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1 drug economy

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2 strength

see strong

strength n fuerza

he pushed the car with all his strength empujó el coche con todas sus fuerzas

strength

tr[streŋɵ]

noun

1 (of person - physical) fuerza, fuerzas nombre femenino plural, fortaleza; (- stamina) resistencia, aguante nombre masculino

■ you should eat spinach to build up your strength deberías comer espinacas para aumentar tu fuerza

■ he pushed with all his strength empujó con todas sus fuerzas

■ we need to get our strength back necesitamos recobrar las fuerzas

■ by sheer strength a viva fuerza

2 (intellectual, spiritual) fortaleza, entereza, firmeza

■ he showed great strength of character demostró gran fortaleza de carácter

■ strength of will fuerza de voluntad

3 (of machine, object) resistencia; (of wind, current) fuerza; (of light, sound, magnet, lens) potencia

4 (of solution) concentración nombre femenino; (of drug) potencia; (of alcohol) graduación nombre femenino

5 (of currency) valor nombre masculino, fortaleza; (of economy) solidez nombre femenino, fortaleza

6 (of argument, evidence, story) fuerza, validez nombre femenino, credibilidad nombre femenino; (of emotion, conviction, colour) intensidad nombre femenino; (of protest) energía

■ her statement lends strength to his story su declaración da credibilidad a su historia

7 (strong point) punto fuerte, virtud nombre femenino; (ability, capability) capacidad nombre femenino; (advantage) ventaja

■ her strength as a teacher lies in her patience su capacidad como profesora estriba en su paciencia

■ tolerance is one of his many strengths la tolerancia es uno de sus muchos fuertes

■ unity is their strength la unidad es su punto fuerte

■ the strengths and weaknesses of the film las virtudes y defectos de la película

8 (power, influence) poder nombre masculino, potencia

■ the strength of the miners el poder de los mineros

9 (force in numbers) fuerza numérica, número

■ the strength of the work-force el número de trabajadores

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in great strength en gran número

to be on the strength (be a member) formar parte del personal

to do something on the strength of something hacer algo basándose en algo

to be at full strength estar con la plantilla completa

to be under strength estar corto,-a de personal

to go from strength to strength ir ganando fuerzas, marchar viento en popa

strength of feeling ánimos nombre masculino plural

■ there is great strength of feeling over this issue los ánimos están exacerbados por este tema

strength ['strɛŋkɵ] n

1) power: fuerza f

2) solidity, toughness: solidez f, resistencia f, dureza f

3) intensity: intensidad f (de emociones, etc.), lo fuerte (de un sabor, etc.)

4) : punto m fuerte

strengths and weaknesses: virtudes y defectos

5) number: número m, complemento m

in full strength: en gran número

strength

n.

• aguante s.m.

• facultad s.m.

• fibra s.f.

• fortaleza s.f.

• fuerza s.f.

• intensidad s.f.

• rejo s.m.

• resistencia s.f.

streŋθ
noun

1) u ( of persons)

a) ( physical energy) fuerza(s) f(pl); ( health) fortaleza f física

he doesn't know his own strength! — no sabe la fuerza que tiene!

to get one's strength back — recobrar las fuerzas

to save one's strength — ahorrar (las) energías

b) (emotional, mental) fortaleza f; ( in adversity) fortaleza f, entereza f

strength of will — fuerza f de voluntad

strength of character — firmeza f or fortaleza f de carácter

strength of purpose — resolución f, determinación f

give me strength! — (colloq) Dios me dé paciencia!

2) u (of economy, currency) solidez f

political/military strength — poderío m político/militar

3) u

a) ( of materials) resistencia f; (of wind, current) fuerza f; (of drug, solution) concentración f; ( of alcoholic drink) graduación f

full-strength — sin diluir

half-strength — diluido al 50%

b) (of sound, light) potencia f; ( of emotions) intensidad f

c) (of argument, evidence) lo convincente; ( of protests) lo enérgico

we employed her on the strength of his recommendation — la contratamos basándonos en su recomendación

on the strength of that performance she was offered a part — en virtud de esa actuación le ofrecieron un papel

4) c ( strong point) virtud f, punto m fuerte

from strength to strength: the firm has gone from strength to strength since she took over la empresa ha tenido un éxito tras otro desde que ella está al frente; his career seems to be going from strength to strength — su carrera marcha viento en popa

5) u c ( force in numbers) número m

we're below o under strength at the moment — en este momento estamos cortos de personal

their fans were there in strength — sus hinchas estaban allí en bloque or en masa

[streŋθ]
N
1) (=might, energy) (for particular task) fuerzas fpl ; (=general attribute) fuerza f

he hadn't the strength to lift it — no tenía fuerzas para levantarlo

his strength failed him — le fallaron las fuerzas

she swims to build up the strength in her muscles — nada para fortalecer los músculos or coger fuerza en los músculos

you don't know your own strength — no controlas tu propia fuerza

you'll soon get your strength back — pronto recobrarás las fuerzas or te repondrás

• to save one's strength — ahorrar las energías

• with all my strength — con todas mis fuerzas

2) (=fortitude) fortaleza f, fuerzas fpl ; (=firmness) [of belief, conviction] firmeza f

his help gives me the strength to carry on — su ayuda me da fortaleza or fuerzas para seguir adelante

• strength of character — fortaleza f or firmeza f de carácter

• to draw strength from sth — sacar fuerzas de algo

• the independence movement is gathering strength — el movimiento independiente está cobrando fuerza

• give me strength! * — ¡Dios dame paciencia! *

• inner strength — fuerza interior

• strength of purpose — determinación f
gather, tower
3) (=sturdiness) [of material, structure, frame] resistencia f

4) (=power) [of argument] lo convincente, solidez f ; [of claim, case, evidence] peso m ; [of protests] lo enérgico; [of magnet, lens, drug] potencia f ; [of wind] fuerza f ; [of alcohol] graduación f

• on the strength of that success she applied for promotion — en base a ese éxito, solicitó un ascenso

he was recruited on the strength of his communication skills — lo contrataron en virtud de or debido a su aptitud para comunicarse

5) (=intensity) [of emotion] intensidad f, fuerza f ; [of sound] potencia f ; [of colour] intensidad f

he warned the government not to underestimate the strength of feeling among voters — advirtió al gobierno que no subestimara la intensidad or fuerza de los sentimientos de los votantes

6) [of currency] (=value) valor m ; (=high value) solidez f, fuerza f

our decision will depend on the strength of the pound — nuestra decisión dependerá del valor de la libra

exports fell owing to the strength of the pound — las exportaciones bajaron debido a la solidez or la fuerza de la libra

7) (=good point, asset) punto m fuerte

their chief strength is technology — su punto fuerte es la tecnología

to go from strength to strength —

his movie career is going from strength to strength — su carrera cinematográfica marcha viento en popa

the company has gone from strength to strength — la empresa ha ido teniendo un éxito tras otro

8) (in number) número m ; (Mil, Police) efectivos mpl

he has promised to increase the strength of the police force — ha prometido incrementar los efectivos de la policía

• to be at full strength — [army] disponer de todos sus efectivos; (Sport) [team] contar con todos sus jugadores; [office] contar con todo el personal

• his supporters were there in strength or had come in strength — sus partidarios habían acudido en masa

• to be on the strength — (gen) formar parte de la plantilla; (Mil) formar parte del regimiento

to take sb on to the strength — admitir a algn en la plantilla; (Mil) admitir a algn en el regimiento

• to be under or below strength, the team was under or below strength due to injuries — el equipo contaba con pocos jugadores debido a las lesiones

two people are off sick so we're a bit under or below strength — dos de los empleados se encuentran enfermos y estamos un poco cortos de personal

his army was seriously under or below strength — su ejército contaba con poquísimos efectivos

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[streŋθ]
noun

1) u ( of persons)

a) ( physical energy) fuerza(s) f(pl); ( health) fortaleza f física

he doesn't know his own strength! — no sabe la fuerza que tiene!

to get one's strength back — recobrar las fuerzas

to save one's strength — ahorrar (las) energías

b) (emotional, mental) fortaleza f; ( in adversity) fortaleza f, entereza f

strength of will — fuerza f de voluntad

strength of character — firmeza f or fortaleza f de carácter

strength of purpose — resolución f, determinación f

give me strength! — (colloq) Dios me dé paciencia!

2) u (of economy, currency) solidez f

political/military strength — poderío m político/militar

3) u

a) ( of materials) resistencia f; (of wind, current) fuerza f; (of drug, solution) concentración f; ( of alcoholic drink) graduación f

full-strength — sin diluir

half-strength — diluido al 50%

b) (of sound, light) potencia f; ( of emotions) intensidad f

c) (of argument, evidence) lo convincente; ( of protests) lo enérgico

we employed her on the strength of his recommendation — la contratamos basándonos en su recomendación

on the strength of that performance she was offered a part — en virtud de esa actuación le ofrecieron un papel

4) c ( strong point) virtud f, punto m fuerte

from strength to strength: the firm has gone from strength to strength since she took over la empresa ha tenido un éxito tras otro desde que ella está al frente; his career seems to be going from strength to strength — su carrera marcha viento en popa

5) u c ( force in numbers) número m

we're below o under strength at the moment — en este momento estamos cortos de personal

their fans were there in strength — sus hinchas estaban allí en bloque or en masa

English-spanish dictionary > strength
3 course

I [kɔːs]
nome

1) (progression) (of time, event, history, nature) corso m.

in the course of time — con l'andar o nel corso del tempo

in the normal course of events in condizioni normali, normalmente; in the course of doing facendo, nel fare; in the course of construction in corso o via di costruzione; to take its course seguire il proprio corso; in due course — a tempo debito, a suo tempo

2) (route) (of river, road, planet, star) corso m.; (of boat, plane) rotta f.

to be on course aer. mar. tenere una rotta; the economy is back on course l'economia è di nuovo stabile; to go off course andare fuori rotta; to change course cambiare direzione; aer. mar. cambiare rotta (anche fig.); course of action linea di azione o di condotta; to take a course of action — seguire una linea d'azione

3) scol. univ. corso m. (in di; of di)

English course — corso di inglese

beginners' course — corso (per) principianti

a course of study — scol. un corso o programma di studi; univ. corso di studi, curricolo universitario

to be on a course — seguire o frequentare un corso

4) med. veter. (of drug) cura f., trattamento m.; (of injections) cura f.

a course of treatment — un ciclo di cure

5) sport (in golf) campo m.; (in athletics, horseracing) percorso m., circuito m.

to stay the course — resistere fino alla fine della gara o fino in fondo; fig. tenere duro, resistere

6) (part of meal) portata f., piatto m.

the fish course — il (piatto di) pesce

five-course — [ meal] di cinque portate

7) of course certo, certamente, naturalmente

of course I do! — certo (che sì)!

of course he doesn't! — certo che no!

"did you lock the door?" - "of course I did!" — "hai chiuso la porta a chiave?" - "certo!"

"you didn't believe him?" - "of course not!" — "non gli hai creduto?" - "naturalmente!"
II [kɔːs]
verbo intransitivo

1) (rush) scorrere, colare

2) sport [ dogs] essere all'inseguimento (della selvaggina); [ person] cacciare

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[ko:s]
noun

1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) corso; serie

2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) piatto, portata

3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) campo, pista

4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) corso

5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) corso

6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) condotta

•

- in the course of
- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course
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I [kɔːs]
nome

1) (progression) (of time, event, history, nature) corso m.

in the course of time — con l'andar o nel corso del tempo

in the normal course of events in condizioni normali, normalmente; in the course of doing facendo, nel fare; in the course of construction in corso o via di costruzione; to take its course seguire il proprio corso; in due course — a tempo debito, a suo tempo

2) (route) (of river, road, planet, star) corso m.; (of boat, plane) rotta f.

to be on course aer. mar. tenere una rotta; the economy is back on course l'economia è di nuovo stabile; to go off course andare fuori rotta; to change course cambiare direzione; aer. mar. cambiare rotta (anche fig.); course of action linea di azione o di condotta; to take a course of action — seguire una linea d'azione

3) scol. univ. corso m. (in di; of di)

English course — corso di inglese

beginners' course — corso (per) principianti

a course of study — scol. un corso o programma di studi; univ. corso di studi, curricolo universitario

to be on a course — seguire o frequentare un corso

4) med. veter. (of drug) cura f., trattamento m.; (of injections) cura f.

a course of treatment — un ciclo di cure

5) sport (in golf) campo m.; (in athletics, horseracing) percorso m., circuito m.

to stay the course — resistere fino alla fine della gara o fino in fondo; fig. tenere duro, resistere

6) (part of meal) portata f., piatto m.

the fish course — il (piatto di) pesce

five-course — [ meal] di cinque portate

7) of course certo, certamente, naturalmente

of course I do! — certo (che sì)!

of course he doesn't! — certo che no!

"did you lock the door?" - "of course I did!" — "hai chiuso la porta a chiave?" - "certo!"

"you didn't believe him?" - "of course not!" — "non gli hai creduto?" - "naturalmente!"
II [kɔːs]
verbo intransitivo

1) (rush) scorrere, colare

2) sport [ dogs] essere all'inseguimento (della selvaggina); [ person] cacciare

English-Italian dictionary > course
4 relapse

1. intransitive verb
[Kranker:] einen Rückfall bekommen

relapse into — zurückfallen in (+ Akk.) [Götzendienst, Barbarei]

relapse into silence/lethargy — wieder in Schweigen/Lethargie verfallen
2. noun
Rückfall, der ( into in + Akk.)

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[rə'læps] 1. verb
(to return to a former bad or undesirable state (eg ill health, bad habits).) zurückfallen
2. noun
(a return to a former bad or undesirable state, especially ill health.) der Rückfall

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re·lapse

I. n

[ˈri:læps]

MED Rückfall m; (in economy) Rückschlag m

to have/suffer a \relapse einen Rückfall haben/erleiden

II. vi

[rɪˈlæps]

1. MED (after improvement) einen Rückfall haben; ECON economy einen Rückschlag erleiden

to \relapse into alcoholism/drug abuse wieder dem Alkoholismus/Drogenkonsum verfallen

2. (to previous state)

to \relapse into coma/sleep in ein Koma/einen Schlaf verfallen

to \relapse into silence in Schweigen verfallen

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[rɪ'lps]
1. n (MED)
Rückfall m, Rückschlag m; (fig, in economy) Rückschlag m; (into vice, crime) Rückfall m (into in +acc)
to have a relapse — einen Rückfall haben

2. vi (MED)
einen Rückfall haben; (economy) einen Rückschlag erleiden
to relapse (into crime/vice) — rückfällig werden

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relapse [rıˈlæps]

A v/i

1. zurückfallen, wieder fallen ( beide:

into in akk)

2. wieder verfallen ( into in akk)

3. rückfällig werden

4. MED einen Rückfall erleiden

B s [a. ˈriːlæps] MED Rückfall m:

have a relapse einen Rückfall erleiden

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1. intransitive verb
[Kranker:] einen Rückfall bekommen

relapse into — zurückfallen in (+ Akk.) [Götzendienst, Barbarei]

relapse into silence/lethargy — wieder in Schweigen/Lethargie verfallen
2. noun
Rückfall, der ( into in + Akk.)

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n.

Rückfall -¨e m. v.

zurück fallen v.

zurückfallen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > relapse
5 soft

adjective

1) weich; zart, weich [Haut]

the ground is soft — der Boden ist aufgeweicht; (Sport) der Boden ist schwer

as soft as butter — weich wie Butter; butterweich

soft ice cream — Soft-Eis, das

soft toys — Stofftiere

2) (mild) sanft; mild [Klima]; zart [Duft]

3) (compassionate)

have a soft spot for somebody/something — eine Vorliebe od. Schwäche für jemanden/etwas haben

4) (delicate) sanft [Augen]; weich [Farbe, Licht]

5) (quiet) leise; sanft

6) (gentle) sanft

be soft on or with somebody — (coll.): (be unusually lenient with) mit jemandem sanft umgehen

7) (coll.): (easy) bequem, (ugs.) locker [Job, Leben]

have a soft job — eine ruhige Kugel schieben (ugs.)

8) (compliant) nachgiebig

9) (too indulgent) zu nachsichtig; zu lasch (ugs.)

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[soft]
adjective

1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) weich

2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) weich

3) (not loud: a soft voice.) sanft

4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) gedämpft

5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) mild

6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) alkoholfrei

7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) verweichlicht

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- academic.ru/91835/softly">softly
- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for
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soft

[sɒft, AM sɑ:ft]

adj

1. (not hard) weich

the ice cream had gone \soft das Eis war geschmolzen

\soft contact lenses weiche Kontaktlinsen

\soft tissue MED Weichteile pl

2. (smooth) weich; cheeks, skin zart; cloth, dress weich; leather geschmeidig

\soft hair seidiges Haar

3. (weak) weich, schlaff

to go [or get] \soft schlaff werden

4. (not bumpy)

\soft landing weiche Landung

5. (of weather) climate mild

\soft rain leichter [o sanfter] Regen

\soft wind sanfte Brise

6. (subtle) colour zart

\soft blue/lilac/yellow zartes Blau/Lila/Gelb

\soft pastel colours zarte [o weiche] Pastelltöne

\soft glow zartes Leuchten

\soft light weiches [o gedämpftes] Licht

7. (not loud)

\soft music gedämpfte Musik

\soft rock Softrock m

\soft sound leises Geräusch

\soft voice leise [o sanfte] [o gedämpfte] Stimme

\soft words sanfte Worte

8. (lenient) nachgiebig

▪ to be \soft with sb jdm gegenüber nachgiebig sein

you can't be \soft with those kids du kannst diesen Kindern nicht immer alles durchgehen lassen

▪ to be \soft on sb/sth jdm/etw gegenüber nachsichtig sein

this government is too \soft on crime diese Regierung geht nicht energisch genug gegen die Kriminalität vor

to have a \soft time of it es leicht [o bequem] haben

9. (easy) leicht, einfach

he's got a pretty \soft job er hat eine ziemlich leichte Arbeit

the \soft option der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes

10. (not firm in opinion)

to go \soft on sth bei etw dat zu nachgiebig sein

the \soft left ( pej) die schwache Linke

11. (compassionate) weich

she's got a \soft heart sie hat ein weiches Herz

to have \soft feelings for sb Mitgefühl für jdn haben

to be a \soft touch ( fam) leicht rumzukriegen sein fam

12. (unfinished) grob

\soft design/plan grober Entwurf/Plan

13. STOCKEX, FIN (falling)

\soft currency weiche Währung

\soft market rückläufiger Aktienmarkt

\soft prices nachgiebige Preise

14. COMPUT material weich, soft; data weich

15.

▶ to have a \soft spot for sb eine Schwäche für jdn haben

▶ to be \soft in the head ( fam) nicht ganz richtig im Kopf sein fam

▶ to be \soft on sb esp AM ( fam) jdn sehr gernhaben, eine Schwäche für jdn haben

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[sɒft]
adj (+er)

1) weich; meat zart; (pej = flabby) muscle schlaff

a book in soft covers — ein kartoniertes Buch

soft cheese — Weichkäse m

soft margarine —

soft ice cream — Softeis nt

2) (= smooth) skin zart; surface glatt; material, velvet weich; hair seidig

as soft as silk or velvet — seiden- or samtweich

3) (= gentle, not harsh) sanft; (= subdued) light, sound gedämpft, sanft; music gedämpft; (= not loud) leise; rain, breeze, tap, pressure leicht; fold, curve sanft; pleat zart; line weich

a soft landing (lit, fig) — eine weiche Landung

4) (LING) consonant weich

5) (= weak) character, government schwach; treatment nachsichtig; (= lenient) teacher, parent nachsichtig, gutmütig; judge, sentence, punishment mild(e)

to be soft with or on sb — jdm gegenüber nachgiebig sein; with children also

to be (too) soft on sth — (zu) nachgiebig mit etw sein

to go soft (on sth) ( — einer Sache (dat ) gegenüber) zu nachgiebig sein

to have a soft heart —

to be as soft as shit (sl) — ein Weichei sein (sl)

6) (= not tough) verweichlicht; liberalism gemäßigt

he thinks it's soft for a boy to play the violin — er hält es für unmännlich, wenn ein Junge Geige spielt

to make sb soft — jdn verweichlichen

the soft left (Pol) — die gemäßigte Linke

7) (= easy) job, life bequem

he has a soft time of it — er hats leicht or bequem

that's a soft option — das ist der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes

8) (= kind, warm) smile warm

he had another, softer side to him — er hatte noch eine andere, gefühlvollere Seite

9) (ECON) currency weich; prices instabil; stocks, economy, growth schwach; market nachgiebig

10) drink alkoholfrei; drug, pornography weich

soft porn film/magazine —

soft porn actress — Softpornodarstellerin f

11) (TYP, COMPUT) return, hyphen weich

soft fonts (for printer) — ladbare Schriften pl

12) (Brit inf = foolish) doof (inf), nicht ganz richtig im Kopf (inf)

he's soft ( in the head) — er ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf (inf)

you must be soft! — du spinnst wohl! (inf)

I must be going soft — ich fange wohl an zu spinnen (inf)

13) (inf

= feeling affection) to be soft on sb — für jdn schwärmen

to have a soft spot for sb — eine Schwäche für jdn haben

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soft [sɒft; besonders US sɔːft]

A adj (adv softly)

1. allg weich:

soft palate ANAT weicher Gaumen, Gaumensegel n;

soft prices WIRTSCH nachgiebige Preise;

soft rays PHYS weiche Strahlen;

soft sell WIRTSCH Soft Selling n, weiche Verkaufsmethoden pl;

soft toy Stofftier n

2. TECH weich, besonders

a) ungehärtet (Eisen)

b) schmiedbar (Metall)

c) bröck(e)lig (Gestein)

d) enthärtet (Wasser)

3. glatt, weich (Haar, Haut)

4. mild, lieblich (Wein)

5. fig weich, sanft (Augen, Herz etc): → spot A 5

6. sacht, leise (Bewegungen etc)

7. sanft, gedämpft (Farben etc), (Licht auch) dezent

8. schwach, verschwommen (Konturen etc):

soft negative FOTO weiches Negativ

9. mild, sanft (Klima etc)

10. Br schwül, regnerisch, feucht

11. sanft (Berührung, Schlaf etc):

soft punishment milde Strafe;

be soft with sb sanft umgehen mit jemandem; → sawder A

12. ruhig, höflich, gewinnend (Wesen etc)

13. leicht beeinflussbar

14. gefühlvoll, empfindsam

15. pej verweichlicht

16. umg leicht, angenehm:

have a soft job eine ruhige Kugel schieben

17. a) alkoholfrei:

soft drink Soft Drink m

b) weich:

soft drug auch Soft Drug f; → porn A

18. auch soft in the head umg leicht bescheuert

19. LING

a) stimmhaft:

soft mutes stimmhafte Verschlusslaute

b) als Zischlaut gesprochen

c) palatalisiert

B adv sanft, leise:

speak soft

C s

1. (das) Weiche oder Sanfte

2. weicher Gegenstand, weiches Material etc

3. → softy

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adjective

1) weich; zart, weich [Haut]

the ground is soft — der Boden ist aufgeweicht; (Sport) der Boden ist schwer

as soft as butter — weich wie Butter; butterweich

soft ice cream — Soft-Eis, das

soft toys — Stofftiere

2) (mild) sanft; mild [Klima]; zart [Duft]

3) (compassionate)

have a soft spot for somebody/something — eine Vorliebe od. Schwäche für jemanden/etwas haben

4) (delicate) sanft [Augen]; weich [Farbe, Licht]

5) (quiet) leise; sanft

6) (gentle) sanft

be soft on or with somebody — (coll.): (be unusually lenient with) mit jemandem sanft umgehen

7) (coll.): (easy) bequem, (ugs.) locker [Job, Leben]

have a soft job — eine ruhige Kugel schieben (ugs.)

8) (compliant) nachgiebig

9) (too indulgent) zu nachsichtig; zu lasch (ugs.)

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adj.

sanft adj.

weich adj.

English-german dictionary > soft
6 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) ovinek, odcep

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (biti) na vrsti za

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) točka

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up
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I [tə:n]
noun

vrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja; figuratively izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza; economy prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba; figuratively sposobnost, talent, dar ( for za), nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz; colloquially živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka); printing obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk; sport trojka (pri drsanju); plural medicine menstruacija, mesečna čišča

turn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje se

at every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem času

before one's turn — preden smo na vrsti

by turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugim

every one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!

in turn — po vrsti

in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenil

out of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestu

to a turn — izvrstno

a turn of anger — napad jeze

turn of the century — konec stoletja

a turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usode

a turn to the left — zavoj na levo

turn of life medicine klimakterij

the turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobrat

done to a turn — (s)pečen kot treba

hand's turn — ročno delo

to be of humorous turn — imeti smisel za humor

to be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomnici

he is fond of old turns of expression — on se rad starinsko izraža

whose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?

now it is my turn — sedaj sem jaz na vrsti

the milk is on the turn — mleko se bo vsak hip skisalo

the cake is done to a turn — kolač je ravno prav pečen

to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugo

he did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodel

one good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugo

to (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrsto

to give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti koga

to have a turn for languages — ima dar za jezike

he has a curious turn of mind — čudnega značaja je

I heard short turns in the music-hall — slišal sem kratke točke programa v varieteju

left (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!

we read turn and turn about — menjavali smo se pri čitanju

don't speak out of your turn! — ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!

it serves my turn — to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)

to take a turn at s.th. — kratek čas se s čim ukvarjati

to take a turn to the right — zaviti na desno

to take turns — medsebojno se menjavati ( at rowing pri veslanju)

to take a turn in the park — napraviti kratek sprehod (rundo) v parku

to take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)

disease took a favourable turn — bolezen se je obrnila na bolje
II [tə:n]
1.

transitive verb

(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti, military

obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi ( into v); sport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati ( against proti); zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti; economy v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati; figuratively lepo formulirati (stavek); obsolete speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti;

2.

intransitive verb

vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se; figuratively postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k), obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož); obsolete prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

to turn an attack military odbiti napad

to turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od

to turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben

he turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju

to turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti koga

his brain has turned with overwork — zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela

to turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikati

to turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi

to turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti

to turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti

to turn Catholic — postati katoličan

to turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru

to turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)

he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik

to have an old overcoat turned — dati si obrniti star površnik

turned commas — narekovaj

to turn colour — spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)

to turn a compliment — napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)

to turn a street corner — zaviti okoli uličnega vogala

to turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizo

to turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo

to turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati

to turn to a dictionary — zateči se k slovarju

to turn to the doctor — obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika

to turn the edge of a knife — skrhati nož

to turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko

to turn English into Slovene — prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino

to turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna priča

he is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto

to turn a film — snemati film

to turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti

to turn the enemy's flank — obiti sovražnikov bok

to turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati

to turn one's flght northwards — usmeriti svoj polet proti severu

to turn ground — prekopati zemljo

his hair has turned grey — osivel je

to turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česa

she can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktična

not to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali

my head turns — vse se mi vrti v glavi

his head turned with the success — uspeh mu je stopil v glavo

to turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj

to turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavo

to turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesa

to turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti se

to turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti koga

to turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj

the joke was turned against me — šala je letela name

the key won't turn — ključ se ne mara zavrteti

the leaves are beginning to turn — listje začenja spreminjati barve

to turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo

to turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustreliti

to turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznega

you will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas

the milk has turned (sour) — mleko se je skisalo

the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) — toplo vreme je skisalo mleko

to turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kaj

to turn pale — postati bled

it turned her pale — prebledela je ob tem

to turn an honest penny — živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)

to turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj

to turn rancid — postati žaltav

to turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)

to turn and rend — napasti s sramotenjem

to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)

to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabost

she turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je

to turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, salto

to turn one's steps home — kreniti domov

my stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi

it turns my stomach — ob tem se mi obrača želodec

to turn a table leg — stružiti nogo za mizo

to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj

to turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati

the tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)

to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hoteti

to turn traitor — postati izdajalec

to turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti se

to turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česa

to turn everything upside down — postaviti vse na glavo

the boat turned upside down — čoln se je prevrnil

my umbrella turned inside out — dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)

to turn a Latin verse — skovati latinski stih

to turn water into wine — spremeniti vodo v vino

my coat won't turn water — moj plašč ni nepremočljiv

I don't know which way to turn — ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figuratively ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim

to turn a wheel — (za)vrteti kolo

the wheel turns — kolo se vrti

the wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)

the whole world has turned topsy-turvy — cel svet je postavljen na glavo

this wood turns well — ta les se dobro struži

even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden

English-Slovenian dictionary > turn
7 soft

soft
adjective

1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) blando

2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) suave

3) (not loud: a soft voice.) suave

4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) suave

5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) blando

6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) no alcohólico

7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) tonto, bobo

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- softly
- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for

soft adj

1. blando / suave

a soft bed una cama blanda

soft skin piel suave

soft music música suave

2. tenue / suave

soft colours colores tenues

soft

tr[sɒft]

adjective

1 (not hard) blando,-a; (spongy) esponjoso,-a; (flabby) fofo,-a

■ soft bed cama mullida

■ soft cheese queso blando

■ soft metal metal dulce

2 (skin, hair, fur, etc) suave

3 (light, music, colour) suave; (words) tierno,-a; (breeze, steps, knock) ligero,-a; (outline) difuminado,-a

■ in a soft voice en voz baja

4 familiar (easy) fácil

■ a soft job un chollo

5 (person - lenient) blando,-a, indulgente; (- weak) débil; (- gentle, kind) dulce; (- easily upset) sensiblero,-a

■ you're too soft on/with the kids eres demasiado blando con los niños

6 (water) blando,-a

7 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL (consonant) suave

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be soft in the head ser tonto,-a del culo, ser estúpido,-a

to be soft on somebody (attracted) gustarle alguien a uno

■ he's soft on Louise le gusta Louise

to have a soft spot for somebody tener debilidad por alguien, tenerle cariño a alguien

soft copy datos nombre masculino plural contenidos en la memoria del ordenador

soft currency moneda débil

soft drink refresco, bebida no alcohólica

soft drug droga blanda

soft furnishings (tejidos nombre masculino plural para) cortinas, fundas de sofá, etc

soft landing aterrizaje nombre masculino suave

soft option camino fácil

soft palate velo del paladar

soft pedal SMALLMUSIC/SMALL pedal nombre masculino suave

soft porn pornografía blanda

soft sell venta basada en la persuasión

soft soap coba

soft toy muñeco de peluche, animal nombre masculino de peluche

soft ['sɔft] adj

1) : blando

a soft pillow: una almohada blanda

2) smooth: suave (dícese de las texturas, de los sonidos, etc.)

3) nonalcoholic: no alcohólico

a soft drink: un refresco

soft

adj.

• blando, -a adj.

• delicado, -a adj.

• débil adj.

• dócil adj.

• esponjoso, -a adj.

• flexible adj.

• fláccido, -a adj.

• fofo, -a adj.

• mole adj.

• muelle adj.

• pastoso, -a adj.

• remolón, -ona adj.

• suave adj.

• tenue adj.

• tierno, -a adj.

adv.

• blandamente adv.

• suavemente adv.

sɔːft, sɒft
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not hard) blando; <cushion/mattress> blando, mullido; <dough/clay/pencil> blando; < metal> maleable, dúctil

to go soft — ablandarse

b) ( smooth) <fur/fabric> suave; < skin> suave, terso

2)

a) (mild, subdued) < breeze> suave; <light/color> suave, tenue

b) ( quiet) < music> suave

in a soft voice — en voz baja

3)

a) ( lenient) blando, indulgente

to be soft ON o WITH somebody — ser* blando or indulgente con alguien

to take a softer line on something — adoptar una actitud menos intransigente sobre algo

b) ( feeble-minded) (colloq)

to be soft (in the head) — ser* estúpido

4) ( easy) (colloq) < life> fácil

the soft option — el camino fácil

a soft target — un blanco fácil

soft sell — venta f blanda ( venta sin técnicas agresivas)

5) ( emotionally attached)

to be soft on somebody — tener* debilidad por alguien

6) < drugs> blando; < pornography> blando

7) ( Chem) < water> blando

8) < consonant> débil

[sɒft]
1. ADJ
(compar softer) (superl softest)
1) (=not hard) [ground, water, cheese, pencil, contact lens] blando; [bed, mattress, pillow] blando, mullido; [metal] maleable, dúctil; pej [muscles, flesh] blando

to go soft — [biscuits etc] ablandarse

his muscles have gone soft — sus músculos han perdido su fuerza, se le han ablandado los músculos

2) (=smooth) [skin, hair, fur, fabric, texture] suave

to make soft — [+ skin, clothes] suavizar; [+ leather] ablandar

3) (=gentle, not harsh) [breeze, landing] suave; [accent] ligero, leve; [music] suave; [light] tenue; [colour] delicado; [line] difuminado

in soft focus — desenfocado

soft lighting — luz f tenue

4) (=quiet) [whisper, laugh, step] suave; [whistle] flojo; [voice] suave, tenue

his voice was so soft she scarcely heard it — hablaba tan bajito que apenas le oía

the music is too soft — esta música está demasiado baja

5) (=kind) [smile, person] dulce; [words] tierno, dulce

to have a soft heart — ser todo corazón

6) (=lenient, weak) blando

the soft left — (Pol) la izquierda moderada, el centro-izquierda

to take a soft line against sth — adoptar una línea suave en contra de algo

to be (too) soft on/with sth/sb — ser (demasiado) blando or indulgente con algo/algn

7) (=easy) fácil

soft job — chollo m (Sp) *, trabajo m fácil

soft option — camino m fácil

soft target — blanco m fácil
touch 1., 2)
8) * (=foolish) bobo *, tonto

you must be soft! — ¡tú eres tonto!, ¡has perdido el juicio!

to be soft in the head — ser un poco bobo *

9) (=fond)

to be soft on sb — sentir afecto por algn

to have a soft spot for sb — tener debilidad por algn

10) (Ling) débil

11) (Econ) [prices, economy] débil; [sales, market, growth] flojo

2.

CPD [currency, drug, fruit] blando

soft brown sugar N — azúcar f morena blanda, azúcar m moreno blando

soft centre N — relleno m blando

soft commodities NPL — (Econ) bienes mpl perecederos, bienes mpl no durables

soft copy N — (Comput) copia f transitoria

soft drink N — bebida f refrescante, refresco m

soft fruit N — (Brit) bayas fpl

soft furnishings NPL — textiles mpl

soft goods NPL — (Comm) géneros mpl textiles, tejidos mpl

soft landing N — aterrizaje m suave

soft margarine N — margarina f (fácil de untar)

soft money N — (US) papel m moneda

soft palate N — (Anat) velo m del paladar

soft pedal N — (Mus) pedal m suave
soft-pedal
soft phone N — (Comput) teléfono m de software

soft porn, soft pornography N — pornografía f blanda

soft sell N — venta f por persuasión

soft shoulder N — (US) arcén m de tierra (para frenazos de emergencia)

soft skills NPL — habilidades fpl interpersonales

soft soap * N — coba * f

to give sb soft soap — dar coba a algn *
soft-soap
soft top N — (esp US) descapotable m

soft toy N — juguete m de peluche

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[sɔːft, sɒft]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not hard) blando; <cushion/mattress> blando, mullido; <dough/clay/pencil> blando; < metal> maleable, dúctil

to go soft — ablandarse

b) ( smooth) <fur/fabric> suave; < skin> suave, terso

2)

a) (mild, subdued) < breeze> suave; <light/color> suave, tenue

b) ( quiet) < music> suave

in a soft voice — en voz baja

3)

a) ( lenient) blando, indulgente

to be soft ON o WITH somebody — ser* blando or indulgente con alguien

to take a softer line on something — adoptar una actitud menos intransigente sobre algo

b) ( feeble-minded) (colloq)

to be soft (in the head) — ser* estúpido

4) ( easy) (colloq) < life> fácil

the soft option — el camino fácil

a soft target — un blanco fácil

soft sell — venta f blanda ( venta sin técnicas agresivas)

5) ( emotionally attached)

to be soft on somebody — tener* debilidad por alguien

6) < drugs> blando; < pornography> blando

7) ( Chem) < water> blando

8) < consonant> débil

English-spanish dictionary > soft
8 kick

kick [kɪk]

1. noun

   a. ( = action) coup m de pied

• to give the door a kick donner un coup de pied dans la porte

• this refusal was a kick in the teeth for her (inf) ce refus lui a fait l'effet d'une gifle

   b. ( = thrill) (inf) I get a kick out of it ça me donne un plaisir fou (inf)

• he did it for kicks il l'a fait pour le plaisir

   c. ( = zest) (inf) a drink with kick in it une boisson qui vous donne un coup de fouet

2. intransitive verb

   a. [person] donner un coup de pied ; [footballer] shooter ; [baby in womb] donner des coups de pied ; [horse] ruer

   b. ( = object to sth) (inf) to kick against sth se rebiffer contre qch (inf)

3. transitive verb

   a. [person] donner un coup de pied à ; [horse] lancer une ruade à

• she kicked him in the stomach elle lui a donné un coup de pied dans le ventre

• I could have kicked myself (inf) je me serais giflé

• to kick sb in the teeth (inf) faire un coup vache (inf) à qn

• to kick the bucket (inf!) ( = die) casser sa pipe (inf !)

   b. ( = stop) to kick the habit [smoker] arrêter de fumer ; [drug addict] décrocher (inf)

4. compounds

► kick boxing noun boxe f française

► kick-off noun [of football match] coup m d'envoi ; [of meeting] début m

► kick-stand noun [of motorcycle] béquille f

► kick-start transitive verb [+ motorcycle] démarrer au kick ; [+ economy, negotiations, process] relancer

► kick-starter noun [of motorcycle] kick m

► kick about, kick around

1. intransitive verb

[clothes, person] (inf!) traîner

2. separable transitive verb

• to kick a ball about or around s'amuser avec un ballon

• to kick sb around ( = mistreat) malmener qn

• to kick an idea around (inf) débattre une idée► kick in

1. separable transitive verb

[+ door] enfoncer à coups de pied

• to kick sb's teeth in (inf) casser la figure (inf) à qn

2. intransitive verb

( = take effect) (inf) [drug] commencer à agir ; [mechanism] entrer en action

► kick off

1. intransitive verb

[footballer] donner le coup d'envoi

• the party kicked off in great style la soirée a démarré (inf) en beauté

2. separable transitive verb

enlever

► kick out (inf) separable transitive verb

[+ person, employee] flanquer (inf) à la porte

► kick up separable transitive verb

• to kick up a fuss (inf) faire toute une histoire

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[kɪk] 1.
noun

1) (of person, horse) coup m de pied; (of donkey, cow, goat) coup m de sabot; ( of swimmer) battement m de pieds; ( of footballer) tir m

to give somebody/the door a kick — donner un coup de pied à quelqu'un/dans la porte

to aim ou take a kick at somebody/something — [person] lancer un coup de pied à quelqu'un/dans quelque chose

2) (colloq) ( thrill)

to get a kick from doing — prendre plaisir à faire

3) ( of firearm) recul m

4) (colloq) (strength, zest) dynamisme m

this punch has quite a kick (to it) — ce punch est assez costaud (colloq)
2.
transitive verb gen ( once) [person] donner un coup de pied à [person]; donner un coup de pied dans [table, door, ball, tin can]; [horse] botter; [donkey, cow, goat] donner un coup de sabot à [person]; ( repeatedly) donner des coups de pied à [person]; donner des coups de pieds dans [object]

to kick somebody on the leg — [person, horse] donner à quelqu'un un coup or des coups de pied à la jambe; [donkey, cow] donner à quelqu'un un coup de sabot dans la jambe

to kick something over a wall — envoyer quelque chose par-dessus un mur d'un coup de pied

to kick something away — éloigner quelque chose d'un coup de pied

to kick a hole in something — défoncer quelque chose d'un coup de pied

to kick one's legs (in the air) — [baby] pédaler

to kick a goal — marquer un but
3.
intransitive verb

1) gen [person] ( once) donner un coup de pied; ( repeatedly) donner des coups de pied; [swimmer] faire des battements de pieds; [dancer] lancer la jambe; [cow] ruer; [horse] botter

2) ( recoil) [gun] reculer

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Phrasal Verbs:

- kick around

- kick against

- kick down

- kick in

- kick off

- kick out

- kick over

- kick up

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to kick somebody when they're down — frapper un homme à terre

to kick the habit — (colloq) gen décrocher (colloq), arrêter; ( of smoking) arrêter de fumer

I could have kicked myself — je me serais donné des claques (colloq)

to be alive and kicking — être bien vivant

to kick over the traces — ruer dans les brancards (colloq)

English-French dictionary > kick
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stroŋ
adjective

1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) fuerte

2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) fuerte

3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) fuerte

4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) que cuenta con

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- strongly
- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of

strong adj

1. fuerte

the world's strongest man el hombre más fuerte del mundo

a strong smell un olor fuerte

2. fuerte / resistente

it's made of strong plastic está hecho de plástico resistente

3. firme

a man of strong beliefs un hombre de creencias firmes

strong

tr[strɒŋ]

adjective

1 (physically - person) fuerte; (- consitution) robusto,-a

■ you're not strong enough no tienes bastante fuerza

2 (material, furniture, shoes, etc) fuerte, resistente

3 (country, army) poderoso,-a, fuerte

4 (beliefs, views, principles) firme; (faith) firme, sólido,-a; (support) mucho, firme

5 (argument, evidence) contundente, convincente; (influence) grande; (protest) enérgico,-a

6 (colour) fuerte, intenso,-a, vivo,-a; (smell, food, drink) fuerte; (tea, coffee) fuerte, cargado,-a; (light) brillante

7 (resemblance, accent) fuerte, marcado,-a

8 (chance, likelihood, probability) bueno,-a

■ she's in with a strong chance tiene muchas posibilidades

9 (wind, current) fuerte

10 (good - team) fuerte; (- cast) sólido,-a

11 (currency etc) fuerte

adverb

1 fuerte

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be as strong as a horse/an ox ser fuerte como un toro/un roble

to be going strong (business) ir fuerte 2 (machine etc) marchar bien 3 (elderly person) estar en plena forma

to be strong on something ser bueno,-a en algo

to be 20 «(etc)» strong (of team etc) contar con 20 (etc) miembros

to have a strong stomach tener buen estómago

strong language palabras nombre femenino plural duras, lenguaje nombre masculino fuerte

strong point fuerte nombre masculino, punto fuerte

strong room cámara acorazada

strong ['strɔŋ] adj

1) : fuerte

2) healthy: sano

3) zealous: ferviente

strong

adj.

• forcejudo, -a adj.

• forzoso, -a adj.

• forzudo, -a adj.

• fuerte adj.

• macanudo, -a adj.

• macho, -a adj.

• marcado, -a adj.

• morrocotudo, -a adj.

• picante adj.

• rancio, -a adj.

• recio, -a adj.

• redoblado, -a adj.

• robusto, -a adj.

• subido, -a adj.

• terne adj.

• tieso, -a adj.

• valiente adj.

• vigoroso, -a adj.

• válido, -a adj.

n.

• toro s.m.

• valiente s.m.

I strɔːŋ, strɒŋ
adjective stronger 'strɔːŋgər, 'strɒŋgə(r), strongest 'strɔːŋgəst, 'strɒŋgɪst

1)

a) ( physically powerful) <person/arm> fuerte

to have strong nerves — tener* (los) nervios de acero

to be strong — \<\<person\>\> ser* fuerte or fornido; ( for lifting things etc) tener* fuerza

to have a strong stomach — tener* mucho estómago; ( lit) poder* comer de todo

b) (healthy, sound) <heart/lungs> fuerte, sano; < constitution> robusto

c) ( firm) <character/leader> fuerte; < leadership> firme

2)

a) ( solid) <material/construction> fuerte, resistente

b) ( powerful) <country/army> fuerte, poderoso; <currency/economy> fuerte

c) <current/wind> fuerte

3)

a) ( deeply held) <views/beliefs> firme; < faith> firme, sólido; < support> firme

I'm a strong believer in discipline — creo firmemente en la disciplina

b) ( forceful) < protest> enérgico; <argument/evidence> de peso, contundente, convincente

he protested in the strongest possible terms — protestó de la manera más enérgica

4) ( definite)

a) <tendency/resemblance> marcado; < candidate> con muchas or buenas posibilidades

she has a strong foreign accent — tiene un fuerte or marcado acento extranjero

b) < features> marcado, pronunciado; < chin> pronunciado

5) ( good) < team> fuerte; < cast> sólido

tact is not one of her strong points — el tacto no es su punto fuerte

she's a strong swimmer — es una buena nadadora

to be strong on something: she's strong on French history — su fuerte es la historia francesa

6)

a) ( concentrated) <color/light> fuerte, intenso; <tea/coffee> cargado; <beer/painkiller> fuerte; < solution> concentrado

b) ( pungent) <smell/flavor> fuerte

c) ( unacceptable) < language> fuerte, subido de tono

7) ( in number) (no comp)

an army ten thousand strong — un ejército de diez mil hombres

II

adverb

to be going strong — \<\<car/machine\>\> marchar bien; \<\<organization\>\> ir* or marchar viento en popa

he's 85 and still going strong — tiene 85 años y sigue (estando) en plena forma

[strɒŋ]
1. ADJ
(compar stronger) (superl strongest)
1) (=physically tough) fuerte

I'm not strong enough to carry him — no soy lo suficientemente fuerte para cargar con él

• to have strong nerves — tener nervios de acero

• to have a strong stomach — (lit, fig) tener un buen estómago

- be as strong as an ox
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2) (=healthy) [teeth, bones] sano; [heart] fuerte, sano

she has never been very strong — nunca ha tenido una constitución fuerte

he's getting stronger every day — (after operation) se va reponiendo poco a poco

3) (=sturdy) [material, structure, frame] fuerte

4) (=powerful) [drug, wine, cheese, wind, voice] fuerte; [coffee] fuerte, cargado; [argument, evidence] sólido, de peso; [currency] fuerte; [magnet, lens] potente; [impression, influence] grande

• music with a strong beat — música f con mucho ritmo

• we have a strong case (against them) — las razones que nosotros exponemos son muy sólidas (en contraposición a las de ellos)

5) (=firm) [opinion, belief, supporter] firme

a man of strong principles — un hombre de principios firmes

Delhi developed strong ties with Moscow — Delhi desarrolló vínculos muy estrechos con Moscú

I am a strong believer in tolerance — creo firmemente en or soy gran partidario de la tolerancia

6) (=mentally) fuerte

he has a strong personality — tiene un carácter or una personalidad fuerte

he tries to be strong for the sake of his children — intenta mostrarse fuerte por el bien de sus hijos

he is a strong leader — es un líder fuerte or sólido

he's the strong silent type — es de los muy reservados

7) (=intense) [emotion, colour, smell] fuerte, intenso; [light] potente, intenso

there was a strong smell of petrol — había un fuerte or intenso olor a gasolina

8) (=good) [team] fuerte; [candidate] bueno, firme; [marriage, relationship] sólido

he is a strong swimmer/runner — es un buen nadador/corredor

the show has a strong cast — el espectáculo tiene un buen reparto or un reparto muy sólido

a strong performance from Philippa Lilly in the title role — una actuación sólida or convincente por parte de Philippa Lilly en el papel de protagonista

• she is strong in maths — las matemáticas se le dan muy bien

• he's not very strong on grammar — no está muy fuerte en gramática

• discretion is not Jane's strong point — la discreción no es el fuerte de Jane

geography was never my strong point — la geografía nunca fue mi fuerte

• to be in a strong position — encontrarse en una buena posición

• there is a strong possibility that... — hay muchas posibilidades de que...
suit 1., 3)
9) (=severe, vehement) [words] subido de tono, fuerte; [denial] tajante

there has been strong criticism of the military regime — se ha criticado duramente el régimen militar

he has written a very strong letter of protest to his MP — ha escrito una carta de protesta muy enérgica a su diputado

strong language — (=swearing) lenguaje m fuerte; (=frank) lenguaje m muy directo

in the strongest possible terms — enérgicamente

10) (=noticeable) [resemblance] marcado; [presence] fuerte

he had a strong German accent — tenía un fuerte or marcado acento alemán

there is a strong element of truth in this — hay gran parte de verdad en esto

11) [features] pronunciado, marcado

12) (in number)

they are 20 strong — son 20 en total

a group 20 strong — un grupo de 20 (miembros etc)

a 1000-strong crowd — una multitud de 1000 personas

13) (Ling) [verb] irregular

2. ADV
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1)

• to come on strong — (=be harsh) ser duro, mostrarse demasiado severo

don't you think you came on a bit strong there? — ¿no crees que fuiste un poco duro?, ¿no crees que te mostraste un poco severo?

she was coming on strong — (=showing attraction) se veía que él le gustaba

2)

• to be going strong, the firm is still going strong — la empresa se mantiene próspera

their marriage is still going strong after 50 years — después de 50 años su matrimonio sigue viento en popa

he was still going strong at 90 — a sus 90 años todavía se conservaba en forma

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I [strɔːŋ, strɒŋ]
adjective stronger ['strɔːŋgər, 'strɒŋgə(r)], strongest ['strɔːŋgəst, 'strɒŋgɪst]

1)

a) ( physically powerful) <person/arm> fuerte

to have strong nerves — tener* (los) nervios de acero

to be strong — \<\<person\>\> ser* fuerte or fornido; ( for lifting things etc) tener* fuerza

to have a strong stomach — tener* mucho estómago; ( lit) poder* comer de todo

b) (healthy, sound) <heart/lungs> fuerte, sano; < constitution> robusto

c) ( firm) <character/leader> fuerte; < leadership> firme

2)

a) ( solid) <material/construction> fuerte, resistente

b) ( powerful) <country/army> fuerte, poderoso; <currency/economy> fuerte

c) <current/wind> fuerte

3)

a) ( deeply held) <views/beliefs> firme; < faith> firme, sólido; < support> firme

I'm a strong believer in discipline — creo firmemente en la disciplina

b) ( forceful) < protest> enérgico; <argument/evidence> de peso, contundente, convincente

he protested in the strongest possible terms — protestó de la manera más enérgica

4) ( definite)

a) <tendency/resemblance> marcado; < candidate> con muchas or buenas posibilidades

she has a strong foreign accent — tiene un fuerte or marcado acento extranjero

b) < features> marcado, pronunciado; < chin> pronunciado

5) ( good) < team> fuerte; < cast> sólido

tact is not one of her strong points — el tacto no es su punto fuerte

she's a strong swimmer — es una buena nadadora

to be strong on something: she's strong on French history — su fuerte es la historia francesa

6)

a) ( concentrated) <color/light> fuerte, intenso; <tea/coffee> cargado; <beer/painkiller> fuerte; < solution> concentrado

b) ( pungent) <smell/flavor> fuerte

c) ( unacceptable) < language> fuerte, subido de tono

7) ( in number) (no comp)

an army ten thousand strong — un ejército de diez mil hombres

II

adverb

to be going strong — \<\<car/machine\>\> marchar bien; \<\<organization\>\> ir* or marchar viento en popa

he's 85 and still going strong — tiene 85 años y sigue (estando) en plena forma

English-spanish dictionary > strong
10 strength

noun

1) Stärke, die; (power) Kraft, die; (of argument) [Überzeugungs]kraft, die; (of poison, medicine) Wirksamkeit, die; (of legal evidence) [Beweis]kraft, die; (resistance of material, building, etc.) Stabilität, die

not know one's own strength — nicht wissen, wie stark man ist

give somebody strength — jemanden stärken; jemandem Kraft geben

go from strength to strength — immer erfolgreicher werden

on the strength of something/that — aufgrund einer Sache (Gen.) /dessen

2) (proportion present) Stärke, die; (full complement)

be below strength/up to strength — weniger als/etwa die volle Stärke haben

in [full] strength — in voller Stärke

the police were there in strength — ein starkes Polizeiaufgebot war da

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strength

[streŋ(k)θ]

n

1. no pl (muscle power) Kraft f, Stärke f

you don't know your own \strength! du weißt nicht, wie stark du bist!

his \strength failed him in the final straight auf der Zielgeraden verließen ihn seine Kräfte

save your \strength! schone deine Kräfte!

brute \strength schiere Muskelkraft

physical \strength körperliche Kraft, Muskelkraft f

2. no pl (health and vitality) Robustheit f, Lebenskraft f

to be back to full \strength wieder ganz zu Kräften gekommen sein

to gain \strength wieder zu Kräften [o auf die Beine] kommen

to get one's \strength back [wieder] genesen

when he's got his \strength back we'll have a holiday in America sobald er wieder ganz der Alte ist, machen wir Urlaub in Amerika

to lose \strength geschwächt werden

3. no pl (effectiveness, influence) Wirkungsgrad m, Stärke f

to summarize the \strength of a proposal die Vorteile eines Vorschlags auflisten

military \strength militärische Stärke

to gather \strength an Stabilität gewinnen

to go from \strength to \strength sich akk immer stärker [o kräftiger] entwickeln

from \strength aus einer starken Position heraus

4. no pl (mental firmness) Stärke f

she has recently found \strength in religion sie hat neuerdings in der Religion eine Stütze gefunden

to show great \strength of character große Charakterstärke zeigen [o beweisen]

\strength of will [or mind] Willensstärke f

to draw \strength from sth aus etw dat Kraft ziehen [o geh schöpfen]

to draw on one's inner \strength seine ganze Kraft zusammennehmen

5. (number of members) [Mitglieder]zahl f; (number of people) [Personen]zahl f; MIL [Personal]stärke f

we're below \strength for today's match wir treten beim heutigen Spiel nicht in voller Mannschaftsstärke an

at full \strength mit voller Kraft; MIL in voller Stärke

to turn out in \strength in Massen [o in Scharen] [o massenweise] anrücken

6. (potency) of tea Stärke f; of alcoholic drink also Alkoholgehalt m; of a drug Konzentration f; of medicine Wirksamkeit f

7. (attribute) of a person Stärke f

one's \strengths and weaknesses jds Stärken und Schwächen

8. (withstand force) Widerstandskraft f, Belastbarkeit f

9. (intensity) Intensität f; of a colour Leuchtkraft f; of a feeling Intensität f, Stärke f; of belief Stärke f, Tiefe f

10. (cogency)

\strength of an argument Überzeugungskraft f eines Arguments

\strength of a case Durchsetzbarkeit f eines Anliegens

the \strength of our case will be the fact that our client has a perfect alibi unser Verfahren ist aussichtsreich, weil unser Klient ein perfektes Alibi hat

11. ECON

\strength of a currency/an economy Stärke f einer Währung/einer Volkswirtschaft

\strength of prices Preisstabilität f

12.

▶ give me \strength! BRIT (annoyance) jetzt mach aber mal 'nen Punkt! fam; (exasperation) das halte ich nicht aus! fam

give me \strength! look who's here! ist denn das die Möglichkeit! sieh doch mal, wer da ist! fam

▶ on the \strength of sth aufgrund einer S. gen

I got into Oxford on the \strength of my excellent exam results ich wurde wegen meiner ausgezeichneten Prüfungsergebnisse in Oxford aufgenommen

▶ to be a tower [or pillar] of \strength wie ein Fels in der Brandung stehen

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[streŋɵ]
n

1) (lit, fig) Stärke f; (of person, feelings) Kraft f; (of table, bolt, nail, wall) Stabilität f; (of material, character) Stärke f, Festigkeit f; (of conviction, shoes) Festigkeit f; (of views) Überzeugtheit f; (of imagination) Lebhaftigkeit f; (of reason, argument, evidence) Überzeugungskraft f; (of plea, protest) Eindringlichkeit f; (of letter) geharnischte or starke Ausdrucksweise; (of measure) Drastik f

strength of character/will or mind — Charakter-/Willensstärke f

to increase in or gain strength — stärker werden

on the strength of sth — aufgrund einer Sache (gen)

he decided to be a writer on the strength of selling one short story — er beschloss, Schriftsteller zu werden, nachdem er eine einzige Kurzgeschichte verkauft hatte

his strength failed him — seine Kräfte versagten, ihn verließen die Kräfte

to be beyond sb's strength — über jds Kräfte (acc) gehen

to save one's strength — mit seinen Kräften haushalten or Haus halten

you don't know your own strength! — du weißt gar nicht, wie stark du bist!

to argue from a position of strength — von einer starken Position aus argumentieren

to go from strength to strength — einen Erfolg nach dem anderen erzielen or haben

he was a great strength to me — er war mir eine große Stütze

2) (= health of constitution) Robustheit f, Kräftigkeit f; (of eyes, heart) Stärke f

the patient is recovering his strength — der Patient kommt wieder zu Kräften

when she has her strength back — wenn sie wieder bei Kräften ist

3) (of colour) Kräftigkeit f, Intensität f; (of acid, bleach) Stärke f; (of diluted solution) Konzentration f

4) (= numbers) (An)zahl f; (MIL) Stärke f

to be at full strength —

to bring sth up to strength — etw vollzählig machen

to be up to/below or under strength — (die) volle Stärke/nicht die volle Stärke haben

to turn out in strength — in großer Zahl kommen, zahlreich erscheinen

the police were there in strength — ein starkes Polizeiaufgebot war da

5) (of currency) Stärke f; (of market prices) Stabilität f; (of economy) Gesundheit f

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strength [streŋθ; -ŋkθ] s

1. Kraft f, Stärke f, Kräfte pl:

strength of body Körperkraft, -kräfte;

strength of character Charakterstärke, -festigkeit f;

strength of mind Seelenstärke;

strength of purpose Entschlusskraft, Zielstrebigkeit f;

strength of will Willenskraft, -stärke;

go from strength to strength

a) immer stärker oder besser werden,

b) von Erfolg zu Erfolg eilen;

he hasn’t got enough strength er ist nicht kräftig genug;

strength training Krafttraining n

2. fig Stärke f:

this is not his strength;

his strength is ( oder lies) in endurance seine Stärke ist die Ausdauer

3. Macht f, Gewalt f:

the strength of public opinion

4. (Beweis-, Überzeugungs)Kraft f:

on the strength of aufgrund (gen), kraft (gen), auf … (akk) hin

5. besonders MIL (Kopf-, Truppen)Stärke f:

actual strength Ist-Stärke;

required strength Soll-Stärke;

at full strength

a) in voller Stärke, vollzählig, (Eishockey) komplett,

b) SPORT in stärkster Besetzung;

they are back to full strength (Eishockey) sie sind wieder komplett;

below strength SPORT nicht in stärkster Besetzung, ersatzgeschwächt;

they are 200 men below strength ihnen fehlen 200 Mann;

in (great) strength in großer Zahl, zahlreich;

be on the strength

a) HIST Br auf der Stammrolle stehen,

b) allg zur Belegschaft gehören

6. MIL Stärke f, (Heeres)Macht f, Schlagkraft f

7. besonders PHYS, TECH Stärke f, (Bruch-, Zerreiß- etc) Festigkeit f

8. CHEM, ELEK, PHYS (Strom-, Feld- etc) Stärke f, Wirkungsgrad m:

strength of field

9. Stärke f, Gehalt m (eines Getränks)

10. Stärke f, Intensität f (von Farben, Sinneseindrücken etc)

11. fig Stärke f, Kraft(quelle) f:

God is our strength

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noun

1) Stärke, die; (power) Kraft, die; (of argument) [Überzeugungs]kraft, die; (of poison, medicine) Wirksamkeit, die; (of legal evidence) [Beweis]kraft, die; (resistance of material, building, etc.) Stabilität, die

not know one's own strength — nicht wissen, wie stark man ist

give somebody strength — jemanden stärken; jemandem Kraft geben

go from strength to strength — immer erfolgreicher werden

on the strength of something/that — aufgrund einer Sache (Gen.) /dessen

2) (proportion present) Stärke, die; (full complement)

be below strength/up to strength — weniger als/etwa die volle Stärke haben

in [full] strength — in voller Stärke

the police were there in strength — ein starkes Polizeiaufgebot war da

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n.

Festigkeit f.

Kraft ¨-e f.

Stärke -n f.

English-german dictionary > strength
11 strengthen

1. transitive verb
(give power to) stärken; (reinforce, intensify, increase in number) verstärken; erhöhen [Anteil]; (make more effective) unterstützen

strengthen somebody's resolve — jemanden in seinem Entschluss bestärken

strengthen somebody's hand — (fig.) jemandes Position stärken
2. intransitive verb
stärker werden

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strength·en

[ˈstreŋ(k)θ^ən]

I. vt

1. (make stronger)

▪ to \strengthen sth etw kräftigen [o stärken]; (fortify) etw befestigen [o verstärken]

to \strengthen the defences [or AM defenses] die Abwehr verstärken

to \strengthen one's muscles seine Muskeln kräftigen

2. (increase)

▪ to \strengthen sth etw [ver]stärken; (intensify) etw intensivieren; (improve) etw verbessern

security has been \strengthened die Sicherheitsvorkehrungen wurden verstärkt

the economy has been \strengthened die Wirtschaftslage hat sich verbessert

to \strengthen sb's belief/power jds Glauben/Macht stärken

to \strengthen a currency eine Währung stabilisieren

to \strengthen a democracy eine Demokratie stärken

to \strengthen relations/ties Beziehungen/Bindungen festigen [o intensivieren

3. (support)

▪ to \strengthen sb jdn bestärken

▪ to \strengthen sth etw untermauern

to \strengthen the case for sth gute Gründe für etw akk beibringen [o ÖSTERR angeben

4. CHEM

▪ to \strengthen sth etw anreichern

5.

▶ to \strengthen one's grip on sth etw besser in den Griff bekommen

▶ to \strengthen sb's hand jdm mehr Macht geben

the police want tougher laws to \strengthen their hand against drug traffickers die Polizei will härtere Gesetze, damit sie effizienter gegen Drogenhändler vorgehen kann

II. vi

1. (become stronger) stärker werden, erstarken geh; muscles kräftiger werden; wind auffrischen

the wind \strengthened in the night der Wind hat über Nacht aufgefrischt

2. FIN, STOCKEX (increase in value) stock market an Wert gewinnen; currency zulegen

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['streŋTən]
1. vt
stärken; material, shoes, building, grip, resolve also verstärken; eyesight verbessern; muscles, patient stärken, kräftigen; person (lit) Kraft geben (+dat); (fig) bestärken; currency, market festigen; effect vergrößern
to strengthen sb's hand (fig) — jdn bestärken or ermutigen

this only strengthened her determination — das bestärkte sie nur in ihrem Entschluss

2. vi
stärker werden; (wind, desire also) sich verstärken
the strengthening economy — die sich verbessernde Wirtschaftslage

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strengthen [ˈstreŋθn; -ŋkθn]

A v/t

1. stärken, stark machen:

strengthen sb’s hand fig obs jemandem Mut machen

2. fig bestärken, bekräftigen

3. verstärken ( auch ELEK, TECH), vermehren ( auch MATH)

B v/i

1. stark werden, erstarken

2. sich verstärken, stärker werden

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1. transitive verb
(give power to) stärken; (reinforce, intensify, increase in number) verstärken; erhöhen [Anteil]; (make more effective) unterstützen

strengthen somebody's resolve — jemanden in seinem Entschluss bestärken

strengthen somebody's hand — (fig.) jemandes Position stärken
2. intransitive verb
stärker werden

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v.

bestärken v.

sich verstärken v.

stärken v.

stärker werden ausdr.

verstärken v.

English-german dictionary > strengthen
12 recovery

recovery [rɪˈkʌvərɪ]

1. noun

   a. (from illness) guérison f ; (from operation) rétablissement m

• to make a full recovery (from illness) guérir complètement ; (from operation) se remettre complètement

• he made a good recovery from his stroke il s'est bien remis de son attaque

• best wishes for a speedy recovery meilleurs vœux de prompt rétablissement

• to be (well) on the road to recovery être en (bonne) voie de guérison

• to be in recovery (from alcohol, drug addiction) être en cure de désintoxication

   b. [of economy, market] reprise f ; [of shares] remontée f

• a recovery in sales/in the housing market une reprise des ventes/du marché de l'immobilier

   c. ( = retrieval) récupération f

   d. ( = regaining) [of territory] reconquête f

   e. [of expenses] remboursement m ; [of debt] recouvrement m ; [of losses] réparation f

2. compounds

► recovery position noun

• to put sb in the recovery position mettre qn en position latérale de sécurité ► recovery vehicle noun dépanneuse f

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[rɪ'kʌvərɪ]
noun

1) ( getting better) rétablissement m, guérison f; fig (of team, player) ressaisissement m

to be on the road to recovery — être sur la voie de la guérison

to make a recovery — ( from illness) se rétablir, guérir; (from mistake, defeat) se ressaisir

2) Economics, Finance (of economy, country, company, market) relance f, reprise f; (of shares, prices) remontée f

3) ( getting back) ( of vehicle) rapatriement m; ( of money) récupération f; (of costs, debts) recouvrement m; ( of losses) réparation f

English-French dictionary > recovery
13 relapse

re·lapse n [ʼri:læps] med

Rückfall m; ( in economy) Rückschlag m;

to have/suffer a \relapse einen Rückfall haben/erleiden vi [rɪʼlæps]

1) med ( after improvement) einen Rückfall haben econ; economy einen Rückschlag erleiden;

to \relapse into alcoholism/ drug abuse wieder dem Alkoholismus/Drogenkonsum verfallen

2) ( to previous state)

to \relapse into coma/ sleep in ein Koma/einen Schlaf verfallen;

to \relapse into silence in Schweigen verfallen

English-German students dictionary > relapse
14 turn

turn ⇒ Street directions

A n

1 (opportunity, in rotation) tour m ; to wait one's turn attendre son tour ; it's my turn gen c'est mon tour ; ( in game) c'est à moi de jouer ; whose turn is it? gen c'est à qui le tour? ; ( in game) c'est à qui de jouer? ; ‘miss a turn’ ‘passez votre tour’ ; to be sb's turn to do être à qn or au tour de qn de faire ; it's your turn to make the coffee c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café ; it was his turn to feel rejected il se sentait rejeté à son tour ; to have a turn on or at or with the computer utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour ; to have a turn at driving prendre son tour de conduite ; to take turns at doing, to take it in turns to do faire qch à tour de rôle ; to do sth turn and turn about faire qch à tour de rôle ; take it in turns! chacun son tour! ; by turns tour à tour ; to feel happy and depressed by turns être tour à tour heureux et malheureux ; to speak out of turn fig commettre un impair ; I hope I haven't spoken out of turn j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair ;

2 ( circular movement) tour m ; to give sth a turn tourner qch ; to give sth half a turn to the left faire tourner qch d'un demi-tour vers la gauche ; to do a turn [dancer] faire un tour ; to take a turn in the park faire un tour dans le parc ;

3 ( in vehicle) virage m ; a 90° turn un virage à 90° ; to make ou do a left/right turn tourner à gauche/à droite ; to do a turn in the road faire un demi-tour ; ‘no left turn’ ‘défense de tourner à gauche’ ;

4 (bend, side road) tournant m, virage m ; there's a left turn ahead il y a un tournant or virage à gauche plus loin ; brake before you go into the turn freinez avant de prendre le virage ; take the next right turn, take the next turn on the right prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite ;

5 (change, development) tournure f ; the turn of events la tournure des événements ; this is an extraordinary turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire ; to take an encouraging/a worrying turn [events] prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante ; to take a turn for the better [person, situation] s'améliorer ; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure ; to take a turn for the worse [situation] se dégrader ; [health] s'aggraver ; she has taken a turn for the worse elle va de plus en plus mal ; to be on the turn [luck, milk] commencer à tourner ; [tide] commencer à changer ; ⇒ century ;

6 ○ GB ( attack) crise f, attaque f ; she's had one of her turns again elle a eu une nouvelle crise or attaque ; a giddy ou dizzy turn un vertige ; to have a funny turn se sentir tout/-e chose ○ ; it gave me quite a turn, it gave me a nasty turn ça m'a fait un coup ○ ;

7 ( act) numéro m ; a comic/variety turn un numéro comique/de variété ; to do a/one's turn faire un/son numéro.

B in turn adv phr

1 ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle ; she spoke to each of us in turn elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour ;

2 ( linking sequence) à son tour ; this in turn leads to higher inflation ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation ; I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert.

C vtr

1 ( rotate) [person] tourner [knob, wheel, handle] ; serrer [screw] ; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel] ; to turn sth to the right/left tourner qch vers la droite/gauche ; to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’ tourner qch sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’ ; to turn a switch through 90 degrees faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés ; to turn sth halfway/the wrong way tourner qch d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens ; to turn the key in the door ou lock ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé ; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure ; to turn the key on sb enfermer qn à clé ;

2 (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar] ; tourner [page] ; to turn sb onto his side/back retourner qn sur le côté/dos ; to turn one's ankle se tordre la cheville ; it turns my stomach cela me soulève le cœur, cela m'écœure ;

3 ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car] ; to turn a picture to the wall tourner un tableau face au mur ; to turn one's face towards tourner le visage vers ; to turn one's steps towards tourner or diriger ses pas vers ; to turn one's attention ou mind to tourner son attention vers ; to turn one's back on lit tourner le dos à [group, place] ; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally] ; abandonner [homeless, needy] ; as soon as my back is turned lit, fig dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to turn one' s back on the past tourner la page ; to turn sb from one's door chasser qn ;

4 (focus, direction of) to turn sth on sb braquer qch sur qn [gun, hose, torch] ; fig diriger qch sur qn [anger, scorn] ;

5 ( transform) to turn sth white/black blanchir/noircir qch ; to turn sth milky/opaque rendre qch laiteux/opaque ; to turn sth into transformer qch en [office, car park, desert] ; to turn water into ice/wine changer de l'eau en glace/vin ; to turn a book into a film adapter un livre pour l'écran ; turn your old newspapers into cash! convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent! ; to turn sb into [magician] changer qn en [frog] ; [experience] faire de qn [extrovert, maniac] ; it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant ; to stand there as if turned to stone rester là comme pétrifié ;

6 ( deflect) détourner [person, conversation] ; to turn the conversation towards ou onto sth détourner or faire dévier la conversation vers qch ; to turn sb from a course of action/from her purpose détourner qn d'une ligne de conduite/de son but ;

7 ○ ( pass the age of) he has turned 50 il a 50 ans passés ; she has just turned 20/30 elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans ; as soon as I turn 18 dès que j'aurai mes 18 ans ; it's just turned five o'clock il est cinq heures passées ;

8 Ind ( on lathe) tourner [wood, piece, spindle] ;

9 fig ( fashion) to turn an elegant sentence tourner une phrase élégante ;

10 ( in espionage) retourner [spy, agent].

D vi

1 ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner ; [ship] virer ; to turn (to the) left/right tourner à gauche/droite ; to turn to the east/the west tourner à l'est/l'ouest ; to turn down ou into tourner dans [street, alley] ; to turn off quitter [main road, street] ; to turn towards tourner en direction de [village, mountains] ; I turned towards home j'ai repris le chemin de la maison ; her thoughts turned to her family ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille ; the conversation turned to Ellie on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie ; he later turned to teaching plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement ;

2 ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; [tide] changer ; [luck] tourner ; there's no room for the bus to turn le bus n'a pas assez de place pour faire demi- tour ; ‘no turning’ ( in driveway) ‘propriété privée, défense d'entrer’ ; ⇒ turn around ;

3 ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner ; [person] se tourner (to, towards vers) ; to turn on its axis tourner sur son axe ; a key turned in the lock une clé a tourné dans la serrure ; to turn in one's chair se retourner dans sa chaise ; to turn and face the camera se tourner vers la caméra ; to turn and walk out of the room faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce ; to turn to do se retourner pour faire ; to turn to face sth se retourner vers qch ; to turn and fight se retourner pour se battre ; to turn to lie on one's side se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté ; I turned once again to my book/my work j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail ;

4 fig ( hinge) to turn on [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue] ; [outcome] dépendre de [factor] ;

5 ( spin round angrily) to turn on sb [dog] attaquer qn ; [person] se retourner contre qn ;

6 fig (resort to, rely on) to turn to se tourner vers [person, religion] ; to turn to drink se mettre à boire ; to turn to drugs commencer à se droguer ; to turn to sb for se tourner vers qn pour demander [help, advice, money] ; I don't know who to turn to for advice je ne sais vers qui me tourner pour demander conseil ; I don't know where ou which way to turn je ne sais plus où donner la tête ○ ;

7 ( change) to turn into [tadpole] se transformer en [frog] ; [sofa] se transformer en [bed] ; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster] ; [conversation] tourner à [shouting match] ; ( magically) [person] se transformer en [animal, prince etc] ; to turn to [substance] se changer en [ice, gold etc] ; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief] ; his hopes had turned to dust ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière ;

8 ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green] ; to turn white/black/red gen blanchir/noircir/rougir ; Chem virer au blanc/noir/rouge ; the weather is turning cold/warm le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe ; events turned tragic les événements ont tourné au tragique ;

9 ○ ( have change of heart) devenir [Conservative, Communist] ; businesswoman turned politician ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne ; to turn ○ Catholic/Muslim se convertir au catholicisme/à l'islam ; to turn traitor se mettre à trahir ;

10 ( go sour) [milk] tourner ;

11 [trees, leaves] jaunir.

Idioms

at every turn à chaque instant, à tout moment ; one good turn deserves another Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu ; to be done to a turn être cuit à point ; to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qn ; to feel another turn of the screw sentir la pression augmenter encore.

Phrasal verbs

■ turn about faire demi-tour ; about turn! Mil demi-tour droite!

■ turn against:

▶ turn against [sb/sth] se retourner contre ;

▶ turn [sb] against retourner [qn] contre [person, ideology].

■ turn around:

▶ turn around

1 ( to face other way) [person] se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire) ; [bus, vehicle] faire demi-tour ;

2 fig you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis ; what if he just turns around and says no? et si jamais il disait non? ;

3 (revolve, rotate) [object, windmill, dancer] tourner ;

4 ( change trend) the market has turned around il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché ; sales have turned round il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes ;

5 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et charger ;

▶ turn [sth] around, turn around [sth]

1 ( to face other way) tourner [qch] dans l'autre sens [car, chair, piano, head, baby] ;

2 ( reverse decline in) redresser [situation, economy, company] ; redresser la situation de [political party, factory] ;

3 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et mettre en état de repartir [plane, ship] ; the plane can be turned around in an hour l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure ;

4 ( rephrase) reformuler [question, sentence].

■ turn aside se détourner (from de).

■ turn away:

▶ turn away se détourner ; to turn away in disgust/horror se détourner avec dégoût/horreur ;

▶ turn [sth] away, turn away [sth] détourner [head, torch] ;

▶ turn [sb] away, turn away [sb] refuser [spectator, applicant] ; ne pas laisser entrer [salesman, caller] ; chasser [beggar] ; I was turned away from the Ritz on ne m'a pas laissé entrer au Ritz.

■ turn back:

▶ turn back

1 ( turn around) ( usu on foot) rebrousser chemin ; ( usu in vehicle) faire demi-tour ; it's too late to turn back lit il est trop tard pour faire demi-tour ; fig il est trop tard pour revenir en arrière ; there's no turning back fig il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière ;

2 ( in book) revenir (to à) ;

▶ turn [sth] back, turn back [sth]

1 ( rotate backwards) reculer [dial, clock] ; to turn one's watch back five minutes retarder sa montre de cinq minutes ;

2 ( fold back) rabattre [sheet, lapel] ; replier [corner, page] ;

▶ turn [sb] back, turn back [sb] faire faire demi-tour à, refouler [marchers, refugees, heavy vehicles] ; to be turned back at the border être refoulé à la frontière.

■ turn down:

▶ turn down [graph, curve] descendre ; his mouth turns down at the corners il a une bouche aux commissures tombantes ;

▶ turn [sth] down, turn down [sth]

1 ( reduce) baisser [volume, radio, heating, light, gas] ;

2 ( fold over) rabattre [sheet, collar] ; retourner [corner of page] ; corner [page] ;

▶ turn [sb/sth] down, turn down [sb/sth] refuser [suitor, candidate, request, application] ; rejeter [offer, suggestion].

■ turn in:

▶ turn in

1 ○ ( go to bed) aller se coucher ;

2 ( point inwards) his toes turn in il a les pieds tournés en dedans ; to turn in on itself [leaf, page] se recroqueviller ; to turn in on oneself fig se replier sur soi-même ;

▶ turn in [sth], turn [sth] in ○

1 ( hand in) rendre [membership, badge, homework] ;

2 ( produce) to turn in a profit rapporter un bénéfice ; to turn in a good performance [player] bien jouer ; [company] avoir de bons résultats ; [currency, share] augmenter ;

3 (give up, stop) laisser tomber ○ [job, activity] ;

▶ turn [sb] in, turn in [sb] livrer [suspect] (to à) ;

▶ turn oneself in se livrer.

■ turn off:

▶ turn off

1 ( leave road) tourner ; turn off at the next exit prends la prochaine sortie ;

2 [motor, fan] s'arrêter ; where does the light turn off? où est-ce qu'on éteint la lumière? ;

▶ turn off [sth], turn [sth] off éteindre [light, oven, TV, radio, computer] ; fermer [tap] ; couper [water, gas, electricity, engine] ; turn that rubbish off! ○ éteins-moi ça! ○ ;

▶ turn [sb] off ○ rebuter, dégoûter ○ ; to turn sb off sth dégoûter qn de [sex, food].

■ turn on:

▶ turn on [oven, device] s'allumer ;

▶ turn on [sth], turn [sth] on allumer [light, oven, TV, radio, computer, gas, electricity] ; ouvrir [tap] ; to turn the water back on rouvrir l'eau ; to turn the electricity back on rétablir le courant ; to turn sth on like a tap fig faire qch sur commande ; to turn on the pressure fig mettre la pression ; ⇒ charm, heat ;

▶ turn [sb] on, turn on [sb] ○ exciter ; to be turned on être excité (by par) ; to turn sb on to sth ○ brancher ○ qn sur [drug].

■ turn out:

▶ turn out

1 ( be eventually) to turn out well/badly bien/mal se terminer ; to turn out differently prendre une tournure différente ; to turn out all right s'arranger ; it depends how things turn out cela dépend de la façon dont les choses vont tourner ; that child will turn out badly cet enfant tournera mal ; to turn out to be ( prove to be) se révéler, s'avérer être ; to turn out to be wrong se révéler faux ; the job turned out (to be) difficult finalement le travail a été difficile, le travail s'est avéré difficile fml ; it turned out to be a good decision finalement cela a été une bonne décision, cela s'est avéré être une bonne décision fml ; it turns out that il se trouve que, il s'avère que ; it turned out (that) she knew him il s'est trouvé qu'elle le connaissait ; as it turned out en fin de compte ;

2 ( come out) [crowd, people] venir (to do pour faire ; for à) ; the fans turn out every Saturday les fans sont là tous les samedis ; we had to turn out at six GB il fallait être là à six heures ;

3 ( point outwards) his toes ou feet turn out il a les pieds tournés en dehors ;

▶ turn [sth] out, turn out [sth]

1 ( turn off) éteindre [light] ;

2 ( empty) retourner, vider [pocket, bag] ; Culin démouler [mousse, mould] ;

3 ( produce) fabriquer [goods] ; former [scientists, graduates] ; sortir [novel, script, poem] ;

4 to turn one's toes ou feet out marcher en canard ;

▶ turn [sb] out, turn out [sb]

1 ( evict) mettre [qn] à la porte ; to turn sb out into the street jeter qn à la rue ;

2 GB ( send) envoyer [guard, police, troops].

■ turn over:

▶ turn over

1 ( roll over) [person] se retourner ; [car] se retourner, faire un tonneau ; [boat] se retourner, chavirer ; to turn over and over [person, object] faire plusieurs tours ; [car] faire plusieurs tonneaux ;

2 ( turn page) tourner la page ;

3 [engine] se mettre en marche ;

▶ turn [sth/sb] over, turn over [sth/sb]

1 ( turn) tourner [page, paper] ; retourner [card, object, mattress, soil, baby, patient] ; faire chavirer [ship] ; he turned the car over sa voiture a fait un tonneau ;

2 ( hand over) remettre [object, money, find, papers] (to à) ; livrer [person, fugitive] (to à) ; remettre la succession de [company, business] (to à) ; transmettre [control, power] (to à) ; I'm turning the new recruits over to you les nouvelles recrues sont à vous ;

3 ( reflect) I've been turning it over in my mind j'y ai bien réfléchi ;

4 ○ GB ( rob) cambrioler [shop, place] ; I have been turned over on m'a cambriolé ;

5 Fin ( have turnover of) [company] faire un chiffre d'affaires de [amount] ;

6 [battery, starter motor] faire tourner [engine].

■ turn round GB = turn around.

■ turn to† GB se mettre au travail, s'y mettre.

■ turn up:

▶ turn up

1 (arrive, show up) arriver, se pointer ○ (to, at à ; for pour) ; to turn up late arriver en retard ; to turn up in jeans se pointer ○ en jean ; she didn't turn up elle ne s'est pas pointée ○ ; guess who turned up at the station devine qui s'est pointé ○ à la gare ;

2 ( be found) don't worry-it will turn up ne t'inquiète pas-tu finiras par le retrouver ;

3 ( present itself) [opportunity, job] se présenter ; something will turn up (for me/for you etc) je finirai/tu finiras etc par trouver quelque chose ;

4 ( point up) [corner, edge] se remonter, être relevé ; his nose turns up il a le nez retroussé ;

5 ( take upturn) [economy, market] se redresser ; [investment, sales, profits] remonter ;

▶ turn up [sth], turn [sth] up

1 (increase, intensify) augmenter [heating, lighting, volume, gas] ; mettre [qch] plus fort [TV, radio, music] ;

2 ( point up) remonter, relever [collar] ; a turned-up nose un nez retroussé ; ⇒ nose ;

3 ( discover) déterrer [buried object] ; [person] dénicher ○ [discovery, information] ; facts turned up by the inquiry faits révélés or mis au jour par l'enquête.

Big English-French dictionary > turn
15 controlled

kən'trəʊld
adjective

a) ( contained) <voice/emotion> contenido; < response> mesurado

b) ( regulated) <conditions/experiment> controlado

[kǝn'trǝʊld]
ADJ
1) (=restrained) [emotion] contenido

she was very controlled — tenía gran dominio de sí misma

she spoke in a controlled voice — al hablar, su voz no reveló lo que sentía

2) (=regulated) controlado

controlled economy — economía f dirigida

controlled explosion — explosión f controlada

3) (=restricted) [drug, substance] que se dispensa únicamente con receta médica

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[kən'trəʊld]
adjective

a) ( contained) <voice/emotion> contenido; < response> mesurado

b) ( regulated) <conditions/experiment> controlado

English-spanish dictionary > controlled
16 pick-up

noun

1) (a type of small lorry or van.) furgoneta, camioneta

2) (the part of a record-player that holds the stylus.) brazo (del tocadiscos), fonocaptor

pick-up

tr['pɪkʌp]

noun

1 (on record player) brazo (del tocadiscos), fonocaptor nombre masculino

2 familiar (person) ligue nombre masulino o femenino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

pick-up point punto de recogida

pick-up truck furgoneta, camioneta

['pɪkʌp]
1. N

1) (Mus)

a) (on instrument) pastilla f ; (on microphone) toma f de sonidos

b) (also: pick-up arm) brazo m (del tocadiscos)

2) (also: pick-up truck) furgoneta f, camioneta f

3) (=collection)

to make a pick-up — [truck driver, drug runner] recoger algo

the bus made three pick-ups — el autobús hizo tres paradas para recoger a gente

4) (=recovery) (in economy, trade, sales) mejora f ; (in prices) subida f

5) * (=pick-me-up) estimulante m

6) * (sexual)

to him it was just a pick-up — él no quería más que ligar con ella *

a pick-up joint — un garito de ligue *

7) (Aut) (=acceleration) facilidad f de aceleración

2.

CPD

pick-up joint * N — bar m de ligoteo *

pick-up point N — (for people) parada f ; (for goods) punto m de recogida

English-spanish dictionary > pick-up
17 shot

ʃot
past tense, past participle; = shoot

shot¹ n disparo / tiro

he fired three shots efectuó tres disparos

his second shot hit the target el segundo tiro dio en la diana shot puede traducirse de diferentes maneras según el deporte del que se está hablando. En tenis o golf es un golpe, en fútbol es un disparo o chut

good shot! ¡buen golpe!

a shot at goal un chut a portería

to put the shot lanzar el peso

shot² vb

Es el pasado y participio pasado de shoot

shot

tr[ʃɒt]

noun

1 (act, sound) tiro, disparo, balazo

■ I thought I heard a shot creo haber oído un disparo

■ he fired six shots disparó seis veces

■ an exchange of shots un tiroteo

■ a warning shot un disparo al aire

2 (projectile) bala, proyectil nombre masculino; (pellets) perdigones nombre masculino plural; (large iron ball) peso

3 (person) tirador,-ra

■ he's a crack shot es un tirador de élite

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in football) tiro (a gol), chut nombre masculino, chute nombre masculino; (in tennis, golf, cricket, etc) golpe nombre masculino; (in basketball) tiro

5 (attempt, try) tentativa, intento

■ why don't you have a shot at it? ¿por qué no lo intentas?

■ he'd like a shot at the title le gustaría intentar ganar el título

6 familiar (injection) inyección nombre femenino, pinchazo

7 (drink) trago, chupito

8 (photo) foto nombre femenino; (cinema) toma

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a cheap shot un golpe bajo

a long shot una posibilidad remota

a shot in the arm un estímulo, una inyección

a shot in the dark un intento a ciegas, un palo de ciego

like a shot (without hesitation) sin pensárselo dos veces, sin dudar, sin vacilar un solo momento

not by a long shot ni mucho menos

to be off like a shot salir disparado,-a, salir como una bala

to call the shots mandar

shot put SMALLSPORT/SMALL lanzamiento de peso

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shot

tr[ʃɒt]

past & past participle

1→ link=shoot shoot{

adjective

1 (textiles) tornasolado,-a

2 familiar (exhausted) deshecho,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to get shot of something/somebody quitarse algo/a alguien de encima, deshacerse de algo/alguien

shot ['ʃɑt] n

1) : disparo m, tiro m

to fire a shot: disparar

2) pellets: perdigones mpl

3) : tiro m (en deportes)

4) attempt: intento m, tentativa f

to have a shot at: hacer un intento por

5) range: alcance m

a long shot: una posibilidad remota

6) photograph: foto f

7) injection: inyección f

8) : trago m (de licor)

shot

adj.

• tiro, -a adj.

• tornasolado, -a adj.

n.

• balazo s.m.

• balín s.m.

• disparo s.m.

• inyección s.f.

• jeringazo s.m.

• jugada s.f.

• lanzado s.m.

• munición s.f.

• tentativa s.f.

• tirador s.m.

• tiro s.m.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to shoot")

I ʃɑːt, ʃɒt
past & past p of shoot II

II

noun

1) c

a) (from gun, rifle) disparo m, tiro m, balazo m; ( from cannon) cañonazo m

she fired three shots — disparó tres veces

a shot in the dark — un palo de ciego

like a shot: if they offered it to me, I'd take it like a shot si me lo ofrecieran, no dudaría un minuto en aceptarlo (fam); she was off like a shot salió disparada or (fam) como un bólido; parting shot palabras fpl de despedida; to call the shots — mandar

b) ( marksman)

a good/poor shot — un buen/mal tirador

2) (colloq)

a) c (attempt, try)

it costs $50 a shot — son 50 dólares por vez

shot AT something/-ING: I'd like another shot at it me gustaría volver a intentarlo or volver a hacer la tentativa; have a shot at it ¿por qué no lo intentas?, haz la prueba; she had another shot at convincing them nuevamente trató de convencerlos; he gave it his best shot — lo hizo lo mejor que pudo

b) ( chance) (no pl)

an 8 to 1 shot — una probabilidad entre 8

a long shot: it's a very long shot, but it might just work es una posibilidad muy remota pero quizás resulte; not by a long shot — ni por asomo, ni mucho menos

3) c

a) ( Phot) foto f

b) ( Cin) toma f

location shots — exteriores mpl

4) u ( pellets)

(lead) shot — perdigones mpl

5) c ( used in shotput) bala f, peso m (Esp)

to put the shot — lanzar* la bala or (Esp) el peso

6) c ( in soccer) disparo m, tiro m, chut m, chute m; ( in basketball) tiro m, tirada f; (in golf, tennis) tiro m

7) c

a) ( injection) inyección f

a shot in the arm — una ayuda, un estímulo

b) ( of drink) poquito m

III

adjective

1)

a) ( variegated)

shot silk — seda f tornasolada

b) (pervaded, permeated)

to be shot through with something — tener* un dejo or un matiz de algo

2) ( worn-out) (esp AmE colloq) deshecho, hecho polvo (fam)

3) ( rid) (BrE colloq)

to get shot of something/somebody — sacarse* or quitarse algo/a alguien de encima, deshacerse* de algo/alguien

[ʃɒt]
1.

PT
PP of shoot
2. N

1) (=act of shooting) tiro m ; (causing wound) balazo m ; (=sound) tiro m, disparo m

his shot missed — erró el tiro

he received a shot in the leg — recibió un balazo en la pierna

two shots rang out — se oyeron dos tiros or disparos

• a shot across the bows — (lit, fig) un cañonazo de advertencia

• there was an exchange of shots — hubo un tiroteo

• to fire a shot at sth/sb — disparar a algo/disparar a or sobre algn

he fired two shots into her head — le disparó dos tiros a la cabeza

they surrendered without a shot being fired — se rindieron sin ofrecer resistencia

• he was off like a shot — salió disparado or como un rayo

I'd do it like a shot if I had the chance — no dudaría en hacerlo si se me presentara la oportunidad

I was over there like a shot — en un segundo me presenté allí

• to take a shot at sth/sb — (lit) pegar un tiro a algo/algn; (fig) atacar algo/a algn
long I, 4., parting 1.
2) (=missile) bala f, proyectil m ; (=shotgun pellets) perdigones mpl ; (Athletics) peso m

• to put the shot — lanzar el peso

3) (=person) tirador(a) m / f

• he's a bad/ good shot — es un mal/buen tirador
big 3., hotshot
4) (Ftbl) tiro m ; (Golf, Tennis) golpe m ; (Snooker) golpe m, jugada f ; (=throw) tirada f, echada f

he missed two shots at goal — falló dos tiros a puerta

good shot! — ¡buen tiro!

- call the shots

5) (=attempt) tentativa f, intento m

• just give it your best shot — limítate a hacerlo lo mejor que puedas

• to have a shot at sth — intentar algo

I don't think there's much chance of persuading her but I'll have a shot at it — no creo que haya muchas posibilidades de convencerla pero probaré or lo intentaré

do you want another shot at it? — ¿quieres volver a intentarlo?, ¿quieres volver a probar?

- a shot in the dark

6) (=turn to play)

it's your shot — te toca (a ti)

7) (=injection) inyección f ; (=dose) dosis f inv ; [of alcohol] trago m ; [of drug] * pico * m, chute * m

a shot of rum — un trago de ron

a shot in the arm * —

it's a shot in the arm for the peace process — es una importante ayuda para el proceso de paz

the economy needs a shot in the arm — la economía necesita estímulo

8) (Phot) foto f ; (Cine) toma f, plano m

3. ADJ

1) (=suffused)

• shot silk — seda f tornasolada

• his story is shot through with inconsistencies — su narración está plagada de incongruencias

black marble shot through with red veins — mármol negro con vetas rojas

2) * (=rid)

- get shot of sth/sb

3) * (=exhausted) [person, nerves] deshecho, hecho polvo *

• what little confidence he had is shot to pieces — la poca seguridad que tenía en sí mismo se ha ido al traste

4.

CPD

shot glass N — copa f de chupito

shot put N — (Sport) lanzamiento m de pesos

shot putter N — lanzador(a) m / f de pesos

shot silk N — seda f tornasolada

* * *

I [ʃɑːt, ʃɒt]
past & past p of shoot II

II

noun

1) c

a) (from gun, rifle) disparo m, tiro m, balazo m; ( from cannon) cañonazo m

she fired three shots — disparó tres veces

a shot in the dark — un palo de ciego

like a shot: if they offered it to me, I'd take it like a shot si me lo ofrecieran, no dudaría un minuto en aceptarlo (fam); she was off like a shot salió disparada or (fam) como un bólido; parting shot palabras fpl de despedida; to call the shots — mandar

b) ( marksman)

a good/poor shot — un buen/mal tirador

2) (colloq)

a) c (attempt, try)

it costs $50 a shot — son 50 dólares por vez

shot AT something/-ING: I'd like another shot at it me gustaría volver a intentarlo or volver a hacer la tentativa; have a shot at it ¿por qué no lo intentas?, haz la prueba; she had another shot at convincing them nuevamente trató de convencerlos; he gave it his best shot — lo hizo lo mejor que pudo

b) ( chance) (no pl)

an 8 to 1 shot — una probabilidad entre 8

a long shot: it's a very long shot, but it might just work es una posibilidad muy remota pero quizás resulte; not by a long shot — ni por asomo, ni mucho menos

3) c

a) ( Phot) foto f

b) ( Cin) toma f

location shots — exteriores mpl

4) u ( pellets)

(lead) shot — perdigones mpl

5) c ( used in shotput) bala f, peso m (Esp)

to put the shot — lanzar* la bala or (Esp) el peso

6) c ( in soccer) disparo m, tiro m, chut m, chute m; ( in basketball) tiro m, tirada f; (in golf, tennis) tiro m

7) c

a) ( injection) inyección f

a shot in the arm — una ayuda, un estímulo

b) ( of drink) poquito m

III

adjective

1)

a) ( variegated)

shot silk — seda f tornasolada

b) (pervaded, permeated)

to be shot through with something — tener* un dejo or un matiz de algo

2) ( worn-out) (esp AmE colloq) deshecho, hecho polvo (fam)

3) ( rid) (BrE colloq)

to get shot of something/somebody — sacarse* or quitarse algo/a alguien de encima, deshacerse* de algo/alguien

English-spanish dictionary > shot
18 depress

transitive verb

1) (deject) deprimieren

2) (push or pull down) herunterdrücken

3) (reduce activity of) unterdrücken; sich nicht entfalten lassen [Handel, Wirtschaftswachstum]

* * *
[di'pres]
verb

1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) deprimieren

2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) einschränken

•

- academic.ru/19732/depressed">depressed
- depressing
- depression
* * *

de·press

[dɪˈpres]

vt

1. (sadden, deject)

▪ to \depress sb jdn deprimieren

2. (reduce amount or activity)

▪ to \depress sth etw drücken

to \depress earnings Einkünfte schrumpfen lassen

to \depress the economy die Wirtschaft belasten

to \depress the prices die Preise drücken

3. ( form: press down)

▪ to \depress sth etw niederdrücken

to \depress a button einen Knopf/eine Taste drücken

to \depress a pedal auf ein Pedal treten

* * *
[dɪ'pres]
vt

1) person deprimieren; immune system schwächen; (= discourage) entmutigen

2) (= press down) lever niederdrücken, herunterdrücken; push button drücken, betätigen

3) (COMM) market schwächen; prices fallen lassen; sales zurückgehen lassen

* * *

depress [dıˈpres] v/t

1. a) jemanden deprimieren, niederdrücken, bedrücken

b) die Stimmung drücken

2. eine Tätigkeit, besonders den Handel niederdrücken, abflauen lassen

3. die Leistung etc herabsetzen, schwächen

4. den Preis, Wert (herab)drücken, senken:

depress the market WIRTSCH die Kurse drücken

5. ein Pedal, eine Taste etc (nieder)drücken

6. MATH eine Gleichung reduzieren

* * *

transitive verb

1) (deject) deprimieren

2) (push or pull down) herunterdrücken

3) (reduce activity of) unterdrücken; sich nicht entfalten lassen [Handel, Wirtschaftswachstum]

* * *

v.

bedrücken v.

deprimieren v.

drücken v.

English-german dictionary > depress
19 handling

noun, no pl.

1) (management) Handhabung, die; (of troops, workforce, bargaining, discussion) Führung, die; (of situation, class, crowd) Umgang, der (of mit)

2) (use) Handhabung, die; (Motor Veh.) Fahrverhalten, das; Handling, das

3) (treatment) Behandlung, die

the child needs firm handling — das Kind braucht eine feste Hand

4) (processing) Beförderung, die; (of passengers) Abfertigung, die

* * *

han·dling

[ˈhændl̩ɪŋ]

n no pl

1. (act of touching) Berühren nt

2. (treatment) Handhabung f (of + gen); of person Behandlung f (of + gen), Umgang m (of mit + dat); of a theme [literarische] Abhandlung

he made his reputation through his \handling of the Cuban missile crisis er erwarb sich seinen Ruf durch die erfolgreiche Bewältigung der Kubakrise

3. (settlement) Erledigung f, Abwicklung f (of + gen)

4. (using a machine) Umgang m (of mit + dat), Handhabung f (of + gen); of vehicle Fahrverhalten nt

power steering improves a car's \handling eine Servolenkung erleichtert die Lenkung eines Autos

5. (processing of material) Verarbeitung f (of + gen); (treating of material) Bearbeitung f (of mit + dat)

* * *
['hndlɪŋ]
n

1) (= touching) Berühren nt

2) (of plant, animal, matter, problem) Behandlung f (
of +gen); (of person, patient etc) Umgang m (of mit), Behandlung f ( of +gen); (of vehicle, plane, ship, drug, explosive) Umgang m (of mit); (of tool, weapon, machine) Umgang m (of mit), Handhabung f; (of writer's material) Verarbeitung f, Bearbeitung f; (of legal or financial matters) Erledigung f; (= official handling of matters, of legal case) Bearbeitung f
his adroit handling of the car/troops — sein geschickter Umgang mit dem Auto/den Truppen

her adroit handling of the economy — ihre geschickte Handhabung der Wirtschaft

the policeman's tactful handling of the drunk/crowd — das taktvolle Verhalten des Polizisten gegenüber dem Betrunkenen/der Menge

his handling of the matter/situation — die Art, wie er die Angelegenheit/die Situation angefasst hat

his successful handling of the crisis/task — seine Bewältigung der Krise/der Aufgabe

his expert handling of the deal — sein Geschick beim Abschluss des Geschäfts

toxic waste requires very careful handling — mit Giftmüll muss sehr vorsichtig umgegangen werden

this package needs careful handling — dieses Paket muss vorsichtig behandelt werden

these goods were damaged in handling (Comm) — diese Waren wurden beschädigt

3)

(of vehicle) what's its handling like? — wie fährt es sich?

a car not renowned for its easy handling — ein Auto, das sich nicht gerade durch leichte Lenkung auszeichnet

* * *

handling s

1. Berührung f

2. Handhabung f, Gebrauch m

3. Durchführung f, Erledigung f

4. Behandlung f

5. WIRTSCH Beförderung f, Weiterleitung f

6. Fußball: Handspiel n:

be cautioned for handling wegen Handspiels verwarnt werden

* * *

noun, no pl.

1) (management) Handhabung, die; (of troops, workforce, bargaining, discussion) Führung, die; (of situation, class, crowd) Umgang, der (of mit)

2) (use) Handhabung, die; (Motor Veh.) Fahrverhalten, das; Handling, das

3) (treatment) Behandlung, die

the child needs firm handling — das Kind braucht eine feste Hand

4) (processing) Beförderung, die; (of passengers) Abfertigung, die

* * *

n.

Bedienung f.

Behandlung f.

Handhabung f.

Warenumschlag m.

English-german dictionary > handling
20 operation

n

1) работа; деятельность; операция; действие; эксплуатация

2) сделка

•

to achieve economic operation — достигать рентабельной эксплуатации (оборудования и т.п.)

to administer peace-keeping operations — руководить операциями по поддержанию мира

to break an operation — срывать операцию

to bungle an operation — проваливать операцию

to call into operation — приводить в действие

to carry out an operation — проводить / осуществлять операцию

to carry out a surveillance operation — вести слежку

to come into operation — начинать действовать; вступать в силу

to conclude an operation — заканчивать операцию

to conduct operations — вести / осуществлять деятельность / работу

to conduct house-to-house fishing-out operations — проводить облавы

to coordinate an operation — координировать операцию

to direct operations — руководить операциями

to expand one's foreign operations — расширять свои внешние ( зарубежные) операции

to extend one's military operations — расширять зону своих военных операций

to finance assistance operations — финансировать операции по оказанию помощи

to give the green light for an operation — давать "добро" на проведение какой-л. операции

to go into operation — начинать действовать; вступать в силу

to halt an operation — останавливать операцию

to increase security operations — расширять операции по поддержанию безопасности

to launch a military operation — предпринимать военную операцию

to mount an operation — организовывать / предпринимать операцию

to move one's operations to another country — переносить свою деятельность в другую страну

to organize rescue operations — организовывать спасательные работы

to prepare a big military operation against smb — готовить крупную военную операцию против кого-л.

to prune one's operations — уменьшать масштаб своих операций

to put into operation — вводить / пускать в эксплуатацию; вводить в действие

to put smth out of operation — выводить что-л. из строя

to release details of an operation — публиковать подробности операции

to run an operation — руководить операцией

to set in operation — вводить / пускать в эксплуатацию; вводить в действие

to speed smb's operation — ускорять чью-л. работу / деятельность

to step up operations — усиливать деятельность

to streamline operations — рационализировать (производственную, хозяйственную) деятельность

to supervise operations — руководить операциями / работой

to suspend combat operations — приостанавливать боевые действия

to uncover an illicit operation — раскрывать незаконную операцию

- abortive operation
- administrative operations
- air operations
- alien smuggling operation
- all weather operations
- anti-insurgency operation
- arms smuggling operation
- assistance operations
- auxiliary operations
- badly carried out operation
- banking operations
- black operations
- budgetary operations
- bungled operation
- cessation of combat operations
- clandestine operation
- clean-up operation
- code-named operation
- combat operations
- counter-guerrilla operations
- covert operation
- covert operations under the guise of aid
- cover-up operation
- cross-border operation
- day-to-day operations
- delaying operations
- drug trafficking operation
- drugs-for-guns operation
- emergency aid operation
- emergency relief operation
- espionage operation
- exchange operations
- external operation
- extraterritorial operations
- field operations
- financial operations
- fire-fighting operation
- guerrilla operations
- ill-planned operation
- intelligence operation
- internal operation
- joint operation
- landing operations
- lending operations
- market operations
- military operation
- monetary operation
- mutual aim operations
- nationwide operation
- oilcan operation
- ongoing operation
- Operation Desert Storm
- Operation Iraq Freedom
- operation defensive in nature
- operation is going according to plan
- operation of atomic powerstations
- operation of economy
- operation of the trusteeship system
- pacification operation
- payment operations
- peace-keeping operations
- personnel operations
- plan of operations
- poll-watching operation
- processing operations
- progress of the operation
- psychological operation s
- punitive operations
- relief and rebuilding operation
- rescue operation
- salvage operations
- scale of business operations
- sea operations
- search-and-destroy operation
- secret operation
- sensitive operation
- special operations
- spy operation
- steady operation
- stop-and-search operation
- subversive operations
- successful operation
- termination of combat operations
- theater of operation
- UN peace-keeping operation
- undercover operation
- widespread operation
- working operations

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