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from above the clouds

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1 з-над

from above

з-над хмар — from above the clouds

Українсько-англійський словник > з-над
2 au-dessus

au-dessus [od(ə)sy]

adverb

→ dessus

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odəsy
1.

adverbe

1) ( plus haut) above

l'étagère au-dessus — the shelf above

il habite l'étage au-dessus — he lives on the next floor up ou on the floor above

2) ( marquant une supériorité) above

les enfants de 10 ans et au-dessus — children of 10 and over, the over-tens

la taille au-dessus — the next size up

2.

au-dessus de locution prépositive

1) ( plus haut que) above

au-dessus des nuages — (up) above the clouds

deux étages au-dessus de chez moi — two floors up from me

un pont au-dessus de la rivière — a bridge over the river

se pencher au-dessus de la table — to lean across the table

2) ( supérieur à) above

au-dessus de zéro/de la moyenne — above zero/average

les enfants au-dessus de 3 ans — children over 3 years old

les chèques au-dessus de 150 euros — cheques GB ou checks US for over 150 euros

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od(ə)sy adv
above, (dans un immeuble) upstairs

J'habite au-dessus. — I live upstairs.

au-dessus de — above

au-dessus de la table — above the table

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au-dessus

A adv

1 ( plus haut) above; le village est en bas, la station de ski est au-dessus the village is at the foot of the mountain, the ski resort is above (it); ne prends pas ce livre, prends celui qui est au-dessus don't take that book, take the one on top (of it); l'étagère au-dessus the shelf above; il habite l'étage au-dessus he lives on the next floor up ou on the floor above; il y a plusieurs étages au-dessus there are several floors above; au-dessus il y a trois chambres there are three bedrooms upstairs;

2 ( marquant une supériorité) above; les enfants de 10 ans et au-dessus children of 10 and over, the over-tens; la taille au-dessus the next size up; les billets de 50 euros et au-dessus notes GB ou bills US of 50 euros and over;

3 fig être au-dessus [œuvre, auteur] to be better; il n'a rien écrit qui soit au-dessus he hasn't written anything better.

B au-dessus de loc prép

1 ( plus haut que) above; au-dessus du tableau/de la ville/de Paris above the painting/the town/Paris; au-dessus de la cheminée above the mantlepiece; au-dessus des nuages (up) above the clouds; au-dessus de chez moi in the flat GB ou apartment above me; deux étages au-dessus de chez moi two floors up from me; au-dessus du genou/de la ceinture above the knee/the waist; au-dessus de toi above you; un pont au-dessus de la rivière a bridge over ou across the river; se pencher au-dessus de la table to lean across the table;

2 ( supérieur à) above; au-dessus de zéro above zero; au-dessus de 5% above ou over 5%; les enfants au-dessus de 3 ans children over 3 years old, the over-threes; au-dessus de la moyenne above average; les chèques au-dessus de 1 000 euros cheques GB ou checks US for over 1,000 euros; le paiement par carte est accepté au-dessus de 10 euros payment by card is accepted for purchases over 10 euros; elle est au-dessus de lui dans la hiérarchie she's above him in the hierarchy; mettre qn/qch au-dessus de qn/qch to place sb/sth above sb/sth; il met sa fierté au-dessus de tout he places his pride above everything else; un spectacle au-dessus de tout éloge/toute critique a show beyond praise/criticism; il veut se situer au-dessus des partis/des querelles du groupe he wants to put himself above the political parties/the internal quarrels; le débat doit être au-dessus des considérations politiques the debate must rise above political considerations; il est (bien) au-dessus de ça fig he's (well) above that.

[odsy] adverbe

1. [dans l'espace] above

il habite au-dessus he lives upstairs

il y a une croix au-dessus there's a cross above it

là-haut, il y a le hameau des Chevrolles, et il n'y a rien au-dessus up there is Chevrolles village, and there's nothing beyond it

2. [dans une hiérarchie] above

les enfants de 10 ans et au-dessus children aged 10 and above

la taille au-dessus the next size up

un ton au-dessus MUSIQUE one tone higher

au-dessus de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans l'espace] above

le placard est au-dessus de l'évier the cupboard is above the sink

il habite au-dessus de chez moi he lives upstairs from me

un avion passa au-dessus de nos têtes a plane flew overhead

2. [dans une hiérarchie] above

au-dessus du niveau de la mer above sea level

10 degrés au-dessus de zéro 10 degrees above zero

au-dessus d'un certain prix above a certain price

au-dessus de 15 ans over 15 years old

vivre au-dessus de ses moyens to live beyond one's means

au-dessus de tout soupçon above all ou beyond suspicion

elle est au-dessus de ça she's above all that

c'était au-dessus de mes forces it was too much for ou beyond me

se situer au-dessus des partis to be politically neutral

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > au-dessus
3 encima

adv.

1 on top (arriba).

pásame el de encima pass me the top one o the one on top

el vecino de encima the upstairs neighbor

encima de above; (en lugar superior que) on (top of) (sobre, en)

vivo encima de tu casa I live upstairs from you

el pan está encima de la nevera the bread is on (top of) the fridge

estar encima de alguien (figurative) to be on at somebody

por encima superficially (superficialmente)

por encima de over; more than (figurative)

vive por encima de sus posibilidades he lives beyond his means

por encima de todo more than anything else

2 on top of that.

encima de no hacerlo bien… on top of not doing it well…

encima de ser tonto, es feo on top of being stupid, he's also ugly

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: encimar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: encimar.

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encima

► adverbio

1 (más arriba) above, overhead; (sobre) on top

■ tenían las estrellas encima they had the stars overhead

■ está allí encima it's there on top

2 (ropa etc) on, on top

■ se puso la americana y encima el abrigo he put on his jacket and his coat on top

■ ponte algo encima put something on

3 (consigo) on you (him etc)

■ ¿llevas cambio encima? do you have any change on you?

4 (además) in addition, besides

■ les dio un coche nuevo y muchas más cosas encima he gave them a new car and lots more besides

5 familiar (por si fuera poco) what's more, on top of that, besides

■ le robaron y encima le dieron una paliza they robbed him and on top of that they beat him up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de encima top, on top, above

■ el piso de encima the floor above

encima de (a más altura) over, above 2 (sobre) on 3 (además) besides, as well as, on top of that

■ van a construir otro piso encima del nuestro they're going to build another flat above ours

■ está encima de la mesa it's on the table

estar alguien encima de otro familiar to be on somebody's back, be breathing down somebody's neck

por encima (a más altura) above 2 (de pasada) superficially

■ lo repasó muy por encima he checked it through superficially

por encima de (más importante) above 2 (más allá) beyond

■ Pepe está por encima de ti Pepe is above you

■ está por encima de sus posibilidades it's beyond her capabilities

por encima de todo above all

quitarse algo de encima / quitarse a alguien de encima figurado to get rid of something / get rid of somebody

tener algo encima figurado to be just round the corner

■ tenemos el invierno encima winter is almost upon us

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adv.

1) above, on top

2) upon

3) on top of that

•

- encima de

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ADV

1) [en el espacio]

allí está el cerro y encima el castillo — you can see the hill there and the castle on top

le puse un libro encima — I put a book on top of it

déjelo ahí encima — leave it up there

el gato se me sentó encima — the cat sat on me

me he echado el café encima — I've spilt the coffee on myself

• encima de — [con contacto] on top of; [sin contacto] above

déjalo encima de la mesa — leave it on top of the table

colgó el cuadro encima del sofá — he hung the painting above the sofa

• llevar o tener algo encima, no llevaba encima la documentación — I didn't have the papers on me

nunca tiene dinero encima — he never has any money on him

creo que ya tienes bastante encima — I think you've got enough on your plate

• venirse encima de algn — [animal, vehículo] to come (straight) at sb, bear down on sb; [peso, mueble] to fall on (top of) sb

el armario se le vino encima — the wardrobe fell on top of me

no sabía lo que se le venía encima cuando llegara a casa — he didn't know what was going to hit him when he got home

- echarse a algn encima

con su actitud se echó encima a todos sus compañeros — he got on the wrong side of all his colleagues because of his attitude

- echársele encima a algn

el Parlamento se le echó encima — Parliament came down (hard) on him

- estar encima de algn

tengo que estar siempre encima de mis hijos para que estudien — I always have to stand over my children to make them work

tengo a mi jefe siempre encima — my boss is always on my back *

- hacerse encima

- poner a algn el dedo o la mano encima

- quitarse algo/a algn de encima

nos hemos quitado un gran problema de encima — that's a great problem out of the way for us
mundo 5)
2) [en el tiempo] upon

ya tenemos el invierno encima otra vez — winter is upon us again

tenían ya la guerra encima — war was imminent o upon them

se nos echó la noche encima — it grew dark, night fell

se nos viene encima la fecha de la boda — the wedding is nearly upon us, the wedding is just around the corner

3)

• por encima —

a) (=por lo alto) over

le eché una manta por encima — I put a blanket over her

el avión les pasó por encima — the plane passed overhead

por encima tiene a su jefe y al director — there's his boss and the director above him

• por encima de — over

el avión pasó rozando por encima de la catedral — the plane skimmed over the top of the cathedral

ha nevado por encima de los 2.500m — there is snow above o over 2,500 metres

• estar por encima de algo — [en cantidad, nivel] to be above sth; [en preferencia] to come before sth

la asistencia estuvo por encima de lo habitual — there was above average attendance

no hay nadie por encima de ella — there's no one above her

estoy por encima de él en categoría — I'm higher in rank o level than him

eso está por encima de mis posibilidades — that's beyond my means

la felicidad está por encima del dinero — happiness comes before money

estar por encima del bien y del mal — to be above the law

• por encima de todo — above all

quiero hacerlo por encima de todo — I want to do it above all else

la seguridad por encima de todo — safety first

b) (=superficialmente)

hoy hemos limpiado muy por encima — we've just done a quick clean today

hicimos una revisión por encima del texto — we had a quick check on the text

hojear algo por encima — to leaf through sth

4) (=además) on top of that

y encima no me dio ni las gracias — and on top of that he didn't even thank me

te lo envían a casa y encima te regalan un libro — they send it to your house and you get a free book too o as well

le toca la lotería y encima se queja — she wins the lottery and even then she complains

• encima de — besides, as well as

y luego, encima de todo lo que dijo, se fue sin disculparse — and then, as well as o on top of saying all that, he left without apologizing

5) esp Cono Sur

• encima mío/tuyo/ etc — above me/you/etc

está siempre encima mío vigilando lo que hago — he's always on top of me watching everything I do

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio)

le puso una piedra encima — he put a stone on it

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

se tiró el café encima — she spilled the coffee over herself

lo vi cuando ya lo tenía encima — I didn't see it until it was on top of me

el autobús se nos venía encima — the bus was coming straight at us

se me vino el armario encima — the cupboard came down on top of me

2) ( en el tiempo)

los exámenes ya estaban encima — the exams were already upon us

se nos echaba encima la noche — night was falling (around us)

3) ( además)

y encima se queja! — and then she goes and complains!

y encima no me lo devolvió — and on top of that, he didn't give it back

4) (en locs)

encima de: encima de la mesa on the table; encima del armario on top of the cupboard; llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket; viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop; encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly; echarse algo encima < deuda> to saddle o land oneself with something; < problema> to take... upon oneself; echarse encima a alguien (AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him; estar encima de alguien or estarle encima a alguien (fam) to be on at somebody (colloq); hacerse encima (fam & euf) ( orinarse) to wet oneself; ( hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants; por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top; volaban por encima del pueblo they flew over the town; está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department; temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures; lo leí por encima I just skimmed through it; le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over it very quickly; una limpieza por encima a quick clean; por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere él above all o most important, he mustn't find out; pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else; quitarse or sacarse algo de encima <problema/tarea> to get something out of the way; quitarse or sacarse a alguien de encima — to get rid of somebody

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= on top, thereupon [thereon].

Nota: Generalmente colocado al final de la frase.

Ex. Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.

Ex. The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.

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* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* encima de = on top of, above, atop.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* justo encima de = smack right on top of.

* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.

* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombre = look down + Posesivo + nose at.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down on/upon.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* poner encima = top with.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* por encima = overhead.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* sacudirse de encima = shake off.

* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* y encima = into the bargain.

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio)

le puso una piedra encima — he put a stone on it

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

se tiró el café encima — she spilled the coffee over herself

lo vi cuando ya lo tenía encima — I didn't see it until it was on top of me

el autobús se nos venía encima — the bus was coming straight at us

se me vino el armario encima — the cupboard came down on top of me

2) ( en el tiempo)

los exámenes ya estaban encima — the exams were already upon us

se nos echaba encima la noche — night was falling (around us)

3) ( además)

y encima se queja! — and then she goes and complains!

y encima no me lo devolvió — and on top of that, he didn't give it back

4) (en locs)

encima de: encima de la mesa on the table; encima del armario on top of the cupboard; llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket; viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop; encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly; echarse algo encima < deuda> to saddle o land oneself with something; < problema> to take... upon oneself; echarse encima a alguien (AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him; estar encima de alguien or estarle encima a alguien (fam) to be on at somebody (colloq); hacerse encima (fam & euf) ( orinarse) to wet oneself; ( hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants; por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top; volaban por encima del pueblo they flew over the town; está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department; temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures; lo leí por encima I just skimmed through it; le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over it very quickly; una limpieza por encima a quick clean; por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere él above all o most important, he mustn't find out; pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else; quitarse or sacarse algo de encima <problema/tarea> to get something out of the way; quitarse or sacarse a alguien de encima — to get rid of somebody

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= on top, thereupon [thereon].

Nota: Generalmente colocado al final de la frase.

Ex: Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.

Ex: The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.

* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* encima de = on top of, above, atop.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* justo encima de = smack right on top of.

* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.

* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombre = look down + Posesivo + nose at.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down on/upon.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* poner encima = top with.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* por encima = overhead.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* sacudirse de encima = shake off.

* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* y encima = into the bargain.

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encima

adverb

A

(en el espacio): le puso el pie/una piedra encima he put his foot/a stone on it

no tengo or llevo dinero encima I don't have any money on me

se me sentaron encima they sat on top of me

se tiró el café encima she spilled the coffee over herself

vi el coche cuando ya lo tenía encima I didn't see the car until it was on top of me

el autobús se nos venía encima the bus was coming straight at o toward(s) us

se me vino el armario encima the cupboard came down on top of me

se le vino encima una enorme responsabilidad he had to take on a great deal of reponsibility

B

(en el tiempo): ya tenemos las fiestas encima the festive season is just around the corner

los exámenes ya estaban encima the exams were already upon us

la fecha se nos vino encima y no habíamos terminado the day arrived and we hadn't finished

se nos venía or echaba encima la noche night was falling (around us)

C

(además): es caro y encima de mala calidad it's expensive and, not only that, it's poor quality

le han dado el mejor lugar — ¡y encima se queja! they've given her the best seat — and she goes and complains!

y encima, no me lo quiso devolver and then o and on top of that, he wouldn't give it back!

D ( en locs):

encima de: encima de la mesa on the table

encima del armario on top of the cupboard

llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket

viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop

encima de caro es feo as well as being expensive, it's (also) ugly o not only is it expensive, it's also ugly

echarse algo encima ‹deuda› to saddle o land o ( BrE) lumber oneself with sth;

‹problema› to take … upon oneself

echarse encima a algn ( AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him, he got on the wrong side of all the teachers

estar encima de algn or estarle encima a algn ( fam); to be on at sb ( colloq)

hacerse encima ( fam euf) (orinarse) to wet oneself

(hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants o does it in his pants

por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top

la miró por encima de los anteojos he looked at her over the top of his glasses

los aviones volaban por encima del pueblo the planes flew over the town

ella está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department

pasar por encima de algn or pasarle por encima a algn (para un ascenso) to pass sb over; (para una consulta, queja) to go over sb's head

temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures

un porcentaje muy por encima de la media a much higher than average percentage

está muy por encima de la competencia it is well ahead of the competition

lo leí muy por encima I skipped through it

le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over o through it very quickly

hice una limpieza muy por encima I gave the place a very quick clean

por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere ella above all o most important, she mustn't find out

pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else

quitarse or sacarse algo/a algn de encima: me saqué ese problema de encima I got that problem out of the way

por lo menos te has sacado ese peso de encima at least you've got that weight off your mind

no sabía qué hacer para quitármela de encima I didn't know what to do to get rid of her

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encima adverbio
1 ( en el espacio):
◊ le puso una piedra encima he put a stone on it;

no llevo dinero encima I don't have any money on me;
se tiró el café encima she spilled the coffee over herself;
se me vino el armario encima the cupboard came down on top of me
2 ( además):
◊ ¡y encima se queja! and then she goes and complains!;

y encima no me lo devolvió and on top of that, he didn't give it back!
3 ( en locs)
◊ encima de: encima de la mesa on the table;

encima del armario on top of the cupboard;
llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket;
viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop;
encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly;
por encima over;
saltó por encima he jumped over;
le eché un vistazo por encima I just looked over it quickly;
una limpieza por encima a quick clean;
por encima de above;
por encima de la media above average;
por encima de todo above everything;
volaban por encima de las nubes/del pueblo they flew above the clouds/over the town;
está por encima del jefe de sección she's above the head of department;
quitarse algo de encima ‹problema/tarea› to get sth out of the way;
quitarse a algn de encima to get rid of sb
encima adverbio
1 (en la parte superior de) on top: pon la maleta encima, put the case on top
2 (sobre uno) no tenía encima la documentación, she didn't have her papers on her
(sobre el cuerpo) se me cayó encima el café, I spilt the coffee over myself
se echó una manta encima, he put a blanket over himself
3 (sobre el espíritu, en la mente) tiene muchas preocupaciones encima, she has got lots of worries
4 (además) besides, on top of that: se estropeó el coche y encima empezó a nevar, the car broke down and then to cap it all it started to snow
no da ni golpe y encima se queja, he doesn't lift a finger and on top of all that he complains
5 (muy cerca) tengo encima el coche de detrás, the car behind is getting too close
(muy pendiente) on top of, in control of: tengo al jefe encima todo el día, I've got the boss breathing down my neck all day
♦ Locuciones: encima de, (sobre) on, over: vive encima de un bar, she lives above a bar
por encima, (superficialmente) hablamos de ello por encima, we scarcely talked about it
por encima de, over: los pájaros volaban por encima, birds flew overhead
' encima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añadidura
- arriba
- cadáver
- casa
- echarse
- espachurrar
- estar
- fullera
- fullero
- hombro
- llevar
- montante
- mundo
- peso
- por
- quitarse
- saltar
- sobre
- superar
- atropellar
- mirada
- ojo
- posibilidad
- quitar
- tener
- todavía
English:
above
- atop
- bear down on
- beyond
- bob
- body
- bung
- burn out
- canopy
- cave in
- clamber
- class
- dead
- disdain
- excel
- eye
- grape
- hold
- hover
- neck
- on
- one-upmanship
- over
- overhang
- overhead
- paint out
- plonk
- rise above
- rivet
- senior
- shake off
- sketchily
- skim
- stand
- standard
- top
- upon
- bargain
- by
- capacity
- carry
- first
- get
- go
- just
- keep
- look
- nag
- nose
- palm

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encima

♦ adv

1. [arriba] on top;
[en el piso de arriba] upstairs;
un pastel con una guinda encima a cake with a cherry on top;

pásame el de encima pass me the top one o the one on top;

yo vivo encima I live upstairs;

el vecino de encima the upstairs neighbour;

tienes encima un mosquito you've got a mosquito on you;
Am
de encima in addition, besides;

le cayó encima la responsabilidad de dirigir el partido the responsibility of leading the party was thrust upon her;

el autobús se le echó encima antes de que pudiera reaccionar the bus was upon him before he had time to react;

tiene a su jefe encima todo el día his boss is on at him o on his back all day long

2. [en tiempo]
las elecciones ya están encima the elections are already upon us;

se nos echó la noche encima night fell, night descended upon us

3. [además] on top of that;

está lejos y encima no hay transporte público it's a long way away and on top of that o what is more, there's no public transport;

voy a consolarlo y encima me grita I go to comfort him and all he does is shout at me

4. [sobre sí]
lleva un abrigo encima she has a coat on;

ponte algo encima, vas a tener frío put something on, you'll be cold;

¿llevas dinero encima? have you got any money on you?;

le quitaron todo lo que llevaba encima they took everything he had with him

♦ encima de loc prep

1. [sobre, en] on (top of);

el pan está encima de la nevera the bread is on (top of) the fridge

2. [en lugar más alto que] above;

encima de la montaña el cielo se encapotó the sky above the mountain clouded over;

vivo encima de tu casa I live upstairs from you;

Comp

estar encima de alguien [controlar, vigilar] to be on sb's back;

mi madre está encima de mí todo el día my mother's on at me o on my back all day long

3. [además de] as well as;

encima de (ser) tonto, es feo as well as being stupid, he's also ugly;

encima de no hacerlo bien… not only did he not do it well…

♦ por encima loc adv

1. [sobre la parte superior] on top;

por encima lleva una capa de chocolate it has a layer of chocolate on top;

había ropa por encima de la cama there were clothes on the bed

2. [por arriba]
la ciudad tenía una capa de contaminación por encima the city was covered with a layer of pollution;

por encima de over;

volaron por encima de los Alpes they flew over the Alps;

el sol asomaba por encima de las montañas the sun was peeping over the mountains

3. [en nivel superior]
sólo tiene a dos personas por encima there are only two people above her;

por encima de over, above;

un precio muy por encima de lo que habíamos presupuestado a price well over o above what we had budgeted for;

una calidad muy por encima de lo habitual a much higher quality than usual;

la salud de sus hijos está por encima de todo lo demás their childrens' health comes before everything else;

está muy por encima de los otros alumnos he's far better than the other students;

vive por encima de sus posibilidades he lives beyond his means;

Comp

por encima de todo: por encima de todo, hazlo con mucho cuidado above all o first and foremost, be very careful;

por encima de todo, lo que más me preocupa… what worries me more than anything else…;

por encima de todo, no se lo digas a nadie whatever else you do, don't tell anyone;

ponemos la seguridad por encima de todo we place safety first o before everything else

4. [superficialmente]
lo conozco por encima I only know it roughly;

sólo lo he leído por encima I've only skimmed through it;

ordené la casa por encima y me marché I gave the house a quick tidy up and left

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encima

adv

1 on top;

encima de on top of, on;

por encima de over, above;

por encima de todo above all;

estar por encima de be above;

echarse encima de alguien fig pounce on s.o.;

estar encima de alguien fig: para que haga algo keep on top of s.o.; hacerle caso be all over s.o.;

la noche se nos echó encima night overtook us

2

:

hacer algo muy por encima do sth very quickly;

leí el artículo por encima I skimmed (through) the article

3

:

no lo llevo encima I haven’t got it on me;

ponerse algo encima put sth on

4 ( cercano)

:

el final del curso ya está encima we’re nearly at the end of the course already

5 ( además)

:

lo ayudo, y encima se queja I help him and then he goes and complains

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encima adv

1) : on top, above

2) además: as well, besides

3)

encima de : on, on top of, over

4)

por encima de : above, beyond

por encima de la ley: above the law

5)

echarse encima : to take upon oneself

6)

estar encima de fam : to nag, to criticize

7)

quitarse de encima : to get rid of

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encima adv

1. (en) on

deja la taza allí encima leave the cup on there

no llevo dinero encima I haven't got any money on me

2. (sobre) on top

¿cuál? el que está encima which one? the one on top

3. (sin tocar) over

¡salta por encima! jump over!

4. (además) on top of everything / on top of that

llegó tarde y, encima, se enfadó conmigo he arrived late and on top of that, he got angry with me

echarse encima to be just round the corner

los exámenes se nos echan encima the exams are just round the corner

echarse encima de alguien to attack somebody

leer por encima to have a quick look at

me he leído el libro por encima I've had a quick look at the book

quitarse de encima to get rid of

por fin consiguió quitárselo de encima she finally managed to get rid of him

Spanish-English dictionary > encima
4 sopra

onto

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1. prep on

( più in alto di) above

( riguardo a) about, on

sopra il tavolo on the table

l'uno sopra l'altro one on top of the other

i bambini sopra cinque anni children over five

5 gradi sopra lo zero 5 degrees above zero

al di sopra di qualcosa over something

2. adv on top

( al piano superiore) upstairs

dormirci sopra sleep on it

vedi sopra see above

la parte di sopra the top or upper part

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sopra avv.

1 ( in luogo o posizione più elevata) up; on; above; ( in superficie) on top: la penna è lì sopra, the pen is on there; posa i libri qua sopra, put the books (on) here; appendilo più sopra, hang it higher up; un gelato con sopra le ciliegine, an ice-cream with cherries on top; nella valigia ti ho messo sotto le magliette sopra le camicie, I've put your vests at the bottom of the case and your shirts on top; sopra c'era neve fresca, sotto era tutto ghiaccio, there was fresh snow on top, but underneath it was all ice; il fumo veniva da sopra, smoke was coming from above // (al) di sopra → disopra

2 ( al piano superiore) upstairs; above: le camere da letto sono (di) sopra, the bedrooms are upstairs (o above); ci dev'essere qualcuno di sopra, there must be somebody upstairs (o above); sotto ci sono gli uffici, sopra le abitazioni, downstairs there are offices, upstairs (there are) the living quarters

3 (precedentemente, in un testo o simili) above: vedi sopra, see above; come sopra, as above; in aggiunta a quanto sopra, in addition to the above; gli esempi sopra citati, the above-mentioned examples

◆ agg.invar. ( superiore) above: il piano (di) sopra, the floor above; leggi la riga sopra, read the line above

◆ s.m. ( la parte superiore) top: il (di) sopra è in plastica, the top is made of plastic.

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['sopra]
1. prep

1) (gen) over

c'era un lampadario sopra il tavolo — there was a chandelier over the table

indossava un golf sopra la camicetta — she was wearing a sweater over her blouse

mettiti il cappotto sopra le spalle — put your coat over your shoulders

costruirono un ponte sopra il fiume — they built a bridge over the river

guadagna sopra i 2000 euro al mese — he earns over 2,000 euros a month

pesa sopra il chilo — it weighs over o more than a kilo

persone sopra i 30 anni — people over 30 (years of age)

passar sopra a qc (anche) fig — to pass over sth

sopra pensiero — soprappensiero

2) (più in su di) above

l'aereo volava sopra le nuvole — the plane was flying above the clouds

100 metri sopra il livello del mare — 100 metres above sea level

5 gradi sopra lo zero — 5 degrees above zero

sopra l'orizzonte — above the horizon

sopra l'equatore — north of o above the equator

un paesino sopra Napoli — a village north of Naples

abitano sopra di noi — they live above us

ha un appartamento sopra il negozio — he has a flat Brit o apartment Am over the shop

essere al di sopra di ogni sospetto — to be above suspicion

amare qn sopra ogni cosa — to love sb above all else

3) (a contatto con) on, (moto) on(to), (in cima a) on (top of)

il libro è sopra il tavolo — the book is on the table

il dizionario è sopra quella pila di libri — the dictionary is on top of that pile of books

il gatto è salito sopra il tavolo — the cat climbed onto the table

mettilo sopra l'armadio — put it on top of the wardrobe Brit o closet Am

si buttò sopra di lui — he threw himself on him

4) (intorno a, riguardo a) about, on

un dibattito sopra la riforma carceraria — a debate about o on prison reform

chiedere un parere sopra qc — to ask for an opinion about o on sth

2. avv

1) (su) up, (in superficie) on top

là sopra — up there

metti tutto lì o là sopra — put everything up there

qua sopra — up here

sopra è un po' rovinato — (libro, borsa) it's a bit damaged on top

una torta con sopra la panna — a cake topped with cream

un disegno con sopra la firma — a signed drawing

2)

(al piano) di sopra — upstairs

abitano di sopra — they live upstairs

vado di sopra a chiudere le finestre — I'm just going upstairs to close the windows

la tua è la stanza di sopra — yours is the upstairs room

3) (prima) above

per i motivi sopra illustrati — for the above-mentioned reasons, for the reasons shown above

vedi/come sopra — see/as above

mettilo nel cassetto sopra — put it in the drawer above

4)

pensaci sopra — think it over

dormirci sopra fig — to sleep on it

3. sm

top

il sopra del tavolo è in mogano — the top of the table is mahogany

il di sopra — the top, the upper part

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['sopra] 1.
preposizione

1) (in posizione superiore) (con contatto) on, upon; (con movimento) on, onto; (in cima a) on top of

la tazza è sopra il o al tavolo the cup is on the table; il gelato è caduto sopra la sedia the ice cream fell on(to) the chair; passare le dita sopra qcs. to run one's fingers over sth.; scrivici sopra l'indirizzo write the address on it; mettilo sopra al mucchio put it on top of the pile; essere uno sopra l'altro — to be in a pile

2) (senza contatto o per indicare rivestimento, protezione) over

il cielo sopra Londra — the sky over London

il quadro sopra il o al letto the picture over the bed; portare un maglione sopra la camicia to wear a sweater over one's shirt; tirarsi le lenzuola sopra la testa — to pull the sheets over one's head

3) (più in alto di, più in su di) above; (a nord di) north of, above

sopra il ginocchio — above the knee

abita sopra di me — he lives in the flat above me

proprio sopra le nostre teste — straight above our heads

sei gradi sopra lo zero — six degrees above zero

sopra il livello del mare — above sea level

Como è sopra Milano — Como is north of Milan

4) (oltre) above, over

ragazze sopra i sedici anni — girls over sixteen o above the age of sixteen

il prezzo è sopra i 500 euro — the price is over o above 500 euros

5) (più di, che) over, above, more than

amare qcn. sopra ogni altra cosa — to love sb. above all else

6) (per indicare superiorità, dominio) over

7) (intorno, rispetto a) on, about

8) al di sopra di above, beyond, over

al di sopra degli alberi — above the trees

i bambini al di sopra dei sei anni — children (of) over six

al di sopra della media — above (the) average, above standard

è al di sopra delle mie capacità — it is beyond my ability

essere al di sopra di ogni sospetto — to be above o beyond suspicion
2.
avverbio

1) (in posizione più elevata) on, up; (senza contatto) above; (in cima) on top

due metri sopra — two metres above

va sotto o sopra? — does it go under or over?

non prendere questo libro, prendi quello sopra — don't take that book, take the one on top (of it)

non metterci le dita sopra — don't put your fingers on it

in camicia avrai freddo, mettiti sopra una maglia — you'll be cold in a shirt, put a sweater on

da sopra — from above

qua sopra, là sopra — on o up here, on o up there

2) (sulla superficie esterna) on top

un dolce con la cioccolata sopra — a cake with chocolate on top

3) (al piano superiore) upstairs

sopra ci sono tre camere — there are three rooms upstairs

il rumore viene da sopra — the noise is coming from upstairs

4) (precedentemente) above

vedi sopra — see above

come sopra — ditto

come detto sopra — as stated above

i nomi di cui sopra — the above names

5) di sopra (sopra a un altro) above; (fra due) upper; (più in alto di tutti) top; (al piano superiore) upstairs

andare di sopra — to go upstairs
3.
aggettivo invariabile (superiore) above

la parte sopra — the upper part

la riga sopra — the line above
4.
sostantivo maschile invariabile (parte superiore) top (side)

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sopra

/'sopra/

I preposizione

1 (in posizione superiore) (con contatto) on, upon; (con movimento) on, onto; (in cima a) on top of; la tazza è sopra il o al tavolo the cup is on the table; il gelato è caduto sopra la sedia the ice cream fell on(to) the chair; passare le dita sopra qcs. to run one's fingers over sth.; scrivici sopra l'indirizzo write the address on it; mettilo sopra al mucchio put it on top of the pile; essere uno sopra l'altro to be in a pile

2 (senza contatto o per indicare rivestimento, protezione) over; il cielo sopra Londra the sky over London; il quadro sopra il o al letto the picture over the bed; portare un maglione sopra la camicia to wear a sweater over one's shirt; tirarsi le lenzuola sopra la testa to pull the sheets over one's head

3 (più in alto di, più in su di) above; (a nord di) north of, above; sopra il ginocchio above the knee; abita sopra di me he lives in the flat above me; proprio sopra le nostre teste straight above our heads; sei gradi sopra lo zero six degrees above zero; sopra il livello del mare above sea level; Como è sopra Milano Como is north of Milan

4 (oltre) above, over; ragazze sopra i sedici anni girls over sixteen o above the age of sixteen; il prezzo è sopra i 500 euro the price is over o above 500 euros

5 (più di, che) over, above, more than; amare qcn. sopra ogni altra cosa to love sb. above all else

6 (per indicare superiorità, dominio) over

7 (intorno, rispetto a) on, about

8 al di sopra di above, beyond, over; al di sopra degli alberi above the trees; i bambini al di sopra dei sei anni children (of) over six; al di sopra della media above (the) average, above standard; è al di sopra delle mie capacità it is beyond my ability; essere al di sopra di ogni sospetto to be above o beyond suspicion

II avverbio

1 (in posizione più elevata) on, up; (senza contatto) above; (in cima) on top; due metri sopra two metres above; va sotto o sopra? does it go under or over? non prendere questo libro, prendi quello sopra don't take that book, take the one on top (of it); non metterci le dita sopra don't put your fingers on it; in camicia avrai freddo, mettiti sopra una maglia you'll be cold in a shirt, put a sweater on; da sopra from above; qua sopra, là sopra on o up here, on o up there

2 (sulla superficie esterna) on top; un dolce con la cioccolata sopra a cake with chocolate on top

3 (al piano superiore) upstairs; sopra ci sono tre camere there are three rooms upstairs; il rumore viene da sopra the noise is coming from upstairs

4 (precedentemente) above; vedi sopra see above; come sopra ditto; come detto sopra as stated above; i nomi di cui sopra the above names

5 di sopra (sopra a un altro) above; (fra due) upper; (più in alto di tutti) top; (al piano superiore) upstairs; andare di sopra to go upstairs

III aggettivo invariabile

(superiore) above; la parte sopra the upper part; la riga sopra the line above

IV m.inv.

(parte superiore) top (side).

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sopra
5 sponad

praep. książk. 1. (z kierunku) [nadlatywać, zbliżać się] from over
- sponad gór wiał mroźny wiatr an icy wind blew from over the mountains
2. (nad) over, above
- spojrzał na nią sponad okularów he looked at her over (the rim of) his glasses

- sponad płotu wystawała czyjaś głowa someone’s head stuck out a. was sticking out above the fence

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prep

(+gen) from above

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sponad

prep.

+ Gen. (= znad) from above; sponad dachów/chmur from above the roofs/clouds; sponad okularów from behind one's glasses.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > sponad
6 asomar

v.

1 to peep up.

asoma el día day is breaking

2 to show.

María saca la lengua Mary sticks out her tongue.

3 to appear, to begin to appear, to poke out, to surface.

Los precios repuntaron The prices began to rise.

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asomar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (empezar a aparecer) to appear, begin to show, come out

■ todas las mañanas asoma el sol por el Este every morning the sun rises in the East

► verbo transitivo

1 (mostrar) to show, put out, stick out

■ te asoma la combinación por debajo de la falda your slip's showing

■ el chico asomó la cabeza por la ventana the boy stuck his head out of the window

► verbo pronominal asomarse

1 (a ventana) to stick one's head out (a, of), lean out (a, of); (a balcón) to come out (a, onto)

■ varios vecinos se asomaron a la ventana para ver qué pasaba several neighbours stuck their heads out of their windows to see what was happening

2 (aparecer) to appear

■ personas que se asoman a la pantalla televisiva people who appear on our television screens

■ las calles están casi desiertas, pero aún se asoma algún borracho the streets are almost deserted, but the odd drunk is still to be seen

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verb

to show

- asomarse

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1. VT

1) [+ cabeza, hocico] [hacia arriba] to lift; [hacia fuera] to poke out

el animal asoma el hocico y husmea el aire — the animal lifts its snout and sniffs the air

abrió la puerta y asomó la cabeza — she opened the door and poked her head round it

asomó la cabeza por encima de la valla para mirar — he peeped over the fence

asomó la cabeza por el hueco de la escalera — he leaned over the stairwell

prohibido asomar la cabeza por la ventanilla — do not lean out of the window

¿desde cuándo no asomas la cabeza por aquí? — * when was the last time you came round here? *

2) (Taur)

asomar el pañuelo — to raise the flag

2. VI

1) (=verse) [sol, luna] [al salir] to come up; [entre las nubes] to come out

el sol empezó a asomar en el horizonte/por entre las nubes — the sun began to come up on the horizon/come out from behind the clouds

en la ventana asoma el cañón de un fusil — the barrel of a gun appears at the window

Jerusalén asoma entre los montes — Jerusalem comes into sight between the hills

le asomaba la cartera por el bolsillo del pantalón — his wallet was sticking out of his trouser pocket

el vestido le asomaba por debajo del abrigo — her dress was showing below her coat

de pronto asomó un buque entre la niebla — a ship suddenly loomed up out of the fog

2) * [persona]

hace tiempo que no asoma por aquí — it's been a while since he came round here *

se casó con el primero que asomó por la puerta — she married the first man o one who poked o stuck his head round the door *

3) (=salir) [planta] to come up; [arruga, cana] to appear; [diente] to cut

ya empiezan a asomar los narcisos — the daffodils are beginning to come up now

por la tarde le asomaba ya la barba — he already had five o'clock shadow *, by the afternoon his stubble was beginning to show

ya le empiezan a asomar algunas canas — he has already got some grey hairs coming through o appearing

ya le han asomado varios dientes — she has already cut several teeth

4) (=comenzar)

nació apenas asomado el año — he was born at the very start of the new year, he was born when the new year had barely got underway

3.

See:

asomarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo to show

empiezan a asomar los primeros brotes — the first shoots begin to show o appear

asomaba por entre las páginas — it was sticking out from between the pages; (+ me/te/le etc)

la combinación le asomaba por debajo de la falda — her slip was showing below her skirt

ya le ha asomado el primer diente — he's just cut his first tooth

le asomaba la cabeza por entre las sábanas — her head was sticking out from under the sheets

una sonrisa le asomó a los labios — (liter) a smile flickered across her lips
2.
asomar vt < cabeza>

no asomar la cabeza por la ventanilla — do not lean out of the window

abrió la puerta y asomó la cabeza — she opened the door and stuck her head out/in
3.
asomarse v pron

es peligroso asomarse — do not lean out of the window

asomarse por algo — to lean out of something

asomarse a algo: asómate a la ventana a ver si vienen have a look out (of the window) and see if they are coming; cuando se asomó a la ventana le dispararon when he appeared at the window they fired at him; estaba asomada a la ventana she was looking out of the window; se habían asomado al balcón para ver el desfile — they had come out onto the balcony to watch the procession

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= stick out, stick up.

Ex. Firth sticks out awkwardly, however, and the film appears to have been packaged around him.

Ex. Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton.

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* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.

* asomar por = stick out from.

* asomarse por = lean out of.

* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.

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1.
verbo intransitivo to show

empiezan a asomar los primeros brotes — the first shoots begin to show o appear

asomaba por entre las páginas — it was sticking out from between the pages; (+ me/te/le etc)

la combinación le asomaba por debajo de la falda — her slip was showing below her skirt

ya le ha asomado el primer diente — he's just cut his first tooth

le asomaba la cabeza por entre las sábanas — her head was sticking out from under the sheets

una sonrisa le asomó a los labios — (liter) a smile flickered across her lips
2.
asomar vt < cabeza>

no asomar la cabeza por la ventanilla — do not lean out of the window

abrió la puerta y asomó la cabeza — she opened the door and stuck her head out/in
3.
asomarse v pron

es peligroso asomarse — do not lean out of the window

asomarse por algo — to lean out of something

asomarse a algo: asómate a la ventana a ver si vienen have a look out (of the window) and see if they are coming; cuando se asomó a la ventana le dispararon when he appeared at the window they fired at him; estaba asomada a la ventana she was looking out of the window; se habían asomado al balcón para ver el desfile — they had come out onto the balcony to watch the procession

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= stick out, stick up.

Ex: Firth sticks out awkwardly, however, and the film appears to have been packaged around him.

Ex: Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton.

* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.

* asomar por = stick out from.

* asomarse por = lean out of.

* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.

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asomar [A1 ]

vi

to show

cuando empiezan a asomar las primeras arrugas when the first wrinkles begin to show o appear

nació apenas asomado el siglo ( liter); she was born at the very dawn of the century ( liter)

asomaba por entre las páginas it was sticking o poking out from between the pages

(+ me/te/le etc): la combinación le asomaba por debajo de la falda her slip was showing below her skirt

ya le ha asomado el primer diente he's just cut his first tooth

sólo le asomaba la cabeza por entre las sábanas only her head was sticking out from under the sheets

una tímida sonrisa le asomó a los labios ( liter); a shy smile flickered across her lips

■ asomar

vt

(sacar): [ S ] no asomar la cabeza por la ventanilla do not lean out of the window

abrió la puerta y asomó la cabeza she opened the door and stuck her head out/in

no lo vi bien, apenas si asomó la nariz por la puerta I didn't see him very well, he barely poked his nose o stuck his head round the door

asomó la cabeza por encima de la valla he stuck his head over the top of the fence

■ asomarse

v pron

[ S ] es peligroso asomarse do not lean out of the window

se asomó por la ventana he leaned out of the window, he put o stuck his head out of the window

asomarse POR algo to lean out OF sth

[ S ] prohibido asomarse por la ventanilla do not lean out of the window

asomarse A algo:

asómate a la ventana a ver si vienen (con la ventana abierta) have a look out o put your head out of the window and see if they are coming; (con la ventana cerrada) have a look out of o go to the window and see if they are coming

se asomó a la ventana y me hizo adiós con la mano he came to the window and waved goodbye to me

cuando se asomó a la ventana le dispararon when he appeared at the window they fired at him

estaba asomada a la ventana she was looking out of the window

se habían asomado al balcón para ver el desfile they had come out onto the balcony to watch the procession

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asomar ( conjugate asomar) verbo intransitivo
to show;
◊ empiezan a asomar los primeros brotes the first shoots begin to show o appear

verbo transitivo ‹ cabeza›: asomó la cabeza por la ventanilla she stuck her head out of the window;
abrió la puerta y asomó la cabeza she opened the door and stuck her head out/in
asomarse verbo pronominal: asomarse por algo to lean out of sth;
se asomó a la ventana she looked out of the window;
se asomaron al balcón they came out onto the balcony
asomar
I verbo transitivo to put out, stick out: de vez en cuando asoman la nariz por aquí, they drop round from time to time
II verbo intransitivo to appear

' asomar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sobresalir
English:
peep
- poke out
- put
- poke

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asomar

♦ vt

asomar la cabeza por la ventana to stick one's head out of the window;

asomaron el bebé al balcón they took the baby out onto the balcony;

prohibido asomar la cabeza por la ventanilla [en letrero] do not lean out of the window;

el humor asoma en su última película there are signs of humour in his most recent film;

con los malos resultados empezaron a asomar las críticas criticism started to surface after the poor results;
Fig
asomar la cabeza to show one's face

♦ vi

1. [sobresalir] to peep up;
[del interior de algo] to peep out;
la sábana asoma por debajo de la colcha the sheet is peeping out from under the bedspread;

el lobo asomaba por detrás del árbol the wolf was peeping out from behind the tree;

sus zapatos asoman por detrás de las cortinas her shoes are showing below o peeping out from below the curtains;

te asoma la camisa por debajo de la chaqueta your shirt is sticking out from under your jacket;

el castillo asomaba en el horizonte the castle could be made out on the horizon

2. [salir]
ya le asoman los primeros dientes his first teeth are coming through already, he's already cutting his first teeth;

las flores asoman ya the flowers are already starting to come out

3. [empezar]
asoma el día day is breaking

♦ See also the pronominal verb asomarse

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asomar

I v/t put o

stick out

II v/i show

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asomar vt

: to show, to stick out

asomar vi

: to appear, to become visible

♦ See also the reflexive verb asomarse

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asomar vb

asomó la cabeza por la puerta he put his head round the door

es peligroso asomar la cabeza por la ventanilla it's dangerous to lean out of the window

Spanish-English dictionary > asomar
7 su

1. prep on

argomento about

( circa) (round) about

sul tavolo on the table

sul mare by the sea

sulle tremila lire round about three thousand lire

su misura made to measure

nove volte su dieci nine times out of ten

2. adv up

( al piano di sopra) upstairs

su! come on!

avere su vestito have on

guardare in su look up

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su avv.

1 ( moto, direzione) up; ( al piano superiore) upstairs: puoi venire su un momento?, can you come up (stairs) a moment?; vado su a prendere le chiavi, I'll go up and get the keys; l'ho mandato su in solaio, I've sent him up to the attic; devo portare su le valigie?, shall I bring the cases up?; guardate su, look up; tira su quel pezzo di carta, pick up that piece of paper; il prezzo della benzina è andato su parecchio, the price of petrol has gone up a great deal // là su → lassù; qua su → quassù // su e giù → giù // su per, up: su per la collina, up the hill; si precipitò su per le scale, he rushed upstairs // metter su casa, to set up house // tirar su un bambino, ( allevarlo) to bring up a child // tirarsi su, ( in salute) to recover (o to pick up); ( finanziariamente) to get on one's feet again // Con uso rafforzativo: si spinse su su fino alla vetta, he climbed all the way up to the summit; risalire su su fino alle origini, to go all the way back to the beginning

2 ( posizione, situazione) up (above) (anche fig.); ( al piano superiore) upstairs: gli ospiti sono su in terrazza, the guests are up on the terrace; l'ufficio è su al primo piano, the office is up on the first floor; ti chiamano da su, they're calling you from upstairs (o from up above); a mezzanotte era ancora su, ( alzato) he was still up at midnight // più su, higher up; ( più avanti) further up (o further along): abita due piani più su, he lives two floors (higher) up; appendi il quadro un po' più su, hang the picture a little higher up; l'albergo è pochi metri più su, the hotel is a few metres further on

3 ( indosso) on: aveva su un paio di scarpe nuove, he had a new pair of shoes on; metti su il soprabito, put your coat on // metter su arie, to put on airs

4 ( con valore esortativo): su, sbrigati!, get a move on!; su, andiamo!, come on, let's go!; su, coraggio!, su con la vita!, cheer up!; su, non piangere!, come on, don't cry!

5 ( con uso pleonastico): di su!, out with it!

6 in su, ( verso l'alto) up (wards); ( in avanti) onwards: guardai in su, I looked up; giaceva sul pavimento a faccia in su, he was lying face upwards on the floor; dalla vita in su, from the waist upwards; camminare col naso in su, to walk with one's nose in the air; i nostri prezzi vanno da dieci euro in su, our prices are from ten euros upwards; il traffico è scorrevole da Bologna in su, the traffic is moving smoothly from Bologna onwards; la norma si applica a tutto il personale, dal fattorino in su, the rule applies to all staff, from the office boy up; la tapparella non va né in su né in giù, the shutter won't go either up or down

◆ s.m.: era un su e giù continuo, it was a continuous coming and going.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: su le mani!, hands up! // su per giù, more or less (o roughly o about): avrà su per giù la mia età, he must be about my age; c'erano su per giù mille persone, there were roughly a thousand people // essere su di morale, to be in high spirits // essere su di giri, to be revved up; (fig.) to feel on top of the world // avercela su con qlcu., to have it in for s.o. ∙ Per andare su, mettere su, venire su → anche andare, mettere, venire.

su prep.

1 ( per indicare sovrapposizione con contatto) on, (form.) upon; ( con movimento) up; on to (o onto); ( in cima a) on top of: c'è una macchia sul pavimento, there's a stain on the floor; la lettera era sul tavolo, the letter was on the table; posalo sulla sedia, put it on the chair; l'acrobata camminava su una fune, the acrobat was walking on a tightrope; metti il coperchio sulla pentola, put the lid on the pan; si arrampicò su un albero, he climbed up a tree; salire su una scala, to go up a ladder; salire sul treno, to get on the train; caricarono gli sci sul tetto della macchina, they loaded the skis on to the car roof (o on top of the car); i corpi giacevano ammassati uno sull'altro, the bodies were piled one on top of another; il paese sorgeva su una ridente collina, the village stood on (o upon) a sunny hilltop; l'aereo si è schiantato sull'autostrada, the plane crashed on to the motorway // il suo ragionamento si fondava su false premesse, his reasoning was based on false assumptions // far assegnamento su qlcu., to rely on s.o.

2 (per indicare sovrapposizione senza contatto, ovvero protezione, difesa, rivestimento) over: stiamo volando su Londra, we're flying over London; c'è un ponte sul fiume, there's a bridge over the river; una nube tossica incombeva sulla città, a toxic cloud hung over the city; metti un golfino sulle spalle, put a cardigan over your shoulders; passare la lucidatrice sul pavimento, to pass the polisher over the floor; spalmare la crema sul viso, to spread cream over one's face // sul suo capo pendeva la minaccia del licenziamento, the threat of dismissal hung over his head

3 (per indicare superiorità, dominio, controllo) over: non ha alcuna autorità su di noi, he has no authority over us; celebrare la vittoria sul nemico, to celebrate one's victory over the enemy; regnare su un popolo, to reign over a people; esercitare la propria influenza, il proprio potere su qlcu., to exert one's influence, power over s.o.; avere un vantaggio su qlcu., to have an advantage over s.o.

4 (a un livello superiore, più in alto di) above (anche fig.): il sole era alto sull'orizzonte, the sun was high above the horizon; il paese è a 500 metri sul livello del mare, the village is 500 m above sea level // per lui il lavoro ha la precedenza su tutto, he puts work before everything

5 ( lungo) on; ( che si affaccia su) on to (o onto): una casa, una città sul fiume, a house, a city on the river; un negozio sul corso principale, a shop on the main street; passeggiammo sul lungomare, we walked on (o along) the seafront; la mia finestra guarda sul cortile, my window looks on to (o onto) the courtyard; questa porta dà sul giardino, this door opens onto the garden

6 ( verso, in direzione di, contro) to (wards); ( contro) on; at: l'esercito marciò su Napoli, the army marched on Naples; tutti i riflettori erano puntati sulla rock star, all the spotlights were focused on the rock star; tutti si scagliarono su di lui, they all flung themselves at (o on) him (o fam. they all went for him); sparare sulla folla, to fire on (o into) the crowd

7 ( dopo, di seguito a) after: commettere errori su errori, to make mistake after mistake // costruire pietra su pietra, to build stone by stone

8 ( approssimativamente) about; ( di tempo) at, about: sul mezzogiorno, about midday; sul far della sera, at nightfall; sulla fine del secolo, at the turn of the century; da qui a Firenze ci si impiega sulle tre ore, it takes about three hours to get (from here) to Florence; peserà sui 50 chili, it must weigh about 50 kilos; l'ha pagato sui 500 euro, he paid about 500 euros for it; un ragazzo sui 10 anni, a boy about 10 years of age; è sulla trentina, he's about thirty years old // un colore sul verde, a greenish colour // era un po' sul depresso, he was a bit depressed

9 ( intorno a, riguardo a) on, about: un saggio sulla letteratura del Novecento, an essay on 20th century literature; su che cosa sarà la conferenza?, what will the talk be about?; sa tutto sulla storia del jazz, he knows everything about the history of jazz; discutere sui fatti del giorno, to discuss the day's events

10 ( per esprimere proporzione) out of: nove su dieci espressero parere favorevole, nine out of ten were in favour; arriva in ritardo due gioni su tre, he arrives late two days out of three; una volta su mille, one time out of a thousand; meritare otto su dieci, to get eight out of ten.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: sul momento, at first; sull'istante, immediately; sui due piedi, on the spot // su misura, made to measure // dipinto su legno, tela, painted on wood, canvas // (comm.): su campione, by sample; su campione tipo, on type (o on standard); su richiesta, on demand // essere sul punto di fare qlco., to be about (o to be going) to do sthg. // fare sul serio, to be in (o deadly) earnest (o to be serious): fai sul serio?, are you serious? (o fam. no kidding?) // credere sulla parola, to take s.o.'s word for it.

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[su]
1. prep su + il=sul, su + lo=sullo, su + l'=sull', su + la=sulla, su + i=sui, su + gli=sugli, su + le= sulle

1) (gen) on, (moto) on(to), (in cima a) on (top of)

non è mai stato su un aereo — he's never been in a plane

puntare una somma su un cavallo — to bet a sum on a horse

è sulla destra — it's on the right

conto su di te — I'm counting on you

fa errori su errori — he makes one mistake after another

fece fuoco sulla folla — he fired on the crowd

la finestra dà sul giardino — the window looks onto the garden

l'ho visto sul giornale — I saw it in the paper

fecero rotta su Palermo — they set out towards Palermo

gettarsi sulla preda — to throw o.s. on one's prey

la marcia su Roma — the march on Rome

mettilo sulla scrivania — put it on the desk

ricamo su seta — embroidery on silk

procedi sulla sinistra — keep on o to the left

sta sulle sue — he keeps to himself

il libro è sul tavolo — the book is on the table

è salito sul tavolo — he got up on(to) the table

olio su tela — oil on canvas

basare un argomento su — to base an argument on

2) (addosso) over

buttati uno scialle sulle spalle — throw a shawl over o round your shoulders

sul vestito indossava un golf rosso — she was wearing a red sweater over her dress

3) (da una parte all'altra) over

un ponte sul fiume — a bridge over the river

un aereo passò sulle nostre teste — an aeroplane flew over our heads

4) (autorità, dominio) over

non ha alcun potere su di lui — he has no power over him

5) (più in alto di) above

100 metri sul livello del mare — 100 metres above sea level

6) (argomento) about, on

discutere su un argomento — to discuss a subject

un articolo sulla prima guerra mondiale — an article on o about the First World War

una conferenza sulla pace nel mondo — a conference on o about world peace

7) (circa) about, around

è costato sui due milioni — it cost about two million euros

c'erano sulle 100 persone — there were about 100 people

sarà sulla sessantina — he must be about sixty

8) (proporzione) out of, in

50 su 100 hanno votato contro — 50 out of 100 voted against (it)

2 giorni su 3 — 2 days out of 3, 2 days in 3

uno su tre — one in three

5 su 10 — (voto) 5 out of 10

9)

(modo) scarpe su misura — handmade shoes

spedire qc su richiesta — to send sth on request

2. avv

1) (in alto, verso l'alto) up, (al piano superiore) upstairs

guarda su — look up

lì su — up there

su le mani! — hands up!

qui su — up here

era su che ci aspettava — he was waiting for us upstairs

2) (in poi) onwards

dal numero 39 in su — from number 39 onwards

dai 20 anni in su — from the age of 20 onwards

prezzi dalle 50 euro in su — prices from 50 euros (upwards)

3) (addosso) on

cos' hai su? — what have you got on?

aveva su una strana tunica — she had a strange tunic on

posso metterlo su? — can I put it on?

4)

(fraseologia) su coraggio! — come on, cheer up!

andare su e giù — to go up and down

andava su e giù per il corridoio — he paced up and down the corridor

su per giù — suppergiù

su smettila! — come on, that's enough of that!

su su non fare così! — now, now, don't behave like that!

su svelto! — come on, hurry up!

venir su dal niente — to rise from nothing

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[su] 1.
preposizione (artcl. sul, sullo, sulla, sull'; pl. sui, sugli, sulle)

1) (con contatto) on, upon; (con movimento) on, onto; (in cima a) on top of

la tazza è sul tavolo — the cup is on the table

battere il pugno sul tavolo — to slam one's fist on the table

passare la mano su qcs. — to run one's hand over sth.

salire sulla scala, su un albero — to climb (up) the ladder, a tree

dimenticare l'ombrello sul treno — to leave one's umbrella on the train

salire sul treno, sull'autobus — to get on o onto the train, the bus

mettilo su quel mucchio — put it on top of that pile

2) (senza contatto o per indicare rivestimento, protezione) over

nuvole sulle montagne — clouds over the mountain tops

un ponte sul fiume — a bridge across o over the river

portare un maglione sulla camicia — to wear a sweater over one's shirt

mettere una coperta sulla poltrona — to lay a blanket over the armchair

3) (per indicare superiorità, dominio) over

governare su un paese — to rule (over) a country

4) (al di sopra di) above

500 m sul livello del mare — 500 m above sea level

5) (verso)

la stanza dà sul parco — the room looks onto o towards the park

puntare un'arma su qcn. — to aim a gun at sb

6) (con nomi di fiumi e laghi)

un ponte sul Tamigi — a bridge over the Thames

le città sul Po — the towns along the Po

crociera sul Nilo — cruise on the Nile

vacanze sul Lago Maggiore — holidays by Lake Maggiore

7) (per indicare un supporto) on

su CD — on CD

disegnare sulla sabbia — to draw in the sand

copiare su carta — to copy onto paper

sul giornale — in the newspaper

sul quarto canale — telev. on channel four

8) (riguardo a, intorno a) on, about

9) (per indicare il modo)

su commissione — on commission

su consiglio di qcn. — on sb.'s advice, at o on sb.'s suggestion

su ordine di qcn. — on sb.'s order

10) (per indicare approssimazione) about, around

essere sui vent'anni — to be about twenty

sul finire del secolo — towards the end of the century

11) (per indicare iterazione) after, upon

commettere sbagli su sbagli — to make one mistake after another, to make mistake after mistake

12) (distributivo) out of

due persone su tre — two out of every three people

una settimana su tre — one week in three
2.
avverbio

1) (in alto) up

su in cima — up on the top

guardare su — to look up

su le mani! — hands up!

2) (al piano superiore) upstairs

su fa più freddo — it's colder upstairs

portare qcs. su in soffitta — to take sth. up to the attic

3) (come rafforzativo)

salire su su nel cielo — to raise up and up o further up into the sky

4) in su up, upwards

più in su — further up

guardare in su — to look up(wards)

dalla vita in su — from the waist up(wards)

dai 3 anni in su — from (the age of) 3 up

a faccia in su — face up(wards)

5) su per

su per la montagna, le scale — up the mountain, the stairs

6) su e giù (in alto e in basso) up and down; (avanti e indietro) up and down, to and fro

andare su e giù per le scale — to go up and down the stairs
3.
interiezione come on

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su

/su/

I preposizione

(artcl. sul, sullo, sulla, sull'; pl. sui, sugli, sulle)

1 (con contatto) on, upon; (con movimento) on, onto; (in cima a) on top of; la tazza è sul tavolo the cup is on the table; battere il pugno sul tavolo to slam one's fist on the table; passare la mano su qcs. to run one's hand over sth.; salire sulla scala, su un albero to climb (up) the ladder, a tree; dimenticare l'ombrello sul treno to leave one's umbrella on the train; salire sul treno, sull'autobus to get on o onto the train, the bus; mettilo su quel mucchio put it on top of that pile

2 (senza contatto o per indicare rivestimento, protezione) over; nuvole sulle montagne clouds over the mountain tops; un ponte sul fiume a bridge across o over the river; portare un maglione sulla camicia to wear a sweater over one's shirt; mettere una coperta sulla poltrona to lay a blanket over the armchair

3 (per indicare superiorità, dominio) over; governare su un paese to rule (over) a country

4 (al di sopra di) above; 500 m sul livello del mare 500 m above sea level

5 (verso) la stanza dà sul parco the room looks onto o towards the park; puntare un'arma su qcn. to aim a gun at sb.

6 (con nomi di fiumi e laghi) un ponte sul Tamigi a bridge over the Thames; le città sul Po the towns along the Po; crociera sul Nilo cruise on the Nile; vacanze sul Lago Maggiore holidays by Lake Maggiore

7 (per indicare un supporto) on; su CD on CD; disegnare sulla sabbia to draw in the sand; copiare su carta to copy onto paper; sul giornale in the newspaper; sul quarto canale telev. on channel four

8 (riguardo a, intorno a) on, about

9 (per indicare il modo) su commissione on commission; su consiglio di qcn. on sb.'s advice, at o on sb.'s suggestion; su ordine di qcn. on sb.'s order

10 (per indicare approssimazione) about, around; essere sui vent'anni to be about twenty; sul finire del secolo towards the end of the century

11 (per indicare iterazione) after, upon; commettere sbagli su sbagli to make one mistake after another, to make mistake after mistake

12 (distributivo) out of; due persone su tre two out of every three people; una settimana su tre one week in three

II avverbio

1 (in alto) up; su in cima up on the top; guardare su to look up; su le mani! hands up!

2 (al piano superiore) upstairs; su fa più freddo it's colder upstairs; portare qcs. su in soffitta to take sth. up to the attic

3 (come rafforzativo) salire su su nel cielo to raise up and up o further up into the sky

4 in su up, upwards; più in su further up; guardare in su to look up(wards); dalla vita in su from the waist up(wards); dai 3 anni in su from (the age of) 3 up; a faccia in su face up(wards)

5 su per su per la montagna, le scale up the mountain, the stairs

6 su e giù (in alto e in basso) up and down; (avanti e indietro) up and down, to and fro; andare su e giù per le scale to go up and down the stairs

III interiezione

come on.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > su
8 cabeza

f.

1 head.

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache

lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair

por cabeza per head

tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water)

cabeza de ajo head of garlic

cabeza (lectora) (gen)&(computing) head

cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead

2 unit.

3 lead, leading position.

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cabeza

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) head

■ diez mil por cabeza ten thousand a head

■ dos mil cabezas de ganado two thousand head of cattle

2 figurado (juicio) good judgement; (talento) talent, intelligence

■ tiene una buena cabeza she's intelligent

3 (de región) main town

► nombre masculino

1 (jefe) head, leader

■ el cabeza de familia the head of the family

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la cabeza de at the front of, at the top of

■ a la cabeza de la lista at the top of the list

andar de cabeza / ir de cabeza to be rushed off one's feet

■ andamos de cabeza estos días we've been rushed off our feet for the past few days

andar de cabeza por alguien to be crazy about somebody

cabeza abajo upside down

cabeza arriba the right way up, upright

calentarse la cabeza por algo to get worked up about something

de cabeza (mentalmente) in one's head 2 (de memoria) from memory

darse de cabeza contra algo to bang one's head against something

de pies a cabeza from head to toe, from top to toe

estar mal de la cabeza figurado not to be right in the head

írsele a uno la cabeza figurado to feel dizzy

meterse algo en la cabeza familiar to get something into one's head

no levantar cabeza familiar (en deporte) not to find form 2 (en negocios) not to get off the ground

no tener ni pies ni cabeza figurado to be absurd, make no sense

pasarle a alguien por la cabeza figurado to occur to somebody

perder la cabeza figurado to lose one's head

quitarle a alguien algo de la cabeza figurado to talk somebody out of something

quitarse algo de la cabeza to get something out of one's head, forget something

ser un cabeza dura to be stubborn

subirse algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's head

tengo la cabeza como un bombo familiar my head is splitting

tirarse de cabeza to dive head first (a/en, into)

traer a alguien de cabeza / llevar a alguien de cabeza to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody mad

volver la cabeza to look round

cabeza cuadrada familiar bigot

cabeza de ajo bulb of garlic

cabeza de chorlito familiar scatterbrain

cabeza de espárrago asparagus tip

cabeza de lista main candidate

cabeza de partido administrative capital

cabeza de puente bridgehead

cabeza de turco scapegoat

cabeza hueca scatterbrain

cabeza loca familiar scatterbrain

cabeza rapada skinhead

* * *

noun f.

head

- cabeza de familia
- cabeza de serie
- cabeza de turco
- cabeza dura
* * *

1. SF

1) [de persona] head

se rascó la cabeza — he scratched his head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache, my head aches

los aviones pasan por encima de nuestras cabezas — the planes are flying overhead

• afirmar con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)

• agarrarse la cabeza — to hold one's head in one's hands

• asentir con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)

• caer de cabeza — to fall headfirst o headlong

se tiró al agua de cabeza — he dived headfirst into the water

marcar de cabeza — (Dep) to score with a header

• lavarse la cabeza — to wash one's hair

• levantar la cabeza — (=mirar) to look up

• negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head

• por cabeza, cinco dólares por cabeza — five dollars a head, five dollars per person

• se me va la cabeza — I feel giddy

• volver la cabeza — to look round, turn one's head

al oírlos volví la cabeza — when I heard them I looked round o turned my head

• me da vueltas la cabeza — my head's spinning

2)

- andar o ir de cabeza

- andar en cabeza

cortar cabezas —

será necesario cortar cabezas — heads will have to roll

- esconder la cabeza

írsele a algn de la cabeza —

se me fue de la cabeza — it went right out of my mind

- jugarse la cabeza

- lanzarse de cabeza a

- levantar cabeza

el Sporting sigue sin levantar cabeza — Sporting still haven't managed to end their poor run of form, Sporting haven't managed to turn the corner

el país no termina de levantar cabeza — the country still hasn't managed to turn the corner

hay sectores como la construcción que empiezan a levantar cabeza — some sectors, such as construction, are starting to pick up

estar mal de la cabeza *, no estar bien de la cabeza * —

hace falta estar mal de la cabeza para hacer eso — you'd have to be out of your mind to do that

no quiero acabar mal de la cabeza — I don't want to go off my head

- mantener la cabeza fuera del agua

- meter la cabeza en la arena

meter algo en la cabeza a algn —

por fin le metimos en la cabeza que... — we finally got it into his head that...

metérsele a algn en la cabeza —

se le ha metido en la cabeza hacerlo solo — he's taken o got it into his head to do it alone

esa melodía la tengo metida en la cabeza — I can't get that tune out of my head

pasársele a algn por la cabeza —

jamás se me pasó por la cabeza — it never entered my head

- perder la cabeza por

- es cabeza de pescado

- hablar cabezas de pescado

- tener cabeza de pollo

quitar algo de la cabeza a algn — to get sth out of sb's head

- romper la cabeza a algn

- romperse la cabeza

- sacarse una idea de la cabeza

- sentar cabeza

subirse a la cabeza —

el vino se me subió a la cabeza — the wine went to my head

- tener cabeza

- tengo la cabeza como un bombo

- tener la cabeza dura

- tener la cabeza sobre los hombros

- tener mala cabeza

- estar tocado de la cabeza

- traer de cabeza a algn

- vestirse por la cabeza

3) (=frente)

• a la cabeza de, a la cabeza de la manifestación — at the head o front of the demonstration

con Pérez a la cabeza del gobierno — with Pérez at the head of the government

• ir en cabeza — to be in the lead

ir en cabeza de la lista — to be at the top of the list, head the list

4) (=distancia) head

ganar por una cabeza (escasa) — to win by a (short) head

le saca una cabeza a su hermano — he is a head taller than his brother

5) [de montaña] top, summit

6) (=objeto)

cabeza atómica — atomic warhead

cabeza buscadora — homing head, homing device

cabeza de ajo — bulb of garlic

cabeza de biela — (Mec) big end

cabeza de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon

cabeza de escritura — (Tip) golf ball

cabeza de guerra — warhead

cabeza de impresión — (Inform) head, printhead

cabeza de partido — administrative centre

cabeza de plátanos — LAm bunch of bananas

cabeza de playa — beachhead

cabeza de puente — bridgehead

cabeza explosiva — warhead

cabeza grabadora — recording head

cabeza impresora — (Inform) head, printhead

cabeza nuclear — nuclear warhead

cabeza sonora — recording head

2. SMF

1) (=líder) head, leader

es cabeza de las fuerzas armadas — he's head o the leader of the armed forces

es cabeza del grupo rebelde — he's the leader of the rebel group

2)

cabeza caliente — extremist

cabeza cuadrada — * bigot

cabeza de chorlito — * scatterbrain

cabeza de familia — head of the household

cabeza de serie — (Dep) seed

cabeza de serrín — * airhead *

cabeza de turco — scapegoat

cabeza dura — stubborn person

es un cabeza dura — he's as stubborn as a mule

cabeza hueca — idiot

cabeza pelada — ( Hist) Roundhead

cabeza rapada — skinhead

cabeza sin seso — idiot

cabeza visible — head, leader

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache

marcó de cabeza — he scored with a header

un día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)

de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand

b) ( medida) head

ganó por una cabeza — he won by a head

le lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister

c) ( pelo) hair

me lavé la cabeza — I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia)

tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders

usa la cabeza — use your head

qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?

e) ( mente)

que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado — what a memory! I had forgotten

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa — my mind was on other things

tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind

se me ha ido de la cabeza — it's gone right out of my head

se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...

lo primero que me vino a la cabeza — the first thing that came into my head

no se me pasó por la cabeza — it didn't cross my mind

andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)

ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes

- cabeza de chorlito

- cabeza de jabalí

- cabeza de turco

- cabeza dura

- cabeza hueca

- cabeza rapada

2)

a) ( individuo)

por cabeza — each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head

50 cabezas de ganado — 50 head of cattle

3) (primer lugar, delantera)

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division

- cabeza de familia

- cabeza de la Iglesia

- cabeza de lista

- cabeza de partido

- cabeza de puente

- cabeza de serie

4)

a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

- cabeza atómica

- cabeza nuclear

5) (Audio, Video) head

6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch

•

- cabeza de ajo

* * *

= head, knocker.

Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.

Ex. He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.

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* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.

* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.

* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.

* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.

* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.

* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.

* cabeza de impresión = print head.

* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.

* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.

* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.

* cabeza de línea = railhead.

* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.

* cabeza de playa = beachhead.

* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.

* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.

* cabeza de semillas = seed head.

* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.

* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.

* cabeza dura = pigheaded.

* cabeza fría = cool head.

* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.

* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.

* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.

* cabeza nuclear = warhead.

* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.

* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.

* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.

* dolor de cabeza = headache.

* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* herida en la cabeza = head injury.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.

* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* por cabeza = per person.

* quebradero de cabeza = headache.

* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* sentar la cabeza = settle down.

* señal con la cabeza = nod.

* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache

marcó de cabeza — he scored with a header

un día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)

de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand

b) ( medida) head

ganó por una cabeza — he won by a head

le lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister

c) ( pelo) hair

me lavé la cabeza — I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia)

tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders

usa la cabeza — use your head

qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?

e) ( mente)

que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado — what a memory! I had forgotten

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa — my mind was on other things

tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind

se me ha ido de la cabeza — it's gone right out of my head

se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...

lo primero que me vino a la cabeza — the first thing that came into my head

no se me pasó por la cabeza — it didn't cross my mind

andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)

ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes

- cabeza de chorlito

- cabeza de jabalí

- cabeza de turco

- cabeza dura

- cabeza hueca

- cabeza rapada

2)

a) ( individuo)

por cabeza — each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head

50 cabezas de ganado — 50 head of cattle

3) (primer lugar, delantera)

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division

- cabeza de familia

- cabeza de la Iglesia

- cabeza de lista

- cabeza de partido

- cabeza de puente

- cabeza de serie

4)

a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

- cabeza atómica

- cabeza nuclear

5) (Audio, Video) head

6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch

•

- cabeza de ajo

* * *

= head, knocker.

Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.

Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.

* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.

* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.

* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.

* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.

* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.

* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.

* cabeza de impresión = print head.

* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.

* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.

* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.

* cabeza de línea = railhead.

* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.

* cabeza de playa = beachhead.

* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.

* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.

* cabeza de semillas = seed head.

* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.

* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.

* cabeza dura = pigheaded.

* cabeza fría = cool head.

* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.

* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.

* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.

* cabeza nuclear = warhead.

* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.

* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.

* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.

* dolor de cabeza = headache.

* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* herida en la cabeza = head injury.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.

* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* por cabeza = per person.

* quebradero de cabeza = headache.

* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* sentar la cabeza = settle down.

* señal con la cabeza = nod.

* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* * *

cabeza

feminine

A

1 ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] head

negó con la cabeza she shook her head

asintió con la cabeza he nodded, he nodded his head

sacó la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck o put his head out of the window

volvió la cabeza para ver si lo seguían he looked around o turned his head to see if he was being followed

bajó la cabeza avergonzado he lowered his head in shame

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache, my head aches

es para darse de or la cabeza contra la pared it's enough to make you cry

se tiró al agua de cabeza she dived into the water (head first)

marcó de cabeza he scored with a header o with his head, he headed the ball into the net

un día vas a perder la cabeza ( fam hum); you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on ( colloq hum)

me unté de grasa de la cabeza hasta los pies I got covered in grease from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza ( AmL); to stand on one's head, to do a headstand

2 (medida) head

ganó por una cabeza he won by a head

le lleva una cabeza a su hermana he's a head taller than his sister, his sister only comes up to his shoulder

3 (pelo) hair

me tengo que lavar la cabeza I have to wash my hair

4

(inteligencia): tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago he's bright o ( AmE) smart o he has a good head on his shoulders, but he's very lazy

al pobre niño no le da la cabeza the poor kid doesn't have the brains for it

usa la cabeza use your head

nunca tuve cabeza para las ciencias I never had a head for science

no lo copié, salió todo de mi cabeza I didn't copy it, it was all out of my own head

¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?

5

(mente): ¡que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado completamente su cumpleaños what a memory! I had totally forgotten her birthday

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa my mind was elsewhere o I was thinking about something else

tú estás mal or no estás bien de la cabeza you're crazy, you're out of your mind, you're out of ( AmE) o ( BrE) off your head ( colloq)

con tantos halagos se le llenó la cabeza de humos all that praise went to his head

se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head

¿quién te ha metido esas ideas en la cabeza? who's put those ideas into your head?

se le ha metido en la cabeza que se quiere casar she's got it into her head that she wants to get married

le dije lo primero que me vino a la cabeza I said the first thing that came into my head

jamás se me pasó por la cabeza semejante idea the idea never even crossed my mind

ya te puedes ir quitando or sacando a esa mujer de la cabeza you'd better start getting that woman out of your head, you'd better start forgetting about that woman

andar or ir de cabeza ( fam): ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo ( fam); to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza ( fam); to get worked up ( colloq)

como malo de la cabeza ( fam): se puso a comer como malo de la cabeza he stuffed himself silly ( colloq), he ate like there was no tomorrow ( colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll

darle por la cabeza a algn ( RPl); to criticize sb, knock sb ( colloq)

darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo:

esconder la cabeza ( Chi fam); to make oneself scarce

ir con la cabeza alta to hold one's head high

írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy

jugarse la cabeza ( RPl fam): seguro que llega tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your life o your bottom dollar she'll be late ( colloq)

levantar cabeza ( fam); to get back on one's feet

aún tienen muchas deudas pero ya levantarán cabeza they've still got a lot of debts but they'll pull through o pick themselves up o get back on their feet

la selección no levanta cabeza the national team can't get out of its rut

levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando todo el día sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work all day

¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza! your father would turn in his grave!, if your father was alive today … !

meterse de cabeza en algo ( fam); to throw oneself into sth

no caberle a algn en la cabeza ( fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste vivir aquí I just can't understand how you like living here

¡en qué cabeza cabe meter un plato de plástico en el horno! who'd be stupid enough to put a plastic plate in the oven?

perder la cabeza: tranquilidad, no perdamos la cabeza keep calm, let's not panic o lose our heads

¿has perdido la cabeza? have you gone crazy?, are you out of your mind?

perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman

romperse or ( Andes) quebrarse la cabeza ( fam) (preocuparse) to rack one's brains; (lastimarse) to break one's neck ( colloq)

sentar (la) cabeza ( fam); to settle down

ser duro de cabeza ( fam); to be stupid

subírsele a algn a la cabeza: el vino/éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza the wine/her success has gone to her head

tener la cabeza como un bombo ( fam): tengo la cabeza como un bombo (me duele) I have o I've got a splitting headache! ( colloq), my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq) (estoy confundido) my head's spinning, my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq)

tener la cabeza como un colador to have a head like a sieve

tener la cabeza en su sitio or bien puesta or sobre los hombros ( fam); to have one's head screwed on tight ( AmE colloq), to have one's head screwed on ( BrE colloq)

tener la cabeza llena de pájaros ( fam); to have one's head in the clouds, be living in a fantasy world, be living in cloud-cuckoo-land

traer or llevar a algn de cabeza ( fam); to drive sb crazy ( colloq)

trae a los hombres de cabeza she drives men wild o crazy ( colloq)

más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond

nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena people only learn from their own mistakes, you have to make your own mistakes

Compuestos:

● cabeza caliente

masculine and feminine ( Ven fam) pinko ( AmE colloq), leftie ( BrE colloq)

● cabeza de chorlito

masculine and feminine ( fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza de jabalí

headcheese ( AmE), brawn ( BrE)

● cabeza de ñame

masculine and feminine ( Ven fam) clumsy idiot ( colloq)

● cabeza de pescado

feminine ( Chi fam): salió con su cabeza de pescado he made a silly remark

hablaban cabezas de pescado they were talking a load of nonsense ( colloq)

● cabeza de pollo

masculine and feminine ( Chi fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza de turco

masculine and feminine scapegoat

● cabeza dura

A

masculine and feminine ( fam): es un cabeza dura he's so stubborn o ( colloq) pigheaded

B adjective pigheaded ( colloq), stubborn

● cabeza hueca

masculine and feminine ( fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza rapada

masculine and feminine skinhead

B

1

(individuo): por cabeza each, a head

pagamos $50 por cabeza we paid $50 a head o each

2 (de ganado) head

tienen más de 600 cabezas (de ganado) they have more than 600 head of cattle

C

(primer lugar, delantera): se hizo con la cabeza she got to the front, she went into the lead

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza de las empresas del sector we are the leading company in this sector

se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos en los sondeos they took the lead over the other parties in the opinion polls

iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration, they were leading o heading the demonstration

el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of o leads the division

Compuestos:

● cabeza de cordada

masculine and feminine leader, lead climber

● cabeza de familia

masculine and feminine head of the family

● cabeza de la Iglesia

masculine head of the Church

● cabeza de lista

masculine and feminine candidate at the top of an electoral list

● cabeza de partido

feminine administrative center of a partido² m E. (↑ partido (2))

● cabeza de playa

feminine beachhead

● cabeza de puente

feminine bridgehead

● cabeza de serie

masculine and feminine seed

derrotó a Guillén, cabeza de serie número cuatro he beat Guillén, seeded number four o the fourth seed o the number four seed

D

1 (de un alfiler, un clavo, una cerilla) head

2 (de un misil) warhead

Compuestos:

● cabeza atómica

atomic warhead

● cabeza de biela or émbolo

main bearing, big end ( BrE)

● cabeza explosiva

warhead

● cabeza nuclear

nuclear warhead

E ( Audio, Vídeo) head

Compuestos:

● cabeza de escritura

write head

● cabeza de grabación

recording head

● cabeza de reproducción

playback head

● cabeza lectora

playback head

F (de plátanos) hand, bunch

Compuesto:

cabeza de ajo

bulb of garlic

G (de un camión) tractor unit

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cabeza sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) head;

◊ de la cabeza a los pies from head to toe o foot;

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;
marcó de cabeza he scored with a header;
pararse en la or de cabeza (AmL) to do a headstand;
cabeza rapada skinhead
b) ( medida) head;

◊ me saca una cabeza he's a head taller than me

c) ( pelo) hair;

◊ me lavé la cabeza I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia):

◊ usa la cabeza use your head;

¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente):

◊ ¡que cabeza la mía! what a memory!;

tú estás mal de la cabeza you're out of your mind;
se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head;
se le ha metido en la cabeza que … she's got it into her head that …;
no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't cross my mind;
cabeza de chorlito sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq);
írsele a algn la cabeza to feel dizzy;
levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet;
perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads;
perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman;
quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head;
romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains;

( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq);
◊ subírsele a algn a la cabeza [vino/éxito] to go to one's head;

tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2
a) ( individuo):

◊ por cabeza each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head;

◊ 50 cabezas de ganado 50 head of cattle

3 (primer lugar, delantera):
◊ estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector;

a la cabeza de la manifestación at the front o head of the demonstration;
el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of the division;
cabeza de familia head of the family;
cabeza de serie seed
4
a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

5 (Audio, Video) head
6 ( de plátanos) hand, bunch;
◊ cabeza de ajo bulb of garlic

cabeza sustantivo femenino
1 head: le dolía la cabeza, she had a headache
2 (sentido común) sense
3 (mente) mind, head: no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't even occur to me
no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, I can't get it out of my mind
me vino a la cabeza la idea, the idea sprang to my mind
4 (habilidad) no tiene cabeza para los negocios, he hasn't got a good head for business
5 (cabellera) hair: se lavó la cabeza, he washed his hair
6 (responsable, líder) es la cabeza pensante de la banda, he's the brains behind the gang
la cabeza de la Iglesia Anglicana, the head of the Anglican Church
cabeza de familia, head of the family 7 cabeza de ajo, bulb of garlic
8 familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain, featherhead
cabeza dura, stubborn o obstinate person
cabeza de turco, scapegoat
cabeza rapada, skinhead
Dep cabeza de serie, heat, seed: jugará contra el cabeza de serie número 2, she's going to play against the second seed
9 cabeza de ganado, head of cattle
♦ Locuciones: a la cabeza de, at the front o top of
con la cabeza alta, with one's head held high: puedes decirlo con la cabeza bien alta, you can say it with your head held high
de cabeza, (de lleno) completely
(en natación) se tiró de cabeza a la piscina, he dived headfirst into the pool
Dep metió un gol de cabeza, he headed a goal
en cabeza, in the lead
estar mal/tocado de la cabeza, to be a mental case
perder la cabeza, to lose one's temper
rodar cabezas: si baja la cotización, van a rodar cabezas, if the share price goes down heads will roll
romperse la cabeza, to rack one's brains
traer a alguien de cabeza, to drive sb mad
por cabeza, per person: debemos poner cinco mil pesetas por cabeza, we should charge five thousand pesetas per head
sentar la cabeza: ya tienes edad de sentar la cabeza, it's about time you settled down
' cabeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acéfala
- acéfalo
- ajo
- asentir
- bajar
- brecha
- cabecear
- caber
- cabezazo
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- calentar
- calentarse
- cantidad
- casco
- chorlito
- coco
- dar
- descolgarse
- descontar
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- entrar
- escalabrar
- escarmentar
- gacha
- gacho
- girar
- hueca
- hueco
- inclinar
- infernal
- jaqueca
- ladear
- matar
- melón
- mover
- negación
- pájaro
- pañuelo
- pie
- por
- quebradero
- reclinar
- remate
- reposar
- romperse
- rondar
- sacar
English:
above
- ache
- aching
- ahead
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bare
- bash
- bash in
- bend
- bonk
- bow
- bump
- catch up
- clear
- cock
- crack
- crush
- crushing
- dive
- dizzy
- excruciating
- giddy
- grave
- hair
- hammer
- hang
- head
- head-first
- headache
- headroom
- hit
- hold
- idea
- incline
- keep down
- knock
- lead
- lift
- look round
- lose
- mind
- monstrous
- nod
- nut
- one-track
- overhead
- pat
- per capita

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cabeza

♦ nf

1. [de persona, animal] head;

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;

bajar o [m5] doblar la cabeza to bow one's head;

de cabeza [en fútbol] with a header;

marcó de cabeza he scored with his head o with a header, he headed a goal;

tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water);

se tiró de cabeza a la piscina she dived into the pool;
Am
en cabeza [sin sombrero] bareheaded;

le lleva una cabeza a su madre she's a head taller than her mother;
Fam
le abrieron la cabeza de un ladrillazo they split his skull with a brick;

lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair;

Comp
Fam
alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza to get back on one's feet, to recover;

desde que perdieron la final, no han conseguido alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza they still haven't recovered from losing the final, they still haven't managed to pick themselves up after losing the final;

no hay manera de que alce o [m5] levante cabeza it's hard to see her recovering o getting over it;

Comp

¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza…! your father would turn in his grave…!;

Comp
Fam
calentar o [m5] hinchar la cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad;

no te calientes más la cabeza, no hay nada que hacer stop getting worked up o Br het up about it, there's nothing we can do;

Comp

con la cabeza (bien) alta with one's head held high;

Comp
Fam
la cabeza me da vueltas my head's spinning;

Comp

darse de cabeza en la pared: se dio de cabeza en la pared por haber actuado tan torpemente she kicked herself for behaving so stupidly;

Comp
Fam
se me va la cabeza [me mareo] I feel dizzy;

Comp
RP Fam
jugarse la cabeza to be absolutely sure;

¿te parece que al final se van a casar? – ¡me juego la cabeza! do you think that they'll end up getting married? – you can bet on it!;

me juego la cabeza que hoy gana Nacional I'll give you any odds Nacional wins today;

Comp

meter la cabeza to get one's foot in the door;

Comp

meterse de cabeza en algo to plunge into sth;

Comp
Fam
tengo la cabeza como un bombo my head is throbbing;
Fam
me estás poniendo la cabeza como un bombo con tantas preguntas estúpidas you're making my head spin o hurt with all those stupid questions;

Comp
Fam
rodar cabezas: si no se producen resultados, rodarán cabezas if things don't get better, heads will roll;

Comp
Fam
romperse o [m5] quebrarse la cabeza to Br rack o US cudgel one's brains;

le amenazó con romperle la cabeza he threatened to smash her head in o to bash her brains in;

Comp

sacar la cabeza [aparecer] to show one's face;
[atreverse] to speak up;
Comp
Fam
subirse a la cabeza: se le subió a la cabeza it went to his head;

el vino se le subió a la cabeza the wine went to her head;

se le ha subido a la cabeza el ascenso his promotion has gone to his head;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza a pájaros o [m5] llena de pájaros to have one's head in the clouds;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza como una olla de grillos to be round the bend;

Comp
Fam
tenía la cabeza en otra parte my mind was wandering, my thoughts were elsewhere;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza en su sitio o [m5] bien puesta to have a sound head on one's shoulders, to have one's head screwed on (properly);

Comp

volver la cabeza [negar el saludo] to turn away;

Prov

más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven

Comp
Culin cabeza de jabalí Br brawn, US headcheese
2. [mente]
tiene buena cabeza para los números she has a (good) head for numbers;

Comp
Fam
andar o [m5]estar mal de la cabeza, RP [m5] estar de la cabeza to be funny in the head;

Comp

no me cabe en la cabeza I simply can't understand it;

no me cabe en la cabeza que haya sido él I can't believe it was him;

Comp

írsele a alguien de la cabeza: se me ha ido completamente de la cabeza it's gone clean out of my mind o head;

no consigo que el accidente se me vaya de la cabeza I can't get the accident out of my mind;

Comp

meter algo en la cabeza a alguien to get sth into sb's head;

métete en la cabeza que no vas a poder ir get it into your head that you're not going to be able to go;

se le ha metido en la cabeza que… he has got it into his head that…;

Comp

se me pasó por la cabeza it crossed my mind;

Comp

venir a la cabeza to come to mind;

ahora no me viene a la cabeza I can't think of it right now;

Comp

me he olvidado, ¡qué mala cabeza tengo! how silly of me to forget!

Comp

tener mucha cabeza to have brains

3. [juicio] sense;

tener poca cabeza to have no sense;

obrar con cabeza to use one's head;

tener mala cabeza to act foolishly;

perder la cabeza to lose one's head;

Pedro ha perdido la cabeza por esa chica Pedro has lost his head over that girl;

¿has perdido la cabeza o qué? are you out of your mind?

4. [posición] front, head;

cabeza abajo upside down;

cabeza arriba the right way up;

a la o [m5] en cabeza [en competición] in front, in the lead;
[en lista] at the top o head;
el equipo francés está a la cabeza de la clasificación the French team is top of the league;

está situado en (la) cabeza del pelotón he's at the front of the pack, he's amongst the leaders of the pack;

a la cabeza de [delante de] at the head of;
[al cargo de] in charge of;
estar a la cabeza de la empresa to run the company;

Juan está a la cabeza de la expedición Juan is the leader of the expedition;

la cabeza visible del movimiento the public face of the movement

Comp
cabeza de mina coalface; Mil cabeza de playa beachhead; Mil & Fig cabeza de puente bridgehead;
5. [de clavo, alfiler, fémur, cometa] head

Comp
cabeza de ajo head of garlic;
cabeza atómica nuclear warhead;
Aut cabeza de biela big end; Informát & TV cabeza de borrado erase head;
cabeza buscadora [en misil] homing device;

cabeza de combate warhead;

cabeza grabadora [en vídeo, casete] recording head;

cabeza de guerra warhead;

cabeza lectora [en vídeo, casete] (read) head;
Informát cabeza lectora-grabadora read-write head;
cabeza magnética magnetic head;

cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead;

cabeza reproductora [en vídeo, casete] (playback) head

6. [animal cuadrúpedo]
cabeza (de ganado) head (of cattle)

7.
por cabeza [persona] per head;

costará 500 por cabeza it will cost 500 per head;

pagamos diez euros por cabeza we paid ten euros each

8. [población] cabeza de partido Br ≈ county town, US ≈ county seat

9. Comp
Esp Fam
andar o [m5] ir de cabeza [muy atareado] to be snowed under;

esta semana voy de cabeza y no he tenido tiempo de llamar a nadie I'm really snowed under this week and I haven't had time to call anyone;
Esp
escarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from another's mistakes;
RP
darle por la cabeza a alguien to really lay o slang into sb;
Fam
ir de cabeza a to head straight for;
Esp Fam
ir de cabeza con alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;
Esp Fam
llevar a alguien de cabeza: los hijos la llevan de cabeza the children drive her up the wall;
Fam
sentar la cabeza to settle down;
Fam
(estar) tocado de la cabeza (to be) touched;
Esp Fam
traer de cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad

♦ nmf
Fam cabeza de chorlito [despistado] scatterbrain; [estúpido] airhead; Fam cabeza cuadrada:
es un cabeza cuadrada he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;
Fam cabeza dura:
es un cabeza dura he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;

cabeza de familia head of the family;
Fam cabeza hueca airhead; Pol cabeza de lista = person who heads a party's list of candidates;
va como cabeza de lista por Salamanca he's the head of the party list for Salamanca;
Fam cabeza loca airhead; RP cabeza de novia airhead;
cabeza pensante: [m5] las cabezas pensantes de la derecha venezolana the policy-makers of the Venezuelan right;

las cabezas pensantes de la organización the brains behind the organization;

cabeza rapada skinhead;
Dep cabeza de serie seed;
el primer cabeza de serie se enfrenta al segundo the top o number one seed will play the second o number two seed;

cabeza de turco scapegoat

* * *

cabeza

I f

1 ANAT head;

de cabeza caerse, tirarse etc headlong;

estar mal o

no estar bien de la cabeza fam not be right in the head fam ;

írsele la cabeza feel giddy o dizzy;

con la cabeza alta with one’s head held high;

subírsele a alguien a la cabeza fig go to s.o.’s head;

llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw one’s hands up (in the air);

andar o

ir de cabeza be snowed under;

sentar la cabeza settle down;

levantar cabeza ( recuperarse) pick up;

no levantar cabeza fig be knocked sideways;

tras la derrota, el equipo no consiguió levantar cabeza the team was knocked sideways by the defeat

2 ( razón)

:

perder la cabeza fig lose one’s head;

llevar o

traer a alguien de cabeza drive s.o. crazy;

3 ( memoria)

:

tener mala cabeza have a bad memory

4 ( pensamiento)

:

pasarle a alguien por la cabeza occur to s.o.;

se me viene a la cabeza … it occurs to me …;

meterse algo en la cabeza get sth into one’s head;

quitarse algo de la cabeza get sth out of one’s head;

calentarle la cabeza a alguien fig fill s.o.’s head with ideas;

calentarse la cabeza get worked up;

mantener la cabeza fría keep a cool head;

romperse la cabeza fig rack one’s brains

5 ( persona)

:

por cabeza per head, per person

6

:

el equipo a la cabeza o

en cabeza the team at the top;

estar a la cabeza be out in front, be the leader

II m/f de familia, grupo head

* * *

cabeza nf

1) : head

2)

cabeza hueca : scatterbrain

3)

de cabeza : head first

4)

dolor de cabeza : headache

* * *

cabeza n

1. (en general) head

se ha dado un golpe en la cabeza he's bumped his head

2. (seso) intelligence

tiene muy buena cabeza she's very intelligent

3. (memoria) memory

tiene mala cabeza he's forgetful

ir a la cabeza / ir en cabeza to be at the top / to lead [pt. & pp. led]

meter en la cabeza to get into your head

perder la cabeza to lose your head [pt. & pp. lost]

tener la cabeza dura to be stubborn

de cabeza headlong / headfirst

por cabeza a head / per head

cabeza de ajo head of garlic

cabeza de familia head of the family

cabeza de serie seed

cabeza rapada skinhead

Spanish-English dictionary > cabeza
9 gó|ra

Ⅰ f 1. (wzniesienie) (wysokie) mountain; (niskie) hill
- stroma/wysoka/lesista góra a steep/high/wooded mountain

- szczyt góry the top a. summit of a mountain

- zbocze góry the side of a mountain, a mountain slope

- chodzić po górach to walk in the mountains

- wciąż schodzili z góry they were going downhill all the time

- dźwigali bagaże pod górę they carried their luggage uphill

- wejść/wspiąć się na górę to climb a mountain

- zejść z góry to come down a. descend książk. a mountain

- góry i doły (na drodze) potholes

- góry i doliny hills and dales

- góry Szkocji the (Scottish) Highlands
2. (sterta) pile, mountain
- góra śmieci a pile a. heap of rubbish

- mieć górę naczyń do zmywania to have loads a. mountains of washing-up to do pot.

- pod choinką leżała góra prezentów there was a pile of presents under the Christmas tree
3. (górna część) top
- przeszukać coś od góry do dołu to search sth from top to bottom

- zmierzyć kogoś wzrokiem od góry do dołu to look sb up and down

- od góry do dołu w bloku zapaliły się światła lights came on all over the block

- siedział u góry stołu he sat at the head of the table

- na górze at the top

- każda strona ma numer na górze each page is numbered at the top

- list leżał na górze komody the letter was lying on top of the chest (of drawers)
4. sgt (w budynku) upstairs
- zawsze urządzają przyjęcia na górze they always hold their parties upstairs

- na górę upstairs

- iść/przyjść z góry to go/come downstairs

- z góry dobiegł go głos a voice could be heard from upstairs

- poszli na górę już dawno temu they went upstairs a long time ago
5. (miejsce, położenie) powietrze na górze jest bardzo zimne the upper air is very cold
- tam, na górze up there

- w górę up, upwards

- balon płynął w górę the balloon floated upwards

- w górze rzeki upriver

- w górę rzeki upstream

- do góry up

- w ładną pogodę dym idzie prosto do góry in fine weather the smoke rises straight up

- iść do góry po schodach/drabinie to go up a. climb the stairs/a ladder

- do samej góry to the very top

- tą stroną do góry! (oznaczenie przesyłki) this side up!

- twarzą do góry face up a. uppermost

- ku górze upwards

- w górze (w powietrzu) up in the air, in the sky

- w górze powoli płynęły obłoki clouds were floating (by) slowly in the sky

- trzymaj ręce w górze! keep your hands up!

- od góry from above

- trzeba do wieży wejść od góry you have to enter the tower from above

- z góry from above; from on high książk.

- ceny idą w górę przen. prices are going up

- pnie się w górę do władzy przen. he’s climbing (up) the power ladder

- idzie w górę w swojej firmie przen. he’s rising in his company

- barometr/licznik idzie w górę przen. the barometric pressure/meter reading is rising
6. sgt (strych) przest. attic, loft
- zawsze rozwieszała pranie na górze she always hung her washing out to dry in the attic

- ten stary fotel trzeba już wynieść na górę you should put that old armchair (up) in the loft
7. sgt pot. (zwierzchnicy) the authorities
- rozkaz przyszedł z góry the order came from above a. from upstairs iron. a. (down) from on high żart.

- góra szukała porozumienia ze strajkującymi górnikami the authorities were seeking a compromise with the striking miners
8. środ., Muz. (wysokie tony) high notes pl, high register Ⅱ adv. pot. (co najwyżej) at (the) most; max pot.
- miała góra pięćdziesiąt lat she was fifty (years old) at the most
Ⅲ górą adv. (powyżej) overhead, up above
- górą leciał samolot an airplane flew overhead

- kula przeszła górą the bullet flew over his head/their heads a. passed overhead
Ⅳ z górą adv. (ponad, przeszło) over, upwards of
- było tam z górą dwadzieścia osób there were over twenty people there
Ⅴ z góry adv. (zawczasu) in advance, beforehand
- wiedzieć coś z góry to know sth in advance

- z góry wiedziałem, że tak się stanie I knew beforehand that would happen

- dziękować komuś z góry to thank sb in advance

- osądzić kogoś/coś z góry to prejudge sb/sth

- cieszyć się na coś z góry to look forward to sth

- to było z góry postanowione it was foreordained

- to było z góry ukartowane it was a put-up job GB pot.

- to było z góry wiadomo it was to be expected; we knew that from the start a. the word go pot.

- □ góra lodowa iceberg

- góra świadek Geol. inselberg, island mountain

- góry fałdowe Geol. fold a. folded mountains

- góry kadłubowe Geol. residual hills

- góry młode Geol. young mountains

- góry stare Geol. old mountains

- góry stołowe Geol. tableland, table mountains

■ do góry dnem bottom up

- do góry nogami upside down, wrong side up

- przewrócili dom do góry nogami they turned the house upside down

- powiesił obraz do góry nogami he hung the picture upside down

- głowa a. uszy do góry! cheer up!; chin up! pot.

- ręce do góry! hands up!

- brać górę (nad kimś/czymś) to get the upper hand over sb/sth, to get the better of sb/sth

- być górą to have the upper hand a. advantage

- nasi górą! our team is in the lead!

- leżeć do góry brzuchem to lie on one’s back pot., to lie around doing nothing pot.

- mieć pod górę pot. to have a hard time (of it)

- teraz mamy pod górę, ale później będzie lepiej it’s an uphill struggle a. a battle at the moment, but things will get better later

- obiecywać komuś złote góry to promise sb the earth

- wiara góry przenosi faith moves mountains

- patrzeć na kogoś z góry to look down on sb

- wsiąść na kogoś z góry to come down hard on sb a. down on sb like a ton of bricks

- za górami, za lasami over hill, over dale

- za siódmą górą over the hill and far away

- góra urodziła mysz przysł. the mountain has brought forth a mouse przysł.

- jeżeli góra nie chce przyjść do Mahometa, to Mahomet musi iść do góry przysł. if the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain przysł.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > gó|ra
10 ἐπί

ἐπί prep. w. gen., dat., or acc.; s. the lit. on ἀνά, beg. (Hom.+). The basic idea is ‘upon’ (opp. ὑπό) Kühner-G. I 495; s. also Rob 600–605. (In the foll. classifications case use is presented seriatim; in earlier editions of this lexicon all sections, except 13, 17, and 18 [of time], were included under the general rubric ‘Place’.)

① marker of location or surface, answering the question ‘where?’ on, upon, near

ⓐ w. gen., marking a position on a surface ἐ. (τῆς) γῆς on (the) earth (cp. En 9:1; 98:1; ἐ. γῆς 25:6; PsSol 17:2) Mt 6:10, 19; 9:6; 23:9; Mk 6:47 al. (Ar. 12, 1; Just., A I, 54, 7 al.). ἐ. τῆς θαλάσσης on the sea (cp. Job 9:8; Dio Chrys. 10 [11], 129 βαδίζειν ἐ. τῆς θαλ.; Lucian, Philops. 13 βαδίζειν ἐφʼ ὕδατος, VH 2, 4; Artem. 3, 16 ἐ. τ. θαλάσσης περιπατεῖν; schol. on Nicander, Ther. 15 p. 5, 26ff relying on the testimony of Hesiod: Orion was given a gift [δωρεά] by the gods καὶ ἐ. κυμάτων πορεύεσθαι καὶ ἐ. τῆς γῆς) Mt 14:26; Mk 6:48f; J 6:19 (w. acc. P⁷⁵; s. 4bβ below). ἐ. τῶν νεφελῶν on the clouds Mt 24:30; 26:64 (Da 7:13; cp. Philo, Praem. 8). ἐ. κλίνης 9:2; Lk 17:34. ἐ. τοῦ δώματος on the roof vs. 31; Mt 24:17; 10:27 foll. by pl. W. verbs: κάθημαι ἐ. τινος sit on someth. (Job 2:8; ἐ. τοῦ ἅρματος GrBar 6:2; cp. JosAs 27:1 ἐ. τοῦ ὀχήματος καθεζόμενος; Just., D. 90, 5 ἐ. λίθου καθεζόμενος) Mt 24:3; 27:19; Ac 8:28; Rv 6:16; 9:17 (the same prep. used in Rv w. κάθημαι and dat. s. bα below, and w. acc. cα). ἑστηκέναι ἐ. τινος stand on someth. Ac 21:40; Rv 10:5, 8 (Just., D. 86, 2 ἐστηρίχθαι). With parts of the body: ἐ. χειρῶν αἴρειν carry on (i.e. in/with) their hands Mt 4:6; Lk 4:11 (both Ps 90:12). ἐ. κεφαλῆς on the head (Hdt. 5, 12, 4) J 20:7; 1 Cor 11:10; Rv 12:1. ἐ. τοῦ μετώπου Rv 7:3; 9:4. ἐ. γυμνοῦ on the naked body Mk 14:51. Cp. use of ἐπί w. καθίζω and gen., and ἐπί w. κάθημαι and acc. Mt 19:28.—In a gener. and fig. sense Ac 21:23.

ⓑ w. dat., gener. suggesting contiguity on, in, above.

α. answering the question ‘where?’ (Hom. et al.; ins, pap, LXX; Just., D. 105, 5 ἐ. τῷ σταυρῷ; Tat., 9:1 ἐ. τοῖς ὄρεσι; Ath. 20, 1 ἐ. τῷ μετώπῳ; Mel., P. 19, 131 ἐ. σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ) ἐ. πίνακι on a platter Mt 14:8, 11; Mk 6:25, 28. ἀνακλῖναι ἐ. τῷ χλωρῷ χόρτῳ on the green grass 6:39. ἐ. τοῖς κραβάττοις vs. 55. ἐπέκειτο ἐπʼ αὐτῷ lay on it (or before it) J 11:38. καθήμενος ἐ. τῷ θρόνῳ Rv 4:9 (cp. gen. w. καθ. 1a above, and acc. cα below) 5:13; 7:10 and oft. ἐφʼ ἵπποις λευκοῖς on white horses 19:14. ἐ. σανίσιν on planks Ac 27:44. ἐ. τῇ στοᾷ in the colonnade 3:11. τὰ ἐ. τοῖς οὐρανοῖς what is above (or in) the heavens Eph 1:10. ἐπʼ αὐτῷ above him, at his head Lk 23:38 (=Mt 27:37 ἐπάνω τ. κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ).

β. answering the question ‘whither?’ on, upon (Hom. et al.) w. verbs that indicate a direction: οἰκοδομεῖν ἐ. τινι build upon someth. Mt 16:18. ἐποικοδομεῖν Eph 2:20. ἐπιβάλλειν ἐπίβλημα ἐ. ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ put a patch on an old garment Mt 9:16. ἐπιπίπτειν ἐ. τινι Ac 8:16. ἐκάθισεν ἐ. τῷ θρόνῳ he sat down on the throne GJs 11:1. λίθον ἐπʼ αὐτῇ βαλέτω J 8:7 v.l. (cp. 12a below).

ⓒ w. acc., answering the question ‘where?’ (Hom. et al.; LXX; JosAs 29:2 φορῶν ἐ. τὸν μηρὸν αὐτοῦ ῥομφαίαν; Just., D. 53, 1 ζυγὸν ἐ. αὐχένα μὴ ἔχων)

α. on, over someth. καθεύδειν ἐ. τι sleep on someth. Mk 4:38. καθῆσθαι ἐ. τι sit on someth. Mt 19:28 (in the same vs. καθίζω w. gen., s. a above) J 12:15; Rv 4:4; 6:2; 11:16 al.; cp. Lk 21:35b; κεῖσθαι ἐ. τι lie upon someth. 2 Cor 3:15. κατακεῖσθαι Lk 5:25. ἑστηκέναι ἐ. τὸν αἰγιαλόν stand on the shore Mt 13:2; cp. Rv 14:1. ἑστῶτας ἐ. τὴν θάλασσαν standing beside the sea 15:2. ἔστη ἐ. τὴν κεφαλὴν τοῦ παιδίου (the star) remained stationary over the head of the child GJs 21:3. σκηνοῦν ἐ. τινα spread a tent over someone Rv 7:15. ἐ. τὴν δεξιάν at the right hand 5:1. λίθος ἐ. λίθον stone upon stone Mt 24:2.

β. ἐ. τὸ αὐτό at the same place, together (Ps.-X., Respublica Athen. [The Old Oligarch] 2, 2; Pla., Rep. 329a; SIG 736, 66 [92 B.C.]. In pap=‘in all’: PTebt 14, 20 [114 B.C.]; PFay 102, 6.—2 Km 2:13; En 100:2) εἶναι ἐ. τὸ αὐτό be together Lk 17:35; Ac 1:15; 2:1, 44. In 1 Cor 7:5 it is a euphemistic expr. for sexual union. κατοικεῖν ἐ. τὸ αὐτό live in the same place (Dt 25:5) Hm 5, 1, 4. Also w. verbs of motion (Sus 14 Theod.) συνέρχεσθαι ἐ. τὸ αὐτό come together to the same place 1 Cor 11:20; 14:23; cp. B 4:10 (Just., A I, 67, 3 συνέλευσις γίνεται). συνάγεσθαι (Phlegon of Tralles [Hadr.]: 257 Fgm. 36 III 9 Jac.; PsSol 2:2; TestJob 28:5 Jos., Bell. 2, 346) Mt 22:34; Ac 4:26 (Ps 2:2); 1 Cl 34:7. ἐ. τὸ αὐτὸ μίγνυσθαι be mixed together Hm 10, 3, 3. προσετίθει ἐ. τὸ αὐτό added to their number Ac 2:47.

γ. at, by, near someone or someth. καθῆσθαι ἐ. τὸ τελώνιον sit at the tax-office Mt 9:9 (ἐ. τὰς ὡραίας πύλας GrBar prol. 2); Mk 2:14. ἑστηκέναι ἐ. τὴν θύραν stand at the door Rv 3:20. σὺ ἔστης ἐ. τὸ θυσιαστήριον you are standing (ἕστηκας deStrycker) as priest at the altar GJs 8:2. ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς among you 2 Th 1:10; cp. Ac 1:21.—Of pers., over whom someth. is done ὀνομάζειν τὸ ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ ἐ. τινα speak the name of Jesus over someone Ac 19:13. ἐπικαλεῖν τὸ ὄνομά τινος ἐ. τινα=to claim someone for one’s own (Jer 14:9; 2 Ch 7:14; 2 Macc 8:15) Ac 15:17 (Am 9:12); Js 2:7; Hs 8, 6, 4. προσεύχεσθαι ἐ. τινα pray over someone Js 5:14.

② marker of presence or occurrence near an object or area, at, near

ⓐ w. gen., of immediate proximity to things at, near (Hdt. 7, 115; X., An. 4, 3, 28 al.; LXX, Just.) ἐ. τ. θυρῶν at the gates (Plut., C. Gracch. 841 [14, 3]; PRyl 127, 8f [29 A.D.] κοιμωμένου μου ἐ. τῆς θύρας; 1 Macc 1:55; Just., D. 111, 4) Ac 5:23 (s. b below for dat. in 5:9). ἐ. τῆς θαλάσσης near the sea (Polyb. 1, 44, 4; Ex 14:2; Dt 1:40; 1 Macc 14:34) J 21:1. ἐ. τῆς ὁδοῦ by the road Mt 21:19. ἐσθίειν ἐ. τῆς πραπέζης τινός eat at someone’s table Lk 22:30 (cp. POxy 99, 14 [55 A.D.] τράπεζα, ἐφʼ ἧς Σαραπίων καὶ μέτοχοι; Da 11:27 LXX ἐ. μιᾶς τραπέζης). ἐ. τοῦ (τῆς) βάτου at the thornbush = in the passage about the thornbush (i.e. Ex 3:1ff) Mk 12:26; Lk 20:37.

ⓑ with dat., of immediate proximity at, near by (Hom.+) ἦν ἔτι ἐ. τῷ τόπῳ ὅπου was still at the place, where J 11:30 v.l. (for ἐν; cp. Just., D. 402). ἐ. τῇ θύρᾳ (ἐ. θύραις) at the door (Hom. et al.; Wsd 19:17; Jos., Ant. 17, 90; Just., D. 32, 3) Mt 24:33; Mk 13:29; Ac 5:9 (s. a above). ἐ. τοῖς πυλῶσιν Rv 21:12. ἐ. τῇ πηγῇ J 4:6 (Jos., Ant. 5, 58 ἐ. τινι πηγῇ; Just., A I, 64, 1 ἐ. ταῖς … πηγαῖς). ἐ. τῇ προβατικῇ (sc. πύλῃ) near the sheepgate 5:2; cp. Ac 3:10. ἐ. τῷ ποταμῷ near the river (since Il. 7, 133; Jos., Ant. 4, 176 ἐ. τ. Ἰορδάνῳ) Rv 9:14.—Of pers. (Diod S 14, 113, 6; Just., A I, 40, 7) ἐφʼ ὑμῖν among you 2 Cor 7:7; cp. Ac 28:14 v.l.

③ marker of involvement in an official proceeding, before, w. gen., of pers., esp. in the language of lawsuits (Pla., Leg. 12, 943d; Isaeus 5, 1 al.; UPZ 71, 15; 16 [152 B.C.]; POxy 38, 11; Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 382, 23=BGU 909, 23; Jos., Vi. 258; Just., A II, 1, 1 ἐ. Οὐρβίκου). ἐ. τοῦ ἡγεμόνος in the governor’s presence Mt 28:14. ἐ. ἡγεμόνων καὶ βασιλέων Mk 13:9. ἐ. σου before you (the procurator) Ac 23:30. ἐ. Τερτούλλου Phlm subscr. v.l.; στάντος μου ἐ. τοῦ συνεδρίου Ac 24:20 (cp. Diod S 11, 55, 4 ἐ. τοῦ κοινοῦ συνεδρίου τ. Ἑλλήνων). γυναικὸς … διαβληθείσης ἐ. τοῦ κυρίου Papias (2:17). κρίνεσθαι ἐ. τῶν ἀδίκων go to law before the unrighteous 1 Cor 6:1. κριθήσεται ἐφʼ ὑμῶν before your tribunal D 11:11. μαρτυρεῖν ἐ. Ποντίου Πιλάτου testify before Pontius Pilate 1 Ti 6:13 (s. μαρτυρέω 1c). ἐ. τοῦ βήματος (POxy 37 I, 3 [49 A.D.]) ἑστὼς ἐ. τοῦ βήματος Καίσαρός εἰμι I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal Ac 25:10 (Appian says Prooem. c. 15 §62 of himself: δίκαις ἐν Ῥώμῃ συναγορεύσας ἐ. τῶν βασιλέων=I acted as attorney in lawsuits in Rome before the emperors).—Gener. in someone’s presence (Appian, Syr. 61 §324 ἐφʼ ὑμῶν=in your presence) ἐ. Τίτου before Titus 2 Cor 7:14. Cp.10 below.

④ marker of movement to or contact w. a goal, toward, in direction of, on

ⓐ w. gen., marking contact with the goal that is reached, answering the question ‘whither?’ toward, on, at w. verbs of motion (Appian, Iber. 98 §427 ἀπέπλευσεν ἐπʼ οἴκου=he sailed [toward] home; PGM 4, 2468f ἀναβὰς ἐ. δώματος; JosAs 27:1 ἀνέδραμε … ἐ. πέτρας; Jos., Ant. 4, 91 ἔφευγον ἐ. τ. πόλεων; Tat. 33:3 Εὐρώπην ἐ. τοῦ ταύρου καθιδρύσαντος) βάλλειν τὸν σπόρον ἐ. τῆς γῆς Mk 4:26; also σπείρειν vs. 31. πίπτειν (Wsd 18:23; TestAbr A 3 p. 80, 11 [Stone p. 8]; JosAs 9:1) 9:20; 14:35. καθιέναι Ac 10:11. τιθέναι (Sir 17:4) Lk 8:16; J 19:19; Ac 5:15. ἔρχεσθαι Hb 6:7; Rv 3:10; γίνεσθαι ἐ. reach, be at J 6:21. γενόμενος ἐ. τοῦ τόπου when he reached the place Lk 22:40. καθίζειν take one’s seat ἐ. θρόνου (JosAs 7:1 al.) Mt 19:28 (s. 1a end); 23:2; 25:31; J 19:13 (ἐ. βήματος of Pilate as Jos., Bell. 2, 172; of Jesus Just., A I, 35, 6). κρεμαννύναι ἐ. ξύλου hang on a tree (i.e. cross) (Gen 40:19; cp. Just., D. 86, 6 σταυρωθῆναι ἐ. τοῦ ξύλου) Ac 5:30; 10:39; cp. Gal 3:13 (Dt 21:23).

ⓑ w. acc.

α. specifying direction (En 24:2 ἐ. νότον ‘southward’ of position of the mountain) of motion that takes a particular direction, to, toward ἐκτείνας τ. χεῖρα ἐ. τοὺς μαθητάς Mt 12:49; cp. Lk 22:53 (JosAs 12:8). πορεύεσθαι ἐ. τὸ ἀπολωλός go after the one that is lost 15:4. ἐ. τὴν ῏Ασσον in the direction of Assos Ac 20:13. ἐπιστρέφειν ἐ. τι turn to someth. 2 Pt 2:22 (cp. Pr 26:11; En 99:5). ὡς ἐ. λῃστήν as if against a robber Mt 26:55; Mk 14:48; Lk 22:52.

β. from one point to another across, over w. motion implied (Hom.+; LXX) περιπατεῖν, ἐλθεῖν ἐ. τ. θάλασσαν or ἐ. τ. ὕδατα Mt 14:25, 28f; J 6:19 P⁷⁵. Of spreading across the land (PsSol 17:10): famine Ac 7:11; 11:28; darkness Mt 27:45; Lk 23:44. ἐ. σταδίους δώδεκα χιλιάδων across twelve thousand stades Rv 21:16 v.l. (Polyaenus 5, 44, 4 ἐ. στάδια δέκα); ἐ. πλεῖον further (1 Esdr 2:24; 2 Macc 10:27) Ac 4:17.

γ. of goal attained (Hom. et al.; LXX) on, upon someone or someth. πέσατε ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς Lk 23:30 (Hos 10:8). ἔπεσεν ἐ. τὰ πετρώδη Mt 13:5; cp. Lk 13:4. ἔρχεσθαι ἐ. τινα come upon someone Mt 3:16; also καταβαίνειν fr. above J 1:33; cp. Rv 16:21. ἀναβαίνειν (Jos., Ant. 13, 138; Just., A II, 12, 7) Lk 5:19. ἐπιβαίνειν Mt 21:5 (Zech 9:9).—Ac 2:3; 9:4 al.; διασωθῆναι ἐ. τ. γῆν be brought safely to the land 27:44; cp. vs. 43; Lk 8:27. ἐ. τὸ πλοῖον to the ship Ac 20:13. ἀναπεσεῖν ἐ. τὴν γῆν lie down or sit down on the ground Mt 15:35. ἔρριψεν αὐτὸν χαμαὶ ἐ. τὸν σάκκον he threw himself down on the sackcloth GJs 13:1. τιθέναι τι ἐ. τι put someth. on someth. (JosAs 16:11) Mt 5:15; Lk 11:33; Mk 8:25 v.l.; likew. ἐπιτιθέναι (JosAs 29:5) Mt 23:4; Mk 8:25; Lk 15:5; J 9:6, 15; Ac 15:10. ἐπιβάλλειν τ. χεῖρας ἐ. τινα (Gen 22:12 al.) Mt 26:50; Lk 21:12; Ac 5:18. Mainly after verbs of placing, laying, putting, bringing, etc. on, to: ἀναβιβάζω, ἀναφέρω, βάλλω, γράφω, δίδωμι, ἐγγίζω, ἐπιβιβάζω, ἐπιγράφω, ἐποικοδομέω, ἐπιρ(ρ)ίπτω, θεμελιόω, ἵστημι, κατάγω, οἰκοδομέω, σωρεύω; s. these entries. Sim. βρέχειν ἐ. τινα cause rain to fall upon someone Mt 5:45 (cp. PsSol 17:18); also τ. ἥλιον ἀνατέλλειν ἐ. τινα cause the sun to rise so that its rays fall upon someone *ibid. τύπτειν τινὰ ἐ. τὴν σιαγόνα strike on the cheek Lk 6:29. πίπτειν ἐ. (τὸ) πρόσωπον (Jdth 14:6) on the face Mt 17:6; 26:39; Lk 5:12; 17:16; 1 Cor 14:25; Rv 7:11.—To, upon w. acc. of thing πορεύεσθαι ἐ. τὴν ὁδόν go to the road Ac 8:26; cp. 9:11. ἐ. τὰς διεξόδους Mt 22:9. ἵνα μὴ πνέῃ ἄνεμος ἐ. πᾶν δένδρον so that no wind should blow upon any tree Rv 7:1.

δ. of closeness to someth. or someone to, up to, in the neighborhood of, on ἐ. τὸ μνημεῖον up to the tomb Mk 16:2; Lk 24:1 v.l., 22, 24; cp. ἐ. τὸ μνῆμα Mk 16:2 v.l.; Lk 24:1. ἔρχεσθαι ἐ. τι ὕδωρ come to some water Ac 8:36. ἐ. τὴν πύλην τὴν σιδηρᾶν to the iron gate 12:10. καταβαίνειν ἐ. τὴν θάλασσαν go down to the sea J 6:16. ἐ. τὸν Ἰορδάνην Mt 3:13 (Just., D. 88, 3 al.). ἀναπίπτειν ἐ. τὸ στῆθος he leaned back on (Jesus’) breast J 13:25; 21:20. πίπτειν ἐ. τοὺς πόδας fall at (someone’s) feet Ac 10:25 (JosAs 14:10 ἔπεσεν ἐ πρόσωπον ἐ. τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ). ἐ. τ. ἀκάνθας among the thorns Mt 13:7.—W. acc. of pers. to someone ἐ. τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐλθόντες they came to Jesus J 19:33; cp. Mt 27:27; Mk 5:21.

ε. in imagery of goal or objective to, toward (Just., A II, 7, 6 ἐπʼ ἀμφότερα τρέπεσθαι) ἐπιστρέφειν, ἐπιστρέφεσθαι ἐ. τινα turn to (Dt 30:10; 31:20 al.; Ar. 2, 1 ἔλθωμεν καὶ ἐ. τὸ ἀνθρώπινον γένος ‘let us now turn to …’; Just., D. 56, 11 ἐ. τὰς γραφὰς ἐπανελθών) Lk 1:17; Ac 9:35; 11:21; 14:15; 26:20; Gal 4:9; 1 Pt 2:25.

⑤ marker of manner, corresponding to an adv., w. dat. (Aeschyl., Suppl. 628 ἐπʼ ἀληθείᾳ; UPZ 162 VI, 3 [117 B.C.] κακοτρόπως καὶ ἐ. ῥαδιουργίᾳ; POxy 237 VI, 21 ἐ. τῇ τῶν ἀνθρ. σωτηρίᾳ; ἐφʼ ὁράσει En 14:8; Just., A I, 9, 3 ἐφʼ ὕβρει; 55, 7 ἐ. τούτῳ τῷ σχήματι ‘in this form’; Tat. 17, 1 ἐπʼ ἀκριβείᾳ; Ath. 33, 2 ἐφʼ ἑνὶ γάμῳ) ὁ σπείρων ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις (in contrast to ὁ σπείρων φειδομένως one who sows sparingly) one who sows in blessing (i.e. generously) 2 Cor 9:6. ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις θερίζειν reap generously ibid.

⑥ marker of basis for a state of being, action, or result, on, w. dat. (Hom. et al.)

ⓐ ἐπʼ ἄρτῳ ζῆν live on bread Mt 4:4; Lk 4:4 (both Dt 8:3. cp. Ps.-Pla., Alcib. 1, 105c; Plut., Mor. 526d; Alciphron 3, 7, 5; SibOr 4, 154). ἐ. τῷ ῥήματί σου depending on your word Lk 5:5. οὐ συνῆκαν ἐ. τοῖς ἄρτοις they did not arrive at an understanding (of it) (by reflecting) on (the miracle of) the loaves Mk 6:52 (cp. Demosth. 18, 121 τί σαυτὸν οὐκ ἐλλεβορίζεις ἐ. τούτοις [sc. λόγοις];=why do you not come to an understanding concerning these words?). ἐ. τῇ πίστει on the basis of faith Ac 3:16; Phil 3:9. ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι on the basis of hope, supporting itself on hope Ac 2:26 (? s. ἐλπίς 1bα); Ro 4:18; 8:20; 1 Cor 9:10; Tit 1:2.—Ac 26:6 ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι gives the basis of the trial at law, as does ἐ. εὐεργεσίᾳ 4:9. ἀπολύειν τ. γυναῖκα ἐ. πορνείᾳ Mt 19:9 (cp. Dio Chrys. 26 [43], 10 ἀπολύειν ἐπʼ ἀργυρίῳ; Ath. 2, 3 κρίνεσθαι … μὴ ἐ. τῷ ὀνόματι, ἐ. δὲ τῷ ἀδικήματι). γυναικὸς ἐ. πόλλαις ἁμαρτίαις διαβληθείσης Papias (2:17). On the basis of the testimony of two witnesses (cp. Appian, Iber. 79 §343 ἤλεγχον ἐ. μάρτυσι) Hb 10:28 (Dt 17:6); sim. use of ἐ. τινί on the basis of someth.: 8:6; 9:10, 15 (here it may also be taken in the temporal sense; s. 18 below), 17. ἁμαρτάνειν ἐ. τῷ ὁμοιώματι τ. παραβάσεως Ἀδάμ Ro 5:14 (ὁμοίωμα 1). δαπανᾶν ἐ. τινι pay the expenses for someone Ac 21:24. ἀρκεῖσθαι ἐ. τινι be content w. someth. 3J 10.

ⓑ w. verbs of believing, hoping, trusting: πεποιθέναι (Wsd 3:9; Sus 35; 1 Macc 10:71; 2 Macc 7:40 and oft.) Lk 11:22; 18:9; 2 Cor 1:9; Hb 2:13 (2 Km 22:3). πιστεύειν Lk 24:25; Ro 9:33; 10:11; 1 Pt 2:6 (the last three Is 28:16). ἐλπίζειν (2 Macc 2:18; Sir 34:7) Ro 15:12 (Is 11:10); 1 Ti 4:10; 6:17; cp. 1J 3:3. παρρησιάζεσθαι Ac 14:3.

ⓒ after verbs which express feelings, opinions, etc.: at, because of, from, with (Hom. et al.) διαταράσσεσθαι Lk 1:29. ἐκθαυμάζειν Mk 12:17. ἐκπλήσσεσθαι Mt 7:28; Mk 1:22; Lk 4:32; Ac 13:12. ἐξίστασθαι (Jdth 11:16; Wsd 5:2 al.) Lk 2:47. ἐπαισχύνεσθαι (Is 1:29) Ro 6:21. εὐφραίνεσθαι (Sir 16:1; 18:32; 1 Macc 11:44) Rv 18:20. θαμβεῖσθαι Mk 10:24; cp. Lk 5:9; Ac 3:10. θαυμάζειν (Lev 26:32; Jdth 10:7 al.; Jos., Ant. 10, 277) Mk 12:17 v.l. μακροθυμεῖν (Sir 18:11; 29:8; 35:19) Mt 18:26, 29; Lk 18:7; Js 5:7. μετανοεῖν (Plut., Ag. 803 [19, 5]; Ps.-Lucian, Salt. 84; Prayer of Manasseh [=Odes 12] 7; Just., A I, 61, 10; D. 95, 3 al.) 2 Cor 12:21. ὀδυνᾶσθαι (cp. Tob 6:15) Ac 20:38. ὀργίζεσθαι Rv 12:17. σπλαγχνίζεσθαι Mt 14:14; Lk 7:13. συλλυπεῖσθαι Mk 3:5. στυγνάζειν 10:22. χαίρειν (PEleph 13, 3; Jos., Ant. 1, 294; Tob 13:15; Bar 4:33; JosAs 4:2; Ar. 15, 7) Mt 18:13; Lk 1:14; 13:17; Ro 16:19 al. χαρὰν καὶ παράκλησιν ἔχειν Phlm 7. χαρὰ ἔσται Lk 15:7; cp. vs. 10 (Jos., Ant. 6, 116 ἡ ἐ. τῇ νίκῃ χαρά). Also w. verbs that denote aroused feelings παραζηλοῦν and παροργίζειν make jealous and angry at Ro 10:19 (Dt 32:21). παρακαλεῖν 1 Th 3:7a (cp. Just., D. 78:8 παράκλησιν ἐχουσῶν ἐ.), as well as those verbs that denote an expression of the emotions ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι (cp. Tob 13:15; Ps 69:5) Lk 1:47; Hs 8, 1, 18; 9, 24, 2. καυχᾶσθαι (Diod S 16, 70; Sir 30:2) Ro 5:2. κοπετὸν ποιεῖν (cp. 3 Macc 4:3) Ac 8:2. ὀλολύζειν Js 5:1. αἰνεῖν (cp. X., An. 3, 1, 45 al.) Lk 2:20. δοξάζειν (Polyb. 6, 53, 10; cp. Diod S 17, 21, 4 δόξα ἐ. ἀνδρείᾳ=fame because of bravery) Ac 4:21; 2 Cor 9:13. εὐχαριστεῖν give thanks for someth. (s. εὐχαριστέω 2; UPZ 59, 10 [168 B.C.] ἐ. τῷ ἐρρῶσθαί σε τ. θεοῖς εὐχαρίστουν) 1 Cor 1:4; cp. 2 Cor 9:15; 1 Th 3:9.—ἐφʼ ᾧ = ἐπὶ τούτῳ ὅτι for this reason that, because (Diod S 19, 98; Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 112 §520; Ael. Aristid. 53 p. 640 D.; Synes., Ep. 73 p. 221c; Damasc., Vi. Isid. 154; Syntipas p. 12, 9; 127, 8; Thomas Mag. ἐφʼ ᾧ ἀντὶ τοῦ διότι; cp. W-S. §24, 5b and 12f. S. WKümmel, D. Bild des Menschen im NT ’48, 36–40) Ro 5:12 (SLyonnet, Biblica 36, ’55, 436–56 [denies a causal sense here]. On the probability of commercial idiom s. FDanker, FGingrich Festschr. ’72, 104f, also Ro 5:12, Sin under Law: NTS 14, ’68, 424–39; against him SPorter, TynBull 41, ’90, 3–30, also NTS 39, ’93, 321–33; difft. JFitzmyer, Anchor Bible Comm.: Romans, ad loc. ‘w. the result that all have sinned’); 2 Cor 5:4; Phil 3:12; for, indeed 4:10.

⑦ marker of addition to what is already in existence, to, in addition to. W. dat. (Hom. et al.; PEleph 5, 17 [284/283 B.C.] μηνὸς Τῦβι τρίτῃ ἐπʼ εἰκάδι; Tob 2:14; Sir 3:27; 5:5) προσέθηκεν τοῦτο ἐ. πᾶσιν he added this to everything else Lk 3:20 (cp. Lucian, Luct. [On Funerals], 24). ἐ. τ. παρακλήσει ἡμῶν in addition to our comfort 2 Cor 7:13. λύπη ἐ. λύπῃ grief upon grief Phil 2:27 v.l. (cp. Soph., Oed. C. 544, also Polyb. 1, 57, 1 πληγὴ ἐ. πληγῇ; Plut., Mor. 123f; Polyaenus 5, 52 ἐ. φόνῳ φόνον; Quint. Smyrn. 5, 602 ἐ. πένθει πένθος=sorrow upon sorrow; Sir 26:15). ἐ. τῇ σῇ εὐχαριστίᾳ to your prayer of thanks 1 Cor 14:16. So perh. also Hb 8:1. ἐ. πᾶσι τούτοις to all these Col 3:14; Lk 16:26 v.l. (X., Mem. 1, 2, 25 al.; Sir 37:15; cp. 1 Macc 10:42; Just., D. 133, 1 ἐ. τούτοις πᾶσι).—W. acc.: addition to someth. of the same kind Mt 6:27; Lk 12:25; Rv 22:18a. λύπην ἐ. λύπην sorrow upon sorrow Phil 2:27 (cp. Is 28:10, 13; Ezk 7:26; Ps 68:28).

⑧ marker of perspective, in consideration of, in regard to, on the basis of, concerning, about, w. gen. (Antig. Car. 164 ἐ. τῶν οἴνων ἀλλοιοῦσθαι; 4 Macc. 2:9 ἐ. τῶν ἑτέρων … ἔστιν ἐπιγνῶναι τοῦτο, ὅτι …; Ath. 29, 2 τὰ ἐ. τῆς μανίας πάθη) ἐ. δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων on the evidence of two or three witnesses 1 Ti 5:19 (cp. TestAbr A 13 p. 92, 22ff. [Stone p. 32]). Sim. in the expr. ἐ. στόματος δύο μαρτύρων (Dt 19:15) Mt 18:16; 2 Cor 13:1. ἐπʼ αὐτῆς on the basis of it Hb 7:11. ἐπʼ ἀληθείας based on truth = in accordance w. truth, truly (Demosth. 18, 17 ἐπʼ ἀληθείας οὐδεμιᾶς εἰρημένα; POxy 255, 16 [48 A.D.]; Da 2:8; Tob 8:7; En 104:11) Mk 12:14, 32; Lk 4:25; 20:21; Ac 4:27. ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῦ based on himself = to or by himself (X., An. 2, 4, 10; Demosth. 18, 224 ἐκρίνετο ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῦ; Dionys. Hal., Comp. Verb. 16 ἐ. σεαυτοῦ. Cp. Kühner-G. I 498e) 2 Cor 10:7.—To introduce the object which is to be discussed or acted upon λέγειν ἐ. τινος speak of, about someth. (Pla., Charm., 155d, Leg. 2, 662d; Isocr. 6, 41; Aelian, VH 1, 30; Jer 35:8; EpArist 162; 170; Ath. 5:1 ἐ. τοῦ νοητοῦ … δογματίζειν) Gal 3:16. Do someth. on, in the case of (cp. 1 Esdr 1:22) σημεῖα ποιεῖν ἐ. τῶν ἀσθενούντων work miracles on the sick J 6:2.—On B 13:6 s. τίθημι 1bζ.—In ref. to someth. (Aristot., Pol. 1280a, 17; 4 Macc 12:5 τῶν ἐ. τῆς βασιλείας … πραγμάτων; Just., A I, 5, 1 ἐφʼ ἡμῶν ‘in our case’, D. 131, 4; Ath. 15, 3 ἐ. τῆς ὕλης καὶ τοῦ θεοῦ ‘as respects God and matter, so …’) ἐ. τινων δεῖ ἐγκρατεύεσθαι in certain matters one must practice self-control Hm 8:1. οὔτε … οἴδασι τὸν ἐ. τοῦ πυροῦ σπόρον nor do they comprehend (the figurative sense of) the sowing of wheat AcPlCor 2:26 (cp. 1 Cor 15:36f).

⑨ marker of power, authority, control of or over someone or someth., over

ⓐ w. gen. (Hdt. 5, 109 al.; Mitt-Wilck. I/1, 124, 1=BGU 1120, 1 [5 B.C.] πρωτάρχῳ ἐ. τοῦ κριτηρίου; 287, 1; LXX; AscIs 2:5 τοῦ ἐ. τῶν πραγματε[ι] ῶν=Denis p. 109) βασιλεύειν ἐ. τινος (Judg 9:8, 10; 1 Km 8:7) Rv 5:10. ἔχειν βασιλείαν ἐ. τῶν βασιλέων 17:18. ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν ἐ. τινος have power over someone 20:6. διδόναι ἐξουσίαν ἐ. τινος 2:26. καθιστάναι τινὰ ἐ. τινος set someone over, put someone in charge, of someth. or someone (Pla., Rep. 5, 460b; Demosth. 18, 118; Gen 39:4f; 1 Macc 6:14; 10:37; 2 Macc 12:20 al.; EpArist 281; τεταγμένος En 20:5) Mt 24:45; Lk 12:42; Ac 6:3. εἶναι ἐ. τινος (Synes., Ep. 79 p. 224d; Tob 1:22; Jdth 14:13; 1 Macc 10:69) ὸ̔ς ἦν ἐ. πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς who was in charge of all her treasure 8:27. Of God ὁ ὢν ἐ. πάντων (Apollonius of Tyana [I A.D.] in Eus., PE 4, 13) Ro 9:5; cp. Eph 4:6. ὁ ἐ. τινος w. ὤν to be supplied (Demosth. 18, 247 al.; Diod S 13, 47, 6; Plut., Pyrrh. 385 [5, 7], Aemil. Paul. 267 [23, 6]; PTebt 5, 88 [118 B.C.] ὁ ἐ. τ. προσόδων; 1 Macc 6:28; 2 Macc 3:7; 3 Macc 6:30 al.; EpArist 110; 174) ὁ ἐ. τοῦ κοιτῶνος the chamberlain Ac 12:20.

ⓑ w dat. (X., Cyr. 1, 2, 5; 2, 4, 25 al., An. 4, 1, 13; Demosth. 19, 113; Aeschines 2, 73; Esth 8:12e; Just., A II, 5, 2 ἀγγέλοις οὓς ἐ. τούτοις ἔταξε; cp. Ath. 24, 3; Ath. 6, 4 τὸν ἐ. τῇ κινήσει τοῦ σώματος λόγον) Mt 24:47; Lk 12:44.

ⓒ w. acc. (X., Hell. 3, 4, 20 al.; Dionys. Byz. §56 θεῷ ἐ. πάντα δύναμις; LXX; PsSol 17:3, 32) βασιλεύειν ἐ. τινα rule over someone (Gen 37:8; Judg 9:15 B al.) Lk 1:33; 19:14, 27; Ro 5:14. καθιστάναι τινὰ ἐ. τινα set someone over someone (X., Cyr. 4, 5, 58) κριτὴν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς as judge over you Lk 12:14; ἡγούμενον ἐπʼ Αἴγυπτον Ac 7:10; cp. Hb 2:7 v.l. (Ps 8:7); 3:6; 10:21. ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν ἐ. τι Rv 16:9. ἐξουσίαν διδόναι ἐ. τι (Sir 33:20) Lk 9:1; 10:19; Rv 6:8; cp. 22:14. φυλάσσειν φυλακὰς ἐ. τι Lk 2:8 (cp. En 100:5). ὑπεραίρεσθαι ἐ. τινα exalt oneself above someone 2 Th 2:4 (cp. Da 11:36); but here the mng. against is also poss. (s. 12b below). πιστὸς ἐ. τι faithful over someth. Mt 25:21, 23.

⑩ marker of legal proceeding, before, w. acc. in the lang. of the law-courts ἐ. ἡγεμόνας καὶ βασιλεῖς ἄγεσθαι be brought before governors and kings Mt 10:18; cp. Lk 21:12 (cp. BGU 22, 36 [114 A.D.] ἀξιῶ ἀκθῆναι [=ἀχθῆναι] τ. ἐνκαλουμένους ἐ. σὲ πρὸς δέουσαν ἐπέξοδον; Just., A II, 2, 12 ἐ. Οὔρβικον). ὑπάγεις ἐπʼ ἄρχοντα you are going before the magistrate Lk 12:58; cp. Ac 16:19. ἤγαγον αὐτὸν ἐ. τὸν Πιλᾶτον Lk 23:1. ἐ. τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς Ac 9:21. ἐ. Καίσαρα πορεύεσθαι come before the emperor 25:12. ἐ. τὰς συναγωγάς Lk 12:11. ἐ. τὸ βῆμα Ac 18:12. Cp. 3 above. Here the focus is on transfer to the judiciary.

⑪ marker of purpose, goal, result, to, for, w. acc. (Demetr.: 722 Fgm. 2, 3 Jac. ἐ. κατοικίαν) ἐ. τὸ βάπτισμα for baptism=to have themselves baptized Mt 3:7 (cp. Just., A I, 61, 10 ἐ. τὸ λουτρόν; D. 56, 1 ἐ. τὴν … κρίσιν πεμφθεῖσι). ἐ. τὴν θεωρίαν ταύτην for (i.e. to see) this sight Lk 23:48 (sim. Hom. et al.; POxy 294, 18 [22 A.D.]; LXX; Tat. 23, 2 ἐ. τὴν θέαν). ἐ. τὸ συμφέρον to (our) advantage Hb 12:10 (cp. Tat. 6, 1; 34, 2 οὐκ ἐ. τι χρήσιμον ‘to no purpose’). ἐ. σφαγήν Ac 8:32 (Is 53:7); cp. Mt 22:5; ἐ. τ. τελειότητα Hb 6:1. ἐ. τοῦτο for this (X., An. 2, 5, 22; Jos., Ant. 12, 23) Lk 4:43. ἐφʼ ὅ; for what (reason)? Mt 26:50 v.l. (s. ὅς 1bα and 1iβ). Cp. 16.

⑫ marker of hostile opposition, against

ⓐ w. dat. (Hom. et al.; 2 Macc 13:19; Sir 28:23 v.l.; fig. Ath. 22, 7 τοὺς ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς λόγους ‘counter-evidence’) Lk 12:52f (s. use of acc. b below); Ac 11:19. Cp. J 8:7 v.l. (1bβ above).

ⓑ w. acc. (Hdt. 1, 71; X., Hell. 3, 4, 20 al.; Jos., Ant. 13, 331; LXX; En; TestJud 3:1 al.; JosAs 19:2; Just., D. 103, 7; Tat. 36, 2) ὥρμησαν ἐ. αὐτόν Ac 7:57. ἔρχεσθαι Lk 14:31. ἐπαναστήσονται τέκνα ἐ. γονεῖς Mt 10:21; Mk 13:12; cp. ἔθνος ἐ. ἔθνος Mt 24:7; Mk 13:8. ἐφʼ ἑαυτόν divided against himself Mt 12:26; Mk 3:24f, 26; Lk 11:17f; cp. J 13:18 (s. Ps 40:10); Ac 4:27; 13:50 al.—Lk 12:53 (4 times; the first and third occurrences w. the acc. are prob. influenced by usage in Mic 7:6; the use of the dat. Lk 12:52f [s. a above] w. a verb expressing a circumstance is in accord with older Gk. [Il. et al.], which prefers the acc. with verbs of motion in ref. to hostility). Cp. 15.

⑬ marker of number or measure, w. acc. (Hdt. et. al.; LXX; GrBar 3:6) ἐ. τρίς (CIG 1122, 9; PHolm α18) three times Ac 10:16; 11:10. So also ἐ. πολύ more than once Hm 4, 1, 8. ἐ. πολύ (also written ἐπιπολύ) in a different sense to a great extent, carefully (Hdt., Thu. et al.; Lucian, D. Deor. 6, 2; 25, 2; 3 Macc 5:17; Jos., Ant. 17, 107) B 4:1. ἐ. πλεῖον to a greater extent, further (Hdt., Thu. et al.; Diod S 11, 60, 5 al.; prob. 2 Macc 12:36; TestGad 7:2; Ar. 4, 3; Ath. 7, 1 ἐ. το πλεῖστον) 2 Ti 3:9; 1 Cl 18:3 (Ps 50:4). ἐ. τὸ χεῖρον 2 Ti 3:13. ἐφʼ ὅσον to the degree that, in so far as (Diod S 1, 93, 2; Maximus Tyr. 11, 3c ἐφʼ ὅσον δύναται; Hierocles 14 p. 451) Mt 25:40, 45; B 4:11; 17:1; Ro 11:13.

⑭ marker indicating the one to whom, for whom, or about whom someth. is done, to, on, about

ⓐ w. dat. πράσσειν τι ἐ. τινι do someth. to someone Ac 5:35 (thus Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 15 §51; cp. δρᾶν τι ἐ. τινι Hdt. 3, 14; Aelian, NA 11, 11); about γεγραμμένα ἐπʼ αὐτῷ J 12:16 (cp. Hdt. 1, 66). προφητεύειν ἐ. τινι Rv 10:11. μαρτυρεῖν bear witness about Hb 11:4; Rv 22:16. ἐ. σοὶ … φανερώσει κύριος τὸ λύτρον the Lord will reveal the salvation to you GJs 7:2.

ⓑ w. acc.

α. ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐφʼ ὸ̔ν γεγόνει τὸ σημεῖον the man on whom the miracle had been performed Ac 4:22 (cp. Just., D. 128, 1 κρίσεως γεγενημένης ἐ. Σόδομα). ἐφʼ ὸ̔ν λέγεται ταῦτα the one about whom this was said Hb 7:13 (cp. ἐ. πόρρω οὖσαν [γενεὰν] ἐγὼ λαλῶ En 1:2). γέγραπται ἐπʼ αὐτόν Mk 9:12f; cp. Ro 4:9; 1 Ti 1:18; βάλλειν κλῆρον ἐ. τι for someth. Mk 15:24; J 19:24 (Ps 21:19). ἀνέβη ὁ κλῆρος ἐ. Συμεών the lot came up in favor of Simeon GJs 24:4.

β. of powers, conditions, etc., which come upon someone or under whose influence someone is: on, upon, to, over ἐγένετο ῥῆμα θεοῦ ἐ. Ἰωάννην the word of God came to John Lk 3:2 (cp. Jer 1:1). Of divine blessings (cp. En 1:8; ParJer 5:28) Mt 10:13; 12:28; Lk 10:6; 11:20; cp. 10:9; Ac 10:10. ἵνα ἐπισκηνώσῃ ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἡ δύναμις τ. Χριστοῦ that the power of Christ may rest upon me 2 Cor 12:9. χάρις θεοῦ ἦν ἐπʼ αὐτό Lk 2:40. Various verbs are used in ref. to the Holy Spirit, either in pass. or act. role, in connection w. ἐ. τινα: ἐκχεῖν Ac 2:17f (Jo 3:1f); cp. 10:45; Tit 3:6. ἀποστέλλειν (ἐξαποστέλλειν v.l.) Lk 24:49. ἐπέρχεσθαι 1:35; Ac 1:8 (Just., D. 87, 3; cp. ἔρχεσθαι A I, 33, 6; D. 49, 7 ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἠλίου ἐ. τὸν Ἰωάννην ἐλθεῖν). ἐπιπίπτειν 10:44. καταβαίνειν Lk 3:22; J 1:33. τίθεσθαι Mt 12:18 (cp. Is 42:1). Also εἶναι Lk 2:25. μένειν J 1:32f. ἀναπαύεσθαι 1 Pt 4:14. Of unpleasant or startling experiences Lk 1:12, 65; 4:36; Ac 13:11; 19:17; Rv 11:11.—Lk 19:43; 21:35, cp. vs. 34; J 18:4; Eph 5:6; cp. Rv 3:3.—Ro 2:2, 9; 15:3 (Ps 68:10). Of the blood of the righteous, that comes over or upon the murderers Mt 23:35; 27:25; Ac 5:28. Of care, which one casts on someone else 1 Pt 5:7 (Ps 54:23).

⑮ marker of feelings directed toward someone, in, on, for, toward, w. acc., after words that express belief, trust, hope: πιστεύειν ἐ. τινα, w. acc. (Wsd 12:2; Just., D. 16:4 al.) Ac 9:42; 11:17; 16:31; 22:19; Ro 4:24. πίστις Hb 6:1. πεποιθέναι (Is 58:14) Mt 27:43; 2 Th 3:4; 2 Cor 2:3. ἐλπίζειν (1 Ch 5:20; 2 Ch 13:18 al.; PsSol 9:10; 17:3; Just., D. 16:4 al.) 1 Pt 1:13; 1 Ti 5:5. After words that characterize an emotion or its expression: for κόπτεσθαι (Zech 12:10) Rv 1:7; 18:9. κλαίειν Lk 23:28; Rv 18:9 (cp. JosAs 15:9 χαρήσεται ἐ. σέ). σπλαγχνίζεσθαι Mt 15:32; Mk 8:2; 9:22; Hm 4, 3, 5; Hs 9, 24, 2. χρηστός toward Lk 6:35. χρηστότης Ro 11:22; Eph 2:7; cp. Ro 9:23. Esp. also if the feelings or their expressions are of a hostile nature: toward, against (cp. λοιδορεῖν Just., D. 137, 2) ἀποτομία Ro 11:22. μαρτύριον Lk 9:5. μάρτυς ἐ. τ. ἐμὴν ψυχήν a witness against my soul (cp. Dssm., LO 258; 355 [LAE 304; 417]) 2 Cor 1:23. ἀσχημονεῖν 1 Cor 7:36. μοιχᾶσθαι Mk 10:11. τολμᾶν 2 Cor 10:2 (En 7:4). βρύχειν τ. ὀδόντας Ac 7:54. Cp. 12.

⑯ marker of object or purpose, with dat. in ref. to someth. (Hom., Thu. et al.; SIG 888, 5 ἐ. τῇ τῶν ἀνθρ. σωτηρίᾳ; PTebt 44, 6 [114 B.C.] ὄντος μου ἐ. θεραπείᾳ ἐν τῷ Ἰσιείω; LXX; TestJob 3:5 ὁ ἐ. τῇ σωτηρίᾳ τῆς ἐμῆς ψυχῆς ἐλθών; Jos., Ant. 5, 101; Just., A I, 29, 1 ἐ. παίδων ἀναστροφῇ; D. 91, 4 ἐ. σωτηρίᾳ τῶν πιστευόντων) καλείν τινα ἐ. τινι call someone for someth. Gal 5:13 (on ἐπʼ ἐλευθερίᾳ cp. Demosth. 23, 124; [59], 32); ἐ. ἀκαθαρσίᾳ for impurity, i.e. so that we should be impure 1 Th 4:7. κτισθέντες ἐ. ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς for good deeds Eph 2:10. λογομαχεῖν ἐ. καταστροφῇ τῶν ἀκουόντων for the ruin of those who hear 2 Ti 2:14 (cp. Eur., Hipp. 511; X., Mem. 2, 3, 19 ἐ. βλάβη; Hdt. 1, 68 ἐ. κακῷ ἀνθρώπου; Polyb. 27, 7, 13 and PGM 4, 2440 ἐπʼ ἀγαθῷ=‘for good’). Cp. 11.

⑰ marker in idiom of authorization, w. dat.: the formula ἐ. τῷ ὀνοματί τινος, in the name of someone, used w. many verbs (Just., D. 39, 6 w. γίνεσθαι, otherw. ἐ. ὀνόματος, e.g. A I, 61, 13; w. διὰ τοῦ ὀ. and in oaths κατὰ τοῦ ὀ. A II, 6, 6, D. 30, 3; 85, 2.—Ath. 23, 1 ἐ. ὀνόματι εἰδώλων.—ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι LXX; JosAs 9:1), focuses on the authorizing function of the one named in the gen. (cp. WHeitmüller [‘Im Namen Jesu’ 1903, 13ff], ‘in connection with, or by the use of, i.e. naming, or calling out, or calling upon the name’ [88]): βαπτίζειν Ac 2:38. δέχεσθαί τινα Mt 18:5; Mk 9:37; Lk 9:48. διδάσκειν Ac 4:18; 5:28. δύναμιν ποιεῖν Mk 9:39. ἐκβάλλειν δαιμόνια Lk 9:49 v.l. ἔρχεσθαι Mt 24:5; Mk 13:6; Lk 21:8. κηρύσσειν 24:47. λαλεῖν Ac 4:17; 5:40. Semantically divergent from the preceding, but formulaically analogous, is καλεῖν τινα ἐ. τῷ ὀν. τινος name someone after someone (2 Esdr 17:63) Lk 1:59.—ὄνομα 1dγג.—M-M.

⑱ marker of temporal associations, in the time of, at, on, for

ⓐ w. gen., time within which an event or condition takes place (Hom.+) in the time of, under (kings or other rulers): in the time of Elisha Lk 4:27 (cp. Just., D. 46, 6 ἐ. Ἠλίου). ἐ. τῆς μετοικεσίας at the time of the exile Mt 1:11. Under=during the rule or administration of (Hes., Op. 111; Hdt. 6, 98 al.; OGI 90, 15; PAmh 43, 2 [173 B.C.]; UPZ 162 V, 5 [117 B.C.]; 1 Esdr 2:12; 1 Macc 13:42; 2 Macc 15:22; Jos., Ant. 12, 156 ἐ. ἀρχιερέως Ὀ.) ἐ. Ἀβιαθὰρ ἀρχιερέως under, in the time of, Abiathar the high priest Mk 2:26. ἐ. ἀρχιερέως Ἅννα καὶ Καιάφα Lk 3:2. ἐ. Κλαυδίου Ac 11:28 (Just., A I, 26, 2). ἐ. τῶν πατέρων in the time of the fathers 1 Cl 23:3. ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων τῶν ἡμερῶν in the last days (Gen 49:1; Num 24:14; Mi 4:1; Jer 37:24; Da 10:14) 2 Pt 3:3; Hs 9, 12, 3; cp. Hb 1:2. ἐπʼ ἐσχάτου τοῦ χρόνου in the last time Jd 18. ἐπʼ ἐσχάτου τῶν χρόνων at the end of the times/ages 1 Pt 1:20. ἐ. τῶν προσευχῶν μου when I pray, in my prayers (cp. PTebt 58, 31 [111 B.C.] ἐ. τ. διαλόγου, ‘in the discussion’; 4 Macc 15:19 ἐ. τ. βασάνων ‘during the tortures’; Sir 37:29; 3 Macc 5:40; Demetr.: 722, Fgm. 1, 14 Jac. ἐ. τοῦ ἀρίστου; Synes., Ep. 121 p. 258c ἐ. τῶν κοινῶν ἱερῶν) Ro 1:10; Eph 1:16; 1 Th 1:2; Phlm 4.

ⓑ w. dat., time at or during which (Hom. et al.; PTebt 5, 66 [118 B.C.]; PAmh 157; LXX; Just., A I, 13, 3 ἐ. χρόνοις Τίερίου) at, in, at the time of, during: ἐ. τοῖς νῦν χρόνοις in these present times 2 Cl 19:4. ἐ. τῇ πρώτῃ διαθήκῃ at the time of the first covenant Hb 9:15. ἐ. συντελείᾳ τ. αἰώνων at the close of the age 9:26 (Tat. 13, 1 ἐ. ς. τοῦ κόσμου; cp. Sir 22:10 and PLond III, 954, 18 p. 154 [260 A.D.] ἐ. τέλει τ. χρόνου; POxy 275, 20 [66 A.D.] ἐ. συνκλεισμῷ τ. χρόνου; En 27:3 ἐπʼ ἐσχάτοις αἰώσιν). ἐ. τῇ θυσίᾳ at the time of, together with, the sacrifice Phil 2:17. ἐ. πάσῃ τῇ μνείᾳ ὑμῶν at every remembrance of you Phil 1:3. ἐ. παροργισμῷ ὑμῶν during your wrath, i.e. while you are angry Eph 4:26. ἐ. πάσῃ τῇ ἀνάγκῃ in all (our) distress 1 Th 3:7b. ἐ. πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει 2 Cor 1:4. ἐ. τούτῳ in the meanwhile J 4:27 (Lucian, Dial. Deor. 17, 2, cp. Philops. 14 p. 41; Syntipas p. 76, 2 ἐφʼ ἡμέραις ἑπτα; 74, 6).

ⓒ w. acc.

α. answering the question ‘when?’ on: ἐ. τὴν αὔριον (Sb 6011, 14 [I B.C.]; PRyl 441 ἐ. τὴν ἐπαύριον) (on) the next day Lk 10:35; Ac 4:5. ἐ. τὴν ὥραν τ. προσευχῆς at the hour of prayer 3:1 (Polyaenus 8, 17 ἐ. ὥραν ὡρισμένην).

β. answering the qu. ‘how long?’ for, over a period of (Hom. et al.; Mitt-Wilck. II/2, 170, 8=BGU 1058, 9 [13 B.C.]; POxy 275, 9; 15 ἐ. τὸν ὅλον χρόνον; PTebt 381, 19 ἐφʼ ὸ̔ν χρόνον περίεστιν ἡ μήτηρ; LXX; En 106:15; TestJob 30:2 ἐ. ὥρας τρεῖς; TestJud 3:4; TestGad 5:11; Jos., Ant. 11, 2; Just., D. 142, 1 ἐ. ποσόν ‘for awhile’) ἐ. ἔτη τρία for three years (Phlegon: 257 Fgm. 36, 2, 1 Jac.) Lk 4:25. ἐ. τρεῖς ἡμέρας for three days (Diod S 13, 19, 2; Arrian, Anab. 4, 9, 4; GDI 4706, 119 [Thera] ἐπʼ ἀμέρας τρεῖς) GPt 8:30 al. ἐ. ἡμέρας πλείους over a period of many days (Jos., Ant. 4, 277) Ac 13:31.—16:18 (ἐ. πολλὰς ἡμέρας as Appian, Liby. 29 §124; cp. Diod S 3, 16, 4); 17:2; 19:8, 10, 34; 27:20; Hb 11:30. ἐ. χρόνον for a while (cp. Il. 2, 299; Hdt. 9, 22, 1; Apollon. Rhod. 4, 1257; Jos., Vi. 2) Lk 18:4. ἐ. πλείονα χρόνον (Diod S 3, 16, 6; Hero Alex. I p. 344, 17) Ac 18:20. ἐφʼ ὅσον χρόνον as long as Ro 7:1; 1 Cor 7:39; Gal 4:1. Also ἐφʼ ὅσον as long as Mt 9:15; 2 Pt 1:13 (for other mngs. of ἐφʼ ὅσον s. above under 13). ἐφʼ ἱκανόν (sc. χρόνον) for a considerable time (EpArist 109) Ac 20:11. ἐ. χρόνον ἱκανόν Qua. ἐ. πολύ for a long time, throughout a long period of time (Thu. 1, 7; 1, 18, 1; 2, 16, 1 al.; Appian, Liby. 5 §21; Arrian, Cyneg. 23, 1; Lucian, Toxar. 20; Wsd 18:20; Sir 49:13; JosAs 19:3; Jos., Vi. 66: Just., A I, 65, 3) Ac 28:6. ἐ. πλεῖον the same (schol. on Pind., N. 7, 56b; PLille 3, 16 [III B.C.]; Jdth 13:1; Sir prol. l. 7; Jos., Ant. 18, 150) Ac 20:9; any longer (Lucian, D. Deor. 5, 3; Appian, Hann. 54 §227; 3 Macc 5:8; Wsd 8:12; Ath. 12, 3) Ac 24:4; 1 Cl 55:1.

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11 Himmel

m; -s, - (Pl. selten, meist poet.)

1. sky; MET. auch skies Pl.; lit. heavens Pl.; am Himmel in the sky; unter freiem Himmel in the open air; unter südlichem Himmel under southern skies; der Rauch steigt zum Himmel ( auf) the smoke is rising up into the sky; zwischen Himmel und Erde schweben float in midair; der Himmel lacht fig. (die Sonne scheint) the sun has got his hat on; stinken

2. RELI. heaven; im Himmel in heaven; in den Himmel kommen go to heaven; zum oder in den Himmel auffahren oder gen Himmel fahren BIBL. ascend into heaven; im Himmel sein euph. be with the angels; Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen fig. move heaven and earth; Himmel und Hölle Hüpfspiel: hopscotch

3. fig. heaven, paradise; der Himmel auf Erden geh. heaven on earth; den Himmel auf Erden haben geh. live in paradise; aus allen Himmeln fallen be crushed; aus heiterem Himmel umg. (completely) out of the blue; in den Himmel heben umg. praise to the skies; im sieb(en) ten Himmel sein oder sich [wie] im sieb[en]ten Himmel fühlen umg. be on cloud nine, be walking on air, be in the seventh heaven; ihm hängt der Himmel voller Geigen geh. he thinks life’s a bed of roses; das schreit oder umg. stinkt zum Himmel it’s a scandal; vom Himmel fallen appear from nowhere; ... fallen nicht ( einfach) vom Himmel... don’t grow on trees; Erfolge, Fortschritte etc.: don’t (just) happen by themselves; Wolken am politischen Himmel clouds on the political horizon; der Himmel würde einstürzen, wenn... umg. the world would end if...; es gibt mehr Dinge zwischen Himmel und Erde als man sich vorstellen kann there are more things between heaven and earth than is possible to imagine; Meister 2, Stern1 1

4. in Ausrufen: dem Himmel sei Dank! thank heavens!; der Himmel ist oder sei mein Zeuge! altm. as God is my witness!; gütiger oder du lieber Himmel! umg. my goodness!, good Heavens!; um Himmels willen! for Heaven’s ( oder God’s) sake!; weiß der Himmel! umg. God knows; Himmel ( noch mal oder Herrgott, Sakrament)! umg. for heaven’s sake!; Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn oder Wolkenbruch Sl. bloody hell, Am. holy smoke

5. vom Bett etc.: canopy; im Auto: roof; umg. (Gaumen) roof of one’s mouth

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der Himmel

(Himmelreich) heaven;

(Luftraum) sky

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Hịm|mel ['hɪml]
m -s,
(poet) -
1) sky

am Himmel — in the sky

unter dem Himmel Spaniens, unter spanischem Himmel — under or beneath a Spanish sky

zwischen Himmel und Erde — in midair

Himmel und Erde (Cook) — mashed potato and apple with black pudding and fried liver sausage

in den Himmel ragen — to tower (up) into the sky

jdn/etw in den Himmel (er)heben or loben or rühmen — to praise sb/sth to the skies

jdm hängt der Himmel voller Geigen — everything in the garden is lovely for sb

gute Lehrer fallen nicht vom Himmel — good teachers don't grow on trees

der Frieden fällt nicht einfach vom Himmel, sondern... — peace doesn't just fall out of the blue, but...

eher stürzt der Himmel ein, als dass... (geh) — the skies will fall before... (liter)

2) (REL = Himmelreich) heaven

im Himmel — in heaven

den Blick gen Himmel richten (liter) — to look heavenward(s), to raise one's eyes toward(s) heaven

in den Himmel kommen — to go to heaven

zum or in den Himmel auffahren, gen Himmel fahren — to ascend into heaven

der Himmel auf Erden — heaven on earth

dem Himmel sei Dank (old) — thank God or Heaven(s)

der Himmel ist or sei mein Zeuge (old) — as Heaven or God is my witness

(das) weiß der Himmel! (inf) — God or Heaven (only) knows

der Himmel bewahre mich davor! (old) — may Heaven or God preserve me

das schreit zum Himmel — it's a scandal

es stinkt zum Himmel (inf) — it stinks to high heaven (inf)

der Himmel verhüte (old) — Heaven or God forbid

(ach) du lieber Himmel! (inf) — good Heavens!, good(ness) gracious!

Himmel ( noch mal)! (inf) — good God!, hang it all! (inf)

um(s) Himmels willen (inf) — for Heaven's or goodness' sake (inf)

or Wolkenbruch (dated inf) — bloody hell! (Brit inf), Christ Almighty! (inf)

Himmel und Hölle or Erde in Bewegung setzen — to move heaven and earth

3) (= Betthimmel etc) canopy; (im Auto) roof

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der

1) (in some religions, the place where God or the gods live, and where good people go when they die.) heaven

2) (the sky: He raised his eyes to heaven / the heavens.) heaven

3) ((something which brings) great happiness: `This is heaven', she said, lying on the beach in the sun.) heaven

4) (the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens: The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week.) sky

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Him·mel

<-s, (poet) ->

[ˈhɪml̩]

m

1. (Firmament) sky

der \Himmel hellt [o klärt] sich auf the sky is brightening [or clearing] up

der \Himmel bezieht sich the sky [or it] is clouding over

zwischen \Himmel und Erde between the earth and sky

unter freiem \Himmel under the open sky, outdoors, in the open air

am \Himmel stehen to be [up] in the sky

ist das der Polarstern, der da oben am \Himmel steht? is that the Pole Star up there [in the sky]?

am \Himmel in the sky

bei wolkenlosem/wolkenverhangenem \Himmel when the sky is clear/cloudy

bei klarem/trübem/bedecktem \Himmel when the sky is clear/dull/overcast

unter italienischem/südlichem \Himmel under Italian/southern skies liter

die Sonne steht hoch am \Himmel the sun is high in the sky

den Blick gen \Himmel richten (geh) to raise one's eyes towards the heavens

der \Himmel lacht (geh) the sun is shining brightly

der \Himmel öffnet seine Schleusen (geh) the heavens open

2. (Himmelreich) heaven

den \Himmel auf Erden haben (geh) to be heaven [or paradise] on earth for one

der \Himmel ist [o sei] mein Zeuge (veraltend) as heaven is my witness old

zum \Himmel auffahren [o in den \Himmel fahren] to ascend into heaven

in den \Himmel kommen to go to heaven

im \Himmel in heaven

dem \Himmel sei Dank (veraltend) thank heaven[s]

jdm hängt der \Himmel voller Geigen (geh) sb is in paradise [or is walking on air] [or is [walking] on cloud nine] [or is over the moon

3. (Baldachin) canopy

4. AUTO [interior] roof

5.

▶ \Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn! (sl) bloody hell! BRIT sl, Christ almighty! vulg

▶ den \Himmel für eine Bassgeige [o einen Dudelsack] ansehen DIAL (fam: völlig betrunken sein) to be three sails [or sheets] to the wind

▶ \Himmel und Erde KOCHK NORDD north German dish of fried black pudding and liver sausage, puréed potato and apple

▶ nicht [einfach] vom \Himmel fallen to not fall out of the sky

▶ gerechter [o gütiger] \Himmel! good heavens!

▶ jdn/etw in den \Himmel heben (fam) to praise sb/sth [up] to the skies

▶ aus heiterem \Himmel (fam) out of the blue

▶ \Himmel und Hölle hopscotch

▶ \Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen (fam) to move heaven and earth

▶ [ach] du lieber \Himmel! (fam) [oh] heavens!

▶ \Himmel und Menschen DIAL hordes of people

▶ \Himmel noch mal! (fam) for heaven's [or goodness'] sake

▶ zum \Himmel schreien to be scandalous [or a scandal]

▶ es schreit zum \Himmel, wie... it's a scandal that...

▶ im sieb[en]ten \Himmel sein [o sich akk fühlen wie im siebenten \Himmel] (fam) to be in seventh heaven

▶ zum \Himmel stinken (fam) to stink to high heaven

▶ eher stürzt der \Himmel ein, als dass...... won't happen in a million years

eher stürzt der \Himmel ein, als dass er das täte he wouldn't do that in a million years

▶ [das] weiß der \Himmel! (fam) heaven knows!

▶ um \Himmels willen (fam) for heaven's [or goodness'] sake

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der; Himmels, Himmel

1) sky

am Himmel — in the sky

unter freiem Himmel — in the open [air]; outdoors

aus heiterem Himmel — (ugs.) out of the blue

2) (Aufenthalt Gottes) heaven

in den Himmel kommen — go to heaven

im Himmel sein — (verhüll.) be in heaven

gen Himmel fahren — (geh.) ascend into heaven

Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen — (ugs.) move heaven and earth

im sieb[en]ten Himmel sein/sich [wie] im sieb[en]ten Himmel fühlen — (ugs.) be in the seventh heaven

zum Himmel schreien — be scandalous or a scandal

zum Himmel stinken — (salopp) stink to high heaven

3) (verhüll.): (Schicksal) Heaven

gerechter/gütiger/[ach] du lieber Himmel! — good Heavens!; Heavens above!

dem Himmel sei Dank — thank Heaven[s]

weiß der Himmel! — (ugs.) Heaven knows

um [des] Himmels willen! — (Ausruf des Schreckens) good Heavens!; good God!; (inständige Bitte) for Heaven's sake

Himmel noch [ein]mal! — for Heaven's or goodness' sake!

Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn! — (derb) bloody hell! (Brit. sl.)

4) (Baldachin) canopy

5) (im Auto) roof lining

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Himmel m; -s, - (pl selten, meist poet)

1. sky; METEO auch skies pl; liter heavens pl;

am Himmel in the sky;

unter freiem Himmel in the open air;

unter südlichem Himmel under southern skies;

der Rauch steigt zum Himmel (auf) the smoke is rising up into the sky;

zwischen Himmel und Erde schweben float in midair;

der Himmel lacht fig (die Sonne scheint) the sun has got his hat on; → stinken

2. REL heaven;

im Himmel in heaven;

in den Himmel kommen go to heaven;

zum oder

in den Himmel auffahren oder

gen Himmel fahren BIBEL ascend into heaven;

im Himmel sein euph be with the angels;

Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen fig move heaven and earth;

Himmel und Hölle Hüpfspiel: hopscotch

3. fig heaven, paradise;

der Himmel auf Erden geh heaven on earth;

den Himmel auf Erden haben geh live in paradise;

aus allen Himmeln fallen be crushed;

aus heiterem Himmel umg (completely) out of the blue;

in den Himmel heben umg praise to the skies;

im sieb(en)ten Himmel sein oder

sich [wie] im sieb[en]ten Himmel fühlen umg be on cloud nine, be walking on air, be in the seventh heaven;

ihm hängt der Himmel voller Geigen geh he thinks life’s a bed of roses;

das schreit oder umg

stinkt zum Himmel it’s a scandal;

vom Himmel fallen appear from nowhere;

… fallen nicht (einfach) vom Himmel … don’t grow on trees; Erfolge, Fortschritte etc: don’t (just) happen by themselves;

Wolken am politischen Himmel clouds on the political horizon;

der Himmel würde einstürzen, wenn … umg the world would end if …;

es gibt mehr Dinge zwischen Himmel und Erde als man sich vorstellen kann there are more things between heaven and earth than is possible to imagine; → Meister 2, Stern¹ 1

4. in Ausrufen:

dem Himmel sei Dank! thank heavens!;

der Himmel ist oder

sei mein Zeuge! obs as God is my witness!;

gütiger oder

du lieber Himmel! umg my goodness!, good Heavens!;

um Himmels willen! for Heaven’s ( oder God’s) sake!;

weiß der Himmel! umg God knows;

Himmel (

noch mal oder

Herrgott, Sakrament)

! umg for heaven’s sake!;

Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn oder

Wolkenbruch sl bloody hell, US holy smoke

5. vom Bett etc: canopy; im Auto: roof; umg (Gaumen) roof of one’s mouth

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der; Himmels, Himmel

1) sky

am Himmel — in the sky

unter freiem Himmel — in the open [air]; outdoors

aus heiterem Himmel — (ugs.) out of the blue

2) (Aufenthalt Gottes) heaven

in den Himmel kommen — go to heaven

im Himmel sein — (verhüll.) be in heaven

gen Himmel fahren — (geh.) ascend into heaven

Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen — (ugs.) move heaven and earth

im sieb[en]ten Himmel sein/sich [wie] im sieb[en]ten Himmel fühlen — (ugs.) be in the seventh heaven

zum Himmel schreien — be scandalous or a scandal

zum Himmel stinken — (salopp) stink to high heaven

3) (verhüll.): (Schicksal) Heaven

gerechter/gütiger/[ach] du lieber Himmel! — good Heavens!; Heavens above!

dem Himmel sei Dank — thank Heaven[s]

weiß der Himmel! — (ugs.) Heaven knows

um [des] Himmels willen! — (Ausruf des Schreckens) good Heavens!; good God!; (inständige Bitte) for Heaven's sake

Himmel noch [ein]mal! — for Heaven's or goodness' sake!

Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn! — (derb) bloody hell! (Brit. sl.)

4) (Baldachin) canopy

5) (im Auto) roof lining

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- m.

heaven n.

sky n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Himmel
12 ऊर्ध्व _ūrdhva

ऊर्ध्व a. Erect, upright, above; ˚केश &c.; rising or tending upwards.

-2 Raised, elevated, erected; हस्तः, ˚पादः &c.

-3 High, superior, upper.

-4 Not sitting (opp. आसीन).

-5 Torn (as hair).

-6 Thrown up.

-र्ध्वम् Elevation, height.

-र्ध्वम् -ind.

1 Upwards, aloft, above. अधश्चोर्ध्वं च प्रसृतम् Muṇḍ. Up.2.2.11; अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखाः Bg.15.1.

-2 In the sequel (= उपरिष्टात्).

-3 In a high tone, aloud.

-4 Afterwards, subsequent to (with abl.); शरीरभेदादूर्ध्वमुत्क्रम्य पुनः Ait. Up.4.6. ते त्र्यहादूर्ध्वमाख्याय Ku.6.93; ऊर्ध्वं संवत्सरात् Ms.9.77; Y.1.53; R.14.66; Bk.18.36; पितुरूर्ध्वम् Ms.9.14 after the father's death; अत ऊर्ध्वम् hence forward, hereafter.

-Comp. -अङ्गुलि a. with uplifted finger.

- अयन a. going upwards. (

-नम्) motion above.

-आवर्तः rearing of a horse.

-आसितः the plant Momordica Charantia (कारवेल्ल; Mar. कारलें)

-ईहः motion or tendency upwards.

-कच, -केश a.

1 having the hair erect.

-2 one whose hair is torn.

-कचः 1 The descending node.

-2 N. of Ketu.

-केशी N. of a goddess; ऊर्ध्वकेशी विरूपाक्षी मांसशोणितभोजने Sandhyā.

-कण्ठ a. with the neck upraised. (

-ण्ठी) N. of a plant (महाशतावरी).

-कर्ण a. with the ears pricked up or erect; निभृतोर्ध्वकर्णाः Ś.1.8.

-कर्मन् n.

-क्रिया 1 motion upwards.

-2 action for attaining a high place. -m. N. of Viṣṇu.

-कायः, -यम् the upper part of the body.

-कृशन a. having the sharp qualities stirred up (Soma) efferves- cing (?); अयं बिभर्त्यूर्ध्वकृशनं मदम् Rv.1.144.2.

-ग, -गामिन् a.

1 going upwards, ascended, rising; भुवा सहोष्माणममुञ्चदूर्ध्वगम् Ku.5.23.

-2 being on high.

-3 virtuous, pious.

(-गः) 1 a kind of disease.

-2 N. of of Viṣṇu; ˚पुरम् the city of Hariśchandra.

-गत a. gone up, risen, ascended.

-गति a. going upwards. (

-तिः f.)

-गमः, -गमनम् 1 ascent, elevation.

-2 going to heaven.

-3 going above (as life).

-4 Fire.

-चरण, -पाद a. having the feet upwards.

(-णः) 1 A kind of ascetic or devotee.

-2 a fabulous animal called Śarabha. (

-पादम्) A kind of dance; Dk.2.8.

-चित् a. Ved. collecting, piling or heaping up.

-जानु, -ज्ञ, -ज्ञु a. [ऊर्ध्वमुच्चं जानु यस्य]

1 raising the knees, sitting on the hams; क्षणमयमनुभूय स्वप्नमूर्ध्वज्ञुरेव Śi.11.11.

-2 long-shanked.

-तालः A kind of time (ताल in music).

-तिलकिन् a. having a sectarian mark on the forehead.

-दंष्ट्र (ष्ट्रा) केश N. of Śiva (whose teeth and hair are erect).

-दृश् m. A Crab.

-दृष्टि, -नेत्र a.

1 looking upwards.

-2 (fig.) aspiring, ambitious. (

-ष्टिः f.) concentrating the sight on the spot between the eyebrows (in Yoga Phil.)

-द्वारम् The gate opening into heaven.

-देवः a superior deity, i. e. Viṣṇu.

-देहः a funeral ceremony; ˚निमित्तार्थमहं दातुं जला- ञ्जलिम् Rām.

-नभस् a. being above in the clouds.

-पथः the upper region, the ether.

-पातनम् causing to ascend, sublimation (as of mercury),

-पात्रम् a sacrificial vessel; सौवर्णराजताब्जानामूर्ध्वपात्रग्रहाश्मनाम् Y.1.182.

-पुण्ड्रः, -ण्ड्रकः a perpendicular sign of sandal on the forehead of a Brāhmaṇa.

-पूरम् ind. full to the brim, full to overflowing; ˚रं पूर्यते Sk.

-पृश्नि a. Ved. spotted above. (

-श्निः) a sacrificial beast.

-प्रमाणम् Height altitude.

-बर्हिस् a. Ved. being above the sacrificial grass. -m. a kind of manes called सोमप.

-बाहुः a devotee who constantly holds his arms above his head till they are fixed in that position. ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्विरौम्येष न च कश्चित् शृणोति माम् Mb.

-बुध्न a. Ved. upside- down, topsy-turvy; अर्वाग्विलश्चमस ऊर्ध्वबुध्नः Bṛi. Up. 2.2.3.

-भागः 1 the upper part.

-2 any part of a word coming after another part.

-भाज् a.

1 being upwards.

-2 enjoying the upper part. (-m.) the submarine fire.

-मन्थिन् a. living in perpetual chastity, a Brahmachārin; वाताशना य ऋषयः श्रमणा ऊर्ध्व- मन्थिनः Bhāg.11.6.48.

-मानम् an instrument for measuring altitudes; ऊर्ध्वमानं किलोन्मानं परिमाणं तु सर्वतः Mbh. on P.V.1.19.

-मायु a. sending forth a loud noise.

-मारुतम् pressure of the wind (of the body) upwards.

-मुख a. having the mouth or opening upwards; cast or directed upwards; प्रबोधयत्यूर्ध्वमुखैर्मुयूखैः Ku.1.16; R.3.57. (

-खम्) the upper part of the mouth.

-मूल a. having the roots upwards. ऊर्ध्वमूलमधः शाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्यम् । छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित् ॥ Bg.15.1.9.

-मौहूर्तिक a. happening after a short time.

-रेत, -रेतस् a. [ऊर्ध्वमूर्ध्वगं नाधः पतत् रेतो यस्य] one who lives in perpetual celibacy or abstains from sexual inter- course; यतीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् Mb.3.233.44. (-m.)

1 N. of Śiva.

-2 Bhīṣma.

-लिङ्गः, -लिङ्गिन् N. of Śiva. (Having the membrum virile above, i. e. chaste)

-लोकः the upper world, heaven.

-वक्त्रः (pl.) N. of a class of deities.

-वर्त्मन् m. the atmosphere.

-वातः, -वायुः the wind in the upper part of the body (उदान).

-वालम् Yak-tail (चमरीपुच्छ); परिधायोर्ध्ववालं तु Mb.12.165.72.

-वृत a. put on above, put over the head or shoulder (as the sacred thread of a Brāhmaṇa); कार्पासमुपवीतं स्याद्विप्रस्योर्ध्ववृतं त्रिवृत् Ms.2.44.

-शायिन् a. sleeping with the face upwards (as a child). (-m.) N. of Śiva.

-शोधनम् vomiting.

-शोधनः Soap-nut tree and fruit, Sapindus Emarginatus (Mar. रिठा).

-शोषम् ind. so as to dry (anything) above; यद्वोर्ध्वशोषं तृणवद् विशुल्कः Bk.3.14.

-श्वासः expiration; a kind of asthma.

-सानु a. rising higher and higher; surpassing; कनिक्रदत् पतयदूर्ध्वसानुः Rv.1.152.5. (-m., -n.) the top of a mountain.

-स्थ a. being above, superior.

-स्थितिः f.

1 the rearing of a horse.

-2 a horse's back.

-3 eleva- tion, superiority.

-स्रोतस् m.

1 an ascetic who abstains from sexual intercourse; cf. ऊर्ध्वरेतस्.

-2 N. of a creation of beings whose stream of life or current of nutriment tends upwards.

-3 a plant.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > ऊर्ध्व _ūrdhva
13 ענן II

עָנָןII m. (b. h.) cloud, frequently used in the sense of cover, protection. Gen. R. s. 60 כל זמן … היה ע׳ קשורוכ׳ as long as Sarah lived, a cloud was tied over the entrance of her tent; וכיון שמתה פסק אותו ע׳ and when she was dead, that cloud ceased. Cant. R. to II, 6 וימינו … זה עֲנַן שכינהוכ׳ ‘and his right hand embraces me, that means the cloud of the Divine Presence in the future world (with ref. to Is. 60:19). Y.Taan.III, 66c, v. עָנָיו; a. fr.Pl. עֲנָנִים. Taan.9b (ref. to Gen. 2:6) מלמד שהע׳ מתגבריםוכ׳ this teaches that the clouds (like a hose) swell and rise to the sky, and there open their mouth like a hose and receive the rain water; Gen. R. s. 13. Ib. אין ע׳ אלא מלמעלה clouds (like a hose to receive the waters) come from above (ref. to Dan. 7:13); אין ע׳ אלא מלמטה the clouds come from below (ref. to Ps. 135:7); Y.Succ.I, 52b bot.; Yalk. Ps. 883. R. Hash. 3a (ref. to Num. 21:1) שמע … ונסתלקו עַנְנֵי כבוד he heard that Aaron was dead, and the clouds of glory were removed. Tanḥ. Reh 16 משיב רוחות ומעלה ע׳ ומורודוכ׳ causes the winds to blow, and the clouds to rise, and the rains to come down; a. fr.

Jewish literature > ענן II
14 עָנָן

עָנָןII m. (b. h.) cloud, frequently used in the sense of cover, protection. Gen. R. s. 60 כל זמן … היה ע׳ קשורוכ׳ as long as Sarah lived, a cloud was tied over the entrance of her tent; וכיון שמתה פסק אותו ע׳ and when she was dead, that cloud ceased. Cant. R. to II, 6 וימינו … זה עֲנַן שכינהוכ׳ ‘and his right hand embraces me, that means the cloud of the Divine Presence in the future world (with ref. to Is. 60:19). Y.Taan.III, 66c, v. עָנָיו; a. fr.Pl. עֲנָנִים. Taan.9b (ref. to Gen. 2:6) מלמד שהע׳ מתגבריםוכ׳ this teaches that the clouds (like a hose) swell and rise to the sky, and there open their mouth like a hose and receive the rain water; Gen. R. s. 13. Ib. אין ע׳ אלא מלמעלה clouds (like a hose to receive the waters) come from above (ref. to Dan. 7:13); אין ע׳ אלא מלמטה the clouds come from below (ref. to Ps. 135:7); Y.Succ.I, 52b bot.; Yalk. Ps. 883. R. Hash. 3a (ref. to Num. 21:1) שמע … ונסתלקו עַנְנֵי כבוד he heard that Aaron was dead, and the clouds of glory were removed. Tanḥ. Reh 16 משיב רוחות ומעלה ע׳ ומורודוכ׳ causes the winds to blow, and the clouds to rise, and the rains to come down; a. fr.

Jewish literature > עָנָן
15 schweben

v/i

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

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

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

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das Schweben

flotation; floatation

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schwe|ben ['ʃveːbn]
vi

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

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

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

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

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

in großer Gefahr schwében — to be in great danger

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

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

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

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

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

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

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schwe·ben

[ˈʃve:bn̩]

vi

1. Hilfsverb: haben (in der Luft gleiten)

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

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

2. Hilfsverb: sein (durch die Luft gleiten)

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

3. Hilfsverb: haben (unentschieden sein)

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

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

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intransitives Verb

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

in Gefahr schweben — (fig.) be in danger

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

3) (unentschieden sein) be in the balance

alle schwebenden Fragen — all outstanding questions

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schweben v/i

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

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

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

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

über den Wolken schweben, in höheren Regionen oder

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

in Illusionen schweben live in a world of fantasy;

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

noch im Raum schweben Ton: linger on;

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

jemandem vor Augen schweben → vorschweben;

in Gefahr schweben be in danger; → Lebensgefahr

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

über +akk across);

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

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

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

in Ungewissheit schweben be (kept) in suspense;

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

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intransitives Verb

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

in Gefahr schweben — (fig.) be in danger

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

3) (unentschieden sein) be in the balance

alle schwebenden Fragen — all outstanding questions

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n.

floatation n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schweben
16 нося

1. (в ръце, чанта, ни гръб) carry

(донасям) bring

(отнасям) take

(имам у себе си) have with/on/about one

(за река вятър) carry, bear, drift

(име, следи, признаци) bear

(в утробата си) carry

(в сърцето си) bear

нося оръжие carry arms

нося пушка/куфар carry a gun/suitcase

нося си парите в джоба carry o.'s money in o.'s pocket

не нося пари със себе си I have no money on/with me

нося документите си have o.'s documents with one

нося името си от take o.'s name from

нося дете на ръце carry a child in o.'s arms

вълните носят лодката към скалите the waves are driving/drifting the boat towards the rocks

какво те носи насам? what brings you here? what wind blows you here?

нося ви приятно известие I'm bringing you good news

нося следи от bear the mark/traces of

краката му едва го носят he can hardly stand on his feet

носи ти се славата everybody's talking about you, your name's on everybody's lips

нося печата на carry/bear the seal of

оставих се да бъда носен от течението I let myself drift with the current

2. (докарвам, причинявам) bring

това носи щастие this brings luck

данъкът носи хубав доход the tax yields a handsome revenue

3. (издържам-тежест) bear, support, sustain

тези колони носят тежестта на свода these pillars bear the weight of the arch

4. (понасям, издържам) bear

той носи he has a broad back

нося пиене carry o.'s liquor well

той носи много, главата му носи много he can stand a lot

той носи майтап he can take a joke

5. (дреха и пр..) wear, ( в даден случай) have on

(номер обувки и пр.) take

нося пръстен wear a ring

нося очила wear spectacles

нося дълга коса wear o.'s hair long

нося брада wear a beard

той не носи шапка (обикновено) he does not wear a hat

той носеше сламена шапка he had a straw hat on

има още много да носиш това палто there's plenty of wear in this coat

6. (снасям) lay

тези кокошки носят много яйца these hens are good layers

нося отговорност bear a/the responsibility, he responsible; bear the blame

нося наказание bear/carry a penalty

нося смъртно наказание carry a death penalty

нося караулна служба поен. perform sentinel duties, stand guard/sentinel, be on guard/duty

носи кир doesn't stain easily, doesn't show the dirt

материя, която носи кир a hard surface material/fabric

нося някого на ръце wait on s.o. (hand and foot)

носи им много здраве remember me/us to them

носи ме feel dizzy, o.'s head swims

нося ce

7. (ходя, движа се безцелно) drift about/along

(движа се стремглаво) rush (along), scud (along)

(едва докосвам повърхността) skim

(за дим, облаци) float, drift

(летя) fly

(no вода, въздух) navigate

корабът се носи по вълните the ship rides (on) the waves, the ship glides swiftly over the waves

птицата се носи по вятъра the bird rides on the wind

нося се по течението (и прен.) go with the tide

чайки се носеха над вълните sea-gulls skimmed (over the waves)

скиорът се носеше по снега the skier skimmed over the snow

конникът се носеше над полето the rider galloped across the fields

ята птици се носят над морето flocks of birds are flying over the sea

във въздуха се носеха снежинки snowflakes floated in the air

лед се носеше по реката ice floated/drifted along the river

песента се носеше из нивята the song floated over the fields

облаци се носеха над планината clouds were floating above the mountain

носи се слух, че it is rumoured that, a rumour is afloat that

носи се миризма/звук a smell/sound

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но̀ся,

гл., мин. св. деят. прич. но̀сил 1. (в ръце, чанта, на гръб) carry; ( донасям) bring; ( отнасям) take; ( имам у себе си) have with/on/about one; (за река, вятър) carry, bear, drift; ( име, следи, признаци) bear; (в утробата си) carry; мед. gestate; (в сърцето си) bear; ( оръжие) амер., разг. tote; какво те носи насам? what brings you here? what wind blows you here? краката му едва го носят he can hardly stand on his feet; не \нося пари със себе си I have no money on/with me; носена топка спорт. held ball; носи ти се славата everybody’s talking about you, your name’s on everybody’s lips; \нося дете на гръб ride a child on o.’s back; \нося печата на carry/bear the seal of; \нося следи от bear the mark/traces of; остави се да бъде носен от течението he let himself drift with the current;

2. ( докарвам, причинявам) bring; данъкът носи голям доход the tax yields a handsome revenue;

3. ( издържам тежест) bear, support, sustain; тези колони носят тежестта на свода these pillars bear the weight of the arch;

4. ( понасям, издържам) bear; \нося пиене carry o.’s liquor well; той носи he has a broad back; той носи майтап he can take a joke; sl. he can stand the gaff; той носи много, главата му носи много he can stand a lot;

5. ( дреха и пр.) wear, (в даден случай) have on; ( номер обувки и пр.) take; има още много да носиш това сако there’s plenty of wear in this jacket; \нося брада wear a beard; \нося дълга коса wear o.’s hair long; \нося очила wear spectacles; \нося пръстен wear a ring;

6. ( снасям) lay; тези кокошки носят много яйца these hens are good layers;

\нося ce 1. ( ходя, движа се безцелно) drift about/along; ( движа се стремглаво) rush (along), scud (along); ( движа се плавно) glide; ( едва докосвам повърхността) skim; (за облаци) sail; (за дим, облаци) float, drift; ( летя) fly; (по вода, въздух) navigate; във въздуха се носеха снежинки snowflakes floated in the air; конникът се носеше над полето the rider galloped across the fields; корабът се носи по вълните the ship rides (on) the waves, the ship glides swiftly over the waves; лед се носеше по реката ice floated/drifted along the river; носи се слух, че it is rumoured that; rumours are flying about/around that; \нося се по течението (и прен.) go with the tide; птицата се носи по вятъра the bird rides on the wind; скиорът се носеше по снега the skier skimmed over the snow; чайки се носеха над вълните sea-gulls skimmed (over the waves);

2. (за дреха) be worn; има още много да се носи (ще трае) there is plenty of wear in it; това сега много се носи this is now in general wear;

3. ( обличам се): \нося се добре dress well, be always well turned out, be particular about o.’s clothes; • носи им много здраве remember me/us to them; \нося караулна служба воен. perform sentinel duties, stand guard/sentinel, be on guard/duty; \нося някого на ръце wait on s.o. (hand and foot); \нося отговорност bear a/the responsibility, be responsible; bear the blame.

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bear; carry: I нося a child in my arms. - Нося дете в ръцете си.; deposit; waft (за вятър, вълни); yield

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1. (no вода, въздух) navigate 2. (в ръце, чанта, ни гръб) carry 3. (в сърцето си) bear 4. (в утробата си) carry 5. (движа се стремглаво) rush (along), scud (along) 6. (докарвам, причинявам) bring 7. (донасям) bring 8. (дреха и пр..) wear, (в даден случай) have on 9. (едва докосвам повърхността) skim 10. (за дим, облаци) float, drift 11. (за река 12. (издържам - тежест) bear, support, sustain 13. (имам у себе си) have with/on/about one 14. (име, следи, признаци) bear 15. (летя) fly 16. (номер обувки и пр.) take 17. (отнасям) take 18. (понасям, издържам) bear 19. (снасям) lay 20. (ходя, движа се безцелно) drift about/along 21. НОСЯ ce 22. НОСЯ брада wear a beard 23. НОСЯ ви приятно известие I'm bringing you good news 24. НОСЯ дете на ръце carry a child in o.'s arms 25. НОСЯ документите си have o.'s documents with one 26. НОСЯ дълга коса wear o.'s hair long 27. НОСЯ името си от take o.'s name from 28. НОСЯ караулна служба поен. perform sentinel duties, stand guard/sentinel, be on guard/duty 29. НОСЯ наказание bear/carry a penalty 30. НОСЯ някого на ръце wait on s.o. (hand and foot) 31. НОСЯ оръжие carry arms 32. НОСЯ отговорност bear a/the responsibility, he responsible;bear the blame 33. НОСЯ очила wear spectacles 34. НОСЯ печата на carry/bear the seal of 35. НОСЯ пиене carry o.'s liquor well 36. НОСЯ пръстен wear a ring 37. НОСЯ пушка/куфар carry a gun/suitcase 38. НОСЯ сe по течението (и прен.) go with the tide 39. НОСЯ си парите в джоба carry o.'s money in o.'s pocket 40. НОСЯ следи от bear the mark/traces of 41. НОСЯ смъртно наказание carry a death penalty 42. във въздуха се носеха снежинки snowflakes floated in the air 43. вълните НОСЯт лодката към скалите the waves are driving/drifting the boat towards the rocks 44. вятър) carry, bear, drift 45. данъкът носи хубав доход the tax yields a handsome revenue 46. има още много да носиш това палто there's plenty of wear in this coat 47. какво те носи насам? what brings you here?what wind blows you here? 48. конникът се носеше над полето the rider galloped across the fields 49. корабът се носи по вълните the ship rides (on) the waves, the ship glides swiftly over the waves 50. краката му едва го НОСЯт he can hardly stand on his feet 51. лед се носеше по реката ice floated/drifted along the river 52. материя, която носи кир а hard surface material/fabric 53. не НОСЯ пари със себе си I have no money on/with me 54. носи им много здраве remember me/us to them 55. носи кир doesn't stain easily, doesn't show the dirt 56. носи ме feel dizzy, o.'s head swims 57. носи се миризма/звук a smell/sound 58. носи се слух, че it is rumoured that, a rumour is afloat that 59. носи ти се славата everybody's talking about you, your name's on everybody's lips 60. облаци се носеха над планината clouds were floating above the mountain 61. оставих се да бъда носен от течението I let myself drift with the current 62. песента се носеше из нивята the song floated over the fields 63. птицата се носи по вятъра the bird rides on the wind 64. скиорът се носеше по снега the skier skimmed over the snow 65. тези кокошки НОСЯт много яйца these hens are good layers 66. тези колони НОСЯт тежестта на свода these pillars bear the weight of the arch 67. това носи щастие this brings luck 68. той не носи шапка (обикновено) he does not wear a hat 69. той носеше сламена шапка he had a straw hat on 70. той носи he has a broad back 71. той носи майтап he can take a joke 72. той носи много, главата му носи много he can stand a lot 73. чайки се носеха над вълните sea-gulls skimmed (over the waves) 74. ята птици се НОСЯт над морето flocks of birds are flying over the sea

Български-английски речник > нося
17 desaparecer

v.

1 to disappear.

me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared

será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while

desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth

¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!

La tristeza desaparece al amanecer Sadness disappears at dawn.

Sus dudas desaparecieron His doubts disappeared.

2 to go missing.

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desaparecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo intransitivo

1 (dejar de estar) to disappear

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

desaparecer del mapa figurado to vanish off the face of the earth

hacer desaparecer to cause to disappear, hide 2 (quitar) to get rid of

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verb

to disappear, vanish

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1. VI

1) [persona, objeto] to disappear, go missing

han desaparecido dos niños en el bosque — two children have disappeared o gone missing in the wood

me han desaparecido diez euros — ten euros of mine have disappeared o gone missing

con él desapareció toda una ideología — a whole ideology died with him

el mago hizo desaparecer una paloma — the magician made a dove disappear

¡desaparece de mi vista! — get out of my sight!
mapa
2) [mancha, olor, síntoma] to disappear, go (away)

3) euf (=morir) to pass away

2.

VT LAm (Pol) to disappear

desaparecieron a los disidentes — they disappeared the dissidents, the dissidents were disappeared

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( de lugar) to disappear

hizo desaparecer el sombrero — he made the hat disappear o vanish

b) dolor/síntoma/cicatriz to disappear, go; costumbre to disappear, die out; mancha to come out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas — he had to get rid of the evidence

c) ( de la vista) to disappear

desapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
2.
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis anteojos — my glasses have disappeared

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= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.

Ex. This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.

Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex. These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.

Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex. This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.

Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex. The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.

Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.

Ex. With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.

Ex. The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.

Ex. Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.

Ex. It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.

Ex. When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.

Ex. The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.

Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex. He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.

Ex. The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.

Ex. These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.

Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex. Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.

Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.

Ex. Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex. One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

Ex. The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

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* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.

* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.

* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.

* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.

* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.

* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( de lugar) to disappear

hizo desaparecer el sombrero — he made the hat disappear o vanish

b) dolor/síntoma/cicatriz to disappear, go; costumbre to disappear, die out; mancha to come out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas — he had to get rid of the evidence

c) ( de la vista) to disappear

desapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
2.
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis anteojos — my glasses have disappeared

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= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.

Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.

Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.

Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.

Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.

Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.

Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.

Ex: The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.

Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.

Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.

Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.

Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.

Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.

Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.

Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.

Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.

Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.

Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.

* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.

* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.

* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.

* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.

* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.

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desaparecer [E3 ]

vi

1 (de un lugar) to disappear

desapareció sin dejar huella he disappeared o vanished without trace, he did a vanishing trick o a disappearing act ( hum)

hizo desaparecer el sombrero ante sus ojos he made the hat disappear o vanish before their very eyes

en esta oficina las cosas tienden a desaparecer things tend to disappear o go missing in this office

mapa

2 «dolor/síntoma» to disappear; «cicatriz» to disappear, go; «costumbre» to disappear, die out

lo dejé en remojo y la mancha desapareció I left it to soak and the stain came out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas he had to get rid of the evidence

3 (de la vista) to disappear

el sol desapareció detrás de una nube the sun disappeared o went behind a cloud

el ladrón desapareció entre la muchedumbre the thief disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista antes de que te pegue ( fam); get out of my sight before I wallop you ( colloq)

■ desaparecerse

v pron

( Andes)

1 (de un lugar) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis gafas my glasses have disappeared

2 (de la vista) to disappear

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desaparecer ( conjugate desaparecer) verbo intransitivo [persona/objeto] to disappear;
[dolor/síntoma/cicatriz] to disappear, go;
[ costumbre] to disappear, die out;
[ mancha] to come out
desaparecerse verbo pronominal (Andes) to disappear
desaparecer verbo intransitivo to disappear: me ha desaparecido la cartera, I can't find my wallet
el sol desapareció detrás de las nubes, the sun vanished behind the clouds
♦ Locuciones: desaparecer del mapa/de la faz de la tierra, to vanish off the face of the earth
' desaparecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confundirse
- disipar
- escabullirse
- lance
- magia
- mapa
- obliterar
- perderse
- volar
- volatilizarse
- camino
- comer
- ir
- pasar
- quitar
- sacar
English:
disappear
- dissipate
- linger
- lost
- magic away
- melt away
- sink away
- trace
- vanish
- face
- melt
- missing

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desaparecer

♦ vi

1. [de la vista] to disappear (de from);

desapareció tras las colinas it dropped out of sight behind the hills;

me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared;

hizo desaparecer una paloma y un conejo he made a dove and a rabbit vanish;

será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while;

desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth;

¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!

2. [dolor, síntomas, mancha] to disappear, to go;
[cicatriz] to disappear; [sarpullido] to clear up
3. [en guerra, accidente] to go missing, to disappear;

muchos desaparecieron durante la represión many people disappeared during the crackdown

♦ vt
Am [persona] = to detain extrajudicially during political repression and possibly kill
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desaparecer

I v/i disappear, vanish

II v/t L.Am.

disappear fam, make disappear

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desaparecer {53} vt

: to cause to disappear

desaparecer vi

: to disappear, to vanish

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desaparecer vb to disappear

me han desaparecido las llaves my keys have disappeared

Spanish-English dictionary > desaparecer
18 gł|owa

f 1. (część ciała) head
- pokiwać głową to nod (one’s head)

- pokręcić a. potrząsnąć głową to shake one’s head

- pochylać głowę to bow one’s head

- podnosić głowę to raise one’s head; przen. to rebel, to revolt

- ból głowy a headache

- cierpieć na ból głowy to have a headache

- głowa mi/jej pęka a. puchnie od hałasu/waszego gadania all the noise/your chatter is giving me/her a splitting headache

- włożyć czapkę na głowę to put a cap on

- chodzić z gołą a. odkrytą głową to go bareheaded

- głową naprzód [upaść, skoczyć] headlong, head first

- od stóp do głów from head to toe a. foot

- zmierzyć kogoś wzrokiem od stóp do głów to look sb up and down, to look sb over from head to foot

- ubrana na czerwono od stóp do głów dressed in red from head to toe

- przerastać kogoś o głowę (być wyższym) to be a head taller than sb; przen. to be head and shoulders above sb

- głowa ci/mu się kiwała (ze zmęczenia) you were/he was nodding off; (od alkoholu) you were/he was tipsy

- krew uderzyła mu/jej do głowy the blood rushed to his/her head

- kręciło się jej/mi w głowie she/I felt dizzy, her/my head was spinning

- szumiało mu w głowie his head was spinning a. whirling

- leje mi się na głowę my roof leaks

- (mieć) dach nad głową (to have) a roof over one’s head
2. (umysł) head, mind
- z głowy (z pamięci, bez sprawdzania) from memory

- chodzi mi po głowie myśl a. pomysł, żeby zmienić pracę I’ve been toying with the idea of changing jobs

- siedzieć komuś w głowie [myśl, wydarzenie] to be on sb’s mind, to weigh on sb’s mind

- ten problem od tygodnia siedzi mi w głowie I haven’t been able to get my mind off the problem all week

- nie mieścić się komuś w głowie to be unbelievable a. incredible, to boggle sb’s mind

- nie mieści mi się w głowie, jak mogłeś zapomnieć o jej urodzinach I can’t believe you forgot her birthday

- nie postać komuś w głowie [myśl, pomysł] to not occur to sb, to not enter sb’s mind a. head

- nawet w głowie mi nie postało, żeby się jej sprzeciwiać it never even occured to me to contradict her

- nic mi nie przychodzi do głowy nothing comes to mind, I can’t think of anything

- nie przyszło jej do głowy, żeby do niego zadzwonić a. że powinna do niego zadzwonić it didn’t occur to her to phone him a. that she ought to phone him

- przelecieć a. przemknąć komuś przez głowę [myśl, pomysł] to cross sb’s mind

- przeleciało a. przemknęło mu przez głowę, żeby do nich napisać the idea of writing to them crossed his mind

- wchodzić/nie wchodzić komuś do głowy [nauka, przedmiot szkolny] to come/to not come easily to sb

- daty zawsze łatwo wchodziły jej do głowy she’s always had a good head for dates

- języki obce łatwo wchodzą mu do głowy he picks up foreign languages easily, foreign languages come easily to him

- matematyka w ogóle nie wchodzi mi do głowy I have no head for maths

- wylecieć komuś z głowy to slip sb’s mind

- wszystko, czego się uczyłem, na egzaminie wyleciało mi z głowy I’d studied really hard, but during the exam my mind went blank, everything that I’d learned went out of my head during the exam

- wyleciało mi z głowy, że miałam pojechać po niego na lotnisko I was supposed to pick him up at the airport but it completely slipped my mind

- kłaść a. wbijać coś komuś w głowę a. do głowy to hammer sth into sb’s head

- kłaść a. pakować coś komuś łopatą do głowy to cram sth into sb’s head

- kręcić a. mącić a. mieszać komuś w głowie to mix sb up; to do sb’s head in GB pot.

- miałam/miał/miała pustkę w głowie my/his/her mind went blank

- mieć mętlik w głowie to be all mixed up

- moja w tym głowa, żeby… it’s up to me to…

- mieć coś z głową to be off one’s head

- mieć dobrze w głowie to be sensible

- mieć głowę do czegoś to have a (good) head for sth [matematyki, interesów]

- mieć głowę zajętą czymś/kimś to be preoccupied with sth/sb

- mieć spokojną głowę to have nothing to worry about

- mieć wolną głowę to have a clear head a. mind

- miesza a. mąci a. plącze mi/jej się w głowie I’m/she’s confused a. mixed up

- nabić a. zaprzątnąć sobie głowę czymś to stuff one’s head with sth

- nie mam teraz głowy do tego I’ve got too many other things on my mind to think about that right now

- robić coś z głową/bez głowy to use/to not use one’s head a. one’s common sense when doing sth

- wyjazd na wycieczkę zaplanowany z głową/zupełnie bez głowy a well-/thoughtlessly planned trip

- zaświtać komuś w głowie [myśl, pomysł] to dawn on sb

- już mi coś zaczęło świtać w głowie I was beginning to get the idea

- rozjaśniło mi/mu się w głowie it became clearer to me/him

- po rozmowie z matką rozjaśniło mi się w głowie talking to a. with my mother helped me sort it all out

- tracić głowę pot. to lose one’s head
3. (człowiek inteligentny) brain pot.
- człowiek z głową a man/woman with a good head on his/her shoulders

- mądra głowa a brain pot.

- tęga głowa a brainbox GB pot., a brain pot.

- jej siostra to tęga a. mądra głowa her sister is a real brain

- z tego matematyka to nie lada głowa this mathematician is a real brain
4. (fryzura) hair(cut), hairstyle
- modnie uczesana głowa a fashionable hairstyle

- miała głowę prosto od fryzjera she’d just had her hair done

- zrób coś z tą głową, wyglądasz jak czupiradło do something with your hair, you look a fright
5. (w wyliczeniach) na głowę a. od głowy each, per person
- do zapłacenia jest 100 zł na głowę a. od głowy it costs 100 zlotys each a. per person

- dochód na głowę mieszkańca per capita income

- spożycie alkoholu na głowę mieszkańca per capita alcohol consumption
6. (przywódca) head
- głowa rodziny the head of the family

- koronowane głowy crowned heads

- głowa państwa Polit. the head of state

- głowa kościoła anglikańskiego/(rzymsko)katolickiego Relig. the head of the Anglican/(Roman) Catholic church

■ kapuściana a. ośla a. zakuta głowa pot., obraźl. dimwit pot., obraźl., thickhead pot., obraźl.

- pójść a. skoczyć po rozum do głowy pot. to see the light (of reason) iron.

- łamać sobie głowę nad czymś pot. to puzzle over sth, to chew sth over

- łamać sobie głowę czymś to (w)rack a. cudgel one’s brain(s) about sth, to chew sth over

- mieć na tyle oleju w głowie, żeby… pot. to have the wit(s) a. the brains a. the sense to… pot.

- nie mieć oleju a. rozumu w głowie pot. not to have the sense one was born with

- mieć źle a. niedobrze w głowie pot. to need to have one’s head examined pot.

- mieć zielono a. pstro w głowie pot. to be an airhead pot.

- zawracać komuś głowę to bug sb pot.; to bother a. pester sb

- suszyć komuś głowę to nag sb

- przewracać komuś w głowie [zaszczyty, pochlebstwa, sukcesy] to go to sb’s head

- mieć coś/kogoś z głowy pot. (pozbyć się) to get rid of sb/sth; (załatwić sprawę) to get sth out of the way a. over (and done) with pot.

- wybić coś sobie z głowy pot. to get sth out of one’s head pot.

- wybij sobie z głowy wakacje za granicą you can just forget about going abroad for the holidays pot.

- wybić coś komuś z głowy pot. to put sb off sth

- muszę mu wybić z głowy ten pomysł I have to put him off that idea

- wziąć sobie kogoś/coś na głowę pot. to take sb/sth on one’s shoulders

- siedzieć komuś na głowie pot. to stay with sb

- rodzina z Kanady siedzi mi na głowie od miesiąca I’ve had relatives from Canada on my hands all month pot.

- zwalić się komuś na głowę pot. to descend on sb

- mieć z kimś/czymś urwanie głowy pot. to have one’s hands full with sb/sth pot.

- w domu było urwanie głowy there was bedlam in the house

- zachodzić w głowę pot. to go nuts trying to figure sth out pot.

- zachodzę w głowę, gdzie mogłam wsadzić paszport/zostawić teczkę I’m going nuts trying to figure out where I could’ve put my passport/left my briefcase

- zawrócić komuś w głowie (zbałamucić) to lead sb astray; (rozkochać) to turn sb’s head

- mieć głowę na karku a. nie od parady to have one’s head screwed on right a. screwed the right way, to have a good head on one’s shoulders

- przewyższać kogoś o głowę to be head and shoulders above sb

- (po)bić kogoś na głowę to outdo sb; to run a. make rings (a)round sb pot.

- konkurencja bije nas na głowę pod względem liczby sprzedanych egzemplarzy/kontroli jakości the competition is running rings around us in terms of sales/quality control

- mieć mocną/słabą głowę to have/to not have a strong head (for alcohol), to hold/to not hold (one’s) liquor well

- iść a. uderzać komuś do głowy [alkohol] to go (straight) to sb’s head

- kurzyło mu się z głowy he was drunk

- dać głowę (stracić życie) to lose one’s life

- głowę dam, że… I’m positive a. absolutely certain (that)…

- skrócić kogoś o głowę a. uciąć komuś głowę to behead sb

- nadstawiać głowy a. głowę to risk one’s neck

- odpowiadać a. ręczyć głową za kogoś/coś to stick one’s neck out for sb/sth

- naznaczyć cenę na czyjąś głowę to put a price on sb’s head

- chodzić z głową w chmurach to have one’s head in the clouds

- chować głowę w piasek to bury one’s head in the sand

- stać a. być postawionym na głowie pot. to make no sense

- wisieć (komuś) nad głową to be hanging over sb a. over sb’s head

- nosić głowę wysoko to hold up one’s head a. to hold one’s head (up) high

- rwać a. drzeć włosy z głowy to tear one’s hair out

- schylać a. pochylać głowę przed kimś to bow (down) before sb

- stawać na głowie (żeby coś zrobić) pot. to bend over backwards (to do sth), to break one’s neck (to do sth)

- tłuc a. walić głową o mur to beat a. bang one’s head against the wall a. against a brick wall

- ukręcić czemuś głowę pot. to hush sth up [sprawie, aferze]; to nip sth in the bud [plotce]

- wchodzić komuś na głowę pot. to walk all over sb

- wylać komuś kubeł zimnej wody na głowę pot. to bring sb (back) down to earth

- wylewać komuś pomyje na głowę pot. to bad-mouth sb pot.

- wziąć kogoś za głowę pot. to take sb in hand

- zmyć komuś głowę pot. to give sb what for pot.

- woda sodowa uderzyła mu do głowy pot. he’s become big-headed pot.

- włos ci/mu z głowy nie spadnie it won’t harm a hair on your/his head

- włos się mi/jej na głowie jeży (od czegoś) sth makes my/her hair stand on end, sth makes my/her hair curl

- życie a. los nie głaszcze go/jej po głowie he/she doesn’t have an easy life

- spokojna głowa not to worry pot.; don’t worry

- spokojna głowa, zdążymy don’t worry, we’ll be on time

- niech cię o to głowa nie boli that’s not your problem, don’t worry about it

- głowa do góry! chin up!, cheer up!

- marzenie ściętej głowy a pipe dream

- czapki z głów! hats off!

- co dwie głowy to nie jedna przysł. two heads are better than one przysł.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > gł|owa
19 заражение по следу облака

contamination in the wake of a cloud

солнце вышло из-за облаков — the sun emerged from the clouds

полет над верхней кромкой облаков — flying above the weather

след радиоактивного облака — pattern of a radioactive cloud

пробивание верхней кромки облаков — breaking tops of clouds

летать над верхней кромкой облаков — fly above the weather

Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > заражение по следу облака
20 paso

adj.

dried.

intj.

open up, gangway.

m.

1 passing.

el paso del tiempo the passage of time

con el paso de los años as the years go by

el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza

su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university

abrir paso a alguien (también figurative) to make way for somebody

abrirse paso entre la multitud to make o force one's way through the crowd

ceder el paso (a alguien) to let (somebody) past; to give way (to somebody) (automobiles)

ceda el paso give way (en letrero) (British), yield (United States)

de paso in passing; (de pasada) while I'm/you're/etc at it (aprovechando)

prohibido el paso no entry (en letrero)

paso del ecuador = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course

2 step.

dar un paso adelante o al frente to step forward, to take a step forward

3 walk.

a paso ligero at a brisk pace

marcar el paso to keep time

a este paso no acabaremos nunca at this rate we'll never finish

4 step (etapa, acontecimiento).

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps

paso a paso step by step

5 crossing (cruce).

paso de cebra zebra crossing (British), = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines

paso elevado flyover (British), overpass (United States)

paso fronterizo border crossing (point)

paso a nivel level crossing (British), grade crossing (United States)

paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso subterráneo subway (British), underpass (United States)

6 pass (geography) (en montaña).

7 step in a process, stride, move.

8 passage, pass, crossing point.

9 pace, walking pace.

10 gateway.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pasar.

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paso

► nombre masculino

1 (movimiento) step, footstep

■ ¡no des ni un paso más! don't move another step!

■ he oído pasos I heard footsteps

2 (distancia) pace

3 (camino) passage, way

4 (avance) progress, advance

5 (trámite) step, move

6 (de montaña) mountain pass; (de mar) strait

7 RELIGIÓN float (used in Holy Week processions)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a cada paso at every turn

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

abrirse paso to force one's way through

apretar el paso to hurry

cerrarle el paso a alguien to block somebody' s way

dar paso a (hacer posible) to pave the way for 2 (provocar) to give rise to 3 (dejar pasar) to let through, make way for 4 (pasar a) to move on to

dar sus primeros pasos to start walking

dar un paso en falso (al andar) to lose one's footing 2 (equivocarse) to make a false move

estar a un paso/a dos pasos to be very close

■ estamos a un paso de encontrar la solución the solution is just around the corner

estar de paso to be passing through

hacer algo de paso to do something as well

■ de paso, tráeme tabaco while you're there, get me some cigarettes

no dar un paso sin... not to do a thing without...

paso a paso step by step

'Prohibido el paso' "No entry"

salir al paso de alguien to waylay somebody

salir al paso de algo to forestall something

seguirle los pasos a alguien to follow somebody close behind 2 figurado to follow in somebody's footsteps

ceda el paso (señal) give way sign, US yield sign

paso a nivel level crossing, US grade crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso del ecuador half-way point (in university studies)

paso elevado flyover

paso subterráneo (de peatones) subway

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noun m.

1) passage

2) footstep

3) pace

4) way

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I
ADJ dried

higo paso — dried fig

ciruela pasa — prune

uva pasa — raisin
II
1. SM

1) (=acción de pasar)

contemplaban el paso de la procesión desde un balcón — they watched the procession go by from a balcony

para evitar el paso del aire — to prevent the air getting through

por estas fechas tiene lugar el paso de las cigüeñas por nuestra región — this is the time of year when the storks fly over our region

los detuvieron en el paso del estrecho — they were arrested while crossing the channel

el presidente, a su paso por nuestra ciudad... — the president, during his visit to our city...

el huracán arrasó con todo lo que encontró a su paso — the hurricane flattened everything in its path

con el paso del tiempo — with (the passing of) time

prohibido el paso — no entry

• ceder el paso — to give way, yield (EEUU)

ceda el paso — give way, yield (EEUU)

• dar paso a algo, el invierno dio paso a la primavera — winter gave way to spring

ahora vamos a dar paso a nuestro corresponsal en Lisboa — we now go over to our correspondent in Lisbon

las protestas dieron paso a una huelga — the protests led to o were followed by a strike

• de paso, mencionaron el tema solo de paso — they only mentioned the matter in passing

¿puedes ir al supermercado, de paso que vas a la farmacia? — could you go to the supermarket on your way to the chemist's?

de paso recuérdale que tiene un libro nuestro — remind him that he's got a book of ours while you're at it

el banco me pilla de paso — the bank is on my way

dicho sea de paso — incidentally

• entrar de paso — to drop in

• estar de paso — to be passing through

están solo de paso por Barcelona — they're just passing through Barcelona

paso del Ecuador — party or trip organized by university students to celebrate the halfway stage in their degree course

paso franco, paso libre — free passage
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2) (=camino) way; (Arquit) passage; (Geog) pass; (Náut) strait

estás en mitad del paso — you're blocking the way

¡paso! — make way!

la policía le abría paso — the police cleared a path for him

• abrirse paso — to make one's way

se abrió paso entre la multitud — he made his way through the crowd

se abrió paso a tiros — he shot his way through

se abrieron paso luchando — they fought their way through

• cerrar el paso — to block the way

• dejar el paso libre — to leave the way open

dejar paso a algn — to let sb past

• impedir el paso — to block the way

- salir al paso a algn

- salir al paso de algo

han salido al paso de la acusación — they've been quick to deny the accusation

- salir del paso

paso a desnivel, paso a distinto nivel — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso a nivel — level crossing, grade crossing (EEUU)

paso a nivel sin barrera — unguarded level crossing

paso (de) cebra — Esp zebra crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso de peatones — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso elevado — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso fronterizo — border crossing

paso inferior — underpass, subway

paso salmonero — salmon ladder

paso subterráneo — underpass, subway

paso superior — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

3) [al andar] (=acción) step; (=ruido) footstep; (=huella) footprint

he oído pasos — I heard footsteps

• coger el paso — to fall into step

• dar un paso — to take a step

¿ha dado ya sus primeros pasos? — has she taken her first steps yet?

no da ni un paso sin ella — he never goes anywhere without her

• dirigir sus pasos hacia — to head towards

• dar un paso en falso — (=tropezar) to miss one's footing; (=equivocarse) to make a false move

• hacer pasos — (Baloncesto) to travel (with the ball)

• volvió sobre sus pasos — she retraced her steps

- a cada paso

- a pasos agigantados

el proyecto avanza a pasos agigantados — the project is advancing by leaps and bounds

la demanda aumenta a pasos agigantados — demand is increasing at a rate of knots o extremely quickly

- andar en malos pasos

- dar un mal paso

- paso a paso

- por sus pasos contados

- seguir los pasos a algn

- seguir los pasos de algn

paso adelante — (lit, fig) step forward

paso a dos — pas de deux

paso atrás — (lit, fig) step backwards

dio un paso atrás — he took a step backwards

4) (=modo de andar) [de persona] walk, gait; [de caballo] gait

caminaba con paso decidido — he was walking purposefully

• acelerar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• aflojar el paso — to slow down

• apretar o avivar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• a buen paso — at a good pace

iba andando a buen paso — I was walking at a good pace

las conversaciones marchan a buen paso — the talks are proceeding at a good pace o rate

• establecer el paso — to make the pace, set the pace

• a paso lento — at a slow pace, slowly

• a paso ligero — [gen] at a swift pace; (Mil) at the double

• llevar el paso — to keep in step, keep time

• marcar el paso — [gen] to keep time; (Mil) to mark time

• a paso redoblado — LAm (Mil) at the double

• romper el paso — to break step

- a paso de tortuga

paso de ambladura, paso de andadura — (Equitación) amble

paso de ganso LAm —

paso de (la) oca — goose step

paso de vals — waltz step

5) (=ritmo) rate, pace

• a este paso — at this rate

a este paso no terminarán nunca — at this rate they'll never finish

al paso que vamos no acabaremos nunca — at the rate we're going we'll never finish

6) (=distancia)

vive a un paso de aquí — he lives round the corner from here

estaba a unos diez pasos — it was about ten paces away

de eso al terrorismo no hay más que un paso — it's a small step from there to terrorism

7) (=avance) step

es un paso hacia nuestro objetivo — it's a step towards our objective

el matrimonio es un paso muy importante en la vida — marriage is an important step in life

- dar el primer paso

8) (Téc) [de tornillo] pitch; [de contador, teléfono] unit

9) (Teat) ( Hist) sketch, interlude

10) (Rel) [en procesión] float in Holy Week procession, with statues representing part of Easter story

See:

ver nota culturelle SEMANA SANTA in semana

11)

paso de armas — (Mil, Hist) passage of arms

12) LAm (=vado) ford

2.

ADV softly, gently

¡paso! — not so fast!, easy there!

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

el paso de la dictadura a la democracia — the transition from dictatorship to democracy

de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out

dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

el paso de la dictadura a la democracia — the transition from dictatorship to democracy

de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out

dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

* * *

paso¹

¹ = footstep, step, footprint, pace.

Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.

Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.

Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.

* abrir paso a = make + way (for).

* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.

* acelerar el paso = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* aminorar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a un paso = within a stone's throw (away/from).

* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.

* a un paso de = a heartbeat away from.

* a un paso rápido = at a rapid pace.

* a un paso relajado = at a strolling pace.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).

* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.

* contador de pasos = step counter.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un paso = make + step.

* dar un paso adelante = step up.

* dar un paso al frente = step up.

* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.

* dar un paso hacia delante = take + a step forward, step up.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* derecho de paso = the right of way, right of entry.

* desandar los pasos de = retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + steps.

* hacer que + Nombre + dé un paso hacia delante = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.

* impedir el paso = block in.

* llave de paso = spigot, faucet, tap, stopcock, stop valve.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* obstaculizar el paso = block in.

* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* paso adelante = step up.

* paso a nivel = level-crossing.

* paso a paso = one step at a time, step by step, stage by stage, stepwise.

* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.

* paso de cebra = zebra crossing.

* paso de la gente = flow of people.

* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.

* Paso del Noroeste, el = North West Passage, the.

* paso de peatones = zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing.

* paso de tortuga = snail's pace.

* paso en falso = false move.

* paso fronterizo = border crossing.

* paso hacia adelante = step forward.

* paso hacia atrás = retrograde step, step backward(s), step back.

* paso inferior = underpass.

* paso ininterrumpido de = steady flow of.

* paso intermedio = half-way house, stepping stone.

* paso peatonal = pedestrian crossing.

* paso subterráneo = underground walkway.

* Posesivo + primeros pasos = Posesivo + first steps.

* preferencia de paso = the right of way.

* primer paso = stake in the ground.

* primer paso de, el = thin edge of the wedge, the.

* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.

* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.

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

* tener derecho de paso = have + the right of way.

* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.

* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.

* válvula de paso = stop valve, stopcock.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

paso²

² = stage, passing.

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

Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.

* ave de paso = bird of passage.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* con el paso de = with the passing of.

* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.

* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, as time goes by, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.

* de paso = by the way, by the by(e).

* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.

* dicho sea de paso = by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e).

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* en varios pasos = multi-step.

* llave de paso = shut-off valve.

* paso elevado = overpass.

* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso inferior = subway.

* paso inferior de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso inferior para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo = underpass, subway.

* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.

* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.

* válvula de paso = shut-off valve.

paso³

³ = transfer, transition, changeover [change-over], handover [hand-over].

Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that users may make the transition from a first access point to related terms or access points.

Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.

Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.

* * *

paso¹

masculine

A

1

(acción): las compuertas controlan el paso del agua the hatches control the flow of water

a su paso por la ciudad el río se ensancha the river widens as it flows through the city

el paso de los camiones había causado grietas en la calzada cracks had appeared in the road surface caused by the passage of so many trucks o because of all the trucks using it

hizo frente a todo lo que encontró a su paso he faced up to every obstacle in his path

con el paso del tiempo se desgastó la piedra the stone got worn down with time o with the passing o passage of time

[ S ] ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

[ S ] prohibido el paso no entry

al paso (en ajedrez) en passant

de paso: no viven aquí, están de paso they don't live here, they're just visiting o they're just passing through

de paso puedo dejarles el paquete I can drop the package off on my way

lo mencionó pero sólo de paso he mentioned it but only in passing

lleva esto a la oficina y de paso habla con la secretaria take this to the office and while you're there have a word with the secretary

te lo recogeré si quieres, me pilla de paso I'll pick it up for you if you like, it's on my way

archiva estas fichas y de paso comprueba todas las direcciones file these cards and while you're at it o about it check all the addresses

y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …

ave

2 (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso make way

se puso en medio y me cerró el paso she stood in front of me and blocked my way

por aquí no hay paso you can't get through this way

dejen el paso libre leave the way clear

abrirse paso to make one's way

el sol se abría paso entre las nubes the sun was breaking through the clouds

consiguió abrirse paso a codazos entre la gente she managed to elbow her way through the crowd

no te será difícil abrirte paso en la vida you won't have any problems making your way in life o getting on in life

salir al paso de algn to waylay sb

salir al paso de algo to forestall sth

B ( Geog) (en una montaña) pass

salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o ( AmE) crack ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● paso a desnivel

( Méx) paso elevado

● paso a nivel

grade crossing ( AmE), level crossing ( BrE)

● paso de cebra

zebra crossing, crosswalk ( AmE)

● paso de gatos

( Méx) catwalk

● paso del Ecuador

(en un barco) celebration held to mark the crossing of the Equator; (de estudiantes) celebration held halfway through a college course

● paso de peatones

crosswalk ( AmE), pedestrian crossing ( BrE)

● paso elevado

overpass ( AmE), flyover ( BrE)

● paso fronterizo

border crossing

● paso subterráneo

(para peatones) underpass, subway ( BrE); (para vehículos) underpass

C

1 (movimiento al andar) step

dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s), he stepped backward(s)

¡un paso al frente! one step forward!

camina 50 pasos al norte walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos en el piso de arriba she heard footsteps on the floor above

con paso firme subió las escaleras he climbed the stairs purposefully

no da un paso sin consultar a su marido she won't do anything without asking her husband first

paso a paso step by step

siguieron el juicio paso a paso they followed the trial step by step

paso a paso se fue abriendo camino en la empresa he gradually worked his way up in the company

me lo explicó paso por paso she explained it to me step by step

a cada paso at every turn

a pasos agigantados by leaps and bounds

la informática avanza a pasos agigantados information technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, enormous strides are being made in information technology

dar los primeros pasos (literal) to take one's first steps, start to walk; (iniciarse en algo) to start out

dio sus primeros pasos como actor en televisión he started out o made his debut as a television actor

dar un paso en falso (literal) to stumble; (equivocarse) to make a false move

dar un paso en falso en política puede conducir al desastre one false move o putting one foot wrong in politics can lead to disaster

seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb

seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps

2

(distancia corta): vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte she was at death's door

ánimo, ya estamos a un paso come on, we're nearly there now

está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner o down the road from here

de ahí a convertirse en drogadicto no hay más que un paso it's only a short step from there to becoming a drug addict

3 (logro, avance) step forward

el que te haya llamado ya es un paso (adelante) the fact that he's called you is a step forward in itself

supone un gran paso en la lucha contra la enfermedad it is a great step forward o a great advance in the fight against the illness

4 (de una gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios we have taken the necessary steps

5 (de baile) step

6 pasos mpl (en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos to travel

D

1 (de un tornillo, una rosca) pitch

2 (en un contador) unit

E

1

(ritmo, velocidad): aminoró el paso he slowed down

al ver que la seguían apretó el paso when she realized she was being followed she quickened her pace

el tren iba a buen paso the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso no llegamos ni a las diez at this rate we won't even get there by ten o'clock

a este paso te vas a poner enfermo if you carry on like this, you'll get ill, at this rate o (if you carry on) the way you're going, you'll get ill

escribía los nombres al paso que yo se los leía she wrote down the names as I read them out to her

a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace

llevar el paso to keep in step

marcar el paso to mark time

en ese colegio te van a hacer marcar el paso they'll make you toe the line at that school

2 ( Equ):

al paso at a walking pace

Compuesto:

paso ligero or redoblado

a paso ligero or redoblado double quick, in double time

F (de la pasión) float ( in Holy Week processions)

paso² -sa

adjective

ciruela, uva

* * *

Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar)

paso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pasó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pasar
paso
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían paso the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan paso a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
paso de largo to go right o straight past;
paso por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos paso por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede paso a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ paso de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasoá por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga paso al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ paso de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede paso it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían paso por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ paso por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasoon muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) paso sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) paso algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ paso la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ paso la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasole una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ paso por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a paso el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasose al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasote por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

paso sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( acción):

◊ el paso del tren the passing of the train;

el paso del tiempo the passage of time;
el paso de la dictadura a la democracia the transition from dictatorship to democracy;
de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through;
me pilla de paso it's on my way;
y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way;

◊ abrir/dejar paso (a algn/algo) to make way (for sth/sb);

me cerró el paso she blocked my way;
dejen el paso libre leave the way clear;

( on signs) ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK);
( on signs) prohibido el paso no entry;
◊ paso de cebra zebra crossing;

paso de peatones crosswalk (AmE), pedestrian crossing (BrE);
paso a nivel grade (AmE) o (BrE) level crossing;
paso elevado or (Méx) a desnivel overpass (AmE), flyover (BrE);
paso subterráneo ( para peatones) underpass, subway (BrE);

( para vehículos) underpass;
◊ abrirse paso to make one's way;

( a codazos) to elbow one's way;
◊ salir al paso de algn ( abordar) to waylay sb;

( detener) to stop sb
2 (Geog) ( en montaña) pass;
◊ salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

3
a) (al andar, bailar) step;

◊ dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s);

oyó pasos she heard footsteps;
entró con paso firme he came in purposefully;
paso a paso step by step;
seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb;
seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps
b) ( distancia corta):

◊ vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house;

está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner/down the road from here
c) ( avance) step forward;

◊ eso ya es un paso (adelante) that's a step forward in itself

d) ( de gestión) step

4 (ritmo, velocidad):
◊ apretó/aminoró el paso he quickened his pace/he slowed down;

a este paso … at this rate …;
a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace;
marcar el paso to mark time
5 ( en contador) unit
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
paso sustantivo masculino
1 step: caminaban a paso ligero, they walked quickly
(sonido de pisadas) footstep
(de un baile) step
2 (camino, pasillo) passage, way
Auto ceda el paso, give way
paso a nivel, level o US grade crossing
paso de cebra, zebra crossing
paso de peatones, pedestrian crossing, US crosswalk
paso subterráneo, (para peatones) subway
(para vehículos) underpass
prohibido el paso, no entry
3 (acción) passage, passing: estamos de paso en la ciudad, we are just passing through the town
a su paso por la Universidad, when he was at University
el lento paso de las horas, the slow passing of the hours
4 Tel unit
5 Geol (entre montañas) mountain pass
6 Náut strait
♦ Locuciones: abrirse paso, (entre la multitud, maleza) to make one's way, (en la vida) to get ahead
salir del paso, to get out of trouble
a cada paso, constantly, every other minute
' paso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- arramblar
- atravesar
- bando
- bloquear
- cabeza
- cada
- calamidad
- cebra
- ceder
- cerrar
- converger
- cortar
- dar
- dado
- desvirtuar
- disfraz
- esclarecimiento
- estela
- filtración
- franca
- franco
- impedir
- infierno
- ligera
- ligero
- lista
- llave
- magín
- mayor
- nivel
- obstaculizar
- pasar
- pasarse
- patata
- peatonal
- por
- prohibida
- prohibido
- rebote
- rito
- segura
- seguro
- sino
- subterránea
- subterráneo
- testigo
- tránsito
- ver
- vela
English:
ahead
- amok
- arrogant
- bar
- battle
- begrudge
- block
- block in
- break through
- breakthrough
- brisk
- by
- childhood
- clarify
- clear
- coast
- come over
- crossing
- crosswalk
- dizzy
- dwindle
- evaluation
- explanation
- false move
- faux pas
- float
- flyover
- footstep
- give
- go by
- going
- graze
- grow out of
- hysterical
- lazy
- level crossing
- life
- lively
- mop
- move
- nail
- obstruction
- ocean
- overboard
- overpass
- pace
- pass
- pass along
- pass by
- pass through

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paso

♦ nm

1. [con el pie] step;
[huella] footprint;
dar un paso adelante o [m5] al frente to step forwards, to take a step forwards;

dar un paso atrás [al andar] to step backwards, to take a step backwards;
[en proceso, negociaciones] to take a backward step;
aprendí unos pasos de baile I learnt a few dance steps;

oía pasos arriba I could hear footsteps upstairs;

se veían sus pasos sobre la nieve you could see its footprints in the snow;

a cada paso [cada dos por tres] every other minute;

está a dos o [m5] cuatro pasos (de aquí) it's just down the road (from here);

vivimos a un paso de la estación we live just round the corner from o a stone's throw away from the station;

el ruso está a un paso de hacerse campeón the Russian is on the verge of o just one small step away from becoming champion;

a pasos agigantados at a terrific rate, at a rate of knots;

la economía crece a pasos agigantados the economy is growing at a rate of knots;

el SIDA se propaga a pasos agigantados AIDS is spreading like wildfire o at an alarming rate;

la ingeniería genética avanza a pasos agigantados genetic engineering has made giant o enormous strides;

dar un paso en falso o [m5] un mal paso [tropezar] to stumble;
[equivocarse] to make a false move o a mistake; Fig
no dio ni un paso en falso he didn't put a foot wrong;

seguir los pasos a alguien [perseguir, vigilar] to tail sb;

seguir los pasos de alguien [imitar] to follow in sb's footsteps;

volvimos sobre nuestros pasos we retraced our steps

2. [acción] passing;
[cruce] crossing; [camino de acceso] way through, thoroughfare;
con el paso del tiempo with the passage of time;

con el paso de los años as the years go by;

el paso de la juventud a la madurez the transition from youth to adulthood;

su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university;

el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza;

la tienda está en una zona de mucho paso the shop is in a very busy area;
también Fig
abrir paso a alguien to make way for sb;

abrirse paso [entre la gente, la maleza] to make one's way;

abrirse paso en la vida/en el mundo de la política to get on o ahead in life/politics;

¡abran paso! make way!;

ceder el paso (a alguien) [dejar pasar] to let (sb) past;
[en automóvil] to Br give way o US yield (to sb);
ceda el paso [en letrero] Br give way, US yield;

cerrar o [m5] cortar el paso a alguien to block sb's way;

de paso [de pasada] in passing;
[aprovechando] while I'm/you're/ etc at it;
de paso que vienes, tráete las fotos de las vacaciones you may as well bring the photos from your Br holiday o US vacation when you come;

la estación me pilla de paso the station's on my way;

estar de paso [en un lugar] to be passing through;

prohibido el paso [en letrero] no entry;

salir al paso a alguien, salir al paso de alguien [acercarse] to come up to sb;
[hacer detenerse] to come and bar sb's way;
salir al paso de algo [rechazar] to respond to sth

Comp
paso de cebra Br zebra crossing, = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines; Méx paso a desnivel Br flyover, US overpass;
paso del Ecuador [en barco] crossing the line ceremony;
[en universidad] = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course;
paso elevado Br flyover, US overpass;

paso fronterizo border crossing (point);

paso a nivel Br level crossing, US grade crossing;

paso a nivel con barrera Br gated level crossing, US protected grade crossing;

paso a nivel sin barrera Br ungated level crossing, US unprotected grade crossing;
Chile paso bajo nivel Br subway, US underpass;
paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing;

paso subterráneo Br subway, US underpass

3. [forma de andar] walk;
[ritmo] pace;
con paso cansino se dirigió a la puerta he walked wearily towards the door;

a buen paso at a good rate;

a este paso o [m5]al paso que vamos, no acabaremos nunca at this rate o at the rate we're going, we'll never finish;

al paso [en equitación] at a walk;

a paso lento slowly;

a paso ligero at a brisk pace;
Mil at the double;
aflojar el paso to slow down;

apretar el paso to go faster, to speed up;

llevar el paso to keep step;

marcar el paso to keep time;

Comp

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

Comp
Mil paso de la oca goose-step
4. Geog [en montaña] pass;
[en el mar] strait
5. [trámite, etapa, acontecimiento] step;
[progreso] step forward, advance;
antes de dar cualquier paso siempre me pregunta she always asks me before doing anything;

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps;

dar los primeros pasos hacia la paz to take the first steps towards peace;

la aprobación de una constitución supondría un gran paso para la democracia the passing of a constitution would be a big step forward for democracy;

explícamelo paso a o [m5] por paso explain it to me step by step;

paso a o [m5] por paso se ganó la confianza de sus alumnos she gradually won the confidence of her pupils;

salir del paso to get out of trouble

6. [de llamadas telefónicas, consumo eléctrico] unit

7. [en procesión] float [in Easter procession]

8.
pasos [en baloncesto] travelling;

hacer pasos to travel

♦ interj

make way!

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paso

1 m

1 step;

paso a paso step by step;

a cada paso at every step;

a dos pasos de fig a stone’s throw (away) from;

volver sobre sus pasos retrace one’s steps;

dar un mal paso o

un paso en falso make a false move;

seguir los pasos a alguien follow s.o., dog s.o.’s footsteps;

seguir los pasos de alguien follow in s.o.’s footsteps;

pasos pl en baloncesto traveling sg, Br travelling sg ;

hacer pasos en baloncesto travel

2 ( manera de andar) walk

3 ( ritmo) pace, rate;

a este paso fig at this rate;

al paso que vamos at the rate we’re going;

a paso ligero at the double;

llevar el paso MIL keep in step;

marcar el paso MIL mark time

4 de agua flow; de tráfico movement;

cerrar el paso de la calle block off o close the street;

prohibido el paso no entry;

ceda el paso yield, Br give way;

observaba el paso del agua/de la gente he watched the water flow past/the world go by

5 ( cruce) crossing

6 de tiempo passing

7 ( huella) footprint

8 ( camino)

:

de paso on the way;

estar de paso be passing through;

dicho sea de paso and incidentally;

¡paso! make way!, let me through!;

abrirse paso push one’s way through; fig carve out a path for o.s.;

salir al paso de alguien waylay s.o.;

salir del paso get out of a tight spot

paso

2 m REL float in Holy Week procession

* * *

paso, -sa adj

: dried

ciruela pasa: prune

paso nm

1) : passage, passing

de paso: in passing, on the way

2) : way, path

abrirse paso: to make one's way

3) : crossing

paso de peatones: crosswalk

paso a desnivel: underpass

paso elevado: overpass

4) : step

paso a paso: step by step

5) : pace, gait

a buen paso: quickly, at a good rate

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paso n

1. (en general) step

el niño dio tres pasos the baby took tree steps

fue un gran paso para la ciencia it was a great step for science

2. (pisada) footstep

unos pasos sobre la nieve footsteps in the snow

3. (tránsito)

el Tormes a su paso por Salamanca the Tormes at Salamanca

4. (transcurso) passing / passage

con el paso de los años with the passing of the years

a este paso at this rate

abrir paso to make way

abrirse paso to make your way

acelerar el paso to speed up

ceda el paso give way

de paso (al mismo tiempo) while you're there / while you're about it (de camino) on your way

estar a dos pasos to be a stone's throw away

estar de paso to be passing through

paso a nivel level crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de montaña mountain pass

paso elevado (para vehículos) flyover (para peatones) footbridge

paso subterráneo (para vehículos) underpass (para peatones) subway

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

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