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1 обсуждение обсуждени·е

debate, discussion; (рассмотрение) consideration

быть вовлечённым в обсуждение — to be involved in the discussion

выносить / ставить на обсуждение конференции — to submit for discussion at the conference, to bring before the conference

дать тему для обсуждения — to provide matter for discussion

закончить обсуждение — to conclude the debate

затягивать обсуждение — to drag out / to defer / to protract a discussion

направить обсуждение — to steer a discussion

отклонить без обсуждения — to reject without discussion

подвергнуть обсуждению — to lay open to discussion

предрешить результат обсуждения — to foreclose a discussion

представить на обсуждение — to put for discussion

принять / утвердить без обсуждения — to adopt without discussion

принять участие в обсуждении — to take part in a discussion

приступить к обсуждению — to initiate / to enter / to come to / to take up a discussion

сорвать обсуждение — to abort discussion

уклониться от обсуждения — to waive discussion

бесплодное обсуждение — inconclusive / vain discussion

бурное обсуждение — stormy discussion

произвольные обсуждение — nationwide discussion

выносить на всенародное обсуждение — to submit (smth.) for nationwide discussion

всестороннее обсуждение — thorough / detailed consideration

двустороннее обсуждение — bilateral discussions

деловое обсуждение — businesslike / realistic discussion

квалифицированное обсуждение — competent discussion

комплексное обсуждение — comprehensive discussion

критическое обсуждение — critical debate

научные обсуждения — scholarly discussions

не давшее результатов обсуждение — poor debate

обстоятельное обсуждение — detailed discussion

одновременное обсуждение двух пунктов — concurrent discussion of two items

оживлённое обсуждение — lively discussion

острое обсуждение — keen discussion

открытое обсуждение — open discussion

плодотворное обсуждение — fruitful discussion

постатейное обсуждение — article-by-article discussion

предварительное обсуждение — introductory / preliminary discussion

произвольные обсуждения (от случая к случаю) — sporadic discussions

широкое обсуждение — wide discussion

обсуждение при закрытых дверях — deliberation with closed doors

обсуждение проблемы членами сената США / в сенате США — Senate floor debate on a problem

обсуждение чрезвычайных ситуаций — emergency debate

в порядке обсуждения — as a matter for discussion

весь ход обсуждения — entire discussion

время, требуемое для обсуждения — discussion time

Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > обсуждение обсуждени·е
2 Dringlichkeitsdebatte

f PARL. emergency debate

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1 emergency debate

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4 estado

m.

1 state.

estado de excepción o emergencia state of emergency

estado de salud (state of) health

estado de sitio state of siege

el estado de las carreteras road conditions

su estado es grave his condition is serious (enfermo)

estar en buen/mal estado to be in good/bad condition; (vehículo, terreno) to be fresh/off (alimento, bebida)

en estado de alerta on (the) alert

estar en estado (de esperanza o buena esperanza) to be expecting

quedarse en estado to become pregnant

estado anímico o de ánimo state of mind

estado de bienestar welfare state

estado civil marital status

en estado de coma in a coma

estado de cuentas statement of accounts

2 state (gobierno).

el estado the State

estado Mayor (military) general staff

3 state.

estado policial police state

estado satélite satellite (state)

Estados Unidos de América United States of America

4 status, standing.

5 condition, shape.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: estar.

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estado

► nombre masculino

1 (situación) state, condition

■ su estado es delicado his condition is delicate

■ ahora les informamos del estado de las carreteras and now for some traffic news

2 (en orden social) status

3 HISTORIA estate

4 PLÍTICA state

■ varios jefes de estado asistieron al congreso various heads of state attended the congress

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en buen estado to be in good condition

estar en estado to be pregnant

estar en estado de funcionamiento to be in working order

estar en mal estado to be in bad condition

estado civil marital status

estado de ánimo state of mind

estado de bienestar welfare state

estado de cuentas statement of accounts

estado de excepción state of emergency

estado de guerra state of war

estado de salud state of health

estado mayor MILITAR staff

estado noble noble estate

estado sólido solid state

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noun m.

1) state

2) status

3) condition

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SM

1) (=situación)

a) [de objeto, proceso] state

¿en qué estado se encuentran las relaciones entre los dos países? — what is the state of relations between the two countries?

• estar en buen estado — [instalación, alimentos] to be in good condition

el ordenador está en perfecto estado — the computer is working perfectly o is in perfect working order

• estar en mal estado — [instalación] to be in (a) poor condition, be in a bad state; [alimentos] to be off

el techo se encontraba en muy mal estado — the roof was in very poor condition o in a very bad state

tras comer carne en mal estado — after eating meat that was off o that had gone off

b) [de persona] condition

el estado general del paciente — the overall condition of the patient

estado civil — marital status

estado de alarma, estado de alerta — state of alert

estado de ánimo — [emocional] mood; [mental] state of mind

estado de atención — state of alert

estado de coma — coma, state of coma

estado de cosas — state of affairs

en este estado de cosas, lo mejor es convocar nuevas elecciones — given the state of affairs, the best thing to do is call another election

¿cuál es el estado de cosas ahora? — what's the state of play now?

estado de emergencia, estado de excepción — state of emergency

estado de gracia — [de creyente] state of grace; [de político, gobierno] honeymoon period; [de deportista] run of good form

estado de guerra — state of war

estado de la red — (Inform) volume of users

estado de salud — condition, state of health

estado de sitio — state of siege

2) (Fís) state

estado gaseoso — gaseous state

estado líquido — solid state

estado sólido — solid state

3)

• en estado (=embarazada) —

una mujer en estado — an expectant mother

estar en estado — to be expecting

quedarse en estado — to become pregnant

• estar en estado de buena esperanza — to be expecting

• en avanzado estado de gestación — heavily pregnant, in an advanced state of pregnancy

• estar en estado interesante — hum to be expecting, be in the family way *

4) (=nación) state

los intereses del estado — national o state interests

el Estado español — Spain

asuntos de estado — affairs of state, state affairs

• hombre de estado — statesman

estado asistencial, estado benefactor — welfare state

estado colchón — buffer state

estado de derecho — democracy

estado del bienestar, estado de previsión — welfare state

estado policial — police state

estado tapón — buffer state
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5) (=región) [en EE.UU., México, Brasil] state

6) ( Hist) (=clase) estate

• el estado eclesiástico — the clergy

• estado llano, tercer estado — third estate, commoners pl

7) (Mil)

el Estado Mayor (General) — the (General) Staff

8) (Com, Econ) (=informe) report

estado de contabilidad — Méx balance sheet

estado de cuenta — bank statement, statement of account frm

estado de cuentas — [de una empresa] statement of account

estado de pérdidas y ganancias — profit and loss statement

estado de reconciliación — reconciliation statement

estado financiero — financial statement

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masculino

1)

a) (situación, condición) state

la casa está en buen estado — the house is in good condition

en avanzado estado de descomposición — (frml) in an advanced state of decomposition

en estado de embriaguez — (frml) under the influence of alcohol

tomar estado público — (RPl frml) to become public (knowledge)

b) (Med) condition

en avanzado estado de gestación — (frml) in an advanced state of pregnancy (frml)

no debería fumar en su estado — she shouldn't smoke in her condition

estar en estado — (euf) to be expecting (colloq)

estar en estado de buena esperanza — (euf or hum) to be expecting a happy event (euph)

quedarse en estado — (euf) to get pregnant

- estado civil

- estado de ánimo

- estado de cuenta

- estado de emergencia or excepción/de guerra/de sitio

- estado de gracia

- estado sólido

2) (nación, gobierno) state

la seguridad del Estado — national o state security

un asunto de estado — a state matter

el Estado — the State

•

- estado benefactor or de bienestar

- estado ciudad

- estado de derecho

- Estado Mayor

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masculino

1)

a) (situación, condición) state

la casa está en buen estado — the house is in good condition

en avanzado estado de descomposición — (frml) in an advanced state of decomposition

en estado de embriaguez — (frml) under the influence of alcohol

tomar estado público — (RPl frml) to become public (knowledge)

b) (Med) condition

en avanzado estado de gestación — (frml) in an advanced state of pregnancy (frml)

no debería fumar en su estado — she shouldn't smoke in her condition

estar en estado — (euf) to be expecting (colloq)

estar en estado de buena esperanza — (euf or hum) to be expecting a happy event (euph)

quedarse en estado — (euf) to get pregnant

- estado civil

- estado de ánimo

- estado de cuenta

- estado de emergencia or excepción/de guerra/de sitio

- estado de gracia

- estado sólido

2) (nación, gobierno) state

la seguridad del Estado — national o state security

un asunto de estado — a state matter

el Estado — the State

•

- estado benefactor or de bienestar

- estado ciudad

- estado de derecho

- Estado Mayor

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estado¹

¹ = state, commonwealth.

Ex: WLN (Western Library Network) is composed of libraries in the states of Washington and Alaska in the United states, and is expanding to cover other states and libraries in Canada.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Academic libraries: `towards commonwealth and coalitions'.

* abogado del estado, abogado de la corona = Queen's Counsel (QC).

* al norte del estado = upstate.

* capital del estado = nation-state capital, state capital.

* Capitolio del Estado = State Capitol.

* condición de estado = statehood.

* controlado por el estado = state-controlled.

* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la C = Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).

* de varios estados = multi-state [multistate].

* empleado del estado = state employee.

* en el norte del estado = upstate.

* en todo el estado = statewide [state-wide].

* estado árabe = Arab state.

* estado de derecho = rule of law.

* estado de hecho = rule of men.

* estado del bienestar = welfare state.

* estado isleño = island nation.

* estado laico = secular state.

* estado miembro = member government, member state.

* estado nacional = nation state, national state.

* estado niñera = nanny state.

* estado paternalista = nanny state.

* estados bálticos, los = Baltic States, the.

* estado soberano = sovereign state.

* Estados Unidos continental = continental United States, the.

* Estados Unidos de América, los (EE.UU., los) = USA, the (United States of America, the).

* Estados Unidos, los = US, US, the [U.S.], United States, the.

* financiado por el estado = state-supported, state-funded.

* golpe de estado = coup d'etat, putsch.

* Guerra entre España y los Estados Unidos, la = Spanish-American War, the.

* hombre de estado = statesman [statesmen, -pl.].

* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.

* jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.

* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.

* localizado en los Estados Unidos = US-based.

* nación sin estado = stateless nation.

* objeto de delito contra el estado = impeachable.

* papá estado = nanny state.

* poder del estado = state power.

* propiedad del estado = state property.

* región central de los Estados Unidos, la = American midwest, the.

* regulado por el estado = state-regulated.

* secretario de Estado = Secretary of State.

* Secretario de Estado, el = State Secretary, the.

* secreto de estado = state secret.

* supervisado por el estado = state-regulated.

* tentativa de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.

* visita de estado = state visit.

* zona de los tres estados = tristate area.

estado²

² = stage, state, status, condition.

Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.

Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.

Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.

Ex: He was laid upon the bed and upon examination his head was found in a terrible condition, swelled and bruised from the effect of sandbag blows.

* alternar de un estado a otro = toggle.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* datos en estado bruto = raw facts.

* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado = pregnant, in the family way.

* en estado de abandono = decaying, dilapidated.

* en estado de alerta = on standby, on alert.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en estado de cambio = in a state of flux.

* en estado de descomposición = decaying.

* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.

* en estado de reserva = on standby.

* en estado de sitio = in a state of siege, under siege.

* en estado embrionario = embryo, embryonic, in embryonic stage, in embryo, in the embryo stage.

* en excelente estado = in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* en perfecto estado = intact, in mint condition, in immaculate condition.

* en su estado embrionario = in its embryonic stage.

* en su estado natural = in the wild.

* en tado de deterioro = dilapidated.

* en un estado embrionario = in an embryonic stage.

* estado actual = current state, present state.

* estado anímico = state, mood.

* estado civil = marital status.

* estado de abandono = state of neglect.

* estado de alerta = state of alert.

* estado de amenaza terrorista = terror alert.

* estado de ánimo = mood, state of mind, frame of mind, humour [humor, -USA].

* estado de cambio = state of flux.

* estado de confusión = state of confusion.

* estado de emergencia = state of emergency.

* estado de excepción = state of emergency, state of exception.

* estado de inactividad = state of dormancy.

* estado de la circulación = traffic conditions.

* estado de la cuestión = state of the art.

* estado del arte = state of the art.

* estado de las artes = state of the arts.

* estado de las carreteras = traffic report, road conditions.

* estado del ordenador en fuera de línea = offlineness.

* estado del ordenador en línea = onlineness.

* estado del tiempo = weather conditions.

* estado de salud = state of health.

* estado de trance = state of trance.

* estado de una situación = state of being.

* estado de vigilia = wakefulness.

* estado físico = physical condition, physical shape, physical state.

* estado híbrido = hybridity.

* estado incompleto = incompleteness.

* estado latente = latency, state of dormancy.

* estado líquido = molten state.

* estado molecular = molecular state.

* estado natural = natural state.

* estado sólido = solid state.

* estado vegetativo = vegetative state.

* estado vegetativo persistente = persistent vegetative state.

* estar en estado = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de cambio = be in flux.

* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.

* estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.

* física del estado sólido = solid state physics.

* información en su estado primario = raw information.

* informe del estado de la cuestión = state of the art report, state of the art review.

* informe sobre el estado de la nación = state of the nation report.

* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras = road report.

* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.

* mal estado de salud = poor health.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* mujer en estado = pregnant woman.

* perfecto estado = intactness.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* que conserva su estado natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* quedarse en estado = become + pregnant, be up the spout.

* sin información sobre el estado anterior = stateless.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

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estado

masculine

A

1 (situación, condición) state

el debate sobre el estado de la nación the debate on the state of the nation

la casa está en buen estado the house is in good condition

las carreteras están en muy mal estado the roads are in very poor condition o in a very bad state

la carne estaba en mal estado the meat was bad o ( BrE) off

en avanzado estado de descomposición ( frml); in an advanced state of decomposition

en estado de embriaguez ( frml); under the influence of alcohol

tomar estado público ( RPl frml); to become public (knowledge)

2 ( Med) condition

su estado general es satisfactorio ( frml); his general condition is satisfactory

en avanzado estado de gestación ( frml); in an advanced state of pregnancy ( frml), seven ( o eight etc) months pregnant

no debería fumar en su estado she shouldn't smoke in her condition

estar en estado ( euf); to be expecting ( colloq)

estar en estado de buena esperanza ( hum); to be expecting a happy event ( euph)

estar en estado interesante ( hum); to be expecting ( colloq)

quedarse en estado ( euf); to get pregnant

Compuestos:

● estado civil

marital status

● estado de alerta

state of alert

● estado de ánimo

state of mind

● estado de coma

coma

estaba en estado de coma she was in a coma

● estado de cuenta

bank statement, statement of account

● estado de emergencia or excepción

state of emergency

● estado de gracia

state of grace

● estado de guerra

state of war

● estado del tiempo

weather conditions

● estado de máxima alerta

state of maximum alert

● estado de máxima seguridad

state of maximum security

● estado de sitio

state of siege

● estado financiero

financial statement

● estado sólido

solid state

B

1 (nación) state

la seguridad del Estado national o state security

2 (gobierno) state

un asunto de estado a state matter

el Estado the State

3 ( Hist) (estamento) estate

el primer/segundo/tercer estado the first/second/third estate

Compuestos:

● estado benefactor

welfare state

● estado ciudad

city-state

● estado de bienestar

welfare state

● estado de derecho

constitutional democracy with guaranteed rule of law

● estado llano

el estado llano the commonalty, the commons (pl)

● Estado Mayor

( Mil) general staff

● estado policía

police state

● estado soberano

sovereign state

● estado tapón

buffer state

● estado villano

( Pol); rogue state

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Del verbo estar: ( conjugate estar)

estado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
estado
estar
estado sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en general) state;

◊ estado de ánimo state of mind;

estado de cuenta bank statement;
estado de emergencia or excepción state of emergency;
la casa está en buen estado the house is in good condition
b) (Med) condition;

◊ estar en estado (euf) to be expecting (colloq);

quedarse en estado (euf) to get pregnant
c)

◊ estado civil marital status

2 (nación, gobierno) state;
◊ la seguridad del Eestado national o state security;

estado de bienestar welfare state
estar 1 ( conjugate estar) cópula
1
a) ( seguido de adjetivos)

◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;

estás más gordo you've put on weight;
estoy cansada I'm tired;
está muy simpático conmigo he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently);
¡todo está tan caro! things are o have become so expensive!
b) ( con

◊ bien, mal, mejor, peor): están todos bien, gracias they're all fine, thanks;

¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;
está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him;
ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ está casada con un primo mío she's married to a cousin of mine

3 ( seguido de participios)
◊ estado sentado to be sitting;

estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other;
ver tb v aux 2
4 ( seguido de preposición) to be;
(para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente);
◊ estoy a régimen I'm on a diet;

¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?;
está con el sarampión she has (the) measles;
estoy de cocinera I'm doing the cooking;
estamos sin electricidad the electricity is off at the moment;
está sin pintar it hasn't been painted yet
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en un lugar) to be;
◊ ¿dónde está Chiapas? where's Chiapas?;

está a 20 kilómetros de aquí it's 20 kilometers from here;
¿sabes dónde está Pedro? do you know where Pedro is?;
¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?;
solo estadoé unos días I'll only be staying a few days;
¿cuánto tiempo estadoás en Londres? how long are you going to be in London (for)?
2 ( en el tiempo):
◊ ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?;

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?;
estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May;
estamos en primavera it's spring
3
a) (tener como función, cometido):

◊ para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for;

estamos para ayudarlos we're here to help them
b) ( radicar) to lie;

◊ en eso está el problema that's where the problem lies

4 (estar listo, terminado):
◊ la carne todavía no está the meat's not ready yet;

lo atas con un nudo y ya está you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are;
enseguida estoy I'll be right with you
5 (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl):
◊ te está pequeña it's too small for you;

la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better
estado v aux
1 ( con gerundio):
◊ está lloviendo it's raining;

estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible
2 ( con participio):
◊ ese asiento está ocupado that seat is taken;

ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now;
ver tb estar cópula 3
estarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ( permanecer) to stay;
◊ ¿no te puedes estado quieto? can't you stay o keep still?;

estese tranquilo don't worry
estar 2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living room
estado sustantivo masculino
1 Pol state
estado de bienestar, welfare state
2 (circunstancia, situación) state, condition: este abrigo está en un estado lamentable, this coat is in a terrible state
no puedes conducir en ese estado, you can't drive in that condition
estado de ánimo/ excepción/guerra/sitio, state of mind/emergency/ war/siege
estado civil, marital status
Mil Estado Mayor, staff
♦ Locuciones: estar en estado (de buena esperanza), to be expecting
abogado del Estado, legal representative of the State
razón de Estado, reason of State
estar verbo intransitivo
1 (existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2 (permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3 (tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio) estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio) está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio) estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal, (enfermo) he is very ill
4 (quedar, sentar) el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5 (para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a: fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados) en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON: (de acuerdo con) estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTAR DE: estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTAR POR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiar está que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo to stay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano, I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace. I'm staying at the Palace.

' estado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- aconfesional
- amiguete
- animada
- animado
- anímica
- anímico
- ánimo
- aparato
- atonía
- bajón
- barra
- bienestar
- BOE
- boletín
- bonanza
- bono
- bregar
- con
- condición
- coño
- dejar
- deplorable
- desocupación
- deterioro
- día
- dormitar
- estribar
- fiscal
- fragmentaria
- fragmentario
- ir
- golpe
- gravedad
- hombre
- jefa
- jefatura
- jefe
- lamentable
- licitar
- mentar
- mira
- notar
- penosa
- penoso
- permanecer
- permanencia
- primitiva
- primitivo
English:
abject
- absent
- act up
- agitation
- almost
- Attorney General
- bad
- bad-tempered
- be
- blissful
- budget
- canvass
- chancellor
- check up on
- club
- combine
- comfortable
- condition
- conscious
- consciousness
- coup
- crown
- decaying
- deliberate
- delusion
- denunciation
- disease
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- disrepair
- doldrums
- ever
- evident
- fall
- fitness
- fixture
- frame of mind
- gilt-edged
- he's
- head
- herself
- himself
- incompleteness
- intermittent
- intoxicated
- limbo
- maintain
- marital status
- marriage
- mind

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estado nm

1. [situación, condición] state;

su estado es grave his condition is serious;

me lo encontré en un estado penoso I found him in a pitiful state;

el estado de su cuenta arroja un saldo positivo your account is in credit;

estar en buen/mal estado [vehículo, terreno, edificio] to be in good/bad condition;
[alimento, bebida] to be fresh/Br off o US spoiled;
la moqueta se halla en muy mal estado the carpet is in very bad condition;

en estado de alerta on (the) alert;

en estado de guerra at war;

Comp

estar en estado (de buena esperanza) to be expecting, to be in the family way;

quedarse en estado to become pregnant;

Comp

estar en estado de merecer to be marriageable

Comp
estado de ánimo state of mind, mood;
estado de bienestar welfare state;

estado civil marital status;

estado de coma: [m5] en estado de coma in a coma;

estado de cuentas statement of accounts;

estado de emergencia state of emergency;

estado de equilibrio state of equilibrium;

estado estacionario [de enfermo] stable condition;

estado de excepción state of emergency;

estado de gracia [de santo] state of grace;

estar en estado de gracia [deportista] to be on excellent form;

estado de reposo: [m5] en estado de reposo at rest;

estado de salud (state of) health;

estado de sitio state of siege;

estado vegetativo vegetative state;

estado vegetativo permanente persistent vegetative state

2. Fís state;

un cuerpo en estado sólido/líquido/gaseoso a body in a solid/liquid/gaseous state

Comp
estado cristalino crystalline state
3. [gobierno] state;

temas de estado affairs of state;

un hombre de estado a statesman;

el Estado [el gobierno, la administración] the State;

asuntos que atañen a la seguridad del Estado matters relating to state security;

el Estado de las Autonomías = the organization of the Spanish state into autonomous regions with varying degrees of devolved power

4. [país, división territorial] state;

un estado independiente an independent state;

un estado de derecho a state which is subject to the rule of law

Comp
estado policial police state;
Estados Unidos (de América) United States (of America);

Estados Unidos Mexicanos United Mexican States

5. Mil Estado Mayor general staff

6. Hist [estamento] estate

Comp
Hist los Estados Generales the Estates General;
el estado llano the third estate, the common people

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estado

m

1 state

2 MED condition;

en buen/mal estado in good/bad condition

3

:

el Estado the State

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estado nm

1) : state

2) : status

estado civil: marital status

3) condición: condition

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estado n

1. (en general) state

una empresa controlada por el estado a state controlled company

tu estado de salud your state of health

2. (condición) condition

está en mal estado it's in bad condition

estar en estado to be expecting

estado civil marital status

los Estados Unidos the United States

Spanish-English dictionary > estado
5 esquivar

v.

1 to avoid.

2 to dodge, to evade, to duck, to fend off.

Luis capeó el problema Louis dodged the problem.

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esquivar

► verbo transitivo

1 (persona) to avoid, shun

2 (golpe) to dodge, elude

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verb

1) to dodge

2) avoid

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1.

VT (=evitar) to avoid, shun; (=evadir) to dodge, side-step

esquivar un golpe — to dodge a blow

esquivar el contacto con algn — to avoid meeting sb

esquivar hacer algo — to avoid doing sth, be chary of doing sth

2.

See:

esquivarse

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verbo transitivo < persona> to avoid; <golpe/pregunta> to dodge, evade; <problema/dificultad> to avoid; < responsabilidad> to avoid, evade

* * *

= dodge, eschew, skate over, parry, skirt, fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

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

Ex. I'm sorry; I didn't wish to skate over that.

Ex. 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.

Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

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* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.

* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.

* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.

* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.

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verbo transitivo < persona> to avoid; <golpe/pregunta> to dodge, evade; <problema/dificultad> to avoid; < responsabilidad> to avoid, evade

* * *

= dodge, eschew, skate over, parry, skirt, fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

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

Ex: I'm sorry; I didn't wish to skate over that.

Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.

Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.

* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.

* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.

* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.

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esquivar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹persona› to avoid

2 ‹golpe› to dodge, evade; ‹pregunta› to avoid, dodge, sidestep

intentaron esquivar el tema they tried to dodge o evade the issue

3 ‹problema/dificultad› to avoid; ‹responsabilidad› to avoid, evade

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esquivar ( conjugate esquivar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/problema/dificultad› to avoid;
‹golpe/pregunta› to dodge, evade;
‹ responsabilidad› to avoid, evade
esquivar verbo transitivo
1 (un obstáculo, golpe) to dodge: menos mal que pudo esquivar el árbol que había caído en la carretera, luckily he was able to dodge the tree that had fallen across the road
2 (a una persona) to avoid, dodge: me está esquivando, he's avoiding me
' esquivar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burlar
- cuneta
- huir
- esquinazo
English:
dodge
- elude
- fend off
- sidestep
- way
- avoid
- divert
- duck
- fend
- fudge
- side

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esquivar vt

1. [golpe] to dodge;
[valla, obstáculo] to clear;
trató de esquivar al perro para no atropellarlo he tried to avoid the dog so as not to knock it down

2. [persona, discusión, tema] to avoid;
[pregunta] to evade, to dodge; [compromiso, responsabilidad] to evade, to get out of; [problema, inconveniente] to avoid, to get round
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esquivar

v/t avoid, dodge fam

* * *

esquivar vt

1) evadir: to dodge, to evade

2) evitar: to avoid

* * *

esquivar vb

1. (golpe) to dodge

2. (persona) to avoid

Spanish-English dictionary > esquivar
6 evitar

v.

1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).

podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something

Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.

María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.

2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).

no puede evitarlo he can't help it

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me

3 to save.

esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go

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evitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to avoid

■ evitó una confrontación he avoided a confrontation

2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid

■ no pudo evitar que lo hiciera he couldn't prevent him (from) doing it

3 (ahorrar) to spare, save

■ intenté evitarle la molestia I tried to save him the trouble

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verb

1) to avoid

2) prevent

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1. VT

1) (=eludir) to avoid

quiero evitar ese riesgo — I want to avoid that risk

intento evitar a Luisa — I'm trying to avoid Luisa

no pude evitarlo — I couldn't help it

evitar hacer algo — to avoid doing sth

María evita a toda costa encontrarse con él — María avoids bumping into him at all costs

2) (=ahorrar) to save

esto nos evitará muchos problemas — this will save us a lot of problems

me evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...

2.

See:

evitarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

* * *

= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

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

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

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* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

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

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

* * *

= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

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

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

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

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* * *

evitar [A1 ]

vt

1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him

para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go

¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?

2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent

se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented

haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

3 (ahorrar) to save

una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble

así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry

por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center

■ evitarse

v pron

‹problemas› to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems

me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it

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Multiple Entries:
evitar
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;

◊ evitar hacer algo to avoid doing sth

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent;

◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( remediar):

◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;
◊ evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably

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evitar

♦ vt

1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;

¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;

no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;

hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading

2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;

siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;

yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;

no puede evitarlo he can't help it;

no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am

3. [ahorrar] to save;

esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;

esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go

♦ See also the pronominal verb evitarse

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evitar

v/t

1 avoid;

no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it

2 ( impedir) prevent

3 molestias save

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evitar vt

1) : to avoid

2) prevenir: to prevent

3) eludir: to escape, to elude

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evitar vb

1. (en general) to avoid

el político quiso evitar un escándalo the politician wanted to avoid a scandal

2. (impedir) to prevent

limpia la herida para evitar que se infecte clean the wound to prevent it from getting infected

3. (ahorrar) to save

eso me evitará muchos problemas that will save me a lot of problems

no poder evitar hacer algo not to be able to help doing something

no lo pude evitar I couldn't help it

Spanish-English dictionary > evitar
7 chaud

chaud, chaude [∫o, ∫od]

1. adjective

   a. warm ; (très chaud) hot

• repas chaud hot meal

   b. [partisan] strong ; [discussion] heated

• la bataille a été chaude it was a fierce battle

• je n'étais pas très chaud pour le faire (inf) I wasn't very keen on doing it

   c. ( = difficile) les banlieues chaudes problem estates

• les points chauds du globe the world's hot spots

• la rentrée sera chaude there's going to be a lot of trouble in the autumn

• l'alerte a été chaude it was a close thing

   d. ( = mal famé) quartier chaud (inf) red-light district

2. masculine noun

( = chaleur) le chaud the heat

• restez donc au chaud stay in the warm

• garder un plat au chaud to keep a dish warm

► à chaud

• reportage à chaud on-the-spot report

• il a été opéré à chaud he had an emergency operation

3. adverb

• avoir chaud to be warm ; (très chaud) to be hot

• on a trop chaud ici it's too hot in here

• j'ai eu chaud ! (inf) ( = de la chance) I had a narrow escape

• il fait chaud it's hot

• ça ne me fait ni chaud ni froid I couldn't care less

• ça fait chaud au cœur it's heart-warming

• manger chaud to have a hot meal

• « servir chaud » "serve hot"

4. compounds

► chaud lapin (inf!) horny devil (inf!)

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1.

chaude ʃo, ʃod adjectif

1) ( à température élevée) hot; ( modérément) warm

à four chaud/très chaud — in a warm/hot oven

on nous a servi des croissants tout chauds — we were served piping hot croissants

2) ( qui donne de la chaleur) [pièce] ( agréablement) warm; ( excessivement) hot

3) ( récent)

‘ils sont mariés?’ - ‘oui, c'est tout chaud’ — ‘they're married?’ - ‘yes, it's hot news’

4) ( enthousiaste) [félicitations] warm; [partisan] strong

être chaud pour faire — to be keen on doing

5) ( agité) [région, période] turbulent; [sujet] sensitive; [discussion] heated

un des points chauds du globe — one of the flash points of the world

chaude ambiance ce soir chez les voisins! — hum things are getting heated next door tonight!

6) ( attrayant) [coloris, voix] warm

7) (colloq) ( de prostitution) euph [quartier] red light (épith)

2.

adverbe

il fait chaud — ( agréablement) it's warm; ( excessivement) it's hot

ça ne me fait ni chaud ni froid — it doesn't matter one way or the other to me

manger chaud — to eat hot foods

‘servir chaud’ — ‘serve hot’

3.

nom masculin ( chaleur) heat

on crève (colloq) de chaud ici! — we're roasting (colloq) in here!

avoir chaud — ( modérément) to be warm; ( excessivement) to be hot

nous avons eu chaud — lit we were very hot; fig we had a narrow escape

donner chaud à quelqu'un — [course, aventure] to make somebody sweat

tenir chaud à quelqu'un — to keep somebody warm

ça me tient chaud aux pieds — it keeps my feet warm

se tenir chaud — [personnes, animaux] to keep warm

chaud devant! — (colloq) watch out!

prendre un coup de chaud — [plante] to wilt (in the sun)

tenir or garder au chaud — lit to keep [somebody] warm [personne]; to keep [something] hot [plat, boisson]; fig ( pour parer à une éventualité) to have [something] on standby [matériel, projet]

4.

à chaud locution adverbiale

à chaud — [analyser] on the spot; [réaction] immediate; Technologie [étirer] under heat

opérer à chaud — to do an emergency operation

Phrasal Verbs:

- chaud et froid

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ʃo, ʃod chaud, -e
1. adj

1) (chaleur confortable) warm

Emportez des vêtements chauds. — Take some warm clothes.

il fait chaud — it's warm

Au soleil, il fait chaud. — It's nice and warm in the sun.

Tu peux y aller, l'eau est chaude. — Go on in, the water's nice and warm.

tenir chaud; Ça me tient chaud. — It keeps me warm.

2) (chaleur forte ou susceptible de brûler) hot

un plat chaud — a hot dish

Attention, c'est chaud! — Careful, it's hot!

il fait chaud — it's hot

Il fait un peu chaud, baisse le chauffage. — It's a bit hot, turn the heating down.

Il fait vraiment chaud aujourd'hui. — It's really hot today.

En juillet, il fait trop chaud. — It's too hot in July.

3) fig (accueil) warm

dans la chaude ambiance de la pizzeria — in the cosy atmosphere of the pizzeria

4) fig (discussion) heated

L'ambiance était chaude. — Things were getting heated.

5) fig (sexuellement)

un chaud lapin * — a randy devil *

2. nm

avoir chaud (chaleur confortable) — to be warm, (forte chaleur) to be hot

J'ai assez chaud. — I'm warm enough.

J'ai trop chaud! — I'm too hot!

tenir au chaud — to keep in a warm place

rester au chaud — to stay in the warm

avoir eu chaud fig Là on a eu chaud, une seconde de plus et on y passait! — We had a narrow escape there, another minute and we'd have had it!

3. adv

manger chaud — to have something hot to eat

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chaud, chaude

A adj

1 ( à température élevée) hot; ( modérément) warm; [temps, vent, air] hot ou warm; [climat, pays, saison, journée] hot ou warm; [nourriture, repas, boisson] hot; [mer] warm; [soleil] ( excessivement) hot; ( agréablement) warm; [moteur, appareil] ( anormalement) hot; ( après usage) warm; à four chaud/très chaud in a warm/hot oven; on nous a servi des croissants tout chauds we were served piping hot croissants; ⇒ fer, gorge, larme, sang;

2 ( qui donne de la chaleur) [local, pièce] ( agréablement) warm; ( excessivement) hot; emportez des vêtements chauds take warm clothing; ma veste est bien/trop chaude my jacket is really/too warm;

3 ( récent) ma nomination est toute chaude my appointment is hot news; ‘ils sont mariés?’-‘oui, c'est tout chaud’ ‘they're married?’-‘yes, it's hot news ou the latest gossip’;

4 ( enthousiaste) [recommandation, félicitations] warm; [partisan] strong; ils n'ont pas été très chauds pour faire they were not very keen on doing; une chaude ambiance entre camarades a warm and friendly atmosphere among friends;

5 ( agité) [région, période, rentrée sociale] turbulent; [dossier, sujet] sensitive; [assemblée, réunion, discussion] heated; l'automne sera chaud sur le front social it's going to be a turbulent autumn GB ou fall US on the industrial relations front; un des points chauds du globe one of the flash points of the world; ils ont eu une chaude alerte they had a narrow escape; chaude ambiance ce soir chez les voisins! iron things are getting heated next door tonight!;

6 ( attrayant) [coloris, ton, voix] warm;

7 ○( de prostitution) euph [quartier] red light ( épith); une des rues les plus chaudes de la capitale one of the most notorious red light districts in the capital.

B adv il fait chaud ( agréablement) it's warm; ( excessivement) it's hot; il a fait/fera chaud toute la journée Météo it has been/will be hot all day; ça ne me/leur fait ni chaud ni froid it doesn't matter one way or the other to me/to them; boire/manger chaud to drink hot drinks/to eat hot foods; ‘à boire/manger chaud’ ‘to be drunk/eaten hot’; je n'aime pas boire trop chaud I don't like very hot drinks; ‘servir chaud/très chaud’ ‘serve hot/very hot’

C nm ( chaleur) heat; on crève de chaud ici○! we're roasting○ in here!; avoir chaud ( modérément) to be warm; ( excessivement) to be hot; as-tu assez chaud? are you warm enough?; nous avons eu chaud lit we were very hot; fig we had a narrow escape; donner chaud à qn [boisson] to make sb feel hot; [course, aventure] to make sb sweat; tenir chaud à qn to keep sb warm; ça me tient chaud aux pieds it keeps my feet warm; reste contre moi, tu me tiens chaud stay right there, you're keeping me warm; se tenir chaud [personnes, animaux] to keep warm; chaud devant○! watch out!; coup de chaud à la Bourse flurry of activity on the stock exchange; prendre un coup de chaud [plante, fleur] to wilt (in the sun); tenir or garder au chaud lit to keep [sb] warm [personne, malade]; to keep [sth] hot [plat, boisson]; fig ( pour parer à une éventualité) to have [sth] on standby [matériel, projet, remède]; au chaud/bien au chaud dans mon manteau/lit snug/snug and warm in my coat/bed; je préfère rester au chaud devant la cheminée I prefer to stay in the warm by the fire; ⇒ souffler.

D à chaud loc adv à chaud [commenter, analyser, résoudre] on the spot; [réaction, impression] immediate; [étirer, travailler] Tech under heat; [opérer] on the spot; opérer qn à chaud Méd to carry out an emergency operation (on sb); soluble à chaud Chimie, Pharm heat-soluble.

Composé

chaud et froid Méd chill; attraper un chaud et froid to catch a chill.

Idiome

souffler le chaud et le froid to blow hot and cold.

( féminin chaude) [ʃo, ʃod] adjectif

1. [dont la température est - douce] warm ; [ - élevée] hot

une boisson chaude a hot drink

son front est tout chaud his forehead is hot

au (moment le) plus chaud de la journée in the heat of the day

marrons chauds roast chestnuts

chaud devant! [au restaurant] excuse me! (said by waiters carrying plates to clear the way)

2. [veste, couverture] warm

3. [qui n'a pas refroidi] warm

la place du directeur est encore chaude (figuré) the manager's shoes are still warm

4. [enthousiaste] ardent, warm, keen

je ne suis pas très chaud pour le faire (familier) I'm not really eager to do it

5. [ardent - ambiance] warm

avoir une chaude discussion sur quelque chose to debate something heatedly

6. [agité, dangereux] hot

les points chauds du monde the danger spots in the world

le mois de septembre sera chaud there will be (political) unrest in September

l'alerte a été chaude it was a near ou close thing

7. (familier) PRESSE hot (off the press)

une nouvelle toute chaude an up-to-the-minute piece of news

8. (très familier) [sexuellement] hot, randy (especially UK), horny

chaud lapin randy devil

9. [couleur, voix] warm

chaud adverbe

hot

servir chaud serve hot

bois-le chaud drink it (while it's) hot

avoir chaud

a. [douce chaleur] to feel warm

b. [forte chaleur] to feel hot

il fait chaud

a. [douce chaleur] it's warm

b. [forte chaleur] it's hot

on a eu chaud! (familier) that was a close ou near thing!

ça ne me fait ni chaud ni froid I couldn't care less

chaud nom masculin

1. [chaleur]

le chaud the heat ou hot weather

2. MÉDECINE

un chaud et froid a chill

chaude nom féminin

MÉTALLURGIE heat, melt

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à chaud locution adverbiale

1. [en urgence]

l'opération s'est faite à chaud it was emergency surgery

sonder à chaud to do a spot poll

ne lui pose pas la question à chaud don't just spring the question on him in the midst of it all

2. MÉTALLURGIE

souder à chaud to hot-weld

étirer un métal à chaud to draw metal under heat

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au chaud locution adverbiale

restez bien au chaud

a. [au lit] stay nice and cosy ou warm in your bed

b. [sans sortir] don't go out in the cold

mettre ou garder des assiettes au chaud to keep plates warm

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > chaud
8 toucher

toucher [tu∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. (pour sentir, prendre) to touch ; (pour palper) to feel

• il me toucha l'épaule he touched my shoulder

• « prière de ne pas toucher » "please do not touch"

• pas touche ! (inf) hands off! (inf)

• il n'a pas touché un verre de vin depuis son accident he hasn't touched a drop of wine since his accident

• je n'avais pas touché une raquette depuis six mois I hadn't picked up a racket for six months

   b. ( = entrer en contact avec) to touch

• il ne faut pas que ça touche (le plafond) it mustn't touch (the ceiling)

• l'avion toucha le sol the plane touched down

   c. ( = être proche de) to adjoin ; [affaire] to concern

• son jardin touche le nôtre his garden adjoins ours

• une personne qui vous touche de près someone close to you

   d. ( = atteindre) [+ adversaire, objectif] to hit ; [+ public] to reach

• touché d'une balle en plein cœur hit by a bullet in the heart

• deux immeubles ont été touchés par l'explosion two buildings were hit by the explosion

• touché ! (bataille navale) hit!

• il voudrait toucher un public plus large he'd like to reach a wider audience

   e. ( = recevoir) [+ prime, allocation, traitement] to get ; [+ chèque] to cash ; [+ tiercé, gros lot] to win

• toucher le chômage (inf) to be on the dole (inf)

• il a fini le travail mais n'a encore rien touché he's finished the work but he hasn't been paid yet

   f. ( = émouvoir) [drame, deuil] to affect ; [scène attendrissante] to touch ; [critique, reproche] to have an effect on

• cette tragédie les a beaucoup touchés this tragedy affected them greatly

• rien ne le touche there is nothing that can move him

• votre cadeau nous a vivement touchés we were deeply touched by your gift

   g. ( = concerner) to affect

• ce problème ne nous touche pas this problem doesn't affect us

• le chômage touche surtout les jeunes unemployment affects the young especially

2. indirect transitive verb

• toucher à to touch ; [+ réputation] to question ; ( = modifier) [+ règlement, loi, tradition] to meddle with ; [+ mécanisme] to tamper with ; ( = concerner) [+ intérêts] to affect ; [+ problème, domaine] to have to do with ; ( = aborder) [+ période, but] to approach ; [+ sujet, question] to broach

• n'y touche pas ! don't touch!

• « prière de ne pas toucher aux objets exposés » "please do not touch the exhibits"

• toucher à tout [enfant] to be into everything ; [amateur curieux] to try one's hand at everything

• elle n'a pas touché à son déjeuner she didn't touch her lunch

• il n'a jamais touché à un fusil he's never handled a gun

• s'il touche à cet enfant, gare à lui ! if he touches that child, he'd better watch out!

• touche pas à ma bagnole ! (inf) hands off my car!

• la réforme touche au statut des salariés the reform affects the status of employees

• on peut rénover sans toucher à la façade it's possible to renovate without touching the façade

• c'est parfait, n'y touche pas it's perfect, don't change a thing

• tout ce qui touche à l'enseignement everything to do with teaching

• vous touchez là à une question délicate that is a very delicate matter you have raised

• nous touchons au but we're nearing our goal

• l'hiver/la guerre touche à sa fin or son terme winter/the war is drawing to a close

3. reflexive verb

► se toucher

   a. (mutuellement) to touch

• nos deux jardins se touchent our two gardens are adjacent (to each other)

   b. (réfléchi) il se toucha le front he touched his forehead

   c. ( = se masturber) (inf) to play with o.s. (inf)

4. masculine noun

touch ; ( = impression produite) feel

• doux au toucher soft to the touch

• cela a le toucher de la soie it feels like silk

• on reconnaît la soie au toucher you can tell silk by the feel of it

• avoir un bon toucher de balle to have a nice touch

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I
1. tuʃe
verbe transitif

1) ( poser la main sur)

toucher (de la main) — to touch [objet, surface, personne]

toucher du bois — ( par superstition) to touch wood

toucher le front de quelqu'un — to feel somebody's forehead

toucher quelque chose du doigt — lit, fig to put one's finger on something

2) ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]

toucher le sol — [animal, sauteur, avion] to land

3) ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]

si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur — if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall

4) ( attendrir) to touch [personne]

ça me touche beaucoup — I am very touched

5) ( affecter) [changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région]

6) ( être contigu à) [pays, maison, usine] to be next to

7) ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent]; to cash [chèque]; to get [retraite]; to win [lot]

8) ( joindre)

toucher quelqu'un — to get hold of somebody

9) ( atteindre)

toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs — to have an audience of three million

toucher sept millions de lecteurs — to have a readership of seven million

2.

toucher à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( poser la main sur)

toucher à — to touch [objets]

toucher à tout — lit to be into everything; fig to be a jack of all trades

il ne touche plus à un fusil — he won't go near a rifle anymore

avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin — (colloq) he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one

2) ( concerner)

toucher à — to concern

la réforme touche à l'emploi des jeunes — the reform concerns youth employment

3) ( porter atteinte à)

toucher à — to infringe on [droit, privilège]

4) ( modifier)

toucher à — to change

on ne peut toucher aux coutumes — tradition is sacrosanct

5) ( aborder)

vous touchez à un sujet délicat — you're getting on to a delicate subject

3.

se toucher verbe pronominal [maisons, jardins] to be next to each other

II tuʃe
nom masculin

1) ( sens)

le toucher — touch, the sense of touch

doux au toucher — soft to the touch

2) Médecine digital examination

3) Musique ( d'un pianiste) touch

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tuʃe
1. nm

(= sens, faculté) touch

le toucher — touch, the sense of touch

au toucher — to the touch

2. vt

1) (= entrer en contact avec, manipuler) [objet, substance] to touch

prière de ne pas toucher — please don't touch

2) (= palper) to feel

Ce pull a l'air doux. Je peux toucher? — That sweater looks soft. Can I feel it?

3) (= atteindre) (d'un coup de feu) to hit

La balle l'a touché en pleine poitrine. — The bullet hit him right in the chest.

4) (= affecter) [gentillesse, compliment] to touch, [deuil, malheur] to affect

Leurs attentions l'ont beaucoup touché. — Their kind attentions touched him deeply.

sa mort m'a beaucoup touché — his death hit me hard

5) (= concerner) to affect, to concern

Ces nouvelles réformes ne nous touchent pas. — The new reforms don't affect us.

6) (= recevoir) [récompense, argent] to receive, to get, [salaire] to draw, to get, [chèque] to cash

Il a touché une grosse somme d'argent. — He received a large sum of money.

7) (= aborder) [problème, sujet] to touch on

je vais lui en toucher un mot — I'll have a word with him about it

8) (= contacter) to reach, to contact

3. vi

toucher à

1) (= manipuler) to touch

Ne touche pas à mes livres! — Don't touch my books!

2) (= modifier) to tamper with, to meddle with

Quelqu'un a touché au dispositif de sécurité. — Someone has tampered with the safety device.

3) (= traiter de, concerner) to deal with, to concern

Cet article touche à des sujets d'actualité. — This article deals with topical issues.

4) (= atteindre) [but, date] to reach

toucher au but — to near one's goal

toucher à sa fin — to be drawing to a close

5) (= être contigu à) [frontière, mur] to be next to

Leur jardin touche au nôtre. — Their garden is next to ours.

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toucher verb table: aimer

A nm

1 ( sens) le toucher touch, the sense of touch; reconnaître des objets au toucher to identify objects by touch; un tissu doux au toucher a fabric which is soft to the touch;

2 Méd digital examination; toucher rectal digital examination of the rectum;

3 Mus ( d'un pianiste) touch.

B vtr

1 ( poser la main sur) toucher (de la main) to touch [objet, surface, personne]; ‘prière de ne pas toucher’ ‘please do not touch’; ne touche pas, pas touche○! don't touch!; toucher le bras/l'épaule/le dos de qn to touch sb's arm/shoulder/back, to touch sb on the arm/shoulder/back; toucher du bois ( par superstition) to touch wood; je touche du bois, mais je ne suis jamais malade I never get ill, touch wood!; toucher le front de qn to feel sb's forehead; toucher qch du doigt lit, fig to put one's finger on sth;

2 ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]; toucher le sol [animal, sauteur, avion] to land;

3 ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]; si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall; ne pas toucher une or la balle○ not to get near the ball; ‘touché!’ ( en escrime) ‘touché!’; ( à la bataille navale) ‘hit!’; toucher qn à la tête/poitrine to hit sb in the head/chest; touché dans le dos il s'est effondré he was hit in the back and slumped down;

4 ( attendrir) to touch [personne] ; ça me touche beaucoup I am very touched; j'ai été très touchée de ta visite or que tu viennes me voir I was very touched by your visit;

5 ( affecter) [événement, changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région, ville]; rien ne la touche nothing affects her; la récession touche tout le monde the recession affects everybody; le chômage touche 15% de la population active unemployment affects 15 per cent of the working population; la région la plus touchée par l'ouragan the area hardest hit by the hurricane;

6 ( être contigu à) [pays] to be next to, to border (on); [maison, usine] to be next to, to adjoin [bâtiment, parc]; leur terrain touche le nôtre their land is next to ou adjoins ours;

7 ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent, indemnités, dividendes]; to cash [chèque, mandat]; to get [retraite]; to win [tiercé, loterie]; il a touché une grosse somme à son départ he got a lot of money when he left; elle ne va toucher aucune indemnité she won't get ou receive any compensation; ils touchent une petite retraite they get a small pension;

8 ( joindre) toucher qn to get hold of sb; il est difficile à toucher par téléphone he's difficult to get hold of on the phone;

9 Presse, Radio, TV toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs to have an audience of three million; toucher sept millions de lecteurs to have a readership of seven million.

C toucher à vtr ind

1 ( poser la main sur) toucher à to touch [objets]; ne touchez à rien don't touch anything; il n'a pas touché à son repas he didn't touch his meal; il ne touche plus à une goutte d'alcool he doesn't touch a drop of alcohol anymore; toucher à tout lit to be into everything; fig to be a jackofall trades; il ne touche plus à un fusil he won't go near a rifle anymore; ‘touche pas à mon pote○’ ‘hands off my pal○’; avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin○ he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one;

2 ( concerner) toucher à to concern; la réforme touche à l'emploi des jeunes the reform concerns youth employment; tout ce qui touche à la discipline/l'individu anything that relates to ou that concerns discipline/the individual; c'est un problème qui touche à l'éthique it's a question of ethics;

3 ( porter atteinte à) toucher à to infringe on [droit, liberté, privilège]; to detract from [dignité]; toucher aux principes fondamentaux de la démocratie to infringe on the fundamental principles of democracy;

4 ( modifier) to change; on ne peut toucher aux coutumes tradition is sacrosanct;

5 ( aborder) to get on to [question, problème]; vous touchez à un sujet délicat/une question fondamentale you're getting on to a delicate subject/a fundamental issue.

D se toucher vpr

1 ( se tâter) ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other; ( soi-même) to feel oneself; se toucher la tête/le bras/les pieds ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other's heads/arms/feet; ( soi-même) to feel one's head/arm/feet;

2 ◑( se masturber) to play with oneself○;

3 ( être contigu) (maisons, jardins, immeubles) to be next to each other; nos deux maisons se touchent our houses are next door to each other.

I

[tuʃe] nom masculin

1. [sens] (sense of) touch

[palpation] touch

2. [sensation] feel

le toucher onctueux de l'argile the smooth feel of clay

3. [manière de toucher] touch

avoir un toucher délicat/vigoureux [généralement, MUSIQUE] to have a light/energetic touch

4. MÉDECINE (digital) palpation (terme spécialisé), examination

5. SPORT touch

il a un bon toucher de balle he's got a nice touch

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au toucher locution adverbiale

doux/rude au toucher soft/rough to the touch

c'est facile à reconnaître au toucher it's easy to tell what it is by touching it ou by the feel of it

II

[tuʃe] verbe transitif

A.

1. [pour caresser, saisir] to touch

[pour examiner] to feel

ne me touche pas! get your hands off me!, don't touch me!

le parchemin s'effrite dès qu'on le touche the parchment crumbles at the first touch

toucher quelque chose du pied to touch something with one's foot

pas touche! (familier) hands off!

touchez avec les yeux! don't touch, just look!

2. [entrer en contact avec] to touch

ma main a touché sa main my hand brushed (against) his

au moment où la navette spatiale touche le sol when the space shuttle touches down ou lands

3. (familier) [joindre - suj: personne] to contact, to reach, to get in touch with

où peut-on vous toucher en cas d'urgence? where can you be contacted ou reached in an emergency?

[suj: lettre] to reach

si notre message l'avait touché if our message had got (through) to him ou reached him

4. MÉDECINE to palpate (terme spécialisé), to examine

5. NAUTIQUE [port] to put in at, to call at

[rochers, fonds] to hit, to strike

B.

1. [se servir de - accessoire, instrument] to touch

son service est si puissant que je ne touche pas une balle (familier) his serve is so powerful I can't get anywhere near the ball

2. [consommer] to touch

il n'a même pas touché son repas/la bouteille he never even touched his meal/the bottle

3. [blesser] to hit

touché à l'épaule hit in the shoulder

touché! ESCRIME touché!

touché, coulé! JEUX hit, sunk!

4. [atteindre - suj: mesure] to concern, to affect, to apply to ; [ - suj: crise, krach boursier, famine] to affect, to hit ; [ - suj: incendie, épidémie] to spread to (inseparable)

la marée noire a touché tout le littoral the oil slick spread all along the coast

reste-t-il un secteur que l'informatique n'ait pas touché? are there still any areas untouched by computerization?

les personnes touchées par l'impôt sur les grandes fortunes people in the top tax bracket

5. [émouvoir - suj: film, geste, gentillesse, spectacle] to move, to touch

ses chansons ne me touchent pas her songs leave me cold

vos compliments me touchent beaucoup I'm very touched by your kind words

ses prières avaient touché mon cœur her entreaties had moved ou stirred me

[affecter - suj: décès] to affect, to shake ; [ - suj: critique, propos désobligeants] to affect, to have an effect on

elle a été très touchée par sa disparition she was badly shaken by his death

6. (familier) [s'en prendre à - personne] to touch

7. [percevoir - allocation, honoraires, pension, salaire] to receive, to get, to draw ; [ - indemnité, ration] to receive, to get ; [ - chèque] to cash (in) (separable)

elle touche 30 000 euros par an she earns 30,000 euros a year

toucher gros (familier) to line one's pockets, to make a packet

touchez-vous les allocations familiales? do you get child benefit?

il a dû toucher pas mal d'argent (familier) he must've been slipped a tidy sum

toucher le tiercé to win the tiercé

toucher le chômage to be on the dole (UK), to be on welfare (US)

C.

1. [être contigu à] to join onto, to adjoin (soutenu), to be adjacent to (soutenu)

2. [concerner]

une affaire qui touche la Défense nationale a matter related to defence, a defence-related matter

3. [être parent avec] to be related to

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[tuʃe] verbe intransitif

1. NAUTIQUE to touch bottom

2. PÊCHE to bite

3. (très familier) [exceller]

elle touche en informatique! she's a wizard at ou she knows a thing or two about computers!

ça y est, au saxo, je commence à toucher! I'm beginning to get the hang of the sax now!

4. (locution)

touchez là! it's a deal!, (let's) shake on it!

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toucher à verbe plus préposition

1. [porter la main sur - objet] to touch

évitez de toucher aux fruits try not to handle the fruit

que je ne te reprenne pas à toucher aux allumettes! don't let me catch you playing with matches again! ; [ - adversaire, élève] to touch, to lay hands ou a finger on

si tu touches à un seul cheveu de sa tête...! if you so much as lay a finger on her...!

[porter atteinte à] to interfere with (inseparable), to harm, to touch

ils ne veulent pas vraiment toucher au gouvernement their aim isn't really to harm the government

ne touchez pas aux parcs nationaux! hands off the national parks!

2. [modifier - appareil, documents, législation] to tamper ou to interfere with

ton dessin est parfait, n'y touche plus your drawing is perfect, leave it as it is

3. [utiliser - aliment, instrument] to touch ; [ - somme d'argent] to touch, to break into

je n'ai jamais touché à la drogue I've never been on ou touched drugs

toucher à tout

a. (sens propre) to fiddle with ou to touch everything

b. (figuré) to dabble (in everything)

je touche un peu à tout

a. [artisan] I'm a Jack-of-all-trades, I do a little bit of everything

b. [artiste] I'm a man of many parts

4. [être proche de - suj: pays, champ] to adjoin (soutenu), to border (upon) ; [ - suj: maison, salle] to join on (inseparable) to, to adjoin (soutenu)

notre propriété touche aux salines our property borders on the salt marsh

[confiner à]

toucher à la perfection to be close to perfection

5. [concerner, se rapporter à - activité, sujet] to have to do with, to concern

tout ce qui touche au sexe est tabou everything connected ou to do with sex is taboo

6. [aborder - sujet, question] to bring up (separable), to come onto (inseparable), to broach

vous venez de toucher au point essentiel du débat you've put your finger on the key issue in the debate

7. (soutenu) [atteindre - un point dans l'espace, dans le temps] to reach

le navire touche au port ce soir the ship will enter ou reach harbour tonight

le projet touche à son terme the project is nearing its end

notre séjour touche à sa fin our stay is nearing its end

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se toucher verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) [être en contact] to touch, to be in contact

[entrer en contact] to touch, to come into contact

[jardins, communes] to touch, to be adjacent (to each other), to adjoin each other (soutenu)

ils se touchèrent de l'épaule their shoulders touched

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se toucher verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) (euphémisme) [se masturber] to play with oneself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > toucher
9 бюджет

эк.

budget

выйти из бюджета — to exceed (one's) budget

ликвидировать дефицит бюджета — to balance the budget

одобрить бюджет — to approve the budget

превысить бюджет — to overshoot a budget

представлять бюджет на рассмотрение — to present the budget

предусматривать в бюджете — to budget

резко сократить бюджет — to slash the budget

сводить бюджет с дефицитом — to run a budget deficit

составлять бюджет — to make a budget

увеличить бюджет сверх установленных пределов — to push the budget over its prescribed limits

утверждать бюджет — to approve / to pass a budget

военный бюджет — military / defence budget

наращивать военный бюджет — to increase military budget

ограничить военный бюджет — to restrain defence budget

раздувать военные бюджеты — to bloat military budgets

сократить военный бюджет — to cut / to reduce military budget

огромный / разбухший военный бюджет — massive / bulged military budget

сокращение военного бюджета — cut in / reduction of military budget

пропорциональное и соразмерное сокращение военных бюджетов — balanced and commensurate reduction of military budgets

государственный бюджет — national / state budget

государственный бюджет и бюджеты отдельных штатов (США) — Federal and State budgets

закон о вступлении в силу государственного бюджета — Finance Act

положительное сальдо государственного бюджета, превышение доходов над расходами в бюджете — budget surplus

проект государственного бюджета на... год — draft of the state budget for...

проект (государственного) бюджета — the Estimates (Великобритания)

дефицитный бюджет — deficit-ridden budget

дутый бюджет — phony budget

несбалансированный бюджет, бюджет, сводимый с дефицитом — unbalanced budget

предусмотренный бюджетом — budgetary

сбалансированный бюджет — balanced budget

утверждённый бюджет (законодательным органом) — voted budget

чрезвычайный бюджет — emergency / extraordinary budget

экономный бюджет, бюджет, основанный на режиме строгой экономии — austerity budget

бюджет государственного социального страхования — state social insurance budget

исполнение бюджета — budget implementation / performance

подготовка бюджета — budget preparations / formulation

прения по бюджету — debate on the budget

проект расходной части бюджета — the Estimates (США)

разногласия / разлад по вопросам бюджета — budget rift

составление бюджета — budget-making, budgeting

структура бюджета — make-up of the budget

урезывание расходных статей бюджета — budget curtailment

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