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1 such

such [sʌt∫]

1. adjective

   a. ( = of that sort) tel, pareil

• such a book un tel livre

• such books de tels livres

• we had such a case last year nous avons eu un cas semblable l'année dernière

• in such cases en pareil cas

• did you ever hear of such a thing? avez-vous jamais entendu une chose pareille ?

• ... or some such thing... ou une chose de ce genre

   b. ( = so much) tellement, tant

• embarrassed by such praise embarrassé par tant de compliments

• he was in such pain il souffrait tellement

• don't be in such a rush ne soyez pas si pressé

• we had such a surprise! quelle surprise nous avons eue !

• there was such a lot of noise that... il y avait tellement de bruit que...

   c. (set structures)

► no such...

• no such book exists un tel livre n'existe pas

• there's no such thing! ça n'existe pas !

• there are no such things as unicorns les licornes n'existent pas

• I said no such thing! je n'ai jamais dit cela !► such as tel que comme

• a friend such as Paul un ami comme Paul

• animals such as cats les animaux tels que or comme les chats

• such as? (inf) quoi, par exemple ?

• you can take my car, such as it is vous pouvez prendre ma voiture pour ce qu'elle vaut► such... as

• I'm not such a fool as to believe that! je ne suis pas assez bête pour croire ça !

• have you such a thing as a penknife? auriez-vous un canif par hasard ?

• until such time as... jusqu'à ce que... + subj en attendant que... + subj

2. adverb

   a. ( = so very) si

• he gave us such good coffee il nous a offert un si bon café

• such big boxes de si grandes boîtes

• such a lovely present un si joli cadeau

• it was such a long time ago! il y a si longtemps de ça !

   b. (in comparisons) aussi

• I haven't had such good coffee for years ça fait des années que je n'ai pas bu un aussi bon café

3. pronoun

• rabbits and hares and such(like) (inf) les lapins, les lièvres et autres animaux de ce genre

• teachers and doctors and such(like) (inf) les professeurs et les docteurs et autres

► as such ( = in that capacity) à ce titre ; ( = in itself) en soi

• the work as such is boring, but the pay is good le travail en soi est ennuyeux, mais le salaire est bon

• and as such he was promoted et à ce titre il a obtenu de l'avancement

• he was a genius but not recognized as such c'était un génie mais il n'était pas reconnu comme tel

• there are no houses as such il n'y a pas de maisons à proprement parler

4. compounds

► such-and-such adjective tel et tel

• Mr Such-and-such (inf) Monsieur Untel

• in such-and-such a street dans telle et telle rue

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[sʌtʃ] 1.
pronoun ( this)

such is life — c'est la vie

she's a good singer and recognized as such — c'est une bonne chanteuse et elle est reconnue comme telle
2.
determiner

1) ( of kind previously mentioned) ( replicated) tel/telle; ( similar) pareil/-eille; ( of similar sort) de ce type (after n)

such a situation — une telle situation

in such a situation — dans une situation pareille

and other such arguments — et autres arguments de ce type

a mouse or some such animal — une souris ou un animal semblable

there was some such case last year — il s'est produit la même chose l'année dernière

there's no such person — il/elle n'existe pas

you'll do no such thing! — il n'en est pas question!

2) ( of specific kind)

to be such that — être tel/telle que

his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — il se conduisait de telle façon qu'il éveillait les soupçons

in such a way that — d'une telle façon que

3) ( any possible)

such money as I have — le peu d'argent or tout l'argent que j'ai

until such time as — jusqu'à ce que

4) ( so great) tel/telle

such was his admiration that — son admiration était telle que

5) iron (of such small worth, quantity)

we picked up the apples, such as there were — nous avons ramassé les rares pommes qu'il y avait par terre
3.
adverb ( to a great degree) ( with adjectives) si, tellement; ( with nouns) tel/telle

such a nice boy! — un garçon si gentil!

such good quality as this — une telle qualité

it was such (a lot of) fun — on s'est tellement amusé

such a lot of problems — tant de problèmes

there were (ever (colloq)) such a lot of people — il y avait beaucoup de monde
4.
such as phrasal determiner, conjunctional phrase comme, tel/telle que

such a house as this, a house such as this — une maison comme celle-ci

a person such as her — une personne comme elle

such as? — ( as response) gen quoi par exemple?

there are no such things as giants — les géants n'existent pas

have you such a thing as a screwdriver? — auriez-vous un tournevis par hasard?

English-French dictionary > such
2 rush

rush [rʌʃ]

précipitation ⇒ 1 (a) ruée ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c) heure de pointe ⇒ 1 (d) attaque ⇒ 1 (e) expédier ⇒ 3 (a) faire à la hâte ⇒ 3 (a) bousculer ⇒ 3 (b) presser ⇒ 3 (b) attaquer ⇒ 3 (c) transporter d'urgence ⇒ 3 (d) se précipiter ⇒ 4 (a) se ruer ⇒ 4 (a) s'engouffrer ⇒ 4 (b)

1 noun

(a) (hurry) précipitation f, hâte f;

∎ to do sth in a rush faire qch à la hâte;

∎ to be in a rush être (très) pressé;

∎ what's the rush? pourquoi tant de précipitation?;

∎ there's no (great) rush rien ne presse;

∎ it'll be a bit of a rush, but we should make it il faudra se dépêcher mais on devrait y arriver;

∎ in the rush to finish the article, he forgot to check the spelling dans sa hâte de terminer l'article, il a oublié de vérifier l'orthographe;

∎ we left in such a rush that… nous sommes partis avec une telle précipitation que…;

∎ your essay was written in too much of a rush vous avez fait votre dissertation à la va-vite

(b) (dash, stampede) ruée f, bousculade f;

∎ there was a rush for the door tout le monde s'est rué ou précipité vers la porte;

∎ he made a rush for the exit il s'est rué ou précipité vers la sortie;

∎ I lost a shoe in the rush j'ai perdu une chaussure dans la bousculade;

∎ let's leave before the rush starts partons avant la bousculade

(c) (great demand) ruée f (on sur);

∎ there was a rush for the papers on s'arrachait les journaux;

∎ there's been a rush on or for tickets les gens se sont rués sur les billets;

∎ there's a rush on that particular model ce modèle est très demandé

(d) (busy period) heure f de pointe ou d'affluence;

∎ the six o'clock rush la foule de dix-huit heures;

∎ I try to avoid the lunchtime rush j'essaie d'éviter la foule de l'heure du déjeuner;

∎ we had a rush (of customers) in the afternoon les clients sont arrivés en masse l'après-midi;

∎ the holiday rush (leaving) les grands départs mpl en vacances; (returning) les embouteillages mpl des retours de vacances

(e) (attack) attaque f, assaut m;

∎ to make a rush at or for sb se jeter sur qn

(f) (surge → of water) jaillissement m; (→ of air) bouffée f; (→ of emotion, nausea) accès m, montée f;

∎ I could hear nothing above the rush of water le bruit de l'eau (qui bouillonnait) m'empêchait d'entendre quoi que ce soit;

∎ she had a rush of blood to the head le sang lui est monté à la tête

(g) Botany jonc m; (for chair) jonc m, paille f;

∎ the floor is covered with rush matting des nattes (de jonc) recouvrent le sol

(h) familiar drugs slang (from drugs) flash m;

∎ familiar I got a real rush from that coffee ce café m'a donné un coup de fouet;

∎ to get a head rush avoir la tête qui tourne

2 adjective

(a) (urgent) urgent;

∎ it's a rush job for Japan c'est un travail urgent pour le Japon

(b) (hurried)

∎ I'm afraid it's a bit of a rush job je suis désolé, le travail a été fait un peu vite ou a été un peu bâclé

(c) (busy → period) de pointe, d'affluence

3 transitive verb

(a) (do quickly) expédier; (do overhastily) faire à la hâte ou à la va-vite;

∎ I don't like having to rush my work je n'aime pas devoir expédier mon travail;

∎ they had obviously rushed the work à l'évidence, ils avaient travaillé trop vite;

∎ I'll rush it off on the computer l'ordinateur me fera ça en deux minutes;

∎ don't rush your food ne mange pas trop vite;

∎ a horse that rushes its fences un cheval qui se précipite sur les obstacles avec trop d'impétuosité;

∎ figurative don't rush your fences! réfléchissez donc!

(b) (cause to hurry) bousculer, presser; (pressurize) faire pression sur, forcer la main à;

∎ don't rush me! ne me bouscule pas!;

∎ to rush sb into sth or doing sth forcer qn à faire qch à la hâte;

∎ don't be rushed into signing ne signez pas sous la pression;

∎ let's not rush things ne nous précipitons pas

(c) (attack → person) attaquer, agresser; (→ place) attaquer, prendre d'assaut;

∎ a group of prisoners rushed the guards un groupe de prisonniers s'attaqua aux gardiens

(d) (transport quickly) transporter d'urgence; (send quickly) envoyer ou expédier d'urgence;

∎ the injured were rushed to hospital les blessés ont été transportés d'urgence à l'hôpital;

∎ they rushed a first aid team to the site ils ont envoyé en toute hâte une équipe de premiers secours sur les lieux;

∎ please rush me your new catalogue veuillez me faire parvenir au plus vite votre nouveau catalogue

(e) American familiar (court) courtiser^□

(f) British familiar (charge a lot)

∎ how much did they rush you for that? combien est-ce qu'ils t'ont fait cracher pour ça?

4 intransitive verb

(a) (hurry, dash → individual) se précipiter; (→ crowd) se ruer, se précipiter; (→ vehicle) foncer;

∎ I rushed home after work je me suis précipité chez moi après le travail;

∎ people rushed out of the blazing house les gens se ruèrent hors de la maison en flammes;

∎ there's no need to rush pas besoin de se presser;

∎ passers-by rushed to help the injured man des passants se sont précipités au secours du blessé;

∎ he came rushing down the stairs il a dégringolé l'escalier;

∎ I must rush il faut que je me dépêche;

∎ the dog rushed at me le chien s'est précipité ou jeté sur moi;

∎ a group of demonstrators rushed at the speaker un groupe de manifestants se rua sur l'orateur;

∎ to rush forward se précipiter (en avant);

∎ he rushed past il est passé à toute allure;

∎ proverb fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) = agir sans réfléchir peut avoir des conséquences fâcheuses

(b) (surge → air) s'engouffrer; (→ liquid) jaillir;

∎ the cold water rushed over her bare feet l'eau froide déferla sur ses pieds nus;

∎ I could hear the wind rushing through the trees j'entendais le vent s'engouffrer dans les branches;

∎ the blood rushed to her head le sang lui est monté à la tête;

∎ I felt the blood rush to my face j'ai senti le sang me monter au visage

(c) (in American football)

∎ he rushed for 137 yards il a fait une course de 137 yards avec le ballon

5 rushes plural noun

Cinema rushes mpl, épreuves fpl de tournage

►► rush candle chandelle f à mèche de jonc;

British familiar rush goalie gardien m de but volant^□ ;

rush hour heure f de pointe ou d'affluence;

∎ I never travel at rush hour je ne me déplace jamais aux heures de pointe;

rush job travail m de première urgence;

rush light chandelle f à mèche de jonc;

rush mat natte f (de jonc);

rush order commande f urgente;

American University rush week = semaine pendant laquelle les associations d'étudiants américains essaient de recruter de nouveaux membres

➲ rush about, rush around intransitive verb

courir çà et là;

∎ stop rushing about! arrête de courir dans tous les sens!

➲ rush away

1 separable transitive verb

(person) emmener d'urgence

2 intransitive verb

partir précipitamment;

∎ do you have to rush away? est-ce qu'il faut vraiment que vous partiez aussi vite?

➲ rush in intransitive verb

entrer précipitamment ou à toute allure;

∎ figurative you always rush in without thinking first tu fonces toujours tête baissée sans réfléchir

➲ rush into

1 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to rush into a room entrer précipitamment ou faire irruption dans une pièce;

∎ figurative to rush into things agir sans réfléchir;

∎ now don't rush into anything ne va pas foncer tête baissée;

∎ to rush into a decision prendre une décision à la hâte;

∎ to rush into marriage/divorce se marier/divorcer trop vite

2 separable transitive verb

∎ to rush sb into sth forcer qn à faire qch trop vite;

∎ to be rushed into doing sth être obligé ou contraint à faire qch précipitamment;

∎ to be rushed into a decision/answer être contraint à ou obligé de prendre une décision/donner une réponse à la hâte;

∎ don't let yourself be rushed into anything ne te sens pas obligé de faire quoi que ce soit à la hâte

➲ rush off intransitive verb & separable transitive verb

= rush away

➲ rush out

1 separable transitive verb

(book, new product, advertisement) sortir rapidement; (troops) envoyer d'urgence

2 intransitive verb

sortir précipitamment ou à toute allure

➲ rush through separable transitive verb

(job) expédier; (goods ordered) envoyer d'urgence; (order, application) traiter d'urgence; (bill, legislation) faire voter à la hâte

➲ rush up

1 separable transitive verb

envoyer d'urgence;

∎ troops were rushed up as reinforcements on envoya d'urgence des troupes en renfort

2 intransitive verb

accourir

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3 rush

rush [rʌ∫]

1. noun

   a. ( = rapid movement) ruée f ; [of crowd] bousculade f

• he was caught in the rush for the door il a été pris dans la ruée vers la porte

• there was a rush for the empty seats il y a eu une ruée vers les places libres

• gold rush ruée f vers l'or

• we have a rush on in the office just now c'est le coup de feu en ce moment au bureau

• the Christmas rush (in shops) la bousculade dans les magasins avant Noël

• he had a rush of blood to the head il a eu un coup de sang

   b. ( = hurry) hâte f

• to be in a rush être extrêmement pressé

• I did it in a rush je l'ai fait à toute vitesse

• what's all the rush? pourquoi cette urgence ?

2. intransitive verb

[person] se précipiter ; [car] foncer

• I'm rushing to finish it je me dépêche pour le finir

• to rush through [+ book] lire en vitesse ; [+ meal] prendre sur le pouce (inf) ; [+ work] expédier

• to rush in/out/back entrer/sortir/rentrer précipitamment

• the blood rushed to his face le sang lui est monté au visage

• he rushed into marriage il s'est précipité dans le mariage

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = do hurriedly) [+ job, task] expédier

   b. to rush sb to hospital transporter qn d'urgence à l'hôpital

• I don't want to rush you je ne voudrais pas vous bousculer

• don't rush me! laissez-moi le temps de souffler !

• to rush sb into doing sth forcer qn à faire qch à la hâte

4. compounds

► rush hour noun heures fpl de pointe

► rush-hour traffic noun circulation f aux heures de pointe

► rush job noun travail m urgent

► rush about, rush around intransitive verb

courir çà et là

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[rʌʃ] 1.
noun

1) ( of crowd) ruée f ( to do pour faire)

a rush for the door — une ruée vers la porte

to make a rush for something — [crowd] se ruer vers quelque chose; [individual] se précipiter vers quelque chose

2) ( hurry)

to be in a rush — être pressé ( to do de faire)

there's no rush — ce n'est pas pressant

in a rush — en vitesse

it all happened in such a rush — tout s'est passé si vite

what's the rush? — pourquoi faire vite?

is there any rush? — y a-t-il urgence?

3) ( peak time) ( during day) heure f de pointe; ( during year) période f de pointe

the morning rush — l'heure de pointe du matin

beat the rush! — évitez la foule!

4) ( surge) (of liquid, adrenalin) montée f; ( of air) bouffée f; ( of emotion) vague f; ( of complaints) flot m

a rush of blood to the head — fig un coup de tête

5) ( plant) jonc m
2.
rushes plural noun Cinema rushes mpl, épreuves fpl de tournage
3.
transitive verb

1) ( transport urgently)

to rush something to — envoyer quelque chose d'urgence à

to be rushed to the hospital — être emmené d'urgence à l'hôpital

2) ( do hastily) expédier [task, speech]

don't try to rush things — ne va pas trop vite

3) (pressurize, hurry) presser, bousculer [person]

4) ( charge at) sauter sur [person]; prendre d'assaut [building]

5) US University essayer de devenir membre de [sorority, fraternity]
4.
intransitive verb

1) [person] ( make haste) se dépêcher ( to do de faire); ( rush forward) se précipiter ( to do pour faire)

don't rush — ne te précipite pas

to rush out of the room — se précipiter hors de la pièce

to rush at — se précipiter sur

to rush down the stairs/past — descendre l'escalier/passer à toute vitesse

to rush along — marcher à toute vitesse

2) ( travel)

to rush past — passer à toute vitesse

to rush along at 120 km/h — filer à 120 km/h

the sound of rushing water — le bruit de l'eau jaillissante

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Phrasal Verbs:

- rush into

- rush out

- rush through

English-French dictionary > rush
4 rush

rush

A n

1 ( of crowd) ruée f (to do pour faire) ; a rush of photographers/volunteers une ruée de journalistes/volontaires ; a rush for the door/towards the buffet une ruée vers la porte/vers le buffet ; to make a rush at/for sth [crowd] se ruer sur/vers qch ; [individual] se précipiter sur/vers qch ;

2 ( hurry) to be in a rush être pressé (to do de faire) ; there's no rush ce n'est pas pressant ; to do sth in a rush faire qch en vitesse ; what's the rush? pourquoi faire vite? ; it all happened in such a rush tout s'est passé si vite ; we had a rush to finish it il a fallu qu'on se dépêche pour le terminer ; is there any rush? y a-t-il urgence? ;

3 ( peak time) ( during day) heure f de pointe ; ( during year) période f de pointe ; the morning/evening rush l'heure de pointe du matin/soir ; the summer/Christmas rush la période de pointe de l'été/autour de Noël ; beat the rush! évitez la foule! ; there's a rush on in the book department il y a une bousculade au rayon des livres ;

4 ( surge) (of liquid, energy, adrenalin) montée f ; ( of air) bouffée f ; ( of emotion) vague f ; ( of complaints) flot m ; a rush of blood to one's cheeks/into a limb un afflux de sang aux joues/dans un membre ; a rush of blood to the head fig un coup de tête ; it gives you a rush ○ c'est euphorisant ;

5 Bot jonc m ;

6 US Univ courte période pendant laquelle les associations d'étudiants essaient d'attirer de nouveaux membres.

B rushes npl Cin rushes mpl, épreuves fpl de tournage.

C modif [basket, matting, screen] en jonc.

D vtr

1 ( transport urgently) to rush sth to envoyer qch d'urgence à ; troops were rushed to the scene des troupes ont été envoyées d'urgence sur les lieux ; to be rushed to the hospital être emmené d'urgence à l'hôpital ; ‘please rush me my copy’ journ ‘envoyez-moi d'urgence mon exemplaire’ ;

2 ( do hastily) expédier [task, essay, speech] ; don't try to rush things ne va pas trop vite ;

3 (pressurize, hurry) presser, bousculer [person] ; I don't want to rush you, but je ne voudrais pas te bousculer, mais ; the agent rushed me round the house in five minutes l'agent m'a fait faire le tour de la maison en cinq minutes ;

4 ( charge at) sauter sur [guard, defender, player] ; prendre d'assaut [building, platform] ;

5 US Univ [student] essayer de devenir membre de [sorority, fraternity].

E vi

1 [person] ( make haste) se dépêcher (to do de faire) ; ( rush forward) se précipiter (to do pour faire) ; don't rush ne te précipite pas ; to rush to explain se dépêcher d'expliquer ; to rush up to sb/out of the room se précipiter vers qn/hors de la pièce ; to rush at sb/sth se précipiter sur qn/qch ; to rush down the stairs/round the house descendre l'escalier/faire le tour de la maison à toute vitesse ; to rush along marcher à toute vitesse ; he rushed off before I could tell him il a disparu avant que je n'aie pu le lui dire ;

2 ( travel) [train, vehicle] to rush past passer à toute vitesse ; to rush along at 120 km/h filer à 120 km/h ; the stream rushed down the mountainside le torrent dévalait le flanc de la montagne ; a rushing stream un ruisseau jaillissant ; the sound of rushing water le son de l'eau jaillissante.

Phrasal verbs

■ rush into:

▶ rush into [sth] se lancer dans [commitment, purchase, sale] ; to rush into marriage/a decision se marier/prendre une décision précipitamment ;

▶ rush [sb] into doing pousser [qn] à faire ; to rush sb into marriage/a decision pousser qn au mariage/à prendre une décision ; don't be rushed into it ne te laisse pas bousculer.

■ rush out:

▶ rush out [person] sortir en vitesse ;

▶ rush out [sth], rush [sth ] out sortir or publier [qch] en vitesse [pamphlet, edition].

■ rush through:

▶ rush through [sth] expédier [task, agenda] ; parcourir [qch] en vitesse [book, article] ;

▶ rush [sth] through, rush through [sth] adopter en vitesse [legislation, bill, amendment] ; traiter en priorité [order, application] ; to rush a bill through parliament faire passer une loi en vitesse ;

▶ rush [sth] through to envoyer [qch] d'urgence à [person, scene].

Big English-French dictionary > rush
5 rush

I [rʌʃ]
nome (plant, stem) giunco m.
II 1. [rʌʃ]
nome

1) (of crowd) ressa f., calca f.

a rush for the door — una corsa verso la porta

to make a rush for sth. — [ crowd] prendere d'assalto qcs.; [ individual] lanciarsi su o verso qcs

2) (hurry)

in a rush — in fretta e furia, di corsa

to be in a rush — avere fretta

what's the rush? — che fretta c'è? perché tutta questa fretta?

is there any rush? — è urgente?

3) (peak time) (during day) ora f. di punta; (during year) alta stagione f.

the morning rush — le ore di punta del mattino

beat the rush! — evita la ressa!

4) (surge) (of liquid) flusso m.; (of adrenalin) scarica f., ondata f.; (of air) corrente f., afflusso m.; (of emotion) impeto m., ondata f.; (of complaints) pioggia f.

a rush of blood to the head — fig. un colpo di testa
2.
nome plurale rushes cinem. prima stampa f.sing.
III 1. [rʌʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (transport urgently)

to rush sth. to — portare qcs. di corsa a

to be rushed to the hospital — essere portato d'urgenza all'ospedale

2) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] frettolosamente [task, speech]

don't try to rush things — cerca di non precipitare le cose

3) (pressurize, hurry) mettere fretta a, sollecitare [ person]

4) (charge at) assalire, attaccare [ person]; prendere d'assalto [ building]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ person] (make haste) affrettarsi; (rush forward) correre, precipitarsi

don't rush — fa' con calma

to rush out of the room — uscire di corsa dalla stanza

to rush at sth. — precipitarsi su qcs.

to rush down the stairs — correre giù per le scale

2) (travel)

to rush along at 160 km/h — sfrecciare a 160 chilometri orari

the sound of rushing water — il rumore delle acque impetuose

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- rush into

- rush out

- rush through

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I 1. verb
(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.)
2. noun
1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.)

2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.)

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- rush hour
II noun
(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.)

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I [rʌʃ] n
Bot giunco
II [rʌʃ]
1. n

1) (of people) affollamento, ressa

the Christmas rush — la ressa di Natale

gold rush — corsa all'oro

there was a rush to or for the door — tutti si precipitarono verso la porta

we've had a rush of orders — abbiamo avuto una valanga di ordinazioni

2) (hurry) fretta, premura

in a rush — in fretta

to be in a rush — avere fretta

I'm in a rush (to do) — ho fretta or premura (di fare)

there's no rush — non c'è fretta

it was all done in a rush — è stato fatto tutto in gran fretta

it got lost in the rush — nella fretta è andato perso

what's all the rush about? — cos'è tutta questa fretta?

is there any rush for this? — è urgente?

we had a rush to get it ready in time — abbiamo dovuto affrettarci per prepararlo in tempo

3)

(current) a rush of air — una corrente d'aria

a rush of water — un flusso d'acqua

2. vt

1) (person) far fretta or premura a, (work, order) fare in fretta

to rush sth off — spedire con urgenza qc

I hate being rushed — non mi piace che mi si faccia premura

we were rushed off our feet — abbiamo dovuto correre come i matti

he was rushed (off) to hospital — lo hanno portato d'urgenza all'ospedale

2) (attack: town) prendere d'assalto, (person) precipitarsi contro

the crowd rushed the barriers — la folla ha dato l'assalto ai cancelli

3. vi

(person: run) precipitarsi, (be in a hurry) essere di corsa, (car) andare veloce

there's no need to rush — non c'è bisogno di affrettarsi

don't rush at it, take it slowly — non farlo in fretta, prenditela con comodo

to rush up/down etc — precipitarsi su/giù etc

everyone rushed outside — tutti si precipitarono fuori

I rushed to her side — sono corso subito da lei

I was rushing to finish it — mi affrettavo a finirlo

•

- rush about

- rush out

- rush over

- rush up

- rush through

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rush (1) /rʌʃ/
n.

1 (bot., Juncus, Scirpus) giunco

2 [u] giunchi, vimini ( per lavori in vimini); paglia ( per sedie)

● rush bearing, festa dei giunchi ( con cui s'adornano le chiese nell'Inghilterra sett.) □ rush candle ► rushlight □ (antiq.) It isn't worth a rush, non vale nulla; non vale una cicca (fam.).
♦ rush (2) /rʌʃ/
n.

1 [uc] fretta; furia: Why all the rush?, perché tutta questa fretta?; I can't stop, I'm in a rush, non posso fermarmi, vado di fretta; Why are they in such a rush to demolish the building?, perché hanno tanta fretta di demolire l'edificio?; There's no rush, non c'è fretta; They're in no rush to get married, non hanno nessuna fretta di sposarsi; I wrote the essay in a rush and didn't have time to check it, ho buttato giù il tema in fretta e non ho avuto il tempo di controllarlo

2 assalto; corsa impetuosa: When the fire broke out, there was a rush for the emergency exits, quando è scoppiato l'incendio, le uscite di sicurezza sono state prese d'assalto; the rush of the river, la forza impetuosa del fiume

3 afflusso ( di gente); ressa: the Christmas rush, la ressa natalizia ( nei negozi); I go to work early to miss the morning rush, vado a lavorare presto per evitare il traffico del mattino; the weekend rush, l'esodo del fine settimana

4 (market.) forte richiesta; assalto: There is a rush for second-hand cars, c'è una forte richiesta di automobili usate; There was such a rush to buy tickets that they sold out in four hours, c'è stata una tale richiesta di biglietti che hanno fatto il tutto esaurito in quattro ore; There was a rush on basic goods as the strike took hold, c'è stata una forte richiesta di beni di primo consumo quando lo sciopero ha cominciato a protrarsi

5 corrente ( d'aria); flusso, afflusso ( d'acqua)

6 [uc] ( di rabbia, emozione, ecc.) impeto; (med.) afflusso, flusso: a rush of anger [tenderness, love], un impeto di rabbia [di tenerezza, d'amore]; a rush of panic, un accesso di panico; a rush of adrenaline, una scarica di adrenalina; with a rush, di slancio; d'impeto

7 (fam.) (stato di) esaltazione ( anche per effetto della droga): It had been over 10 years since I last went skiing and it was such a rush, era da più di dieci anni che non andavo a sciare ed è stato così esaltante

8 ( sport, football americano) «rush» (tattica che consiste nel portare avanti la palla correndo invece che passandola)

9 (pl.) (cinem.) giornalieri, prime stampe ( delle scene girate il giorno prima)

● (trasp.) rush-hour traffic, il traffico delle ore di punta; DIALOGO → - Being late- I was late leaving and I got caught in the rush-hour traffic, sono partita tardi e mi sono ritrovata nel traffico dell'ora di punta □ the rush hour, l'ora di punta ( del traffico): I hate to travel in (the) rush hour, detesto viaggiare all'ora di punta □ a rush job, un lavoro urgente; un lavoro fatto di fretta □ a rush of blood to the head, (med.) un afflusso di sangue alla testa; una congestione cerebrale; (fig.) un colpo di testa □ (comm.) a rush order, un'ordinazione urgente □ (pop.) to give sb. the bum's rush, sbattere fuori q. □ the rush to the cities, l'esodo dalla campagna verso le città.
♦ (to) rush /rʌʃ/
A v. i.

1 ( di solito to rush by o past, to along, ecc.) correre (a precipizio); passare a tutta velocità: A car rushed by, un'automobile ci è sfrecciata accanto; She burst into tears and rushed out of the room, è scoppiata a piangere ed è corsa fuori dalla stanza; Everyone rushed to the window, sono tutti corsi alla finestra; to rush down [up] the stairs, scendere [salire] le scale a precipizio; The river rushes past, il fiume scorre veloce

2 affrettarsi; precipitarsi: We have plenty of time, there's no need to rush, abbiamo tutto il tempo, non c'è bisogno di affrettarsi; I rushed to meet him, mi sono affrettata ad andargli incontro; He rushed to help me, è accorso in mio aiuto; Fire engines rushed to the scene, i camion dei pompieri sono accorsi sul posto; He rushed back home as soon as he heard she was ill, è ritornato di corsa a casa appena ha saputo che era malata

3 affluire; salire: Blood rushed to my face, il sangue mi è affluito al viso

B v. t.

1 portare (o trasportare) d'urgenza; She rushed the child to the doctor, ha portato il bambino d'urgenza dal dottore; Supplies have been rushed to the area, dei rifornimenti sono stati trasportati d'urgenza nella zona; He was rushed into hospital, è stato trasportato d'urgenza in ospedale

2 mandare (o portare, spedire) in tutta fretta: I rushed him home, l'ho portato a casa in tutta fretta; Fill in the request form and we'll rush you a brochure, compilate il modulo di richiesta e vi spediremo immediatamente una brochure: Fresh troops were rushed up to the front, truppe fresche furono rapidamente fatte affluire al fronte

3 fare (qc.) in fretta (e furia); mettere fretta a (q.): to rush one's work, fare il proprio lavoro in fretta; I refuse to be rushed, non accetto che mi si metta fretta; to rush a decision, prendere una decisione avventata

4 ( anche to rush at) saltare addosso a (q.); (mil.) irrompere in, prendere d'assalto; The police officers rushed at him and knocked him to ground, i poliziotti gli sono saltati addosso e lo hanno spinto a terra; Protestors rushed the barriers but were beaten back, i manifestanti hanno preso d'assalto le transenne ma sono stati respinti con la forza

5 ( sport) mettere sotto pressione ( gli avversari)

6 (fam. USA) corteggiare; fare il filo a (q.)

7 ( gergo studentesco, USA) contattare, sollecitare (q. ) come potenziale socio di un circolo universitario

8 ( slang ingl.) far pagare (q.) in eccesso; pelare, fregare (pop.)

● to rush one's breakfast [dinner], fare colazione [pranzare] in fretta □ (fig.) to rush one's fences, essere precipitoso; essere avventato □ to rush to conclusions, balzare alle conclusioni □ (fig. fam.) to be rushed off one's feet, fare trottare q. su e giù: DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- I'm rushed off my feet, non ho un attimo di tregua □ to be rushed for time, avere poco tempo ( a disposizione); non avere tempo.

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I [rʌʃ]
nome (plant, stem) giunco m.
II 1. [rʌʃ]
nome

1) (of crowd) ressa f., calca f.

a rush for the door — una corsa verso la porta

to make a rush for sth. — [ crowd] prendere d'assalto qcs.; [ individual] lanciarsi su o verso qcs

2) (hurry)

in a rush — in fretta e furia, di corsa

to be in a rush — avere fretta

what's the rush? — che fretta c'è? perché tutta questa fretta?

is there any rush? — è urgente?

3) (peak time) (during day) ora f. di punta; (during year) alta stagione f.

the morning rush — le ore di punta del mattino

beat the rush! — evita la ressa!

4) (surge) (of liquid) flusso m.; (of adrenalin) scarica f., ondata f.; (of air) corrente f., afflusso m.; (of emotion) impeto m., ondata f.; (of complaints) pioggia f.

a rush of blood to the head — fig. un colpo di testa
2.
nome plurale rushes cinem. prima stampa f.sing.
III 1. [rʌʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (transport urgently)

to rush sth. to — portare qcs. di corsa a

to be rushed to the hospital — essere portato d'urgenza all'ospedale

2) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] frettolosamente [task, speech]

don't try to rush things — cerca di non precipitare le cose

3) (pressurize, hurry) mettere fretta a, sollecitare [ person]

4) (charge at) assalire, attaccare [ person]; prendere d'assalto [ building]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ person] (make haste) affrettarsi; (rush forward) correre, precipitarsi

don't rush — fa' con calma

to rush out of the room — uscire di corsa dalla stanza

to rush at sth. — precipitarsi su qcs.

to rush down the stairs — correre giù per le scale

2) (travel)

to rush along at 160 km/h — sfrecciare a 160 chilometri orari

the sound of rushing water — il rumore delle acque impetuose

•

- rush into

- rush out

- rush through

English-Italian dictionary > rush
6 rush

I noun
(Bot.) Binse, die
II 1. noun
1) (rapid moving forward)

make a rush for something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) stürzen

the holiday rush — der [hektische] Urlaubsverkehr

2) (hurry) Eile, die

what's all the rush? — wozu diese Hast?

be in a [great] rush — in [großer] Eile sein; es [sehr] eilig haben

3) (surging) Anwandlung, die (of von)

a rush of blood [to the head] — (fig. coll.) eine [plötzliche] Anwandlung

4) (period of great activity) Hochbetrieb, der

there is a rush on — es herrscht Hochbetrieb (ugs.)

a rush of new orders — eine Flut von neuen Aufträgen

5) (heavy demand) Ansturm, der (for, on auf + Akk.)

6) in pl. (Cinemat.) [Bild]muster; Musterkopien
2. transitive verb
1) (convey rapidly)

rush somebody/something somewhere — jemanden/etwas auf schnellstem Wege irgendwohin bringen

rush through Parliament — im Parlament durchpeitschen (ugs. abwertend) [Gesetz]

be rushed — (have to hurry) in Eile sein

2) (cause to act hastily)

rush somebody into doing something — jemanden dazu drängen, etwas zu tun

she hates to be rushed — sie kann es nicht ausstehen, wenn sie sich [ab]hetzen muss

3) (perform quickly) auf die Schnelle erledigen; (perform too quickly)

rush it — zu schnell machen

4) (Mil. or fig.): (charge) stürmen; überrumpeln [feindliche Gruppe]
3. intransitive verb
1) (move quickly) eilen; [Hund, Pferd:] laufen

she rushed into the room — sie stürzte ins Zimmer

rush through Customs/the exit — durch den Zoll/Ausgang stürmen

2) (hurry unduly) sich zu sehr beeilen

don't rush! — nur keine Eile!

3) (flow rapidly) stürzen

rush past — vorbeistürzen

4)

the blood rushed to his face — das Blut schoß ihm ins Gesicht

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120684/rush_about">rush about

- rush into

- rush up

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I 1. verb
(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) stürzen,treiben
2. noun
1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) der Sturm

2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) die Hetze

•

- rush hour
II noun
(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) die Binse

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rush¹

[rʌʃ]

n BOT Binse f

\rush mat Binsenmatte f

to not be worth a \rush ( fig pej) keinen Pfifferling [o ÖSTERR Groschen] wert sein pej fam

rush²

[rʌʃ]

I. n

1. (hurry) Eile f

slow down! what's the \rush? mach langsam! wozu die Eile?

to be in a \rush in Eile sein, es eilig haben

to leave in a \rush sich akk eilig auf den Weg machen

2. (rapid movement) Losstürzen nt, Losstürmen nt, Ansturm m ( for auf + akk); (press) Gedränge nt, Gewühl nt; (demand) lebhafter Andrang, stürmische [o rege] Nachfrage

at the outbreak of the fire there was a mad \rush for the emergency exits als das Feuer ausbrach, stürmte alles wie wild auf die Notausgänge zu

I hate driving during the afternoon \rush ich hasse das Autofahren im nachmittäglichen Verkehrsgewühl

there's been a \rush for tickets es gab eine stürmische Nachfrage nach Karten

the Christmas \rush der Weihnachtstrubel

\rush of customers Kundenandrang m

to make a \rush at sb sich akk auf jdn stürzen

3. ( also fig: surge) Schwall m, Woge f; of emotions [plötzliche] Anwandlung, Anfall m

the memory of who he was came back to him with a \rush mit einem Schlag fiel ihm wieder ein, wer er war

she became light-headed as a result of a sudden \rush of blood to the head ihr wurde schwindlig, nachdem ihr auf einmal das Blut in den Kopf geschossen war

a \rush of air ein Luftstoß m

a \rush of dizziness ein Schwindelanfall m

a \rush of sympathy eine Woge des Mitgefühls

a \rush of tears ein plötzlicher Tränenausbruch

a \rush of water ein Wasserschwall m

4. (migration)

gold \rush Goldrausch m

5. (in American football) Lauf[spiel]angriff m, Durchbruchsversuch m, Durchstoßversuch m

II. vi

1. (hurry) eilen, hetzen

stop \rushing! hör auf zu hetzen!

she's \rushing to help the others sie eilt den anderen zu Hilfe

we \rushed to buy tickets for the show wir besorgten uns umgehend Karten für die Show

we shouldn't \rush to blame them wir sollten sie nicht voreilig beschuldigen

▪ to \rush about [or around] herumhetzen

▪ to \rush in hineinstürmen, hineinstürzen

to \rush into sb's mind ( fig) jdm plötzlich in den Sinn kommen [o durch den Kopf schießen]

▪ to \rush out hinauseilen, hinausstürzen; water herausschießen

▪ to \rush through sth work etw eilig [o hastig] erledigen

▪ to \rush towards sb auf jdn zueilen [o zustürzen]

to \rush up the hill/the stairs den Berg/die Treppe hinaufeilen

to \rush into sb's mind jdm plötzlich in den Sinn kommen [o durch den Kopf schießen

2. (hurry into)

▪ to \rush into sth decision, project etw überstürzen [o übereilen]

we shouldn't \rush into things wir sollten die Dinge nicht überstürzen

to \rush into a marriage überstürzt heiraten

to \rush into a war einen Krieg vom Zaun brechen

3. (in Am football) einen Lauf[spiel]angriff [o Durchbruchsversuch] unternehmen

he has \rushed for over 100 yards er hat den Ball über 100 Yards im Lauf nach vorn getragen

III. vt

1. (send quickly)

▪ to \rush sb/sth [to a place] jdn/etw schnell [an einen Ort] bringen

she was \rushed to hospital sie wurde auf schnellstem Weg ins Krankenhaus gebracht

the United Nations has \rushed food to the famine zone die Vereinten Nationen haben eilends Lebensmittel in die Hungerregion geschickt

2. (pressure)

▪ to \rush sb [into sth] jdn [zu etw dat] treiben [o drängen]

they tried to \rush me into joining sie versuchten, mich zu einem schnellen Beitritt zu bewegen

he \rushed her into marrying him er drängte sie zu einer schnellen Heirat

don't \rush me! dräng mich nicht!

3. (do hurriedly)

to \rush one's food [or supper] das Essen hinunterschlingen, hastig essen

to \rush a job eine Arbeit hastig [o in aller Eile] erledigen

let's not \rush things lass uns nichts überstürzen

▪ to \rush sth through [sth] etw schnell [durch etw akk] durchbringen

the new government \rushed several bills through Parliament die neue Regierung peitschte mehrere Gesetzesvorlagen durch das Parlament

4. (charge)

▪ to \rush sb sich akk auf jdn stürzen, über jdn herfallen

▪ to \rush sth etw stürmen

to \rush the enemy's defences die feindlichen Verteidigungsstellungen stürmen

to \rush the stage auf die Bühne stürmen

5. BRIT (sl: overcharge)

▪ to \rush sb jdn schröpfen [o neppen] BRD, ÖSTERR fam

how much did they \rush you for that? wie viel haben sie dir dafür abgeknöpft? fam

6. AM UNIV (enter fraternity or sorority)

▪ to \rush sth am Aufnahmeritual zu etw dat teilnehmen

7.

▶ to [not] \rush one's fences BRIT die Sache [nicht] überstürzen

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I [rʌʃ]
1. n

1) (= rapid movement of crowd) Andrang m, Gedränge nt; (of air) Stoß m

he was caught in the rush for the door — die zur Tür drängende Menge riss ihn mit

they made a rush for the door — sie drängten zur Tür

there was a rush for the empty seats — alles stürzte sich auf die leeren Sitze

there's been a rush on these goods — diese Waren sind rasend weggegangen

we have a rush on in the office just now — bei uns im Büro herrscht zurzeit Hochbetrieb

the Christmas rush — der Weihnachtsbetrieb

we've had a rush of orders — wir hatten eine Flut von Aufträgen

there was a rush of water —

water streamed out in a rush — das Wasser schoss in einem Schwall heraus

a rush of blood to the head — Blutandrang m im Kopf

a rush of panic — eine plötzliche Panik

a rush of emotion — eine Gefühlsaufwallung

See:

→ gold rush

2) (= hurry) Eile f; (stronger) Hetze f, Hast f

the rush of modern life — die Hetze des modernen Lebens

to be in a rush — in Eile sein

I had a rush to get here on time — ich musste ganz schön hetzen, um rechtzeitig hier zu sein

I did it in a rush — ich habe es sehr schnell or hastig gemacht

what's ( all) the rush? — wozu die Eile/Hetzerei?

is there any rush for this? — eilt das?

it all happened in such a rush — das ging alles so plötzlich

3) pl (FILM) erste Kopie

2. vi
(= hurry) eilen; (stronger) hetzen, hasten; (= run) stürzen; (wind) brausen; (water) schießen, stürzen; (= make rushing noise) rauschen
they rushed to help her — sie eilten ihr zu Hilfe

I rushed to her side — ich eilte an ihre Seite

I'm rushing to finish it — ich beeile mich, es fertig zu machen

don't rush, take your time — überstürzen Sie nichts, lassen Sie sich Zeit

you shouldn't just go rushing into things — Sie sollten die Dinge nicht so überstürzen

to rush into marriage — überstürzt heiraten

to rush through (book) — hastig lesen; meal hastig essen; museum, town hetzen durch; work hastig erledigen

to rush past (person) — vorbeistürzen; (vehicle) vorbeischießen

to rush in/out/back etc — hinein-/hinaus-/zurückstürzen or -stürmen etc

the ambulance rushed to the scene — der Krankenwagen raste zur Unfallstelle

or defense (US) (lit, fig) —

to rush into print — vorzeitig veröffentlichen

the blood rushed to his face —

memories rushed into his mind — Erinnerungen schossen ihm durch den Kopf

3. vt

1)

to rush sb to hospital — jdn schnellstens ins Krankenhaus bringen

they rushed more troops to the front —

they rushed him out (of the room) — sie brachten ihn eilends aus dem Zimmer

they rushed the bill through Parliament — sie peitschten die Gesetzesvorlage durch das Parlament

to rush a book into print — ein Buch eilends in Druck geben

2) (= force to hurry) hetzen, drängen

don't rush me! —

he won't be rushed — er lässt sich nicht drängen or treiben

to be rushed off one's feet — dauernd auf Trab sein (inf)

to rush sb off his feet — jdn dauernd auf Trab halten (inf)

to rush sb into a decision — jdn zu einer hastigen Entscheidung treiben

to rush sb into doing sth — jdn dazu treiben, etw überstürzt zu tun

3) (= charge at) stürmen; fence zustürmen auf (+acc)

the mob rushed the line of policemen — der Mob stürmte auf den Polizeikordon zu

to rush one's fences (fig) — die Sache überstürzen

4) (= do hurriedly) job, task hastig machen, schnell machen; (= do badly) schludern bei (pej)

you can't rush this sort of work — für solche Arbeit muss man sich (dat) Zeit lassen

5) (inf: charge exorbitantly) schröpfen (inf)

what were you rushed for it? — wie viel haben sie dir dafür abgeknöpft? (inf)
II
n (BOT)
Binse f
in the rushes — im Schilf

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rush¹ [rʌʃ]

A v/i

1. stürmen, jagen, rasen, stürzen:

rush about ( oder around) herumhetzen, -hasten;

rush at sb auf jemanden losstürzen;

rush in hereinstürzen, -stürmen;

rush into certain death in den sicheren Tod rennen;

rush into extremes ins Extrem verfallen;

rush into marriage überstürzt heiraten;

an idea rushed into my mind ( oder upon me) ein Gedanke schoss mir durch den Kopf;

blood rushed to her face das Blut schoss ihr ins Gesicht;

rush through

a) hetzen oder hasten durch,

b) ein Buch etc hastig lesen,

c) eine Mahlzeit hastig essen,

d) eine Arbeit hastig erledigen; → conclusion 3, print C 4

2. dahinbrausen, -fegen (Wind)

B v/t

1. (an)treiben, drängen, hetzen:

I refuse to be rushed ich lasse mich nicht drängen;

rush up prices WIRTSCH US die Preise in die Höhe treiben;

be rushed for time umg unter Zeitdruck stehen; → foot A 1

2. schnell oder auf dem schnellsten Wege (hin)bringen oder (-)schaffen:

rush sb to hospital auch jemanden mit Blaulicht ins Krankenhaus bringen

3. eine Arbeit etc hastig erledigen:

rush a bill (through) eine Gesetzesvorlage durchpeitschen

4. überstürzen, -eilen, übers Knie brechen umg

5. losstürmen auf (akk), angreifen, anrennen gegen ( auch SPORT):

rush the goal

6. im Sturm nehmen (auch fig), erstürmen

7. über ein Hindernis hinwegsetzen

8. US sl mit Aufmerksamkeiten überhäufen, umwerben

9. Br umg jemanden neppen (£5 um 5 Pfund):

how much did they rush you for it? wie viel haben sie dir dafür abgeknöpft?

C s

1. (Vorwärts)Stürmen n, Dahinschießen n, -jagen n

2. Brausen n (des Windes)

3. Eile f:

at a rush, on the rush umg in aller Eile, schnellstens;

with a rush plötzlich;

there’s no rush es hat keine Eile, es eilt nicht

4. fig

a) (An)Sturm m ( for auf akk) ( auch WIRTSCH)

b) (Massen-)Andrang m

c) besonders WIRTSCH stürmische Nachfrage (on, for nach):

make a rush for losstürzen auf (akk)

5. MED (Blut)Andrang m

6. fig

a) plötzlicher Ausbruch (of von Tränen etc)

b) plötzliche Anwandlung, Anfall m ( beide:

of von Mitleid etc)

c) sl ([wie] durch Drogen erzeugter) Euphorieschub oder Gefühlskick

7. a) Drang m (der Geschäfte), Hetze f umg

b) Hochbetrieb m, -druck m

c) Überhäufung f (of mit Arbeit etc)

8. SCHULE US (Wett)Kampf m

9. pl FILM Schnellkopie f

D adj

1. eilig, dringend, Eil…

2. geschäftig, Hochbetriebs…

rush² [rʌʃ]

A s

1. BOT Binse f

2. koll Binsen pl

3. ORN Binsenhuhn n

4. fig Deut m:

not worth a rush keinen Pfifferling wert umg;

I don’t care a rush es ist mir völlig schnurz umg

B adj Binsen…:

rush-bottomed chair Binsenstuhl m

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I noun
(Bot.) Binse, die
II 1. noun
1) (rapid moving forward)

make a rush for something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) stürzen

the holiday rush — der [hektische] Urlaubsverkehr

2) (hurry) Eile, die

what's all the rush? — wozu diese Hast?

be in a [great] rush — in [großer] Eile sein; es [sehr] eilig haben

3) (surging) Anwandlung, die (of von)

a rush of blood [to the head] — (fig. coll.) eine [plötzliche] Anwandlung

4) (period of great activity) Hochbetrieb, der

there is a rush on — es herrscht Hochbetrieb (ugs.)

a rush of new orders — eine Flut von neuen Aufträgen

5) (heavy demand) Ansturm, der (for, on auf + Akk.)

6) in pl. (Cinemat.) [Bild]muster; Musterkopien
2. transitive verb
1) (convey rapidly)

rush somebody/something somewhere — jemanden/etwas auf schnellstem Wege irgendwohin bringen

rush through Parliament — im Parlament durchpeitschen (ugs. abwertend) [Gesetz]

be rushed — (have to hurry) in Eile sein

2) (cause to act hastily)

rush somebody into doing something — jemanden dazu drängen, etwas zu tun

she hates to be rushed — sie kann es nicht ausstehen, wenn sie sich [ab]hetzen muss

3) (perform quickly) auf die Schnelle erledigen; (perform too quickly)

rush it — zu schnell machen

4) (Mil. or fig.): (charge) stürmen; überrumpeln [feindliche Gruppe]
3. intransitive verb
1) (move quickly) eilen; [Hund, Pferd:] laufen

she rushed into the room — sie stürzte ins Zimmer

rush through Customs/the exit — durch den Zoll/Ausgang stürmen

2) (hurry unduly) sich zu sehr beeilen

don't rush! — nur keine Eile!

3) (flow rapidly) stürzen

rush past — vorbeistürzen

4)

the blood rushed to his face — das Blut schoß ihm ins Gesicht

Phrasal Verbs:

- rush about

- rush into

- rush up

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n.

Andrang -¨e m.

Eile -n f. v.

drängen v.

hetzen v.

rasen v.

stürzen v.

English-german dictionary > rush
7 to rush one's fences

«Нестись на препятствие». Действовать слишком поспешно, не раздумывая. Эта метафора употребляется в своём буквальном значении в сфере верховой езды и охоты. To rush one's fences значит стремительно приближаться к препятствию на скачущей галопом лощади, не учитывая возможности лошади и рискуя при этом упасть. If I were you, I wouldn't ask her to marry you after such a short acquaintance. Take your time. Don't rush your fences. There's plenty of time. — На твоём месте я бы не стал делать ей предложение после такого короткого знакомства. Подумай. Не спеши. У тебя ещё много времени.

English-Russian dictionary of expressions > to rush one's fences
8 hetzen

I v/t (hat gehetzt)

1. (antreiben) rush; jemanden hetzen bei der Arbeit: auch breathe down s.o.’s neck; ich lasse mich nicht hetzen I won’t be rushed; gehetzt werden ( von) be under pressure (from); von Person, absichtlich: be put under pressure (by)

2. (Tiere) hunt (with hounds), chase; fig. (verfolgen, jagen) chase, hunt; zu Tode hetzen hound to death; weitS. (Witz etc.) flog to death

3. jemanden oder ein Tier hetzen auf (+ Akk) set on(to)

II v/i

1. (ist) (eilen) rush; nach Hause hetzen rush home; hetz nicht so! not so fast!

2. (hat) (sich beeilen) be in a rush; du brauchst nicht zu hetzen there’s no (great) rush

3. (hat) fig. pej. (Hetzreden führen) stir (things up); hetzen gegen stir up hatred against; zum Krieg hetzen engage in warmongering

III v/refl (hat) siehe II 2

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to chase; to hound

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hẹt|zen ['hɛtsn]
1. vt

1) (lit, fig = jagen) to hound

die Hunde auf jdn/etw hetzen — to set the dogs on(to) sb/sth

See:

→ Hund

2) (inf = antreiben) to rush, to hurry

2. vr
to hurry oneself, to rush oneself
3. vi

1) (= sich beeilen) to rush

hetz nicht so — don't be in such a rush

2) aux sein (= eilen) to tear, to race, to dash

ich bin ganz schön gehetzt, um... — I rushed like mad to... (inf), I had an awful rush to...

hetz nicht so — don't go so fast

3) (pej = Hass schüren) to agitate, to stir up hatred; (inf = lästern) to say malicious things

gegen jdn/etw hetzen — to stir up hatred against sb/sth

er hetzt immer gegen seinen Onkel — he's always running his uncle down, he's always saying malicious things about his uncle

sie hat so lange gehetzt, bis er... — she kept on being nasty until he finally...

zum Krieg hetzen — to agitate for war

gegen Minderheiten hetzen — to stir up hatred against minorities

bei jdm gegen jdn hetzen — to try to turn or set sb against sb

See:

→ auch gehetzt

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het·zen

[ˈhɛtsn̩]

I. vi

1. Hilfsverb: haben (sich abhetzen) to rush about [or around

2. Hilfsverb: sein (eilen)

▪ [irgendwohin] \hetzen to rush [or race] [somewhere]

3. Hilfsverb: haben (pej: Hass schüren)

▪ [gegen jdn/etw] \hetzen to stir up hatred [against sb/sth]

gegen eine Regierung \hetzen to agitate against a government

II. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. JAGD (jagen)

▪ ein Tier \hetzen to hunt an animal

2. (losgehen lassen)

▪ jdn/einen Hund auf jdn \hetzen to sick [or set] sb/a dog [up]on sb

3. (fam: antreiben)

▪ jdn \hetzen to rush [or hurry] sb

4. (vertreiben)

▪ jdn von etw dat \hetzen lassen to have sb chased off sth

III. vr

▪ sich akk \hetzen to rush [or hurry]

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1.
transitives Verb

1) hunt

die Hunde/die Polizei auf jemanden hetzen — set the dogs on [to] somebody/get the police on to somebody

2) (antreiben) rush; hurry
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (in großer Eile sein) rush

den ganzen Tag hetzen — be in a rush all day long

2) mit sein (hasten) rush; hurry; (rennen) dash; race

3) (abwertend): (Hass entfachen) stir up hatred; (schmähen) say malicious things

gegen jemanden/etwas hetzen — smear somebody/agitate against something

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hetzen

A. v/t (hat gehetzt)

1. (antreiben) rush;

jemanden hetzen bei der Arbeit: auch breathe down sb’s neck;

ich lasse mich nicht hetzen I won’t be rushed;

gehetzt werden (von) be under pressure (from); von Person, absichtlich: be put under pressure (by)

2. (Tiere) hunt (with hounds), chase; fig (verfolgen, jagen) chase, hunt;

zu Tode hetzen hound to death; weitS. (Witz etc) flog to death

3. jemanden oder ein Tier

hetzen auf (+akk) set on(to)

B. v/i

1. (ist) (eilen) rush;

nach Hause hetzen rush home;

hetz nicht so! not so fast!

2. (hat) (sich beeilen) be in a rush;

du brauchst nicht zu hetzen there’s no( great) rush

3. (hat) fig pej (Hetzreden führen) stir (things up);

hetzen gegen stir up hatred against;

zum Krieg hetzen engage in warmongering

C. v/r (hat) → B 2

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1.
transitives Verb

1) hunt

die Hunde/die Polizei auf jemanden hetzen — set the dogs on [to] somebody/get the police on to somebody

2) (antreiben) rush; hurry
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (in großer Eile sein) rush

den ganzen Tag hetzen — be in a rush all day long

2) mit sein (hasten) rush; hurry; (rennen) dash; race

3) (abwertend): (Hass entfachen) stir up hatred; (schmähen) say malicious things

gegen jemanden/etwas hetzen — smear somebody/agitate against something

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v.

to rush v.

to scamper v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hetzen
9 prisa

f.

hurry, haste.

con las prisas me olvidé de llamarte in the rush I forgot to call you

a toda prisa very quickly

correr prisa to be urgent

darse prisa to hurry (up)

de prisa quickly

de prisa y corriendo in a slapdash way

ir con prisa to be in a hurry

meter prisa a alguien to hurry o rush somebody

tener prisa to be in a hurry

la prisa es mala consejera (Prov) more haste, less speed

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prisa

► nombre femenino

1 hurry

■ con tantas prisas me he olvidado la llave I was in such a rush that I forgot the key

■ salimos del cine a toda prisa we dashed out of the cinema

■ ¡date prisa que no llegamos! hurry up or we'll never make it!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

correr prisa to be urgent

darse prisa to hurry

de prisa→ link=deprisa deprisa

de prisa y corriendo in a mad rush

meterle prisa a alguien to rush somebody

sin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but surely

tener prisa to be in a hurry

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noun f.

hurry, rush

- darse prisa
- tener prisa
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SF (=prontitud) hurry, haste; (=premura) urgency

con las prisas me olvidé el paraguas — in the rush I forgot my umbrella

voy con mucha prisa — I'm in a great hurry

• a prisa — quickly, hurriedly

a toda prisa — as quickly as possible

• correr prisa — Esp to be urgent

no corre prisa — it's not urgent

¿corren prisa estas cartas? — are these letters urgent?, is there any hurry for these letters?

¿te corre prisa? — are you in a hurry?

• darse prisa — to hurry, hurry up

¡date prisa! — hurry (up)!, come along!

• de prisa — quickly, hurriedly

• meter prisa a algn — to make sb get a move on, make sb hurry up

• tener prisa — to be in a hurry

- sin prisa pero sin pausa

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femenino

1) (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry

¿a qué viene tanta prisa? — what's the rush o hurry?

con las prisas olvidé decírselo — in the rush I forgot to tell her

tenía prisa por llegar a casa — he was in a rush to get home

no me metas prisa — don't rush o hurry me

tengo prisa — (Esp, Méx) I'm in a rush o a hurry

darse prisa — to hurry (up)

2) (en locs)

a or de prisa — deprisa

a toda prisa — as fast as possible

huyó a toda prisa — she ran away as fast as she could go

correr prisa: éstos no (me) corren prisa there's no rush for these; sin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but surely; hazlo sin prisa pero sin pausa — take your time

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= haste.

Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.

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* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* a prisa = hurriedly, quickly.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* de prisa = in haste.

* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.

* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* marcharse de prisa = dash off, shoot off.

* meter prisa = hustle.

* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.

* no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.

* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.

* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.

* sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.

* tener demasiada prisa = be in too much of a hurry, be in too much of a rush.

* tener prisa = be in a hurry.

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femenino

1) (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry

¿a qué viene tanta prisa? — what's the rush o hurry?

con las prisas olvidé decírselo — in the rush I forgot to tell her

tenía prisa por llegar a casa — he was in a rush to get home

no me metas prisa — don't rush o hurry me

tengo prisa — (Esp, Méx) I'm in a rush o a hurry

darse prisa — to hurry (up)

2) (en locs)

a or de prisa — deprisa

a toda prisa — as fast as possible

huyó a toda prisa — she ran away as fast as she could go

correr prisa: éstos no (me) corren prisa there's no rush for these; sin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but surely; hazlo sin prisa pero sin pausa — take your time

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= haste.

Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.

* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* a prisa = hurriedly, quickly.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* de prisa = in haste.

* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.

* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* marcharse de prisa = dash off, shoot off.

* meter prisa = hustle.

* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.

* no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.

* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.

* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.

* sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.

* tener demasiada prisa = be in too much of a hurry, be in too much of a rush.

* tener prisa = be in a hurry.

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prisa

feminine

A (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry

¿a qué viene tanta prisa? what's the rush o hurry?

con las prisas olvidé decírselo in the rush I forgot to tell her

¿a qué viene tanta prisa por casarse? why are you in such a hurry o rush to get married?

no me metas prisa don't rush o hurry me

estoy de prisa or tengo prisa I'm in a rush o a hurry

darse prisa to hurry up, to hurry

date prisa o perderás el tren hurry up or you'll miss the train

B ( en locs):

a or de prisa deprisa:

a toda prisa as fast as possible

huyó de allí a toda prisa she fled as fast as she could go

correr prisa: no se preocupe, éstos no (me) corren prisa don't worry, there's no rush for these o I'm not in a rush for these

de prisa y corriendo deprisa:

sin prisa pero sin pausa: el público entraba en la tienda sin prisa pero sin pausa there was a steady stream of people going into the shop

sin prisa pero sin pausa la situación va mejorando slowly but surely the situation is getting better

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prisa sustantivo femenino
1 (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry;
◊ ¿a qué viene tanta prisa? what's the rush o hurry?;

con las prisas olvidé decírselo in the rush I forgot to tell her;
tenía prisa por llegar a casa he was in a rush to get home;
no me metas prisa don't rush o hurry me;
tengo prisa (Esp, Méx) I'm in a rush o a hurry;
darse prisa to hurry (up)
2 ( en locs) a or de prisa See Also→
◊ deprisa ;

a toda prisa as fast as possible;
correr prisa: estos no (me) corren prisa there's no rush for these
prisa sustantivo femenino hurry, rush: tengo mucha prisa, I'm in a hurry
♦ Locuciones: correr prisa, to be urgent
darse prisa, to hurry up
meter prisa, to hurry o rush sb
' prisa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apremiar
- apurar
- apurada
- apurado
- apurarse
- correr
- encaminarse
- espabilar
- espabilarse
- parecer
- pausa
- precipitación
- precipitada
- precipitado
- precipitarse
- rato
- venga
- acelerar
- afán
- afanado
- apresurar
- apuro
- disparado
- ir
- meter
- vestir
English:
be
- bolt
- buck up
- catch
- charge off
- cobble together
- come on
- double
- fade
- hurry
- hustle
- in
- leg
- move
- quick
- rush
- rush off
- scurry
- speed
- speed up
- such
- tear
- throw on
- come
- haste
- hastily
- past
- whisk

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prisa nf
[prontitud] haste, hurry; [rapidez] speed; [urgencia] urgency;
¿por qué tantas prisas? what's the hurry?;

con las prisas me olvidé de llamarte in the rush I forgot to call you;

a toda prisa very quickly;

correr prisa to be urgent;

¿qué es lo que más prisa corre? which is most urgent?;

darse prisa to hurry (up);

de prisa quickly;

de prisa y corriendo in a slapdash way;

ir con prisa, llevar prisa to be in a hurry;

meter prisa a alguien to hurry o rush sb;

tener prisa to be in a hurry;

Comp

la prisa es mala consejera more haste, less speed;

Comp

sin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but steadily

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prisa

f hurry, rush;

darse prisa hurry (up);

tener prisa be in a hurry o rush;

a toda prisa as fast o as quickly as possible;

de prisa fast, quickly;

correr prisa be urgent;

meter prisa a alguien hurry s.o. along, make s.o. hurry

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prisa nf

1) : hurry, rush

2)

a prisa or

de prisa : quickly, fast

3)

a toda prisa : as fast as possible

4)

darse prisa : to hurry

5)

tener prisa : to be in a hurry

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prisa n hurry

no hay prisa there's no hurry

volví a casa con mucha prisa I went home in a hurry

correr prisa to be urgent

darse prisa to hurry up [pt. & pp. hurried]

¡date prisa! hurry up!

meter prisa to rush

no me metas prisa don't rush me

tener prisa to be in a hurry

Spanish-English dictionary > prisa
10 eilig

I Adj.

1. (schnell) hurried, quick; mit eiligen Schritten hurriedly; wohin so eilig? what’s the hurry ( oder rush)?, where are you off to in such a hurry?

2. (dringend) urgent; nichts Eiligeres zu tun haben als... iro. have nothing better to do than...

3. es eilig haben be in a hurry ( oder rush); ich hab’s mit dem Brief nicht sehr eilig I’m in no hurry for the letter to be done

II Adv. hurriedly

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urgent; pressing; hasty

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ei|lig ['ailɪç]
1. adj

1) (= schnell, rasch) quick, hurried, hasty

es éílig haben — to be in a hurry or rush

nur nicht so éílig! — don't be in such a hurry or rush!

2) (= dringend) urgent

er hatte nichts Eiligeres zu tun, als... (iro) — he had nothing better to do than... (iro)

2. adv
as quickly as possible
sich éílig auf den Weg machen — to hurry

er bat den Arzt, éíligst zu kommen — he asked the doctor to come as quickly as possible

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1) hastily

2) (done quickly, often too quickly: This was a very hurried piece of work.) hurried

3) hurriedly

4) (eager: I'm in a hurry to see my new house.) in a hurry

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ei·lig

[ˈailɪç]

I. adj

1. (schnell, rasch) hurried

nur nicht so \eilig! don't be in such a hurry [or rush]!

2. (dringend) urgent

er hatte nichts E\eiligeres zu tun, als... he had nothing better to do than...

in \eiligen Geschäften on urgent business

es [mit etw dat] \eilig haben to be in a hurry [or rush] [with sth]

II. adv quickly

sehr \eilig verschwinden to beat a hasty retreat

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (schnell) hurried

mit eiligen Schritten — hurriedly

es eilig haben — be in a hurry

2) (dringend) urgent < news>

es [sehr] eilig mit etwas haben — be in a [great] hurry about something

nichts Eiligeres zu tun haben, als... — (iron) have nothing better to do than...
2.
adverbial hurriedly

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eilig

A. adj

1. (schnell) hurried, quick;

mit eiligen Schritten hurriedly;

wohin so eilig? what’s the hurry ( oder rush)?, where are you off to in such a hurry?

2. (dringend) urgent;

nichts Eiligeres zu tun haben als … iron have nothing better to do than …

3.

es eilig haben be in a hurry ( oder rush);

ich hab’s mit dem Brief nicht sehr eilig I’m in no hurry for the letter to be done

B. adv hurriedly

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (schnell) hurried

mit eiligen Schritten — hurriedly

es eilig haben — be in a hurry

2) (dringend) urgent < news>

es [sehr] eilig mit etwas haben — be in a [great] hurry about something

nichts Eiligeres zu tun haben, als... — (iron) have nothing better to do than...
2.
adverbial hurriedly

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adj.

hasty adj. adv.

hurriedly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > eilig
11 бърз

1. (за движение) fast, swift, quick, rapid; fleet; light-heeled; unleisurely

(пъргав) nippy, natty

(сръчен) quick

бърз като сърна (as) fleet as a deer

бърз влак an express (train), a fast/through train

бърз о движение (на опашка, с парцал за прах) whisk

(за кон) fast, fleet

(за отговор) prompt

(за поглед) swift, quick

бързи поправки (на обуща) rapid shoe repairs

писмо с бърза поща an express letter, ам. a special delivery

бързо приключване (на преговори) a speedy conclusion (of negotiations)

(за пулс) fast, quick

бърза работа rush work

бързата работа срам за майстора haste makes waste

бърза разходка a quick/fast/sharp walk

на бърза ръка off-hand; hurriedly

хапнахме на бърза ръка we had a quick lunch

бърз ход a quick/brisk/lively pace, ( много бърз) a spanking pace

2. (спешен, неотложен) pressing, urgent

бърз и мерки prompt measures

няма бърза работа there's no (special) hurry

работата е много бърза the matter is urgent

бърза помощ first/emergency aid

бърза поръчка a pressing/rush order

бърз разговор an express (telephone) call

бърза телеграма an express wire/cable

бързата кучка слепи ги ражда haste makes waste. бързам (ходя) hurry (on, along), hasten (for-ward), make haste; walk'run/ride/drive fast

книж. speed

разг. nip along; pelt

бърз за в къщи hurry home

бързай! hurry up! make haste! be quick (about it)! ( зает съм) друг път, бърз сега another time, I'm in a hurry now

бърз с нещо (някаква работа) be in a hurry to finish s.th.

не бързай толкова don't be in such a hurry

не бърз be in no hurry

не бърз (с нещо) take o.'s time (over s.th.)

не бърз да почна be slow to start

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бърз,

прил.

1. (за движение) fast, swift, quick, rapid; sweeping; fleet; light; heeled; unleisu-rely; ( пъргав) nippy, natty; ( сръчен) quick; \бърз влак express (train), fast/through train; \бърз електрон физ. high-energy electron; \бърз като сърна (as) fleet as a deer; \бърз ход quick/brisk/lively pace, ( много) spanking pace; \бърза работа rush work; \бърза разходка quick/fast/sharp walk; \бързо движение (на опашка; с парцал за прах) whisk; (за кон) fast, fleet; (за кола) sporty; (за отговор) prompt; (за поглед) swift, quick; \бързо приключване (на преговори) speedy conclusion (of negotiations); (за пулс) fast, quick; много \бърз double quick; на \бърза ръка off-hand; hurriedly; писмо с \бърза поща express letter, амер. special delivery; хапнахме на \бърза ръка we had a quick lunch;

2. ( спешен, неотложен) pressing, urgent, speedy; \бърза помощ first/emergency aid; \бърза поръчка pressing/rush order; \бърза телеграма express wire/cable; \бързи мерки prompt measures; няма \бърза работа there’s no (special) hurry; • \бързата кучка слепи ги ражда haste makes waste; \бързата работа, срам за майстора haste makes waste.

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; dapper; expeditious; fast{fa;st}; fly; hasty; hurried; lively; mobile; nippy{`nipi}; precipitate; prompt{prOmpt}; rapid; slick{slik}; smart; speedy; sweeping; swift (и за време); swift-handed; urgent{`x;djxnt}

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1. (за движение) fast, swift, quick, rapid;fleet;light-heeled;unleisurely 2. (за кон) fast, fleet 3. (за отговор) prompt 4. (за поглед) swift, quick 5. (за пулс) fast, quick 6. (пъргав) nippy, natty 7. (спешен, неотложен) pressing, urgent 8. (сръчен) quick 9. БЪРЗ влак an express (train), a fast/through train 10. БЪРЗ за в къщи hurry home 11. БЪРЗ и мерки prompt measures 12. БЪРЗ като сърна (as) fleet as a deer 13. БЪРЗ о движение (на опашка, с парцал за прах) whisk 14. БЪРЗ разговор an express (telephone) call 15. БЪРЗ с нещо (някаква работа) be in a hurry to finish s.th. 16. БЪРЗ ход a quick/brisk/lively pace, (много БЪРЗ) a spanking pace 17. БЪРЗa помощ first/emergency aid 18. БЪРЗa поръчка a pressing/rush order 19. БЪРЗa работа rush work 20. БЪРЗa разходка а quick/ fast/sharp walk 21. БЪРЗa телеграма an express wire/cable 22. БЪРЗo приключване (на преговори) a speedy conclusion (of negotiations) 23. БЪРЗата кучка слепи ги ражда haste makes waste. бързам (ходя) hurry (on, along), hasten (for-ward), make haste;walk'run/ride/drive fast 24. БЪРЗата работа срам за майстора haste makes waste 25. БЪРЗи поправки (на обуща) rapid shoe repairs 26. бързай! hurry up! make haste! be quick (about it)! (зает съм): друг път, БЪРЗ сега another time, I'm in a hurry now 27. книж. speed 28. на БЪРЗа ръка off-hand;hurriedly 29. не БЪРЗ (с нещо) take o.'s time (over s.th.) 30. не БЪРЗ be in no hurry 31. не БЪРЗ да почна be slow to start 32. не бързай толкова don't be in such a hurry 33. няма БЪРЗа работа there's no (special) hurry 34. писмо с БЪРЗа поща an express letter, ам. a special delivery 35. работата е много БЪРЗа the matter is urgent 36. разг. nip along;pelt 37. хапнахме на БЪРЗа ръка we had a quick lunch

Български-английски речник > бърз
12 precipitadamente

adv.

precipitately, hastily, in a hurry.

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precipitadamente

► adverbio

1 hastily

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ADV [huir, lanzarse] headlong; [irse] very suddenly; [actuar] rashly, precipitately frm

escribí una nota precipitadamente — I dashed off a note

tuvieron que casarse precipitadamente — they had to get married in a hurry

ha abandonado precipitadamente el país — he left the country very suddenly

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adverbio

salir precipitadamente — to leave in a rush o hurry

no tomes la decisión precipitadamente — don't make any hasty decisions

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= abruptly, hurriedly, hastily, precipitately, rashly.

Ex. Plantin, who may have owned as many as 22 or 23 presses in the middle of his career, abruptly reduced the number in use to 3 in 1576.

Ex. And he added hurriedly: 'I felt I could work with her though'.

Ex. The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.

Ex. This year, however, due to fact that Baldwin left so precipitately, they were forced to submit figures they were less than satisfied with.

Ex. Act rashly, and our children will suffer in years to come.

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adverbio

salir precipitadamente — to leave in a rush o hurry

no tomes la decisión precipitadamente — don't make any hasty decisions

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= abruptly, hurriedly, hastily, precipitately, rashly.

Ex: Plantin, who may have owned as many as 22 or 23 presses in the middle of his career, abruptly reduced the number in use to 3 in 1576.

Ex: And he added hurriedly: 'I felt I could work with her though'.

Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.

Ex: This year, however, due to fact that Baldwin left so precipitately, they were forced to submit figures they were less than satisfied with.

Ex: Act rashly, and our children will suffer in years to come.

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precipitadamente

adverb

salió tan precipitadamente que se dejó las llaves she left in such a rush o hurry (that) she forgot her keys

todo ocurrió precipitadamente everything happened very quickly

no tomes la decisión precipitadamente don't make any hasty decisions

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precipitadamente adverbio hastily, impetuously: salieron de casa precipitadamente, they left their house in a rush
no firmes el contrato precipitadamente, don't sign the contract too hastily
' precipitadamente' also found in these entries:
English:
dash in
- dash into
- dash out
- hand
- headlong
- rashly
- rush into
- hastily
- head
- hustle

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precipitadamente adv

hastily;

abandonó precipitadamente el lugar he left hastily

Spanish-English dictionary > precipitadamente
13 lanzado

adj.

determined.

m.

throw.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: lanzar.

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lanzado

► participio pasado

1→ link=lanzar lanzar

► adjetivo

1 (impetuoso) impetuous; (decidido) determined

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ir lanzado,-a to be zooming along

salir lanzado,-a to zoom out

ser un,-a lanzado,-a familiar to be very forward

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lanzado, -a
1. ADJ

1)

ser lanzado * —

a) [al hacer algo]

es un tío muy lanzado — he's very full of confidence, he's really single-minded

b) [en las relaciones] to be forward

¡qué lanzado es! — he's so forward!

es muy lanzada con los hombres — she's very forward with men

2) * [al moverse]

salió lanzado de la casa — he rushed out of the house

ir lanzado — [coche, moto] to tear along

el coche iba lanzado — the car was tearing along

¿dónde va tan lanzado? — where's he going in such a rush?

no deberías ir tan lanzado en los negocios — you shouldn't rush into things in business matters

3) [sexualmente]

• estar lanzado — ** to be horny **

2.

SM / F *

ese tío es un lanzado — that guy is full of confidence *

3.

SM (Pesca) spinning

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- da adjetivo

1) [ser] (fam) ( precipitado) impulsive, impetuous; (decidido, atrevido) forward

2) (fam) ( rápido)

iban lanzados — they were bombing along (colloq)

salió lanzado — he rushed out

pasar lanzado — to shoot past

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- da adjetivo

1) [ser] (fam) ( precipitado) impulsive, impetuous; (decidido, atrevido) forward

2) (fam) ( rápido)

iban lanzados — they were bombing along (colloq)

salió lanzado — he rushed out

pasar lanzado — to shoot past

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lanzado¹ -da

adjective

A [ SER]

1 ( fam) (precipitado) impulsive, impetuous

no seas tan lanzado don't be so impulsive o impetuous, don't rush into things

2 ( fam) (decidido, atrevido) enterprising

es muy lanzado he's really enterprising, he's a real go-getter, he has plenty of initiative

es muy lanzado con las mujeres he's very forward with women

B [ ESTAR] ( fam)

(rápido): iban lanzados they were bombing o tearing along ( colloq)

salió lanzado he rushed o dashed out

C [ ESTAR] ( fam) (en sentido sexual) horny (sl), randy ( BrE colloq)

lanzado² -da

masculine, feminine

( fam):

es un lanzado he's so impulsive o impetuous

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Del verbo lanzar: ( conjugate lanzar)

lanzado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
lanzado
lanzar
lanzado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 [ser] (fam) ( precipitado) impulsive, impetuous;
(decidido, atrevido) forward
2 (fam) ( rápido):
◊ ir lanzado to shoot along (colloq);

pasar lanzado to shoot past
lanzar ( conjugate lanzar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹pelota/objetos/jabalina› to throw;

( en béisbol) to pitch
b) ‹misil/satélite› to launch;

‹ bomba› to drop
2 ‹producto/libro› to launch
3
a) ‹ofensiva/ataque/crítica› to launch

b) ‹ mirada› to shoot, give;

‹ indirecta› to drop;
‹ grito› to give;
◊ lanzó un grito de dolor he cried out in pain

verbo intransitivo ( en béisbol) to pitch
lanzarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ( arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ lanzadose al agua/al vacío to leap into the water/the void;

lanzadose en paracaídas to parachute;

( en una emergencia) to bale out
b) (abalanzarse, precipitarse):

◊ lanzadose sobre algo/algn to pounce on sth/sb;

lanzadose al ataque to attack
lanzado,-a adj fam
1 (atrevido, impetuoso) reckless
2 (muy rápido) very fast
lanzar verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar) to throw
2 (insulto, grito) to let out: le lanzó una mirada de rencor, she shot him a resentful look
3 Mil & Com to launch
' lanzado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lanzada
- entrador

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lanzado, -a adj
Fam
1. [atrevido] forward;
[valeroso] fearless;
es muy lanzado con las chicas he's not backward at coming forward with girls

2. [impetuoso] hot-headed;

es muy lanzada, no piensa las cosas dos veces she's very hot-headed, she doesn't think twice before she acts

3. [rápido]
iba muy lanzado y no pudo frenar he was bombing along and didn't have time to brake;

¿dónde vas tan lanzada? where are you going in such a hurry?;

en cuanto me enteré salí lanzado as soon as I found out I was off in a flash

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lanzado

I adj fig

go-ahead;

es muy lanzado con las chicas he’s not shy with girls

III part → lanzar

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lanzado, -da adj

1) : impulsive, brazen

2) : forward, determined

ir lanzado: to hurtle along

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lanzado adj (atrevido) daring

ir lanzado to tear along [pt. tore; pp. torn]

iba lanzado con la bici he was tearing along on his bike

Spanish-English dictionary > lanzado
14 hudeln

v/i be sloppy; do a sloppy job

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hu|deln ['huːdln]
vi (esp S Ger, Aus inf)
to work sloppily, to do slipshod work
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hu·deln

[ˈhu:dl̩n]

vi bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR (fam: schlampen) to work sloppily [or slipshod]

nur nicht \hudeln! don't rush into things!, take your time!

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intransitives Verb (bes. südd., österr.) work sloppily; be sloppy or slapdash ( bei in)

nur nicht hudeln! — don't be in such a hurry!; take it easy!

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hudeln v/i be sloppy; do a sloppy job

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intransitives Verb (bes. südd., österr.) work sloppily; be sloppy or slapdash ( bei in)

nur nicht hudeln! — don't be in such a hurry!; take it easy!

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hudeln
15 die Eile

- {abruptness} sự bất ngờ, sự đột ngột, sự vội vã, tính cộc lốc, tính lấc cấc, sự thô lỗ, thế dốc đứng, sự hiểm trở, sự gian nan, sự trúc trắc, sự rời rạc - {despatch} sự gửi đi, sự sai phái đi, sự đánh chết tươi, sự giết đi, sự khử, sự kết liễu cuộc đời, sự giải quyết nhanh gọn, sự làm gấp, sự khẩn trương, sự nhanh gọn, bản thông điệp - bản thông báo, hãng vận tải hàng hoá - {dispatch} - {haste} sự vội vàng, sự gấp rút, sự hấp tấp - {hurry} sự hối hả, sự sốt ruột - {rush} cây bấc, vật vô giá trị, sự xông lên, sự cuốn đi, sự đổ xô vào, sự gấp, sự dồn lên đột ngột, luồng, cuộc tấn công ồ ạt, sự phối hợp dắt bóng lao lên tấn công, vội gấp, cấp bách - {speed} sự mau lẹ, tốc độ, tốc lực, sự thành công, sự hưng thịnh, sự thịnh vượng = in Eile {with dispatch}+ = in Eile sein {to be in a hurry; to be in a rush}+ = in aller Eile {in a great hurry}+ = in größter Eile {in a deuced hurry}+ = in rasender Eile {at full tear}+ = die überstürzte Eile {hurry-scurry}+ = es hat keine Eile {there is no hurry; there is plenty of time}+ = nur keine solche Eile {don't be in such a hurry}+ = nicht die geringste Eile {not the slightest hurry}+

Deutsch-Vietnamesisch Wörterbuch > die Eile
16 eilig

ei·lig [ʼailɪç] adj

1) (schnell, rasch) hurried;

nur nicht so \eilig! don't be in such a hurry [or rush] !

2) ( dringend) urgent;

in \eiligen Geschäften on urgent business;

es [mit etw] \eilig haben to be in a hurry [or rush] [with sth];

jd hat nichts E\eiligeres zu tun, als... ( iron) sb has nothing better to do than... ( iron)

adv quickly;

sehr \eilig verschwinden to beat a hasty retreat

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > eilig
17 las-o mai domol!

1. don't (be in such a) hurry

don't rush (things).

2. v. \las-o mai domol! moale.

Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > las-o mai domol!
18 llevar

v.

1 to take.

llevar algo/a alguien a to take something/somebody to

me llevó en coche he drove me there

El bus llevó a María The bus got Mary there.

2 to carry.

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders

El bus lleva mercadería para vender The bus carries goods for selling.

Esa frase lleva mala intención That phrase carries bad intention.

3 to wear.

llevo gafas I wear glasses

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me

4 to have.

llevar el pelo largo to have long hair

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty

5 to handle, to deal with.

lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

6 to keep.

llevar el paso to keep in step

7 to deal or cope with.

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with something well/badly

¿cómo lo llevas? (informal) how are you getting on?

8 to be wearing, to have, to wear.

LLeva un buen traje He is wearing a nice suit.

9 to lead, to live.

Lleva un vida muy triste He leads a very sad life.

10 to convey.

Su gesto lleva amor His gesture conveys love.

11 to take up.

Ella llevó ciencias el año pasado She took up Science last year.

12 to have been.

Llevo viviendo mucho tiempo aquí I have been living a long time here.

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llevar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to take

■ llévale esto a tu abuela take this to your granny

■ llévate los libros a tu habitación take these books to your bedroom

■ lleva a tu hermanita al colegio take your little sister to school

■ te llevo en coche I'll take you in the car, I'll give you a lift

2 (tener) to have; (tener encima) to have, carry

■ ¿qué llevas ahí? what's that you've got there?

■ ¿cuánto dinero llevas? how much money have you got on you?

■ llevaba un bate de béisbol she was carrying a baseball bat

■ llevaba las luces de posición encendidas his sidelights were on

■ llevo la calefacción puesta I've got the heating on

■ llevas los pantalones sucios your trousers are dirty

3 (prenda) to wear, have on

■ no me gusta llevar sombrero I don't like wearing a hat

■ no llevaba nada she had nothing on

■ llevaré un clavel en el ojal I shall be wearing a carnation in my buttonhole

4 (aguantar) to cope with

■ ¿cómo lleva lo de quedarse sin trabajo? how's he coping with losing his job?

5 (dirigir) to be in charge of

■ ¿quién lleva el tema de los pedidos? who's in charge of orders?

■ lleva la empresa ella solita she runs the company all by herself

6 (conducir - coche) to drive; (moto) - to ride

■ lleva un Seat azul he drives a blue Seat

7 (pasar tiempo) to be

■ llevo un mes aquí I have been here for a month

■ lleva tres días sin venir a trabajar he hasn't been to work for three days

8 (libros, cuentas) to keep

9 (años) to be older

■ te llevo tres años I'm three years older than you

10 (vida) to lead

■ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a hectic life

11 (tiempo, esfuerzo) to take

■ este trabajo nos llevará más de un mes this job will take us over a month

12 (compás, paso, ritmo) to keep

■ contigo no bailo, no sabes llevar el paso I'm not dancing with you, you can't keep in step

13 familiar (cobrar) to charge

■ ¿cuánto te llevaron por la reparación? how much did they charge you for the repairs?

► verbo intransitivo

1 llevar a (conducir) to take, lead

■ esta senda lleva a la cima this path takes you to the summit

■ y esto, ¿adónde nos lleva? and where will this lead us?

2 llevar a + inf (inducir) to lead to, make

■ esto me lleva a pensar que... this leads me to think that...

■ ¿qué lo llevó a actuar así? what made him act like that?

3 llevar + participio to have

■ llevo escritas cuatro cartas I've written four letters

► verbo pronominal llevarse

1 (obtener) to get; (ganar) to win

■ los rusos se llevaron todas las medallas the Russians won all the medals

2 (recibir) to get

■ se llevó un buen susto he got quite a shock

■ me llevé una agradable sorpresa I had a pleasant surprise

3 (estar de moda) to be fashionable

■ este color ya no se lleva this colour is not fashionable any more

4 (entenderse) to get on ( con, with), get along ( con, with)

■ se lleva bien con sus padres he gets on well with his parents

■ se llevan muy mal they don't get on at all

5 MATEMÁTICAS to carry over

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejarse llevar por... to be influenced by..., get carried away with...

llevar a la práctica to put into practice

llevar adelante to carry out

llevar la cuenta de to keep track of

llevar las de + inf to be likely to + inf

■ las llevas de perder you'll lose

llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn

llevarse por delante (gen) to carry away, sweep away 2 (viento) to blow away 3 (coche) to run over

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verb

1) to carry

2) take, take away

3) wear

4) endure, bear

•

- llevar a cabo
- llevarse
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Para las expresiones llevar adelante, llevar la contraria, llevar las de perder, llevar a la práctica, llevar a término, llevar ventaja, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=transportar) [con los brazos] to carry; [indicando el punto de destino] to take; [en vehículo] to transport

yo llevaba la maleta — I was carrying the case

es muy pesado para llevarlo entre los dos — it's too heavy for the two of us to carry

no te olvides de llevar un paraguas — make sure you take an umbrella with you

lleva los vasos a la cocina — can you take the glasses to the kitchen?

"comida para llevar" — "food to take away", "take-away food"

¿es para llevar? — is it to take away?

2) (=llevar puesto) to wear

¿hay que llevar corbata a la reunión? — do we have to wear a tie to the meeting?

llevaba puesto un sombrero muy raro — she had a very odd hat on, she was wearing a very odd hat

3) (=llevar encima)

solo llevo diez euros — I've only got ten euros on me

no llevo dinero (encima) — I haven't got any money on me

¡la que llevaba encima aquella noche! — * he was really smashed that night! *

4) (=tener)

a) [+ barba, pelo] to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

lleva el pelo corto — he has short hair

b) [+ adorno, ingrediente] to have

esta raqueta no lleva el precio — this racket doesn't have the price on it

este pastel no lleva harina — this cake doesn't have any flour in it

lleva un rótulo que dice... — it has a label (on it) which says...

el tren no lleva coche-comedor — the train doesn't have a dining car

lleva mucha sal — it's very salty

¿qué lleva el pollo que está tan bueno? — what's in this chicken that makes it taste so good?

c) [+ armas, nombre, título] to have, bear frm

llevará el nombre de la madre — she will be named after her mother

el libro lleva el título de... — the book has the title of..., the book is entitled...

5) [+ persona]

a) (=acompañar, conducir) to take

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio — I'm going to take the children to school

lo llevamos al teatro — we took him to the theatre

¿adónde me llevan? — where are you taking me?

a ver ¿cuándo me llevas a cenar? — when are you going to take me out for a meal?

b) [en coche] to drive

Sofía nos llevó a casa — Sofía gave us a lift home, Sofía drove us home

yo voy en esa dirección, ¿quieres que te lleve? — I'm going that way, do you want a lift?

6) (=conducir)

a) [+ vehículo] to drive

lleva muy bien el coche — she drives the car very well

yo llevé el coche hasta Santander — I drove the car to Santander

b) [+ persona, entidad]

este camino nos lleva a Bogotá — this road takes us to Bogotá

ha llevado al país a una guerra — he has led the country into a war

llevó a su empresa a la bancarrota — he caused his company to go bankrupt, he bankrupted his company

• [dejarse] llevar — to get carried away

se dejaba llevar por las olas — he allowed the waves to carry him away

no te dejes llevar por las apariencias — don't be taken in {o} deceived by appearances

si te dejas llevar por él, acabarás mal — if you fall in with him, you'll be in trouble

7) (=dirigir) [+ negocio, tienda] to run

llevar una finca — to run an estate

lleva todos sus negocios en secreto — he conducts all his business in secret

• llevar la [casa] — to run the household

lleva muy bien la casa — she's a very good housewife

• ¿quién lleva la [cuenta]? — who is keeping count?

llevar las cuentas {o} los libros — (Com) to keep the books

• llevar una [materia] — Méx to study a subject
compás 1)
8) (=aportar) to bring

la madre es quien lleva el dinero a la casa — it is the mother who brings home the money

llevó la tranquilidad a todos — he brought peace to everyone

seguro que llevas alegría a tu familia — I'm sure you're making your family happy

9) (=adelantar en)

mi hermana mayor me lleva ocho años — my elder sister is eight years older than me

él me lleva una cabeza — he's a head taller than me

10) (=inducir)

llevar a algn a creer que... — to lead sb to think that..., make sb think that...

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to think that...

11) (=tolerar)

llevar las desgracias con paciencia — to bear misfortunes patiently

¿cómo lleva lo de su hijo? — how's she coping with what happened to her son?

lleva muy bien sus setenta años — he's doing very well for seventy

tiene mucho genio y hay que saber llevarlo — he's very bad-tempered and you have to know how to deal with him

12) [indicando tiempo]

a) (=haber estado) to be

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? — how long have you been here?

llevo horas esperando aquí — I've been waiting here for hours

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train is an hour late

llevo tres meses buscándolo — I have been looking for it for three months

b) (=tardar) to take

el trabajo me llevará tres días — the work will take me three days

llevará varias horas reparar la avería — it will take several hours to carry out the repairs

13) (=cobrar) to charge

me llevó 80 euros por arreglar el televisor — he charged me 80 euros for fixing the television

no quería llevarme nada — he didn't want to charge me, he didn't want to take any money

14) (=ir por)

¿qué dirección llevaba? — what direction was he going in?, which way was he going?

• lleva [camino] de ser como su padre — it looks like he's going to turn out just like his father

15) [+ vida] to lead

llevar una vida tranquila — to live {o} lead a quiet life

16) + participio

llevo estudiados tres capítulos — I have covered three chapters

llevaba hecha la mitad — he had done half of it

lleva conseguidas muchas victorias — he has won many victories

17) (=producir) (Com, Econ) to bear; (Agr) to bear, produce

los bonos llevan un 8% de interés — the bonds pay {o} bear interest at 8%

no lleva fruto este año — it has no fruit this year, it hasn't produced any fruit this year

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO [carretera] to go, lead

esta carretera lleva a La Paz — this road goes {o} leads to La Paz

3.

See:

llevarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

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= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

Ex. Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

Ex. Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex. Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex. Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex. The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex. When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex. These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

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* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

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

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

* * *

llevar (puesto)

(v.) = wear

Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.

= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

Ex: Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex: Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex: These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

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

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

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llevar [A1 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (de un lugar a otro) to take

tengo que llevar los zapatos a arreglar I must take my shoes to be mended

le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya el sábado I'll bring it when I come on Saturday

este programa pretende llevar un mensaje de paz y amor a sus hogares this program aims to bring a message of peace and love into your homes

el camión llevaba una carga de abono the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas let me help you carry your bags

¿qué llevas en el bolso que pesa tanto? what have you got in your bag that weighs so much?

dos hamburguesas para llevar two hamburgers to go ( AmE), two hamburgers to take away ( BrE)

[ S ] comida para llevar take out meals ( AmE), takeaway meals ( BrE)

2 ‹persona› to take

iba para ese lado y me llevó hasta la estación she was going that way so she gave me a lift to o took me to o dropped me at the station

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio I'm going to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar fuera he took us out to dinner

la llevaba de la mano I was holding her hand, I had her by the hand

3

(tener consigo): los atracadores llevaban metralletas the robbers carried submachine guns

no llevo dinero encima or conmigo I don't have any money on me

4 (CS) (comprar) to take

¿la señora ha decidido? — sí, llevo éste have you decided, madam? — yes, I'll take o I'll have this one

¿cuántos va a llevar? how many would you like?

B

1

(guiar, conducir): nos llevaron por un sendero hacia la cueva they led o took us along a path toward(s) the cave

este camino te lleva al río this path leads o takes you to the river

esta discusión no nos llevará a ninguna parte arguing like this won't get us anywhere

2 (impulsar, inducir) to lead

su afición por el juego lo llevó a cometer el desfalco his passion for gambling led him to embezzle the money

esto me lleva a pensar que miente this leads me to believe that she is lying

¿qué puede llevar a una madre a hacer una cosa así? what could induce a mother to do such a thing?

C

1 ‹vestido/sombrero› to wear

puede llevarse suelto o con cinturón it can be worn loose or with a belt

llevaba uniforme he was wearing his uniform, he was in uniform

no llevo reloj I'm not wearing a watch, I haven't got a watch on

2

(hablando de modas): vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso people don't have engagement parties any more

D

(tener): llevas la corbata torcida your tie's crooked

hace años que lleva barba he's had a beard for years

llevaba el pelo corto she wore o had her hair short, she had short hair

cada entrada lleva un número each ticket bears a number o has a number on it

el colegio lleva el nombre de su fundador the school carries o bears the name of its founder

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

A

(tener a su cargo): lleva la contabilidad de la empresa she does the company's accounts

su padre lleva la tienda/el bar his father runs the shop/the bar

el abogado que lleva el caso the lawyer o ( AmE) attorney who is handling the case

mi compañero lleva lo de los créditos my colleague deals with loans

trabaja a tiempo completo y además lleva la casa she works full time and does all the housework as well

B

1 (conducir) ‹vehículo› to drive; ‹moto› to ride

¿quién llevaba el coche? who was driving the car?

2 ‹pareja›

(al bailar): no sé bailar — no importa, yo te llevo I can't dance — it doesn't matter, I'll lead

C

1 ‹vida› to lead

(+ compl): lleva una vida normal/muy ajetreada he leads o has a normal life/very hectic life

llevan su relación en secreto they're keeping their relationship secret

¿cómo llevas lo del divorcio? how are you coping with the divorce?

está en segundo año y lo lleva muy bien he's in the second year and he's doing very well

¿qué tal lo llevas? ( fam); how are things? ( colloq)

lleva muy mal lo de que te vayas al extranjero she's taking this business of you going abroad very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista you handled the interview very well

2 ( Ven) ‹golpe/susto› to get

llevamos un susto grande cuando … we got a terrible fright when …

va a llevar un disgusto grande cuando se entere he's going to be very upset when he finds out

D

(seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time

baila mal, no sabe llevar el compás he's a bad dancer, he can't keep in time to the music

¿estás llevando la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué rumbo llevan? what course are they on?

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in o were they headed in?

Sentido III

A

1 (requerir, insumir) to take

lleva mucho tiempo hacerlo bien it takes a long time to do it well

(+ me/te/le etc): le llevó horas aprendérselo de memoria it took her hours to learn it by heart

me va a llevar horas it's going to take me hours

2

(tener como ingrediente, componente): ¿qué lleva esta sopa? what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla en lugar de aceite this pastry is made with butter instead of oil

lleva unas gotas de jugo de limón it has a few drops of lemon juice in it

este modelo lleva tres metros de tela you need three meters of material for this dress

la blusa lleva un cuello de encaje the blouse has a lace collar

el tren lleva dos vagones de primera the train has o ( frml) conveys two first-class carriages

B (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc):

me lleva dos años he's two years older than me

mi hijo te lleva unos centímetros my son is a few centimeters taller than you, my son is taller than you by a few centimeters

nos llevan tres días de ventaja they have a three-day lead over us

C ( Esp) (cobrar) to charge

no me llevó nada por arreglármelo he didn't charge me (anything) for fixing it

■

v aux

lleva media hora esperando she's been waiting for half an hour

¿llevas mucho rato aquí? have you been here long?

lleva tres días sin probar bocado he hasn't eaten a thing for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late

¿te desperté? — no, llevo horas levantada did I wake you? — no, I've been up for hours

lleva cinco años en la empresa she's been with the company for five years

hasta ahora llevan ganados todos los partidos they've won every game so far

ya llevaba hecha la mitad de la manga I'd already done half the sleeve

llevar las de ganar/perder to be bound to win/lose

con el apoyo del jefe, llevas todas las de ganar if the boss is behind you, you're bound to succeed

■ llevar

vi

1 «camino/carretera» to go, lead

lleva directamente al pueblo it goes o leads straight to the village

¿adónde lleva este camino? where does this road go o lead?

2 (al bailar) to lead

■ llevarse

v pron

A

1 (a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away

¿quién se ha llevado mi paraguas? who's taken my umbrella?

nos lo llevamos a la playa we took him off to the beach

no te lleves el diccionario, lo necesito don't take the dictionary (away), I need it

llévate a los chicos de aquí get the children out of here

los ladrones se llevaron las joyas the thieves went off with o took the jewels

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso the water swept away everything in its path

2 ‹dinero/premio› to win

la película que se llevó todos los premios the movie that carried off o won o took all the prizes

3 (quedarse con, comprar) to take

no sé cuál llevarme I don't know which one to have o take

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? how many would you like?

4 ( Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

5 ( Arg) ‹asignatura› to carry over

B

(dirigir): no te lleves el cuchillo a la boca don't put your knife in your mouth

se llevó la mano al bolsillo he put his hand to his pocket

C ‹susto/regañina› to get

¡qué susto me llevé! what a fright I got!

me llevé una gran decepción I was terribly disappointed, it was a terrible disappointment

se llevó su merecido he got what he deserved

quiero que se lleve un buen recuerdo I want him to leave here with pleasant memories

D

llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb, to get on (well) with sb ( BrE)

nos llevamos mal we don't get along o on

se llevan a matar they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato they fight like cat and dog

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llevar ( conjugate llevar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take;

◊ le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers;

te lo llevaré cuando vaya I'll bring it when I come;
¿qué llevas en la bolsa? what have you got in your bag?;
comida para llevar take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals
b) ( transportar) ‹ carga› to carry;

◊ la ayudé a llevar las bolsas I helped her carry her bags

c) ‹ persona› to take;

◊ nos llevó a cenar he took us out to dinner;

me llevó (en su coche) hasta la estación she gave me a lift to the station;
lo llevaba en brazos/de la mano she was carrying him in her arms/holding her hand
d) ( tener consigo) ‹llaves/dinero/documentación› to have

2
a) (guiar, conducir) to take;

◊ la llevaba de la mano I/he was holding her hand;

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte this won't get us anywhere
b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead;

◊ esto me lleva a pensar que … this leads me to believe that …

3
a) ‹ropa/perfume/reloj› to wear

b) ( tener) ‹barba/bigote› to have;

◊ llevaba el pelo corto she had short hair

1 ( tener a su cargo) ‹negocio/tienda› to run;
‹ caso› to handle;
‹ contabilidad› to do
2 (esp Esp) ( conducir) ‹ vehículo› to drive;
‹ moto› to ride
3 ‹ vida› to lead;
◊ llevar una vida tranquila to lead a quiet;

¿cómo llevas el informe? how are you getting on with the report?
4 (seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time;
◊ ¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?;

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in?
1
a) ( requerir) ‹ tiempo› to take;

◊ le llevó horas aprendérselo it took her hours to learn it

b) ( aventajar) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me lleva un año he's a year older than me;

nos llevan un día de ventaja they have a one-day lead over us
2 (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
llevar v aux:
◊ llevo una hora esperando I've been waiting for an hour;

lleva tres días sin comer he hasn't eaten for three days;
el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late;
llevo revisada la mitad I've already checked half of it
verbo intransitivo [camino/carretera] to go, lead
llevarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( a otro lugar) to take;

◊ la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away;

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? who took my umbrella?;
el agua se llevó las casas the water swept away the houses
b) ‹premio/dinero› to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take;

◊ me llevo este I'll take this one

d) (Mat) to carry;

◊ 9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) ‹ asignatura› to carry over

2 ‹susto/regañina› to get;
◊ me llevé una decepción I was disappointed;

se llevó un buen recuerdo he left here with pleasant memories
3
◊ llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb

4 ( hablando de modas) to be in fashion;
◊ vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

llevar verbo transitivo
1 to take: llévame a casa, take me home
(en dirección al oyente) te lo llevaré al trabajo, I'll bring it to your work
2 (vestir) to wear: lleva el pelo suelto, she wears her hair down
3 (transportar) to carry: no llevo dinero encima, I don't carry any money on me
4 (tolerar, sufrir) lleva muy mal la separación, she is taking the separation very badly
5 (una diferencia de edad) le lleva dos años a su hermana, he is two years older than his sister
6 (cobrar) me llevó dos mil pesetas por el arreglo, she charged me two thousand pesetas for the repairs
7 (necesitar) eso no lleva mucho trabajo, that doesn't need much work
8 (tiempo) llevo dos horas esperando, I've been waiting for two hours
esto llevará un buen rato, this will take a long time
9 (un negocio, empresa) to be in charge of
(a una persona) to handle: te lleva por donde quiere, she does what she likes with you
♦ Locuciones: llevar adelante, to carry sthg through
llevar las de ganar/perder, to be on a winning/losing streak
La traducción más común es to take: ¿Adónde llevas eso?, Where are you taking that? Llévalo a la cocina. Take it to the kitchen. Sin embargo, tratándose de llevar algo hacia el oyente o el hablante, debes emplear el verbo to bring: Te lo llevaré mañana. I'll bring it to you tomorrow. Te llevaré un regalo. I'll bring you a present.
' llevar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- agitada
- agitado
- aire
- altar
- andar
- aparejada
- aparejado
- bajar
- batuta
- caballo
- cabo
- calzar
- calle
- cantante
- cargar
- cartera
- ciega
- ciego
- conducir
- costar
- dejarse
- delantera
- efectuar
- ejecutar
- escrita
- escrito
- garaje
- inducir
- juicio
- magistratura
- mal
- maquillarse
- operar
- pantalla
- pantalón
- perder
- preferir
- realizar
- sed
- sofoco
- subir
- traer
- transportar
- usar
- vestir
- voz
- anca
- andas
- arrastrar
English:
absorb
- accomplish
- account
- achieve
- ahead
- amulet
- astray
- authenticity
- band
- bankrupt
- bear
- blow
- boil
- bring
- carry
- carry about
- carry around
- carry away
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- coal
- conduct
- drag off
- drive
- effect
- fly
- follow through
- footpath
- forceful
- forever
- go through with
- hand-luggage
- handle
- haul up
- have
- have on
- have up
- hold
- hump
- implement
- inclination
- justice
- keep
- lead
- lead out
- lead to
- lead up to
- live
- lug

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llevar

♦ vt

1. [de un lugar a otro] to take;

le llevé unos bombones al hospital I took her some chocolates at the hospital, I brought some chocolates for her to the hospital with me;

llevaré a los niños al zoo I'll take the children to the zoo;

nosotros llevamos la mercancía del almacén a las tiendas we bring o transport the goods from the warehouse to the shops;

me llevó en coche he drove me there;

¿vas al colegio? ¡sube, que te llevo! are you going to school? get in, I'll give you a Br lift o US ride;

¿para tomar aquí o para llevar? is it to eat in or Br to take away o US to go?;

pizzas para llevar [en letrero] Br takeaway pizzas, US pizzas to go

2. [acarrear] to carry;

llevaba un saco a sus espaldas she was carrying a sack on her back;

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders;

¿llevas rueda de recambio? have you got a spare wheel?;

llevar adelante algo [planes, proyecto] to go ahead with sth;

llevar consigo [implicar] to lead to, to bring about;

está prohibido llevar armas carrying arms is prohibited

3. [encima] [ropa, objeto personal] to wear;

llevo gafas I wear glasses;

¿llevas reloj? [en este momento] have you got a watch on?, are you wearing a watch?;
[habitualmente] do you wear a watch?;
llevaba una falda azul she was wearing a blue skirt;

no lleva nada puesto she hasn't got anything o any clothes on;

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me;

nunca llevo mucho dinero encima I never carry a lot of money on me o around;

todavía lleva pañales he's still in Br nappies o US diapers

4. [tener] to have;

llevar bigote to have a moustache;

lleva el pelo largo he has long hair;

me gusta llevar el pelo recogido I like to wear my hair up;

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty;

los productos ecológicos llevan una etiqueta verde environmentally friendly products carry a green label

5. [como ingrediente]
esta tortilla lleva cebolla this omelette has got onion in it;

¿qué lleva el daiquiri? what do you make a daiquiri with?

6. [guiar, acompañar] to take;

los llevé por otro camino I took them another way;

lo llevaron a la comisaría he was taken to the police station;

un guía nos llevó hasta la cima a guide led us to the top;
Méx
lléveme con el gerente I want to see the manager

7. [dirigir] to be in charge of;
[casa, negocio] to look after, to run;
lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

8. [manejar, ocuparse de] [problema, persona] to handle;
[asunto, caso, expediente] to deal with; [automóvil] to drive; [bicicleta, moto] to ride;
este asunto lo lleva el departamento de contabilidad this matter is being handled by the accounts department;

ella llevó las negociaciones personalmente she handled the negotiations herself;

el inspector que lleva el caso the inspector in charge of the case;

lleva muy bien sus estudios he's doing very well in his studies;

sabe cómo llevar a la gente she's good with people

9. [mantener] to keep;

el hotel lleva un registro de todos sus clientes the hotel keeps a record of all its guests;

llevo la cuenta de todos tus fallos I've been keeping count of all your mistakes;

llevar el paso to keep in step;

llevar el ritmo o [m5] compás to keep time;

llevan una vida muy tranquila they lead a very quiet life

10. [soportar] to deal o cope with;

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with sth well/badly;

¿qué tal llevas o [m5] cómo llevas el régimen? how are you getting on with the diet?;

llevo bien lo de ir en tren todos los días, pero lo de madrugar… I can quite happily cope with catching the train every day, but as for getting up early…;
Fam
¿cómo lo llevas con el nuevo jefe? how are you getting on with your new boss?

11. [ir por]
la dirección que lleva el vehículo the direction in which the vehicle is heading;

lleva camino de ser famoso/rico he's on the road to fame/riches;

Comp

llevar las de ganar/perder: el equipo local lleva las de ganar/perder the local team are favourites to win/lose;

en un juicio, llevamos las de ganar if the matter goes to court, we can expect to win;

no te enfrentes con él, que llevas las de perder don't mess with him, you can't hope to win

12. [conducir]
llevar a alguien a algo to lead sb to sth;

aquella inversión le llevaría a la ruina that investment was to bring about his ruin;

¿adónde nos lleva la ingeniería genética? where is all this genetic engineering going to end?;

llevar a alguien a hacer algo to lead o cause sb to do sth;

esto me lleva a creer que miente this makes me think she's lying;

¿qué pudo llevarle a cometer semejante crimen? what could have led o caused him to commit such a crime?

13. [sobrepasar en]
te llevo seis puntos I'm six points ahead of you;

me lleva dos centímetros/dos años he's two centimetres taller/two years older than me

14. [amputar]
la motosierra casi le lleva una pierna the power saw nearly took o cut his leg off

15. [costar] [tiempo, esfuerzo] to take;

aprender a conducir o Am [m5] manejar lleva tiempo it takes time to learn to drive;

me llevó un día hacer este guiso it took me a day to make this dish

16. [pasarse] [tiempo]
lleva tres semanas sin venir she hasn't come for three weeks now, it's three weeks since she was last here;

llevaba siglos sin ir al cine I hadn't been to the cinema for ages, it was ages since I'd been to the cinema;

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? how long have you been here?;

llevo todo el día llamándote I've been trying to get through to you on the phone all day;

llevar mucho tiempo haciendo algo to have been doing sth for a long time

17. Esp [cobrar] to charge;

¿qué te llevaron por la revisión del coche? how much o what did they charge you for servicing the car?

18. CSur [comprar] to take;

llevaré la roja I'll take o have the red one;

¿lo envuelvo o lo lleva puesto? shall I wrap it up for you or do you want to keep it on?

♦ vi
[conducir]
llevar a to lead to;

esta carretera lleva al norte this road leads north

♦ v aux
(antes de participio)
llevo leída media novela I'm halfway through the novel;

llevo dicho esto mismo docenas de veces I've said the same thing time and again;

llevaba anotados todos los gastos she had noted down all the expenses

♦ See also the pronominal verb llevarse

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llevar

I v/t

1 take;

llevar a alguien en coche drive s.o., take s.o. in the car;

llevar dinero encima carry money

2 ropa, gafas wear

3 ritmo keep up

4

:

llevar las de perder be likely to lose;

me lleva dos años he’s two years older than me;

llevo ocho días aquí I’ve been here a week;

llevo una hora esperando I’ve been waiting for an hour;

¿te llevó dos horas hacer eso? it took you two hours to do that?

II v/i lead (a to)

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llevar vt

1) : to take away, to carry

me gusta, me lo llevo: I like it, I'll take it

2) : to wear

3) : to take, to lead

llevamos a Pedro al cine: we took Pedro to the movies

4)

llevar a cabo : to carry out

5)

llevar adelante : to carry on, to keep going

llevar vi

: to lead

un problema lleva al otro: one problem leads to another

llevar v aux

: to have

llevo mucho tiempo buscándolo: I've been looking for it for a long time

lleva leído medio libro: he's halfway through the book

♦ See also the reflexive verb llevarse

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llevar vb

1. (en general) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

lleva a sus hijos a la escuela she takes her children to school

le llevó muchos años aprender a tocar el arpa it took him many years to learn to play the harp

2. (cargar) to carry [pt. & pp. carried]

¿quieres que te lleve la compra? shall I carry your shopping?

3. (vestir) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn]

lleva una chaqueta gris he's wearing a grey jacket

4. (tener) to have

¿qué llevas en la mano? what have you got in your hand?

el pastel lleva crema the cake has got cream in it

5. (conducir) to drive [pt. drove; pp. driven]

llevas el coche muy bien you drive very well

6. (tiempo) to have been

llevo media hora esperándote I've been waiting for you for half an hour

llevarle a alguien... años to be... years older than somebody

su hermano le lleva dos años his brother is two years older than him

para llevar to take away

Spanish-English dictionary > llevar
19 lío

m.

1 mess, difficulty, mix-up, problem.

2 bundle.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: liar.

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lío

► nombre masculino

1 (embrollo) mess

2 (aventura amorosa) affair

3 (fardo) bundle

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

armar un lío to make a fuss

hacerse un lío (uso literal) to get tangled up 2 (uso figurado) to get muddled up

meterse en un lío to get oneself into a mess

¡qué lío! what a mess!

tener un lío con alguien to be having an affair with somebody

* * *

noun m.

1) mess

2) trouble

3) affair, liaison

* * *

SM

1) (=fardo) bundle; Cono Sur truss

2) * (=jaleo) fuss; (=confusión) muddle, mix-up

ese lío de los pasaportes — that fuss about the passports

en mi mesa hay un lío enorme de papeles — my desk is in a real muddle with all these bits of paper

• armar un lío — to make a fuss, kick up a fuss

• armarse un lío, se armó un lío tremendo — there was a terrific fuss

• hacerse un lío — to get into a muddle, get mixed up

se hizo un lío con tantos nombres — he got into a muddle with all the names

3) (=aprieto)

meterse en un lío — to get into trouble

4) * (=amorío) affair

tener un lío con algn — to be having an affair with sb

lío de faldas — affair

5) (=cotilleo) tale, piece of gossip

¡no me vengas con líos! — less of your tales!

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

qué lío! — what a mess!

hacerse un lío con algo — to get into a mess with something (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación)

tiene líos con la policía — he's in trouble with the police (colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos — don't come to me with your problems

qué lío se va a armar! — there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)

armó un lío — he kicked up a fuss (colloq)

meterse en un lío — to get oneself into trouble

c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2) ( fardo) bundle

* * *

= mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].

Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

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

Ex. The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.

Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.

Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex. The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.

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* armar el lío = make + trouble.

* armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* lío amoroso = fling.

* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.

* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.

* no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

qué lío! — what a mess!

hacerse un lío con algo — to get into a mess with something (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación)

tiene líos con la policía — he's in trouble with the police (colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos — don't come to me with your problems

qué lío se va a armar! — there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)

armó un lío — he kicked up a fuss (colloq)

meterse en un lío — to get oneself into trouble

c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2) ( fardo) bundle

* * *

= mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].

Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

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

Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.

Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.

Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.

* armar el lío = make + trouble.

* armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* lío amoroso = fling.

* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.

* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.

* no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.

* * *

lío

masculine

A

1 ( fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

¡qué lío! ¡esto no hay quién lo entienda! what a mess! this is totally incomprehensible

se hizo un lío con las cuentas she got into a mess o a muddle o she got confused with the accounts ( colloq)

2 ( fam)

(problema, complicación): tiene líos con la policía he is in trouble with the police ( colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos don't come to me with your problems

¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! ( colloq), the shit is really going to hit the fan (sl)

armó un lío tremendo porque le sirvieron la sopa fría he created o kicked up a real fuss because his soup was cold ( colloq)

si no obedeces te vas a meter en un buen lío if you don't do as you're told, you're going to get into a lot of trouble o to land yourself in serious trouble

no vengas aquí buscando líos don't come here looking for trouble ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (amorío) affair

tuvo un lío con una periodista famosa he had an affair o ( colloq) a fling with a famous journalist

B (fardo) bundle

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Del verbo liar: ( conjugate liar)

lío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

lió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
liar
lío
liar ( conjugate liar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ cigarrillo› to roll

b) ( atar) to tie (up);

( envolver) to wrap (up);
(en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up)
2 (fam)
a) ‹situación/asunto› to complicate

b) ( confundir) ‹ persona› to confuse, get … in a muddle

c) ( en un asunto) ‹ persona› to involve

liarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam)
a) [ asunto] to get complicated

b) [ persona] to get confused

2 (Esp fam)
a) ( entretenerse):

◊ nos liamos a hablar y … we got talking and …

b) ( emprenderla):

◊ se líoon a golpes they started throwing punches at each other

lío sustantivo masculino
1
a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess;

◊ armarse/hacerse un lío (con algo) to get into a mess (with sth) (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación) trouble;

◊ meterse en un lío to get oneself into trouble;

tiene líos con la policía he's in trouble with the police (colloq);
¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)
c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2 ( fardo) bundle
liar verbo transitivo
1 (envolver) to wrap up
(un cigarro) to roll
2 (embrollar) to muddle up
(aturdir) to confuse
lío sustantivo masculino
1 fam (desorden) mess, muddle
2 fam (romance) affair
3 (de ropa, etc) bundle
♦ Locuciones: armar un lío, to kick up a fuss
hacerse líos con, to get mixed up
meterse en un lío, to get into trouble
' lío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avispero
- barullo
- berenjenal
- buena
- bueno
- enredarse
- follón
- gorda
- gordo
- meterse
- mogollón
- monumental
- petate
- tinglado
- tomate
- trapisonda
- armar
- bochinche
- bronca
- desenredar
- despelote
- enredado
- enredar
- enredo
- menudo
- meter
- pedo
- pelotera
- quilombo
English:
carry-on
- cock-up
- fuss
- hassle
- hot
- hot water
- jam
- kick up
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- muddle
- palaver
- pickle
- rigmarole
- scrape
- screw-up
- tangle
- to-do
- trouble
- ungodly
- water
- bundle
- get
- havoc
- mix
- muddled
- rumpus
- stink
- stir
- to
- wad

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lío nm

1. Fam [enredo] mess;

esto de la declaración de hacienda es un lío filling in your tax return is a real pain o Br palaver;

hacerse un lío to get muddled up;

son tantos hermanos que siempre me armo un lío con sus nombres there are so many different brothers, I always get their names muddled up;

estoy hecho un lío, no sé qué hacer I'm all confused, I don't know what to do

2. Fam [problema]
meterse en líos to get into trouble;

me he metido en un lío del que no sé salir I've got myself into a mess that I don't know how to get out of

3. Fam [jaleo] racket, row;

armar un lío to kick up a fuss

4. Fam [amorío] affair;

está casado pero tiene un lío con alguien del trabajo he's married, but he's having an affair with someone from work

Comp

tener un lío de faldas to be having an affair

5. [paquete] bundle

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lío

m

1 bundle

2 fam ( desorden) mess;

lío amoroso fam affair;

estar hecho un lío be all confused;

hacerse un lío get into a muddle;

meterse en líos get into trouble

3 fam ( jaleo) fuss;

armar un lío fam kick up a fuss fam

* * *

lío nm, fam

1) : confusion, mess

2) : hassle, trouble, jam

meterse en un lío: to get into a jam

3) : affair, liason

* * *

lío n

1. (desorden) mess

tiene la habitación hecha un lío his room is in a right mess

2. (problema) trouble

se ha metido en un buen lío she's in big trouble

se va a armar un lío there's going to be trouble

hacerse un lío to get into a muddle

Spanish-English dictionary > lío
20 apurado

adj.

1 in a hurry, hurried, rushed.

2 hard-pressed, hard-put, hard-set, needy.

3 rushed.

4 difficult.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: apurar.

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apurado

► participio pasado

1→ link=apurar apurar

► adjetivo

1 (avergonzado) embarrassed

2 (necesitado) in need

■ apurado,-a de dinero hard up for money

■ apurado,-a de tiempo in a hurry, pushed for time

3 (dificultoso) awkward, difficult

4 (exacto) accurate, precise

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

afeitado apurado close shave

situación apurada tight spot, jam

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=falto) [de dinero] hard up; [de tiempo] in a hurry, in a rush

a final de mes siempre ando algo apurado — I'm always a bit hard up at the end of the month

siempre voy muy apurado de tiempo — I'm always in a hurry o rush

tú vives apurado — you're always stressed out

- casarse apurado

2) (=difícil) [situación] critical; [triunfo, victoria] hard-fought

en tan apurado trance, decidieron entregarse — being in such a critical state, they decided to give in

un apurado triunfo frente el Cáceres — a hard-fought victory against Cáceres

3) (=avergonzado)

nunca te había visto tan apurada — I had never seen you so embarrassed

estaba muy apurado porque iba a llegar tarde — I was really worried because I was going to be late

4) Esp (=preciso) [limpieza, frenada] precise, exact; [afeitado] close, smooth

2.

SM (=afeitado) close shave

la cuchilla que le proporciona el máximo nivel de apurado — the razor that gives you the closest shave

* * *

- da adjetivo

1) ( avergonzado) embarrassed

2) (AmL) ( con prisa) in a hurry

andaba apurado — he was in a hurry

se casaron apurados — they got married because she got pregnant (colloq)

a las apuradas — (RPl)

lo hizo a las apuradas — she did it in a rush

andar a las apuradas — to be in a rush

3)

a) ( en apuros)

se vio muy apurado para contestar las preguntas — he was hard put to answer the questions

si te encuentras apurado, dímelo — if you run into any difficulties, let me know

b) < situación> difficult

4)

a) ( de trabajo) overwhelmed with work

b) ( de dinero)

anda apurado de dinero — he's short of money

5)

a) < victoria> narrow

b) (Esp period) < afeitado> close, smooth

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* afeitado apurado = close shave.

* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* apurado de dinero = strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money.

* apurado de tiempo = time-rationed, crunched for time, time-crunched.

* situación apurada = hardship.

* * *

- da adjetivo

1) ( avergonzado) embarrassed

2) (AmL) ( con prisa) in a hurry

andaba apurado — he was in a hurry

se casaron apurados — they got married because she got pregnant (colloq)

a las apuradas — (RPl)

lo hizo a las apuradas — she did it in a rush

andar a las apuradas — to be in a rush

3)

a) ( en apuros)

se vio muy apurado para contestar las preguntas — he was hard put to answer the questions

si te encuentras apurado, dímelo — if you run into any difficulties, let me know

b) < situación> difficult

4)

a) ( de trabajo) overwhelmed with work

b) ( de dinero)

anda apurado de dinero — he's short of money

5)

a) < victoria> narrow

b) (Esp period) < afeitado> close, smooth

* * *

* afeitado apurado = close shave.

* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* apurado de dinero = strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money.

* apurado de tiempo = time-rationed, crunched for time, time-crunched.

* situación apurada = hardship.

* * *

apurado -da

adjective

A (avergonzado) embarrassed

B ( AmL) (con prisa) in a hurry

no te pudo esperar, andaba apurado he couldn't wait for you, he was in a hurry

se casaron apurados they got married because she got pregnant

C

1

(en apuros): se vio muy apurado para contestar las preguntas he was hard put to answer the questions, he had a lot of trouble answering the questions

si te encuentras apurado, no tienes más que decírmelo if you run into any difficulties, don't hesitate to let me know

2 ‹situación› difficult

D

1 (agobiado) overwhelmed with work

tengo que ir a ayudarlos porque están muy apurados I must go and help them because they're really overwhelmed o snowed under with work

2

(de dinero): anda apurado de dinero he's short of money

E

1 ‹victoria› narrow

2 ( Esp period) ‹afeitado› close, smooth

* * *

Del verbo apurar: ( conjugate apurar)

apurado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
apurado
apurar
apurado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ( avergonzado) embarrassed
2 (AmL) ( con prisa) in a hurry;
◊ andaba apurado he was in a hurry;

a las apuradas (RPl fam) in a rush
3 ( en apuros):
◊ se vio muy apurado para contestar las preguntas he was hard put to answer the questions;

si te encuentras apurado, dímelo if you run into any difficulties, let me know
4
a) ( agobiado)

◊ apurado de trabajo overwhelmed with work

b) ( escaso) apurado de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› short of sth

apurar ( conjugate apurar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹copa/botella›:
◊ apuró la cerveza y se fue he finished (off) his beer and left

2 ( meter prisa):
◊ nos están apurando para que lo terminemos they're pushing us to finish it;

no me apures (AmL) don't hurry o rush me
verbo intransitivo (Chi) (+ me/te/le etc) ( urgir):
◊ no me apura I'm not in a hurry for it

apurarse verbo pronominal
1 ( preocuparse) to worry
2 (AmL) ( darse prisa) to hurry;
◊ ¡apúrate! hurry up!

apurado,-a adjetivo
1 (agobiado) in need: están muy apurados de dinero, they are very hard up
(de tiempo) in a hurry: andaban muy apurados de tiempo, they were pushed for time
2 (avergonzado) embarrassed
3 (peligroso) awkward, difficult
4 (un afeitado) close
5 LAm (con prisa) in a hurry
apurar verbo transitivo
1 (acabar) to finish off
2 (avergonzar) to embarrass
3 (dar prisa) to hurry
' apurado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apurada
English:
smooth-shaven
- close
- hurry
- rush

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apurado, -a

♦ adj

1. [necesitado] in need;

están apurados de dinero they are short of money;

vamos muy apurados de tiempo we've got very little time, we're very short of time

2. [avergonzado] embarrassed

3. [difícil] awkward, difficult;

una situación apurada a tricky situation

4. [victoria] narrow

5. Esp [afeitado] smooth, close

6. Am [con prisa]
estar apurado to be in a hurry

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Esp [afeitado]
proporciona un apurado perfecto it gives a perfect shave

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Am
ser un apurado to be in a hurry

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apurado

adj

1 L.Am. ( con prisa) in a hurry;

ir apurado de tiempo be pressed for time, be short of time

2 ( pobre) short (of cash);

ir apurado de dinero be short of cash, be strapped for cash;

estoy apurado fam I’m struggling

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apurado, -da adj

1) apresurado: rushed, pressured

2) : poor, needy

3) : difficult, awkward

4) : embarrassed

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