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1 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
2 fly

adj. uitgeslapen, uitgekookt (slang)
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n. vlieg; flap; vlucht; gulp (van de broek); tent opening
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v. vliegen (vogel); vliegen (vliegtuig); besturen v.e. vliegtuig; laten vliegen; wegvluchten; wegrennen; snel voorbijgaan; laten waaien; waaien; oversteken

fly¹

[ flaj] 〈→ Sporttermen: RugbySporttermen: Rugby/〉

I 〈telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord; meervoud: flies〉

1 vlieg

2 〈 hengelsport〉 (kunst)vlieg

3 〈 in samenstellingen〉gevleugeld/vliegachtig insect

4 klep 〈 van kledingstuk〉 ⇒ 〈 in het bijzonder〉 gulp

5 tentdeur ⇒ flap

6 〈Amerikaans-Engels; honkbal〉 hoge bal

♦voorbeelden:

1   die like flies • in groten getale omkomen

     not harm/hurt a fly • geen vlieg kwaad doen

4   your fly is undone! • je gulp staat open!

¶ a fly in the ointment • een kleinigheid die het geheel bederft

     a fly on the wall • een spion

     〈 informeel〉 there are no flies on her • ze is niet op haar achterhoofd gevallen

→ Spanish Spanish/

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 het vliegen ⇒ vlucht

♦voorbeelden:

1   I have been on the fly all day long • ik heb de hele dag lopen rennen en vliegen

III 〈 meervoud〉

1 〈 dramaturgie〉 ruimte boven het toneel 〈 waar gordijn, decors enz. hangen〉 ⇒ toneelzolder

2 〈 informeel〉 gulp

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fly²

〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 〈Brits-Engels; informeel〉 uitgeslapen ⇒ uitgekookt, niet van gisteren

2 〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉 te gek ⇒ gaaf

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fly³

〈flew [floe:], flown [ floon]〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 vliegen 〈 van vogel, vliegtuig enz.〉

2 wapperen 〈 van vlag, haar〉 ⇒ fladderen, vliegen

3 〈 benaming voor〉 zich snel voortbewegen ⇒ vliegen, (voorbij)snellen; vluchten; omvliegen, vervliegen 〈 van tijd〉; wegvliegen 〈 van geld〉; verdwijnen, optrekken 〈 van mist〉; uit elkaar springen, alle kanten op vliegen 〈 van glas〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   fly away • wegvliegen; 〈 figuurlijk〉 verdwijnen

     fly in/out • aankomen/vertrekken per vliegtuig

     fly past • (in formatie) over/voorbij vliegen

     fly at • aanvallen, zich storten op 〈 voornamelijk van vogel〉; 〈 figuurlijk〉 uitvallen tegen

     fly into • landen op 〈 luchthaven〉

3   bullets were flying thick • de kogels vlogen ons om de oren

     fly to the help of someone • iemand te hulp snellen

     make the money fly • met geld smijten

     time flies (like an arrow) • de tijd vliegt

     let fly • (af)schieten/vuren; laten schieten

     〈 informeel〉 we're very late, we must fly • we zijn erg laat, we moeten rennen

     the door flew open • de deur werd plotseling geopend

     fly into a rage/passion/temper • in woede ontsteken

     the glass flew to bits/into pieces • het glas spatte in stukjes uiteen

     the child flew towards its father • het kind vloog zijn vader tegemoet

     fly upon someone • iemand aanvliegen

¶ fly high • hoog vliegen 〈 figuurlijk〉; ambitieus zijn

     she's flying high • het gaat haar voor de wind

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 vliegen ⇒ besturen

2 vliegen ⇒ per vliegtuig vervoeren

3 vliegen (met) 〈 luchtvaartmaatschappij〉

4 vliegen over

5 laten vliegen 〈 duif〉 ⇒ oplaten 〈 vlieger〉

6 voeren ⇒ laten wapperen 〈 vlag〉

7 ontvluchten ⇒ vermijden

♦voorbeelden:

1   fly a plane in • een vliegtuig aan de grond zetten

2   fly something into • iets per vliegtuig aanvoeren in

5   fly a kite • vliegeren; 〈 figuurlijk〉 een balletje opgooien

English-Dutch dictionary > fly
3 zufliegen

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)

1. zufliegen auf (+ Akk) fly toward(s); auf jemanden zugeflogen kommen come flying toward(s) s.o.

2. jemandem zufliegen Vogel: fly to s.o.; der Vogel ist uns zugeflogen the bird came to us; „Graupapagei zugeflogen“ Annonce: „grey (Am. gray) parrot found“

3. fig.: jemandem zufliegen die Herzen: go out to s.o.; Ideen, Wissen etc.: come easily to s.o.; ihm fliegt immer alles zu everything comes easily to him

4. umg., Fenster, Tür: slam shut

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zu|flie|gen
vi sep irreg aux sein

1)

zúfliegen — to fly toward(s) or (direkt) into sth

zugeflogen kommen — to come flying toward(s) sth

2) +dat to fly to

der Vogel ist uns zugeflogen — the bird flew into our house

"grüner Wellensittich zugeflogen" — "green budgerigar found"

alle Herzen flogen ihr zu — she won the heart(s) of everyone

ihm fliegt alles nur so zu (fig) — everything comes so easily to him

3) (inf Fenster, Tür) to bang or slam shut

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zu|flie·gen

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

1. (in eine bestimmte Richtung fliegen)

▪ auf etw akk \zufliegen to fly towards sth

2. (zu jdm hinfliegen und bleiben)

▪ jdm \zufliegen to fly to sb

der Wellensittich ist uns zugeflogen the budgie flew into our house

3. (fam: zufallen)

▪ [jdm] \zufliegen to slam shut [on sb fam]

4. (leicht erwerben)

▪ jdm \zufliegen to come naturally to sb

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1)

auf jemanden/etwas zufliegen — fly towards somebody/something

es kam auf mich zugeflogen — it came flying towards me

2)

jemandem zufliegen — < bird> fly into somebody's house

ihm fliegen die Herzen zu — (fig.) all hearts surrender to his charms

3) (ugs.): (zufallen) <door etc.> slam shut

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zufliegen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)

1.

zufliegen auf (+akk) fly toward(s);

auf jemanden zugeflogen kommen come flying toward(s) sb

2.

jemandem zufliegen Vogel: fly to sb;

der Vogel ist uns zugeflogen the bird came to us;

„Graupapagei zugeflogen“ Annonce: “grey (US gray) parrot found”

3. fig:

jemandem zufliegen die Herzen: go out to sb; Ideen, Wissen etc: come easily to sb;

ihm fliegt immer alles zu everything comes easily to him

4. umg, Fenster, Tür: slam shut

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1)

auf jemanden/etwas zufliegen — fly towards somebody/something

es kam auf mich zugeflogen — it came flying towards me

2)

jemandem zufliegen — < bird> fly into somebody's house

ihm fliegen die Herzen zu — (fig.) all hearts surrender to his charms

3) (ugs.): (zufallen) <door etc.> slam shut

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v.

to fly to v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zufliegen
4 anfliegen

(unreg., trennb., -ge-)

I v/t (hat) FLUG. approach; (landen auf) land at; linienmäßig: fly to, make a stop at; die Fluggesellschaft fliegt Funchal ( direkt) an has a service ( oder a direct flight) to Funchal, fliegt Funchal nicht an has no service ( oder flight[s]) to Funchal

II v/i (ist)

1. approach, come in to land; angeflogen kommen auch umg., fig. come flying up ( oder along)

2. BERGB. Staub etc.: settle, effloresce

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ạn|flie|gen sep
1. vi aux sein
(Flugzeug) to come in to land; (Vogel, Geschoss, fig geh Pferd, Fuhrwerk, Reiter) to come flying up
2. vt

1) (Flugzeug) Flughafen, Piste to approach; (MIL ) Stellung to approach; (= landen) to land (
in +dat in, auf +dat on)
diese Fluggesellschaft fliegt Bali an — this airline flies to Bali or operates a service to Bali

2) (geh = befallen) to overcome

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an|flie·gen

irreg

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. LUFT

▪ etw \anfliegen to fly to sth

2. MIL

▪ etw \anfliegen to attack sth [from the air], to fly at sth

3. (geh)

▪ jdn \anfliegen to overcome sb

II. vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. LUFT to approach, to come in to land

▪ beim A\anfliegen in the approach, coming in to land

2. (herbeifliegen) to come flying up

angeflogen kommen (fam) to come flying in

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein < aircraft> fly in; (beim Landen) approach; come in to land; <bird etc.> fly in

angeflogen kommen — come flying in; (auf einen zu) < bird> come flying up

gegen den Wind anfliegen — fly into the wind
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) fly to < city, country, airport>; (beim Landen) approach < airport>

2) (ansteuern) < aircraft> approach; < bird> fly towards, approach

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anfliegen (irr, trennb, -ge-)

A. v/t (hat) FLUG approach; (landen auf) land at; linienmäßig: fly to, make a stop at;

die Fluggesellschaft

fliegt Funchal (direkt) an has a service ( oder a direct flight) to Funchal,

fliegt Funchal nicht an has no service ( oder flight[s]) to Funchal

B. v/i (ist)

1. approach, come in to land;

angeflogen kommen auch umg, fig come flying up ( oder along)

2. BERGB Staub etc: settle, effloresce

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein < aircraft> fly in; (beim Landen) approach; come in to land; <bird etc.> fly in

angeflogen kommen — come flying in; (auf einen zu) < bird> come flying up

gegen den Wind anfliegen — fly into the wind
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) fly to <city, country, airport>; (beim Landen) approach < airport>

2) (ansteuern) < aircraft> approach; < bird> fly towards, approach

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v.

to head for v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anfliegen
5 aanvliegen

aanvliegen

I 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [vliegend naderen] approach ⇒ fly towards

2 [aanvallen] fly at ⇒ attack

3 [luchtvaart] fly (in/over) ⇒ transport by air

♦voorbeelden:

1   een vliegveld aanvliegen • approach an airport

2   de hond vloog de man aan • the dog flew at the man

II 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [in een richting vliegen] fly (towards)

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 de ziekenauto kwam aanvliegen/aangevlogen • the ambulance came flying along/up

     tegen iets aanvliegen • fly against something; 〈 auto ook〉 crash into something

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > aanvliegen
6 aufeinander

Adv. (übereinander) on top of each other; (gegeneinander) against each other; (nacheinander) one after the other, one by one; aufeinander abgestimmt coordinated; Farben etc.: matching, in harmony; aufeinander angewiesen sein be dependent on each other, rely on each other; die Autos sind aufeinander aufgefahren the cars drove into ( oder collided with) each other; die Zähne aufeinander beißen press one’s teeth together; bei Schmerzen etc.: grit one’s teeth; Teile aufeinander drücken press parts together; aufeinander einschlagen smash into each other; aufeinander folgen follow each other; im Abstand von fünf Minuten aufeinander folgen occur (Busse etc.: run) every five minutes; aufeinander folgend successive, consecutive; während drei aufeinander folgender Tage auch for three days running; aufeinander häufen pile up; aufeinander hetzen (Hunde) set at ( oder on) each other; aufeinander legen (Bücher etc.) lay on top of each other, put in a pile; aufeinander liegen lie on top of each other; lie in a pile; aufeinander losgehen go for each other; aufeinander prallen oder stoßen collide, crash; fig. Personen, Meinungen: clash; aufeinander schichten / türmen (Dinge) put in layers / pile on top of the other; aufeinander treffen meet; Meinungen: clash, come into conflict; aufeinander zugehen walk towards ( oder approach) each other ( oder one another)

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auf|ei|nạn|der [auf|ai'nandɐ]
adv

1) on ( top of) each other or one another

2)

sich aufeinander verlassen können — to be able to rely on each other or one another

aufeinander zufahren — to drive toward(s) each other

See:

= aufeinanderfolgend

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auf·ei·nan·der

[aufʔaiˈnandɐ]

adv

1. (räumlich) on top of each other [or one another

2. (zeitlich) after each other

3. (gegeneinander)

\aufeinander losgehen/losschlagen to hit away at/charge at each other [or one another

4. (wechselseitig auf den anderen)

\aufeinander angewiesen sein to be dependent on each other [or one another]

sich akk \aufeinander verlassen to rely on each other [or one another]

\aufeinander zugehen to approach each other [or one another]

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Adverb

1) on top of one another or each other

die Zähne aufeinander beißen — clench one's teeth

etwas aufeinander pressen/drücken — press something together

aufeinander prallen — crash into each other or one another; collide; < armies> clash; (fig.) < opinions> clash

etwas aufeinander schichten — stack something up

aufeinander stoßen — bump together; <lines, streets> meet; (fig.) < opinions> clash

aufeinander treffen — hit each other or one another; (fig.) meet

2)

aufeinander folgen — follow each other or one another

aufeinander folgend — successive

aufeinander warten — wait for each other or one another

aufeinander zufliegen — fly towards one another or each other

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aufeinander adv (übereinander) on top of each other; (gegeneinander) against each other; (nacheinander) one after the other, one by one;

aufeinander abgestimmt coordinated; Farben etc: matching, in harmony;

aufeinander angewiesen sein be dependent on each other, rely on each other;

die Autos sind aufeinander aufgefahren the cars drove into ( oder collided with) each other;

aufeinander einschlagen smash into each other;

aufeinander folgen(d) → aufeinanderfolgen(d);

aufeinander losgehen go for each other;

aufeinander zugehen walk towards ( oder approach) each other ( oder one another)

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Adverb

1) on top of one another or each other

die Zähne aufeinander beißen — clench one's teeth

etwas aufeinander pressen/drücken — press something together

aufeinander prallen — crash into each other or one another; collide; < armies> clash; (fig.) < opinions> clash

etwas aufeinander schichten — stack something up

aufeinander stoßen — bump together; <lines, streets> meet; (fig.) < opinions> clash

aufeinander treffen — hit each other or one another; (fig.) meet

2)

aufeinander folgen — follow each other or one another

aufeinander folgend — successive

aufeinander warten — wait for each other or one another

aufeinander zufliegen — fly towards one another or each other

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > aufeinander
7 आपत्

ā-pat
√1. P. - patati, (p. acc. - patantam AV. XII, 4, 47 ;

aor. ā́-paptata RV. I, 88, 1, Pāṇ. 7-4, 19 ;
Pot. perf. ā́-papatyāt AV. VI, 29, 3)
to fly towards, come flying;
to hasten towards, rush in orﾠ on RV. AV. ṠBr. Hariv. Ragh. etc.. ;
to fall towards orﾠ on Kathās. ;
to approach;
to assail;
to fall out, happen;
to appear, appear suddenly;
to fall to one's share, to befall MBh. R. Rājat. BhP. Pañcat. Kād. etc.:
Caus. P. (3. pl. - patáyanti RV. X, 64, 2)
to fly towards;
- pātayati, to throw down, let fall, cut down;
to shed BhP. Hariv. Mn. ;
āpat
(in comp. for 2. āpad below)

Sanskrit-English dictionary > आपत्
8 परापत्

parā-pat
P. - patati, to fly awny orﾠ past, escape, depart RV. etc. etc.;

to fall out, fail, be missing AV. Br. GṛS. Uttarar. ;
to fly orﾠ rush along Kād. ;
to fly towards, approach, arrive Hcar. Kād.:
Caus. - pātayati, to drive away AV. ;
-pā́tam ind. p. flying away MaitrS.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > परापत्
9 अच्छ _accha _च्छा _cchā

अच्छ च्छा ind. Ved. To, towards (with acc.). It is a kind of separable preposition or prefix to verbs and verbal derivatives, especially to such as imply some kind of motion, or speaking; (अच्छ गत्यर्थवदेषु P.I.4.69); ˚इ or गम् to go to, attain, as अच्छ गत्य; ˚नश्-क्ष् to go near, approach; ˚नी to lead towards; ˚नु to call out to; ˚पत् to fly towards रघुः श्येनः पतयत् अन्धः अच्छ Rv.5.45.9. ˚वन्द् to salute; ˚वच् to invite Śabara interprets the word अच्छ in the text यूपमच्छेष्यता होतव्यम् to mean, 'in order to have'; अच्छशब्दो हि आप्तु- मित्यर्थे वर्तते । ŚB. on MS.1.1.9.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > अच्छ _accha _च्छा _cchā
10 आपत् _āpat

आपत् 1 P.

1 To fall upon, attack, assail; उदायुधाना- पततः R.12.44,5.5; Bk.3.48.

-2 To approach, come towards K.22; एतत् प्रायेण श्रुतिविषयमापतितमेव K.136 has reached the ears; 268.

-3 To fly towards, come in flying, come or drive in haste, rush upon; अपि नाध्वश्रमः शीघ्रं रथेनापततस्तव Rām.2.72.5

-4 (a) To happen, take place, occur, come to pass; कथमिदमापतितम् U.2; K.262,158; अहो न शोभनमापतितम् Pt.2. (b) To fall to one's lot or share, befall; अहो$स्माकं महद्भोजनमापतितम् Pt.1; आपतन्ति हि संसारपथमवर्तार्णानामेते वृत्तान्ताः K.175,132; सर्वस्यैव स्खलितमापतति 291; H.1.28,168.

-5 (a) To occur to, cross (the mind); इति हृदये नापतितम् K.288 (b) To be felt or regarded; मधुरतराण्यापतन्ति मनसः K.13 are felt or regarded; 22, 236,329. -Caus. (पातयति) To go towards, approach (Ved.).

Sanskrit-English dictionary > आपत् _āpat
11 מרא

v. to take off from, fly towards, fly to
————————
sight, view, vista, scene, scenery, look-out, outlook, prospect, scape, spectacle, air; vision; appearance, look, face, visage, aspect, mien, seeming

Hebrew-English dictionary > מרא
12 अभिसंपत् _abhisampat

अभिसंपत् 1 P.

1 To fly towards, hasten, jump upon; महीतलात्केचिदुदीर्णवेगाः पुनर्द्रुमाग्रानभिसंपतन्ति Rām.

-2 To fly along; शस्त्रैश्च दिव्यैरभिसंपतद्भिः Mb.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > अभिसंपत् _abhisampat
13 ad-volō

ad-volō āvī, ātus, āre, to fly to, fly towards: avis ad aves. — To hasten to: Larino Romam: classem advolituram esse, Cs.: Aeneae, V.: ad urbem: rostra.

Latin-English dictionary > ad-volō
14 zufliegen

zu|flie·gen

vi irreg sein

1) ( in eine bestimmte Richtung fliegen)

auf etw akk \zufliegen to fly towards sth

2) ( zu jdm hinfliegen und bleiben)

jdm \zufliegen to fly to sb;

der Wellensittich ist uns zugeflogen the budgie flew into our house

3) (fam: zufallen)

[jdm] \zufliegen to slam shut [on sb ( fam) ]

4) → zufallen 5

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > zufliegen
15 हंसः _haṃsḥ

हंसः [हस्-अच्-पृषो˚ वर्णागमः] (said to be derived from हस्; cf. भवेद्वर्णागमाद् हंसः Sk.)

1 A swan, goose, duck; हंसाः संप्रति पाण्डवा इव वनादज्ञातचर्यां गताः Mk. 5.6; न शोभते सभामध्ये हंसमध्ये बको यथा Subhāṣ; R.17. 25. (The description of this bird, as given by Sanskrit writers, is more poetical than real; he is described as forming the vehicle of the god Brahman, and as ready to fly towards the Mānasa lake at the approa- ch of rains; cf. मानस. According to a very general poetical convention he is represented as being gifted with the peculiar power of separating milk from water e. g. सारं ततो ग्राह्यमपास्य फल्गु हंसो यथा क्षीरमिवाम्बुमध्यात् Pt.1; हंसोहि क्षीरमादत्ते तन्मिश्रा वर्जयत्यपः Ś.6.28; नीरक्षीरविवेके हंसालस्यं त्वमेव तनुषे चेत् । विश्वस्मिन्नधुनान्यः कुलव्रतं पालयिष्यति कः Bv.1.13; see Bh.2.18 also).

-2 The Supreme Soul, Brahman.

-3 The individual soul (जीवात्मन्); प्रीणीहि हंसशरणं विरम- क्रमेण Bhāg.4.29.56.

-4 One of the vital airs.

-5 The sun; हंसः शुचिषद्वसुरन्तरिक्षसद्धोता वेदिषत् Ka&tod;h.2.5.2; उषसि हंसमुदीक्ष्य हिमानिकाविपुलवागुरया परियन्त्रितम् Rām. ch.4.91.

-6 Śiva.

-7 Viṣṇu.

-8 Kāmadeva.

-9 An unambiti- ous monorch.

-1 An ascetic of a particular order; Bhāg.3.12.43.

-11 A spiritual preceptor; Bhāg.7. 9.18.

-12 One free from malice, a pure person.

-13 A mountain.

-14 Envy, malice.

-15 A buffalo.

-16 A horse.

-17 A particular incantation; L. D. B.

-18 The best of its kind (at the end of a compound; cf. कविहंस); L. D. B.

-19 A temple of a particular form.

-2 Silver. -a.

1 moving, going (गतिमान्); नव- द्वारं पुरं गत्वा हंसो हि नियतो वशी Mb.12.239.31 (see com.).

-2 Pure; हंसाय संयतगिरे निगमेश्वराय Bhāg.12.8.47;6.4. 26.

-साः (m. pl.) N. of a tribe said to live in the Pla- kṣa-Dvīpa.

-Comp. -अंशुः a. white.

-अङ्घ्रिः vermilion.

-अधिरूढा an epithet of Sarasvatī.

-अभिख्यम् silver.

-आरूढः N. of Brahman.

-उदकम् a kind of cordial li- quor (prepared from infusion of cardamoms).

-कान्ता a female goose.

-कालीतनयः a buffalo.

-कीलकः, -नीलकः a particular mode of sexual enjoyment.

-कूटः 1 N. of one of the peaks of the Himālaya.

-2 the hump on the shoulder of an ox (for अंसकूट).

-गति a. having a swan's gait, stalking in a stately manner.

-गद्गदा a sweetly speaking woman.

-गामिनी 1 a woman having graceful gait like that of a swan; अव्यङ्गाङ्गीं सौम्यनाम्नीं हंसवारणगा- मिनीम् (उद्वहेत् स्त्रियम्) Ms.3.1.

-2 N. of Brahmāṇi.

-गुह्यम् N. of a particular hymn; अस्तौषीद्धंसगुह्येन भगवन्त- मधोक्षजम् Bhāg.6.4.22.

-च्छत्रम् dry ginger.

-तूलः, -लम् the soft feathers of down of a goose; रत्नखचितहेमपर्यङ्के हंसतूलगर्भशयनमानीय Dk.1.4;2.2.

-दाहनम् aloe- wood.

-नादः the cackling of a goose.

-नादिनी a wo- man of a particular class (described as having a slen- der waist, large hips, the gait of an elephant and the voice of a cuckoo; गजेन्द्रगमना तन्वी कोकिलालापसंयुता । नितम्बे गुर्विणी या स्यात् सा स्मृता हंसनादिनी).

-पक्षः a particular po- sition o the hand.

-पदः a particular weight (कर्ष).

-पादम् 1 vermilion.

-2 quick-silver.

-बीजम् a goose's egg.

-माला a flight of swans; तां हंसमालाः शरदीव गङ्गाम् Ku.1.3.

-यानम् a car drawn by swans.

-युवन् m. a young goose or swan.

-रथः, -वाहनः epithets of Brahman.

-राजः a king of geese, a large gander.

-लिपिः a particular mode of writing (with Jainas).

-लोमशम् green sulphate of iron.

-लोहकम् brass.

-श्रेणी a line of geese.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > हंसः _haṃsḥ
16 अच्छापत्

ácchā-pat
ṠBr. andﾠ Caus. P. - patayati RV. V, 45, 9, to fly towards

Sanskrit-English dictionary > अच्छापत्
17 अनुप्रपत्

anu-pra-pat
(aor. 3. pl. - paptan) to fly towards RV. VI, 63, 6.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > अनुप्रपत्
18 отлитам

fly off/away; take wing/flight

(на юг-за птици) migrate (south)

(за време) fly by

(за момент) slip by

(за дух) depart

(отдалечавам се бързо) hurry/whirl away

(за самолет) take off (за for); leave the airport

(със самолет) fly away/off (за for), take off (to)

самолетът отлетя на изток the plane flew off towards the cast

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отлѝтам,

гл. fly off/away; take wing/flight; (на юг за птици) migrate (south); (за време) fly/fleet by; (за момент) slip by; (за дух) depart; ( отдалечавам се бързо) hurry/whirl away; (за самолет) take off (за for); leave the airport; ( със самолет) fly away/off (за for), take off (to).

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fleet away; flit{flit}

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1. (за време) fly by 2. (за дух) depart 3. (за момент) slip by 4. (за самолет) take off (за for);leave the airport 5. (на юг-за птици) migrate (south) 6. (отдалечавам се бързо) hurry/ whirl away 7. (със самолет) fly away/ off (за for), take off (to) 8. fly off/away;take wing/flight 9. самолетът отлетя на изток the plane flew off towards the cast

Български-английски речник > отлитам
19 grande

adj.

1 big, large.

este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for me

un gran artista a great artist

el gran favorito the firm favorite

una gran figura a big name

una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…

una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility

a lo grande in a big way, in style

grandes almacenes department store

gran angular (photography) wide-angle lens

Gran Bretaña Great Britain

el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon

gran danés great Dane

gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes

la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)

el gran público the general public

gran superficie (commerce) hypermarket (peninsular Spanish)

2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)

4 magnus, Mag, magnum.

5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.

m.

grandee (noble).

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grande

► adjetivo

1 (tamaño) large, big

■ esta casa es demasiado grande para ellos dos this house is too big for the two of them

2 (fuerte, intenso) great

■ su partida les produjo una pena muy grande his departure caused them great sorrow

3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big

► nombre masculino

1 (de elevada jerarquía) great

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way

estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody

pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time

vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style

Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1

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adj.

1) big

2) large

3) great

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1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing gran)
1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

viven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house

¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?

los zapatos le están muy grandes — the shoes are too big for her

en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities

grandísimo — enormous, huge

un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort

un coche grandísimo — a whacking great car *

¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!

el gran Buenos Aires — greater Buenos Aires

- a lo grande

hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *

vivir a lo grande — to live in style

- quedarle algo grande a algn

- pasarlo en grande

2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big

un gran pintor — a great painter

un gran desastre — a great disaster

es una ventaja muy grande — it's a great advantage

hay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference

los grandes bancos internacionales — the big international banks

las grandes empresas multinacionales — the big multinationals

la gran mayoría — the great majority

3) (=mucho, muy) great

con gran placer — with great pleasure

fueron grandes amigos — they were great friends

he sentido una gran pena — I felt very sad

me llevé una alegría muy grande — I felt very happy

comer con gran apetito — to eat hungrily

un mes de gran calor — a very hot month

un programa de gran éxito — a very successful programme

se estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well

4) [en edad]
(=mayor)
ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl

¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?

5)

¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!

2. SMF

1) (=personaje importante)

los grandes de la industria — the major companies in the industry

uno de los grandes de la pantalla — one of the screen greats

los siete grandes — the Big Seven

Grande de España — grandee

2) LAm (=adulto) adult

3. SF

1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize

2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail

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I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

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= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *
I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

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grande¹

adjective

[ gran is used before singular nouns]

A

1 (en dimensiones) large, big

se mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger house

sus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyes

un tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guy

una chica grandota, fortachona ( fam); a big, strong girl, a strapping lass ( BrE colloq)

tiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/nose

abra la boca más grande open wider

2 (en demasía) too big

¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?

estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for me

quedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sb

B (alto) tall

¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!

C ( Geog):

el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/Bilbao

D

1

( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their own

ya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourself

cuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancer

mis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now

2

( Arg) (maduro, mayor): es una mujer grande she isn't a young woman o she's a mature woman

está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guy

E ( delante del n)

1 (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/wine

la gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater

2 (poderoso) big

los grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialists

los grandes señores feudales the great feudal lords

a lo grande in style

3

(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friends

grandes fumadores heavy smokers

F ( fam)

(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!

¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)

G

1 (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena it caused me great sadness

me has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happy

comió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartily

un día de gran calor a very hot day

los grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47

me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a fright

para mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassment

se produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosion

es un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for me

ha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful season

no corre gran prisa it is not very urgent

las paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint

2

(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)

ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heard

¡qué gran novedad! ( iró); you don't say! o what a surprise! ( iro)

H

1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› big

la gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the voters

dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research

esto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …

2

(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speed

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura a very tall building

un gran número de personas a large number of people

objetos de gran valor objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● gran angular

masculine wide-angle lens

● gran capital

masculine:

el gran capital big business

● gran danés

masculine Great Dane

● Gran Depresión

feminine:

la Gran Depresión the Great Depression

● gran explosión

( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bang

● Gran Guerra

feminine:

la Gran Guerra the Great War

● gran hermano

masculine Big Brother

el gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching you

● Gran Maestre

masculine Grand Master

● gran maestro

masculine grand master

● gran maestro internacional

masculine international grand master

● gran ópera

feminine grand opera

● Gran Premio

masculine Grand Prix

● gran público

masculine:

el gran público the general public

● gran reserva

feminine gran reserva (↑ grana a1)

● gran simpático

masculine ( Anat):

el gran simpático the sympathetic nervous system

● gran superficie

feminine ( Esp) large supermarket, hypermarket ( BrE)

● grandes almacenes

mpl department store

grande²

masculine, feminine

A (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading player

uno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industry

B ( esp AmL)

1

(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

2 (adulto) grown-up

Compuesto:

Grande de España

(Spanish) grandee o nobleman

grande³

feminine

( RPl)

la grande the big prize, the jackpot

sacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpot

se sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband

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grande adjetivo
◊ gran is used before singular nouns

1
a) ( en dimensiones) ‹casa/área/nariz› big, large;

◊ un tipo grande a big guy;

unos grande almacenes a department store
b) ( en demasía) too big;

◊ me queda grande it's too big for me

c) ( en número) ‹ familia› large, big;

‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
a) ( alto) tall;

◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!

b) ( en edad):

◊ cuando sea grande when I grow up;

ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
◊ el Ggrande Santiago Greater Santiago

4 ( delante del n)
a) (notable, excelente) great;

◊ un gran hombre a great man

b) ( poderoso) big;

◊ los grandes bancos the big banks;

a lo grande in style
5
a) (en intensidad, grado) ‹pena/honor/ventaja› great;

‹ explosión› powerful;
◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;

una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!
b) ( elevado):

◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( mayor):

◊ la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto):

◊ los grandes the grown-ups

grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub

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grande gran is used instead of grande before singular nouns (e.g. gran hombre great man).

♦ adj

1. [de tamaño] big, large;

este traje me está o [m5] me queda grande this suit is too big for me;

el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;
Fig
el cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;
Fam
pagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large note

Comp
grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;
la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;

Gran Bretaña Great Britain;

el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;

gran danés Great Dane;
Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;
gran ducado grand duchy;

la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;

la Gran Guerra the Great War;

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;

gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;
Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;
la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);
Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;
gran simio antropoide great ape;

gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;
Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket
2. [de altura] tall;

¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!

3. [en importancia] great;

una gran mujer a great woman;

los grandes bancos the major banks;

la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;

el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts

4. [en intensidad] great;

es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;

¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!

5. Fam [adulto]
cuando sea grande quiere ser doctora she wants to be a doctor when she grows up;

me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yet

6. Méx, RP [de edad]
cuando se casó ya era grande she was already quite old when she got married;

siempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older people

7. RP Fam [fantástico] fantastic, Br brilliant

8. RP Irónico [genial] great;

ayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!

9. Comp
Fam
hacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;

vivir a lo grande to live in style;

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

♦ nm

1. [noble] grandee

Comp
Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility
2. [persona, entidad importante]
uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;

los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;

uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature

3. Fam
grandes [adultos] grown-ups

♦ nf
RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;
sacarse la grande [en lotería] to win first prize o the jackpot;

se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;

con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that

♦ interj
RP Fam [fantástico] great!
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grande

I adj

1 big, large;

el vestido me está o

me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;

el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him

2

:

a lo grande in style;

pasarlo en grande have a great time

II m/f

1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;

grandes y pequeños young and old

2 ( mayor) eldest

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grande adj, ( gran before singular nouns)

1) : large, big

un libro grande: a big book

2) alto: tall

3) notable: great

un gran autor: a great writer

4) (indicating intensity) : great

con gran placer: with great pleasure

5) : old, grown-up

hijos grandes: grown children

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grande adj

1. (tamaño) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]

¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?

se mudaron a un piso más grande they moved to a bigger flat

2. (número, cantidad) large

una gran cantidad de dinero a large sum of money

3. (importante) great

un gran arquitecto a great architect

hoy es un gran día today is a great day

a lo grande in style

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

grandes almacenes department store

Spanish-English dictionary > grande
20 tourner

tourner [tuʀne]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. to turn ; [+ sauce] to stir ; [+ salade] to toss

• tournez s.v.p. please turn over

• tourner et retourner [+ pensée, problème] to turn over and over in one's mind

• tourner la tête à qn [vin, succès] to go to sb's head ; [personne] to turn sb's head

   b. ( = orienter) [+ appareil, tête, yeux] to turn

• elle tourna son regard or les yeux vers la fenêtre she turned her eyes towards the window

• tourner la tête à droite/à gauche to turn one's head to the right/to the left

• quand il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête when he saw me he looked away

   c. [+ difficulté, règlement] to get round

• tourner la loi to find a loophole in the law

• il vient de tourner le coin de la rue he has just turned the corner

   d. [+ phrase] to turn ; [+ demande, lettre] to phrase

   e. ( = transformer) tourner qn/qch en ridicule to ridicule sb/sth

• il tourne tout à son avantage he turns everything to his own advantage

   f. tourner une scène [cinéaste] to film a scene ; [acteur] to act in a scene

• tourner un film ( = faire les prises de vues) to shoot a film ; ( = produire) to make a film ; ( = jouer) to make a film

• ils ont dû tourner en studio they had to do the filming in the studio

   g. [+ bois, ivoire] to turn ; [+ pot] to throw

2. intransitive verb

   a. to turn ; [toupie] to spin ; [taximètre] to tick away ; [usine, moteur] to run

• tourner sur soi-même to turn round ; (très vite) to spin round and round

• la grande aiguille tourne plus vite que la petite the big hand goes round faster than the small one

• l'heure tourne time's getting on

• tout d'un coup, j'ai vu tout tourner all of a sudden my head began to spin

• l'usine tourne à plein (régime) the factory is working at full capacity

• ce représentant tourne sur Lyon this sales representative covers Lyon

• son spectacle va tourner dans le Midi cet été his show is on tour in the South of France this summer

• faire tourner le moteur to run the engine

• faire tourner les tables (Spiritualism) to hold seances

• c'est elle qui fait tourner l'affaire she's the one who keeps the business going

• faire tourner la tête à qn [compliments, succès, vin] to go to sb's head ; [bruit, altitude] to make sb's head spin

• j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning

• tourner de l'œil (inf) to pass out

► tourner autour de to turn round ; [terre, roue] to go round ; [oiseau] to fly round ; [mouches] to buzz round ; [prix] to be around or about (Brit)

• tourner autour de la piste to go round the track

• tourner autour de qn to hang round sb ; (par curiosité) to hover round sb

• l'enquête tourne autour de ces trois suspects the inquiry centres on these three suspects

• le prix doit tourner autour de 80 000 € the price must be around 80,000 euros

   b. [vent, opinion, chemin, promeneur] to turn

• la chance a tourné his (or her etc) luck has turned

• la voiture a tourné à gauche the car turned left

• tournez à droite au prochain feu rouge turn right at the next traffic lights

   c. ( = évoluer) bien tourner to turn out well

• mal tourner [farce, entreprise, personne] to turn out badly

• ça va mal tourner it'll end in trouble

• si les choses avaient tourné autrement if things had turned out differently

• tourner à l'avantage de qn to turn to sb's advantage

• le débat tournait à la polémique the debate was becoming increasingly heated

• tourner au drame/au tragique to take a dramatic/tragic turn

• tourner au vinaigre [vin] to turn vinegary ; (figurative) to turn sour

   d. [programme informatique] to work

• ça tourne sur quelles machines ? which machines does it work on?

   e. [lait] to turn sour ; [poisson, viande, fruits] to go bad

3. reflexive verb

► se tourner

• se tourner du côté de or vers qn/qch to turn towards sb/sth

• se tourner vers qn pour lui demander de l'aide to turn to sb for help

• se tourner vers une profession/la politique to turn to a profession/to politics

• une entreprise tournée vers l'avenir a forward-looking company

• se tourner et se retourner dans son lit to toss and turn in bed

• tourne-toi turn round

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tuʀne
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( faire pivoter) to turn [volant, clé, bouton, meuble]

tourner la tête vers — to turn to look at

tourner les yeux vers — to look at

le bruit m'a fait tourner la tête — I looked around at the noise

2) Cinéma to shoot [film, scène]

3) ( éluder) to get around [difficulté, loi]

4) ( formuler) to phrase [lettre, compliment, critique]

5) Technologie ( façonner) to turn [bois, pièce]; to throw [pot]

6) ( transformer)

tourner quelqu'un/quelque chose en dérision or ridicule — to deride ou ridicule somebody/something

7) ( orienter) to turn [pensées, attention] ( vers to); to direct [colère] ( contre against)

8) ( envisager)

tourner et retourner quelque chose dans son esprit — to mull something over

tourner une proposition en tous sens — to look at a proposal from every angle

9) ( remuer) to stir [sauce]; to toss [salade]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( pivoter) gén [clé, disque] to turn; [roue] to turn, to revolve; [planète, hélice] to rotate; [porte à gonds] to swing; [porte à tambour] to revolve; ( rapidement) [toupie, danseur] to spin

tourner sur soi-même — to spin around

faire tourner — gén to turn; ( rapidement) to spin

faire tourner les tables — ( en spiritisme) to do table-turning

2) ( graviter)

tourner autour de — gén to turn around; [planète, étoile] to revolve around; [avion] to circle

3) ( aller et venir)

tourner (en rond) — [personne] to go around and around; [automobiliste] to drive around and around

tourner en rond — fig [discussion] to go around in circles

il tourne dans son bureau depuis une heure — he has been pacing up and down in his office for the last hour

4) ( virer) to turn ( vers toward(s))

tournez à gauche — turn left

le chemin tourne entre les arbres — the path winds between the trees

5) ( se situer)

tourner autour de — [effectifs, somme d'argent] to be (somewhere) in the region of, to be round about (colloq) GB, to be around

6) ( fonctionner) [moteur, usine] to run

tourner rond — [moteur] to run smoothly; [entreprise, affaires] to be doing well

les affaires tournent (bien) — business is good

faire tourner — to run [entreprise]

il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond dans cette histoire — (colloq) there's something fishy (colloq) about this business

mon frère ne tourne pas rond (colloq) depuis quelque temps — my brother has been acting strangely for some time

7) ( évoluer)

les choses ont bien/mal tourné pour lui — things turned out well/badly for him

leur frère a mal tourné — their brother turned out badly

leur réunion a mal tourné — their meeting went badly

tourner à l'avantage de quelqu'un/au désavantage de quelqu'un — to swing in somebody's favour [BrE]/against somebody

la réunion a tourné à la bagarre/en mascarade — the meeting turned into a brawl/into a farce

8) Cinéma [réalisateur] to shoot, to film

tourner (dans un film) — [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US

elle a tourné avec les plus grands acteurs — she's worked with top actors

9) ( faire une tournée) [représentant, spectacle] to tour

10) ( fermenter) [lait, sauce, viande] to go off

11) ( chercher à séduire)

tourner autour de quelqu'un — to hang around somebody

3.

se tourner verbe pronominal

1) (se diriger, par intérêt ou besoin)

se tourner vers or du côté de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to turn to somebody/something

ne pas savoir vers qui se tourner/de quel côté se tourner — not to know who to turn to/which way to turn

2) ( changer de position)

se tourner vers quelqu'un/quelque chose — to turn toward(s) somebody/something

tous les yeux se sont tournés vers elle — all eyes turned toward(s) her

3) ( faire demi-tour sur soi-même) to turn around

tourne-toi un peu plus sur la or à gauche — just turn a little bit more to the left

se tourner et se retourner dans son lit — to toss and turn

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tuʀne
1. vt

1) [manivelle, poignée] to turn

2) [sauce, mélange] to stir, [salade] to toss

3) CINÉMA, [scène] to shoot

tourner un film — to make a film

4) (= contourner) [obstacle] to get around, to get round Grande-Bretagne

5) (autres locutions)

tourner la tête — to look away

tourner la tête à qn fig — to go to sb's head

tourner la page fig — to turn the page

tourner le dos à (mouvement) — to turn one's back on, (position) to have one's back to

tourner en ridicule — to ridicule

2. vi

1) (mouvement, direction, orientation) to turn

Tournez à droite au prochain feu. — Turn right at the lights.

2) [moteur] to run

3) [compteur] to tick away

4) [lait] to go sour, to turn

Le lait a tourné. — The milk's gone sour., The milk has turned.

5) fig (= changer) [chance] to turn, [temps] to change

6) (autres locutions)

bien tourner — to turn out well

mal tourner — to go wrong

Ça a mal tourné. — It all went wrong.

tourner de l'œil — to pass out

tourner autour du pot fig — to go round in circles

tourner à; tourner en — to turn into

tourner à la pluie — to turn to rain

tourner court — to come to a sudden end

tourner autour de (à pied, en voiture) — to go around, [axe, planète] to revolve around, péjoratif (= rôder) to hang around

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tourner verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( faire pivoter) to turn [volant, clé, bouton, meuble]; tourner la tête vers to turn to look at; tourner les yeux vers to look at; le bruit m'a fait tourner la tête I looked around at the noise; ⇒ bouche, tête;

2 Cin to shoot [film, scène]; scène tournée à Pékin scene shot in Beijing; ⇒ bout;

3 ( éluder) to get around [difficulté, obstacle, problème, loi];

4 ( formuler) to phrase [lettre, compliment, critique]; il tourne bien ses phrases he has a nice turn of phrase; il tourne mal ses phrases he doesn't have a very elegant turn of phrase;

5 Tech ( façonner) to turn [bois, pièce]; to throw [pot];

6 ( transformer) tourner qn en dérision or ridicule to make sb a laughing stock; tourner qch en dérision to make a mockery of sth;

7 ( orienter) to turn [pensées, attention] (vers to); to direct [colère] (contre against);

8 ( envisager) tourner et retourner qch dans son esprit to mull sth over; tourner une proposition en tous sens pour en trouver les implications to look at a proposal from every angle to work out the implications;

9 ( remuer) to stir [sauce]; to toss [salade].

B vi

1 ( pivoter) gén [clé, disque] to turn; [roue] to turn, to revolve; [planète, rotor, hélice] to rotate; [porte à gonds] to swing; [porte à tambour] to revolve; ( rapidement) [toupie, étoile, particule, danseur] to spin; tourner sur soi-même to spin around; faire tourner gén to turn; ( rapidement) to spin; danseur qui fait tourner sa partenaire dancer spinning his partner around; faire tourner les tables ( en spiritisme) to do table-turning; ⇒ heure, œil, tête;

2 ( graviter) tourner autour de gén to turn around; [planète, étoile] to revolve around; [avion] to circle; tourner au-dessus de [hélicoptère, oiseau] to circle over; [insecte] to buzz around;

3 ( aller et venir) tourner (en rond) [personne] to go around and around; [automobiliste] to drive around and around; tourner en rond fig [discussion, négociations] to go around in circles; ça fait une heure qu'on tourne ( en voiture) we've been driving around for an hour; il tourne dans son bureau depuis une heure he has been pacing up and down in his office for the last hour; ⇒ cage, pot;

4 ( virer) to turn (vers toward, towards GB); tournez à gauche turn left; le chemin tourne entre les arbres the path winds between the trees; ⇒ chance, vent;

5 ( se situer) tourner autour de [effectifs, somme d'argent] to be (somewhere) in the region of, to be round about○ GB, to be around;

6 ( fonctionner) [moteur, usine, entreprise] to run; tourner rond [moteur] to run smoothly; [entreprise, affaires] to be doing well; l'usine tourne au tiers de sa capacité the factory is running at one third of its capacity; les affaires tournent (bien) business is good; faire tourner qch to run sth [entreprise]; il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond dans cette histoire○ there's something fishy○ about this business; mon frère ne tourne pas rond depuis quelque temps○ my brother has been acting strangely for some time;

7 ( évoluer) comment ont tourné les choses? how did things turn out?; les choses ont bien/mal tourné pour lui things turned out well/badly for him; leur frère a mal tourné their brother turned out badly; leur réunion a mal tourné their meeting went badly; tourner à l'avantage de qn/au désavantage de qn to swing in sb's favour^GB/against sb; la réunion a tourné à la bagarre /en mascarade the meeting turned into a brawl/into a farce; mon rhume a tourné en bronchite my cold turned into bronchitis;

8 Cin [réalisateur] to shoot, to film; [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US; tourner dans un film [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US; tourner en Espagne to shoot in Spain; elle a tourné avec les plus grands acteurs she's worked with top actors; silence, on tourne! quiet everyone, we're shooting!;

9 ( faire une tournée) [représentant, spectacle] to tour; troupe de théâtre qui tourne en Europe theatre^GB company touring (in) Europe; le spectacle a tourné dans toute la France the show went all over France on tour;

10 ( fermenter) [lait, sauce, viande] to go off;

11 ( chercher à séduire) tourner autour de qn to hang around sb; qu'est-ce qu'il a à me tourner autour○? why doesn't he leave me alone?

C se tourner vpr

1 (se diriger, par intérêt ou besoin) se tourner vers or du côté de qn/qch to turn to sb/sth; se tourner vers la botanique/un ami to turn to botany/a friend; se tourner du côté du mysticisme to turn to mysticism; ne pas savoir vers qui se tourner/de quel côté se tourner not to know who to turn to/which way to turn; de quelque côté qu'on se tourne whichever way you turn;

2 ( changer de position) se tourner vers qn/qch to turn toward(s) sb/sth; tous les yeux se sont tournés vers elle all eyes turned toward(s) her; nous nous sommes tournés dans la direction d'où venait le bruit we turned in the direction of the noise;

3 ( faire demi-tour sur soi-même) to turn around; tournez-vous, je me change! turn around, I'm changing!; tourne-toi, que je voie ta coupe de cheveux turn around and let me see your haircut; tourne-toi un peu plus sur la or à gauche just turn a little bit more to the left; se tourner et se retourner dans son lit to toss and turn; ⇒ pouce.

I

[turne] verbe intransitif

A.[DÉCRIRE DES CERCLES]

1. [se mouvoir autour d'un axe - girouette] to turn, to revolve ; [ - disque] to revolve, to spin

II

[turne] verbe intransitif

A.[DÉCRIRE DES CERCLES]

1. [se mouvoir autour d'un axe - girouette] to turn, to revolve ; [ - disque] to revolve, to spin ; [ - aiguille de montre, manège] to turn, to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - objet suspendu, rouet, toupie] to spin (round (UK)) ou around ; [ - aile de moulin] to turn ou to spin round (UK) ou around ; [ - clef, pédale, poignée] to turn ; [ - hélice, roue, tour] to spin, to rotate

tourner sur soi-même

a. to turn round

b. [vite] to spin (round and round)

la Terre tourne sur elle-même the Earth spins on its axis

je voyais tout tourner everything was spinning ou swimming

faire tourner

a. [pièce de monnaie, manège, roue] to spin

b. [clef] to turn

faire tourner les tables to do table-turning

j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning

ça me fait tourner la tête it makes my head spin

tourner de l'œil (familier) to pass out, to faint

2. [se déplacer en cercle - personne] to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - oiseau] to fly ou to wheel round (UK) ou around, to circle (round (UK)) ou around ; [ - insecte] to fly ou to buzz round (UK) ou around ; [ - avion] to fly round (UK) ou around (in circles), to circle ; [ - astre, satellite] to revolve, to go round (UK) ou around

les prisonniers tournaient dans la cour the prisoners were walking round (and round) the yard

j'ai tourné 10 minutes avant de trouver à me garer I drove round for 10 minutes before I found a parking space

3. (familier) [être en tournée - chanteur] to (be on) tour

notre représentant tourne dans votre région en ce moment our representative is in your area at the moment

B.[CHANGER D'ORIENTATION, D'ÉTAT]

1. [changer de direction - vent] to turn, to veer, to shift ; [ - personne] to turn (off) ; [ - véhicule] to turn (off), to make a turn ; [ - route] to turn, to bend

tournez à droite turn (off to the) right

tourne dans l'allée turn into the drive

tourner au coin de la rue to turn at the corner (of the street)

la chance ou la fortune a tourné (pour eux) their luck has changed

2. [faire demi-tour] to turn (round (UK)) ou around

tourne dans le parking turn round in the car park (UK) ou parking lot (US)

3. (familier) [se succéder - équipes] to rotate

les médecins tournent pour assurer les urgences the doctors operate a rota system to cover emergencies

4. [évoluer] to go, to turn out

bien tourner [situation, personne] to turn out well ou satisfactorily

mal tourner [initiative, plaisanterie] to turn out badly, to go wrong

tout ça va mal tourner! no good will come of it!

la conversation a très mal tourné the discussion took a very nasty turn

un jeune qui a mal tourné a youngster who turned out badly ou went off the straight and narrow

5. [s'altérer - lait] to go off (UK), ou bad (US), to turn (sour) ; [ - viande] to go off (UK) ou bad ; [ - crème, mayonnaise] to curdle

faire tourner du lait/une mayonnaise to curdle milk/mayonnaise

C.[MARCHER, RÉUSSIR]

1. [fonctionner - compteur] to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - taximètre] to tick away ; [ - programme informatique] to run

le moteur tourne the engine's running ou going

faire tourner un moteur (à plein régime) to run an engine (at full throttle)

l'heure ou la pendule tourne time passes

l'usine tourne à plein (rendement) the factory's working at full capacity

faire tourner une entreprise [directeur] to run a business

ce sont les commandes étrangères qui font tourner l'entreprise orders from abroad keep the business going

2. [réussir - affaire, entreprise, économie] to be running well

alors, les affaires, ça tourne? (familier) so, how's business (going)?

ça ne tourne pas très bien entre eux (familier) it's not going too well between them

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[turne] verbe transitif

A.[FAIRE CHANGER D'ORIENTATION]

1. [faire pivoter - bouton, clé, poignée, volant] to turn

tourne le bouton jusqu'au 7 turn the knob to 7

il faut tourner le couvercle pour ouvrir le bocal it's a jar with a twist-off top

2. [mélanger - sauce, café] to (give a) stir ; [ - salade] to toss

3. [diriger - antenne, visage, yeux] to turn

tourner son regard ou les yeux vers to turn one's eyes ou to look towards

tourner ses pensées vers to turn one's thoughts to ou towards

tourner son attention vers to focus one's attention on, to turn one's attention to

4. [retourner - carte] to turn over ou up (separable) ; [ - page] to turn (over) (separable) ; [ - brochette, grillade] to give a turn, to turn (over) (separable)

tourner quelque chose contre un mur to turn something against ou to face a wall

tourner et retourner, tourner dans tous les sens

a. [boîte, gadget] to turn over and over

b. [problème] to turn over and over (in one's mind), to mull over

tourner la mêlée SPORT to wheel the scrum (round)

5. [contourner - cap] to round ; [ - coin de rue] to turn ; [ - ennemi] to get round (inseparable)

tourner la difficulté/le règlement/la loi (figuré) to get round the problem/regulations/law

6. (locution)

tourner le cœur à quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to nauseate somebody, to turn somebody's stomach

b. (figuré) to break somebody's heart

B.cinématélévision

1. [cinéaste]

tourner un film

a. to shoot ou to make a film (UK) ou movie (US)

b. [acteur] to make a film (UK) ou movie (US)

tourner une scène

a. [cinéaste] to shoot ou to film a scene

b. [acteur] to play ou to act a scene

2. (en usage absolu)

elle a tourné plusieurs fois avec Pasolini she played in several of Pasolini's films (UK) ou movies (US)

silence, on tourne! quiet please, action!

C.[METTRE EN FORME]

1. MENUISERIE & MÉTALLURGIE to turn

2. [formuler - compliment] to turn ; [ - critique] to phrase, to express

je ne sais pas comment tourner cela I don't know how to put it

il tourne bien ses phrases he's got a neat turn of phrase

3. [transformer]

elle tourne tout au tragique she always makes a drama out of everything

tourner quelque chose à son avantage/désavantage to turn something to one's advantage/disadvantage

tourner quelque chose/quelqu'un en ridicule to ridicule something/somebody, to make fun of something/somebody

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tourner à verbe plus préposition

tourner au burlesque/drame to take a ludicrous/tragic turn

tourner à la catastrophe to take a disastrous turn

tourner au ridicule to become ridiculous

ça tourne à la farce! it's turning into a farce!

le temps tourne à la pluie/neige it looks like rain/snow

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tourner autour de verbe plus préposition

1. [axe] to move ou to turn round

les planètes qui tournent autour du Soleil the planets revolving round the Sun

l'escalier tourne autour de l'ascenseur the staircase spirals ou winds round the lift

2. [rôder]

tourner autour de quelqu'un

a. [généralement] to hang ou to hover round somebody

b. [pour le courtiser] to hang round somebody

les enfants tournaient autour du magasin depuis un moment

a. [par désœuvrement] the children had been hanging around outside the shop for a while

b. [avec de mauvaises intentions] the children had been loitering outside the shop for a while

3. [valoir environ] to be around ou about, to be in the region of

les réparations devraient tourner autour de 200 euro the repairs should cost around ou should cost about ou should be in the region of 200 euro

4. [concerner - suj: conversation] to revolve round, to centre ou to focus on ; [ - suj: enquête policière] to centre on

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tourner en verbe plus préposition

to turn ou to change into

la neige tourne en gadoue the snow's turning into slush

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se tourner verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [faire un demi-tour] to turn round

tourne-toi, je me déshabille turn round ou turn your back, I'm getting undressed

2. [changer de position] to turn

il se tournait et se retournait dans son lit he was tossing and turning in his bed

tourne-toi sur le ventre turn over onto your belly

(figuré)

de quelque côté qu'on se tourne wherever ou whichever way you turn

je ne sais plus de quel côté me tourner I don't know which way to turn any more

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se tourner contre verbe pronominal plus préposition

to turn against

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se tourner en verbe pronominal plus préposition

(littéraire)

to turn into

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se tourner vers verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [s'orienter vers] to turn towards

tous les regards se tournèrent vers elle all eyes turned to look at her

2. (figuré)

se tourner vers quelqu'un/Dieu to turn to somebody/God

se tourner vers une carrière to take up a career

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