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1 manage

['mænɪdʒ] 1. vi
( get by financially) dawać (dać perf) sobie radę; ( succeed)

he managed to find her — udało mu się ją odnaleźć
2. vt
business, organization zarządzać +instr; object, device, person radzić (poradzić perf) sobie z +instr

to manage without sb/sth — radzić (poradzić perf) sobie or dawać (dać perf) sobie radę bez kogoś/czegoś

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['mæni‹]
verb

1) (to be in control or charge of: My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.) prowadzić

2) (to be manager of: James manages the local football team.) stać na czele, kierować

3) (to deal with, or control: She's good at managing people.) dawać sobie radę z, obchodzić się z

4) (to be able to do something; to succeed or cope: Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat?) poradzić (sobie z), zdołać

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- manageable
- manageability
- management
- manager

English-Polish dictionary > manage
2 reach

1.
[riːtʃ]transitive verb

1) (arrive at) erreichen; ankommen od. eintreffen in (+ Dat.) [Stadt, Land]; erzielen [Übereinstimmung, Übereinkunft]; kommen zu [Entscheidung, Entschluss; Ausgang, Eingang]

be easily reached — leicht erreichbar od. zu erreichen sein (by mit)

not a sound reached our ears — kein Laut drang an unsere Ohren

have you reached page 45 yet? — bist du schon auf Seite 45 [angelangt]?

you can reach her at this number/by radio — du kannst sie unter dieser Nummer/über Funk erreichen

2) (extend to) [Straße:] führen bis zu; [Leiter, Haar:] reichen bis zu

3) (pass)

reach me that book — reich mir das Buch herüber
2. intransitive verb
1) (stretch out hand)

reach for something — nach etwas greifen

how high can you reach? — wie hoch kannst du langen?

2) (be long/tall enough)

something will/won't reach — etwas ist/ist nicht lang genug

he can't reach up to the top shelf — er kann das oberste Regal nicht [mit der Hand] erreichen

will it reach as far as...? — wird es bis zu... reichen?

I can't reach — ich komme nicht daran

can you reach? — kannst od. kommst du dran? (ugs.)

3) (go as far as) [Wasser, Gebäude, Besitz:] reichen ([up] to bis [hinauf] zu)
3. noun
1) (extent of reaching) Reichweite, die

be within easy reach — [Ort:] leicht erreichbar sein

be out of reach — [Ort:] nicht erreichbar sein; [Gegenstand:] außer Reichweite sein

be above somebody's reach — zu hoch für jemanden sein

keep something out of reach of somebody — etwas unerreichbar für jemanden aufbewahren

keep something within easy reach — etwas in greifbarer Nähe aufbewahren

be within/beyond the reach of somebody — in/außer jmds. Reichweite sein; (fig.) für jemanden im/nicht im Bereich des Möglichen liegen; (financially) für jemanden erschwinglich/unerschwinglich sein

2) (expanse) Abschnitt, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/90747/reach_down">reach down

- reach out

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[ri: ] 1. verb
1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?)

2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) erreichen

3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) greifen

4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) erreichen

5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) reichen
2. noun
1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) die Reichweite

2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) die Reichweite

3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) die Flußstrecke

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reach

[ri:tʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (arm length) Reichweite f

to have a long/short \reach lange/kurze Arme pl haben

out of/within \reach außer/in Reichweite

to be out of [or beyond] /within [or in] sb's \reach sich akk nicht/sich akk in jds Reichweite befinden

the apples were on a branch just out of/within [my] \reach die Äpfel hingen an einem Ast, an den ich nicht herankam/ich gerade noch [heran]kam

to be within arm's [or easy] \reach in greifbarer Nähe sein

to keep sth out of/within \reach etw außer Reichweite/parat haben

I like to keep a notebook and pencil within [arm's] \reach ich habe immer etwas zum Schreiben parat

keep out of \reach of children für Kinder unzugänglich aufbewahren!

2. no pl (distance to travel)

to be within [easy] \reach [ganz] in der Nähe sein

3. no pl (power) Reichweite f

4. no pl TV, RADIO [Sende]bereich m

5.

▪ \reaches pl (part) Abschnitt m; (land) Gebiet nt; (river) [Fluss]abschnitt m; ( fig: circles) Kreise pl

the higher \reaches of government die oberen Regierungskreise

the farthest [or outermost] \reaches of the universe die entlegensten Bereiche des Universums

6. no pl (stretch)

to make a \reach for sb/sth nach jdm/etw greifen; ( fig)

it takes quite a \reach of the imagination to... es bedarf schon einer gehörigen Portion Vorstellungskraft, um...

7.

▶ to be out of [or beyond] /within [or in] sb's \reach (capability) nicht im Rahmen/im Rahmen des Möglichen liegen; (financially) jds finanzielle Möglichkeiten übersteigen/für jdn erschwinglich sein

after years of saving the car was at last within her \reach nach jahrelangem Sparen konnte sie sich endlich das Auto leisten

▶ to be beyond sb's \reach (intellectually) über jds Horizont gehen

▶ to come within \reach of doing sth kurz davor sein, etw zu tun

II. vi

1. (stretch) langen fam, greifen

she \reached to the top shelf of the cupboard and produced a present sie langte in das oberste Schrankfach und holte ein Geschenk hervor fam

▪ to \reach across/into/through sth über/in/durch etw akk langen fam

▪ to \reach for sth nach etw dat greifen [o fam langen]

▪ to \reach over sth über etw akk [hinüber]greifen [o fam hinüberlangen

2. (touch) herankommen, [d]rankommen fam, heranreichen

can you get the book? I can't \reach kannst du mir das Buch geben? ich komme nicht [d]ran fam

3. (extend) reichen

▪ to \reach to [or as far as] sth bis zu etw dat reichen

the snow \reached almost to my knees der Schnee ging [o reichte] mir fast bis zu den Knien

4.

▶ \reach for the sky [or skies]! AM ( dated sl) Hände hoch!

▶ to \reach for the stars nach den Sternen greifen

III. vt

1. (arrive at)

to \reach sb/sth jdn/etw erreichen

how long will it take this letter to \reach Italy? wie lange braucht dieser Brief bis nach Italien?

the news has only just \reached me ich habe die Nachricht gerade erst erhalten

I \reached chapter five ich bin bis Kapitel fünf gekommen

to \reach one's destination an seinem Bestimmungsort ankommen

to \reach sb's ears sound an jds Ohren dringen; information jdm zu Ohren kommen

to be easily \reached leicht zu erreichen sein

to \reach the finishing line [or the tape] die Ziellinie überqueren, durchs Ziel kommen

2. (attain)

▪ to \reach sth etw erreichen

the temperature is expected to \reach 25°C today heute soll es bis zu 25°C warm werden

she had \reached the nadir of her existence sie war an einem absoluten Tiefpunkt [in ihrem Leben] angelangt

to \reach adulthood [or maturity] /one's majority erwachsen/volljährig werden

to \reach an agreement/a consensus eine Übereinkunft/Übereinstimmung erzielen

to \reach a certain altitude/velocity eine bestimmte Höhe/Geschwindigkeit erreichen

to \reach the conclusion/decision that... zu dem Schluss/der Entscheidung kommen, dass...

to \reach [a] deadlock in einer Sackgasse landen fig

to \reach fever pitch den Siedepunkt erreichen

to \reach an impasse nicht mehr weiterkommen

to \reach manhood/womanhood zum Mann/zur Frau werden

to \reach orgasm zum Orgasmus kommen

to \reach the point of no return einen Punkt erreichen, an dem es kein Zurück [mehr] gibt

she's \reached the point of no return es gibt für sie kein Zurück [mehr]

to have \reached one's prime/puberty im besten Alter/in der Pubertät sein

to \reach a settlement zu einer Einigung gelangen

to \reach the turning point zum Wendepunkt kommen

to \reach a verdict zu einem Urteil gelangen

3. (extend to)

▪ to \reach sth road bis zu etw dat führen; hair, clothing bis zu etw dat reichen

her hair \reaches her waistline ihre Haare reichen ihr bis zur Taille

4. (touch)

to be able to \reach sth an etw akk heranreichen [können], an etw akk herankommen

our daughter can \reach the door handle now unsere Tochter kommt jetzt schon an den Türgriff ran fam

5. (give)

▪ to \reach sb sth jdm etw hinüberreichen [o geh reichen]

can you \reach me the water, please? kannst du mir bitte das Wasser herüberreichen?

I \reached him a plate from the cupboard ich holte ihm einen Teller aus dem Schrank

6.

▪ to \reach sb (contact) jdn erreichen; (phone) jdn [telefonisch] erreichen

7. TV, RADIO

to \reach an audience ein Publikum erreichen

8. (influence)

▪ to \reach sb jdn erreichen fig, zu jdm vordringen fig

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[riːtʃ]
1. n

1)

(= act of reaching) to make a reach for sth — nach etw greifen

2)

(denoting accessibility) within/out of sb's reach — in/außer jds Reichweite (dat), in/außer Reichweite für jdn

within arm's reach — in greifbarer Nähe

put it out of the children's reach or out of the reach of the children — stellen Sie es so, dass Kinder es nicht erreichen können

keep out of reach of children — von Kindern fernhalten

cars are within everyone's reach nowadays — Autos sind heute für jeden erschwinglich

mountains within easy reach — Berge, die leicht erreichbar sind

within easy reach of the sea — in unmittelbarer Nähe des Meers

this town is within easy reach of London for a day trip — man kann von dieser Stadt aus gut Tagesflüge nach London machen

I keep it within easy reach — ich habe es in greifbarer Nähe

she was beyond (the) reach of help — für sie kam jede Hilfe zu spät

this subject is beyond his reach — dieses Thema geht über seinen Horizont (inf)

3) (= distance one can reach) Reichweite f; (BOXING) Aktionsradius m

a long reach — lange Arme pl, ein großer Aktionsradius

4) (= sphere of action, influence) Einflussbereich m

beyond the reach of the law — außerhalb des Gesetzes

5)

(= stretch) reaches (of beach, river) — Strecke f; (of canal) Wasserhaltung f; (of woodland) Gebiet nt

the upper reaches of the Rhine — der Oberfluss des Rheins

2. vt

1) (= arrive at) erreichen; point ankommen an (+dat); town, country ankommen in (+dat); perfection erlangen; agreement, understanding erzielen, kommen zu; conclusion kommen or gelangen zu

we reached London at 3pm — wir kamen um 15 Uhr in London an

when we reached him he was dead — als wir zu ihm kamen, war er tot

to reach the terrace you have to cross the garden — um auf die Terrasse zu kommen, muss man durch den Garten gehen

to reach page 50 — bis Seite 50 kommen

to reach school age/the age of 50 — das Schulalter/die 50 erreichen

this advertisement is geared to reach a younger audience — diese Werbung soll junge Leute ansprechen

you can reach me at my hotel —

to reach the final of the Davis Cup — das Finale des Davis-Cups erreichen

2)

(= stretch to get or touch) to be able to reach sth — an etw (acc) (heran)reichen können, bis zu etw langen können (inf)

can you reach it? — kommen Sie dran?

can you reach the ceiling? — kannst du bis an die Decke reichen or langen? (inf)

3) (= come up to, go down to) reichen or gehen bis zu

he reaches her shoulder — er reicht or geht ihr bis zur Schulter

4) (inf: get and give) langen (inf), reichen

reach me ( over) that book — reiche or lang (inf) mir das Buch (herüber)

5) (US JUR) witness bestechen

3. vi

1) (to, as far as bis) (territory etc) sich erstrecken, gehen, reichen; (voice, sound) tragen

2) (= stretch out hand or arm) greifen

to reach for sth — nach etw greifen or langen (inf)

reach for the sky! (US) — Hände hoch!

to reach for the moon or stars (fig) — nach den Sternen greifen

3)

can you reach? — kommen Sie dran?

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reach [riːtʃ]

A v/t

1. (hin-, her)reichen, geben

2. jemandem einen Schlag versetzen

3. a) (her)langen, nehmen:

reach sth down etwas herunterlangen oder -nehmen;

reach sth up etwas hinaufreichen oder -langen

b) erreichen:

can you reach that book on the shelf?

4. reach out die Hand etc ausstrecken:

reach out a hand for langen oder greifen nach

5. reichen oder sich erstrecken oder gehen bis an (akk) oder zu:

the water reached his knees das Wasser ging ihm bis an die Knie

6. eine Zahl etc erreichen, sich belaufen auf (akk):

the cost will reach millions die Kosten werden in die Millionen gehen;

he reached a great age er erreichte ein hohes Alter

7. eine Übereinkunft etc erreichen, erzielen, gelangen zu:

reach no conclusion zu keinem Schluss kommen

8. a) einen Ort erreichen, eintreffen oder ankommen in oder an (dat):

reach home nach Hause gelangen;

reach sb’s ear jemandem zu Ohren kommen

b) jemanden erreichen (on unter einer Telefonnummer):

the news only reached me yesterday;

he can be reached at his office er ist in seinem Büro erreichbar;

his letter never reached us sein Brief ist nie bei uns angekommen

9. das Endspiel, das Ziel etc erreichen

10. fig (ein)wirken auf (akk), beeinflussen, jemanden (durch Argumente, Werbung etc) ansprechen oder gewinnen:

reach a large audience ein großes Publikum erreichen

11. obs oder poet verstehen, begreifen

B v/i

1. (mit der Hand) reichen oder greifen oder langen (to bis zu)

2. a) auch reach out langen, greifen ( beide:

for nach) (beide a. fig):

reach out for a medal;

reach above o.s. fig über sich hinauswachsen

b) reach out die Hand ausstrecken

3. reichen, sich erstrecken oder ausdehnen ( alle:

to bis [zu]):

the water reached as far as his knees das Wasser ging ihm bis an die Knie;

as far as the eye can reach so weit das Auge reicht

4. sich belaufen (to auf akk)

5. SCHIFF mit Backstagbrise segeln

C s

1. Griff m:

make a reach for sth nach etwas greifen oder langen

2. Reich-, Tragweite f (eines Geschosses, einer Waffe, auch der Stimme etc):

above ( oder beyond, out of) sb’s reach außer jemandes Reichweite, für jemanden unerreichbar oder unerschwinglich;

within reach erreichbar;

within sb’s reach in jemandes Reichweite, für jemanden erreichbar oder erschwinglich;

within easy reach leicht zu erreichen;

within easy reach of the station vom Bahnhof aus leicht zu erreichen;

she lives within easy reach of the shops (bes US stores) von ihrer Wohnung aus sind die Geschäfte leicht zu erreichen

3. Ausdehnung f, Bereich m, Umfang m, Spannweite f:

have a wide reach einen weiten Spielraum haben, sich weit erstrecken

4. ausgedehnte Fläche:

a reach of woodland ein ausgedehntes Waldgebiet

5. fig Weite f, (geistige) Leistungsfähigkeit oder Fassungskraft, (geistiger) Horizont

6. Einflusssphäre f, -bereich m:

it is not within my reach es steht nicht in meiner Macht

7. a) Kanalabschnitt m (zwischen zwei Schleusen)

b) (überschaubare) Flussstrecke

8. TECH Kupplungsdeichsel f

9. US oder obs Vorgebirge n, Landzunge f

10. Boxen: Reichweite f

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1.
[riːtʃ]transitive verb

1) (arrive at) erreichen; ankommen od. eintreffen in (+ Dat.) [Stadt, Land]; erzielen [Übereinstimmung, Übereinkunft]; kommen zu [Entscheidung, Entschluss; Ausgang, Eingang]

be easily reached — leicht erreichbar od. zu erreichen sein (by mit)

not a sound reached our ears — kein Laut drang an unsere Ohren

have you reached page 45 yet? — bist du schon auf Seite 45 [angelangt]?

you can reach her at this number/by radio — du kannst sie unter dieser Nummer/über Funk erreichen

2) (extend to) [Straße:] führen bis zu; [Leiter, Haar:] reichen bis zu

3) (pass)

reach me that book — reich mir das Buch herüber
2. intransitive verb
1) (stretch out hand)

reach for something — nach etwas greifen

how high can you reach? — wie hoch kannst du langen?

2) (be long/tall enough)

something will/won't reach — etwas ist/ist nicht lang genug

he can't reach up to the top shelf — er kann das oberste Regal nicht [mit der Hand] erreichen

will it reach as far as...? — wird es bis zu... reichen?

I can't reach — ich komme nicht daran

can you reach? — kannst od. kommst du dran? (ugs.)

3) (go as far as) [Wasser, Gebäude, Besitz:] reichen ([up] to bis [hinauf] zu)
3. noun
1) (extent of reaching) Reichweite, die

be within easy reach — [Ort:] leicht erreichbar sein

be out of reach — [Ort:] nicht erreichbar sein; [Gegenstand:] außer Reichweite sein

be above somebody's reach — zu hoch für jemanden sein

keep something out of reach of somebody — etwas unerreichbar für jemanden aufbewahren

keep something within easy reach — etwas in greifbarer Nähe aufbewahren

be within/beyond the reach of somebody — in/außer jmds. Reichweite sein; (fig.) für jemanden im/nicht im Bereich des Möglichen liegen; (financially) für jemanden erschwinglich/unerschwinglich sein

2) (expanse) Abschnitt, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- reach down

- reach out

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n.

(§ pl.: reaches)

= Reichweite f. (for) v.

erreichen v.

greifen (nach) v.

sich erstrecken v.

English-german dictionary > reach
3 right

right [raɪt]

droite ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) droit ⇒ 1 (d), 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (i) bien ⇒ 1 (e), 3 (e)-(h), 7 (b), 7 (c), 7 (h) bon ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) juste ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (d), 7 (b), 7 (e) vrai ⇒ 3 (j) redresser ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (b) se redresser ⇒ 5 à droite ⇒ 7 (a) tout de suite ⇒ 7 (g)

1 noun

(a) (in directions) droite f;

∎ look to the or your right regardez à droite ou sur votre droite;

∎ keep to the or your right restez à droite;

∎ take a right tournez à droite;

∎ he was seated on your right il était assis à ta droite;

∎ from right to left de droite à gauche

(b) Politics

∎ the right la droite;

∎ the right is or are divided la droite est divisée;

∎ to be to or on the right être à droite;

∎ he's to the right of the party leadership il est plus à droite que les dirigeants du parti

(c) (in boxing) droite f;

∎ with a right to the jaw d'une droite à la mâchoire

(d) (entitlement) droit m;

∎ to have a right to sth avoir droit à qch;

∎ she has a right to half the profits elle a droit à la moitié des bénéfices;

∎ to have a or the right to do sth avoir le droit de faire qch;

∎ you've no right to talk to me like that! tu n'as pas le droit de me parler ainsi!;

∎ you have every right to be angry tu as toutes les raisons d'être en colère;

∎ by what right? de quel droit?;

∎ what right have you to do that? de quel droit faites-vous cela?;

∎ right of abode droit m de séjour;

∎ right of asylum droit m d'asile;

∎ the right to vote/to know le droit de vote/de savoir;

∎ the right to life le droit à la vie;

∎ right of reply droit m de réponse ou de rectification;

∎ he's American by right of birth il est américain de naissance;

∎ as of right de (plein) droit;

∎ I know my rights je connais mes droits;

∎ the rights of man les droits mpl de l'homme;

∎ you'd be within your rights to demand a refund vous seriez dans votre (bon) droit si vous réclamiez un remboursement;

∎ American read him his rights (on arresting a suspect) prévenez-le de ses droits;

∎ she's rich in her own right elle a une grande fortune personnelle;

∎ he became a leader in his own right il est devenu leader par son seul talent

(e) (what is good, moral) bien m;

∎ to know right from wrong faire la différence entre le bien et le mal;

∎ to be in the right être dans le vrai, avoir raison;

∎ he put himself in the right by apologizing il s'est racheté en s'excusant

2 plural noun

(a) Commerce & Law

∎ rights droits mpl;

∎ mineral rights droits mpl miniers;

∎ film/distribution rights droits mpl d'adaptation cinématographique/de distribution;

∎ to hold the translation rights to a book détenir les droits de traduction d'un livre;

∎ all rights reserved tous droits réservés

(b) Stock Exchange

∎ (application or subscription) rights droits mpl de souscription

(c) (proper order)

∎ to put or to set to rights (room) mettre en ordre; (firm, country) redresser; (situation) arranger;

∎ I'll soon have this kitchen set to rights j'aurai vite fait de remettre de l'ordre dans la cuisine;

∎ to put or to set the world to rights refaire le monde

3 adjective

(a) (indicating location, direction) droit;

∎ raise your right hand levez la main droite;

∎ he's my right hand c'est mon bras droit;

∎ the right side of the stage le côté droit de ou la droite de la scène;

∎ take the next right turn prenez la prochaine à droite;

∎ would you like to try the right shoe? (in shop) vous voulez essayer le pied droit?

(b) (accurate, correct → answer, address) bon; (→ prediction) juste, exact;

∎ the weather forecasts are never right les prévisions météo ne sont jamais exactes;

∎ he didn't give me the right change il ne m'a pas rendu la monnaie exacte;

∎ have you got the right change? avez-vous le compte exact?;

∎ is this the right house? est-ce la bonne maison?, est-ce bien la maison?;

∎ the station clock is right l'horloge de la gare est juste ou à l'heure;

∎ have you got the right time? est-ce que vous avez l'heure (exacte)?;

∎ that can't be right ça ne peut pas être ça, ça ne peut pas être juste;

∎ the sentence doesn't sound/look quite right la phrase sonne/a l'air un peu bizarre;

∎ there's something not quite right in what he says il y a quelque chose qui cloche dans ce qu'il dit;

∎ to be right (person) avoir raison;

∎ you're quite right! vous avez bien raison!;

∎ the customer is always right le client a toujours raison;

∎ you were right about the bus schedules/about him/about what she would say vous aviez raison au sujet des horaires de bus/à son sujet/sur ce qu'elle dirait;

∎ I was right in thinking he was an actor j'avais raison de penser que c'était un acteur;

∎ am I right in thinking you're German? vous êtes bien allemand, ou est-ce que je me trompe?;

∎ you're the eldest, am I right or is that right? c'est (bien) toi l'aîné, ou est-ce que je me trompe?;

∎ I owe you $5, right? je te dois 5 dollars, c'est (bien) ça?;

∎ and I'm telling you you still owe me £10, right! et moi je te dis que tu me dois encore 10 livres, vu?;

∎ he's sick today, right? il est malade aujourd'hui, non?;

∎ that's right c'est juste, oui;

∎ he got the pronunciation/spelling right il l'a bien prononcé/épelé;

∎ she got the answer right elle a donné la bonne réponse;

∎ I never get those quadratic equations right je me trompe toujours avec ces équations quadratiques;

∎ he got the time right but the date wrong il ne s'est pas trompé d'heure mais de date;

∎ make sure you get your figures/her name right faites attention de ne pas vous tromper dans vos calculs/sur son nom;

∎ place the document right side down/up placez le document face en bas/vers le haut;

∎ the right side of the material l'endroit m du tissu;

∎ turn the socks right side in/out mettez les chaussettes à l'envers/à l'endroit;

∎ he's on the right side of forty il n'a pas encore quarante ans;

∎ to get on the right side of sb s'insinuer dans les bonnes grâces de qn;

∎ to keep on the right side of the law respecter la loi;

∎ you're not doing it the right way! ce n'est pas comme ça qu'il faut faire ou s'y prendre!;

∎ there's no one right way to go about it il n'y a pas qu'une façon de s'y prendre;

∎ that's the right way to approach the problem c'est comme ça qu'il faut aborder la question;

∎ get your facts right! vérifiez vos renseignements!;

∎ he got it right this time il ne s'est pas trompé cette fois-ci;

∎ let's get this right mettons les choses au clair;

∎ time proved her right le temps lui a donné raison;

∎ how right you are! vous avez cent fois raison!;

∎ to put sb right (about sb/sth) détromper qn (au sujet de qn/qch);

∎ he thought he could get away with it, but I soon put him right il croyait qu'il pourrait s'en tirer comme ça mais je l'ai vite détrompé;

∎ to put or to set right (fallen or squint object) redresser, remettre d'aplomb; (clock) remettre à l'heure; (machine, mechanism) réparer; (text, mistake, record) corriger; (oversight, injustice) réparer;

∎ to put things or matters right (politically, financially etc) redresser ou rétablir la situation; (in relationships) arranger les choses;

∎ he made a mess of it and I had to put things right il a raté son coup et j'ai dû réparer les dégâts

(c) (most appropriate → diploma, tool, sequence, moment) bon; (→ choice, decision) meilleur;

∎ I think it's the right strategy je crois que c'est la bonne stratégie;

∎ when the time is right au bon moment, au moment voulu;

∎ you'll know when the time is right tu sauras quand ce sera le bon moment;

∎ to be in the right place at the right time être là où il faut quand il faut;

∎ I can't find the right word je ne trouve pas le mot juste;

∎ are we going in the right direction? est-ce que nous allons dans le bon sens?;

∎ we're on the right road nous sommes sur le bon chemin ou la bonne route;

∎ if the price is right si le prix est intéressant;

∎ the colour is just right la couleur est parfaite;

∎ the magazine has just the right mix of news and commentary la revue a juste ce qu'il faut d'informations et de commentaires;

∎ she's the right woman for the job c'est la femme qu'il faut pour ce travail;

∎ the right holiday for your budget les vacances qui conviennent le mieux à votre budget;

∎ the frame is right for the picture le cadre convient tout à fait au tableau;

∎ her hairdo isn't right for her sa coiffure ne lui va pas;

∎ teaching isn't right for you l'enseignement n'est pas ce qu'il vous faut;

∎ she's the right person to talk to c'est à elle qu'il faut s'adresser;

∎ is this the right sort of outfit to wear? est-ce la bonne tenue?;

∎ it wasn't the right thing to say ce n'était pas la chose à dire;

∎ you've done the right thing to tell us about it vous avez bien fait de nous en parler;

∎ he did the right thing, but for the wrong reasons il a fait le bon choix mais pour de mauvaises raisons

(d) (fair, just) juste, équitable; (morally good) bien (inv); (socially correct) correct;

∎ it's not right to separate the children ce n'est pas bien de séparer les enfants;

∎ I don't think capital punishment is right je ne crois pas que la peine de mort soit juste;

∎ it is only right and proper for the father to be present il est tout à fait naturel que le père soit présent;

∎ do you think it's right for them to sell arms? est-ce que vous croyez qu'ils ont raison de vendre des armes?;

∎ I can't accept the money, it wouldn't look right je ne peux pas accepter cet argent, ça ferait mauvais effet;

∎ I thought it right to ask you first j'ai cru bon de vous demander d'abord;

∎ I don't feel right leaving you alone ça me gêne de te laisser tout seul;

∎ it's only right that you should know il est juste que vous le sachiez;

∎ I only want to do what is right je ne cherche qu'à bien faire;

∎ to do the right thing (by sb) bien agir (avec qn);

∎ British old-fashioned I hope he's going to do the right thing by you (marry you) j'espère qu'il va agir honorablement à ton égard (et demander ta main)

(e) (healthy) bien (inv);

∎ I don't feel right je ne me sens pas très bien, je ne suis pas dans mon assiette;

∎ my knee doesn't feel right j'ai quelque chose au genou;

∎ a rest will put or set you right again un peu de repos te remettra;

∎ nobody in their right mind would refuse such an offer! aucune personne sensée ne refuserait une telle offre!;

∎ familiar he's not quite right in the head ça ne va pas très bien dans sa tête

(f) (functioning properly)

∎ the window is still not right la fenêtre ne marche pas bien encore;

∎ there's something not quite right with the motor le moteur ne marche pas très bien

(g) (satisfactory) bien (inv);

∎ things aren't right between them ça ne va pas très bien entre eux;

∎ does the hat look right to you? le chapeau, ça va?;

∎ I can't get this hem right je n'arrive pas à faire un bel ourlet;

∎ familiar to come right s'arranger^□

(h) (indicating social status) bien (inv), comme il faut;

∎ she took care to be seen in all the right places elle a fait en sorte d'être vue partout où il fallait;

∎ you'll only meet her if you move in the right circles vous ne la rencontrerez que si vous fréquentez le beau monde;

∎ to know the right people connaître des gens bien placés;

∎ he went to the right school and belonged to the right clubs il a fréquenté une très bonne école et a appartenu aux meilleurs clubs

(i) Geometry (angle, line, prism, cone) droit

(j) British familiar (as intensifier) vrai^□, complet(ète)^□ ;

∎ I felt like a right idiot je me sentais vraiment bête^□ ;

∎ the government made a right mess of it le gouvernement a fait un beau gâchis;

∎ there was a right one in here this morning! on a eu un vrai cinglé ce matin!

(k) American familiar

∎ a right guy un chic type

(l) Scottish & Irish familiar (ready) prêt^□

4 transitive verb

(a) (set upright again → chair, ship) redresser;

∎ the crane righted the derailed carriage la grue a redressé le wagon qui avait déraillé;

∎ the raft will right itself le radeau se redressera (tout seul)

(b) (redress → situation) redresser, rétablir; (→ damage, injustice) réparer; (→ mistake) corriger, rectifier;

∎ to right a wrong redresser un tort;

∎ to right the balance rétablir l'équilibre;

∎ the problem won't just right itself ce problème ne va pas se résoudre de lui-même ou s'arranger tout seul

5 intransitive verb

(car, ship) se redresser

6 exclamation

∎ come tomorrow - right (you are)! venez demain - d'accord!;

∎ right, let's get to work! bon ou bien, au travail!;

∎ right (you are) then, see you later bon alors, à plus tard;

∎ familiar too right! tu l'as dit!;

∎ familiar right on! bravo!

7 adverb

(a) (in directions) à droite;

∎ turn right at the traffic lights tournez à droite au feu (rouge);

∎ look right regardez à droite;

∎ the party is moving further right le parti est en train de virer plus à droite;

∎ familiar right, left and centre (everywhere) de tous les côtés;

∎ familiar he owes money right and left or right, left and centre il doit de l'argent à droite et à gauche;

∎ familiar they're giving out gifts right and left or right, left and centre ils distribuent des cadeaux à tour de bras

(b) (accurately, correctly → hear) bien; (→ guess) juste; (→ answer, spell) bien, correctement;

∎ if I remember right si je me rappelle bien;

∎ he predicted the election results right il a vu juste en ce qui concernait les résultats des élections

(c) (properly) bien, comme il faut;

∎ the door doesn't shut right la porte ne ferme pas bien;

∎ nothing works right in this house! rien ne marche comme il faut dans cette maison!;

∎ you're not holding the saw right tu ne tiens pas la scie comme il faut;

∎ the top isn't on right le couvercle n'est pas bien mis;

∎ if we organize things right, there'll be enough time si nous organisons bien les choses, il y aura assez de temps;

∎ I hope things go right for you j'espère que tout ira bien pour toi;

∎ nothing is going right today tout va de travers aujourd'hui;

∎ he can't do anything right il ne peut rien faire correctement ou comme il faut;

∎ do it right the next time! ne vous trompez pas la prochaine fois!;

∎ the roast is done just right le rôti est cuit à la perfection

(d) (emphasizing precise location)

∎ the lamp's shining right in my eyes j'ai la lumière de la lampe en plein dans les yeux ou en pleine figure;

∎ it's right opposite the post office c'est juste en face de la poste;

∎ it's right in front of/behind you c'est droit devant vous/juste derrière vous;

∎ he parked right in front of the gate il s'est garé en plein devant le portail;

∎ figurative I'm right behind you there je suis entièrement d'accord avec vous là-dessus;

∎ I stepped right in it j'ai marché en plein dedans;

∎ he shot him right in the forehead il lui a tiré une balle en plein front;

∎ the hotel was right on the beach l'hôtel donnait directement sur la plage;

∎ it broke right in the middle ça a cassé juste au milieu;

∎ I left it right here je l'ai laissé juste ici;

∎ stay right there ne bougez pas

(e) (emphasizing precise time) juste, exactement;

∎ I arrived right at that moment je suis arrivé juste à ce moment-là;

∎ right in the middle of the fight au beau milieu de la bagarre

(f) (all the way)

∎ it's right at the back of the drawer/at the front of the book c'est tout au fond du tiroir/juste au début du livre;

∎ right down to the bottom jusqu'au fond;

∎ right at the top tout en haut;

∎ a wall right round the house un mur tout autour de la maison;

∎ he turned right round il a fait un tour complet;

∎ right from the start dès le début;

∎ move right over allez jusqu'au fond;

∎ his shoes were worn right through ses chaussures étaient usées jusqu'à la corde;

∎ the car drove right through the road-block la voiture est passée à travers le barrage;

∎ the path leads right to the lake le sentier va jusqu'au lac;

∎ the water came right up to the window l'eau est montée jusqu'à la fenêtre;

∎ she walked right up to me elle se dirigea tout droit vers moi;

∎ we worked right up until the last minute nous avons travaillé jusqu'à la toute dernière minute;

∎ figurative that girl is going right to the top cette fille ira loin;

∎ figurative you have to go right to the top if you want to get anything done il faut aller tout en haut de la hiérarchie pour arriver à quelque chose

(g) (immediately) tout de suite;

∎ I'll be right back je reviens tout de suite;

∎ I'll be right over je viens tout de suite;

∎ I'll be right with you je suis à vous tout de suite;

∎ let's talk right after the meeting parlons-en juste après la réunion

(h) (justly, fairly) bien; (decently, fittingly) correctement;

∎ you did right tu as bien fait;

∎ to see sb right (financially) veiller à ce que qn ne soit pas à court d'argent;

∎ to do right by sb agir correctement envers qn

(i) British (in titles)

∎ the Right Reverend William Walker le très révérend William Walker

(j) British familiar (for emphasis) vachement, drôlement;

∎ I was right angry j'étais vachement en colère;

∎ it's a right cold day ça pince drôlement aujourd'hui, il fait drôlement frisquet aujourd'hui;

∎ she was right nice elle était bien aimable;

∎ I was right glad to hear it j'étais très heureux de l'apprendre

8 by right, by rights adverb

en principe;

∎ she ought, by rights, to get compensation en principe, elle devrait toucher une compensation

9 right away adverb

(at once) tout de suite, aussitôt; (from the start) dès le début; (first go) du premier coup;

∎ right away, sir! tout de suite, monsieur!;

∎ I knew right away there'd be trouble j'ai su tout de suite ou dès le début qu'il y aurait des problèmes

10 right now adverb

(a) (at once) tout de suite

(b) (at the moment) pour le moment

11 right off American = right away

►► right angle angle m droit;

∎ the corridors are at right angles les couloirs sont perpendiculaires;

∎ a line at right angles to the base une ligne perpendiculaire à la base;

∎ the path made a right angle le sentier formait un coude;

Computing right arrow flèche f vers la droite;

Computing right arrow key touche f de déplacement vers la droite;

British Right Honourable = titre utilisé pour s'adresser à certains hauts fonctionnaires ou à quelqu'un ayant un titre de noblesse;

∎ my Right Honourable Friend (form of address in Parliament) mon distingué collègue;

∎ the Right Honourable Member for Edinburgh West le député de la circonscription "Edinburgh West";

Finance rights issue émission f de nouvelles actions à taux préférentiel;

Typography right justification justification f à droite;

British right to roam = droit d'emprunter des sentiers sur des terres appartenant à de grands propriétaires terriens;

American Geometry right triangle triangle m rectangle;

right of way Cars priorité f; (right to cross land) droit m de passage; (path, road) chemin m; American (for power line, railroad etc) voie f;

∎ it's your right of way vous avez (la) priorité;

∎ to have (the) right of way avoir (la) priorité;

Zoology right whale baleine f franche;

right wing Politics droite f; Sport (position) aile f droite; (player) ailier m droit;

∎ the right wing of the party l'aile droite du parti

✾ Book 'The Rights of Man' Paine 'Les Droits de l'homme'

✾ Book 'The Right Stuff' Wolfe 'L'Étoffe des héros'

ⓘ RIGHT TO ROAM Depuis toujours, une très grande partie des plus beaux endroits de la campagne britannique est interdite au public et pendant des siècles, les propriétaires terriens ont tout fait pour que la situation reste inchangée. Cependant, en mai 2000, le gouvernement travailliste introduisit le "right to roam" qui devrait ouvrir aux promeneurs plus d'1,6 million d'hectares de campagne et environ 6400 kilomètres de droits de passage. De nombreux propriétaires terriens ont exprimé leur mécontentement car ils estiment que les promeneurs abîment les cultures et perturbent le bétail mais avec les nouvelles propositions de loi, ils ne pourraient interdire le passage sur leurs terres que 28 jours par an au maximum.

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4 scrape

scrape [skreɪp]

1 noun

(a) (action) coup m de grattoir ou de racloir; (wound on skin) éraflure f;

∎ just give the saucepan a quick scrape frotte ou gratte un peu la casserole;

∎ he had a nasty scrape on his knee il avait une méchante éraflure au genou, il s'était bien éraflé le genou;

∎ she had given the car a nasty scrape on the side elle avait fait une belle éraflure sur le côté de la voiture

(b) familiar (dilemma, trouble) pétrin m;

∎ to get into a scrape se mettre dans le pétrin;

∎ now you've really got yourself into a scrape! vous voilà dans de beaux draps ou dans un sacré pétrin!;

∎ to get (oneself) out of a scrape se tirer d'affaire ou d'embarras;

∎ you got me into this scrape, now get me out of it! c'est vous qui m'avez mis dans ce pétrin, maintenant il faut me tirer de là!

(c) (sound) grattement m, grincement m

(d) (thin layer) mince couche f;

∎ toast with a scrape of butter du pain grillé recouvert d'une mince couche de beurre

2 transitive verb

(a) (clean → boots, saucepan, earth) gratter, racler; (→ tools) gratter, décaper; (→ vegetables, windows) gratter;

∎ scrape the mud off your shoes enlève ou gratte la boue de tes chaussures;

∎ I spent the afternoon scraping the paint off the door j'ai passé l'après-midi à gratter la peinture de la porte;

∎ to scrape sth clean/smooth gratter qch pour qu'il soit propre/lisse;

∎ I scraped the ground with a stick j'ai gratté le sol avec un bâton;

∎ figurative to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel (looking for money) racler les fonds de tiroir; (be reduced to extremes) être tombé bien bas;

∎ you took him on? you must really be scraping the bottom of the barrel! tu as embauché ce type-là? tu devais vraiment être coincé!

(b) (scratch → paint, table, wood) rayer; (→ skin, knee) érafler; (touch lightly) effleurer, frôler;

∎ I scraped my knee je me suis éraflé le genou;

∎ I just scraped the garage door as I drove in j'ai seulement frôlé ou effleuré la porte du garage en rentrant la voiture;

∎ the plane just scraped the surface of the water l'avion frôla ou rasa la surface de l'eau;

∎ to scrape the bottom (ship) sillonner ou talonner le fond

(c) (drag) traîner;

∎ don't scrape the chair across the floor like that ne traîne pas la chaise par terre comme ça

(d) (achieve with difficulty)

∎ to scrape a living arriver tout juste à survivre, vivoter;

∎ to scrape a pass (in exam) réussir de justesse;

∎ British to scrape acquaintance with sb se débrouiller pour faire la connaissance de qn

3 intransitive verb

(a) (rub) frotter; (rasp) gratter;

∎ the branches scrape against the shutters les branches frottent contre les volets;

∎ the door scraped shut la porte s'est refermée en grinçant;

∎ the gardener scraped at the ground with a stick le jardinier grattait la terre avec un bâton;

∎ I heard the noise of his pen scraping across the paper j'entendais le grattement de son stylo sur le papier

(b) (manage with difficulty)

∎ to scrape home (win game, race) gagner de justesse;

∎ she just scraped clear of the bus in time elle a évité le bus de justesse;

∎ the ambulance just scraped past l'ambulance est passée de justesse

(c) (economize) faire des petites économies

(d) (be humble) faire des courbettes ou des ronds de jambes

➲ scrape along intransitive verb

(financially) se débrouiller, vivre tant bien que mal;

∎ she had to scrape along on a small pension elle devait se débrouiller avec une petite retraite;

∎ we'll scrape along somehow on va se débrouiller avec ce qu'on a

➲ scrape away

1 separable transitive verb

enlever en grattant

2 intransitive verb

gratter;

∎ the gardener was scraping away at the dry earth le jardinier grattait la terre sèche;

∎ to scrape away at a violin racler du violon

➲ scrape back separable transitive verb

(hair) tirer en arrière;

∎ with her hair scraped back les cheveux tirés en arrière

➲ scrape by intransitive verb

(financially) se débrouiller;

∎ I have just enough to scrape by (on) j'ai juste assez d'argent pour me débrouiller

➲ scrape down separable transitive verb

(paintwork) décaper; (woodwork, door) gratter

➲ scrape in intransitive verb

(in election) être élu de justesse; (in entering university) entrer de justesse; Sport (in qualifying) se qualifier de justesse;

∎ I just scraped in as the doors were closing j'ai réussi à entrer juste au moment où les portes se fermaient

➲ scrape into inseparable transitive verb

∎ he just scraped into university/parliament il est entré à l'université/au parlement d'extrême justesse

➲ scrape off

1 separable transitive verb

(mud, paint) enlever au grattoir ou en grattant; (skin) érafler;

∎ humorous we had to scrape him off the ground il a fallu le ramasser à la petite cuillère

2 intransitive verb

s'enlever au grattoir;

∎ this paint scrapes off easily pour enlever cette peinture, il suffit de la gratter

➲ scrape out separable transitive verb

(a) (saucepan) récurer, racler; (residue) enlever en grattant ou raclant;

∎ to scrape out a mixing bowl (with spatula) racler un bol avec une spatule; (with finger) racler un bol avec le doigt

(b) (hollow) creuser

➲ scrape through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(exam) réussir de justesse; (doorway, gap) passer (de justesse);

∎ the government will probably just scrape through the next election le gouvernement va probablement l'emporter de justesse aux prochaines élections

2 intransitive verb

(in exam) réussir de justesse; (in election) être élu ou l'emporter de justesse; (gap) passer de justesse; (financially) se débrouiller tout juste

➲ scrape together separable transitive verb

(a) (two objects) frotter l'un contre l'autre

(b) (into pile) mettre en tas

(c) (collect → supporters, signatures) réunir ou rassembler à grand-peine; (→ money for oneself) réunir en raclant les fonds de tiroirs; (→ money for event) réunir avec beaucoup de mal

➲ scrape up separable transitive verb

(a) (into pile → leaves, stones) mettre en tas

(b) (collect → supporters, signatures) réunir ou rassembler à grand-peine; (→ money for oneself) réunir en raclant les fonds de tiroirs; (→ money for event) réunir avec beaucoup de mal

(c) humorous

∎ he scraped himself up off the floor il a fini par se relever

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5 manage

'mæni‹
verb

1) (to be in control or charge of: My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.) dirigir, llevar, administrar

2) (to be manager of: James manages the local football team.) administrar, llevar

3) (to deal with, or control: She's good at managing people.) llevar, manejar

4) (to be able to do something; to succeed or cope: Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat?) conseguir, lograr

•

- manageable
- manageability
- management
- manager

manage vb

1. poder con

can you manage all those suitcases by yourself? ¿puedes con todas esas maletas tú solo?

2. arreglárselas

how do they manage on so little money? ¿cómo se las arreglan con tan poco dinero?

3. conseguir / lograr

I managed to get two tickets for the concert conseguí dos entradas para el concierto

4. dirigir / llevar / administrar

my father manages a small factory mi padre dirige una pequeña fábrica

El gerundio de manage se escribe managing

manage

tr['mænɪʤ]

transitive verb

1 (run - business, company) dirigir, llevar, administrar; (- property) administrar; (- household) llevar; (handle - money, affairs) manejar, administrar

■ she manages a shop es la encargada de una tienda, lleva una tienda

2 (handle, cope with - child, person) llevar, manejar; (- animal) domar; (- work, luggage, etc) poder con

■ can you manage that suitcase? ¿puedes con esa maleta?

3 (succeed) conseguir, lograr

■ we managed it! ¡lo conseguimos!

■ she managed a smile logró esbozar una sonrisa

■ they managed to finish everything in time lograron acabarlo todo a tiempo

■ did you manage to find a present for Neil? ¿conseguiste encontrar un regalo para Neil?

4 (have room for, have time for) poder

■ I think I could just manage another small piece creo que podría comer otro trocito más

■ can you manage lunch on Sunday? ¿puedes venir a comer el domingo?

intransitive verb

1 poder

■ can you manage? ¿puedes?

■ I can manage, thanks ya puedo, gracias

2 (financially) arreglárselas, apañarse

■ they manage on 100 pounds a week se las arreglan con 100 libras a la semana

■ we'll just have to manage without her tendremos que arreglárnoslas sin ella

■ I'm managing voy tirando

manage ['mænɪʤ] v, - aged ; - aging vt

1) handle: controlar, manejar

2) direct: administrar, dirigir

3) contrive: lograr, ingeniárselas para

manage vi

cope: arreglárselas

manage

v.

• administrar v.

• agenciar v.

• apoderar v.

• conducir v.

• dirigir v.

• encaminar v.

• gestionar v.

• gobernar v.

• guiar v.

• manejar v.

• manipular v.

• menear v.

• regentar v.

• regir v.

'mænɪdʒ
1.

transitive verb

1) ( Busn) \<\<company/bank\>\> dirigir*, administrar, gerenciar (AmL); \<\<staff/team\>\> dirigir*; \<\<land/finances\>\> administrar

2) (handle, cope with) \<\<children\>\> manejar, controlar; \<\<household\>\> llevar, administrar

he seems unable to manage his life — parece incapaz de organizar su vida

can you manage those suitcases on your own? — ¿puedes con esas maletas tú sola?

she can't manage the stairs — no puede subir la escalera

3) ( achieve)

I can manage 60 words per minute — puedo hacer 60 palabras por minuto

he managed a smile — esbozó una sonrisa forzada

I can't manage the meeting — no puedo or no me es posible ir a la reunión

to manage to + INF — lograr or poder* + inf

I managed to get four tickets — conseguí or pude conseguir cuatro entradas

how did they manage to get away with it? — ¿cómo se las arreglaron para salirse con la suya?

2.

vi

1) ( Busn) dirigir*, administrar

2) ( cope)

can I help you? - thank you, I can manage — ¿me permite que la ayude? - gracias, yo puedo sola

they have to manage on $300 a week — tienen que arreglarse or arreglárselas con 300 dólares a la semana

['mænɪdʒ]
1. VT

1) (=direct) [+ firm, economy, shop] dirigir, administrar; [+ employees, team] dirigir; [+ time, property, money] administrar; [+ household] llevar; (Comput) [+ system, network] gestionar

he's been managing my affairs for years — lleva años encargándose de mis asuntos, hace años que lleva mis asuntos

managed currency — moneda f controlada or dirigida

managed economy — economía f planificada or dirigida

managed fund — fondo m controlado or dirigido

2) (=cope with, control) [+ situation] manejar; [+ suitcases, packages] poder con; [+ animal] dominar

you managed the situation very well — manejaste muy bien la situación

can you manage the cases? — ¿puedes con las maletas?

he has no idea how to manage children — no tiene ni idea de cómo manejar or controlar a los niños

he's clever at managing people — se le da bien manejar a la gente

3) (=achieve)

they've managed only one win this season — solo han conseguido una victoria esta temporada

can you manage two more in the car? — ¿te caben dos más en el coche?

can you manage eight o'clock? — ¿puedes estar para las ocho?

I can't manage Friday — el viernes no puedo

to manage to do sth — lograr hacer algo, conseguir hacer algo

how did you manage not to spill it? — ¿cómo lograste or conseguiste no derramarlo?

he managed not to get his feet wet — logró or consiguió no mojarse los pies

he managed to annoy everybody — consiguió irritar a todo el mundo

• £20 is all I can manage — 20 libras es todo lo que puedo dar or pagar

• can you manage another cup? — ¿quieres otra taza?

I couldn't manage another mouthful — no podría comer ni un bocado más

• £20 is the most I can manage — 20 libras es todo lo que puedo dar or pagar

4) pej (=manipulate) [+ news, election] manipular

2. VI

1) (=cope) (with situation) arreglárselas; (financially) arreglarse, arreglárselas

can you manage? — (=deal with situation) ¿puedes arreglártelas?; (=carry sth) ¿puedes con eso?

thanks, I can manage — gracias, yo puedo

• she manages on her pension/on £60 a week — se (las) arregla con la pensión/con 60 libras a la semana

• to manage without sth/sb, "do you need the car?" - "I can manage without it" — -¿necesitas el coche? -me (las) puedo arreglar or apañar sin él

I don't know how we'd have managed without her — no sé cómo nos (las) hubiéramos arreglado or apañado sin ella

2) (=direct, administrate) dirigir

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['mænɪdʒ]
1.

transitive verb

1) ( Busn) \<\<company/bank\>\> dirigir*, administrar, gerenciar (AmL); \<\<staff/team\>\> dirigir*; \<\<land/finances\>\> administrar

2) (handle, cope with) \<\<children\>\> manejar, controlar; \<\<household\>\> llevar, administrar

he seems unable to manage his life — parece incapaz de organizar su vida

can you manage those suitcases on your own? — ¿puedes con esas maletas tú sola?

she can't manage the stairs — no puede subir la escalera

3) ( achieve)

I can manage 60 words per minute — puedo hacer 60 palabras por minuto

he managed a smile — esbozó una sonrisa forzada

I can't manage the meeting — no puedo or no me es posible ir a la reunión

to manage to + INF — lograr or poder* + inf

I managed to get four tickets — conseguí or pude conseguir cuatro entradas

how did they manage to get away with it? — ¿cómo se las arreglaron para salirse con la suya?

2.

vi

1) ( Busn) dirigir*, administrar

2) ( cope)

can I help you? - thank you, I can manage — ¿me permite que la ayude? - gracias, yo puedo sola

they have to manage on $300 a week — tienen que arreglarse or arreglárselas con 300 dólares a la semana

English-spanish dictionary > manage
6 right

I 1. [raɪt]
nome

1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destra

keep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra

on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra

2) U + verbo sing. pol. (anche Right)

the right — la destra

3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.

right and wrong — il bene e il male

to be in the right — essere dalla parte della ragione

4) (just claim) diritto m.

to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.

the right to work — il diritto al lavoro

what right have you to criticize me like that? — che diritto hai di criticarmi così?

I've got every right to be annoyed — ho tutte le ragioni per essere seccato

human rights — diritti dell'uomo

civil rights — diritti civili

to be within one's rights — essere nel proprio diritto

her husband is a celebrity in his own right — suo marito è famoso grazie ai suoi meriti personali

the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — i giardini da soli meritano una visita

5) (in boxing) destro m.
2.
nome plurale rights

1) comm. dir. diritti m.

film rights — diritti di adattamento cinematografico

to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs

2) (moral)

the rights and wrongs of a matter — i pro e i contro di una questione

••

by rights — di diritto, di regola

to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
II [raɪt]
aggettivo

1) (as opposed to left) destro

on my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra

2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equo

it's not right to steal — non è onesto rubare

I thought it right to tell him — pensavo fosse giusto dirglielo

it is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...

to do the right thing — fare la cosa giusta

to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn

3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, preciso

to be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto

you're quite right! — hai proprio ragione!

that's right — benissimo, giusto

that can't be right — non può essere giusto

what's the right time? — qual è l'ora esatta?

is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?

am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?

is this the right train for Dublin? — è questo il treno per Dublino?

is this the right way to the station? — è questa la strada per la stazione?

the right side of a piece of material — il diritto di un pezzo di tessuto

to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene

you've got the spelling right — l'ortografia va bene

let's hope he gets it right this time — speriamo che lo faccia bene questa volta

it wouldn't look right if we didn't attend — non sarebbe giusto se non partecipassimo

how right you are! — parole sante!

time proved him right — il tempo gli ha dato ragione

4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adatto

when the time is right — al momento giusto

to be in the right place at the right time — essere nel posto giusto al momento giusto

to know the right people — conoscere le persone giuste

he was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)

5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni

I don't feel quite right these days — non mi sento troppo bene in questo periodo

the engine isn't quite right — il motore non funziona molto bene

there's something not quite right about him — in lui c'è qualcosa che non va

I sensed that things were not quite right — sentivo che le cose non andavano troppo bene

6) (in order)

to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn

7) mat. [ angle] retto

at right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a

8) BE colloq. (emphatic)

he's a right idiot! — è un vero idiota!

it's a right mess — è un vero pasticcio

9) BE colloq. (ready)

are you right? — sei pronto?

••

right you are! — colloq.

right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
III [raɪt]
avverbio

1) (of direction) a destra

to turn right — girare o svoltare a destra

they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra

they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa

2) (directly) direttamente, proprio

it's right in front of you — ti è proprio di fronte

I'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente

the path goes right down to the river — il sentiero conduce direttamente al fiume

right before — proprio prima, appena prima

right after dinner — subito dopo cena

he walked right up to her — si diresse dritto verso di lei

3) (exactly)

right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza

right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento

I'm staying right here — non mi muovo da qui

your book's right there by the window — il tuo libro è proprio lì vicino alla finestra

they live right on the river — vivono proprio sul fiume

4) (correctly) bene, correttamente

you're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente

I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto

if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male

5) (completely) completamente, del tutto

a wall goes right around the garden — un muro corre tutto intorno al giardino

if you go right back to the beginning — ritornando al principio o a monte

right at the bottom — proprio in fondo

right at the top of the house — nella parte più alta della casa

to read a book right through — leggere un libro fino alla fine

he looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi

to turn the radio right up — alzare al massimo il volume della radio

right up until the 1950s — fino agli anni '50

we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!

6) GB (in titles)

the Right Honourable X — l'onorevole X

the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega

7) (very well) molto bene

right, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata

••

right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio

to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
IV 1. [raɪt]
verbo transitivo

1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]

2) (correct) riparare [ injustice]

to right a wrong — riparare un torto
2.
verbo riflessivo

to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi

to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi

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1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) destro

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) giusto, corretto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) giusto

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adatto, giusto
2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) diritto

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) giusto

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) destra

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) destra
3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) proprio

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) subito

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) proprio

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) completamente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) a destra

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bene, giusto
4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) raddrizzare, raddrizzarsi

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rimediare
5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') certo

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) di destra

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right
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I 1. [raɪt]
nome

1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destra

keep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra

on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra

2) U + verbo sing. pol. (anche Right)

the right — la destra

3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.

right and wrong — il bene e il male

to be in the right — essere dalla parte della ragione

4) (just claim) diritto m.

to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.

the right to work — il diritto al lavoro

what right have you to criticize me like that? — che diritto hai di criticarmi così?

I've got every right to be annoyed — ho tutte le ragioni per essere seccato

human rights — diritti dell'uomo

civil rights — diritti civili

to be within one's rights — essere nel proprio diritto

her husband is a celebrity in his own right — suo marito è famoso grazie ai suoi meriti personali

the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — i giardini da soli meritano una visita

5) (in boxing) destro m.
2.
nome plurale rights

1) comm. dir. diritti m.

film rights — diritti di adattamento cinematografico

to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs

2) (moral)

the rights and wrongs of a matter — i pro e i contro di una questione

••

by rights — di diritto, di regola

to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
II [raɪt]
aggettivo

1) (as opposed to left) destro

on my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra

2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equo

it's not right to steal — non è onesto rubare

I thought it right to tell him — pensavo fosse giusto dirglielo

it is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...

to do the right thing — fare la cosa giusta

to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn

3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, preciso

to be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto

you're quite right! — hai proprio ragione!

that's right — benissimo, giusto

that can't be right — non può essere giusto

what's the right time? — qual è l'ora esatta?

is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?

am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?

is this the right train for Dublin? — è questo il treno per Dublino?

is this the right way to the station? — è questa la strada per la stazione?

the right side of a piece of material — il diritto di un pezzo di tessuto

to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene

you've got the spelling right — l'ortografia va bene

let's hope he gets it right this time — speriamo che lo faccia bene questa volta

it wouldn't look right if we didn't attend — non sarebbe giusto se non partecipassimo

how right you are! — parole sante!

time proved him right — il tempo gli ha dato ragione

4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adatto

when the time is right — al momento giusto

to be in the right place at the right time — essere nel posto giusto al momento giusto

to know the right people — conoscere le persone giuste

he was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)

5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni

I don't feel quite right these days — non mi sento troppo bene in questo periodo

the engine isn't quite right — il motore non funziona molto bene

there's something not quite right about him — in lui c'è qualcosa che non va

I sensed that things were not quite right — sentivo che le cose non andavano troppo bene

6) (in order)

to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn

7) mat. [ angle] retto

at right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a

8) BE colloq. (emphatic)

he's a right idiot! — è un vero idiota!

it's a right mess — è un vero pasticcio

9) BE colloq. (ready)

are you right? — sei pronto?

••

right you are! — colloq.

right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
III [raɪt]
avverbio

1) (of direction) a destra

to turn right — girare o svoltare a destra

they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra

they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa

2) (directly) direttamente, proprio

it's right in front of you — ti è proprio di fronte

I'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente

the path goes right down to the river — il sentiero conduce direttamente al fiume

right before — proprio prima, appena prima

right after dinner — subito dopo cena

he walked right up to her — si diresse dritto verso di lei

3) (exactly)

right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza

right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento

I'm staying right here — non mi muovo da qui

your book's right there by the window — il tuo libro è proprio lì vicino alla finestra

they live right on the river — vivono proprio sul fiume

4) (correctly) bene, correttamente

you're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente

I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto

if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male

5) (completely) completamente, del tutto

a wall goes right around the garden — un muro corre tutto intorno al giardino

if you go right back to the beginning — ritornando al principio o a monte

right at the bottom — proprio in fondo

right at the top of the house — nella parte più alta della casa

to read a book right through — leggere un libro fino alla fine

he looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi

to turn the radio right up — alzare al massimo il volume della radio

right up until the 1950s — fino agli anni '50

we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!

6) GB (in titles)

the Right Honourable X — l'onorevole X

the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega

7) (very well) molto bene

right, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata

••

right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio

to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
IV 1. [raɪt]
verbo transitivo

1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]

2) (correct) riparare [ injustice]

to right a wrong — riparare un torto
2.
verbo riflessivo

to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi

to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi

English-Italian dictionary > right
7 better

'betə
comparative; = good

better¹ adj adv

1. mejor

she paints better than me ella pinta mejor que yo

their car is better than ours su coche es mejor que el nuestro

I'm feeling much better today hoy me encuentro mucho mejor

2. más

I like this film better me gusta más esta película / prefiero esta película

better off mejor / más rico

you would be better off in the country estarías mejor en el campo

when I'm better off, I'll buy a new car cuando tenga más dinero, compraré un coche nuevo

had better más vale / sería mejor que

you'd better go to the doctor más vale que vayas a ver al médico / sería mejor que fueras a ver al médico

I'd better not miss my plane más me vale que no pierda el avión

Es el comparativo de good

y well

better² n el mejor

which is the better of these two motorbikes? ¿cuál es la mejor de estas dos motos?

better

tr['betə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (comp of good) mejor

■ his new novel is better than his last one su última novela es mejor que la anterior

■ you won't find a better product no encontrarás un producto mejor

2 (more healthy) mejor

■ he's feeling better today hoy se encuentra mejor

adverb

1 (comp of well) mejor

■ he works better than I do trabaja mejor que yo

2 (to a greater extent) más

■ I like this one better me gusta más éste

noun

1 el mejor, la mejor

■ it's hard to decide who is the better of the two es difícil decidir quién es el mejor de los dos

transitive verb

1 (improve) mejorar

■ he has bettered their working conditions ha mejorado sus condiciones de trabajo

2 (surpass) superar

■ he bettered his own record superó su propio récord

plural noun betters

1 superiores nombre masculino plural

■ you must listen to your betters debes escuchar tus superiores

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to better oneself mejorar su posición social

better late than never más vale tarde que nunca

so much the better tanto mejor

for want of something better a falta de otra cosa mejor

to be no better than no ser más que

■ he's no better than a thief no es más que un ladrón

to get better recuperarse, mejorarse

to go one better hacer mejor todavía

to like something/somebody better preferir algo/a alguien

better and better cada vez mejor

for better or for worse para lo bueno o para lo malo

to be better off than somebody tener más dinero que alguien

to get the better of somebody llevar la ventaja a alguien, salir ganando a alguien

the better part of la mayor parte de

you know better than me tú sabes más que yo

better feelings conciencia

better half media naranja

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better

tr['betə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 apostante nombre masulino o femenino

better ['bɛt̬ər] vt

1) improve: mejorar

2) surpass: superar

better adv comparative of well

1) : mejor

2) more: más

better than 50 miles: más de 50 millas

better adj comparative of good

1) : mejor

the weather is better today: hace mejor tiempo hoy

I was sick, but now I'm better: estuve enfermo, pero ahora estoy mejor

2) : mayor

the better part of a month: la mayor parte de un mes

better n

1) : el mejor, la mejor

the better of the two: el mejor de los dos

2)

to get the better of : vencer a, quedar por encima de, superar

better

adj.

• mejor adj.

• superior adj.

adj.comp.

• mejor adj.comp.

adv.

• mejor adv.

n.

• apostador, -ora s.m.,f.

• mejor s.m.

• superior s.m.

I 'betər, 'betə(r)
adjective

1) ( comp of good I) mejor

he's better at playing the guitar than at singing — toca la guitarra mejor de lo que canta

fruit's much better for you than candy — la fruta es mucho más sana que los caramelos

things couldn't be better — todo va de maravilla

what do you think of the wine? - I've tasted better — ¿qué te parece el vino? - los he probado mejores

to get better — mejorar

the bigger the better — cuanto más grande mejor

the less said about it the better — cuanto menos se hable del tema mejor

the garden looks all the better for the rain — la lluvia le ha venido bien al jardín

if they can both come, so much the better — si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor

she's little better than a thief — es poco menos que una ladrona

he's moved on to better things since then — desde entonces se ha superado mucho

I can go one better: I'll give you interest-free credit — yo puedo hacerle una oferta aún mejor: le doy crédito sin interés

2) (pred) ( recovered from illness)

to be better — estar* mejor

to get better — recuperarse

II

adverb

1) ( comp of well I,II) mejor

she swims better than I do o than me — nada mejor que yo

we get on better than before — nos llevamos mejor que antes

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

we'd've done better to wait — hubiera sido mejor esperar

at the last moment he thought better of it — a último momento cambió de idea

2)

had better — ( ought)

hadn't you better phone them? — ¿no deberías llamarlos?

I'd better leave before it gets dark — va a ser mejor que me vaya antes de que oscurezca

well, I'd better be off — bueno, me tengo que ir

you'd better do as I say — más te vale hacer lo que yo te diga

you'd better not complain! — más te vale no quejarte!

you'd better believe it! — (colloq) sí señor

3) ( more) (AmE) más

it cost me better than $100 — me costó más de 100 dólares

III

noun

a) ( superior of two)

the better of the two — el mejor de los/las dos

for the better — para bien, para mejor

things took a turn for the better — las cosas dieron un giro positivo

to get the better of somebody/something — ganarle la batalla a alguien/algo

my curiosity got the better of me — la curiosidad fue más fuerte que yo or pudo más que yo

b) betters pl ( superiors) superiores mpl

his elders and betters — sus mayores

IV

transitive verb

a) ( improve) mejorar

to better oneself — superarse

b) ( surpass) \<\<score/record\>\> mejorar, superar

I ['betǝ(r)]
1.

ADJ (compar)
of good; mejor
he is better than you — es mejor que tú

he's much better — (Med) está mucho mejor

that's better! — ¡eso es!

it is better to — + infin más vale + infin

• better and better — cada vez mejor

• she is better at dancing than her sister — se le da mejor bailar a ella que a su hermana

• it couldn't be better — no podría ser mejor

• these products are better for the environment — estos productos son mejores para el medio ambiente

• to get better — mejorar; (Med) mejorar(se), reponerse

• he's no better than a thief — no es más que un ladrón

she's no better than she ought to be — † es una mujer que tiene historia

• to go one better — hacer mejor todavía ( than que)

• it lasted the better part of a year — duró la mayor parte del año

• the sooner the better — cuanto antes mejor

• it would be better to go now — sería mejor irse ya
half 1., 1), nature 1., 2), day 1., 3)
2.

ADV (compar)
of well; mejor
• all the better — tanto mejor

so you're both coming - all the better! — así es que venís los dos, ¡tanto mejor!

I feel all the better for having confided in someone — me siento mucho mejor después de haberme confiado a alguien

he was all the better for it — le hizo mucho bien

it would be all the better for a drop of paint — no le vendría mal una mano de pintura

• I had better go — más vale que me vaya, mejor me vaya (esp LAm)

• he thinks he knows better — cree que se lo sabe todo

at his age he ought to know better — a la edad que tiene debería tener más juicio

but he knew better than to... — pero sabía que no se debía...

he knows better than the experts — sabe más que los expertos

• they are better off than we are — están mejor de dinero que nosotros

you'd be better off staying where you are — te convendría más quedarte

• so much the better — tanto mejor

• write to her or, better still, go and see her — escríbele o, mejor aún, vete a verla

• they withdrew, the better to resist — se retiraron para poder resistir mejor

• to think better of it — cambiar de parecer
late 1., 3)
3. N

1) el/la mejor

• it's a change for the better — es una mejora

• to get the better of — (=beat) vencer, quedar por encima de

• for better or worse — para bien o mal

2)

my betters — mis superiores

4.

VT mejorar; [+ record, score] superar

to better o.s. — (financially) mejorar su posición; (culturally, educationally) superarse

II

['betǝ(r)]
N (=gambler) apostador(a) m / f
* * *

I ['betər, 'betə(r)]
adjective

1) ( comp of good I) mejor

he's better at playing the guitar than at singing — toca la guitarra mejor de lo que canta

fruit's much better for you than candy — la fruta es mucho más sana que los caramelos

things couldn't be better — todo va de maravilla

what do you think of the wine? - I've tasted better — ¿qué te parece el vino? - los he probado mejores

to get better — mejorar

the bigger the better — cuanto más grande mejor

the less said about it the better — cuanto menos se hable del tema mejor

the garden looks all the better for the rain — la lluvia le ha venido bien al jardín

if they can both come, so much the better — si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor

she's little better than a thief — es poco menos que una ladrona

he's moved on to better things since then — desde entonces se ha superado mucho

I can go one better: I'll give you interest-free credit — yo puedo hacerle una oferta aún mejor: le doy crédito sin interés

2) (pred) ( recovered from illness)

to be better — estar* mejor

to get better — recuperarse

II

adverb

1) ( comp of well I,II) mejor

she swims better than I do o than me — nada mejor que yo

we get on better than before — nos llevamos mejor que antes

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

we'd've done better to wait — hubiera sido mejor esperar

at the last moment he thought better of it — a último momento cambió de idea

2)

had better — ( ought)

hadn't you better phone them? — ¿no deberías llamarlos?

I'd better leave before it gets dark — va a ser mejor que me vaya antes de que oscurezca

well, I'd better be off — bueno, me tengo que ir

you'd better do as I say — más te vale hacer lo que yo te diga

you'd better not complain! — más te vale no quejarte!

you'd better believe it! — (colloq) sí señor

3) ( more) (AmE) más

it cost me better than $100 — me costó más de 100 dólares

III

noun

a) ( superior of two)

the better of the two — el mejor de los/las dos

for the better — para bien, para mejor

things took a turn for the better — las cosas dieron un giro positivo

to get the better of somebody/something — ganarle la batalla a alguien/algo

my curiosity got the better of me — la curiosidad fue más fuerte que yo or pudo más que yo

b) betters pl ( superiors) superiores mpl

his elders and betters — sus mayores

IV

transitive verb

a) ( improve) mejorar

to better oneself — superarse

b) ( surpass) \<\<score/record\>\> mejorar, superar

English-spanish dictionary > better
8 cut

cut [kʌt]

couper ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 1 (h), 1 (j), 1 (o), 1 (q), 1 (t), 2 (a), 2 (d)-(g) découper ⇒ 1 (b) tondre ⇒ 1 (c) interrompre ⇒ 1 (f) arrêter ⇒ 1 (g) réduire ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (j) blesser ⇒ 1 (k) manquer ⇒ 1 (m) percer ⇒ 1 (n) graver ⇒ 1 (p) monter ⇒ 1 (r) se couper ⇒ 2 (b) faire mal ⇒ 2 (c) coupure ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (f) coup ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (g) morceau ⇒ 3 (d) réduction ⇒ 3 (e) coupe ⇒ 3 (h), 3 (k) part ⇒ 3 (i) coupé ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (c) réduit ⇒ 4 (b)

(pt & pp cut, cont cutting)

1 transitive verb

(a) (incise, slash, sever) couper;

∎ cut the box open with the knife ouvrez la boîte avec le couteau;

∎ he fell and cut his knee (open) il s'est ouvert le genou en tombant;

∎ she cut her hand elle s'est coupé la main ou à la main;

∎ he cut his wrists il s'est ouvert ou taillé les veines;

∎ to cut one's throat se trancher la gorge;

∎ they cut his throat ils lui ont coupé ou tranché la gorge, ils l'ont égorgé;

∎ they cut the prisoners free or loose ils ont détaché les prisonniers;

∎ figurative to cut oneself loose from sth se libérer de qch;

∎ they cut our supply line ils nous ont coupé notre approvisionnement;

∎ figurative the fog's so thick you could cut it with a knife il y a un brouillard à couper au couteau;

∎ the atmosphere was so tense, you could cut it with a knife l'atmosphère était extrêmement tendue;

∎ you're cutting your own throat c'est du suicide

(b) (divide into parts) couper, découper; (meat) découper; (slice) découper en tranches;

∎ she cut articles from the paper elle découpait des articles dans le journal;

∎ cut the cake in half/in three pieces coupez le gâteau en deux/en trois;

∎ to cut sth to shreds or to ribbons mettre qch en pièces;

∎ figurative the enemy cut the army to pieces l'ennemi a taillé l'armée en pièces;

∎ figurative the critics cut the play to pieces les critiques ont esquinté la pièce

(c) (trim → grass, lawn) tondre; (→ bush, tree) tailler; (reap → crop) couper, faucher;

∎ I'll have to cut the grass this weekend il faudra que je tonde la pelouse ce week-end;

∎ I cut my nails/my hair je me suis coupé les ongles/les cheveux;

∎ you've had your hair cut vous vous êtes fait couper les cheveux

(d) (shape → dress, suit) couper; (→ diamond, glass, key) tailler; (→ screw) fileter; (dig → channel, tunnel) creuser, percer; (engrave) graver; (sculpt) sculpter;

∎ steps had been cut in the rock on avait taillé des marches dans le rocher;

∎ we cut our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé ou ouvert un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ the advance cut a swath through the enemy's defences l'avance des troupes ouvrit une brèche dans la défense ennemie;

∎ proverb cut your coat according to your cloth = il ne faut pas vivre au-dessus de ses moyens

(e) (cross, traverse) couper, croiser; Mathematics couper;

∎ where the path cuts the road à l'endroit où le chemin coupe la route

(f) (interrupt) interrompre, couper;

∎ to cut sb short couper la parole à qn;

∎ we had to cut our visit short nous avons dû écourter notre visite;

∎ his career was tragically cut short by illness sa carrière a été tragiquement interrompue par la maladie;

∎ to cut a long story short, I left bref ou en deux mots, je suis parti

(g) (stop) arrêter, cesser;

∎ he cut working weekends il a arrêté de travailler le weekend;

∎ cut the very familiar crap or vulgar shit! arrête tes conneries!

(h) (switch off) couper;

∎ cut the lights! coupez la lumière!, éteignez!;

∎ he cut the engine il a coupé ou arrêté le moteur

(i) (reduce → numbers, spending) réduire; (→ production) diminuer; (→ speech) abréger, raccourcir;

∎ we cut our costs by half nous avons réduit nos frais de moitié;

∎ they cut taxes in the run-up to the election ils ont réduit les impôts juste avant les élections;

∎ to cut prices casser les prix;

∎ the athlete cut five seconds off the world record or cut the world record by five seconds l'athlète a amélioré le record mondial de cinq secondes

(j) Cinema & Television (edit out) faire des coupures dans, réduire; (drop) couper;

∎ the censors cut all scenes of violence la censure a coupé ou supprimé toutes les scènes de violence;

∎ the film was cut to 100 minutes le film a été ramené à 100 minutes

(k) (hurt feelings of) blesser profondément;

∎ her remark cut me deeply sa remarque m'a profondément blessé

(l) familiar (ignore, snub)

∎ they cut me (dead) in the street dans la rue ils ont fait comme s'ils ne me voyaient pas^□ ;

∎ he cut me dead for days after our argument il m'a battu froid pendant des jours après notre dispute^□

(m) familiar (absent oneself from → meeting, appointment etc) manquer (volontairement)^□, sauter^□ ;

∎ I had to cut lunch in order to get there on time j'ai dû me passer de déjeuner pour arriver à l'heure;

∎ the students cut class les étudiants ont séché le cours;

∎ to cut school sécher les cours

(n) (tooth) percer;

∎ the baby is cutting his first tooth le bébé perce sa première dent;

∎ familiar figurative a pianist who cut her teeth on Bach une pianiste qui s'est fait la main sur du Bach

(o) (dilute) couper

(p) (record, track) graver, faire

(q) Cards

∎ to cut the cards couper

(r) Cinema (edit → film) monter

(s) Medicine (incise) inciser; Veterinary medicine (castrate) châtrer

(t) Sport (ball) couper

(u) (idioms)

∎ to cut the ground from under sb's feet couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn;

∎ her promotion cut the ground from under his feet sa promotion lui a coupé l'herbe sous le pied;

∎ familiar he couldn't cut it, he couldn't cut the mustard il n'était pas à la hauteur^□ ;

∎ to cut sth fine compter un peu juste, ne pas se laisser de marge;

∎ you're cutting it a bit fine vous comptez un peu juste;

∎ an hour is cutting it too fine une heure, ce n'est pas suffisant;

∎ familiar that argument cuts no ice with me cet argument ne m'impressionne pas^□ ;

∎ to cut a fine figure avoir fière allure;

∎ to cut one's losses sauver les meubles;

∎ we decided to cut our losses nous avons décidé de sauver les meubles;

∎ to cut a caper or capers (skip) faire des cabrioles, gambader; (fool around) faire l'idiot;

∎ Cars to cut a corner prendre un virage à la corde, couper un virage; figurative sauter des étapes;

∎ figurative to cut corners (economize excessively) faire des économies exagérées; (not follow rules) contourner les règlements;

∎ if you cut corners now you'll just have more work to do later on si tu fais les choses trop vite maintenant, tu auras plus à faire plus tard;

∎ figurative she doesn't believe in cutting corners elle fait toujours les choses à fond;

∎ figurative they cut corners to finish on time ils ont brûlé les étapes pour finir à temps;

∎ old-fashioned to cut a rug danser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (incise, slash) couper, trancher;

∎ this knife doesn't cut ce couteau ne coupe pas bien;

∎ cut around the edge découpez ou coupez en suivant le bord;

∎ she cut into the bread elle a entamé le pain;

∎ the rope cut into my wrists la corde m'a coupé ou cisaillé les poignets;

∎ the string is cutting into me le cordon me coupe la chair;

∎ figurative he cut through all the red tape il s'est dispensé de toutes les formalités administratives;

∎ figurative the whip cut through the air le fouet fendit l'air;

∎ figurative the yacht cut through the waves le yacht fendait les vagues;

∎ Nautical the boat cut loose le bateau a rompu les amarres;

∎ figurative to cut loose se libérer;

∎ to cut and run se sauver, filer;

∎ that argument cuts both or two ways c'est un argument à double tranchant

(b) (cloth, paper) se couper;

∎ this meat cuts easily cette viande se coupe facilement;

∎ the cake will cut into six pieces ce gâteau peut se couper en six

(c) (hurtfully) faire mal

(d) (take shorter route) couper, passer;

∎ cut through the back way and you'll get there first coupez par derrière et vous arriverez (là-bas) les premiers;

∎ we cut across the fields nous avons coupé par les champs

(e) (cross) traverser, couper; Mathematics (lines) se couper;

∎ this path cuts across or through the swamp ce sentier traverse ou coupe à travers le marécage

(f) (in cards) couper;

∎ they cut for the deal ils ont coupé avant de donner

(g) Cinema & Television (stop filming) couper;

∎ the film cuts straight from the love scene to the funeral l'image passe directement de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement;

∎ cut! coupez!

3 noun

(a) (slit) coupure f; (deeper) entaille f; (wound) balafre f; Medicine incision f;

∎ a cut on the arm une coupure ou une entaille au bras;

∎ she had a nasty cut on her leg from the fall elle s'était fait une vilaine entaille à la jambe en tombant;

∎ to be a cut above (the rest) être nettement mieux que les autres ou le reste;

∎ that film is a cut above the others ce film est nettement mieux que les autres

(b) (act of cutting) coupure f, entaille f;

∎ to make a cut in sth (with knife, scissors etc) faire une entaille dans qch

(c) (blow, stroke) coup m;

∎ a knife/sword cut un coup de couteau/d'épée;

∎ a saw cut un trait de scie;

∎ figurative his treachery was the unkindest cut of all sa trahison était le coup le plus perfide

(d) (meat → piece) morceau m; (→ slice) tranche f;

∎ a cut off the joint un morceau de rôti;

∎ prime cut morceau m de (premier) choix;

∎ cheap cuts bas morceaux mpl

(e) (reduction → in price, taxes) réduction f, diminution f; (→ in staff) compression f;

∎ a cut in government spending une réduction ou diminution des dépenses publiques;

∎ the cuts in the Health Service la réduction ou diminution du budget de la santé;

∎ she took a cut in pay elle a subi une diminution ou réduction de salaire;

∎ Finance the cuts les compressions fpl budgétaires;

∎ power or electricity cut coupure f de courant

(f) (deletion) coupure f;

∎ they made several cuts in the film ils ont fait plusieurs coupures dans le film

(g) (gibe, nasty remark) trait m, coup m

(h) (shape, style → of clothes, hair) coupe f; (→ of jewel) taille f;

∎ the cut of a suit la coupe d'un costume

(i) familiar (portion, share) part^□ f;

∎ what's his cut (of the profits)? à combien s'élève sa part?

(j) American familiar (absence) absence^□ f

(k) Cards coupe f

(l) familiar (on record) plage^□ f

(m) Cinema & Television coupe f;

∎ the cut from the love scene to the funeral le changement de séquence de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement

(n) Sport (in tennis → backspin) effet m; (in cricket) coup m tranchant

(o) American Typography (block) cliché m

(p) British (body of water) étendue f d'eau; (canal) canal m

(q) (of tobacco)

∎ I prefer a finer/coarser cut of tobacco je préfère le tabac plus fin/grossier

(r) (idioms)

∎ the cut and thrust of parliamentary debate les joutes oratoires des débats parlementaires;

∎ the cut and thrust of the business world la concurrence féroce qui règne dans le monde des affaires;

∎ it's cut and thrust la lutte est acharnée

4 adjective

(a) (hand, flowers) coupé; (tobacco) découpé

(b) (reduced) réduit; (shortened) raccourci;

∎ to sell sth at cut prices vendre qch au rabais;

∎ the cut version of the film la version raccourcie du film

(c) (shaped → clothing) coupé; (faceted → gem) taillé;

∎ a well-cut suit un costume bien coupé ou de bonne coupe

(d) British familiar (drunk) soûl, plein

►► cut glass cristal m taillé;

Computing cut sheet feed dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille; (act) alimentation f feuille à feuille;

Computing cut sheet feeder dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille

➲ cut across inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross, traverse) traverser, couper à travers;

∎ it's quicker if you cut across the fields c'est plus rapide si tu coupes à travers (les) champs;

∎ they cut across country ils ont coupé à travers champs

(b) (go beyond) surpasser, transcender;

∎ the issue cuts across party lines la question transcende le clivage des partis

(c) (contradict) contredire, aller à l'encontre de;

∎ it cuts across all my principles ça va à l'encontre de tous mes principes

➲ cut along intransitive verb

British familiar old-fashioned filer

➲ cut away separable transitive verb

(remove) enlever ou ôter (en coupant); (branch) élaguer, émonder;

∎ they had to cut away the wreckage to reach the victim ils ont dû découper l'épave pour atteindre la victime

➲ cut back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (return) rebrousser chemin, revenir sur ses pas;

∎ we cut back to the car nous sommes revenus à la voiture

(b) Cinema & Television revenir en arrière

(c) (financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (reduce) réduire, diminuer;

∎ arms spending has been cut right back les dépenses d'armement ont été nettement réduites

(b) (prune, trim) tailler; (shrub, tree) élaguer, tailler

➲ cut back on inseparable transitive verb

(financially) économiser sur; (time) réduire;

∎ the factory cut back on production la fabrique a réduit la production

➲ cut down separable transitive verb

(a) (tree) couper, abattre; (person → in battle) abattre;

∎ figurative he was cut down by malaria (killed) il est mort de la malaria; (incapacitated) il était terrassé par la malaria;

∎ literary to be cut down in one's prime être fauché à la fleur de l'âge

(b) (make smaller → article, speech) abréger; (→ clothing) rendre plus petit;

∎ to cut sth down to about 150,000 words réduire qch à environ 150 000 mots;

∎ she cuts down her dresses for her daughter elle ajuste ses robes pour sa fille;

∎ to cut sb down to size remettre qn à sa place

(c) (curtail) réduire, diminuer; (expenses) réduire, rogner;

∎ we've been asked to cut down the amount of time we devote to sports on nous a demandé de consacrer moins de temps au sport;

∎ he cut his smoking down to ten a day il ne fume plus que dix cigarettes par jour

➲ cut down on inseparable transitive verb

(expenditure) réduire;

∎ I'm going to cut down on drinking/smoking je vais boire/fumer moins;

∎ they have cut down on eating out in restaurants ils vont moins souvent au restaurant;

∎ to cut down on the amount of time spent doing sth passer moins de temps à faire qch

➲ cut in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (interrupt) interrompre;

∎ she cut in on their conversation elle est intervenue dans leur conversation;

∎ he cut in on me to ask a question il m'a coupé la parole pour poser une question;

∎ figurative the new store is cutting in on our business le nouveau magasin nous fait perdre de la clientèle

(b) Cars faire une queue de poisson;

∎ the taxi cut in on them le taxi leur a fait une queue de poisson

(c) (at a dance)

∎ mind if I cut in? vous permettez que je vous emprunte votre partenaire?

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (include) we should cut him in on the deal nous devrions l'intéresser à l'affaire

➲ cut into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (interrupt)

∎ to cut into a conversation intervenir dans ou interrompre brusquement la conversation

(b) (use)

∎ to cut into one's savings entamer ses économies;

∎ this work cuts into my free time ce travail empiète sur mes heures de loisir

➲ cut off separable transitive verb

(a) (hair, piece of meat, bread) couper; (arm, leg) amputer, couper;

∎ they cut off the king's head ils ont décapité le roi;

∎ he was cut off in his prime il a été emporté à la fleur de l'âge;

∎ she cut off her nose to spite her face elle s'est fait du tort en voulant se venger

(b) (interrupt → speaker) interrompre, couper;

∎ he was cut off in mid sentence il a été interrompu au milieu de sa phrase

(c) (disconnect, discontinue) couper;

∎ Telecommunications he's been cut off (during conversation) il a été coupé; (disconnected) on lui a coupé le téléphone;

∎ they cut off the electricity or power ils ont coupé le courant;

∎ they cut off his allowance ils lui ont coupé les vivres;

∎ her family cut her off without a penny sa famille l'a déshéritée;

∎ it cut off the supply of blood to the brain cela a empêché l'irrigation du cerveau

(d) (separate, isolate) isoler;

∎ the house was cut off by snow drifts la maison était isolée par des congères;

∎ he cut himself off from his family il a rompu avec sa famille;

∎ housewives often feel cut off les femmes au foyer se sentent souvent isolées

(e) (bar passage of) couper la route à;

∎ the police cut off the thief la police a barré le passage au voleur;

∎ the battalion cut off the enemy's retreat le bataillon a coupé la retraite à l'ennemi

➲ cut out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (make by cutting → coat, dress) couper, tailler; (→ statue) sculpter, tailler;

∎ a valley cut out by the river une vallée creusée par le fleuve;

∎ figurative to be cut out for sth être fait pour qch, avoir des dispositions pour qch;

∎ I'm not cut out for living abroad je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à l'étranger;

∎ he's not cut out to be a politician il n'a pas l'étoffe d'un homme politique;

∎ you have your work cut out for you vous avez du pain sur la planche ou de quoi vous occuper;

∎ she'll have her work cut out to finish the report on time elle va avoir du mal à finir le rapport à temps

(b) (remove by cutting → article, picture) découper; Medicine (→ tumour etc) enlever;

∎ advertisements cut out from or of the paper des annonces découpées dans le journal

(c) (eliminate) supprimer; (stop) arrêter;

∎ unnecessary expense must be cut out il faut éliminer ou supprimer les frais superflus;

∎ they cut out all references to the president ils ont supprimé toute référence au président;

∎ try and cut out all unnecessary details essayez de supprimer tous les détails superflus;

∎ he cut out smoking il a arrêté de fumer;

∎ cut out the screaming! arrête de crier!, assez crié!;

∎ familiar cut it out! ça suffit!, ça va comme ça!

(d) familiar (rival) supplanter^□

(e) (deprive) priver;

∎ his father cut him out of his will son père l'a rayé de son testament;

∎ they cut him out of his share ils lui ont escroqué sa part

(f) Photography & Typography détourer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (machine, engine → stop operating) caler; (→ switch off) s'éteindre

(b) American familiar (leave) mettre les bouts, calter

➲ cut up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (food, wood) couper; (meat → carve) découper; (→ chop up) hacher; (body) couper en morceaux

(b) (usu passive) familiar (affect deeply) she's really cut up about her dog's death la mort de son chien a été un coup pour elle^□ ;

∎ he's very cut up about it ça l'a beaucoup affecté^□

(c) American familiar (amuse)

∎ that really cut me up! ça m'a fait rire!^□

(d) British Cars faire une queue de poisson de

2 intransitive verb familiar

(a) American (fool around) faire le pitre

(b) British (idiom)

∎ to cut up rough se mettre en rogne ou en boule

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > cut
9 secure

si'kjuə
1. adjective
1) ((often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc: Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam.) seguro

2) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) firme

3) (definite; not likely to be lost: She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job.) seguro

2. verb
1) ((with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe: Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.) proteger

2) (to fasten or make firm: He secured the boat with a rope.) sujetar, atar, amarrar

•

- securely
- security
- security risk

secure adj

1. seguro

a secure job un trabajo seguro

2. firme / bien sujeto

is this shelf secure ¿esta estantería está firme?

secure

tr[sɪ'kjʊə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (job, income, etc) seguro,-a; (relationship etc) estable

■ he wanted a nice secure job quería un trabajo bueno y seguro

■ you have a secure future here tiene el futuro asegurado aquí

2 (ladder, shelf, foothold) firme; (stronghold) seguro,-a; (window, door) bien cerrado,-a; (rope, knot) seguro,-a, bien sujeto,-a; (base, foundation) sólido,-a

transitive verb

1 (make safe) asegurar; (protect) salvaguardar, proteger ( from, de), ( against, contra)

2 (fasten - rope, knot) sujetar, fijar; (- window, door, etc) asegurar, cerrar bien

3 (obtain) obtener, conseguir

4 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (loan) garantizar, avalar

secure [sɪ'kjʊr] vt, - cured ; - curing

1) fasten: asegurar (una puerta, etc.), sujetar

2) get: conseguir

secure adj, - curer ; - est : seguro

♦ securely adv

secure

adj.

• a salvo adj.

• fijo, -a adj.

• firme adj.

• seguro, -a adj.

v.

• afianzar v.

• afirmar v.

• amarrar v.

• asegurar v.

• asentar v.

• conseguir v.

• fijar v.

• obtener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• segurar v.

• sujetar v.

sɪ'kjʊr, sɪ'kjʊə(r)
I

adjective

1)

a) ( safe) <fortress/hideaway> seguro

his future is secure — tiene el futuro asegurado

to make something secure against something — proteger* algo contra algo

b) ( emotionally) <childhood/home/relationship> estable

c) (assured, guaranteed) <job/income/investment> seguro

to be financially secure — tener* seguridad económica

2) (firm, firmly fastened) <foothold/shelf> firme; < foundation> sólido

is the rope secure? — ¿está bien sujeta la cuerda?

to make something secure — asegurar algo

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( obtain) \<\<ticket/job/votes/support\>\> conseguir*, obtener* (frml)

to secure somebody's release — conseguir* la libertad de alguien

2) (fasten, fix firmly) \<\<door/gate/shelf\>\> asegurar

3) ( Fin) \<\<loan\>\> garantizar*

a secured loan — un préstamo con garantía

4) ( make safe)

to secure something (AGAINST something) — \<\<area/building\>\> proteger* or fortificar* algo (contra algo)

2.

vi

to secure AGAINST something — protegerse* contra algo

[sɪ'kjʊǝ(r)]
1. ADJ

1) (=firm, solid) [knot, rope, hold] seguro; [door, window, lock, bolt] bien cerrado; [structure, foothold] firme; [ladder] bien sujeto; [base, foundation] sólido

to have a secure foothold in a market — tener un punto de apoyo firme en un mercado

2) (=safe) [job, place, building] seguro; [position] garantizado; [career, future] asegurado

• to be financially secure — tener seguridad económica

• to be secure from or against sth — estar protegido contra algo

• I want to make my home secure against burglars — quiero proteger mi casa contra los ladrones

to make an area secure — hacer de una zona un lugar seguro

3) (emotionally) [person] seguro; [relationship, environment] estable

children need a secure home life — los niños necesitan un ambiente estable en el hogar

• to be emotionally secure — tener estabilidad emocional

• to feel secure (about sth) — sentirse seguro (con respecto a algo)

to make sb feel secure — hacer a algn sentirse seguro

• secure in the knowledge that — seguro de que, confiado de que

2. VT

1) (=make fast) [+ rope] sujetar bien; (to floor etc) afianzar; [+ load] asegurar; [+ door, window] cerrar bien; (=tie up) [+ person, animal] atar, amarrar (LAm)

a shawl secured at the neck by a brooch — un chal sujeto a la altura del cuello con un broche

2) (=make safe) [+ home, building] proteger ( against de, contra) ( from de, contra); [+ career, future] asegurar

3) frm (=obtain) [+ job, peace, freedom, support] conseguir, obtener

• they have not got enough evidence to secure a conviction — no tienen suficientes pruebas para conseguir que lo condenen

• a win that secured them a place in the final — una victoria que les aseguró un puesto en la final

• to secure victory — conseguir la victoria

4) (Econ) [+ loan, debt] garantizar

• you can secure the loan against your home — puedes poner la casa como garantía or aval del préstamo

• secured creditor — acreedor(a) m / f con garantía

• secured debt — deuda f garantizada

• secured loan — préstamo m con garantía

5) (Mil) (=capture) tomar, capturar

3.

CPD

secure accommodation N — (Brit) (Jur) centro de prevención contra la delincuencia

secure unit N — (Brit) (for young offenders, mental patients) unidad f de seguridad

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[sɪ'kjʊr, sɪ'kjʊə(r)]
I

adjective

1)

a) ( safe) <fortress/hideaway> seguro

his future is secure — tiene el futuro asegurado

to make something secure against something — proteger* algo contra algo

b) ( emotionally) <childhood/home/relationship> estable

c) (assured, guaranteed) <job/income/investment> seguro

to be financially secure — tener* seguridad económica

2) (firm, firmly fastened) <foothold/shelf> firme; < foundation> sólido

is the rope secure? — ¿está bien sujeta la cuerda?

to make something secure — asegurar algo

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( obtain) \<\<ticket/job/votes/support\>\> conseguir*, obtener* (frml)

to secure somebody's release — conseguir* la libertad de alguien

2) (fasten, fix firmly) \<\<door/gate/shelf\>\> asegurar

3) ( Fin) \<\<loan\>\> garantizar*

a secured loan — un préstamo con garantía

4) ( make safe)

to secure something (AGAINST something) — \<\<area/building\>\> proteger* or fortificar* algo (contra algo)

2.

vi

to secure AGAINST something — protegerse* contra algo

English-spanish dictionary > secure
10 worse

((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) mejorar/empeorar; volverse mejor/peor; dar un giro para mejor/peor

worse adj adv peor

the film was worse than I expected la película era peor de lo que esperaba

Es el comparativo de bad

worse

tr[wɜːs]

adjective

1 (comp of bad) peor

it could have been worse podría haber sido peor

it was much worse than I expected fue mucho peor de lo que esperaba

they were none the worse for their experience la experiencia no les ha perjudicado

adverb

1 (comp of badly) peor; (more intensely) más

they played worse than last week jugaron peor que la semana pasada

noun

1 lo peor

there's worse to follow aún falta lo peor

I've seen worse he visto casos peores

there's been a change for the worse ha habido un cambio a peor

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

the worse for wear (worn, damaged) gastado,-a, viejo,-a 2 (tired) cansado,-a

the worse for drink borracho,-a

to be worse off (financially) andar peor de dinero 2 (physically) estar peor

to get worse empeorar

to get worse and worse ir de mal en peor

to go from bad to worse ir de mal en peor

to make matters worse para colmo de desgracias, por si fuera poco

worse luck! ¡mala suerte!

worse still lo que es peor, peor aún

worse ['wərs] adv comparative of bad or of ill : peor

to feel worse: sentirse peor

worse adj comparative of bad or of ill : peor

from bad to worse: de mal en peor

to get worse: empeorar

worse n

: estado m peor

to take a turn for the worse: ponerse peor

so much the worse: tanto peor

worse

adj.

• peor adj.

adv.

• peor adv.

I wɜːrs, wɜːs
adjective ( comp of bad I) peor

cheer up! it could be worse — anímate! podría ser peor

these scissors are worse than useless — estas tijeras no sirven para nada

the play wasn't very good, but I've seen worse — la obra no era muy buena, pero las he visto peores

he couldn't have phoned at a worse time — no podía haber llamado en peor momento or en un momento menos oportuno

he could've been hurt or worse — podría haber resultado herido, o podría haberle pasado algo peor

to get worse — empeorar

Grandad has got worse since he's been in hospital — el abuelo se ha puesto peor desde que está en el hospital

his hearing is getting worse and worse — oye cada vez menos

things are getting worse and worse — las cosas van de mal en peor, las cosas están cada vez peor

if you scratch it, it'll only make it worse — si te rascas, es peor

to make things worse, it started snowing — por si fuera poco, empezó a nevar

what was worse was that... — peor aún fue que...

they looked none the worse for their misadventure — no tenían mal aspecto a pesar de su desventura

II

adverb ( comp of badly) peor

you could do worse than take that job — harías bien en aceptar ese trabajo

III

noun

the worse — el (or la etc) peor

a change for the worse — un cambio para mal

he's taken a turn for the worse — se ha puesto peor, ha empeorado

[wɜːs]
1.

ADJ (compar)
of bad; peor
his essay is worse than yours — su trabajo es peor que el tuyo

• it could be worse — podría ser peor

• it's even worse than we'd predicted — es todavía peor de lo que habíamos pronosticado

• to get worse — [weather, situation, crime] empeorar; [patient] empeorar, ponerse peor

my cold is getting worse — mi resfriado va a peor

my eyesight is getting worse — mi vista va a peor, cada vez veo peor, cada vez tengo peor vista

his behaviour is getting worse — su comportamiento es cada vez peor

to get worse and worse — ponerse cada vez peor, ir de mal en peor

things will get worse before they get better — las cosas empeorarán antes de que se les vea la punta

it gets worse — (preparing sb for bad news) lo peor no es eso

• to make sth worse — empeorar algo

it'll only make matters or things worse — sólo empeorará las cosas

and, to make matters worse,... — y, para colmo de desgracia,...

• he appeared none the worse for his ordeal — no parecía desmejorado a pesar de su terrible experiencia

• there's nothing worse than... — no hay nada peor que...

• to be worse off — (lit, fig) estar peor

he is now worse off than before — está peor ahora que antes

she's now worse off than before she changed jobs — está peor ahora que cuando cambió de trabajo

he'd be two pounds a week worse off — tendría dos libras menos a la semana

• it's like last time, only worse — es como la última vez, solo que peor

• to be the worse for drink — ir cargado de copas *

• what was worse — para colmo (de males)
bad, bark, better, wear
2.

ADV (compar)
of badly; peor
I sang worse than he did or than him — yo cantaba peor que él

you could or might do worse than give her a call — sería aconsejable que la llamarás

3.

N

it's a change for the worse — es un cambio a peor

there was worse to come, worse was to come — lo peor todavía estaba por verse, aún quedaba lo peor
turn
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I [wɜːrs, wɜːs]
adjective ( comp of bad I) peor

cheer up! it could be worse — anímate! podría ser peor

these scissors are worse than useless — estas tijeras no sirven para nada

the play wasn't very good, but I've seen worse — la obra no era muy buena, pero las he visto peores

he couldn't have phoned at a worse time — no podía haber llamado en peor momento or en un momento menos oportuno

he could've been hurt or worse — podría haber resultado herido, o podría haberle pasado algo peor

to get worse — empeorar

Grandad has got worse since he's been in hospital — el abuelo se ha puesto peor desde que está en el hospital

his hearing is getting worse and worse — oye cada vez menos

things are getting worse and worse — las cosas van de mal en peor, las cosas están cada vez peor

if you scratch it, it'll only make it worse — si te rascas, es peor

to make things worse, it started snowing — por si fuera poco, empezó a nevar

what was worse was that... — peor aún fue que...

they looked none the worse for their misadventure — no tenían mal aspecto a pesar de su desventura

II

adverb ( comp of badly) peor

you could do worse than take that job — harías bien en aceptar ese trabajo

III

noun

the worse — el (or la etc) peor

a change for the worse — un cambio para mal

he's taken a turn for the worse — se ha puesto peor, ha empeorado

English-spanish dictionary > worse
11 square

skweə
1. noun
1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.)

2) (something in the shape of this.)

3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.)

4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 3² = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.)

2. adjective
1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.)

2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).)

3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.)

4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.)

3. adverb
1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.)

2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.)

4. verb
1) (to give a square shape to or make square.)

2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.)

3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.)

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.)

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- squared
- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal

square¹ adj cuadrado

a square table una mesa cuadrada

five square metres cinco metros cuadrados

square² n

1. cuadrado / cuadro

a square has four equal sides un cuadrado tiene cuatro lados iguales

2. plaza

there's a market in the square on Saturdays los sábados hay un mercado en la plaza

square

tr[skweə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (shape) cuadrado; (on fabric) cuadro; (on chessboard, graph paper, crossword) casilla

2 (in town) plaza; (in barracks) patio; (block of houses) manzana

3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL cuadrado

4 (tool) escuadra

5 familiar (old-fashioned person) carroza nombre masulino o femenino; (conservative) carca nombre masulino o femenino

adjective

1 (in shape) cuadrado,-a; (forming right angle) en ángulo recto, a escuadra

■ a square table una mesa cuadrada

■ a square jaw una mandíbula cuadrada

■ the flat is 100 metres square el piso mide 100 metros cuadrados

2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL cuadrado,-a

3 familiar (fair) justo,-a, equitativo,-a; (honest) honesto,-a, franco,-a

■ a square deal un trato justo

■ I'll be square with you seré franco contigo

4 (equal in points) igual, empatado,-a; (not owing money) en paz

5 (tidy) ordenado,-a, en orden

6 (old-fashioned) carroza; (conservative) carca

adverb

1 directamente

■ it landed square in the middle of the lake cayó justo en medio del lago

■ she hit him square on the nose le dio de lleno en la nariz

transitive verb

1 (make square) cuadrar ( with, con)

■ he squared his shoulders se puso derecho, sacó el pecho

2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL cuadrar, elevar al cuadrado

■ 4 squared is 16 el cuadrado de 4 es 16

3 (settle - debts, accounts) saldar, pagar; (- matters) arreglar

■ I want to square my account quiero pagar mi cuenta

■ I'll square it with the teacher lo arreglaré con el profesor

4 (equalize) empatar

■ after a hard struggle they managed to square the match después de luchar mucho consiguieron empatar

5 (agree, reconcile) conciliar

■ you must square your alibi with the facts tienes que hacer cuadrar tu coartada con los hechos

■ I can't square it with my conscience mi conciencia no me lo permite

6 familiar (bribe) sobornar

intransitive verb

1 (agree) cuadrar ( with, con), concordar ( with, con)

■ his story doesn't square with the facts su versión no cuadra con los hechos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a square peg in a round hole gallina en corral ajeno

to be all square with somebody estar en paz con alguien

to get a square deal recibir un trato justo

to get square with somebody ajustar cuentas con alguien

to go back to square one volver al punto de partida, partir de cero

to square the circle cuadrar el círculo

square brackets corchetes nombre masculino plural

square dance baile nombre masculino de figuras

square meal comida decente, buena comida

square metre metro cuadrado

square root raíz nombre femenino cuadrada

square ['skwær] vt, squared ; squaring

1) : cuadrar

2) : elevar al cuadrado (en matemáticas)

3) conform: conciliar (con), ajustar (con)

4) settle: saldar (una cuenta)

I squared it with him: lo arreglé con él

square adj, squarer ; - est

1) : cuadrado

a square house: una casa cuadrada

2) right-angled: a escuadra, en ángulo recto

3) : cuadrado (en matemáticas)

a square mile: una milla cuadrada

4) honest: justo

a square deal: un buen acuerdo

fair and square: en buena lid

square n

1) : escuadra f (instrumento)

2) : cuadrado m, cuadro m

to fold into squares: plegar en cuadrados

3) : plaza f (de una ciudad)

4) : cuadrado m (en matemáticas)

square

adj.

• cuadrado (Matemática) adj.

• escuadra adj.

• glorieta adj.

• plaza adj.

adv.

• honradamente adv.

n.

• casilla s.f.

• cuadrado s.m.

• cuadro s.m.

• escaque s.m.

• escuadra s.f.

• plaza s.f.

v.

• acodar v.

• cuadrar v.

• elevar al cuadrado (Matemática) v.

• escuadrar v.

skwer, skweə(r)
I

noun

1)

a) ( shape) cuadrado m; ( in fabric design) cuadro m

b) (of cloth, paper) (trozo m) cuadrado m

a silk (head) square — un pañuelo de seda cuadrado

c) ( on chessboard) casilla f, escaque m; ( in crossword) casilla f

to go back to square one — volver* a empezar desde cero

2) (in town, city) plaza f

3) ( Math) cuadrado m

4) ( instrument) escuadra f

5) ( conventional person) (colloq) soso, -sa m,f (fam), carroza mf (Esp fam), zanahorio, -ria m,f (Col, Ven fam)

II

adjective squarer, squarest

1)

a) <box/table/block> cuadrado

the room is 15 feet square — la habitación mide 15 (pies) por 15 (pies)

b) ( having right angles) <corner/edges> en ángulo recto, a escuadra

c) < face> cuadrado; < jaw> angular, cuadrado

2) ( Math) (before n) <yard/mile> cuadrado

3)

a) (fair, honest)

he'll give you a square deal — no te va a engañar

to be square WITH somebody — ser* franco con alguien

b) ( large and wholesome) (before n) < meal> decente

c) ( even) (pred)

the teams were (all) square — los equipos iban empatados or iguales

to get square with somebody — ajustarle las cuentas a alguien

4) ( conventional) (colloq) soso (fam), rígidamente convencional, carroza (Esp fam), zanahorio (Col, Ven fam)

III

adverb

he hit me square on the mouth — me dio de lleno en la boca, me dio en plena boca

to look somebody square in the eye — mirar a alguien (directamente) a los ojos

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) ( make square) \<\<angle/side\>\> cuadrar

he squared his shoulders — se puso derecho

2) ( Math) elevar al cuadrado

3)

a) (settle, make even) \<\<debts/accounts\>\> pagar*, saldar

to square something WITH somebody — arreglar algo con alguien

b) ( Sport) \<\<match/game\>\> igualar

c) ( reconcile) \<\<facts/principles\>\> conciliar

I couldn't square it with my conscience — mi conciencia no me lo permitía

2.

vi \<\<ideas/arguments\>\> concordar*

to square WITH something — concordar* or cuadrar con algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- square up

- square up to

[skwɛǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=shape) cuadrado m, cuadro m ; (on graph paper, chessboard, crossword) casilla f ; (=piece) [of material, paper, chocolate etc] cuadrado m ; (=scarf) pañuelo m

to cut into squares — cortar en cuadros or cuadrados

- go back to square one

2) (in town) plaza f

the town square — la plaza del pueblo

3) (US) (=block of houses) manzana f, cuadra f (LAm)

4) (Math) cuadrado m

16 is the square of 4 — 16 es el cuadrado de 4

5) (=drawing instrument) escuadra f

6) * (=old-fashioned person)

he's a real square — es un carca or un carroza or (Chile) un momio *

2. ADJ

1) (in shape) cuadrado

- be a square peg in a round hole

2) (forming right angle) en ángulo recto, en escuadra

to be square with sth — estar en ángulo recto or en escuadra con algo

ensure that the frame is square — asegúrese de que el marco forme ángulos rectos

3) [face, jaw, shoulder] cuadrado

4) (Math) cuadrado

a square foot/kilometre — un pie/kilómetro cuadrado

a kilometre square — un kilómetro por un kilómetro

5) (=substantial) [meal] decente, como Dios manda

it's three days since I had a square meal — hace tres días que no como decentemente or como Dios manda

6) (=fair, honest) justo, equitativo

to give sb a square deal — ser justo con algn

he didn't get a square deal — lo trataron injustamente

I'll be square with you — seré justo contigo

7) (=even)

now we're all square — (Sport) ahora vamos iguales or (LAm) parejos, ahora estamos empatados; (financially) ahora estamos en paz

if you pay me a pound we'll call it square — dame una libra y me quedo conforme

to get square with sb — ajustar las cuentas con algn

8) * (=conventional) anticuado *, carca *, carroza (Sp) *

he's so square — es un carca or un carroza or (Chile) un momio *

3.

ADV

square in the middle — justo en el centro, justo en el medio

to look sb square in the eye — mirar a algn directamente a los ojos

the blow caught him square on the chin — el golpe le dio en plena barbilla or de lleno en la barbilla

he turned to face me square on — se volvió para tenerme de cara
fair I, 2., 1)
4. VT

1) (=make square) cuadrar

to square one's shoulders — ponerse derecho

- try to square the circle

2) (=settle, reconcile) [+ accounts] ajustar; [+ debts] pagar

can you square it with your conscience? — ¿te lo va a permitir tu conciencia?

I'll square it with him * — yo lo arreglo con él

3) (Math) elevar al cuadrado

two squared is four — dos al cuadrado es cuatro

5.

VI cuadrar ( with con)

it doesn't square with what you said before — esto no cuadra con lo que dijiste antes

6.

CPD

square brackets NPL — corchetes mpl

square dance N — cuadrilla f (baile)

Square Mile N —

• the Square Mile — (in London) la City

square rigger N — buque m de vela con aparejo de cruz

square root N — raíz f cuadrada

- square off

- square up
SQUARE DANCE Se llama square dance a un baile folklórico tradicional de origen francés en el que cuatro parejas de bailarines se colocan formando un cuadrado. Es un baile muy popular en Estados Unidos y Canadá y a veces se enseña en la escuela. En algunas ocasiones alguien se encarga de explicar los pasos que se han de seguir, de modo que los que no los conocen bien puedan participar. El instrumento musical más utilizado en ellos es el violín, aunque también se usan a veces la guitarra, el banjo o el acordeón.
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[skwer, skweə(r)]
I

noun

1)

a) ( shape) cuadrado m; ( in fabric design) cuadro m

b) (of cloth, paper) (trozo m) cuadrado m

a silk (head) square — un pañuelo de seda cuadrado

c) ( on chessboard) casilla f, escaque m; ( in crossword) casilla f

to go back to square one — volver* a empezar desde cero

2) (in town, city) plaza f

3) ( Math) cuadrado m

4) ( instrument) escuadra f

5) ( conventional person) (colloq) soso, -sa m,f (fam), carroza mf (Esp fam), zanahorio, -ria m,f (Col, Ven fam)

II

adjective squarer, squarest

1)

a) <box/table/block> cuadrado

the room is 15 feet square — la habitación mide 15 (pies) por 15 (pies)

b) ( having right angles) <corner/edges> en ángulo recto, a escuadra

c) < face> cuadrado; < jaw> angular, cuadrado

2) ( Math) (before n) <yard/mile> cuadrado

3)

a) (fair, honest)

he'll give you a square deal — no te va a engañar

to be square WITH somebody — ser* franco con alguien

b) ( large and wholesome) (before n) < meal> decente

c) ( even) (pred)

the teams were (all) square — los equipos iban empatados or iguales

to get square with somebody — ajustarle las cuentas a alguien

4) ( conventional) (colloq) soso (fam), rígidamente convencional, carroza (Esp fam), zanahorio (Col, Ven fam)

III

adverb

he hit me square on the mouth — me dio de lleno en la boca, me dio en plena boca

to look somebody square in the eye — mirar a alguien (directamente) a los ojos

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) ( make square) \<\<angle/side\>\> cuadrar

he squared his shoulders — se puso derecho

2) ( Math) elevar al cuadrado

3)

a) (settle, make even) \<\<debts/accounts\>\> pagar*, saldar

to square something WITH somebody — arreglar algo con alguien

b) ( Sport) \<\<match/game\>\> igualar

c) ( reconcile) \<\<facts/principles\>\> conciliar

I couldn't square it with my conscience — mi conciencia no me lo permitía

2.

vi \<\<ideas/arguments\>\> concordar*

to square WITH something — concordar* or cuadrar con algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- square up

- square up to

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12 fix

fix [fɪks]

fixer ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) s'occuper ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) préparer ⇒ 1 (e) arranger ⇒ 1 (f) pétrin ⇒ 2 (a) dose ⇒ 2 (b)

1 transitive verb

(a) (fasten in position → mirror, sign) fixer; (attention, gaze) fixer; (something in mind) inscrire, graver;

∎ to fix a post in the ground enfoncer un poteau dans le sol;

∎ Military fix bayonets! baïonnettes aux canons!;

∎ to fix the blame on sb attribuer ou imputer la faute à qn;

∎ to fix one's hopes on sb/sth mettre tous ses espoirs en qn/qch

(b) (set → date, price, rate, limit) fixer; (→ meeting place) convenir de;

∎ nothing has been fixed yet rien n'a encore été fixé;

∎ have you (got) anything fixed for Friday? as-tu quelque chose de prévu pour vendredi?

(c) (arrange, sort out) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll fix it je vais m'en occuper;

∎ try to fix it so you don't have to stay overnight essaye de t'arranger pour que tu ne sois pas obligé de passer la nuit là-bas;

∎ I'll fix it with your teacher j'arrangerai cela avec ton professeur;

∎ I've fixed it for them to come tomorrow je me suis arrangé pour qu'ils viennent demain

(d) familiar (settle a score with) s'occuper de, régler son compte à;

∎ I'll fix him je vais m'occuper de lui, je vais lui régler son compte;

∎ that'll fix him ça devrait lui régler son compte

(e) American familiar (prepare → meal, drink) préparer^□ ;

∎ can I fix you a drink? puis-je te servir un verre?^□

(f) familiar (adjust → make-up, tie) arranger^□ ;

∎ to fix one's hair se coiffer^□ ; (redo) se recoiffer^□

(g) (mend, repair → car, puncture etc) réparer;

∎ I've been meaning to get that fixed for ages ça fait une éternité que j'ai l'intention de faire réparer ça

(h) familiar (rig → race, fight, election, result) truquer; (set up → interview) arranger^□ ; (bribe → jury, official, security guard etc) acheter

(i) American familiar (intend, plan) prévoir de^□ ; (be determined) être résolu à^□ ;

∎ he's fixing to go on holiday (planning) il a prévu de partir en vacances; (determined) il est résolu à partir en vacances

(j) Aviation & Nautical (position) déterminer

(k) Chemistry (nitrogen) fixer

(l) Art & Photography (drawing, photo) fixer

(m) familiar euphemism (neuter) châtrer^□

2 noun

(a) familiar (tight spot, predicament) pétrin m;

∎ to be in a fix être dans une mauvaise passe;

∎ to get into/out of a fix se mettre dans une/sortir d'une mauvaise passe;

∎ you've put me in a bit of a fix tu me mets dans l'embarras;

∎ I'm in a bit of a fix financially j'ai quelques difficultés financières^□

(b) familiar drugs slang dose f, fix m;

∎ to give oneself a fix prendre un fix, se piquer;

∎ humorous to get one's fix of coffee/news avoir sa dose de café/d'informations

(c) Aviation & Nautical

∎ to get a fix on (ship) déterminer la position de; figurative (get clear idea of) se faire une idée de

(d) familiar (unfair arrangement)

∎ the result was a fix le résultat avait été truqué

➲ fix on

1 separable transitive verb

(attach) fixer

2 inseparable transitive verb

(decide on → date, candidate) choisir

➲ fix up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (install, erect) mettre en place, installer

(b) familiar (arrange → date, meeting) fixer^□ ; (→ deal, holiday) organiser^□, mettre au point^□ ;

∎ it's all fixed up c'est une affaire réglée, tout est arrangé;

∎ fix me up with an appointment with the dentist prends-moi un rendez-vous chez le dentiste;

∎ he'll try to fix something up for us il va essayer de nous arranger quelque chose;

∎ have you got anything fixed up for this evening? as-tu quelque chose de prévu pour ce soir?;

∎ have you got fixed up for your holidays? est-ce que tu t'es organisé pour tes vacances?;

∎ I've managed to fix him up with some work j'ai réussi à lui trouver du travail;

∎ they fixed me up in a hotel ils m'ont pris une chambre dans un hôtel;

∎ you can stay here until you get fixed up (with a place to stay) tu peux loger ici jusqu'à ce que tu trouves un endroit où habiter;

∎ to fix sb up with a date trouver un/une partenaire à qn

(c) (room) refaire; (flat, house) refaire, retaper;

∎ we could always fix the smallest bedroom up as a study on pourrait toujours transformer la plus petite chambre en bureau;

∎ you should fix yourself up a bit tu devrais t'arranger un peu

2 intransitive verb

s'arranger pour que + subjunctive;

∎ I've fixed up for us to see the flat tomorrow je me suis arrangé pour que nous visitions l'appartement demain;

∎ I've already fixed up to go out tonight j'ai déjà prévu de sortir ce soir

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13 hard

hard [hɑ:d]

dur ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 2 (a) difficile ⇒ 1 (b) froid ⇒ 1 (c) rude ⇒ 1 (c) concret ⇒ 1 (d) fort ⇒ 2 (a) difficilement ⇒ 2 (b) durement ⇒ 2 (c)

1 adjective

(a) (not soft → substance, light, colour) dur;

∎ to get or to become hard durcir;

∎ rock hard, (as) hard as rock dur comme la pierre;

∎ his muscles are rock hard or (as) hard as rock ses muscles sont durs comme le fer, il a des muscles d'acier;

∎ she is (as) hard as nails (emotionally) elle est dure, elle n'a pas de cœur; (physically) c'est une dure à cuire

(b) (difficult → question, problem etc) difficile, dur;

∎ the laws make it hard to leave the country à cause des lois, il est difficile de quitter le pays;

∎ to have a hard fight or struggle on one's hands avoir une lourde tâche devant soi;

∎ it's hard to explain c'est difficile ou dur à expliquer;

∎ I find it hard to understand/believe that... je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi/croire que...;

∎ it's hard to say c'est difficile à dire;

∎ he's hard to get on with il n'est pas facile à vivre;

∎ she is hard to please (never satisfied) elle est difficile; (difficult to buy gifts for etc) c'est difficile de lui faire plaisir;

∎ it's hard to beat on trouve difficilement mieux;

∎ it's hard to beat a good Bordeaux il n'y a rien de meilleur qu'un bon bordeaux;

∎ the hardest part of the job is done le plus dur est fait;

∎ life is hard c'est dur, la vie;

∎ times are hard les temps sont durs ou difficiles;

∎ these are hard times for all of us c'est une période difficile pour tout le monde;

∎ to fall on hard times (financially) connaître des temps difficiles ou une période de vaches maigres; (have difficult times) connaître des temps difficiles, en voir de dures;

∎ to give sb a hard time en faire voir de dures à qn;

∎ the boss has just been giving me a hard time le patron vient de me faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure;

∎ come on, don't give me a hard time! allez, laisse-moi tranquille!;

∎ you'll have a hard time (of it) persuading him to do that tu vas avoir du mal à le convaincre de faire cela;

∎ she had a hard time of it after her mother's death elle a traversé une période difficile après la mort de sa mère;

∎ she had a hard time of it when she was a child la vie n'était pas drôle pour elle quand elle était enfant;

∎ she had a hard time of it (in childbirth, operation) elle a souffert;

∎ to learn sth the hard way (involving personal loss, suffering etc) apprendre qch à ses dépens; (in a difficult way) faire le rude apprentissage de qch;

∎ I learnt the hard way not to be underinsured j'ai appris à mes dépens qu'il ne faut pas être sous-assuré;

∎ I learnt skiing the hard way j'ai appris à skier à la dure;

∎ I learnt my seamanship the hard way j'ai fait le rude apprentissage du métier de marin;

∎ to do things the hard way (through choice) se compliquer la vie; (due to circumstances) en baver;

∎ some people always have to do things the hard way il y a des gens qui choisissent toujours la difficulté;

∎ to play hard to get (flirt) jouer les insaisissables;

∎ humorous their financial expert is playing hard to get leur expert financier semble jouer à cache-cache;

∎ the hard of hearing les malentendants mpl;

∎ to be hard of hearing être dur d'oreille;

∎ a glass of wine, or would you prefer a drop of the hard stuff? un verre de vin, ou bien préféreriez-vous une goutte de quelque chose de plus fort?;

∎ keep off the hard stuff évitez les boissons fortes

(c) (severe → voice, face, eyes) dur, froid; (→ climate, winter) rigoureux, rude; (→ frost) fort, rude;

∎ he's hard (tough) c'est un dur;

∎ to be hard on sb être dur avec qn;

∎ children are hard on their shoes les enfants font subir de mauvais traitements à leurs chaussures;

∎ it's hard on the nerves c'est dur pour les nerfs;

∎ it was hard on the others ça a été dur pour les autres;

∎ it's hardest on the children le plus dur, c'est pour les enfants;

∎ to be a hard taskmaster être dur à la tâche;

∎ to take a long hard look at sth examiner qch de près;

∎ you should take a long hard look at yourself tu devrais bien te regarder;

∎ it's a hard blow for him c'est un coup terrible pour lui;

∎ no hard feelings? tu ne m'en veux pas?;

∎ familiar hard luck!, British hard cheese!, hard lines! pas de chance!^□, pas de veine!, pas de bol!;

∎ it will be hard luck if he doesn't get the job ça ne sera pas de veine ou de bol s'il n'obtient pas le travail;

∎ don't give me any of your hard luck stories ne me raconte pas tes malheurs;

∎ he gave me some hard luck story about having lost his investments il a essayé de m'apitoyer en me racontant qu'il avait perdu l'argent qu'il avait investi;

∎ familiar a hard nut or man un dur

(d) (concrete → facts) concret(ète), tangible; (→ evidence) tangible;

∎ the hard fact is that there isn't enough money la vérité, c'est qu'il n'y a pas assez d'argent;

∎ the argument was not backed up by any hard fact l'argument ne s'appuyait sur rien de concret

(e) (strenuous)

∎ it's been a long hard day la journée a été longue;

∎ it's hard work c'est dur;

∎ it was hard work to convince him j'ai eu fort à faire pour le convaincre;

∎ she's hard work (difficult to get on with) elle n'est pas facile à vivre; (difficult to make conversation with) elle n'est pas causante;

∎ she's not afraid of hard work le travail ne lui fait pas peur;

∎ the climb was hard going la montée était rude;

∎ it's hard going making conversation with him c'est difficile de discuter avec lui

(f) (intense)

∎ she's a hard worker c'est un bourreau de travail;

∎ he's a hard drinker c'est un gros buveur, il boit beaucoup;

∎ he's a hard charger c'est un fonceur;

∎ give it a good hard shove pousse-le un bon coup, pousse-le fort

(g) Finance (stock, rates) soutenu, ferme

(h) Linguistics (consonant) dur

2 adverb

(a) (strenuously → pull, push, hit, breathe) fort; (→ work) dur; (→ run) à toutes jambes; (→ listen) attentivement;

∎ to work hard at sth beaucoup travailler qch;

∎ to work hard at improving one's service/French beaucoup travailler pour améliorer son service/français;

∎ to work sb hard faire travailler qn dur;

∎ he works hard and plays hard il se dépense beaucoup dans son travail et dans ses loisirs;

∎ you'll have to try harder il faudra que tu fasses plus d'efforts;

∎ to try hard to do sth essayer de son mieux de faire qch;

∎ try hard! fais de ton mieux!;

∎ to think hard beaucoup réfléchir;

∎ think hard! réfléchis bien!;

∎ think harder! réfléchis un peu plus!;

∎ we can't find it - well, look harder! nous ne le trouvons pas - et bien cherchez mieux!;

∎ you didn't look very hard! tu n'as pas bien cherché;

∎ to look hard at sb regarder qn bien en face;

∎ to look hard at sth examiner qch;

∎ as hard as possible, as hard as one can (work, try) le plus qu'on peut; (push, hit, squeeze) de toutes ses forces;

∎ Nautical hard astern! arrière, toute!;

∎ Cars she hauled the wheel hard over elle a braqué à fond;

∎ Cars to turn hard to the left braquer à gauche, faire un virage très sec vers la gauche;

∎ to swim hard for the shore nager de toutes ses forces vers le rivage;

∎ British they're hard at it (working) ils sont plongés dans leur travail

(b) (with difficulty) difficilement;

∎ to be hard put or pushed or pressed to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch;

∎ you'll be hard put to find a shop open at this time tu vas avoir du mal à trouver une boutique ouverte à cette heure-ci;

∎ old habits die hard les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure

(c) (harshly, severely → treat someone) durement, sévèrement; (→ rain) à verse; (→ freeze, snow) fort;

∎ he's feeling hard done by il a l'impression d'avoir été injustement traité;

∎ to be hard hit by sth être durement touché par qch;

∎ she took the news/his death pretty hard la nouvelle/sa mort l'a beaucoup éprouvée;

∎ old-fashioned it'll go hard with him if he keeps telling lies ça va aller mal pour lui s'il continue à raconter des mensonges

(d) (solid)

∎ the ground was frozen hard le gel avait complètement durci la terre;

∎ to set hard (concrete, mortar) prendre

(e) (close)

∎ to follow hard on the heels of sb être sur les talons de qn;

∎ to follow or to come hard on the heels of sth suivre qch de très près

(f) familiar (idiom)

∎ hard up (short of money) fauché, à sec;

∎ to be hard up for ideas manquer d'idées^□, être à court d'idées^□ ;

∎ to be hard up for volunteers manquer de volontaires^□ ;

∎ figurative you must be hard up if you're going out with him! il faut vraiment que tu n'aies rien à te mettre sous la dent pour sortir avec lui!

3 noun

∎ to try one's hardest faire de son mieux

4 hard by preposition

old-fashioned tout près de

►► Typography & Computing hard carriage return retour m chariot obligatoire;

familiar hard case (person) dur(e) m,f à cuire;

hard cash (argent m) liquide m;

American hard cider cidre m;

hard coal anthracite m;

Finance hard commodities minerais mpl;

Linguistics hard consonant consonne f dure;

Computing hard copy copie f sur papier, sortie f papier;

hard core (nucleus) noyau m dur; Building industry empierrement m; Music hard rock m inv, hard m inv; (pornography) porno m hard;

British Sport hard court (for tennis) court m en ciment;

hard currency monnaie f ou devise f forte;

∎ a hard currency shop un magasin où on paye en devises;

Computing hard disk disque m dur;

Computing hard disk drive, hard drive unité f de disque dur;

hard drug drogue f dure;

Horseriding hard gallop galop m soutenu;

hard hat (of construction worker) casque m; American familiar (construction worker) ouvrier(ère) m,f du bâtiment;

hard hat area = zone où le port du casque est obligatoire;

∎ hard hat area (sign) port du casque obligatoire;

Typography & Computing hard hyphen césure f imposée, trait m d'union imposé;

hard labour (UNCOUNT) travaux mpl forcés;

hard landing (by spacecraft) atterrissage m avec impact; figurative (during economic crisis) atterrissage m brutal;

Metallurgy hard lead plomb m aigre;

Politics the hard left l'extrême gauche;

hard line ligne f de conduite dure;

∎ to take a hard line on sb/sth adopter une ligne de conduite dure avec qn/sur qch;

hard liquor spiritueux mpl;

Finance hard loan prêt m aux conditions du marché;

Press hard news nouvelles fpl sûres ou vérifiées;

Veterinary medicine hard pad coussinet m dur;

Typography & Computing hard page break fin f de page obligatoire;

Anatomy hard palate voûte f du palais, palais m dur;

hard porn porno m hard, hard m inv;

Computing hard reset réinitialisation f totale de la machine;

Typography & Computing hard return saut m de ligne manuel;

Politics the hard right l'extrême droit;

Music hard rock hard rock m inv, hard m inv; esp American Cookery hard sauce = sauce au beurre, au sucre et au brandy ou au rhum servie avec le pudding;

hard science science f dure;

hard sell vente f agressive;

∎ to give sth the hard sell promouvoir qch de façon agressive;

∎ the salesman gave us the hard sell le vendeur a essayé de nous forcer la main;

hard sell approach, hard sell tactics méthode f de vente agressive;

Cars hard shoulder bande f d'arrêt d'urgence;

hard space espace m insécable;

hard water eau f calcaire ou dure

✾ Book 'Hard Times' Dickens 'Les Temps difficiles'

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14 square

square [skweə(r)]

carré ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 2 (a), 2 (b) case ⇒ 1 (c) place ⇒ 1 (d) square ⇒ 1 (d) équerre ⇒ 1 (f) ringard ⇒ 1 (g), 2 (g) à angle droit ⇒ 2 (c) honnête ⇒ 2 (d) net ⇒ 2 (e) équilibré ⇒ 2 (f) quitte ⇒ 2 (f) mettre droit ⇒ 4 (a) carrer ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (b) concilier ⇒ 4 (c) régler ⇒ 4 (d) arranger ⇒ 4 (f)

1 noun

(a) (shape → gen) & Geometry carré m;

∎ she arranged the pebbles in a square elle a disposé les cailloux en carré;

∎ he folded the napkin into a neat square il a plié la serviette en un carré bien net;

∎ cut the cake into squares coupez le gâteau en carrés;

∎ familiar to be on the square être réglo;

∎ familiar I'm telling you this on the square je vous le dis carrément

(b) (square object → gen) carré m; (→ tile) carreau m;

∎ a silk square un carré de soie;

∎ a square of chocolate un carré ou morceau de chocolat;

∎ a bathroom in grey and white squares une salle de bains avec un carrelage gris et blanc

(c) (square space → in matrix, crossword, board game) case f;

∎ to divide a map into squares quadriller une carte;

∎ locate square D4 on the map trouvez la case D4 sur la carte;

∎ figurative we're back at or to square one nous voilà revenus à la case départ;

∎ I had to start from square one again j'ai dû repartir à zéro

(d) (in town, village → with streets) place f; (→ with gardens) square m; Military (parade ground) place f d'armes;

∎ barrack square cour f de caserne;

∎ the town square la place, la grand-place

(e) Mathematics (of number) carré m;

∎ nine is the square of three neuf est le carré de trois

(f) Mathematics & Technology (instrument) équerre f;

∎ to cut sth on the square couper qch à angles droits;

∎ out of square qui n'est pas d'équerre

(g) familiar pejorative (person) ringard(e) m,f;

∎ he's such a square! qu'est-ce qu'il est ringard!

2 adjective

(a) (in shape → field, box, building, face) carré;

∎ a tall man with square shoulders un homme grand aux épaules carrées;

∎ figurative to be a square peg in a round hole ne pas être à sa place;

∎ humorous you'll get square eyes if you keep watching TV all day tu vas t'abîmer les yeux à force de regarder la télé

(b) (metre, mile, inch etc) carré;

∎ 10 square kilometres 10 kilomètres carrés;

∎ the room is 5 metres square la pièce fait 5 mètres sur 5

(c) (right-angled) à angle droit;

∎ a square corner un angle droit;

∎ the shelves aren't square les étagères ne sont pas droites;

∎ square with or to (at right angles) à angle droit avec; (parallel) parallèle à

(d) (fair, honest) honnête, correct;

∎ to be square with sb être honnête ou correct avec qn;

∎ to give sb a square deal agir correctement avec qn;

∎ I got a square deal on the car rental je n'ai rien à redire au prix de location de la voiture;

∎ the farmers aren't getting a square deal les perdants dans l'affaire, ce sont les agriculteurs

(e) (blunt → denial, refusal) net, catégorique;

∎ he won't give me a square answer il refuse de me donner une réponse claire et nette

(f) (even, balanced → accounts, books) équilibré;

∎ to be square with sb être quitte envers qn;

∎ they are (all) square (financially) ils sont quittes; (in competition) ils sont à égalité;

∎ they were (all) square at two games each ils étaient à égalité deux parties chacun;

∎ to get square with sb (get revenge) régler son compte à qn; (settle debts) être quitte envers qn;

∎ did you get things square with Julia? est-ce que tu as pu arranger les choses avec Julia?

(g) familiar (old-fashioned) ringard

(h) (proper)

∎ I haven't had a square meal in days ça fait plusieurs jours que je n'ai pas fait de vrai repas;

3 adverb

(a) (at right angles)

∎ she set the box square with or to the edge of the paper elle a aligné la boîte sur les bords de la feuille de papier

(b) (parallel)

∎ the house stands square to the street la maison est parallèle à la rue

(c) (directly)

∎ square in the middle en plein milieu;

∎ he hit the ball square in the middle of the racket il frappa la balle avec le milieu de sa raquette;

∎ she looked him square in the face/eyes elle le regarda bien en face/droit dans les yeux;

∎ the blow landed square on his nose il a reçu le coup en plein sur le nez

(d) (honestly) honnêtement

4 transitive verb

(a) (make square → pile of paper) mettre droit, aligner; (→ stone) carrer; (→ log) équarrir; (→ shoulders) redresser;

∎ it's like trying to square the circle c'est la quadrature du cercle

(b) Mathematics carrer, élever au carré;

∎ three squared is nine trois au carré égale neuf

(c) (reconcile) concilier;

∎ how do you square your wealth with being a socialist? comment arrivez-vous à concilier votre richesse avec vos idées socialistes?;

∎ I couldn't square the story with the image I had of him je n'arrivais pas à faire coïncider cette histoire avec l'image que j'avais de lui

(d) (settle → account, bill) régler; (→ debt) acquitter; (→ books) balancer, mettre en ordre;

∎ to square accounts with sb (pay money owed) régler (ses comptes avec) qn; (get revenge) régler son compte à qn

(e) Sport

∎ his goal squared the match son but a mis les équipes à égalité

(f) (arrange) arranger;

∎ can you square it with the committee? pourriez-vous arranger cela avec le comité?;

∎ how do you square it with your conscience? comment arrangez-vous cela avec votre conscience?;

∎ we shouldn't do it unless we square it with them first nous ne devrions pas le faire avant d'avoir arrangé ça avec eux

(g) familiar (bribe) soudoyer^□

5 intransitive verb

cadrer, coïncider;

∎ his story doesn't square with the facts son histoire ne cadre ou ne coïncide pas avec les faits;

∎ her figures/results don't square with mine ses chiffres/résultats ne cadrent pas avec les miens;

∎ does their offer square with your asking price? leur offre correspond-elle au prix que vous demandez?

►► Sport square ball passe f latérale;

square bracket crochet m;

∎ in square brackets entre crochets;

square dance quadrille m, French Canadian danse f carrée;

square dancing quadrille m américain, French Canadian danse f carrée;

∎ there'll be square dancing at the saloon tonight on va danser au saloon ce soir;

American square knot nœud m plat;

square leg (in cricket) = chasseur situé derrière le batteur;

square measure mesure f de surface ou de superficie;

the Square Mile = la City de Londres (dont la superficie fait environ un mile carré);

square number carré m;

square pass passe f latérale;

Nautical square rigger navire m gréé en carré;

square root racine f carrée;

American familiar square shooter personne f franche^□ ;

Electronics square wave onde f carrée ou rectangulaire

➲ square away separable transitive verb

American familiar régler^□, mettre en ordre^□ ;

∎ did you get everything squared away? est-ce que tu as pu tout régler?

➲ square off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (piece of paper, terrain) quadriller

(b) (stick, log) mettre d'équerre, équarrir

2 intransitive verb

(opponents, boxers) se mettre en garde

➲ square up

1 separable transitive verb

(make square → end of plank) mettre d'équerre, équarrir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (settle debt) faire les comptes;

∎ to square up with sb régler ses comptes avec qn;

∎ I'll square up with you when you have finished all the work je réglerai mes comptes avec toi dès que tu auras fini tout le travail

(b) (opponents, boxers) se mettre en garde

(c) American familiar (criminal) raccrocher, se ranger des voitures; (drug addict) décrocher

➲ square up to inseparable transitive verb

(confront → difficulties, situation, criticism) faire face ou front à; (→ opponent, boxer) se mettre en position de combat contre;

∎ he squared up to me il se mit en garde devant moi;

∎ the unions are squaring up to the management les syndicats cherchent la confrontation avec la direction

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > square
15 place

1. noun
1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

I left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen

it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz

a place in the queue — ein Platz in der Schlange

all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

from place to place — von Ort zu Ort

in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 4)

2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

put somebody in his place — jemanden in seine Schranken weisen

know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun

3) (building or area for specific purpose)

a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

place of residence — Wohnort, der

place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

place of worship — Andachtsort, der

4) (country, town) Ort, der

Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

place of birth — Geburtsort, der

go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

is this anyone's place? — ist dieser Platz noch frei?

7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

8) (step, stage)

in the first place — zuerst

why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

9) (proper place) Platz, der

everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

a woman's place is in the home — eine Frau gehört ins Haus

the clamp is properly in place — die Klammer sitzt richtig

into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

take the place of somebody — jemandes Platz einnehmen

10) (position in competition) Platz, der

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der

12) (personal situation)

what would you do in my place? — was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage
2. transitive verb
1) (put) (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen

place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

place a bet — auf ein Pferd wetten

2) (fig.)

place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

he places happiness above all other things — Glück steht für ihn an erster Stelle

3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

a badly placed window — ein Fenster an einer ungünstigen Stelle

we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)

place somebody under somebody's care — jemanden in jemandes Obhut geben

5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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[pleis] 1. noun
1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) der Ort

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) der Platz

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) der Platz

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) der Platz

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) der Platz

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) der Platz

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) die Stelle

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) die Aufgabe

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) der Platz

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) die Wohnung

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) der Platz

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) die Stelle
2. verb
1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) stellen, setzen

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) einordnen

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- place-name
- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of
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place

[pleɪs]

I. NOUN

1. (location) Ort m

I hate busy \places ich hasse Orte, an denen viel los ist

the hotel was one of those big, old-fashioned \places das Hotel war eines dieser großen altmodischen Häuser

we're staying at a bed-and-breakfast \place wir übernachten in einer Frühstückspension

let's go to a pizza \place lass uns eine Pizza essen gehen

this is the exact \place! das ist genau die Stelle!

this plant needs a warm, sunny \place diese Pflanze sollte an einem warmen, sonnigen Ort stehen

Scotland is a very nice \place Schottland ist ein tolles Land fam

that café is a nice \place dieses Café ist echt nett fam

a nice little \place at the seaside ein netter kleiner Ort am Meer

please put this book back in its \place bitte stell dieses Buch wieder an seinen Platz zurück

this is the \place my mother was born hier wurde meine Mutter geboren

sorry, I can't be in two \places at once tut mir leid, ich kann nicht überall gleichzeitig sein

\place of birth Geburtsort m

\place of custody Verwahrungsort m

\place of death Sterbeort m

\place of delivery Erfüllungsort m

\place of employment Arbeitsplatz m

\place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m

\place of performance Erfüllungsort m

\place of refuge Zufluchtsort m

\place of residence Wohnort m

a \place in the sun ( fig) ein Plätzchen an der Sonne

\place of work Arbeitsplatz m, Arbeitsstätte f

to go \places AM weit herumkommen, viel sehen

in \places stellenweise

this plant still exists in \places diese Pflanze kommt noch vereinzelt vor

2. no pl (appropriate setting) [geeigneter] Ort

this meeting isn't the \place to discuss individual cases diese Konferenz ist nicht der Ort, um Einzelfälle zu diskutieren

university was not the \place for me die Universität war irgendwie nicht mein Ding fam

that bar is not a \place for a woman like you Frauen wie du haben in solch einer Bar nichts verloren

3. (home)

I'm looking for a \place to live ich bin auf Wohnungssuche

we'll have a meeting at my \place/Susan's \place wir treffen uns bei mir/bei Susan

where's your \place? wo wohnst du?; ( fam)

your \place or mine? zu dir oder zu mir?

they're trying to buy a larger \place wir sind auf der Suche nach einer größeren Wohnung

4. ( fig: position, rank) Stellung f

she's got friends in high \places sie hat Freunde in hohen Positionen

they have a \place among the country's leading exporters sie zählen zu den führenden Exporteuren des Landes

it's not your \place to tell me what to do es steht dir nicht zu, mir zu sagen, was ich zu tun habe

I'm not criticizing you — I know my \place das ist keine Kritik — das würde ich doch nie wagen!

to keep sb in their \place jdn in seine Schranken weisen

to put sb in his/her \place [or show sb his/her \place] jdm zeigen, wo es langgeht fam

5. (instead of)

▪ in \place of stattdessen

you can use margarine in \place of butter statt Butter kannst du auch Margarine nehmen

I invited Jo in \place of Les, who was ill Les war krank, daher habe ich Jo eingeladen

6. (proper position)

▪ to be in \place an seinem Platz sein; ( fig: completed) fertig [o abgeschlossen] sein

the chairs were all in \place die Stühle waren alle dort, wo sie sein sollten; ( fig)

the arrangements are all in \place now die Vorbereitungen sind jetzt abgeschlossen; ( fig)

the new laws are now in \place die neuen Gesetze gelten jetzt; ( fig)

suddenly all fell into \place plötzlich machte alles Sinn

to be out of \place nicht an der richtigen Stelle sein; person fehl am Platz[e] sein; ( fig)

the large desk was totally out of \place in such a small room der große Schreibtisch war in solch einem kleinen Zimmer völlig deplatziert

what you've just said was completely out of \place was du da gerade gesagt hast, war völlig unangebracht

to push sth in \place etw in die richtige Position schieben

7. MATH (in decimals) Stelle f

to five \places of decimals bis auf fünf Stellen hinter dem Komma

8. (job, position) Stelle f; (in team) Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m

your \place is here by my side du gehörst an meine Seite

to take the \place of sb jds Platz einnehmen

9. (in book) Stelle f

to find one's \place die [richtige] Stelle wiederfinden

to keep one's \place markieren, wo man gerade ist/war

to lose one's \place die Seite verblättern[, wo man gerade war]; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, wo man gerade ist

10. (seat) Platz m

is this \place taken? ist dieser Platz noch frei?

to change \places with sb mit jdm die Plätze tauschen

to keep sb's \place [or save sb a \place] jdm den Platz freihalten

to lay a/another \place ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

to take one's \place at table Platz nehmen

11. (position) Stelle f

just put yourself in my \place versetzen Sie sich doch mal in meine Lage!

if I were in your \place... ich an deiner Stelle...

what would you do in my \place? was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

12. (ranking) Platz m, Position f

the song went from tenth to second \place in the charts das Lied stieg vom zehnten auf den zweiten Platz in den Charts

our team finished in second \place unsere Mannschaft wurde Zweiter

to take [or esp BRIT get] first/second \place Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

to take first/second \place ( fig) an erster/zweiter Stelle kommen

their children always take first \place ihre Kinder stehen für sie immer an erster Stelle

in second \place auf dem zweiten Platz

13. SPORT

to get a \place sich akk platzieren; AM Zweite(r) werden

14. AM ( fam: somewhere)

I know I left that book some \place ich weiß, dass ich das Buch irgendwo gelassen habe

15.

▶ all over the \place (everywhere) überall; (badly organized) [völlig] chaotisch; (spread around) in alle Himmelsrichtungen zerstreut

▶ a \place for everything and everything in its \place ( prov) jedes Ding hat seinen Platz

▶ in the first \place (at first) zuerst; (at all) überhaupt

we shouldn't have got married in the first \place! wir hätten erst gar nicht heiraten dürfen!

but why didn't you say that in the first \place? aber warum hast du denn das nicht gleich gesagt?

▶ in the first/second \place (firstly, secondly) erstens/zweitens

▶ to give \place to sb/sth jdm/etw Platz machen

▶ to go \places ( fam) auf dem Weg nach oben sein

▶ to take \place stattfinden

▶ there is a \place and time for everything alles zu seiner Zeit

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (position)

▪ to \place sth somewhere etw irgendwohin stellen; (lay) etw irgendwohin legen

bowls of flowers had been \placed on tables auf den Tischen waren Blumenvasen aufgestellt

the Chancellor \placed a wreath on the tomb der Kanzler legte einen Kranz auf dem Grab nieder

she \placed her name on the list sie setzte ihren Namen auf die Liste

he \placed his hand on my shoulder er legte mir die Hand auf die Schulter

to \place an advertisement in the newspaper eine Anzeige in die Zeitung setzen

to \place sth on the agenda etw auf die Tagesordnung setzen

to \place a bet on sth auf etw akk wetten

to \place sb under sb's care jdn in jds Obhut geben

to \place a comma ein Komma setzen

to \place one foot in front of the other einen Fuß vor den anderen setzen

to \place a gun at sb's head jdn eine Pistole an den Kopf setzen

to \place money on sth Geld auf etw akk setzen

▪ to be \placed shop, town liegen

2. (impose)

to \place an embargo on sb/sth über jdn/etw ein Embargo verhängen

to \place a limit [or ceiling] on sth etw begrenzen

to \place ten pounds/half a million on sth etw mit zehn Pfund/einer halben Million veranschlagen

3. (ascribe)

to \place the blame on sb jdm die Schuld geben

to \place one's faith [or trust] in sb/sth sein Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen

to \place one's hopes on sb/sth seine Hoffnungen auf jdn/etw setzen

to \place importance on sth auf etw akk Wert legen

... and she \placed the emphasis on the word ‘soon’... und die Betonung lag auf ‚schnell‘

he \placed stress on every second syllable er betonte jede zweite Silbe

4. (arrange for)

to \place a call ein Telefongespräch anmelden

to \place sth at sb's disposal jdm etw überlassen

5. (appoint to a position)

▪ to \place sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwo unterbringen [o SCHWEIZ platzieren]

to \place sb on [the] alert jdn in Alarmbereitschaft versetzen

to \place sb under arrest jdn festnehmen

to \place sb in charge [of sth] jdm die Leitung [von etw dat] übertragen

to \place sb in jeopardy jdn in Gefahr bringen

to \place sb under pressure jdn unter Druck setzen

to \place a strain on sb/sth jdn/etw belasten

to \place staff Personal unterbringen [o vermitteln]

to \place sb under surveillance jdn unter Beobachtung stellen

the town was \placed under the control of UN peacekeeping troops die Stadt wurde unter die Aufsicht der UN-Friedenstruppen gestellt

6. (recognize)

▪ to \place sb/sth face, person, voice, accent jdn/etw einordnen

7. (categorize, rank)

▪ to \place sb/sth jdn/etw einordnen

to be \placed SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM unter die ersten zwei kommen

to be \placed first/second SPORT Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

▪ to \place sth above [or before] [or over] sth etw über etw akk stellen

sb \places sth above all other things etw steht bei jdm an erster Stelle

I'd \place him among the world's ten most brilliant scientists für mich ist er einer der zehn hervorragendsten Wissenschaftler der Welt

they \placed the painting in the Renaissance sie ordneten das Bild der Renaissance zu

8. ECON

▪ to \place sth goods etw absetzen

to \place an order for sth etw bestellen

to \place an order with a firm einer Firma einen Auftrag erteilen

9. passive (good position)

▪ to be well \placed for sth für etw akk eine gute Ausgangsposition haben

we're well \placed for the shops wir haben es nicht weit zum Einkaufen fam

to be well \placed financially finanziell gut dastehen

to be well \placed to watch sth von seinem Platz aus etw gut sehen können

10. passive (have at disposal)

▪ to be well \placed for sth:

how \placed are you for time/money? wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM also (finish second) Zweite(r) werden

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[pleɪs]
1. NOUN

1) general Platz m, Stelle f

this is the place where he was born —

do the spoons have a special place? — haben die Löffel einen bestimmten Platz?

water is coming through in several places — an mehreren Stellen kommt Wasser durch

from place to place — von einem Ort zum anderen

in another place — woanders

bed is the best place for him — im Bett ist er am besten aufgehoben

we found a good place to watch the procession from — wir fanden einen Platz, von dem wir den Umzug gut sehen konnten

in the right/wrong place — an der richtigen/falschen Stelle

some/any place — irgendwo

a poor man with no place to go — ein armer Mann, der nicht weiß, wohin

this is no place for you/children —

there is no place for the unsuccessful in our society your place is by his side — für Erfolglose ist in unserer Gesellschaft kein Platz dein Platz ist an seiner Seite

it was the last place I expected to find him — da hätte ich ihn zuletzt or am wenigsten vermutet

this isn't the place to discuss politics — dies ist nicht der Ort, um über Politik zu sprechen

to laugh in the right places — an den richtigen Stellen lachen

I can't be in two places at once! —

she likes to have a place for everything and everything in its place — sie hält sehr auf Ordnung und achtet darauf, dass alles an seinem Platz liegt

2) = geographical location = district Gegend f; (= country) Land nt; (= building) Gebäude nt; (= town) Ort m

there's nothing to do in the evenings in this place —

Sweden's a great place they're building a new place out in the suburbs — Schweden ist ein tolles Land sie bauen ein neues Gebäude am Stadtrand

3) = home Haus nt, Wohnung f

come round to my place some time — besuch mich mal, komm doch mal vorbei

let's go back to my place — lass uns zu mir gehen

I've never been to his place — ich bin noch nie bei ihm gewesen

where's your place? — wo wohnst du?

at Peter's place — bei Peter

your place or mine? (hum inf) — gehen wir zu dir oder zu mir?

4) in book etc Stelle f

to find one's place — die richtige Stelle finden

to keep one's place — sich (dat) die richtige Stelle markieren

to lose one's place — die Seite verblättern; (on page) die Zeile verlieren

5) = seat, position at table, in team, school, hospital Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m; (= job) Stelle f

to lay an extra place for sb — ein zusätzliches Gedeck für jdn auflegen

to take one's place (at table) —

take your places for a square dance! — Aufstellung zur Quadrille, bitte!

places for 500 students — 500 Studienplätze

to give up one's place (in a queue) — jdm den Vortritt lassen

to lose one's place (in a queue) — sich wieder hinten anstellen müssen

if I were in your place — an Ihrer Stelle, wenn ich an Ihrer Stelle wäre

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage

to take the place of sb/sth — jdn/etw ersetzen, jds Platz or den Platz von jdm/etw einnehmen

6) in hierarchy Rang m, Stellung f

people in high places — Leute in hohen Positionen

to know one's place — wissen, was sich (für einen) gehört

of course I'm not criticizing you, I know my place! (hum) — ich kritisiere dich selbstverständlich nicht, das steht mir gar nicht zu

it's not my place to comment/tell him what to do — es steht mir nicht zu, einen Kommentar abzugeben/ihm zu sagen, was er tun soll

to keep or put sb in his place — jdn in seine Schranken weisen

that put him in his place! — das hat ihn erst mal zum Schweigen gebracht, da hab ichs/hat ers etc ihm gezeigt (inf)

7) in exam, competition Platz m, Stelle f

Lunt won, with Moore in second place — Lunt hat gewonnen, an zweiter Stelle or auf dem zweiten Platz lag Moore

to win first place — Erste(r, s) sein

to take second place to sth — einer Sache (dat) gegenüber zweitrangig sein

8) SPORT Platzierung f

to get a place —

to back a horse for a place — auf Platz wetten, eine Platzwette abschließen

9) in street names Platz m

10) MATH Stelle f

to work sth out to three decimal places — etw auf drei Stellen nach dem Komma berechnen

11)

set structures __diams; place of + noun place of amusement — Vergnügungsstätte f

place of birth — Geburtsort m

place of residence — Wohnort m

place of business or work — Arbeitsstelle f __diams; in places stellenweise

the snow was up to a metre deep in places — der Schnee lag stellenweise bis zu einem Meter hoch

everything was in place — alles war an seiner Stelle

make sure the wire/screw is properly in place — achten Sie darauf, dass der Draht/die Schraube richtig sitzt

the legislation is already in place — die gesetzlichen Regelungen gelten schon

to look out of place —

to feel out of place — sich fehl am Platz or deplatziert fühlen

not a hair out of place — tipptopp frisiert (inf)

McCormack played in goal in place of Miller — McCormack stand anstelle von Miller im Tor __diams; to fall into place Gestalt annehmen

in the first place..., in the second place... — erstens..., zweitens...

the meeting will take place on Monday — das Treffen findet am Montag statt

he's going places (fig inf) — er bringts zu was (inf) __diams; to give place to sth einer Sache (dat) Platz machen

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = put setzen, stellen; (= lay down) legen; person at table etc setzen; guards aufstellen; shot (with gun) anbringen; (FTBL, TENNIS) platzieren; troops in Stellung bringen; announcement (in paper) inserieren (in in +dat); advertisement setzen (in in +acc)

the magician placed one hand over the other — der Zauberer legte eine Hand über die andere

she slowly placed one foot in front of the other —

he placed the cue ball right behind the black he placed a gun to my head — er setzte die Spielkugel direkt hinter die schwarze Kugel er setzte mir eine Pistole an den Kopf

she placed a finger on her lips —

the vase was precariously placed — die Vase stand an einer gefährlichen Stelle

to place a matter before sb — jdm eine Angelegenheit vorlegen

I shall place the matter in the hands of a lawyer — ich werde die Angelegenheit einem Rechtsanwalt übergeben

to place a strain on sth — etw belasten

this placed him under a lot of pressure — dadurch geriet er stark unter Druck

to place confidence/trust in sb/sth — Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen

to be placed (shop, town, house etc) — liegen

how are you placed for time/money? — wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?

we are well placed for the shops — was Einkaufsmöglichkeiten angeht, wohnen wir günstig

Liverpool are well placed in the league — Liverpool liegt gut in der Tabelle

they were well placed to observe the whole battle — sie hatten einen günstigen Platz, von dem sie die ganze Schlacht verfolgen konnten

we are well placed now to finish the job by next year —

with the extra staff we are better placed now than we were last month — mit dem zusätzlichen Personal stehen wir jetzt besser da als vor einem Monat

he is well placed (to get hold of things) — er sitzt an der Quelle

he is well placed to get information — er kommt leicht an Informationen

2) = rank stellen

to place local interests above or before or over those of central government — kommunale Interessen über die der Zentralregierung stellen

that should be placed first — das sollte an erster Stelle stehen

where do you place love on your list of priorities? — an welcher Stelle steht die Liebe für dich?

the German runner was placed third — der deutsche Läufer belegte den dritten Platz or wurde Dritter

to be placed (Sport) — sich platzieren

3) = identify context of einordnen

in which school would you place this painting? —

I don't know, it's very difficult to place I can't quite place him/his accent — ich weiß es nicht, es ist sehr schwer einzuordnen ich kann ihn/seinen Akzent nicht einordnen

historians place the book in the 5th century AD — Historiker datieren das Buch auf das 5. Jahrhundert

4) COMM goods absetzen; order erteilen (with sb jdm); contract abschließen (with sb mit jdm)

who did you place the computer typesetting job with? —

this is the last time we place any work with you — das ist das letzte Mal, dass wir Ihnen einen Auftrag erteilt haben

5) money (= deposit) deponieren; (= invest) investieren

to place money at sb's credit — jdm eine Geldsumme gutschreiben

6) phone call anmelden

7) = find job for unterbringen (with bei)

the agency is trying to place him with a building firm — die Agentur versucht, ihn bei einer Baufirma unterzubringen

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place [pleıs]

A s

1. Ort m, Stelle f, Platz m:

from place to place von Ort zu Ort;

in places stellenweise;

the goalkeeper was exactly in the right place SPORT der Torhüter stand goldrichtig;

all over the place umg überall;

his hair was all over the place umg er war ganz zerzaust;

come to the wrong place an die falsche Adresse geraten;

keep sb’s place jemandem seinen Platz frei halten ( in a queue in einer Schlange);

lay a place for sb für jemanden decken;

take place stattfinden;

win a place in the semifinals SPORT ins Halbfinale einziehen, sich fürs Halbfinale qualifizieren; → safe A 1

2. (mit adj) Stelle f:

a wet place on the floor

3. (eingenommene) Stelle:

take sb’s place

a) jemandes Stelle einnehmen,

b) jemanden vertreten;

take the place of ersetzen, an die Stelle treten von (od gen);

in place of anstelle von (od gen);

if I were in your place I would … ich an Ihrer Stelle würde …; wenn ich Sie wäre, würde ich …;

put yourself in my place versetzen Sie sich (doch einmal) in meine Lage!

4. Platz m (Raum):

give place (to) Platz machen (für oder dat) (a. fig), nachgeben (dat)

5. (richtiger oder ordnungsgemäßer) Platz (auch fig): in his library every book has its place hat jedes Buch seinen Platz;

find one’s place sich zurechtfinden;

know one’s place wissen, wohin man gehört;

in (out of) place (nicht) am (richtigen) Platz;

this remark was out of place diese Bemerkung war deplatziert oder unangebracht;

feel out of place sich fehl am Platz fühlen;

this is not the place for

a) das oder hier ist nicht der (geeignete) Ort für,

b) das ist nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt für;

such people have no place in our club für solche Leute ist kein Platz in unserem Verein;

put sth back in its place etwas (an seinen Platz) zurücklegen oder -stellen;

put sb back in their place jemanden in die oder seine Schranken verweisen; → click¹ B 4, fall into 1, slot¹ C

6. Ort m, Stätte f:

one of the best places to eat eines der besten Restaurants oder Speiselokale;

place of amusement Vergnügungsstätte;

place of birth Geburtsort;

place of interest Sehenswürdigkeit f;

place of work Arbeitsplatz m, -stelle f;

place of worship

a) Kultstätte,

b) Gotteshaus n;

go places

a) ausgehen,

b) (umher)reisen,

c) fig es zu etwas bringen; → assembly 1

7. WIRTSCH Ort m, Platz m, Sitz m:

place of business Geschäftssitz;

place of delivery Erfüllungsort;

place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m;

place of payment Zahlungsort;

from this place ab hier; → destination 1

8. Haus n, Wohnung f:

at his place bei ihm (zu Hause);

he came over to my place yesterday er kam gestern zu mir;

your place or mine? umg bei dir od bei mir?

9. Ort(schaft) m(f):

in this place hier;

Munich is a nice place to live in München lebt man angenehm oder lässt es sich angenehm leben; → exile A 1

10. Gegend f:

of this place hiesig

11. THEAT Ort m (der Handlung)

12. umg Lokal n:

go to a Greek place zum Griechen gehen

13. SCHIFF Platz m, Hafen m:

place of tran(s)shipment Umschlagplatz;

place of call Anlaufhafen

14. Raum m (Ggs Zeit)

15. Stelle f (in einem Buch etc):

lose one’s place die Seite verblättern oder verschlagen;

I’ve lost my place auch ich weiß nicht mehr, wo (an welcher Stelle) ich war;

the audience laughed in the right places an den richtigen Stellen

16. MATH (Dezimal) Stelle f:

of many places vielstellig;

place value Stellenwert m

17. Platz m, Stelle f (in einer Reihenfolge):

in the first place

a) an erster Stelle, erstens, zuerst, als Erst(er, e, es),

b) in erster Linie,

c) überhaupt (erst),

d) ursprünglich;

why did you do it in the first place? warum haben Sie es überhaupt getan?;

you should not have done it in the first place Sie hätten es von vornherein bleiben lassen sollen;

why didn’t you admit it in the first place? warum hast du es nicht gleich zugegeben?;

in the last place an letzter Stelle, zuletzt, als letzt(er, e, es); schließlich; → second¹ A 1

18. SPORT etc Platz m:

in third place auf dem dritten Platz;

take third place den dritten Platz belegen; → second¹ A 1

19. (Sitz)Platz m, Sitz m:

take your places nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze ein!

20. a) (An)Stellung f, (Arbeits)Stelle f, Posten m:

out of place stellenlos

b) UNIV Studienplatz m

21. Amt n:

a) Dienst m:

in place im Amt (Minister etc), im Staatsdienst

b) fig Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:

it is not my place to do this es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, dies zu tun

22. (soziale) Stellung, Stand m, Rang m:

in high places an hoher Stelle;

persons in high places hochstehende Persönlichkeiten

23. fig Grund m:

there’s no place for doubt es besteht kein Grund zu zweifeln

B v/t

1. stellen, setzen, legen (alle auch fig):

place together Tische etc zusammenstellen;

place a call ein (Telefon)Gespräch anmelden;

place a coffin einen Sarg aufbahren;

place in order zurechtstellen, ordnen;

place sb in a difficult place jemanden in eine schwierige Lage bringen;

he places hono(u)r above wealth ihm ist Ehre wichtiger als Reichtum;

place on record aufzeichnen, (schriftlich) festhalten;

he placed a ring on her finger er steckte ihr einen Ring an den Finger; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven);

the referee was well placed SPORT der Schiedsrichter stand günstig

2. Posten etc aufstellen:

place o.s. sich aufstellen oder postieren

3. I can’t place him ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen oder wohin ich ihn tun soll (woher ich ihn kenne)

4. einen Wohnungssuchenden etc unterbringen ( with bei), einen Arbeitssuchenden auch vermitteln

5. jemanden ein-, anstellen

6. jemanden ernennen oder in ein Amt einsetzen

7. (der Lage nach) näher bestimmen

8. WIRTSCH

a) eine Anleihe, Kapital unterbringen

b) (with) Aufträge erteilen (dat), vergeben (an akk), eine Bestellung aufgeben (bei)

c) einen Vertrag, eine Versicherung abschließen:

place an issue eine Emission unterbringen oder platzieren

9. Ware absetzen

10. a) be placed SPORT sich platzieren, platziert sein, unter den ersten drei sein:

be placed 6th sich an 6. Stelle platzieren

b) how are you placed for money? bes Br wie sieht es bei dir finanziell aus?

11. SPORT

a) den Ball platzieren

b) Rugby: ein Tor mit einem Platztritt schießen

12. ELEK schalten:

place in parallel parallel schalten

C v/i SPORT US

a) → B 10 a

b) den zweiten Platz belegen

pl. abk

1. place Pl.

2. plate

3. plural Pl.

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1. noun
1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

I left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen

it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz

a place in the queue — ein Platz in der Schlange

all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

from place to place — von Ort zu Ort

in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also take 1. 4)

2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

put somebody in his place — jemanden in seine Schranken weisen

know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun

3) (building or area for specific purpose)

a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

place of residence — Wohnort, der

place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

place of worship — Andachtsort, der

4) (country, town) Ort, der

Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

place of birth — Geburtsort, der

go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

is this anyone's place? — ist dieser Platz noch frei?

7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

8) (step, stage)

in the first place — zuerst

why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

9) (proper place) Platz, der

everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

a woman's place is in the home — eine Frau gehört ins Haus

the clamp is properly in place — die Klammer sitzt richtig

into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

take the place of somebody — jemandes Platz einnehmen

10) (position in competition) Platz, der

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der

12) (personal situation)

what would you do in my place? — was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage
2. transitive verb
1) (put) (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen

place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

place a bet — auf ein Pferd wetten

2) (fig.)

place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

he places happiness above all other things — Glück steht für ihn an erster Stelle

3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

a badly placed window — ein Fenster an einer ungünstigen Stelle

we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)

place somebody under somebody's care — jemanden in jemandes Obhut geben

5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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n.

Ort -e m.

Ortschaft f.

Platzierung f.

Plazierung (alt.Rechtschreibung) f.

Plazierung f.

Stelle -n f.

Stätte -n f. v.

platzieren v.

plazieren (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

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right [raɪt]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. noun

4. plural noun

5. transitive verb

6. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. ( = morally good) bien inv

• lying isn't right ce n'est pas bien de mentir

• it's not right ce n'est pas bien

• I have always tried to do what was right j'ai toujours essayé de bien agir

• to do what is right by sb agir pour le bien de qn

• you were right to refuse vous avez eu raison de refuser

• he thought it right to warn me il a jugé bon de m'avertir

• to do the right thing by sb bien agir envers qn

► only right

• it seemed only right to give him the money il paraissait normal de lui donner l'argent

• it is only right that she should be dismissed il est normal qu'elle soit licenciée

• it is only right to point out that... il faut néanmoins signaler que...

   b. ( = accurate) juste, exact

• that's right c'est juste c'est exact

• that can't be right! ce n'est pas possible !

• is that right? (checking) c'est bien ça ? ; (expressing surprise) vraiment ?

• the right time (by the clock) l'heure exacte

• is the clock right? est-ce que la pendule est à l'heure ?

► to be right [person] avoir raison

• you're quite right vous avez parfaitement raison► to get sth right

• I got all the answers right j'ai répondu juste à toutes les questions

• to get one's sums right ne pas se tromper dans ses calculs

• to get one's facts right ne pas se tromper► to put right [+ error, person] corriger ; [+ situation] redresser ; [+ sth broken] réparer

• that can easily be put right on peut (facilement) arranger ça

• put me right if I'm wrong corrigez-moi si je me trompe

   c. ( = correct) bon before n

• the right answer la bonne réponse

• it is just the right size c'est la bonne taille

• on the right track sur la bonne voie

• to come at the right time arriver au bon moment

• the right word le mot juste

• to get on the right side of sb (inf) s'attirer les bonnes grâces de qn

• to know the right people avoir des relations

   d. ( = best) meilleur

• what's the right thing to do? quelle est la meilleure chose à faire ?

• I don't know what's the right thing to do je ne sais pas ce qu'il faut faire

• we will do what is right for the country nous ferons ce qui est dans l'intérêt du pays

• the right man for the job l'homme de la situation

   e. ( = necessary) I haven't got the right papers with me je n'ai pas les bons documents sur moi

   f. ( = proper) to do sth the right way faire qch comme il faut

• that is the right way of looking at it c'est la bonne façon d'aborder la question

• if you go hiking you must wear the right shoes lorsque l'on fait de la randonnée, il faut porter des chaussures adaptées

   g. ( = in proper state) her ankle is still not right sa cheville n'est pas encore guérie

• I don't feel quite right today je ne me sens pas très bien aujourd'hui

• the brakes aren't right les freins ne fonctionnent pas bien

• to be in one's right mind avoir toute sa raison

• he's not right in the head (inf) il déraille (inf)

   h. ( = real British) (inf) it's a right mess in there c'est la pagaille (inf) complète là-dedans

• he looked a right idiot il avait vraiment l'air idiot

   i. (agreeing) right!

• right you are! (inf) d'accord !

• right, who's next? bon, c'est à qui le tour ?

• (oh) right! (inf) ( = I see) ah, d'accord !

• too right! et comment !

► right enough (inf)

it was him right enough! c'était bien lui, aucun doute là-dessus !

   j. ( = opposite of left) droit

• on my right hand you see the bridge sur ma droite vous voyez le pont

• it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand's doing il y a un manque total de communication et de coordination

• I'd give my right arm to know the truth je donnerais n'importe quoi pour connaître la vérité

2. adverb

   a. ( = directly) droit

• right ahead of you droit devant vous

• right in front of you sous vos yeux

• the blow hit me right in the face j'ai reçu le coup en pleine figure

• right behind you juste derrière vous

• public opinion would be right behind them ils auraient l'opinion publique pour eux

• go right on continuez tout droit

• I'll be right back je reviens tout de suite

► right away ( = immediately) tout de suite

► right off (inf) du premier coup

   b. ( = exactly) right then sur-le-champ

• right now ( = at the moment) en ce moment ; ( = at once) tout de suite

• right here ici même

• right in the middle en plein milieu

• right at the start au tout début

• right from the start dès le début

   c. ( = completely) tout

• right round the house tout autour de la maison

• right (up) against the wall tout contre le mur

• right at the back tout au fond

• to turn right round faire volte-face

   d. ( = correctly, well) bien

• you haven't put the lid on right tu n'as pas bien mis le couvercle

• if I remember right si je me souviens bien

• to guess right deviner juste

• you did right to refuse vous avez bien fait de refuser

• nothing goes right for them rien ne leur réussit

   e. ( = opposite of left) à droite

• to look right regarder à droite

• the party has now moved right of centre le parti se situe maintenant à la droite du centre

► right, left and centre (inf) ( = everywhere) de tous côtés

3. noun

   a. ( = moral) bien m

• he doesn't know right from wrong il ne sait pas discerner le bien du mal

► to be in the right avoir raison

   b. ( = entitlement) droit m

• to have a right to sth avoir droit à qch

• to have the right to do sth avoir le droit de faire qch

• he has no right to sit here il n'a pas le droit de s'asseoir ici

• what right have you to say that? de quel droit dites-vous cela ?

• he is within his rights il est dans son droit

• I know my rights je connais mes droits

• to assert one's rights faire valoir ses droits

• women's rights les droits mpl de la femme

• women's rights movement mouvement m pour les droits de la femme

• right of appeal droit m d'appel

► by right de droit

• it's his by right cela lui appartient de droit► by rights en toute justice

► in one's own right à part entière

• Taiwan wants membership in its own right Taïwan veut être membre à part entière

   c. ( = opposite of left) droite f

• to drive on the right conduire à droite

• to keep to the right tenir sa droite

• on my right à ma droite

• on or to the right of the church à droite de l'église

• to take a right (US) tourner à droite

• the Right (Politics) la droite

4. plural noun

rights

   a. (Business) droits mpl

• manufacturing/publication rights droits mpl de fabrication/publication

• TV/film rights droits mpl d'adaptation pour la télévision/le cinéma

• "all rights reserved" « tous droits réservés »

   b. to put or set sth to rights mettre qch en ordre

• to put the world to rights refaire le monde

5. transitive verb

   a. ( = return to normal) [+ car, ship] redresser

   b. ( = make amends for) [+ wrong] redresser ; [+ injustice] réparer

6. compounds

► right angle noun angle m droit

• to be at right angles (to) être perpendiculaire (à) ► right-hand adjective

• right-hand drive car voiture f avec la conduite à droite

• his right-hand man son bras droit (fig)

• the right-hand side le côté droit ► right-handed adjective [person] droitier ; [punch, throw] du droit

► Right Honourable adjective (British) Très Honorable

► right-minded adjective sensé

► right-of-centre adjective (Politics) (de) centre droit

► right of way noun (across property) droit m de passage ; ( = priority) priorité f

• he has (the) right of way il a la priorité ► right-thinking adjective sensé

► right wing noun (Politics) droite f

• the right wing of the party l'aile droite du parti ► right-wing adjective (Politics) de droite

► right-winger noun (Politics) homme m (or femme f ) de droite

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[raɪt] 1.
noun

1) (side, direction) droite f

keep to the right — Automobile tenez votre droite

on ou to your right — à votre droite

take the second right — prenez la deuxième à droite

2) Politics (also Right)

the right — la droite

3) ( morally) bien m

to be in the right — avoir raison

4) ( just claim) droit m

to have a right to something — avoir droit à quelque chose

the right to work/to strike — le droit au travail/de grève

she has no right to do it — elle n'a pas le droit de le faire

what right have you to criticize me? — de quel droit est-ce que vous me critiquez?

I've got every right to be annoyed — j'ai toutes les raisons d'être agacé

human rights — droits de l'homme

civil rights — droits civils

to be within one's rights — être dans son droit

her husband is a celebrity in his own right — son mari est une célébrité à part entière

the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — à eux seuls, les jardins méritent la visite

5) ( in boxing) droite f
2.
rights plural noun

1) Commerce, Law droits mpl

film rights — droits d'adaptation cinématographique

sole rights — l'exclusivité f des droits

2) ( moral)

the rights and wrongs of a matter — les aspects mpl moraux d'une question
3.
adjective

1) ( as opposed to left) droit, de droite

on my right hand — ( position) sur ma droite

2) ( morally correct) bien; ( fair) juste

it's not right to steal — ce n'est pas bien de voler

it's only right — c'est normal

I thought it right to tell him — j'ai jugé bon de le lui dire

it is only right and proper — ce n'est que justice

to do the right thing — faire ce qu'il faut

I hope we're doing the right thing — j'espère que nous ne faisons pas une erreur

to do the right thing by somebody — faire son devoir envers quelqu'un

3) (correct, true) [choice, direction, size] bon/bonne; [word] juste; ( accurate) [time] exact

to be right — [person] avoir raison; [answer] être juste

you're quite right! — tu as tout à fait raison!

that's the right answer — c'est la bonne réponse

that's right — c'est ça

that can't be right — ça ne peut pas être ça

what's the right time? — quelle est l'heure exacte?

it's not the right time — ce n'est pas le bon moment

is that right? — ( asking) est-ce que c'est vrai?; ( double-checking) c'est ça?

am I right in thinking that...? — ai-je raison de penser que...?

is this the right train for Dublin? — c'est bien le train pour Dublin?

is this the right way to the station? — est-ce que c'est la bonne direction pour aller à la gare?

the right side of a piece of material — l'endroit m d'un tissu

to get one's facts right — être sûr de ce qu'on avance

you've got the spelling right — l'orthographe est bonne

let's hope he gets it right this time — espérons qu'il y arrivera cette fois-ci

it wouldn't look right if we didn't attend — ça serait mal vu si on n'y assistait pas

how right you are! — comme vous avez raison!

time proved him right — le temps lui a donné raison

4) ( most suitable) qui convient

the right clothes for gardening — des vêtements qui conviennent au jardinage

the model that's right for you — le modèle qui vous convient

the right person for the job — la personne qu'il faut pour le poste

you need to have the right equipment — il te faut le matériel approprié

when the time is right — quand le moment sera venu

to be in the right place at the right time — être là où il faut au bon moment

to know the right people — connaître des gens bien placés

he was careful to say all the right things — il a pris grand soin de dire tout ce qu'il faut dire dans ce genre de situation

5) ( in good order) [machine, vehicle] en bon état, qui fonctionne bien; ( healthy) [person] bien portant

I don't feel quite right these days — je ne me sens pas très bien ces jours-ci

the engine isn't quite right — le moteur ne fonctionne pas très bien

there's something not quite right about him — il a quelque chose de bizarre

I sensed that things were not quite right — j'ai senti qu'il y avait quelque chose qui n'allait pas

6) ( in order)

to put ou set right — corriger [mistake]; réparer [injustice]; arranger [situation]; réparer [machine]

to put ou set one's watch right — remettre sa montre à l'heure

they gave him a month to put ou set things right — ils lui ont donné un mois pour tout arranger

to put ou set somebody right — détromper quelqu'un

7) Mathematics [angle] droit

at right angles to — à angle droit avec, perpendiculaire à

8) (colloq) GB ( emphatic)

he's a right idiot! — c'est un idiot fini!

it's a right mess — c'est un vrai gâchis

9) (colloq) GB ( ready) prêt
4.
adverb

1) ( of direction) à droite

to turn/look right — tourner/regarder à droite

they looked for him right, left and centre — (colloq) ils l'ont cherché partout

they are arresting people right, left and centre — (colloq) ils arrêtent les gens en masse

2) ( directly) droit, directement

it's right in front of you — c'est droit or juste devant toi

I'll be right back — je reviens tout de suite

the path goes right down to the river — le chemin conduit tout droit à la rivière

right before/after — juste avant/après

to walk right up to somebody — marcher droit vers quelqu'un

3) ( exactly)

right in the middle of the room — en plein milieu or au beau milieu de la pièce

right now — ( immediately) tout de suite; US ( at this point in time) en ce moment

I'm staying right here — je ne bougerai pas d'ici

right there — juste là

right on the river — juste au bord de la rivière

4) ( correctly) juste, comme il faut

you're not doing it right — tu ne fais pas ça comme il faut

to guess right — deviner juste

if I remember right — si je me souviens bien

5) ( completely) tout

right around the garden — tout autour du jardin

go right back to the beginning — revenez tout au début

right at the bottom — tout au fond

right at the top of the house — tout en haut de la maison

to read a book right through — lire un livre jusqu'au bout

she looked right through me — fig elle a fait semblant de ne pas me voir

to turn the central heating right up — mettre le chauffage central à fond

right up until the 1950s — jusque dans les années 50

we're right behind you! — nous vous soutenons totalement!

6) GB ( in titles)

the Right Honourable — le très honorable

the Right Honourable Gentleman — ( form of address in parliament) ≈ notre distingué collègue

7) ( very well) bon

right, let's have a look — bon, voyons ça
5.
transitive verb

1) ( restore to upright position) redresser

2) ( correct) réparer

to right a wrong — redresser un tort
6.
reflexive verb

to right oneself — [person] se redresser

to right itself — [ship, situation] se rétablir

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to see somebody (colloq) right — ( financially) dépanner (colloq) quelqu'un; ( in other ways) sortir quelqu'un d'affaire

right you are! — (colloq)

right-oh! — (colloq) GB d'accord!

right enough — (colloq) effectivement

by rights — normalement, en principe

to put something to rights — arranger quelque chose

English-French dictionary > right
17 stand

stænd
1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.)

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.)

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.)

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.)

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.)

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?)

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.)

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.)

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.)

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!)

2. noun
1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.)

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.)

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.)

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.)

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.)

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- take the stand
- standing
3. noun
1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.)

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.)

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- stand-by

4. adjective
((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.)

5. adverb
(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.)

- stand-in
- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to

stand¹ n tribuna / gradería

we had a good view from our seats in the stand veíamos bien desde nuestras localidades en la tribuna

stand² vb

1. estar de pie

there were no seats so I had to stand no había asientos así que tuve que estar de pie

2. ponerse de pie / levantarse

everyone stood when the headmaster came in al entrar el director, todo el mundo se puso de pie

3. estar

the church stands on a hill la iglesia está en una colina

they were standing on the corner estaban en la esquina

4. poner

stand over there in the corner ponte allí en el rincón

5. aguantar / soportar

I can't stand spiders no soporto las arañas

stand still! ¡estáte quieto! / ¡no te muevas!

El pasado y participio pasado de stand es stood

stand m (pl stands) Com stand ' stand' also found in these entries: Spanish: abordaje - aguantar - arisca - arisco - así - atragantarse - atravesarse - atril - banquillo - brazo - campar - cara - caseta - condescendencia - contemplación - convoy - cruzarse - cuadrarse - desorganizada - desorganizado - despuntar - destacar - destacarse - distinguirse - dominar - elevarse - erguirse - erizar - erizarse - estrado - expositor - expositora - flojera - frente - fritura - gorda - gordo - imponer - intríngulis - levantarse - obstaculizar - pabellón - parar - parada - parado - paragüero - pararse - paripé - perchero - pie English: angular - bear - booth - chance - end - fast - hair - humour - hypocrite - leg - news-stand - one-night - pace - stand - stand about - stand around - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand for - stand in - stand out - stand over - stand up - stand-in - stand-off - stand-offishness - stand-to - stand-up comic - standby ticket - still - stood - taxi stand - wastefulness - whereas - witness stand - attention - band - bristle - clear - coat - crowd - ease - freeze - get - grand - ground - hand - head

stand

tr[stænd]

noun

1 (position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (attitude, opinion) posición nombre femenino, postura; (defence, resistence) resistencia

■ she took up her stand by the window se colocó en su sitio al lado de la ventana

■ we took a stand against the proposal adoptamos una postura contraria a la propuesta

■ Custer's last stand la última batalla de Custer

2 (of lamp, sculpture, etc) pie nombre masculino, pedestal nombre masculino, base nombre femenino

3 (stall - in market) puesto, tenderete nombre masculino; (- at exhibition) stand nombre masculino; (- at fair) caseta, barraca

4 (for taxis) parada

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in stadium) tribuna

6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (witness box) estrado

■ he took the stand subió al estrado

intransitive verb (pt & pp stood tr[stʊd])

1 (person - be on one's feet) estar de pie, estar; (- get up) ponerse de pie, levantarse; (- remain on one's feet) quedarse de pie; (- take up position) ponerse

■ stand still! ¡estáte quieto,-a!, ¡no te muevas!

■ stand over there ponte allí

■ she was standing in the queue estaba en la cola

■ they were standing at the bar estaban en la barra

■ he was too weak to stand estaba demasiado débil para tenerse en pie

■ there were no seats and we had to stand no quedaban asientos y tuvimos que quedarnos de pie

■ don't just stand there! ¡no te quedes allí parado!

2 (measure - height) medir; (- value, level) marcar, alcanzar

■ he stands six feet mide dos metros

■ the building stands over 40 metres high el edificio mide 40 metros de altura

■ inflation stands at 6% la inflación alcanza el 6%

■ the score stands at 2-0 el marcador señala 2-0

3 (thing - be situated) estar, encontrarse, haber

■ a temple once stood here antes aquí había un templo

■ in the corner stands a grand piano hay un piano de cola en el rincón

■ the train standing at platform one el tren que está en el andén número uno

■ the car has stood in the garage for years el coche lleva años en el garaje

■ few buildings were left standing pocos edificios quedaban en pie

4 (remain valid) seguir en pie, seguir vigente

■ my offer still stands mi oferta sigue en pie

■ what I said still stands lo que dije sigue siendo válido

■ the court ruling stands el fallo es válido

5 (be in a certain condition) estar

■ that house has stood empty for ages hace mucho tiempo que esa casa está vacía

■ the machines stand idle las máquinas están paradas

■ I stand corrected tienes (toda la) razón

■ he stands high in their opinion tienen muy buena opinión de él, le tienen mucho respeto

■ I stand accused of murder se me acusa de asesinato

6 (be in particular situation) estar

■ how do things stand between you and your boss? ¿cómo están las cosas entre tu jefe y tú?

■ as things stand tal (y) como están las cosas

7 (take attitude, policy) adoptar una postura

■ where do you stand on abortion? ¿cuál es tu posición sobre el aborto?

■ we want to know how you stand on this issue queremos saber cuál es tu postura sobre este tema

8 (be likely to) poder

■ we stand to win a lot of money podríamos ganar mucho dinero

■ he stands to lose a fortune podría llegar a perder una fortuna

9 (liquid) estancar; (mixture) reposar

■ the water lay standing in pools había charcos de agua

■ leave the mixture to stand dejar reposar la mezcla

10 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (run) presentarse

■ she's going to stand for election va a presentarse como candidata

transitive verb

1 (place) poner, colocar

■ she stood the photo on the mantelpiece colocó la foto en la repisa

■ I stood the boy on a box so he could see the procession puso el niño encima de un caja para que viera el desfile

■ stand it against the wall ponlo contra la pared

2 familiar (bear, tolerate) aguantar, soportar; (endure, withstand) soportar, resistir

■ I can't stand the sight of him no puedo ni verlo

■ she couldn't stand the noise any longer no podía aguantar más el ruido

■ my nerves won't take much more mis nervios no aguantarán mucho más

■ he can't stand opera no soporta la opera

■ I can't stand being made to wait no soporto que me hagan esperar

■ will it stand the test of time? ¿resistirá el paso del tiempo?

■ it won't stand close examination no resistirá un examen minucioso

3 familiar (invite) invitar

■ I'll stand you a drink te invitaré a una copa

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

'No standing' SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL "Prohibido estacionarse"

'Stand and deliver!' "La bolsa o la vida"

to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos cerrados

to know where one stands saber a qué atenerse

to make a stand against (gen) oponer resistencia a 2 (mil) resistir a

not to stand a chance no tener ni la más remota posibilidad

to stand bail (for somebody) salir fiador,-ra (por alguien)

to stand clear (of something) apartarse (de algo)

■ stand clear of the doors! ¡apártense de las puertas!

to stand fast / stand firm mantenerse firme

to stand guard over vigilar

to stand in the way of impedir, obstaculizar, poner trabas a

■ we don't want to stand in the way of progress no queremos impedir el progreso

to stand on ceremony ser muy ceremonioso,-a

to stand one's ground mantenerse firme, seguir en sus trece

to stand on one's head hacer el pino

to stand on one's own two feet apañárselas solo,-a

to stand out a mile saltar a la vista

to stand somebody in good stead resultarle muy útil a alguien

to stand something on its head dar la vuelta a algo, poner algo patas arriba

to stand to attention estar firmes, cuadrarse

to stand to reason ser lógico,-a

to stand trial ser procesado,-a

to stand up and be counted dar la cara por sus principios

cake stand bandeja para pasteles

coat stand / hat stand perchero

newspaper stand quiosco

stand ['stænd] v, stood ['stʊd] ; standing vi

1) : estar de pie, estar parado

I was standing on the corner: estaba parada en la esquina

2) or to stand up : levantarse, pararse, ponerse de pie

3) (indicating a specified position or location)

they stand third in the country: ocupan el tercer lugar en el país

the machines are standing idle: las máquinas están paradas

4) (referring to an opinion)

how does he stand on the matter?: ¿cuál es su postura respecto al asunto?

5) be: estar

the house stands on a hill: la casa está en una colina

6) continue: seguir

the order still stands: el mandato sigue vigente

stand vt

1) place, set: poner, colocar

he stood them in a row: los colocó en hilera

2) tolerate: aguantar, soportar

he can't stand her: no la puede tragar

3)

to stand firm : mantenerse firme

4)

to stand guard : hacer la guardia

stand n

1) resistance: resistencia f

to make a stand against: resistir a

2) booth, stall: stand m, puesto m, kiosko m (para vender periódicos, etc)

3) base: pie m, base f

4) : grupo m (de árboles, etc.)

5) position: posición f, postura f

6) stands npl

grandstand: tribuna f

stand

n.

• apostadero s.m.

• banca s.f.

• caseta s.f.

• etapa s.f.

• parada s.f.

• pedestal s.m.

• pie s.m.

• posición s.f.

• postura s.f.

• puesto s.m.

• quiosco s.m.

• soporte s.m.

• tarima s.f. (Election, UK)

v.

• presentarse (E lección) (•Gobierno•) v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stood) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• resistir v.

• soportar v.

stænd
I

noun

1)

a) ( position) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( attitude) postura f, posición f

to take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo

c) ( resistance) resistencia f

to make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo

Custer's Last Stand — la última batalla de Custer

2)

a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base f

b) ( for sheet music) atril m

c) (for coats, hats) perchero m

3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón m

newspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos

a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes

4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f

5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m

to take the stand — subir al estrado

II
1.

(past & past p stood) intransitive verb

1)

a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

I was so tired I could hardly stand — estaba tan cansado que apenas podía tenerme en pie

I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado

she was standing at the window — estaba junto a la ventana

b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)

her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up

c) ( in height)

the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura

2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)

stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí

stand clear! — apártense!

he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla

to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse

can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?

you stood on my toe! — me pisaste!

3)

a) (be situated, located)

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano

a church stood here long ago — hace mucho tiempo aquí había una iglesia

I won't stand in your way — no seré yo quien te lo impida

b) ( hold position)

where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?

he stands high in their esteem — lo tienen en mucha estima

you never know where you stand with him — con él uno nunca sabe a qué atenerse

c) (be mounted, fixed)

a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera

4)

a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>

they stood and stared — se quedaron mirando

don't just stand there! — no te quedes ahí parado!

I was left standing there looking like a fool — me dejaron allí plantado como un tonto

can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?

time stood still — el tiempo se detuvo

the train standing at platform five — el tren que está en el andén número cinco

no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse

to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme

to leave somebody standing — dejar muy atrás a alguien

b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>

leave to stand — dejar reposar

water stood in puddles on the floor — había charcos de agua en el suelo

c) (survive, last)

these walls have stood for centuries — estas paredes tienen cientos de años

the tower is still standing — la torre sigue en pie

5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

what I said still stands — lo que dije sigue siendo válido

his argument stands or falls on this point — todo su argumento depende de este punto

6)

a) (be)

the house stands empty — la casa está vacía

he stands accused of treason — se lo acusa de traición

I stand corrected — tienes razón

b) ( be currently)

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares

c) ( be likely to)

to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?

7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)

to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia

2.

vt

1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*

he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared

he stood himself near the door — se puso cerca de la puerta

2)

a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)

I can't stand the sight of him — no lo puedo ni ver

I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!

to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan

b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir

the chair won't stand his weight — la silla no le va a aguantar su peso

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo

3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stand apart

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

[stænd] (vb: pt, pp stood)
1. N

1) (=position) posición f, puesto m

to take up a stand near the door — colocarse cerca de la puerta

2) (fig) (=stance) actitud f, postura f

to take a stand on an issue — adoptar una actitud hacia una cuestión

to take a firm stand — adoptar una actitud firme

3) (Mil)

the stand of the Australians at Tobruk — la resistencia de los australianos en Tobruk

Custer's last stand — la última batalla del General Custer

- make a stand

to make or take a stand against sth — oponer resistencia a algo
one-night stand
4) (for taxis) parada f (de taxis)

5) (=lamp stand) pie m; (=music stand) atril m; (=hallstand) perchero m

6) (=newspaper stand) quiosco m, puesto m (esp LAm); (=market stall) puesto m; (in shop) estante m, puesto m; (at exhibition) caseta f, stand m; (=bandstand) quiosco m

7) (Sport) (=grandstand) tribuna f

8) (Jur) estrado m

to take the stand — (esp US) (=go into witness box) subir a la tribuna de los testigos; (=give evidence) prestar declaración

9) [of trees] hilera f, grupo m

10) *** (=erection) empalme *** m

11) = standstill

2. VT

1) (=place) poner, colocar

to stand sth against the wall — apoyar algo en la pared

to stand a vase on a table — poner un florero sobre una mesa

2) (=withstand) resistir

it won't stand serious examination — no resistirá un examen detallado

it won't stand the cold — no resiste el or al frío

his heart couldn't stand the shock — su corazón no resistió el or al choque

- stand one's ground

- if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

3) (=tolerate) aguantar

I can stand anything but that — lo aguanto todo menos eso

I can't stand it any longer! — ¡no aguanto más!

I can't stand Debussy — no aguanto a Debussy

I can't stand (the sight of) him — no lo aguanto, no lo puedo tragar

I can't stand waiting for people — no aguanto or soporto que me hagan esperar
chance 1., 3)
4) * (=pay for)

to stand sb a drink/meal — invitar a algn a una copa/a comer

he stood me lunch — me pagó la comida

the company will have to stand the loss — la compañía tendrá que encargarse de las pérdidas

3. VI

1) (=be upright) estar de pie or derecho, estar parado (LAm)

he could hardly stand — hasta tenía problemas para ponerse de pie

the house is still standing — la casa sigue en pie

we must stand together — (fig) debemos unirnos or ser solidarios

- stand on one's own two feet

- stand tall
ease 1., 4)
2) (=get up) levantarse, pararse (LAm)

all stand! — ¡levántense!

3) (=stay, stand still)

they were standing at the bar — estaban juntos al bar

to stand in the doorway — estar en la puerta

don't just stand there, do something! — ¡no te quedes ahí parado, haz algo!

they stood patiently in the rain — se quedaron esperando pacientemente bajo la lluvia

to stand talking — seguir hablando, quedarse a hablar

we stood chatting for half an hour — charlamos durante media hora, pasamos media hora charlando

stand and deliver! — ¡la bolsa o la vida!

- he left the others standing

4) (=tread)

to stand on sth — pisar algo

you're standing on my foot — me estás pisando

he stood on the beetle — pisó el escarabajo

he stood on the brakes — (Aut) * pisó el freno a fondo

5) (=measure) medir

he stands a good six feet — mide seis pies largos

the tower stands 50m high — la torre tiene 50m de alta

the mountain stands 3,000m high — la montaña tiene una altura de 3.000m

6) (=have reached)

the thermometer stands at 40° — el termómetro marca 40 grados

the record stands at ten minutes — el record está en diez minutos, el tiempo récord sigue siendo de diez minutos

sales are currently standing at two million — las ventas ya han alcanzado los dos millones

sales stand at five per cent more than last year — las ventas han aumentado en un cinco por cien en relación con el año pasado

7) (=be situated) encontrarse, ubicarse (LAm)

it stands beside the town hall — está junto al ayuntamiento

8) (=be mounted, based) apoyarse

9) (=remain valid) [offer, argument, decision] seguir en pie or vigente

my objection still stands — mis reservas siguen en pie

the contract stands — el contrato sigue en vigor

the theory stands or falls on this — de allí depende la teoría entera

it has stood for 200 years — ha durado 200 años ya, lleva ya 200 años de vida

10) (fig) (=be placed) estar, encontrarse

as things stand, as it stands — tal como están las cosas

I'd like to know where I stand — quisiera saber a qué atenerme

how do we stand? — ¿cómo estamos?

where do you stand with him? — ¿cuáles son tus relaciones con él?

nothing stands between us — nada nos separa

nothing stands between you and success — no tienes ningún obstáculo en el camino al éxito

11) (=be in a position)

to stand to do sth — arriesgar hacer algo

he stands to gain a great deal — tiene la posibilidad de ganar mucho

what do we stand to gain by it? — ¿qué posibilidades hay para nosotros de ganar algo?, ¿qué ventaja nos daría esto?

we stand to lose a lot — para nosotros supondría una pérdida importante, estamos en peligro de perder bastante

12) (=be)

she stands in need of a friend — lo que necesita es un amigo

to stand accused of murder — estar acusado de asesinato

he stands alone in this matter — no tiene ningún apoyo en este caso

to stand (as) security for sb — (Econ) salir fiador de algn; (fig) salir por algn

it stands to reason that... — es evidente que..., no cabe duda de que...
clear 2., 3), correct 2., 1)
13) (=remain undisturbed) estar

to allow a liquid to stand — dejar estar un líquido

let it stand for three days — déjelo reposar durante tres días

don't let the tea stand — no dejes que se pase el té

to let sth stand in the sun — poner algo al sol, dejar algo al sol

the car has been standing in the sun — el coche ha estado expuesto al sol

14) (Brit) (Pol) presentarse (como candidato)

• to stand against sb in an election — presentarse como oponente a algn en unas elecciones

• to stand as a candidate — presentarse como candidato

• to stand for Parliament — presentarse como candidato a diputado

to stand for president — presentarse como candidato a la presidencia

he stood for Castroforte — fue uno de los candidatos en Castroforte

he stood for Labour — fue candidato laborista

15) (Econ)

there is £50 standing to your credit — usted tiene 50 libras en el haber

- stand about

- stand aside

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand off

- stand out

- stand over

- stand to

- stand up

* * *
[stænd]
I

noun

1)

a) ( position) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( attitude) postura f, posición f

to take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo

c) ( resistance) resistencia f

to make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo

Custer's Last Stand — la última batalla de Custer

2)

a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base f

b) ( for sheet music) atril m

c) (for coats, hats) perchero m

3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón m

newspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos

a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes

4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f

5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m

to take the stand — subir al estrado

II
1.

(past & past p stood) intransitive verb

1)

a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

I was so tired I could hardly stand — estaba tan cansado que apenas podía tenerme en pie

I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado

she was standing at the window — estaba junto a la ventana

b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)

her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up

c) ( in height)

the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura

2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)

stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí

stand clear! — apártense!

he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla

to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse

can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?

you stood on my toe! — me pisaste!

3)

a) (be situated, located)

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano

a church stood here long ago — hace mucho tiempo aquí había una iglesia

I won't stand in your way — no seré yo quien te lo impida

b) ( hold position)

where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?

he stands high in their esteem — lo tienen en mucha estima

you never know where you stand with him — con él uno nunca sabe a qué atenerse

c) (be mounted, fixed)

a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera

4)

a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>

they stood and stared — se quedaron mirando

don't just stand there! — no te quedes ahí parado!

I was left standing there looking like a fool — me dejaron allí plantado como un tonto

can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?

time stood still — el tiempo se detuvo

the train standing at platform five — el tren que está en el andén número cinco

no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse

to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme

to leave somebody standing — dejar muy atrás a alguien

b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>

leave to stand — dejar reposar

water stood in puddles on the floor — había charcos de agua en el suelo

c) (survive, last)

these walls have stood for centuries — estas paredes tienen cientos de años

the tower is still standing — la torre sigue en pie

5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

what I said still stands — lo que dije sigue siendo válido

his argument stands or falls on this point — todo su argumento depende de este punto

6)

a) (be)

the house stands empty — la casa está vacía

he stands accused of treason — se lo acusa de traición

I stand corrected — tienes razón

b) ( be currently)

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares

c) ( be likely to)

to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?

7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)

to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia

2.

vt

1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*

he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared

he stood himself near the door — se puso cerca de la puerta

2)

a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)

I can't stand the sight of him — no lo puedo ni ver

I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!

to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan

b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir

the chair won't stand his weight — la silla no le va a aguantar su peso

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo

3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stand apart

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

English-spanish dictionary > stand
18 even

even [ˈi:vən]

1. adjective

   a. ( = equal) [quantities, distances, values] égal

• the scores are even nous sommes à égalité

• the odds are about even les chances sont à peu près égales

• I'll give you even money or even odds that... (British, US) il y a une chance sur deux pour que... + subj

• to get even with sb rendre la monnaie de sa pièce à qn

• I'll get even with you for that je te revaudrai ça

   b. ( = flat) [surface, ground] plat

   c. ( = steady) [progress] régulier ; [temperature, breathing] égal

   d. ( = calm) [voice, tones, temper] égal

   e. even number/date nombre m/jour m pair

2. adverb

   a. même

• even in the holidays même pendant les vacances

   b. (with adjective or adverb) encore

• even better encore mieux

• even more easily encore plus facilement

   c. (with negative) même

• without even saying goodbye sans même dire au revoir

• he can't even swim il ne sait même pas nager

   d. ► even if même si + indic

► even though bien que + subj

• even though we had tickets, we couldn't get in malgré nos billets, nous n'avons pas pu entré► even so quand même

• even so he was disappointed il a quand même été déçu

• yes, but even so oui mais quand même► even then

• and even then she wasn't happy mais elle n'était toujours pas contente► even as

• even as we speak en ce moment même

• even as he spoke, the door opened au moment même où il disait cela, la porte s'ouvrit

3. compounds

► even-handed adjective équitable

► even-tempered adjective d'humeur égale

► even out separable transitive verb

[+ burden, taxation] répartir plus uniformément ( among entre ) ; [+ prices] égaliser ; [+ inequalities] réduire

► even up separable transitive verb égaliser

• that will even things up cela rétablira l'équilibre ; (financially) cela compensera

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Note: even can always be translated by même when it is used to express surprise or for emphasis. For examples and other uses, see below
I 1. ['iːvn]
adverb

1) ( showing surprise) même

he didn't even try — il n'a même pas essayé

without even apologizing — sans même s'excuser

2) ( emphasizing point) même

I can't even swim, never mind dive — je ne sais même pas nager, encore moins plonger

don't tell anyone, not even Bob — ne dis rien à personne, pas même à Bob

even if/when/now — même si/quand/maintenant

3) ( with comparative) encore

even colder — encore plus froid

4) sout

even as I watched — alors même que je regardais
2.
even so adverbial phrase quand même

it was interesting even so — c'était quand même intéressant
3.
even then adverbial phrase ( at that time) même à ce moment-là; ( all the same) de toute façon
4.
even though conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)
II ['iːvn]
adjective [surface, voice, temper, contest] égal; [teeth, hemline] régulier/-ière; [temperature] constant; [distribution] équitable; [number] pair

we're even — nous sommes quittes

to get even with somebody — rendre à quelqu'un la monnaie de sa pièce

to be even — [competitors] être à égalité

I'll give you even odds ou money that — il y a une chance sur deux que (+ subj)

Phrasal Verbs:

- even out

- even up

English-French dictionary > even
19 square

square [skwεə^r]

1. noun

   a. ( = shape) carré m ; [of chessboard, graph paper] case f ; [of cake] part f (carrée) ; ( = window pane) carreau m

• to fold paper into a square plier une feuille de papier en carré

• to start again from square one (inf) repartir à zéro (inf)

• we're back to square one (inf) on se retrouve à la case départ (inf)

   b. (in town) place f ; (with gardens) square m ; ( = block of houses) pâté m de maisons

• the town square la grand-place

   c. (Mathematics) carré m

• four is the square of two quatre est le carré de deux

   d. ( = person) (inf) ringard (inf) m

2. adjective

   a. (in shape) carré

• to be a square peg in a round hole (inf) ne pas être dans son élément

   b. (Mathematics) 6 square metres 6 mètres carrés

• 6 metres square de 6 mètres sur 6

• a 25-cm square baking dish un moule de 25 centimètres sur 25

   c. ( = in order) en ordre

• to get one's accounts square équilibrer ses comptes

• to get square with sb (financially) régler ses comptes avec qn ; ( = get even with) rendre la pareille à qn

   d. ( = not indebted) to be all square (with sb) (inf) être quitte (envers qn)

   e. ( = honest) [dealings] honnête

• to get a square deal être traité équitablement

• to give sb a square deal agir honnêtement avec qn

• to be square with sb être honnête avec qn

   f. [person, attitude] (inf) ringard (inf)

3. adverb

   a. ( = squarely) to hit sb square on the forehead/on the jaw atteindre qn en plein front/en pleine mâchoire

• to kiss sb square on the mouth embrasser qn à pleine bouche

• square in the middle en plein milieu

• to look sb square in the face regarder qn bien en face

4. transitive verb

   a. ( = settle) [+ accounts] équilibrer ; [+ debts] régler

   b. (Mathematics) [+ number] élever au carré

• four squared is sixteen quatre au carré fait seize

5. intransitive verb

cadrer

• that doesn't square with the facts cela ne cadre pas avec les faits

6. compounds

► square bracket noun crochet m

• in square brackets entre crochets ► square dance noun ≈ quadrille m

► square meal noun repas m substantiel

► the Square Mile noun (in London) la City

► square number noun (Mathematics) carré m

► square root noun racine f carrée

► square up

1. intransitive verb

régler ses comptes

2. separable transitive verb

[+ account, debts] régler

* * *
[skweə(r)] 1.
noun

1) ( in town) place f; ( in barracks) cour f

main square — grand-place f

2) ( four-sided shape) carré m; (in board game, crossword) case f; (of glass, linoleum) carreau m

to divide a page up into squares — quadriller une feuille

3) Mathematics ( self-multiplied) carré m

4) Mathematics, Technology ( instrument) équerre f

5) (colloq) ( old-fashioned person) ringard/-e (colloq) m/f
2.
adjective

1) ( right-angled) [shape, box, jaw, shoulders] carré; ( correctly aligned) bien droit

2) Mathematics [metre, mile] carré

four square metres — quatre mètres carrés

an area four metres square — une surface de quatre mètres sur quatre

3) fig (level, quits)

to be (all) square — [accounts] être équilibré; [people] être quitte; [teams] être à égalité

it's all square at two all — il y a égalité à deux partout

4) ( honest) honnête

to give somebody a square deal — traiter quelqu'un de façon honnête

5) (colloq) ( boring) ringard (colloq)
3.
adverb ( directly)

he hit me square on the jaw — il m'a frappé en plein dans la mâchoire

she looked me square in the eye — elle m'a regardé droit dans les yeux
4.
transitive verb

1) lit équarrir [stone, timber]; couper [quelque chose] au carré or à angle droit [corner, end, section]

to square one's shoulders — redresser les épaules

2) ( settle) régler [account, debt]

3) Sport égaliser [score, series]

4) ( win over) ( persuade) s'occuper de; ( bribe) graisser la patte à (colloq) [person]

go home early; I'll square it with the boss — pars avant l'heure, j'arrangerai ça avec le patron

I have problems squaring this with my conscience — j'ai du mal à concilier cela avec ma conscience
5.
squared past participle adjective

1) [paper] quadrillé

2) Mathematics [number] au carré

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Phrasal Verbs:

- square up

- square with

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to go back to square one — retourner à la case départ

English-French dictionary > square
20 back

adj.

1 trasero(a), de atrás (in space) (part, wheel)

2 (en el tiempo)

back number número atrasado

back pay atrasos, salario atrasado

back rent alquiler o renta pendiente de pago, atrasos (Am)

3 anterior.

4 de la espalda.

adv.

1 atrás (in space)

2 (en retorno, desquite)

to get one's own back (on somebody) tomarse la revancha (contra alguien), desquitarse (de alguien)

to get back at somebody vengarse de alguien

to call somebody back llamar más tarde a alguien

if you kick me I'll kick you back si me pegas una patada, te la devolveré

3 (punto de partida)

to come/go back volver, regresarse (Am salvo RP)

when will she be back? ¿cuándo estará de vuelta?

back in Britain en Gran Bretaña

a few pages back unas cuantas páginas atrás

4 (en el tiempo)

a few years back hace unos cuantos años

back when… cuando…, en el tiempo en que…

back in 1982 allá por 1982

as far back as 1914 ya en 1914

5 de regreso, de vuelta.

6 hacia atrás.

excl.

abreviatura de: go back -> ve atrás.

intj.

atrás.

s.

1 espalda (de persona) ; lomo (de animal)

2 dorso (de página, mano, libro) ; respaldo (de silla) ;

3 (en futbol, rugby)

right/left back defensa

4 (modismo)

to do something behind somebody's back hacer algo a espaldas de alguien

to be glad to see the back of somebody alegrarse de perder a alguien de vista

to have one's back to the wall estar contra las cuerdas

put your back into it! ¡ponte a hacerlo en serio!

to break the back of the work hacer la parte más dura del trabajo

the boss was on my back all day (familiar) el jefe estaba todo el día encima de mí

get off my back! (familiar) ¡déjame en paz!, ¡deja de fastidiarme!

to put o get somebody's back up (familiar) hinchar las narices a alguien

5 parte trasera, parte de atrás.

6 espaldar, respaldo, espaldar de la silla, respaldo de la silla.

7 parte de atrás del cuchillo.

8 espalda del vestido, espalda.

9 fondo de la sala, fondo del teatro.

10 revés.

11 trasdós, curva externa de un arco.

12 envés, reverso de la tela.

13 defensa, zaguero, zaga.

14 Back, comando de explorador que lo devuelve a la página Web inmediatamente anterior.

s. & adj.

1 galga de ancla. (Familiar & Marina)

2 espalda de un bote. (náutica)

3 fondo (de la sala), defensa, zaga (posición defensiva), zaguero (jugador).

vt.

1 respaldar, apoyar (support) ; financiar, dar respaldo financiero a (financially)

2 apostar por (bet on)

3 mover hacia atrás (move backward)

4 echar para atrás, retroceder.

5 documentar.

6 venir de retroceso, echar para atrás, retroceder, caminar de retroceso.

7 endosar, brindar abierto apoyo a, confirmar, respaldar.

vi.

retroceder, ir hacia atrás (move backward) ; recular, dar marcha atrás (car, driver) (pt & pp backed)

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