laufen lassento \run the engine den Motor laufen lassento \run additional trains zusätzliche Züge einsetzento \run the dishwasher/washing machine die Spülmaschine/Waschmaschine laufen lassen6. (manage)how did he end up \running the city? wie wurde er Bürgermeister der Stadt?don't tell me how to \run my life! erklär mir nicht, wie ich mein Leben leben soll!some people \run their lives according to the movements of the stars manche Leute richten ihr Leben nach dem Verlauf der Sterne austo \run a company ein Unternehmen leitento \run a government/household eine Regierung/einen Haushalt führento \run a store ein Geschäft haben7. (conduct)to \run a course einen Kurs anbietento \run an experiment/a test ein Experiment/einen Test durchführen8. (let flow)he ran a little cold water into the bath er ließ etwas kaltes Wasser in die Badewanne laufento \run [sb] a bath [or to \run a bath [for sb]] [jdm] ein Bad einlaufen lassen9. (in newspaper)to \run an article/a series einen Artikel/eine Serie bringen fam10. (smuggle)▪ to \run sth etw schmuggelnto \run sth across the border etw über die Grenze schmuggeln11. (not heed)to \run a blockade eine Blockade durchbrechento \run a red light eine rote Ampel überfahren12. (incur)to \run a risk ein Risiko eingehenyou \run the risk when gambling of losing your entire stake wenn du spielst, riskierst du, deinen gesamten Einsatz zu verlieren13. (perform small tasks)to \run errands [for sb] [für jdn] Botengänge machen14.▶ to \run sb/sth close nur knapp von jdm/etw geschlagen werden▶ to let sth \run its course etw seinen Lauf nehmen lassen▶ to \run sb to earth [or ground] jdn aufspüren▶ to \run one's eye over sth etw überfliegen▶ to \run a fever [or temperature] Fieber haben▶ to \run the show verantwortlich sein* * *run [rʌn]A s1. a) Lauf m (auch fig):in the long run auf die Dauer, auf lange Sicht, langfristig;in the short run auf kurze Sicht, kurzfristig;make a run for it sich aus dem Staub machen fig;make a run for the door zur Tür rennenb) SPORT Lauf m, Durchgang m (eines Slaloms etc)2. Laufen n, Rennen n:a) (immer) auf Trab sein umg,b) auf der Flucht sein ( from the police vor der Polizei);keep sb on the run jemanden in Trab halten umg;shoot on the run (Fußball) aus vollem Lauf schießen;give sb a (good) run for their money es jemandem nicht leicht machen;this car gives you a (good) run for your money dieser Wagen ist sein Geld wert;he’s had a (good) run for his money er ist auf seine Kosten gekommen, er kann sich nicht beklagen3. Laufschritt m:at a run im Laufschritt;go off at a run davonlaufen4. Anlauf m:take a run (einen) Anlauf nehmen5. SCHIFF, AUTO Fahrt fgo for a run in the car eine Spazierfahrt machento nach)8. Reiten: schneller Galopp9. JAGD Hatz f11. (Laich)Wanderung f (der Fische)12. MUS Lauf m13. US (kleiner) Wasserlauf14. US Laufmasche f15. (Ver)Lauf m, Fortgang m:run of the play SPORT Spielverlauf;be against the run of the play SPORT den Spielverlauf auf den Kopf stellen16. Verlauf m:17. a) Tendenz fb) Mode fa run of bad (good) luck eine Pechsträhne (eine Glückssträhne, ein Lauf);a run of good weather eine Schönwetterperiode;a run of wins eine Siegesserie20. Auflage f (einer Zeitung etc)21. TECH Herstellungsmaße pl, -größe f, (Rohr- etc) Länge f, (Betriebs) Leistung f, Ausstoß m:a) Fördererz n,b) Rohkohle f23. TECHa) Durchlauf m (eines Beschickungsguts)b) Charge f, (Beschickungs)Menge f24. TECHa) Arbeitsperiode f, Gang mb) IT (Durch)Lauf mc) Bedienung f (einer Maschine etc)25. THEAT, FILM Lauf-, Spielzeit f:the play had a run of 44 nights das Stück wurde 44-mal hintereinander gegeben;run of validity Gültigkeitsdauer27. a) Strecke fb) FLUG Rollstrecke fc) SCHIFF Etmal n (vom Schiff in 24 Stunden zurückgelegte Strecke)28. give sb the run of sth jemandem etwas zur Verfügung stellen;have the run of sth etwas zur freien Verfügung haben;29. besonders Bra) Weide f, Trift fb) Auslauf m, (Hühner) Hof m30. a) JAGD Wechsel m, (Wild)Bahn fb) Maulwurfsgang m, Kaninchenröhre f31. SPORTa) (Bob-, Rodel) Bahn f32. TECHa) Bahn fb) Laufschiene f, -planke f33. TECH Rinne f, Kanal m34. TECH Mühl-, Mahlgang mthe common run of mankind der Durchschnittsmensch37. a) Herde fb) Schwarm m (Fische)38. SCHIFF (Achter-, Vor) Piek f39. Länge f, Ausdehnung fB adj1. geschmolzen2. gegossen, geformt:run with lead mit Blei ausgegossenC v/i prät ran [ræn], pperf run1. laufen, rennen, eilen, stürzen:run round one’s backhand (Tennis etc) seine Rückhand umlaufen3. SPORTa) (um die Wette) laufenb) (an einem Lauf oder Rennen) teilnehmenc) als Zweiter etc einkommen:he ran second er wurde oder war Zweiter4. (for)a) POL kandidieren (für)b) umg sich bemühen (um):run for election kandidieren, sich zur Wahl stellen5. fig laufen (Blick, Feuer, Finger, Schauer etc):his eyes ran over it sein Blick überflog es;run back over the past Rückschau halten;this tune (idea) keeps running through my head diese Melodie (Idee) geht mir nicht aus dem Kopf6. fahren:7. gleiten (Schlitten etc), ziehen, wandern (Wolken etc):let the skis run die Skier laufen lassen10. fließen, strömen (beide auch fig), rinnen:11. lauten (Schriftstück):12. gehen (Melodie)13. vergehen, -streichen (Zeit etc)14. dauern:15. laufen (Theaterstück etc), gegeben werden16. verlaufen (Straße etc, auch Vorgang), sich erstrecken, gehen, führen (Weg etc):my talent (taste) does not run that way dafür habe ich keine Begabung (keinen Sinn)17. TECH laufen:a) gleiten:b) in Betrieb oder Gang sein, arbeiten (Maschine, Motor etc), gehen (Uhr, Mechanismus etc), funktionieren:run hot (sich) heiß laufen;with the engine running mit laufendem Motor18. in Betrieb sein (Hotel, Fabrik etc)19. zer-, auslaufen (Farbe)run with tears in Tränen schwimmen21. auslaufen (Gefäß)22. schmelzen (Metall etc):running ice tauendes Eis23. MED laufen, eiterna) wachsen, wuchern,b) klettern, ranken25. fluten, wogen:a heavy sea was running SCHIFF es lief eine schwere See27. WIRTSCHa) laufenb) fällig werden (Wechsel etc)the lease runs for 7 years der Pachtvertrag läuft auf 7 Jahre30. (mit adj und s) werden, sein:a) versiegen (Quelle),b) austrocknen,c) keine Milch mehr geben (Kuh),d) fig erschöpft sein,31. WIRTSCH stehen auf (dat) (Preis, Ware)32. klein etc ausfallen:D v/t1. einen Weg etc laufen, einschlagen, eine Strecke etc durchlaufen (auch fig), zurücklegen:run its course fig seinen Verlauf nehmen;things must run their course man muss den Dingen ihren Lauf lassenrun 22 knots SCHIFF mit 22 Knoten fahrenrun races Wettrennen veranstalten4. um die Wette laufen mit, laufen gegen5. fig sich messen mit:run sb close dicht herankommen an jemanden (a. fig)6. ein Pferda) treiben, hetzenb) laufen lassen, (für ein Rennen auch) meldena) einen Fuchs im Bau aufstöbern, bis in seinen Bau verfolgen,b) fig jemanden, etwas aufstöbern, ausfindig machen10. entfliehen (dat):run the country außer Landes flüchten11. passieren:12. Vieha) treibenb) weiden lassen14. befördern, transportieren15. Alkohol etc schmuggelnrun one’s comb through one’s hair (sich) mit dem Kamm durchs Haar fahren18. einen Film laufen lassen19. eine Artikelserie etc veröffentlichen, bringen20. TECH eine Maschine etc laufen lassen, bedienen21. einen Betrieb etc verwalten, führen, leiten, ein Geschäft, eine Fabrik etc betreiben:22. hineingeraten (lassen) in (akk):run debts Schulden machen;this faucet runs hot water aus diesem Hahn kommt heißes Wasser25. Fieber, Temperatur haben26. a) Metall schmelzenb) verschmelzenc) Blei etc gießen27. stoßen, stechen ( beide:29. Bergbau: eine Strecke treiben31. ein Bad, das Badewasser einlaufen lassen32. schieben, führen ( beide:33. (bei Spielen) eine bestimmte Punktzahl etc hintereinander erzielen:run fifteen auf fünfzehn (Punkte etc) kommen34. eine Schleuse öffnen:run dry leerlaufen lassen35. eine Naht etc mit Vorderstich nähen, heften* * *1. noun1) Lauf, dermake a late run — (Sport or fig.) zum Endspurt ansetzen
come towards somebody/start off at a run — jemandem entgegenlaufen/losrennen
go for a run [in the car] — einen [Auto]ausflug machen
3)she has had a long run of success — sie war lange [Zeit] erfolgreich
have a long run — [Stück, Show:] viele Aufführungen erleben
5) (tendency) Ablauf, derthe general run of things/events — der Lauf der Dinge/der Gang der Ereignisse
6) (regular route) Strecke, die7) (Cricket, Baseball) Lauf, der; Run, derproduction run — Ausstoß, der (Wirtsch.)
10)the runs — (coll.): (diarrhoea) Durchmarsch, der (salopp)
12) (animal enclosure) Auslauf, der2. intransitive verb,-nn-, ran, run1) laufen; (fast also) rennenrun for the bus — laufen od. rennen, um den Bus zu kriegen (ugs.)
2) (compete) laufen3) (hurry) laufendon't run to me when things go wrong — komm mir nicht angelaufen, wenn etwas schiefgeht (ugs.)
4) (roll) laufen; [Ball, Kugel:] rollen, laufen5) (slide) laufen; [Schlitten, [Schiebe]tür:] gleiten6) (revolve) [Rad, Maschine:] laufen7) (flee) davonlaufen8) (operate on a schedule) fahrenrun between two places — [Zug, Bus:] zwischen zwei Orten verkehren
run through — überfliegen [Text]
run through one's head or mind — [Gedanken, Ideen:] einem durch den Kopf gehen
10) (flow) laufen; [Fluss:] fließenrun dry — [Fluss:] austrocknen; [Quelle:] versiegen
run low or short — knapp werden; ausgehen
11) (be current) [Vertrag, Theaterstück:] laufen12) (be present)run in the family — [Eigenschaft, Begabung:] in der Familie liegen
13) (function) laufenkeep/leave the engine running — den Motor laufen lassen/nicht abstellen
the machine runs on batteries/oil — etc. die Maschine läuft mit Batterien/Öl usw.
14) (have a course) [Straße, Bahnlinie:] verlaufen15) (have wording) lauten; [Geschichte:] gehen (fig.)inflation is running at 15 % — die Inflationsrate beläuft sich auf od. beträgt 15 %
17) (seek election) kandidieren18) (spread quickly)a shiver ran down my spine — ein Schau[d]er (geh.) lief mir den Rücken hinunter
19) (spread undesirably) [Butter, Eis:] zerlaufen; (in washing) [Farben:] auslaufen20) (ladder) [Strumpf:] Laufmaschen bekommen3. transitive verb,-nn-, ran, run1) (cause to move) laufen lassen; (drive) fahrenrun one's hand/fingers through/along or over something — mit der Hand/den Fingern durch etwas fahren/über etwas (Akk.) streichen
run an or one's eye along or down or over something — (fig.) etwas überfliegen
2) (cause to flow) [ein]laufen lassen3) (organize, manage) führen, leiten [Geschäft usw.]; durchführen [Experiment]; veranstalten [Wettbewerb]; führen [Leben]4) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; verkehren lassen [Verkehrsmittel]; einsetzen [Sonderbus, -zug]; laufen lassen [Motor]; abspielen [Tonband]run forward/back — vorwärts-/zurückspulen [Film, Tonband]
5) (own and use) sich (Dat.) halten [Auto]6) (take for journey) fahrenI'll run you into town — ich fahre od. bringe dich in die Stadt
7) (pursue) jagenrun somebody hard or close — jemandem auf den Fersen sein od. sitzen (ugs.)
be run off one's feet — alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.); (in business) Hochbetrieb haben (ugs.); see also earth 1. 4)
8) (complete) laufen [Rennen, Marathon, Strecke]run messages/errands — Botengänge machen
9)run a fever/a temperature — Fieber/erhöhte Temperatur haben
10) (publish) bringen (ugs.) [Bericht, Artikel usw.]Phrasal Verbs:- run away- run down- run in- run into- run off- run on- run out- run over- run to- run up* * *(of a ladder) n.Leitersprosse f. n.Fahrt -en f.Lauf -e m.Laufmasche f. v.(§ p.,p.p.: ran, run)= laufen v.(§ p.,pp.: lief, ist gelaufen)rennen v.(§ p.,pp.: rannte, ist gerannt) -
17 make
make [meɪk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp made━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = produce) faire ; [+ machines] fabriquer• how much does that make (altogether)? combien ça fait (en tout) ?► made + preposition• this car wasn't made to carry eight people cette voiture n'est pas faite pour transporter huit personnes• he makes $400 a week il gagne 400 dollars par semaine• the company made $1.4 million last year la société a réalisé un bénéfice net de 1,4 millions de dollars l'année dernière• the deal made him £500 cette affaire lui a rapporté 500 livresc. [+ destination] arriver à ; [+ train, plane] avoir• will we make Paris before lunch? est-ce que nous arriverons à Paris avant le déjeuner ?d. ( = reckon) what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu ?e. ( = ensure success of) the beautiful pictures make the book ce livre doit beaucoup à ses magnifiques imagesf. ( = be, constitute) faire• what made you believe that...? qu'est-ce qui vous a fait croire que... ?• I don't know what makes him do it je ne sais pas ce qui le pousse à faire ça► to make sb sth ( = choose as)• what did you make of the film? que penses-tu de ce film ?• what do you make of him? qu'est-ce que tu penses de lui ?► to make sb + adjective• to make o.s. useful se rendre utile• to make sb happy/unhappy rendre qn heureux/malheureux━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Look up other combinations, eg make sb thirsty, make o.s. ridiculous, at the adjective.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• let's make believe we're on a desert island imaginons que nous sommes sur une île déserte► to make do ( = manage) se débrouiller• you'll have to make do with me ( = be satisfied) tu vas devoir te contenter de moi► to make it ( = come) venir ; ( = arrive) arriver ; ( = succeed) réussir• can you make it by 3 o'clock? est-ce que tu peux y être pour 3 heures ?► to make it + time, date, amount• I'm coming tomorrow -- okay, can you make it the afternoon? je viendrai demain -- d'accord, mais est-ce que tu peux venir dans l'après-midi ?( = act)• she made as if to protest, then hesitated elle parut sur le point de protester, puis hésita3. nouna. ( = brand) marque f• what make of car do you drive? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme voiture ?b. ► to be on the make (inf) ( = trying to make money) chercher à se remplir les poches (inf) ; ( = trying to get power) avoir une ambition dévorante4. compounds• she lives in a world of make-believe elle vit dans un monde d'illusions adjective• his story is pure make-believe son histoire est pure fantaisie ► make-or-break (inf) adjective décisifa. ( = go to)b. ( = produce) produire ; ( = contribute to) contribuer à• happy parents make for a happy child des parents heureux font des enfants heureux► make off (inf) intransitive verb se tirer (inf)► make outa. ( = manage) (inf) se débrouillerb. (US = have sex) (inf!) s'envoyer en l'air (inf !)• how do you make that out? qu'est-ce qui vous fait penser cela ?b. ( = claim, pretend) prétendre ; ( = portray as) présenter commec. [+ cheque] libeller ; [+ will] fairea. ( = assign) [+ money, land] transférer (to à)a. ( = become friends again) se réconcilierb. ( = apply cosmetics) se maquillera. [+ story, excuse] inventer• you're making it up! tu l'inventes (de toutes pièces) !b. ( = put together) [+ parcel] faire ; [+ dish, medicine] préparer• have you made up the beds? as-tu fait les lits ?c. [+ deficit] compenser ; [+ sum of money, numbers] compléter• they made up the number with five amateurs ils ont complété l'effectif en faisant appel à cinq amateursd. ( = repay) to make sth up to sb revaloir qch à qne. [+ dispute] mettre fin à ; [+ differences] réglerf. ( = apply cosmetics to) maquiller• to make o.s. up se maquillerg. ( = compose) composer ; ( = represent) constituer• they make up 6% of the population ils constituent 6 % de la population► make up for inseparable transitive verb compenser• he tried to make up for all the trouble he'd caused il essaya de se faire pardonner les ennuis qu'il avait causés• he made up for all the mistakes he'd made il s'est rattrapé pour toutes les erreurs qu'il avait commises* * *[meɪk] 1. 2.transitive verb (prét, pp made)1) ( create) faire [cake, film, noise]to make something for somebody —
to make room/the time for something — trouver de la place/du temps pour quelque chose
made in France/by Macron — fabriqué en France/par Macron
2) (cause to be or become, render) se faire [friends, enemies]to make something bigger/better/worse — agrandir/améliorer/aggraver quelque chose
to make passing exams easier —
to make it possible to do — [person] faire en sorte qu'il soit possible de faire
3) ( cause to do)to make something work — [person] réussir à faire marcher quelque chose [machine]
to make something grow — [person] réussir à faire pousser quelque chose; [chemical, product] faire pousser quelque chose
4) (force, compel)to make somebody do — obliger or forcer quelqu'un à faire
to make somebody wait/talk — faire attendre/parler quelqu'un
5) ( turn into)to make somebody something —
to make something something —
to make a habit/an issue of something — faire de quelque chose une habitude/une affaire
it's been made into a film — on en a fait or tiré un film
6) (add up to, amount to) faire7) ( earn) gagner [salary, amount]8) (reach, achieve) arriver jusqu'à [place, position]; atteindre [ranking, level]; faire [speed, distance]to make the first team/the charts — entrer dans la première équipe/au hit-parade
to make six spades — ( in bridge) faire six piques
9) (estimate, say)10) ( cause success of) assurer la réussite de [holiday, meal, day]it really makes the room — [feature, colour] ça rend bien
11) Electricity fermer [circuit]to make a trick — ( win) faire une levée
•Phrasal Verbs:- make do- make for- make off- make out- make up••to be on the make — (colloq) ( for profit) avoir les dents longues; ( for sex) être en chasse (colloq)
to make it — (colloq) (in career, life) y arriver; (to party, meeting) réussir à venir; ( be on time for train etc) y être
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18 narrow
narrow [ˈnærəʊ]1. adjectivea. étroita. [road, valley] se rétrécirb. [majority] s'amenuiser[+ choice] restreindre ; [+ differences] réduire• they are hoping to narrow the gap between rich and poor nations ils espèrent réduire l'écart entre pays riches et pays pauvres4. compounds[+ choice, meaning, interpretation] restreindre* * *['nærəʊ] 1.narrows plural noun goulet m2.1) (in breadth, size, shape) étroitto grow ou become narrow — [road, river] se rétrécir; [valley] se resserrer
2) ( in scope) [range, choice] restreint; [issue, field, boundaries, group, sense, definition] étroit; [vision, life, interests, understanding] limité; [views, version] étriqué pej3) ( in degree) [majority, margin] faible3.to have a narrow escape ou a narrow squeak — (colloq) GB l'échapper belle
transitive verb1) ( limit) gen limiter (to à); restreindre [sense, definition] (to à)Elliott has narrowed the gap — (in race, poll) Elliott a réduit l'écart
3) ( reduce breadth of) rétrécir [road, path, arteries]4.1) lit gen se rétrécir; [valley, arteries] se resserrer2) fig [gap, deficit, margin, lead] se réduire (to à); [choice] se limiter (to à)•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
19 run
[rʌn] nto let the dog out for [or let the dog have] a \run den Hund hinauslassen [o (( ÖSTERR) ( fam)) äußerln führen];to break into a \run zu laufen beginnen;to set off/come in at a \run weg-/hereinlaufen;he took the ditch at a \run er nahm Anlauf und sprang über den Graben; ( fig)with his main rival out injured, he has a clear \run at the title da sein Hauptrivale verletzt ist, hat er keine Konkurrenten beim Kampf um den Titelthe \run down to the coast only takes half an hour man braucht nur eine halbe Stunde zur Küste;on the London-Glasgow \run auf der Strecke London-Glasgow;bombing \run Bombardierungsstrecke fa long \run of bad weather eine lange Schlechtwetterperiodein the normal \run of things normalerweiseafter a short \run on Broadway nach kurzer Laufzeit am Broadway;the company is planning a first \run of 10,000 red teddy bears die Firma plant eine Anfangsproduktion von 10.000 roten Teddybärena sudden \run on the dollar has lowered its value die plötzliche Nachfrage nach dem Dollar ließ den Kurs sinkentheir food is not the usual \run of hotel cooking ihr Essen hebt sich von der üblichen Hotelküche abchicken \run Hühnerhof mto score 4 \runs vier Treffer erzielen;to score a home \run einen Homerun erzielento have the \runs Dünnpfiff haben (sl)PHRASES:to give sb a \run for their money jdn etw für sein Geld tun lassen;to have a [good] \run for one's money etw für sein Geld bekommen;in the long \run auf lange Sicht gesehen;in the short \run kurzfristig;to have the \run of sth etw zur Verfügung haben;while she's away, I have the \run of the house während sie weg ist, hat sie mir das Haus überlassen;on the \run ( escaped) auf der Flucht;( extremely busy) auf Trab ( fam)when I am rushed in the mornings, I eat breakfast on the \run wenn ich morgens in Eile bin, dann esse ich mein Frühstück auf dem Weg vi <ran, run>1) ( move fast) laufen, rennen;he ran up/ down the hill er rannte den Hügel hinauf/hinunter;he ran along/ down the street er rannte die Straße entlang/hinunter;he ran into/ out of the house er rannte in das Haus/aus dem Haus;people came \running at the sound of shots Menschen kamen gelaufen, als sie Schüsse hörten;to \run for the bus dem Bus nachlaufen;to \run for cover schnell in Deckung gehen;to \run for it sich akk aus dem Staub machen;to \run for one's life um sein Leben rennen;to \run for help um Hilfe laufen;to \run for the police die Polizei benachrichtigen;to \run on the spot auf der Stelle laufen;to go \running laufen gehen;to \run at sb jdn angreifenare there a lot of trains \running between London and York? verkehren viele Züge zwischen London und York?;they had the new computer system up and \running within an hour sie hatten das neue Computerprogramm innerhalb einer Stunde installiert und am Laufen; ( fig)work is \running smoothly at the moment die Arbeit geht im Moment glatt von der Hand;to keep the economy \running die Wirtschaft am Laufen halten3) ( travel) laufen;(go) verlaufen; ski gleiten;the route \runs through the mountains die Strecke führt durch die Berge;a shiver ran down my back mir lief ein Schauder über den Rücken ( geh)to \run off the road von der Straße abkommen;the vine \runs up the wall and along the fence die Weinreben schlingen sich die Wand hinauf und den Zaun entlang5) ( extend)there's a beautiful cornice \running around all the ceilings ein wunderschönes Gesims verläuft um alle Decken6) ( last) [an]dauern;the film \runs for two hours der Film dauert zwei Stunden, der Film geht zwei Stunden ( fam)how much longer does this course \run? wie lange dauert dieser Kurs noch?;a magazine subscription usually only \runs for one year ein Zeitschriftenabonnement läuft normalerweise nur ein Jahr;I've had that tune \running in my head all day diese Melodie geht mir schon den ganzen Tag im Kopf herum;this show will \run and \run diese Show wird ewig laufen7) (be)inflation is \running at 10% die Inflationsrate beträgt 10 %8) ( flow) fließen;I could feel trickles of sweat \running down my neck ich fühlte, wie mir die Schweißtropfen den Hals herunterliefen;their bodies were \running with sweat ihre Körper waren schweißüberströmt;when the sand has \run through the egg timer, it'll be five minutes wenn der Sand durch die Eieruhr gelaufen ist, dann sind fünf Minuten vorbei;the river \runs [down] to the sea der Fluss mündet in das Meer;there was a strong tide/heavy sea \running die Flut/die See war hoch;don't cry, or your make-up will \run weine nicht, sonst verwischt sich dein Make-up;the colour of the dress has \run das Kleid hat abgefärbt;my nose is \running meine Nase läuft;if the paint is wet, the colours will \run into each other wenn die Farbe nass ist, fließen die Farben ineinanderto \run for President für das Präsidentenamt kandidieren, sich akk für das Amt des Präsidenten bewerben;to \run against sb gegen jdn kandidierenoh no, my tights have \run oh nein, ich habe eine Laufmasche im Strumpfcan you give me an idea of how the discussion ran? kannst du mir den Verlauf der Diskussion schildern?to \run before the wind vor dem Wind segelnPHRASES:to make sb's blood \run cold jds Blut in den Adern gefrieren lassen;to \run with blood blutüberströmt sein;the streets were \running with blood in den Straßen floss überall Blut;to \run in the family in der Familie liegen;feelings are \running high die Gefühle gehen hoch;to \run amok Amok laufen;to \run deep;differences between the two sides \run deep die Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Seiten sind sehr groß;to \run dry river austrocknen;to \run low supplies [langsam] ausgehen;to \run short knapp werden;to \run short of sth etw nicht mehr haben;we're beginning to \run short of money uns geht langsam das Geld aus;she lets her kids \run wild [or \run riot] sie setzt ihren Kindern keinerlei Grenzen;to let one's imagination \run wild seiner Fantasie freien Lauf lassen vt <ran, run>1) ( move fast)2) ( enter in race)to \run a candidate einen Kandidaten aufstellen;to \run a horse ein Pferd laufen lassen3) ( drive)he ran his car into a tree last night er fuhr letzte Nacht mit seinem Auto gegen einen Baum;to \run sb home jdn nach Hause fahren;to \run sb to the station jdn zum Bahnhof bringen4) ( pass)she ran her eyes/ finger down the list sie ließ die Augen/den Finger über die Liste gleiten;\run this rope round the tree wickle dieses Seil um den Baum;she ran a vacuum cleaner over the carpet sie saugte den Teppich ab;to \run one's fingers through one's hair sich dat mit den Fingern durchs Haar fahren5) ( operate)to \run sth machine etw bedienen;to \run a computer program ein Computerprogramm laufen lassen;to \run the engine den Motor laufen lassen;to \run additional trains zusätzliche Züge einsetzen;to \run the dishwasher/ washing machine die Spülmaschine/Waschmaschine laufen lassen6) ( manage)how did he end up \running the city? wie wurde er Bürgermeister der Stadt?;don't tell me how to \run my life! erklär mir nicht, wie ich mein Leben leben soll!;some people \run their lives according to the movements of the stars manche Leute richten ihr Leben nach dem Verlauf der Sterne aus;to \run a company ein Unternehmen leiten;to \run a government/ household eine Regierung/einen Haushalt führen;to \run a store ein Geschäft haben7) ( conduct)to \run a course einen Kurs anbieten;to \run an experiment/ a test ein Experiment/einen Test durchführen8) ( let flow)to \run sth water etw laufen lassen;he ran a little cold water into the bath er ließ etwas kaltes Wasser in die Badewanne laufen;to \run [sb] a bath [or to \run a bath [for sb]] [jdm] ein Bad einlaufen lassen9) ( in newspaper)to \run a story about sth über etw akk berichten;to \run sth etw schmuggeln;to \run sth across the border etw über die Grenze schmuggelnto \run a blockade eine Blockade durchbrechen;to \run a red light eine rote Ampel überfahrento \run a risk ein Risiko eingehen;you \run the risk when gambling of losing your entire stake wenn du spielst, riskierst du, deinen gesamten Einsatz zu verlierento \run errands [for sb] [für jdn] Botengänge machenPHRASES:to let sth \run its course etw seinen Lauf nehmen lassen;to \run sb to earth [or ground] jdn aufspüren;to \run one's eye over sth etw überfliegen;to be \run off one's feet alle Hände voll zu tun haben ( fam)to \run a fever [or temperature] Fieber haben;to \run oneself into the ground sich akk völlig verausgaben;to \run the show verantwortlich sein;to \run sb close nur knapp von jdm geschlagen werden;to \run sb ragged jdn schaffen ( fam) -
20 amenuiser (s')
amenuiser (s') [amənyize]➭ TABLE 1 reflexive verb[avance, espoir, ressources] to dwindle ; [chances] to grow slimmer ; [risque, différences] to diminish
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