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A n1 GB flet m ;2 US poisson m plat.B vi1 ( move with difficulty) [animal, person] se débattre (in dans) ; to flounder through se débattre dans [mud, water] ;2 fig ( falter) [speaker] bredouiller ; [economy] stagner ; [career, company, leader, project] piétiner ; to flounder through a speech faire un discours en bredouillant.■ flounder about, flounder around se débattre (in dans). -
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1) ( move with difficulty) herumstolpern; in mud, snow herumwaten; in water herumrudern, herumstrampeln; -
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I ['flaʊndə(r)]nome BE passera f. di mare, platessa f.II ['flaʊndə(r)]1) (anche flounder around, flounder about) (move with difficulty) dibattersi (in, through in)2) fig. (falter) [ speaker] impappinarsi; [ economy] stagnare; [career, company, leader] essere in difficoltà* * *(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) dibattersi* * *flounder (1) /ˈflaʊndə(r)/n. [u]il dibattersi; dimenamento; movimento stentato.flounder (2) /ˈflaʊndə(r)/ (to) flounder /ˈflaʊndə(r)/v. i.1 agitarsi; dibattersi; annaspare2 confondersi; impappinarsi3 trovarsi in difficoltà; annaspare.* * *I ['flaʊndə(r)]nome BE passera f. di mare, platessa f.II ['flaʊndə(r)]1) (anche flounder around, flounder about) (move with difficulty) dibattersi (in, through in) -
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̈ɪˈflaundə I гл.
1) а) барахтаться, пытаясь найти опору;
двигаться с трудом (тж. flounder about/around) Tree men were floundering about in the water. ≈ Три человека барахтались в воде. We found him at last, lost in the forest, floundering about in deep snow. ≈ В конце концов мы нашли его - он заблудился в лесу, пробирался через сугробы. б) перен. идти ко дну What a pity that his career was left to flounder. ≈ Как жаль, что его карьера не удалась. Syn: founder III
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2) колебаться;
сбиваться, спотыкаться, путаться( в словах) (тж. flounder about/around) Suddenly she asked me: 'What do you think?' I floundered for a moment. ≈ Вдруг она спросила: "Что вы думаете по этому поводу?" В первый момент я не знал, что ответить. II сущ.;
мн. flounder или flounders
1) небольшая морская камбала
2) амер. любая плоская рыба( похожая на камбалу) ∙ as flat as a flounder ≈ плоский, как камбала барахтанье;
спотыкание;
попытки выбраться, выпутаться запутанное, затруднительное положение;
затруднение( в речи) барахтаться, стараться выбраться, выпутаться;
спотыкаться - the horses were *ing in deep snow лошади с трудом передвигались по глубокому снегу - to * through a morass пробираться через трясину - to * into a morass завязнуть в болоте /в трясине/ спотыкаться, сбиваться, путаться, делать ошибки - to * in an explanation запутаться в объяснении - to * through a translation с трудом справиться с переводом плоская рыба flounder барахтаться;
двигаться с трудом ~ мелкая камбала ~ путаться (в словах) ;
to flounder through a speech объясняться с трудом (напр., на иностранном языке) ~ путаться (в словах) ;
to flounder through a speech объясняться с трудом (напр., на иностранном языке)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > flounder
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I ['flaundə] гл.1) = flounder about / around барахтаться, пытаясь найти опору; двигаться с трудомThree men were floundering about in the water. — Три человека барахтались в воде.
We found him at last, lost in the forest, floundering about in deep snow. — В конце концов мы нашли его - он заблудился в лесу, пробираясь через сугробы.
2) испытывать серьёзные трудности, быть на грани крахаThe country's economy is floundering and the future is uncertain. — Экономика страны находится на грани краха и будущее неясно.
What a pity that his career was left to flounder. — Как жаль, что его карьера не удалась.
Syn:founder III 2.3) = flounder about / around колебаться; сбиваться, спотыкаться, путаться ( в словах)II ['flaundə] сущ.; мн. flounder, flounders; зоол.Suddenly she asked me: "What do you think?" I floundered for a moment. — Вдруг она спросила: "Что вы думаете по этому поводу?" В первый момент я не знал, что ответить.
Syn:••as flat as a flounder — плоский, как камбала
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n. bot, schar--------v. (in de modder) baggeren, spartelen; steigeren; hakkelen, knoeienflounder1[ flaundə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉————————flounder2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:2 the question left him floundering about for an answer • met horten en stoten probeerde hij een antwoord te vinden -
12 patauger
patauger [patoʒe]➭ TABLE 3 intransitive verba. ( = marcher) (avec plaisir) to paddle* * *patoʒeverbe intransitif1) ( jouer) ( dans une flaque) to splash about; ( au bord de la mer) to paddlepatauger dans la boue/neige — to flounder in the mud/snow
2) ( s'embrouiller) to flounder* * *patoʒe vi1) (par jeu) to splash about2) (avec effort) to wade aboutpatauger dans — to wade through, figto flounder
* * *patauger verb table: manger vi1 ( jouer) ( dans une flaque) to splash about; ( au bord de la mer) to paddle; ( dans la boue) to squelch around; ( piétiner) patauger dans la boue/neige to flounder around in the mud/snow;2 ( s'embrouiller) to flounder.[patoʒe] verbe intransitif1. [dans une flaque, à la piscine] to splash ou to paddle about[dans la gadoue] to wadeles sauveteurs pataugeaient dans la boue the members of the rescue party were wading about in the mud2. (figuré) [s'empêtrer] to flounder3. [ne pas progresser] -
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pédaler [pedale]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• pédaler dans la choucroute (inf!) ( = ne rien comprendre) to be all at sea (inf) ; ( = ne pas progresser) to get nowhere (fast) (inf)* * *pedaleverbe intransitif1) lit to pedal2) (colloq) ( se dépêcher) to get a move on (colloq)••pédaler dans la choucroute (colloq) or semoule — (colloq) to flounder around
* * *pedale vi* * *pédaler verb table: aimer vi1 lit to pedal;2 fig ( se dépêcher)○ to get a move on○.[pedale] verbe intransitif1. [sur un vélo] to pedal2. (familier & locution)pédaler dans la choucroute ou la semoule ou le yaourt to be all at sea -
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15 sie|ć
f 1. (do łapanie zwierząt, ryb) net- złowić a. schwytać rybę/ptaka/zająca w sieć to catch a fish/bird/hare in a net, to net a fish/bird/hare- zarzucić sieć to cast a net- delfin zaplątał się w sieć rybacką a dolphin became tangled a. enmeshed in a fishing net2. zw. pl (pułapka) net przen., snare przen., trap- omotany siecią intryg caught in a web of intrigue- wymknąć się z sieci to escape the net- zastawiać na kogoś sieci to lay a trap for sb3. (pajęczyna) (spider’s) web- pająk snuje a. przędzie sieć a spider spins a web4. (system rozgałęzień) network; (splątana struktura) labyrinth- sieć rur kanalizacyjnych/kabli telefonicznych a network of sewage pipes/telephone cables- sieć ciemnych uliczek a labyrinth of dark streets- sieć zmarszczek wokół oczu a mesh of wrinkles around eyes- cieniutka sieć żyłek a tracery of veins5. (komercyjna, handlowa, usługowa) chain; (system instytucji, zakładów) network- sieć supermarketów/multikin a chain of supermarkets/multiplex cinemas- rozwijamy sieć wiejskich bibliotek we’re developing a network of libraries in the countryside6. Komput. network; (Internet) the Web- być w sieci a. być podłączonym do sieci to be online- surfować po sieci to surf the Web- administrator/zarządca sieci network administrator/controller- program sterowania siecią network control program7. (nielegalna organizacja) organization, network; (przestępcza) ring 8. Anat. omentum- □ sieć ciągniona Ryboł. (za jedną łodzią) trawl (net); (w połowach rzecznych) dragnet; (niewód) otter trawl- sieć ciepłownicza Techn. heat distribution network- sieć drogowa road network- sieć elektroenergetyczna Elektr. power grid- sieć kanalizacyjna Budow. sewage a. sewerage system- sieć komputerowa Komput. computer network- sieć komunikacyjna Transp. transport system, transportation (network a. system)- sieć krystaliczna Miner. crystal lattice- sieć nerwowa Anat. nervous system- sieć stojąca Ryboł. seine (net)- sieć trakcyjna Kolej. (system of) overhead cables- sieć triangulacyjna Geog. triangulation system- sieć włokowa Ryboł. purse seine a. net- sieć zastawna Ryboł. ring netThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > sie|ć
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flounder about* * *flounder about, run around like a chicken without a head; be at a loss (what to do) -
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18 dibattere
debate, discuss* * *dibattere v.tr.◘ dibattersi v.rifl. to struggle; ( in acqua) to flounder (about): lo vide dibattere fra le mani dei nemici, he saw him struggling in the hands of his enemies; lo squalo si dibattè a lungo prima di essere tratto a riva, the shark struggled (o floundered about) a long time, before being landed // dibattere nel dubbio, (fig.) to be torn by doubt.* * *[di'battere]1. vt(argomento) to debate, discuss2. vr (dibattersi)(anche), fig to struggle, wrestle* * *[di'battere] 1. 2.verbo pronominale dibattersi1) (dimenarsi) [persona, animale] to flounder (about, around), to thrash (about, around)2) fig.* * *dibattere/di'battere/ [2](discutere) to debate, to argue [ questione]II dibattersi verbo pronominale1 (dimenarsi) [persona, animale] to flounder (about, around), to thrash (about, around)2 fig. - rsi nel dubbio to be torn by doubts. -
19 avanzar
v.1 to advance.las tropas continúan avanzando the troops are still advancingel tráfico no avanzaba the traffic wasn't movingMi chico avanza en la escuela My boy advances in school.Ricardo avanzó las ventas Richard advanced=promoted sales.2 to make progress.está avanzando mucho en sus estudios she's making very good progress with her studiesesta tecnología avanza a gran velocidad this technology is developing very quickly3 to pass (time).el tiempo avanza muy deprisa time passes quicklya medida que avanza el siglo as the century draws on4 to move forward.El coche avanza lentamente The car moves forward slowly.* * *1 to advance, go forward1 (mover adelante) to advance, move forward2 (dinero) to advance3 (promover) to promote4 (una propuesta) to put forward1 (adelantarse) to go forward, advance; (día, noche) to draw in* * *verb1) to advance, move forward2) progress* * *1. VT1) (=mover) to move forward, advanceavanzó la ficha cuatro casillas — he moved the counter forward four spaces, he advanced the counter four spaces
2) [+ dinero] to advance3) [+ opinión, propuesta] to put forward4) [+ resultado] to predict; [+ predicción] to make5) Caribe (=vomitar) to vomit2. VI1) (=ir hacia adelante) to advance, move forwardel ejército avanzó de madrugada — the army advanced o moved forward at dawn
no me esperéis, seguid avanzando — don't wait for me, carry on
2) (=progresar) to make progresslas conversaciones de paz no parecen avanzar — the peace talks do not seem to be progressing o making (any) progress
la genética avanza a ritmo vertiginoso — genetics is progressing o advancing at a dizzy speed
3) [noche, invierno] to draw on, approach3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona/tráfico to advance, move forwardavanzar hacia la democracia — to move o advance toward(s) democracy
b) ciencia/medicina to advancec) cinta/rollo to wind ond) persona (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; negociaciones/proyecto to progresse) tiempo to draw on2.avanzar vta) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advanceb) ( mover) to move... forward, advanceavanzó un peón — he moved o pushed a pawn forward
c) < propuesta> to put forward* * *= gain + ground, get + far, go forward, make + gains, make + progress, move ahead, move on, move onwardly, move up, page (through), progress, advance, proceed, press on, come along, fast-forward, take + a step forward, get + ahead, move forward, make + step, take + strides, make + advances, develop, move along, get + unstuck, press forward (with), move + forward, go forth, make + headway.Ex. Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.Ex. If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.Ex. Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'.Ex. Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.Ex. We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.Ex. It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex. In its simplest statement, the prime goal of any act of education is that it should serve us in the future... takes us somewhere... let us move onwardly more easily.Ex. Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.Ex. The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found.Ex. It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.Ex. All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex. However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.Ex. Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.Ex. Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex. Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.Ex. In the half century since the publication of McKerrow's Introduction bibliography has taken giant strides in many directions.Ex. The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.Ex. The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.Ex. In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.Ex. The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.Ex. Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.----* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo gas = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo vapor = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso = proceed + at a blistering pace.* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.* avanzar en una carrera profesional = further + a career.* avanzar fácilmente = coast.* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar hacia = move into, move toward(s).* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.* avanzar lentamente = creep, creep along.* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.* avanzar poco a poco = shuffle along.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.* avanzar rápidamente = gallop.* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* hacer que + Nombre + avance = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.* no avanzar = tread + water.* no avanzar más = go + no further.* que avanza lentamente = crawling.* que avanza rápidamente = fast-developing.* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona/tráfico to advance, move forwardavanzar hacia la democracia — to move o advance toward(s) democracy
b) ciencia/medicina to advancec) cinta/rollo to wind ond) persona (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; negociaciones/proyecto to progresse) tiempo to draw on2.avanzar vta) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advanceb) ( mover) to move... forward, advanceavanzó un peón — he moved o pushed a pawn forward
c) < propuesta> to put forward* * *= gain + ground, get + far, go forward, make + gains, make + progress, move ahead, move on, move onwardly, move up, page (through), progress, advance, proceed, press on, come along, fast-forward, take + a step forward, get + ahead, move forward, make + step, take + strides, make + advances, develop, move along, get + unstuck, press forward (with), move + forward, go forth, make + headway.Ex: Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.
Ex: If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.Ex: Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'.Ex: Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.Ex: We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.Ex: It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex: In its simplest statement, the prime goal of any act of education is that it should serve us in the future... takes us somewhere... let us move onwardly more easily.Ex: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.Ex: The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found.Ex: It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.Ex: All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.Ex: Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.Ex: LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.Ex: Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.Ex: In the half century since the publication of McKerrow's Introduction bibliography has taken giant strides in many directions.Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.Ex: In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.Ex: The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.Ex: Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo gas = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo vapor = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso = proceed + at a blistering pace.* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.* avanzar en una carrera profesional = further + a career.* avanzar fácilmente = coast.* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar hacia = move into, move toward(s).* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.* avanzar lentamente = creep, creep along.* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.* avanzar poco a poco = shuffle along.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.* avanzar rápidamente = gallop.* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* hacer que + Nombre + avance = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.* no avanzar = tread + water.* no avanzar más = go + no further.* que avanza lentamente = crawling.* que avanza rápidamente = fast-developing.* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.* * *avanzar [A4 ]vi1 «tropas/persona/tráfico» to advance, move forward avanzar HACIA algo:las tropas avanzan hacia la capital the troops are advancing on the capitalel país avanza hacia la democracia the country is moving o advancing toward(s) democracy2 ( Fot) «rollo» to wind on3 «persona» (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; «negociaciones/proyecto» to progressno estoy avanzando mucho con este trabajo I'm not making much progress o headway o I'm not getting very far with this work4 «tiempo» to draw on■ avanzarvt1 (adelantarse) to move forward, advanceavanzaron unos pasos they moved forward o advanced a few steps, they took a few steps forward2 (mover) to move … forward, advanceavanzó un peón he moved o pushed a pawn forward, he advanced a pawn3 ‹propuesta› to put forward* * *
avanzar ( conjugate avanzar) verbo intransitivo
[negociaciones/proyecto] to progress
verbo transitivo
avanzar verbo transitivo to advance, make progress
' avanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacudida
- salto
- tantear
- adelantar
English:
advance
- come forward
- crawl
- edge
- freewheel
- go forward
- headway
- move
- move along
- pace
- proceed
- progress
- struggle along
- struggle on
- surge
- wind
- fast
- head
- hover
- inch
- lumber
- scroll
- somewhere
* * *♦ vi1. [moverse] to advance;las tropas continúan avanzando the troops are still advancing;el tráfico no avanzaba the traffic wasn't moving2. [progresar] to make progress;está avanzando mucho en sus estudios she's making very good progress with her studies;esta tecnología avanza a gran velocidad this technology is developing very quickly3. [tiempo] to pass;el tiempo avanza muy deprisa time passes very quickly;a medida que avanza el siglo as the century draws on4. [carrete] to wind on♦ vt1. [adelantar] to move forward;las tropas avanzaron sus posiciones the troops advanced their position;avanzaron varias posiciones en la clasificación de liga they moved up several places in the leagueles avanzó los resultados del estudio she informed them of the results of the study before it was published3. [carrete] to wind on* * *I v/t1 move forward, advance;avanzar un pie take a step forward2 dinero advanceII v/i2 en trabajo make progress* * *avanzar {21} v: to advance, to move forward* * *avanzar vb1. (progresar) to make progress / to get on2. (ir hacia delante) to advance / to move forward -
20 zappeln
v/i thrash about; sich wehrend: auch struggle; sich windend: wriggle; vor Unruhe: jiggle around, fidget; an der Angel / im Netz zappeln Fisch: thrash about on the end of the line / in the net; hör auf zu zappeln! sit ( oder lie, stand etc.) still, will you; jemanden zappeln lassen fig. keep s.o. on tenterhooks* * *to writhe; to fidget; to flounder* * *zạp|peln ['tsapln]vito wriggle; (Hampelmann) to jiggle; (= unruhig sein) to fidgeter zappelte mit Armen und Beinen — he was all of a fidget (Brit), he couldn't sit still
* * *1) (to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) flounder2) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) struggle* * *zap·peln[ˈtsapl̩n]vi to wrigglean der Angel/im Netz \zappeln to wriggle on the fishing rod/in the net* * *intransitives Verb wriggle; < child> fidgetmit den Beinen/Armen zappeln — wave one's legs/arms about
jemanden zappeln lassen — (fig. ugs.) keep somebody on tenterhooks
* * *zappeln v/i thrash about; sich wehrend: auch struggle; sich windend: wriggle; vor Unruhe: jiggle around, fidget;an der Angel/im Netz zappeln Fisch: thrash about on the end of the line/in the net;jemanden zappeln lassen fig keep sb on tenterhooks* * *intransitives Verb wriggle; < child> fidgetmit den Beinen/Armen zappeln — wave one's legs/arms about
jemanden zappeln lassen — (fig. ugs.) keep somebody on tenterhooks
* * *v.to flounce v.to flounder v.
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