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1 dumped stick

вынул набор из верстатки

galley stick — верстатка

setting stick — верстатка

composing stick — наборная верстатка

dump stick — вынимать набор из верстатки

stick carriage — каретка наборной верстатки

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > dumped stick
2 stick

1. n палка, палочка

fencing stick — фехтовальная палка

swizzle stick — специальная палочка для помешивания коктейля

sausage stick washer — камера для мойки колбасных палок

he wiped his stick at me — он замахнулся на меня палкой

the stick is my property — эта палка принадлежит мне

stick exercises — упражнения с гимнастической палкой

2. n палка, трость; стек; посох

bow stick — трость

walking stick — трость

dry stick — сухая палка

gimp stick — костыль; трость

strong stick — крепкая палка

3. n жезл

4. n разг. порка

this boy wants the stick — этому мальчику нужна палка, мальчишку следует высечь

5. n подпорка, колышек

6. n палочка, брусок, плитка

stick of candy — леденец

stick of chocolate — плитка шоколада

stick of chalk — палочка мела

boom stick — упорный брус

emery stick — наждачный брусок

honing stick — правящий брусок

wadding stick — ватная палочка

chicken stick — куриные палочки

7. n спица

knitting stick — вязальная спица

8. n подсвечник

9. n смычок

10. n дирижёрская палочка

joss stick — благовонная палочка, китайская свеча

frozen stick confection — мороженое на палочке

a touch of a stick — прикосновение палочкой

shaving stick — мыльная палочка для бритья

stick ice-cream bar — эскимо на палочке

11. n спорт. жарг. палка, клюшка

stick feint — финт клюшкой

stick stunt — упражнения с гимнастической палкой

to belabour with a stick — дубасить палкой

to cut a stick short — укоротить палку

to beat with a stick — отдубасить палкой

to walk with a stick — ходить с палкой

12. n спорт. жарг. бита

13. n спорт. жарг. удочка

14. n спорт. жарг. лыжные палки

stick riding descent — спуск с помощью палок

yam stick — заострённая палка

a lick of a stick — удар палкой

sausage stick — колбасная палка

smoke stick — палка для копчения

to split a stick — расщепить палку

15. n спорт. жарг. лыжи

16. n спорт. жарг. боковые стойки ворот

17. n разг. человек

queer stick — чудак

a decent old stick — порядочный человек

18. n разг. тупица, бревно

he is a regular stick on the stage — на сцене он настоящий истукан

19. n разг. разг. предметы

we have only a few sticks of furniture — у нас мало pl хворост

20. n разг. разг. захолустье, глушь

21. n разг. сл. сигарета с марихуаной

22. n разг. тех. рукоятка

stick control — управление рукояткой

23. n разг. ав. разг. ручка управления

stick inside — ручка, отклоненная в сторону центра разворота

stick pusher jack — цилиндр толкателя ручки управления

pressure stick — ручка "силового" управления курсором

yanking the stick back — резко берущий ручку на себя

stick in the rear position — ручка, взятая на себя

24. n разг. ав. группа парашютистов, участвующих в групповом прыжке

eyelid stick — тени для век в виде карандаша

eye-shadow stick — тени для век в виде карандаша

stick category — группа карандашных косметических изделий

25. n воен. серия бомб

stick bombing — серийное бомбометание

26. n воен. снаряды одного залпа

27. n воен. лес. кругляк, круглый лесоматериал

28. n воен. полигр. верстатка

galley stick — верстатка

setting stick — верстатка

composing stick — наборная верстатка

dumped stick — вынул набор из верстатки

dump stick — вынимать набор из верстатки

29. n воен. мор. перископ

рангоут

30. n воен. бот. ветка, черешок

31. n воен. текст. мяло, трепало

cross as two sticks — в ужасном настроении, не в духе, злой как чёрт

to have the right end of the stick — иметь преимущество

in a cleft stick — в затруднительном положении, в тупике

32. v втыкать, вкалывать, вонзать

to stick a spade into the earth — воткнуть лопату в землю

to stick spurs — вонзить шпоры

33. v втыкаться, вонзаться

the arrow stuck in the target — стрела вонзилась в мишень

34. v колоть, укалывать

to stick out like a sore thumb — обращать на себя внимание; бросаться в глаза; колоть глаза, оскорблять взор

35. v прокалывать, пронзать

to stick a skewer through a piece of meat — насадить кусок мяса на вертел

36. v закалывать, убивать

37. v резать, забивать

to stick a pig — заколоть свинью

38. v разг. высовывать, выставлять

39. v разг. всовывать, совать, втыкать

40. v разг. разг. засовывать, вставлять

to stick a few commas in — вставить несколько запятых

stick the letter under the door — сунь письмо под дверь

41. v разг. утыкать, усыпать

the cushion was stuck full of pins — вся подушечка была утыкана булавками

42. v разг. разг. заставлять, увешивать

the walk was stuck full of statues — по всей аллее понаставили статуи

43. v разг. разг. поставить, положить, бросить

just stick it on the table — бросьте это на стол

stick up — поставить

to stick up a post — поставить столб

44. v разг. накалывать

собирать хворост

stick up transfer — накалывать переводной оттиск

to stick up transfer — накалывать переводной оттиск

45. v разг. с. -х. ставить подпорки

pritch stick — подпорка для туш

46. v разг. полигр. вставлять в верстатку

stick carriage — каретка наборной верстатки

to dump stick — вынимать набор из верстатки

dumping stick — вынимание набора из верстатки

stick proof — пробный оттиск с набора из верстатки

assembler stick — верстатка строкоотливной наборной машины

47. n клейкость, липкость, прилипчивость

48. v наклеивать, приклеивать, прилеплять

to stick bills — расклеивать афиши

to stick photographs in an album — наклеивать фотографии в альбом

49. v приклеиваться, склеиваться, слепляться; прилипать, липнуть

these stamps have stuck — марки склеились

his shirt stuck to his back — у него рубашка прилипла к спине

the paper sticks to my fingers — бумага прилипает к пальцам

tar sticks — смола липкая

the vegetables have stuck to the pan — овощи пристали к сковородке

the name stuck to her — это имя так и осталось за ней

50. v крепко держаться

to stick on the horse — крепко держаться в седле

stick together — держаться вместе; поддерживать друг друга, сплотиться

51. v приставать, привязываться; становиться постоянным спутником

to stick like a leech — присосаться как пиявка

52. v застревать; увязать

the car stuck in the mud — автомобиль завяз в грязи

53. v останавливаться, застревать

to stick in the middle of a speech — остановиться в середине речи

stick at nothing — не останавливаться ни перед чем

54. v разг. колебаться

he will stick at nothing — он не остановится ни перед чем

55. v останавливать, задерживать

we had been stuck there for a week by bad weather — плохая погода задержала нас там на неделю

56. v разг. торчать, застревать, оставаться

to stick fast — основательно застрять

stick about — не уходить, оставаться поблизости

stick around — оставаться поблизости

57. v разг. залежаться

58. v плохо, неисправно действовать, заедать

the door stuck — дверь заело

stick open — заедать в открытом положении

stick shut — заедать в закрытом положении

59. v разг. выносить; мириться

he could not stick his mother-in-law — он не выносил свою тёщу

60. v разг. озадачивать, ставить в тупик

this problem sticks me — эта задача ставит меня в тупик

61. v разг. становиться в тупик, испытывать затруднения

he sticks at grammar — он не в ладах с грамматикой

62. v разг. надувать, обманывать

he had already been stuck several times by this man — этот человек его уже несколько раз надувал

63. v разг. обыкн. всучить, навязать

I am stuck with this car — мне навязали эту машину

64. v разг. вводить в расход, заставлять платить, «выставлять»

he stuck his host for the cost of several long-distance calls — его хозяину пришлось заплатить за несколько его междугородных телефонных разговоров

65. v разг. брать непомерно высокую цену, сдирать

yank the stick back — резко брать ручку на себя

yanked the stick back — резко брал ручку на себя

Синонимический ряд:

1. bar (noun) bar; billet; ingot; shaft; slab; strip

2. branch (noun) branch; fagot; twig

3. decoy (noun) blind; capper; decoy; shill; shillaber

4. rod (noun) bat; baton; cane; pole; rod; shoot; staff; stake; stalk; stave; switch

5. adhere (verb) abide; adhere; bond; cleave; cling; cohere; fuse; hold; persist; remain; stay

6. attach (verb) attach; fasten; glue; paste

7. catch (verb) catch; fix; lodge; snag

8. demur (verb) balk; boggle; demur; gag; jib; scruple; shy; stickle; strain; stumble

9. fleece (verb) bleed; fleece; milk; mulct; rook; sweat

10. nonplus (verb) beat; buffalo; get; nonplus; stump

11. overcharge (verb) clip; overcharge; skin; soak

12. pierce (verb) gore; impale; penetrate; pierce; pin; poke; prick; puncture; spear; transfix

13. run (verb) dig; drive; plunge; ram; run; sink; stab; thrust

14. set (verb) establish; lay; place; put; set; settle

15. all (other) all; all in all; altogether; exactly; in toto; just; purely; quite; totally; utterly; wholly

Антонимический ряд:

detach; remove

English-Russian base dictionary > stick
3 setting stick

1. верстатка

stick carriage — каретка наборной верстатки

to dump stick — вынимать набор из верстатки

dumping stick — вынимание набора из верстатки

stick proof — пробный оттиск с набора из верстатки

assembler stick — верстатка строкоотливной наборной машины

2. наборная верстатка

galley stick — верстатка

composing stick — наборная верстатка

dumped stick — вынул набор из верстатки

dump stick — вынимать набор из верстатки

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > setting stick
4 dumping stick

1. вынимание набора из верстатки

dump stick — вынимать набор из верстатки

stick carriage — каретка наборной верстатки

to dump stick — вынимать набор из верстатки

stick proof — пробный оттиск с набора из верстатки

assembler stick — верстатка строкоотливной наборной машины

2. вынимающий набор из верстатки

dumped stick — вынул набор из верстатки

composing stick — наборная верстатка

setting stick — верстатка

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > dumping stick
5 composing stick

полигр. наборная верстатка

galley stick — верстатка

setting stick — верстатка

dumped stick — вынул набор из верстатки

dump stick — вынимать набор из верстатки

stick carriage — каретка наборной верстатки

English-Russian base dictionary > composing stick
6 assembler stick

верстатка строкоотливной наборной машины

galley stick — верстатка

setting stick — верстатка

composing stick — наборная верстатка

dumped stick — вынул набор из верстатки

dump stick — вынимать набор из верстатки

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > assembler stick
7 composing stick

наборная верстатка

galley stick — верстатка

setting stick — верстатка

dumped stick — вынул набор из верстатки

dump stick — вынимать набор из верстатки

stick carriage — каретка наборной верстатки

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > composing stick
8 dump stick

вынимать набор из верстатки

galley stick — верстатка

setting stick — верстатка

composing stick — наборная верстатка

dumped stick — вынул набор из верстатки

stick carriage — каретка наборной верстатки

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > dump stick
9 plantar

adj.

plantar, of the sole of the foot.

m.

plantaris, plantar muscle, leg muscle that acts on the foot plantar flexing it and also flexing the knee, musculus plantaris.

v.

1 to plant.

Ellos plantan cactus They plant cacti=cactuses.

2 to pitch (fijar) (tienda de campaña).

3 to plant (informal) (beso).

4 to plonk (informal) (construcción, mueble, objeto).

plantó los pies en el sofá she plonked her feet on the sofa

5 to sow.

Ellos plantan la semilla They sow the seed.

6 to stand up, to leave waiting.

Ricardo plantó a su novia Richard stood up his girlfriend.

7 to set up, to place.

Ellos plantaron el reglamento They set up the rules.

8 to instill, to imbue, to implant.

Ellos plantaron la duda They instilled doubt.

* * *

plantar

► verbo transitivo

1 AGRICULTURA to plant

2 (colocar - gen) to put, place; (- tienda de campaña) to pitch, put up

3 familiar (persona) to leave, dump

■ lo plantó dos semanas antes de la boda she dumped him two weeks before the wedding

4 (dar) to give

■ le plantó un beso en la mejilla she gave him a kiss on the cheek

► verbo pronominal plantarse

1 familiar (colocarse) to place oneself, position oneself

■ se plantó en la esquina she positioned herself on the corner

2 familiar (resistirse) to dig one's heels in

■ se ha plantado en tres millones y no se mueve he's holding out for three million and he won't budge

3 (en la baraja) to stick

■ ¡me planto! I stick

4 familiar (llegar) to get there, be there, arrive

■ nos plantamos en casa en quince minutos we were home in fifteen minutes

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FRASEOLOGÍA

plantarle cara a alguien familiar to stand up to somebody

* * *

verb

1) to plant

2) sow

•

- plantarse

* * *

1. VT

1) (Bot) [+ árbol, bulbo, jardín] to plant; [+ semilla] to plant, sow

plantó todo el jardín de flores — she planted the whole garden with flowers

2) (=colocar) [+ estaca, poste] to put, stick

plantó el piano al lado de la ventana — he stuck the piano by the window

le plantó sus cosas en mitad de la calle — * she dumped his things in the middle of the street *

- plantar el pie en algo

no vuelvas a plantar el pie en mi casa — don't you ever set foot in my house again

3) * (=dar) [+ beso] to plant; [+ insulto] to hurl

me plantó un beso en los labios — he planted a kiss on my lips

plantar una bofetada a algn — to slap sb *

- plantar cara a

no se atreven a plantarle cara al jefe — they don't dare stand up to the boss

durante seis años le estuvo plantando cara a la muerte — he held out against death for six years

- plantar cuatro verdades a algn

4) * (=abandonar) [en una cita] to stand up *; [+ novio] to dump *, ditch *; [+ actividad, estudios] to pack in *, chuck in *

plantó sus estudios y se marchó a Francia — he packed o chucked in his studies and went to France *

5) * (=dar un corte)

¿por qué no lo plantas de una vez? — why don't you tell him where to go once and for all?

la planté para que no te insultara más — I cut her short before she insulted you any more

2.

See:

plantarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <árboles/cebollas> to plant; < semillas> to sow

b) < postes> to put in; < tienda> to pitch, put up

2) (fam)

a) ( abandonar) < novio> to ditch (colloq), to dump (colloq); < estudios> to give up, to quit (AmE)

b) ( no acudir a una cita)

la plantó el día de la boda — he jilted her on their wedding day

los invité a cenar y me plantaron — I invited them to dinner but they didn't turn o show up

3) (fam)

a) ( poner)

lo planté en la calle — I threw o (colloq) chucked him out

fue y plantó su silla delante del televisor — she went and plonked o stuck her chair right in front of the television (colloq)

b) <beso/puñetazo> to plant
2.
plantarse v pron

1) (fam) (quedarse, pararse) to plant oneself (colloq)

se plantó delante de la puerta — he planted himself in front of the door (colloq)

el caballo se plantó delante del obstáculo — the horse stopped dead in front of the fence

se plantó en su actitud — he dug his heels in (colloq)

se plantó aquí con tres amigas — she turned o showed up here with three friends

2) (Jueg) (en cartas, apuesta) to stick

3) (Andes fam) ( beberse) to down (colloq), to knock back (colloq); ( comerse) to put away (colloq)

* * *

= plant.

Ex. The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

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* época de plantar = planting time.

* plantar cizaña = plant + the seed(s) of discord.

* plantar el germen de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord.

* plantar explosivos = plant + explosives.

* plantar la semilla = lay + the seeds.

* plantar la semilla de = sow + the seeds of.

* plantar la semilla de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord.

* plantarse = baulk at [balk at].

* plantar una bomba = plant + bomb.

* plantar una tienda = pitch + tent.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <árboles/cebollas> to plant; < semillas> to sow

b) < postes> to put in; < tienda> to pitch, put up

2) (fam)

a) ( abandonar) < novio> to ditch (colloq), to dump (colloq); < estudios> to give up, to quit (AmE)

b) ( no acudir a una cita)

la plantó el día de la boda — he jilted her on their wedding day

los invité a cenar y me plantaron — I invited them to dinner but they didn't turn o show up

3) (fam)

a) ( poner)

lo planté en la calle — I threw o (colloq) chucked him out

fue y plantó su silla delante del televisor — she went and plonked o stuck her chair right in front of the television (colloq)

b) <beso/puñetazo> to plant
2.
plantarse v pron

1) (fam) (quedarse, pararse) to plant oneself (colloq)

se plantó delante de la puerta — he planted himself in front of the door (colloq)

el caballo se plantó delante del obstáculo — the horse stopped dead in front of the fence

se plantó en su actitud — he dug his heels in (colloq)

se plantó aquí con tres amigas — she turned o showed up here with three friends

2) (Jueg) (en cartas, apuesta) to stick

3) (Andes fam) ( beberse) to down (colloq), to knock back (colloq); ( comerse) to put away (colloq)

* * *

= plant.

Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

* época de plantar = planting time.

* plantar cizaña = plant + the seed(s) of discord.

* plantar el germen de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord.

* plantar explosivos = plant + explosives.

* plantar la semilla = lay + the seeds.

* plantar la semilla de = sow + the seeds of.

* plantar la semilla de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord.

* plantarse = baulk at [balk at].

* plantar una bomba = plant + bomb.

* plantar una tienda = pitch + tent.

* * *

plantar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹árboles/cebollas› to plant; ‹semillas› to sow

2 ‹postes› to put in; ‹tienda› to pitch, put up

B ( fam)

1 (abandonar) ‹novio› to ditch ( colloq), to dump ( colloq); ‹estudios› to give up, to quit ( AmE), to chuck in ( BrE colloq)

planté la carrera en segundo curso I quit o dropped out of college in the second year ( colloq)

a la una lo planta todo y se larga at one o'clock he drops everything and leaves

2

(no acudir a una cita): su novio la plantó el día de la boda her fiancé stood her up o jilted her on their wedding day

los invité a cenar a mi casa y me plantaron I invited them to dinner but they didn't turn o show up

C ( fam)

1

(poner): lo planté en la calle I threw o ( colloq) chucked him out

fue y plantó su silla delante del televisor she went and plonked o stuck her chair right in front of the television ( colloq)

plantó su maleta en mi habitación she dumped her suitcase in my room

2 ‹beso› to plant

le plantó una bofetada she slapped his face

■ plantarse

v pron

A ( fam) (quedarse, pararse) to plant oneself ( colloq)

se plantó delante de la puerta he planted himself in front of the door ( colloq)

el caballo se plantó delante del obstáculo the horse stopped dead in front of the fence

se plantó en su actitud he dug his heels in ( colloq)

B ( fam)

(llegar, presentarse): me planto ahí en media hora I'll be there in half an hour

se plantó aquí con tres amigas she turned o showed up here with three friends

C

1 ( Jueg) (en cartas) to stick; (en una apuesta) to stick

2 ( Andes fam) (en un vicio) to give up ( colloq), to give up smoking ( o drinking etc)

D ( Andes fam) (beberse) to down ( colloq), to knock back ( colloq); (comerse) to put away ( colloq), to wolf down ( colloq)

* * *

plantar ( conjugate plantar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹árboles/cebollas› to plant

b) ‹ postes› to put in;

‹ tienda› to pitch, put up
2 (fam)
a) ( abandonar) ‹ novio› to ditch (colloq), to dump (colloq);

‹ estudios› to give up, to quit (AmE)
b) ( dejar plantado) ‹ persona› ( en cita) to stand … up;

( el día de la boda) to jilt
plantarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) (quedarse, pararse) to plant oneself (colloq)
2 (Jueg) (en cartas, apuesta) to stick
plantar verbo transitivo
1 Bot Agr to plant: plantaremos todo el jardín de jazmines, we'll plant the whole garden with jasmines
2 (una cosa) to put, place
3 (los estudios, un trabajo) to quit, give up
4 (a una persona) to dump, ditch
dejar a alguien plantado, to stand sb up
5 (dar) to give, plant
♦ Locuciones: plantar cara (a alguien), to stand up (to sb)
' plantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
replantar
- esqueje
- plantado
- plantón
English:
ditch
- plant
- set
- chuck
- dump
- pot

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plantar

♦ vt

1. [sembrar] to plant (de with); [semillas] to sow;

plantaron la zona de eucaliptos they planted the area with eucalyptus

2. [fijar] [tienda de campaña] to pitch;
[poste] to put in
3. Fam [dar]
le plantó una bofetada/un beso she gave him a slap in the face/a kiss

4. Fam [decir con brusquedad]
le plantó cuatro frescas she gave him a piece of her mind

5. Fam [dejar plantado]
plantar a alguien to stand sb up;

plantó a su novio tras cinco meses de noviazgo she ditched o dumped her boyfriend after they'd been going out together for five months

6. Fam [construcción, mueble, objeto] Br to plonk, US to plunk;

plantó los pies en el sofá she Br plonked o US plunked her feet on the sofa

♦ See also the pronominal verb plantarse

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plantar

v/t

1 árbol etc plant

2 tienda de campaña put up

3 fam

:

plantar a alguien stand s.o. up fam

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plantar vt

1) : to plant, to sow

2) : to put in, to place

3) fam : to plant, to land

plantar un beso: to plant a kiss

4) fam : to leave, to jilt

♦ See also the reflexive verb plantarse

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plantar vb to plant

hemos plantado un rosal we've planted a rose bush

Spanish-English dictionary > plantar
10 plantificar

v.

1 to plant.

2 (coll.) To beat, to box, or kick.

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plantificar

► verbo transitivo

1 familiar (colocar) to put, place

2 familiar (dar) to give

► verbo pronominal plantificarse

1 familiar (llegar) to get to, arrive at

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1.

VT * (=colocar) to plonk down, dump down *

2.

See:

plantificarse

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1.
verbo transitivo (fam) ( poner) to stick (colloq)

plantificó su silla delante del televisor — she plonked o stuck her chair right in front of the television (colloq)

le plantificó los niños a la abuela — she dumped the children on their grandmother (colloq)

plantificarle un puñetazo a alguien — to land a punch on somebody
2.
plantificarse v pron

a) (fam) ( en un lugar) to plant oneself (colloq)

se plantificó delante de la puerta — he planted himself in front of the door

me plantifiqué en su oficina hasta que me recibió — I didn't budge from her office until she saw me

b) (refl) (fam) abrigo to throw on

se plantifica cada sombrero... — the hats she wears!

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1.
verbo transitivo (fam) ( poner) to stick (colloq)

plantificó su silla delante del televisor — she plonked o stuck her chair right in front of the television (colloq)

le plantificó los niños a la abuela — she dumped the children on their grandmother (colloq)

plantificarle un puñetazo a alguien — to land a punch on somebody
2.
plantificarse v pron

a) (fam) ( en un lugar) to plant oneself (colloq)

se plantificó delante de la puerta — he planted himself in front of the door

me plantifiqué en su oficina hasta que me recibió — I didn't budge from her office until she saw me

b) (refl) (fam) abrigo to throw on

se plantifica cada sombrero... — the hats she wears!

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plantificar [A2 ]

vt

( fam) (poner) to stick ( colloq)

plantificó una estatua horrible en medio del jardín he went and plonked o stuck a hideous statue in the middle of the garden ( colloq)

le plantificó los niños a la abuela she dumped the children on their grandmother ( colloq)

le plantificó una bofetada she slapped his face

me plantificó un gran beso en la mejilla he planted a great big kiss on my cheek

■ plantificarse

v pron

1 ( fam) (en un lugar) to plant oneself ( colloq)

se plantifican en la puerta y no dejan entrar ni salir a nadie they plant themselves in the doorway and don't let anybody get past

me plantifiqué en su oficina hasta que me recibió I didn't budge from her office until she saw me

2 ( refl) ( fam)

(ponerse): se plantifica cada sombrero … the hats she wears!

se plantificó unas flores en la cabeza she stuck some flowers in her hair ( colloq)

se plantificó cualquier cosa she threw on any old thing ( colloq)

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plantificar verbo transitivo
1 (dar) to give: le plantifiqué dos besos, I planted two kisses on his cheek
2 (dejar) to place: me plantificó los papeles en la mesa, she plunked down the papers on my desk
' plantificar' also found in these entries:
English:
plunk

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plantificar vt
Fam
1. [dar]
le plantificó una bofetada/un beso she gave him a slap in the face/a kiss

2. [colocar] to stick;

plantificaron a los niños en un internado they stuck the children in a boarding school

Spanish-English dictionary > plantificar
11 piantare

plant

chiodo hammer in

colloq piantala! cut that out! colloq colloq piantare qualcuno dump someone colloq piantare grane make difficulties

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piantare v.tr.

1 to plant; ( in vaso) to pot: ho piantato un ciliegio, I've planted a cherry tree; piantare fiori, to plant flowers; piantare un campo ad ulivi, to plant a field with olive-trees // andare a piantare cavoli, (scherz.) ( ritirarsi a vita privata) to retire

2 ( conficcare) to thrust, to drive*, to ram; ( innalzare) to plant, to put* up: piantare un chiodo in un muro, to drive a nail into a wall; piantare un palo per terra, to drive (o to put up) a stake into the ground; devono ancora piantare i pali della luce, they still have to put up the lamp post; piantare una bandiera, to plant a flag; gli piantò un coltello nella schiena, he stuck (o thrust) a knife in his back; piantare una pallottola in corpo a qlcu., to shoot s.o. (o to put a bullet in s.o.); piantare una tenda, to pitch (o to put up) a tent // piantare le tende, ( stabilirsi in un luogo) to take up one's residence (o to settle down); ormai ha piantato le tende nel mio ufficio, (fig.) he's become a fixture (o he's taken up residence in my office)

3 ( porre, collocare) to place, to put*, to plant, to set*: il nemico ha piantato una batteria su un'altura vicina, the enemy has planted a battery on a height nearby // piantare gli occhi addosso a qlcu., to eye s.o. // piantare una grana, (fam.) to make trouble

4 ( fondare) to set* up: piantare casa, to set up (a) house

5 ( abbandonare) to leave*, to quit, to abandon, to dump; to give* (s.o.) the slip: ho piantato lì tutto e sono uscito di corsa, (fam.) I dropped everything and dashed out; ha piantato la moglie per una ragazza, he's dumped (o left) his wife for a girl; la fidanzata lo ha piantato, his fiancée has jilted him; piantare a mezzo un lavoro, to leave a job unfinished // piantare in asso, to leave in the lurch; ( un innamorato) to jilt; la guida ci piantò in asso il secondo giorno, the guide left us in the lurch the second day // piantare baracca e burattini, to give up everything: quando la conobbe piantò baracca e burattini e se ne andò, when he knew her he gave up everything // piantarla, to stop: piantala!, stop it!; piantala di farmi sciocche domande!, stop asking me silly questions!; se non la pianti di urlare, ti lascio qui, (fam.) if you don't stop yelling I'll leave you here; piantatela una buona volta!, ( di litigare) pack it in!

6 (aer.) to stop, to fail.

◘ piantarsi v.intr.pron.

1 ( conficcarsi) to stick* in, to get* stuck in: mi si è piantata una spina nel piede, a thorn has got stuck in my foot // ho mangiato un panino che mi si è piantato sullo stomaco, (fig.) I've eaten a sandwich and I haven't digested it

2 ( fissarsi in un luogo) to plant oneself, to place oneself: mi si è piantato davanti, he planted (o placed) himself in front of me; viene alle 9 e si pianta qui sino a mezzanotte, he comes at nine and doesn't budge till midnight (o he parks himself here till midnight)

◆ v.rifl.rec. to leave* each other, to part: dopo un ennesimo bisticcio si sono piantati, they parted (o left each other) after yet another quarrel.

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[pjan'tare]
1. vt

1) (pianta) to plant, put in

ho piantato un albero in giardino — I've planted a tree in the garden

2)

piantare (in) — (chiodo) to hammer in(to), knock in(to), (paletto) to drive in(to), (ago) to stick in(to)

piantare una tenda — to put up a tent, pitch a tent

piantare grane — to cause trouble

3) (fig : lasciare: moglie, figli) to leave, abandon, desert

ha piantato il suo ragazzo — she's dumped her boyfriend

piantare qn in asso — to leave sb in the lurch

mi ha piantata in asso — he left me in the lurch

piantala! — stop it!, cut it out!

2. vr (piantarsi)

(persona) mi si piantò davanti; si piantò davanti a me — he planted himself in front of me

3. vip (piantarsi)

(proiettile) piantarsi in — to enter

mi si è piantata una scheggia nel dito — I've got a splinter in my finger

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[pjan'tare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) to plant [patate, pomodori]

piantare un terreno a viti — to plant a vineyard

2) (conficcare) to drive* [ chiodo] (in in, into); to sink* [ palo] (in into); to dig* [ unghie] (in into); to stick* [ coltello] (in into)

3) (tirare su) to raise [ tenda]

piantare le tende — (accamparsi) to make o pitch camp

ha piantato le tende a casa mia — fig. he settled down at my house

4) colloq. (lasciare) to dump, to jilt, to drop, to ditch [ragazzo, fidanzata]; to quit* [ lavoro]

piantare tutto — to jack it in, to pack it all in

5) piantarla

piantala di dire sciocchezze! — stop saying nonsense!

piantala! — stop it!
2.
verbo pronominale piantarsi

1) colloq. (lasciarsi) [ coppia] to split* (up)

2) (conficcarsi) [chiodo, palo] to dig* (in into)

- rsi una spina nel piede — to get a thorn in one's foot

3) colloq. (porsi di fronte)

-rsi davanti a qcs., qcn. — to stand in front of sth., sb

4) colloq. (bloccarsi) [computer, programma] to crash

••

piantare in asso qcn. — to leave sb. stranded o in the lurch

piantare gli occhi addosso a qcn. — to stare at sb

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piantare

/pjan'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 to plant [patate, pomodori]; piantare un terreno a viti to plant a vineyard

2 (conficcare) to drive* [ chiodo] (in in, into); to sink* [ palo] (in into); to dig* [ unghie] (in into); to stick* [ coltello] (in into)

3 (tirare su) to raise [ tenda]; piantare le tende (accamparsi) to make o pitch camp; ha piantato le tende a casa mia fig. he settled down at my house

4 colloq. (lasciare) to dump, to jilt, to drop, to ditch [ragazzo, fidanzata]; to quit* [ lavoro]; piantare tutto to jack it in, to pack it all in

5 piantarla piantala di dire sciocchezze! stop saying nonsense! piantala! stop it!

II piantarsi verbo pronominale

1 colloq. (lasciarsi) [ coppia] to split* (up)

2 (conficcarsi) [chiodo, palo] to dig* (in into); - rsi una spina nel piede to get a thorn in one's foot

3 colloq. (porsi di fronte) -rsi davanti a qcs., qcn. to stand in front of sth., sb.

4 colloq. (bloccarsi) [computer, programma] to crash

IDIOMS

piantare in asso qcn. to leave sb. stranded o in the lurch; piantare gli occhi addosso a qcn. to stare at sb.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > piantare
12 abandonar

v.

1 to leave (place).

María abandonó la habitación rápidamente Mary abandoned the room quickly.

2 to leave (person).

3 to give up (estudios).

abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year

4 to abandon, to desert, to forsake, to bail out on.

Pedro abandonó a su familia Peter abandoned his family.

Silvia abandonó sus sueños por Pedro Silvia abandoned her dreams for Peter.

5 to quit, to cease trying, to desist, to give up.

María abandonó Mary quit.

6 to check out on.

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abandonar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desamparar) to abandon, forsake

■ la suerte le ha abandonado luck has forsaken him

2 (lugar) to leave, quit

■ abandonar el barco to abandon ship

3 (actividad) to give up, withdraw from

■ abandonó los estudios en la facultad she dropped out of university

4 (traicionar) to desert

5 (renunciar) to relinquish, renounce

6 (descuidar) to neglect

7 DEPORTE (retirarse) to withdraw from

► verbo pronominal abandonarse

1 (descuidarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go

2 (entregarse) to give oneself up (a, to)

■ se abandonó a la bebida he gave himself up to drink

3 (ceder) to give in

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verb

1) to abandon

2) desert

3) leave

4) neglect

5) give up

6) renounce

•

- abandonarse a

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1. VT

1) (=dejar abandonado) [+ cónyuge, hijo] to abandon, desert; [+ animal, casa, posesiones] to abandon; [+ obligaciones] to neglect

la abandonó por otra mujer — he abandoned o deserted her for another woman

no me abandones nunca — never leave me

tuvimos que abandonar nuestras pertenencias en la huida — we had to abandon all our belongings when we fled

no debes abandonar las labores de la casa — you shouldn't neglect the housework

abandonar el barco — to abandon ship

- abandonar a algn a su suerte o a la buena de Dios

2) (=marcharse de) [+ lugar, organización] to leave

pronto podrán abandonar el hospital — they will soon be able to leave the hospital

abandonó la reunión hecho una furia — he stormed out of the meeting

miles de refugiados han abandonado la ciudad — thousands of refugees have abandoned the city

3) (=renunciar a) [+ estudios, proyecto] to give up, abandon; [+ costumbre, cargo] to give up; [+ privilegio, título] to renounce, relinquish

hemos abandonado la idea de montar un negocio — we have given up o abandoned the idea of starting a business

he decidido abandonar la política — I've decided to give up o abandon politics

si el tratamiento no da resultado lo abandonaremos — if the treatment doesn't work, we'll abandon it

no es fácil abandonar el tabaco — it's not easy to give up smoking

la guerrilla ha prometido abandonar las armas — the guerrillas have promised to lay down their arms

se comprometieron a abandonar sus reivindicaciones territoriales — they promised to renounce o relinquish their territorial claims

4) [buen humor, suerte] to desert

el valor la abandonó — her courage deserted her

nunca los abandona la alegría — they are always happy

2. VI

1) (Atletismo) [antes de la prueba] to pull out, withdraw; [durante la prueba] to pull out, retire

2) (Boxeo) to concede defeat, throw in the towel * o (EEUU) sponge

3) (Ajedrez) to resign, concede

4) (Inform) to quit

3.

See:

abandonarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) < lugar> to leave

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta — he walked out of the meeting in protest

b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon

abandonar a alguien a algo — to abandon somebody to something

los abandonó a su suerte — he abandoned them to their fate

2) fuerzas to desert

la suerte me ha abandonado — my luck has run out

nunca lo abandona el buen humor — his good humor never deserts him

3)

a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give up

abandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out
2.
abandonar vi (Dep)

a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

b) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
3.
abandonarse v pron

1) ( entregarse)

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

se abandonó al sueño — he succumbed to sleep

2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go

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= abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.

Ex. The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.

Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex. The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.

Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex. It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.

Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex. The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.

Ex. Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.

Ex. The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.

Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex. To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.

Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex. Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.

Ex. In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.

Ex. Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex. Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex. One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.

Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

Ex. At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.

Ex. A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.

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* abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.

* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.

* abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.

* abandonarse = go to + seed.

* abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.

* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.

* abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.

* abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.

* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.

* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.

* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) < lugar> to leave

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta — he walked out of the meeting in protest

b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon

abandonar a alguien a algo — to abandon somebody to something

los abandonó a su suerte — he abandoned them to their fate

2) fuerzas to desert

la suerte me ha abandonado — my luck has run out

nunca lo abandona el buen humor — his good humor never deserts him

3)

a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give up

abandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out
2.
abandonar vi (Dep)

a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

b) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
3.
abandonarse v pron

1) ( entregarse)

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

se abandonó al sueño — he succumbed to sleep

2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go

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= abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.

Ex: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.

Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex: The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.

Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex: It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.

Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex: The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.

Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.

Ex: The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.

Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.

Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex: Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.

Ex: In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.

Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.

Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.

Ex: A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.

* abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.

* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.

* abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.

* abandonarse = go to + seed.

* abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.

* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.

* abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.

* abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.

* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.

* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.

* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

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abandonar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ( frml); ‹lugar› to leave

el público abandonó el teatro the audience left the theater

se le concedió un plazo de 48 horas para abandonar el país he was given 48 hours to leave the country

miles de personas abandonan la capital durante el verano thousands of people leave the capital in the summer

las tropas han comenzado a abandonar el área the troops have started to pull out of o leave the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta he walked out of the meeting in protest

2 ‹persona›

abandonó a su familia he abandoned o deserted his family

lo abandonó por otro she left him for another man

abandonó al bebé en la puerta del hospital she abandoned o left the baby at the entrance to the hospital

abandonar a algn A algo to abandon sb TO sth

decidió volver, abandonando al grupo a su suerte he decided to turn back, abandoning the group to its fate

3 ‹coche/barco› to abandon

B «fuerzas» to desert

las fuerzas lo abandonaron y cayó al suelo his strength deserted him and he fell to the floor

la suerte me ha abandonado my luck has run out o deserted me

nunca lo abandona el buen humor he's always good-humored, his good humor never deserts him

C ‹actividad/propósito› to give up

abandonó los estudios she abandoned o gave up her studies

¿vas a abandonar el curso cuando te falta tan poco? you're not going to drop out of o give up the course at this late stage, are you?

abandonó la lucha he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

ha abandonado toda pretensión de salir elegido he has given up o abandoned any hopes he had of being elected

abandonó la terapia he gave up his therapy, he stopped having therapy

■ abandonar

vi

( Dep)

1 (antes de iniciarse la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

2 (una vez iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; (en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat, throw in the towel

■ abandonarse

v pron

A

(descuidarse): desde que tuvo hijos se ha abandonado since she had her children she's let herself go

no te abandones y ve al médico don't neglect your health, go and see the doctor

B (entregarse) abandonarse A algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself TO sth

se abandonó al ocio she gave herself up to o abandoned herself to a life of leisure

se abandonó al sueño he gave in to o succumbed to sleep, he let sleep overcome him, he surrendered to sleep

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abandonar ( conjugate abandonar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (frml) ‹ lugar› to leave

b) ‹familia/bebé› to leave, abandon;

‹marido/amante› to leave;
‹coche/barco› to abandon;
◊ los abandonó a su suerte he abandoned them to their fate

2 [ fuerzas] to desert
3
a) ‹actividad/propósito/esperanza› to give up;

◊ abandonar los estudios to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) ‹carrera/partido› to retire from, pull out of

verbo intransitivo (Dep)
a) (en carrera, competición) to pull out

b) ( en ajedrez) to resign;

(en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
abandonarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entregarse) abandonarse a algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself to sth
2 ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
abandonar
I verbo transitivo
1 (irse de) to leave, quit: tenemos que vernos hoy, porque mañana abandono Madrid, we've got to see eachother today because I'm leaving Madrid tomorrow
2 (a una persona, a un animal) to abandon
abandonar a alguien a su suerte, to leave someone to his fate
3 (un proyecto, los estudios) to give up
4 Dep (retirarse de una carrera) to drop out of
(un deporte) to drop
II vi (desfallecer) to give up: los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones, the results aren't as good as we expected, but don't give up
' abandonar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejar
- botar
- plantar
English:
abandon
- back away
- cast aside
- caution
- desert
- drop
- forsake
- free
- give up on
- habit
- idea
- jettison
- leave
- quit
- retire
- scrap
- stand by
- throw in
- walk out
- ditch
- give
- maroon
- stick
- vacate
- walk

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abandonar

♦ vt

1. [lugar] to leave;
[barco, vehículo] to abandon;
abandonó la sala tras el discurso she left the hall after the speech;

abandonó su pueblo para trabajar en la ciudad she left her home town for a job in the city;

abandonar el barco to abandon ship;

¡abandonen el barco! abandon ship!;

abandonar algo a su suerte o [m5] destino to abandon sth to its fate;

los cascos azules abandonarán pronto la región the UN peacekeeping troops will soon be pulling out of the region

2. [persona] to leave;
[hijo, animal] to abandon;
abandonó a su hijo she abandoned her son;

abandonar a alguien a su suerte o [m5] destino to abandon sb to their fate;

¡nunca te abandonaré! I'll never leave you!

3. [estudios] to give up;
[proyecto] to abandon;
abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year;

han amenazado con abandonar las negociaciones they have threatened to walk out of the negotiations;

han amenazado con abandonar la liga they have threatened to pull out of the league;

abandonar la lucha to give up the fight

4. [sujeto: suerte, buen humor] to desert;

lo abandonaron las fuerzas y tuvo que retirarse his strength gave out and he had to drop out;

nunca la abandona su buen humor she never loses her good humour

♦ vi

1. [en carrera, competición] to pull out, to withdraw;
[en ajedrez] to resign; [en boxeo] to throw in the towel;
abandonó en el primer asalto his corner threw in the towel in the first round;

una avería lo obligó a abandonar en la segunda vuelta a mechanical fault forced him to retire on the second lap

2. [rendirse] to give up;

no abandones ahora que estás casi al final don't give up now you've almost reached the end

♦ See also the pronominal verb abandonarse

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abandonar

I v/t

1 lugar leave; a alguien abandon; a esposa, hijos desert; objeto abandon, dump

2 idea give up, abandon; actividad give up, drop

II v/i DEP pull out

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abandonar vt

1) dejar: to abandon, to leave

2) : to give up, to quit

abandonaron la búsqueda: they gave up the search

♦ See also the reflexive verb abandonarse

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abandonar vb

1. (una persona) to abandon / to leave [pt. & pp. left]

abandonó a su familia he left his family

2. (un sitio) to leave

mucha gente abandona la cuidad a lot of people are leaving the city

3. (una actividad) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

no abandones el curso don't give up the course

4. (una competición) to withdraw [pt. withdraw; pp. withdrawn]

abandonó la carrera he withdrew from the race

Spanish-English dictionary > abandonar
13 planter

planter [plɑ̃te]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ plante, graine] to plant ; [+ jardin] to put plants in

• avenue plantée d'arbres tree-lined avenue

   b. [+ clou] to hammer in ; [+ pieu] to drive in

• se planter une épine dans le doigt to get a thorn stuck in one's finger

   c. ( = mettre) (inf) to stick

• il nous a plantés sur le trottoir he left us standing on the pavement

• planter là ( = laisser sur place) [+ personne] to leave behind ; [+ travail, outils] to dump (inf) ; ( = délaisser) [+ épouse] to walk out on (inf)

• ne restez pas planté là à ne rien faire ! don't just stand there doing nothing!

• planter le décor (pour une histoire) to set the scene

2. intransitive verb

[ordinateur] (inf) to crash

3. reflexive verb

► se planter (inf)

   a. ( = se tromper) to mess up (inf)

• il s'est planté dans ses calculs he got his calculations wrong

• l'ordinateur s'est planté the computer crashed

   b. ( = avoir un accident) to crash

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plɑ̃te
1.

verbe transitif

1) to plant [tomates, jardin]

route plantée d'arbres — road lined with trees

2) ( enfoncer) to drive in [pieu]; to knock in [clou]

planter un couteau dans — to stick a knife into

clou mal planté — nail which has not gone in straight

planter un drapeau — to put a flag

3) ( dresser) to pitch [tente]

planter un décor — lit to put up a set; fig to set the scene

planter une échelle contre un mur — to stand a ladder against a wall

4) (colloq) ( mettre) to put, to stick (colloq)

planter la bouteille sur la table — to stick the bottle on the table

5) (colloq) ( abandonner)

planter là — to drop [outil]; to abandon [voiture]; to pack in (colloq) [travail]; to walk out on [époux]

il m'a planté là — he left me standing there

2.

(colloq) verbe intransitif Informatique to crash

3.

se planter verbe pronominal

1) [fleur, parterre] to be planted

2) ( s'enfoncer) [clou] to go in

3) [personne]

se planter une épine dans le pied — to get a thorn in one's foot

4) (colloq) ( se tenir)

aller se planter devant quelque chose — to go and stand in front of something

5) (colloq) ( avoir un accident) to crash

se planter en vélo — to have a bicycle accident

6) (colloq) ( se tromper) to get it wrong; ( se perdre) to get lost

il s'est planté en histoire — he made a mess of the history exam

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plɑ̃te vt
1) [fleur, légume, arbre] to plant

Daphné a planté des tomates. — Daphne planted some tomatoes.

2) [clou, pieu] to hammer in

planter qch dans [clou, pieu] — to hammer sth into

Jean-Pierre a planté un clou dans le mur. — Jean-Pierre hammered a nail into the wall.

3) (avec une arme ou accidentellement)

planter qch dans — to stick sth into

Elle lui a planté un couteau dans le dos. — She stuck a knife in his back.

4) [tente] to put up, to pitch

planter sa tente quelque part — to pitch one's tent somewhere, to put up one's tent somewhere

André a planté sa tente au bord du lac. — André pitched his tent beside the lake.

5) [drapeau, échelle] to put up

6) fig

planter le décor — to set the scene

planter les personnages — to draw characters

7) * (= abandonner) [amoureux] to ditch

planter là; Il m'a planté là et il est remonté dans sa voiture. — He dumped me there and got back in his car.

Ne reste pas planté là! — Don't just stand there!

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planter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 Agric, Hort to plant [rosier, pommes de terre, tomates, jardin]; route plantée d'arbres tree-lined road, road lined with trees;

2 ( ficher) to drive in [pieu]; to knock in [clou]; planter un pieu dans qch to drive a stake into sth; planter un couteau/une fourchette dans to stick a knife/a fork into; planter ses dents/ses griffes dans le bras de qn to sink one's teeth/to dig one's claws into sb's arm; planter une flèche dans une cible to shoot an arrow into a target; clou mal planté nail which has not gone in straight; planter un drapeau au pôle Sud to put up a flag at the South Pole;

3 ( dresser) to pitch [tente]; planter un décor lit to put up a set; fig to set the scene; planter une échelle contre un mur to stand a ladder against a wall; bâtiment planté en rase campagne building stuck in the middle of nowhere;

4 ( mettre) to put, to stick○; planter la bouteille sur la table to stick the bottle on the table; planter un baiser sur la joue de qn to plant a kiss on sb's cheek;

5 ○( abandonner) planter là to drop [outil]; to dump○, to abandon [voiture]; to pack in○, to chuck in○ GB [travail]; to walk out on, to ditch○ [époux]; il m'a planté là et a sauté dans un taxi he left me standing there and jumped into a taxi; il a tout planté là et est parti en Inde he dropped everything ou he chucked○ it all in and went off to India.

B ○vi Ordinat to crash.

C se planter vpr

1 Hort [fleur, parterre] to be planted; se planter au printemps to be planted in the spring;

2 ( se ficher) [clou, pieu] to go in;

3 [personne] se planter une épine/un clou dans le pied to get a thorn/a nail in one's foot; avoir une épine plantée dans le pied to have a thorn in one's foot;

4 ○( se tenir) aller se planter devant qch/qn to go and stand in front of sth/sb;

5 ○( avoir un accident) to crash; se planter en planeur to crash in a glider; se planter en vélo to have a bicycle accident;

6 ○( se tromper) to get it wrong; ( se perdre) to get lost; se planter dans une addition to get a sum all wrong; il s'est planté en histoire he made a mess of the history paper ou exam.

[plɑ̃te] verbe transitif

1. AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE to plant

allée plantée d'acacias avenue lined with acacia trees

2. [enfoncer] to stick ou to drive in (separable)

[avec un marteau] to hammer in (separable)

3. [tente] to pitch, to put up (separable)

il a fini par planter sa tente en Provence (figuré) he finally settled in Provence

4. [poser résolument]

planter un baiser sur les lèvres de quelqu'un to kiss somebody full on the lips

il planta ses yeux dans les miens he stared into my eyes

5. [dépeindre - personnage] to sketch (in)

planter le décor

a. THÉÂTRE to set up the scenery

b. LITTÉRATURE to set the scene

6. (familier) [abandonner - personne, voiture] to dump, to ditch ; [ - travail, projet] to pack in (separable)

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[plɑ̃te] verbe intransitif

(familier) INFORMATIQUE to crash, to go down

mon ordinateur a planté my computer crashed

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se planter verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'enfoncer] to become stuck ou embedded, to embed oneself

l'écharde s'est plantée dans la chair the splinter embedded itself in the flesh

2. (familier) [se tenir immobile] to stand

ne reste pas planté là comme une souche don't just stand there like a lemon (UK) ou fool

3. (familier) [se tromper] to get it wrong

on s'est complètement plantés, c'est infaisable we've got it completely wrong, it can't be done

4. (familier) [dans un accident] to (have a) crash

se planter contre un arbre to smash into a tree

je me suis planté en vélo I came a cropper on my bike

5. (familier) [échouer] to make a complete mess of things

je me suis complètement planté en biologie I made a complete mess of the biology paper

6. (familier) [ordinateur] to crash

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > planter
14 tirar

v.

1 to throw.

tirar algo a algo/alguien to throw something to something/somebody (para que lo agarre) to throw something at something/somebody (para hacer daño)

tírame una manzana throw me an apple

Ella tira bolas She throws balls.

2 to drop (dejar caer) (object).

3 to knock over (derribar) (botella, lámpara).

4 to throw away.

tirar algo a la basura to throw something away

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5 to fire (disparar) (bala, misil).

tirar una foto to take a picture

6 to play (jugar) (carta).

7 to take (sport) (falta, penalti).

tirar a gol to shoot, to have a shot at goal

8 to print.

La imprenta tiró la primera edición The printer printed the first edition.

9 to fail (informal) (suspender).

10 to shoot.

tirar a matar to shoot to kill

11 to have a pull (informal) (atraer).

me tira la vida del campo I feel drawn toward life in the country

tirar de algo to attract something

12 to draw (cigarrillo, chimenea).

13 to go, to work (informal) (funcionar).

14 to go, to head.

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

15 to (have one's) go.

16 to kick (sport) (con el pie).

17 to last.

18 to knock down, to break down, to batter down.

La policía tiró la puerta The police broke down the door.

19 to pull.

El tractor tira fuerte The tractor pulls hard.

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tirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar) to throw, fling

2 (dejar caer) to drop

3 (desechar) to throw away

4 (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down

5 (derramar) to spill

6 (vaso, botella) to knock over

7 (estirar) to pull

8 (imprimir) to print

9 (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw

10 (un tiro) to fire; (una bomba) to drop; (cohete) to launch

11 (beso) to blow; (pellizco) to give; (patada, coz) to kick

12 DEPORTE to take

13 figurado (malgastar) to waste, squander

14 familiar figurado (suspender) to fail

► verbo intransitivo

1 (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -)

2 (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -)

3 (atraer) to draw, attract

4 (estufa, chimenea) to draw

5 (en juegos) to be a player's move, be a player's turn

■ tira él it's his turn

6 familiar (funcionar) to work, run

■ esto ya no tira this doesn't work any more

7 familiar (durar) to last

■ con esta reparación tirará un par de meses after these repairs it'll last for a couple of months

8 (quedar estrecho) to be tight on

■ esta camisa me tira de la espalda this shirt's tight on me

9 figurado (tender) to tend (a, towards); (ser un poco) to be a bit

■ tira a verde it's greenish in colour

■ tira a dulce it's a bit sweet

10 familiar figurado (atraer) to attract, appeal

■ no le tira la mecánica mechanics doesn't appeal to him

11 figurado (inclinarse) to be attracted (a/hacia, to), be drawn (a/hacia, to)

■ esta chica tira hacia las artes this girl is drawn to the arts

12 figurado (parecerse) to take after (a, -)

■ tira a su padre she takes after her father

13 figurado (ir) to go, turn

■ tira a la derecha turn right

14 figurado (mantenerse) to get by, get along

■ ella tira con poco dinero she gets by with little money

15 (disparar) to shoot, fire

16 DEPORTE (fútbol) to shoot; (ciclismo) to set the pace

► verbo pronominal tirarse

1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself

2 (abalanzarse) to rush ( sobre, at), jump ( sobre, on)

3 (tumbarse) to lie down

4 familiar (tiempo) to spend

■ se tiró una hora en la ducha he spent an hour in the shower

5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo tirar figurado at the most, at the latest

ir tirando (espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay

tira y afloja figurado give and take

tirando familiar so-so

tirar abajo (gen) to demolish, pull down 2 (puerta) to smash in

tirar al blanco to shoot at a target

tirar de familiar to use

■ cuando no tiene dinero tira de tarjeta when he hasn't got any money he uses his credit card

tirar a alguien de la lengua figurado to draw somebody out

tirar de cartera to dip into one's wallet

tirar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, push the boat out

tirar la primera piedra figurado to cast the first stone

tirar una moneda al aire to toss a coin

tirarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water

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verb

1) to throw, hurl, toss

2) throw away

3) shoot, fire

4) pull, draw

5) attract

6) print

•

- ir tirando
- tirar a
- tirar de la cadena
- tirar para
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Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=lanzar) to throw

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

2) (=derribar) [+ edificio] to pull down; [+ jarrón, silla, estatua] to knock over; [+ pared, verja] to knock down

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

3) (=dejar caer) to drop

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

4) (=desechar) to throw away

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

5) (=malgastar) [+ dinero] to waste; [+ fortuna] to squander

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

6) (=disparar) [+ tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ cohete] to launch, fire

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

7) [+ foto] to take

8) (=dar, pegar)

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

9) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print, run off

10) (=trazar) [+ línea] to draw, trace

11) * (=suspender)

ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *

12) And (=usar) to use

tirar brazo — to swim

13) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=acarrear) to cart, haul, transport

14)

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [haciendo fuerza]

a) (=traer hacia sí) to pull

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

• tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

tirar — Esp [en puerta etc] pull

tire — LAm [en puerta etc] pull

b) (=llevar tras sí)

• tirar [de] — to pull

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

2) * (=atraer)

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

3) (=estar tirante) [ropa] to be tight

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

4) (=usar)

• tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to draw

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate

5) (=disparar) to shoot

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

• tirar al [blanco] — to aim

• tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

6) (Dep) [con balón] to shoot; [con fichas, cartas etc] to go, play

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

• tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal

7) * (=arreglárselas) to get by

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

8) (=funcionar) [motor] to pull; [chimenea, puro] to draw, pull

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

9) (=ir) to go

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

10) * (=durar) to last

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

11) [seguido de preposición]
tirar a (=tender)
tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father
tirar para (=aspirar a ser)
la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

12)

- a todo tirar

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

13) LAm *** [sexualmente] to screw ***

3.

See:

tirarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex. Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

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* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

tirar(de)

(v.) = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage

Ex: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.

Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *

tirar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (lanzar, arrojar) to throw

¿quiénes estaban tirando piedras? who was throwing stones?

tiró la colilla por la ventanilla she threw the cigarette butt out of the window

tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air

tiraban piedrecitas al río they were throwing stones into the river

no tires los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo A algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sth TO sb, to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth AT sb

le tiró la pelota she threw him the ball, she threw the ball to him

tírame las llaves throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra she threw a stone at me

le tiraron un cubo de agua they threw a bucket of water over him

le tiró los brazos he put o stretched his arms out to her

tírale un beso blow him a kiss

2 (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

todo esto es para tirar all this can be thrown out o away, this is all going out ( colloq)

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura ugh! throw that away right now!, ugh! put that in the garbage can ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bin right now!

3 (desperdiciar) to waste

¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

B (dejar en desorden) (+ compl):

no tiren los juguetes por todos lados don't leave o strew your toys all over the place

se quitó la camisa y la tiró en un rincón he took off his shirt and threw it into a corner

C

1 (hacer caer) to knock over

¡cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo he knocked the vase off the table ( o shelf etc) with his elbow

2 (derribar) to knock down

el perro se le echó encima y lo tiró al suelo the dog leaped up at him and knocked him to the ground o knocked him over

tiró todos los bolos de una vez he knocked all the pins down in one go

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared or van a tirar esta pared (abajo) they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

D

1 ‹bomba› to drop; ‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shoot; ‹tiros› to fire

le tiraron tres tiros they shot at him three times, they fired three shots at him

2 ‹foto› to take

E (dar) ‹puñetazo› to throw

tiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra he was throwing punches o lashing out left and right ( AmE) o ( BrE) left, right and center

el perro me tiró un mordisco the dog snapped at me

no me tires más pellizcos stop pinching me

F ( AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo don't pull his hair

te voy a tirar las orejas I'm going to tweak your ears

le tiraba la manga she was tugging o pulling at his sleeve

G ( Impr) to print, run off

H ( Mat) ‹línea› to draw

I ( Chi)

1 ‹carrera› to start, give the starting signal for

2 ‹lotería› to draw the winning number in; ‹rifa› to draw

■ tirar

vi

A

1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

¡vamos, tiren todos a una! come on, everybody pull together!

[ S ] tirar pull

tirar DE algo to pull sth

no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro the cart was drawn by two horses

tirar de la cadena to pull the chain

le tiró de la manga she tugged o pulled at his sleeve

le tiró de la oreja she tweaked his ear

2 «vestido/blusa» to be (too) tight

me tira it's too tight on me

B

(atraer): le sigue tirando México she still hankers after o misses Mexico

no parece que le tiren mucho los deportes he doesn't seem to be very interested in o keen on sport

la sangre tira blood is thicker than water

C

1

(disparar): le tiró a traición she shot him in the back

¡no tiren! don't shoot!

le tiró al corazón he shot him through the heart

tirar a dar to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar a matar (literal) to shoot to kill

(para ofender, atacar): cuando empieza a criticar, tira a matar when she starts criticizing you, she really goes for the jugular o she really sticks the knife in ( colloq)

siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me

2 ( Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco ( AmL) or ( Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto at the (very) least/most

3 ( Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away, discard; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowl

D

1 «chimenea/cigarro» to draw

2 «coche/motor» to pull

E

1 ( fam) (llegar, sobrevivir) to get by

con $100 podríamos tirar hasta fin de mes with $100 we could get by until the end of the month

con este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año this uniform will last you o ( colloq) will do you till the end of the year

2 tirando

ger ( fam): ¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando … how are things? — well, you know, not too bad o we're getting by

no ganamos mucho pero vamos tirando we don't earn much but we're managing

F

( Esp fam) (seguir adelante): tira, que creo que no nos ha visto go on, I don't think he's seen us

vamos, tira come on, get moving o get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche if you back up o go back a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante), no te pares ahora keep going, don't stop now

hay mucho que hacer pero entre todos podemos tirar p'alante there's a lot to be done but if we all pull together we can get through it

tira por esta calle abajo go o turn down this street

en cuanto nos vieron, tiraron por otro lado as soon as they saw us they went off in a different direction/they turned off up a different street

G ( AmL vulg) (en sentido sexual) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

H tirar a

(tender a): un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja a bright orangish o ( BrE) orangy yellow

no es verde, tira más bien a azul it's not green, it's more of a bluish color

los precios son más bien tirando a caros the prices are a bit on the expensive o ( colloq) steep side

el erotismo de la película tiraba a pornográfico the eroticism in the film tended toward(s) o verged on the pornographic

los niños tiran más a la madre the children take after their mother more

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito he's average to short in height

■ tirarse

v pron

A

1 (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

se tiró por la ventana he threw himself o he leapt out of the window

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute

tirarse al agua to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst

intentó tirarse del tren en marcha she tried to throw herself from o to jump off the train while it was moving

se le tiró a los brazos she threw herself into his arms

2 «coche/conductor» (+ compl) to pull over

se tiró bruscamente a un lado he swerved to one side

3 ( AmL) (tumbarse) to lie down

estoy agotada, me voy a tirar un rato I'm exhausted, I'm going to lie down for a while

tirárselas de algo (Col, RPl fam): se las tira de valiente he makes out he's so brave

B ( fam); ‹horas/días› to spend

nos hemos tirado media hora para encontrar la casa it's taken us half an hour to find the house

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

se ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono he's been on the phone for a whole hour, he's spent a whole hour on the phone

C ( vulg)

(joder): tirarse a algn to screw sb ( vulg), to fuck sb ( vulg), to lay sb (sl)

D ( fam)

(expulsar): tirarse un pedo to fart (sl), to pass wind

tirarse un eructo to belch, to burp ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo the downpour washed out o ruined our walk

se tiró el examen he flunked the exam ( colloq)

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tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( lanzar) to throw;

◊ tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air;

tirarle algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
b) ( desechar) to throw out o away

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste;

◊ ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

2
a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;

◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me over

b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

3
a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
b) ‹ foto› to take

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tirar de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tirar a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away;

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

b) [coche/motor] to pull

4
◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;
◊ tirarse al agua to jump into the water;

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

3 (fam) ( expulsar):
◊ tirarse un pedo to fart (sl)

tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- bala
- borda
- calle
- casa
- esconder
- palanca
- toalla
- trapo
- apedrear
- arrojar
- basura
- blanco
- botar
- cadena
- crimen
- echar
- jalar
- pinta
- zumbar
English:
aim at
- archery
- bung
- cast
- chain
- chuck
- chuck away
- chuck out
- clearout
- dash
- drag
- draw
- fling
- flush
- haul
- heave
- keep
- knock off
- knock over
- lash out
- pitch
- pull
- pull on
- pull over
- putt
- run off
- shoot
- sling
- sling out
- splash out
- sponge
- strain
- throw
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- toss away
- towel
- town
- trash
- tug
- turf out
- waste
- yank
- beat
- blow
- bring
- disposable
- ditch

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tirar

♦ vt

1. [lanzar] to throw;

tiraron las gorras al aire they threw their caps (up) in the air;

tirar algo a alguien [para que lo agarre] to throw sth to sb;
[para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb;
tírame una manzana throw me an apple;

le tiró un beso she blew him a kiss;

le tiraban piedras a la policía they were throwing stones at the police

2. [dejar caer] [objeto] to drop;
[líquido] [derramar] to spill;
no tiren los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground;

tiró las maletas y se tumbó en la cama she dropped her suitcases and lay down on the bed;

me has tirado salsa en el traje you've spilt some sauce on my suit

3. [derribar] [botella, lámpara] to knock over;
[muro, tabique, edificio] to knock down;
tiró la lámpara con un codo al pasar she knocked over the lamp with her elbow as she went by;

la violencia del choque la tiró al suelo the force of the collision knocked o hurled her to the floor;

esta pared habrá que tirarla we're going to have to knock this wall down

4. [desechar] to throw away o out;

tirar algo a la basura to throw sth out;

tíralo a la papelera throw it in the wastepaper basket;

esto está para tirarlo you/we/ etc should throw this away o out;

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5. [arrastrar]
un carro tirado por bueyes an ox-drawn cart

6. [disparar] [balas, misiles, disparos] to fire;
[bomba] to drop; [petardo, cohete] to let off; [dardos, flechas] to shoot; Fam
tirar una foto to take a picture

7. [jugar] [carta] to play;
[dado] to throw
8. [en deportes] [falta, penalti] to take;
[balón] to pass
9. [imprimir] to print

10. [trazar] [línea] to draw

11. Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk;

me han tirado en geografía I've failed o US flunked geography

♦ vi

1. [disparar] to shoot;

tirar al aire to fire shots into the air;

tirar a dar to shoot to wound, not to kill;

tirar a matar [con arma] to shoot to kill;
[con comentario] to go for the jugular
2. [estirar, arrastrar]
tirar (de algo) to pull (sth);

el ciclista colombiano tiraba del pelotón the Colombian cyclist was pulling the bunch along;

me tiró del pelo she pulled my hair;
[en letrero] pull;
me tiró del brazo/de la manga she tugged at my arm/sleeve;

Comp
RP
tirar parejo: esto no es justo, o tiramos parejo o yo me retiro this is not fair, either we all pull together or I'm dropping out

3. [estar tirante] to be tight;

la chaqueta me tira de atrás the jacket's a bit tight at the back

4. [en deportes] [con el pie] to kick;
[con la mano] to throw; [a meta, canasta] to shoot;
tirar a gol o Am [m5] al arco o Esp [m5] a puerta to shoot, to have a shot at goal

5. [dirigirse] to go ( hacia o para towards), to head ( hacia o para for o towards); Fam
¡tira! [para empezar a moverse] get moving!;
Fam
¡tira que llegamos tarde! let's get a move on or we'll be late!;

tiramos hacia la izquierda we turned left;
Fam
tira para arriba, que ahora subo yo you go on up, I'll come up in a minute;

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

6. [jugar] to go, to have one's go;

te toca tirar a ti [en naipes, dados, billar] it's your go

7. [cigarrillo, chimenea] to draw;

este tabaco no tira these cigarettes aren't drawing properly

8. Fam [funcionar] to go, to work;

el motor no tira the engine isn't working properly;

el coche tira bien the car runs well

9. [durar] to last;

estos zapatos tirarán otro año these shoes will last another year

10. Fam [atraer]
la familia tira mucho blood is thicker than water;

la tierra siempre tira de uno your homeland never loses its pull on you;

tirarle a alguien: me tira la vida del campo country life appeals to me;

no le tira la profesión de su padre his father's profession doesn't appeal to him;

no le tira viajar she doesn't feel the urge to travel;

tirar de alguien to exert a pull on sb

11. Fam [apañárselas]
aún puedo tirar con este abrigo un par de inviernos this coat should do me for another couple of winters yet;

ir tirando to get by;

voy tirando I'm OK, I've been worse

12. [tener aspecto de o tendencia a]
tirar a: tira a gris it's greyish;

tira a su abuela she takes after her grandmother;

este programa tira a (ser) hortera this programme is a bit on the tacky side;

el tiempo tira a mejorar the weather looks as if it's getting better;

es un reformista tirando a radical he's somewhere between a reformist and a radical;

es verde tirando a azul it's a bluey green;

es tirando a delgado if anything, he's rather thin;

tira para deportista he has the makings of a sportsman

13. Fam [hacer uso]
tirar de algo to use sth;

cuando no hay dinero hay que tirar del ingenio when you don't have any money, you have to rely on your wits;

hubo que tirar de los ahorros we had to draw on our savings

14. Ven Vulg [copular] to fuck

♦ See also the pronominal verb tirarse

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tirar

I v/t

1 throw; edificio, persona knock down; ( volcar) knock over

2 basura throw away; dinero waste, throw away fam

3 TIP print

4 fam

en examen fail

5 foto take

6 tiro fire

II v/i

1 de coche pull;

tirar de algo pull sth

2 ( disparar) shoot

3 DEP en fútbol

:

tirar a puerta shoot at goal;

tirar fuera shoot wide

4 ( atraer) pull, attract;

no me tira la música music doesn’t turn me on

5

:

tirar a tend toward;

tirar a conservador/verde have conservative/Green tendencies

6 ( girar)

:

tirar a la derecha turn right, take a right

7

:

ir tirando fam get by, manage

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tirar vt

1) : to throw, to hurl, to toss

2) botar: to throw away, to throw out, to waste

3) derribar: to knock down

4) : to shoot, to fire, to launch

5) : to take (a photo)

6) : to print, to run off

tirar vi

1) : to pull, to draw

2) : to shoot

3) : to attract

4) : to get by, to manage

va tirando: he's getting along, he's managing

5)

tirar a : to tend towards, to be rather

tira a picante: it's a bit spicy

♦ See also the reflexive verb tirarse

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tirar vb

1. (lanzar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

me tiró una piedra he threw a stone at me

tírame la pelota throw the ball to me

lo tiré a la papelera I threw it in the bin

2. (desechar) to throw away [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

voy a tirar toda esta ropa vieja I'm going to throw all these old clothes away

3. (derribar) to knock over / to knock down

los jóvenes tiraron al suelo la escultura the youths knocked the sculpture over

han tirado aquel edificio they've knocked that building down

el viento tiró el árbol the wind blew the tree down

4. (malgastar) to waste

has tirado el dinero you've wasted your money

5. (arrastrar, estirar) to pull

tira de la cadena pull the chain

6. (disparar) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

tirar una flecha to shoot an arrow

tirar a puerta to shoot at goal

7. (atraer, gustar) to like

le tiran mucho las motos he really likes motorbikes

ir tirando to get by

Spanish-English dictionary > tirar
15 encajar

v.

1 to fit (meter ajustando) (piezas, objetos).

El chico encajó las baldosas The boy fit the tiles.

2 to push (meter con fuerza).

3 to set (hueso dislocado).

4 to take.

5 to match (hechos, declaraciones, datos).

encajar con algo to match something

6 to fit nicely (ser oportuno, adecuado).

7 to insert, to thrust in, to fix firmly in place, to seat.

Ricardo encajó unos ladrillos Richard inserted some bricks.

8 to fit well, to be relevant, to fit in.

Los ladrillos encajan bien The bricks fit in well.

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encajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (ajustar) to fit

2 (hueso) to set

3 (recibir) to take, withstand

4 (soportar) to bear; (hacer aguantar) to force to sit through, force to listen to

■ nos encajó un discurso de dos horas we were forced to sit through a two hour speech

5 (indirecta, comentario) to get in

6 (dar un golpe) to land

■ le encajó un golpe he landed him a blow

7 TÉCNICA to gear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (caber) to fit

■ la ventana no encaja bien the window doesn't fit properly

2 figurado (corresponderse) to fit (in), correspond, tally

■ lo que dices no encaja con lo que vimos what you're saying doesn't tally with what we saw

3 figurado (ir bien) to go, match, suit

4 figurado (adaptarse) to fit in, settle

► verbo pronominal encajarse

1 (atascarse) to get stuck, stick

2 figurado (vestido) to slip on; (sombrero) to put on

* * *

verb

1) to fit

2) stick

3) take

* * *

1. VT

1) (=acoplar) [+ pieza, tapón] to fit; [+ partes] to fit together

no he podido encajar las dos partes — I haven't managed to fit the two parts together

encajar algo en algo — to fit sth into sth

2) (=aceptar) [+ broma, crítica] to take; [+ desgracia, derrota] to handle, cope with

hay que encajar las críticas con sentido del humor — you have to be able to take criticism and not lose your sense of humour

el equipo no supo encajar el resultado — the team couldn't handle o cope with the result

no supo encajar el golpe — he couldn't handle it

3) *

encajar algo a algn — (=endilgar) to lumber sb with sth *, dump sth on sb *; (=timar) to palm sth off on o onto sb *

cada vez que se van me encajan a su gato — every time they go away they lumber me with their cat * o they dump their cat on me *

le encajó un billete falso — he managed to palm a fake note off onto him *

a mí no me encajas tú esa historia — I won't be taken in by a story like that

4) (=dar, meter) [+ golpe, patada] to give

le encajó un buen bofetón — he gave him a good slap

no le dejó encajar ni un solo comentario — she didn't let him get a word in edgeways

5) (=dejarse meter) to let in

llevamos tres partidos sin encajar un gol — we've gone three matches without letting in a goal

2. VI

1) (=ajustar) [puerta] to fit; [piezas] to fit (together)

las dos partes encajaron perfectamente — both parts fitted (together) perfectly

• encajar en algo — to fit into sth

2) (=coincidir) [teoría, coartada] to fit

aquí hay algo que no encaja — something here doesn't tally o fit

ahora todo empieza a encajar — it's all beginning to fall into place o fit together now

encajar con algo — to tie in with sth, tally with sth

su versión no encaja con lo que he oído — his version does not tie in o tally with what I've heard

3) (=integrarse)

encajar con algn — to fit in with sb

los nuevos alumnos encajaron bien con sus compañeros — the new students fitted in well with their classmates

encajar en — [+ serie, papel] to be right for; [+ ambiente] to fit in

un espectáculo que puede encajar bien en Broadway — a show that could be just right for Broadway

no creo que vayas a encajar en ese papel — I don't think you'll be right for o suit that role

no le costó encajar en la oficina — he had no trouble fitting in in the office

sus ideas encajan dentro de una mentalidad conservadora — her ideas are in keeping with a conservative mentality

3.

See:

encajarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (meter, colocar) to fit

2) (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar)

me encajaron a mí el trabajito — I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq)

siempre le encaja los hijos a la suegra — she always dumps the kids on her mother-in-law (colloq)

me encajó tremenda patada — he gave me a hell of a kick (colloq)

les encajaron tres goles — they put three goals past them

3)

a) <broma/críticas> to take; <desgracia/situación> to accept

b) (Dep) < gol> to let... in; <derechazo/golpe> to take
2.
encajar vi

a) pieza/cajón to fit

encajar en algo — to fit in something

no encaja bien — it doesn't fit properly

las piezas encajaron — the pieces fitted together

b) ( cuadrar) to fit

esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría — this doesn't fit into any category

c) (armonizar, casar)

su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos — his version does not square with o correspond to that of other witnesses

no encaja con la decoración — it doesn't fit in with the decor
3.
encajarse v pron

1) (refl) (fam) < prenda> to put on

2) (Méx) ( aprovecharse) to take advantage

encajarse con alguien — to take advantage of somebody

* * *

= build into, fit in/into, wedge, fit together, dovetail, build in, lock into + place.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Since the entire catalog cannot possibly fit into a single display screen, DOBIS/LIBIS must allow users to browse.

Ex. A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.

Ex. The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.

Ex. The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.

Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex. The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

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* encajar bien = good fit.

* encajar con = mesh with, fit with.

* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (meter, colocar) to fit

2) (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar)

me encajaron a mí el trabajito — I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq)

siempre le encaja los hijos a la suegra — she always dumps the kids on her mother-in-law (colloq)

me encajó tremenda patada — he gave me a hell of a kick (colloq)

les encajaron tres goles — they put three goals past them

3)

a) <broma/críticas> to take; <desgracia/situación> to accept

b) (Dep) < gol> to let... in; <derechazo/golpe> to take
2.
encajar vi

a) pieza/cajón to fit

encajar en algo — to fit in something

no encaja bien — it doesn't fit properly

las piezas encajaron — the pieces fitted together

b) ( cuadrar) to fit

esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría — this doesn't fit into any category

c) (armonizar, casar)

su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos — his version does not square with o correspond to that of other witnesses

no encaja con la decoración — it doesn't fit in with the decor
3.
encajarse v pron

1) (refl) (fam) < prenda> to put on

2) (Méx) ( aprovecharse) to take advantage

encajarse con alguien — to take advantage of somebody

* * *

= build into, fit in/into, wedge, fit together, dovetail, build in, lock into + place.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Since the entire catalog cannot possibly fit into a single display screen, DOBIS/LIBIS must allow users to browse.

Ex: A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.

Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.

Ex: The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.

Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

* encajar bien = good fit.

* encajar con = mesh with, fit with.

* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.

* * *

encajar [A1 ]

vt

A (meter, colocar) to fit

lo encajó en las guías he fitted it onto the runners

B ( fam) (endilgar) encajarle algo A algn:

le encajó un billete de lotería caducado she palmed him off with an out-of-date lottery ticket ( colloq)

se fue de viaje y me encajó el perro he went on a trip and landed o ( BrE) lumbered me with the dog ( colloq)

los fines de semana le encaja los hijos a la suegra at the weekend she dumps the kids on her mother-in-law ( colloq)

me encajó tremenda patada he gave me a hell of a kick ( colloq)

les encajaron tres goles they put three goals past them

C

1 ‹disgusto/broma/crítica› to take

encajó bien las críticas she took the criticism well

sé encajar una derrota I can cope with o take o accept defeat

2 ( Dep) ‹gol› to let … in; ‹derechazo/golpe› to take

■ encajar

vi

1 «pieza/cajón» to fit encajar EN algo to fit IN sth

este cajón no encaja bien this drawer doesn't fit properly

las piezas encajaron the pieces fitted together

2 (cuadrar) to fit

sus ideas encajan dentro de la filosofía marxista his ideas fit in with Marxist philosophy

esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría this doesn't fit into any category

encajar CON algo:

su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos his version does not square with o correspond to o match that of other witnesses

su información no encaja con la que he recibido her information does not agree o tally with the information that I have received

no encaja con la decoración it doesn't fit in with the decor

■ encajarse

v pron

A refl ( fam) ‹prenda› to put on

B ( Méx) (aprovecharse) to take advantage encajarse CON algn to take advantage OF sb

* * *

encajar ( conjugate encajar) verbo transitivo
1 (meter, colocar) to fit
2 (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar):
◊ me encajaron a mí el trabajito I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq);

le encaja los hijos a la suegra she dumps the kids on her mother-in-law (colloq);
les encajaron tres goles they put three goals past them
verbo intransitivo
a) [pieza/cajón] to fit;

◊ no encaja bien it doesn't fit properly;

las piezas encajaron the pieces fitted together
b) (corresponder, cuadrar) [hechos/descripción] to fit;

◊ no encaja con la decoración it doesn't fit in with the decor

encajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (algo dentro de algo) to insert: hay que encajar las fichas del rompecabezas, you have to fit the pieces of the puzzle together
2 (aceptar) to take: encaja muy mal las críticas, she takes criticism very badly
3 (un golpe a alguien) to land sb a blow
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ajustarse) to fit: este enchufe no encaja aquí, this plug doesn't fit
2 (cuadrar) no encaja en este ambiente, she doesn't fit in in this environment
su declaración no encaja con la del testigo, her statement doesn't agree with that of the witness
' encajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajustar
- bailar
- casar
- coincidir
- concordar
- embutir
- entrar
- rompecabezas
- salirse
- corresponder
- muesca
English:
blend
- fit
- match
- set
- slot
- dovetail
- join

* * *

encajar

♦ vt

1. [meter ajustando] to fit (en into); [hueso dislocado] to set;

encajaron el cristal en el marco de la ventana they fitted the glass into the window frame

2. [meter con fuerza] to push (en into);
hay que encajar el ropero en ese hueco the wardrobe has to be squeezed into that space

3. [recibir] [golpe, críticas, noticia] to take;
[goles, canastas] to concede;
encajaron muy mal el cierre de la fábrica they took the factory closure very badly;

encajaron pocas canastas triples they didn't let them get many three-pointers;

ha encajado quince goles esta liga he's let in fifteen goals this season;

encajar una derrota to be defeated

4. Fam [soltar] [insultos] to hurl;

encajar un golpe a alguien to land sb a blow, to land a blow on sb;

nos encajó un sermón de dos horas he treated us to a two hour lecture

5. Fam [endosar] to land, to dump (a on);
me ha encajado a su bebé porque se va al cine she dumped her baby on me because she's going to the cinema

6. Fam [dar, engañar con] to palm off;

le encajaron un billete falso they palmed off a counterfeit note on him

♦ vi

1. [piezas, muebles] to fit (en into);
esta puerta no encaja bien this door doesn't fit the frame properly

2. [concordar] [hechos, declaraciones, datos] to tally;

ahora todo encaja it all falls into place now;

encajar con algo to tally with sth, to match sth

3. [ser oportuno, adecuado]
ese mueble no encaja ahí that piece of furniture doesn't go there o look right there;

¿crees que encajará bien en el grupo? do you think she'll fit into the group all right?;

su ropa no encaja con la seriedad del acto her clothes aren't in keeping with the seriousness of the occasion

♦ See also the pronominal verb encajarse

* * *

encajar

I v/t

1 piezas fit

2 golpe take; gol concede

II v/i fit (en in;

con with)

* * *

encajar vi

: to fit, to fit together, to fit in

encajar vt

1) : to insert, to stick

2) : to take, to cope with

encajó el golpe: he withstood the blow

* * *

encajar vb

1. (colocar) to fit [pt. & pp. fitted]

encajó cada pieza del puzzle en su lugar she fitted each piece of the jigsaw in its place

2. (juntar) to fit together

estas piezas no encajan these pieces don't fit together

3. (coincidir) to fit in

su declaración no encaja con los hechos his statement doesn't fit in with the facts

4. (aceptar disgustos, bromas) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

hay que saber encajar las críticas you have to learn to take criticism

5. (recibir goles) to let in [pt. & pp. let]

el equipo encajó tres tantos the team let in three goals

Spanish-English dictionary > encajar
16 plantado

adj.

1 planted.

2 stubborn.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: plantar.

* * *

plantado

► participio pasado

1→ link=plantar plantar

► adjetivo

1 planted

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

bien plantado,-a good-looking

dejar a alguien plantado,-a to stand somebody up

* * *

ADJ

1) (Bot) planted (de with)

un campo plantado de viñedos — a field planted with vines

2)

dejar plantado a algn — * [en una cita] to stand sb up *; [en una relación sentimental] to dump sb *, ditch sb *; [en una situación difícil] to leave sb in the lurch *, leave sb high and dry; [mientras se habla] to leave sb in mid-sentence

me dejó plantada el día de la boda — he stood me up o left me in the lurch on my wedding day *

lo dejó todo plantado y se fue del país — he packed o chucked everything in and left the country *; [con prisa] he dumped everything and left the country *

3) * (=de pie) standing

sigue ahí plantado — he's still standing there

4)

bien plantado — * (=persona) well-groomed

un equipo muy bien plantado en el terreno de juego — a very well organized team on the pitch

* * *

- da adjetivo

plantado DE algo — planted with something

bien plantado — (ant) handsome

un chico bien plantado — a fine-looking young man

dejar plantado a alguien — (fam) ( en una cita) to stand somebody up (colloq); ( el día de la boda) to jilt somebody

los invité a cenar y me dejaron plantado — I invited them to dinner but they didn't turn o show up

* * *

----

* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar plantado = walk out on.

* plantado en maceta = potted.

* * *

- da adjetivo

plantado DE algo — planted with something

bien plantado — (ant) handsome

un chico bien plantado — a fine-looking young man

dejar plantado a alguien — (fam) ( en una cita) to stand somebody up (colloq); ( el día de la boda) to jilt somebody

los invité a cenar y me dejaron plantado — I invited them to dinner but they didn't turn o show up

* * *

* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar plantado = walk out on.

* plantado en maceta = potted.

* * *

plantado -da

adjective

plantado DE algo planted WITH sth

un campo plantado de maíz a field planted with corn

bien plantado ( ant); handsome

un chico bien plantado a fine-looking young man

dejar plantado a algn ( fam): esperé dos horas, pero me dejó plantado I waited for two hours but she stood me up o but she never showed up ( colloq)

prometió ayudarnos pero nos dejó plantados he promised to help us but he let us down

lo dejó plantado poco después del compromiso she ditched o dumped him soon after the engagement ( colloq)

me dejó plantada y corrió a saludarla he left me standing there (like a lemon) and ran over to say hello to her

* * *

Del verbo plantar: ( conjugate plantar)

plantado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
plantado
plantar
plantado
◊ -da adjetivo plantado DE algo planted with sth;

dejar plantado a algn See Also→ plantar 2b
plantar ( conjugate plantar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹árboles/cebollas› to plant

b) ‹ postes› to put in;

‹ tienda› to pitch, put up
2 (fam)
a) ( abandonar) ‹ novio› to ditch (colloq), to dump (colloq);

‹ estudios› to give up, to quit (AmE)
b) ( dejar plantado) ‹ persona› ( en cita) to stand … up;

( el día de la boda) to jilt
plantarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) (quedarse, pararse) to plant oneself (colloq)
2 (Jueg) (en cartas, apuesta) to stick
plantar verbo transitivo
1 Bot Agr to plant: plantaremos todo el jardín de jazmines, we'll plant the whole garden with jasmines
2 (una cosa) to put, place
3 (los estudios, un trabajo) to quit, give up
4 (a una persona) to dump, ditch
dejar a alguien plantado, to stand sb up
5 (dar) to give, plant
♦ Locuciones: plantar cara (a alguien), to stand up (to sb)
' plantado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
plantar
- esquinazo
- plantación
- terreno
English:
jilt
- lurch
- stand

* * *

plantado, -a adj

1. [planta, árbol] planted;

un terreno plantado de trigo a field planted with wheat;

Comp
Fam
ser bien plantado to be good-looking

2. Comp
Fam
dejar plantado a alguien [no acudir] to stand sb up;

prometió prestarnos dinero pero luego nos dejó plantados she promised to lend us some money but in the end she let us down

* * *

plantado

adj

:

dejar a alguien plantado fam stand s.o. up fam ;

bien plantado handsome

* * *

plantado adj

dejar plantado to stand somebody up

me ha dejado plantado I've been stood up

Spanish-English dictionary > plantado
17 camper

camper [kɑ̃pe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

to camp

• camper sur ses positions to stand one's ground

2. transitive verb

[+ caractère, personnage] to portray

• personnage bien campé vividly drawn character

3. reflexive verb

► se camper

• se camper devant qn to plant o.s. in front of sb

* * *
kɑ̃pe
1.

verbe transitif ( décrire) to portray [personnage]; to depict [paysage, scène]

2.

verbe intransitif to camp

camper sur ses positions — fig to stand firm

3.

se camper verbe pronominal

se camper devant quelque chose/quelqu'un — to stand squarely in front of something/somebody

* * *
kɑ̃pe
1. vi

to camp

2. vt

[personnage, situation] to portray

* * *

camper verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( décrire) to portray [personnage]; to depict [paysage, scène]; personnage bien campé well-portrayed character; récit bien campé well-constructed story;

2 ○( quitter) il m'a campé là he dumped me there○.

B vi to camp; camper sur ses positions fig to stand firm.

C se camper vpr se camper devant qch/qn to stand squarely in front of sth/sb; bien campé sur ses jambes standing firm; se campant sur ses jambes, il… standing firm, he…

[kɑ̃pe] verbe intransitif

1. LOISIRS to camp

2. MILITAIRE to camp (out)

camper sur ses positions

a. MILITAIRE to stand one's ground

b. (figuré) to stand one's ground, to stick to one's guns

3. [habiter temporairement]

je campe chez un copain en attendant meanwhile, I'm camping (out) at a friend's

————————

[kɑ̃pe] verbe transitif

1. THÉÂTRE [personnage] to play the part of

2. [par un dessin - silhouette] to draw, to sketch out (separable)

3. [par un écrit - personnage] to portray

4. [placer]

camper son chapeau sur sa tête to stick one's hat on one's head

5. MILITAIRE [troupes] to encamp

————————

se camper verbe pronominal intransitif

se camper devant quelqu'un to plant oneself in front of somebody

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > camper
18 давать деру

I

• ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ <ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ> ДЕРУ substand

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to run away in a great hurry:

- X дал дёру≈ X took to his heels;

- X hightailed it;

- X ran (made a run) for it;

- X made tracks.

     ♦ Как только медведь отошёл на несколько шагов, Тендел дал дёру и бежал до самого Чегема, по дороге прихватив сломанное ружье (Искандер 3). As soon as the bear went off a few steps Tendel took to his heels and ran all the way to Chegem, grabbing his broken gun on the way (3a).

     ♦ "Вижу, уже могу просунуться - гимнастёрка трещит, по спине дерёт, пролез и дал дёру!" (Кузнецов 1). "I saw that I could just squeeze through: I heard my tunic being ripped, the barbed wire scraping down my back, but I got through and ran for it!" (1b)

2. to leave s.o. (usu. a spouse or romantic partner) or sth. (usu. a job) abruptly and forever:

- X дал дёру≈ X ditched (dumped, dropped) Y;

- X walked out on Y;

- X bagged thing Y.

     ♦ Ахматова говорит, что ехать надо, иначе Пунин (Николаша) "даст дёру" (Мандельштам 2). Akhmatova said she must go, or else Punin ("Nikolasha") would "walk out" on her (2a).

II

• ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ (ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ) ДЕРУ кому substand

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to punish s.o. by hitting him with a rod or strap:

- X задал Y-y дёру≈ X gave Y a (good) whipping (beating, thrashing);

- X tanned Y's hide;

- X took a stick to Y.

2. to scold s.o. severely, rebuke s.o. harshly:

- X задал Y-y дёру≈ X gave Y a (good) tongue-lashing;

- X gave Y a piece of X's mind;

- X told Y off;

- X told Y a thing or two.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > давать деру
19 дать деру

I

• ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ <ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ> ДЕРУ substand

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to run away in a great hurry:

- X дал дёру≈ X took to his heels;

- X hightailed it;

- X ran (made a run) for it;

- X made tracks.

     ♦ Как только медведь отошёл на несколько шагов, Тендел дал дёру и бежал до самого Чегема, по дороге прихватив сломанное ружье (Искандер 3). As soon as the bear went off a few steps Tendel took to his heels and ran all the way to Chegem, grabbing his broken gun on the way (3a).

     ♦ "Вижу, уже могу просунуться - гимнастёрка трещит, по спине дерёт, пролез и дал дёру!" (Кузнецов 1). "I saw that I could just squeeze through: I heard my tunic being ripped, the barbed wire scraping down my back, but I got through and ran for it!" (1b)

2. to leave s.o. (usu. a spouse or romantic partner) or sth. (usu. a job) abruptly and forever:

- X дал дёру≈ X ditched (dumped, dropped) Y;

- X walked out on Y;

- X bagged thing Y.

     ♦ Ахматова говорит, что ехать надо, иначе Пунин (Николаша) "даст дёру" (Мандельштам 2). Akhmatova said she must go, or else Punin ("Nikolasha") would "walk out" on her (2a).

II

• ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ (ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ) ДЕРУ кому substand

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to punish s.o. by hitting him with a rod or strap:

- X задал Y-y дёру≈ X gave Y a (good) whipping (beating, thrashing);

- X tanned Y's hide;

- X took a stick to Y.

2. to scold s.o. severely, rebuke s.o. harshly:

- X задал Y-y дёру≈ X gave Y a (good) tongue-lashing;

- X gave Y a piece of X's mind;

- X told Y off;

- X told Y a thing or two.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дать деру
20 задавать деру

I

• ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ <ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ> ДЕРУ substand

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to run away in a great hurry:

- X дал дёру≈ X took to his heels;

- X hightailed it;

- X ran (made a run) for it;

- X made tracks.

     ♦ Как только медведь отошёл на несколько шагов, Тендел дал дёру и бежал до самого Чегема, по дороге прихватив сломанное ружье (Искандер 3). As soon as the bear went off a few steps Tendel took to his heels and ran all the way to Chegem, grabbing his broken gun on the way (3a).

     ♦ "Вижу, уже могу просунуться - гимнастёрка трещит, по спине дерёт, пролез и дал дёру!" (Кузнецов 1). "I saw that I could just squeeze through: I heard my tunic being ripped, the barbed wire scraping down my back, but I got through and ran for it!" (1b)

2. to leave s.o. (usu. a spouse or romantic partner) or sth. (usu. a job) abruptly and forever:

- X дал дёру≈ X ditched (dumped, dropped) Y;

- X walked out on Y;

- X bagged thing Y.

     ♦ Ахматова говорит, что ехать надо, иначе Пунин (Николаша) "даст дёру" (Мандельштам 2). Akhmatova said she must go, or else Punin ("Nikolasha") would "walk out" on her (2a).

II

• ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ (ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ) ДЕРУ кому substand

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to punish s.o. by hitting him with a rod or strap:

- X задал Y-y дёру≈ X gave Y a (good) whipping (beating, thrashing);

- X tanned Y's hide;

- X took a stick to Y.

2. to scold s.o. severely, rebuke s.o. harshly:

- X задал Y-y дёру≈ X gave Y a (good) tongue-lashing;

- X gave Y a piece of X's mind;

- X told Y off;

- X told Y a thing or two.

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