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1 ratni invalidi

disabled ex-service man

Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > ratni invalidi
2 Kriegsbeschädigtenrente

Kriegsbeschädigtenrente
war disablement pension;
• Kriegsbeschädigter war-disabled, ex-service man;
• Kriegsbeschädigung war disablement;
• Kriegsbesteuerung war[time] taxation;
• Kriegsbeteiligung co-belligerency;
• Kriegsbewirtschaftung wartime control;
• Kriegsdienstverweigerer conscientious objector;
• Kriegseinkommen wartime earnings;
• Kriegsentschädigung war indemnity (-damage compensation), reparation;
• Kriegsereignis event of the war;
• Kriegsfolgen results of war;
• Kriegsfolgeschäden war-induced damage;
• Kriegsgefahr hazards of war;
• Kriegsgefahrklausel war-risk clause;
• Kriegsgewinn war profit, excess profits;
• Kriegsgewinnsteuer express profits duty (Br.), war profits tax (US);
• Kriegshandlung act of war;
• Kriegshausse war boom;
• Kriegsindustrie war[time] industry;
• Kriegsklauseln institute-war (Br.) (war risk) clauses;
• Kriegskonjunktur war boom;
• Kriegskorrespondent war correspondent;
• Kriegslasten war burden;
• Kriegslieferungen war deliveries;
• Kriegsnachwirkungen aftermath of war;
• Kriegsopfer war victim;
• Kriegsproduktion wartime (war, defense, US, defence, Br.) production;
• Kriegsrecht martial (military, sword) law.

Business german-english dictionary > Kriegsbeschädigtenrente
3 Kriegsbeschädigter

Kriegsbeschädigter
war-disabled, ex-service man

Business german-english dictionary > Kriegsbeschädigter
4 военноинвалид

disabled soldier/ex-service man, war invalid

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военноинвалѝд,

м., -и disabled soldier/ex-service man, war invalid.

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disabled soldier/ex-service man, war invalid

Български-английски речник > военноинвалид
5 inútil

adj.

useless, needless, pointless, unnecessary.

f. & m.

lame duck, prat, ineffectual person, sad pack.

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inútil

► adjetivo

1 (gen) useless

2 (intento) vain, futile

3 MEDICINA disabled

4 MILITAR unfit

■ lo declararon inútil para el servicio he was declared unfit for military service

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar (persona) hopeless case

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FRASEOLOGÍA

es inútil que + subjuntivo there is no point in + gerund

■ es inútil que le digas nada there's no point in saying anything to her

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adj.

useless

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1. ADJ

1) (=vano) [intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, fruitless

lo intenté todo, pero fue inútil — I tried everything, but it was no use o useless

es inútil que usted proteste — it's no good o use you protesting, there's no point in protesting

es inútil seguir intentándolo — there's no point in keeping on trying

2) (=inepto) useless *, hopeless *

3) (=inválido) disabled

ha quedado inútil a causa de la artritis — she is completely disabled by arthritis

4) (=inservible) useless

tira todos los trastos inútiles — throw away all that useless junk

5) (Mil) unfit

lo han declarado inútil para el servicio militar — he has been declared unfit for military service

2.

SMF

¡tu hermana es una inútil! — your sister is useless o hopeless! *

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> useless

todo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain

es inútil que insistas — there's no point (in) insisting

b) < trasto> useless

2)

a) ( incompetente) useless

b) (Mil) ( no apto) unfit

c) (Med) disabled
II
masculino y femenino

es un inútil — he's useless

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= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.

Ex. To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.

Ex. Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.

Ex. Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.

Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.

Ex. A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.

Ex. However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.

Ex. It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.

Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.

Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex. This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.

Ex. Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.

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* algo inútil = a dead dog.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* misión inútil = fool's errand.

* ser inútil = fire + blanks.

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> useless

todo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain

es inútil que insistas — there's no point (in) insisting

b) < trasto> useless

2)

a) ( incompetente) useless

b) (Mil) ( no apto) unfit

c) (Med) disabled
II
masculino y femenino

es un inútil — he's useless

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= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.

Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.

Ex: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.

Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.

Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.

Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.

Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.

Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.

Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.

Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex: This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.

Ex: Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.

* algo inútil = a dead dog.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* misión inútil = fool's errand.

* ser inútil = fire + blanks.

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inútil¹

adjective

A

1 ‹esfuerzo/papeleo› useless

es inútil, no lo vas a convencer it's useless o you're wasting your time, you won't convince him

todo fue inútil it was all futile o useless o in vain

es inútil que insistas there's no point (in) insisting

es inútil que trates de hacerlo entender it's pointless trying to make him understand, there's no point trying to make him understand

2 ‹trasto› useless

B

1 (incompetente) useless

2 ( Mil) (no apto) unfit

3 ( Med) disabled

quedó inútil después del accidente the accident left him disabled

inútil²

masculine and feminine

es un inútil he's useless

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inútil adjetivo
useless;
◊ es inútil que insistas there's no point (in) insisting

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: es un inútil he's useless
inútil
I adjetivo
1 (sin utilidad) useless
(sin resultado) vain, pointless
2 Mil unfit (for service)
II mf fam good-for-nothing

' inútil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chisme
- desperdicio
- gasto
- lindeza
- pegote
- trasto
- vana
- vano
- cachivache
- calamidad
- incapaz
- inservible
- insistir
English:
breath
- dead loss
- dead weight
- dead wood
- dud
- futile
- gesture
- good-for-nothing
- helpless
- lemon
- render
- unhelpful
- unnecessary
- use
- useless
- vain
- which
- white elephant
- wild-goose chase
- hopeless
- incapable
- pointless
- waste

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inútil

♦ adj

1. [objeto] useless;
[intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, vain;
sus intentos resultaron inútiles his attempts were unsuccessful o in vain;

es inútil, ya es demasiado tarde there's no point, it's too late;

es inútil que lo esperes, se ha ido para siempre there's no point in waiting for him, he's gone for good

2. [inválido] disabled;

le dieron la baja por inútil he was allowed to take disability leave;

quedó inútil tras el accidente she was disabled as a result of the accident

3. [no apto] unfit;

fue declarado inútil para el servicio militar he was declared unfit for military service

♦ nmf

hopeless case, useless person;

es un inútil he's useless o hopeless

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inútil

I adj

1 useless

2 MIL unfit

II m/f

:

es un inútil he’s useless

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inútil adj

inservible: useless

♦ inútilmente adv

inútil nmf

: good-for-nothing

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inútil¹ adj

1. (que no sirve para nada) useless

estas tijeras son inútiles these scissors are useless

2. (que no vale la pena) pointless

es inútil quejarte it's pointless complaining

es inútil que llores there's no point in crying

inútil² n

ser un inútil to be useless

Spanish-English dictionary > inútil
6 problema

m.

1 problem.

el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism

los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems

el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left

2 glitch, bug.

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problema

► nombre masculino

1 problem

■ el dinero no trae más que problemas money brings nothing but problems

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar problemas to cause problems

tener problemas con to have trouble with

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noun m.

problem

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1. SM

1) (=dificultad) problem

el problema del paro — the problem of unemployment

el problema es que no tengo tiempo — the problem is I don't have time

si hay algún problema dímelo — let me know if there is any problem

¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

este coche nunca me ha dado problemas — this car has never given me any trouble

no quiero problemas — I don't want any trouble

2) (Mat) problem

3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap

2.

ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s

niño problema — problem child

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masculino problem

resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

nos está creando muchos problemas — it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble

problemas económicos — financial difficulties o problems

los coches viejos dan muchos problemas — old cars give a lot of trouble

si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

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= dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.

Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.

Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.

Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.

Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.

Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.

Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.

Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.

Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.

Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.

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* abordar un problema = address + problem.

* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* acometer un problema = attack + problem.

* acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* acotar un problema = delineate + problem.

* acuciado por problemas = embattled.

* acumular problemas = build up + problems.

* afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.

* afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.

* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* agravar un problema = compound + problem.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.

* aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.

* aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.

* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.

* asediado por problemas = embattled.

* atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.

* ausencia de problemas = smoothness.

* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.

* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.

* combatir un problema = combat + problem.

* complicar un problema = compound + problem.

* con problemas = in hot water.

* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.

* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.

* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.

* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.

* considerar un problema = consider + problem.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* corregir un problema = correct + problem.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar problemas = play up.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* debatir un problema = discuss + problem.

* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.

* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* definición del problema = problem statement.

* definir un problema = delineate + problem.

* delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.

* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.

* detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.

* diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.

* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.

* enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.

* enunciado del problema = problem statement.

* esbozar un problema = outline + problem.

* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.

* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.

* exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.

* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.

* identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.

* ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.

* investigar un problema = investigate + problem.

* libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].

* lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.

* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.

* mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.

* no haber problemas = be fine.

* no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.

* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.

* obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.

* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.

* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.

* paliar problemas = minimise + problems.

* paliar un problema = solve + problem.

* percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].

* plagar de problemas = bedevil.

* plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.

* presentar problemas = present + problems.

* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.

* prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* problema + acosar = problem + dog.

* problema acuciante = pressing problem.

* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.

* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.

* problema + afligir = problem + afflict.

* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.

* problema alimenticio = eating problem.

* problema asociado = attending problem.

* problema auditivo = hearing problem.

* problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.

* problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.

* problema cotidiano = daily problem.

* problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.

* problema de espacio = space problem.

* problema de imagen = image problem.

* problema de peso = weight problem.

* problema de salud = health problem.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* problema de seguridad = security problem.

* problema diario = daily problem.

* problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* problema doméstico = domestic problem.

* problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* problema en la escuela = school problem.

* problema escolar = school problem.

* problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problema familiar = family problem.

* problema informático = computing problem.

* problema inicial = startup problem.

* problema insoluble = insoluble problem.

* problema monetario = monetary problem.

* problema motriz = motor disability.

* problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.

* problema + persistir = problem + persist.

* problema personal = personal problem.

* problema + plantearse = problem + come with.

* problema práctico = practical problem.

* problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.

* problema + radicar = trouble + lie.

* problema real = real problem.

* problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.

* problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.

* problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.

* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.

* problemas dentales = dental disease.

* problemas de oído = poor hearing.

* problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.

* problemas familiares = family crisis.

* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.

* problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.

* problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.

* problema social = societal problem, social problem.

* problemas sociales = social crisis.

* problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.

* problemas visuales = visual impairment.

* problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.

* problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.

* resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.

* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.

* ser un problema = be at issue.

* sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.

* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.

* sin problemas de vista = sighted.

* solución a problemas = problem solution.

* solucionar los problemas = put + things right.

* solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.

* subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].

* subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.

* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.

* tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.

* tener problemas = have + problems.

* tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.

* tener un problema = experience + problem.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

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masculino problem

resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

nos está creando muchos problemas — it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble

problemas económicos — financial difficulties o problems

los coches viejos dan muchos problemas — old cars give a lot of trouble

si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

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= dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.

Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.

Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.

Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.

Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.

Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.

Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.

Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.

Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.

* abordar un problema = address + problem.

* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* acometer un problema = attack + problem.

* acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* acotar un problema = delineate + problem.

* acuciado por problemas = embattled.

* acumular problemas = build up + problems.

* afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.

* afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.

* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* agravar un problema = compound + problem.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.

* aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.

* aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.

* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.

* asediado por problemas = embattled.

* atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.

* ausencia de problemas = smoothness.

* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.

* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.

* combatir un problema = combat + problem.

* complicar un problema = compound + problem.

* con problemas = in hot water.

* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.

* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.

* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.

* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.

* considerar un problema = consider + problem.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* corregir un problema = correct + problem.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar problemas = play up.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* debatir un problema = discuss + problem.

* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.

* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* definición del problema = problem statement.

* definir un problema = delineate + problem.

* delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.

* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.

* detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.

* diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.

* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.

* enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.

* enunciado del problema = problem statement.

* esbozar un problema = outline + problem.

* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.

* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.

* exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.

* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.

* identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.

* ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.

* investigar un problema = investigate + problem.

* libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].

* lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.

* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.

* mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.

* no haber problemas = be fine.

* no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.

* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.

* obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.

* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.

* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.

* paliar problemas = minimise + problems.

* paliar un problema = solve + problem.

* percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].

* plagar de problemas = bedevil.

* plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.

* presentar problemas = present + problems.

* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.

* prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* problema + acosar = problem + dog.

* problema acuciante = pressing problem.

* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.

* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.

* problema + afligir = problem + afflict.

* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.

* problema alimenticio = eating problem.

* problema asociado = attending problem.

* problema auditivo = hearing problem.

* problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.

* problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.

* problema cotidiano = daily problem.

* problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.

* problema de espacio = space problem.

* problema de imagen = image problem.

* problema de peso = weight problem.

* problema de salud = health problem.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* problema de seguridad = security problem.

* problema diario = daily problem.

* problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* problema doméstico = domestic problem.

* problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* problema en la escuela = school problem.

* problema escolar = school problem.

* problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problema familiar = family problem.

* problema informático = computing problem.

* problema inicial = startup problem.

* problema insoluble = insoluble problem.

* problema monetario = monetary problem.

* problema motriz = motor disability.

* problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.

* problema + persistir = problem + persist.

* problema personal = personal problem.

* problema + plantearse = problem + come with.

* problema práctico = practical problem.

* problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.

* problema + radicar = trouble + lie.

* problema real = real problem.

* problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.

* problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.

* problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.

* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.

* problemas dentales = dental disease.

* problemas de oído = poor hearing.

* problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.

* problemas familiares = family crisis.

* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.

* problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.

* problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.

* problema social = societal problem, social problem.

* problemas sociales = social crisis.

* problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.

* problemas visuales = visual impairment.

* problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.

* problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.

* resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.

* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.

* ser un problema = be at issue.

* sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.

* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.

* sin problemas de vista = sighted.

* solución a problemas = problem solution.

* solucionar los problemas = put + things right.

* solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.

* subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].

* subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.

* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.

* tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.

* tener problemas = have + problems.

* tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.

* tener un problema = experience + problem.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

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problema

masculine

1 ( Mat) problem

resolver un problema to solve a problem

2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem

nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble

problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems

me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money

los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)

si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble

no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it

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problema sustantivo masculino
problem;
◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
problemas económicos, financial difficulties

' problema' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abordar
- acotar
- circunscribirse
- comprensión
- conciencia
- concienciarse
- conjuntamente
- contingente
- deforestación
- desarrollo
- desforestación
- desmenuzar
- diferente
- drogodependencia
- eficacia
- encarar
- endemoniada
- endemoniado
- enfocar
- enfocada
- enfocado
- enfoque
- enrevesada
- enrevesado
- enunciado
- inconveniente
- intrincada
- intrincado
- magnitud
- mano
- orden
- plantear
- presentarse
- profundizar
- profundidad
- radicar
- raíz
- remediar
- remontar
- replantear
- resolución
- resolver
- robar
- rompecabezas
- salida
- sencilla
- sencillez
- sencillo
- sensibilizar
- sinsabor
English:
answer
- appreciate
- appreciation
- approach
- approachable
- arithmetic
- attack
- avenue
- awkward
- bit
- bypass
- can
- care
- central
- come up
- compound
- deal with
- define
- devil
- difficulty
- emerge
- emotional
- form
- formidable
- graft
- grapple
- growing
- hard
- hassle
- ignore
- issue
- knotty
- knowledge
- land
- lie
- magnitude
- major
- matter
- meditate
- meet with
- nut
- object
- outstanding
- overcome
- pin down
- pose
- present
- problem
- question
- relation

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problema nm

1. [dificultad] problem;

el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;

los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;

no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;

el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
Am
no te hagas problema don't worry about it

2. [matemático] problem;

resolver un problema to solve a problem

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problema

m problem;

sin problema without difficulty, without any problems

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problema nm

: problem

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problema n problem

Spanish-English dictionary > problema
7 grand

grand, e [gʀɑ̃, gʀɑ̃d]

1. adjective

   a. ( = de haute taille) tall

   b. ( = plus âgé) son grand frère his older or big (inf) brother

• ils ont deux grands enfants they have two grown-up children

• quand il sera grand [enfant] when he grows up

• il est assez grand pour savoir he's old enough to know

• tu es grand/grande maintenant you're a big boy/girl now

   c. (en dimensions) big, large ; [bras, distance, voyage, enjambées] long ; [avenue, marge] wide

• ouvrir de grands yeux to open one's eyes wide

• l'amour avec un grand A love with a capital L

   d. (en nombre, en quantité) [vitesse, poids, valeur, puissance] great ; [nombre, quantité] large ; [famille] large, big

• la grande majorité des gens the great majority of people

   e. ( = intense) [bruit, cri] loud ; [froid, chaleur] intense ; [vent] strong ; [danger, plaisir, pauvreté] great

• avec un grand rire with a loud laugh

• à ma grande surprise to my great surprise

   f. ( = riche, puissant) [pays, firme, banquier, industriel] leading

   g. ( = important) great ; [ville, travail] big

• je t'annonce une grande nouvelle ! I've got some great news!

• c'est un grand jour pour nous this is a great day for us

   h. ( = principal) main

• c'est la grande nouvelle du jour it's the main news of the day

• la grande difficulté consiste à... the main difficulty lies in...

   i. (intensif) [travailleur, collectionneur, ami, rêveur] great ; [buveur, fumeur] heavy ; [mangeur] big

• un grand verre d'eau a large glass of water

• les grands malades the very ill

• un grand invalide a seriously disabled person

   j. ( = remarquable) great

• un grand vin a great wine

• une grande année a vintage year

• c'est du grand jazz (inf) it's jazz at its best

   k. ( = de gala) [réception, dîner] grand

• en grande pompe with great pomp

   l. ( = noble) [âme] noble ; [pensée, principe] lofty

   m. ( = exagéré) faire de grandes phrases to voice high-flown sentiments

• tous ces grands discours all these high-flown speeches

   n. ( = beaucoup de) cela te fera (le plus) grand bien it'll do you the world of good

• grand bien vous fasse ! much good may it do you!

2. adverb

   a. (en taille) ces sandales chaussent grand these sandals are big-fitting (Brit) or run large (US)

   b. ( = largement) ouvrir (en) grand [+ porte] to open wide ; [+ robinet] to turn full on

• la fenêtre était grand(e) ouverte the window was wide open

• voir grand to think big

• il a vu trop grand he was over-ambitious

• il fait toujours les choses en grand he always does things on a large scale

3. masculine noun

   a. ( = élève) senior boy

• jeu pour petits et grands game for old and young alike

   b. (terme d'affection) viens, mon grand come here, son

   c. ( = personne puissante) les grands de ce monde men in high places

• Alexandre le Grand Alexander the Great

4. feminine noun

grande

   a. ( = élève) senior girl

• elle parle comme une grande she talks like a much older child

   b. (terme d'affection) ma grande (my) dear

5. compounds

► la grande Bleue or bleue the Med (inf)

► grande personne grown-up

► la grande vie the good life

• mener la grande vie to live the good life

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GRANDES ÉCOLES

The grandes écoles are competitive-entrance higher education establishments where engineering, business administration and other subjects are taught to a very high standard. The most prestigious include « l'École Polytechnique » (engineering), the three « Écoles normales supérieures » (arts and sciences), « l'ÉNA » (the civil service college), and « HEC » (business administration).

Pupils prepare for entrance to the grandes écoles after their « baccalauréat » in two years of « classes préparatoires ». → CLASSES PRÉPARATOIRES CONCOURS ÉCOLE NATIONALE D'ADMINISTRATION

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1.

grande gʀɑ̃, gʀɑ̃d adjectif

1) ( de dimensions importantes) ( en hauteur) tall; (en longueur, durée) long; ( en largeur) wide; (en étendue, volume) big

plus grand que nature — larger than life

ouvrir de grands yeux — to open one's eyes wide

2) (nombreux, abondant) large, big

pas grand monde — not many people

il fait grand jour — it's broad daylight

laver à grande eau — to wash [something] in plenty of running water [légumes]; to wash [something] down [sol]

3) ( à un degré élevé) [rêveur, collectionneur, ami] great; [tricheur, joueur] big; [buveur, fumeur] heavy

c'est un grand timide — he's very shy

les grands malades — very sick people

les grands blessés — the seriously injured

4) ( important) [découverte, expédition, nouvelle] great; [date] important; [rôle] major; [problème, décision] big

c'est un grand jour pour elle — it's a big day for her

la grande majorité — the great ou vast majority

5) ( principal) main

les grandes lignes d'une politique — the broad lines of a policy

6) ( de premier plan) [société, marque] leading

les grandes industries — the big industries

7) (brillant, remarquable) [peintre, vin, cause] great; [cœur, âme] noble

c'est un grand homme — he's a great man

Louis le Grand — Louis the Great; esprit

8) ( âgé) [frère, sœur] elder; [élève] senior GB, older; ( adulte)

les grandes personnes — grown-ups

les grandes classes — École the senior forms GB, the upper classes US

une grande fille comme toi! — a big girl like you!

assez grand pour faire — old enough to do

9) ( qualifiant une mesure) [hauteur, longueur, distance, valeur] great; [pointure, quantité, étendue] large; [vitesse] high

il est grand temps que tu partes — it's high time you went

10) (extrême, fort) [bonté, amitié, danger, intérêt] great; [bruit] loud; [froid] severe; [chaleur] intense; [vent] strong, high; [tempête] big, violent

d'une grande timidité — very shy

à ma grande surprise — much to my surprise

sans grand espoir — without much hope

ça te ferait le plus grand bien — it would do you a world of good

à grands cris — loudly; cas, remède

11) ( de rang social élevé) [famille, nom] great

la grande bourgeoisie — the upper middle class

12) ( grandiose) [réception, projet] grand

avoir grande allure — to look very impressive

13) ( emphatique) [mot] big; [phrase] high-sounding

un grand merci — a big thank you

faire de grands gestes — to wave one's arms about

et voilà, tout de suite les grands mots — there you go, straight off the deep end

2.

nom masculin, féminin ( enfant) big boy/girl; École senior GB ou older pupil

pour les grands et les petits — for old and young alike

3.

adverbe wide

ouvrir grand les bras — to throw one's arms open

ouvrir la porte toute grande — to open the door wide

ouvrir grand ses oreilles — fig to prick up one's ears

leurs vêtements taillent grand — their clothes are cut on the large side

voir grand — to think big

4.

nom masculin

les grands de ce monde — the great and the good

les cinq grands — Politique the Big Five

les grands de l'automobile — the top car manufacturers

5.

en grand locution adverbiale

faire de l'élevage en grand — to breed animals on a large scale

faire les choses en grand — to do things on the grand scale

Phrasal Verbs:

- grand banditisme

- grand bassin

- grand couturier

- grand duc

- grand écart

- le grand écran

- grand ensemble

- grand invalide civil

- grand invalide de guerre

- le grand large

- grand magasin

- grand maître

- grand mât

- le grand monde

- le Grand Nord

- grand panda

- Grand Pardon

- grand patron

- grand prêtre

- le grand public

- grand quotidien

- grand teint

- grand tourisme

- la grande banlieue

- la grande cuisine

- grande distribution

- grande école

- la Grande Guerre

- grande gueule

- la grande muraille de Chine

- grande personne

- la grande presse

- grande puissance

- grande roue

- grande série

- grande surface

- grandes eaux

- grandes lignes

- grandes marées

- grandes ondes

- grands espaces

- grands fauves

- grands fonds

- Grands Lacs

- grands singes

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ɡʀɑ̃, ɡʀɑ̃d grand, -e
1. adj

1) (= de haute taille) tall

Il est grand pour son âge. — He's tall for his age.

2) (= aîné)

son grand frère — his big brother

C'est sa grande sœur. — She's his big sister.

3) (= adulte)

une grande personne — a grown-up

Il est assez grand pour... — He's old enough to...

4) (= gros, vaste, large) big, large

une grande valise — a big suitcase

une grande maison — a big house

5) (importance, stature) great

un grand homme — a great man

un grand voyage — a long journey

C'est un grand ami à moi. — He's a great friend of mine.

les grandes vacances — the summer holidays

les grandes lignes CHEMINS DE FER — the main lines

6) (ampleur, degré)

un grand buveur — a heavy drinker

les grands blessés; Les grands blessés ont été emmenés à l'hôpital en hélicoptère. — The severely injured were taken to hospital by helicopter.

les grands brûlés — people with serious burns

un grand malade — a very sick person

le grand malade de l'Europe — the sick man of Europe

7) (intensif)

au grand jour — in broad daylight

au grand air — in the open air

Ça te fera beaucoup de bien d'être au grand air. — It'll be very good for you to be out in the open air.

de grand matin — at the crack of dawn

il est grand temps de — it's high time to

avoir grand besoin de — to be in great need of

2. adv

grand ouvert — wide open

voir grand — to think big

3. nm/f

1) (= élève, enfant) big boy, big girl

Il est chez les grands maintenant. — He's in the senior school now.

C'est une grande, elle peut y aller seule. — She's a big girl now, she can go on her own.

2) (= personnage)

les grands de ce monde — the great and the good

4. nm

en grand [ouvrir] — wide

voir les choses en grand — to think big

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grand, grande

A adj

1 ( de dimensions importantes) ( en hauteur) [personne, arbre, tour, cierge] tall; (en longueur, durée) [bras, enjambée, promenade, voyage] long; ( en largeur) [angle, marge] wide; (en étendue, volume) [lac, ville, salle, trou, édifice, paquet] large, big; [tas, feu] big; ( démesuré) [pied, nez, bouche] big; un homme (très) grand a (very) tall man; un grand homme brun, un homme grand et brun a tall dark man; plus grand que nature larger than life; ouvrir de grands yeux to open one's eyes wide;

2 (nombreux, abondant) [famille, foule] large, big; [fortune] large; grande braderie big sale; pas grand monde not many people; faire de grandes dépenses to spend a lot of money; il fait grand jour it's broad daylight; laver à grande eau to wash [sth] in plenty of running water [légumes]; to wash [sth] down [sol]; à grand renfort de publicité with much publicity;

3 ( à un degré élevé) [rêveur, collectionneur, travailleur, ami, ennemi, pécheur] great; [tricheur, joueur, lâcheur, idiot] big; [buveur, fumeur] heavy; grand amateur de ballet great ballet lover; c'est un grand timide he's very shy; les grands malades very sick people; c'est un grand cardiaque he has a serious heart condition;

4 ( important) [découverte, migration, expédition, événement, nouvelle, honneur] great; [date] important; [rôle] major; [problème, décision] big; ( principal) main; c'est un grand jour pour elle it's a big day for her; une grande partie de la maison a large part of the house; une grande partie des habitants many of the inhabitants; la grande majorité the great ou vast majority; ⇒ scène;

5 ( principal) main; le grand escalier the main staircase; le grand problème/obstacle the main ou major problem/obstacle; les grands axes routiers the main ou trunk GB roads; les grands points du discours the main points of the speech; les grandes lignes d'une politique the broad lines of a policy;

6 ( de premier plan) Écon, Pol [pays, société, industriel, marque] leading; les grandes industries the big industries;

7 (brillant, remarquable) [peintre, œuvre, civilisation, vin, cause] great; [cœur, âme] noble; c'est un grand homme he's a great man; les grands écrivains great authors; un grand nom de la musique a great musician; un grand monsieur du théâtre a great gentleman of the stage; Louis/Pierre le Grand Louis/Peter the Great; les grands noms du cinéma/de la littérature indienne the big names of the cinema/of Indian literature; de grande classe [produit] high-class; [exploit] admirable; ⇒ esprit;

8 ( âgé) [frère, sœur] elder; [élève] senior GB, older; ( adulte) grown-up; mon grand frère my elder brother; les grandes classes Scol the senior forms GB, the upper classes US; quand il sera grand when he grows up; mes enfants sont grands my children are quite old; une grande fille comme toi! a big girl like you!; 12 ans! tu es assez grand pour te débrouiller 12 years old! you're old enough to cope;

9 ( qualifiant une mesure) [hauteur, longueur, distance, poids, valeur, âge] great; [dimensions, taille, pointure, quantité, nombre, étendue] large; [vitesse] high; [kilomètre, mois, heure] good; il est grand temps que tu partes it's high time you were off ou you went;

10 (intense, extrême, fort) [bonté, lâcheté, pauvreté, amitié, chagrin, faim, danger, différence, intérêt] great; [bruit] great, loud; [froid] severe; [chaleur] intense; [vent] strong, high; [tempête] big, violent; avec grand plaisir with great ou much pleasure; dans le plus grand secret in great secrecy; d'une grande bêtise/timidité very ou extremely stupid/shy; à ma grande honte/surprise much to my shame/surprise; sans grand espoir/enthousiasme without much hope/enthusiasm; sans grande importance not very important; il n'y a pas grand mal à cela/à faire there isn't much harm in that/in doing; avoir grand faim/soif to be very hungry/thirsty; avoir grand besoin de to be badly in need of; ça te ferait le plus grand bien it would do you a world of good; à grands cris loudly; ⇒ cas, remède;

11 ( de rang social élevé) [famille, nom] great; grande dame great lady; la grande bourgeoisie the upper middle class;

12 ( grandiose) [réception] grand; grands projets grand designs; avoir grande allure, avoir grand air to look very impressive;

13 ( emphatique) [mot] big; [phrase] high-sounding; un grand merci a big thank you; faire de grands gestes to wave one's arms about; et voilà, tout de suite les grands mots there you go, straight off the deep end.

B nm,f

1 ( enfant) big boy/girl; Scol senior GB ou older pupil; il a fait ça tout seul comme un grand he did it all by himself like a big boy; il fait le ménage comme un grand he does the housework like a grown-up; pour les grands et les petits for old and young alike;

2 ( terme d'affection) mon grand, ma grande my darling.

C adv wide; ouvrir grand la bouche to open one's mouth wide; ouvrir tout grand les bras to throw one's arms open; les fenêtres sont grand(es) ouvertes the windows are wide open; ouvrir la porte toute grande to open the door wide; ouvrir grand ses oreilles fig to prick up one's ears; ouvrir tout grand son cœur fig to open one's heart; les bottes chaussent grand the boots are large-fitting; leurs vêtements taillent grand their clothes are cut on the large side; voir grand fig to think big.

D nm ( pays) big power; ( entreprise) leader, big name; les grands de ce monde the great and the good; Pol the world's leaders; les cinq grands Pol the Big Five; les grands de l'automobile the top car manufacturers; c'est un grand de la publicité he's big in advertising.

E en grand loc adv [ouvrir] wide, completely; faire de l'élevage en grand to breed animals on a large scale; quand ils reçoivent, ils font les choses en grand when they entertain they do things on the grand scale or they really go to town○.

Composés

grand argentier Hist royal treasurer; hum keeper of the nation's purse, Finance minister; le grand art alchemy; grand banditisme organized crime; grand bassin ( de piscine) main pool; Anat upper pelvis; grand cacatois main royal sail; grand caniche standard poodle; le grand capital Écon big money, big investors pl; grand commis de l'État top civil servant; grand coq de bruyère capercaillie; grand corbeau raven; grand couturier couturier; grand débutant absolute beginner; grand duc Zool eagle owl; grand écart Danse, Sport splits (sg); faire le grand écart to do the splits; le grand écran the big screen; grand électeur ( en France) elector who votes in the elections for the French Senate; ( aux États-Unis) presidential elector; grand ensemble high-density housing complex; la vie dans les grands ensembles high-rise living; grand d'Espagne Spanish grandee; grand foc outer jib; grand frais Météo moderate gale; grand hunier main topsail; grand hunier fixe lower main topsail; grand hunier volant upper main topsail; grand invalide civil, GIC civilian who is registered severely disabled; grand invalide de guerre, GIG Prot Soc ex-serviceman who is registered severely disabled; le grand large Naut the high seas (pl); grand magasin Comm department store; grand maître ( aux échecs) grand master; grand maître de l'ordre des Templiers Hist Grand Master of the Knights Templar; grand mât Naut mainmast; le grand monde high society; le Grand Nord Géog the Far North; Grand Œuvre Great Work; grand officier de la Légion d'Honneur high-ranking officer of the Legion of Honour^GB; le Grand Orient the Grand Lodge of France; grand panda giant panda; Grand Pardon Day of Atonement; grand patron Méd senior consultant GB, head doctor US; grand perroquet Naut main topgallant sail; grand prêtre Relig, fig high priest; grand prix Courses Aut, Sport grand prix; le grand public the general public; Comm produit grand public consumer product; grand quart Naut six-hour watch; Grand quartier général, GQG Mil General Headquarters, GHQ; grand quotidien Presse big national daily; grand roque Jeux ( aux échecs) castling long; le Grand Siècle Hist the 17th century (in France); grand teint colourfast^GB; grand tétras capercaillie; grand tourisme Courses Aut, Aut GT, gran turismo; le Grand Turc the Sultan; grand veneur Chasse master of the hounds; grande Armée Hist Grande Armée (Napoleon's army); grande Baie Australienne Géog Great Australian Bight; la grande banlieue the outer suburbs (pl); Grande Barrière (de Corail) Géog Great Barrier Reef; la grande bleue the sea; la grande cuisine Culin haute cuisine; grande distribution Écon volume retailing; grand école higher education institution; la Grande Guerre Hist the First World War; grande gueule○ loud mouth○; grande hune Naut maintop; la grande muette the army; la grande muraille de Chine Géog the Great Wall of China; grande personne grown-up, adult; la grande presse Presse the popular dailies (pl); grande puissance Pol superpower; grande roue ( de foire) big wheel GB, Ferris wheel US; grande série Comm mass production; fabriqué en grande série mass-produced; grande surface Comm supermarket; grandes eaux fountains; fig ( pleurs) waterworks; dès qu'on la gronde, ce sont les grandes eaux the minute you tell her off, she turns on the waterworks; grandes lignes Rail main train routes; grandes marées spring tides; grandes ondes Radio long wave (sg); Grandes Plaines Géog Great Plains; les grands blessés the seriously injured; grands corps de l'État Admin senior branches of the civil service; grands espaces Écol open spaces; grands fauves Zool big cats; grands fonds Naut ocean depths; les grands froids the cold of winter; Grands Lacs Géog Great Lakes; grands singes Zool great apes; ⇒ école, voyage.

ⓘ Grande école A prestigious third-level institution where admission is usually by competitive entrance examination or concours. Places are much sought after as they are widely considered to guarantee more promising career prospects than the standard university institutions. Many grandes écoles specialize in particular disciplines or fields of study, e.g. ENA, Sciences Po, etc.

( féminin grande) [grɑ̃, grɑ̃d] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [grɑ̃t]) adjectif

A.[ASPECT QUANTITATIF]

1. [de taille élevée - adulte] tall ; [ - enfant] tall, big

2. [de grandes dimensions - objet, salle, ville] big, large ; [ - distance] long

grand A/B/C capital A/B/C

une grande tour a high ou tall tower

un grand fleuve a long ou big river

une statue plus grande que nature a large-scale statue

de grandes jambes long legs

avoir de grands pieds to have big ou large feet

ses grands yeux bleus her big blue eyes

marcher à grands pas to walk with great ou long strides

3. [d'un certain âge - être humain] big

tu es un grand garçon maintenant you're a big boy now

tu es assez grand pour comprendre you're old enough to understand

[aîné - frère, sœur] big

[au terme de sa croissance - personne] grown-up ; [ - animal] fully grown, adult

quand je serai grand when I'm grown-up ou big

4. [qui dure longtemps] long

pendant un grand moment for quite some time

5. [intense, considérable] great

les risques sont grands there are considerable risks

de grande diffusion widely-distributed

une grande fortune great wealth, a large fortune

ils ont marié leur fille à grands frais they married off their daughter at great ou vast expense

rincer à grande eau to rinse thoroughly

les grands froids intense cold

pendant les grandes chaleurs in high summer, in ou at the height of summer

nous avons fait un grand feu we made a big fire

un grand incendie a major ou great fire

ce sont des articles de grande consommation they are everyday consumer articles

(à l'époque des)grandes marées (at) spring tide

au grand jour in broad daylight

6. [pour qualifier une mesure] large, great

la grande majorité de the great ou vast majority of

son grand âge explique cette erreur this mistake can be put down to her being so old

ils plongent à une grande profondeur they dive very deep ou to a great depth

un grand nombre de passagers a large number of passengers

7. [entier]

une grande cuillerée de sucre a heaped spoonful of sugar

elle m'a fait attendre une grande heure/semaine she made me wait a good hour/a good week

8. BOTANIQUE great, greater

9. GÉOGRAPHIE

le Grand Canyon the Grand Canyon

les Grands Lacs the Great Lakes

10. ZOOLOGIE

les grands animaux (the) larger animals

B.[ASPECT QUALITATIF]

1. [important] great, major

les grands problèmes de notre temps the main ou major ou key issues of our time

2. [acharné, invétéré] great, keen

c'est un grand travailleur he's a hard worker, he's hard-working

c'est une grande timide she's really shy

ce sont de grands amis they're great ou very good friends

grands fumeurs heavy smokers

les grands blessés/brûlés/invalides the seriously wounded/burned/disabled

les grands handicapés the severely handicapped

3. [puissant, influent - banque] top ; [ - industriel] top, leading, major ; [ - propriétaire, famille] important ; [ - personnage] great

4. [dans une hiérarchie]

les grands dignitaires du régime the leading ou important dignitaries of the regime

le Grand rabbin (de France) the Chief Rabbi (of France)

les grands corps de l'État the major public bodies

5. [noble]

avoir grand air ou grande allure to carry oneself well, to be imposing

6. [généralementéreux]

il a un grand cœur he's big-hearted, he has a big heart

une grande âme a noble soul

7. [exagéré] big

de grands gestes extravagant gestures

grands mots high-sounding words, high-flown language

8. [fameux, reconnu] great

un grand homme a great man

un grand journaliste a great ou top journalist

les grands textes classiques the classics

il ne descend que dans les grands hôtels he only stays in the best hotels ou the most luxurious hotels

le grand film de la soirée tonight's big ou feature film

le grand jour the big day

les grandes dates de l'histoire de France the great ou most significant dates in French history

un grand nom a great name

un grand nom de la peinture contemporaine one of today's great painters

les grands couturiers the top fashion designers

9. HISTOIRE

la Grande Catherine Catherine the Great

10. [omnipotent, suprême] great

Dieu est grand God is great

C.[EN INTENSIF]

avec une (très) grande facilité with (the greatest of) ease

sans grand enthousiasme/intérêt without much enthusiasm/interest

sa grande fierté, c'est son jardin he's very proud of ou he takes great pride in his garden

c'était un grand moment it was a great moment

un grand merci à ta sœur lots of thanks to ou a big thank you to your sister

le grand amour: c'est le grand amour! it's true love!

Robert fut son grand amour Robert was the love of her life

tu aurais grand avantage à la prévenir you'd be well advised to warn her

cette cuisine a grand besoin d'être nettoyée this kitchen really needs ou is in dire need of a clean

faire grand bien: ça m'a fait le plus grand bien it did me a power of ou the world of good

il en a pensé le plus grand bien he thought most highly of it

grand bien lui fasse! much good may it do her!

faire grand cas de to set great store by

toute la famille au grand complet the whole family, every single member of the family

jamais, au grand jamais je n'accepterai never in a million years will I accept

il n'y a pas grand mal à demander des précisions there's no harm in asking for further details

il est parti de grand matin he left at the crack of dawn

il n'y avait pas grand monde à son concert there weren't many people at his concert

pour notre plus grand plaisir to our (great) delight

prendre grand soin de to take great care of

à sa grande surprise much to his surprise, to his great surprise

il est grand temps que tu le lises it's high time you read it

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, grande [grɑ̃, grɑ̃d] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [grɑ̃t]) nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [enfant - d'un certain âge]

l'école des grands primary school

[en appellatif]

merci mon grand! thanks, son!

allons, ma grande, ne pleure pas! come on now, love, don't cry!

comme un grand: je me débrouillerai tout seul, comme un grand/toute seule, comme une grande I'll manage on my own, like a big boy/a big girl

2. [adulte - généralement] grown-up, adult

un jeu pour petits et grands a game for young and old (alike)

[en appellatif]

alors, ma grande, tu as pu te reposer un peu? well dear, did you manage to get some rest?

[personne de grande taille]

pour la photo, les grands se mettront derrière for the photo, tall people ou the taller people will stand at the back

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adverbe

1. [vêtement]

chausser grand: c'est un modèle qui chausse grand this is a large-fitting shoe

tailler grand: ça devrait vous aller, ça taille grand it should fit you, it's cut large

2. (locution)

ils ont vu trop grand they bit off more than they could chew

elle voit grand pour son fils she's got great hopes for her son

deux rôtis! tu as vu grand! two roasts! you don't do things by halves!

3. [largement]

grand ouvert wide-open

4. ART

représenter quelque chose plus grand que nature to enlarge something

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nom masculin

1. PHILOSOPHIE → link=infiniment infiniment

2. [entrepreneur, industriel]

un grand de la mode a leading light in the fashion business

les grands de l'automobile the major ou leading car manufacturers

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grands nom masculin pluriel

ÉCONOMIE & POLITIQUE

les grands [les puissants] the rich (and powerful)

les grands de ce monde the people in (positions of) power ou in high places

les deux Grands POLITIQUE the two superpowers

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en grand locution adverbiale

[complètement] on a large scale

il faut aérer la maison en grand the house needs a thorough ou good airing

il a fait les choses en grand (figuré) he really did things properly

grande école nom féminin

competitive-entrance higher education establishment

grand ensemble nom masculin

housing scheme (UK), housing project (US)

grande surface nom féminin

hypermarket

GRANDE ÉCOLE

The grandes écoles are relatively small and highly respected higher education establishments. Admission is usually only possible after two years of intensive preparatory studies and a competitive entrance examination. Most have close links with industry. The grandes écoles include l'École des hautes études commerciales or HEC (management and business), l'École polytechnique or l'X (engineering) and l'École normale supérieure (teacher training).

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > grand
8 Betrieb

Betrieb m 1. COMP mode; 2. GEN concern, business, workplace, operation (Firma); 3. IND factory, works (Fabrik); operation (von Maschine); 4. PERS place of work, establishment, workplace (Arbeitsstelle) • außer Betrieb GEN out of order, out of action • außer Betrieb sein WIWI be down • außer Betrieb setzen GEN put out of action • Betrieb gründen GEN set up a business, start a (new) business, set up a new business, (infrml) set up shop • im Betrieb IND, PERS on the shop floor • im Betrieb sein GEN be at work • in Betrieb COMP, IND busy (Maschine) • in Betrieb gehen IND go into operation, come on stream • in Betrieb nehmen IND start up • in Betrieb sein IND be on stream, be in operation • in Betrieb setzen IND activate • viel Betrieb haben GEN be very busy
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m 1. < Comp> mode; 2. < Geschäft> Firma concern, business, workplace, operation; 3. < Ind> Fabrik factory, works, von Maschine operation; 4. < Person> Arbeitsstelle place of work, establishment, workplace ■ außer Betrieb < Geschäft> out of order, out of action ■ außer Betrieb sein <Vw> be down ■ im Betrieb <Ind, Person> on the shop floor ■ im Betrieb sein < Geschäft> be at work ■ in Betrieb <Comp, Ind> Maschine busy ■ in Betrieb gehen < Ind> go into operation, come on stream ■ in Betrieb nehmen < Ind> start up ■ in Betrieb sein < Ind> be on stream, be in operation ■ in Betrieb setzen < Ind> activate

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Betrieb
(Arbeitsgang) service, (Betreiben) working, running, operating, operation (US), (Betriebsanlage) factory, [manufacturing] plant, works, mill (Br.), (Geschäftsführung) management, (Herstellungsgang) manufacture, (Transport) service, (Unternehmen) firm, business [enterprise], commercial undertaking (establishment), [industrial] concern, company, corporation, (Werkstatt) workshop, shop (Br.);
• außer Betrieb standing idle, out [of commission], (Bahn) out of service (action), (el.) off, (Fahrstuhl) not working, out of order, (Hotel) not opening, (Maschine) out of blast (gear), idle, not operating, (nicht in Ordnung) out of order, disabled, not working, defunct;
• für mehrere Betriebe arbeitend consolidated (US);
• im Betrieb on the shop-floor;
• nicht im Betrieb inoperative, non-operating, (Fabrik) standing;
• im Betrieb stehen gelassen (Gewinn) retained in business;
• in Betrieb operating, operative, in operation, in blast, at work, working, going, running;
• in vollem Betrieb in full working order, in operation (action), going at full blast;
• arbeitender Betrieb going business (concern), operating property (US);
• billig arbeitender Betrieb low-cost plant;
• kostendeckend arbeitender Betrieb break-even company;
• für den Staat arbeitender Betrieb government client;
• bestreikter Betrieb struck shop;
• dezentralisierter Betrieb departmentalized business (factory) (US);
• durcharbeitender Betrieb all-night service, (ganze Woche) seven-day operation;
• durchgehender Betrieb continuous process, continuity of operations;
• Ein-Mann-Betrieb one-man business;
• einschichtiger Betrieb single-shift operation;
• einträglicher Betrieb profitable enterprise;
• an der Baustelle errichteter Betrieb on-site factory;
• erstklassiger Betrieb top plant;
• fahrplanmäßiger Betrieb scheduled operation (US);
• familienfreundlicher Betrieb family-friendly company;
• Fisch verarbeitender Betrieb fish-processing plant;
• forstwirtschaftlicher Betrieb forestry industry (company);
• an Preisabsprachen nicht gebundener Betrieb outsider;
• gefährlicher Betrieb dangerous premises;
• wissenschaftlich geführter Betrieb scientific management;
• gut gehender Betrieb prosperous enterprise;
• gemeinnütziger Betrieb non-profit enterprise, public service company (Br.) (corporation, US);
• gemeinsamer Betrieb joint working;
• genossenschaftlicher Betrieb cooperative enterprise;
• auf Gewinn gerichteter Betrieb profit-seeking enterprise;
• gesundheitsschädlicher Betrieb offensive trade;
• gewerbepolizeipflichtiger Betrieb trade subject to licence;
• gewerblicher Betrieb industrial enterprise, manufacturing establishment;
• gewerkschaftspflichtiger Betrieb closed (union) shop, agency shop (Br.);
• staatlich genehmigter gewerkschaftspflichtiger Betrieb approved closed shop (Br.);
• grafischer Betrieb commercial art company, printing establishment;
• halbautomatischer Betrieb semi-automatic working;
• handwerklicher Betrieb handicraft;
• industrieller Betrieb industrial enterprise;
• kapitalintensiver Betrieb high-cost plant;
• kriegswichtiger Betrieb essential industry;
• landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb agricultural enterprise (undertaking), ranch, farm;
• nicht landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb non-agricultural enterprise (establishment);
• laufender Betrieb going concern, current operation;
• auf Hochturen laufender Betrieb drive;
• reibungslos laufender Betrieb smooth-running entity;
• lebenswichtige Betrieb key industries, (Versorgung) public utilities;
• lebhafter Betrieb brisk state of trade;
• Milch verarbeitender Betrieb milk-processing enterprise;
• mittelgroßer (mittlerer) Betrieb medium-sized enterprise (business, US), small business (US);
• öffentlicher Betrieb public enterprise;
• ökologischer Betrieb organic farm;
• produzierender Betrieb production unit;
• rentabler (rentierlicher) Betrieb profitable enterprise (business), economic operation;
• sparsamer Betrieb economical operation;
• staatlicher (staatseigener) Betrieb state-owned enterprise (US);
• staatlich subventionierter Betrieb taxeater;
• im Gemeineigentum stehender Betrieb publicly-owned enterprise;
• stillgelegter Betrieb non-factory, mill out of work (Br.), nonoperating property (factory) (US);
• störungsfreier Betrieb uninterrupted operation;
• volkseigener Betrieb nationalized (Br.) (socialized) enterprise;
• rationell wirtschaftender Betrieb efficiently-run enterprise;
• wirtschaftlicher Betrieb economic operation;
• Betrieb mit Akkordsystem contract shop (US);
• Betrieb eines Berkwerkes exploitation of a mine;
• Betrieb einer Eisenbahnlinie operation of a railway (railroad, US) line;
• Betrieb mit übertariflicher Gehaltsskala high-paying outsider;
• Betrieb eines Geschäftes operation of a business;
• Betrieb an der Grenze der Rentabilität marginal producer (firm);
• Betrieb der öffentlichen Hand government (state) enterprise;
• Betrieb mit begrenzter Kapazität limited-capacity plant;
• Betrieb eines Ladengeschäfts shopkeeping;
• Betrieb mit geringem Lohnniveau low-wage unit;
• Betrieb mit betriebseigenen Programmierern (Computer) open shop;
• Betrieb eines Schiffes operation of a ship;
• Betrieb mit Staatsaufträgen government contractor;
• Betrieb eines Unternehmens working of a business;
• staatlicher Betrieb von Wirtschaftsunternehmen operation of business;
• Betrieb aufnehmen to begin working, to start running, (Geschäft) to open;
• Betrieb wieder aufnehmen to resume work (one’s activity);
• Betrieb ausdehnen to expand operations;
• Betrieb neu ausstatten to equip a shop with new tools;
• Betrieb zum Erfolg bringen to work up a business;
• ganzen Betrieb kostenmäßig durchforsten to cut costs throughout a company;
• Betrieb einstellen to stop a factory (business), to cease (suspend) operations (working), to shut down, (Bahn) to close a line;
• Betrieb vorübergehend einstellen to close down temporarily;
• Betrieb eröffnen to commence business;
• Betrieb eingestellt haben to have ceased running;
• in Betrieb halten to keep running (working);
• Betrieb aus den roten Zahlen herausbringen to administer a company from red to black (US coll.);
• Betrieb installieren to equip a shop with tools;
• Betrieb anlaufen lassen to put in (go into) operation, to begin working;
• Betrieb Fett ansetzen lassen to beef up a plant (sl.);
• Fabrik in Betrieb setzen lassen to give orders for the work to be started;
• Betrieb leiten to manage a business, (Werk) to run a plant;
• in Betrieb nehmen to set going, to set (put) into operation, to operate;
• automatisch in Betrieb nehmen (el.) to press the button;
• Bus in Betrieb nehmen to put a bus on the road;
• Betrieb schließen to close down;
• Betrieb infolge von Sparsamkeitsmaßnahmen schließen to close its doors for reasons of economy;
• Betrieb vorübergehend schließen to close temporarily;
• außer Betrieb sein (Fabrik) to be out of operation, (Maschine) to run idle, (Rundfunkstation) to be off the air;
• billig im Betrieb sein (Auto) to be run at small cost;
• in Betrieb sein (Bahnlinie) to be in operation (running), (Fabrik) to work, to be in operation, (Maschine) to run, to be operating, to be worked, (Bus) to be on the road, (Rundfunkstation) to be on the air;
• durchgehend in Betrieb sein to run full time;
• das ganze Jahr in Betrieb sein (Auto) to be in commission all the year round;
• nicht in Betrieb sein to be out of work (at a standstill);
• ständig in Betrieb sein to run full time;
• in vollem Betrieb sein to be going at full blast;
• wieder in Betrieb sein (Hotel) to be running (working) again;
• aus dem Betrieb gezogen sein (Auto) to be of service;
• Anlage außer Betrieb setzen to discard an asset;
• Bahnlinie außer Betrieb setzen to close a line;
• in Betrieb setzen to put (set) into operation (action), to start [running (working)], to set to work, to prime;
• wieder in Betrieb setzen to reopen, to restart;
• Eisenbahnstrecke in Betrieb setzen to open a railway line;
• Betrieb stilllegen to close down;
• Betrieb völlig umkrempeln to turn around a company;
• auf elektrischen Betrieb umstellen (Bahn) to electrify;
• Betrieb völlig auf Produkte für den Wohnungs- und Straßenbau umstellen to aim a company at totally environmental products;
• seinen Betrieb vergrößern to enlarge one’s business;
• Betrieb verlagern (verlegen) to move a plant to another locality, to relocate a plant;
• Betrieb in Vorstadtgebiete verlagern to go suburban;
• Betrieb in stark verkleinertem Umfang weiterführen to operate on a drastically reduced scale;
• in Betrieb genommen werden to go into operation, (Bahnlinie, Straße) to be opened to traffic;
• aus dem Betrieb ziehen to take out of service;
• Flugzeug aus dem Betrieb ziehen to ground a plane;
• Bus aus dem Betrieb ziehen to take a bus off the road.
durchforsten, Betrieb
to weed the garden;
• Regierungsstelle zwecks Einsparungen gründlich durchforsten to comb out a government department.

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9 Arbeitnehmer

Arbeitnehmer m GEN, PERS employee
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Arbeitnehmer
wage earner, working man, worker, employee, employed person, jobholder, employe (US);
• einer Gewerkschaft angehörender Arbeitnehmer union employee;
• schwer behinderter Arbeitnehmer severely disabled worker;
• an der Pensionskasse nicht beteiligter Arbeitnehmer employee outside a pension scheme;
• gewinnbeteiligter Arbeitnehmer profit-sharing employee;
• überflüssig gewordener Arbeitnehmer redundant employee;
• gewerkschaftlich organisierte Arbeitnehmer organized labor (US);
• versicherungspflichtiger Arbeitnehmer employee contributor;
• Arbeitnehmer mit geminderter Erwerbsfähigkeit employee with reduced working capacity;
• Arbeitnehmer aus rassistischen Gründen entlassen to dismiss a worker on racial grounds;
• Arbeitnehmer zum Eintritt in die Gewerkschaft veranlassen to unionize employees;
• Arbeitnehmeranteil employees’ benefit, (Sozialversicherung) personal contribution to social insurance (US);
• vom Arbeitgeber bezahlter Arbeitnehmeranteil (Sozialversicherung) employee benefit paid by company;
• Arbeitnehmeranteil zur Krankenkasse National Health Service employees’ contribution (Br.);
• Arbeitnehmerbeisitzerliste employees’ panel;
• Arbeitnehmerbeitrag (Arbeitslosenversicherung) federal unemployment tax (US);
• Arbeitnehmerberatung job counselling;
• Arbeitnehmerdatenschutz data protection for employees;
• Arbeitnehmereigentum employee ownership;
• Arbeitnehmereinkünfte für zusätzliche Steuerzahlungen ausgleichen to leave employees no worse off after tax;
• Arbeitnehmererfindung employee invention.

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