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1 float

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[English Word] cause to float

[Swahili Word] -eleza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] float

[Swahili Word] -elea

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] float

[Swahili Word] -elea

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] [kohoo] lilielea na kuzungushwa na mkondo wa maji [Ya]

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[English Word] float

[Swahili Word] -konya

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] konyeza V

[Swahili Example] bendera inakonya

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[English Word] float (in the air)

[Swahili Word] -anga

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[English Word] float (in the air)

[Swahili Word] -angama

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] float (on a fishing-line)

[English Plural] floats

[Swahili Word] chelezo

[Swahili Plural] vyelezo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] elea

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[English Word] float (on fishnets)

[English Plural] floats

[Swahili Word] mpato

[Swahili Plural] mipato

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] float on fishing nets

[English Plural] floats

[Swahili Word] boya

[Swahili Plural] boya

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Dialect] Kimvita

[Terminology] marine

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[English Word] something that floats

[English Plural] things that float

[Swahili Word] kieleaji

[Swahili Plural] vieleaji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] elea

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English-Swahili dictionary > float
2 float

float [fləʊt]

1. noun

   a. (for fishing) flotteur m

   b. ( = vehicle in a parade) char m

   c. also cash float fonds m de caisse

   d. (US) ( = drink) milk-shake ou soda contenant une boule de glace

2. intransitive verb

flotter ; [ship] être à flot ; [swimmer] faire la planche

• the raft floated down the river le radeau a descendu la rivière

• to float back up to the surface remonter à la surface

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ object] faire flotter ; [+ idea] lancer

   b. [+ currency] laisser flotter

4. compounds

► floating voter noun (British Politics) électeur m, - trice f indécis(e)

► float around (inf) intransitive verb

[rumour] circuler

• have you seen my glasses floating around anywhere? as-tu vu mes lunettes ?

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[fləʊt] 1.
noun

1) ( on net) flotteur m; ( on line) bouchon m

2) Aviation flotteur m

3) ( in plumbing) flotteur m

4) GB ( swimmer's aid) planche f; US ( life jacket) gilet m de sauvetage

5) ( carnival vehicle) char m

6) (also cash float) ( in till) fonds m de caisse

7) US ( drink) soda avec une boule de glace
2.
transitive verb

1) [person] faire flotter [boat, logs]; [tide] mettre à flot [ship]

2) Finance émettre [shares, securities, loan]; lancer [quelque chose] en Bourse [company]; laisser flotter [currency]

3) ( propose) lancer [idea, suggestion]
3.
intransitive verb

1) (on liquid, in air) flotter

to float on one's back — [swimmer] faire la planche

to float down the river — descendre la rivière

the boat was floating out to sea — le bateau voguait vers le large

to float up into the air — s'envoler

2) fig ( waft) [smoke, mist] flotter

to float across — [cloud] traverser lentement [sky]

music floated out into the garden — la musique parvenait dans le jardin

3) Finance [currency] flotter

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Phrasal Verbs:

- float about

- float away

- float off

English-French dictionary > float
3 float

float [fləʊt]

1 noun

(a) (for fishing line) bouchon m, flotteur m; (on raft, seaplane, fishing net, in carburettor, toilet cistern) flotteur m

(b) (raft) radeau m; (floating logs) train m (de bois); (for swimming) planche f

(c) (vehicle → in parade, carnival) char m; (→ for milk delivery) voiture f du livreur de lait

(d) (cash advance) avance f; (business loan) prêt m de lancement; (money in cash register) fond m de caisse

(e) (drink) = soda, jus de fruit ou milk-shake avec une boule de glace

(f) Stock Exchange flottant m;

∎ clean float taux mpl de change libres ou flottants;

∎ dirty float taux mpl de change concertés

(g) Theatre

∎ the floats (footlights) la rampe

2 intransitive verb

(a) (on water) flotter; (be afloat → boat) flotter, être à flot;

∎ the raft/log floated down the river le radeau/le tronc d'arbre a descendu la rivière au fil de l'eau;

∎ the bottle floated out to sea la bouteille a été emportée vers le large;

∎ the diver floated slowly up to the surface le plongeur est remonté lentement à la surface;

∎ we floated downstream (in boat) le courant nous a portés

(b) (in the air → balloon, piece of paper) voltiger; (→ mist, clouds) flotter; (→ ghost, apparition) flotter, planer;

∎ music/the sound of laughter floated in through the open window de la musique est entrée/des bruits de rires sont entrés par la fenêtre ouverte;

∎ she floated out of the room elle est sortie de la pièce d'un pas léger;

∎ he seems to just float through life (has no worries) il semble ne jamais avoir de soucis; (has no goals) il semble se laisser porter par les événements

(c) Finance (currency) flotter

3 transitive verb

(a) (put on water → ship, raft, platform) mettre à flot; (→ paper boat, toy) faire flotter;

∎ the timber is then floated downstream to the mill le bois est ensuite flotté jusqu'à l'usine située en aval

(b) (company) lancer, créer; Stock Exchange (onto Stock Market) introduire en Bourse; Finance (bonds, share issue) émettre; (loan) émettre, lancer

(c) Finance (currency) faire flotter, laisser flotter

(d) figurative (idea) lancer, proposer; (plan) proposer

►► British float chamber, American float bowl (in carburettor) cuve f;

float glass verre m flotté

➲ float about, float around intransitive verb

familiar (rumours) courir^□ ; (unoccupied person) traîner;

∎ there were rumours floating about that… le bruit courait que…;

∎ she's/it's floating about somewhere elle/il traîne dans les parages

➲ float off

1 separable transitive verb

(free → boat) remettre à flot

2 intransitive verb

(a) (be carried away → log, ship etc) partir ou être emporté au fil de l'eau; (in the air → balloon, piece of paper) s'envoler

(b) figurative (person) s'envoler, disparaître

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4 float

1. intransitive verb
1) (on water) treiben

float away — wegtreiben

2) (through air) schweben

float across something — [Wolke, Nebel:] über etwas (Akk.) ziehen

3) (fig.)

float about or [a]round — umgehen; im Umlauf sein

4) (coll.): (move casually)

float [around or about] — herumziehen (ugs.)

5) (Finance) floaten
2. transitive verb
1) (convey by water, on rafts) flößen; (set afloat) flott machen [Schiff]

2) (fig.): (circulate) in Umlauf bringen

3) (Finance) floaten lassen; freigeben

4) (Commerc.) ausgeben, auf den Markt bringen [Aktien]; gründen [Unternehmen]; lancieren [Plan, Idee]
3. noun
1) (for carnival) Festwagen, der; (Brit.): (delivery cart) Wagen, der

2) (petty cash) Bargeld, das

3) (Angling) Floß, das (fachspr.); Schwimmer, der

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[fləut] 1. verb
(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) treiben
2. noun
1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) der Schwimmer

2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) Wagen mit einer Plattform

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float

[fləʊt, AM floʊt]

I. n

1. (boat) Floß nt; (buoy) Boje f; (platform) schwimmende Landebrücke; (buoyant material) on a fishing line [Kork]schwimmer m; on a net Schwimmkörper m

2. TECH (device) in a carburettor, cistern, on a seaplane Schwimmer m fachspr

3. (swimming aid) Schwimmkork m; (inflated bag) Schwimmweste f

4. ANAT (organ) Schwimmblase f fachspr

5. (vehicle) for goods Lieferwagen m; for festivities Festzugswagen m

carnival \float Karnevalswagen m, Fasnachtswagen m SCHWEIZ

milk \float Milch[ausliefer]wagen m

6. BRIT, AUS (capital) as an advance Spesenvorschuss m, Kostenvorschuss m; as cheques, commercial papers umlaufendes Geld; as a loan Startanleihe f; in a till Wechselgeldbetrag m, Wechselgeld nt

cash \float Wechselgeld nt

7. (in exchange rates) flexible Wechselkurse

clean \float sauberes Floaten, völlig freigegebene Wechselkurse pl

dirty [or managed] \float schmutziges [o kontrolliertes] Floaten, beschränkt freigegebene Wechselkurse pl

8. ECON, STOCKEX (starting a company) Gesellschaftsgründung f durch Emission von Aktien an der Börse

9. THEAT (lights)

▪ \floats pl Rampenlicht nt kein pl

10. COMPUT Speicherauszug m des gesamten Systems

\float factor Startadresse f

\float relocate Umsetzung f relativer in absolute Adressen

II. vi

1. (be buoyant) schwimmen, oben bleiben

2. (move in liquid or gas) objects treiben; people sich akk treiben lassen

the boat \floated downstream das Boot trieb flussabwärts

to \float to the surface an die Oberfläche treiben

3. ( fig: move graciously) schweben geh o iron

4. (move in air) clouds ziehen; leaves segeln

the sound of piano-playing \floated from the open window aus dem offenen Fenster drang Klavierspiel nach draußen

5. (appear)

to \float across/into/through one's mind jdm in den Sinn kommen

6. ECON (fluctuate) currency frei konvertierbar sein; exchange rate schwanken, floaten fachspr

7. ( also fig: move about) herumziehen fam; rumours herumgehen; AM häufig den Wohnort wechseln

to \float from place to place von Ort zu Ort ziehen

III. vt

1. FIN (launch)

to \float a business/company ein Unternehmen/eine Gesellschaft gründen

to \float a loan eine Anleihe auflegen

to \float shares Aktien ausgeben [o begeben] [o in Umlauf bringen

2. ECON (fluctuate)

to \float a currency eine Währung freigeben [o fachspr floaten lassen

3. (cause to move)

▪ to \float sth etw treiben [o schwimmen] lassen

to \float logs Baumstämme flößen

to \float a ship ein Schiff zu Wasser lassen

4. (introduce)

to \float an idea/plan eine Idee/einen Plan in den Raum [o zur Diskussion] stellen

5. (test)

to \float an opinion eine Meinung testen

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[fləʊt]
1. n

1) (on fishing line, in cistern, carburettor, on aeroplane) Schwimmer m; (= anchored raft) (verankertes) Floß, Schwimmplattform f; (as swimming aid) Schwimmkork m; (of fish) Schwimmblase f; (on trawl net) Korken m

2) (= vehicle in procession) Festwagen m; (for deliveries) kleiner Elektrolieferwagen

3) (= ready cash in till) Wechselgeld nt no indef art (zu Geschäftsbeginn); (= loan to start business) Startkapital nt; (= advance on expenses) Vorschuss m

2. vi

1) (on water) schwimmen; (= move gently) treiben; (in air) schweben

the body floated ( up) to the surface — die Leiche kam an die Wasseroberfläche

it floated downriver — es trieb flussabwärts

she floated down the aisle in a dream — sie schwebte wie im Traum zum Traualtar

2) (COMM currency) floaten

3. vt

1) boat zu Wasser bringen

they floated the logs downstream — sie flößten die Baumstämme flussabwärts

2) (COMM, FIN) company gründen; loan lancieren; shares auf den Markt bringen; bond issue ausgeben; currency freigeben, floaten lassen; (fig) ideas, suggestion in den Raum stellen, zur Debatte stellen

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float [fləʊt]

A v/i

1. (auf dem Wasser) schwimmen, (im Wasser) treiben

2. SCHIFF flott sein oder werden

3. schweben, ziehen:

fog floated across the road Nebelschwaden zogen über die Straße;

various thoughts floated before his mind fig ihm gingen verschiedene Gedanken durch den Kopf

4. umgehen, in Umlauf sein (Gerücht etc)

5. WIRTSCH umlaufen, in Umlauf sein

6. WIRTSCH gegründet werden (Gesellschaft)

7. in Gang gebracht oder gesetzt werden (Verhandlungen etc)

8. besonders POL nicht festgelegt sein

9. US umg häufig den Wohnsitz oder den Arbeitsplatz wechseln

10. ( besonders ziellos) (herum)wandern

11. Weberei: flotten

12. Leichtathletik: US verhalten laufen

B v/t

1. a) schwimmen oder treiben lassen

b) Baumstämme flößen

2. a) SCHIFF flottmachen

b) ein Boot zu Wasser bringen

3. schwemmen, tragen (Wasser) (auch fig):

float sb into power jemanden an die Macht bringen

4. unter Wasser setzen, überfluten, -schwemmen (auch fig)

5. bewässern

6. WIRTSCH

a) Wertpapiere etc in Umlauf bringen

b) eine Anleihe auflegen, ausgeben

c) eine Gesellschaft gründen

7. WIRTSCH eine Währung floaten, den Wechselkurs (gen) freigeben

8. Verhandlungen etc in Gang bringen oder setzen

9. ein Gerücht etc in Umlauf setzen

C s

1. SCHIFF

a) Floß n

b) Prahm m

c) schwimmende Landebrücke

2. Angel-, Netzkork m, Korkschwimmer m

3. US Schwimm-, Rettungsgürtel m

4. TECH Schwimmer m

5. FLUG Schwimmer m

6. FISCH Schwimmblase f

7. a) besonders Br niedriger Transportwagen

b) flacher Plattformwagen, besonders Festwagen m (bei Umzügen etc)

8. → floatboard

9. meist pl THEAT Rampenlicht n

10. TECH

a) einhiebige Feile

b) Reibebrett n

11. Br Wechselgeld n (bei Geschäftsbeginn)

12. Br Schwimm-, Gleitbrett n

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1. intransitive verb
1) (on water) treiben

float away — wegtreiben

2) (through air) schweben

float across something — [Wolke, Nebel:] über etwas (Akk.) ziehen

3) (fig.)

float about or [a]round — umgehen; im Umlauf sein

4) (coll.): (move casually)

float [around or about] — herumziehen (ugs.)

5) (Finance) floaten
2. transitive verb
1) (convey by water, on rafts) flößen; (set afloat) flott machen [Schiff]

2) (fig.): (circulate) in Umlauf bringen

3) (Finance) floaten lassen; freigeben

4) (Commerc.) ausgeben, auf den Markt bringen [Aktien]; gründen [Unternehmen]; lancieren [Plan, Idee]
3. noun
1) (for carnival) Festwagen, der; (Brit.): (delivery cart) Wagen, der

2) (petty cash) Bargeld, das

3) (Angling) Floß, das (fachspr.); Schwimmer, der

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(angling) n.

Schwimmer (Angeln) m. (carburettor) n.

Schwimmer (Vergaser) m. n.

Floß ¨-e n. v.

flößen v.

gleiten v.

(§ p.,pp.: glitt, ist geglitten)

schwimmen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schwamm, ist/hat geschwommen)

English-german dictionary > float
5 float

I [fləʊt]
nome

1) pesc. galleggiante m., sughero m.

2) aer. galleggiante m.

3) (in plumbing) galleggiante m.

4) BE (swimmer's aid) tavoletta f.; AE (lifejacket) giubbotto m. di salvataggio

5) (carnival vehicle) carro m. allegorico

6) comm. (anche cash float) = monetine utilizzate per dare il resto ai clienti

7) AE (drink) = bibita alla quale viene aggiunta una pallina di gelato
II 1. [fləʊt]
verbo transitivo

1) fare galleggiare [ boat]

to float logs down a river — fluitare tronchi lungo un fiume

2) econ. emettere [ shares]; lanciare (con titoli) [ company]; lanciare [ loan]; lasciare fluttuare [ currency]

3) (propose) lanciare [idea, suggestion]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (on liquid) galleggiare; (in air) fluttuare

to float on one's back — [ swimmer] fare il morto

the logs floated down the river — i tronchi fluitavano lungo il fiume

to float out to sea — [ boat] prendere il largo

to float up into the air — librarsi in aria

2) fig. (waft) [smoke, mist] fluttuare

clouds floated across the sky — le nuvole fluttuavano in cielo

music floated out into the garden — la musica si diffondeva per il giardino

3) econ. [ currency] fluttuare

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- float about

- float away

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[fləut] 1. verb
(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) galleggiare
2. noun
1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) galleggiante

2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) furgone

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float /fləʊt/
n.

1 (naut., aeron., idraul., mecc.) galleggiante

2 ( pesca) galleggiante; sughero

3 tavola galleggiante ( per nuotatori); pontone; salvagente

4 (zool.) vescica natatoria ( di pesce)

5 (naut.) zattera; chiatta

6 massa galleggiante ( d'erbacce, di ghiacci, ecc.)

7 (GB) furgoncino ( a motore elettrico): milk float, furgoncino del latte

8 carro allegorico; carro carnevalesco

9 (al pl.) (teatr.) luci della ribalta

10 (edil.) pialletto, frattazzo, taloccia, spianatoio ( per levigare cemento, intonaco, ecc.)

11 (edil.) levigatrice; spianatrice

12 (agric.) erpice livellatore (a lame inclinate)

13 (mecc.) lima a taglio semplice

14 (= floatboard) pala ( di una ruota ad acqua)

15 provvista di spiccioli ( di negozio, all'inizio della giornata)

16 (rag.) fondo cassa

17 [u] ( banca, fin.) titoli (pl.) di credito ( assegni, ecc.) in corso di compensazione

18 ► flotation, def. 2

19 [u] (econ., fin.) fluttuazione ( di una moneta)

20 ( Borsa, fin.) flottante

21 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) lancio, rilancio ( della palla)

22 (= ice-cream float) bevanda analcolica con una pallina di gelato

● float chamber, recipiente a galleggiante; vaschetta □ (edil.) float finish, frattazzatura □ (ind. vetro) float glass, vetro float □ (ind. vetro) float process, metodo di fabbricazione del vetro float □ (bot.) float-grass ( Alopecurus geniculatus), volpino angoloso □ (mecc.) float valve, valvola a sfera □ on the float, a galla.
♦ (to) float /fləʊt/
A v. i.

1 galleggiare; stare a galla; ( nel nuoto: anche to float on one's back) fare il morto: to float in a fluid [in a gas], galleggiare in un liquido [in un gas]; to float to the surface, salire a galla; tornare a galla

2 fluttuare, librarsi ( nell'aria)

3 scorrere, scivolare (su un liquido, nell'aria); lasciarsi trasportare dalla corrente; ( di legname) fluitare: to float downstream, essere trasportato dalla corrente; scendere un fiume lasciandosi portare dalla corrente; Clouds floated across the sky, nell'aria scivolavano le nuvole

4 presentarsi ( alla mente); apparire; agitarsi; fluttuare: His face floated into my mind, mi è tornato in mente il suo viso; Confused ideas floated through his mind, idee confuse gli si agitavano nella mente

5 (di suono, odore) arrivare; giungere: Distant voices floated into the room, nella stanza arrivava il suono di voci lontane

6 muoversi con passo leggero: She floated down the stairs, scese con passo leggero le scale

7 spostarsi senza una meta; vagabondare

8 (fin.) fluttuare

9 (fin.: di cambiale accettata) essere in circolazione, in attesa della scadenza

B v. t.

1 far galleggiare; tenere (o rimettere) a galla: to float a stranded ship, rimettere a galla una nave arenata

2 far scendere con la corrente; flottare: to float timber, flottare legname

3 (fig.) proporre; suggerire; avanzare; lanciare: to float a plan, proporre un piano; to float an idea, lanciare un'idea

4 (fig.) diffondere ( una notizia)

5 (fin.) lanciare ( con emissione di titoli); emettere: to float a loan, lanciare un prestito; to float a new company, lanciare (o costituire) una nuova società ( emettendo azioni); quotare una società in borsa; to float bonds, emettere obbligazioni

6 (fin.) lasciar fluttuare ( una moneta); far fluttuare: to float the exchange rate, far fluttuare il tasso di cambio

7 (edil.) lisciare, spianare ( cemento, intonaco, ecc.)

● ( slang) to float sb. 's boat, eccitare q.; arrapare q. (pop.) □ (fig.) to float on air, essere al settimo cielo.

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I [fləʊt]
nome

1) pesc. galleggiante m., sughero m.

2) aer. galleggiante m.

3) (in plumbing) galleggiante m.

4) BE (swimmer's aid) tavoletta f.; AE (lifejacket) giubbotto m. di salvataggio

5) (carnival vehicle) carro m. allegorico

6) comm. (anche cash float) = monetine utilizzate per dare il resto ai clienti

7) AE (drink) = bibita alla quale viene aggiunta una pallina di gelato
II 1. [fləʊt]
verbo transitivo

1) fare galleggiare [ boat]

to float logs down a river — fluitare tronchi lungo un fiume

2) econ. emettere [ shares]; lanciare (con titoli) [ company]; lanciare [ loan]; lasciare fluttuare [ currency]

3) (propose) lanciare [idea, suggestion]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (on liquid) galleggiare; (in air) fluttuare

to float on one's back — [ swimmer] fare il morto

the logs floated down the river — i tronchi fluitavano lungo il fiume

to float out to sea — [ boat] prendere il largo

to float up into the air — librarsi in aria

2) fig. (waft) [smoke, mist] fluttuare

clouds floated across the sky — le nuvole fluttuavano in cielo

music floated out into the garden — la musica si diffondeva per il giardino

3) econ. [ currency] fluttuare

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- float about

- float away

English-Italian dictionary > float
6 air

1. noun
1) Luft, die

be/go on the air — senden; [Programm, Sendung:] gesendet werden

be/go off the air — nicht/nicht mehr senden; [Programm:] beendet sein/werden

be in the air — (fig.) [Gerücht, Idee:] in der Luft liegen

be up in the air — [Plan, Projekt:] in der Luft hängen

be walking on air — (fig.) wie auf Wolken schweben (ugs.)

by air — mit dem Flugzeug

travel by air — fliegen

send a letter by air — einen Brief mit od. per Luftpost schicken

from the air — aus der Vogelperspektive

2) (appearance)

there was an air of absurdity about the whole exercise — die ganze Übung hatte etwas Absurdes

3) (bearing) Auftreten, das; (facial expression) Miene, die

airs and graces — Allüren Pl. (abwertend)

give oneself or put on airs — sich aufspielen

4) (Mus.) Melodie, die
2. transitive verb
1) (ventilate) lüften [Zimmer, Matratze, Kleidung]

2) (finish drying) nachtrocknen [Wäsche]

3) (parade) zur Schau tragen

4) (make public) [öffentlich] darlegen
3. intransitive verb
(be ventilated) lüften

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[eə] 1. noun
1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) die Luft

2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) die Luft

3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) die Atmosphäre

4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) die Melodie
2. verb
1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) lüften

2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) kundtun

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- airing
- airless
- airy
- airborne
- air-conditioned
- air-conditioner
- air-conditioning
- aircraft
- aircraft carrier
- airfield
- air force
- air-gun
- air hostess
- air letter
- airlift
- airline
- airliner
- air-lock
- airmail
- airman
- air pollution
- airplane
- airport
- air-pump
- air-raid
- airship
- airtight
- airway
- on the air
- put on airs / give oneself airs
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air

[eəʳ, AM er]

I. n

1. no pl (oxygen) Luft f

fresh/stale \air frische/stickige Luft

let's [go] get [or go for] a breath of fresh \air lass uns ein bisschen frische Luft schnappen [gehen]

2. no pl (air conditioning) Klimaanlage f

3. no pl (space above, sky)

▪ the \air die Luft

put your hands in the \air! Hände hoch!

supremacy in the \air Lufthoheit f, Luftherrschaft f

to fire into the \air in die Luft schießen

by \air mit dem Flugzeug

to send/transport sth by \air etw auf dem Luftweg versenden/befördern

to travel by \air fliegen

4. no pl (in broadcasting) Äther m

to advertise over the \air im Fernsehen/Radio Werbung machen

to go [or to be taken] off the \air programme abgesetzt werden; station den Sendebetrieb einstellen

to go off the \air (for the day) programme zu Ende sein; station sein Programm beenden

on \air auf Sendung; (on the radio) im Radio; (on television) im Fernsehen

to be on the \air person, station auf Sendung sein; programme gesendet werden

to come/go on the \air auf Sendung gehen

5. no pl (facial expression) Miene f; (aura) Ausstrahlung f; (manner) Auftreten nt; (appearance) Aussehen nt

she has an \air of confidence [about her] sie strahlt eine gewisse Selbstsicherheit aus

there's an \air of arrogance about him er wirkt irgendwie arrogant

there's an \air of success about her sie strahlt irgendwie Erfolg aus

Venice in winter has an \air of mystery and sadness Venedig hat im Winter etwas Geheimnisvolles und Trauriges an sich

the hat lends you an \air of elegance mit diesem Hut siehst du wirklich elegant aus

with an \air of confusion leicht verwirrt

6. (affected manner)

▪ \airs pl Gehabe nt kein pl pej, Getue nt kein pl pej fam

\airs and graces ( pej) Allüren pl pej

to give oneself [or put on] \airs [and graces] ( pej) vornehm tun

7. MUS Melodie f, Air nt fachspr

8.

▶ to be a breath of fresh \air for sth ( fam) frischen Wind in etw akk bringen fam

▶ to clear the \air die Situation klären

▶ to disappear [or vanish] into thin \air sich akk in Luft auflösen fam

▶ to be floating [or walking] on \air im siebten Himmel sein fam

▶ to give \air to sth AM etw zur Sprache bringen

▶ to go up in the \air in die Luft gehen fam

▶ hot \air ( pej) heiße Luft fig pej

▶ to be in the \air (be present, unspoken) in der Luft liegen

▶ to be [up] in the \air (be uncertain) in der Schwebe sein

▶ out of thin \air aus dem Nichts

▶ to be up in the \air about sth ( fam) wegen einer S. gen ganz aus dem Häuschen sein fam

II. n modifier

1. (of the atmosphere) (quality, pollution, freshener) Luft-

\air bubble Luftblase f

\air intake (opening) Lufteinlass m, Lufteintritt m fachspr; (quantity) Luftmenge f, Zuluft f fachspr

2. (of an aircraft) Flug[zeug]-

\air ambulance Rettungshubschrauber m

\air crash Flugzeugabsturz m

\air disaster Flugzeugunglück nt

\air passenger Flugpassagier m, Fluggast m

3. (in the sky) (attack, corridor) Luft-

\air defence Luftabwehr f

\air transportation Beförderung f auf dem Luftweg

III. vt

▪ to \air sth

1. (ventilate) etw lüften

to \air clothes Kleider auslüften [lassen]

to \air a room einen Raum [durch]lüften

2. (dry) etw [nach]trocknen [lassen]

3. (express) etw zum Ausdruck bringen; (make known) etw kundtun geh

to \air one's frustration/grievances seinem Frust/Kummer Luft machen fam

to \air one's views seine Ansichten äußern

4. AM (broadcast) etw senden

the game will be \aired live on BBC 1 das Spiel wird live auf BBC 1 übertragen

IV. vi

1. AM TV, RADIO gesendet [o ausgestrahlt] werden

2. (ventilate) auslüften, durchlüften

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[ɛə(r)]
1. n

1) Luft f

a change of air — eine Luftveränderung

war in the air — Luftkrieg m

perfumes drifting in on the air — vom Windhauch hereingetragene Düfte

to go out for a breath of (fresh) air —

to take the air ( Brit old ) — frische Luft schöpfen

to take to the air — sich in die Lüfte schwingen (geh)

by air — per or mit dem Flugzeug

to transport sth by air — etw auf dem Luftweg transportieren

to go by air (person) — fliegen, mit dem Flugzeug reisen; (goods) per Flugzeug or auf dem Luftwege transportiert werden

2) (fig

phrases) there's something in the air — es liegt etwas in der Luft

it's still all up in the air (inf) —

all her plans were up in the air (inf) — all ihre Pläne hingen in der Luft

to give sb the air ( US inf ) — jdn abblitzen or abfahren lassen (inf)

to clear the air — die Atmosphäre reinigen

to be walking or floating on air — wie auf Wolken gehen

to pull or pluck sth out of the air (fig) — etw auf gut Glück nennen

See:

→ castle

3) (RAD, TV)

to be on the air (programme) — gesendet werden; (station) senden

you're on the air — Sie sind auf Sendung

he's on the air every day —

the programme goes or is put on the air every week — das Programm wird jede Woche gesendet

we come on the air at 6 o'clock — unsere Sendezeit beginnt um 6 Uhr

to go off the air (broadcaster) — die Sendung beenden; (station) das Programm beenden

4) (= demeanour, manner) Auftreten nt; (= facial expression) Miene f; (of building, town etc) Atmosphäre f

with an air of bewilderment — mit bestürzter Miene

an unpleasant air of self-satisfaction — ein unangenehm selbstzufriedenes Gehabe

there was or she had an air of mystery about her — sie hatte etwas Geheimnisvolles an sich

it gives or lends her an air of affluence — das gibt ihr einen wohlhabenden Anstrich

she has a certain air about her — sie hat so etwas an sich

5) pl Getue nt, Gehabe nt

to put on airs, to give oneself airs — sich zieren, vornehm tun

airs and graces — Allüren

to put on airs and graces — den Vornehmen/die Vornehme herauskehren

6) (MUS) Weise f (old); (= tune) Melodie f

7) (liter NAUT = breeze) leichte Brise, Lüftchen nt (liter)

2. vt

1) clothes, bed, room (aus)lüften

2) anger, grievance Luft machen (+dat); opinion darlegen

3) (esp US RAD, TV) story, series senden

3. vi
(clothes etc) (after washing) nachtrocknen; (after storage) (aus)lüften
to put clothes out to air — Kleidung f zum Lüften raushängen

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air¹ [eə(r)]

A s

1. Luft f:

by air auf dem Luftwege, mit dem Flugzeug;

strong in the air (Fußball) kopfballstark;

in the open air im Freien, unter freiem Himmel, in der freien Natur;

be (as) free as (the) air tun und lassen können, was einem beliebt;

be in the air

a) im Umlauf sein (Gerücht etc),

b) auch be up in the air in der Schwebe sein (Frage etc), in der Luft hängen (Pläne etc);

there is sth in the air es liegt etwas in der Luft;

be up in the air umg ganz aus dem Häuschen sein;

beat sb in the air (Fußball) das oder ein Kopfballduell gegen jemanden gewinnen;

beat the air

a) (Löcher) in die Luft hauen,

b) fig vergebliche Versuche machen;

clear the air

a) die Luft reinigen,

b) fig die Atmosphäre reinigen;

come up for air auftauchen, um Luft zu holen;

give sb the air bes US umg

a) jemanden abblitzen lassen,

b) jemanden an die (frische) Luft setzen (entlassen);

go up in the air umg in die Luft gehen;

take the air

a) frische Luft schöpfen,

b) FLUG aufsteigen,

c) sich in die Lüfte schwingen (Vogel);

tread ( oder walk, float) on air sich wie im (siebenten) Himmel fühlen, selig sein; → light² A 1

2. Brise f, Wind m, Luftzug m, Lüftchen n

3. Bergbau: Wetter n:

foul air schlagende Wetter pl

4. RADIO, TV Äther m:

on (the) air im Rundfunk oder Fernsehen;

be on (the) air

a) senden (Sender),

b) in Betrieb sein (Sender),

c) gesendet werden (Programm),

d) auf Sendung sein (Person),

e) im Rundfunk zu hören oder im Fernsehen zu sehen sein (Person);

go on (the) air

a) die Sendung beginnen (Person),

b) sein Programm beginnen (Sender),

c) den Sendebetrieb aufnehmen (Sender);

go off (the) air

a) die Sendung beenden (Person),

b) sein Programm beenden (Sender),

c) den Sendebetrieb einstellen (Sender);

we go off the air at ten o’clock Sendeschluss ist um 22 Uhr;

put on (the) air senden, übertragen;

stay on (the) air auf Sendung bleiben

5. Art f, Stil m

6. Miene f, Aussehen n:

an air of importance eine gewichtige Miene;

have the air of aussehen wie;

give sb the air of jemandem das Aussehen (gen) geben

7. Auftreten n, Gebaren n

8. Anschein m

9. pl, auch airs and graces affektiertes Getue, Allüren pl;

be full of airs and graces voller Allüren sein;

put on airs (and graces), give o.s. airs vornehm tun, sich aufspielen

10. Gangart f (eines Pferdes)

11. give air to → B 5

B v/t

1. der Luft aussetzen, lüften:

air o.s. frische Luft schöpfen

2. auch air out (be-, durch)lüften, frische Luft hereinlassen in (akk)

3. Getränke abkühlen

4. Wäsche

a) trocknen, zum Trocknen aufhängen

b) (aus)lüften

5. etwas an die Öffentlichkeit oder zur Sprache bringen:

air one’s views seine Ansichten darlegen oder äußern;

air one’s knowledge sein Wissen anbringen

6. RADIO, TV besonders US umg übertragen, senden

C v/i

1. trocknen, zum Trocknen aufgehängt sein

2. RADIO, TV US umg gesendet oder übertragen werden

D adj Luft…: → supremacy 2

air² [eə(r)] s MUS

1. Lied n, Melodie f, Weise f

2. Melodiestimme f

3. Arie f

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1. noun
1) Luft, die

be/go on the air — senden; [Programm, Sendung:] gesendet werden

be/go off the air — nicht/nicht mehr senden; [Programm:] beendet sein/werden

be in the air — (fig.) [Gerücht, Idee:] in der Luft liegen

be up in the air — [Plan, Projekt:] in der Luft hängen

be walking on air — (fig.) wie auf Wolken schweben (ugs.)

by air — mit dem Flugzeug

travel by air — fliegen

send a letter by air — einen Brief mit od. per Luftpost schicken

from the air — aus der Vogelperspektive

2) (appearance)

there was an air of absurdity about the whole exercise — die ganze Übung hatte etwas Absurdes

3) (bearing) Auftreten, das; (facial expression) Miene, die

airs and graces — Allüren Pl. (abwertend)

give oneself or put on airs — sich aufspielen

4) (Mus.) Melodie, die
2. transitive verb
1) (ventilate) lüften [Zimmer, Matratze, Kleidung]

2) (finish drying) nachtrocknen [Wäsche]

3) (parade) zur Schau tragen

4) (make public) [öffentlich] darlegen
3. intransitive verb
(be ventilated) lüften

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(music) n.

Weise -n f. n.

Aussehen - n.

Lied -er n.

Luft ¨-e f.

Miene -n f.

Pose -n f. v.

lüften v.

English-german dictionary > air
7 float

1. n плавучая масса

berthing float — плавучий причал

light float — малый плавучий маяк

float light — плавучий светящий знак

breasting float — понтонный плавучий кранец

2. n пробка, поплавок; буёк

float level — верхнее положение поплавка

automatic float — автоматический поплавок

compass float — поплавок картушки компаса

concentric float — концентрический поплавок

stabilizing float — вспомогательный поплавок

3. n поплавок гидросамолёта

drift float — поплавок для определения направления течения

neutrally buoyant float — поплавок нейтральной плавучести

linear float guide — прямолинейная направляющая поплавка

float trap — конденсационный горшок с открытым поплавком

water-level float — поплавок для указания уровня воды

4. n буй

streamlined float — буй обтекаемой формы

antenna float — поддерживающий буй

5. n плот, паром

life float — спасательный плот

balsa wood float — бальзовый плот

car float — железнодорожный паром

life-saving float — спасательный плотик

float fishing — ужение рыбы с лодки или плота

6. n лопасть, плица

float lever — костыль лопасти

7. n пузырь

8. n полок, телега

9. n электрокар

milk float — электрокар для развозки молока

10. n театр. часто рампа

11. n стр. мастерок, гладилка, тёрка

devil float — гвоздевая тёрка

magnesium float — тёрка из магниевого сплава

angle float — лузговой полутёрок; лузговая тёрка

air-powered hand float — пневматическая ручная гладилка

12. n геол. нанос

13. n с. -х. волокуша, шлейф

14. n фин. плавающий курс

managed float — управляемое колебание курса валюты

clean float — чистое колебание валютного курса

float argument — аргумент с плавающей запятой

15. n амер. прохладительный напиток с мороженым

16. n амер. унив. жарг. свободный час, окно в расписании

free float — свободный запас времени

float upstart — вис углом и подъем разгибом

17. v плавать, держаться на поверхности

wood floats on water — дерево не тонет в воде

18. v плыть, нестись

the boat floated down the river — лодка плыла вниз по реке

19. v затоплять, наводнять

to float oil over a swamp — залить нефтью болото

20. v спускать

21. v снимать с мели

22. v сплавлять

23. v выпускать

24. v пускать в ход; обеспечивать поддержку

25. v пускать

26. v амер. проявлять неустойчивость; вносить частые изменения

27. v тех. работать вхолостую

быть в равновесии

28. v нежёстко крепить

29. v горн. флотировать

30. v фин. свободно колебаться, плавать

joint float — свободное колебание курсов валют, валютная «змея»

31. v фин. вводить свободно колеблющийся, плавающий курс валют

concerted float — совместное колебание валют

32. v амер. прост. быть на седьмом небе; чувствовать наслаждение, быть в приподнятом настроении

33. v амер. прост. ощущать эйфорию

Синонимический ряд:

1. cell (noun) cell; life preserver; lifebuoy; lifesaver

2. object that floats (noun) air cell; bobber; buoy; cork; diving platform; object that floats; pontoon; raft

3. platform on wheels (noun) decorated chariot; mobile spectacle; parade entry; platform; platform on wheels; rolling exhibit

4. drift (verb) drift; ride; wash

5. fly (verb) dart; fly; sail; scud; shoot; skim; skirr

6. hang (verb) hang; hover; poise

7. stay afloat (verb) bob; buoy; levitate; stay afloat; stream; swim; waft

Антонимический ряд:

sink

English-Russian base dictionary > float
8 float

[fləut] 1. verb
(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) flutuar
2. noun
1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) bóia

2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) carro

•

- floating population
- floating restaurant
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[flout] n 1 flutuação, ato de boiar. 2 vaga, bóia, salva-vidas, flutuador. 3 jangada, balsa. 4 carro raso, carro-plataforma, carro alegórico para desfile. 5 trolha, colher de pedreiro. 6 ribalta. 7 cortiça da linha de pescar. 8 fundo de caixa para uso em caso de imprevisto. • vt+vi 1 flutuar, sobrenadar, boiar, estar suspenso no ar ou em líquido. 2 pairar, planar, tremular ao vento. 3 ondear, vaguear, oscilar, bailar. 4 desencalhar, fazer voar, impelir pelo ar. 5 circular. 6 irrigar. 7 alisar (cimento, gesso), amaciar, nivelar. 8 sl estar leve como o ar. floating on air eufórico, arrebatado. on the float fig flutuante, à tona. to float around circular, espalhar-se.

English-Portuguese dictionary > float
9 float

[fləut] 1. n
( for swimming) pływak m; ( for fishing) spławik m; ( money) drobne pl; ( in carnival) ruchoma platforma f ( na której odgrywane są sceny rodzajowe)
2. vi
(on water, through air) unosić się; currency mieć płynny kurs
3. vt
currency upłynniać (upłynnić perf) kurs +gen; company zakładać (założyć perf); idea, plan wprowadzać (wprowadzić perf) w życie

Phrasal Verbs:

- float around

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[fləut] 1. verb
(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) unosić się, pływać
2. noun
1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) pływak, spławik

2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) pojazd-platforma

•

- floating population
- floating restaurant

English-Polish dictionary > float
10 hover

1. n парение; свободный полёт

hover gap — высота парения

hover height — высота подъема при парении

2. n ожидание; неопределённое положение; состояние неопределённости, «подвешенное» состояние

3. n диал. нависший берег; яма под берегом

4. v парить, кружить, зависать, находиться в режиме висения

hover coupler — блок стабилизации на режиме висения

hover at the height — зависать на высоте

5. v нависать, окутывать

6. v нависать, застывать

the director hovered her typewriter waiting for her to finish the letter — директор застыл над её машинкой, ожидая, пока она закончит письмо

7. v нависать, угрожать

danger is hovering over him — ему грозит опасность

8. v быть на краю; постоянно подвергаться угрозе

to hover between life and death — быть между жизнью и смертью

9. v колебаться, не решаться, мешкать

to hover on the brink of decision — колебаться, не знать, что делать

10. v сидеть на яйцах, высиживать

11. v прикрывать

Синонимический ряд:

1. float in the air (verb) dance; flicker; flit; flitter; float; float in the air; flutter; fly; hang; hang in the air; hang motionless; poise

2. fluctuate (verb) fluctuate; seesaw; vacillate; waver

3. linger (verb) hang around; haunt; hesitate; linger; not be far; remain close; stay by one's side

Антонимический ряд:

drop; leave

English-Russian base dictionary > hover
11 sveve

float, soar

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subst. (botanikk) (Hieracium) hawkweed verb. [ gli i lufta] glide, fly, sail (in the air) verb. [ være i lufta] hover, hang in the air verb. [ bevege seg lett] float, drift verb. (overført) [ befinne seg] hover, hang, be, float (f.eks.
his fate hovered in the balance, hung in the balance
)

Norsk-engelsk ordbok > sveve
12 anga

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[Swahili Word] anga

[Swahili Plural] maanga

[English Word] sky

[English Plural] skies

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -angaa

[Terminology] meteorology / aviation

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[Swahili Word] anga

[English Word] air

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5

[Related Words] -angaa

[Terminology] meteorology

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[Swahili Word] anga

[Swahili Plural] maanga

[English Word] atmosphere

[English Plural] atmospheres

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -angaa

[Terminology] meteorology / aviation

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[Swahili Word] anga

[Swahili Plural] maanga

[English Word] weather

[English Plural] weather

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -angaa

[Swahili Example] hali ya anga

[English Example] weather conditions

[Terminology] meteorology / aviation

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[Swahili Word] anga

[English Word] space

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5

[Related Words] -angaa

[Terminology] meteorology / aviation

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[Swahili Word] anga la juu

[Swahili Plural] maanga ya juu

[English Word] orbit

[English Plural] orbits

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] juu

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] count

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] kiwango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] calculate

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] kiwango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] compute

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] kiwango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] anchor

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] anga

[Swahili Plural] maanga

[English Word] brightness

[English Plural] brightness

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -angaa

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[Swahili Word] anga

[Swahili Plural] maanga

[English Word] radiance

[English Plural] radiance

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -angaa

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[Swahili Word] anga

[Swahili Plural] maanga

[English Word] brilliance

[English Plural] brilliance

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -angaa

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[Swahili Word] anga

[Swahili Plural] maanga

[English Word] lighting

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -angaa

[Terminology] technology

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[Swahili Word] anga

[Swahili Plural] maanga

[English Word] illumination

[English Plural] illumination

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -angaa

[Terminology] technology

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[Swahili Word] anga la jua

[English Word] sunlight

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5

[Related Words] jua

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[Swahili Word] anga la mwezi

[English Word] moonlight

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5

[Related Words] mwezi

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[Swahili Word] anga

[Swahili Plural] maanga

[English Word] intuition

[English Plural] intuitions

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -angaa

[Terminology] psychology

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[Swahili Word] anga

[Swahili Plural] maanga

[English Word] perception

[English Plural] perceptions

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -angaa

[Terminology] psychology

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] float (in the air)

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] hang

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] be suspended

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] levitate

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] fly

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] bewitch

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] enchant

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] ensorcell

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] cast a spell

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

[Terminology] religious

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] conjure

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] practice magic

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] spend the night

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[Swahili Word] -anga

[English Word] keep guard

[Part of Speech] verb

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Swahili-english dictionary > anga
13 angama

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[Swahili Word] -angama

[English Word] be caught on

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -angama

[English Word] float (in the air)

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -angama

[English Word] hang

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -anga

[Note] Cf. uangamizi

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[Swahili Word] -angama

[English Word] hover

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -angama

[English Word] be stuck

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -angama

[English Word] be suspended (in or over)

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -angama

[English Word] be tangled

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] angama mtini

[English Example] be caught/tangled in a tree

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Swahili-english dictionary > angama
14 schweben

v/i

1. (hat oder südd., österr., schw. ist geschwebt); (hängen) be suspended, hang; über einer Stelle, Vogel etc.: hover (auch Ton); ein Ballon schwebte in der Luft a balloon floated in the air; über dem Abgrund schweben hover above the abyss; fig. be faced with imminent disaster; ihm war, als ob er schwebte he felt as if he was walking on air; über den Wolken schweben, in höheren Regionen oder Sphären schweben fig. have one’s head in the clouds; in Illusionen schweben live in a world of fantasy; jemandem auf den Lippen schweben Lächeln: play around s.o.’s lips; noch im Raum schweben Ton: linger on; es schwebt mir auf der Zunge it’s on the tip of my tongue; jemandem vor Augen schweben vorschweben; in Gefahr schweben be in danger; Lebensgefahr

2. (ist) durch die Luft: float; Vogel: glide; (hoch dahingleiten) soar; (gleiten) glide ( über + Akk across); die Tänzerin schwebte über die Bühne the dancer floated ( oder glided) across the stage; zu Walzermusik schwebten wir durch den Saal we swept ( leichtfüßig: glided) through the room to the music of a waltz

3. (hat / südd., österr., schw.); fig. (unentschieden sein) be undecided; in Ungewissheit schweben be (kept) in suspense; zwischen Furcht und Hoffnung / Leben und Tod schweben hover between fear and hope / life and death; siehe auch Schwebe

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das Schweben

flotation; floatation

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schwe|ben ['ʃveːbn]
vi

1) (= frei im Raum stehen, hängen) (Nebel, Rauch) to hang; (in der Luft) to hang, to float; (Wolke) to float; (in Flüssigkeit) to float; (an Seil etc) to hang, to dangle; (= sich unbeweglich in der Luft halten Geier etc) to hover; (= nachklingen, zurückbleiben Klänge, Parfüm) to linger (on)

und der Geist Gottes schwebte über den Wassern (Bibl) — and the Spirit of the Lord moved over the waters (Bibl)

und über allem schwebt... — and over everything there hangs...

ihr war, als ob sie schwebte — she felt she was walking or floating on air

etw schwebt jdm vor Augen (fig) — sb envisages sth, sb has sth in mind; (Bild) sb sees sth in his mind's eye

in großer Gefahr schwében — to be in great danger

der Verletzte schwebt in Lebensgefahr — the injured man is in a critical condition

in höheren Regionen or Sphären schwében, über or in den Wolken schwében (fig) — to have one's head in the clouds

2) aux sein (= durch die Luft gleiten) to float, to sail; (= hochschweben) to soar; (= niederschweben) to float down; (an Seil etc) to swing; (mit Fahrstuhl) to soar, to zoom; (= sich leichtfüßig bewegen) to glide, to float

3) (= schwanken) to hover, to waver; (Angelegenheit) to hang or be in the balance, to be undecided; (JUR) to be pending

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1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) hover

2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) suspend

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schwe·ben

[ˈʃve:bn̩]

vi

1. Hilfsverb: haben (in der Luft gleiten)

▪ [irgendwo] \schweben to float [somewhere]; Drachenflieger, Vogel to hover [somewhere]

in Lebensgefahr \schweben to be in danger of one's life; (Patient) to be in a critical condition; s.a. Gefahr, Angst

2. Hilfsverb: sein (durch die Luft gleiten)

▪ [irgendwohin] \schweben to float [somewhere]; (an einem Seil) to dangle [somewhere]

3. Hilfsverb: haben (unentschieden sein)

▪ [noch] \schweben to [still] be in the balance

\schwebendes Verfahren lawsuit which is pending [or BRIT sub justice]

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intransitives Verb

1) <bird, balloon, etc.> hover; <cloud, balloon, mist> hang; (im Wasser) float

in Gefahr schweben — (fig.) be in danger

2) mit sein (durch die Luft) float; (herabschweben) float [down]; (mit dem Fahrstuhl) glide; (wie schwerelos gehen) <dancer etc.> glide

3) (unentschieden sein) be in the balance

alle schwebenden Fragen — all outstanding questions

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schweben v/i

1. (hat oder südd, österr, schweiz ist geschwebt); (hängen) be suspended, hang; über einer Stelle, Vogel etc: hover (auch Ton);

ein Ballon schwebte in der Luft a balloon floated in the air;

über dem Abgrund schweben hover above the abyss; fig be faced with imminent disaster;

ihm war, als ob er schwebte he felt as if he was walking on air;

über den Wolken schweben, in höheren Regionen oder

Sphären schweben fig have one’s head in the clouds;

in Illusionen schweben live in a world of fantasy;

jemandem auf den Lippen schweben Lächeln: play around sb’s lips;

noch im Raum schweben Ton: linger on;

es schwebt mir auf der Zunge it’s on the tip of my tongue;

jemandem vor Augen schweben → vorschweben;

in Gefahr schweben be in danger; → Lebensgefahr

2. (ist) durch die Luft: float; Vogel: glide; (hoch dahingleiten) soar; (gleiten) glide (

über +akk across);

die Tänzerin schwebte über die Bühne the dancer floated ( oder glided) across the stage;

zu Walzermusik schwebten wir durch den Saal we swept ( leichtfüßig: glided) through the room to the music of a waltz

3. (hat/südd, österr, schweiz); fig (unentschieden sein) be undecided;

in Ungewissheit schweben be (kept) in suspense;

zwischen Furcht und Hoffnung/Leben und Tod schweben hover between fear and hope/life and death; → auch Schwebe

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intransitives Verb

1) <bird, balloon, etc.> hover; <cloud, balloon, mist> hang; (im Wasser) float

in Gefahr schweben — (fig.) be in danger

2) mit sein (durch die Luft) float; (herabschweben) float [down]; (mit dem Fahrstuhl) glide; (wie schwerelos gehen) <dancer etc.> glide

3) (unentschieden sein) be in the balance

alle schwebenden Fragen — all outstanding questions

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n.

floatation n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schweben
15 flotter

flotter [flɔte]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

   a. (sur l'eau) to float

• faire flotter qch sur l'eau to float sth on the water

   b. [parfum] to hang ; [cheveux] to stream (out) ; [drapeau] to fly

• flotter au vent to flap in the wind

   c. ( = être trop grand) [vêtement] to hang loose

• il flotte dans ses vêtements his clothes are too big for him

   d. ( = hésiter) to hesitate

2. impersonal verb

( = pleuvoir) (inf) to rain

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flɔte
1.

verbe intransitif

1) ( sur un liquide) to float ( sur on; dans in)

flotter à la dérive — to drift

2) ( dans l'air) [brume] to drift; [drapeau] to fly

un sourire flottait sur ses lèvres — a smile hovered on his/her lips

flotter au vent — [drapeau] to flutter in the wind; [cheveux] to stream in the wind

elle flotte dans ses vêtements — her clothes are hanging off her

3) Finance [monnaie] to float

2.

(colloq) verbe impersonnel ( pleuvoir) to rain

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flɔte
1. vi

1) [bateau] to float

faire flotter — to float

2) [nuage, odeur] to drift

3) [drapeau] to fly

4) [vêtements] to hang loose

2. vb impers

* (= pleuvoir)

il flotte — it's raining

3. vt

[bois] to float

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flotter verb table: aimer

A vtr to float [bois, troncs].

B vi

1 ( sur un liquide) to float (sur on; dans in); flotter à la dérive to drift;

2 ( dans l'air) [brume, vapeur] to drift; [drapeau] to fly; un parfum entêtant flottait dans la pièce a heady perfume drifted through the air; un sourire flottait sur ses lèvres a smile hovered on his/her lips; flotter au vent [drapeau, fanion] to flutter in the wind; [cheveux] to stream in the wind; elle flotte dans ses vêtements her clothes are hanging off her;

3 Fin [monnaie] to float.

C ○v impers ( pleuvoir) to rain; il flotte it's raining; qu'est-ce qu'il flotte! what a downpour!

[flɔte] verbe intransitif

1. [surnager] to float

2. [être en suspension] to hang

une bonne odeur de soupe flottait dans la cuisine the kitchen was filled with a delicious smell of soup

flotter dans l'air [idée, rumeur] to be going around

3. [ondoyer - banderole] to flap, to flutter

ses cheveux flottent au vent/sur ses épaules her hair is streaming in the wind/hangs loose over her shoulders

4. [être trop large] to flap (around)

[être au large]

elle flotte dans sa robe she's lost in that dress, her dress is too big for her

5. (littéraire) [errer] to wander, to roam

un vague sourire flottait sur ses lèvres a faint smile crossed her lips

6. FINANCE [monnaie] to float

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[flɔte] verbe transitif

[bois] to float

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[flɔte] verbe impersonnel

(familier) [pleuvoir] to rain

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > flotter
16 estar

v.

1 to be.

estamos a veinte grados (expresa valores, grados) it's twenty degrees here

el dólar está a 10 pesos the dollar is at 10 pesos

están a dos euros el kilo they're two euros a kilo

está terminado it's finished

2 to be.

¿dónde está la llave? where is the key?

¿está María? — no, no está is Maria there? — no, she's not here

Ella estuvo aburrida She was bored.

El edificio está en la calle tres The building is on third street.

3 to be (expresa cualidad, estado).

los pasteles están ricos the cakes are delicious

esta calle está sucia this street is dirty

4 to be (expresa estado).

estar de mudanza to be (in the process of) moving

estamos de suerte we're in luck

estar de vacaciones to be on holiday

estar de viaje to be on a trip

estar en uso to be in use

estar en guardia to be on guard

estamos sin agua we have no water, we're without water

5 to be.

están golpeando la puerta they're banging on the door

6 to stay, to be.

estaré un par de horas y me iré I'll stay a couple of hours and then I'll go

7 to be ready (hallarse listo).

¿aún no está ese trabajo? is that piece of work still not ready?

8 to be for.

Me estuvo difícil el examen The exam was difficult for me.

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ESTAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están.

Imperfect Indicative

estaba, estabas, estaba, estábamos, estabais, estaban.

Past Indicative

estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron.

Future Indicative

estaré, estarás, estará, estaremos, estaréis, estarán.

Conditional

estaría, estarías, estaría, estaríamos, estaríais, estarían.

Present Subjunctive

esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén.

Imperfect Subjunctive

estuviera, estuvieras, estuviera, estuviéramos, estuvierais, estuvieran;

estuviese, estuvieses, estuviese, estuviésemos, estuvieseis, estuviesen.

Future Subjunctive

estuviere, estuvieres, estuviere, estuviéremos, estuviereis, estuvieren.

Imperative

está (tú), esté (él/Vd.), estemos (nos.), estad (vos.), estén (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to be

- estar en contra
- estarse
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Para las expresiones estar bien, estar mal, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [indicando situación] to be

¿dónde estabas? — where were you?

la última vez que estuve en Roma — the last time I was in Rome

Madrid está en el centro de España — Madrid is in the centre of Spain

el monumento está en la plaza — the monument is in the square

eso no está en sus declaraciones — that's not in any of his statements

-las tijeras están en el cajón -no, aquí no están — "the scissors are in the drawer" - "no, they're not in here"

-hola, ¿está Carmen? -no, no está — "hello, is Carmen in?" - "no, I'm afraid she isn't"

el día que estuve a verlo — the day I went to see him

• está [fuera] — [de casa] she's out; [de la ciudad/en el extranjero] she's away

• [ya que] estamos — while we are at it

2) [indicando un estado transitorio]

a) + adj, adv to be

está mucho mejor — he's much better

estar enfermo {o} malo — to be ill

estoy muy cansada — I'm very tired

¿estás casado o soltero? — are you married or single?

está vacío — it's empty

estaba herido — he was injured

¿cómo estamos? — [gen] how are we doing?; [a otra persona] how are you?

con este frío, aquí no se puede estar — it's unbearably cold here

¡qué bueno está este café! — this coffee's really good!

mis padres están como siempre — my parents are the same as ever

¿está libre el baño? — is the bathroom free?

¿qué tal {o} cómo estás? — how are you?

el récord anterior estaba en 33 segundos — the previous record was {o} stood at 33 seconds

b) + participio to be

la radio está rota — the radio is broken

para las seis estará terminado — it will be finished by six o'clock

estaba sentada en la arena — she was sitting on the sand

está (embarazada) de dos meses — she's two months pregnant

él no estaba implicado — he wasn't involved

le está bien empleado por ingenuo — it serves him right for being so naïve

c) + gerundio to be

estaba corriendo — he was running

me está molestando — he's annoying me

se está muriendo — she's dying

venga, ya nos estamos yendo, que es tarde — come on, it's time to go, it's late

está siendo preparado — it's being prepared

nos estamos engañando — we're deceiving ourselves

3) (=existir) to be

además están los gastos del viaje — then there are the travel expenses

• [dejar] estar, déjalo estar — just leave him be

si dejas estar ese asunto te irán mejor las cosas — you'll do better to let the matter drop

4) [indicando el aspecto de algo] to look

¡qué elegante estás! — you're looking really smart!

estás más delgado — you've lost weight, you look slimmer

está más viejo — he looks older

el sofá estará mejor al lado de la ventana — the sofa will look better next to the window

ese tío está muy bueno — * that guy's gorgeous *, that guy's a bit of all right *

el traje te está grande — that suit is too big for you

5) (=estar listo) to be ready

estará a las cuatro — it'll be ready at four

en seguida está — it'll be ready in a moment

dos vueltas más y ya está — two more laps and that'll be it

¡ya está! ya sé lo que podemos hacer — that's it! I know what we can do

ya estoy — I'm done, that's me *

¡ya estamos! — [después de hacer algo] that's it!; [dicho con enfado] that's enough!

¿estamos? — [al estar listo] ready?; [para pedir conformidad] are we agreed?, right?, OK? *

¡ya estuvo! — Méx that's it!

6) [indicando fecha, distancia, temperatura]

estamos en octubre — it's October

cuando estemos en verano — when it's summer, in the summer

7) [en estructuras con preposición]
estar a
estamos a 8 de junio — it is 8 June {or} the 8th of June, today is 8 June {o} the 8th of June

estábamos a 40°C — it was 40°C

¿a cuántos estamos? — what's the date?

¿a cuánto estamos de Madrid? — how far are we from Madrid?

las uvas están a 1,60 euros — the grapes are one euro 60 cents

¿a cuánto está el kilo de naranjas? — how much are oranges per kilo?

estoy a lo que se decida en la reunión — I'm waiting to see what's decided at the meeting

estar a lo que resulte — to be waiting to see how things turn out
estar con
está con la gripe — he's down with flu, he's got the flu

estuvo con la enfermedad durante dos años — she had {o} suffered from the disease for two years

ya está otra vez con el mismo tema — he's harping on about the same old subject again

ya estoy con ganas de ir — I want to go now

estoy con ganas de pegarle — I feel like hitting him

• estar con [algn], yo estoy con él — I'm with him

los aliados estaban con ellos — the Allies were behind them
estar de
está de buen humor — he's in a good mood

están de charla — they're having a chat

está de camarero — he's working as a waiter

está de jefe temporalmente — he is acting as boss, he is the acting boss

está de luto — she's in mourning

¡estoy de nervioso! — I'm so nervous!

están de paseo — they've gone for a walk

estaba de uniforme — he was (dressed) in uniform

están de vacaciones — they are on holiday

está de viaje en este momento — he's away at the moment
estar en
en eso está el problema — that's (exactly) where the problem is

el problema está en que... — the problem lies in the fact that...

en ello estamos — we're working on it

no está en él hacerlo — it is not in his power to do it

creo que está usted en un error — I think you're mistaken

no está en sí — she's not in her right mind

yo estoy en que... — (=creer) I believe that...
estar para
para eso estamos — [gen] that's why we're here, that's what we're here for; [respondiendo a gracias] don't mention it

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

• estar para [hacer] algo — (=a punto de) to be about to do sth, be on the point of doing sth

está para salir — he's about to leave

• [no] estoy para bromas — I'm not in the mood for joking

si alguien llama, no estoy para nadie — if anyone calls, I'm not in
estar por (=en favor de) [+ política] to be in favour {o} (EEUU) favor of; [+ persona] to support hueso 1) estar por ({+ infin})
la historia de ese hallazgo está por escribir — the story of that discovery is still to be written {o} has yet to be written

está por ver si es verdad lo que dijeron — it remains to be seen whether what they said is true

está todavía por hacer — it remains to be done, it is still to be done

yo estoy por dejarlo — I'm for leaving it, I'm in favour of leaving it

está por llover — LAm it's going to rain
estar sin ({+ infin})
las camas estaban sin hacer — the beds were unmade, the beds hadn't been made

¿todavía estás sin peinar? — haven't you brushed your hair yet?
estar sobre algn/algo
hay que estar mucho sobre él para que estudie — you have to keep on at him to make sure he studies

hay que estar sobre el arroz para que no se pegue — you need to keep a close eye on the rice to make sure it doesn't stick to the pan

estar sobre sí — to be in control of o.s.

8) [en oraciones ponderativas]

• está [que] rabia — * he's hopping mad *, he's furious

estoy que me caigo de sueño — I'm terribly sleepy, I can't keep my eyes open

2.

See:

estarse

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I 1.
cópula

1) ( 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

qué gordo está! — isn't he fat!, hasn't he got(ten) fat!

pobre abuelo! está viejo — poor grandpa! he's really aged

la sopa está deliciosa/muy caliente — the soup is delicious/very hot

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!

está cansada/furiosa/embarazada — she is tired/furious/pregnant

2) (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

3) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

está casada con un primo mío — she's married to a cousin of mine

4) ( seguido de participios)

estar sentado/echado/arrodillado — to be sitting/lying/kneeling (down)

estaban abrazados — they had their arms around each other; ver tb verbo auxiliar 2

5) ( con predicado introducido por 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?

estamos como al principio — we're back to where we started

está con el sarampión — she has (the) measles

siempre está con lo mismo — he's always going on about the same thing

está de buen humor — she's in a good mood

están de limpieza/viaje — they're spring-cleaning/on a trip

hoy estoy de cocinera — I'm doing the cooking today

estaba de secretaria — she worked as a secretary

no estoy para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

estamos sin electricidad — the electricity is off at the moment

está sin pintar — it hasn't been painted yet

estar con alguien — ( estar de acuerdo) to agree with somebody; ( apoyar) to support somebody, be on somebody's side

el pueblo está con nosotros — the people are with us

estar en algo: no lo hemos solucionado pero estamos en ello or eso — we haven't solved it but we're working on it

6) ( introducido por que)

el agua está que pela — the water's scalding hot

está que no hay quien lo aguante — he's (being) unbearable
2.
estar vi

Sentido I

1) ( en un lugar)

edificio/pueblo ( estar ubicado) to be

¿dónde está Chiapas? — where's Chiapas?

está a 20 kilómetros de aquí — it's 20 kilometers from here

2)

a) persona/objeto ( hallarse en cierto momento) to be

¿sabes dónde está Pedro? — do you know where Pedro is?

¿a qué hora tienes que estar allí? — what time do you have to be there?

¿dónde estábamos la clase pasada? — where did we get to in the last class?

b) ( figurar) to be

yo no estaba en la lista — I wasn't on the list, my name didn't appear on the list

3) ( hallarse en determinado lugar)

¿está Rodrigo? — is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? — are we all here?

4)

a) (quedarse, permanecer)

sólo estaré unos días — I'll only be staying a few days

¿cuánto tiempo estarás en Londres? — how long are you going to be in London (for)?

b) ( vivir)

ahora estamos en Soca — we're in o we live in Soca now

de momento estoy con mi hermana — at the moment I'm staying with my sister

Sentido II

5) ( 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

¿en qué mes estamos? — what month are we in o is it?

Sentido III

6) (existir, haber)

y después está el problema de... — and then there's the problem of...

luego están los niños, hay que pensar en ellos — then there are the children to think about

7) (tener como función, cometido)

estar para algo: para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for; estamos para ayudarlos — we're here to help them

8) ( radicar)

ahí está el quid del asunto — that's the crux of the matter

estar en algo: en eso está el problema that's where the problem lies; todo está en que él quiera — it all depends on whether he wants to or not

9) (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

ya está! ya sé la repuesta! — I've got it! I know the answer!

ahí está! — that's it!

10) ( quedar entendido)

que no vuelva a suceder ¿estamos? — don't let it happen again, understand? o (colloq) got it?

11)

ya que estamos/estás — while we're/you're at it

12) (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl)

te está grande/pequeña — it's too big/too small for you

la 46 te está mejor — the 46 fits you better
3.
estar v aux

1) ( con gerundio)

está lloviendo — it's raining

se está afeitando — he's shaving

estoy viendo que va a ser imposible — I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible

2) ( con participio)

la foto está tomada con flash — the photo was taken with flash

ese asiento está ocupado — that seat is taken

ya está hecho un hombrecito — he's a proper young man now; ver tb estar cópula 4)
4.
estarse v pron

1) (enf) ( permanecer) to stay

se estuvo horas ahí sentado — he remained sitting there for hours

¿no te puedes estar quieto? — can't you stay o keep still?

estése tranquilo — don't worry

2) (enf) ( llegar) to be

estáte allí media hora antes — be there half an hour before
II
masculino (esp AmL) living room

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= be, become, live with.

Ex. Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

Ex. Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex. Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.

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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* creer que estar bien = feel + right.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estando de servicio = while on the job.

* estando sentado = from a seated position.

* estar a años de distancia = be years away.

* estar abierto a = be open to.

* estar abocado a ser = be doomed.

* estar absorto en = be wrapped up in.

* estar aburridísimo = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).

* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + the thin line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.

* estar a cargo de = man, be the responsibility of.

* estar accesible = be up.

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estar acertado = be right on track.

* estar acostumbrado a = be familiar with, be no stranger to, be used to.

* estar acostumbrado a + Infinitivo = be accustomed to + Gerundio.

* estar a dos velas = not have a bean.

* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.

* estar a favor de = be for, be in favour (of), come down in + favour of.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar a favor o en contra = be for or against.

* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.

* estar agradecido = be thankful.

* estar a la alerta de = be wary of.

* estar a la altura de = live up to, be equal to.

* estar a la altura de la circunstancias = make + the cut.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = come up with + the goods.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = rise (up) to + challenge.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, be equal to the occasion, rise (up) to + the occasion, deliver + the goods, measure up (to), be up to snuff.

* estar a la altura de las expectativas = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.

* estar a la altura de lo que se espera = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la baja = be down.

* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.

* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.

* estar a la par de = rank with.

* estar a la vuelta de la esquina = be just around the corner.

* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.

* estar al completo = overbook.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* estar al día = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar alejado + Expresión Numérica = be + Número + away.

* estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.

* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al máximo = overstretch.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* estar al tanto = monitor + developments.

* estar al tanto de = be on the lookout for, keep + track of, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar a mano = be on hand, be around.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar a merced de = be at the mercy of.

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* estar ante = be faced with.

* estar apagado = be off.

* estar a punto de = be poised to, be about to, be on the point of, stand + poised, come + very close to.

* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* estar a punto de + Infinitivo = be about + Infinitivo.

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* estar a resultas de = keep + track of.

* estar arraigado en = be rooted in.

* estar arrestado = be under arrest.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar a salvo = be in safe hands.

* estar asociado a = be associated with, be bound up with.

* estar atado a = hold + hostage to.

* estar atareado = be tied up.

* estar atento a = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar aterrorizado = be petrified of, be frightened to death, be scared stiff, be terrified.

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* estar atrancado = be stuck.

* estar atrasado en el pago = be in arrears.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

* estár aún más alejados = be one step further removed.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* estar ausente = lack.

* estar ausente de = be absent (from).

* estar avanzado = be well under way.

* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* estar averiado = be out of order.

* estar aviado = be (in) a mess.

* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.

* estar bajo la tutela de = fall under + the auspices of.

* estar bastante acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.

* estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* estar borracho = be drunk, see + double.

* estar callado = keep + quiet.

* estar cansado de = be sick and tired of.

* estar capacitado para = be qualified to.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* estar castigado = be in the doghouse.

* estar cerca = be at hand, be on hand, be around.

* estar cerca de = be close to.

* estar chalado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

* estar chupado = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* estar clarísimo = be patently clear.

* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.

* estar colado por = have + a crush on.

* estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.

* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar condenado a ser = be doomed.

* estar conectado = be on.

* estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar con el tema = be on the topic.

* estar confinado = be confined.

* estar confuso = blur, be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.

* estar congelado = be frozen stiff.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar contentísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar contraindicado = be contraindicated.

* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente = be fast becoming.

* estar correcto = be correct.

* estar correlacionado con = be correlated with.

* estar de acorde con = be commensurate with.

* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.

* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, see + eye to eye (with/on), jive with.

* estar de acuerdo (con/en) = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.

* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.

* estar de baja = be off work.

* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.

* estar debatiéndose = be under discussion.

* estar de brazos cruzados = stand + idle, sit + idle.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar de capa caída = be in the doldrums.

* estar de cháchara = chinwag.

* estar decidido a = be determined to, be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* estar de moda = be in.

* estar densamente poblado de = be dense with.

* estar dentro de = fall within/into.

* estar dentro de la competencia = be the province of.

* estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno = lie within + Posesivo + power.

* estar de palique = chinwag.

* estar de parloteo = chinwag.

* estar de pie = stand.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* estar desasosegado = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar desbordado de = be snowed under with.

* estar desbordante de = spill over with.

* estar descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.

* estar deseoso de = be anxious to, be more than ready for.

* estar desesperado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar desocupado = stand + idle.

* estar desordenado = be out of order.

* estar desquiciado = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar destinado a = be intended for/to.

* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.

* estar de suerte = be in luck.

* estar detenido = be under arrest.

* estar de vacaciones = be on vacation, be off on vacation.

* estar de vuelta = be back.

* estar de vuelta dentro de = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* estar disgustado por = feel deeply about.

* estar disperso = lie + scattered.

* estar disponible = be available, be forthcoming, be at hand.

* estar dispuestísimo a = be more than willing to.

* estar dispuesto = be game.

* estar dispuesto a = be keen to, be prepared to, be willing to, be of a mind to, be willing and able to, be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto y deseoso a = be willing and able to.

* estar dominado por Alguien = be under + Posesivo + thumb.

* estar ducho en = be adept at.

* estar dudoso = be doubtful.

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

* estar emocionado = be thrilled.

* estar empachado = have + indigestion.

* estar empeorando = be in decline.

* estar en = be in the course of.

* estar en alza = be up.

* estar enamorado de = carry + a torch for + Nombre, have + a crush on.

* estar en apuros = be in trouble, be in a fix.

* estar en ascuas = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en auge = go + strong.

* estar en Babia = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en barbecho = lie + fallow.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar encaminado a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* estar encantadísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar encantado = be thrilled.

* estar encantado de Hacer Algo = be more than happy to + Infinitivo.

* estar en casa = be in.

* estar en celo = be on heat, be in heat.

* estar encendido = be on.

* estar enchufado = be on.

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

* estar en consonancia con = be consonant with, attune to, align + Reflexivo + with.

* estar en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), be in touch (with).

* estar en contra de = be against.

* estar en debate = be under discussion.

* estar en decadencia = be in decline, be in retreat.

* estar en declive = be in decline.

* estar en desacuerdo = be at variance, disagree, quarrel with, beg to differ, be at sixes and sevens with each other.

* estar en desacuerdo con = be at odds with, be at loggerheads with.

* estar en desacuerdo sobre = be at odds over.

* estar en desigualdad = be under par.

* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.

* estar en deuda = be in debt.

* estar en deuda con = be beholden to.

* estar endeudado = be in debt.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el séptimo cielo = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.

* estar enemistados = be at loggerheads.

* 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.

* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.

* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en floración = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.

* estar enfrascado en Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar enfrentados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en funcionamiento = be up.

* estar en función de = be a function of.

* estar en guardia = be on guard (against), be on + Posesivo + guard.

* estar en guerra con = be at war with.

* estar en igualdad de condiciones con = be on (an) equal footing with.

* estar en inferioridad de condiciones = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* estar en juego = be at stake.

* estar en la gloria = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en la inopia = live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar en la misma categoria que = rank with.

* estar en la onda = attune to + wavelength.

* estar en las mismas = be back to square one.

* estar en las últimas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar en lo cierto = hit + the truth.

* estar en manos privadas = hold in + private hands.

* estar en marcha = tick over.

* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar en minoría = be in the minority.

* estar en misa y repicando = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar enojado = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle.

* estar en paz = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* estar en peligro = be in jeopardy, be in question, be endangered, be at risk, be at stake.

* estar en peligro (de) = be in danger (of).

* estar en posición de = be in a position to.

* estar en proceso de = be on the way to, be in the process of, be in the course of.

* estar en proceso de cambio = be in flux.

* estar en proceso de + Infinitivo = be on to + Infinitivo.

* estar en retirada = be in retreat.

* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar en sintonía con = attune to.

* estar en situación de = be in a position to.

* estar en suspense = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar en trance de = be in the process of.

* estar entre = fall between.

* estar entre la espada y la pared = be on the horns of a dilemma.

* estar entre los primeros = stay on top.

* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.

* estar entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* estar en un aprieto = be in a fix.

* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.

* estar en un berenjenal = be (in) a mess.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* estar en un momento decisivo = be at a watershed.

* estar en un sinvivir = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar en venta = be up for sale.

* estar en vías de = be on the road to, be in the process of.

* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.

* estar en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar equivoado = miss + the point.

* estar equivocado = be mistaken, be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error, miss + the mark, be in the wrong.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* estar erróneo = be in error.

* estar esparcido = lie + scattered.

* estar estrechamente ligado a = be closely tied to.

* estar estropeado = be kaput.

* estar estropeándose = be on the way out.

* estar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.

* estar falto de = be short of.

* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.

* estar familiarizado con = have + familiarity with.

* estar firmemente convencido = strongly held opinion.

* estar frenético = be furious.

* estar frito de sed = be parched, spit + feathers, be parched with thirst.

* estar fuera = be out.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* estar fuera de contienda = be out of contention.

* estar fuera del alcance = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* estar fuera del interés = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera del interés de uno = lie beyond + concern.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* estar fuera de quicio = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.

* estar fuera de secuencia = be out of order.

* estar fuera de sí = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar funcionando = be in place.

* estar furioso = fume.

* estar + Gerundio = be on the way to.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estar haciendo = be up to.

* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar hambriento = starve.

* estar harto = have had enough.

* estar harto de = be all too familiar with, be sick and tired of.

* estar hasta la coronilla de = be sick and tired of.

* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.

* estar hecho con la intención de = be intended for/to.

* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.

* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* estar hecho para = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for.

* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.

* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.

* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.

* estar hecho un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* estar hecho un perla = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un prenda = be a bit of a lad.

* estar helado = be frozen stiff.

* estar implícito en = run through.

* estar inactivo = lie + fallow, lie + dormant.

* estar incluido = be embedded.

* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).

* estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....

* estar inerte = lie + fallow.

* estar informado puntualmente sobre = monitor + information on.

* estar inmune a = be immune against.

* estar inquieto = be disturbed.

* estar interesado en = be interested in, be keen to.

* estar inundado de = be snowed under with.

* estar junto a = stand by + Lugar.

* estar juntos = be together, stand + together.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.

* estar lejos de (ser) + Infinitivo = be far from + Gerundio.

* estar levantado = be up.

* estar libre de = be free from.

* estar ligado a = be bound up with.

* estar listo = stand + ready, be ready.

* estar listo para = be poised to, stand + poised, be all set to.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* estar localizable = be locatable.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon, be over the moon.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* estar majareta = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar manga por hombro = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.

* estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.

* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.

* estar metido en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.

* estar motivado = be motivated, have + motivation.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de frío = be frozen stiff.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar muy acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar muy agradecido a = be indebted to.

* estar muy alejado de = be a long way from.

* estar muy arraigado en = be well embedded in.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

* estar muy cerca de = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* estar muy emocionado con/por = be excited about.

* estar muy esparcido = spread + Nombre + thinly.

* estar muy lejano = be far off.

* estar muy lejos = be far off, be a long way off.

* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.

* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* estar muy puesto = stay on top of + the game, stay on top.

* estar muy separado = set + far apart.

* estar muy usado = be well thumbed.

* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* estar oculto = lie + hidden.

* estar ocupado = busyness, be engaged, be tied up.

* estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.

* estar orgulloso de = be proud (of/to).

* estar orientado a/para = be geared to.

* estar orientado hacia = target.

* estar orientado hacia + Nombre = be + Nombre + driven.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar pendiente de = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + league, be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, be all at sea.

* estar permitido = be permissible.

* estar plagado de = be rife with.

* estar plenamente convencido de Algo = feel (it) in + Posesivo + bones.

* estar pluriempleado = moonlight, work + a second job.

* estar pluriempleado, tener un segundo trabajo, tener un segundo empleo = work + a second job.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* estar por demostrar = be unproven.

* estar por detrás = be behind.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* estar poseído por los espíritus = haunt.

* estar precavido = be on + Posesivo + guard, be on guard (against).

* estar predestinado a = be predestined to.

* estar predispuesto = feel + partial.

* estar predispuesto a = be predisposed to/toward(s).

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

* estar preocupadísimo = be worried stiff (about), be worried sick.

* estar preocupado por = be anxious to.

* estar preparado = be readied, stand + ready, be ready.

* estar preparado para = be geared up for/to, stand + poised.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a = be willing and able to.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar presente = be manifest, be present, be in evidence.

* estar presionado = be under the gun.

* estar propuesto a = be intent on.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).

* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* estar realizándose = underway [under way], be in progress, be in hand.

* estar rebosante de = spill over with.

* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.

* estar relacionado con = be associated with, regard.

* estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.

* estar resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* estar resfriado = have + a cold.

* estar respaldado por Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.

* estar restringido = be constrained.

* estar resuelto a = be intent on, be all set to.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.

* estar sano y salvo = be alive and well.

* estar satisfecho (de) = be satisfied (with).

* estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.

* estar sediento = be thirsty, spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar seguro = be sure, make + sure, set + your watch by.

* estar seguro de = be certain (of), be confident about, feel + confident.

* estar seguro de que = be confident that.

* estar sentado sin hacer o decir nada = sit by.

* estar separado = set + apart.

* estar separado de = be remote from.

* estar sesgado = bias, slant.

* estar siempre + Adjetivo = be ever + Adjetivo.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.

* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.

* estar sin una pela = not have a bean.

* estar sin un centavo = not have a bean.

* estar sin un céntimo = not have a bean.

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I 1.
cópula

1) ( 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

qué gordo está! — isn't he fat!, hasn't he got(ten) fat!

pobre abuelo! está viejo — poor grandpa! he's really aged

la sopa está deliciosa/muy caliente — the soup is delicious/very hot

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!

está cansada/furiosa/embarazada — she is tired/furious/pregnant

2) (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

3) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

está casada con un primo mío — she's married to a cousin of mine

4) ( seguido de participios)

estar sentado/echado/arrodillado — to be sitting/lying/kneeling (down)

estaban abrazados — they had their arms around each other; ver tb verbo auxiliar 2

5) ( con predicado introducido por 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?

estamos como al principio — we're back to where we started

está con el sarampión — she has (the) measles

siempre está con lo mismo — he's always going on about the same thing

está de buen humor — she's in a good mood

están de limpieza/viaje — they're spring-cleaning/on a trip

hoy estoy de cocinera — I'm doing the cooking today

estaba de secretaria — she worked as a secretary

no estoy para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

estamos sin electricidad — the electricity is off at the moment

está sin pintar — it hasn't been painted yet

estar con alguien — ( estar de acuerdo) to agree with somebody; ( apoyar) to support somebody, be on somebody's side

el pueblo está con nosotros — the people are with us

estar en algo: no lo hemos solucionado pero estamos en ello or eso — we haven't solved it but we're working on it

6) ( introducido por que)

el agua está que pela — the water's scalding hot

está que no hay quien lo aguante — he's (being) unbearable
2.
estar vi

Sentido I

1) ( en un lugar)

edificio/pueblo ( estar ubicado) to be

¿dónde está Chiapas? — where's Chiapas?

está a 20 kilómetros de aquí — it's 20 kilometers from here

2)

a) persona/objeto ( hallarse en cierto momento) to be

¿sabes dónde está Pedro? — do you know where Pedro is?

¿a qué hora tienes que estar allí? — what time do you have to be there?

¿dónde estábamos la clase pasada? — where did we get to in the last class?

b) ( figurar) to be

yo no estaba en la lista — I wasn't on the list, my name didn't appear on the list

3) ( hallarse en determinado lugar)

¿está Rodrigo? — is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? — are we all here?

4)

a) (quedarse, permanecer)

sólo estaré unos días — I'll only be staying a few days

¿cuánto tiempo estarás en Londres? — how long are you going to be in London (for)?

b) ( vivir)

ahora estamos en Soca — we're in o we live in Soca now

de momento estoy con mi hermana — at the moment I'm staying with my sister

Sentido II

5) ( 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

¿en qué mes estamos? — what month are we in o is it?

Sentido III

6) (existir, haber)

y después está el problema de... — and then there's the problem of...

luego están los niños, hay que pensar en ellos — then there are the children to think about

7) (tener como función, cometido)

estar para algo: para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for; estamos para ayudarlos — we're here to help them

8) ( radicar)

ahí está el quid del asunto — that's the crux of the matter

estar en algo: en eso está el problema that's where the problem lies; todo está en que él quiera — it all depends on whether he wants to or not

9) (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

ya está! ya sé la repuesta! — I've got it! I know the answer!

ahí está! — that's it!

10) ( quedar entendido)

que no vuelva a suceder ¿estamos? — don't let it happen again, understand? o (colloq) got it?

11)

ya que estamos/estás — while we're/you're at it

12) (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl)

te está grande/pequeña — it's too big/too small for you

la 46 te está mejor — the 46 fits you better
3.
estar v aux

1) ( con gerundio)

está lloviendo — it's raining

se está afeitando — he's shaving

estoy viendo que va a ser imposible — I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible

2) ( con participio)

la foto está tomada con flash — the photo was taken with flash

ese asiento está ocupado — that seat is taken

ya está hecho un hombrecito — he's a proper young man now; ver tb estar cópula 4)
4.
estarse v pron

1) (enf) ( permanecer) to stay

se estuvo horas ahí sentado — he remained sitting there for hours

¿no te puedes estar quieto? — can't you stay o keep still?

estése tranquilo — don't worry

2) (enf) ( llegar) to be

estáte allí media hora antes — be there half an hour before
II
masculino (esp AmL) living room

* * *

= be, become, live with.

Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex: Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.

* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* creer que estar bien = feel + right.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estando de servicio = while on the job.

* estando sentado = from a seated position.

* estar a años de distancia = be years away.

* estar abierto a = be open to.

* estar abocado a ser = be doomed.

* estar absorto en = be wrapped up in.

* estar aburridísimo = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).

* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + the thin line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.

* estar a cargo de = man, be the responsibility of.

* estar accesible = be up.

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estar acertado = be right on track.

* estar acostumbrado a = be familiar with, be no stranger to, be used to.

* estar acostumbrado a + Infinitivo = be accustomed to + Gerundio.

* estar a dos velas = not have a bean.

* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.

* estar a favor de = be for, be in favour (of), come down in + favour of.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar a favor o en contra = be for or against.

* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.

* estar agradecido = be thankful.

* estar a la alerta de = be wary of.

* estar a la altura de = live up to, be equal to.

* estar a la altura de la circunstancias = make + the cut.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = come up with + the goods.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = rise (up) to + challenge.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, be equal to the occasion, rise (up) to + the occasion, deliver + the goods, measure up (to), be up to snuff.

* estar a la altura de las expectativas = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.

* estar a la altura de lo que se espera = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la baja = be down.

* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.

* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.

* estar a la par de = rank with.

* estar a la vuelta de la esquina = be just around the corner.

* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.

* estar al completo = overbook.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* estar al día = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar alejado + Expresión Numérica = be + Número + away.

* estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.

* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al máximo = overstretch.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* estar al tanto = monitor + developments.

* estar al tanto de = be on the lookout for, keep + track of, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar a mano = be on hand, be around.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar a merced de = be at the mercy of.

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* estar ante = be faced with.

* estar apagado = be off.

* estar a punto de = be poised to, be about to, be on the point of, stand + poised, come + very close to.

* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* estar a punto de + Infinitivo = be about + Infinitivo.

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* estar a resultas de = keep + track of.

* estar arraigado en = be rooted in.

* estar arrestado = be under arrest.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar a salvo = be in safe hands.

* estar asociado a = be associated with, be bound up with.

* estar atado a = hold + hostage to.

* estar atareado = be tied up.

* estar atento a = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar aterrorizado = be petrified of, be frightened to death, be scared stiff, be terrified.

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* estar atrancado = be stuck.

* estar atrasado en el pago = be in arrears.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

* estár aún más alejados = be one step further removed.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* estar ausente = lack.

* estar ausente de = be absent (from).

* estar avanzado = be well under way.

* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* estar averiado = be out of order.

* estar aviado = be (in) a mess.

* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.

* estar bajo la tutela de = fall under + the auspices of.

* estar bastante acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.

* estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* estar borracho = be drunk, see + double.

* estar callado = keep + quiet.

* estar cansado de = be sick and tired of.

* estar capacitado para = be qualified to.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* estar castigado = be in the doghouse.

* estar cerca = be at hand, be on hand, be around.

* estar cerca de = be close to.

* estar chalado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

* estar chupado = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* estar clarísimo = be patently clear.

* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.

* estar colado por = have + a crush on.

* estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.

* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar condenado a ser = be doomed.

* estar conectado = be on.

* estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar con el tema = be on the topic.

* estar confinado = be confined.

* estar confuso = blur, be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.

* estar congelado = be frozen stiff.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar contentísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar contraindicado = be contraindicated.

* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente = be fast becoming.

* estar correcto = be correct.

* estar correlacionado con = be correlated with.

* estar de acorde con = be commensurate with.

* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.

* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, see + eye to eye (with/on), jive with.

* estar de acuerdo (con/en) = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.

* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.

* estar de baja = be off work.

* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.

* estar debatiéndose = be under discussion.

* estar de brazos cruzados = stand + idle, sit + idle.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar de capa caída = be in the doldrums.

* estar de cháchara = chinwag.

* estar decidido a = be determined to, be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* estar de moda = be in.

* estar densamente poblado de = be dense with.

* estar dentro de = fall within/into.

* estar dentro de la competencia = be the province of.

* estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno = lie within + Posesivo + power.

* estar de palique = chinwag.

* estar de parloteo = chinwag.

* estar de pie = stand.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* estar desasosegado = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar desbordado de = be snowed under with.

* estar desbordante de = spill over with.

* estar descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.

* estar deseoso de = be anxious to, be more than ready for.

* estar desesperado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar desocupado = stand + idle.

* estar desordenado = be out of order.

* estar desquiciado = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar destinado a = be intended for/to.

* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.

* estar de suerte = be in luck.

* estar detenido = be under arrest.

* estar de vacaciones = be on vacation, be off on vacation.

* estar de vuelta = be back.

* estar de vuelta dentro de = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* estar disgustado por = feel deeply about.

* estar disperso = lie + scattered.

* estar disponible = be available, be forthcoming, be at hand.

* estar dispuestísimo a = be more than willing to.

* estar dispuesto = be game.

* estar dispuesto a = be keen to, be prepared to, be willing to, be of a mind to, be willing and able to, be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto y deseoso a = be willing and able to.

* estar dominado por Alguien = be under + Posesivo + thumb.

* estar ducho en = be adept at.

* estar dudoso = be doubtful.

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

* estar emocionado = be thrilled.

* estar empachado = have + indigestion.

* estar empeorando = be in decline.

* estar en = be in the course of.

* estar en alza = be up.

* estar enamorado de = carry + a torch for + Nombre, have + a crush on.

* estar en apuros = be in trouble, be in a fix.

* estar en ascuas = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en auge = go + strong.

* estar en Babia = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en barbecho = lie + fallow.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar encaminado a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* estar encantadísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar encantado = be thrilled.

* estar encantado de Hacer Algo = be more than happy to + Infinitivo.

* estar en casa = be in.

* estar en celo = be on heat, be in heat.

* estar encendido = be on.

* estar enchufado = be on.

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

* estar en consonancia con = be consonant with, attune to, align + Reflexivo + with.

* estar en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), be in touch (with).

* estar en contra de = be against.

* estar en debate = be under discussion.

* estar en decadencia = be in decline, be in retreat.

* estar en declive = be in decline.

* estar en desacuerdo = be at variance, disagree, quarrel with, beg to differ, be at sixes and sevens with each other.

* estar en desacuerdo con = be at odds with, be at loggerheads with.

* estar en desacuerdo sobre = be at odds over.

* estar en desigualdad = be under par.

* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.

* estar en deuda = be in debt.

* estar en deuda con = be beholden to.

* estar endeudado = be in debt.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el séptimo cielo = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.

* estar enemistados = be at loggerheads.

* 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.

* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.

* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en floración = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.

* estar enfrascado en Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar enfrentados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en funcionamiento = be up.

* estar en función de = be a function of.

* estar en guardia = be on guard (against), be on + Posesivo + guard.

* estar en guerra con = be at war with.

* estar en igualdad de condiciones con = be on (an) equal footing with.

* estar en inferioridad de condiciones = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* estar en juego = be at stake.

* estar en la gloria = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en la inopia = live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar en la misma categoria que = rank with.

* estar en la onda = attune to + wavelength.

* estar en las mismas = be back to square one.

* estar en las últimas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar en lo cierto = hit + the truth.

* estar en manos privadas = hold in + private hands.

* estar en marcha = tick over.

* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar en minoría = be in the minority.

* estar en misa y repicando = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar enojado = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle.

* estar en paz = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* estar en peligro = be in jeopardy, be in question, be endangered, be at risk, be at stake.

* estar en peligro (de) = be in danger (of).

* estar en posición de = be in a position to.

* estar en proceso de = be on the way to, be in the process of, be in the course of.

* estar en proceso de cambio = be in flux.

* estar en proceso de + Infinitivo = be on to + Infinitivo.

* estar en retirada = be in retreat.

* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar en sintonía con = attune to.

* estar en situación de = be in a position to.

* estar en suspense = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar en trance de = be in the process of.

* estar entre = fall between.

* estar entre la espada y la pared = be on the horns of a dilemma.

* estar entre los primeros = stay on top.

* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.

* estar entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* estar en un aprieto = be in a fix.

* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.

* estar en un berenjenal = be (in) a mess.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* estar en un momento decisivo = be at a watershed.

* estar en un sinvivir = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar en venta = be up for sale.

* estar en vías de = be on the road to, be in the process of.

* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.

* estar en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar equivoado = miss + the point.

* estar equivocado = be mistaken, be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error, miss + the mark, be in the wrong.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* estar erróneo = be in error.

* estar esparcido = lie + scattered.

* estar estrechamente ligado a = be closely tied to.

* estar estropeado = be kaput.

* estar estropeándose = be on the way out.

* estar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.

* estar falto de = be short of.

* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.

* estar familiarizado con = have + familiarity with.

* estar firmemente convencido = strongly held opinion.

* estar frenético = be furious.

* estar frito de sed = be parched, spit + feathers, be parched with thirst.

* estar fuera = be out.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* estar fuera de contienda = be out of contention.

* estar fuera del alcance = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* estar fuera del interés = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera del interés de uno = lie beyond + concern.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* estar fuera de quicio = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.

* estar fuera de secuencia = be out of order.

* estar fuera de sí = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar funcionando = be in place.

* estar furioso = fume.

* estar + Gerundio = be on the way to.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estar haciendo = be up to.

* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar hambriento = starve.

* estar harto = have had enough.

* estar harto de = be all too familiar with, be sick and tired of.

* estar hasta la coronilla de = be sick and tired of.

* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.

* estar hecho con la intención de = be intended for/to.

* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.

* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* estar hecho para = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for.

* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.

* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.

* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.

* estar hecho un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* estar hecho un perla = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un prenda = be a bit of a lad.

* estar helado = be frozen stiff.

* estar implícito en = run through.

* estar inactivo = lie + fallow, lie + dormant.

* estar incluido = be embedded.

* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).

* estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....

* estar inerte = lie + fallow.

* estar informado puntualmente sobre = monitor + information on.

* estar inmune a = be immune against.

* estar inquieto = be disturbed.

* estar interesado en = be interested in, be keen to.

* estar inundado de = be snowed under with.

* estar junto a = stand by + Lugar.

* estar juntos = be together, stand + together.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.

* estar lejos de (ser) + Infinitivo = be far from + Gerundio.

* estar levantado = be up.

* estar libre de = be free from.

* estar ligado a = be bound up with.

* estar listo = stand + ready, be ready.

* estar listo para = be poised to, stand + poised, be all set to.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* estar localizable = be locatable.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon, be over the moon.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* estar majareta = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar manga por hombro = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.

* estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.

* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.

* estar metido en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.

* estar motivado = be motivated, have + motivation.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de frío = be frozen stiff.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar muy acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar muy agradecido a = be indebted to.

* estar muy alejado de = be a long way from.

* estar muy arraigado en = be well embedded in.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

* estar muy cerca de = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* estar muy emocionado con/por = be excited about.

* estar muy esparcido = spread + Nombre + thinly.

* estar muy lejano = be far off.

* estar muy lejos = be far off, be a long way off.

* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.

* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* estar muy puesto = stay on top of + the game, stay on top.

* estar muy separado = set + far apart.

* estar muy usado = be well thumbed.

* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* estar oculto = lie + hidden.

* estar ocupado = busyness, be engaged, be tied up.

* estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.

* estar orgulloso de = be proud (of/to).

* estar orientado a/para = be geared to.

* estar orientado hacia = target.

* estar orientado hacia + Nombre = be + Nombre + driven.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar pendiente de = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + league, be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, be all at sea.

* estar permitido = be permissible.

* estar plagado de = be rife with.

* estar plenamente convencido de Algo = feel (it) in + Posesivo + bones.

* estar pluriempleado = moonlight, work + a second job.

* estar pluriempleado, tener un segundo trabajo, tener un segundo empleo = work + a second job.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* estar por demostrar = be unproven.

* estar por detrás = be behind.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* estar poseído por los espíritus = haunt.

* estar precavido = be on + Posesivo + guard, be on guard (against).

* estar predestinado a = be predestined to.

* estar predispuesto = feel + partial.

* estar predispuesto a = be predisposed to/toward(s).

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

* estar preocupadísimo = be worried stiff (about), be worried sick.

* estar preocupado por = be anxious to.

* estar preparado = be readied, stand + ready, be ready.

* estar preparado para = be geared up for/to, stand + poised.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a = be willing and able to.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar presente = be manifest, be present, be in evidence.

* estar presionado = be under the gun.

* estar propuesto a = be intent on.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).

* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* estar realizándose = underway [under way], be in progress, be in hand.

* estar rebosante de = spill over with.

* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.

* estar relacionado con = be associated with, regard.

* estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.

* estar resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* estar resfriado = have + a cold.

* estar respaldado por Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.

* estar restringido = be constrained.

* estar resuelto a = be intent on, be all set to.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.

* estar sano y salvo = be alive and well.

* estar satisfecho (de) = be satisfied (with).

* estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.

* estar sediento = be thirsty, spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar seguro = be sure, make + sure, set + your watch by.

* estar seguro de = be certain (of), be confident about, feel + confident.

* estar seguro de que = be confident that.

* estar sentado sin hacer o decir nada = sit by.

* estar separado = set + apart.

* estar separado de = be remote from.

* estar sesgado = bias, slant.

* estar siempre + Adjetivo = be ever + Adjetivo.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.

* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.

* estar sin una pela = not have a bean.

* estar sin un centavo = not have a bean.

* estar sin un céntimo = not have a bean

* * *

estar¹ [ A27 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ estar (cópula)

A seguido de adjetivos

B estar bien, mal, mejor, peor

C hablando de estado civil

D seguido de participios

E con preposición + predicado

F con que + predicado

■ estar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A quedar ubicado

B

1 hallarse en cierto momento

2 figurar

C

1 hallarse en determinado lugar

2 acudir

D

1 quedarse, permanecer

2 vivir

Sentido II en el tiempo

Sentido III

A existir, haber

B tener como función etc

C radicar

D estar listo, terminado

E quedar entendido

F quedar grande, pequeño etc

G Derecho

■ estar (verbo auxiliar)

A con gerundio

B con participio

■ estarse (verbo pronominal)

A permanecer

B acudir

cópula

A (seguido de adjetivos) [ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser¹ (↑ ser (1)) . 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 ser¹ (↑ ser (1)) ] to be

¡qué gordo está! isn't he fat!, hasn't he got(ten) fat! o put on a lot of weight!

¡qué alto está Ignacio! isn't Ignacio tall now!, hasn't Ignacio got(ten) tall o grown!

¡pobre abuelo! está viejo poor grandpa! he's really aged

el rape está delicioso ¿qué le has puesto? the monkfish is delicious, how did you cook it?

está muy simpático con nosotros ¿qué querrá? he's being o he's been so nice to us (recently), what do you think he's after?

no estuvo grosero contigo — sí, lo estuvo he wasn't rude to you — yes, he was

estás muy callado ¿qué te pasa? you're very quiet, what's the matter?

¡pero tú estás casi calvo! but you're almost bald, but you've gone almost bald o you've lost almost all your hair!

¿no me oyes? ¿estás sorda? can't you hear me? are you deaf?

¿está muerto/vivo? is he dead/alive?

está cansada/furiosa/embarazada she is tired/furious/pregnant

B ( con bien, mal, mejor, peor) [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

¿cómo están por tu casa? — están todos bien, gracias how's everybody at home? — 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

C (hablando de estado civil) to be

está casada con un primo mío she's married to a cousin of mine

sus padres están divorciados her parents are divorced

D

(seguido de participios): estaba sentado/echado en la cama he was sitting/lying on the bed

está colgado de una rama it's hanging from a branch

estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other

estaba arrodillada she was kneeling (down)

ver tb estar¹ v aux B.

E (con predicado introducido por 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?

estamos como al principio we're back to where we started

está con el sarampión she has (the) measles

estoy con muchas ganas de empezar I'm really looking forward to starting

siempre está con lo mismo/con que es un incomprendido he's always going on about the same thing/about how nobody understands him

estaba de luto/de uniforme he was in mourning/uniform

hoy está de mejor humor she's in a better mood today

están de limpieza/viaje they're spring-cleaning/on a trip

estoy de cocinera hasta que vuelva mi madre I'm doing the cooking until my mother comes back

estuvo de secretaria en una empresa internacional she worked as a secretary in an international company

estás en un error you're mistaken

no estoy para fiestas/bromas I'm not in the mood for parties/joking

estamos sin electricidad we don't have any electricity at the moment, the electricity is off at the moment

éste está sin pintar this one hasn't been painted yet

estar con algn (estar de acuerdo) to agree with sb; (apoyar) to support sb, be on sb's side

yo estoy contigo, creo que ella está equivocada I agree with you o ( colloq) I'm with you, I think she's mistaken

nuestro partido está con el pueblo our party supports o is on the side of the people

el pueblo está con nosotros the people are with us

estar en algo: todavía no hemos solucionado el problema, pero estamos en ello or eso we still haven't solved the problem, but we're working on it

estar por algn ( Esp fam); to be sweet o keen on sb ( colloq)

F (con predicado introducido por que):

está que no hay quien lo aguante he's (being) unbearable

el agua está que pela the water's scalding hot

vi

Sentido I (quedar ubicado)

A «edificio/pueblo» (quedar, estar ubicado) ; to be

la agencia está en el centro the agency is in the center

¿dónde está Camagüey? where's Camagüey?

el pueblo está a 20 kilómetros de aquí the town's 20 kilometers from here

B

1 «persona/objeto» (hallarse en cierto momento) to be

¿a qué hora tienes que estar allí? what time do you have to be there?

estando allí conoció a Micaela he met Micaela while he was there

¿dónde estábamos la clase pasada? where did we get to o had we got(ten) to in the last class?

2 (figurar) to be

esa palabra no está en el diccionario that word isn't in the dictionary

yo no estaba en la lista I wasn't on the list, my name didn't appear on the list

C

1

(hallarse en determinado lugar): fui a verla pero no estaba I went to see her but she wasn't there

¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? are we all here?, is everyone here?

2

(Col, RPl) (acudir): el médico había estado a verla the doctor had been to see her

D

1

(quedarse, permanecer): sólo estaré unos días I'll only be staying a few days, I'll only be here/there a few days

¿cuánto tiempo estuviste en Londres? how long were you in London?

2

(vivir): ya no vivimos allí, ahora estamos en Soca we don't live there anymore, we're in o we live in Soca now

de momento estoy con mi hermana at the moment I'm staying with my sister

Sentido II [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(en el tiempo): ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today o today's date?, what date is it today?

estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th ( AmE) o ( BrE) the 28th of May

estamos a mediados de mes we're halfway through the month

estamos en primavera it's spring, spring has come

¿en qué mes estamos? what month are we in o is it?

ellos están en primavera ahora it's spring for them now, it's their spring now

Sentido III

A

(existir, haber): y después está el problema de la financiación and then there's the problem of finance

dejar

B (tener como función, cometido) estar PARA algo:

para eso estamos that's what we're here for

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

ya que estamos/estás while we're/you're at it o ( BrE) about it

C

(radicar): ahí está el quid del asunto that's the crux of the matter

estar EN algo:

la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mirar the difficult thing is to do it o the difficulty lies in doing it without looking

todo está en que él quiera ayudarnos it all depends on whether he wants to help us or not

D

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

lo atas con un nudo aquí y ya está you tie a knot in it here and that's it o there you are

enseguida estoy I'll be with you in a minute o in a second, I'll be right with you

¡ya está! ¡ya sé lo que podemos hacer! I've got it! I know what we can do!

¡ahí está! that's it!

E

(quedar entendido): quiero que estés de vuelta a las diez ¿estamos? or (Ur) ¿está? I want you to be back by ten, all right?

que no vuelva a suceder ¿estamos? don't let it happen again, understand? o is that understood? o ( colloq) got it?

F

( Esp) (quedar) (+ me/te/le etc), (+ compl): esa falda te está grande/pequeña that skirt's too big/too small for you

la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better

G ( frml) ( Derecho) estar A algo:

se estará a lo estipulado en la cláusula 20 the stipulations of clause 20 will apply

■

v aux

A

(con gerundio): está lloviendo it's raining

no hagas ruido, están durmiendo don't make any noise, they're asleep

se está afeitando/duchando or está afeitándose/duchándose he's shaving/taking a shower

estuve un rato hablando con él I was talking o I talked to him for a while

¿qué estará pensando? I wonder what she's thinking

ya estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible

ya te estás quitando de ahí, que ése es mi lugar ( fam); OK, out of there/off there, that's my place ( colloq)

B

(con participio): ¿esta ropa está planchada? have these clothes been ironed?, are these clothes ironed?

la foto estaba tomada desde muy lejos the photo had been taken from a long way away o from a great distance

ese asiento está ocupado that seat is taken

ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now

está hecha una vaga she's got(ten) o become lazy

ver tb cópula B

■ estarse

v pron

A ( enf) (permanecer) to stay

se estuvo horas ahí sentado sin moverse he remained sitting there for hours without moving, he sat there for hours without moving

¿no te puedes estar quieto un momento? can't you stay o keep still for a minute?

estése tranquilo don't worry

B ( enf) ( RPl) (acudir) to be

estáte allí media hora antes be there o arrive half an hour before

estar²

masculine

( esp AmL)

living room

* * *

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)
◊ estar 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 estaré unos días I'll only be staying a few days;
¿cuánto tiempo estarás 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
estar 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 estar quieto? can't you stay o keep still?;

estese tranquilo don't worry
estar 2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living room
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.

' estar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- acatarrada
- acatarrado
- acecho
- acomplejada
- acomplejado
- acostada
- acostado
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- activa
- activo
- afónica
- afónico
- agradecer
- agua
- aire
- ajo
- ala
- alero
- alerta
- amiga
- amigo
- andar
- antena
- apañada
- apañado
- apogeo
- ascua
- atar
- aviar
- azotea
- Babia
- baja
- bandera
- banquillo
- barco
- blanca
- bordear
- borracha
- borracho
- bote
- braga
- brecha
- brete
- buena
- bueno
- cabal
- cabeza
- cabo
English:
about
- accustom
- action
- agree
- agreement
- ahead
- air
- alert
- alive
- alone
- aloof
- amenable
- amiss
- antsy
- anxious
- approve
- associate
- attend
- away
- back
- ball
- barbecue
- be
- bean
- beck
- beg
- behind
- believe in
- beside
- best
- board
- boil
- book
- boom
- bored
- brain
- breath
- bristle with
- broke
- brown
- bulge
- burn
- by
- cake
- call
- change
- charge
- cheese off
- clash
- close

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estar¹

♦ vi

1. [hallarse] to be;

¿dónde está la llave? where is the key?;

¿está María? – no, no está is Maria there? – no, she's not here

2. [con fechas]
¿a qué estamos hoy? what's the date today?;

hoy estamos a martes/a 15 de julio today is Tuesday/15 July;

estábamos en octubre it was October;

estamos en invierno it's winter

3. [quedarse] to stay, to be;

estaré un par de horas y me iré I'll stay a couple of hours and then I'll go;

¿cuánto tiempo piensas estar? how long do you plan on staying?;

estuvimos una semana en su casa we stayed with her for a week, we spent a week at her place

4. (antes de “a”) [expresa valores, grados]
estamos a 20 grados it's 20 degrees here;

el dólar está a 10 pesos the dollar is at 10 pesos;

están a dos euros el kilo they're two euros a kilo

5. [hallarse listo] to be ready;

¿aún no está ese trabajo? is that piece of work still not ready?;

¿ya estás? pues, vámonos are you ready? let's go then

6. [servir]
estar para to be (there) for;

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

para eso estoy that's what I'm here for;

la vida está para vivirla life is for living;

no tires eso al suelo, que las papeleras están para algo don't throw that on the floor, the wastepaper bins are there for a reason

7. (antes de gerundio) [expresa duración] to be;

están golpeando la puerta they're banging on the door

8. (antes de “sin” + infinitivo) [expresa negación]
estoy sin dormir desde ayer I haven't slept since yesterday;

está sin acabar it's not finished;

estuve sin voz dos días I had no voice o I lost my voice for two days

9. [faltar]
eso está aún por escribir that has yet to be written;

eso está por ver that remains to be seen;

todavía está por hacer it hasn't been done yet

10. [consistir]
estar en to be, to lie in;

el problema está en la fecha the problem is the date;

el truco está en no mirar nunca al suelo the trick o secret is not to look at the ground

11. [hallarse a punto de]
estar al llegar o [m5] caer [persona] to be about to arrive;
[acontecimiento] to be about to happen;
estar por hacer algo to be on the verge of doing sth;

estuve por pegarle I was on the verge of hitting him;

estoy por no ir I'm not so sure I want to go;

estuve por llamarte I was about to phone you, I was just going to phone you

12. [expresa disposición]
estar para algo to be in the mood for sth;

no estoy para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes;

el enfermo no está para ver a nadie the patient is in no condition to see anyone

13. [ser favorable]
estar por to be in favour of;

estoy por la libertad de expresión I'm in favour of o for freedom of speech

14. [hallarse embarazada]
está de cinco meses she's five months pregnant

15. RP [ir]
estuve a verlo en el hospital I went to see him in hospital;

estuvieron a visitarlo they went to visit him

♦ v copulativo

1. (antes de adj) [expresa cualidad, estado] to be;

los pasteles están ricos the cakes are delicious;

esta calle está sucia this street is dirty;

¡qué alta estás! you've really grown!;

estoy cansado/enfadado I'm tired/angry;

¿qué tal estás? how are you?;

está muy irritable últimamente she's been very irritable lately;

está divorciado he's divorced;

estoy enfermo/mareado I am ill/I feel sick;
Andes
cuando estaba chiquito when I was little

2. (antes de “con” o “sin” + sustantivo) [expresa estado] to be;

estamos sin agua we have no water, we're without water;
Fam
estoy sin blanca I'm broke, Br I'm skint

3. [expresa situación, acción]
estar de vacaciones to be on holiday;

estar de viaje to be on a trip;

estar de mudanza to be (in the process of) moving;

estamos de suerte we're in luck;

estar de mal humor to be in a (bad) mood;

¿has cambiado la rueda? – estoy en ello have you changed the tyre? – I'm working on it o I'm doing it right now;

¡ya está bien! that's enough (of that)!

4. [expresa permanencia]
estar en uso to be in use;

estar en guardia to be on guard

5. [expresa apoyo, predilección]
estoy contigo I'm on your side

6. [expresa ocupación]
estar como o [m5]de to be;

está como o [m5] de cajera she's a checkout girl;

yo he estado de portero toda la primera parte I've been in goal all of the first half

7. Esp [ropa]
este traje te está bien this suit looks good on you;

esa falda te está corta that skirt's too short for you;

¿cómo me está? how does this look?

8. (antes de “que” + verbo) [expresa actitud]
está que muerde porque ha suspendido he's furious because he failed

♦ v aux

1. (antes de gerundio) to be;

estuvo nevando it was snowing;

se está peinando she's brushing her hair;

estuvieron discutiendo durante toda la reunión they spent the whole meeting arguing, they were arguing throughout the whole meeting;

mañana a estas horas estaré bañándome en la playa this time tomorrow I'll be swimming at the beach

2. (antes de participio)
está terminado it's finished;

está organizado por el ayuntamiento it's organized by the town council

♦ See also the pronominal verb estarse

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estar

v/i

1 situación temporal be;

¿cómo está Vd.? how are you?;

estoy mejor I’m (feeling) better;

estoy bien/mal I’m fine/I’m not feeling too great;

estar de tres meses be three months pregnant;

estar sin dinero have no money;

¡ya estoy! I’m ready!

2 situación espacial

:

¿está Javier? is Javier in?;

mi padre no está my father isn’t here;

¡ahí está! there it is!;

ahora estoy con Vd. I’ll be with you in just a moment;

¿dónde estábamos? where were we?

3

:

estar haciendo algo be doing sth;

estoy leyendo I’m reading

4 ( sentar)

:

te está grande it's too big for you;

el vestido te está bien the dress suits you

5

:

estar de ocupación work as, be;

está de camarero he’s working as a waiter

6 ( padecer de)

:

estar del corazón/estómago have heart/stomach problems

7 indicando fechas, precios

:

estamos a 3 de enero it’s January 3rd;

el kilo está a un peso they’re one peso a kilo

8

:

estar con alguien agree with s.o.; ( apoyar) support s.o.;

estar a bien/mal con alguien be on good/bad terms with s.o.;

estar en algo be working on sth;

estar para hacer algo be about to do sth;

no estar para algo not be in a mood for sth;

estar por algo be in favor of sth;

está por hacer it hasn’t been done yet;

¡ya está! that’s it!

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estar {34} v aux

: to be

estoy aprendiendo inglés: I'm learning English

está terminado: it's finished

estar vi

1) (indicating a state or condition) : to be

está muy alto: he's so tall, he's gotten very tall

¿ya estás mejor?: are you feeling better now?

estoy casado: I'm married

2) (indicating location) : to be

están en la mesa: they're on the table

estamos en la página 2: we're on page 2

3) : to be at home

¿está María?: is Maria in?

4) : to remain

estaré aquí 5 días: I'll be here for 5 days

5) : to be ready, to be done

estará para las diez: it will be ready by ten o'clock

6) : to agree

¿estamos?: are we in agreement?

estoy contigo: I'm with you

7)

¿cómo estás? : how are you?

8)

¡está bien! : all right!, that's fine!

9)

estar a : to cost

10)

estar a : to be

¿a qué dia estamos?: what's today's date?

11)

estar con : to have

está con fiebre: she has a fever

12)

estar de : to be

estoy de vacaciones: I'm on vacation

está de director hoy: he's acting as director today

13)

estar bien (mal) : to be well (sick)

14)

estar para : to be in the mood for

15)

estar por : to be in favor of

16)

estar por : to be about to

está por cerrar: it's on the verge of closing

17)

estar de más : to be unnecessary

18)

estar que : to be (in a state or condition)

está que echa chispas: he's hopping mad

♦ See also the reflexive verb estarse

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estar vb

1. (en general) to be

estoy bien I'm fine

¿estás cansada? are you tired?

está en Londres he's in London

la falda te está grande the skirt's too big for you

2. (uso auxiliar) to be

está comiendo he's eating

está durmiendo she's asleep

3. (en casa, en el trabajo) to be in / to be there / to be here

¿está Pepe? is Pepe in? / is Pepe there?

¿está tu madre en casa? is your mother in?

no está en este momento he's not here right now

4. (listo, preparado) to be ready

en seguida está it'll be ready in a moment

5. (aspecto) to look

¡qué guapo estás! you look very smart!

estar a... to be...

estamos a viernes it's Friday

estamos a 10 grados the temperature's 10 degrees

¿a cuánto están los tomates? how much are the tomatoes?

estar de... to be...

estamos de vacaciones we're on holiday

está de exámenes she's doing exams

estar de más (no ser necesario) to be unnecessary (estorbar) to be in the way

estar por ver to remain to be seen

no estar para algo (apetecer) not to be in the mood for something (estar a punto) to be about to

Spanish-English dictionary > estar
17 flotar

v.

1 to float.

2 to hang, to hover.

3 to float (economics).

hacer flotar una divisa to float a currency

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flotar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to float

2 (ondear) to wave, flutter

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verb

to float

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VI

1) [en líquido] to float

2) [bandera] to flutter

flotar al viento — [cabello] to stream in the wind

3) (Econ) to float

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verbo intransitivo

a) ( en un líquido) to float

b) ( en el aire) partículas/polen to float; perfume to waft

c) (Econ, Fin) moneda to float

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= float.

Ex. And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give.

----

* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.

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verbo intransitivo

a) ( en un líquido) to float

b) ( en el aire) partículas/polen to float; perfume to waft

c) (Econ, Fin) moneda to float

* * *

= float.

Ex: And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give.

* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.

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flotar [A1 ]

vi

1 (en un líquido) to float

2 (en el aire) «partículas/polen» to float; «perfume» to waft

con sus cabellos flotando al viento with her hair floating in the wind

el interrogante flotaba en el aire the question hung in the air

3 ( Econ, Fin) «moneda» to float

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flotar ( conjugate flotar) verbo intransitivo
to float
flotar verbo intransitivo to float
' flotar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nadar
English:
float
- sail
- hang
- swim
- tread

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flotar

♦ vt
Econ to float
♦ vi

1. [en líquido] to float;

el aceite flota en el agua oil floats on water

2. [en el aire] to float

3. [desconfianza, tensión] to hang, to hover

4. Econ to float;

hacer flotar una divisa to float a currency

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flotar

v/i float

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flotar vi

: to float

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flotar vb to float

Spanish-English dictionary > flotar
18 lancer

lancer [lɑ̃se]

➭ TABLE 3

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = jeter) to throw

• lancer qch à qn (pour qu'il l'attrape) to throw sth to sb ; (agressivement) to throw sth at sb

• lance-moi mes clés throw me my keys

• lancer sa ligne to cast one's line

• lance ta jambe en avant kick your leg up

• lancer le poids to put the shot

   b. [+ flèche, obus] to fire ; [+ bombe] to drop ; [+ fusée, torpille] to launch

• ses yeux lançaient des éclairs his eyes blazed with anger

• elle lui lança un coup d'œil furieux she darted a furious glance at him

   c. ( = émettre) [+ accusations, injures] to hurl ; [+ avertissement, mandat d'arrêt] to issue ; [+ théorie] to put forward ; [+ appel] to launch ; [+ SOS, signal, invitation] to send out

• lancer un cri to cry out

   d. ( = faire démarrer, déclencher) [+ navire, projet, entreprise, attaque] to launch ; [+ voiture] to get up to speed ; [+ processus, discussion] to start ; [+ emprunt] to issue ; [+ idée] to come up with

• lancer une application to launch an application

• lancer une impression to print

• une fois lancé, on ne peut plus l'arrêter ! once he gets warmed up there's no stopping him!

   e. ( = faire connaître) to launch

• lancer qn dans la politique to launch sb into politics

• c'est ce film qui l'a lancé it was this film that launched his career

2. reflexive verb

► se lancer

   a. (mutuellement) [+ balle] to throw to each other ; [+ injures, accusations] to exchange

   b. ( = sauter) to leap ; ( = se précipiter) to rush

• se lancer dans le vide to leap into space

• se lancer à l'assaut to leap to the attack

   c. ( = s'engager) se lancer à la recherche de to go off in search of

• se lancer dans [+ aventure, dépenses, travaux, grève] to embark on ; [+ discussion] to launch into ; [+ métier, politique] to go into ; [+ bataille] to pitch into

• se lancer dans la production de qch to start producing sth

3. masculine noun

(Sport) throw

• lancer franc free throw

• le lancer du disque/du javelot/du marteau the discus/javelin/hammer

• le lancer du poids putting the shot

• pêche au lancer casting

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I
1. lɑ̃se
verbe transitif

1) ( jeter) to throw [ballon, caillou, javelot]

lancer un coup de pied/poing à quelqu'un — to kick/to punch somebody

2) (envoyer, mettre en route) to launch [satellite, fusée, navire]; to fire [flèche, missile] ( sur at); to drop [bombe]; to launch [offensive, projet, enquête, produit, chanteur]; to start up [engine]; to take [something] to full speed [véhicule]

lancer une voiture à 150 km/h — to take a car up to 150 kph

3) ( émettre) to throw out [fumée, flammes]; to give [regard, cri]; to put about [rumeur]; to issue [avis, ultimatum]; to send out [invitation]; to float [emprunt]

4) ( proférer) to hurl [insulte] (à at); to make [menace, accusation]; to let out [juron]; to crack [plaisanterie]

lancer une accusation à quelqu'un — to level an accusation at somebody

lança-t-il — he said

2.

(colloq) verbe intransitif ( élancer) to throb

3.

se lancer verbe pronominal

1) ( s'engager)

se lancer dans une explication — to launch into an explanation

se lancer dans l'informatique — to take up computing

se lancer dans les affaires — to go into business

2) ( sauter)

se lancer dans le vide — to jump

3) ( s'envoyer) ( pour attraper) to throw [something] to each other [ballon]; ( pour faire mal) to throw [something] at each other [pierre]; to exchange [insultes]

4) ( se faire connaître) [acteur] to make a name for oneself

II lɑ̃se
nom masculin

1) Sport

lancer du disque — discus event

lancer du poids — shot put (event)

2) ( à la pêche)

le lancer, la pêche au lancer — rod and reel fishing

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lɑ̃se
1. nm

SPORT (= épreuve) throwing no pl

le lancer du javelot — javelin throwing

le lancer du poids — shot put

la pêche au lancer — rod and reel fishing

2. vt

1) (= jeter) [objet, ballon] to throw

lancer qch à qn — to throw sth to sb, to throw sb sth

Lance-moi le ballon! — Throw the ball to me!, Throw me the ball!, [injures] to hurl sth at sb

2) [missile, roquette] to fire

Ce modèle lance des roquettes. — This model fires rockets.

3)

lancer un cri — to shout out

lancer un appel pour qch — to call for sth

4) [produit, artiste] to launch

Ils viennent de lancer un nouveau modèle. — They've just launched a new model.

5) [fusée, bateau] to launch

lancer le moteur — to start the engine

6) [proclamation, mandat d'arrêt] to issue

7) [emprunt] to issue

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lancer verb table: placer

A nm

1 Sport ( action) throwing; ( coup) throw; aire de lancer throwing area; le lancer du disque/javelot/marteau throwing the discus/javelin/hammer; le lancer du poids putting the shot; son troisième lancer his/her third throw;

2 Pêche le lancer, la pêche au lancer rod and reel fishing; prendre une truite au lancer to catch a trout with a rod and reel.

B vtr

1 ( jeter) to throw [ballon, caillou]; ( violemment) to hurl, to fling [objet]; Pêche to cast [ligne]; Sport to throw [disque, javelot, marteau]; lancer le poids to put the shot; lancer qch par terre/dans l'eau/en l'air to throw sth to the ground/in the water/(up) in the air; lancer qch à qn ( pour qu'il l 'attrape) to throw sth to sb; (pour faire peur, mal) to throw sth at sb; lance-moi la balle throw me the ball, throw the ball to me; lancer une assiette à la tête de qn to throw ou fling a plate at sb; il lance à 30 mètres Sport he can throw 30 metres^GB; lancer un coup de pied/poing à qn to kick/punch sb; lancer ses bras en avant to swing one's arms forward;

2 ( envoyer) to launch [satellite, fusée]; to fire [flèche, missile] (sur, à at); to drop [bombe] (sur on); lancer ses chiens après qn/sur une piste to set one's dogs on sb/on a trail; lancer son cheval dans la foule to spur one's horse forward into the crowd; lancer ses troupes à l'assaut to send one's troops into the attack; la cathédrale lance ses flèches vers le ciel the spires of the cathedral soar into the sky;

3 ( projeter) to throw out [fumée, flammes, lave, étincelles]; lancer des éclairs [yeux] to flash; lancer mille feux [bijou] to sparkle;

4 ( émettre) to give [regard, cri]; to sing [note]; to put out [rumeur]; to issue [avis, ultimatum, mandat d'amener]; to send out [SOS, invitation]; to float [emprunt, idée]; lancer une proposition au hasard to toss out a suggestion;

5 ( proférer) to hurl [insulte] (à at); to make [menace, accusation] (contre against); to let out [juron]; to crack [plaisanterie]; lancer une bêtise to say something silly; lancer une accusation à qn to level an accusation at sb; il m'a lancé que he told me that; lança-t-il he said; ‘à demain !’ lança-t-il ‘see you tomorrow!’ he called; lança-t-il avec désinvolture he said casually;

6 ( mettre en route) to launch [navire]; to launch [offensive, projet, enquête, affaire, campagne publicitaire]; Comm, Pub to launch [produit, marque, entreprise, chanteur]; lancer qn dans une carrière to launch sb on a career; c'est le film qui l'a lancé it's the film which made his name; lancer un pays sur la voie de la démocratisation to put a country on the road to democracy; lancer qn sur un sujet to start ou set sb off on a subject;

7 ( faire démarrer) to start up [engine]; to set [sth] going [balancier, hélice]; ( faire accélérer) to take [sth] to full speed [véhicule]; lancer une voiture à 150 km/h to take a car up to 150 kph; une fois le véhicule lancé once the vehicle has got up speed; le train était lancé à fond the train was tearing along; lancer un cheval to give a horse its head; lancer sa monture au galop to spur one's mount into a gallop;

8 Gén Civ lancer un pont sur une rivière to bridge a river, to throw a bridge across a river.

C ○vi ( élancer) to throb; mon doigt me lance my finger is throbbing.

D se lancer vpr

1 ( s'engager) se lancer dans to launch into [explication]; to embark on [opération, programme, dépenses]; to take up [passe-temps, informatique, cuisine]; se lancer dans les affaires/le surgelé to go into business/frozen foods; se lancer dans la lecture d'un roman to start reading a novel; se lancer dans des dépenses to get involved in expense; se lancer dans l'inconnu to venture into the unknown;

2 ( sauter) to leap, to jump; ( s'élancer) se lancer dans une course to set off on a race; se lancer à la conquête d'un pays/du marché to set out to conquer a country/to get the market; se lancer dans le vide to leap ou jump into space; se lancer du toit to jump off the roof; se lancer sur qn to leap at sb, to fall on sb; lance-toi! fig go on (then)!; j'hésitais mais je me suis quand même lancé I hesitated but eventually I went ahead;

3 ( prendre de l'élan) to get a run-up; recule pour que je me lance move back a bit so I can get a run at it ou get up some speed;

4 ( s'envoyer) [personnes] ( pour attraper) to throw [sth] to each other [ballon, objet]; ( pour faire mal) to throw [sth] at each other [pierre, projectile]; to exchange [injures, insultes];

5 ( se faire connaître) [chanteur, acteur] to make a name for oneself.

Composé

lancer franc ( au basket) free throw.

I

[lɑ̃se] nom masculin

1. PÊCHE casting

lancer léger/lourd fixed/free reel casting

2. SPORT throw

le lancer du disque the discus

le lancer du javelot the javelin

le lancer du poids the shot

II

[lɑ̃se] verbe transitif

A.[ENVOYER, ÉMETTRE]

1. [jeter] to throw

elle m'a lancé la balle she threw me the ball, she threw the ball to me

lancer la jambe en l'air to kick one's leg up

lancer le poids to put the shot

ils nous lançaient des regards curieux they looked at us curiously

ses yeux lançaient des éclairs her eyes flashed

lancer quelque chose à la figure de quelqu'un to throw something in somebody's face

2. [à l'aide d'un instrument] to fire, to shoot

[bombe] to drop

ASTRONAUTIQUE to launch

lancer un projectile téléguidé to fire a remote-controlled missile

3. [émettre - cri] to let out (inseparable) ; [ - remarque] to make

lancer un bon mot to crack a joke

lancer des injures à quelqu'un to hurl insults at somebody

4. [diffuser - décret, consigne] to send ou to put out (separable), to issue

lancer des invitations to send ou to give out invitations

lancer un SOS/un appel à la radio to send out an SOS/an appeal on the radio

lancer un mandat d'amener/un ultimatum to issue a summons/an ultimatum

lancer un emprunt to float a loan

lancer une souscription to start a fund

5. PÊCHE to cast

B.[METTRE EN MARCHE, FAIRE DÉBUTER]

1. [faire partir brusquement]

ils lancèrent les chiens sur les rôdeurs they set the dogs on the prowlers

lancer des troupes à l'attaque to send troops into the attack

[mettre en train - campagne] to launch ; [ - affaire] to set up ; [ - idée] to float ; [ - mode] to start

2. [faire fonctionner - généralement] to get going ou started, to start

[INFORMATIQUE - programme] to start

lancer un balancier to set a pendulum swinging

lancer un moteur to rev up ou to start an engine

une fois le moteur lancé once the engine is running

le train était lancé à 150 km/h quand... the train was hurtling along at 150 km/h when...

3. [faire connaître - produit] to launch

c'est ce roman/cette émission qui l'a lancé this novel/programme made him famous

4. (familier) [orienter - discussion] to get going

une fois qu'il est lancé sur ce sujet, on ne peut plus l'arrêter once he gets going on the subject, there's no stopping him

5. [engager] to lead

vous lancez le pays dans l'aventure you're leading the country into the unknown

6. MILITAIRE to launch

7. NAUTIQUE to launch

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[lɑ̃se] verbe intransitif

[élancer - douleur] to stab

ça me lance dans l'épaule, l'épaule me lance I've got a sharp stabbing pain in my shoulder

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se lancer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

to throw at one another

elles se lançaient des injures they were hurling insults back and forth, they were exchanging insults

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se lancer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se précipiter] to throw oneself

[courir] to rush (headlong), to dash

se lancer à la poursuite de to set off in pursuit of

se lancer dans le vide to jump ou to throw oneself into empty space

2. [se mettre à parler]

se lancer sur un sujet to get going on a topic

3. [prendre l'initiative]

allez, lance-toi et demande une augmentation go on, take the plunge and ask for a rise

le bébé s'est lancé et a traversé la pièce the baby set off and crossed the room

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se lancer dans verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [s'aventurer dans - explication, aventure] to embark on

ne te lance pas dans de grosses dépenses don't go spending a lot of money

2. [se mettre à pratiquer] to get involved in

se lancer dans la politique to take up politics

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > lancer
19 fly

I noun
(Zool.) Fliege, die

the only fly in the ointment — (fig.) der einzige Haken [bei der Sache] (ugs.)

he wouldn't hurt a fly — (fig.) er kann keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

[there are] no flies on him — (fig. coll.) ihm kann man nichts vormachen (ugs.)
II 1. intransitive verb,
flew, flown

1) fliegen

fly about/away or off — umher-/weg- od. davonfliegen

2) (float, flutter) fliegen

rumours are flying about — (fig.) es gehen Gerüchte um

3) (move quickly) fliegen

come flying towards somebody — jemandem entgegengeflogen kommen

fly open — auffliegen

knock or send somebody/something flying — jemanden/etwas umstoßen

fly into a temper or rage — einen Wutanfall bekommen

4) (fig.)

fly [by or past] — wie im Fluge vergehen

how time flies!, doesn't time fly! — wie die Zeit vergeht!

5) [Fahne:] gehisst sein

6) (attack angrily)

fly at somebody — (lit. or fig.) über jemanden herfallen

let fly — zuschlagen; (fig.): (use strong language) losschimpfen

let fly with — abschießen [Pfeil, Rakete, Gewehr]; werfen [Stein]

7) (flee) fliehen; (coll.): (depart hastily) eilig aufbrechen

I really must fly — (coll.) jetzt muss ich aber schnell los
2. transitive verb,
flew, flown

1) fliegen [Flugzeug, Fracht, Einsatz]; fliegen über (+ Akk.) [Strecke]; (travel over) überfliegen; überqueren

fly Concorde/Lufthansa — mit der Concorde/mit Lufthansa fliegen

2) führen [Flagge]

fly a kite — einen Drachen steigen lassen
3. noun in sing. or pl.
(on trousers) Hosenschlitz, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/28398/fly_in">fly in

- fly off

- fly out

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I plural - flies
nou)

1) (a type of small winged insect.)

2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)

3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)

•

- a fly in the ointment
II past tense - flew; verb
1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) fliegen

2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) fliehen

3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) (ver)fliegen

•

- flyer
- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying
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fly

[flaɪ]

I. vi

<flew, flown>

1. (through the air) fliegen

we're \flying at 9000 metres wir fliegen in 9000 Meter Höhe

he flew across the Atlantic er überflog den Atlantik

we flew from Heathrow wir flogen von Heathrow ab

▪ to \fly [out] from [or AM also out of] somewhere von irgendwo wegfliegen

▪ to \fly in sth plane, helicopter in etw dat fliegen

2. (in the air) flattern, wehen

the flag was \flying at half-mast die Fahne wehte auf Halbmast

3. (speed)

▪ to \fly somewhere irgendwohin sausen [o stürmen]

the door suddenly flew open die Tür flog plötzlich auf

▪ to \fly by [or past] sb an jdm vorübersausen; see also send

4. ( fam: leave) sich akk sputen

I must \fly ich muss mich sputen

5. ( fam: be successful) Erfolg haben, groß rauskommen

to make sth \fly or flop etw zu einem Renner oder einem Flop machen

6.

▶ to \fly in the face of logic/reason gegen jede Logik/Vernunft verstoßen

▶ sb flies off the handle jdm brennt die Sicherung durch fam

▶ to \fly high AM im siebten Himmel sein

▶ to be \flying low ( dated or hum) den Hosenschlitz offen haben

▶ time flies when you're having fun ( prov) wenn man Spaß hat, vergeht die Zeit wie im Flug

II. vt

<flew, flown>

1. (pilot)

▪ to \fly sth a plane etw fliegen

2. (transport)

▪ to \fly sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin fliegen

3. (raise)

▪ to \fly sth etw wehen lassen

to \fly a flag eine Fahne hissen

the ship was \flying the Spanish flag das Schiff fuhr unter spanischer Flagge

to \fly a kite einen Drachen steigen lassen

4. (travel)

I usually \fly Lufthansa für gewöhnlich fliege ich mit Lufthansa

5.

▶ to \fly the coop ( fam) sich akk aus dem Staub machen

▶ to \fly a kite [for sth] einen Versuchsballon steigen lassen

▶ go \fly a kite! esp AM ( fam) verzieh dich! fam, ÖSTERR a. zieh' Leine! fam

▶ to \fly the nest ( fam) das Nest verlassen

III. n

1. (insect) Fliege f

2. (bait) [künstliche] Fliege

3. (zip) Hosenschlitz m

4. AM (flysheet) Überdach f, Überzelt nt

5. pl THEAT Schnürboden m

6.

▶ to drop [off] like flies ( fam: collapse) sterben wie die Fliegen fam; (stop) massenweise aufhören

▶ sb wouldn't harm [or hurt] a \fly jd würde keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

▶ to like [or love] to be a \fly on the wall gerne Mäuschen sein [o spielen]

▶ the \fly in the ointment ( fam) das Haar in der Suppe

▶ there are no flies on sb jdn legt man nicht so leicht rein

▶ \fly the fly schnell

IV. adj

<-er, -est>

( fam)

1. BRIT (sly) gerissen

to be \fly enough gerissen genug sein

2. AM (sl: modern) clothing cool sl, hip sl, in fam, schick

▪ to be \fly ein [o der] Hit sein

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I [flaɪ]
n
Fliege f
they were dying like flies — sie starben wie die Fliegen

small retailers are dropping like flies — kleine Einzelhändler gehen massenweise ein (inf)

he wouldn't hurt or harm a fly — er könnte keiner Fliege etwas zuleide or zu Leide tun

that's the only fly in the ointment (inf) — das ist das einzige Haar in der Suppe

he's the fly in the ointment — er ist Sand im Getriebe

there are no flies on him ( Brit inf ) — ihn legt man nicht so leicht rein (inf)

to be a fly on the wall — Mäuschen sein or spielen
II vb: pret flew, ptp flown
1. vi

1) (person, bird, insect, aircraft etc) fliegen

2) (= move quickly time) (ver)fliegen; (people) sausen (inf), fliegen; (sparks) stieben, fliegen

time flies! — wie die Zeit vergeht!

the company is flying high — die Firma will hoch hinaus

I'm already late, I must fly — ich bin schon spät dran, ich muss jetzt wirklich sausen (inf)

the door flew open — die Tür flog auf

to fly to sb's side — an jds Seite eilen

to fly into a rage — einen Wutanfall bekommen

to fly at sb (inf) —

to let fly at sb — auf jdn losgehen

he really let fly — er legte kräftig los; (verbally also) er zog kräftig vom Leder

to knock or send sb/sth flying — jdn/etw umschmeißen (inf) or umwerfen

he sent the ball flying over the wall — er schleuderte or schmiss (inf) den Ball über die Mauer

to go flying (person) — hinfallen; (object) runterfallen

stories are flying around the office — im Büro gehen Geschichten um

3)

to fly in the face of authority/tradition — sich über jede Autorität/alle Traditionen hinwegsetzen

to fly in the face of reason (person, organization) — sich über jede Vernunft hinwegsetzen; (idea, theory etc) jeder Vernunft entbehren

4) (flag, hair) wehen

2. vt

1) aircraft fliegen; kite steigen lassen

2) passengers, route, plane fliegen; Atlantic überfliegen

3) flag führen, wehen lassen → flag

See:

→ flag

3. n

to go for a fly — fliegen
III pret flew, ptp flown
1. vi
(= flee) fliehen, flüchten
to fly for one's life — um sein Leben laufen/fahren etc

2. vt

to fly the country — aus dem Land flüchten
IV
n

1) (on trousers) (Hosen)schlitz m

2)

See:

= fly sheet

3) pl (THEAT) Obermaschinerie f

4)

See:

= flywheel
V (Brit inf)
1. adj
clever, gerissen
2. n

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fly¹ [flaı]

A s

1. Fliegen n, Flug m:

on the fly

a) im Fluge,

b) ständig auf den Beinen;

change on the fly (Eishockey) fliegend wechseln

2. TECH

a) Unruh(e) f (der Uhr)

b) Schwungstück n, -rad n

3. TYPO (Bogen)Ausleger m

4. → flyleaf

5. Br HIST Einspänner m, Droschke f

6. pl THEAT über der Bühne gelegenes Kulissenmagazin

7. a) Klappe f, Platte f (über einer Knopfleiste etc)

b) auch pl Hosenschlitz m, Hosenlatz m

c) Zeltklappe f, -tür f

B v/i prät flew [fluː], pperf flown [fləʊn]

1. fliegen:

fly high fig hoch hinauswollen, ehrgeizige Ziele haben;

the bird has ( oder is) flown fig der Vogel ist ausgeflogen; → let¹ Bes Redew

2. FLUG fliegen:

fly blind ( oder on instruments) blindfliegen;

fly contact mit Bodensicht fliegen

3. fliegen, stieben (Funken etc):

send things flying Sachen herumwerfen; → feather A 1, fur A 1

4. (nur präs, inf und ppr) → flee A 1

5. stürmen, stürzen, (auch Auto etc) sausen:

fly to arms zu den Waffen eilen;

fly at sb auf jemanden losgehen;

fly at sb’s throat jemandem an die Kehle gehen;

send sb flying

a) jemanden verjagen,

b) jemanden zu Boden schleudern;

I must fly umg ich muss schleunigst weg; → passion 2, rage A 1, temper A 3

6. (ver)fliegen (Zeit):

the day simply flew (by) der Tag verging (wie) im Flug(e)

7. zerrinnen (Geld):

make the money fly das Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben

8. flattern, wehen

9. JAGD mit einem Falken jagen

10. auch fly to pieces, fly apart zerspringen, bersten (Glas etc), reißen (Saite, Segel etc)

C v/t

1. fliegen lassen:

fly hawks JAGD mit Falken jagen; → kite A 1

2. eine Fahne

a) führen

b) hissen, wehen lassen

3. FLUG

a) ein Flugzeug fliegen, führen

b) jemanden, etwas im Flugzeug befördern, fliegen

c) eine Strecke (be)fliegen

d) den Ozean etc überfliegen

e) mit einer Fluggesellschaft fliegen

4. einen Zaun etc im Sprung nehmen

5. (nur präs, inf und ppr) → flee B 2

fly² [flaı] s

1. ZOOL Fliege f:

he would not hurt ( oder harm) a fly er tut keiner Fliege etwas zuleide;

a fly in the ointment fig ein Haar in der Suppe;

a fly on the wall ein heimlicher Beobachter;

she likes to be a fly on the wall sie spielt gerne Mäuschen;

there are no flies on him umg den legt man nicht so schnell rein;

they died like flies sie starben wie die Fliegen; → wheel A 6

2. Angeln: (künstliche) Fliege:

cast a fly eine Angel auswerfen

3. BOT Fliege f (Pflanzenkrankheit)

fly³ [flaı] adj besonders Br umg gerissen, raffiniert

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I noun
(Zool.) Fliege, die

the only fly in the ointment — (fig.) der einzige Haken [bei der Sache] (ugs.)

he wouldn't hurt a fly — (fig.) er kann keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

[there are] no flies on him — (fig. coll.) ihm kann man nichts vormachen (ugs.)
II 1. intransitive verb,
flew, flown

1) fliegen

fly about/away or off — umher-/weg- od. davonfliegen

2) (float, flutter) fliegen

rumours are flying about — (fig.) es gehen Gerüchte um

3) (move quickly) fliegen

come flying towards somebody — jemandem entgegengeflogen kommen

fly open — auffliegen

knock or send somebody/something flying — jemanden/etwas umstoßen

fly into a temper or rage — einen Wutanfall bekommen

4) (fig.)

fly [by or past] — wie im Fluge vergehen

how time flies!, doesn't time fly! — wie die Zeit vergeht!

5) [Fahne:] gehisst sein

6) (attack angrily)

fly at somebody — (lit. or fig.) über jemanden herfallen

let fly — zuschlagen; (fig.): (use strong language) losschimpfen

let fly with — abschießen [Pfeil, Rakete, Gewehr]; werfen [Stein]

7) (flee) fliehen; (coll.): (depart hastily) eilig aufbrechen

I really must fly — (coll.) jetzt muss ich aber schnell los
2. transitive verb,
flew, flown

1) fliegen [Flugzeug, Fracht, Einsatz]; fliegen über (+ Akk.) [Strecke]; (travel over) überfliegen; überqueren

fly Concorde/Lufthansa — mit der Concorde/mit Lufthansa fliegen

2) führen [Flagge]

fly a kite — einen Drachen steigen lassen
3. noun in sing. or pl.
(on trousers) Hosenschlitz, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- fly in

- fly off

- fly out

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(insect) n.

Stubenfliege f. n.

Fliege -n f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: flew, flown)

= befliegen (Strecke) v.

fliegen v.

(§ p.,pp.: flog, ist/hat geflogen)

English-german dictionary > fly
20 sentir

m.

feelings, sentiments.

v.

1 to feel.

sentimos mucha alegría/pena al enterarnos we were very happy/sad when we found out

sin sentir without noticing

Yo siento amargura I feel=sense bitterness.

Ella siente también She feels, too.

Yo sentí a Ricardo con mi mano I felt Richard with my hand.

2 to regret, to be sorry about.

sentimos mucho la muerte de su amigo we deeply regret the death of your friend

siento que no puedas venir I'm sorry you can't come

siento haberle hecho esperar sorry to keep you waiting

lo siento (mucho) I'm (really) sorry

3 to hear.

4 to be sorry to, to feel sorry to.

Yo siento irme I am sorry to go.

5 to be sorry for.

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sentir

Conjugation model [ HERVIR], like link=hervir hervir

► nombre masculino

1 (sentimiento) feeling

2 (opinión) opinion, view

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to feel

■ sintió frío she felt cold

■ sentir amor to feel love

2 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about, feel sorry

■ siento que no viniera I'm sorry she didn't come

■ lo siento mucho I'm very sorry

3 (oír) to hear

■ ¿sientes algo? can you hear anything?

4 (presentir) to feel, think, have a feeling that

■ siento que todo acabará bien I think everything will turn out all right

► verbo pronominal sentirse

1 to feel

■ me siento cansado I feel tired

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejarse sentir / hacerse sentir figurado to make itself felt

en mi sentir in my opinion

¡lo siento! I'm sorry!

sentirse como en casa to feel at home

sentirse con ánimos de hacer algo to feel like doing something, feel up to doing something

sentirse mal to feel ill

sin sentir just like that

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verb

1) to feel

2) feel sorry, regret

3) sense

•

- sentirse

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1. VT

1) [+ emoción, sensación, dolor] to feel

de repente he sentido frío — I suddenly felt cold

no siento la pierna — I can't feel my leg

empezó a sentir los efectos del alcohol — he began to feel the effects of the alcohol

sentí ganas de contárselo — I felt the urge to tell him about it

• dejarse sentir — to be felt

están empezando a dejarse sentir los efectos de la crisis — the effects of the crisis are beginning to be felt

en octubre ya se deja sentir el frío — by October it's already starting to get cold

• sentir hambre — to feel hungry

• sentir pena por algn — to feel pity for sb, feel sorry for sb

• sentir sed — to feel thirsty

2) (=percibir) to sense

sintió la presencia de alguien en la oscuridad — he sensed a presence in the darkness

quizá sintió que no le estaba diciendo la verdad — maybe she sensed that I wasn't telling her the truth

3) [con otros sentidos]

a) (=oír) to hear

no la sentí entrar — I didn't hear her come in

no se sentía el vuelo de una mosca — you could have heard a pin drop

b) esp LAm [+ olor] to smell; [+ sabor] to taste

¿sientes el olor a quemado? — can you smell burning?

no le siento ningún gusto a esto — this doesn't taste of anything to me

4) (=presentir)

siento que esto no acabará bien — I have a feeling that this isn't going to end well

5) [+ música, poesía] to have a feeling for

6) (=lamentar) to be sorry about, regret más frm

siento mucho lo que pasó — I'm really sorry about what happened

siento no haber podido ir — I'm sorry I wasn't able to go

siento informarle que no ha sido seleccionado — I'm sorry to tell you that you haven't been selected, I regret to inform you that you haven't been selected más frm

siento molestarlo, pero necesito su ayuda — I'm sorry to bother you, but I need your help

• lo siento — I'm sorry

lo siento muchísimo, ¡cuánto lo siento! — I'm so sorry

lo siento en el alma — I'm terribly sorry

• sentir que... — to be sorry that...

siento mucho que pienses de esa forma — I'm very sorry that you feel that way

2.

VI to feel

ni oía ni sentía nada — he could neither hear nor feel anything

ama y siente como cualquier ser humano — he feels love and emotion like any human being

el tiempo se me pasaba sin sentir — I didn't notice the time passing

3.

See:

sentirse

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dolor/pinchazo> to feel

sentir hambre/frío/sed — to feel hungry/cold/thirsty

sentí un dolor en la pierna — I felt a pain in my leg

empecé a sentir los efectos de la droga — I started to feel the effects of the drug

b) < emoción> to feel

sentimos una gran alegría — we were overjoyed

lo hizo para que él sintiera celos — she did it to make him feel jealous

se ve que siente lo que dice — you can tell he means what he says

c) ( presentir)

sentí que nos iba a pasar algo — I had a feeling something was going to happen to us

d) ( experimentar consecuencias)

los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas — the effects of the crisis will be felt for decades

el descontento se hizo sentir pronto — their discontent soon made itself felt

2)

a) ( oír) <ruido/disparo> to hear

anoche te sentí llegar — I heard you come in last night

b) (esp AmL) ( percibir)

siento olor a gas — I can smell gas

le siento gusto a vainilla/ajo — I can taste vanilla/garlic

3) ( lamentar)

sentí mucho la muerte de tu padre — I was very sorry to hear of your father's death

ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre — she has been very affected by her mother's death

lo siento mucho — I'm really sorry

lo siento en el alma — I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorry

sentí mucho no poder ayudarla — I was very sorry not to be able to help her

el director siente no poder recibirlo — the director regrets that he is unable to see you (frml)
2.
sentirse v pron

1) (+ compl) to feel

¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling o do you feel all right?

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well

me siento enfermo/peor — I feel ill/worse

se sintió desfallecer — she felt as if she were about to faint

no me siento con ánimos — I don't feel up to it

no tiene por qué sentirse ofendida — she has no reason to feel hurt

me siento vigilada — I feel as if I am being watched

me siento identificada con él — I can identify with him

2) (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt

sentirse CON alguien — to be offended o upset with somebody
II
masculino ( sentimiento) feelings (pl), emotions (pl); (opinión, postura) feeling, view

* * *

= be sorry, sentiment, have + a feeling, regret.

Ex. I'm sorry to have disappointed you.

Ex. The song may have been forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on = Puede que la canción se haya olvidado pero entre los usuarios de bibliotecas el sentimiento perdura.

Ex. She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.

Ex. Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.

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* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.

* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.

* hacer sentir = make + feel.

* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.

* hacer sentir la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt.

* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.

* hacer sentir orgulloso = make + Nombre + proud.

* hacerse sentir = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.

* sentir ansiedad = feel + anxiety.

* sentir aversión por = have + aversion to.

* sentir cierta aprensión (por) = be apprehensive (about).

* sentir claustrofobia = feel + claustrophobic.

* sentir daño = feel + hurt.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

* sentir entusiasmo por = be enamoured of/with.

* sentir envidia = feel + jealous.

* sentir envidia de = be envious of.

* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.

* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.

* sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.

* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.

* sentir la sensación = feel.

* sentir las ganas de = get + the urge to.

* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).

* sentir la tentación de = be tempted to.

* sentir los efectos de = feel + the effects of.

* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.

* sentir miedo = be in fear.

* sentir motivación = have + motivation.

* sentir obligación = feel + compulsion.

* sentir pasión por = be passionate about.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* sentir predilección por = be partial to.

* sentir preferencia por = have + a preference for.

* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.

* sentir remordimiento = feel + remorse.

* sentir reticencia hacia = recoil.

* sentirse = feel, feel + a sense of, feel like.

* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* sentirse afligido = feel + hurt.

* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.

* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.

* sentirse aislado = feel + left out.

* sentirse aliviado = be relieved.

* sentirse amenazado = feel + threatened.

* sentirse atraído = be engaged.

* sentirse atraído por = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to, gravitate to(wards).

* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.

* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.

* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.

* sentirse cansado = feel + tired.

* sentirse cohibido = feel + shy.

* sentirse cómodo con = be comfortable with.

* sentirse como en casa = feel + at home, feel like + home (away) from home.

* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.

* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* sentirse confortable = be at ease.

* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* sentirse cortado = self-conscious.

* sentirse culpable = feel + guilty.

* sentirse culpable por = feel + guilt over.

* sentir sed = be thirsty.

* sentirse de primera = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse desalentado = be discouraged.

* sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.

* sentirse desilusionado = become + chagrined.

* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.

* sentirse emocionado = be thrilled.

* sentirse encantado = be thrilled.

* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* sentirse excelente = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse fantástico = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sentirse halagado por = be complimented by.

* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* sentirse identificado = hit it off.

* sentirse ignorado = feel + left out.

* sentirse importante = feel + important.

* sentirse inclinado a = be inclined to.

* sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.

* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).

* sentirse indispuesto = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* sentirse integrado = sense of belonging.

* sentirse intimidado = be in awe.

* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.

* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.

* sentirse mareado = feel + giddy, feel + dizzy.

* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).

* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.

* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.

* sentirse ofendido = be aggrieved.

* sentirse orgulloso = swell with + pride.

* sentirse orgulloso de = be proud (of/to), take + pride in.

* sentirse partícipe = sense of ownership.

* sentirse perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* sentirse rechazado = feel + left out.

* sentirse reconfortado = take + heart.

* sentirse resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* sentirse sobrecogido = stand in + awe.

* sentirse traicionado = feel + a sense of betrayal.

* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.

* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.

* sentir simpatía por = have + warm feelings towards.

* sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.

* sentir una sensación de = experience + sense of.

* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* sentir un escalofrío = experience + shiver.

* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.

* sentir vergüenza = feel + embarrassed.

* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.

* siento + Infinitivo = sorry + Infinitivo.

* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.

* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dolor/pinchazo> to feel

sentir hambre/frío/sed — to feel hungry/cold/thirsty

sentí un dolor en la pierna — I felt a pain in my leg

empecé a sentir los efectos de la droga — I started to feel the effects of the drug

b) < emoción> to feel

sentimos una gran alegría — we were overjoyed

lo hizo para que él sintiera celos — she did it to make him feel jealous

se ve que siente lo que dice — you can tell he means what he says

c) ( presentir)

sentí que nos iba a pasar algo — I had a feeling something was going to happen to us

d) ( experimentar consecuencias)

los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas — the effects of the crisis will be felt for decades

el descontento se hizo sentir pronto — their discontent soon made itself felt

2)

a) ( oír) <ruido/disparo> to hear

anoche te sentí llegar — I heard you come in last night

b) (esp AmL) ( percibir)

siento olor a gas — I can smell gas

le siento gusto a vainilla/ajo — I can taste vanilla/garlic

3) ( lamentar)

sentí mucho la muerte de tu padre — I was very sorry to hear of your father's death

ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre — she has been very affected by her mother's death

lo siento mucho — I'm really sorry

lo siento en el alma — I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorry

sentí mucho no poder ayudarla — I was very sorry not to be able to help her

el director siente no poder recibirlo — the director regrets that he is unable to see you (frml)
2.
sentirse v pron

1) (+ compl) to feel

¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling o do you feel all right?

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well

me siento enfermo/peor — I feel ill/worse

se sintió desfallecer — she felt as if she were about to faint

no me siento con ánimos — I don't feel up to it

no tiene por qué sentirse ofendida — she has no reason to feel hurt

me siento vigilada — I feel as if I am being watched

me siento identificada con él — I can identify with him

2) (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt

sentirse CON alguien — to be offended o upset with somebody
II
masculino ( sentimiento) feelings (pl), emotions (pl); (opinión, postura) feeling, view

* * *

= be sorry, sentiment, have + a feeling, regret.

Ex: I'm sorry to have disappointed you.

Ex: The song may have been forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on = Puede que la canción se haya olvidado pero entre los usuarios de bibliotecas el sentimiento perdura.

Ex: She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.

Ex: Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.

* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.

* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.

* hacer sentir = make + feel.

* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.

* hacer sentir la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt.

* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.

* hacer sentir orgulloso = make + Nombre + proud.

* hacerse sentir = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.

* sentir ansiedad = feel + anxiety.

* sentir aversión por = have + aversion to.

* sentir cierta aprensión (por) = be apprehensive (about).

* sentir claustrofobia = feel + claustrophobic.

* sentir daño = feel + hurt.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

* sentir entusiasmo por = be enamoured of/with.

* sentir envidia = feel + jealous.

* sentir envidia de = be envious of.

* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.

* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.

* sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.

* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.

* sentir la sensación = feel.

* sentir las ganas de = get + the urge to.

* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).

* sentir la tentación de = be tempted to.

* sentir los efectos de = feel + the effects of.

* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.

* sentir miedo = be in fear.

* sentir motivación = have + motivation.

* sentir obligación = feel + compulsion.

* sentir pasión por = be passionate about.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* sentir predilección por = be partial to.

* sentir preferencia por = have + a preference for.

* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.

* sentir remordimiento = feel + remorse.

* sentir reticencia hacia = recoil.

* sentirse = feel, feel + a sense of, feel like.

* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* sentirse afligido = feel + hurt.

* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.

* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.

* sentirse aislado = feel + left out.

* sentirse aliviado = be relieved.

* sentirse amenazado = feel + threatened.

* sentirse atraído = be engaged.

* sentirse atraído por = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to, gravitate to(wards).

* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.

* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.

* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.

* sentirse cansado = feel + tired.

* sentirse cohibido = feel + shy.

* sentirse cómodo con = be comfortable with.

* sentirse como en casa = feel + at home, feel like + home (away) from home.

* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.

* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* sentirse confortable = be at ease.

* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* sentirse cortado = self-conscious.

* sentirse culpable = feel + guilty.

* sentirse culpable por = feel + guilt over.

* sentir sed = be thirsty.

* sentirse de primera = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse desalentado = be discouraged.

* sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.

* sentirse desilusionado = become + chagrined.

* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.

* sentirse emocionado = be thrilled.

* sentirse encantado = be thrilled.

* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* sentirse excelente = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse fantástico = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sentirse halagado por = be complimented by.

* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* sentirse identificado = hit it off.

* sentirse ignorado = feel + left out.

* sentirse importante = feel + important.

* sentirse inclinado a = be inclined to.

* sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.

* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).

* sentirse indispuesto = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* sentirse integrado = sense of belonging.

* sentirse intimidado = be in awe.

* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.

* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.

* sentirse mareado = feel + giddy, feel + dizzy.

* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).

* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.

* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.

* sentirse ofendido = be aggrieved.

* sentirse orgulloso = swell with + pride.

* sentirse orgulloso de = be proud (of/to), take + pride in.

* sentirse partícipe = sense of ownership.

* sentirse perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* sentirse rechazado = feel + left out.

* sentirse reconfortado = take + heart.

* sentirse resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* sentirse sobrecogido = stand in + awe.

* sentirse traicionado = feel + a sense of betrayal.

* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.

* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.

* sentir simpatía por = have + warm feelings towards.

* sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.

* sentir una sensación de = experience + sense of.

* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* sentir un escalofrío = experience + shiver.

* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.

* sentir vergüenza = feel + embarrassed.

* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.

* siento + Infinitivo = sorry + Infinitivo.

* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.

* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.

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sentir¹ [ I11 ]

vt

A

1 ‹frío/calor/hambre/sed› to feel

empecé a sentir hambre/frío a eso de medianoche I started to feel hungry/cold around midnight

apenas sentí el pinchazo I hardly felt the prick of the needle

sentí un dolor en el costado/un tirón en la pierna I felt a pain in my side/a tug at my leg

2 ‹emoción› to feel

es incapaz de sentir compasión por nadie he's incapable of feeling compassion for anyone

sentimos una gran alegría cuando nos enteramos we were overjoyed when we found out

nunca me hicieron sentir que estaba incomodando they never made me feel I was in the way

lo hizo para que él sintiera celos she did it to make him feel jealous

realmente sienten la música they play the music with great feeling

3

(presentir): sentí que nos iba a pasar algo I had a feeling something was going to happen to us

4

(experimentar consecuencias): los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas the effects of the crisis will be felt for decades

el descontento se hizo sentir pronto their discontent soon made itself felt

nuestro departamento no ha sentido el cambio de director our department hasn't been affected by the change of director

B

1 (oír) to hear

sentimos un ruido/un disparo/pasos we heard a noise/a shot/footsteps

anoche te sentí llegar I heard you come in last night

2

( esp AmL) (percibir) ‹olor/gusto› siento olor a gas/a quemado I can smell gas/burning

le siento gusto a vainilla/ajo I can taste vanilla/garlic

C

(lamentar): sentí mucho la muerte de tu padre I was very sorry to hear of your father's death

su muerte fue muy sentida his death was deeply mourned

lo siento mucho I'm really sorry

lo siento en el alma I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorry

no sabes cómo or cuánto lo siento I can't tell you how sorry I am

sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her

el director siente no poder recibirlo the director regrets that he is unable to see you ( frml)

siento que te tengas que ir tan pronto I'm sorry you have to go so soon

■ sentirse

v pron

A (+ compl) to feel

¿te sientes bien? are you feeling o do you feel all right?

me siento mal I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well

me siento enfermo/peor I feel ill/worse

como se sentía mejor se levantó she felt o was feeling better so she got up

se sintió desfallecer she felt as if she were about to faint

no tiene por qué sentirse ofendida/culpable she has no reason to feel hurt/guilty

nos sentimos totalmente identificados con el personaje we can identify completely with the character

me sentía vigilada I felt as if I was being watched

B (Chi, Méx) (ofenderse) to be offended o hurt sentirse CON algn to be offended o upset WITH sb

sentir²

masculine

1 (sentimiento) feelings (pl), emotions (pl)

2 (opinión, postura) feeling, view

la encuesta refleja el sentir general the survey reflects the general feeling o view

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sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹dolor/pinchazo› to feel;

◊ sentir hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirsty

b) ‹ emoción› to feel;

◊ sentimos una gran alegría we were overjoyed;

sentir celos to feel jealous
2
a) ( oír) ‹ruido/disparo› to hear

b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):

◊ siento olor a gas I can smell gas;

le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla
3 ( lamentar):
◊ lo siento mucho I'm really sorry;

sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her;
ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death
sentirse verbo pronominal
1 (+ compl) to feel;
◊ me siento mal I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well;

no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it
2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt;
sentirse CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry
' sentir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominar
- acobardarse
- acusar
- ajena
- ajeno
- aprecio
- arrepentirse
- cobrar
- cogerse
- curiosidad
- despepitarse
- embarazarse
- estimar
- gustar
- identificarse
- intriga
- marearse
- notar
- palpar
- profesar
- rencor
- resentirse
- temer
- tener
- tocar
- tributar
- vergüenza
- agradecer
- ansia
- apenar
- chochear
- cohibir
- descomponer
- lástima
- náuseas
- remordimiento
- sienta
- sintiera
English:
afraid
- averse
- care for
- cringe
- empathize
- feel
- rue
- sense
- sorry
- bite
- care
- cold
- deep
- devoted
- nauseous
- presence
- relieved
- sentiment
- shame
- tingle

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sentir

♦ nm

1. [sentimientos] feelings

2. Formal [opinión]
me gustaría conocer su sentir sobre este tema I'd like to know your feelings o what you feel about this matter;

el sentir popular public opinion

♦ vt

1. [percibir, experimentar, notar] to feel;

¿no sientes calor con tanta ropa? aren't you hot with all those clothes on?;

no siento los pies del frío que hace it's so cold I can't feel my feet;

sentía cierta tensión en el ambiente I could sense o feel a degree of tension in the atmosphere;

sentimos mucha alegría/pena al enterarnos we were very happy/sad when we found out;

siempre dice lo que siente he always says what he thinks;

los trabajadores hicieron sentir su disconformidad the workers made plain their disagreement;
Méx
sentir bonito/feo to feel well/unwell

2. [lamentar] to regret, to be sorry about;

sentimos mucho la muerte de su amigo we deeply regret the death of your friend;

lo siento (mucho) I'm (really) sorry;

no sabes cuánto lo siento I can't tell you how sorry I am;

por él es por quien más lo siento it's him I'm really sorry for;

siento que no puedas venir I'm sorry you can't come;

siento no poder ayudarte I'm sorry I can't help you;

siento haberle hecho esperar sorry to keep you waiting;

sentimos mucho (tener que) comunicarle que… [en cartas] we regret to inform you that…

3. [presentir] to sense;

siento que hay algo que no va bien I have a feeling o I sense that something's not quite right

4. [oír] to hear;

sentí pasos I heard footsteps;

no te sentí entrar I didn't hear you come in

5. Am [olor, gusto]
siento mal olor there's a bad smell;

por el resfrío, no le siente gusto a la comida she can't taste the food because of her cold

♦ vi

to feel;

el frío ya se deja sentir you can really feel the cold now;

la antipatía entre ellos aún se deja sentir the dislike between them is still noticeable;

sin sentir without noticing

♦ See also the pronominal verb sentirse

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sentir

I m feeling, opinion;

en mi sentir in my opinion

II v/t

1 feel;

siento calor I feel hot

2 ( percibir) sense;

sin sentirlo llegar, acabar before I/we knew it

3 ( aparecer)

:

hacerse o

dejarse sentir make itself felt

4

:

lo siento I’m sorry

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sentir {76} vt

1) : to feel, to experience

no siento nada de dolor: I don't feel any pain

sentía sed: he was feeling thirsty

sentir amor: to feel love

2) percibir: to perceive, to sense

sentir un ruido: to hear a noise

3) lamentar: to regret, to feel sorry for

lo siento mucho: I'm very sorry

sentir vi

1) : to have feeling, to feel

2)

sin sentir : without noticing, inadvertently

♦ See also the reflexive verb sentirse

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sentir vb

1. (en general) to feel [pt. & pp. felt]

sintió frío she felt cold

con la anestesia no sentirás nada with the anaesthesia you won't feel a thing

hoy me siento feliz I feel happy today

2. (lamentar) to be sorry

lo siento I'm sorry

3. (oír) to hear [pt. & pp. heard]

sintió pasos a lo lejos he heard footsteps in the distance

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