first guess

first draft - 1. erste Wahl 2. Andruck

gana el que acierte antes cinco preguntas — the winner is the first one to get five answers right o to answer five questions correctly

• acertar con algo — [al escoger] to get sth right

han acertado de pleno con el nuevo modelo de coche familiar — they've scored a real winner * o they've got it just right with their new family car

• acertar en algo, habéis acertado en la elección — you have made the right choice

acertaron de pleno en sus pronósticos — their forecasts were totally accurate o correct

acertar con algo — con solución to hit on something

acertar con algo — con solución to hit on something

Ex: Apologies to those telephone company employees who saw the light years ago and have been trying to convince their employers.

adivinar el pensamiento a algn — to read sb's mind o thoughts

es fácil adivinar lo que ocurrirá — it's easy to foresee o see what will happen

su primera novela deja adivinar su genio — her first novel gives a glimpse of o hints at her genius

el gesto dejó adivinar sus sentimientos — the gesture suggested o betrayed his feelings

el gesto dejó adivinar sus sentimientos — the gesture suggested o betrayed his feelings

Ex: The catalog user is perhaps not quite so amused by his/her inability to divine why it's not GALERIE MIKRO BERLIN, but BERLIN, MUSEUM FUR VOLKERKUNDE (WEST BERLIN).

debes calcular la cantidad exacta — you must calculate o work out the exact number

calcular la distancia entre dos puntos — to calculate o work out the distance between two points

calculo que debe de tener unos cuarenta años — I reckon o ( esp EEUU) figure he must be about 40 (years old)

calculo que llegará mañana — I reckon o ( esp EEUU) figure he'll come tomorrow

lo calculó todo hasta el más mínimo detalle — he worked o figured it all out down to the last detail

-¿tienes ganas de ir? -¡calcula! — "are you looking forward to going?" - "what do you think? o you bet (I am)!" *

yo le calculo unos sesenta años — I reckon o guess he's about sixty

yo le calculo unos sesenta años — I reckon o guess he's about sixty

Ex: If the initial question mark in this field is not replaced, the number of characters to be skipped will be calculated by the system.

• mirar a algn de arriba abajo — to look sb up and down

• mirar algo/a algn de reojo o de través — to look at sth/sb out of the corner of one's eye

• mirar fijamente algo/a algn — to gaze o stare at sth/sb

• mirar algo por encima — to glance over sth

mira a ver lo que hace el niño — go and see o check what the boy's up to

• mirándolo bien, bien mirado o si bien se mira o mirándolo bien, la situación no es tan grave — all in all, the situation isn't that bad, if you really think about it, the situation isn't all that bad

bien mirado o mirándolo bien, creo que lo haré más tarde — on second thoughts, I think I'll do it later

• mira que, ¡mira que es tonto! — he's so stupid!

• mira que si, ¡mira que si ganas! — imagine if you win!

mirar de reojo o de través — to look out of the corner of one's eye

• mirar por algn — to look after sb, take care of sb

debes de mirar por tus hermanos — you should look after o take care of your brothers

• mira si, ¡mira si estaría buena la sopa que todos repitieron! — the soup was so good that everyone had seconds!

ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras — to go window shopping

ser de mírame y no me toques — to be very fragile o delicate

mira bien que esté apagado — make sure o check it's off

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú — see if you can open it

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea — thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

lo mires por donde lo mires — whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo en menos — < regalo> to turn one's nose up at something; <trabajo/idea> to look down one's nose at something

mirar mal or no mirar bien a alguien: lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair; en el trabajo no lo miran bien — he's not very highly thought of at work

mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno...! — honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven...! (colloq)

mira que eres tacaño! — boy, you're mean! (colloq)

mira que ya son las nueve — you realize o you (do) know it's already nine

sacó el primer premio - mira tú! — he won first prize - well, well! o well I never!

mira por dónde — (Esp fam)

mirar A/HACIA algo — fachada/frente to face something; terraza/habitación to look out over something, overlook something

ponte mirando hacia la ventana — stand (o sit etc) facing the window

ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras — to go window shopping

ser de mírame y no me toques — to be very fragile o delicate

mira bien que esté apagado — make sure o check it's off

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú — see if you can open it

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea — thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

lo mires por donde lo mires — whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo en menos — < regalo> to turn one's nose up at something; <trabajo/idea> to look down one's nose at something

mirar mal or no mirar bien a alguien: lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair; en el trabajo no lo miran bien — he's not very highly thought of at work

mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno...! — honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven...! (colloq)

mira que eres tacaño! — boy, you're mean! (colloq)

mira que ya son las nueve — you realize o you (do) know it's already nine

sacó el primer premio - mira tú! — he won first prize - well, well! o well I never!

mira por dónde — (Esp fam)

mirar A/HACIA algo — fachada/frente to face something; terraza/habitación to look out over something, overlook something

ponte mirando hacia la ventana — stand (o sit etc) facing the window

Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

across or over the way — gegenüber

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

way of life — Lebensstil, der

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

be the way — so od. üblich sein

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben