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do up your buttons

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1 burst one's buttons

"(от смеха, усилий, переедания и т. п.) пуговицы отлетают"; тужиться, напрягаться; ≈ швы трещат

My companions-in-arms nearly burst their buttons when they heard that I was going to be wet-nurse for Kib. (D. Cusack, ‘Black Lightning’, part II) — Мои товарищи хохотали до изнеможения, узнав, что я хочу выкармливать эту скотину, Киба.

He's getting so fat, he'll soon be bursting his buttons. — Он так растолстел, что скоро ни один костюм на нем не сойдется.

You'll burst your buttons trying to lift this heavy box. — Вам придется поднатужиться, чтобы поднять этот тяжелый ящик.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > burst one's buttons
2 have all one's buttons

expr infml

I don't know whether you have all your buttons or not — Я не знаю, все ли у тебя с головой в порядке или нет

He acts like he doesn't have all his buttons — Он ведет себя как ненормальный

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > have all one's buttons
3 the buttons came off the foils

( the buttons came (или were) off the foils)

≈ страсти разгорелись не на шутку ( в споре) [букв. с рапир слетели наконечники]

Lord Illingworth: "...But, if you wish let us stay here. Yes, let us stay here. The Book of Life begins with a man and a woman in a garden." Mrs. Allonby: "It ends with Revelations." Lord Illingworth: "You fence divinely. But the button has come off your foil." Mrs. Allonby: "I have still the mask." Lord Illingworth: "It makes your eye lovelier." (O. Wilde, ‘A Woman of No Importance’, act I) — Лорд Иллингворт: "...Но если хотите, останемся здесь. Да, останемся. Книга Жизни начинается с мужчины и женщины в саду." Миссис Оллонби: "А кончается Откровением." Лорд Иллингворт: "Вы парируете божественно. Но с вашей рапиры соскочил наконечник - это опасно." Миссис Оллонби: "Зато маска еще на мне." Лорд Иллингворт: "От этого ваши глаза только сильнее блестят."

There were many opposing views at the meeting and soon the buttons were off the foils. — На собрании было высказано много различных мнений, и скоро страсти разгорелись.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > the buttons came off the foils
4 sbottonare

unbutton

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sbottonare v.tr. to unbutton: sbottonare una federa, to unbutton a pillowcase; si sbottonò la camicia, he unbuttoned his shirt.

◘ sbottonarsi v.rifl.

1 to undo* one's buttons: fa caldo, sbottonati un po', it's hot, you ought to undo a few buttons

2 (fig. fam.) ( confidarsi) to disclose one's feelings (to s.o.); to open one's heart (to s.o.); to open up: non si sbottona con nessuno, he never discloses his feelings (o he never opens his heart) to anyone.

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[zbotto'nare]
1. vt

to unbutton, undo

si è sbottonato la camicia — he unbuttoned his shirt

2. vr (sbottonarsi)

to undo one's buttons, fig, (fam : confidarsi) to unburden o.s.

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[zbotto'nare] 1.
verbo transitivo to unbutton, to undo* the buttons of [abito, camicia]
2.
verbo pronominale sbottonarsi

1) to unbutton, to undo* the buttons of [ vestito]

fa caldo qui, sbottonati! — it's hot in here, undo your buttons!

2) colloq. fig. (confidarsi) to open up

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sbottonare

/zbotto'nare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

to unbutton, to undo* the buttons of [abito, camicia]

II sbottonarsi verbo pronominale

1 to unbutton, to undo* the buttons of [ vestito]; fa caldo qui, sbottonati! it's hot in here, undo your buttons!

2 colloq. fig. (confidarsi) to open up.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sbottonare
5 do up

do up [dress, coat] abbottonarsi; do [sth.] up, do up [sth.]

1) (fasten) legare [ laces]; chiudere [ zip]

do up your buttons — abbottonati

2) (wrap) confezionare [ parcel]

3) (renovate) restaurare, ristrutturare [house, furniture]; do oneself up farsi bello, aggiustarsi

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vt + adv

1) (dress,shoes) allacciare, (zip) tirar su, (buttons) abbottonare

books done up in paper — libri impacchettati

2) (renovate: house,room) rimettere a nuovo, rifare

to do o.s. up — farsi bello (-a)

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do up [dress, coat] abbottonarsi; do [sth.] up, do up [sth.]

1) (fasten) legare [ laces]; chiudere [ zip]

do up your buttons — abbottonati

2) (wrap) confezionare [ parcel]

3) (renovate) restaurare, ristrutturare [house, furniture]; do oneself up farsi bello, aggiustarsi

English-Italian dictionary > do up
6 déboutonner

déboutonner [debutɔne]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

to unbutton

2. reflexive verb

► se déboutonner (inf) ( = se confier) to open up (inf)

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debutɔne
1.

verbe transitif to unbutton [vêtement]

tu es déboutonné — your buttons are undone

2.

se déboutonner verbe pronominal [personne] to unbutton one's clothes; [vêtement] to come undone

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debutɔne vt
to undo, to unbutton

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déboutonner verb table: aimer

A vtr to unbutton, to undo [vêtement]; tu es déboutonné your buttons are undone.

B se déboutonner vpr

1 [personne] to unbutton ou undo one's clothes;

2 [vêtement] to come undone;

3 ○( parler sans réserve) to open up○;

4 ◑( avouer) to blab○, to spill the beans○.

[debutɔne] verbe transitif

to unbutton

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se déboutonner verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

[pour se déshabiller] to unbutton (oneself)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > déboutonner
7 abrochar

v.

1 to do up (botones, camisa).

2 to staple. ( River Plate)

3 to button, to buckle, to button up, to fasten.

María abrochó su blusa Mary buttoned her blouse.

4 to thrash.

Pedro abrochó al maleante Peter thrashed the thug.

5 to chastise, to punish, to reprehend.

Pedro abrochó al chico por hurtar Peter chastised the kid for stealing.

6 to fuck.

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abrochar

► verbo transitivo

1 (camisa) to button, button up; (zapato) to tie up, do up

2 (botones) to do up; (broche, corchete) to fasten

■ abróchense los cinturones please fasten your seat belts

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verb

to button, fasten

- abrocharse

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1. VT

1) [+ botón, cremallera, vestido] to do up; [+ broche, hebilla] to fasten

¿me abrochas el vestido? — can you do up my dress?

abróchale el abrigo al niño — do up the boy's coat

¿me abrochas? — can you do me up?

llevas los botones sin abrochar — your buttons are undone

2) LAm [+ papeles] to staple (together)

3) Méx (=atar) to tie up; (=agarrar) to grab hold of

4) And (=reprender) to reprimand

2.

See:

abrocharse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; <collar/cinturón de seguridad> to fasten

b) (AmL) < papeles> to staple
2.
abrocharse v pron <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; < collar> to fasten

abróchense los cinturones de seguridad — fasten your seatbelts

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= zip, button (up), do up.

Ex. The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex. He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.

Ex. The skirt she is wearing is too short & unless she wants all the men in the room to ogle her chest she needs to do up another button.

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* abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.

* abrocharse el cinturón = buckle up.

* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.

* sin abrochar = undone.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; <collar/cinturón de seguridad> to fasten

b) (AmL) < papeles> to staple
2.
abrocharse v pron <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; < collar> to fasten

abróchense los cinturones de seguridad — fasten your seatbelts

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= zip, button (up), do up.

Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex: He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.

Ex: The skirt she is wearing is too short & unless she wants all the men in the room to ogle her chest she needs to do up another button.

* abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.

* abrocharse el cinturón = buckle up.

* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.

* sin abrochar = undone.

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abrochar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up; ‹collar/cinturón› to fasten

2 ( AmL) ‹papeles› to staple

■ abrocharse

v pron

A ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up; ‹collar› to fasten

[ S ] abróchense los cinturones de seguridad fasten your seatbelts

B ( Méx arg)

1 (joder) to lay (sl)

2 (vencer) to thrash ( colloq)

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abrochar ( conjugate abrochar) verbo transitivo ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up;
‹collar/cinturón de seguridad› to fasten
abrocharse verbo pronominal ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up;
‹collar/cinturón de seguridad› to fasten
abrochar verbo transitivo & vr (enganchar botones) to do up
(cerrar una prenda) to button (up)
(un cinturón) to fasten
(atar los zapatos) to tie up
(subir una cremallera) to do up
' abrochar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presilla
English:
buckle
- button
- clasp
- do up
- fasten
- fasten up
- do
- hook

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abrochar

♦ vt

1. [botones, camisa] to do up;
[cinturón] to fasten
2. RP [grapar] to staple

♦ See also the pronominal verb abrocharse

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abrochar

v/t

1 do up; cinturón de seguridad fasten

2 Rpl ( grapar) staple

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abrochar vt

: to button, to fasten

♦ See also the reflexive verb abrocharse

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abrochar vb to do up / to fasten

Spanish-English dictionary > abrochar
8 do up

1) приводить в порядок, прибирать to do the suite up ≈ привести квартиру в порядок to do one's dress up ≈ застегнуть платье
2) обыкн. прич. прош. вр. крайне утомлять he is quite done up after his journey ≈ он очень устал после поездки
3) завертывать (пакет) Do up these papers and send them to Head Office. ≈ Запечатай эти бумаги и отправь их в главный офис.
4) скреплять You've done your buttons up the wrong way. ≈ Ты неправильно застегнулся. Please help me to do up this knot. ≈ Не поможешь мне развязать этот узел? These old-fashioned trousers do up with buttons. ≈ Эти брюки старые, они застегиваются на пуговицы.
5) украшать, прихорашиваться Mary came to the party all done up in her best dress. ≈ Мери пришла на вечеринку в своем лучшем платье.
6) консервировать Mother is doing up some blackberries, so that we can eat them during the winter. ≈ Мама консервирует черную смородину, так что у нас будут ягоды зимой.
7) стирать и гладить( одежду) Can you do up my best shirt before tomorrow? ≈ Не погладишь мне рубашку назавтра? чинить, ремонтировать - to do the house up отремонтировать дом приводить в порядок;
подправлять и т. п. - to do up one's face подмазаться, подпудриться - to do up the laundry привести в порядок белье (постирать, погладить) - to do up food приправить еду - to do oneself up нарядиться, вырядиться - done up to kill разодетый в пух и прах - to do up one's hair, to do one's hair up поправить волосы;
сделать себе пучок;
сделать (высокую) прическу консервировать - to do up fruit консервировать фрукты заворачивать, завертывать, обертывать - to do up a baby запеленать ребенка завязывать, упаковывать запечатывать (письмо) застегивать( крючки, пуговицы и т. п.) - a dress that does up at the back платье, которое застегивается сзади завязывать (шнурки ботинок) (разговорное) утомить, измучить - I am /feel/ done up я измучился /выдохся/

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > do up
9 descoserse

descoserse

► verbo pronominal

1 to come unstitched

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VPR

1) (Cos) [pantalón] to come apart at the seam(s); [costura, manga] to come unstitched

se me ha descosido el bajo de la falda — the hem of my skirt has come unstitched

llevas un botón descosido — one of your buttons is loose o is coming off

2) *

descoserse de risa — to split one's sides laughing

3) ** (=ventosear) to fart **

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descoserse ( conjugate descoserse) verbo pronominal [prenda/costura] to come unstitched
■descoserse verbo reflexivo to come unstitched
' descoserse' also found in these entries:
English:
seam
- split

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vpr

to come unstitched;

se me ha descosido un botón one of my buttons has come off;

se me descosió la camisa por las costuras my shirt came apart at the seams

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descoserse

v/r de costura, dobladillo etc come unstitched; de prenda come apart at the seams

Spanish-English dictionary > descoserse
10 do up

фраз. гл.

1) ремонтировать ( здание)

to do up an old shed — отремонтировать старый сарай

Syn:

tidy, clean up

2) упаковывать, завёртывать

There was a pile of gifts all done up in shiny paper. — Там была куча подарков, завёрнутых в блестящую бумагу.

3) застёгивать ( пуговицы); завязывать ( шнурки)

Do up your coat! — Застегни пальто!

Do up your shoelaces! — Завяжи шнурки!

You've done your buttons up the wrong way. — Ты неправильно застегнулся.

4) застёгиваться, иметь застёжку

The skirt does up at the back. — У этой юбки застёжка сзади.

5) одеть, нарядить

She set about doing herself up. — Она принялась наряжаться.

Here and there in the street you come across a black man done up in a tweed suit. — То тут, то там вы встречаете чернокожего человека, одетого в твидовый костюм.

Mary came to the party all done up in her best dress. — Мэри пришла на вечеринку в своём лучшем платье.

6) украсить ( комнату)

The hotel lobby was done up for Halloween. — Вестибюль гостиницы был украшен по случаю Хэллоуина.

7) укладывать ( волосы)

Her long hair was done up in a tight bun. — Её длинные волосы были собраны в тугой пучок.

8) консервировать ( фрукты)

9) разг. крайне утомлять

Horses and riders were completely done up. — Лошади и седоки были совершенно вымотаны.

Syn:

exhaust, wear I 1., tire

10) разорять

11) разг. избить

Some of the boys did me up last night. — Вчера вечером несколько ребят избили меня.

12) амер. стирать и гладить ( одежду)

Can you do up my best shirt for tomorrow? — Приготовь мне, пожалуйста, на завтра мою лучшую рубашку.

Англо-русский современный словарь > do up
11 do

I.

do n Mus = doh.

II.

do ⇒ Usage note: do,

A vtr (3^e pers sg prés does ; prét did ; pp done)

1 (perform task, be busy) faire [washing up, ironing etc] ; lots/nothing to do beaucoup/rien à faire ; it all had to be done again il a fallu tout refaire ; what are you doing? qu'est-ce que tu fais? ; are you doing anything tonight? tu fais quelque chose ce soir? ; she's been doing too much lately elle en fait trop ces derniers temps ; she does nothing but moan elle ne fait que se plaindre ; what can I do for you? que puis-je faire pour vous? ; will you do something for me? peux-tu me rendre un service? ;

2 ( make smart) to do sb's hair coiffer qn ; to do one's teeth se laver les dents ; to do the living room in pink peindre le salon en rose ;

3 ( finish) faire [military service, period of time] ; finir [job] ; I've already done three months j'ai déjà fait trois mois ; the job's almost done le travail est presque fini ; to have done ○ doing sth avoir fini de faire qch ; have you done ○ complaining? tu as fini de te plaindre? ; tell him now and have done with it dis-lui maintenant, ce sera fait ; it's as good as done c'est comme si c'était fait ; that's done it ( task successfully completed) ça y est ; ( expressing dismay) il ne manquait plus que ça ;

4 ( complete through study) [student] faire [subject, book, author, degree, homework] ;

5 ( write) faire [translation, critique, biography] ;

6 ( effect change) faire ; to do sb good/harm faire du bien/mal à qn ; what have you done to the kitchen? qu'est-ce que vous avez fait à la cuisine? ; has she done something to her hair? est-ce qu'elle a fait quelque chose à ses cheveux? ; I haven't done anything with your pen! je n'ai pas touché à ton stylo! ; what are we to do with you! qu'allons-nous faire de toi! ; that hat/dress etc does a lot for her ce chapeau/cette robe etc lui va bien ;

7 ( cause harm) to do something to one's foot/arm se faire mal au pied/bras ; I won't do anything to you je ne te ferai rien ; I'll do ○ you! ça va être ta fête! ;

8 ○ ( deal with) the hairdresser says she can do you now la coiffeuse dit qu'elle peut vous prendre maintenant ; they don't do theatre tickets ils ne vendent pas de places de théâtre ; to do breakfasts servir des petits déjeuners ;

9 ( cook) faire [sausages, spaghetti etc] ; I'll do you an omelette je te ferai une omelette ; well done [meat] bien cuit ;

10 ( prepare) préparer [vegetables] ;

11 ( produce) monter [play] ; faire [film, programme] (on sur) ;

12 ( imitate) imiter [celebrity, voice, mannerism] ;

13 ( travel at) faire ; to do 60 faire du 60 à l'heure ;

14 ( cover distance of) faire ; we've done 30 km since lunch nous avons fait 30 km depuis le déjeuner ;

15 ○ ( see as tourist) faire [Venice, the Louvre etc] ;

16 ○ ( satisfy needs of) will this do you? ça vous ira? ;

17 ○ ( cheat) we've been done on s'est fait avoir ; to do sb out of escroquer qn de [money] ; he did me out of the job il m'a pris la place ;

18 ○ ( sterilize) to be done [person, animal] être stérilisé ;

19 ○ ( rob) to do a bank faire un casse ○ dans une banque ;

20 ○ (arrest, convict) to get done for se faire prendre pour [illegal parking etc] ; to do sb for speeding prendre qn pour excès de vitesse.

B vi (3^e pers sg prés does ; prét did ; pp done)

1 ( behave) faire ; do as you're told ( here and now) fais ce que je te dis ; ( when with others) fais ce qu'on te dit ;

2 ( serve purpose) faire l'affaire ; that box/those trousers will do cette boîte/ce pantalon fera l'affaire ;

3 ( be acceptable) this really won't do! ( as reprimand) ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça! ;

4 ( be sufficient) suffire ; will five dollars do? cinq dollars, ça suffira? ; that'll do! ( as reprimand) ça suffit! ;

5 ( finish) finir ; have you done? tu as fini? ;

6 ( get on) ( in competitive situation) [person] s'en sortir ; [business] marcher ; ( in health) [person] aller ; how will they do in the elections? comment est-ce qu'ils s'en sortiront aux élections? ; he's doing as well as can be expected ( of patient) il va aussi bien que possible ; my lettuces are doing well mes laitues poussent bien ;

7 GB ○ †( clean) faire le ménage ; the woman who does for us la dame qui fait le ménage pour nous ;

8 ○ GB ( be active) you'll be up and doing again in no time tu seras sur pied très vite.

C v aux (3^e pers sg prés does ; prét did ; pp done)

1 (with questions, negatives) did he like his present? est-ce qu'il a aimé son cadeau? ; own up, did you or didn't you take my pen? avoue, est-ce que c'est toi qui as pris mon stylo ou pas? ; didn't he look wonderful! est-ce qu'il n'était pas merveilleux! ;

2 ( for emphasis) he did do it really! il l'a vraiment fait! ; so you do want to go after all! alors tu veux vraiment y aller finalement! ; I do wish you'd let me help you j'aimerais tant que tu me laisses t'aider ;

3 ( referring back to another verb) he said he'd tell her and he did il a dit qu'il le lui dirait et il l'a fait ; he says he'll come along but he never does il dit toujours qu'il viendra mais il ne le fait jamais ; you draw better than I do tu dessines mieux que moi ; you either did or you didn't de deux choses l'une soit tu l'as fait, soit tu ne l'as pas fait ;

4 (in requests, imperatives) do sit down asseyez-vous, je vous en prie ; ‘may I take a leaflet?’-‘do’ ‘puis-je prendre un dépliant?’-‘je vous en prie’ ; do shut up! tais-toi veux-tu! ; don't you tell me what to do! surtout ne me dis pas ce que j'ai à faire! ;

5 ( in tag questions and responses) he lives in France, doesn't he? il habite en France, n'est-ce pas? ; ‘who wrote it?’-‘I did’ ‘qui l'a écrit?’-‘moi’ ; ‘shall I tell him?’-‘no don't’ ‘est-ce que je le lui dis?’-‘non surtout pas’ ; ‘he knows the President’-‘does he?’ ‘il connaît le Président’-‘vraiment?’ ; so do they/you eux/vous aussi ; neither does he/she etc lui/elle etc non plus ;

6 ( with inversion) only rarely does he write letters il est très rare qu'il écrive des lettres ; little did he suspect/think that il était loin de se douter/de penser que.

D ○ n GB fête f ; his leaving do son pot ○ de départ.

Idioms

do as you would be done by ne faites pas ce que vous ne voudriez pas qu'on vous fasse ; how do you do enchanté ; it doesn't do to be ce n'est pas une bonne chose d'être ; it's a poor do ○ if c'est vraiment grave si ; it was all I could do not to… je me suis retenu pour ne pas… ; nothing doing! ( no way) pas question! ; there's nothing doing here ici il ne se passe rien ; well done! bravo! ; what are you doing with yourself these days? qu'est-ce que tu deviens? ; what are you going to do for…? comment est-ce que tu vas te débrouiller pour…? [money, shelter etc] ; what's done is done ce qui est fait est fait ; what's this doing here? qu'est-ce que ça fait ici? ; all the dos and don'ts tout ce qu'il faut/fallait faire et ne pas faire.

Phrasal verbs

■ do away with:

▶ do away with [sth] se débarrasser de [procedure, custom, rule, feature] ; supprimer [bus service etc] ; démolir [building] ;

▶ do away with [sb] ○ ( kill) se débarrasser de [person].

■ do down ○ GB:

▶ do [sb] down dire du mal de [person] ; don't do yourself down ne te sous-estime pas.

■ do for ○:

▶ do for [sb/sth] ( kill) [illness] achever [person] ; fig mettre fin à [ambition, project] ; I'm done for fig je suis foutu ○.

■ do in ○:

▶ do [sb] in

1 ( kill) tuer ;

2 ( exhaust) épuiser ; I feel done in je suis crevé ○.

■ do out ○:

▶ do [sth] out, do out [sth] faire or nettoyer à fond [spare room, garage].

■ do over:

▶ do [sth] over US ( redo) refaire [job, work] ;

▶ do [sb] over ○ passer [qn] à tabac ○.

■ do up:

▶ do up [dress, coat] se fermer ;

▶ do [sth] up, do up [sth]

1 ( fasten) refaire [laces] ; fermer [zip] ; do up your buttons boutonne-toi ;

2 ( wrap) faire [parcel] ; to do one's hair up into a bun se remonter les cheveux en chignon ;

3 ( renovate) restaurer [house, furniture] ;

▶ do oneself up se faire beau/belle ; I was all done up je m'étais fait tout beau.

■ do with:

▶ do with [sth/sb]

1 ( involve) it has something/nothing to do with ça a quelque chose à voir/n'a rien à voir avec ; what's that got to do with it? qu'est-ce que cela a à voir là-dedans? ; what's it (got) to do with you? en quoi est-ce que ça te regarde? ; it's got everything to do with it c'est là qu'est tout le problème ; his shyness is to do with his childhood sa timidité est liée à son enfance ; ( talk to) he won't have anything to do with me any more il ne veut plus rien avoir à faire avec moi ; ( concern) it has nothing to do with you cela ne vous concerne pas ;

2 ( tolerate) supporter ; I can't do with loud music/all these changes je ne supporte pas la musique trop forte/tous ces changements ;

3 ( need) I could do with a drink/with a holiday j'aurais bien besoin d'un verre/de partir en vacances ;

4 ( finish) it's all over and done with c'est bien fini ; have you done with my pen/the photocopier? tu n'as plus besoin de mon stylo/la photocopieuse? ; I've done with all that fig j'en ai fini avec tout ça.

■ do without:

▶ do without [sb/sth] se passer de [person, advice etc] ; I can do without your sympathy je me passe de ta pitié ; I can't do without the car je ne peux pas me passer de la voiture ; you'll have to do without! il va falloir que tu t'en passes!

Big English-French dictionary > do
12 desprendido

adj.

1 loose, detached, unfastened.

2 generous, ample, detached, large-hearted.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: desprender.

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desprendido

► participio pasado

1→ link=desprender desprender

► adjetivo

1 figurado generous, disinterested, unselfish

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ADJ

1) (=suelto) [pieza] loose, detached

uno de tus botones está desprendido — one of your buttons is coming off

2) (=generoso) generous

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- da adjetivo [ser] generous, open-handed; ver tb desprender

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- da adjetivo [ser] generous, open-handed; ver tb desprender

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desprendido -da

adjective

[ SER] generous, open-handed ver tb desprender

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Del verbo desprender: ( conjugate desprender)

desprendido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
desprender
desprendido
desprender ( conjugate desprender) verbo transitivo (soltar, separar) ‹ teja› to dislodge;
‹ etiqueta› to detach
desprenderse verbo pronominal
1 [ teja] to come loose;
[ botón] to come off;
[ retina] to become detached;
desprendidose de algo to come away from sth
2 (renunciar, entregar) desprendidose de algo ‹ de posesiones› to part with sth
desprendido
◊ -da adjetivo [ser] generous, open-handed;

ver tb desprender
desprender verbo transitivo
1 (despegar) to remove, detach
2 (emanar un olor, humo) to give off
desprendido,-a adj (generoso) generous, unselfish, open-handed

' desprendido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprendida
English:
fall off

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desprendido, -a adj
[generoso] generous
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desprendido

adj generous

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desprendido, -da adj

: generous, unselfish, disinterested

Spanish-English dictionary > desprendido
13 fa caldo qui, sbottonati!

fa caldo qui, sbottonati!

it's hot in here, undo your buttons!

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→ sbottonare

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > fa caldo qui, sbottonati!
14 ■ do up

■ do up
A v. t. + avv.

1 allacciare: Do up your buttons!, allacciati i bottoni!; abbottonati!

2 abbottonare: She did up her blouse, si è abbottonata la camicetta

3 rinnovare; rimodernare: This flat needs doing up, questo appartamento ha bisogno di essere rimodernato NOTA D'USO: - to restructure o to renovate?-

4 acconciare; tirare su: to do up one's hair, acconciarsi i capelli; tirarsi su i capelli

5 confezionare; impacchettare: to do up a parcel, confezionare (o fare) un pacchetto; to do up Christmas gifts in tissue paper, impacchettare i regali di Natale con la carta velina

B v. i. + avv.

allacciarsi; abbottonarsi: This dress does up at the back, questo vestito si abbottona sul di dietro □ to do oneself up, farsi bello, prepararsi: The girls were doing themselves up for a night out, le ragazze si stavano facendo belle per uscire la sera □ to be (all) done up in, essere (tutto) elegante: She was all done up in her best clothes, era tutta elegante con i suoi vestiti più belli.

English-Italian dictionary > ■ do up
15 do up

do up [dress, coat] se fermer; do [something] up, do up [something]

1) ( fasten) nouer [laces]; remonter [zip]

do up your buttons — boutonne-toi

2) ( wrap) faire [parcel]

3) ( renovate) restaurer [house, furniture]

do oneself up se faire beau/belle

English-French dictionary > do up
16 sauter

sauter [sote]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

   a. to jump ( dans into) ( par-dessus over ) ; [oiseau] to hop

• sauter à la corde to skip (Brit) to jump rope (US)

• sauter à la perche to pole-vault

• sauter en parachute to parachute ; (en cas d'accident) to bale out (Brit) to bail out (US)

• sauter en ciseaux to do a scissors jump

• sauter en hauteur/en longueur to do the high/the long jump

• faire sauter un enfant sur ses genoux to bounce a child on one's knee

• sauter en l'air to jump into the air

• sauter en l'air or au plafond (de colère) to hit the roof (inf) ; (de joie) to jump for joy ; (de surprise, de peur) to jump

• sauter de joie to jump for joy

• sauter d'un sujet à l'autre or du coq à l'âne to jump from one subject to another

• sauter à la figure de qn (figurative) to jump out at sb

   b. ( = se précipiter) sauter du lit to jump out of bed

• sauter en selle to jump into the saddle

• sauter à la gorge de qn to fly at sb's throat

• sauter au cou de qn to fly into sb's arms

• sauter dans un taxi to jump into a taxi

• sauter par la fenêtre to jump out of the window

• sauter d'un train en marche to jump from a moving train

• sauter sur l'occasion to jump at the chance

• il m'a sauté dessus he pounced on me

• va faire tes devoirs, et que ça saute ! (inf) go and do your homework and be quick about it!

• ça saute aux yeux ! it's obvious!

   c. [bouchon] to pop out ; [chaîne de vélo] to come off ; [classe, cours] (inf) to be cancelled

• faire sauter un cours to cancel a class

• faire sauter une crêpe to toss a pancake

• faire sauter une contravention (inf) to get a fine taken care of

   d. ( = exploser) [bâtiment, bombe, pont] to blow up ; [circuit électrique] to fuse ; [fusible] to blow

• sauter sur une mine [personne] to step on a mine ; [véhicule] to go over a mine

• faire sauter [+ train, édifice] to blow up

• faire sauter une mine (pour la détruire) to blow up a mine

• se faire sauter la cervelle or le caisson (inf: inf!) to blow one's brains out (inf)

• faire sauter la banque (Casino) to break the bank

   e. ( = être renvoyé) (inf) to get fired ; [gouvernement] to get kicked out (inf)

   f. (Cookery) faire sauter to sauté

   g. [image de télévision] to flicker

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ obstacle, mur] to jump over

• il saute cinq mètres he can jump five metres

• sauter le pas to take the plunge

   b. [+ étape, page, repas] to skip

• sauter une classe (School) to skip a year

   c. [+ personne] (inf!) to screw (vulg!)

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sote
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( franchir) to jump [distance, hauteur]; to jump over [ruisseau, barrière]

sauter quatre mètres en longueur — to do four metres [BrE] in the long jump

2) ( omettre volontairement) to skip [étape, repas, période]; to leave out [détails]

3) ( omettre involontairement) to miss [mot, ligne]

sauter son tour — to miss one's turn

4) École

sauter une classe — to skip a year

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( faire un saut) gén to jump; ( vers le bas) to jump (down); ( vers le haut) to jump (up); ( vers l'extérieur) to jump (out); ( vers l'intérieur) to jump (in)

sauter sur le banc — to jump onto the bench

sauter du banc — to jump off the bench

saute! — ( de haut) jump (down)!; ( dans une piscine) jump (in)!

sauter d'une branche à l'autre — to leap from branch to branch

sauter d'un pied sur l'autre — to hop from one foot to the other

sauter à pieds joints — lit to jump with one's feet together

sauter à pieds joints dans un piège — fig to fall straight into a trap

sauter dans le vide — to jump

sauter en hauteur/en longueur — to do the high/long jump

sauter à la perche — to pole vault

sauter en parachute — ( une fois) to make a parachute jump; ( régulièrement) to go parachute jumping

sauter à la corde — to skip

faire sauter un enfant sur ses genoux — to dandle a child on one's knee

sauter dans l'inconnu — to take a leap into the unknown

sauter sur quelqu'un — to pounce on somebody

sauter sur son téléphone/pistolet — to grab one's telephone/gun

sauter sur l'occasion/une offre — to jump at the chance/an offer

sauter à la gorge de quelqu'un — to go for somebody's throat

sauter au cou de quelqu'un — to greet somebody with a kiss

2) ( aller vivement) to jump

sauter du lit — to jump out of bed

sauter dans un taxi/dans un train — to jump ou hop into a taxi/onto a train

3) ( passer)

sauter d'un sujet à l'autre — to skip from one subject to another

4) (colloq) ( être supprimé)

faire sauter un paragraphe — ( délibérément) to take out a paragraph; ( par erreur) to miss out GB ou miss a paragraph

faire sauter une réunion — to cancel a meeting

le poste va sauter — the job is being axed

faire sauter une contravention — to get out of paying a parking ticket

5) (être délogé, instable) [courroie, chaîne de vélo] to come off; [images de télévision] to jump

la troisième vitesse saute — the third gear keeps slipping

6) ( céder)

faire sauter une serrure — to force a lock

faire sauter une maille — to drop a stitch

faire sauter les boutons — to burst one's buttons

faire sauter les barrières — fig to break down the barriers

7) ( exploser) [bombe, mine] to blow up, to go off; [pont, bâtiment] to be blown up, to go up

faire sauter quelque chose — to blow something up

faire sauter les plombs — to blow the fuses

8) Culinaire

faire sauter des oignons — to sauté onions

faire sauter une crêpe — to toss a pancake

faire sauter les bouchons de champagne — to make the champagne corks pop

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sauter aux yeux — to be blindingly obvious

et que ça saute! — (colloq) make it snappy! (colloq)

sauter en l'air (colloq) or au plafond — (colloq) ( de joie) to jump for joy; ( de colère) to hit the roof (colloq); ( de surprise) to be staggered

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sote
1. vi

1) (= bondir) to jump

vas-y, saute! — go on, jump!

sauter par-dessus qch — to jump over sth

Nous avons sauté par-dessus la barrière. — We jumped over the gate.

sauter par la fenêtre — to jump out of the window

sauter à pieds joints — to make a standing jump

sauter à cloche-pied — to hop

sauter à la corde — to skip

sauter à l'élastique — to do a bungee jump

sauter en parachute — to make a parachute jump

sauter de joie — to jump for joy

sauter au cou de qn — to fly into sb's arms

sauter aux yeux — to be quite obvious

sauter au plafond fig — to hit the roof

2) (= se précipiter) to jump

Il a sauté dans un taxi. — He jumped into a taxi.

3) (= exploser) to blow up, to explode, [fusibles] to blow

faire sauter qch — to blow sth up

On a fait sauter le commissariat de police la nuit dernière. — The police station was blown up last night.

4) [bouchon] to pop out, to pop off

5) (= se rompre)

le verrou a fini par sauter — the bolt eventually broke

faire sauter un verrou — to spring a bolt

6) (= être renvoyé) *, [ministre, pdg] to get the push *

Le PDG a fini par sauter. — The CEO eventually got the push.

2. vt

1) [barrière, obstacle] to jump over, to leap over

2) fig, [ligne, page] to skip

3) CUISINE to sauté

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sauter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( franchir) to jump [distance, hauteur]; to jump over [ruisseau, barrière]; sauter les trois dernières marches to jump down the bottom three steps; sauter deux mètres en hauteur Sport to clear two metres^GB in the high jump; sauter quatre mètres en longueur to do four metres^GB in the long jump;

2 ( omettre volontairement) to skip [étape, repas, période]; to leave out [détails]; sauter un paragraphe ( en lisant) to skip a paragraph; ( en recopiant) to leave out a paragraph;

3 ( omettre involontairement) to miss out GB, to miss [mot, ligne]; sauter son tour Jeux to miss one's turn;

4 Scol sauter une année or classe to skip a year;

5 ●( sexuellement) to screw●; se faire sauter to get laid●.

B vi

1 ( faire un saut) gén to jump; ( vers le bas) to jump (down); ( vers le haut) to jump (up); ( vers l'extérieur) to jump (out); ( vers l'intérieur) to jump (in); sauter dans qch to jump into sth; sauter par-dessus qch to jump over sth; sauter sur le banc to jump onto the bench; sauter du banc to jump off the bench; sauter d'une fenêtre to jump out of a window; sauter d'un avion to jump out of a plane; saute! ( de haut) jump (down)!; ( dans une piscine) jump (in)!; sauter à terre to jump (down) to the ground; sauter d'une branche à l'autre to leap from branch to branch; sauter d'un pied sur l'autre to hop from one foot to the other; sauter à pieds joints lit to jump with one's feet together; sauter à pieds joints dans un piège fig to fall straight into a trap; sauter dans le vide to jump; sauter en hauteur/en longueur to do the high/long jump; sauter à la perche to pole vault; sauter en parachute ( une fois) to make a parachute jump; ( régulièrement) to go parachute jumping; sauter à la corde to skip; sauter en ciseaux to do a scissors jump GB ou scissor jump US; faire sauter un enfant sur ses genoux to dandle a child on one's knee; sauter dans l'inconnu to take a leap ou to leap into the unknown; sauter sur qn to pounce on sb; sauter sur son téléphone/pistolet to grab one's telephone/gun; sauter sur l'occasion/une offre to jump at the chance/an offer; sauter à la gorge de qn to go for sb's throat; le chien m'a sauté à la figure the dog went for my face; sauter au cou de qn to greet sb with a kiss; ⇒ reculer;

2 ( aller vivement) to jump; sauter du lit to jump out of bed; sauter dans un taxi/dans un train to jump ou hop into a taxi/onto a train; sauter d'un avion à l'autre to hop off one plane and onto the next;

3 ( passer) nos frais ont sauté de 20% à 32% our costs have jumped from 20% to 32%; sauter d'un sujet à l'autre to skip from one subject to another;

4 ○( être supprimé) faire sauter un paragraphe ( délibérément) to take out a paragraph; ( par erreur) to miss out GB ou miss a paragraph; faire sauter une réunion to cancel a meeting; l'émission/la réunion a sauté the programme^GB/the meeting was cancelled^GB; le poste va sauter the job is being axed; faire sauter une contravention to get out of paying a parking ticket;

5 (être délogé, instable) [courroie, chaîne de vélo] to come off; [images de télévision] to jump; la troisième vitesse saute the third gear keeps slipping;

6 ( céder) faire sauter une serrure to force a lock; faire sauter une maille to drop a stitch; faire sauter les boutons to burst one's buttons; faire sauter une dent à qn to knock one of sb's teeth out; faire sauter les barrières fig to break down the barriers;

7 ( exploser) [bombe, mine] to blow up, to go off; [pont, bâtiment] to be blown up, to go up; il a sauté sur une mine he was blown up by a mine; faire sauter qch to blow sth up; faire sauter les plombs Électrotech to blow the fuses;

8 Culin faire sauter des oignons to sauté onions; faire sauter une crêpe to toss a pancake; faire sauter les bouchons de champagne to make the champagne corks pop;

9 ○( être licencié) to be fired, to get the sack○ GB; faire sauter qn to fire sb;

10 ( faire faillite) to go bust○.

Idiomes

sauter aux yeux to be blindingly obvious; et que ça saute○! make it snappy○!; sauter en l'air○ or au plafond○ ( de joie) to jump for joy; ( de colère) to hit the roof○; ( de surprise) to be staggered; la sauter◑ ( avoir faim) to be starving○.

[sote] verbe intransitif

1. [bondir - personne] to jump, to spring up ; [ - chat] to jump, to leap ; [ - oiseau, insecte] to hop ; [ - grenouille, saumon] to leap ; [ - balle, curseur] to bounce, to jump

sauter dans une tranchée/dans un puits to jump into a trench/down a well

sauter d'une branche/falaise to leap off a branch/cliff

sauter par-dessus une corde/un ruisseau to leap over a rope/across a stream

il faut sauter pour atteindre l'étagère you've got to jump up to reach the shelf

sauter par la fenêtre to jump out of the window

(figuré)

sauter de joie to jump for joy

sauter au plafond (familier) , sauter en l'air (familier)

a. [de colère] to hit the roof

b. [de joie] to be thrilled to bits

sauter comme un cabri to frolic

2. JEUX & SPORT

sauter à cloche-pied to hop

sauter à la corde to skip (with a rope) (UK), to skip ou to jump rope (US)

sauter en parachute to (parachute) jump, to parachute

sauter en hauteur/longueur to do the high/long jump

sauter à la perche to pole-vault

sauter en ciseaux to do a scissors jump

3. [se ruer] to jump, to pounce

sauter (à bas) du lit to jump ou to spring out of bed

sauter dans un taxi to jump ou to leap into a taxi

(figuré)

je lui sauterai dessus dès qu'il reviendra (familier) I'll grab him as soon as he gets back

sauter sur l'occasion (familier) to jump at the chance

c'est une excellente occasion, je saute dessus it's a great opportunity, I'll grab it

sauter à la gorge ou au collet de quelqu'un to jump down somebody's throat

va te laver les mains, et que ça saute! (familier) go and wash your hands and get a move on ou get your skates on (UK)

ça saute aux yeux it's plain for all to see ou as the nose on your face

4. [exploser] to blow up, to explode, to go off

faire sauter un pont/char to blow up a bridge/tank

faire sauter une mine to explode a mine

les plombs ont sauté ÉLECTRICITÉ the fuses have blown

faire sauter les plombs to blow the fuses

la lampe/le circuit a sauté the lamp/circuit has fused (UK), the lamp fuse/the circuit has blown (US)

[être projeté]

les boutons ont sauté the buttons flew off ou popped off

faire sauter le bouchon d'une bouteille to pop a cork

se faire sauter la cervelle (familier) oule caisson (familier) to blow one's brains out

faire sauter la banque (sens propre & figuré) to break the bank

5. [changer sans transition] to jump

6. [cesser de fonctionner - chaîne, courroie] to come off ; [ - image de télévision] to flicker ; [ - serrure] to snap

7. (familier) [être renvoyé] to fall

le gouvernement a sauté the government has fallen

le ministre a sauté the minister got fired ou (UK) got the sack

faire sauter un directeur to kick out ou to fire a manager

8. CUISINE

faire sauter des pommes de terre to sauté potatoes

faire sauter des crêpes to toss pancakes

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[sote] verbe transitif

1. [obstacle] to jump ou to leap over (inseparable)

sauter le pas (figuré) to take the plunge

2. [omettre] to skip, to leave out (separable)

3. (très familier & locution)

la sauter to be starving

4. (vulgaire) [sexuellement]

sauter quelqu'un to lay somebody (très familier)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sauter
17 off

1. adverb
1) (away, at or to a distance)

be a few miles off — wenige Meilen entfernt sein

the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

Christmas is not far off — es ist nicht mehr lang bis Weihnachten

some way off — in einiger Entfernung

where are you off to? — wohin gehst du?

I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

I'm off now — ich gehe jetzt

off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

get the lid off — den Deckel abbekommen

2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

3)

be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

put the light off — das Licht ausmachen

is the gas tap off? — ist der Gashahn zu?

4)

be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

is Sunday's picnic off? — fällt das Picknick am Sonntag aus?

off and on — immer mal wieder (ugs.)

5) (not at work) frei

on my day off — an meinem freien Tag

take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6) (no longer available)

soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

7) (situated as regards money etc.)

he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

we'd be better off without him — ohne ihn wären wir besser dran

there are many people worse off than you — vielen geht es schlechter als dir

how are you off for food? — wieviel Essbares hast du noch?

be badly off for something — mit etwas knapp sein
2. preposition
1) (from) von

cut a couple of slices off the loaf — einige Scheiben Brot abschneiden

2)

be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

3) (diverging from)

get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

be off the point — nicht zur Sache gehören

4) (designed not to cover)

off-the-shoulder — schulterfrei [Kleid]

5) (having lost interest in)

be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

be off one's food — keinen Appetit haben

6) (leading from, not far from)

just off the square — ganz in der Nähe des Platzes

a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

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(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) ein-, ausstempeln

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off

[ɒf, AM ɑ:f]

I. prep

1. (indicating removal) von + dat

he wiped all the dust \off the tables er wischte den ganzen Staub von den Tischen

please take your foot \off mine nimm bitte deinen Fuß von meinem [herunter]

keep your dog \off my property! halten Sie Ihren Hund von meinem Grundstück fern!

has anyone taken a book \off my desk? hat jemand ein Buch von meinem Tisch genommen?

I can't get this paint \off my hands ich bekomme die Farbe nicht von meinen Händen ab

that cherry stain won't come \off the shirt dieser Kirschfleck geht nicht aus dem Hemd heraus

he cut a piece \off the cheese er schnitt ein Stück Käse ab

to be \off the air RADIO, TV nicht mehr senden

the TV station goes \off the air at 11:30 pm die Fernsehstation beendet ihr Programm um 23.30 Uhr

2. after vb (moving down) hinunter [von] + dat; (towards sb) herunter [von] + dat

they jumped \off the cliff sie sprangen von der Klippe

the boy fell \off his bike several times der Junge fiel ein paar Mal von seinem Fahrrad [herunter]

he rolled \off the bed er rollte aus dem Bett

the coat slipped \off his arms der Mantel rutschte von seinen Armen

3. after vb (moving away) [weg] von + dat

let's get \off the bus at the next stop lass uns bei der nächsten Bushaltestelle aussteigen

to get \off sb/sth ( fam) jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen

4. (away from) weg von + dat

single wires are leading \off the main lines einzelne Drähte führen von der Hauptleitung weg

he managed to stay \off alcohol er schaffte es, keinen Alkohol mehr anzurühren

\off the point nicht relevant

somehow we keep getting \off the point irgendwie kommen wir immer vom Thema ab

\off the record inoffiziell, nicht für die Öffentlichkeit bestimmt

\off the subject nicht zum Thema gehörend

I wish we could talk about something \off the subjects of sports and cars ich würde gerne mal über ein anderes Thema als Sport oder Autos reden

to get \off the subject vom Thema abschweifen

a long way \off doing sth weit davon entfernt, etw zu tun

we're still a long way \off finishing es dauert noch lange, bis wir fertig sind

far \off weit entfernt

we're not far \off London now wir haben [es] nicht mehr weit bis London fam

how far \off finishing the project are we? wie lange werden wir noch brauchen, um das Projekt abzuschließen?

just \off sth in der Nähe einer S. gen

they live just \off the main street sie wohnen gleich an der Hauptstraße

5. (at sea) vor + dat

to anchor \off Blue Bay vor Blue Bay ankern

six miles \off Dunkirk sechs Meilen vor Dünkirchen

6. (absent from)

to be \off work am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

he's been \off work for over six months er war seit sechs Monaten nicht mehr bei der Arbeit

7. ( fam: stop liking)

▪ to be \off sb/sth von jdm/etw genug haben

to be \off one's food keinen Appetit haben

to go \off sb/sth jdn/etw nicht mehr mögen

I used to love wine but I've gone \off it recently ich habe immer gerne Wein getrunken, aber seit Kurzem mag ich keinen mehr

8. (not taking)

▪ to be \off sth etw nicht mehr einnehmen müssen

she's well enough to be \off the medicine es geht ihr gut genug, dass sie die Medizin absetzen kann

to be \off the tablets ohne die Tabletten auskommen

to come \off the pill die Pille nicht mehr nehmen

9. (subsisting)

they live \off a small inheritance sie leben von einer kleinen Erbschaft

the car runs \off solar energy der Wagen läuft mit Solarenergie

10. (from source)

I don't like taking money \off you ich möchte kein Geld von dir nehmen

the girl bought the boy's old bike \off him das Mädchen kaufte dem Jungen sein altes Rad ab

to get sth \off sb ( fam) etw von jdm bekommen

11. after n (minus) weniger

I take $10 \off the price of the jeans for you ich lasse Ihnen 10 Dollar vom Preis für die Jeans nach

there was $40 or $50 \off most jackets in the shop die meisten Jacken in dem Laden waren um 40 oder 50 Dollar billiger

12.

▶ \off beam BRIT ( fam) daneben fam

to be \off beam daneben liegen fam

▶ \off the cuff aus dem Stegreif

▶ to have sb \off his/her feet jdn umwerfen fam

▶ \off one's head nicht ganz bei Trost

he's \off his head er ist nicht mehr ganz bei Trost

she went completely \off her head sie hat komplett den Verstand verloren

▶ \off the top of one's head aus dem Stegreif

▶ \off the wall ausgeflippt fam

to go \off the wall ausflippen fam

II. adv inv

1. (not on) aus

to switch [or turn] sth \off etw ausschalten

2. (away) weg-

someone's run \off with my pen jemand hat mir meinen Stift geklaut fam

let's try to \off early tomorrow lass uns versuchen, morgen frühzeitig loszukommen

I didn't get \off to a very good start this morning der Tag hat für mich nicht gut angefangen

I'm \off now — see you tomorrow ich gehe jetzt — wir sehen uns morgen

she's \off to Canada next week sie fährt nächste Woche nach Kanada

to drive \off wegfahren

to go \off weggehen

I'm just going \off to the shops ich gehe nur schnell mal einkaufen

to see sb \off jdn verabschieden

3. (removed) ab-

I'll take my jacket \off ich ziehe meine Jacke aus

he helped her \off with her jacket er half ihr aus der Jacke

one of my buttons has come \off einer von meinen Knöpfen ist abgegangen

\off with his head! Kopf ab!

\off with your jacket! zieh die Jacke aus!

4. (completely)

between us we managed to finish \off eight bottles of wine ( fam) zusammen schafften wir es, acht Flaschen Wein zu leeren

to burn \off ⇆ sth etw verbrennen

to kill \off ⇆ sth etw vernichten [o ausrotten]

to kill \off germs Keime abtöten

to pay \off ⇆ sth etw abbezahlen

5. (in bad shape) schlecht

to go \off sich akk verschlechtern; food schlecht werden

6. (distant in time) entfernt

your birthday is only one week \off dein Geburtstag ist schon in einer Woche

to be far \off weit weg sein

the exams are so far \off es ist noch so lange hin bis zu den Prüfungen

7. (stopped) abgesagt

the wedding's \off die Hochzeit ist abgeblasen fam

his hockey match was rained \off sein Hockeyspiel fand wegen Regen nicht statt

it's all \off between Philippa and Mike ( fam) zwischen Philippa und Mike ist es aus

to call sth \off etw absagen

8. (discounted) reduziert

there's 40% \off this week on all winter coats diese Woche gibt es einen Preisnachlass von 40 % auf alle Wintermäntel

to get money \off Rabatt bekommen

9. (separated)

to shut \off streets Straßen sperren

to fence sth \off etw abzäunen

10. (expressing riddance)

we went out to walk \off some of our dinner wir ging raus, um einen Verdauungsspaziergang zu machen

he's gone to sleep \off a headache after rather too much alcohol er ist dabei, seinen Kater auszuschlafen

to laugh sth \off etw mit einem Lachen abtun

III. adj inv

1. (not working) außer Betrieb; (switched off) aus[geschaltet]; tap zugedreht; heating abgestellt

I can't find the \off switch ich kann den Schalter nicht finden

2. pred FOOD (bad) verdorben; milk sauer

the cream is \off die Sahne hat einen Stich BRD

3. (not at work)

▪ to be \off freihaben

to have/take some time \off einige Zeit freibekommen/freinehmen

4. pred ( fam: in bad shape) schlecht

I'm having an \off day today ich habe heute einen schlechten Tag

5. (provided for)

sb is badly/well \off jdm geht es [finanziell] schlecht/gut, jd ist schlecht/gut dran fam

I'm quite well \off for sweaters was Pullover angeht, bin ich gut ausgestattet

how are you \off for money? BRIT, AUS wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

6. pred FOOD (run out) aus[gegangen]

7. pred esp BRIT ( fam: rude) behaviour daneben fam

that's a bit \off das ist ein dicker Hund [o nicht die feine Art] fam

IV. n no pl

to be ready for the \off bereit zum Gehen sein

V. vt AM (sl)

▪ to \off sb jdn um die Ecke bringen fam, jdn abmurksen sl [o fam umlegen]

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[ɒf]
1. adv

1)

(distance) the house is 5 km off — das Haus ist 5 km entfernt

some way off (from here) — in einiger Entfernung (von hier)

it's a long way off — das ist weit weg; (time) das liegt in weiter Ferne

August isn't/the exams aren't very far off —

Christmas is only a week off — es ist nur noch eine Woche bis Weihnachten

noises off (Theat) — Geräusche pl hinter den Kulissen

2)

(departure) to be/go off — gehen

he's off to school — er ist zur Schule gegangen

(be) off with you! — fort mit dir!, mach, dass du wegkommst!

off with him! — fort or weg mit ihm!

I must be off — ich muss (jetzt) gehen or weg

it's time I was off — es wird or ist (höchste) Zeit, dass ich gehe

where are you off to? — wohin gehen Sie denn?, wohin gehts denn? (inf)

off we go! — los!, auf los gehts los!, na denn man los! (inf)

he's off playing tennis every evening — er geht jeden Abend Tennis spielen

they're off (Sport) — sie sind vom Start

3)

(removal) he had his coat off — er hatte den Mantel aus

he helped me off with my coat — er half mir aus dem Mantel

with his shirt off — ohne Hemd

off with those wet clothes! — raus aus den nassen Kleidern!

the handle has come off — der Griff ist abgegangen

there are two buttons off — es fehlen zwei Knöpfe, da sind zwei Knöpfe ab

off with his head! — herunter mit seinem Kopf!, Kopf ab!

he had the back of the TV off — er hatte die Rückwand des Fernsehers abgenommen

the lid is off — der Deckel ist nicht drauf

4)

(= discount) 3% off (Comm) — 3% Nachlass or Abzug

3% off for cash (Comm) — 3% Skonto, bei Barzahlung 3%

to give sb £5/something off — jdm £ 5 Ermäßigung/eine Ermäßigung geben

he let me have £5 off — er gab es mir (um) £ 5 billiger

5)

(= not at work) to have time off to do sth — (Zeit) freibekommen haben, um etw zu tun

I've got a day off — ich habe einen Tag frei(bekommen)

she's nearly always off on Tuesdays — dienstags hat sie fast immer frei

to be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6)

(in phrases) off and on, on and off — ab und zu, ab und an

it rained off and on — es regnete mit Unterbrechungen

right or straight off — gleich

2. adj

1) attr (= substandard) year, day etc schlecht

I'm having an off day today — ich bin heute nicht in Form

2) pred (Brit: not fresh) verdorben, schlecht; milk schlecht, sauer; butter ranzig

to go off — schlecht werden

3) pred (= cancelled) match, party, talks abgesagt; (= not available in restaurant) chops, fish aus

I'm afraid veal is off today — Kalbfleisch gibt es heute leider nicht

the bet/agreement is off — die Wette/Abmachung gilt nicht (mehr)

their engagement is off — ihre Verlobung ist gelöst

4) TV, light, machine aus(geschaltet); tap zu(gedreht)

the gas/electricity was off — das Gas/der Strom war abgeschaltet

the brake was off — die Bremse war gelöst

5)

they are badly/well or comfortably off — sie sind nicht gut/(ganz) gut gestellt, sie stehen sich schlecht/(ganz) gut

I am badly off for money/time —

how are we off for time? — wie sieht es mit der Zeit aus?, wie viel Zeit haben wir noch?

he is better/worse off staying in England — er steht sich in England besser/schlechter

6) pred

(= wide of the truth etc) you're off there — da irrst du gewaltig, da vertust du dich

he was quite a bit off in his calculations — er hatte sich in seinen Berechnungen ziemlich or schwer (inf) vertan

7) pred (inf)

that's a bit off! — das ist ein dicker Hund! (inf)

it's a bit off not letting me know — das ist ja nicht die feine Art, mir nicht Bescheid zu sagen

was a bit off — er hat sich ziemlich danebenbenommen

she's been a bit off with me all week — sie hat sich die ganze Woche mir gegenüber etwas komisch verhalten

3. prep

1) (indicating motion, removal etc) von (+dat)

he jumped off the roof — er sprang vom Dach

once you are off the premises — sobald Sie vom Gelände (herunter) sind

I got it off my friend (inf) — ich habs von meinem Freund (gekriegt) (inf)

he borrowed money off his father (inf) — er lieh sich (dat)

they dined off chicken — sie aßen Hühnchen

we live off cheese on toast — wir leben von Käse und Toastbrot

I'll take something off the price for you — ich lasse Ihnen vom or im Preis etwas nach

he got £2 off the shirt — er bekam das Hemd £ 2 billiger

the lid had been left off the tin — jemand hatte den Deckel nicht wieder auf die Büchse getan

the coat has two buttons off it — am Mantel fehlen zwei Knöpfe

which coat is that button off? — von welchem Mantel ist dieser Knopf?

2) (= distant from) ab(gelegen) von (+dat); (= in a side street from) in einer Nebenstraße von (+dat); (NAUT) vor (+dat)

the house was just off the main road — das Haus lag in unmittelbarer Nähe der Hauptstraße

one mile off the main road — eine Meile von der Hauptstraße weg or entfernt

height off the ground — Höhe vom Boden (weg)

just off Piccadilly — in der Nähe von Piccadilly, gleich bei Piccadilly

a road off Bank Street — eine Querstraße zur Bank Street

3)

off the map — nicht auf der Karte

I just want it off my hands — ich möchte das nur loswerden

See:

→ duty, food etc

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off [ɒf]

A adv

1. (meist in Verbindung mit Verben) fort, weg, davon:

be off

a) weg oder fort sein,

b) (weg)gehen,

c) SPORT starten;

be off!, off you go!, off with you! fort mit dir!, weg!;

off to bed with you! ins Bett mit euch!;

where are you off to? wo gehst du hin?;

he’s off sick today er hat sich für heute krankgemeldet

2. ab…, aus…, los…:

the apple is off der Apfel ist ab;

have one’s shoes off seine oder die Schuhe ausgezogen haben; → academic.ru/33817/hat">hat Bes Redew

3. weg, entfernt:

three miles off

4. Zeitpunkt: von jetzt an, hin:

Christmas is a week off bis Weihnachten ist es eine Woche;

off and on

a) ab und zu, hin und wieder,

b) ab und an, mit (kurzen) Unterbrechungen

5. 5% off WIRTSCH 5% Nachlass

6. TECH aus (geschaltet), abgeschaltet, abgestellt (Maschine, Radio etc), (ab)gesperrt (Gas etc), zu (Hahn etc):

“off” „aus“

7. be off ausfallen, nicht stattfinden:

the bet is off die Wette gilt nicht mehr;

their engagement is off sie haben ihre Verlobung gelöst;

the whole thing is off die ganze Sache ist abgeblasen oder ins Wasser gefallen (beide umg)

8. aus(gegangen), (aus)verkauft, nicht mehr vorrätig, alle:

oranges are off

9. frei (von Arbeit):

take a day off sich einen Tag freinehmen;

have one day a week off einen Tag in der Woche freihaben;

give sb the afternoon off jemandem den Nachmittag freigeben;

she’s off today sie hat heute ihren freien Tag

10. ganz, zu Ende: → die Verbindungen mit den verschiedenen Verben

11. WIRTSCH flau:

the market is off

12. nicht mehr frisch, (leicht) verdorben (Nahrungsmittel):

the milk is off die Milch hat einen Stich umg

13. SPORT nicht in Form

14. besonders US im Irrtum:

you are off on that point da bist du auf dem Holzweg umg

15. be a little off umg einen (leichten) Stich haben

16. SCHIFF vom Lande etc ab

17. well (badly) off gut (schlecht) d(a)ran oder gestellt oder situiert;

how are you off for …? wie sieht es bei dir mit … aus?, wie steht es bei dir mit …?

B präp

1. weg von, fort von, von (… weg oder ab oder herunter):

climb off the horse vom Pferd (herunter)steigen;

take sth off the table etwas vom Tisch (weg)nehmen;

he drove them off the seas er vertrieb sie von den Weltmeeren;

eat off a plate von einem Teller essen;

cut a slice off the loaf eine Scheibe vom Laib abschneiden;

take 5 percent (Br per cent) off the price 5 Prozent vom Preis abziehen

2. weg von, entfernt von, abseits von (oder gen), von … ab:

a street off Piccadilly eine Seitenstraße von Piccadilly;

off the ball SPORT ohne Ball;

sing off the note falsch singen;

be off size vom Maß abweichen

3. frei von: → duty A 2

4. be off sth

a) etwas nicht mehr mögen,

b) kuriert von etwas sein umg:

be off smoking nicht mehr rauchen; → drug A 2

5. SCHIFF auf der Höhe von Trafalgar etc, vor der Küste etc:

three miles off shore

6. von: → dine A

C adj

1. (weiter) entfernt

2. Seiten…, Neben…:

off street

3. fig Neben…, sekundär, nebensächlich

4. recht(er, e, es) (von Tieren, Fuhrwerken etc):

the off hind leg das rechte Hinterbein;

the off horse das rechte Pferd, das Handpferd

5. SCHIFF weiter von der Küste entfernt, seewärts gelegen

6. ab(-), los(gegangen), weg:

the button is off der Knopf ist ab

7. (arbeits-, dienst)frei:

an off day ein freier Tag ( → C 8)

8. schlecht:

an off day ein schlechter Tag (an dem alles misslingt) ( → C 7);

I’m having one of my off days heute geht mir alles schief, das ist heute nicht mein Tag;

he must have written this on an off day er muss einen schlechten Tag gehabt haben, als er das geschrieben hat;

an off year for fruit ein schlechtes Obstjahr; → off year

9. besonders WIRTSCH flau, still, tot:

off season auch Nebensaison f

10. besonders WIRTSCH minderwertig, von schlechter Qualität:

off shade Fehlfarbe f

11. I am feeling rather off today ich bin heute nicht ganz auf der Höhe umg

12. fig schwach, entfernt: → chance A 3

D v/t US sl jemanden umlegen

E v/i meist imp verschwinden

F int fort!, weg!, raus!:

hands off! Hände weg!

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1. adverb
1) (away, at or to a distance)

be a few miles off — wenige Meilen entfernt sein

the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

Christmas is not far off — es ist nicht mehr lang bis Weihnachten

some way off — in einiger Entfernung

where are you off to? — wohin gehst du?

I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

I'm off now — ich gehe jetzt

off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

get the lid off — den Deckel abbekommen

2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

3)

be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

put the light off — das Licht ausmachen

is the gas tap off? — ist der Gashahn zu?

4)

be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

is Sunday's picnic off? — fällt das Picknick am Sonntag aus?

off and on — immer mal wieder (ugs.)

5) (not at work) frei

on my day off — an meinem freien Tag

take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6) (no longer available)

soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

7) (situated as regards money etc.)

he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

we'd be better off without him — ohne ihn wären wir besser dran

there are many people worse off than you — vielen geht es schlechter als dir

how are you off for food? — wieviel Essbares hast du noch?

be badly off for something — mit etwas knapp sein
2. preposition
1) (from) von

cut a couple of slices off the loaf — einige Scheiben Brot abschneiden

2)

be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

3) (diverging from)

get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

be off the point — nicht zur Sache gehören

4) (designed not to cover)

off-the-shoulder — schulterfrei [Kleid]

5) (having lost interest in)

be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

be off one's food — keinen Appetit haben

6) (leading from, not far from)

just off the square — ganz in der Nähe des Platzes

a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

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adj.

ausgeschaltet adj.

entfernt adj.

fort adj.

von adj. prep.

aus präp.

English-german dictionary > off
18 testa

f head

a testa each, a head

alla testa di at the head of

essere in testa lead

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testa s.f.

1 head: la testa mi duole terribilmente, my head aches dreadfully (o I have a splitting headache); mal di testa, headache; chinare la testa, to bend (o to bow) one's head; scrollare, sollevare la testa, to shake, to raise one's head; tagliare la testa a qlcu., to cut (o to chop) s.o.'s head off (o to behead s.o.); cadere a testa in giù, to fall headlong; tuffarsi a testa in giù, to dive head first; mi mise la testa sulla spalla, she laid her head on my shoulder; avere il cappello in testa, to be wearing one's hat; si mise in testa il cappello e uscì, he put his hat on and went out; si è ferito alla, rotto la testa contro lo spigolo del tavolo, he cut his head on the edge of the table; gli diedero una botta in testa, they hit him on the head; quando lo vide girò la testa da un'altra parte, when he saw him he looked the other way // testa di rapa, di legno, ( persona ottusa) block-head (o dolt o ass); testa dura, ( persona ostinata) stubborn person; testa quadrata, ( persona equilibrata) well-balanced person; testa vuota, fool: è una testa vuota, he has a thick head; essere una testa calda, to be hot-headed (o impulsive); avere una bella testa, ( essere intelligente) to have a fine brain // (mus.) voce di testa, first voice

2 ( persona, individuo) head: ci sono troppe teste coinvolte nella decisione, there are too many people involved in the decision // a testa, per head (o a head o each): staremo svegli due ore a testa, we'll each stay awake for two hours; vi spettano tre copie a testa, there are three copies each (o per head o a head); si mangiarono un pollo a testa, they ate a chicken each; cento euro a testa, one hundred euros a head; pagare un tanto a testa, to pay so much per head (o each)

3 ( testata) head: la testa del letto, the bedhead (o headboard); la testa di un chiodo, di uno spillo, the head of a nail, of a pin; testa d'aglio, head of garlic // (mil.): testa di ponte, bridgehead; testa di sbarco, beachhead // (mecc.): testa a croce, crosshead; testa di biella, big end; testa del cilindro, cylinder head; battere, picchiare in testa, to knock; battito in testa, knocking

4 (ferr.) vettura di testa, the first carriage, the carriage at the front of the train; la carrozza ristorante è in testa, the restaurant car is at the front of the train; stazione di testa, terminal station

5 (zool.) testa di rame, ( Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) copperhead.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: avere la testa tra le nuvole, to have one's head in the clouds; il vino gli dà subito alla testa, wine goes straight to his head; speriamo che il successo non gli dia alla testa, let's hope that his success won't go to his head; non sa più dove andare a sbattere la testa, he doesn't know where to turn; mettere la testa a posto, to sort oneself out; spero che non vi passino altre idee strane per la testa, I hope you won't get any other strange ideas into your head; ma cosa ti è venuto, saltato in testa?, what has come over you?; avere la testa sulle spalle, to have one's (o a good) head on one's shoulders; avere debiti, lavoro fin sopra la testa, to be up to one's eyes in debt, in work; ne ho fin sopra la testa dei suoi discorsi, I have had all I can take of his speeches; mi ha fatto una testa così con le sue chiacchiere, he wore me out with his talking; mettere un'idea in testa a qlcu., to put an idea into s.o.'s head; mettersi un'idea in testa, to take an idea into one's head; fare di testa propria, to do sthg. off one's own bat (o to do sthg. one's own way); andare a testa alta, to hold one's head high; andò via a testa bassa, he walked away crestfallen (o hanging his head): la squadra lasciò il campo a testa bassa, the team were downhearted when they left the field; ''Ho perso il portafoglio!'' ''Ma dove hai la testa?'', ''I have lost my wallet'' ''What were you thinking of?''; essere fuori di testa, (fam.) non esserci con la testa, to be out of one's mind; andare fuori di testa, (fam.) to go off one's head, to go crazy; non avere la testa a posto, to be off one's head; nascondere la testa nella sabbia, to bury one's head in the sand; agire con la testa nel sacco, to act like a fool; perdere la testa, to lose one's head; piegare la testa di fronte all'evidenza, to bow to evidence; possiamo solo chinare la testa e obbedire, we'll just have to bow down (o to give in) and obey; non riesce a farsi entrare in testa la matematica, he just can't get maths into his head; non ha testa per la matematica, he has no head for maths; rompersi la testa per qlco., to rack one's brains for sthg.; tenere testa a qlcu., ( non sottomettersi) to stand up to s.o., ( mantenersi al passo) to keep up with s.o.; uscirne con la testa rotta, to have the worst of it // essere in testa, to be in the lead (o at the top): il nostro paese è in testa nella produzione di automobili, our country leads the field in car production; le Ferrari sono in testa, the Ferraris are in the lead; essere, passare in testa alla classifica, to be at, to move up to the top of the league; il suo nome è in testa alla lista dei ricercati, his name is at the top of the wanted list; andare in testa, to take the lead; essere in testa a tutti, to be ahead of everybody // essere alla testa di un corteo, to be heading a procession; essere alla testa di un esercito, di un'impresa commerciale, to be at the head of an army, of a business; essere alla testa di un partito, to be the leader of a party // testa a testa, neck and neck // teste di cuoio, special forces, anti-terrorist (police) forces, commando units; (in GB) SAS // (sport) testa di serie, seed, seeded player ∙ Per ulteriore esemplificazione vedere anche alla voce 'capo'.

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['tɛsta]
sostantivo femminile

1) head

muovere la testa — to move one's head

coprirsi la testa — to cover one's head

lavarsi la testa — to wash one's hair

dalla testa ai piedi — from head to foot o toe

mal di testa — headache

a testa in giù, di testa — [cadere, tuffarsi] headfirst

a testa in giù — [ essere sospeso] upside down

mettersi il cappello in testa — to put on one's hat

a testa alta — (senza vergogna) with one's head held high

a testa bassa — (vergognandosi) with one's head bowed; (con grande impegno) [ lanciarsi] headfirst, headlong

sulle nostre -e — (per aria) over our heads

testa a testa — [lottare, scontrarsi] head to head; [correre, arrivare] neck and neck, nip and tuck AE

mettere una taglia sulla testa di qcn. — fig. to put a price on sb.'s head

2) fig. (mente)

avere in testa di fare — to have it in mind to do

avere qcs. in testa — to have sth. on one's mind

usare la testa — to use one's head

avere la testa altrove — to be miles away, to have one's mind elsewhere

è una bella testa — colloq. she's a great mind o a heavyweight

non ci sta (tanto) con la testa — colloq. he's not right in the head, he's not all there

3) (individuo)

a testa — each, per o a head

4) (estremità) (di treno, convoglio) front; (di corteo, fila) head, front; (di chiodo, spillo, fiammifero, martello) head

i vagoni di testa — the front carriages o cars

5) (comando)

il gruppo di testa — the leaders, the leading group

essere alla testa di — to be at the head of, to head [movimento, partito]

in testa a o alla testa di un corteo at the front o head of a procession; essere in testa (in elezioni, sondaggio, gara, classifica) to lead, to be in the lead, to have the lead; essere in testa a to head [ lista]; to be at the top of [ classifica]; la squadra in testa al campionato the leading team in the championship; passare in testa — to go into the lead, to take the lead

6) aut.

battere in testa — [ motore] to knock; [ automobile] to backfire

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testa d'aglio — head of garlic

testa d'asino — mutton head

testa di biella — tecn. stub-end

testa calda — hothead, hotspur

essere una testa calda — to be hot-headed

testa di cavolo — colloq. cabbagehead, pinhead

testa di cazzo — volg. dickhead, prick

testa o croce — heads or tails

fare a testa o croce — to call heads or tails, to toss up, to flip a coin

testa di cuoio — mil. = member of a special anti-terrorist police team

testa dura — testa di legno

avere la testa dura — to be strongheaded

testa di legno — woodenhead, thickhead, blockhead

testa matta — madcap

testa di moro — dark chocolate

testa di morto — (teschio) death's head; entosostantivo maschile death's head moth

testa quadra — (persona testarda) bullhead, blackhead

testa quadrata — (persona razionale) squareheaded person

testa di rapa — colloq. testa di legno

testa di serie — sport seed

testa d'uovo — colloq. egghead

testa vuota — dimwit, rattle-brain, airhead AE, bubblehead AE

avere la testa vuota — to be in a vacuum

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fare una testa così a qcn., fare la testa come un pallone a qcn. — to talk sb.'s head off

averne fin sopra la testa — to be tired o sick to death (di of), to have it up to there (di with)

avere la testa tra le o nelle nuvole to have one's head in the clouds; avere la testa sulle spalle o sul collo o a posto to have one's head screwed on, to have a good head on one's shoulders, to have all one's buttons colloq.; dare alla testa o far girare la testa a qcn. [alcol, lodi] to go to sb.'s head; [ successo] to go to sb.'s head, to turn sb.'s head; montarsi la testa to get big-headed, to have a swollen head; non montarti la testa don't let it go to your head; tenere testa a qcn. to be a match for sb.; far entrare qcs. in testa a qcn. to drill sth. into sb., to get o beat o drive sth. into sb.'s head; mettere la testa a posto to get oneself sorted out, to buck up one's ideas colloq.; mettere qcs. in testa a qcn. to put sth. into sb.'s head; mettersi in testa di fare to take it into one's head to do, to set one's mind on doing; mettersi in testa che to get the notion into one's head that; mettitelo bene in testa! get that into your (thick) skull! get it into your head once and for all! perdere la testa to go off one's head; fare qcs. di testa propria to do sth. on one's own initiative; fare (sempre) di testa propria to (always) do it one's own way; rompersi la testa (scervellarsi) to rack one's brains; essere fuori di testa colloq. to be as nutty as a fruit cake, to be out to lunch; andare fuori di testa, uscire di testa colloq. to go off one's head, to flip, to go (a)round the bend, to go bananas; fare uscire di testa qcn. colloq. to drive sb. (a)round the bend; ma sei fuori di testa? are you off your head? are you out of your mind? tagliare la testa al toro — to clinch the question once and for all

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testa

/'tεsta/ ⇒ 4

sostantivo f.

1 head; muovere la testa to move one's head; coprirsi la testa to cover one's head; lavarsi la testa to wash one's hair; dalla testa ai piedi from head to foot o toe; mal di testa headache; a testa in giù, di testa [cadere, tuffarsi] headfirst; a testa in giù [ essere sospeso] upside down; mettersi il cappello in testa to put on one's hat; a testa alta (senza vergogna) with one's head held high; a testa bassa (vergognandosi) with one's head bowed; (con grande impegno) [ lanciarsi] headfirst, headlong; sulle nostre -e (per aria) over our heads; testa a testa [lottare, scontrarsi] head to head; [correre, arrivare] neck and neck, nip and tuck AE; mettere una taglia sulla testa di qcn. fig. to put a price on sb.'s head

2 fig. (mente) avere in testa di fare to have it in mind to do; avere qcs. in testa to have sth. on one's mind; usare la testa to use one's head; avere la testa altrove to be miles away, to have one's mind elsewhere; è una bella testa colloq. she's a great mind o a heavyweight; non ci sta (tanto) con la testa colloq. he's not right in the head, he's not all there

3 (individuo) a testa each, per o a head

4 (estremità) (di treno, convoglio) front; (di corteo, fila) head, front; (di chiodo, spillo, fiammifero, martello) head; i vagoni di testa the front carriages o cars

5 (comando) il gruppo di testa the leaders, the leading group; essere alla testa di to be at the head of, to head [movimento, partito]; in testa a o alla testa di un corteo at the front o head of a procession; essere in testa(in elezioni, sondaggio, gara, classifica) to lead, to be in the lead, to have the lead; essere in testa a to head [ lista]; to be at the top of [ classifica]; la squadra in testa al campionato the leading team in the championship; passare in testa to go into the lead, to take the lead

6 aut. battere in testa [ motore] to knock; [ automobile] to backfire

IDIOMS

fare una testa così a qcn., fare la testa come un pallone a qcn. to talk sb.'s head off; averne fin sopra la testa to be tired o sick to death (di of), to have it up to there (di with); avere la testa tra le o nelle nuvole to have one's head in the clouds; avere la testa sulle spalle o sul collo o a posto to have one's head screwed on, to have a good head on one's shoulders, to have all one's buttons colloq.; dare alla testa o far girare la testa a qcn. [alcol, lodi] to go to sb.'s head; [ successo] to go to sb.'s head, to turn sb.'s head; montarsi la testa to get big-headed, to have a swollen head; non montarti la testa don't let it go to your head; tenere testa a qcn. to be a match for sb.; far entrare qcs. in testa a qcn. to drill sth. into sb., to get o beat o drive sth. into sb.'s head; mettere la testa a posto to get oneself sorted out, to buck up one's ideas colloq.; mettere qcs. in testa a qcn. to put sth. into sb.'s head; mettersi in testa di fare to take it into one's head to do, to set one's mind on doing; mettersi in testa che to get the notion into one's head that; mettitelo bene in testa! get that into your (thick) skull! get it into your head once and for all! perdere la testa to go off one's head; fare qcs. di testa propria to do sth. on one's own initiative; fare (sempre) di testa propria to (always) do it one's own way; rompersi la testa (scervellarsi) to rack one's brains; essere fuori di testa colloq. to be as nutty as a fruit cake, to be out to lunch; andare fuori di testa, uscire di testa colloq. to go off one's head, to flip, to go (a)round the bend, to go bananas; fare uscire di testa qcn. colloq. to drive sb. (a)round the bend; ma sei fuori di testa? are you off your head? are you out of your mind? tagliare la testa al toro to clinch the question once and for all

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COMPOUNDS

testa d'aglio head of garlic; testa d'asino mutton head; testa di biella tecn. stub-end; testa calda hothead, hotspur; essere una testa calda to be hot-headed; testa di cavolo colloq. cabbagehead, pinhead; testa di cazzo volg. dickhead, prick; testa o croce heads or tails; fare a testa o croce to call heads or tails, to toss up, to flip a coin; testa di cuoio mil. = member of a special anti-terrorist police team; testa dura → testa di legno; avere la testa dura to be strongheaded; testa di legno woodenhead, thickhead, blockhead; testa matta madcap; testa di moro dark chocolate; testa di morto (teschio) death's head; entosostantivo maschile death's head moth; testa quadra (persona testarda) bullhead, blackhead; testa quadrata (persona razionale) squareheaded person; testa di rapa colloq. → testa di legno; testa di serie sport seed; testa d'uovo colloq. egghead; testa vuota dimwit, rattle-brain, airhead AE, bubblehead AE; avere la testa vuota to be in a vacuum.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > testa
19 do

Ⅰ.

do¹ [du:]

à la forme interrogative ⇒ 1 (a) dans les question tags ⇒ 2 (b) à la forme négative ⇒ 1 (c) usage emphatique ⇒ 1 (d) usage elliptique ⇒ 1 (e) faire ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (d), 2 (f)-(j), 2 (m), 2 (q), 3 (c) s'occuper de ⇒ 2 (c) étudier ⇒ 2 (e) suffire ⇒ 2 (k), 3 (d) s'en tirer ⇒ 3 (a) aller ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (e)

(3rd person singular does [dʌz], pt did [dɪd], pp done [dʌn])

ⓘ GRAM Les formes négatives sont don't/doesn't et didn't, qui deviennent do not/does not et did not à l'écrit, dans un style plus soutenu.

1 auxiliary verb

(a) (in questions)

∎ do you know her? est-ce que tu la connais?, la connais-tu?;

∎ don't/didn't you know? vous ne le savez/saviez pas?;

∎ did I understand you correctly? vous ai-je bien compris?, est-ce que je vous ai bien compris?;

∎ why don't you tell her? pourquoi est-ce que tu ne (le) lui dis pas?, pourquoi ne (le) lui dis-tu pas?;

∎ do I know London! si je connais Londres?;

∎ boy, do I hate paperwork! nom d'un chien, qu'est-ce que je peux avoir horreur des paperasses!

(b) (in tag questions)

∎ he takes you out a lot, doesn't he? il te sort souvent, n'est-ce pas ou hein?;

∎ he doesn't take you out very often, does he? il ne te sort pas souvent, n'est-ce pas ou hein?;

∎ so you want to be an actress, do you? alors tu veux devenir actrice?;

∎ you didn't sign it, did you? (in disbelief, horror) tu ne l'as pas signé, quand même?;

∎ you surely don't want any more, do you? tu ne veux quand même pas en reprendre, si?;

∎ look, we don't want any trouble, do we? (encouraging, threatening) écoute, nous ne voulons pas d'histoires, hein?

(c) (with the negative)

∎ I don't believe you je ne te crois pas;

∎ please don't tell her s'il te plaît, ne (le) lui dis pas;

∎ British don't let's go out ne sortons pas

(d) (for emphasis)

∎ I DO believe you sincèrement, je vous crois;

∎ do you mind if I smoke? - yes I DO mind cela vous dérange-t-il que je fume? - justement, oui, ça me dérange;

∎ he DOES know where it is il sait bien où c'est;

∎ we DO like it here (refuting accusation) mais si, nous nous plaisons ici, bien sûr que nous nous plaisons ici; (like it very much) nous nous plaisons vraiment ici;

∎ I DID tell you (refuting someone's denial) mais si, je te l'ai dit, bien sûr que je te l'ai dit; (emphasizing earlier warning) je te l'avais bien dit;

∎ if you DO decide to buy it si tu décides finalement de l'acheter;

∎ let me know when you DO decide dis-moi quand tu auras décidé;

∎ DO sit down asseyez-vous donc;

∎ DO let us know how your mother is surtout dites-nous comment va votre mère;

∎ DO stop crying mais arrête de pleurer, enfin

(e) (elliptically)

∎ you know as much as/more than I do tu en sais autant que/plus que moi;

∎ so do I/does she moi/elle aussi;

∎ neither do I/does she moi/elle non plus;

∎ he didn't know and neither did I il ne savait pas et moi non plus;

∎ do you smoke? - I do/don't est-ce que vous fumez? - oui/non;

∎ may I sit down? - please do puis-je m'asseoir? - je vous en prie;

∎ I'll talk to her about it - please do/don't! je lui en parlerai - oh, oui/non s'il vous plaît!;

∎ don't, you'll make me blush! arrête, tu vas me faire rougir!;

∎ will you tell her? - I may do (le) lui diras-tu? - peut-être;

∎ I may come to Paris next month - let me know if you do il se peut que je vienne à Paris le mois prochain - préviens-moi si tu viens;

∎ you said eight o'clock - oh, so I did tu as dit huit heures - oh, c'est vrai;

∎ I liked her - you didn't! (surprised) elle m'a plu - non! vraiment?;

∎ I wear a toupee - you do? (astonished) je porte une perruque - vraiment? ou non! ou pas possible!;

∎ it belongs/it doesn't belong to me - does/doesn't it? cela m'appartient/ne m'appartient pas - vraiment?;

∎ yes you do - no I don't mais si - mais non;

∎ yes it does - no it doesn't mais si - mais non;

∎ you know her, I don't tu la connais, moi pas;

∎ you don't know her - I do! tu ne la connais pas - si (je la connais)!;

∎ I do (marriage service) ≃ oui

(f) (in sentences beginning with adverbial phrase)

∎ not only did you lie… non seulement tu as menti…;

∎ little did I realize… j'étais bien loin de m'imaginer…

2 transitive verb

(a) (be busy or occupied with) faire; (carry out → task, work) faire;

∎ what are you doing? qu'est-ce que tu fais?, que fais-tu?, qu'es-tu en train de faire?;

∎ are you doing anything next Saturday? est-ce que tu fais quelque chose samedi prochain?;

∎ what do you do for a living? qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?;

∎ what are these files doing here? qu'est-ce que ces dossiers font ici?;

∎ somebody DO something! que quelqu'un fasse quelque chose!;

∎ there's nothing more to be done il n'y a plus rien à faire;

∎ he does nothing but sleep, all he does is sleep il ne fait que dormir;

∎ you'll have to do it again il va falloir que tu le refasses;

∎ he did a good job il a fait du bon travail;

∎ what do I do to start the machine? comment est-ce que je fais pour mettre la machine en marche?;

∎ what do I have to do to make you understand? mais qu'est-ce que je dois faire pour que tu comprennes?;

∎ have I done the right thing? ai-je fait ce qu'il fallait?;

∎ what are you going to do about the noise? qu'est-ce que tu vas faire au sujet du bruit?;

∎ what can I do for you? que puis-je (faire) pour vous?;

∎ the doctors can't do anything more for him la médecine ne peut plus rien pour lui;

∎ that dress really does something/nothing for you cette robe te va vraiment très bien/ne te va vraiment pas du tout;

∎ the new wallpaper does a lot for the room le nouveau papier peint transforme la pièce;

∎ what do you do for entertainment? quelles sont vos distractions?, comment est-ce que vous vous distrayez?;

∎ what shall we do for water to wash in? où est-ce qu'on va trouver de l'eau pour se laver?;

∎ who did this to you? qui est-ce qui t'a fait ça?;

∎ what have you done to your hair? qu'est-ce que tu as fait à tes cheveux?;

∎ I hate what your job is doing to you je n'aime pas du tout l'effet que ton travail a sur toi;

∎ it does something to me ça me fait quelque chose;

∎ humorous don't do anything I wouldn't do ne fais pas de bêtises;

∎ that does it! cette fois c'en est trop!;

∎ that's done it, the battery's flat et voilà, la batterie est à plat

(b) (produce, provide → copy, report) faire;

∎ I don't do portraits je ne fais pas les portraits;

∎ British the pub does a good lunch on sert un bon déjeuner dans ce pub;

∎ could you do me a quick translation of this? pourriez-vous me traduire ceci rapidement?;

∎ do you do day trips to France? (to travel agent) est-ce que vous avez des excursions d'une journée en France?

(c) (work on, attend to) s'occuper de;

∎ he's doing your car now il est en train de s'occuper de votre voiture;

∎ can you do Mrs Baker first? (in hairdresser's) peux-tu t'occuper de Mme Baker d'abord?;

∎ to do the garden s'occuper du jardin;

∎ he's doing the garden il est en train de jardiner;

∎ they do you very well in this hotel on est très bien dans cet hôtel;

∎ this old car has done me well over the years cette voiture m'a bien servi au cours des années

(d) (clean, tidy → room, cupboard) faire; (decorate → room) faire la décoration de; (arrange → flowers) arranger;

∎ to do one's teeth se brosser les dents

(e) School & University (subject) étudier; British (course) suivre;

∎ to do medicine/law étudier la médecine/le droit, faire sa médecine/son droit;

∎ we're doing Tartuffe nous étudions Tartuffe

(f) (solve → sums, crossword, equation) faire

(g) Cars & Transport (speed, distance) faire;

∎ the car will do over 100 ≃ la voiture peut faire du 160;

∎ it does thirty-five miles to the gallon ≃ elle fait sept litres aux cents (kilomètres);

∎ we did the trip in under two hours nous avons fait le voyage en moins de deux heures

(h) Cinema, Theatre & Television (produce → play, film) faire; (appear in) être dans; (play part of) faire; Music (perform) jouer

(i) Cookery (cook) faire; (prepare → vegetables, salad) préparer;

∎ to do sth in the oven faire (cuire) qch au four;

∎ how would you like your steak done? comment voulez-vous votre steak?

(j) familiar (spend time → working, in prison) faire^□ ;

∎ she's doing three years for robbery elle fait trois ans pour vol

(k) (be enough or suitable for) suffire;

∎ will £10 do you? 10 livres, ça te suffira?;

∎ those shoes will have to do the children for another year les enfants devront encore faire un an avec ces chaussures

(l) (finish)

∎ well that's that done, thank goodness bon, voilà qui est fait, dieu merci;

∎ once I've done what I'm doing dès que j'aurai fini ce que je suis en train de faire;

∎ have you done eating/crying? tu as fini de manger/pleurer?;

∎ it will never be done in time ce ne sera jamais fini à temps;

∎ done! (in bargain) marché conclu!

(m) (imitate) imiter, faire;

∎ he does you very well il t'imite très bien

(n) British familiar (prosecute)

∎ she was done for speeding elle s'est fait pincer pour excès de vitesse;

∎ we could do you for dangerous driving nous pourrions vous arrêter pour conduite dangereuse^□

(o) familiar (rob, burgle → bank, shop) cambrioler^□, se faire

(p) familiar (cheat) rouler, avoir;

∎ you've been done tu t'es fait rouler ou avoir

(q) familiar (visit) faire;

∎ to do London/the sights faire Londres/les monuments

(r) familiar (take)

∎ to do drugs se camer;

∎ let's do lunch il faudrait qu'on déjeune ensemble un de ces jours

(s) British familiar (beat up) s'occuper de, en mettre une à;

∎ I'll do you! je vais m'occuper de toi, moi!

(t) familiar (kill) zigouiller, buter

3 intransitive verb

(a) (perform → in exam, competition etc) s'en tirer, s'en sortir;

∎ you did very well tu t'en es très bien tiré ou sorti;

∎ his team didn't do well in the match son équipe ne s'en est pas très bien tirée pendant le match;

∎ the company's not doing too badly l'entreprise ne se débrouille pas trop mal;

∎ how are you doing in the new job/at school? comment te débrouilles-tu dans ton nouveau travail/à l'école?;

∎ try to do better in future essaie de mieux faire à l'avenir;

∎ how are we doing with the corrections? (checking progress) où en sommes-nous avec les corrections?;

∎ well done! bien joué!, bravo!

(b) (referring to health) aller;

∎ how is she doing, doctor? comment va-t-elle, docteur?;

∎ he's not doing too well il ne va pas trop bien;

∎ mother and baby are both doing well la maman et le bébé se portent tous les deux à merveille;

∎ how is your eldest boy doing? comment va votre aîné?

(c) (act, behave) faire;

∎ do as you please fais ce qui te plaît, fais ce que tu veux;

∎ do as you're told! fais ce qu'on te dit!;

∎ you would do well to listen to your mother tu ferais bien d'écouter ta mère;

∎ to do well by sb bien traiter qn;

∎ British to be/to feel hard done by être/se sentir lésé;

∎ British he'll feel very hard done by if you don't at least send him a birthday card il se sentira vraiment blessé si tu ne lui envoies même pas de carte d'anniversaire;

∎ proverb do as you would be done by = traite les autres comme tu voudrais être traité

(d) (be enough) suffire;

∎ will £20 do? 20 livres, ça ira ou suffira?;

∎ that will do! (stop it) ça suffit comme ça!

(e) (be suitable) aller;

∎ that will do (nicely) ça ira ou conviendra parfaitement, cela fera très bien l'affaire;

∎ this won't do ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça;

∎ it wouldn't do to be late ce ne serait pas bien d'arriver en retard;

∎ will that do? (as alternative) est-ce que ça ira?;

∎ will Sunday do instead? et dimanche, ça irait?

(f) (always in continuous form) (happen) is there anything doing at the club tonight? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose au club ce soir?;

∎ there's nothing doing here at weekends il n'y a rien à faire ici le week-end;

∎ familiar nothing doing (rejection, refusal) rien à faire

(g) (always in perfect tense) (finish) have you done? tu as fini?

(h) (be connected with)

∎ it has to do with your missing car c'est au sujet de votre voiture volée;

∎ that's got nothing to do with it! (is irrelevant) cela n'a rien à voir!;

∎ I want nothing to do with it/you je ne veux rien avoir à faire là-dedans/avec toi;

∎ I had nothing at all to do with it je n'avais rien à voir là-dedans, je n'y étais pour rien;

∎ it's nothing to do with me je n'y suis pour rien;

∎ we don't have much to do with the people next door nous n'avons pas beaucoup de contacts avec les gens d'à côté;

∎ what I said to him has got nothing to do with you (it's none of your business) ce que je lui ai dit ne te regarde pas; (it's not about you) ce que je lui ai dit n'a rien à voir avec toi;

∎ that has a lot to do with it cela joue un rôle très important;

∎ he is or has something to do with printing il est dans l'imprimerie

(i) British familiar (work as cleaner) faire le ménage^□ ;

∎ to do for sb faire le ménage chez qn

4 noun

(a) (tip)

∎ the do's and don'ts of car maintenance les choses à faire et à ne pas faire dans l'entretien des voitures

(b) British familiar (party, celebration) fête^□ f;

∎ he's having a do to celebrate his promotion il donne une fête pour célébrer sa promotion;

∎ leaving do pot m de départ

(c) familiar (excrement)

∎ dog do crotte f de chien^□

➲ do away with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (abolish → institution, rule, restriction) abolir; (get rid of → object) se débarrasser de

(b) (kill) se débarrasser de, faire disparaître;

∎ to do away with oneself mettre fin à ses jours

➲ do down separable transitive verb British familiar

(a) (criticize, disparage) rabaisser^□, médire sur^□, dire du mal de^□ ;

∎ to do oneself down se rabaisser^□

(b) (cheat) avoir, rouler

➲ do for inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) British (murder) zigouiller; (cause death of) tuer^□

(b) (ruin → object, engine) bousiller; (cause failure of → plan) ruiner^□ ; (→ company) couler^□ ;

∎ I'm done for je suis cuit;

∎ the project is done for le projet est tombé à l'eau ou foutu;

∎ the industry is done for l'industrie est fichue

(c) British (exhaust) tuer, crever;

∎ shopping always does for me je suis toujours crevé après les courses;

∎ I'm done for je suis mort ou crevé;

∎ it was that last hill that did for me c'est la dernière colline qui m'a épuisé^□

(d) British familiar (do housework for) faire le ménage chez^□ ;

∎ who does for you? qui fait votre ménage?

➲ do in separable transitive verb British familiar

(a) (murder, kill) zigouiller, buter, butter

(b) (exhaust) tuer, crever;

∎ I'm completely done in je suis complètement crevé

(c) (injure)

∎ to do one's back/one's knee in se bousiller le dos/le genou;

∎ you'll do your lungs in tu vas te bousiller les poumons

➲ do out separable transitive verb

British familiar (clean thoroughly) nettoyer à fond^□ ; (decorate) refaire^□

➲ do out of separable transitive verb

familiar (cheat)

∎ to do sb out of sth soutirer^□ ou carotter qch à qn; (money) refaire ou escroquer^□ qn de qch;

∎ to do sb out of a job (of person) faire perdre son travail à qn^□ ;

∎ all this automation is doing people out of jobs toute cette automatisation supprime des emplois^□ ;

∎ the new structure did him out of his job la nouvelle structure lui a fait perdre son travail;

∎ she's been done out of her share of the money elle s'est fait escroquer de sa part de l'argent

➲ do over separable transitive verb

(a) (room) refaire;

∎ the whole house needs doing over toute la maison a besoin d'être refaite

(b) American (do again) refaire

(c) British familiar (beat up) casser la gueule ou la tête à

(d) British familiar (rob → person) dépouiller; (→ house, bank etc) cambrioler^□

➲ do up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (fasten → dress, jacket) fermer; (→ zip) fermer, remonter; (→ buttons) boutonner; (→ shoelaces) attacher;

∎ do me up will you? tu peux fermer ma robe?

(b) (wrap, bundle up) emballer;

∎ envelopes done up in bundles of 20 des enveloppes en paquets de 20;

∎ a parcel done up in brown paper un paquet emballé dans du papier kraft

(c) familiar (renovate → house, cottage etc) refaire^□, retaper; (old dress, hat) arranger;

∎ the house needs a bit of doing up la maison a besoin d'être un peu refaite ou retapée;

∎ to do oneself up (make more glamorous) se faire beau/belle;

∎ I didn't recognize you all done up like that je ne t'ai pas reconnu tout beau comme ça;

∎ to be done up to the nines être sur son trente et un

2 intransitive verb

(skirt, dress) se fermer; (zip) se fermer, se remonter; (buttons) se fermer, se boutonner;

∎ it does up at the side cela se ferme sur le côté

➲ do with inseparable transitive verb

(a) British familiar (after "could") (need, want) avoir besoin de^□ ;

∎ I could have done with some help j'aurais eu bien besoin d'aide;

∎ I could do with a drink je prendrais bien un verre, j'ai bien envie de prendre un verre

(b) British familiar (after "can't") (tolerate) supporter^□ ;

∎ I can't do or be doing with all this noise je ne supporte pas ce vacarme;

∎ he couldn't be doing with living in London il ne pouvait pas supporter de vivre à Londres

(c) (after "what") (act with regard to) faire de;

∎ she didn't know what to do with herself (to keep busy) elle ne savait que faire ou à quoi s'occuper; (for joy) elle ne se tenait pas de joie; (for awkwardness) elle était gênée, elle ne savait plus où se mettre;

∎ what are we going to do with your father for two whole weeks! qu'allons-nous faire de ton père pendant deux semaines entières?;

∎ what do you want me to do with this? que veux-tu que je fasse de ça?;

∎ what have you done with the hammer? qu'as-tu fait du marteau?

(d) (with past participle) (finish with) finir avec;

∎ I'm done with men for ever j'en ai fini pour toujours avec les hommes;

∎ I haven't done with him yet! (haven't finished scolding him) je n'en ai pas encore fini avec lui!;

∎ I'm done with trying to be nice to her je n'essaierai plus jamais d'être gentil avec elle;

∎ can I borrow the ashtray if you've done with it? puis-je emprunter le cendrier si tu n'en as plus besoin?

➲ do without

1 intransitive verb

faire sans;

∎ he'll have to do without il devra s'en passer ou faire sans

2 inseparable transitive verb

se passer de;

∎ I could have done without this long wait j'aurais bien pu me passer de cette longue attente;

∎ we can do without the sarcasm on n'a pas besoin de ces sarcasmes

Ⅱ.

do² [dəʊ]

noun

Music (fixed) do m inv, ut m inv;

∎ Scottish familiar to be up to high do être dans tous ses états

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button ['bʌtən]

1 noun

(a) (on clothing, bell, switch, sword) bouton m;

∎ familiar on the button exactement^□ ;

∎ $1000 on the button très exactement 1000 dollars;

∎ six o'clock on the button six heures tapantes;

∎ as bright as a button vif, éveillé

(b) American (badge) badge m

(c) (sweet)

∎ chocolate buttons pastilles fpl de chocolat

(d) Computing (on mouse) bouton m; (for menu selection) case f

(e) Sport (in rowing) taquet m

2 transitive verb

(gen) & Fencing boutonner;

∎ familiar button it or your lip or your mouth! ferme-la!, boucle-la!

3 intransitive verb

se boutonner;

∎ the blouse buttons at the back le chemisier se boutonne par derrière ou dans le dos

4 buttons noun

British old-fashioned groom m, chasseur m

5 Buttons proper noun

Theatre = ami de Cendrillon dans la pantomime 'Cinderella'

►► Skiing button lift téléski m, familiar tire-fesses m inv;

button mushroom champignon m de couche ou de Paris;

Ornithology button quail tridactyle m, turnix m;

Botany button tree platane m d'occident

➲ button up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (piece of clothing) boutonner

(b) familiar figurative (conclude) régler^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (piece of clothing) se boutonner

(b) familiar (shut up)

∎ button up! ferme-la!, boucle-la!

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