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further up the wall

1 handwriting on the wall

( handwriting (или writing) on the wall)

зловещее предзнаменование [этим. библ. Daniel V, 5-25]

This inexplicable incident... seemed, like the Babylonian finger on the wall, to be spelling out the letters of my judgment... (R. L. Stevenson, ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’, ‘Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of The Case’) — Этот необъяснимый инцидент... казался мне предвозвестником грядущего несчастья...

The election resulted in a ringing victory for the Radicals... Instead of seeing the handwriting on the wall in this Radical success, the Southern planters proceeded to provoke the situation further by rejecting with overwhelming votes in all the Southern States the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted the franchise to Negroes. (W. Foster, ‘The Negro People in American History’, ch. 28) — Выборы принесли решительную победу радикалам... Вместо того чтобы увидеть в победе радикалов приговор себе, плантаторы Юга продолжали обострять обстановку, отвергнув подавляющим большинством голосов четырнадцатую поправку, которая предоставляла избирательные права неграм.

With every day the danger was growing, the handwriting on the wall becoming clearer, and finally, as a few wise men had foreseen, the dogs of war once again were loosed upon the world. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Adventures in Two Worlds’, ch. 35) — С каждым днем опасность увеличивалась. Зловещие тучи сгущались, и наконец, как и предсказывала горстка дальновидных людей, бешеные псы войны были спущены на мир.

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2 further

1) лишний раз

further upholding что лишний раз подтверждает;

further demonstrating the greater influence of the wall temperature on A что лишний раз свидетельствует о большем влиянии температуры стенки на A;...

in that it provides further justification for our use of А в том смысле, что это лишний раз подтверждает правомерность / обоснованность использования нами А

2) в развитие; в дополнение к

In this work, the method is further developed to А В настоящей статье, в развитие А, приводится метод...;

Further to my memo of Jan. 19, 2006,... В развитие моей служебной записки от 19 января 2006 г....;

Further to our discussion on Feb. 18 В дополнение к нашему совещанию 18 февраля

3) кроме того; мало того

Further, the production is also affected during dressing Мало того, правка [ шлифовального круга] отрицательно сказывается и на процессе производства

4) новый

There is a critical need for further research Настоятельно необходимо проведение новых исследований

5) последующий

Any further correspondence on site alarms will be coordinated by Mr. N Вся последующая переписка по поводу аварийной ситуации на объекте будет координироваться г-ном

N

6) дальнейший

wait for further instructions ждать дальнейших указаний

7) дополнительный

further clarifications дополнительные разъяснения

8) в свою очередь

A can be further divided into В А можно в свою очередь подразделить на В

9) еще один

a further A is В еще одним А является В

10) There is a need to perform further tests on... Необходимо продолжать исследования...

11) further detail конкретизировать;

further develop доработать;

further insight into А более глубокое проникновение в [ суть] А

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3 Points of the compass

abbreviated as

north = nord N

south = sud S

east = est E

west = ouest O

nord, sud, est, ouest is the normal order in French as well as English.

northeast = nord-est NE

northwest = nord-ouest NO

north-northeast = nord-nord-est NNE

east-northeast = est-nord-est ENE

Where?

Compass points in French are not normally written with a capital letter. However, when they refer to a specific region in phrases such as I love the North or he lives in the North, and it is clear where this North is, without any further specification such as of France or of Europe, then they are written with a capital letter, as they often are in English, too. In the following examples, north and nord stand for any compass point word.

I love the North

= j’aime le Nord

to live in the North

= vivre dans le Nord

Normally, however, these words do not take a capital letter:

in the north of Scotland

= dans le nord de l’Écosse

Take care to distinguish this from

to the north of Scotland (i.e. further north than Scotland)

= au nord de l’Écosse

in the south of Spain

= dans le sud de l’Espagne*

it is north of the hill

= c’est au nord de la colline

a few kilometres north

= à quelques kilomètres au nord

due north of here

= droit au nord

* Note that the south of France is more usually referred to as le Midi.

There is another set of words in French for north, south etc., some of which are more

common than others:

(north) septentrion (rarely used) septentrional(e)

(south) midi méridional(e)

(east) orient oriental(e)

(west) occident occidental(e)

Translating northern etc.

a northern town

= une ville du Nord

a northern accent

= un accent du Nord

the most northerly outpost

= l’avant-poste le plus au nord

Regions of countries and continents work like this:

northern Europe

= l’Europe du Nord

the northern parts of Japan

= le nord du Japon

eastern France

= l’est de la France

For names of countries and continents which include these compass point words, such as North America or South Korea, see the dictionary entry.

Where to?

French has fewer ways of expressing this than English has ; vers le is usually safe:

to go north

= aller vers le nord

to head towards the north

= se diriger vers le nord

to go northwards

= aller vers le nord

to go in a northerly direction

= aller vers le nord

a northbound ship

= un bateau qui se dirige vers le nord

With some verbs, such as to face, the French expression changes:

the windows face north

= les fenêtres donnent au nord

a north-facing slope

= une pente orientée au nord

If in doubt, check in the dictionary.

Where from?

The usual way of expressing from the is du:

it comes from the north

= cela vient du nord

from the north of Germany

= du nord de l’Allemagne

Note also these expressions relating to the direction of the wind:

the north wind

= le vent du nord

a northerly wind

= un vent du nord

prevailing north winds

= des vents dominants du nord

the wind is in the north

= le vent est au nord

the wind is coming from the north

= le vent vient du nord

Compass point words used as adjectives

The French words nord, sud, est and ouest are really nouns, so when they are used as adjectives they are invariable.

the north coast

= la côte nord

the north door

= la porte nord

the north face (of a mountain)

= la face nord

the north side

= le côté nord

the north wall

= le mur nord

Nautical bearings

The preposition by is translated by quart in expressions like the following:

north by northwest

= nord quart nord-ouest

southeast by south

= sud-est quart sud

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4 up

up [ʌp] (pt & pp upped, cont upping)

1 adverb

A.

(a) (towards a higher position or level) en haut;

∎ all the way up, the whole way up, right up (to the top) (of stairs, hill) jusqu'en haut;

∎ he's on his way up il monte;

∎ they had coffee sent up ils ont fait monter du café;

∎ hang it higher up accrochez-le plus haut;

∎ wait till the moon comes up attends que la lune se lève;

∎ familiar he doesn't have very much up top c'est pas une lumière, il a pas inventé l'eau chaude ou le fil à couper le beurre;

∎ familiar she's got plenty up top elle en a dans le ciboulot

(b) (in a higher position, at a higher level)

∎ she wears her hair up elle porte ses cheveux relevés;

∎ hold your head up high! redressez la tête!;

∎ heads up! attention!;

∎ up above au-dessus;

∎ the glasses are up above the plates les verres sont au-dessus des assiettes;

∎ up in the air en l'air;

∎ look at the kite up in the sky regardez le cerf-volant (là-haut) dans le ciel;

∎ I live eight floors up j'habite au huitième (étage);

∎ she lives three floors up from us elle habite trois étages au-dessus de chez nous;

∎ she's up in her room elle est en haut dans sa chambre;

∎ we spend our holidays up in the mountains nous passons nos vacances à la montagne;

∎ from up on the mountain du haut de la montagne;

∎ do you see her up on that hill? la voyez-vous en haut de ou sur cette colline?;

∎ what are you doing up there? qu'est-ce que vous faites là-haut?;

∎ the captain is up on deck le capitaine est en haut sur le pont;

∎ have you ever been up in a plane? avez-vous déjà pris l'avion?;

∎ up the top tout en haut;

∎ it's up on top of the wardrobe c'est sur le dessus de l'armoire;

∎ figurative she's up there with the best (of them) elle est parmi ou dans les meilleurs

(c) (in a raised position) levé;

∎ Charles has his hand up Charles a la main levée;

∎ wind the window up (in car) remontez la vitre;

∎ put your hood up relève ou mets ta capuche;

∎ she turned her collar up elle a relevé son col

(d) (into an upright position) debout;

∎ up you get! debout!;

∎ he helped me up il m'a aidé à me lever ou à me mettre debout;

∎ sit up straight! tiens-toi droit!;

∎ the trunk was standing up on end la malle était debout;

∎ familiar up and at them! grouillez-vous!

(e) (out of bed)

∎ get up! debout!;

∎ she got up late this morning elle s'est levée tard ce matin;

∎ she's always up and doing elle n'arrête jamais

(f) (facing upwards)

∎ the body was lying face up le corps était couché sur le dos;

∎ I turned the poster right side up j'ai mis l'affiche dans le bon sens ou à l'endroit;

∎ put it the other way up retournez-le;

∎ he turned his hand palm up il a tourné la main paume vers le haut;

∎ fragile - this way up (on packaging) fragile - haut;

∎ familiar figurative he doesn't know which end is up il est bête comme ses pieds

(g) (erected, installed)

∎ they're putting up a new hotel there ils construisent un nouvel hôtel là-bas;

∎ help me get the curtains/the pictures up aide-moi à accrocher les rideaux/les tableaux

(h) (on wall)

∎ up on the blackboard au tableau;

∎ I saw an announcement up about it je l'ai vu sur une affiche

(i) (removed)

∎ careful, we've got some of the floorboards up attention au plancher, il manque des lattes;

∎ when we've got the carpet up… quand nous aurons enlevé la moquette…

B.

(a) (towards north)

∎ they came up for the weekend ils sont venus pour le week-end;

∎ it's cold up here il fait froid ici;

∎ up there là-bas;

∎ up north dans le nord

(b) (in, to or from a larger place)

∎ up in Madrid à Madrid;

∎ she's up in Maine for the week elle passe une semaine dans le Maine;

∎ we're up from Munich nous venons ou arrivons de Munich;

∎ he was on his way up to town il allait en ville

(c) British (at university)

∎ he's up at Oxford il est à Oxford

(d) (further)

∎ there's a café up ahead il y a un café plus loin;

∎ the sign up ahead says 10 miles la pancarte là-bas indique 10 miles

(e) (in phrasal verbs)

∎ the clerk came up to him le vendeur s'est approché de lui ou est venu vers lui;

∎ a car drew up at the petrol pump une voiture s'est arrêtée à la pompe à essence;

∎ up came a small, blonde child un petit enfant blond s'est approché

(f) (close to)

∎ up close de près;

∎ I like to sit up front j'aime bien m'asseoir devant;

∎ when you get right up to her quand vous la voyez de près;

∎ they stood up close to one another ils se tenaient l'un contre l'autre ou tout près l'un de l'autre

C.

(a) (towards a higher level)

∎ prices have gone up by 10 percent les prix ont augmenté ou monté de 10 pour cent;

∎ bread has gone up again le pain a encore augmenté;

∎ the temperature soared up into the thirties la température est montée au-dessus de trente degrés;

∎ they can cost anything from £750 up ils coûtent au moins 750 livres, on en trouve à partir de 750 livres;

∎ suitable for children aged seven and up convient aux enfants âgés de sept ans et plus;

∎ all ranks from sergeant up tous les rangs à partir de celui de sergent

(b) (more loudly, intensely) plus fort;

∎ speak up parlez plus fort;

∎ he turned the radio up il a mis la radio plus fort

D.

(a) (indicating completion)

∎ drink up! finissez vos verres!;

∎ eat up your greens finis tes légumes;

∎ the river had dried up la rivière s'était asséchée

(b) (into small pieces)

∎ he ripped the shirt up il a mis la chemise en lambeaux;

∎ I tore up the letter j'ai déchiré la lettre (en petits morceaux)

(c) (together)

∎ add these figures up additionnez ces chiffres;

∎ the teacher gathered up his notes le professeur a ramassé ses notes

E.

(a) (before an authority)

∎ he came up before the judge for rape il a comparu devant le juge pour viol;

∎ the murder case came up before the court today le meutre a été jugé aujourd'hui;

∎ she comes up before the board tomorrow elle paraît devant le conseil demain

(b) familiar (indicating support)

∎ up (with) the Revolution! vive la Révolution!;

∎ Sport up the Lakers! allez les Lakers!

2 adjective

A.

(a) (at or moving towards higher level) haut;

∎ the river is up le fleuve est en crue;

∎ the tide is up la marée est haute;

∎ before the sun was up avant le lever du soleil;

∎ prices are up on last year les prix ont augmenté par rapport à l'année dernière;

∎ the temperature is up in the twenties la température a dépassé les vingt degrés

(b) (in a raised position) levé;

∎ the blinds are up les stores sont levés;

∎ keep the windows up (in car) n'ouvrez pas les fenêtres;

∎ her hair was up (in a bun) elle avait un chignon;

∎ her hood was up so I couldn't see her face sa capuche était relevée, si bien que je ne voyais pas sa figure;

∎ figurative his defences were up il était sur ses gardes

(c) (in an upwards direction)

∎ the up escalator l'escalier roulant qui monte

(d) British Railways (heading for a larger city)

∎ the up train le train qui va en ville;

∎ the up platform le quai où l'on prend le train qui va en ville

(e) (out of bed)

∎ is she up yet? est-elle déjà levée ou debout?;

∎ we're normally up at 6 d'habitude nous nous levons à 6 heures;

∎ she was up late last night elle s'est couchée ou elle a veillé tard hier soir;

∎ they were up all night ils ne se sont pas couchés de la nuit, ils ont passé une nuit blanche

(f) (in tennis)

∎ was the ball up? la balle était-elle bonne?

B.

(a) (road) en travaux;

∎ road up (sign) travaux

(b) (erected, installed)

∎ these buildings haven't been up long ça ne fait pas longtemps que ces immeubles ont été construits;

∎ are the new curtains up yet? les nouveaux rideaux ont-ils été posés?;

∎ when the tent's up quand la tente sera montée

(c) (on wall)

∎ are the results up yet? les résultats sont-ils déjà affichés?

C.

(a) (finished, at an end) terminé;

∎ time is up! (on exam, visit) c'est l'heure!; (in game, on meter) le temps est écoulé!;

∎ when the month was up he left à la fin du mois, il est parti

(b) (ahead) Sport

∎ Madrid was two goals up Madrid menait de deux buts;

∎ Sport Georgetown was 13 points up on Baltimore Georgetown avait 13 points d'avance sur Baltimore;

∎ Golf to be one hole up avoir un trou d'avance;

∎ familiar I'm $50 up on you j'ai 50 dollars de plus que vous^□ ;

∎ familiar to be one up on sb avoir un avantage sur qn^□

(c) familiar (ready) prêt^□ ;

∎ dinner's up le dîner est prêt

(d) (in operation)

∎ the computer's up again l'ordinateur fonctionne à nouveau

D.

(a) familiar (cheerful) gai^□ ;

∎ he seemed very up when I saw him il avait l'air en pleine forme quand je l'ai vu

(b) (well-informed)

∎ to be up on sth être au fait de qch^□ ;

∎ he's really up on history il est fort ou calé en histoire^□ ;

∎ she's always up with the latest trends elle est toujours au courant de la dernière mode^□

E.

(a) to be up (before an authority) comparaître;

∎ to be up before a court/a judge comparaître devant un tribunal/un juge;

∎ she's up before the board tomorrow elle comparaît devant le conseil demain

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ something's up (happening) il se passe quelque chose^□ ; (wrong) quelque chose ne va pas^□ ;

∎ what's up? (happening) qu'est-ce qui se passe?^□ ; (wrong) qu'est-ce qu'il y a?^□ ; American (as greeting) quoi de neuf?;

∎ what's up with you? (happening) quoi de neuf?; (wrong) qu'est-ce que tu as?^□ ;

∎ do you know what's up? est-ce que tu sais ce qui se passe?^□ ;

∎ something's up with Mum il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas chez maman^□, maman a quelque chose^□ ;

∎ there's something up with the TV la télé débloque

3 preposition

(a) (indicating motion to a higher place or level)

∎ we carried our suitcases up the stairs nous avons monté nos valises;

∎ he ran up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en courant;

∎ she was up and down stairs all day elle montait et descendait les escaliers toute la journée;

∎ I climbed up the ladder je suis monté à l'échelle;

∎ the cat climbed up the tree le chat a grimpé dans l'arbre;

∎ the smoke went up my nose la fumée m'est montée par le nez;

∎ the gas goes up this pipe le gaz monte par ce tuyau;

∎ further up the wall plus haut sur le mur;

∎ literary up hill and down dale par monts et par vaux

(b) (at or to the top of)

∎ her flat is up those stairs son appartement est en haut de cet escalier;

∎ the cat is up a tree le chat est (perché) sur un arbre;

∎ we walked up the street nous avons monté la rue;

∎ she pointed up the street elle a montré le haut de la rue;

∎ she lives up this street elle habite dans cette rue;

∎ the café is just up the road le café se trouve plus loin ou plus haut dans la rue

(c) (towards the source of)

∎ up the river en amont;

∎ a voyage up the Amazon une remontée de l'Amazone

(d) British familiar (at, to) à^□ ;

∎ he's up the pub il est au pub;

∎ I'm going up the shops je vais faire les courses^□

(e) (idiom) very familiar

∎ up yours! va te faire voir!

4 transitive verb

(a) (increase) augmenter;

∎ they have upped their prices by 25 percent ils ont augmenté leurs prix de 25 pour cent;

∎ also figurative to up the stakes monter la mise

(b) (promote) lever, relever;

∎ the boss upped him to district manager le patron l'a bombardé directeur régional

(c) (idiom)

∎ to up sticks plier bagages

5 intransitive verb

∎ familiar she upped and left elle a fichu le camp;

∎ he just upped and hit him tout à coup il (s'est levé et) l'a frappé;

∎ he upped and married her en moins de deux, il l'a épousée

6 noun

(a) (high point) haut m;

∎ ups and downs (in land, road) accidents mpl; (of market) fluctuations fpl;

∎ I've had a lot of ups and downs in my life j'ai connu des hauts et des bas;

∎ we all have our ups and downs nous avons tous des hauts et des bas

(b) (increase)

∎ the market is on the up le marché est à la hausse;

∎ prices are on the up les prix sont en hausse

(c) familiar (drug) amphet f, amphé f

7 up against preposition

(a) (touching) contre;

∎ lean the ladder up against the window appuyez l'échelle contre la fenêtre

(b) (in competition or conflict with)

∎ you're up against some good candidates vous êtes en compétition avec de bons candidats;

∎ they don't know what they're up against! ils ne se rendent pas compte de ce qui les attend!;

∎ to be up against the law être dans l'illégalité;

∎ familiar to be up against it être dans le pétrin

8 up and about, up and around adjective

∎ I've been up and about since 7 o'clock (gen) je suis levé depuis 7 heures;

∎ so you're up and about again? (after illness) alors tu n'es plus alité?

9 up and down

1 adverb

(a) (upwards and downwards)

∎ he was jumping up and down il sautait sur place;

∎ she looked us up and down elle nous a regardés de haut en bas;

∎ the bottle bobbed up and down on the waves la bouteille montait et descendait sur les vagues;

∎ I was up and down all night (in and out of bed) je n'ai pas arrêté de me lever la nuit dernière

(b) (to and fro) de long en large;

∎ I could hear him walking up and down je l'entendais faire les cent pas ou marcher de long en large;

∎ she walked up and down the platform elle faisait les cent pas sur le quai

(c) (in all parts of)

∎ up and down the country dans tout le pays

2 adjective

∎ she's been very up and down lately elle a eu beaucoup de hauts et de bas ces derniers temps

10 up for preposition

(a) (under consideration, about to undergo) à;

∎ the house is up for sale la maison est à vendre;

∎ the project is up for discussion on va discuter du projet;

∎ she's up for election elle est candidate ou elle se présente aux élections

(b) (due to be tried for)

∎ he's up for murder/speeding il va être jugé pour meurtre/excès de vitesse

(c) familiar (interested in, ready for)

∎ are you still up for supper tonight? tu veux toujours qu'on dîne ensemble ce soir?^□ ;

∎ he's up for anything il est toujours partant^□ ;

∎ was she up for it? (willing to have sex) elle a bien voulu coucher?

11 up to preposition

(a) (as far as) jusqu'à;

∎ he can count up to 100 il sait compter jusqu'à 100;

∎ the river is up to 25 feet wide le fleuve a jusqu'à 25 pieds de largeur;

∎ the bus can take up to 50 passengers le bus peut accueillir jusqu'à 50 passagers;

∎ I'm up to page 120 j'en suis à la page 120;

∎ up to and including Saturday jusqu'à samedi inclus;

∎ up to here jusqu'ici;

∎ up to or up until now jusqu'à maintenant, jusqu'ici;

∎ up to or up until then jusqu'alors, jusque-là;

∎ we were up to our knees in mud nous avions de la boue jusqu'aux genoux

(b) (the responsibility of)

∎ should he attend the meeting? - that's up to him est-ce qu'il doit assister à la réunion? - il fait ce qu'il veut ou c'est à lui de voir;

∎ which film do you fancy? - it's up to you quel film est-ce que tu veux voir? - c'est comme tu veux;

∎ it's entirely up to you whether you go or not il ne tient qu'à toi de rester ou de partir;

∎ if it were up to me… si c'était moi qui décidais ou à moi de décider…;

∎ it's up to them to pay damages c'est à eux ou il leur appartient de payer les dégâts

(c) (capable of)

∎ to be up to doing sth être capable de faire qch;

∎ he's not up to heading the team il n'est pas capable de diriger l'équipe;

∎ my German is not up to translating novels mon niveau d'allemand ne me permet pas de traduire des romans;

∎ he's not up to it (not good enough) il n'est pas capable de le faire;

∎ are you going out tonight? - no, I don't feel up to it tu sors ce soir? - non, je n'en ai pas tellement envie;

∎ he's not up to the journey il n'est pas à même de faire le voyage;

∎ are you up to working or to work? êtes-vous capable de ou en état de travailler?;

∎ I'm not up to going back to work je ne suis pas encore en état de reprendre le travail;

∎ familiar the football team isn't up to much l'équipe de foot ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ familiar I don't feel up to much je ne me sens pas en super forme

(d) (as good as)

∎ his work is not up to his normal standard son travail n'est pas aussi bon que d'habitude;

∎ the levels are up to standard les niveaux sont conformes aux normes;

∎ I don't feel up to par je ne me sens pas en forme

(e) (engaged in, busy with)

∎ let's see what she's up to allons voir ce qu'elle fait ou fabrique;

∎ what have you been up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens?;

∎ what's he been up to now? qu'est-ce qu'il a encore inventé?;

∎ what's he up to with that ladder? qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique avec cette échelle?;

∎ what are you up to with my girlfriend? qu'est-ce que tu lui veux à ma copine?;

∎ they're up to something ils manigancent quelque chose;

∎ she's up to no good elle prépare un mauvais coup;

∎ the things we got up to in our youth! qu'est-ce qu'on ou ce qu'on ne faisait pas quand on était jeunes!

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5 выше головы не прыгнешь

посл.

lit. you can't jump higher than your head; cf. a man can do no more than he can; one cannot go further than the wall; nothing comes out of the sack but what was in it

- И что бы я ни задумала, всё будет упираться в смету, и вы же мне скажете или ваш Любимов скажет, что есть лимиты - и выше головы не прыгнешь... (В. Кетлинская, Дни нашей жизни) — 'And whatever I may try to do, the answer will be 'it isn't in the budget', and you and your Lyubimov will be the first to tell me that there are financial limitations, that you can't jump higher than your head, and so forth.'

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выше головы не прыгнешь
6 выше головы не прыгнешь

посл.
a man can do no more than he can
one cannot go further than the wall
nothing comes out of the sack but what was in

Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > выше головы не прыгнешь
7 up

1. adverb
1) (to higher place) nach oben; (in lift) aufwärts

[right] up to something — (lit. or fig.) [ganz] bis zu etwas hinauf

the bird flew up to the roof — der Vogel flog aufs Dach [hinauf]

up into the air — in die Luft [hinauf]...

climb up on something/climb up to the top of something — auf etwas (Akk.) [hinauf]steigen/bis zur Spitze einer Sache hinaufsteigen

the way up [to something] — der Weg hinauf [zu etwas]

on the way up — (lit. or fig.) auf dem Weg nach oben

up here/there — hier herauf/dort hinauf

high/higher up — hoch/höher hinauf

farther up — weiter hinauf

halfway/a long/little way up — den halben Weg/ein weites/kurzes Stück hinauf

come on up! — komm [hier/weiter] herauf!

up it etc. comes/goes — herauf kommt/hinauf geht es usw.

up you go! — rauf mit dir! (ugs.)

2) (to upstairs, northwards) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich); nach oben

come up from London to Edinburgh — von London nach Edinburgh [he]raufkommen

3) (to place regarded as more important)

go up to Leeds from the country — vom Land in die Stadt Leeds od. nach Leeds fahren

4) (Brit.): (to capital) rein (bes. ugs.); herein/hinein (bes. schriftsprachlich)

go up to town or London — nach London gehen/fahren

get up to London from Reading — von Reading nach London [he]reinfahren

5) (in higher place, upstairs, in north) oben

up here/there — hier/da oben

high up — hoch oben

an order from high up — (fig.) ein Befehl von ganz oben (ugs.)

higher up in the mountains — weiter oben in den Bergen

the picture should be higher up — das Bild müsste höher hängen

farther up — weiter oben

halfway/a long/little way up — auf halbem Weg nach oben/ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

10 metres up — 10 Meter hoch

live four floors or storeys up — im vierten Stockwerk wohnen

his flat is on the next floor up — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk höher

up north — oben im Norden (ugs.)

6) (erect) hoch

keep your head up — halte den Kopf hoch; see also academic.ru/12509/chin">chin

7) (out of bed)

be up — auf sein

up and about — auf den Beinen

8) (in place regarded as more important; Brit.): (in capital)

up in town or London/Leeds — in London/Leeds

9) (in price, value, amount)

prices have gone/are up — die Preise sind gestiegen

butter is up [by...] — Butter ist [...] teurer

10) (including higher limit)

up to — bis... hinauf

up to midday/up to £2 — bis zum Mittag/bis zu 2 Pfund

11) (in position of gain)

we're £300 up on last year — wir liegen 300 Pfund über dem letzten Jahr

the takings were £500 up on the previous month — die Einnahmen lagen 500 Pfund über denen des Vormonats

12) (ahead)

be three points/games/goals up — (Sport) mit drei Punkten/Spielen/Toren vorn liegen

be three points up on somebody — drei Punkte vor jemandem sein od. liegen

13) (as far as)

up to something — bis zu etwas

she is up to Chapter 3 — sie ist bis zum dritten Kapitel gekommen od. ist beim dritten Kapitel

up to here/there — bis hier[hin]/bis dorthin

I've had it up to here — (coll.) mir steht es bis hier [hin] (ugs.)

up to now/then/that time/last week — bis jetzt/damals/zu jener Zeit/zur letzten Woche

14)

up to — (comparable with)

be up to expectation[s] — den Erwartungen entsprechen

his last opera is not up to his others — seine neueste Oper reicht an seine früheren nicht heran

15)

up to — (capable of)

[not] be/feel up to something — einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen sein/sich einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen fühlen

[not] be/feel up to doing something — [nicht] in der Lage sein/sich nicht in der Lage fühlen, etwas zu tun

not be up to much — nicht viel taugen

16)

up to — (derog.): (doing)

be up to something — etwas anstellen (ugs.)

what is he up to? — was hat er [bloß] vor?

17)

it is [not] up to somebody to do something — (somebody's duty) es ist [nicht] jemandes Sache, etwas zu tun

it is up to us to help them — es ist unsere Pflicht, ihnen zu helfen

now it's up to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

it's/that's up to you — (is for you to decide) es/das hängt von dir ab; (concerns only you) es/das ist deine Sache

18) (close)

up against somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas [lehnen]; an jemanden/etwas [stellen]

sit up against the wall — mit dem Rücken zur od. an der Wand sitzen

19) (confronted by)

be up against a problem/difficulty — etc. (coll.) vor einem Problem/einer Schwierigkeit usw. stehen

be up against a tough opponent — es mit einem harten Gegner zu tun haben

be up against it — in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken

20)

up and down — (upwards and downwards) hinauf und hinunter; (to and fro) auf und ab

be up and down — (coll.): (variable) Hochs und Tiefs haben

21) (facing upwards)

‘this side/way up’ — (on box etc.) "[hier] oben"

turn something this/the other side/way up — diese/die andere Seite einer Sache nach oben drehen

the right/wrong way up — richtig/verkehrt od. falsch herum

22) (finished, at an end) abgelaufen

time is up — die Zeit ist abgelaufen
2. preposition
1) (upwards along, from bottom to top) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich)

walk up something — etwas hinaufgehen

up hill and down dale — bergauf und bergab

2) (upwards through)

force a liquid up a pipe — eine Flüssigkeit durch eine Röhre nach oben pressen

3) (upwards over)

up something — etwas (Akk.) hinauf

ivy grew up the wall — Efeu wuchs die Mauer hinauf

4) (along)

come up the street — die Straße herauf- od. entlangkommen

walk up and down the platform — auf dem Bahnsteig auf und ab gehen

5) (at or in higher position in or on) [weiter] oben

further up the ladder/coast — weiter oben auf der Leiter/an der Küste

6) (from bottom to top along)

up the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses hinauf
3. adjective
1) (directed upwards) aufwärts führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach oben; nach oben gerichtet [Kolbenhub]

up train/line — (Railw.) Zug/Gleis Richtung Stadt

2) (well-informed)

be up in a subject/on the news — in einem Fach auf der Höhe [der Zeit] sein/über alle Neuigkeiten Bescheid wissen od. gut informiert sein

3) (coll.): (ready)

tea['s]/grub['s] up! — Tee/Essen ist fertig!

4) (coll.): (amiss)

what's up? — was ist los? (ugs.)

something is up — irgendwas ist los (ugs.)
4. noun in pl.
the ups and downs — (lit. or fig.) das Auf und Ab; (fig.) die Höhen und Tiefen
5. intransitive verb,
- pp- (coll.)

up and leave/resign — einfach abhauen (ugs.) /kündigen

he ups and says... — da sagt er doch [ur]plötzlich...
6. transitive verb,
- pp- (coll.) (increase) erhöhen; (raise up) heben

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(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) beschlagen

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up

[ʌp]

I. adv inv

1. (to higher position) nach oben, hinauf; lift aufwärts

hands \up! Hände hoch!

the water had come \up to the level of the windows das Wasser war bis auf Fensterhöhe gestiegen

four flights \up from here vier Etagen höher

come on \up! komm [hier] herauf!

\up it/she etc. comes! herauf kommt es/sie!

\up you go! rauf mit dir! fam

bottom \up mit der Unterseite nach oben

halfway \up auf halber Höhe

high \up hoch hinauf

farther \up weiter hinauf

\up and \up immer höher

\up and away auf und davon

2. (erect) aufrecht

just lean it \up against the wall lehnen Sie es einfach gegen die Wand

3. (out of bed) auf

is he \up yet? ist er schon auf?

to be \up late lange aufbleiben

\up and about auf den Beinen

4. (northwards) hinauf, herauf, rauf fam

on Tuesday she'll be travelling \up to Newcastle from Birmingham am Dienstag fährt sie von Birmingham nach Newcastle hinauf

she comes \up from Washington about once a month sie kommt ungefähr einmal im Monat aus Washington herauf

\up north oben im Norden

5. (at higher place) oben

farther \up weiter oben

\up here/there hier/da oben

a long/little way \up ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

\up in the hills [dr]oben in den Bergen

2 metres \up 2 Meter hoch

I live on the next floor \up ich wohne ein Stockwerk höher

6. BRIT (towards city)

I'll be \up in London this weekend ich fahre an diesem Wochenende nach London

\up from the country vom Land

7. BRIT (at university)

is he \up at Cambridge yet? hat er schon [mit seinem Studium] in Cambridge angefangen?

8. (toward)

▪ \up to sb/sth auf jdn/etw zu

a limousine drew \up to where we were standing eine Limousine kam auf uns zu

she went \up to the counter sie ging zum Schalter

to run \up to sb jdm entgegenlaufen

to walk \up to sb auf jdn zugehen

9. (in high position) an der Spitze, oben fam

as a composer he was \up there with the best als Komponist gehörte er zur Spitze

she's something high \up in the company sie ist ein hohes Tier in der Firma

10. (higher in price or number) höher

last year the company's turnover was £240 billion, \up 3% on the previous year letztes Jahr lag der Umsatz der Firma bei 240 Milliarden Pfund, das sind 3 % mehr als im Jahr davor

items on this rack are priced [from] £50 \up die Waren in diesem Regal kosten ab 50 Pfund aufwärts

this film is suitable for children aged 13 and \up dieser Film ist für Kinder ab 13 Jahren geeignet

11. (to point of)

\up until [or till] [or to] bis + akk

\up to yesterday bis gestern

he can overdraw \up to £300 er kann bis zu 300 Pfund überziehen

12. (in opposition to)

to be \up against sb/sth es mit jdm/etw zu tun haben, sich akk mit jdm/etw konfrontiert sehen

the company was \up against some problems die Firma stand vor einigen Problemen

to be \up against it in Schwierigkeiten sein

to be \up against the law gegen das Gesetz stehen, mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt kommen

13. (depend on)

to be \up to sb von jdm abhängen

I'll leave it \up to you ich überlasse dir die Entscheidung

to be \up to sb to do sth jds Aufgabe sein, etw zu tun

14. (contrive)

to be \up to sth etw vorhaben [o im Schilde führen]

he's \up to no good er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde

15. (be adequate)

to be \up to sth einer Sache dat gewachsen sein, bei einer Sache dat mithalten können

do you feel \up to the challenge? fühlst du dich dieser Herausforderung gewachsen?

to be \up to doing sth in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

are you sure you're \up to it? bist du sicher, dass du das schaffst?

to not be \up to much nicht viel taugen

his German isn't \up to much sein Deutsch ist nicht besonders gut

16. (comparable with)

to be \up to expectations den Erwartungen entsprechen

her latest book is just not \up to her previous successes ihr neuestes Buch reicht an ihren früheren Erfolgen einfach nicht heran

17. AM (apiece) pro Person

the score was 3 \up at half-time bei Halbzeit stand es 3 [für] beide

18. ( dated fam: yes for)

\up with sb/sth hoch lebe jd/etw

\up with freedom! es lebe die Freiheit!

19.

▶ it's all \up with sb es ist aus mit jdm

▶ to be \up with the clock gut in der Zeit liegen

▶ to be \up to the ears [or eyeballs] [or neck] in problems bis zum Hals in Schwierigkeiten stecken

II. prep

1. (to higher position) hinauf, herauf, rauf fam

\up the ladder/mountain/stairs die Leiter/den Berg/die Treppe hinauf

2. (along)

[just] \up the road ein Stück die Straße hinauf, weiter oben in der Straße

to walk \up the road die Straße hinaufgehen [o entlanggehen]

\up and down auf und ab

he was running \up and down the path er rannte den Pfad auf und ab

he was strolling \up and down the corridor er schlenderte auf dem Gang auf und ab

\up and down the country überall im Land

3. (against flow)

\up the river/stream fluss-/bachauf[wärts]

a cruise \up the Rhine eine Fahrt den Rhein aufwärts [o rheinauf[wärts]

4. (at top of)

▪ \up sth oben auf etw dat

he's \up that ladder er steht dort oben auf der Leiter

\up the stairs am Ende der Treppe

5. AUS, BRIT ( fam: to)

are you going \up the club tonight? gehst du heute Abend in den Klub?; (at)

I'll see you \up the pub later ich treffe dich [o wir sehen uns] später in der Kneipe

6.

▶ be \up the creek [or ( vulg sl)\up shit creek] [without a paddle] [schön] in der Klemme [o derb Scheiße] sitzen

▶ \up hill and down dale bergauf und bergab

he led me \up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off er führte mich quer durch die Gegend, bis mir fast die Füße abfielen fam

▶ \up top BRIT ( fam) im Kopf

a man with nothing much \up top ein Mann mit nicht viel im Kopf [o fam Hirnkasten]

▶ \up yours! ( vulg) ihr könnt/du kannst mich mal! derb

III. adj inv

1. attr (moving upward) nach oben

the \up escalator der Aufzug nach oben

2. attr BRIT ( dated: travelling toward the city)

what time does the next \up train leave? wann fährt der nächste Zug in die Stadt ab?

\up platform Bahnsteig, von dem die Züge in die nächstgelegene Stadt abfahren

3. attr PHYS

\up quark Up-Quark nt

4. pred (out of bed) auf[gestanden]

5. pred (erect) collar hochgeschlagen

6. pred (leading) in Führung

Manchester is two goals \up Manchester liegt mit zwei Toren in Führung

7. pred BRIT, AUS (being repaired) road aufgegraben, aufgerissen SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR

the council has got the road \up der Stadtrat hat die Straße aufgraben lassen

8. pred (more intense)

the wind is \up der Wind hat aufgedreht

the river is \up der Fluss ist angeschwollen

9. pred (in horseracing) zu Pferd

10. pred (happy) high sl, obenauf

▪ to be \up about [or on] [or for] sth von etw dat begeistert sein

I'm really \up for spending a posh weekend in Paris ich freue mich total darauf, ein tolles Wochenende in Paris zu verbringen fam

11. pred BRIT ( dated: frothy) schäumend

12. pred (functioning properly) funktionstüchtig

do you know when the server will be \up again? weißt du, wann der Server wieder in Betrieb ist?

this computer is down more than it's \up dieser Computer ist öfter gestört, als dass er läuft

to be \up and running funktionstüchtig [o in Ordnung] sein

to get sth \up and running etw wieder zum Laufen bringen

13. pred (in baseball) am Schlag

14. pred (finished) time, hours vorbei, um

your time is \up! Ihre Zeit ist um!

the soldier's leave will be \up at midnight der Ausgang des Soldaten endet um Mitternacht

15. pred ( fam: happening)

something is \up irgendetwas ist im Gange

what's \up? was ist los?

16. pred (informed)

▪ to be \up in sth sich akk mit etw dat auskennen

how well \up are you in Spanish? wie fit bist du in Spanisch? fam

17. pred (scheduled)

▪ to be \up for sth für etw akk vorgesehen sein; terms zur Debatte stehen

the house is \up for sale das Haus steht zum Verkauf

18. pred LAW (on trial) unter Anklage

he'll be \up before the magistrate er wird sich vor Gericht verantworten müssen

▪ to be \up for sth sich akk wegen einer S. gen vor Gericht verantworten müssen

to be \up for trial person vor Gericht stehen; case verhandelt werden

19. pred (interested in)

▪ to be \up for sth:

I think I'm \up for a walk ich glaube, ich habe Lust, spazieren zu gehen [o auf einen Spaziergang]

I'm \up for going out to eat ich hätte Lust, essen zu gehen

IV. n ( fam: good period) Hoch nt

unfortunately, we won't always have \ups leider gibt es für uns nicht immer nur Höhen

\ups and downs gute und schlechte Zeiten

▶ to be on the \up and \up BRIT, AUS ( fam: be improving) im Aufwärtstrend begriffen sein; esp AM (be honest) sauber sein fam

her career has been on the \up and \up since she moved into sales seit sie im Vertrieb ist, geht es mit ihrer Karriere stetig aufwärts

is this deal on the \up and \up? ist das ein sauberes Geschäft?

V. vi

<- pp->

( fam)

▪ to \up and do sth etw plötzlich tun

after dinner they just \upped and went without saying goodbye nach dem Abendessen gingen sie einfach weg, ohne auf Wiedersehen zu sagen

VI. vt

<- pp->

▪ to \up sth

1. (increase) capacity etw erhöhen

to \up the ante [or stakes] den Einsatz erhöhen

to \up a price/tax rate einen Preis/Steuersatz anheben

2. (raise) etw erheben

they \upped their glasses and toasted the host sie erhoben das Glas und brachten einen Toast auf den Gastgeber aus

VII. interj auf!, los, aufstehen!

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[ʌp]
1. ADVERB

1) indicating position = in high or higher position oben; (= to higher position) nach oben

up there — dort oben, droben ( liter, S Ger

up here on the roof — hier oben auf dem Dach

on your way up (to see us/them) — auf dem Weg (zu uns/ihnen) hinauf

he climbed all the way up (to us/them) — er ist den ganzen Weg (zu uns/ihnen) hochgeklettert

to stop halfway up — auf halber Höhe anhalten

we were 6,000 m up when... — wir waren 6.000 m hoch, als...

5 floors up — 5 Stockwerke hoch

3 floors up from me — 3 Stockwerke über mir

they were up above — sie waren hoch oben

I looked up (above) — ich schaute nach oben

this side up — diese Seite oben!

a little further up — ein bisschen weiter oben

to go a little further up —

hang the picture a bit higher up — häng das Bild ein bisschen höher

stick the notice up here — häng den Anschlag hier hin

from up on the hill — vom Berg oben

up on top (of the cupboard) — ganz oben (auf dem Schrank)

up in the mountains/sky — oben or droben ( liter, S Ger ) in den Bergen/am Himmel

the temperature was up in the thirties — die Temperatur war über dreißig Grad

the sun/moon is up —

the tide is up — es ist Flut, die Flut ist da

the wind is up — der Wind hat aufgefrischt

with his collar up — mit hochgeschlagenem Kragen

the road is up (Brit) — die Straße ist aufgegraben

to be up with the leaders — vorn bei den Führenden sein

to move up into the lead —

Red Rum with Joe Smith up — Red Rum unter Joe Smith

up and away the balloon sailed — der Ballon stieg auf und schwebte davon

then up jumps Richard and says... — und dann springt Richard auf und sagt...

the needle was up at 95 —

come on, up, that's my chair! up! he shouted to his horse — komm, auf mit dir, das ist mein Stuhl! spring! schrie er seinem Pferd zu

up with the Liberals! — hoch die Liberalen!

up with Spurs! — Spurs hoch!

up yours! (sl) — leck mich (inf), fick dich!(vulg)

2)

= installed, built to be up (building) — stehen; (tent also) aufgeschlagen sein; (scaffolding) aufgestellt sein; (notice) hängen, angeschlagen sein; (picture) hängen, aufgehängt sein; (shutters) zu sein; (shelves, wallpaper, curtains, pictures) hängen

the new houses went up very quickly — die neuen Häuser sind sehr schnell gebaut or hochgezogen (inf) worden __diams; to be up and running laufen; (committee etc) in Gang sein; (business etc) einwandfrei funktionieren

have you got your computer up and running yet? — läuft dein Computer schon?

3) = not in bed auf

up (with you)! — auf mit dir!, raus aus dem Bett (inf)

to be up and about — auf sein; (after illness also) auf den Beinen sein

4) = north oben

up in Inverness — in Inverness oben, oben in Inverness

we are going up to Aberdeen — wir fahren nach Aberdeen (hinauf)

to be/live up north — im Norden sein/wohnen

to go up north —

up from the country — vom Lande

we're up for the day —

he was up at Susie's place — er war bei Susie zu Hause

5) = at university Brit am Studienort

the students are only up for half the year — die Studenten sind nur die Hälfte des Jahres am Studienort

to go up to Cambridge — (zum Studium) nach Cambridge gehen

he was up at Oxford in 1982 — er hat 1982 in Oxford studiert

6) in price, value gestiegen (on gegenüber)

my shares are up 70p — meine Aktien sind um 70 Pence gestiegen

then up go prices again — und wieder steigen die Preise

7)

in score to be 3 goals up — mit 3 Toren führen or vorn liegen (on gegenüber)

the score was 9 up (US) —

I'll play you 100 up — ich spiele auf 100 (mit dir)

we were £100 up on the deal — wir haben bei dem Geschäft £ 100 gemacht

to be one up on sb — jdm um einen Schritt voraus sein

8)

= upwards from £10 up — von £ 10 (an) aufwärts, ab £ 10

from the age of 13 up — ab (dem Alter von) 13 Jahren, von 13 Jahren aufwärts

9)

= wrong inf what's up? —

what's up with him? — was ist mit dem los?, was ist los mit ihm?

there's something up with it — irgendetwas stimmt damit nicht or hier nicht

10) = knowledgeable firm, beschlagen (in, on in +dat)

he's well up on foreign affairs —

I'm not very up on French history — in französischer Geschichte bin ich nicht sehr beschlagen

11)

= finished time's up — die Zeit ist um, die Zeit ist zu Ende

the weekend is nearly up — das Wochenende ist fast zu Ende or fast vorüber

to eat/use sth up —

it's all up with him (inf) — es ist aus mit ihm (inf), es ist mit ihm zu Ende

12)

set structures __diams; up against it was up against the wall — es war an die Wand gelehnt

put it up against the wall — lehne es an die Wand

to be up against a difficulty/an opponent — einem Problem/Gegner gegenüberstehen, es mit einem Problem/Gegner zu tun haben

I fully realize what I'm up against — mir ist völlig klar, womit ich es hier zu tun habe

they were really up against it — sie hatten wirklich schwer zu schaffen __diams; up and down auf und ab

to walk up and down —

to bounce up and down — hochfedern, auf und ab hüpfen

he's been up and down all evening (from seat) — er hat den ganzen Abend keine Minute still gesessen; (on stairs) er ist den ganzen Abend die Treppe rauf- und runtergerannt

she's still a bit up and down (after illness etc) — es geht ihr immer noch mal besser, mal schlechter

the matter is up before the committee — die Sache ist vor dem Ausschuss

the boys were up before the head teacher — die Jungen sind vor den Direktor zitiert worden

to be up before the Court/before Judge Smith (case) — verhandelt werden/von Richter Smith verhandelt werden; (person) vor Gericht/Richter Smith stehen

to be up for sale — zu verkaufen sein

to be up for discussion — zur Diskussion stehen

to be up for election (candidate) — zur Wahl aufgestellt sein; (candidates) zur Wahl stehen

to be up for trial — vor Gericht stehen __diams; up to = as far as bis

up to now/here — bis jetzt/hier

to count up to 100 — bis 100 zählen

up to £100 —

it holds up to 8 — es fasst bis zu 8

I'm up to here in work/debt (inf) — ich stecke bis hier in Arbeit/Schulden

I'm full up to here (inf) — ich bin bis oben (hin) voll (inf)

what page are you up to? — bis zu welcher Seite bist du gekommen?

I don't feel up to it — ich fühle mich dem nicht gewachsen

it isn't up to much — damit ist nicht viel los

is he up to the heavier weights? — schafft er schwerere Gewichte?

he isn't up to running the company by himself — er hat nicht das Zeug dazu, die Firma allein zu leiten

it isn't up to his usual standard — das ist nicht sein sonstiges Niveau

we're going up Ben Nevis – are you sure you're up to it? — wir wollen Ben Nevis besteigen – glaubst du, dass du das schaffst? __diams; to be up to sb

it's up to us to help him — wir sollten ihm helfen

if it were up to me —

the success of this project is up to you now — wie erfolgreich dieses Projekt wird, hängt jetzt nur noch von Ihnen (selbst) ab, es liegt jetzt ganz an Ihnen, ob dieses Projekt ein Erfolg wird

it's up to you whether you go or not — es liegt an or bei dir or es bleibt dir überlassen, ob du gehst oder nicht

I'd like to accept, but it isn't up to me — ich würde gerne annehmen, aber ich habe da nicht zu bestimmen or aber das hängt nicht von mir ab

shall I take it? – that's entirely up to you — soll ich es nehmen? – das müssen Sie selbst wissen

what colour shall I choose? – (it's) up to you — welche Farbe soll ich nehmen? – das ist deine Entscheidung

it's up to the government to put this right —

it's not up to the government — das ist nicht Sache der Regierung

what have you been up to? — was hast du angestellt?

what are you up to with that? — was hast du damit vor?

he's up to no good —

I'm sure he's up to something (child) hey you! what do you think you're up to! — ich bin sicher, er hat etwas vor or (sth suspicious) er führt irgendetwas im Schilde ich bin sicher, er stellt irgendetwas an he Sie, was machen Sie eigentlich da!

what does he think he's up to? — was soll das eigentlich?, was hat er eigentlich vor?

2. PREPOSITION
oben auf (+dat); (with movement) hinauf (+acc)
further up the page — weiter oben auf der Seite

to live up the hill — am Berg wohnen

to go up the hill — den Berg hinaufgehen

they live further up the hill/street — sie wohnen weiter oben am Berg/weiter die Straße entlang

he lives up a dark alley — er wohnt am Ende einer dunklen Gasse

up the road from me — (von mir) die Straße entlang

he went off up the road — er ging (weg) die Straße hinauf

he hid it up the chimney — er versteckte es (oben) im Kamin

the water goes up this pipe — das Wasser geht durch dieses Rohr

up one's sleeve (position) — im Ärmel; (motion) in den Ärmel

as I travel up and down the country —

I've been up and down the stairs all night — ich bin in der Nacht immer nur die Treppe rauf- und runtergerannt

he was up the pub ( Brit inf ) — er war in der Kneipe

let's go up the pub/up Johnny's place (inf) — gehen wir doch zur Kneipe/zu Johnny (inf)

to go up to sb — auf jdn zugehen

3. NOUN
__diams; ups and downs gute und schlechte Zeiten pl; (of life) Höhen und Tiefen pl
after many ups and downs — nach vielen Höhen und Tiefen

they have their ups and downs — bei ihnen gibt es auch gute und schlechte Zeiten __diams; to be on the up and up ( inf

he/his career is on the up and up (inf) — mit ihm/seiner Karriere geht es aufwärts

4. ADJECTIVE
(= going up) escalator nach oben; (RAIL) train, line zur nächsten größeren Stadt
platform 14 is the up platform — auf Bahnsteig 14 fahren die Züge nach London etc

5. TRANSITIVE VERB
(inf) price, offer hinaufsetzen; production ankurbeln; bet erhöhen (to auf +acc)
6. INTRANSITIVE VERB
(inf)
she upped and left him — sie verließ ihn ganz plötzlich or Knall auf Fall (inf)

he upped and ran — er rannte ganz plötzlich davon

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up [ʌp]

A adv

1. a) nach oben, hoch, herauf, hinauf, in die Höhe, empor, aufwärts

b) oben (auch fig):

face up (mit dem) Gesicht nach oben;

… and up und (noch) höher oder mehr, von … aufwärts;

up and up höher und höher, immer höher;

farther up weiter hinauf oder (nach) oben;

three storeys up drei Stock hoch, (oben) im dritten Stock (-werk);

up and down

a) auf und ab, hin und her oder zurück,

b) fig überall;

buttoned all the way up bis oben (hin) zugeknöpft;

up from

a) (heraus) aus,

b) von … an, angefangen von …;

up from the country vom Lande;

from my youth up von Jugend auf, seit meiner Jugend;

up till now bis jetzt

2. weiter (nach oben), höher (auch fig):

up north weiter im Norden

3. flussaufwärts, den Fluss hinauf

4. nach oder im Norden:

up from Cuba von Kuba aus in nördlicher Richtung

5. a) in der oder in die ( besonders Haupt)Stadt

b) Br besonders in oder nach London:

he’s up for a week Br er ist eine Woche (lang) in London

6. Br am oder zum Studienort, im College etc:

he stayed up for the vacation

7. US umg in (dat):

up north im Norden

8. aufrecht, gerade:

sit up gerade sitzen

9. up to auf … (akk) zu, zu … (hin):

he went straight up to the door er ging geradewegs auf die Tür zu oder zur Tür

10. SPORT etc erzielt (Punktzahl):

with a hundred up mit hundert (Punkten)

11. Tischtennis etc: auf:

two up zwei auf, beide zwei

12. Baseball: am Schlag

13. SCHIFF luvwärts, gegen den Wind

14. up to

a) hinauf nach oder zu,

b) bis (zu), bis an oder auf (akk),

c) gemäß, entsprechend:

up to six months bis zu sechs Monaten;

up to town in die Stadt, Br besonders nach London;

up to death bis zum Tode; → chin A, count¹ C 1, date² A 10, expectation 1, mark¹ A 13, par A 3, scratch A 5, standard¹ A 6

15. be up to meist umg

a) etwas vorhaben, etwas im Schilde führen,

b) gewachsen sein (dat),

c) entsprechen (dat),

d) jemandes Sache sein, abhängen von,

e) fähig oder bereit sein zu,

f) vorbereitet oder gefasst sein auf (akk),

g) vertraut sein mit, sich auskennen in (dat):

what are you up to? was hast du vor?, was machst du ( there da)?;

he is up to no good er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde;

it is up to him es liegt an ihm, es hängt von ihm ab, es ist seine Sache;

it is not up to much es taugt nicht viel;

he is not up to much mit ihm ist nicht viel los; → snuff¹ C 3, trick A 1, A 2

16. (in Verbindung mit Verben [siehe jeweils diese] besonders als Intensivum)

a) auf…, aus…, ver…

b) zusammen…

B int up! auf!, hoch!, herauf!, hinauf!:

up (with you)! (steh) auf!;

up …! hoch (lebe) …!; → bottom A 1

C präp

1. auf … (akk) (hinauf):

up the ladder die Leiter hinauf;

up the street die Straße hinauf oder entlang;

up yours! vulg leck(t) mich (doch)!

2. in das Innere eines Landes etc (hinein):

up (the) country landeinwärts

3. gegen:

up (the) wind

4. oben an oder auf (dat), an der Spitze (gen):

up the tree (oben) auf dem Baum;

further up the road weiter oben in der Straße;

up the yard hinten im Hof

D adj

1. Aufwärts…, nach oben gerichtet

2. im Inneren (des Landes etc)

3. nach der oder zur Stadt:

up train;

up platform Bahnsteig m für Stadtzüge

4. a) oben (befindlich), (nach oben) gestiegen

b) hoch (auch fig):

be up fig an der Spitze sein, obenauf sein ( → D 6, D 11);

he is well up in that subject umg in diesem Fach ist er auf der Höhe oder gut beschlagen oder firm;

prices are up die Preise sind gestiegen;

wheat is up WIRTSCH der Weizen steht hoch (im Kurs), der Weizenpreis ist gestiegen

5. höher

6. auf(gestanden), auf den Beinen (auch fig):

be up auf sein ( → D 4, D 11);

be up and about (again) (wieder) auf den Beinen sein;

be up late lange aufbleiben;

be up again wieder obenauf sein;

be up against a hard job umg vor einer schwierigen Aufgabe stehen;

be up against it umg in der Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken

7. (zum Sprechen) aufgestanden:

the Home Secretary is up der Innenminister will sprechen oder spricht

8. PARL Br geschlossen:

Parliament is up das Parlament hat seine Sitzungen beendet oder hat sich vertagt

9. (bei verschiedenen Substantiven)

a) aufgegangen (Sonne, Samen)

b) hochgeschlagen (Kragen)

c) hochgekrempelt (Ärmel etc)

d) aufgespannt (Schirm)

e) aufgeschlagen (Zelt)

f) hoch-, aufgezogen (Vorhang etc)

g) aufgestiegen (Ballon etc)

h) aufgeflogen (Vogel)

i) angeschwollen (Fuß etc)

10. schäumend (Getränk):

the cider is up der Apfelwein schäumt

11. be up (einwandfrei) funktionieren (Computer) ( → D 4, D 6);

up time Benutzerzeit f

12. umg in Aufruhr, erregt:

his temper is up er ist erregt oder aufgebracht;

the whole country was up das ganze Land befand sich in Aufruhr; → arm² Bes Redew, blood A 2

13. umg los, im Gange:

what’s up? was ist los?;

is anything up? ist (irgendet)was los?; → hunt A 1

14. zu Ende, abgelaufen, vorbei, um:

it’s all up es ist alles aus;

it’s all up with him koll es ist aus mit ihm; → game¹ A 6, time A 11

15. up with jemandem ebenbürtig oder gewachsen

16. up for bereit zu:

be up for election auf der Wahlliste stehen;

be up for examination sich einer Prüfung unterziehen;

be up for murder JUR unter Mordanklage stehen;

be up for sale zum Kauf stehen;

be up for trial JUR

a) vor Gericht stehen,

b) verhandelt werden

17. SPORT, Spiel: um einen Punkt etc voraus:

be one up;

one up for you eins zu null für dich (a. fig)

E v/i

1. umg aufstehen, aufspringen:

up and ask sb jemanden plötzlich fragen

2. up with US umg etwas hochreißen:

he upped with his shotgun

3. besonders US sl Aufputschmittel nehmen

F v/t umg einen Preis, die Produktion etc erhöhen

G s

1. Aufwärtsbewegung f, An-, Aufstieg m:

the ups and downs pl das Auf und Ab;

the ups and downs of life die Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens;

he has had many ups and downs in his life er hat schon viele Höhen und Tiefen erlebt;

on the up and up umg

a) Br im Steigen (begriffen), im Kommen,

b) US in Ordnung, anständig, ehrlich;

our firm’s on the up and up Br umg mit unserer Firma geht es aufwärts, unsere Firma ist im Aufwind;

he’s on the up and up umg er macht keine krummen Touren

2. umg Preisanstieg m, Wertzuwachs m

3. besonders US → upper B 4

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1. adverb
1) (to higher place) nach oben; (in lift) aufwärts

[right] up to something — (lit. or fig.) [ganz] bis zu etwas hinauf

the bird flew up to the roof — der Vogel flog aufs Dach [hinauf]

up into the air — in die Luft [hinauf]...

climb up on something/climb up to the top of something — auf etwas (Akk.) [hinauf]steigen/bis zur Spitze einer Sache hinaufsteigen

the way up [to something] — der Weg hinauf [zu etwas]

on the way up — (lit. or fig.) auf dem Weg nach oben

up here/there — hier herauf/dort hinauf

high/higher up — hoch/höher hinauf

farther up — weiter hinauf

halfway/a long/little way up — den halben Weg/ein weites/kurzes Stück hinauf

come on up! — komm [hier/weiter] herauf!

up it etc. comes/goes — herauf kommt/hinauf geht es usw.

up you go! — rauf mit dir! (ugs.)

2) (to upstairs, northwards) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich); nach oben

come up from London to Edinburgh — von London nach Edinburgh [he]raufkommen

3) (to place regarded as more important)

go up to Leeds from the country — vom Land in die Stadt Leeds od. nach Leeds fahren

4) (Brit.): (to capital) rein (bes. ugs.); herein/hinein (bes. schriftsprachlich)

go up to town or London — nach London gehen/fahren

get up to London from Reading — von Reading nach London [he]reinfahren

5) (in higher place, upstairs, in north) oben

up here/there — hier/da oben

high up — hoch oben

an order from high up — (fig.) ein Befehl von ganz oben (ugs.)

higher up in the mountains — weiter oben in den Bergen

the picture should be higher up — das Bild müsste höher hängen

farther up — weiter oben

halfway/a long/little way up — auf halbem Weg nach oben/ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

10 metres up — 10 Meter hoch

live four floors or storeys up — im vierten Stockwerk wohnen

his flat is on the next floor up — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk höher

up north — oben im Norden (ugs.)

6) (erect) hoch

keep your head up — halte den Kopf hoch; see also chin

7) (out of bed)

be up — auf sein

up and about — auf den Beinen

8) (in place regarded as more important; Brit.): (in capital)

up in town or London/Leeds — in London/Leeds

9) (in price, value, amount)

prices have gone/are up — die Preise sind gestiegen

butter is up [by...] — Butter ist [...] teurer

10) (including higher limit)

up to — bis... hinauf

up to midday/up to £2 — bis zum Mittag/bis zu 2 Pfund

11) (in position of gain)

we're £300 up on last year — wir liegen 300 Pfund über dem letzten Jahr

the takings were £500 up on the previous month — die Einnahmen lagen 500 Pfund über denen des Vormonats

12) (ahead)

be three points/games/goals up — (Sport) mit drei Punkten/Spielen/Toren vorn liegen

be three points up on somebody — drei Punkte vor jemandem sein od. liegen

13) (as far as)

up to something — bis zu etwas

she is up to Chapter 3 — sie ist bis zum dritten Kapitel gekommen od. ist beim dritten Kapitel

up to here/there — bis hier[hin]/bis dorthin

I've had it up to here — (coll.) mir steht es bis hier [hin] (ugs.)

up to now/then/that time/last week — bis jetzt/damals/zu jener Zeit/zur letzten Woche

14)

up to — (comparable with)

be up to expectation[s] — den Erwartungen entsprechen

his last opera is not up to his others — seine neueste Oper reicht an seine früheren nicht heran

15)

up to — (capable of)

[not] be/feel up to something — einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen sein/sich einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen fühlen

[not] be/feel up to doing something — [nicht] in der Lage sein/sich nicht in der Lage fühlen, etwas zu tun

not be up to much — nicht viel taugen

16)

up to — (derog.): (doing)

be up to something — etwas anstellen (ugs.)

what is he up to? — was hat er [bloß] vor?

17)

it is [not] up to somebody to do something — (somebody's duty) es ist [nicht] jemandes Sache, etwas zu tun

it is up to us to help them — es ist unsere Pflicht, ihnen zu helfen

now it's up to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

it's/that's up to you — (is for you to decide) es/das hängt von dir ab; (concerns only you) es/das ist deine Sache

18) (close)

up against somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas [lehnen]; an jemanden/etwas [stellen]

sit up against the wall — mit dem Rücken zur od. an der Wand sitzen

19) (confronted by)

be up against a problem/difficulty — etc. (coll.) vor einem Problem/einer Schwierigkeit usw. stehen

be up against a tough opponent — es mit einem harten Gegner zu tun haben

be up against it — in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken

20)

up and down — (upwards and downwards) hinauf und hinunter; (to and fro) auf und ab

be up and down — (coll.): (variable) Hochs und Tiefs haben

21) (facing upwards)

‘this side/way up’ — (on box etc.) "[hier] oben"

turn something this/the other side/way up — diese/die andere Seite einer Sache nach oben drehen

the right/wrong way up — richtig/verkehrt od. falsch herum

22) (finished, at an end) abgelaufen

time is up — die Zeit ist abgelaufen
2. preposition
1) (upwards along, from bottom to top) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich)

walk up something — etwas hinaufgehen

up hill and down dale — bergauf und bergab

2) (upwards through)

force a liquid up a pipe — eine Flüssigkeit durch eine Röhre nach oben pressen

3) (upwards over)

up something — etwas (Akk.) hinauf

ivy grew up the wall — Efeu wuchs die Mauer hinauf

4) (along)

come up the street — die Straße herauf- od. entlangkommen

walk up and down the platform — auf dem Bahnsteig auf und ab gehen

5) (at or in higher position in or on) [weiter] oben

further up the ladder/coast — weiter oben auf der Leiter/an der Küste

6) (from bottom to top along)

up the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses hinauf
3. adjective
1) (directed upwards) aufwärts führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach oben; nach oben gerichtet [Kolbenhub]

up train/line — (Railw.) Zug/Gleis Richtung Stadt

2) (well-informed)

be up in a subject/on the news — in einem Fach auf der Höhe [der Zeit] sein/über alle Neuigkeiten Bescheid wissen od. gut informiert sein

3) (coll.): (ready)

tea['s]/grub['s] up! — Tee/Essen ist fertig!

4) (coll.): (amiss)

what's up? — was ist los? (ugs.)

something is up — irgendwas ist los (ugs.)
4. noun in pl.
the ups and downs — (lit. or fig.) das Auf und Ab; (fig.) die Höhen und Tiefen
5. intransitive verb,
- pp- (coll.)

up and leave/resign — einfach abhauen (ugs.) /kündigen

he ups and says... — da sagt er doch [ur]plötzlich...
6. transitive verb,
- pp- (coll.) (increase) erhöhen; (raise up) heben

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adv.

auf adv.

aufwärts adv.

hinauf adv.

hoch adj.

oben adv. prep.

auf präp.

English-german dictionary > up
8 far

1. adverb,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (in space) weit

far away — weit entfernt

far [away] from — weit entfernt von

see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen

I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein

far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

2) (in time) weit

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

as far back as I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

3) (by much) weit

far too — viel zu

far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

4) (fig.)

as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun

in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

so far — (until now) bisher

so far so good — so weit, so gut

by far — bei weitem

better by far — weitaus besser

far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!

go too far — zu weit gehen

carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
2. adjective,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

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1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) weit

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) weit

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) weit
2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fern

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) entfernter

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- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far
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far

<farther or further, farthest or furthest>

[fɑ:ʳ, AM fɑ:r]

I. adv

1. (in place) weit

it's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fuß

how much further is it? wie weit ist es denn noch?

he can't walk that \far er kann nicht so weit laufen

have you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?

do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?

she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier [entfernt]

his name is fairly \far down the list sein Name steht ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste

you can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg; ( liter)

a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land

\far away in the distance in weiter Ferne

\far from home fern der Heimat

\far and wide weit und breit

from \far and wide [or near] aus Nah und Fern

2. (in time) weit

some time \far in the past/future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft

one day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hast

your birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr lang

he's not \far off seventy er geht auf die siebzig zu

we're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange, und wir sind fertig

to work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten

to plan further ahead weiter voraus planen

as \far back as:

as \far back as I can remember... so weit ich zurückdenken kann...

we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarnt

it probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück

3. (in progress) weit

how \far have you got? — I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? — ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17

how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?

to not get very \far with [doing] sth mit etw dat nicht besonders weit kommen

to not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichen

she tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weit

4. inv (much) weit, viel

she was not sure how \far he was committed sie war sich nicht sicher, wie sehr er engagiert war

this is a claim too \far diese Forderung geht zu weit

\far better/nicer/warmer viel besser/netter/wärmer

\far more difficult viel schwieriger

\far too expensive viel zu teuer

by \far bei Weitem, mit Abstand

it would be better by \far to accept the offer es wäre sehr viel besser, das Angebot anzunehmen

5.

▶ as \far as (in place) bis

I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmen

as \far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht; (in degree)

as \far as I can, I avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nicht

I use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittel

as \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...

he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nicht

as \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...

as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? der ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!

he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch alles

▶ \far and away mit Abstand, bei Weitem

your entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze fam

▶ sb would \far do sth BRIT

I'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehen

I'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

she'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehen

▶ \far from sth:

we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation

\far from it! weit gefehlt

Jim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!

▶ \far be it from [or for] me... es liegt mir fern...

\far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall

▶ to go too \far zu weit gehen

▶ to [not] go \far enough [nicht] weit genug gehen fig

stop it now, the joke has gone \far enough hör jetzt auf damit, man kann den Spaß auch zu weit treiben

▶ to go so \far as to do sth:

surely they wouldn't go so \far as to break in? sie würden doch sicher nicht so weit gehen und einen Einbruch wagen?

▶ sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen

▶ sth will go \far to sth etw wird entscheidend zu etw dat beitragen

▶ sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhalten

a hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man zwei Wochen lang im Ausland ist

▶ \far gone (in a bad state) beschädigt; (advanced in time) fortgeschritten

▶ so \far so good ( saying) so weit, so gut

▶ so [or thus] \far (until now) bisher

so \far everything's been going according to plan so weit ist alles nach Plan gelaufen

any problems? — not so \far Probleme? — bis jetzt nicht; (to a limited extent)

I trust her only so \far ich traue ihr nicht so ganz

vitamins can protect you only so \far Vitamine bieten nur bedingt Schutz

▶ to not trust sb as \far as one could throw him/her jdm nicht über den Weg trauen

II. adj attr

1. (further away)

at the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumes

the \far bank of the river das gegenüberliegende Ufer des Flusses

2. (extreme)

the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]

3. (distant)

a \far country ( liter) ein fernes Land liter

in the \far distance in weiter Ferne

4.

▶ to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein

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[fAː(r)] comp further, farther, superl furthest, farthest
1. adv

1) (in distance) weit

we don't live far or we live not far from here — wir wohnen nicht weit von hier

I'll go with you as far as the gate — ich begleite dich bis zum Tor

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von nah und fern

far above — hoch or weit über (+dat)

far away — weit entfernt or weg

I won't be far off or away — ich bin ganz in der Nähe

far away in the distance — weit in der Ferne

I was or my thoughts were far away —

far into the jungle — weit in den Dschungel hinein

far out — weit draußen

have you come far? — kommen Sie von weit her?

2)

(in time) as far back as I can remember — so weit ich (zurück)denken or mich erinnern kann

as far back as 1945 — schon (im Jahr) 1945

far into the night — bis spät in die Nacht

far into the future — bis weit in die Zukunft

3) (in degree, extent) weit

how far have you got with your plans? — wie weit sind Sie mit Ihren Plänen (gekommen)?

far longer/better — weit länger/besser

it's far beyond what I can afford — das übersteigt meine Mittel bei Weitem

4)

(in set phrases) as or so far as I'm concerned — was mich betrifft

it's all right as far as it goes — das ist so weit ganz gut

in so far as — insofern als

far and away the best, by far the best, the best by far — bei Weitem or mit Abstand der/die/das Beste

better by far — weit besser

far from satisfactory — alles andere als befriedigend

far from liking him I find him quite unpleasant — ich mag ihn nicht, ich finde ihn (im Gegenteil) sogar ausgesprochen unsympathisch

far from it! — ganz und gar nicht, (ganz) im Gegenteil

far be it from me to... — es sei mir ferne, zu...

so far this week I've seen him once/three times —

so far this week I haven't seen him at all — diese Woche habe ich ihn noch nicht gesehen

so far so good — so weit, so gut

so far and no further — bis hierher und nicht weiter

to go far (money, supplies, measures etc) — weit reichen

these measures won't go very far toward(s) stemming rising costs — diese Maßnahmen werden nicht viel dazu beitragen, die steigenden Kosten einzudämmen

I would go so far as to say... — ich würde so weit gehen zu sagen...

that's going too far —

to carry a joke too far — einen Spaß zu weit treiben

that's carrying a joke too far — da hört der Spaß auf

not far out (in guess) — nicht schlecht

not far off (in space) — nicht weit; (in guess, aim) fast (getroffen)

the weekend isn't far off now — es ist nicht mehr lang bis zum Wochenende

far gone (inf) — schon ziemlich hinüber (inf)

2. adj

1) (= more distant of two) weiter entfernt, hintere(r, s)

the far end of the room — das andere Ende des Zimmers

the far window/door — das Fenster/die Tür am anderen Ende des Zimmers

the far wall — die Wand am anderen Ende

on the far side of — auf der anderen Seite von

when he reached the far bank —

which of these cars is yours? – the far one — welches ist dein Auto? – das, das weiter weg ist

which bed will you have? – the far one — welches Bett möchtest du? – das da drüben

2) (= far-off) country, land weit entfernt

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

it's a far cry from... (fig) — das ist etwas ganz anderes als...

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far [fɑː(r)] komp. farther [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)], further [ˈfɜːðə; US ˈfɜrðər], sup farthest [ˈfɑː(r)ðıst], furthest [ˈfɜːðıst; US ˈfɜr-]

A adj

1. fern, (weit) entfernt, weit, entlegen

2. (vom Sprecher aus) entfernter, abliegend:

at the far end am anderen Ende;

the far side die andere Seite

3. weit vorgerückt, fortgeschritten ( beide:

in in dat)

B adv

1. fern, weit:

far away, far off weit weg oder entfernt;

his thoughts were far away er war mit seinen Gedanken ganz woanders

2. fig weit entfernt ( from von):

far from rich alles andere als reich;

far from completed noch lange oder längst nicht fertig;

I am far from believing it ich bin weit davon entfernt, es zu glauben;

far be it from me (to deny it) es liegt mir fern(, es zu leugnen), ich möchte (es) keineswegs (abstreiten);

far from it! ganz und gar nicht!, keineswegs!

3. weit(hin), fern(hin):

far into weit oder hoch oder tief in (akk);

far into the night bis spät oder tief in die Nacht (hinein);

it went far to convince him das hat ihn beinahe überzeugt

4. auch far and away, by far weit(aus), bei Weitem, um vieles, wesentlich (bes mit komp und sup):

far better;

(by) far the best

a) weitaus oder mit Abstand der (die, das) beste,

b) bei Weitem am bestenBesondere Redewendungen: as far as

a) so weit oder so viel (wie), insofern als,

b) bis (nach oder zu oder an akk), nicht weiter als far and near fern und nah;

far and wide weit und breit;

far back weit zurück oder hinten;

as far back as 1800 schon (im Jahre) 1800;

from far von Weitem;

go far

a) weit gehen oder reichen,

b) fig weit kommen, es weit bringen ten pounds don’t go far mit 10 Pfund kommt man nicht weit;

as far as that goes was das (an)betrifft;

it is a very good book as far as it goes es ist insgesamt ein sehr gutes Buch;

she is quite nice as far as she goes sie ist so weit ganz nett;

I’ll go so far as to say that … ich möchte oder würde sogar behaupten, dass…;

go too far zu weit gehen;

in so far (as) insofern, -weit (als);

so far bis hierher, bisher, bis jetzt;

so far so good so weit, so gut;

far out

a) weit draußen,

b) weit hinaus,

c) → far-out be far out weit daneben liegen (mit einer Vermutung etc);

far up hoch oben; → between B, cry A 1

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1. adverb,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (in space) weit

far away — weit entfernt

far [away] from — weit entfernt von

see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen

I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein

far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

2) (in time) weit

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

as far back as I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

3) (by much) weit

far too — viel zu

far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

4) (fig.)

as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun

in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

so far — (until now) bisher

so far so good — so weit, so gut

by far — bei weitem

better by far — weitaus besser

far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!

go too far — zu weit gehen

carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
2. adjective,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

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adj.

fern adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > far
9 on

on
1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre, encima de, en

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) en

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) a; el, los

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) en, de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre, en

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) con, a

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) en

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) a, hacia

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) en

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) con

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) en

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) tras

2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) en

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente, sin parar

3) ((also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) en marcha, en funcionamiento

4) ((also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) en exhibición, en cartelera

5) ((also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) a bordo

3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) en curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) en pie

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

on¹ adv

1. encendido / puesto

the light is on la luz está encendida

the heating is on la calefacción está puesta

2. abierto

the tap is on el grifo está abierto

3. puesto

he had no shoes on no llevaba zapatos

put your coat on ponte el abrigo

4.

what time is the programme on? ¿a qué hora dan el programa?

5. adelante / sin parar

the policeman told him to stop, but he drove on el policía le dijo que parara, pero siguió adelante

she saw me, but she just walked on me vio, pero siguió su camino

on² prep

1. en / sobre

she put the money on the table puso el dinero sobre la mesa

2. en

there were a lot of people on the train había mucha gente en el tren

3.

his birthday is on March 2nd su cumpleaños es el 2 de marzo

I'll see you on Friday nos vemos el viernes

she goes dancing on Saturdays va a bailar los sábados

4. en

what's on at the cinema? ¿qué echan en el cine?

5. sobre

a book on trains un libro sobre los trenes

on foot a pie

on the left / on the right a la izquierda / a la derechaon seguido de un gerundio se traduce al español por al más el infinitivo

on arriving, she phoned her mother al llegar, llamó a su madre

on

tr[ɒn]

preposition

1 (covering or touching) sobre, encima de, en

■ put it on the floor ponlo en el suelo

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

■ on page 45 en la página 45

■ the ball hit me on the head el balón me dio en la cabeza

2 (supported by, hanging from) en

■ she put the picture on the wall colgó el cuadro en la pared

■ lean on me apóyate en mí

3 (to, towards) a, hacia

■ the army was advancing on Berlin el ejército avanzaba hacia Berlín

■ on the right/left a la derecha/izquierda

4 (at the edge of) en

■ a village on the coast un pueblo de la costa

■ it's on the border está en la frontera

5 (concerning) sobre

■ a tax on alcohol un impuesto sobre el alcohol

6 (travelling expressions) de

■ we went on a journey nos fuimos de viaje, hicimos un viaje

■ he's on a business trip está de viaje de negocios

■ I was on my way to work iba de camino al trabajo

7 (days, dates, times) no se traduce

■ on Saturday el sábado

■ on Saturdays los sábados

■ on November 3rd el tres de noviembre

■ on Christmas Day el día de Navidad

8 (at the time of, just after) al

■ on arrival al llegar

■ on discovering the body al descubrir el cadáver

9 (as a result of) diferentes traducciones

■ on your advice siguiendo tus consejos

■ based on a true story basado en una historia real

10 (as means of transport) a, en

■ on foot, on horseback, on a bicycle a pie, a caballo, en bicicleta

■ on the train, on the bus, on the underground en el tren, en el autobús, en el metro

11 (regarding, about) sobre, de

■ a talk on birds una charla sobre aves

■ a book on art un libro de arte

12 (by means of) por

■ on the radio, on the TV por la radio, por la tele

■ I'm speaking on the phone estoy hablando por teléfono

13 (using) con

■ how do you get by on your pension? ¿cómo te las arreglas con tu pensión?

■ cars run on petrol los coches funcionan con gasolina

14 (state, process) diferentes traducciones

■ it's on fire se está quemando

■ it's on sale now ya está a la venta

■ she's on a diet está a régimen

■ crime is on the increase los delitos van en aumento

■ on strike en huelga

15 (working for, belonging to) diferentes traducciones

■ he's on the committee forma parte de la comisión

■ on the staff en plantilla

■ whose side are you on? ¿de parte de quién estás?

16 (in possession of) con

■ he was caught with drugs on him lo cogieron con drogas

■ have you got any money on you? ¿llevas dinero?

17 (paid for by) pagado por

■ the drinks are on me! ¡invito yo!

■ it's on the house paga la casa

18 (by comparison with) respecto a

■ sales are up on last year las ventas han aumentado respecto al año pasado

adverb

1 (not stopping) sin parar

■ she kept on talking siguió hablando

■ on with the show! the show must go on! ¡que siga el espectáculo!

2 (movement forward) diferentes traducciones

■ walk on until you get to the church sigue hasta que llegues a la iglesia

■ it's time we were moving on es hora de que nos vayamos

3 (clothes - being worn) puesto,-a

■ she had a cap on llevaba puesta una gorra

■ put a jumper on ponte un jersey

■ keep your coat on no te quites el abrigo

4 (working) diferentes traducciones

■ who left the TV on? ¿quién dejó la TV encendida?

■ don't leave the tap on! ¡no dejes el grifo abierto!

■ could you put a record on? ¿podrías poner un disco?

5 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ is there anything good on TV? ¿dan algo bueno por la tele?

■ what time is the film on? ¿a qué hora ponen la película?

■ have we got anything on this weekend? ¿tenemos plan para este fin de semana?

adjective

1 (in use) diferentes traducciones

■ is the heating on? ¿está puesta la calefacción?

■ all the lights were on todas las luces estaban encendidas

2 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ the strike's on la huelga sigue convocada

■ is the party still on? ¿se hace la fiesta?

■ the match is on after all después de todo, el partido se celebra

3 (performing) diferentes traducciones

■ you're on next! ¡sales tú el próximo!

■ they're bringing the sub on hacen salir a jugar el suplente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on y así sucesivamente

from that day on a partir de aquel día

it's not on no hay derecho, eso no vale

on line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL conectado,-a

to be on about hablar de

■ what on earth is he on about? ¿de qué diablos está hablando?

to be on at somebody dar la lata a alguien

to be on for something apuntarse a algo

to go on and on about something seguir dale que dale con algo

to have something on somebody tener algo contra alguien

you're on! ¡trato hecho!

on ['ɑn, 'ɔn] adv

1) (indicating contact with a surface)

put the top on: pon la tapa

he has a hat on: lleva un sombrero puesto

2) (indicating forward movement)

from that moment on: a partir de ese momento

farther on: más adelante

3) (indicating operation or an operating position)

turn the light on: prende la luz

on adj

1) (being in operation)

the radio is on: el radio está prendido

2) (taking place)

the game is on: el juego ha comenzado

3)

to be on to : estar enterado de

on prep

1) (indicating position) : en, sobre, encima de

on the table: en (sobre, encima de) la mesa

shadows on the wall: sombras en la pared

on horseback: a caballo

2) at, to: a

on the right: a la derecha

3) aboard, in: en, a

on the plane: en el avión

he got on the train: subió al tren

4) (indicating time)

she worked on Saturdays: trabajaba los sábados

every hour on the hour: a la hora en punto

5) (indicating means or agency) : por

he cut himself on a tin can: se cortó con una lata

to talk on the telephone: hablar por teléfono

6) (indicating a state or process) : en

on fire: en llamas

on the increase: en aumento

7) (indicating connection or membership) : en

on a committee: en una comisión

8) (indicating an activity)

on vacation: de vacaciones

on a diet: a dieta

9) about, concerning: sobre

a book on insects: un libro sobre insectos

reflect on that: reflexiona sobre eso

on

adj.

• conectado, -a adj.

• en marcha adj.

• encendido, -a adj.

adv.

• encima adv.

prep.

• acerca de prep.

• conectado (Electricidad) prep.

• de prep.

• en prep.

• encendido (Electricidad) prep.

• encima de prep.

• sobre prep.

I ɑːn, ɒn
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

[ɒn] When on is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg have on, get on, go on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, such as broadside on, further on, look up the other word.
1. PREP

1) (indicating place, position) en, sobre

• on the ceiling — sobre el techo

• on the Continent — en Europa

• with her hat on her head — con el sombrero puesto

• on page two — en la página dos

• on the right — a la derecha

• on the high seas — en alta mar

• on all sides — por todas partes, por todos lados

• a house on the square — una casa en la plaza

• on the table — en or sobre la mesa

• a meal on the train — una comida en el tren

• hanging on the wall — colgado en la pared

2) (indicating time)

on Friday — el viernes

on Fridays — los viernes

on May 14th — el catorce de mayo

on or about the 8th — el día 8 o por ahí

on and after the 15th — el día 15 y a partir de la misma fecha

• on a day like this — (en) un día como este

on the next day — al día siguiente

on some days it is — hay días cuando lo es

• on the evening of July 2nd — el 2 de julio por la tarde

3) (=at the time of)

on seeing him — al verlo

on my arrival — al llegar, a mi llegada

on my calling to him — al llamarle yo

4) (=about, concerning) sobre, acerca de

a book on physics — un libro de or sobre física

he lectured on Keats — dio una conferencia sobre Keats

Eden on the events of 1956 — lo que dice Eden acerca de los acontecimientos de 1956

have you read Purnell on Churchill? — ¿has leído los comentarios de Purnell sobre Churchill?

have you heard the boss on the new tax? — ¿has oído lo que dice el jefe acerca de la nueva contribución?

while we're on the subject — como hablamos de esto

5) (=towards, against)

the march on Rome — la marcha sobre Roma

an attack on the government — un ataque contra el gobierno

6) (=earning, receiving)

he's on £6,000 a year — gana seis mil libras al año

• a student on a grant — un estudiante con beca

• many live on less than that — muchos viven con menos

7) (=taking, consuming)

• I'm on a milk diet — sigo un régimen lácteo

• he's back on drugs — ha vuelto a drogarse

• he's on heroin — está enganchado a la heroína

• I'm on three pills a day — tomo tres píldoras al día
live on 1.
8) (=engaged in)

I'm on a new project — trabajo sobre un nuevo proyecto

we're on irregular verbs — estamos con los verbos irregulares

• he's away on business — está en viaje de negocios

• to be on holiday — estar de vacaciones

• the company is on tour — la compañía está en gira

9) (indicating membership)

• he's on the committee — es miembro del comité

• he's on the permanent staff — es de plantilla

10) (=playing)

with Louis Armstrong on trumpet — con Louis Armstrong a la trompeta

all the children play on the piano — todos los chicos saben tocar el piano

he played it on the violin — lo tocó al violín

11) (TV, Rad)

• on the radio — en or por la radio

• on television — en or por (la) televisión

there's a good film on TV tonight — esta noche dan una buena película en la tele

• on video — en vídeo

12) (=about one's person)

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

13) (=after, according to)

on this model — según este modelo

14) (=compared to)

prices are up on last year('s) — los precios han subido frente a los del año pasado

15) (=at the expense of)

this round's on me — esta ronda la pago yo, invito yo

the tour was on the Council — la gira la pagó el Consejo, corrió el Consejo con los gastos de la gira

- it's on the house

16) liter

woe on woe — dolor sobre dolor

snow on snow — nieve y más nieve

17) (phrases)

• on account of — a causa de

• on good authority — de buena tinta

on his authority — con su autorización

• on average — por término medio

• to swear on the Bible — prestar juramento sobre la Biblia

• on a charge of murder — acusado de homicidio

• on foot — a pie

• on horseback — a caballo

• on pain of — so pena de

• on sale — de venta

• on the telephone — por teléfono

• on time — a la hora, a tiempo
base I, 2., 2)
2. ADV

1) (=in place) [lid etc] puesto

the lid is on — la tapa está puesta

it's not on properly — no está bien puesto
screw on
2) (with clothes)

to have one's boots on — llevar las botas puestas

to have one's coat on — tener el abrigo puesto

what's she got on? — ¿qué lleva puesto?, ¿cómo va vestida?

she had not got much on — iba muy ligera de ropa

3) (indicating time)

from that day on — a partir de aquel día, de aquel día en adelante

• on and off — de vez en cuando, a intervalos

• it was well on in the evening — estaba ya muy entrada la tarde

well on in June — bien entrado junio

they talked well on into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

well on in years — entrado en años, que va para viejo
further 1., 1), later 1., 2)
4) (indicating continuation)

to go/walk on — seguir adelante

to read on — seguir leyendo

• he rambled on and on — estuvo dale que dale *, estuvo dale y dale (esp LAm)

• and so on — (=and the rest) y demás; (=etc) etcétera

• on with the show! — ¡que empiece or continúe el espectáculo!

on with the dancing girls! — ¡que salgan las bailarinas!

5) (in phrases)

• what are you on about? * — ¿de qué (me) hablas?

• he's always on at me about it * — me está majando continuamente con eso *
go on
3. ADJ

1) (=functioning, in operation)

to be on — [engine] estar encendido, estar en marcha; [switch] estar encendido or conectado; [machine] estar encendido or funcionando; [light] estar encendido, estar prendido (LAm); [TV set etc] estar encendido, estar puesto, estar prendido (LAm); [tap] estar abierto; [brake etc] estar puesto, estar echado

in the on position — [tap] abierto, en posición de abierto; (Elec) encendido, puesto, prendido (LAm)

2) (=being performed, shown)

the show is now on — ha comenzado el espectáculo

the show is on in London — se ha estrenado el espectáculo en Londres

the show was on for only two weeks — el show estuvo solamente 15 días en cartelera

what's on at the cinema? — ¿qué ponen en el cine?

what's on at the theatre? — ¿qué dan en el teatro?

"what's on in London" — "cartelera de los espectáculos londinenses"

the programme is on in a minute — el programa empieza dentro de un minuto

there's a good film on tonight — hay una película buena esta noche

3) (=taking place)

is the meeting still on tonight? — ¿sigue en pie la reunión de esta noche?, ¿se lleva a cabo siempre la reunión de esta noche? (LAm)

the deal is on — se ha cerrado el trato

4) (=arranged)

have you got anything on this evening? — ¿tienes compromiso para esta noche?

sorry, I've got something on tonight — lo siento, esta noche tengo un compromiso

5) (=performing, working)

to be on — [actor] estar en escena

you're on in five minutes — sales en cinco minutos

are you on next? — ¿te toca a ti la próxima vez?

are you on tomorrow? — (=on duty) ¿trabajas mañana?, ¿estás de turno mañana?

to have one day on and the next off — trabajar un día y el otro no

6) * (indicating agreement, acceptance)

you're on! — ¡te tomo la palabra!

are you still on for dinner tomorrow night? — ¿sigo contando contigo para cenar mañana?

that's not on — (Brit) eso no se hace, no hay derecho

4.

EXCL ¡adelante!

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I [ɑːn, ɒn]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

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adv.

1 as.

lo he hecho como es debido I did it as o the way it should be done

me encanta como bailas I love the way you dance

lo hagamos como lo hagamos habrá problemas whichever way we do it there'll be problems

2 as.

como te decía ayer… as I was telling you yesterday…

3 as.

trabaja como bombero he works as a fireman

dieron el dinero como anticipo they gave the money as an advance

4 about (aproximadamente).

me quedan como mil pesos I've got about a thousand pesos left

estamos como a mitad de camino we're about half-way there

tiene un sabor como a naranja it tastes a bit like an orange

5 like, as, such as, qua.

6 how, in which way.

7 some.

Pesa como cien libras It weighs some hundred pounds.

conj.

1 as, since (ya que).

como no llegabas, nos fuimos as o since you didn't arrive, we left

2 if (si). (peninsular Spanish)

como no me hagas caso, lo pasarás mal if you don't listen to me, there will be trouble

3 that (que).

después de tantas veces como te lo he explicado after all the times (that) I've explained it to you

prep.

1 like, as, just like, such as.

Te di esto en condición de préstamo I gave this to you as a loan.

2 as to.

3 how to.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: comer.

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como

► adverbio

1 (modo) how

■ así fue como nos encontramos this is how we met

■ lo hizo como quiso he did it the way he wanted to

2 (comparación) as, like

■ negro como la noche as dark as night

■ camina como su madre he walks like his mother

■ hablas como un político you talk like a politician

3 (en calidad de) as

■ como director as director

■ como invitado as a guest

4 (según) as

■ como dice tu amigo as your friend says

5 familiar (aproximadamente) about

■ había como unos cien there were about a hundred

► conjunción

1 (así que) as

■ como llegaban se presentaban they introduced themselves as they arrived

2 (si) if

■ como lo vuelvas a hacer... if you do it again...

3 (porque) as, since

■ como llegamos tarde no pudimos entrar since we arrived late we couldn't get in

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como quiera que (no importa cómo) however 2 (ya que) since, as, inasmuch as

como no sea que unless

como sea whatever happens, no matter what

como si lo viera familiar I can imagine perfectly well

como si nada / como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened

hacer como quien to pretend to +inf

■ hizo como quien estaba enfermo he pretended to be ill

hacer como si to pretend to +inf

■ hace como si no viese nada he's pretending not to see anything

tanto como eso no familiar not as much as that

* * *
1. conj.
1) as

2) like

3) if

4) since, given that
2. prep.
as, like

* * *

1. ADV

1) [indicando semejanza] like

tienen un perro como el nuestro — they've got a dog like ours

se portó como un imbécil — he behaved like an idiot

es como un pez — it's like a fish

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

sabe como a queso — it tastes a bit like cheese

blanco como la nieve — as white as snow

tuvo resultados como no se habían conocido antes — it had results such as had never been known before

2) [introduciendo ejemplo] such as

hay peces, como truchas y salmones — there are fish, such as trout and salmon

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

3) [indicando modo]

a) + indic

lo hice como me habían enseñado — I did it as I had been taught

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

prefiero como lo haces tú — I prefer it the way you do it

la manera como sucedió — the way (in which) it happened

fue así como comenzó — that was how it began

lo levanté como pude — I lifted it as best I could

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

b) + subjun

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

hazlo como puedas — do your best, do the best you can

• como sea — at all costs

tratan de mantenerse en el poder como sea — they will do whatever it takes to stay in power

está decidido a salvar como sea la vida del niño — he's determined to do whatever it takes to save the child's life

sea como sea — in any case

hay que evitar que nos eliminen sea como sea — we must avoid getting knocked out at all costs

4) (=en calidad de) as

lo usé como cuchara — I used it as a spoon

asistió como espectador — he attended as a spectator

lo dice como juez — he says it speaking as a judge

vale más como poeta — he is better as a poet

5) (=más o menos) about, around

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

6) [con valor causal]

libre como estaba — free as he was

2. CONJ

1) + indic (=ya que) as, since

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

2) + indic (=según) as

como dice mi profesor — as my teacher says

como se ve en el gráfico — as you can see from the diagram

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

tal como están los precios de las motos... — with motorbike prices as they are at the moment...

3) + indic (=cuando) as soon as

así como nos vio lanzó un grito — as soon as he saw us he shouted

4) + indic
(=que)
verás como les ganamos — we'll beat them, you'll see

ya verás como no vienen — I bet they won't come

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

de tanto como odio a los dos, no sé a quien odio más — I hate them both so much, I don't know which I hate the most

5) + subjun (=si) if

como vengas tarde, no comes — if you're late you'll get nothing to eat

como sea cierto, ¡estamos perdidos! — if it's true, we're done for!

¡como lo pierdas! — you'd better not lose it!, don't you lose it!

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

no salimos, como no sea para ir al cine — we only go out if it's to go to the cinema, we don't go out unless it's to go to the cinema

6)

• como que — as if

¡como que yo soy tonto y me creo esas mentiras! — as if I was stupid enough to believe lies like that!

¡como que te van a pagar! — don't tell me they're going to pay you!

hizo como que no nos veía — he pretended not to see us

al tragar nota como que le molesta — he shows discomfort when swallowing

7)

• como si — as if, as though

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

8)

• como para, ¡es como para denunciarlos! — it's enough to make you want to report them to the police!

tampoco es como para enfadarse tanto — there's no need to get so angry about it

9) CAm, Méx

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost
así 1., 5), pronto 1., 4), querer 2., 1)
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I
preposición

1)

a) ( en calidad de) as

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

b) ( con el nombre de) as

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

c) ( por ejemplo) like

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

2) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

3) (en locs)

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried
II
conjunción

1) ( de la manera que) as

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

2) ( puesto que) as, since

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

3) (si) (+ subj) if

como te pille... — if I catch you...

4) ( en oraciones concesivas)

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

5) ( que)

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see
III
adverbio

1) ( expresando aproximación) about

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

2) ( uso expletivo) kind of (colloq)

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...

* * *

= as, by way of, for the purpose of + Nombre, how, in the guise of, just as, like, qua, much as, as a kind of, as serving as, along the lines of, in + Posesivo + capacity as, such as, kind of like.

Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex. An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex. Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.

Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex. Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.

Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

Ex. Thus, the computer-held term record files are most suitable for applications like Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) systems.

Ex. Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.

Ex. More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television.

Ex. In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.

Ex. 45 libraries have been unofficially recognised by librarians as serving as model children's libraries.

Ex. The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.

Ex. Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.

Ex. Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.

Ex. It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.

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

* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.

* algo así como = something like.

* añádase cómo = expand like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* como aclaración = in parenthesis.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* como algo normal = as a matter of course.

* como algo opuesto a = as against.

* como algo residual = residually.

* como alternativa = as an alternative.

* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.

* como antes = as before.

* como apoyo a = in support of.

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como base para = as a basis for.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* como consecuencia = on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia (de) = as a result (of), in the wake of, as a consequence (of).

* cómo conseguir = obtainability.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como contrapartida = in return.

* como cooperativa = collegially.

* como corresponde = fittingly.

* como corresponde a = as befits.

* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.

* como de costumbre = as usual, as always, according to normal practice.

* cómo demonios = how on earth.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como diferente a = as distinct from.

* cómo disponer de (algo) = disposition.

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.

* como el cuero = leathery.

* como el desierto = desert-like.

* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* como en casa = like home (away) from home.

* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio = there's no place like home.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es debido = fittingly.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como es habitual = as always.

* como es natural = not unnaturally.

* como es normal = as always.

* como esto = like this.

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como grogui = drowsily, groggily.

* como grupo = collectively.

* como guía = for guidance.

* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como la pólvora = like wildfire.

* como las ardillas = squirrel-like.

* como las empresas = business-like.

* como loca = like a madwoman.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.

* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* como muestra de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como muy tarde = at the latest.

* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.

* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.

* cómo nos las ingeniamos para... = how in the world....

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* como opuesto a = as distinct from, as opposed to.

* como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.

* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.

* como parásito = parasitically.

* como persona que = as one who.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* como polo opuesto = by polar contrast.

* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.

* como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.

* como por encanto = magically.

* como poseído = as one possessed.

* como preámbulo de = as a preamble to.

* como primera elección = as a first preference.

* como prueba de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como prueba de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como pruebas = in evidence, in evidence.

* como quiera que + Verbo = however + Verbo.

* como quieras llamarlo = whatever you call it.

* como reconocimiento a = in recognition of.

* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.

* como resultado = in consequence, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* como resultado (de) = as a consequence (of).

* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.

* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.

* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* como señal de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* como si = as though.

* como si dijéramos = as it were.

* como siempre = as always.

* como si fuese = as it were.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* como símbolo de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* como si no hubiera mañana = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* como sustituto de = in place of.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* como término medio = on average.

* como todo un caballero = sportingly.

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.

* como una balsa de aceite = like a millpond, calm like a millpond.

* como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.

* como una cebolla = onion-like.

* como una condenada = like a madwoman.

* como una descosida = like a madwoman.

* como una forma de = as a means of.

* como una metralladora = quick-fire.

* como un basilisco = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un bobo = stupidly.

* como un bólido = like the clappers.

* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.

* como un cencerro = barking mad, raving mad, stark raving mad.

* como un condenado = like the clappers, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un descosido = like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un detective = detectivelike, sleuthlike.

* como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.

* como un energúmeno = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un estúpido = stupidly.

* como un experto = expertly.

* como un glaciar = glacially.

* como unidad global = as a whole.

* como un idiota = stupidly.

* como un loca = like a madwoman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* como un método para = as a means of.

* como un modo de = as a way of.

* como un necio = stupidly.

* como un observador que pasa desapercibido = fly-on-the-wall, fly-on-the-wall.

* cómo uno se identifica a sí mismo = self-identification.

* como un platillo = saucer-like.

* como un poseído = as one possessed.

* como un rayo = in a flash.

* como un reguero de pólvora = like wildfire.

* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.

* como un reloj = as regular as clockwork, like clockwork.

* como un televisor = television-type.

* como un todo = as a whole.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* como un torpe = foolishly.

* como un zombi = zombielike.

* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* como + Voz Pasiva = as + Participio Pasado.

* como y cuando = as and when.

* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.

* comportarse como se espera = be a sport.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* conocerse como = be known as.

* dar como resultado = result (in).

* de cómo = as to how.

* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.

* para colmo = on top of everything else.

* plan de cómo disponer de Algo = disposition instruction.

* proponer como principio = posit.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost.

* seleccionar como relevante = hit.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tan + Adjetivo + como = as + Adjetivo + as, every bit as + Adjetivo + as.

* tan + Adjetivo + como de costumbre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan + Adjetivo + como siempre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.

* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap).

* tanto como = as many... as..., as much as + Adjetivo, both... and..., no less than, equally, if not, so much as.

* tanto como siempre = as much as ever.

* tener como equivalente = have + counterpart.

* tener como motivo central = plan around + Nombre.

* tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* * *
I
preposición

1)

a) ( en calidad de) as

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

b) ( con el nombre de) as

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

c) ( por ejemplo) like

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

2) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

3) (en locs)

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried
II
conjunción

1) ( de la manera que) as

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

2) ( puesto que) as, since

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

3) (si) (+ subj) if

como te pille... — if I catch you...

4) ( en oraciones concesivas)

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

5) ( que)

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see
III
adverbio

1) ( expresando aproximación) about

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

2) ( uso expletivo) kind of (colloq)

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...

* * *

= as, by way of, for the purpose of + Nombre, how, in the guise of, just as, like, qua, much as, as a kind of, as serving as, along the lines of, in + Posesivo + capacity as, such as, kind of like.

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex: Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.

Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

Ex: Thus, the computer-held term record files are most suitable for applications like Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) systems.

Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.

Ex: More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television.

Ex: In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.

Ex: 45 libraries have been unofficially recognised by librarians as serving as model children's libraries.

Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.

Ex: Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.

Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.

Ex: It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.

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

* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.

* algo así como = something like.

* añádase cómo = expand like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* como aclaración = in parenthesis.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* como algo normal = as a matter of course.

* como algo opuesto a = as against.

* como algo residual = residually.

* como alternativa = as an alternative.

* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.

* como antes = as before.

* como apoyo a = in support of.

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como base para = as a basis for.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* como consecuencia = on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia (de) = as a result (of), in the wake of, as a consequence (of).

* cómo conseguir = obtainability.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como contrapartida = in return.

* como cooperativa = collegially.

* como corresponde = fittingly.

* como corresponde a = as befits.

* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.

* como de costumbre = as usual, as always, according to normal practice.

* cómo demonios = how on earth.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como diferente a = as distinct from.

* cómo disponer de (algo) = disposition.

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.

* como el cuero = leathery.

* como el desierto = desert-like.

* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* como en casa = like home (away) from home.

* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio = there's no place like home.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es debido = fittingly.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como es habitual = as always.

* como es natural = not unnaturally.

* como es normal = as always.

* como esto = like this.

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como grogui = drowsily, groggily.

* como grupo = collectively.

* como guía = for guidance.

* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como la pólvora = like wildfire.

* como las ardillas = squirrel-like.

* como las empresas = business-like.

* como loca = like a madwoman.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.

* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* como muestra de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como muy tarde = at the latest.

* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.

* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.

* cómo nos las ingeniamos para... = how in the world....

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* como opuesto a = as distinct from, as opposed to.

* como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.

* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.

* como parásito = parasitically.

* como persona que = as one who.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* como polo opuesto = by polar contrast.

* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.

* como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.

* como por encanto = magically.

* como poseído = as one possessed.

* como preámbulo de = as a preamble to.

* como primera elección = as a first preference.

* como prueba de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como prueba de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como pruebas = in evidence, in evidence.

* como quiera que + Verbo = however + Verbo.

* como quieras llamarlo = whatever you call it.

* como reconocimiento a = in recognition of.

* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.

* como resultado = in consequence, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* como resultado (de) = as a consequence (of).

* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.

* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.

* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* como señal de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* como si = as though.

* como si dijéramos = as it were.

* como siempre = as always.

* como si fuese = as it were.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* como símbolo de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* como si no hubiera mañana = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* como sustituto de = in place of.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* como término medio = on average.

* como todo un caballero = sportingly.

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.

* como una balsa de aceite = like a millpond, calm like a millpond.

* como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.

* como una cebolla = onion-like.

* como una condenada = like a madwoman.

* como una descosida = like a madwoman.

* como una forma de = as a means of.

* como una metralladora = quick-fire.

* como un basilisco = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un bobo = stupidly.

* como un bólido = like the clappers.

* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.

* como un cencerro = barking mad, raving mad, stark raving mad.

* como un condenado = like the clappers, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un descosido = like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un detective = detectivelike, sleuthlike.

* como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.

* como un energúmeno = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un estúpido = stupidly.

* como un experto = expertly.

* como un glaciar = glacially.

* como unidad global = as a whole.

* como un idiota = stupidly.

* como un loca = like a madwoman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* como un método para = as a means of.

* como un modo de = as a way of.

* como un necio = stupidly.

* como un observador que pasa desapercibido = fly-on-the-wall, fly-on-the-wall.

* cómo uno se identifica a sí mismo = self-identification.

* como un platillo = saucer-like.

* como un poseído = as one possessed.

* como un rayo = in a flash.

* como un reguero de pólvora = like wildfire.

* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.

* como un reloj = as regular as clockwork, like clockwork.

* como un televisor = television-type.

* como un todo = as a whole.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* como un torpe = foolishly.

* como un zombi = zombielike.

* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* como + Voz Pasiva = as + Participio Pasado.

* como y cuando = as and when.

* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.

* comportarse como se espera = be a sport.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* conocerse como = be known as.

* dar como resultado = result (in).

* de cómo = as to how.

* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.

* para colmo = on top of everything else.

* plan de cómo disponer de Algo = disposition instruction.

* proponer como principio = posit.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost.

* seleccionar como relevante = hit.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tan + Adjetivo + como = as + Adjetivo + as, every bit as + Adjetivo + as.

* tan + Adjetivo + como de costumbre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan + Adjetivo + como siempre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.

* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap).

* tanto como = as many... as..., as much as + Adjetivo, both... and..., no less than, equally, if not, so much as.

* tanto como siempre = as much as ever.

* tener como equivalente = have + counterpart.

* tener como motivo central = plan around + Nombre.

* tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* * *

como¹

prep

A

1 (en calidad de) as

usando el paraguas como bastón using his umbrella as a walking stick

quiero hablarte como amigo y no como abogado I want to speak to you as a friend and not as a lawyer

el director tendrá como funciones … the director's duties will be …

está considerado como lo mejor he's considered (to be) the best

lo presentó como su ex-marido she introduced him as her ex-husband

2 (con el nombre de) as

la flor conocida allí como `Santa Rita' the flower known there as `Santa Rita'

3 (por ejemplo) like

en algunas capitales como Londres in some capital cities such as London o like London

necesitamos a alguien como tú we need someone like you

tengo ganas de comer algo dulce — ¿como qué? I fancy something sweet — like what?

B (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

quiero un vestido como el tuyo I want a dress like yours

pienso como tú I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

se portó como un caballero he behaved like a gentleman

la quiero como a una hija I love her like a daughter o as if she were my own daughter

bailó como nunca she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil he treats me like an idiot o as if I were an idiot

se llama algo así como Genaro o Gerardo he's called something like Genaro or Gerardo

¡no hay nada como un buen coñac! there's nothing like a good brandy!

era verde, un verde como el de la alfombra de la oficina it was green, the color of the office carpet

como PARA + INF:

es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry, it makes you want to cry

C ( en locs):

así como ( frml); as well as

por esto, así como por muchas otras razones because of this, and for many other reasons as well o as well as for many other reasons

sus abundantes recursos naturales, así como su importancia estratégica its abundant natural resources, together with o as well as its strategic importance

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!

como mucho at (the) most, at the outside

como poco at least

como nadie: hace la paella como nadie she makes wonderful paella, nobody makes paella like her

como que …: conduce muy bien — como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well — well, he is a racing driver, after all

le voy a decir cuatro cosas — sí, sí, como que te vas a atrever … I'm going to give him a piece of my mind — oh, yes? I'll believe that when I see it

y no me lo dijiste — ¡como que no sabía nada! and you didn't tell me about it — that's because I didn't know anything about it myself!

como ser (CS); such as, for example, like

como si (+ subj) as if, as though

actuó como si no le importara she acted as if o as though she didn't care

ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all worried o he behaves as if it's nothing (to worry about)

él como si nada or como si tal cosa, ni se inmutó he just stood there without batting an eyelid

como²

conjunction

A (de la manera que) as

no me gustó el modo or la manera como lo dijo I didn't like the way she said it

llegó temprano, tal como había prometido he arrived early, just as he had promised

ganó Raúl, como era de esperar Raúl won, as was to be expected

así en la tierra como en el cielo on Earth as it is in Heaven

como dice el refrán as the saying goes

(tal y) como están las cosas as things stand, the way things are

(+ subj): hazlo como quieras do it any way you like o how you like

no voy — como quieras I'm not going — please yourself o as you like

me dijo que me las arreglara como pudiera he told me to sort things as best I could

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame bougainvillea or whatever it's called

como quiera que sea, ellos se llevaron la copa anyway, the point is they won the cup

B (puesto que) as, since

como todavía era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta since o as it was still early, we went for a walk, it was still early so we went for a walk

C (+ subj) (si) if

como te vuelva a encontrar por aquí if I catch you around here again

D

(en oraciones concesivas): cansado como estaba, se ofreció a ayudarme tired though o tired as he was, he offered to help me

joven como es, tiene más sentido común que tú he may be young but he has more common sense than you

E

(que): vimos como se los llevaban en una furgoneta we saw them being taken away in a van, we saw how they were taken away in a van

vas a ver como llega tarde he'll be late, you'll see

como³

adverb

A (expresando aproximación) about

como a la mitad del camino about half way there

está como a cincuenta kilómetros it's about fifty kilometers away

vino como a las seis she came at around o about six

tiene un sabor como a almendras it has a kind of almondy taste, it tastes something like o a bit like almonds

un ruido como de un motor a noise like that of an engine

B (uso expletivo) kind of ( colloq)

es que me da como vergüenza … I find it kind of embarrassing …

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Del verbo comer: ( conjugate comer)

como es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
algo como
comer
como
cómo
comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( en general) to eat;

◊ no tengo ganas de cómo I'm not hungry;

este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de cómo a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de cómo al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a cómo (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de cómo? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;

( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch;

◊ nos invitaron a cómo they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

verbo transitivo
a) ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat;

◊ ¿puedo cómo otro? can I have another one?;

no tienen qué cómo they don't have anything to eat
b) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) See Also→ comerse 3

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to take

comerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( al escribir) ‹acento/palabra› to leave off;

‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
b) ( al hablar) ‹ letra› to leave off;

‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
◊ cómetelo todo eat it all up;

cómose las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
a) [acido/óxido] to eat away (at);

[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
b) [inflación/alquiler] ‹sueldo/ahorros› to eat away at

como preposición
a) ( en calidad de) as;

◊ quiero hablarte cómo amigo I want to speak to you as a friend

b) ( con el nombre de) as;

◊ se la conoce cómo `flor de luz' it's known as `flor de luz'

c) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like;

◊ uno cómo el tuyo one like yours;

¡no hay nada cómo un buen coñac! there's nothing like a good brandy!;
es cómo para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry
d) ( en locs)

◊ así como (frml) as well as;

como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least;
como ser (CS) such as, for example;
como si (+ subj) as if, as though
■ conjunción
a) ( de la manera que) as;

◊ tal cómo había prometido just as he had promised;

cómo era de esperar as was to be expected;
no me gustó cómo lo dijo I didn't like the way she said it;
(tal y) cómo están las cosas as things stand;
hazlo cómo quieras/cómo mejor puedas do it any way you like/as best as you can;
no voy — cómo quieras I'm not going — please yourself
b) ( puesto que) as, since;

◊ cómo era temprano, fui a dar una vuelta as it was early, I went for a walk

c) (si) (+ subj) if;

◊ cómo te pille … if I catch you …

■ adverbio ( expresando aproximación) about;
◊ está cómo a cincuenta kilómetros it's about fifty kilometers away;

un sabor cómo a almendras a kind of almondy taste
cómo adverbio
a) ( de qué manera) how;

◊ ¿cómo estás? how are you?;

¿cómo es tu novia? what's your girlfriend like?;
¿cómo es de grande? how big is it?;
¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
b) ( por qué) why, how come (colloq);

◊ ¿cómo no me lo dijiste antes? why didn't you tell me before?

c) ( al solicitar que se repita algo) sorry?, pardon?;

◊ ¿cómo dijo? sorry, what did you say?

d) ( en exclamaciones):

◊ ¡cómo llueve! it's really raining!;

¡cómo comes! the amount you eat!;
¡cómo! ¿no te lo han dicho? what! haven't they told you?
e) ( en locs)

◊ ¿a cómo …?: ¿a cómo están los tomates? (fam) how much are the tomatoes?;

¿a cómo estamos hoy? (AmL) what's the date today?;
¡cómo no! of course!;
¿cómo que …?: ¿cómo que no fuiste tú? what do you mean it wasn't you?;
aquí no está — ¿cómo que no? it isn't here — what do you mean it isn't there?
comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
como
I adverbio
1 (manera) how: hazlo como quieras, do it however you like
me gusta como habla, I like the way he speaks
2 (semejanza, equivalencia) as: es como tú, he's just like you
terco como una mula, as stubborn as a mule
3 (conformidad) as: como estaba diciendo..., as I was saying...
como indica el prospecto, as the instructions say
4 (aproximadamente) about
como a la mitad de camino, more or less halfway
como unos treinta, about thirty
II conj
1 como [+ subj], (si) if: como no comas, no vas al cine, if you don't eat, you won't go to the cinema
2 (porque) as, since
como llamó tan tarde, ya no me encontró, as he phoned so late, he didn't find me in
3 como si, as if
como si nada o tal cosa, as if nothing had happened
familiar como si lo viera, I can just imagine it
III prep (en calidad de) as: lo aconsejé como amigo, I advised him as a friend
visitó el museo como experto, she visited the museum as an expert
¿As, like o how?
As se usa para hablar de la función, uso, papel o trabajo de una persona o cosa (trabajó como camarera durante las vacaciones, she worked as a waitress during the holidays) o para comparar dos acciones o situaciones y expresar su similitud. En este caso es necesario disponer de un verbo: Entró de botones, como lo había hecho su padre veinte años antes. He entered as an office-boy, as his father had twenty years before.
Cuando como va seguido de un sustantivo o pronombre también puedes usar like para comparar dos acciones o situaciones: Es como su padre. He's just like his father. Sin embargo, si va seguido de una preposición, hay que usar as: En marzo, como en abril, llovió. In March, as in April, it rained.
Nunca debes usar how en comparaciones, porque sólo expresa la manera de hacer las cosas: ¿Cómo lo hiciste?, How did you do it?
cómo adverbio
1 (interrogativo) how: ¿cómo es de alto?, how high is it?
¿cómo estás?, how are you?
¿cómo se hace?, how is it made?
2 (cuánto) ¿a cómo están los plátanos?, how much are the bananas?
3 (por qué) ¿cómo es que no nos avisaste?, why didn't you warn us?
familiar ¿cómo es eso?, how come?
4 (cuando no se ha oído bien) ¿cómo?, what?
5 (exclamativo) how
¡cómo ha cambiado!, how she's changed!
♦ Locuciones: cómo no, of course
' cómo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrirse
- acabada
- acabado
- acondicionar
- acreditar
- actuar
- adiós
- alma
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- amable
- andar
- apear
- apenas
- aprendizaje
- arreglarse
- arte
- así
- atizar
- atonía
- baja
- bajo
- bala
- balsa
- bañera
- bastante
- beber
- bestia
- borrega
- borrego
- botija
- buenamente
- cabra
- cada
- caracterización
- casa
- cencerro
- cerrarse
- cesar
- chinche
- cielo
- coco
- coletilla
- colorada
- colorado
- comer
- como
- como quiera
- comoquiera
English:
ablaze
- above
- abroad
- acclaim
- accordingly
- act
- address
- alternatively
- always
- arouse
- as
- ashen
- attractive
- awaken
- away
- back
- barrage
- bash out
- be
- beaver away
- best
- bicker
- big
- black
- blind
- bolt
- bombshell
- bone
- border
- bored
- both
- break
- breed
- brownout
- by-product
- cake
- calculate
- care
- chalk
- champagne
- change
- charm
- cheer
- churn out
- class
- climax
- clown around
- coin
- colour
- come about

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Como nm

el lago Como Lake Como

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como

I adv

1 as;

como amigo as a friend

2 ( aproximadamente)

:

había como cincuenta there were about fifty;

hace como una hora about an hour ago

3

:

así como as well as

II conj

1 if;

como si as if;

como si fuera tonto as if he were o was an idiot;

como no bebas vas a enfermar if you don’t drink you’ll get sick

2 expresando causa as, since;

como no llegó, me fui solo as o since she didn’t arrive, I went by myself

3

:

me gusta como habla I like the way he talks;

como quiera any way you want

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cómo adv

: how

¿cómo estás?: how are you?

¿a cómo están las manzanas?: how much are the apples?

¿cómo?: excuse me?, what was that?

¿se puede? ¡cómo no!: may I? please do!

como adv

1) : around, about

cuesta como 500 pesos: it costs around 500 pesos

2) : kind of, like

tengo como mareos: I'm kind of dizzy

como conj

1) : how, as

hazlo como dijiste que lo harías: do it the way you said you would

2) : since, given that

como estaba lloviendo, no salí: since it was raining, I didn't go out

3) : if

como lo vuelva a hacer lo arrestarán: if he does that again he'll be arrested

4)

como quiera : in any way

como prep

1) : like, as

ligero como una pluma: light as a feather

2)

así como : as well as

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como¹ adv

1. (manera) how

te puedes vestir como quieras you can dress how you like

hazlo como te he enseñado do it the way I showed you

2. (comparaciones) as / like

ya estás tan alta como tu hermano you're as tall as your brother now

tengo una camiseta como ésa I've got a T shirt like that one

3. (según) as

como se puede ver as can be seen

4. (ejemplo) like

algunas aves, como el pingüino, no vuelan some birds, like penguins, can't fly

5. (aproximadamente) about

creo que tengo como cien novelas de aventuras I think I've got about a hundred adventure novels

6. (en calidad de) as

utiliza la caja como una mesilla use the box as a beside table

como sea at all costs / no matter what

como si as if / as though

sigue como si no estuviera aquí carry on as if I weren't here

como² conj

1. (causa) as

como hacía sol, nos fuimos a la playa as it was sunny, we went to the beach

2. (condición) if

como llegues tarde, te quedarás sin pastel if you're late, you won't get any cake

Spanish-English dictionary > como
11 pousser

pousser [puse]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. to push ; [+ verrou] to slide ; [+ objet gênant, pion] to move

• pousser une chaise contre le mur to push a chair against the wall

• pousser la porte/la fenêtre to push the door/window shut

• le vent nous poussait vers la côte the wind was blowing us towards the shore

• peux-tu me pousser ? (balançoire, voiture en panne) can you give me a push?

• pousser un peu loin le bouchon to go a bit far

   b. ( = stimuler) [+ élève, employé] to push ; [+ moteur] (techniquement) to soup up ; (en accélérant) to drive hard ; [+ voiture] to drive hard ; [+ feu] to stoke up ; [+ chauffage] to turn up

• c'est l'ambition qui le pousse he is driven by ambition

   c. ( = mettre en valeur) [+ candidat, protégé] to push ; [+ dossier] to help along

   d. pousser qn à faire qch [faim, curiosité] to drive sb to do sth ; [personne] ( = inciter) to press sb to do sth ; ( = persuader) to talk sb into doing sth

• c'est elle qui l'a poussé à acheter cette maison she talked him into buying this house

• pousser qn au désespoir to drive sb to despair

• pousser qn à la consommation to encourage sb to buy (or eat or drink etc)

• pousser qn à la dépense to encourage sb to spend money

   e. ( = poursuivre) [+ études, discussion] to continue ; [+ affaire] to follow up

• pousser l'enquête/les recherches plus loin to carry on with the inquiry/the research

• pousser la curiosité/la plaisanterie un peu (trop) loin to take curiosity/the joke a bit too far

• il a poussé la gentillesse jusqu'à m'y conduire he was kind enough to take me there

• pousser qn à bout to push sb to breaking point

   f. [+ cri, hurlement] to give ; [+ soupir] to heave

• pousser des cris to scream

• pousser des rugissements to roar

2. intransitive verb

   a. [plante] ( = sortir de terre) to sprout ; ( = se développer) to grow ; [barbe, enfant] to grow ; [dent] to come through

• ils font pousser des tomates par ici they grow tomatoes around here

• il se laisse pousser la barbe he's growing a beard

• il a une dent qui pousse he's cutting a tooth

   b. ( = faire un effort) (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push

   c. ( = aller) nous allons pousser un peu plus avant we're going to go on a bit further

• pousser jusqu'à Lyon to go on as far as Lyon

   d. ( = exagérer) (inf) to go too far

• tu pousses ! that's going a bit far!

• faut pas pousser ! that's going a bit far!

3. reflexive verb

► se pousser ( = se déplacer) to move

• pousse-toi de là ! shift yourself!

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puse
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( déplacer) to push [vélo, meuble, personne]; ( écarter ce qui gêne) to move, to shift, to push [something] aside [objet]

pousser une porte — ( pour la fermer) to push a door to

pousser un verrou — to push ou slide a bolt home

le vent poussait le bateau vers la côte — the wind was driving the boat toward(s) the shore

pousser les enfants vers la sortie — to hustle the children toward(s) the exit

pousser quelqu'un du coude — to give somebody a dig ou to nudge somebody with one's elbow

2) ( entraîner)

poussé par la pitié — stirred by pity

poussé par le désir de les aider — prompted by a desire to help them

pousser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose — ( encourager) to encourage somebody to do something; ( vivement) to urge somebody to do something; ( contraindre) [faim, désespoir, haine] to drive somebody to do something

pousser quelqu'un au suicide — to drive somebody to suicide

c'est ce qui m'a poussé vers l'enseignement — that's what made me take up teaching

tout me pousse à croire que — everything leads me to believe that

il n'a pas fallu le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il parle — he didn't need much prompting to talk

3) ( faire travailler plus) to push [élève]; to keep [somebody] at it [employé]; to ride [something] hard [monture]; to drive [something] hard [voiture]; to flog (colloq) [moteur]

4) ( promouvoir) to push [produit, protégé]

5) ( porter plus avant) to pursue [recherches, raisonnement]

c'est pousser un peu loin la plaisanterie — that's carrying ou taking the joke a bit far

pousser le perfectionnisme à l'extrême — to be too much of a perfectionist

pousser la bêtise jusqu'à faire — to be stupid enough to do

6) ( émettre) to let out [cri]; to heave [soupir]

pousser un hurlement/miaulement — to howl/to miaow

pousser une gueulante — (colloq) to yell and scream (colloq)

pousser la chansonnette — to sing a song

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( croître) [enfant, plante, barbe, ongle] to grow; ( apparaître) [plante] to sprout; [dent] to come through; [immeuble, ville] to spring up

je fais pousser des légumes — I grow vegetables

se laisser or se faire pousser les cheveux — to grow one's hair

se laisser or se faire pousser la barbe — to grow a beard

2) ( aller)

pousser plus loin/jusqu'à la ville — to go on further/as far as the town

3) (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push

4) (colloq) ( exagérer) to overdo it, to go too far

tu ne crois pas que tu pousses un peu? — don't you think you're overdoing it?

3.

se pousser verbe pronominal ( pour faire de la place) to move over

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à la va comme je te pousse — (colloq) any old how

se pousser du col — (colloq) to push oneself forward, to be pushy (colloq)

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puse
1. vt

1) (= déplacer) to push, [objet qui gêne] to move

Ils ont dû pousser la voiture. — They had to push the car.

Pousse la chaise, si elle te gêne. — Move the chair if it's in your way.

2) (= bousculer) to push

Il m'a poussé. — He pushed me.

Quelqu'un l'a poussé sur la voie. — Somebody pushed him onto the track.

3) (= appuyer sur) [bouton] to press, to push, [interrupteur] to press

4) (= encourager)

pousser qn à faire qch — to urge sb to do sth

Je l'ai poussé à poser sa candidature. — I urged him to apply.

5) (= inciter)

pousser qn à qch [jalousie, ambition] — to drive sb to sth

Cela l'avait poussé à une réévaluation de sa carrrière. — This drove him to re-evaluate his career., This made him re-evaluate his career.

6) (= acculer)

pousser qn à qch [faillite, boisson] — to drive sb to sth

pousser qn à faire — to drive sb to do

7) (= mener)

pousser qch jusqu'à... — to take sth so far as...

Il a poussé le dévouement jusqu'à l'héberger pendant plus d'un mois. — He was so devoted to her that he put her up for more than a month.

8) (forcer) [moteur, voiture] to drive hard

9) (= faire progresser) [personne] to push

Ses parents l'ont beaucoup poussé dans ses études. — His parents have pushed him hard in his studies.

10) (= poursuivre) [discussion, expérience] to pursue

11) (= émettre)

pousser un cri — to shout, to cry out

2. vi

1) (= croître) to grow

Mes cheveux poussent vite. — My hair grows quickly.

faire pousser [plante] — to grow

2) (pour déplacer) to push

Viens m'aider à pousser. — Come and help me push.

3) (= bousculer) to push

Arrêtez de pousser, derrière! — Stop pushing at the back!

4) (= aller)

pousser plus loin — to push on

Si on poussait jusqu'au prochain village? — How about we push on to the next village?

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pousser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déplacer) to push [brouette, vélo, meuble, personne]; ( écarter ce qui gêne) to move, to shift, to push [sth] aside [objet]; tu m'as poussé! you pushed me!; pousser une voiture en panne to push a broken-down car; pousser le lit contre le mur/vers la gauche to push the bed (up) against the wall/over to the left; pousser une porte ( pour la fermer) to push a door to; ( pour l'ouvrir) to push a door open; pousser un verrou to push ou slide a bolt home; peux-tu pousser ta voiture? elle gêne can you move your car? it's in the way; pousse tes fesses◑! shove over○!; le vent pousse les nuages vers l'est the wind is blowing ou pushing the clouds in an easterly direction; le vent poussait le bateau vers la côte the wind was driving the boat toward(s) the shore; pousser les enfants vers la sortie to hustle the children toward(s) the exit; pousser un ballon du pied ( l'écarter) to kick a ball out of the way; ( le faire avancer) to kick a ball along; pousser qn du coude to give sb a dig ou to nudge sb with one's elbow; ⇒ bouchon, ortie;

2 ( entraîner) c'est la jalousie/l'ambition qui le pousse he's driven by jealousy/ambition; poussé par la pitié stirred by pity; poussé par le désir de les aider prompted by a desire to help them; c'est sa femme qui le pousse à boire it's his wife who drives him to drink; pousser qn à faire qch ( encourager) to encourage sb to do sth; ( vivement) to urge sb to do sth; ( contraindre) [faim, désespoir, haine] to drive sb to do sth; pousser qn à la dépense to encourage sb to spend more money; pousser à la consommation to encourage people to buy more; ( au bar) to encourage people to drink more; son professeur le pousse (à s'orienter) vers la biologie his teacher is encouraging him to do biology; mes amis me poussent à accepter my friends are urging me to accept; pousser qn au désespoir/suicide to drive sb to despair/suicide; c'est ce qui m'a poussé vers l'enseignement/à écrire cette lettre that's what made me take up teaching/write this letter; elle ne voulait pas vendre, on l'y a poussée she didn't want to sell, she was pushed into it; tout me pousse à croire que everything leads me to believe that; il n'a pas fallu le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il parle he didn't need much prompting to talk;

3 ( faire travailler plus) to push [élève]; to keep [sb] at it [employé]; to ride [sth] hard [monture]; to drive [sth] hard [voiture]; to flog○ [moteur]; on ne pousse pas assez les élèves pupils are not pushed hard enough; pousser les feux to stoke up;

4 ( promouvoir) to push [produit, protégé];

5 ( porter plus avant) to pursue [recherches, études, raisonnement]; si l'on pousse plus loin cette logique if we pursue this line of reasoning (further); c'est pousser un peu loin la modestie/la plaisanterie that's carrying ou taking modesty/the joke a bit far; pousser le perfectionnisme à l'extrême to be too much of a perfectionist; pousser le courage jusqu'à la folie to be insanely brave; pousser la bêtise/l'abnégation/la prudence jusqu'à faire to be stupid/self-denying/cautious enough to do; pousser son effort jusqu'aux limites de l'endurance to push oneself to the limit;

6 ( émettre) to let out [cri]; to heave [soupir]; pousser un hurlement/miaulement/rugissement to howl/miaow/roar; pousser une gueulante○ to yell and scream○; pousser la chansonnette or romance, en pousser une○ to sing a song.

B vi

1 ( croître) [enfant, plante, barbe, ongle] to grow; ( apparaître) [plante] to sprout; [dent] to come through; fig [immeuble, ville] to spring up; l'arbre a poussé de 50 cm the tree has grown 50 cm; les radis commencent à pousser the radishes are coming up ou sprouting; sa première dent pousse his/her first tooth is coming through, he's/she's cutting his/her first tooth; les villes nouvelles ont poussé comme des champignons new towns have sprung up like mushrooms; je fais pousser des légumes I grow vegetables; ça fait pousser le gazon/les cheveux it makes the grass/your hair grow; se laisser or se faire pousser les cheveux to grow one's hair; se laisser or se faire pousser la barbe/moustache to grow a beard/moustache GB ou mustache US; et le bébé, ça pousse○? how's your baby doing?; ⇒ aile;

2 ( aller) pousser plus loin/jusqu'à la ville to go on further/as far as the town; on a poussé jusqu'au village suivant we carried on as far as the next village;

3 (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push;

4 ( faire pression) le juge a poussé pour qu'on les acquitte the judge pressed the jury for an acquittal;

5 ○( exagérer) to overdo it, to go too far; tu ne crois pas que tu pousses un peu? don't you think you're overdoing it?; cinq euros pièce, faut pas pousser○! five euros each, that's a bit steep○!

C se pousser vpr

1 ( pour faire de la place) to move over;

2 ○( pour réussir) to try to get on in life.

Idiomes

à la va comme je te pousse any old how; se pousser du col○ to push oneself forward, to be pushy; pousser qn au cul● or aux fesses○ to give sb a kick up the backside○.

[puse] verbe transitif

1. [faire avancer - caddie, fauteuil roulant, landau] to push, to wheel (along) ; [ - moto en panne] to push, to walk ; [ - caisse] to push (along) ou forward ; [ - pion] to move forward

on va pousser la voiture

a. [sur une distance] we'll push the car (along)

b. [pour la faire démarrer] we'll push-start the car, we'll give the car a push (to start it)

ils essayaient de pousser les manifestants vers la place they were trying to drive ou to push the demonstrators towards the square

je me sentais irrésistiblement poussé vers elle I was irresistibly attracted to her

2. [enclencher, appuyer sur - bouton, interrupteur] to push (in) (separable), to press on (inseparable)

pousser un levier vers le haut/bas to push a lever up/down

pousser un verrou

a. [pour ouvrir] to slide a bolt out

b. [pour fermer] to slide a bolt in ou home

pousser une porte

a. [doucement, pour l'ouvrir] to push a door open

b. [doucement, pour la fermer] to push a door to ou shut

3. [bousculer] to push, to shove

pousser quelqu'un du coude [pour l'alerter, accidentellement] to nudge somebody with one's elbow

4. [enlever] to push (away), to push ou to shove aside (separable)

pousse ton derrière de là! (familier) shift up! (UK), shove over!

5. [inciter, entraîner - personne] to spur on (separable), to drive

c'est l'orgueil qui le pousse he is spurred on ou driven by pride

on n'a pas eu à le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il accepte he didn't need much pressing ou persuasion to accept

pousser quelqu'un à quelque chose: pousser quelqu'un à la consommation to encourage somebody to buy ou to consume

pousser quelqu'un au désespoir/suicide to drive somebody to despair/suicide

sa curiosité l'a poussé à l'indiscrétion his curiosity made him indiscreet

pousser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose

a. [suj: curiosité, jalousie] to drive somebody to do something

b. [suj: pitié soudaine] to prompt somebody to do something

c. [suj: personne] to incite somebody to do ou to push somebody into doing ou to prompt somebody to do something

pousser quelqu'un à boire to drive somebody to drink

elle le pousse à divorcer [elle l'en persuade] she's talking him into getting a divorce

6. [poursuivre - recherches] to press on ou to carry on with (inseparable) ; [ - discussion, études, analyse] to continue, to carry on (with) ; [ - argumentation] to carry on (with) (inseparable), to push further ; [ - comparaison, interrogatoire] to take further ; [ - avantage] to press home (inseparable)

en poussant plus loin l'examen de leur comptabilité by probing deeper into their accounts

pousser la plaisanterie un peu loin to take ou to carry the joke a bit too far

elle a poussé l'audace jusqu'à... she was bold enough to...

[aux enchères]

pousser un tableau to push up the price of a painting

7. [forcer - moteur] to push ; [ - voiture] to drive hard ou fast ; [ - chauffage] to turn up (separable) ; [ - son] to turn up (separable)

[exiger un effort de - étudiant, employé] to push ; [ - cheval] to urge ou to spur on (separable)

[encourager - candidat, jeune artiste] to push

si tu la pousses un peu sur le sujet, tu verras qu'elle ne sait pas grand-chose if you push her a bit on the subject, you'll see that she doesn't know much about it

8. [émettre]

pousser un cri

a. [personne] to cry, to utter ou to let out a cry

b. [oiseau] to call

pousser un soupir to sigh, to heave a sigh

pousser des cris/hurlements de douleur to scream/to yell with pain

pousser la chansonnette (familier) ou la romance (familier) , en pousser une (familier) to sing a song

9. AGRICULTURE & BOTANIQUE [plante, animal] to force

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[puse] verbe intransitif

1. [grandir - arbre, poil, ongle] to grow ; [ - dent] to come through

les plants de tomates poussent bien the tomato plants are doing well

ses dents commencent à pousser he's cutting his teeth, he's teething

et les enfants, ça pousse? (familier) how're the kids (then), growing ou shooting up?

des tours poussent partout dans mon quartier there are high-rise blocks springing up all over the place where I live

et si tu laissais pousser ta barbe? what about growing ou why don't you grow a beard?

elle a laissé pousser ses cheveux she's let her hair grow

2. [avancer] to push on

poussons un peu plus loin let's go ou push on a bit further

3. (familier) [exagérer]

deux heures de retard, tu pousses! you're two hours late, that's a bit much!

je veux 25 % d'augmentation — tu ne trouves pas que tu pousses un peu? I want a 25% pay rise — don't you think that's pushing it a bit?

faut pas pousser! enough's enough!

4. [bousculer] to push, to shove

ne poussez pas, il y en aura pour tout le monde! stop shoving ou pushing, there's plenty for everyone!

5. [appuyer] to push

pousser sur: pousser sur un bouton to push a button

pousser sur ses pieds/jambes to push with one's feet/legs

‘poussez’ ‘push’

6. PHYSIOLOGIE [à la selle] to strain

[dans l'enfantement] to push

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se pousser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to be pushed

la manette se pousse d'un seul doigt the lever can be pushed with a single finger

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se pousser verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

les gens se poussaient pour voir arriver le Président people were pushing and shoving to get a look at the President

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se pousser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se déplacer] to move

tu peux te pousser un peu?

a. [dans une rangée de chaises] could you move along a bit ou a few places?

b. [sur un canapé, dans un lit] could you move over slightly?

pousse-toi de là, tu vois bien que tu gênes! (familier) move over ou shove over, can't you see you're in the way?

pousse-toi de devant la télé! (familier) stop blocking the TV!

2. (familier) [hiérarchiquement]

se pousser dans une entreprise to make one's way up (the ladder) in a firm

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pousser
12 estar

v.

1 to be.

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

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

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

está terminado it's finished

2 to be.

¿dónde está la llave? where is the key?

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

Ella estuvo aburrida She was bored.

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

3 to be (expresa cualidad, estado).

los pasteles están ricos the cakes are delicious

esta calle está sucia this street is dirty

4 to be (expresa estado).

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

estamos de suerte we're in luck

estar de vacaciones to be on holiday

estar de viaje to be on a trip

estar en uso to be in use

estar en guardia to be on guard

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

5 to be.

están golpeando la puerta they're banging on the door

6 to stay, to be.

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

7 to be ready (hallarse listo).

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

8 to be for.

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

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ESTAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

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

Imperfect Indicative

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

Past Indicative

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

Future Indicative

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

Conditional

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

Present Subjunctive

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

Imperfect Subjunctive

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

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

Future Subjunctive

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

Imperative

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

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verb

to be

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

1) [indicando situación] to be

¿dónde estabas? — where were you?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2) [indicando un estado transitorio]

a) + adj, adv to be

está mucho mejor — he's much better

estar enfermo {o} malo — to be ill

estoy muy cansada — I'm very tired

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

está vacío — it's empty

estaba herido — he was injured

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

b) + participio to be

la radio está rota — the radio is broken

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

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

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

él no estaba implicado — he wasn't involved

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

c) + gerundio to be

estaba corriendo — he was running

me está molestando — he's annoying me

se está muriendo — she's dying

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

está siendo preparado — it's being prepared

nos estamos engañando — we're deceiving ourselves

3) (=existir) to be

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

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

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

4) [indicando el aspecto de algo] to look

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

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

está más viejo — he looks older

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

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

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

5) (=estar listo) to be ready

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

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

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

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

ya estoy — I'm done, that's me *

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

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

¡ya estuvo! — Méx that's it!

6) [indicando fecha, distancia, temperatura]

estamos en octubre — it's October

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

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

estábamos a 40°C — it was 40°C

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

estoy con ganas de pegarle — I feel like hitting him

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

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

están de charla — they're having a chat

está de camarero — he's working as a waiter

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

está de luto — she's in mourning

¡estoy de nervioso! — I'm so nervous!

están de paseo — they've gone for a walk

estaba de uniforme — he was (dressed) in uniform

están de vacaciones — they are on holiday

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

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

en ello estamos — we're working on it

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

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

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

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

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

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

está para salir — he's about to leave

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8) [en oraciones ponderativas]

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

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

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1) ( seguido de adjetivos) [ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1] to be

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

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

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

está muy simpático conmigo — he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently)

todo está tan caro! — things are o have become so expensive!

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

2) (con bien, mal, mejor, peor)

están todos bien, gracias — they're all fine, thanks

qué bien estás en esta foto! — you look great in this photo!

está mal que no se lo perdones — it's wrong of you not to forgive him; ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor

3) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

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

4) ( seguido de participios)

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

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

5) ( con predicado introducido por preposición) to be; (para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente)

estoy a régimen — I'm on a diet

¿a cómo está la uva? — how much are the grapes?

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

está con el sarampión — she has (the) measles

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

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

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

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

estaba de secretaria — she worked as a secretary

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

estamos sin electricidad — the electricity is off at the moment

está sin pintar — it hasn't been painted yet

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

el pueblo está con nosotros — the people are with us

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

6) ( introducido por que)

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

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

Sentido I

1) ( en un lugar)

edificio/pueblo ( estar ubicado) to be

¿dónde está Chiapas? — where's Chiapas?

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

2)

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

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

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

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

b) ( figurar) to be

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

3) ( hallarse en determinado lugar)

¿está Rodrigo? — is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? — are we all here?

4)

a) (quedarse, permanecer)

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

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

b) ( vivir)

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

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

Sentido II

5) ( en el tiempo)

¿a qué (día) estamos? — what day is it today?

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? — what's the date today?

estamos a 28 de mayo — it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May

estamos en primavera — it's spring

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

Sentido III

6) (existir, haber)

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

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

7) (tener como función, cometido)

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

8) ( radicar)

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

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

9) (estar listo, terminado)

la carne todavía no está — the meat's not ready yet

lo atas con un nudo y ya está — you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are

enseguida estoy — I'll be right with you

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

ahí está! — that's it!

10) ( quedar entendido)

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

11)

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

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

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

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

1) ( con gerundio)

está lloviendo — it's raining

se está afeitando — he's shaving

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

2) ( con participio)

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

ese asiento está ocupado — that seat is taken

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

1) (enf) ( permanecer) to stay

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

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

estése tranquilo — don't worry

2) (enf) ( llegar) to be

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

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= be, become, live with.

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

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

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

* creer que estar bien = feel + right.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

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

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

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

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

* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estando de servicio = while on the job.

* estando sentado = from a seated position.

* estar a años de distancia = be years away.

* estar abierto a = be open to.

* estar abocado a ser = be doomed.

* estar absorto en = be wrapped up in.

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

* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

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

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

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

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

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

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

* estar accesible = be up.

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estar acertado = be right on track.

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

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

* estar a dos velas = not have a bean.

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

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

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

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

* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.

* estar agradecido = be thankful.

* estar a la alerta de = be wary of.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* estar a la baja = be down.

* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.

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

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

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

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

* estar a la par de = rank with.

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

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

* estar al completo = overbook.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

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

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

* estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.

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

* estar al máximo = overstretch.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* estar al tanto = monitor + developments.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* estar ante = be faced with.

* estar apagado = be off.

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

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

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

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

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* estar a resultas de = keep + track of.

* estar arraigado en = be rooted in.

* estar arrestado = be under arrest.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar a salvo = be in safe hands.

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

* estar atado a = hold + hostage to.

* estar atareado = be tied up.

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

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

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* estar atrancado = be stuck.

* estar atrasado en el pago = be in arrears.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

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

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* estar ausente = lack.

* estar ausente de = be absent (from).

* estar avanzado = be well under way.

* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* estar averiado = be out of order.

* estar aviado = be (in) a mess.

* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.

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

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

* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.

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

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* estar borracho = be drunk, see + double.

* estar callado = keep + quiet.

* estar cansado de = be sick and tired of.

* estar capacitado para = be qualified to.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

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

* estar castigado = be in the doghouse.

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

* estar cerca de = be close to.

* estar chalado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

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

* estar clarísimo = be patently clear.

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

* estar colado por = have + a crush on.

* estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

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

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.

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

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

* estar condenado a ser = be doomed.

* estar conectado = be on.

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

* estar con el tema = be on the topic.

* estar confinado = be confined.

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

* estar congelado = be frozen stiff.

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

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

* estar contraindicado = be contraindicated.

* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

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

* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente = be fast becoming.

* estar correcto = be correct.

* estar correlacionado con = be correlated with.

* estar de acorde con = be commensurate with.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* estar de baja = be off work.

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

* estar debatiéndose = be under discussion.

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

* estar de buen humor = be high.

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

* estar de capa caída = be in the doldrums.

* estar de cháchara = chinwag.

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

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

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

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* estar de moda = be in.

* estar densamente poblado de = be dense with.

* estar dentro de = fall within/into.

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

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

* estar de palique = chinwag.

* estar de parloteo = chinwag.

* estar de pie = stand.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

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

* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

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

* estar desbordado de = be snowed under with.

* estar desbordante de = spill over with.

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

* estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.

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

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

* estar desocupado = stand + idle.

* estar desordenado = be out of order.

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

* estar destinado a = be intended for/to.

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

* estar de suerte = be in luck.

* estar detenido = be under arrest.

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

* estar de vuelta = be back.

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

* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* estar disgustado por = feel deeply about.

* estar disperso = lie + scattered.

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

* estar dispuestísimo a = be more than willing to.

* estar dispuesto = be game.

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

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

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

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

* estar ducho en = be adept at.

* estar dudoso = be doubtful.

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

* estar emocionado = be thrilled.

* estar empachado = have + indigestion.

* estar empeorando = be in decline.

* estar en = be in the course of.

* estar en alza = be up.

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

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

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

* estar en auge = go + strong.

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

* estar en barbecho = lie + fallow.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar encaminado a = be on the road to.

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

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

* estar encantado = be thrilled.

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

* estar en casa = be in.

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

* estar encendido = be on.

* estar enchufado = be on.

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

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

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

* estar en contra de = be against.

* estar en debate = be under discussion.

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

* estar en declive = be in decline.

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

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

* estar en desacuerdo sobre = be at odds over.

* estar en desigualdad = be under par.

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

* estar en deuda = be in debt.

* estar en deuda con = be beholden to.

* estar endeudado = be in debt.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* estar en duda = be in question.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar enemistados = be at loggerheads.

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

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de cambio = be in flux.

* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.

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

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

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

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

* estar enfrentados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en funcionamiento = be up.

* estar en función de = be a function of.

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

* estar en guerra con = be at war with.

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

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

* estar en juego = be at stake.

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

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

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

* estar en la misma categoria que = rank with.

* estar en la onda = attune to + wavelength.

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

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

* estar en lo cierto = hit + the truth.

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

* estar en marcha = tick over.

* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar en minoría = be in the minority.

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

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

* estar en paz = pay + Posesivo + dues.

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

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

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

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

* estar en proceso de cambio = be in flux.

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

* estar en retirada = be in retreat.

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

* estar en sintonía con = attune to.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar entre = fall between.

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

* estar entre los primeros = stay on top.

* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.

* estar entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* estar en un aprieto = be in a fix.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* estar en venta = be up for sale.

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

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

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

* estar equivoado = miss + the point.

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

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

* estar erróneo = be in error.

* estar esparcido = lie + scattered.

* estar estrechamente ligado a = be closely tied to.

* estar estropeado = be kaput.

* estar estropeándose = be on the way out.

* estar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.

* estar falto de = be short of.

* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.

* estar familiarizado con = have + familiarity with.

* estar firmemente convencido = strongly held opinion.

* estar frenético = be furious.

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

* estar fuera = be out.

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

* estar fuera de contienda = be out of contention.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar fuera de quicio = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.

* estar fuera de secuencia = be out of order.

* estar fuera de sí = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar funcionando = be in place.

* estar furioso = fume.

* estar + Gerundio = be on the way to.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estar haciendo = be up to.

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

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

* estar hambriento = starve.

* estar harto = have had enough.

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

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

* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.

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

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

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

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

* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* estar helado = be frozen stiff.

* estar implícito en = run through.

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

* estar incluido = be embedded.

* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).

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

* estar inerte = lie + fallow.

* estar informado puntualmente sobre = monitor + information on.

* estar inmune a = be immune against.

* estar inquieto = be disturbed.

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

* estar inundado de = be snowed under with.

* estar junto a = stand by + Lugar.

* estar juntos = be together, stand + together.

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

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

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

* estar levantado = be up.

* estar libre de = be free from.

* estar ligado a = be bound up with.

* estar listo = stand + ready, be ready.

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

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* estar localizable = be locatable.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

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

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

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* estar majareta = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

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

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

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

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

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

* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.

* estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.

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

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

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

* estar motivado = be motivated, have + motivation.

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

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

* estar muerto de frío = be frozen stiff.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

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

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

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

* estar muy agradecido a = be indebted to.

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

* estar muy arraigado en = be well embedded in.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

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

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

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

* estar muy esparcido = spread + Nombre + thinly.

* estar muy lejano = be far off.

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

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

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

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

* estar muy separado = set + far apart.

* estar muy usado = be well thumbed.

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

* estar oculto = lie + hidden.

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

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

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

* estar orientado a/para = be geared to.

* estar orientado hacia = target.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar permitido = be permissible.

* estar plagado de = be rife with.

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

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

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

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

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

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* estar por demostrar = be unproven.

* estar por detrás = be behind.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* estar poseído por los espíritus = haunt.

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

* estar predestinado a = be predestined to.

* estar predispuesto = feel + partial.

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

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

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

* estar preocupado por = be anxious to.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar presionado = be under the gun.

* estar propuesto a = be intent on.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

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

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

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

* estar rebosante de = spill over with.

* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.

* estar relacionado con = be associated with, regard.

* estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.

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

* estar resfriado = have + a cold.

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

* estar restringido = be constrained.

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

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

* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.

* estar sano y salvo = be alive and well.

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

* estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.

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

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

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

* estar seguro de que = be confident that.

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

* estar separado = set + apart.

* estar separado de = be remote from.

* estar sesgado = bias, slant.

* estar siempre + Adjetivo = be ever + Adjetivo.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

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

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

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

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

* estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.

* estar sin una pela = not have a bean.

* estar sin un centavo = not have a bean.

* estar sin un céntimo = not have a bean.

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I 1.
cópula

1) ( seguido de adjetivos) [ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1] to be

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

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

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

está muy simpático conmigo — he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently)

todo está tan caro! — things are o have become so expensive!

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

2) (con bien, mal, mejor, peor)

están todos bien, gracias — they're all fine, thanks

qué bien estás en esta foto! — you look great in this photo!

está mal que no se lo perdones — it's wrong of you not to forgive him; ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor

3) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

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

4) ( seguido de participios)

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

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

5) ( con predicado introducido por preposición) to be; (para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente)

estoy a régimen — I'm on a diet

¿a cómo está la uva? — how much are the grapes?

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

está con el sarampión — she has (the) measles

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

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

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

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

estaba de secretaria — she worked as a secretary

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

estamos sin electricidad — the electricity is off at the moment

está sin pintar — it hasn't been painted yet

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

el pueblo está con nosotros — the people are with us

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

6) ( introducido por que)

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

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

Sentido I

1) ( en un lugar)

edificio/pueblo ( estar ubicado) to be

¿dónde está Chiapas? — where's Chiapas?

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

2)

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

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

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

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

b) ( figurar) to be

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

3) ( hallarse en determinado lugar)

¿está Rodrigo? — is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? — are we all here?

4)

a) (quedarse, permanecer)

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

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

b) ( vivir)

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

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

Sentido II

5) ( en el tiempo)

¿a qué (día) estamos? — what day is it today?

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? — what's the date today?

estamos a 28 de mayo — it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May

estamos en primavera — it's spring

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

Sentido III

6) (existir, haber)

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

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

7) (tener como función, cometido)

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

8) ( radicar)

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

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

9) (estar listo, terminado)

la carne todavía no está — the meat's not ready yet

lo atas con un nudo y ya está — you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are

enseguida estoy — I'll be right with you

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

ahí está! — that's it!

10) ( quedar entendido)

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

11)

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

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

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

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

1) ( con gerundio)

está lloviendo — it's raining

se está afeitando — he's shaving

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

2) ( con participio)

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

ese asiento está ocupado — that seat is taken

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

1) (enf) ( permanecer) to stay

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

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

estése tranquilo — don't worry

2) (enf) ( llegar) to be

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

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= be, become, live with.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* creer que estar bien = feel + right.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

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

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

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

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

* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estando de servicio = while on the job.

* estando sentado = from a seated position.

* estar a años de distancia = be years away.

* estar abierto a = be open to.

* estar abocado a ser = be doomed.

* estar absorto en = be wrapped up in.

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

* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

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

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

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

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

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

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

* estar accesible = be up.

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estar acertado = be right on track.

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

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

* estar a dos velas = not have a bean.

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

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

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

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

* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.

* estar agradecido = be thankful.

* estar a la alerta de = be wary of.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* estar a la baja = be down.

* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.

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

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

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

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

* estar a la par de = rank with.

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

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

* estar al completo = overbook.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

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

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

* estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.

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

* estar al máximo = overstretch.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* estar al tanto = monitor + developments.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* estar ante = be faced with.

* estar apagado = be off.

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

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

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

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

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* estar a resultas de = keep + track of.

* estar arraigado en = be rooted in.

* estar arrestado = be under arrest.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar a salvo = be in safe hands.

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

* estar atado a = hold + hostage to.

* estar atareado = be tied up.

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

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

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* estar atrancado = be stuck.

* estar atrasado en el pago = be in arrears.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

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

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* estar ausente = lack.

* estar ausente de = be absent (from).

* estar avanzado = be well under way.

* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* estar averiado = be out of order.

* estar aviado = be (in) a mess.

* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.

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

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

* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.

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

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* estar borracho = be drunk, see + double.

* estar callado = keep + quiet.

* estar cansado de = be sick and tired of.

* estar capacitado para = be qualified to.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

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

* estar castigado = be in the doghouse.

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

* estar cerca de = be close to.

* estar chalado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

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

* estar clarísimo = be patently clear.

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

* estar colado por = have + a crush on.

* estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

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

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.

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

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

* estar condenado a ser = be doomed.

* estar conectado = be on.

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

* estar con el tema = be on the topic.

* estar confinado = be confined.

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

* estar congelado = be frozen stiff.

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

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

* estar contraindicado = be contraindicated.

* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

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

* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente = be fast becoming.

* estar correcto = be correct.

* estar correlacionado con = be correlated with.

* estar de acorde con = be commensurate with.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* estar de baja = be off work.

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

* estar debatiéndose = be under discussion.

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

* estar de buen humor = be high.

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

* estar de capa caída = be in the doldrums.

* estar de cháchara = chinwag.

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

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

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

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* estar de moda = be in.

* estar densamente poblado de = be dense with.

* estar dentro de = fall within/into.

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

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

* estar de palique = chinwag.

* estar de parloteo = chinwag.

* estar de pie = stand.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

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

* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

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

* estar desbordado de = be snowed under with.

* estar desbordante de = spill over with.

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

* estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.

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

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

* estar desocupado = stand + idle.

* estar desordenado = be out of order.

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

* estar destinado a = be intended for/to.

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

* estar de suerte = be in luck.

* estar detenido = be under arrest.

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

* estar de vuelta = be back.

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

* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* estar disgustado por = feel deeply about.

* estar disperso = lie + scattered.

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

* estar dispuestísimo a = be more than willing to.

* estar dispuesto = be game.

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

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

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

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

* estar ducho en = be adept at.

* estar dudoso = be doubtful.

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

* estar emocionado = be thrilled.

* estar empachado = have + indigestion.

* estar empeorando = be in decline.

* estar en = be in the course of.

* estar en alza = be up.

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

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

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

* estar en auge = go + strong.

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

* estar en barbecho = lie + fallow.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar encaminado a = be on the road to.

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

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

* estar encantado = be thrilled.

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

* estar en casa = be in.

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

* estar encendido = be on.

* estar enchufado = be on.

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

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

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

* estar en contra de = be against.

* estar en debate = be under discussion.

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

* estar en declive = be in decline.

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

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

* estar en desacuerdo sobre = be at odds over.

* estar en desigualdad = be under par.

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

* estar en deuda = be in debt.

* estar en deuda con = be beholden to.

* estar endeudado = be in debt.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* estar en duda = be in question.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar enemistados = be at loggerheads.

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

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de cambio = be in flux.

* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.

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

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

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

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

* estar enfrentados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en funcionamiento = be up.

* estar en función de = be a function of.

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

* estar en guerra con = be at war with.

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

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

* estar en juego = be at stake.

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

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

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

* estar en la misma categoria que = rank with.

* estar en la onda = attune to + wavelength.

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

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

* estar en lo cierto = hit + the truth.

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

* estar en marcha = tick over.

* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar en minoría = be in the minority.

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

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

* estar en paz = pay + Posesivo + dues.

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

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

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

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

* estar en proceso de cambio = be in flux.

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

* estar en retirada = be in retreat.

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

* estar en sintonía con = attune to.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar entre = fall between.

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

* estar entre los primeros = stay on top.

* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.

* estar entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* estar en un aprieto = be in a fix.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* estar en venta = be up for sale.

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

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

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

* estar equivoado = miss + the point.

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

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

* estar erróneo = be in error.

* estar esparcido = lie + scattered.

* estar estrechamente ligado a = be closely tied to.

* estar estropeado = be kaput.

* estar estropeándose = be on the way out.

* estar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.

* estar falto de = be short of.

* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.

* estar familiarizado con = have + familiarity with.

* estar firmemente convencido = strongly held opinion.

* estar frenético = be furious.

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

* estar fuera = be out.

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

* estar fuera de contienda = be out of contention.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar fuera de quicio = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.

* estar fuera de secuencia = be out of order.

* estar fuera de sí = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar funcionando = be in place.

* estar furioso = fume.

* estar + Gerundio = be on the way to.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estar haciendo = be up to.

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

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

* estar hambriento = starve.

* estar harto = have had enough.

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

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

* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.

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

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

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

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

* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* estar helado = be frozen stiff.

* estar implícito en = run through.

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

* estar incluido = be embedded.

* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).

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

* estar inerte = lie + fallow.

* estar informado puntualmente sobre = monitor + information on.

* estar inmune a = be immune against.

* estar inquieto = be disturbed.

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

* estar inundado de = be snowed under with.

* estar junto a = stand by + Lugar.

* estar juntos = be together, stand + together.

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

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

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

* estar levantado = be up.

* estar libre de = be free from.

* estar ligado a = be bound up with.

* estar listo = stand + ready, be ready.

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

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* estar localizable = be locatable.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

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

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

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* estar majareta = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

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

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

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

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

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

* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.

* estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.

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

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

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

* estar motivado = be motivated, have + motivation.

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

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

* estar muerto de frío = be frozen stiff.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

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

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

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

* estar muy agradecido a = be indebted to.

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

* estar muy arraigado en = be well embedded in.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

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

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

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

* estar muy esparcido = spread + Nombre + thinly.

* estar muy lejano = be far off.

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

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

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

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

* estar muy separado = set + far apart.

* estar muy usado = be well thumbed.

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

* estar oculto = lie + hidden.

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

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

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

* estar orientado a/para = be geared to.

* estar orientado hacia = target.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar permitido = be permissible.

* estar plagado de = be rife with.

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

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

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

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

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

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* estar por demostrar = be unproven.

* estar por detrás = be behind.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* estar poseído por los espíritus = haunt.

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

* estar predestinado a = be predestined to.

* estar predispuesto = feel + partial.

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

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

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

* estar preocupado por = be anxious to.

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

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

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

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

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

* estar presionado = be under the gun.

* estar propuesto a = be intent on.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

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

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

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

* estar rebosante de = spill over with.

* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.

* estar relacionado con = be associated with, regard.

* estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.

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

* estar resfriado = have + a cold.

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

* estar restringido = be constrained.

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

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

* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.

* estar sano y salvo = be alive and well.

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

* estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.

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

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

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

* estar seguro de que = be confident that.

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

* estar separado = set + apart.

* estar separado de = be remote from.

* estar sesgado = bias, slant.

* estar siempre + Adjetivo = be ever + Adjetivo.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

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

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

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

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

* estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.

* estar sin una pela = not have a bean.

* estar sin un centavo = not have a bean.

* estar sin un céntimo = not have a bean

* * *

estar¹ [ A27 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ estar (cópula)

A seguido de adjetivos

B estar bien, mal, mejor, peor

C hablando de estado civil

D seguido de participios

E con preposición + predicado

F con que + predicado

■ estar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A quedar ubicado

B

1 hallarse en cierto momento

2 figurar

C

1 hallarse en determinado lugar

2 acudir

D

1 quedarse, permanecer

2 vivir

Sentido II en el tiempo

Sentido III

A existir, haber

B tener como función etc

C radicar

D estar listo, terminado

E quedar entendido

F quedar grande, pequeño etc

G Derecho

■ estar (verbo auxiliar)

A con gerundio

B con participio

■ estarse (verbo pronominal)

A permanecer

B acudir

cópula

A (seguido de adjetivos) [ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser¹ (↑ ser (1)) . Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser¹ (↑ ser (1)) ] to be

¡qué gordo está! isn't he fat!, hasn't he got(ten) fat! o put on a lot of weight!

¡qué alto está Ignacio! isn't Ignacio tall now!, hasn't Ignacio got(ten) tall o grown!

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

el rape está delicioso ¿qué le has puesto? the monkfish is delicious, how did you cook it?

está muy simpático con nosotros ¿qué querrá? he's being o he's been so nice to us (recently), what do you think he's after?

no estuvo grosero contigo — sí, lo estuvo he wasn't rude to you — yes, he was

estás muy callado ¿qué te pasa? you're very quiet, what's the matter?

¡pero tú estás casi calvo! but you're almost bald, but you've gone almost bald o you've lost almost all your hair!

¿no me oyes? ¿estás sorda? can't you hear me? are you deaf?

¿está muerto/vivo? is he dead/alive?

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

B ( con bien, mal, mejor, peor) [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

¿cómo están por tu casa? — están todos bien, gracias how's everybody at home? — they're all fine, thanks

¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!

está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him

ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor

C (hablando de estado civil) to be

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

sus padres están divorciados her parents are divorced

D

(seguido de participios): estaba sentado/echado en la cama he was sitting/lying on the bed

está colgado de una rama it's hanging from a branch

estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other

estaba arrodillada she was kneeling (down)

ver tb estar¹ v aux B.

E (con predicado introducido por preposición) to be (para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente)

estoy a régimen I'm on a diet

¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?

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

está con el sarampión she has (the) measles

estoy con muchas ganas de empezar I'm really looking forward to starting

siempre está con lo mismo/con que es un incomprendido he's always going on about the same thing/about how nobody understands him

estaba de luto/de uniforme he was in mourning/uniform

hoy está de mejor humor she's in a better mood today

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

estoy de cocinera hasta que vuelva mi madre I'm doing the cooking until my mother comes back

estuvo de secretaria en una empresa internacional she worked as a secretary in an international company

estás en un error you're mistaken

no estoy para fiestas/bromas I'm not in the mood for parties/joking

estamos sin electricidad we don't have any electricity at the moment, the electricity is off at the moment

éste está sin pintar this one hasn't been painted yet

estar con algn (estar de acuerdo) to agree with sb; (apoyar) to support sb, be on sb's side

yo estoy contigo, creo que ella está equivocada I agree with you o ( colloq) I'm with you, I think she's mistaken

nuestro partido está con el pueblo our party supports o is on the side of the people

el pueblo está con nosotros the people are with us

estar en algo: todavía no hemos solucionado el problema, pero estamos en ello or eso we still haven't solved the problem, but we're working on it

estar por algn ( Esp fam); to be sweet o keen on sb ( colloq)

F (con predicado introducido por que):

está que no hay quien lo aguante he's (being) unbearable

el agua está que pela the water's scalding hot

vi

Sentido I (quedar ubicado)

A «edificio/pueblo» (quedar, estar ubicado) ; to be

la agencia está en el centro the agency is in the center

¿dónde está Camagüey? where's Camagüey?

el pueblo está a 20 kilómetros de aquí the town's 20 kilometers from here

B

1 «persona/objeto» (hallarse en cierto momento) to be

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

estando allí conoció a Micaela he met Micaela while he was there

¿dónde estábamos la clase pasada? where did we get to o had we got(ten) to in the last class?

2 (figurar) to be

esa palabra no está en el diccionario that word isn't in the dictionary

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

C

1

(hallarse en determinado lugar): fui a verla pero no estaba I went to see her but she wasn't there

¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? are we all here?, is everyone here?

2

(Col, RPl) (acudir): el médico había estado a verla the doctor had been to see her

D

1

(quedarse, permanecer): sólo estaré unos días I'll only be staying a few days, I'll only be here/there a few days

¿cuánto tiempo estuviste en Londres? how long were you in London?

2

(vivir): ya no vivimos allí, ahora estamos en Soca we don't live there anymore, we're in o we live in Soca now

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

Sentido II [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(en el tiempo): ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today o today's date?, what date is it today?

estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th ( AmE) o ( BrE) the 28th of May

estamos a mediados de mes we're halfway through the month

estamos en primavera it's spring, spring has come

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

ellos están en primavera ahora it's spring for them now, it's their spring now

Sentido III

A

(existir, haber): y después está el problema de la financiación and then there's the problem of finance

dejar

B (tener como función, cometido) estar PARA algo:

para eso estamos that's what we're here for

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

ya que estamos/estás while we're/you're at it o ( BrE) about it

C

(radicar): ahí está el quid del asunto that's the crux of the matter

estar EN algo:

la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mirar the difficult thing is to do it o the difficulty lies in doing it without looking

todo está en que él quiera ayudarnos it all depends on whether he wants to help us or not

D

(estar listo, terminado): la carne todavía no está the meat's not ready yet

lo atas con un nudo aquí y ya está you tie a knot in it here and that's it o there you are

enseguida estoy I'll be with you in a minute o in a second, I'll be right with you

¡ya está! ¡ya sé lo que podemos hacer! I've got it! I know what we can do!

¡ahí está! that's it!

E

(quedar entendido): quiero que estés de vuelta a las diez ¿estamos? or (Ur) ¿está? I want you to be back by ten, all right?

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

F

( Esp) (quedar) (+ me/te/le etc), (+ compl): esa falda te está grande/pequeña that skirt's too big/too small for you

la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better

G ( frml) ( Derecho) estar A algo:

se estará a lo estipulado en la cláusula 20 the stipulations of clause 20 will apply

■

v aux

A

(con gerundio): está lloviendo it's raining

no hagas ruido, están durmiendo don't make any noise, they're asleep

se está afeitando/duchando or está afeitándose/duchándose he's shaving/taking a shower

estuve un rato hablando con él I was talking o I talked to him for a while

¿qué estará pensando? I wonder what she's thinking

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

ya te estás quitando de ahí, que ése es mi lugar ( fam); OK, out of there/off there, that's my place ( colloq)

B

(con participio): ¿esta ropa está planchada? have these clothes been ironed?, are these clothes ironed?

la foto estaba tomada desde muy lejos the photo had been taken from a long way away o from a great distance

ese asiento está ocupado that seat is taken

ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now

está hecha una vaga she's got(ten) o become lazy

ver tb cópula B

■ estarse

v pron

A ( enf) (permanecer) to stay

se estuvo horas ahí sentado sin moverse he remained sitting there for hours without moving, he sat there for hours without moving

¿no te puedes estar quieto un momento? can't you stay o keep still for a minute?

estése tranquilo don't worry

B ( enf) ( RPl) (acudir) to be

estáte allí media hora antes be there o arrive half an hour before

estar²

masculine

( esp AmL)

living room

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estar 1 ( conjugate estar) cópula
1
a) ( seguido de adjetivos)

◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;

estás más gordo you've put on weight;
estoy cansada I'm tired;
está muy simpático conmigo he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently);
¡todo está tan caro! things are o have become so expensive!
b) ( con

◊ bien, mal, mejor, peor): están todos bien, gracias they're all fine, thanks;

¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;
está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him;
ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ está casada con un primo mío she's married to a cousin of mine

3 ( seguido de participios)
◊ estar sentado to be sitting;

estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other;
ver tb v aux 2
4 ( seguido de preposición) to be;
(para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente);
◊ estoy a régimen I'm on a diet;

¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?;
está con el sarampión she has (the) measles;
estoy de cocinera I'm doing the cooking;
estamos sin electricidad the electricity is off at the moment;
está sin pintar it hasn't been painted yet
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en un lugar) to be;
◊ ¿dónde está Chiapas? where's Chiapas?;

está a 20 kilómetros de aquí it's 20 kilometers from here;
¿sabes dónde está Pedro? do you know where Pedro is?;
¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?;
solo estaré unos días I'll only be staying a few days;
¿cuánto tiempo estarás en Londres? how long are you going to be in London (for)?
2 ( en el tiempo):
◊ ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?;

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?;
estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May;
estamos en primavera it's spring
3
a) (tener como función, cometido):

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

estamos para ayudarlos we're here to help them
b) ( radicar) to lie;

◊ en eso está el problema that's where the problem lies

4 (estar listo, terminado):
◊ la carne todavía no está the meat's not ready yet;

lo atas con un nudo y ya está you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are;
enseguida estoy I'll be right with you
5 (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl):
◊ te está pequeña it's too small for you;

la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better
estar v aux
1 ( con gerundio):
◊ está lloviendo it's raining;

estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible
2 ( con participio):
◊ ese asiento está ocupado that seat is taken;

ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now;
ver tb estar cópula 3
estarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ( permanecer) to stay;
◊ ¿no te puedes estar quieto? can't you stay o keep still?;

estese tranquilo don't worry
estar 2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living room
estar verbo intransitivo
1 (existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2 (permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3 (tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio) estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio) está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio) estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal, (enfermo) he is very ill
4 (quedar, sentar) el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5 (para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a: fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados) en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON: (de acuerdo con) estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTAR DE: estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTAR POR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiar está que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo to stay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano, I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace. I'm staying at the Palace.

' estar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- acatarrada
- acatarrado
- acecho
- acomplejada
- acomplejado
- acostada
- acostado
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- activa
- activo
- afónica
- afónico
- agradecer
- agua
- aire
- ajo
- ala
- alero
- alerta
- amiga
- amigo
- andar
- antena
- apañada
- apañado
- apogeo
- ascua
- atar
- aviar
- azotea
- Babia
- baja
- bandera
- banquillo
- barco
- blanca
- bordear
- borracha
- borracho
- bote
- braga
- brecha
- brete
- buena
- bueno
- cabal
- cabeza
- cabo
English:
about
- accustom
- action
- agree
- agreement
- ahead
- air
- alert
- alive
- alone
- aloof
- amenable
- amiss
- antsy
- anxious
- approve
- associate
- attend
- away
- back
- ball
- barbecue
- be
- bean
- beck
- beg
- behind
- believe in
- beside
- best
- board
- boil
- book
- boom
- bored
- brain
- breath
- bristle with
- broke
- brown
- bulge
- burn
- by
- cake
- call
- change
- charge
- cheese off
- clash
- close

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estar¹

♦ vi

1. [hallarse] to be;

¿dónde está la llave? where is the key?;

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

2. [con fechas]
¿a qué estamos hoy? what's the date today?;

hoy estamos a martes/a 15 de julio today is Tuesday/15 July;

estábamos en octubre it was October;

estamos en invierno it's winter

3. [quedarse] to stay, to be;

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

¿cuánto tiempo piensas estar? how long do you plan on staying?;

estuvimos una semana en su casa we stayed with her for a week, we spent a week at her place

4. (antes de “a”) [expresa valores, grados]
estamos a 20 grados it's 20 degrees here;

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

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

5. [hallarse listo] to be ready;

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

¿ya estás? pues, vámonos are you ready? let's go then

6. [servir]
estar para to be (there) for;

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

para eso estoy that's what I'm here for;

la vida está para vivirla life is for living;

no tires eso al suelo, que las papeleras están para algo don't throw that on the floor, the wastepaper bins are there for a reason

7. (antes de gerundio) [expresa duración] to be;

están golpeando la puerta they're banging on the door

8. (antes de “sin” + infinitivo) [expresa negación]
estoy sin dormir desde ayer I haven't slept since yesterday;

está sin acabar it's not finished;

estuve sin voz dos días I had no voice o I lost my voice for two days

9. [faltar]
eso está aún por escribir that has yet to be written;

eso está por ver that remains to be seen;

todavía está por hacer it hasn't been done yet

10. [consistir]
estar en to be, to lie in;

el problema está en la fecha the problem is the date;

el truco está en no mirar nunca al suelo the trick o secret is not to look at the ground

11. [hallarse a punto de]
estar al llegar o [m5] caer [persona] to be about to arrive;
[acontecimiento] to be about to happen;
estar por hacer algo to be on the verge of doing sth;

estuve por pegarle I was on the verge of hitting him;

estoy por no ir I'm not so sure I want to go;

estuve por llamarte I was about to phone you, I was just going to phone you

12. [expresa disposición]
estar para algo to be in the mood for sth;

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

el enfermo no está para ver a nadie the patient is in no condition to see anyone

13. [ser favorable]
estar por to be in favour of;

estoy por la libertad de expresión I'm in favour of o for freedom of speech

14. [hallarse embarazada]
está de cinco meses she's five months pregnant

15. RP [ir]
estuve a verlo en el hospital I went to see him in hospital;

estuvieron a visitarlo they went to visit him

♦ v copulativo

1. (antes de adj) [expresa cualidad, estado] to be;

los pasteles están ricos the cakes are delicious;

esta calle está sucia this street is dirty;

¡qué alta estás! you've really grown!;

estoy cansado/enfadado I'm tired/angry;

¿qué tal estás? how are you?;

está muy irritable últimamente she's been very irritable lately;

está divorciado he's divorced;

estoy enfermo/mareado I am ill/I feel sick;
Andes
cuando estaba chiquito when I was little

2. (antes de “con” o “sin” + sustantivo) [expresa estado] to be;

estamos sin agua we have no water, we're without water;
Fam
estoy sin blanca I'm broke, Br I'm skint

3. [expresa situación, acción]
estar de vacaciones to be on holiday;

estar de viaje to be on a trip;

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

estamos de suerte we're in luck;

estar de mal humor to be in a (bad) mood;

¿has cambiado la rueda? – estoy en ello have you changed the tyre? – I'm working on it o I'm doing it right now;

¡ya está bien! that's enough (of that)!

4. [expresa permanencia]
estar en uso to be in use;

estar en guardia to be on guard

5. [expresa apoyo, predilección]
estoy contigo I'm on your side

6. [expresa ocupación]
estar como o [m5]de to be;

está como o [m5] de cajera she's a checkout girl;

yo he estado de portero toda la primera parte I've been in goal all of the first half

7. Esp [ropa]
este traje te está bien this suit looks good on you;

esa falda te está corta that skirt's too short for you;

¿cómo me está? how does this look?

8. (antes de “que” + verbo) [expresa actitud]
está que muerde porque ha suspendido he's furious because he failed

♦ v aux

1. (antes de gerundio) to be;

estuvo nevando it was snowing;

se está peinando she's brushing her hair;

estuvieron discutiendo durante toda la reunión they spent the whole meeting arguing, they were arguing throughout the whole meeting;

mañana a estas horas estaré bañándome en la playa this time tomorrow I'll be swimming at the beach

2. (antes de participio)
está terminado it's finished;

está organizado por el ayuntamiento it's organized by the town council

♦ See also the pronominal verb estarse

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estar

v/i

1 situación temporal be;

¿cómo está Vd.? how are you?;

estoy mejor I’m (feeling) better;

estoy bien/mal I’m fine/I’m not feeling too great;

estar de tres meses be three months pregnant;

estar sin dinero have no money;

¡ya estoy! I’m ready!

2 situación espacial

:

¿está Javier? is Javier in?;

mi padre no está my father isn’t here;

¡ahí está! there it is!;

ahora estoy con Vd. I’ll be with you in just a moment;

¿dónde estábamos? where were we?

3

:

estar haciendo algo be doing sth;

estoy leyendo I’m reading

4 ( sentar)

:

te está grande it's too big for you;

el vestido te está bien the dress suits you

5

:

estar de ocupación work as, be;

está de camarero he’s working as a waiter

6 ( padecer de)

:

estar del corazón/estómago have heart/stomach problems

7 indicando fechas, precios

:

estamos a 3 de enero it’s January 3rd;

el kilo está a un peso they’re one peso a kilo

8

:

estar con alguien agree with s.o.; ( apoyar) support s.o.;

estar a bien/mal con alguien be on good/bad terms with s.o.;

estar en algo be working on sth;

estar para hacer algo be about to do sth;

no estar para algo not be in a mood for sth;

estar por algo be in favor of sth;

está por hacer it hasn’t been done yet;

¡ya está! that’s it!

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estar {34} v aux

: to be

estoy aprendiendo inglés: I'm learning English

está terminado: it's finished

estar vi

1) (indicating a state or condition) : to be

está muy alto: he's so tall, he's gotten very tall

¿ya estás mejor?: are you feeling better now?

estoy casado: I'm married

2) (indicating location) : to be

están en la mesa: they're on the table

estamos en la página 2: we're on page 2

3) : to be at home

¿está María?: is Maria in?

4) : to remain

estaré aquí 5 días: I'll be here for 5 days

5) : to be ready, to be done

estará para las diez: it will be ready by ten o'clock

6) : to agree

¿estamos?: are we in agreement?

estoy contigo: I'm with you

7)

¿cómo estás? : how are you?

8)

¡está bien! : all right!, that's fine!

9)

estar a : to cost

10)

estar a : to be

¿a qué dia estamos?: what's today's date?

11)

estar con : to have

está con fiebre: she has a fever

12)

estar de : to be

estoy de vacaciones: I'm on vacation

está de director hoy: he's acting as director today

13)

estar bien (mal) : to be well (sick)

14)

estar para : to be in the mood for

15)

estar por : to be in favor of

16)

estar por : to be about to

está por cerrar: it's on the verge of closing

17)

estar de más : to be unnecessary

18)

estar que : to be (in a state or condition)

está que echa chispas: he's hopping mad

♦ See also the reflexive verb estarse

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estar vb

1. (en general) to be

estoy bien I'm fine

¿estás cansada? are you tired?

está en Londres he's in London

la falda te está grande the skirt's too big for you

2. (uso auxiliar) to be

está comiendo he's eating

está durmiendo she's asleep

3. (en casa, en el trabajo) to be in / to be there / to be here

¿está Pepe? is Pepe in? / is Pepe there?

¿está tu madre en casa? is your mother in?

no está en este momento he's not here right now

4. (listo, preparado) to be ready

en seguida está it'll be ready in a moment

5. (aspecto) to look

¡qué guapo estás! you look very smart!

estar a... to be...

estamos a viernes it's Friday

estamos a 10 grados the temperature's 10 degrees

¿a cuánto están los tomates? how much are the tomatoes?

estar de... to be...

estamos de vacaciones we're on holiday

está de exámenes she's doing exams

estar de más (no ser necesario) to be unnecessary (estorbar) to be in the way

estar por ver to remain to be seen

no estar para algo (apetecer) not to be in the mood for something (estar a punto) to be about to

Spanish-English dictionary > estar
13 behind

1. adverb
1) (at rear of somebody/something) hinten

from behind — von hinten

he glanced behind before moving off — er schaute nach hinten, bevor er losfuhr

we'll follow on behind — wir kommen hinterher

2) (further back)

be miles behind — kilometerweit zurückliegen

leave somebody behind — jemanden hinter sich (Dat.) lassen (see also academic.ru/18217/d">d)

fall behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) in Rückstand geraten

lag behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) im Rückstand sein

be behind — hinten sein; (be late) im Verzug sein

3) (in arrears)

be/get behind with one's rent — mit der Miete im Verzug sein/in Verzug geraten

4) (remaining after somebody's departure)

leave somebody/something behind — jemanden/etwas zurücklassen (see also b)

he left his gloves behind by mistake — er ließ seine Handschuhe versehentlich liegen

stay behind — dableiben; (as punishment) nachsitzen
2. preposition
1) (at rear of, on other side of; fig.): (hidden by) hinter (+ Dat.)

he stepped out from behind the wall — er trat hinter der Mauer hervor

he came from behind her — er kam von hinten

one behind the other — hintereinander

behind somebody's back — (fig.) hinter jemandes Rücken (Dat.)

2) (towards rear of) hinter (+ Akk.); (fig.)

I don't want to go behind his back — ich will nicht hinter seinem Rücken handeln

put behind one — vergessen

put the past behind one — einen Strich unter die Vergangenheit ziehen

3) (further back than) hinter (+ Dat.)

they were miles behind us — sie lagen meilenweit hinter uns (Dat.) zurück

be behind the times — nicht auf dem laufenden sein

fall behind somebody/something — hinter jemanden/etwas zurückfallen

4) (past) hinter (+ Dat.)

all that trouble is behind me — ich habe den ganzen Ärger hinter mir

5) (later than)

behind schedule/time — im Rückstand

6) (in support of) hinter (+ Dat.)

I'm right behind you — ich stehe hinter dir

the man behind the project — der Mann, der hinter dem Projekt steht

7) (remaining after departure of)

she left nothing behind her — sie hinterließ nichts
3. noun
(buttocks) Hintern, der (ugs.)

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1. preposition
1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) hinter

2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) hinter

3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) hinter jemand stehen
2. adverb
1) (at the back: following behind.) hinterher

2) ((also behindhand [-hænd]) not up to date: behind with his work.) im Rückstand

3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) zurück
3. noun
(the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) der Hintern

- behind someone's back

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be·hind

[bɪˈhaɪnd]

I. prep

1. (at back) hinter + dat; (to back) hinter + akk

to fall \behind sb hinter jdn zurückfallen

\behind the wheel driver hinterm Lenkrad [o Steuer

2. (hidden by) hinter + dat

the town lay \behind the mountain die Stadt lag hinter dem Berg

3. (as basis for) hinter + dat

the motivating factor \behind his sudden enthusiasm der ausschlaggebende Faktor für seinen plötzlichen Enthusiasmus

4. (supporting) hinter + dat

I'm \behind you all the way ich stehe voll hinter dir

5. (in past) hinter + dat

to have sth \behind one etw hinter sich dat haben

to put sth \behind one etw hinter sich dat lassen, etw vergessen

long \behind sb weit zurück

6. (responsible for) hinter + dat

who's \behind this? wer ist dafür verantwortlich?, wer steckt dahinter? fam

7. (late for) hinter + dat

to be/get \behind schedule in Verzug sein/geraten

8. (less advanced)

to be \behind sb in sth jdm in etw dat hinterher sein fam

9.

▶ \behind sb's back hinter jds Rücken

▶ to go \behind sb's back jdn hintergehen

▶ \behind every great man there stands a great woman ( prov) hinter jedem starken Mann steht eine starke Frau

▶ \behind the scenes hinter den Kulissen

▶ to be \behind the times hinter der Zeit zurück[geblieben] sein

II. adv (at back) hinten; (to back) nach hinten

to attack from \behind von hinten [o pej hinterrücks] angreifen

the boat/car/person/ship \behind der Hintermann

to come from \behind ( fig) wieder zur Spitze aufschließen

to fall \behind zurückfallen

to leave sb/sth \behind jdn/etw zurücklassen

to leave sth \behind (not take) etw [versehentlich] stehen/liegen lassen; (as sign) etw zurücklassen [o hinterlassen]

to leave \behind a stain/a scar/a trail of destruction einen Fleck/eine Narbe/eine Spur der Verwüstung hinterlassen

to stay \behind noch dableiben; pupil nachsitzen

to walk \behind hinterhergehen

III. adj pred

1. (in arrears)

▪ to be \behind with sth mit etw dat im Rückstand [o Verzug] sein

2. (overdue)

▪ to be \behind sb hinter jdm zurückliegen

to be \behind with one's work mit seiner Arbeit im Rückstand sein

3. (mentally)

to be [a long way] \behind [weit] zurück sein fam

to be \behind in a subject in einem Fach hinterherhinken

IV. n ( fam) Hintern m fam

get off your \behind and do something! nun beweg deinen Hintern und tu was! fam

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[bI'haɪnd]
1. prep

1) (= in or at the rear of stationary) hinter (+dat); (with motion) hinter (+acc)

come out from behind the door — komm hinter der Tür (her)vor

he came up behind me — er trat von hinten an mich heran

walk close behind me — gehen Sie dicht hinter mir

close the door behind you — mach die Tür hinter dir zu

put it behind the books — stellen Sie es hinter die Bücher

he has the Communists behind him — er hat die Kommunisten hinter sich (dat)

to be behind an idea — eine Idee unterstützen

what is behind this/this incident? — was steckt dahinter/steckt hinter diesem Vorfall?

she has years of experience behind her — sie hat viele Jahre der Erfahrung hinter sich (dat)

2)

(= more backward than) to be behind sb — hinter jdm zurück sein

3)

(in time) to be behind time (train etc) — Verspätung haben; (with work etc) im Rückstand sein

to be behind schedule —

to be three hours behind time — drei Stunden Verspätung haben

to be behind the times (fig) — hinter seiner Zeit zurück(geblieben) sein

you must put the past behind you —

their youth is far behind them — ihre Jugend liegt weit zurück

2. adv

1) (= in or at rear) hinten; (= behind this, sb etc) dahinter

the runner was ( lying) a long way behind — der Läufer lag weit hinten or zurück

from behind — von hinten

to look behind — zurückblicken

2)

(= late) to be behind with one's studies/payments —

we are three days behind with the schedule — wir sind drei Tage im Rückstand or Verzug

3. n (inf)
Hinterteil nt (inf), Hintern m (inf)
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behind [bıˈhaınd]

A präp

1. (räumlich und zeitlich) hinter (akk oder dat):

behind the tree hinter dem oder den Baum;

he looked behind him er blickte hinter sich;

he has the majority behind him er hat die Mehrheit hinter sich;

get sth behind one etwas hinter sich bringen;

his schooldays are behind him seine Schulzeit liegt hinter ihm;

what is behind all this? was steckt dahinter?

2. (Reihenfolge, Rang) hinter (akk oder dat):

be behind sb jemandem nachstehen, hinter jemandem zurück sein (in in dat)

B adv

1. hinten, dahinter, hinterher…:

from behind von hinten, hinterrücks;

come from behind SPORT von hinten kommen;

walk behind hinten gehen, hinterhergehen

2. nach hinten, zurück…:

look behind zurückblicken

C präd adj

1. be behind in ( oder with) one’s work (payments) mit seiner Arbeit (seinen Zahlungen) im Rückstand oder im Verzug sein;

get behind in Rückstand geraten ( auch SPORT);

remain behind zurückbleiben

2. there is more behind da steckt (noch) mehr dahinter

D s umg Hinterteil n, Hintern m

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1. adverb
1) (at rear of somebody/something) hinten

from behind — von hinten

he glanced behind before moving off — er schaute nach hinten, bevor er losfuhr

we'll follow on behind — wir kommen hinterher

2) (further back)

be miles behind — kilometerweit zurückliegen

leave somebody behind — jemanden hinter sich (Dat.) lassen (see also d)

fall behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) in Rückstand geraten

lag behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) im Rückstand sein

be behind — hinten sein; (be late) im Verzug sein

3) (in arrears)

be/get behind with one's rent — mit der Miete im Verzug sein/in Verzug geraten

4) (remaining after somebody's departure)

leave somebody/something behind — jemanden/etwas zurücklassen (see also b)

he left his gloves behind by mistake — er ließ seine Handschuhe versehentlich liegen

stay behind — dableiben; (as punishment) nachsitzen
2. preposition
1) (at rear of, on other side of; fig.): (hidden by) hinter (+ Dat.)

he stepped out from behind the wall — er trat hinter der Mauer hervor

he came from behind her — er kam von hinten

one behind the other — hintereinander

behind somebody's back — (fig.) hinter jemandes Rücken (Dat.)

2) (towards rear of) hinter (+ Akk.); (fig.)

I don't want to go behind his back — ich will nicht hinter seinem Rücken handeln

put behind one — vergessen

put the past behind one — einen Strich unter die Vergangenheit ziehen

3) (further back than) hinter (+ Dat.)

they were miles behind us — sie lagen meilenweit hinter uns (Dat.) zurück

be behind the times — nicht auf dem laufenden sein

fall behind somebody/something — hinter jemanden/etwas zurückfallen

4) (past) hinter (+ Dat.)

all that trouble is behind me — ich habe den ganzen Ärger hinter mir

5) (later than)

behind schedule/time — im Rückstand

6) (in support of) hinter (+ Dat.)

I'm right behind you — ich stehe hinter dir

the man behind the project — der Mann, der hinter dem Projekt steht

7) (remaining after departure of)

she left nothing behind her — sie hinterließ nichts
3. noun
(buttocks) Hintern, der (ugs.)

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adv.

hinterher (örtlich) adv. prep.

dahinter präp.

hinten präp.

hinter präp.

English-german dictionary > behind
14 descabellado

adj.

farfetched, crazy, wild, absurd.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: descabellar.

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descabellado

► participio pasado

1→ link=descabellar descabellar

► adjetivo

1 figurado wild, crazy

■ eso es totalmente descabellado that's absolutely crazy

■ una idea descabellada a crackpot idea

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ADJ [plan, idea] crazy, wild, preposterous

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- da adjetivo crazy, ridiculous

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= breakneck, misconceived, off-the-wall, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, far-fetched [farfetched], cuckoo.

Ex. Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.

Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.

Ex. 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.

Ex. This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.

Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.

Ex. If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.

Ex. Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.

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* empresa descabellada = fool's errand.

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- da adjetivo crazy, ridiculous

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= breakneck, misconceived, off-the-wall, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, far-fetched [farfetched], cuckoo.

Ex: Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.

Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.

Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.

Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.

Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.

Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.

Ex: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.

* empresa descabellada = fool's errand.

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descabellado -da

adjective

crazy, ridiculous

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Del verbo descabellar: ( conjugate descabellar)

descabellado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
descabellado
descabellar
descabellado
◊ -da adjetivo

crazy, ridiculous
descabellado,-a adjetivo crazy, wild

' descabellado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delirante
- descabellada
- jalado
English:
misconceived
- wild
- outlandish

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descabellado, -a adj

crazy

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descabellado

adj

:

idea descabellada fam hare-brained idea fam

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descabellado, -da adj

: outlandish, ridiculous

Spanish-English dictionary > descabellado
15 fijar

v.

1 to fix.

prohibido fijar carteles (cartel)(sello) stick no bills (en letrero)

Ella fijó las velas She fixed the sails.

Ella fijó su atención She fixed her attention.

2 to set, to fix (establecer) (fecha, precio).

fijar el domicilio to take up residence

fijar la mirada/la atención en to fix one's gaze/attention on

3 to determine, to define, to establish, to set.

Ella fijó las reglas She determined the rules.

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fijar

► verbo transitivo

1 (sujetar) to fix, fasten; (puerta) to hang; (ventana) to put in

2 (pegar) to stick

3 (establecer) to set, determine, fix

■ fijamos un precio we fixed a price

4 (en fotografía, química) to fix

► verbo pronominal fijarse

1 (hacerse fijo) to settle

■ el dolor se fijó en la cabeza the pain settled in his head

2 (darse cuenta) to notice

■ ¿te fijaste en el color de sus ojos? did you notice the colour of his eyes?

3 (poner atención) to pay attention, watch

■ fíjate cómo se hace watch how it's done

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FRASEOLOGÍA

fijar la vista to stare (en, at)

fijar los ojos to stare (en, at)

fijar residencia to take up residence

¡fíjate! (just) fancy that!

'Prohibido fijar carteles' "Post no bills"

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verb

1) to fix

2) establish, set up

3) appoint

4) fasten

•

- fijarse
- fijarse en
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1. VT

1) (=sujetar) (tb Fot) to fix; [con clavos] to secure; [con pegamento] to glue; [con chinchetas] to pin up; [+ pelo] to set

un gel para fijar el peinado — a gel to hold your hairstyle in place

prohibido fijar carteles — stick no bills

2) (=centrar) [+ atención] to focus (en on)
[+ ojos] to fix (en on)
pero fijemos nuestra atención en otros aspectos del asunto — but let us focus our attention on other aspects of the matter

le contestó sin vacilar, fijando la mirada en sus ojos — she answered him directly, looking him straight in the eye

3) (=determinar) [+ fecha, hora, precio, plazo] to fix, set; [+ límites, servicios mínimos] to establish; [+ condiciones] to lay down

no hemos fijado aún la fecha de la boda — we haven't fixed o set a date for the wedding yet

fijaron un plazo de dos meses para llegar a un acuerdo — they set a two-month deadline for an agreement to be reached

aún no se ha fijado el precio de las acciones — the price of the shares has not yet been fixed

el Tratado de 1942 fijó los límites entre Perú y Ecuador — the 1942 Treaty established the border between Peru and Ecuador

la organización ha fijado tres condiciones para volver a la mesa de negociaciones — the organization laid down three conditions for their return to the negotiating table

el plazo fijado por la ley — the time period established o laid down by law

4) [+ residencia] to take up

durante la guerra fijó su residencia en Suiza — during the war he took up residence in Switzerland

2.

See:

fijarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (poner, clavar) to fix

fija bien la estantería a la pared — fix the shelving securely to the wall

prohibido fijar carteles — stick no bills

fijó la mirada en el horizonte — she fixed her gaze on the horizon

fijar la atención en algo — to focus one's attention on something

b) <foto/dibujo> to fix

2)

a) < residencia>

fijaron su residencia en París — they established their residence in Paris

b) <fecha/cifra/precio> to set

la política fijada por el partido — the policy laid down by the party

c) reglamento/ley to state

según fija el reglamento — as stated in o dictated by the regulations
2.
fijarse v pron

a) ( prestar atención)

fíjate bien en cómo lo hace — watch carefully how she does it

si no te fijas en lo que haces, lo vas a hacer mal — if you don't watch o pay attention to what you're doing, you'll do it wrong

fíjate bien en la decoración — look carefully at the decoration

es muy observador, se fija en todo — he's very observant, he notices everything

b) ( darse cuenta) to notice

¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? — have you noticed that they never quarrel?

se fijó en ella — he noticed her

fíjate lo que ha crecido! — just look how she's grown!

fíjate qué terrible — it was (o would be etc) awful

fíjate que ayer mismo la ví — and I saw her only yesterday

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= attach, fix, set, brace, fasten together, clamp, lay down, fasten, set forth, clip, peg.

Ex. In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex. One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.

Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.

Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex. A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.

Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex. She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.

Ex. Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.

Ex. As per estimates, the demand for armoured vehicles in the defence forces is pegged at about 2000 vehicles per year.

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* fijar fecha con antelación = predate.

* fijar la atención = fix + Posesivo + attention.

* fijar la mirada = fasten + glance.

* fijar las especificaciones de algo = set + specifications.

* fijar precios = price, fix + price.

* fijar precios altos = price + high.

* fijar precios bajos = price + low.

* fijarse = set up + camp.

* fijarse una meta = set + goal.

* fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* fijarse un objetivo = set + goal.

* fijar una nota en un sitio público = post.

* fijar un color = fix + colour.

* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (poner, clavar) to fix

fija bien la estantería a la pared — fix the shelving securely to the wall

prohibido fijar carteles — stick no bills

fijó la mirada en el horizonte — she fixed her gaze on the horizon

fijar la atención en algo — to focus one's attention on something

b) <foto/dibujo> to fix

2)

a) < residencia>

fijaron su residencia en París — they established their residence in Paris

b) <fecha/cifra/precio> to set

la política fijada por el partido — the policy laid down by the party

c) reglamento/ley to state

según fija el reglamento — as stated in o dictated by the regulations
2.
fijarse v pron

a) ( prestar atención)

fíjate bien en cómo lo hace — watch carefully how she does it

si no te fijas en lo que haces, lo vas a hacer mal — if you don't watch o pay attention to what you're doing, you'll do it wrong

fíjate bien en la decoración — look carefully at the decoration

es muy observador, se fija en todo — he's very observant, he notices everything

b) ( darse cuenta) to notice

¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? — have you noticed that they never quarrel?

se fijó en ella — he noticed her

fíjate lo que ha crecido! — just look how she's grown!

fíjate qué terrible — it was (o would be etc) awful

fíjate que ayer mismo la ví — and I saw her only yesterday

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= attach, fix, set, brace, fasten together, clamp, lay down, fasten, set forth, clip, peg.

Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex: One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.

Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.

Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex: A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.

Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex: She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.

Ex: Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.

Ex: As per estimates, the demand for armoured vehicles in the defence forces is pegged at about 2000 vehicles per year.

* fijar fecha con antelación = predate.

* fijar la atención = fix + Posesivo + attention.

* fijar la mirada = fasten + glance.

* fijar las especificaciones de algo = set + specifications.

* fijar precios = price, fix + price.

* fijar precios altos = price + high.

* fijar precios bajos = price + low.

* fijarse = set up + camp.

* fijarse una meta = set + goal.

* fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* fijarse un objetivo = set + goal.

* fijar una nota en un sitio público = post.

* fijar un color = fix + colour.

* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.

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fijar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (poner, clavar) ‹poste› to fix

fija bien la estantería a la pared fix the shelving securely to the wall

[ S ] prohibido fijar carteles stick no bills

fijó la mirada en el horizonte she fixed her gaze on the horizon

conviene fijar la atención en este punto it's important to focus our attention on this point

había fijado la mente en el pasado he had focused his mind on the past

2 ‹foto/dibujo› to fix

B (establecer)

1 ‹residencia›

fijaron su residencia en París they established their residence o took up residence in Paris

2 (concretar) ‹fecha/cifra› to set

ya han fijado la fecha they've already set o fixed the date

todavía no hemos fijado el precio we still haven't agreed (on) a price

de acuerdo con la política fijada por el partido in accordance with the policy set o established by the party

3 «reglamento/ley» to state

la ley fija que … the law states that …

según fija el reglamento as stated in o dictated by the regulations

■ fijarse

v pron

1

(prestar atención): fíjate bien en el palacio, es una obra de arte take a good look at the palace, it's a work of art

es muy observador, se fija en todo he's very observant, he notices everything

fíjate bien en cómo lo hace watch carefully how she does it

si no te fijas, lo vas a volver a hacer mal if you don't watch what you're doing, you're going to do it wrong again

2 (darse cuenta) to notice

¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? have you noticed that o how they never quarrel?

en seguida se fijó en ella he noticed her immediately

¡fíjate lo que ha crecido! just look how she's grown!

fíjate qué faena, se lo robaron todo can you imagine how awful? they stole everything he had

estarás contenta con el regalo — ¡fíjate! you must be pleased with the present — you bet! ( colloq)

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fijar ( conjugate fijar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (poner, clavar) ‹poste/estantería› to fix;

( on signs) prohibido fijar carteles stick no bills;
◊ fijó la mirada en el horizonte she fixed her gaze on the horizon

b) ‹atención/mente› to focus

2
a) ‹ residencia› to take up, establish (frml)

b) ‹fecha/cifra/precio› to set

c) [reglamento/ley] to state

fijarse verbo pronominal
a) ( prestar atención):

◊ fíjate bien en cómo lo hace watch carefully how she does it;

fíjate en lo que haces watch o pay attention to what you're doing
b) ( darse cuenta) to notice;

◊ ¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? have you noticed that they never quarrel?;

¡fíjate lo que ha crecido! just look how she's grown!
fijar verbo transitivo
1 to fix: se prohíbe fijar carteles, (en letrero) post no bills
2 (la atención, los ojos, etc) fijar la vista en algo, to fix one's eyes on
3 (acordar, establecer) to set: fija el día y la hora, set a date
' fijar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartel
- prohibida
- prohibido
- sujetar
- tasar
- asegurar
- residencia
- señalar
English:
anchor
- appoint
- arrange
- attention span
- fasten
- fix
- name
- peg
- post
- set
- settle
- stick up
- tack down
- affix
- mount
- sort
- time

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fijar

♦ vt

1. [asegurar, sujetar] to fix (a o en onto); [cartel] to stick up;
[sello] to stick on;
fijaron las patas al suelo con clavos they nailed the legs to the floor;

prohibido fijar carteles [en letrero] stick o post no bills

2. [establecer] to fix;

se fijaron como objetivo acabar el año con beneficios they set themselves the target of ending the year in profit;

fijar la mirada/la atención en to fix one's gaze/attention on

3. [fecha, precio] to set, to fix

4. [significado] to establish;

fijar el domicilio to take up residence

♦ See also the pronominal verb fijarse

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fijar

v/t

1 espejo, balda fix; cartel stick

2 fecha, objetivo set

3 residencia establish

4 atención focus

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fijar vt

1) : to fasten, to affix

2) establecer: to establish, to set up

3) concretar: to set, to fix

fijar la fecha: to set the date

♦ See also the reflexive verb fijarse

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fijar vb

1. (determinar) to fix / to set [pt. & pp. set]

hemos fijado la hora we've fixed the time

ya han fijado la fecha del examen they've set the date of the exam

2. (poner) to put up [pt. & pp. put] / to stick [pt. & pp. stuck]

fijé el póster con chinchetas I put the poster up with drawing pins

"prohibido fijar carteles" "stick no bills"

3. (dirigir) to focus / to turn

fijamos nuestra atención en el autor we turned our attention to the author

fijar la mirada / fijar la vista to stare

no fijes la vista en el sol durante mucho tiempo don't stare at the sun for a long time

Spanish-English dictionary > fijar
16 oltre

1. prep in spazio, tempo after, past

( più di) over

vai oltre il semaforo go past the traffic lights

aspetto da oltre un'ora I've been waiting for more than or over an hour

oltre a apart from

2. adv nello spazio further

nel tempo longer

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oltre avv.

1 ( di luogo) further (on), farther (on): non fermatevi qui, andate oltre, don't stop here, go further on; la strada era bloccata, non si poteva andare oltre, the road was blocked, (so) it was impossible to go any further (o any farther) // andare troppo oltre, (fig.) to go too far // passare oltre, to go past (o by o on): fece finta di non vedermi e passò oltre, he pretended not to see me and went past (o by o on)

2 ( di tempo) longer, more, over; ( più tardi) later: posso aspettare dieci minuti, non oltre, I can wait for ten minutes, and no longer; ''Quanto tempo ti fermerai a Londra?'' ''Un mese e oltre'', ''How long are you going to stay in London?'' ''Over a month'' (o ''A month or more''); le domande vanno inviate entro la fine del mese, non oltre, applications should be sent by the end of the month and no later // essere oltre negli anni, to be well on in years

3 ( di quantità) over, more: da qui all'albergo ci saranno cinque chilometri e oltre, it must be five kilometres or more from here to the hotel; ragazzi di sedici anni e oltre, young people of siwteen or over; pacchi da dieci chilogrammi e oltre, parcels of ten kilograms or more

◆ prep.

1 ( di luogo) on the other side of, beyond; (gener. moto a luogo) over: oltre quelle montagne c'è la Francia, France is on the other side of those mountains (o beyond those mountains is France); andare oltre il confine, to go over the border // oltre ogni dire, credere, beyond description, belief

2 ( più di) over, more than: per quell'appartamento chiedono oltre 250.000 euro, they are asking over 250,000 euros for that flat; non lo vedo da oltre un anno, I haven't seen him for over a year; un uomo oltre i cinquanta, a man over fifty; c'erano oltre 50.000 spettatori, there were over (o more than) 50,000 spectators; l'ho aspettato per oltre un'ora, I waited for him for over an hour; piove da oltre due settimane, it has been raining for ever a fortnight; New York ha oltre 11 milioni d'abitanti, New York has over 11 million inhabitants; i Tudor regnarono in Inghilterra per oltre un secolo, the Tudors ruled England for over a century

3 oltre a, ( in aggiunta a) besides, in addition to, as well as; ( all'infuori di) apart from: oltre alla villa in campagna, possiede un appartamento al mare, besides a house in the country he (also) has a flat by the sea; oltre alle spese di gestione, ci sono le spese di riscaldamento, in addition to general maintenance, there are also heating expenses; oltre al solaio c'è anche la cantina, as well as (o besides) an attic, there in also a cellar; oltre a noi, c'erano solo venti persone, apart from us, there were only twenty people; oltre a questo, non ho altro da dirti, apart from this, I have nothing else to say to you.

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['oltre]
1. avv

1) (di luogo: più in là) farther, further, fig further

andare troppo oltre fig — to go too far

2)

(di tempo: di più) non...oltre — no more, no longer

non posso aspettare oltre — I can't wait any longer

3) (di età) over

persone di oltre trent'anni — people over thirty (years of age)

gli uomini oltre i cinquant'anni — men over fifty

2. prep

1) (di luogo: di là da) on the other side of, beyond, over

l'ho gettato oltre il muro — I threw it over the wall

sono passati oltre i confini — they crossed the border

2) (di tempo, quantità: più di) more than, over

sono oltre 3 mesi che non ti vedo — I haven't seen you for more than o for over three months

non oltre il 10 febbraio — not later than 10th February

3)

(in aggiunta a) oltre a o che — besides, as well as

è anche piccola, oltre ad essere cara — it's small as well as being expensive

oltre che piovere fa freddo — it's cold as well as wet

oltre a tutto — on top of all that

4)

(all'infuori di, eccetto) oltre a — besides, except, apart from

oltre a te non voglio vedere nessuno — apart from you, I don't want to see anyone

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['oltre] 1.
avverbio

1) (nello spazio) beyond

passare oltre — to move beyond, to go past; fig. (cambiare argomento) to move o pass on

nella sua riflessione è andato oltre — fig. he carried his thoughts further

2) (nel tempo)

non ti tratterrò oltre — I won't detain you any longer, I won't delay you any further

senza aspettare oltre — without further delay

fino all'anno 2000 e oltre — up to the year 2000 and beyond

3) (più) beyond

il 20% è il limite, non andranno oltre — 20% is the limit, they won't go over that

posso arrivare fino a 1.000 euro ma non oltre — I'm quite prepared to go up to 1,000 euros but no more

le persone con reddito di 18.000 euro e oltre — those on incomes of 18,000 euros and above
2.
preposizione

1) (nello spazio)

oltre questo limite — beyond this limit

oltre le frontiere — beyond o across o over the borders

oltre la montagna — beyond the mountain

oltre la chiesa, il parco — past the church, the park

va oltre ogni immaginazione — fig. it is beyond the grasp of the imagination

2) (nel tempo) beyond, over

oltre una certa scadenza — beyond a certain deadline

non lo vedo da oltre vent'anni — I haven't seen him for over twenty years

ben oltre la mezzanotte — well beyond midnight

3) (più di) over

cime di oltre 6.000 metri — peaks of over 6,000 metres

non andare oltre i 5.000 euro — don't go any higher than 5,000 euros

oltre il 20% — over 20%

i bambini oltre i sei anni — children (of) over six

ben oltre i 30, 40 (anni) — well over 30, 40

la temperatura salì bruscamente oltre i 40° — the temperature soared past o above 40°

4) oltre a in addition to; on top of [salario, carico di lavoro]

oltre a ciò — over and above that, besides that

oltre a essere illegale, è anche pericoloso — apart from being illegal, it's also dangerous

oltre al mal di testa ho la febbre — besides having a headache, I've got a temperature

nessuno oltre a voi — nobody apart from you

5) oltre che (in aggiunta)

è anche stupido oltre che volgare — besides being stupid he is also vulgar

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oltre ogni dire — beyond expression

andare o spingersi oltre to go too far; oltre misura — oltremisura

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oltre

/'oltre/

I avverbio

1 (nello spazio) beyond; passare oltre to move beyond, to go past; fig. (cambiare argomento) to move o pass on; nella sua riflessione è andato oltre fig. he carried his thoughts further

2 (nel tempo) non ti tratterrò oltre I won't detain you any longer, I won't delay you any further; senza aspettare oltre without further delay; fino all'anno 2000 e oltre up to the year 2000 and beyond

3 (più) beyond; il 20% è il limite, non andranno oltre 20% is the limit, they won't go over that; posso arrivare fino a 1.000 euro ma non oltre I'm quite prepared to go up to 1,000 euros but no more; le persone con reddito di 18.000 euro e oltre those on incomes of 18,000 euros and above

II preposizione

1 (nello spazio) oltre questo limite beyond this limit; oltre le frontiere beyond o across o over the borders; oltre la montagna beyond the mountain; oltre la chiesa, il parco past the church, the park; va oltre ogni immaginazione fig. it is beyond the grasp of the imagination

2 (nel tempo) beyond, over; oltre una certa scadenza beyond a certain deadline; non lo vedo da oltre vent'anni I haven't seen him for over twenty years; ben oltre la mezzanotte well beyond midnight

3 (più di) over; cime di oltre 6.000 metri peaks of over 6,000 metres; non andare oltre i 5.000 euro don't go any higher than 5,000 euros; oltre il 20% over 20%; i bambini oltre i sei anni children (of) over six; ben oltre i 30, 40 (anni) well over 30, 40; la temperatura salì bruscamente oltre i 40° the temperature soared past o above 40°

4 oltre a in addition to; on top of [salario, carico di lavoro]; oltre a ciò over and above that, besides that; oltre a essere illegale, è anche pericoloso apart from being illegal, it's also dangerous; oltre al mal di testa ho la febbre besides having a headache, I've got a temperature; nessuno oltre a voi nobody apart from you

5 oltre che (in aggiunta) è anche stupido oltre che volgare besides being stupid he is also vulgar

IDIOMS

oltre ogni dire beyond expression; andare o spingersi oltre to go too far; oltre misura → oltremisura.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > oltre
17 haut

haut, e [ˈo, ˈot]

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1. adjective

2. masculine noun

3. plural masculine noun

4. feminine noun

5. adverb

6. compounds

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1. <

   a. high ; [herbe, arbre, édifice] tall

• un mur haut de 3 mètres a wall 3 metres high

• une pièce haute de plafond a room with a high ceiling

• avoir une haute opinion de soi-même to have a high opinion of o.s.

• c'est du plus haut comique it's highly amusing

• être haut en couleur ( = rougeaud) to have a high colour ; ( = coloré, pittoresque) to be colourful

• la haute couture haute couture

• haut personnage high-ranking person

• la mer est haute the tide is in

• pousser des hauts cris to make a terrible fuss

• athlète de haut niveau top athlete

• discussions au plus haut niveau top-level discussions

   b. ( = ancien) le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

   c. (Geography) le Haut Rhin the Upper Rhine

2. <

   a. ( = hauteur) le mur a 3 mètres de haut the wall is 3 metres high

• combien fait-il de haut ? how high is it?

   b. ( = partie supérieure) top

• le haut du visage the top part of the face

• « haut » "this way up"

   c. ( = vêtement) top

• je cherche un haut assorti à ce pantalon I'm looking for a top to go with these trousers

   d. (locutions)

► au plus haut

• être au plus haut (dans les sondages) [personne] to be riding high ; [cote, popularité] to be at its peak

• le prix de l'or était au plus haut the price of gold had reached a peak► de haut

• voir les choses de haut ( = avec détachement) to take a detached view of things

• prendre qch de haut ( = avec mépris) to react indignantly to sth

• prendre qn de haut to look down on sb► de haut en bas, du haut en bas [couvrir, fouiller] from top to bottom ; [s'ouvrir] from the top downwards

• regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down

• couvert de graffitis de haut en bas covered in graffiti from top to bottom

• ça se lit de haut en bas it reads vertically

• du haut en bas de la hiérarchie at all levels of the hierarchy► du haut [tiroir, étagère, dents] top

• les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms

• les voisins du haut the neighbours upstairs

• du haut d'un arbre from the top of a tree

• parler du haut d'un balcon to speak from a balcony► d'en haut

• les chambres d'en haut the upstairs bedrooms

• des ordres qui viennent d'en haut orders from above► en haut ( = au sommet) at the top ; (dans un immeuble) upstairs

• il habite en haut he lives upstairs

• il habite tout en haut he lives right at the top

• écris l'adresse en haut à gauche write the address in the top left-hand corner

• son manteau était boutonné jusqu'en haut his coat was buttoned right up to the top

• en haut de [+ immeuble, escalier, côte, écran] at the top of

• en haut de l'échelle sociale high up the social ladder

3. <

hauts

• des hauts et des bas ups and downs

4. <

haute

• la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

• les gens de la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

5. <

   a. ( = en hauteur) [monter, sauter, voler] high

• mettez vos livres plus haut put your books higher up

• c'est lui qui saute le plus haut he can jump the highest

• haut les mains ! hands up!

   b. ( = fort) lire tout haut to read aloud

• penser tout haut to think aloud

• mettez la radio plus haut turn up the radio

• haut et fort loud and clear

   c. ( = dans les aigus) monter haut to hit the top notes

• chanter trop haut to sing sharp

   d. (socialement) des gens haut placés people in high places

   e. ( = en arrière) voir plus haut see above

• comme je l'ai dit plus haut as I said previously

6. <

► haut commandement high command

► le Haut commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés the UN High Commission for Refugees

► haut débit broadband

► haut lieu

• un haut lieu de la musique a Mecca for music

• en haut lieu in high places ► haute trahison high treason

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1.

haute ’o, ’ot adjectif

1) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument] tall; [herbe] long, tall

attention, la première marche est haute — be careful, the first step is steep

2) ( situé en altitude) high

la partie haute d'un mur — the top part of a wall

l'étagère la plus haute — the top shelf

une robe à taille haute — a high-waisted dress

3) ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [température, salaires, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched

parler à haute voix — to speak loudly

lire à haute voix — to read out loud

au plus haut point — immensely

4) ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking

haut Comité/Conseil — National Committee/Council

haute surveillance — close supervision

5) Géographie upper

la haute Égypte — Upper Egypt

6) Histoire

de la plus haute antiquité — from earliest antiquity

le haut Moyen Âge — the early Middle Ages

2.

adverbe

1) ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, voler] high

un personnage haut placé — a person in a high position

de haut — from above

2) ( dans le temps) far back

3) ( dans un texte)

plus haut — above

colle-le plus haut sur la page — stick it higher up on the page

4) ( fort) loudly

dire quelque chose bien haut — to say something loud(ly)

mettre la radio plus haut — to turn the radio up

tout haut — out loud

parler haut et clair — fig to speak unambiguously

n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre — never to raise one's voice

3.

nom masculin

1) ( partie élevée) top

le haut du visage — the top part of the face

le haut du corps — the top half of the body

l'étagère du haut — the top shelf

les pièces du haut — the upstairs rooms

prendre quelque chose par le haut — to get hold of the top of something

parler du haut d'un balcon — to speak from a balcony

2) ( hauteur)

faire 50 mètres de haut — to be 50 metres [BrE] high

4.

en haut locution ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above

passer par en haut — ( par la route) to take the top road

les voleurs sont entrés par en haut — ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs

5.

hauts nom masculin pluriel Géographie heights

Phrasal Verbs:

- haut en couleur

- haut fait

- haut fonctionnaire

- haut lieu de

- haute mer

- hautes eaux

- hautes sphères

- hautes terres

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marcher la tête haute — to walk with one's head held high

voir les choses de haut — ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things

tomber de haut — to be dumbfounded

regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas — to look somebody up and down

avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs

haut les mains! — hands up!

l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main — to win hands down

prendre quelqu'un de haut — to look down one's nose at somebody; cri, pavé

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'o, 'ot haut, -e
1. adj

1) (situation) high

en haute montagne — in the high mountains

plus haut (en altitude, sur un mur) — higher up, further up, (dans un texte) above

2) (dimensions) (immeuble) tall, (paroi) high

haut de 10 mètres — 10 metres high

3) (son, ton, voix) high, high-pitched

à haute voix — aloud, out loud

4) (autres locutions)

en haut lieu — in high places

haut en couleur (chose) — colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA brightly coloured Grande-Bretagne brightly colored USA (personnage) colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA

2. adv

1) [situé, placé] high

en haut (dans une armoire, sur une pente) — at the top, (dans une maison) upstairs

La salle de bain est en haut. — The bathroom is upstairs.

en haut de — at the top of

Le nid est tout en haut de l'arbre. — The nest is right at the top of the tree.

tomber de haut — to fall from a height, figto come back to earth with a bump

prendre qch de haut — to react haughtily to sth

traiter qn de haut — to treat sb with disdain

2) (de manière résolue)

dire qch bien haut — to say sth loud and clear

parler haut — to have a loud voice

3) (de manière intelligible)

dire qch tout haut — to say sth aloud, to say sth out loud

penser tout haut — to think aloud

4)

haut les mains! — hands up!, stick 'em up! *

3. nm

1) (partie supérieure) top

Le haut de l'immeuble a été endommagé. — The top of the building was damaged., The upper floors of the building were damaged.

du haut de — from the top of

2) (hauteur)

de 3 m de haut — 3 m high

un mur de trois mètres de haut — a wall 3 metres high

3) (autres locutions)

de haut en bas (mouvement) — downwards, (en intégralité) from top to bottom

des hauts et des bas fig — ups and downs

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haut, haute

A adj

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( étendu verticalement) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument, bâtiment] tall; [herbe] long, tall; homme de haute taille tall man; un objet plus haut que large an object that is higher than it is wide; un bâtiment haut de 20 étages a building 20 storeys GB ou stories US high, a 20-storey GB ou 20-story US building; un mât haut de 10 mètres a mast ten metres^GB high, a ten-metre^GB mast; plus haut/moins haut que higher/lower than; l'immeuble dans lequel il habite est très haut he lives in a block of high-rise flats GB ou a high-rise apartment block US; attention, la première marche est haute be careful, the first step is steep;

2 ( situé en altitude) high; une haute branche a high branch; la partie haute d'un bâtiment/mur/arbre the top part of a building/wall/tree; l'étagère la plus haute the top shelf; une robe à taille haute a high-waisted dress;

3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, capacité, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched; les hauts salaires/revenus high salaries/incomes; parler à haute voix to speak loudly; dire/lire qch à haute voix to say/read sth out loud; jouer une carte plus haute to play a higher card; être à haut risque to be very risky; être du plus haut ridicule to be highly ridiculous; au plus haut point immensely, intensely; aimer qch au plus haut point to like sth immensely; produit de haute qualité high-quality product; avoir une haute opinion de qn/soi-même to have a high opinion of sb/oneself; tenir qn en haute estime to hold sb in high esteem ou regard;

4 ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, situation, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société, rang] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking; les plus hautes instances the highest authorities; bénéficier de hautes protections to have friends in high places; le haut Comité/Conseil pour the National Committee/Council for; haute surveillance close supervision;

5 Géog upper; la haute Égypte Upper Egypt; le haut Nil the Upper Nile;

6 Hist dater de la plus haute antiquité to date from earliest antiquity; le haut Moyen Âge the early Middle Ages.

B adv

1 ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, s'élever, voler, sauter] high; voler très haut dans le ciel to fly high in the sky; un personnage haut placé a person in a high position; viser trop haut to aim too high; la lune est haut dans le ciel the moon is high up in the sky; haut perché sur perched high on; le plus haut the highest; sauter le plus haut to jump the highest; de haut from above;

2 ( dans le temps) far back; aussi haut qu'on remonte dans l'antiquité however far back in history we go;

3 ( dans un texte) plus haut above; comme indiqué plus haut as noted above; colle-le plus haut sur la page stick it higher up on the page; voir plus haut see above;

4 ( fort) loudly; parler haut to talk loudly; parlez moins haut! keep your voice down!; parlez plus haut! speak up!; dire qch bien haut to say sth loud(ly); mettre la radio plus haut to turn the radio up; tout haut out loud; parler haut et clair fig to speak unambiguously; ne dire or n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre never to raise one's voice.

C nm

1 ( partie élevée) top; le haut du mur the top of the wall; le haut du visage the top part of the face; le haut du corps the top half of the body; dans le haut (de) at the top (of); l'appartement/l'étagère du haut the top flat/shelf; les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms; sur le haut de la colline/côte at the top of the hill/slope; commencer par le haut to start at the top; prendre qch par le haut to get hold of the top of sth; du haut de from the top of; de or du haut en bas from top to bottom; parler du haut d'un balcon/d'une tribune to speak from a balcony/a platform; le haut de son maillot de bain the top of her swimsuit;

2 ( hauteur) mesurer or faire 50 mètres de haut to be 50 metres^GB high; une tour de 35 m de haut a 35 m tower; être à son plus haut to be at its highest level.

D en haut loc ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above; le bruit vient d'en haut the noise is coming from above; tout en haut right at the top; jusqu'en haut up to the top, right to the top; passer par en haut ( par la route) to take the top road; les voleurs sont entrés par en haut ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs; ordre qui vient d'en haut order from the top; mettez la date en haut de la page à droite put the date in the top right-hand corner of the page.

E hauts nmpl Géog heights; les hauts de Meuse the heights of the Meuse.

F haute○ nf upper crust○; fréquenter les gens de la haute to rub shoulders with the upper crust.

Composés

haut en couleur [personnage, tableau, texte] colourful^GB; haut fait heroic deed; haut fonctionnaire senior civil servant; haut lieu de centre^GB of ou for; en haut lieu in high places; une décision prise en haut lieu a decision taken at a high level; haut plateau high plateau; haute définition TV high definition; télévision (à) haute définition high definition TV; écran à haute définition graphique Ordinat screen with high resolution graphics; haute école lit, Équit haute école, classical equitation; c'est un exercice de haute école fig it's a very advanced exercise; haute mer Naut open sea; Haute Cour (de Justice) High Court of Justice; hautes eaux high water (sg); hautes sphères high social circles; hautes terres Géog highlands; hautes voiles Naut upper sails; hauts fourneaux blast furnace.

Idiomes

marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high; prendre or regarder or voir les choses de haut ( sans s'arrêter aux détails) to see things in broad terms; ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things; tomber de haut to be dumbfounded; regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down; avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; haut les mains! hands up!; l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main to win hands down; prendre qn/qch de haut to look down one's nose at sb/sth; ⇒ cri, pavé.

( féminin haute) [ʼo, ʼot] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [ʼot]) adjectif

1. [de grande dimension] high, tall

les hautes colonnes du temple the lofty ou towering columns of the temple

les pièces sont hautes de plafond the rooms have high ceilings

BOTANIQUE [tige, tronc] tall

[qui a poussé] high

2. [d'une certaine dimension]

la maison est haute de trois mètres the house is three metres high

3. [situé en hauteur] high

le soleil est haut dans le ciel the sun is high (up) in the sky

la partie haute de l'arbre the top of the tree

le Haut Nil the upper (reaches of the) Nile

4. [extrême, intense] high

c'est de la plus haute importance it's of the utmost ou greatest importance

à haut risque high-risk

haute fréquence high frequency

haute technologie high technology

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high, top (avant nom)

de haut niveau top-level, high-level

des gens de haut niveau high-fliers

de hauts dignitaires eminent dignitaries

la haute coiffure haute coiffure, designer hairdressing

la haute cuisine haute cuisine

de hautes études commerciales/militaires advanced business/military studies

les hauts fonctionnaires top ou top-ranking civil servants

les hauts salaires the highest ou top salaries

6. [dans une échelle de valeurs] high

d'une haute intelligence highly intelligent

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose en haute estime to hold somebody/something in high esteem

7. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

8. MUSIQUE & PHONÉTIQUE high

9. HISTOIRE

le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

10. (littéraire) [noble] lofty, high-minded

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adverbe

1. [dans l'espace] high

levez haut la jambe raise your leg (up) high ou high up

2. [dans le temps] far (back)

[dans un livre]

voir plus haut see above

3. [fort, avec puissance]

(tout) haut aloud

parlez plus haut speak up, speak louder

dites-le haut et clair ou bien haut tell (it to) everyone, say it out loud

4. MUSIQUE high

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high

être haut placé to be highly placed, to hold high office

des amis haut placés friends in high places

nous l'avons toujours placé très haut dans notre estime (figuré) we've always held him in high regard

6. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

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nom masculin

1. [partie supérieure] top

[sur une caisse, un emballage]

‘haut’ ‘(this way ou side) up’

2. [vêtement & gén] top

[de robe] bodice

3. [hauteur]

un mur d'un mètre de haut a one metre (high) wall

tomber de tout son haut

a. [chuter] to fall headlong

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

c. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

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hauts nom masculin pluriel

1. [dans des noms de lieux] heights

2. (locution)

avoir ou connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs

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haute nom féminin

(familier)

la haute the upper crust

les gens de la haute upper crust people

de haut locution adverbiale

1. [avec détachement] casually, unconcernedly

prendre ou regarder ou voir les choses de haut to look at things with an air of detachment

2. [avec mépris]

prendre quelque chose de haut to be high and mighty about something

regarder quelqu'un de haut to look down on somebody

traiter quelqu'un de haut to treat somebody high-handedly

3. (locution)

tomber de haut

a. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

de haut en bas locution adverbiale

1. [sans mouvement] from top to bottom

2. [avec mouvement, vers le bas] from top to bottom, downwards

3. [avec mépris]

regarder ou considérer quelqu'un de haut en bas to look somebody up and down

d'en haut locution adverbiale

1. [depuis la partie élevée] from above

d'en haut on voit la mer you can see the sea from up there

2. (figuré) from on high

le bon exemple doit venir d'en haut people in positions of authority must give the lead

du haut locution adjectivale

les gens du haut

a. [de la partie haute du village] the people up the top end (of the village)

b. [des étages supérieurs] the people upstairs

les chambres du haut the upstairs bedrooms

du haut de locution prépositionnelle

1. [depuis la partie élevée de - échelle, colline] from the top of

2. (figuré)

il nous regarde du haut de sa grandeur he looks down his nose at us

en haut locution adverbiale

1. [à l'étage supérieur] upstairs

2. [dans la partie élevée] at the top

nous sommes passés par en haut [par la route du haut] we came along the high road

3. [en l'air] up in the sky

en haut de locution prépositionnelle

at the top of

tout en haut d'une colline high up on a hill

regarde en haut de l'armoire look on top of the wardrobe

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18 on

on [ɒn]

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1. adverb

2. preposition

3. adjective

4. compounds

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1. adverb

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► When on is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get on, go on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, such as later on, look up the other word.

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   a. ( = in place) the lid is on le couvercle est mis

• it was not on properly ça avait été mal mis

   b. (in time expressions) from that time on à partir de ce moment-là

• it was well on into September septembre était déjà bien avancé

   c. (indicating continuation) let's drive on a bit continuons un peu

• if you read on, you'll see that... si tu continues (de lire), tu verras que...

   d. (set structures)

► on and off (inf) par intermittence

• they lived together on and off for six years ils ont vécu ensemble six ans, par intermittence► on and on

• they talked on and on for hours ils ont parlé pendant des heures► to be on about sth (inf) ( = talk)

I don't know what you're on about qu'est-ce que tu racontes ? (inf)► to be on at sb (inf) ( = nag)

he's always on at me il est toujours après moi (inf)► to be on to sb (inf) ( = speak to) parler à qn

• he's been on to me about the broken window il m'a parlé du carreau cassé► to be on to sb/sth (inf) ( = have found out about)

the police are on to him la police est sur sa piste

• I'm on to something je suis sur une piste intéressante

2. preposition

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   a. (indicating place) sur

• on the pavement sur le trottoir

• he threw it on the table il l'a jeté sur la table

• I have no money on me je n'ai pas d'argent sur moi

• there were posters on the wall il y avait des posters sur le mur or au mur

• what page are we on? à quelle page sommes-nous ?

• the ring on her finger la bague qu'elle porte au doigt

• on the other side of the road de l'autre côté de la route

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• you can't wear that shirt, there's a stain on it tu ne peux pas porter cette chemise, elle a une tache

• bottles with no labels on them des bouteilles sans étiquette

► on + island

• on an island dans or sur une île

• on the island of... dans or sur l'île de...

• on Skye sur l'île de Skye

   b. (with street names) dans

• a house on North Street une maison dans North Street

   c. ( = on board) dans

• there were a lot of people on the train il y avait beaucoup de monde dans le train

• he came on the train/bus il est venu en train/en bus

• I went on the train/bus j'ai pris le train/le bus

   d. ( = at the time of)

► on + noun

• on my arrival home à mon arrivée à la maison► on + -ing

• on hearing this en entendant cela

• on completing the course, she got a job in an office à la fin de son stage elle a trouvé un emploi dans un bureau

   e. (with day, date) on Sunday dimanche

• on Sundays le dimanche

• on 1 December le 1er décembre

• on the evening of 3 December le 3 décembre au soir

• on Easter Day le jour de Pâques

   f. (with number) (score) avec ; (phone number) à

• Smith is second on 21 points Smith est deuxième avec 21 points

• you can get me on 329 3065 tu peux m'appeler au 329 30 65

   g. (TV, radio) on the radio/TV à la radio/la télévision

• on the BBC à la BBC

• on Radio 3/Channel 4 sur Radio 3/Channel 4

   h. ( = earning) he's on $19,000 a year il gagne 19 000 dollars par an

   i. ( = taking, using) the doctor put her on antibiotics le médecin l'a mise sous antibiotiques

• he's on heroin il se drogue à l'héroïne

   j. ( = playing) with Louis Armstrong on trumpet avec Louis Armstrong à la trompette

   k. ( = about, concerning) sur

• a lecture on medical ethics un cours sur l'éthique médicale

• a decision on this project une décision sur ce projet

   l. ( = doing) he's on a course il suit un cours

• I'm on a new project je travaille sur un nouveau projet

   m. ( = at the expense of) it's on me c'est moi qui paie

   n. (indicating membership) to be on the team/committee faire partie de l'équipe/du comité

3. adjective

   a. ( = functioning) [machine, engine] en marche ; [radio, TV, light] allumé ; [handbrake] mis ; [electricity] branché ; [tap, gas at mains] ouvert

• leave the tap on laisse le robinet ouvert

• the "on" switch l'interrupteur m

   b. ( = taking place) there's a match on at Wimbledon il y a un match à Wimbledon

• while the meeting was on pendant la réunion

• is the party still on? est-ce que la fête a toujours lieu ?

• the play is on in London la pièce se joue à Londres

• what's on? (at theatre, cinema) qu'est-ce qu'on joue ? ; (on TV) qu'est-ce qu'il y a à la télévision ?

   c. ( = on duty) I'm on every Saturday je travaille tous les samedis

   d. (indicating agreement) you're on! (inf) d'accord !

• it's not on (inf) (British) ( = not acceptable) c'est inadmissible

4. compounds

► on-line adjective, adverb → online

► on-off switch noun interrupteur m marche-arrêt

► on-screen adjective adverb

à l'écran

► on-site adjective sur place

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Note: When on is used as a straightforward preposition expressing position ( on the beach, on the table) it is generally translated by sur: sur la plage, sur la table; on it is translated by dessus: there's a table over there, put the key on it = il y a une table là-bas, mets la clé dessus

on is often used in verb combinations in English ( depend on, rely on etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (depend, rely etc)

If you have doubts about how to translate a phrase or expression beginning with on ( on demand, on impulse, on top etc) consult the appropriate noun or other entry (demand, impulse, top etc)

This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as dates, islands, rivers etc. Many of these use the preposition on. For the index to these notes

For examples of the above and further uses of on, see the entry below
[ɒn] 1.
preposition

1) ( position) sur [table, coast, motorway etc]

on top of the piano — sur le piano

on the floor — par terre

there's a stain on it — il y a une tache dessus

to live on Park Avenue — habiter Park Avenue

a studio on Avenue Montaigne — un studio Avenue Montaigne

the paintings on the wall — les tableaux qui sont au mur

2) (indicating attachment, contact)

to hang something on a nail — accrocher quelque chose à un clou

on a string — au bout d'une ficelle

3) ( on or about one's person)

I've got no small change on me — je n'ai pas de monnaie sur moi

a girl with sandals on her feet — une fille avec des sandales aux pieds

to have a smile on one's face — sourire

4) (about, on the subject of) sur

a programme on Africa — une émission sur l'Afrique

have you heard him on electoral reform? — est-ce que tu l'as entendu parler de la réforme électorale?

we're on fractions — nous en sommes aux fractions

5) (employed, active)

to be on — faire partie de [team]; être membre de [board, committee]

to be on the Gazette — travailler pour la Gazette

a job on the railways — un travail dans les chemins de fer

there's a bouncer on the door — il y a un videur à la porte

6) ( in expressions of time)

on 22 February — le 22 février

on or about the 23rd — vers le 23

on sunny days — quand il fait beau

7) ( immediately after)

on his arrival — à son arrivée

on hearing the truth she... — quand elle a appris la vérité, elle...

8) (taking, using)

to be on steroids — prendre des stéroïdes

to be on drugs — se droguer

to be on 40 (cigarettes) a day — fumer 40 cigarettes par jour

9) ( powered by)

to run on batteries — fonctionner sur piles

to run on electricity — marcher à l'électricité

10) ( indicating support) sur

to stand on one leg — se tenir sur un pied

11) ( indicating a medium)

on TV — à la télé

I heard it on the news — j'ai entendu ça aux informations

on video — en vidéo

with Lou Luciano on drums — avec Lou Luciano à la batterie

12) (income, amount of money)

to be on £20,000 a year — gagner 20000 livres sterling par an

to be on a low income — avoir un bas salaire

13) (paid for by, at the expense of)

this round is on me — c'est ma tournée

have a beer on me — je te paye une bière

14) ( in scoring)

to be on 25 points — avoir 25 points

15) ( indicating means of transport)

to travel on the bus — voyager en bus

on the plane — dans l'avion

to be on one's bike — être à vélo

to leave on the first train — prendre le premier train
2.
adjective

1) (taking place, happening)

is the match still on? — est-ce que le match aura lieu quand même?

the engagement is back on again — ils sont à nouveau fiancés

while the meeting is on — pendant la réunion

there's a war on — il y a une guerre

I've got nothing on tonight — je n'ai rien de prévu pour ce soir

I've got a lot on — je suis très occupé

2) ( being performed)

the news is on in 10 minutes — les informations sont dans 10 minutes

what's on? — ( on TV) qu'est-ce qu'il y a à la télé?; (at the cinema, at the theatre) qu'est-ce qu'on joue?

there's nothing on — il n'y a rien de bien

3) (functional, live)

to be on — [TV, oven, light] être allumé; [handbrake] être serré; [dishwasher, radio] marcher; [tap] être ouvert

the power is on — il y a du courant

the power is back on — le courant est rétabli

in the ‘on’ position — en position ‘allumé’

4) GB ( permissible)

it's just ou simply not on — ( out of the question) c'est hors de question; ( not the done thing) ça ne se fait pas; ( unacceptable) c'est inadmissible

5) (attached, in place)

to be on — [lid] être mis

not properly on — mal mis

once the roof is on — une fois le toit construit
3.
adverb

1) ( on or about one's person)

to have a hat on — porter un chapeau

to have nothing on — être nu

on with your coats! — allez, mettez vos manteaux!

to have make-up on — être maquillé

with slippers on — en pantoufles

2) ( ahead in time)

20 years on he was still the same — 20 ans plus tard, il n'avait pas changé

a few years on from now — dans quelques années

from that day on — à partir de ce jour-là

to be well on in years — ne plus être tout jeune

3) ( further)

to walk on — continuer à marcher

to go to Paris then on to Marseilles — aller à Paris et de là à Marseille

a little further on — un peu plus loin

4) ( on stage)

I'm on after the juggler — je passe juste après le jongleur

to come on — entrer en scène
4.
on and off adverbial phrase (also off and on)

to see somebody on and off — voir quelqu'un de temps en temps

she's been working at the novel on and off for years — ça fait des années que son roman est en chantier

to flash on and off — clignoter
5.
on and on adverbial phrase

to go on and on — [speaker] parler pendant des heures; [speech] durer des heures

to go on and on about — ne pas arrêter de parler de

the list goes on and on — la liste n'en finit pas

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you're on — d'accord

to be always on at somebody — être toujours sur le dos de quelqu'un

what's he on about? — GB qu'est-ce qu'il raconte?

he's been on to me about the lost files — GB il m'a contacté à propos des dossiers perdus

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19 on

on

❢ When on is used as a straightforward preposition expressing position ( on the beach, on the table) it is generally translated by sur: sur la plage, sur la table ; on it is translated by dessus: there's a table over there, put the key on it = il y a une table là-bas, mets la clé dessus.on is often used in verb combinations in English ( depend on, rely on, cotton on etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (depend, rely, cotton etc).

If you have doubts about how to translate a phrase or expression beginning with on ( on demand, on impulse, on top etc) consult the appropriate noun or other entry (demand, impulse, top etc).

This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as dates, islands, rivers etc. Many of these use the preposition on.

For examples of the above and further uses of on, see the entry below.

A prep

1 ( position) sur ; on the table/the pavement sur la table/le trottoir ; on the coast/the lake sur la côte/le lac ; on top of the piano sur le piano ; on the wall/ceiling/blackboard au mur/plafond/tableau noir ; on the floor par terre ; there's a stain on it il y a une tache dessus ; to live on Park Avenue habiter Park Avenue ; it's on Carson Road c'est sur Carson Road ; on the M4 motorway sur l'autoroute M4 ; a studio on Avenue Montaigne un studio Avenue Montaigne ; the paintings on the wall les tableaux qui sont au mur ; accidents on and off the piste des accidents sur la piste et en dehors ; to climb/leap on to sth grimper/sauter sur qch ; ⇒ get, hang, jump, pin, sew, tie ;

2 (indicating attachment, contact) to hang sth on a nail accrocher qch à un clou ; on a string au bout d'une or attaché à une ficelle ; to put a hand on sb's shoulder mettre la main sur l'épaule de qn ; to punch sb on the nose/on the chin donner un coup dans le nez/sur le menton de qn ; ⇒ hit, pat, slap ;

3 ( on or about one's person) I've got no small change on me je n'ai pas de monnaie sur moi ; have you got the keys on you? est-ce que tu as les clés (sur toi)? ; to have a ring on one's finger avoir une bague au doigt ; the finger with the ring on it le doigt qui porte la bague ; a girl with sandals on her feet une fille avec des sandales aux pieds ; to have a smile/to have a frown on one's face sourire/froncer les sourcils ;

4 (about, on the subject of) sur ; a book/a programme on Africa un livre/une émission sur l'Afrique ; information on the new tax des renseignements sur le nouvel impôt ; to read Freud on dreams lire ce que Freud a écrit sur les rêves ; have you heard him on electoral reform? est-ce que tu l'as entendu parler de la réforme électorale? ; we're on fractions in maths en maths, nous en sommes aux fractions ;

5 (employed, active) to be on faire partie de [team] ; être membre de [board, committee, council] ; to be on the Gazette travailler pour la Gazette ; a job on the railways un travail dans les chemins de fer ; there's a bouncer on the door il y a un videur à la porte ; there are 20 staff on this project il y a 20 personnes qui travaillent sur ce projet ;

6 ( in expressions of time) on 22 February le 22 février ; on Friday vendredi ; on Saturdays le samedi ; on the night of 15 May la nuit du 15 mai ; on or about the 23rd vers le 23 ; on sunny days quand il fait beau ; on Christmas Day le jour de Noël ; on your birthday le jour de ton anniversaire ; ⇒ dot, hour ;

7 ( immediately after) on his arrival à son arrivée ; on the death of his wife à la mort de sa femme ; on hearing the truth she… quand elle a appris la vérité, elle… ; on reaching London he… quand il est arrivé à Londres, il… ;

8 (taking, using) to be on tablets/steroids/heroin prendre des médicaments/des stéroïdes/de l'héroïne ; to be on drugs se droguer ; to be on 40 (cigarettes) a day fumer 40 cigarettes par jour ; to be on a bottle of whisky a day boire une bouteille de whisky par jour ; ⇒ antibiotic, pill, tranquillizer ;

9 ( powered by) to work ou run on batteries marcher à piles, fonctionner sur piles ; to run on electricity être électrique ;

10 ( indicating support) sur ; to stand on one leg se tenir sur un pied ; to lie on one's back s'allonger sur le dos ; put it on its side pose-le sur le côté ;

11 ( indicating a medium) on TV/the radio à la télé/radio ; I heard it on the news j'ai entendu ça au journal ; on video/cassette en vidéo/cassette ; on disk/computer sur disquette/ordinateur ; on channel four sur la quatrième chaîne ; to play sth on the piano jouer qch au piano ; with Lou Luciano on drums avec Lou Luciano à la batterie ;

12 (income, amount of money) to be on £20,000 a year gagner 20 000 livres sterling par an ; to be on a salary ou income of £15,000 gagner 15 000 livres sterling ; he's on more than me il gagne plus que moi ; to be on a low income avoir un bas salaire ; ⇒ dole, grant, live, overtime ;

13 (paid for by, at the expense of) this round is on me c'est ma tournée ; have a beer on me je te paye une bière ; ⇒ credit, expenses, house ;

14 ( repeated events) disaster on disaster désastre sur désastre ; defeat on defeat défaite sur défaite ;

15 ( in scoring) to be on 25 points avoir 25 points ; Martin is the winner on 50 points Martin est le gagnant avec 50 points ;

16 Turf he's got £10 on Easy Rider il a parié 10 livres sterling sur Easy Rider ; I'll have 50 dollars on Rapido je parie 50 dollars sur Rapido ; ⇒ odds ;

17 Transp to travel on the bus/train voyager en bus/train ; to be on the plane/the train être dans l'avion/le train ; to be on the yacht être sur le yacht ; to be on one's bike être à vélo ; to leave on the first train/flight prendre le premier train/avion ; ⇒ foot, horseback.

B adj

1 (taking place, happening) to be on [event] avoir lieu ; is the match still on? est-ce que le match aura lieu? ; the engagement is back on again ils sont à nouveau fiancés ; while the meeting is on pendant la réunion ; there's a war/recession on il y a une guerre/récession ; I've got nothing on tonight je n'ai rien de prévu pour ce soir ; to have something on avoir quelque chose de prévu ; I've got a lot on je suis très occupé ;

2 (being broadcast, performed, displayed) Euro-express is on tonight il y a Euro-express à la télé ce soir ; the news is on in 10 minutes le journal est dans 10 minutes ; it's on at the Rex ça passe au Rex ; there's an exhibition on at the Town Hall il y a une exposition à la mairie ; what's on? ( on TV) qu'est-ce qu'il y a à la télé? ; ( at the cinema) qu'est-ce qui passe au cinéma? ; ( at the theatre) qu'est-ce qu'il y a à l'affiche or au théâtre? ; there's nothing on il n'y a rien de bien ; Hamlet is still on Hamlet est toujours à l'affiche ;

3 (functional, live) to be on [TV, oven, heating, light] être allumé ; [handbrake] être serré ; [dishwasher, radio, washing machine] marcher ; [hot tap, gas tap] être ouvert ; the power is on il y a du courant ; the power is back on le courant est rétabli ; the switch is in the ‘on’ position l'interrupteur est en position ‘allumé’ ; ⇒ switch on (switch), turn on (turn) ;

4 GB ( permissible) it's just ou simply not on ( out of the question) c'est hors de question ; ( not the done thing) ça ne se fait pas ; ( unacceptable) c'est inadmissible ; it's simply not on to expect me to do that c'est inadmissible de penser que je vais faire ça ;

5 (attached, in place) to be on [lid, top, cap] être mis ; the cap isn't properly on le couvercle est mal mis ; once the roof is on une fois le toit construit ; ⇒ put, screw.

C adv

1 ( on or about one's person) to have a hat/coat on porter un chapeau/manteau ; to have one's glasses on porter ses lunettes ; he's got his suit on il est en costume ; to have nothing on être nu, ne rien avoir sur le dos ; on with your coats! allez, mettez vos manteaux! ; to have make-up on être maquillé ; with sandals/slippers on en sandales/pantoufles ; ⇒ put, try ;

2 ( ahead in time) 20 years on he was still the same 20 ans plus tard, il n'avait pas changé ; a few years on from now dans quelques années ; from that day on à partir de ce jour-là ; to be well on in years ne plus être tout jeune ; the party lasted well on into the night la soirée s'est prolongée tard dans la nuit ; ⇒ later, now ;

3 ( further) to walk on continuer à marcher ; to walk on another 2 km faire encore 2 km ; to go on to Newcastle continuer jusqu'à Newcastle ; to go to Paris then on to Marseilles aller à Paris et de là à Marseille ; to play/work on continuer à jouer/travailler ; a little further on un peu plus loin ; ⇒ carry, go, move, press, read ;

4 ( on stage) I'm on after the juggler je passe juste après le jongleur ; he's not on until Act II il n'entre en scène qu'au deuxième acte ; you're on! en scène!

D on and off adv phr ( also off and on) to see sb on and off voir qn de temps en temps ; she's been working at the novel on and off for years ça fait des années que son roman est en chantier ; he lives there on and off il y habite de temps en temps ; to flash on and off clignoter.

E on and on adv phr to go on and on [speaker] parler pendant des heures ; [lectures, speech] durer des heures ; he went ou talked on and on about the war il n'a pas arrêté de parler de la guerre ; the list goes on and on la liste n'en finit pas.

Idioms

you're on d'accord ; are you still on for tomorrow's party? c'est toujours d'accord pour la soirée de demain? ; to be always on at sb être toujours sur le dos de qn ; she's always on at me to get my hair cut elle est toujours sur mon dos pour que je me fasse couper les cheveux ; what's he on about? GB qu'est-ce qu'il raconte? ; I don't know what you're on about je ne sais pas de quoi tu parles ; he's been on to me about the lost files GB il m'a contacté à propos des dossiers perdus. ⇒ get, go, put.

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20 pied

pied [pje]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. [de personne, animal] foot

• avoir de petits pieds to have small feet

• j'ai mal au pied droit my right foot is hurting

• avoir pied [nageur] to be able to touch the bottom

• je n'ai plus pied I'm out of my depth

• perdre pied to be out of one's depth

• avoir bon pied bon œil to be as fit as a fiddle

• avoir le pied marin to be a good sailor

• avoir les pieds sur terre to have one's feet firmly on the ground

• faire le pied de grue (inf) to stand about waiting

• faire des pieds et des mains pour obtenir qch (inf) to move heaven and earth to get sth

• ça lui fera les pieds (inf) that'll teach him (inf)

• mettre les pieds chez qn to set foot in sb's house

• mettre les pieds dans le plat (inf) to put one's foot in it

• partir du bon pied to get off to a good start

• je ne sais pas sur quel pied danser I don't know what to do

• « au pied ! » (à un chien) "heel!"

► coup de pied kick

• un coup de pied au derrière (inf) a kick up the backside (inf)

• donner un coup de pied à or dans to kick► à pied on foot

• aller à pied to walk

• aller à Chamonix à pied to walk to Chamonix

• faire de la marche à pied to go walking

• faire de la course à pied to go running► à pied sec without getting one's feet wet

► sauter à pieds joints to jump with one's feet together

• sauter à pieds joints dans qch to jump into sth with both feet

   b. ( = partie inférieure) [d'arbre, colline, échelle, lit, mur] foot ; [de table] leg ; [d'appareil photo] tripod ; [de lampe] base ; [de verre] stem

• être au pied du mur (figurative) to have one's back to the wall

   c. (Agriculture) [de salade, tomate] plant

• pied de vigne vine

   d. (Butchery) pied de porc pig's trotter

   e. (mesure, en poésie) foot

   f. ( = plaisir) (inf!) prendre son pied ( = s'amuser) to have fun (inf)

• c'est le pied ! it's brilliant! (inf)

• ce n'est pas le pied it's no picnic (inf)

   g. (locutions)

► pied à pied [se défendre, lutter] every inch of the way

► à pied d'œuvre ready to get down to the job

► au pied levé

• remplacer qn au pied levé to stand in for sb at a moment's notice► au pied de la lettre literally

► comme un pied (inf)

jouer comme un pied to be a useless (inf) player

• il conduit comme un pied he's a lousy (inf!) driver► de pied ferme resolutely

► en pied

• un portrait en pied a full-length portrait► sur pied

• être sur pied [personne, malade] to be up and about

• mettre qch sur pied to set sth up► sur le pied de guerre ready for action

► sur un pied d'égalité [être, mettre] on an equal footing ; [traiter] as equals

2. <

► pied de lit footboard

► pied de nez

• faire un pied de nez à qn to thumb one's nose at sb

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pje
nom masculin

1) gén foot

marcher avec les pieds tournés en dedans/en dehors — to be pigeon-toed/splay-footed

être pieds nus — to be barefoot(ed)

il était pieds nus dans ses chaussures — his feet were bare inside his shoes

sauter à pieds joints — lit to jump with one's feet together; fig to jump in with both feet

coup de pied — kick

donner un coup de pied à quelqu'un — to kick somebody

casser quelque chose à coups de pied — to kick something to pieces

écarter quelque chose d'un coup de pied — to kick something aside

à pied — gén on foot

promenade à pied — walk

randonnée à pied — ramble

bottes aux pieds — wearing boots

traîner les pieds — lit, fig to drag one's feet

ne plus tenir sur ses pieds — to be about to keel over

taper du pied — ( de colère) to stamp one's foot; ( d'impatience) to tap one's foot

mettre pied à terre — to dismount

de la tête aux pieds, des pieds à la tête, de pied en cap — from head to foot, from top to toe

portrait en pied — full-length portrait

statue en pied — standing figure

avoir un pied (colloq) dans l'édition — to have a foothold in publishing

avoir conscience de là où on met les pieds — (colloq) fig to be aware of what one is letting oneself in for

sur un pied d'égalité — on an equal footing

2) ( d'animal) gén foot; ( de cheval) hoof; Culinaire trotter

animaux sur pied — livestock [U] on the hoof

3) (de colline, d'escalier) foot, bottom; ( de colonne) foot, base

4) ( de meuble) ( totalité) leg; ( extrémité) foot; ( de verre) stem; ( de lampe) base; ( d'appareil photo) gén stand; ( trépied) tripod; ( de champignon) stalk

5) ( plant) head

pied de vigne — vine

récolte sur pied — standing crop

6) ( unité de longueur) foot

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pied à coulisse

- pied de lit

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pied à pied — inch by inch

être sur pied — [personne] to be up and about; [affaires] to be up and running

mettre quelque chose sur pied — to set something up

j'ai pied — I can touch the bottom

je n'ai plus pied — I'm out of my depth

perdre pied — lit to go out of one's depth; fig to lose ground

être à pied d'œuvre — to be ready to get down to work

je me suis débrouillé comme un pied — (colloq) I've made a mess of it

elle joue au tennis comme un pied — (colloq) she's hopeless at tennis

faire un pied de nez à quelqu'un — to thumb one's nose at somebody

faire un pied de nez aux conventions — to cock a snook at conventions

faire du pied à quelqu'un — to play footsy with somebody (colloq)

faire des pieds et des mains (colloq) pour obtenir quelque chose — to work really hard at getting something

ça lui fera les pieds — (colloq) that will teach him/her a lesson

c'est le pied — (sl) ( très bien) that's terrific (colloq)

c'est pas le pied aujourd'hui — (sl) things aren't so hot today (colloq)

prendre son pied — (sl) to have a good time

mettre à pied — ( mesure disciplinaire) to suspend; ( mesure économique) to lay [somebody] off

lever le pied — (colloq) ( aller moins vite) to slow down; ( s'arrêter) to stop

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pje nm
1) [personne] foot

J'ai mal aux pieds. — My feet are hurting.

pieds nus — barefoot

à pied — on foot

à pied sec — without getting one's feet wet

de pied en cap — from head to foot

mettre les pieds quelque part — to set foot somewhere

2) [montagne, colline] foot

au pied de — at the foot of

3) [verre] stem, [table] leg, [lampe] base

4) (= plante) plant

pied de laitue — lettuce plant

5) (autres locutions)

à pied d'œuvre — ready to start work

au pied de la lettre — literally

au pied levé — at a moment's notice

mettre à pied [militaire, fonctionnaire] — to suspend, [employé] to lay off

mettre qn au pied du mur [homme] — to get sb with his back to the wall, [femme] to get sb with her back to the wall

en pied (portrait) — full-length

sur pied AGRICULTURE — on the stalk, uncut, (= debout, rétabli) up and about

mettre sur pied [entreprise] — to set up

sur le pied de guerre — on a war footing

sur un pied d'égalité — on an equal footing

sur pied d'intervention — on stand-by

avoir pied — to be able to touch the bottom

Justine n'aime pas nager là où elle n'a pas pied. — Justine doesn't like to swim out of her depth.

perdre pied — to get out of one's depth

avoir le pied marin — to have one's sea legs, to be a good sailor

faire du pied à qn — to play footsie with sb

faire des pieds et des mains — to move heaven and earth, to pull out all the stops

se lever du bon pied — to get out of bed on the right side

se lever du pied gauche — to get out of bed on the wrong side

c'est le pied! * — it's wicked! *

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pied nm

1 ⇒ Le corps humain Anat foot; avoir les pieds plats to have flat feet; avoir les pieds cambrés to have high-arched feet ou high arches; marcher avec les pieds tournés en dedans/en dehors to be pigeon-toed/splay-footed; être pieds nus to have bare feet, to be barefoot(ed); il était pieds nus dans ses chaussures his feet were bare inside his shoes; aimer rester (les) pieds nus to like to go barefoot(ed); marcher/courir (les) pieds nus to walk about/to run around bare-foot(ed); sauter à pieds joints lit to jump with one's feet together; fig to jump in with both feet; il a sauté à pieds joints dans le piège he jumped into the trap with both feet; coup de pied kick; donner un coup de pied à qn to kick sb; donner un coup de pied dans qch to kick sth; tuer qn à coups de pied to kick sb to death; casser qch à coups de pied to kick sth to pieces; écarter qch d'un coup de pied to kick sth aside; je lui ai mis mon pied aux fesses◑/au cul● I kicked him up the backside○/arse● GB ou ass◑ US; à pied gén on foot; être à pied to be on foot; aller quelque part à pied to go somewhere on foot; promenade à pied walk; randonnée à pied ramble; être aux pieds de qn lit, fig to be at sb's feet; se jeter aux pieds de qn to throw oneself at sb's feet; son chien au pied with his dog at his heels; au pied! ( ordre à un chien) heel!; bottes aux pieds wearing boots; ne plus pouvoir mettre un pied devant l'autre to be unable to go another step ou to put one foot in front of the other; traîner les pieds lit, fig to drag one's feet; ne plus tenir sur ses pieds to be about to keel over; taper du pied ( de colère) to stamp one's foot; ( d'impatience) to tap one's foot; repousser qch du pied to push sth away with one's foot; mettre pied à terre ( de cheval) to dismount; ( de camion) to get out; (de moto, bicyclette) to dismount, to get off; avoir le pied alerte to have a spring in one's step; de la tête aux pieds, des pieds à la tête, de pied en cap from head to foot, from top to toe; portrait en pied full-length portrait; statue en pied standing figure; je n'ai jamais mis les pieds chez elle I've never set foot in her house; avoir un pied dans l'édition to have a foothold in publishing; avoir conscience de là où on met les pieds○ fig to be aware of what one is letting oneself in for;

2 ( d'animal) Zool gén foot; ( de cheval) hoof; Culin trotter; pieds de porc/de mouton pig's/sheep's trotters; animaux sur pied livestock on the hoof;

3 (de collant, chaussette) foot;

4 ( base) (de colline, falaise, d'escalier) foot, bottom; (de mât, colonne) foot, base; habiter au pied des montagnes to live at the foot of the mountains; au pied de l'arbre at the foot of the tree;

5 ( de meuble) ( pris dans sa totalité) leg; ( extrémité) foot; ( de verre) stem; ( de lampe) base; ( d'appareil photo) gén stand; ( trépied) tripod; table à trois pieds three-legged table; pied de table table-leg; pied de lampe lampstand; au pied du lit ( opposé à la tête) at the foot of the bed;

6 ( de champignon) stalk;

7 ( plant) (de céleri, salade) head; pied de vigne vine; récolte sur pied standing crop;

8 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur Mes ( anglais) foot (0,3048 metres^GB); ( autrefois) foot (0,3248 metres^GB); ⇒ six;

9 Littérat ( en métrique) foot;

10 ( niveau) sur un pied d'égalité on an equal footing; sur le même pied on the same level.

Composés

pied de col collarstand; pied à coulisse calliper rule; pied de lit footboard; pied tendre tenderfoot.

Idiomes

pied à pied [céder, se défendre] inch by inch; être sur pied [personne] to be up and about; [affaires] to be up and running; mettre qch sur pied to set sth up; mise sur pied setting up; remettre qch sur pied [pays, affaire] to get sth back on its feet again; j'ai pied I can touch the bottom; je n'ai plus pied I'm out of my depth; perdre pied lit to go out of one's depth; fig to lose ground; lâcher pied to give up; prendre pied quelque part to get a foothold somewhere; ne pas mettre les pieds dehors not to set foot outside; avoir toujours un pied en l'air to be always on the go; être à pied d'œuvre to be ready to get down to work; je me suis débrouillé comme un pied○ I've made a mess of it; elle joue au tennis comme un pied○ she's hopeless at tennis; faire un pied de nez à qn to thumb one's nose at sb; faire un pied de nez à la tradition/aux conventions to cock a snook at tradition/at conventions; faire du pied à qn to play footsy with sb○; faire des pieds et des mains pour obtenir qch to work really hard at getting sth; ça lui fera les pieds○ that will teach him a lesson; c'est le pied○ ( très bien) that's terrific○; c'est pas le pied aujourd'hui○ things aren't so hot today○; prendre son pied○ gén to have a good time; ( au lit) to have it away◑; sortir les pieds devant to leave feet first; partir du bon/mauvais pied to get off on the right/wrong foot; mettre à pied ( mesure disciplinaire) to suspend; ( mesure économique) to lay [sb] off; lever le pied○ ( aller moins vite) to slow down; ( s'arrêter) to stop.

[pje] nom masculin

1. ANATOMIE & ZOOLOGIE foot

pieds nus barefoot (adverbe)

marcher/être pieds nus to walk/to be barefoot

avoir ou marcher les pieds en dedans to be pigeon-toed, to walk with one's feet turned in

avoir ou marcher les pieds en dehors to be splay-footed ou duck-toed (US), to walk with one's feet turned out

sauter à pieds joints to make a standing jump

le pied m'a manqué my foot slipped, I lost my footing

mettre le pied (en plein) dans quelque chose to step right in something

je vais lui mettre mon pied quelque part (euphémisme) I'll kick him ou give him a kick up the backside

mettre pied à terre [à cheval, à moto] to dismount

lorsqu'ils mirent le pied sur le sol de France when they set foot on French soil

je n'ai pas mis les pieds dehors/à l'église depuis longtemps (familier) I haven't been out/to church for a long time

je ne mettrai ou remettrai plus jamais les pieds là-bas I'll never set foot there again

avoir les pieds plats to have flat feet (sens propre), to be flat-footed (sens propre)

ni pied ni patte (familier) : il ne remuait ou bougeait ni pied ni patte he stood stock-still ou didn't move a muscle

aller ou avancer ou marcher d'un bon pied to go apace

aller ou marcher d'un pied léger to tread light-heartedly ou lightly

avoir bon pied bon œil to be fit as a fiddle ou hale and hearty

partir du bon/mauvais pied to start off (in) the right/wrong way

avoir le pied marin to be a good sailor

je n'ai pas le pied marin to have one's feet (firmly) on the ground ou one's head screwed on (the right way)

avoir pied to touch bottom

au secours, je n'ai plus pied! help, I'm out of my depth ou I've lost my footing!

avoir un pied dans: j'ai déjà un pied dans la place/l'entreprise I've got a foot in the door/a foothold in the company already

avoir un pied dans la tombe to have one foot in the grave

elle n'a pas les deux pieds dans le même sabot there are no flies on her

bien fait pour tes/ses pieds (familier) , ça te/lui fera les pieds (familier) serves you/him right!

je suis pieds et poings liés my hands are tied

faire des pieds et des mains pour to bend over backwards ou to pull out all the stops in order to

faire du pied à quelqu'un

a. [flirter] to play footsie with somebody

b. [avertir] to kick somebody (under the table)

faire le pied de grue to cool ou to kick (UK) one's heels

elle en est partie les pieds devant she left there feet first ou in a box

avoir le pied au plancher [accélérer] to have one's foot down

lever le pied

a. [ralentir] to ease off (on the accelerator), to slow down

b. [partir subrepticement] to slip off

mettre le pied à l'étrier to get into the saddle

il a fallu lui mettre le pied à l'étrier he had to be given a leg up (figuré)

mettre les pieds dans le plat (familier) to put one's foot in it

mettre quelque chose sur pied to set something up

il ne peut plus mettre un pied devant l'autre

a. [ivre] he can't walk in a straight line any more

b. [fatigué] his legs won't carry him any further

reprendre pied to get ou to find one's footing again

retomber sur ses pieds (sens propre & figuré) to fall ou to land on one's feet

ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser to be at a loss to know what to do

se jeter ou se traîner aux pieds de quelqu'un to throw oneself at somebody's feet, to get down on one's knees to somebody

se lever du pied gauche to get out of the wrong side of the bed

comme un pied (familier) [très mal]: je cuisine comme un pied I'm a useless cook, I can't cook an egg

on s'est débrouillés comme des pieds we went about it the wrong ou in a cack-handed (UK) way

prendre son pied (familier) [s'amuser] to get one's kicks

il prend son pied en faisant du jazz! he gets a real kick out of playing jazz!

quel pied! (familier) : on a passé dix jours à Hawaï, quel pied! we really had a ball ou we had the time of our lives during our ten days in Hawaï!

ce n'est pas le pied! (familier) : les cours d'anglais, ce n'est pas le pied! the English class isn't much fun!

2. [d'un mur, d'un lit] foot

[d'une table, d'une chaise] leg

[d'une lampe, d'une colonne] base

[d'un verre] stem

[d'un micro, d'un appareil photo] stand, tripod

3. IMPRIMERIE [d'une lettre] bottom, foot

4. BOTANIQUE plant

[de champignon] foot

pied de laitue lettuce plant

pied mère stool

pied de vigne vine (plant), vinestock

5. [mesure] foot

le mur fait six pieds de haut the wall is six-feet high

un mur de six pieds de haut a six-foot high wall

6. TECHNOLOGIE

pied de bielle AUTOMOBILE end of connecting rod

pied à coulisse calliper rule

pied de roi (Québec) folding ruler

7. LITTÉRATURE foot

vers de 12 pieds 12-foot verse ou line

8. CUISINE

pied de cochon pig's trotter (UK) ou foot (US)

pieds paquets stuffed mutton tripe dish (from Marseilles)

9. [d'un bas, d'une chaussette] foot

10. MUSIQUE foot

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à pied locution adverbiale

1. [en marchant] on foot

on ira au stade à pied we'll walk to the stadium

2. [au chômage]

mettre quelqu'un à pied

a. [mesure disciplinaire] to suspend somebody

b. [mesure économique] to lay somebody off, to make somebody redundant (UK)

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à pied d'œuvre locution adjectivale

être à pied d'œuvre to be ready to get down to the job

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à pied sec locution adverbiale

on dry land, without getting one's feet wet

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au pied de locution prépositionnelle

at the foot ou bottom of

au pied des Alpes in the foothills of the Alps

au pied du mur: être au pied du mur to be faced with no alternative

mettre quelqu'un au pied du mur to get somebody with his/her back to the wall, to leave somebody with no alternative

au pied de la lettre locution adverbiale

literally

suivre des instructions au pied de la lettre to follow instructions to the letter

au pied levé locution adverbiale

at a moment's notice

il faut que tu sois prêt à le faire au pied levé you must be ready to drop everything and do it

de pied en cap locution adverbiale

en vert de pied en cap dressed in green from top ou head to toe

habillé de pied en cap par un couturier japonais wearing a complete outfit by a Japanese designer

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de pied ferme locution adverbiale

resolutely

je t'attends de pied ferme I'll definitely be waiting for you

des pieds à la tête locution adverbiale

from top to toe ou head to foot

couvert de peinture des pieds à la tête covered in paint from head to foot

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en pied locution adjectivale

[photo, portrait] full-length

[statue] full-size standing

pied à pied locution adverbiale

inch by inch

lutter ou se battre pied à pied to fight every inch of the way

sur le pied de guerre locution adverbiale

MILITAIRE on a war footing

(humoristique) ready (for action)

dans la cuisine, tout le monde était sur le pied de guerre it was action stations in the kitchen

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sur pied locution adjectivale

[récolte] uncut, standing

[bétail] on the hoof

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sur pied locution adverbiale

être sur pied [en bonne santé] to be up and about

remettre quelqu'un sur pied to put somebody on his/her feet again, to make somebody better

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sur un pied d'égalité locution adverbiale

on an equal footing

être sur un pied d'égalité avec to stand on equal terms with

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