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get the meal ready

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1 get up

أَعَدَّ (شَيْئًا إلخ)‏ \ brew: to make a drink such as (tea, coffee, etc.) by mixing leaves or seeds with boiling water. draw up: to prepare; put in order: The lawyer drew up an agreement for me to sign. equip: to supply with the necessary machines, tools, clothes, etc. for a particular job or sport: We equip soldiers with weapons. The factory was equipped with modern machines. get up: to arrange: We’re getting up a dance. lay on: to provide: The electricity supply has not yet been laid on to our new house. make: to prepare sth. for use: I’ll make the beds while you make some coffee. prepare: to get ready: She’s preparing a meal. Prepare (yourself) for a shock. provide: to make preparation (for or against): We provide for the future (or against accidents). set: to arrange; provide: Our teacher set us an exam. The hunter set some traps. \ See Also جَهَّزَ، زَوَّدَ بِـ، نظم (نَظَّمَ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > get up
2 fertig

I Adj.

1. (beendet, erledigt) finished, done; WIRTS. finished; (fertig gestellt) finished, complete(d); (fertig ausgebildet) Krankenschwester, Lehrer etc.: fully trained ( oder qualified); fertig sein mit have finished with; mit Buch, Brief Ausbildung: etc.: have finished; bist du mit dem Putzen fertig? have you finished (with the) cleaning?; ich bin fertig mit Packen auch I’m all packed; seid ihr fertig? have (umg. auch are) you finished?; fertig werden mit (Arbeit etc.) finish, get through s.th.; siehe auch fertig 6; man wird ( damit) nie fertig there’s no end to it, it’s never-ending; etw. fertig haben have s.th. ready, have finished s.th.; etw. fertig machen oder stellen finish ( oder complete) s.th.; etw. nicht rechtzeitig fertig bekommen oder kriegen umg. not finish s.th. in time; ( das) Essen ist fertig! the meal’s ready, grub’s up umg., Am. auch come and get it! hum.; und damit fertig! fig. and that’s that!; mit ihm bin ich fertig! fig. I’m through ( oder I’ve finished) with him; fix

2. (vorgefertigt) TECH. prefabricated; Kleidung: off-the-peg, Am. off-the-rack; Essen: pre-cooked; (tischfertig) ready-to-serve...; etw. fertig kaufen buy s.th. ready made ( Essen: precooked)

3. (bereit) ready; fertig zum Ausgehen / Start ready to go out / take off; ich bin gleich fertig I’ll be ready ( oder with you) in a minute; (Achtung,) fertig, los! SPORT ready, steady (Am. on your marks, get set), go!; sich fertig machen get ready ( für for); jemanden / etw. fertig machen get s.o. / s.th. ready

4. (reif) Charakter, Person: mature

5. umg., fig.: ( fix und) fertig (erschöpft) shattered, bushed; (ruiniert) done for; (sprachlos) speechless, präd. auch floored; da war ich ( aber) fertig! that really floored me; der ist fertig! he’s had it; jemanden ( fix und) fertig machen körperlich: take it out of s.o.; auch nervlich: finish s.o. (off); seelisch: get s.o. down; (Konkurrenz etc.) ruin s.o.; stärker: wipe s.o. out; ([Diskussions-]Gegner etc.) tear s.o. to pieces ( oder shreds); (abkanzeln) tear a strip off s.o.; durch Kritik: slam s.o.; ( verprügeln, SPORT: besiegen) give s.o. a (real) clobbering umg.; SPORT auch clobber s.o. umg.; (umbringen) finish s.o. off, do s.o. in; die Sache macht mich langsam fertig it’s gradually wearing me out; seelisch: it’s really starting to get to me; er macht mich fertig he’s getting me down; nervlich: auch he’s driving me spare (Am. crazy); Nerv

6. umg., fig.: etw. fertig bekommen oder bringen oder kriegen umg. (zustande bringen) manage s.th., bring s.th. off; weitS. (tun) do s.th.; es fertig bekommen oder bringen etc. zu (+ Inf.) manage to (+ Inf.) ich brachte es nicht fertig I couldn’t do it; (brachte es nicht übers Herz) auch I couldn’t bring myself to do it; er brachte es fertig, sie rauszuschmeißen he actually threw her out; wie bringt jemand so etwas fertig? how can anyone do a thing like that?; er bringt es ( glatt) fertig iro. I wouldn’t put it past him; er brachte es fertig und schlug sie iro. he actually went so far as to hit her; das bringst nur du fertig iro. that’s just like you, only you could have done that

7. umg. fig.: fertig werden mit cope with; mit Kummer, Enttäuschung: auch get over; mit jemandem, Stress, Hitze etc.: cope with, be able to handle ( oder take); mit ihm werd ich schon fertig I can ( oder know how to) handle him; soll er damit fertig werden that’s his problem; damit musst du allein fertig werden nobody can help you there, you’re on your own there; ohne jemanden / etw. fertig werden get along ( oder manage) quite well without s.o. / s.th.; er wurde nie damit fertig, dass sie ihn verlassen hatte / dass ihm gekündigt wurde he never got over her leaving him / being fired

II Adv.

1. (völlig) ausgebildet, angezogen etc.: fully; fertig packen / lesen / essen etc. finish packing / reading / eating etc.

2. (schon im Voraus) ready, pre-; fertig geschnitten pre-cut, ready cut; fertig verpackt prepacked

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(beendet) finished; done; completed;

(bereit) ready-made; ready

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fẹr|tig ['fɛrtɪç]
1. adj

1) (= abgeschlossen, vollendet) finished; (= ausgebildet) qualified; (= reif) Mensch, Charakter mature

mit der Ausbildung fertig sein — to have completed one's training

or der Lack (inf) — (and) there we are!, (and) Bob's your uncle! (Brit inf)

2) (= zu Ende) finished

mit etw fertig sein, etw fertig haben — to have finished sth

mit jdm fertig sein (fig) — to be finished or through with sb

wird das/werden wir rechtzeitig fertig werden? — will it/we be finished in time?

mit jdm/etw fertig werden (fig) — to cope with sb/sth

ich werde damit nicht fertig — I can't cope with it

du darfst nicht gehen, fertig! — you're not going and that's that or and that's the end of it!

3) (= bereit) ready

fertig zur Abfahrt — ready to go or leave

bist du/ist das Essen fertig? — are you/is the meal ready?

See:

→ Achtung, Platz

4) (inf) (= erschöpft) shattered (Brit inf all in (inf); (= ruiniert) finished; (= erstaunt) knocked for six (Brit inf) or for a loop (US inf)

mit den Nerven fertig sein — to be at the end of one's tether (Brit) or rope (US)

See:

→ fix

2. adv

fertig duschen — to finish having a shower

etw fertig kaufen — to buy sth ready-made; Essen to buy sth ready to eat or ready-prepared

fertig ausgebildet — fully qualified

fertig essen/lesen — to finish eating/reading

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1) (finished: My picture will soon be complete.) complete

2) ((negative unfinished) done; completed: a finished product.) finished

3) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do( something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) ready

4) (finished: Are you through yet?) through

5) (completely lacking in energy etc: I feel quite washed-out today.) washed-out

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fer·tig

[ˈfɛrtɪç]

I. adj

1. (abgeschlossen, vollendet) finished

das Essen ist in ein paar Minuten \fertig the food will be done [or ready] in a few minutes

etw \fertig haben to have finished sth

haben Sie die Briefe schon \fertig? have you finished the letters yet?

etw \fertig kaufen to buy a finished product

\fertig montierte Seite TYPO fully assembled sheet

mit etw dat \fertig sein to be finished with sth

mit etw dat \fertig werden to finish sth

2. (bereit) ready

ich bin schon lange \fertig! I've been ready for ages!

ich bin \fertig, wir können gehen I'm ready, let's go

3. (ausgebildet) trained

Lehrer qualified

4. (fam: erschöpft) exhausted, shattered BRIT fam, knackered BRIT sl, dog-tired; (verblüfft) amazed, gobsmacked BRIT, shocked by surprise BRIT fam

5. (fam: Beziehung beendet)

▪ mit jdm \fertig sein to be through [or finished] with sb

6. (fam: basta)

\fertig! that's that [or the end of it]!

II. adv

1. (zu Ende)

etw \fertig bekommen [o bringen] [o (fam) kriegen] (vollenden) to complete [or finish] sth

etw \fertig machen [o tun] to finish sth

lass mich wenigstens noch in Ruhe \fertig frühstücken! let me at least finish breakfast in peace

etw \fertig stellen to finish [or complete] sth

\fertig gestellt completed

2. (bereit)

[jdm] etw \fertig machen to have sth ready [for sb]

etw rechtzeitig \fertig machen to finish sth [or have sth ready] on time

sich akk [für etw akk] \fertig machen to get ready [for sth]

3.

▶ auf die Plätze, \fertig, los! on your marks, get set, go!, ready, steady, go!

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Adjektiv

1) (völlig hergestellt) finished <manuscript, picture, etc.>

das Essen ist fertig — lunch/dinner etc. is ready

und fertig ist der Lack od. die Laube — (ugs.) and there you are; and bob's your uncle (Brit. coll.)

etwas fertig bringen/bekommen — manage something

ich brächte es nicht fertig, das zu tun — I couldn't bring myself to do that

der bringt das fertig! — (iron.) I wouldn't put it past him

etwas fertig stellen — complete or finish something

2) nicht attr. (zu Ende) finished

[mit etwas] fertig sein/werden — have finished/finish [something]

etwas fertig bringen/bekommen/machen — finish something

bist du fertig? — have you finished?

mit jemandem fertig sein — (ugs.) be finished or through with somebody

mit etwas fertig werden — (fig.) cope with something

3) nicht attr. (bereit, verfügbar) ready (zu, für for)

das Essen fertig machen — get the meal ready

sich für etwas fertig machen — get ready for something

zum Abmarsch/Start fertig sein — be ready to march/ready for take-off

auf die Plätze - fertig - los! — on your marks, get set, go! (Sport); (bei Kindern auch:) ready, steady, go!

4) nicht attr. (ugs.): (erschöpft) shattered (coll.)

mit den Nerven fertig sein — be at the end of one's tether

jemanden fertig machen — wear somebody out; (durch Schikanen) wear somebody down; (deprimieren) get somebody down; (salopp): (zusammenschlagen, töten) do somebody in (sl.); (ugs.): (zurechtweisen) tear somebody off a strip (sl.)

5) (reif) mature < person, artist, etc.>

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fertig

A. adj

1. (beendet, erledigt) finished, done; WIRTSCH finished; (fertiggestellt) finished, complete(d); (fertig ausgebildet) Krankenschwester, Lehrer etc: fully trained ( oder qualified);

fertig sein mit have finished with; mit Buch, Brief Ausbildung: etc: have finished;

bist du mit dem Putzen fertig? have you finished (with the) cleaning?;

ich bin fertig mit Packen auch I’m all packed;

seid ihr fertig? have (umg auch are) you finished?;

fertig werden mit (Arbeit etc) finish, get through sth; → auch fertig 6;

man wird (damit) nie fertig there’s no end to it, it’s never-ending;

etwas fertig haben have sth ready, have finished sth;

etwas fertig machen oder

stellen finish ( oder complete) sth;

etwas nicht rechtzeitig fertig bekommen oder

kriegen umg not finish sth in time;

(das) Essen ist fertig! the meal’s ready, grub’s up umg, US auch come and get it! hum;

und damit fertig! fig and that’s that!;

mit ihm bin ich fertig! fig I’m through ( oder I’ve finished) with him; → fix

2. (vorgefertigt) TECH prefabricated; Kleidung: off-the-peg, US off-the-rack; Essen: pre-cooked; (tischfertig) ready-to-serve …;

etwas fertig kaufen buy sth ready made ( Essen: precooked)

3. (bereit) ready;

fertig zum Ausgehen/Start ready to go out/take off;

ich bin gleich fertig I’ll be ready ( oder with you) in a minute;

(Achtung,) fertig, los! SPORT ready, steady (US on your marks, get set), go!;

sich fertig machen get ready (

für for);

jemanden/etwas fertig machen get sb/sth ready

4. (reif) Charakter, Person: mature

5. umg, fig:

(fix und) fertig (erschöpft) shattered, bushed; (ruiniert) done for; (sprachlos) speechless, präd auch floored;

da war ich (aber) fertig! that really floored me;

der ist fertig! he’s had it; → Nerv, fix

6. umg fig:

fertig werden mit cope with; mit Kummer, Enttäuschung: auch get over; mit jemandem, Stress, Hitze etc: cope with, be able to handle ( oder take);

mit ihm werd ich schon fertig I can ( oder know how to) handle him;

soll er damit fertig werden that’s his problem;

damit musst du allein fertig werden nobody can help you there, you’re on your own there;

ohne jemanden/etwas fertig werden get along ( oder manage) quite well without sb/sth;

er wurde nie damit fertig, dass sie ihn verlassen hatte/dass ihm gekündigt wurde he never got over her leaving him/being fired

B. adv

1. (völlig) ausgebildet, angezogen etc: fully;

fertig packen/lesen/essen etc finish packing/reading/eating etc

2. (schon im Voraus) ready, pre-;

fertig geschnitten pre-cut, ready cut;

fertig verpackt prepacked

…fertig im adj ready to …, …-ready;

betriebsfertig ready to be put into operation;

küchenfertig ready to cook;

ofenfertig oven-ready;

pfannenfertig ready to fry, pan-ready;

servierfertig ready to serve;

transportfertig verpackt ready to ship;

verkaufsfertig ready for sale

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Adjektiv

1) (völlig hergestellt) finished <manuscript, picture, etc.>

das Essen ist fertig — lunch/dinner etc. is ready

und fertig ist der Lack od. die Laube — (ugs.) and there you are; and bob's your uncle (Brit. coll.)

etwas fertig bringen/bekommen — manage something

ich brächte es nicht fertig, das zu tun — I couldn't bring myself to do that

der bringt das fertig! — (iron.) I wouldn't put it past him

etwas fertig stellen — complete or finish something

2) nicht attr. (zu Ende) finished

[mit etwas] fertig sein/werden — have finished/finish [something]

etwas fertig bringen/bekommen/machen — finish something

bist du fertig? — have you finished?

mit jemandem fertig sein — (ugs.) be finished or through with somebody

mit etwas fertig werden — (fig.) cope with something

3) nicht attr. (bereit, verfügbar) ready (zu, für for)

das Essen fertig machen — get the meal ready

sich für etwas fertig machen — get ready for something

zum Abmarsch/Start fertig sein — be ready to march/ready for take-off

auf die Plätze - fertig - los! — on your marks, get set, go! (Sport); (bei Kindern auch:) ready, steady, go!

4) nicht attr. (ugs.): (erschöpft) shattered (coll.)

mit den Nerven fertig sein — be at the end of one's tether

jemanden fertig machen — wear somebody out; (durch Schikanen) wear somebody down; (deprimieren) get somebody down; (salopp): (zusammenschlagen, töten) do somebody in (sl.); (ugs.): (zurechtweisen) tear somebody off a strip (sl.)

5) (reif) mature <person, artist, etc.>

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adj.

finished adj.

ready (for) adj. adv.

readily adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > fertig
3 reste

reste [ʀεst]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = l'autre partie) le reste the rest

• le reste de sa vie/du temps the rest of his life/of the time

• préparez les bagages, je m'occupe du reste get the luggage ready and I'll see to the rest

• avec la grève, la neige et (tout) le reste, ils ne peuvent pas venir what with the strike, the snow and everything else, they can't come

• pour le reste nous verrons bien as for the rest we'll have to see

► du reste besides

• du reste, nous la connaissons très peu besides, we hardly know her at all

   b. ( = ce qui est en trop) il y a un reste de fromage/de tissu there's some cheese/material left over

• ce reste de poulet ne suffira pas this left-over chicken won't be enough

   c. (Mathematics) remainder

2. plural masculine noun

restes ( = nourriture) leftovers ; (formal = dépouille mortelle) mortal remains

• les restes de the remains of

• donner les restes au chien to give the leftovers to the dog

• elle a de beaux restes (humorous) she's still a fine-looking woman

3. compounds

► reste à vivre disposable income household income after payment of all fixed charges

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ʀɛst
1.

nom masculin

1) ( ce qui subsiste)

le reste — gén the rest (de of); Mathématique the remainder

s'il y a un reste de lait — if there is any milk left

un reste de tissu — some left-over material

il a un reste d'affection pour elle — he still feels a bit of affection for her

2) (ce qui est encore à dire, faire etc)

le reste — the rest

le loyer, les assurances et (tout) le reste — (colloq) the rent, the insurance and everything else

je te souhaite santé, bonheur et tout le reste — (colloq) I wish you health, happiness and all the rest

au reste, du reste — besides

2.

restes nom masculin pluriel

1) (de fortune, bâtiment, d'armée) remains (de of)

2) ( de repas) leftovers

les restes d'un gigot — the remains of a joint

3) ( cadavre)

les restes de quelqu'un — the remains of somebody

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elle a encore de beaux restes — (colloq) hum she's still well preserved

sans demander or attendre son reste — without further ado

être or demeurer en reste avec quelqu'un — to feel indebted to somebody

pour ne pas être en reste — so as not to be outdone

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ʀɛst
1. nm

1)

le reste — the rest

le reste de — the rest of

le reste du temps — the rest of the time

pour le reste; quant au reste — as for the rest

2)

un reste; un reste de poulet — some leftover chicken

Il y a un reste de peinture. — There's some paint left.

3) (= vestige)

un reste de — a remnant of, a last trace of

4) MATHÉMATIQUE (d'une opération) remainder

5) (autres locutions)

avoir du temps de reste — to have time to spare

ne pas vouloir être en reste — not to want to be outdone

partir sans demander son reste; partir sans attendre son reste fig — to leave without further ado

du reste; au reste — besides, moreover

2. restes nmpl

1) (nourriture en trop) leftovers

accommoder les restes — to use up leftovers

2)

avoir de beaux restes — to be well-preserved

3) (= dépouille, vestiges) remains

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reste

A nm

1 ( ce qui subsiste) le reste the rest (de of); ( argent) the balance; Math the remainder; le reste du monde/du temps/des livres the rest of the world/of the time/of the books; payer un tiers d'avance, le reste (de la somme) à la fin des travaux to pay a third in advance and the balance on completion of the work; s'il y a un reste de lait/quiche if there is a bit of milk/quiche left; il m'a proposé un reste de poulet he offered me some left-over chicken; avec le reste, je ferai une salade I'll make a salad out of what's left; faire une ceinture avec un reste de tissu to make a belt out of some left-over material; il a un reste d'affection pour elle he still feels a bit of affection for her; conserver un reste de dignité/lucidité to preserve a vestige of dignity/lucidity;

2 (ce qui est encore à dire, faire etc) le reste the rest; tu imagines le reste you can imagine the rest; prépare le repas, je me charge du reste you get the meal ready, leave the rest to me; avec le loyer, les assurances et (tout) le reste○, je ne m'en sors pas with the rent, the insurance and everything else, I just can't manage; je te souhaite santé, bonheur et tout le reste○ I wish you health, happiness and all the rest; pour le reste, quant au reste (as) for the rest; au reste liter, du reste besides; du reste, c'est trop cher besides, it's too expensive; avoir du temps/de l'argent de reste to have time/money to spare.

B restes nmpl

1 (de fortune, bâtiment, d'armée) remains (de of);

2 Culin les restes the leftovers; l'art d'accommoder les restes how to use leftovers; les restes d'un gigot the remains of a joint; je ne veux pas de tes restes lit, fig I don't want your leftovers;

3 ( cadavre) les restes de qn the remains of sb.

Idiomes

elle a encore de beaux restes○ hum she's still well preserved; partir sans demander or attendre son reste to leave without further ado; être or demeurer en reste avec qn to feel indebted to sb; pour ne pas être en reste so as not to be outdone; je ne voulais pas être en reste, alors j'ai acheté le gâteau not wanting to be outdone, I bought the cake.

[rɛst] nom masculin

1. [suite, fin] rest

si vous êtes sages, je vous raconterai le reste demain if you're good, I'll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow

et (tout) le reste! and so on (and so forth)!

tout le reste n'est que littérature/qu'illusion everything else is just insignificant/an illusion

sans attendre ou demander son reste without (any) further ado

être ou demeurer en reste to be outdone, to be at a loss

2. [résidu - de nourriture] food left over, leftovers (of food) ; [ - de boisson] drink left over ; [ - de tissu, de papier] remnant, scrap

CINÉMA out-takes

un reste de jour ou de lumière a glimmer of daylight

un reste de sa gloire passée a vestige ou remnant of his past glory

3. MATHÉMATIQUES remainder

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restes nom masculin pluriel

1. [d'un repas] leftovers

on mangera les restes ce soir we'll have the leftovers tonight

2. [vestiges] remains

3. [ossements] (last) remains

4. (familier & locution)

elle a de beaux restes she's still beautiful despite her age

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au reste

→ link=dudu reste

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de reste locution adjectivale

surplus (modificateur), spare

passez me voir demain, j'aurai du temps de reste come and see me tomorrow, I'll have some spare time

il a de la patience de reste he has patience to spare

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du reste locution adverbiale

besides, furthermore, moreover

inutile de discuter, du reste, ça ne dépend pas de moi there's no point in arguing and, besides, it's not up to me to decide

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > reste
4 comida

f.

1 food (food).

comida basura junk food

comida casera home cooking

comida chatarra junk food (Mexican Spanish)

comida corrida o corriente set meal (Mexican Spanish)

comidas para empresas business catering

comida para perros dog food

comida preparada convenience food

comida rápida fast food

2 meal (almuerzo, cena).

comida de Navidad Christmas dinner

comida de trabajo business lunch

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: comer.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: comedirse.

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comida

► nombre femenino

1 (alimento) food

■ comida italiana italian food

2 (desayuno etc) meal

■ la primera comida del día the first meal of the day

3 (almuerzo) lunch

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comida basura junk food

comida campestre picnic

comida casera home cooking

comida de negocios business lunch

comida para gatos catfood

comida para perros dogfood

comida rápida fast food

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noun f.

1) food

2) dinner

3) meal

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SF

1) (=alimento) food

le echas mucha sal a la comida — you put too much salt on your food

sirvió la comida en cuencos — she served the food in bowls

nos hemos quedado sin comida — we've got no food left

no me gusta la comida india — I don't like Indian food

mamá está haciendo o preparando la comida — mum is making lunch

no sirven comida después de las tres — they don't serve food o meals after three o'clock

acábate la comida — finish your meal

comida a domicilio — meals on wheels pl

comida basura — junk food

comida casera — home cooking

comida infantil — baby food

comida para gatos — cat food

comida para perros — dog food

comida precocinada, comida preparada — ready meals pl, precooked meals pl

comida rápida — fast food

comida reconfortante — comfort food

2) (=acto de comer) meal

ganamos una comida para dos personas — we won a meal for two

tómese una pastilla después de cada comida — take one tablet after meals

hacemos la comida fuerte al mediodía — we have our main meal at midday

comida de negocios — business lunch

comida de trabajo — working lunch

3) esp Esp (=almuerzo) lunch

la hora de la comida — lunch time

4) LAm (=cena) dinner, evening meal

5) **

comida de coco, comida de tarro, en la mili le han hecho una comida de coco o tarro — they brainwashed him when he was in the army

este libro es una comida de coco o tarro — this book is pretty heavy stuff *

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femenino

1) ( alimentos) food

comida para perros — dog food

2)

a) ( ocasión en que se come) meal

hago tres comidas al día — I have o eat three meals a day

la comida fuerte del día — the main meal of the day

b) (AmL) (menú, platos) food

hacer or preparar la comida — to get the food ready o cook the food

- comida basura/rápida

- comida de negocios/de trabajo

3)

a) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almuerzo) lunch, dinner (BrE)

b) (esp AmL) ( cena) dinner, supper; ( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea

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= food, meal, eats, cuisine, food supply, grub, chow, nosh, foodstuffs, fare, supper, supply of food.

Ex. Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.

Ex. The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.

Ex. Recounts the experience of some US book superstores in offering drinks and eats in order to make them user friendly.

Ex. Diet books are now more flexible, and there is a resurgence of interest in vegetarian cuisine.

Ex. This study investigated the mechanisms by which these changes have impacted on birds and their food supplies.

Ex. Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.

Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.

Ex. Top it off with spicy guacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex. Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.

Ex. This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.

Ex. A big pumpkin, cut into quarters and baked, is a sweet and warming supper.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* atracarse de comida = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* atracón de comida = binge eating.

* bolsa de comida = box lunch.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* búsqueda de comida = foraging.

* cama y comida = food and board, bed and board.

* comida al aire libre = cookout.

* comida basura = junk food.

* comida caliente = cooked meal.

* comida de dos platos y postre = three-course meal.

* comida de empresa = company dinner.

* comida de fuera = outside food.

* comida de Navidad = Christmas dinner.

* comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.

* comida de tres platos = three-course meal.

* comida ecológica = ecological food.

* comida en conserva = tinned food, canned food.

* comida enlatada = tinned food, canned food.

* comida escolar = school lunch, school dinner.

* comida grasa = fatty food.

* comida infantil = baby food.

* comida para animales = animal feed.

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* comida para niños = baby food.

* comida para pájaros = bird seed.

* comida para perros = dog food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comida precocinada = baked goods.

* comida preparada = take-out.

* comida principal = main meal.

* comida rápida = fast food, junk food.

* comidas = dining.

* comida saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.

* comida sana = wholesome food, healthy food.

* comidas caseras = home cooking.

* comidas selectas = delicatessen [deli, -abrev.].

* comida tradicional de los negros del sur de los Estados Unidos = soul food.

* comida y alojamiento = board and lodging.

* comida y habitación = board and lodging.

* decoración de los carritos de la comida = trolley dressing.

* en las comidas = at meal times.

* gasto en comida = food bill.

* harto de comida = fullfed.

* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].

* industria de la comida rápida, la = fast-food industry, the.

* preparar la comida = cook + meal.

* puesto de café y comida = coffee and lunch corner.

* puesto de comida = food stall.

* restaurante de comida rápida = fast-food restaurant.

* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida = be a picky eater.

* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.

* * *

femenino

1) ( alimentos) food

comida para perros — dog food

2)

a) ( ocasión en que se come) meal

hago tres comidas al día — I have o eat three meals a day

la comida fuerte del día — the main meal of the day

b) (AmL) (menú, platos) food

hacer or preparar la comida — to get the food ready o cook the food

- comida basura/rápida

- comida de negocios/de trabajo

3)

a) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almuerzo) lunch, dinner (BrE)

b) (esp AmL) ( cena) dinner, supper; ( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea

* * *

= food, meal, eats, cuisine, food supply, grub, chow, nosh, foodstuffs, fare, supper, supply of food.

Ex: Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.

Ex: The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.

Ex: Recounts the experience of some US book superstores in offering drinks and eats in order to make them user friendly.

Ex: Diet books are now more flexible, and there is a resurgence of interest in vegetarian cuisine.

Ex: This study investigated the mechanisms by which these changes have impacted on birds and their food supplies.

Ex: Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.

Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.

Ex: Top it off with spicy guacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.

Ex: This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.

Ex: A big pumpkin, cut into quarters and baked, is a sweet and warming supper.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* atracarse de comida = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* atracón de comida = binge eating.

* bolsa de comida = box lunch.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* búsqueda de comida = foraging.

* cama y comida = food and board, bed and board.

* comida al aire libre = cookout.

* comida basura = junk food.

* comida caliente = cooked meal.

* comida de dos platos y postre = three-course meal.

* comida de empresa = company dinner.

* comida de fuera = outside food.

* comida de Navidad = Christmas dinner.

* comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.

* comida de tres platos = three-course meal.

* comida ecológica = ecological food.

* comida en conserva = tinned food, canned food.

* comida enlatada = tinned food, canned food.

* comida escolar = school lunch, school dinner.

* comida grasa = fatty food.

* comida infantil = baby food.

* comida para animales = animal feed.

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* comida para niños = baby food.

* comida para pájaros = bird seed.

* comida para perros = dog food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comida precocinada = baked goods.

* comida preparada = take-out.

* comida principal = main meal.

* comida rápida = fast food, junk food.

* comidas = dining.

* comida saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.

* comida sana = wholesome food, healthy food.

* comidas caseras = home cooking.

* comidas selectas = delicatessen [deli, -abrev.].

* comida tradicional de los negros del sur de los Estados Unidos = soul food.

* comida y alojamiento = board and lodging.

* comida y habitación = board and lodging.

* decoración de los carritos de la comida = trolley dressing.

* en las comidas = at meal times.

* gasto en comida = food bill.

* harto de comida = fullfed.

* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].

* industria de la comida rápida, la = fast-food industry, the.

* preparar la comida = cook + meal.

* puesto de café y comida = coffee and lunch corner.

* puesto de comida = food stall.

* restaurante de comida rápida = fast-food restaurant.

* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida = be a picky eater.

* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.

* * *

comida

feminine

A (alimentos) food

gastamos mucho en comida we spend a lot on food

¿te gusta la comida china? do you like Chinese food o cooking?

comida para perros/gatos dog/cat food

B

1 (ocasión en que se come) meal

hago tres comidas al día I have o eat three meals a day

come mucho pan con la comida she eats a lot of bread with her meals o food

aquí la comida fuerte es la del mediodía here the main meal is at midday

2 (menú, platos) food

en este bar no sirven comidas they don't serve o ( BrE) do meals in this bar

está haciendo or preparando la comida he's getting the food ready o cooking the food

Compuestos:

● comida basura

junk food

● comida de negocios/de trabajo

business/working lunch

● comida escolar

school lunch o dinner ( BrE)

C

1 (esp Esp, Méx) (almuerzo) lunch, dinner ( BrE)

2 ( esp AmL) (cena) dinner, supper; (en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea

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Del verbo comedirse: ( conjugate comedirse)

me comida es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

se comida es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

comida sustantivo femenino
a) ( en general) food;

◊ comida para perros dog food;

comida basura/rápida junk/fast food
b) ( ocasión en que se come) meal;

◊ la comida fuerte del día the main meal of the day;

¿quién hace la comida en tu casa? who does the cooking in your house?;
todavía no he hecho la comida I still haven't cooked the meal
c) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almuerzo) lunch

d) (esp AmL) ( cena) dinner, supper;

( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea
comido,-a adjetivo yo estoy comida, I've had lunch
vinieron comidos, when they arrived they had already eaten
♦ Locuciones: sale lo comido por lo servido, (no compensar) it's not worthwhile
ser pan comido, to be a piece of cake
comida sustantivo femenino
1 (alimentos) food: la comida escasea, food is scarce
2 (ingesta de alimentos) meal
(al mediodía) lunch: después de la comida siempre estamos un ratito de sobremesa, after dinner we always chat around the table
La palabra comida puede referirse al alimento en general ( food), a cualquiera de las tres comidas del día ( meal) o a la comida del mediodía ( lunch), aunque algunos anglohablantes la llaman a veces dinner. ➣ Ver nota en dinner
' comida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- aderezar
- aderezo
- alimento
- almuerzo
- ansiosa
- ansioso
- antojarse
- aperitivo
- apetitosa
- apetitoso
- atracarse
- bocado
- brocheta
- ciega
- ciego
- comido
- cruda
- crudo
- delicada
- delicado
- delito
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- destemplarse
- enormidad
- envidiar
- estar
- estropearse
- fondón
- fondona
- fuerte
- grasosa
- grasoso
- guarrear
- harta
- hartar
- harto
- hincar
- indigestarse
- ingerir
- itacate
- llenar
- mesa
- mierda
- mucha
- mucho
- palillo
- pasar
- peculiar
English:
ample
- beautiful
- beg
- binge
- bite
- bland
- boiling
- burn
- can
- canned
- cater
- caterer
- complaint
- concoct
- consumption
- cook
- cooking
- cool down
- cool off
- course
- dainty
- decay
- defrost
- dehydrated
- delicacy
- delicatessen
- delightful
- diet
- dig into
- digest
- dinner
- disagree
- dish
- doggy bag
- eat up
- enjoyable
- excessive
- fancy
- far
- fare
- fast food
- feed
- filling station
- finish up
- fit
- fix
- food
- forage
- freeze
- fresh

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comida nf

1. [alimento] food;

la comida francesa/mexicana French/Mexican food;

comida para perros/gatos dog/cat food

Comp
comida basura junk food;
comida casera home cooking;
Méx comida chatarra junk food; Méx comida corrida set meal; Méx comida corriente set meal;
comidas a domicilio = home delivery of food;

comidas para empresas business catering;

comida para llevar takeaway food;

comida preparada ready meals;

comida rápida fast food

2. [acto de comer] meal;

se sirven comidas [en letrero] food served

3. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] lunch;

dar una comida to have a lunch party;

una comida de negocios o [m5] de trabajo a business lunch;

una comida campestre a picnic

4. esp Andes [a la noche] dinner

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comida

f

1 (comestibles) food

2 ocasión meal

* * *

comida nf

1) : food

2) : meal

3) : dinner

4)

comida basura : junk food

5)

comida rápida : fast food

* * *

comida n

1. (alimentos) food

tenemos que llevar algo de comida we've got to take some food

necesitan comida y medicinas they need food and medicine

2. (al mediodía) lunch

voy a hacer la comida I'm going to make lunch

¿a qué hora quieres la comida? what time do you want lunch?

3. (a cualquier hora) meal

hacemos tres comidas al día we have three meals a day

comida para llevar takeaway

comida rápida fast food

Spanish-English dictionary > comida
5 essen

n; -s, -

1. nur Sg.; Handlung: eating; wir sind gerade beim Essen we’re just having dinner ( oder lunch), we’re in the middle of eating; lass dich nicht beim Essen stören don’t let me disturb your meal; das ist nichts zum Essen you can’t eat that, that’s not for eating

2. (Speise, Kost, Verpflegung) food; (Gericht) dish; Essen und Trinken food and drink; gesundes / vegetarisches etc. Essen healthy / vegetarian food; Essen fassen! MIL. come and get it!, grub up!, Am. chow down!

3. (Mahlzeit) meal; (Festmahl) dinner; Essen auf Rädern meals on wheels; ( das) Essen machen oder kochen make ( oder cook) the dinner ( oder lunch); das Essen wird kalt the food’s getting cold; zum Essen gehen (Mittagspause machen) go for lunch; (ausgehen) eat out; jemanden zum Essen einladen invite s.o. for a meal ( oder to dinner, lunch); zum Essen bleiben stay for dinner ( oder lunch), stay and eat; etw. vor / nach dem Essen einnehmen take s.th. before / after meals; nach dem Essen sollst du ruhn oder tausend Schritte tun Sprichw. after dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile

4. (Portion) meal; 20 Essen ausgeben serve 20 meals

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das Essen

food; meal; eatables

* * *
Ẹs|sen ['ɛsn]
nt -s, -
(= Mahlzeit) meal; (= Nahrung) food; (= Küche) cooking; (= Mittagessen) lunch; (= Abendessen) dinner
bleib doch zum Essen — stay for lunch/dinner, stay for a meal

das Essen kochen or machen (inf) — to cook or get the meal

jdn zum Essen einladen — to invite sb for a meal

(bitte) zum Essen — lunch/dinner is ready

Essen auf Rädern — meals on wheels

See:

→ ruhen

* * *

(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) eat

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Es·sen

<-s, ->

[ˈɛsn̩]

nt

1. (zubereitete Mahlzeit, Speise) meal, repast form; (Arbeitsessen) working lunch/dinner; (Festessen) dinner; (offizielles Dinner) banquet, formal [or official] dinner

\Essen auf Rädern meals on wheels

zum \Essen bleiben to stay for [or BRIT to] lunch/dinner, to stay for a meal

das \Essen auf den Tisch bringen to serve up [lunch/dinner] sep

jdn zum \Essen einladen to invite sb to [or for] lunch/dinner, to invite sb for a meal

\Essen fassen MIL to draw rations; (fam) to come and get one's meal

ein \Essen [für jdn] geben to give [or throw] a banquet [for sb]

das \Essen kochen [o (fam) machen] to cook [or fam get] the meal

zum \Essen kommen to come and eat

2. (Nahrung) food no pl, no indef art

fettes \Essen fatty food

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das; Essens, Essen

1) o. Pl

beim Essen sein — be having lunch/dinner/supper

zum Essen gehen — go to lunch

jemanden zum Essen einladen — invite somebody for a meal

2) (Mahlzeit) meal; (FestEssen) banquet

3) (Speise) food

[das] Essen machen/kochen — get/cook the meal

das Essen warm stellen — keep the lunch/dinner/supper hot

Essen auf Rädern — meals on wheels

4) (Verpflegung) o. Pl. food

Essen und Trinken — food and drink

* * *

essen; isst, aß, hat gegessen

A. v/i eat;

zu Mittag/Abend essen have lunch/dinner;

viel essen eat a lot; generell: be a big eater;

gut/warm/kalt essen have a good/hot/cold meal;

das Kind

isst gut/schlecht has a good/poor appetite; wenn du gesund werden willst,

musst du gut/tüchtig essen you must (US have to) eat well;

man isst dort ganz gut the food is quite good there;

was gibt es zu essen? what’s for dinner ( oder lunch)?, what are we having for dinner ( oder lunch)?;

wir können gleich essen dinner ( oder lunch) will be ready in a minute;

hast du schon gegessen? have you eaten yet?, have you had your dinner ( oder lunch) yet?;

essen gehen oder

auswärts, im Restaurant essen eat out, eat at a restaurant;

ich geh zu meiner Schwester essen I’m eating ( oder having a meal) at my sister’s;

selber essen macht fett! umg ablehnend: charity begins at home

B. v/t eat;

etwas

gern essen like;

seinen Teller leer essen clear one’s plate;

ich esse kein Fleisch I don’t eat meat;

sie hat noch keinen Bissen gegessen she hasn’t even touched her food, she hasn’t eaten a single morsel yet;

du isst mich noch arm! umg you’re going to eat me out of house and home;

nichts wird so heiß gegessen, wie es gekocht wird sprichw things are seldom as bad as they seem;

das ist längst gegessen! umg, fig that’s ancient history, that’s dead and buried

C. v/r:

sich satt essen eat one’s fill (

an +dat of)

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das; Essens, Essen

1) o. Pl

beim Essen sein — be having lunch/dinner/supper

zum Essen gehen — go to lunch

jemanden zum Essen einladen — invite somebody for a meal

2) (Mahlzeit) meal; (FestEssen) banquet

3) (Speise) food

[das] Essen machen/kochen — get/cook the meal

das Essen warm stellen — keep the lunch/dinner/supper hot

Essen auf Rädern — meals on wheels

4) (Verpflegung) o. Pl. food

Essen und Trinken — food and drink

* * *

nur sing. n.

food n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > essen
6 Essen

n; -s, -

1. nur Sg.; Handlung: eating; wir sind gerade beim Essen we’re just having dinner ( oder lunch), we’re in the middle of eating; lass dich nicht beim Essen stören don’t let me disturb your meal; das ist nichts zum Essen you can’t eat that, that’s not for eating

2. (Speise, Kost, Verpflegung) food; (Gericht) dish; Essen und Trinken food and drink; gesundes / vegetarisches etc. Essen healthy / vegetarian food; Essen fassen! MIL. come and get it!, grub up!, Am. chow down!

3. (Mahlzeit) meal; (Festmahl) dinner; Essen auf Rädern meals on wheels; ( das) Essen machen oder kochen make ( oder cook) the dinner ( oder lunch); das Essen wird kalt the food’s getting cold; zum Essen gehen (Mittagspause machen) go for lunch; (ausgehen) eat out; jemanden zum Essen einladen invite s.o. for a meal ( oder to dinner, lunch); zum Essen bleiben stay for dinner ( oder lunch), stay and eat; etw. vor / nach dem Essen einnehmen take s.th. before / after meals; nach dem Essen sollst du ruhn oder tausend Schritte tun Sprichw. after dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile

4. (Portion) meal; 20 Essen ausgeben serve 20 meals

* * *

das Essen

food; meal; eatables

* * *
Ẹs|sen ['ɛsn]
nt -s, -
(= Mahlzeit) meal; (= Nahrung) food; (= Küche) cooking; (= Mittagessen) lunch; (= Abendessen) dinner
bleib doch zum Essen — stay for lunch/dinner, stay for a meal

das Essen kochen or machen (inf) — to cook or get the meal

jdn zum Essen einladen — to invite sb for a meal

(bitte) zum Essen — lunch/dinner is ready

Essen auf Rädern — meals on wheels

See:

→ ruhen

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(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) eat

* * *

Es·sen

<-s, ->

[ˈɛsn̩]

nt

1. (zubereitete Mahlzeit, Speise) meal, repast form; (Arbeitsessen) working lunch/dinner; (Festessen) dinner; (offizielles Dinner) banquet, formal [or official] dinner

\Essen auf Rädern meals on wheels

zum \Essen bleiben to stay for [or BRIT to] lunch/dinner, to stay for a meal

das \Essen auf den Tisch bringen to serve up [lunch/dinner] sep

jdn zum \Essen einladen to invite sb to [or for] lunch/dinner, to invite sb for a meal

\Essen fassen MIL to draw rations; (fam) to come and get one's meal

ein \Essen [für jdn] geben to give [or throw] a banquet [for sb]

das \Essen kochen [o (fam) machen] to cook [or fam get] the meal

zum \Essen kommen to come and eat

2. (Nahrung) food no pl, no indef art

fettes \Essen fatty food

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das; Essens, Essen

1) o. Pl

beim Essen sein — be having lunch/dinner/supper

zum Essen gehen — go to lunch

jemanden zum Essen einladen — invite somebody for a meal

2) (Mahlzeit) meal; (FestEssen) banquet

3) (Speise) food

[das] Essen machen/kochen — get/cook the meal

das Essen warm stellen — keep the lunch/dinner/supper hot

Essen auf Rädern — meals on wheels

4) (Verpflegung) o. Pl. food

Essen und Trinken — food and drink

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Essen n; -s, -

1. nur sg; Handlung: eating;

wir sind gerade beim Essen we’re just having dinner ( oder lunch), we’re in the middle of eating;

lass dich nicht beim Essen stören don’t let me disturb your meal;

das ist nichts zum Essen you can’t eat that, that’s not for eating

2. (Speise, Kost, Verpflegung) food; (Gericht) dish;

Essen und Trinken food and drink;

gesundes/vegetarisches etc

Essen healthy/vegetarian food;

Essen fassen! MIL come and get it!, grub up!, US chow down!

3. (Mahlzeit) meal; (Festmahl) dinner;

Essen auf Rädern meals on wheels;

(das) Essen machen oder

kochen make ( oder cook) the dinner ( oder lunch);

das Essen wird kalt the food’s getting cold;

zum Essen gehen (Mittagspause machen) go for lunch; (ausgehen) eat out;

jemanden zum Essen einladen invite sb for a meal ( oder to dinner, lunch);

zum Essen bleiben stay for dinner ( oder lunch), stay and eat;

etwas vor/nach dem Essen einnehmen take sth before/after meals;

nach dem Essen sollst du ruhn oder tausend Schritte tun sprichw after dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile

4. (Portion) meal;

20 Essen ausgeben serve 20 meals

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das; Essens, Essen

1) o. Pl

beim Essen sein — be having lunch/dinner/supper

zum Essen gehen — go to lunch

jemanden zum Essen einladen — invite somebody for a meal

2) (Mahlzeit) meal; (FestEssen) banquet

3) (Speise) food

[das] Essen machen/kochen — get/cook the meal

das Essen warm stellen — keep the lunch/dinner/supper hot

Essen auf Rädern — meals on wheels

4) (Verpflegung) o. Pl. food

Essen und Trinken — food and drink

* * *

nur sing. n.

food n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Essen
7 наготвям

cook/prepare a meal, get a meal ready, do the/o.'s cooking

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наго̀твям,

гл. cook/prepare a meal, get a meal ready, do the/o.’s cooking.

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cook/prepare a meal, get a meal ready, do the/o.'s. cooking

Български-английски речник > наготвям
8 наготвя

наго̀твя,

наго̀твям гл. cook/prepare a meal, get a meal ready, do the/o.’s cooking.

Български-английски речник > наготвя
9 asado

adj.

roasted, roast.

m.

1 roast (meat).

2 barbecue (barbacoa). (Colombian Spanish, Southern Cone)

3 barbecued beef, roast, roasted meat, joint.

4 oven-roasted meat.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: asar.

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asado

► nombre masculino

1 roast

————————

asado

► participio pasado

1→ link=asar asar

► adjetivo

1 roast, roasted

► nombre masculino asado

1 roast

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

asado,-a de calor figurado roasting, boiling hot

bien asado,-a well done

poco asado,-a underdone, rare

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1. noun m.
1) roast

2) barbecue
2. (f. - asada)
adj.

roasted, broiled

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1. ADJ

1) (Culin) roast antes de s, roasted

carne asada — roast meat

asado al horno — baked

asado a la parrilla — grilled, broiled (EEUU)

bien asado — well done

poco asado — rare

2) LAm (=enfadado) cross, angry

3) *

estar asado — Caribe to be broke *

2. SM

1) (Culin) roast, joint

2) Cono Sur (=comida) barbecue; (=carne asada) barbecued meat

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I
- da adjetivo

1) ( en horno) roast (before n); ( con espetón) spit-roast (before n); ( a la parrilla) barbecued, grilled

castañas asadas — roast chestnuts

papas asadas — roast/baked potatoes

2) (fam) ( acalorado) roasting (colloq)
II
masculino

a) ( al horno) roast

asado de cordero — roast lamb

b) (AmL) ( a la parrilla) barbecued meat

c) (AmL) ( reunión) barbecue

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I
- da adjetivo

1) ( en horno) roast (before n); ( con espetón) spit-roast (before n); ( a la parrilla) barbecued, grilled

castañas asadas — roast chestnuts

papas asadas — roast/baked potatoes

2) (fam) ( acalorado) roasting (colloq)
II
masculino

a) ( al horno) roast

asado de cordero — roast lamb

b) (AmL) ( a la parrilla) barbecued meat

c) (AmL) ( reunión) barbecue

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asado¹

¹ = roast.

Ex: This roast pork loin and potatoes is a snap to prepare.

asado²

² = roasted.

Ex: The plant produces canned beans, glace fruit, maraschino cherries, roasted peppers, etc., comprising a total 50 products.

* asado a la parrilla = grilled.

* patata asada = baked potato.

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asado¹ -da

adjective

A (en el horno) ‹pollo/ternera› roast ( before n); (con espetón) ‹conejo/pollo› spit-roast ( before n); (a la parrilla) ‹sardinas/chorizo› barbecued, grilled

castañas asadas roast chestnuts

papas or patatas asadas roast/baked potatoes

B

1 ( fam) (acalorado) roasting ( colloq)

2 ( Chi fam) (malhumorado) annoyed, mad ( AmE colloq)

asado²

masculine

1 (al horno) roast

asado de cordero roast lamb

2 ( AmL) (a la parrilla) barbecued meat

3 ( AmL) (reunión) barbecue

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Del verbo asar: ( conjugate asar)

asado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
asado
asar
asado 1
◊ -da adjetivo

1
a) ‹carne/pollo› ( en horno) roast ( before n);

( con espetón) spit-roast ( before n);
( a la parrilla) barbecued, grilled
b) ‹castaña/papa› roast ( before n);

‹ papa con piel› baked
2 (fam) [estar] ( acalorado) roasting (colloq)
asado 2 sustantivo masculino
a) ( al horno) roast;

◊ asado de cordero roast lamb

b) (AmL) ( a la parrilla) barbecued meat

c) (AmL) ( reunión) barbecue

asar ( conjugate asar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹carne/pollo› ( en horno) to roast;

( a la parrilla) to grill;
( con espetón) to spit-roast
b) ‹castaña/papa› to roast;

‹ papa con piel› to bake
asarse verbo pronominal
a) ( en horno) to roast

b) (fam) ( de calor) to roast (colloq)

asado,-a
I adj Culin roast
cordero asado, roast lamb
figurado estamos asados de calor, we are roasting
II m Culin roast
asar verbo transitivo to roast
' asado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asada
- guarnición
- pollo
- regar
- caldo
- cortar
- piedra
English:
carve up
- gorge
- roast
- barbecue
- boiling

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asado, -a

♦ adj

1. [en el horno] [carne] roast;
[papa o patata] [en trozos] roast; [entera con piel] baked;
castañas asadas roast chestnuts

2. [a la parrilla] [pescado, chorizo] grilled

♦ nm

1. [carne] roast

2. Col, CSur [barbacoa] barbecue

3. Col, CSur [reunión] barbecue

4. RP asado de tira Br thin flank, US plate

ASADO

The asado is the pre-eminent culinary/social celebration in Argentina and Uruguay. Any occasion is a good excuse - birthdays, wedding anniversaries, public holidays and even an ordinary Sunday will do. An asado is a meal for family and/or friends, at midday or in the evening, where the main dish is beef roasted outdoors on a barbecue. This can be served with potatoes, red peppers, cheese or chicken, and various types of sausages and offal, all cooked on the barbecue. The wood used in the fire gives a unique and unmistakable flavour to the food. It takes some time to get the food ready, so the guests at an asado will have plenty of time to chat and socialize over drinks by the fire.

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asado

I adj roast atr

II m

1 roast

2 Rpl ( barbacoa) barbecue

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asado, -da adj

: roasted, grilled, broiled

asado nm

1) : roast

2) : barbecued meat

3) : barbecue, cookout

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asado adj

1. (carne) roast

pollo asado roast chicken

2. (pescado, patata) baked

patatas asadas baked potatoes

estar asado de calor to be roasting

Spanish-English dictionary > asado
10 desinare

desinare s.m. dinner: dopo desinare, early in the afternoon; un magro desinare, a poor (o scanty) meal.

desinare v. intr. to dine, to have dinner: far da desinare, to get the dinner ready (o to prepare the dinner).

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[dezi'nare]
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) region. to have* lunch

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desinare

/dezi'nare/ [1]

verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) region. to have* lunch.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > desinare
11 preparar

v.

1 to prepare.

voy a preparar la cena/el arroz I'm going to get dinner ready/cook the rice

le hemos preparado una sorpresa we've got a surprise for him

Ella prepara la ropa She prepares the clothes.

Ella preparó la carne ayer She prepared=seasoned the meat yesterday.

2 to prepare for (examen).

3 to train (sport).

La agencia preparó al espía The Agency trained the spy.

4 to arrange for, to organize, to prepare.

Ella prepara el viaje She arranges for the trip.

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preparar

► verbo transitivo

1 to prepare, get ready

■ voy a preparar el desayuno I'll get breakfast ready

■ ¿habéis preparado el viaje? have you arranged the trip?

■ prepárate para recibir una buena reprimenda get ready for a good telling-off

2 (enseñar) to teach

■ en esta academia los preparan muy bien the standards of teaching are very high in this school

3 DEPORTE (entrenar) to train, coach

■ le está preparando su padre his father's coaching him

■ se está preparando para el maratón she's training for the marathon

4 (estudiar) to revise for, work for

■ ¿has preparado el examen de inglés? have you studied for the English exam?

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FRASEOLOGÍA

preparar oposiciones to study for competitive exams

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verb

1) to prepare

2) coach, train

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1. VT

1) (=dejar listo) [+ comida] to make, prepare; [+ habitación, casa] to prepare, get ready; [+ compuesto, derivado] (Quím) to prepare, make up

estoy preparando la cena — I'm making o preparing dinner, I'm getting dinner ready

¿te preparo un café? — shall I make you a coffee?

¿me puedes preparar la cuenta, por favor? — can you make my bill up, please?
terreno 2., 4)
2) (=organizar) [+ acción, viaje] to prepare; [+ ejemplar, revista] to prepare, work on

tardaron semanas en preparar el atraco — it took them weeks to set up o prepare the robbery

tengo una sorpresa preparada para ti — I've got a surprise for you

estamos preparando el siguiente número de la revista — we're working on o preparing the next issue of the magazine

3) (=instruir) [para un partido] to train, coach; [para examen, oposición] to coach, tutor

lleva meses preparando al equipo — he has been training o coaching the team for months

la están preparando en una academia — they are preparing o coaching her in a private school, she is being tutored in a private school

preparar a algn en algo — to coach sb in sth

busco a alguien que me prepare en inglés — I'm looking for someone to coach me in English

4) [+ examen, prueba] to study for, prepare for

llevo semanas preparando este examen — I have been studying o preparing for this exam for weeks

2.

See:

prepararse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < plato> to make, prepare; < comida> to prepare, get... ready; < medicamento> to prepare, make up; < habitación> to prepare, get... ready; < cuenta> to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)

te tengo preparada una sorpresa — I've got a surprise (waiting) for you

2) <examen/prueba> to prepare

3) < persona> ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE); ( para partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para tarea, reto) to prepare

no ha sabido preparar a los hijos para la vida — he has failed to prepare his children for life
2.
prepararse v pron

1) tormenta/crisis to brew

2) (refl) ( disponerse)

prepararse PARA algo — to get ready for something

se preparó para darle la mala noticia — he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad news

prepárate que me vas a escuchar — just you listen to me!

3) (refl) ( formarse) to prepare

prepararse para algo — <para examen/competición> to prepare for something

no se preparó bien (para) la prueba — she didn't do enough work for the test

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= draw, draw up, gear (to/toward(s)/for), prepare, put together, train, marshal, set + aside, brief, coach, tool up, groom, brew, ready, concoct, gird for.

Ex. For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.

Ex. At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.

Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.

Ex. A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.

Ex. I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.

Ex. The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.

Ex. The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.

Ex. We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.

Ex. This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.

Ex. The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Tooling up for a revolution'.

Ex. Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.

Ex. The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.

Ex. A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.

Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.

Ex. Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.

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* preparar a la brasa = grill, broil.

* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.

* preparar a la plancha = griddle.

* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.

* preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.

* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.

* preparar en el microondas = microwave.

* preparar la comida = cook + meal.

* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.

* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.

* prepararse = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + ready.

* prepararse para = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to.

* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.

* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down + the hatches.

* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.

* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.

* preparar una ensalada = toss + a salad.

* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.

* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.

* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.

* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.

* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.

* prepárate = get + ready.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < plato> to make, prepare; < comida> to prepare, get... ready; < medicamento> to prepare, make up; < habitación> to prepare, get... ready; < cuenta> to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)

te tengo preparada una sorpresa — I've got a surprise (waiting) for you

2) <examen/prueba> to prepare

3) < persona> ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE); ( para partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para tarea, reto) to prepare

no ha sabido preparar a los hijos para la vida — he has failed to prepare his children for life
2.
prepararse v pron

1) tormenta/crisis to brew

2) (refl) ( disponerse)

prepararse PARA algo — to get ready for something

se preparó para darle la mala noticia — he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad news

prepárate que me vas a escuchar — just you listen to me!

3) (refl) ( formarse) to prepare

prepararse para algo — <para examen/competición> to prepare for something

no se preparó bien (para) la prueba — she didn't do enough work for the test

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= draw, draw up, gear (to/toward(s)/for), prepare, put together, train, marshal, set + aside, brief, coach, tool up, groom, brew, ready, concoct, gird for.

Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.

Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.

Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.

Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.

Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.

Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.

Ex: The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.

Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.

Ex: This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.

Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Tooling up for a revolution'.

Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.

Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.

Ex: A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.

Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.

Ex: Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.

* preparar a la brasa = grill, broil.

* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.

* preparar a la plancha = griddle.

* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.

* preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.

* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.

* preparar en el microondas = microwave.

* preparar la comida = cook + meal.

* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.

* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.

* prepararse = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + ready.

* prepararse para = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to.

* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.

* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down + the hatches.

* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.

* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.

* preparar una ensalada = toss + a salad.

* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.

* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.

* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.

* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.

* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.

* prepárate = get + ready.

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preparar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹plato› to make, prepare; ‹comida› to prepare, get … ready; ‹medicamento› to prepare, make up

tengo que preparar la comida I have to get lunch ready o make lunch

nos había preparado un postre riquísimo he had made a delicious dessert for us

preparó la habitación para los invitados she prepared the room o got the room ready for the guests

verás la sorpresa que te tengo preparada just wait till you see the surprise I've got (waiting) for you

prepáreme la cuenta por favor can you draw up my check, please? ( AmE), can you make up my bill, please? ( BrE)

terreno² m C. (↑ terreno (2))

B ‹examen/prueba› to prepare

ha preparado la asignatura a fondo she's prepared the subject very thoroughly

prepara su participación en los campeonatos he is training o preparing for the championships

C ‹persona› (para un examen) to tutor, coach ( BrE); (para un partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para una tarea, un reto) to prepare

no ha sabido preparar a los hijos para la vida he has failed to prepare his children for life

¿sabes quién la prepara para el examen? do you know who's tutoring o coaching her for the exam?

antes de darle la noticia habrá que prepararla the news will have to be broken to her gently

no estaba preparada para esa grata sorpresa she wasn't prepared for o expecting such a pleasant surprise

■ prepararse

v pron

A «tormenta» to brew

se prepara una crisis en la zona there's a crisis brewing in the region

B ( refl)

(disponerse): prepárate que me vas a escuchar just you listen to me!

prepararse PARA algo to get ready FOR sth

se preparó para darle la mala noticia he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad news

C ( refl) (formarse) to prepare

se prepara para el examen de ingreso en la Universidad she's preparing for the University entrance examination

se prepara para las Olimpiadas he is training o preparing for the Olympics

no se ha preparado bien (para) la prueba she hasn't studied hard enough o done enough work for the test, she isn't well enough prepared for the test

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preparar ( conjugate preparar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ plato› to make, prepare;
‹ comida› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ medicamento› to prepare, make up;
‹ habitación› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ cuenta› to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)
2 ‹examen/prueba› to prepare
3 ‹ persona› ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE);
( para partido) to train, coach, prepare;
(para tarea, reto) to prepare
prepararse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( disponerse): prepararse PARA algo to get ready for sth
2 ( refl) ( formarse) to prepare;
prepararse para algo ‹para examen/competición› to prepare for sth
preparar verbo transitivo
1 to prepare, get ready
preparar una fiesta, to prepare a party
2 Dep to train, coach
' preparar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capacitar
- despreocuparse
- disponer
- planear
- sabática
- sabático
- terrena
- terreno
- urdir
- arreglar
- corresponder
- hacer
English:
brew
- coach
- concoct
- cook
- detailed
- draw up
- fix
- get
- groom
- lay out
- make
- make out
- make up
- microwave
- mix
- prep
- prepare
- prime
- rind
- roll out
- set
- study
- way
- whip up
- add
- can
- curry
- dispense
- do
- draft
- draw
- dress
- ease
- equip
- gear
- mount
- plan
- put
- ready
- run

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preparar

♦ vt

1. [disponer, elaborar] to prepare;
[trampa] to set, to lay; [maletas] to pack;
estaban preparando un robo they were planning a robbery;

voy a preparar la cena/el arroz I'm going to get dinner ready/cook the rice;

nos preparó una cena estupenda she made o cooked a delicious evening meal for us;

¿quién prepara la comida en tu casa? who does the cooking in your household?;

le hemos preparado una sorpresa we've got a surprise for you

2. [examen, oposiciones, prueba] to prepare for

3. [entrenar, adiestrar] [físicamente] to train;
[tácticamente] to coach; [alumnos] to coach; [animales] to train;
no nos habían preparado para solucionar este tipo de problemas we hadn't been taught to solve this type of problem

♦ See also the pronominal verb prepararse

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preparar

v/t prepare, get ready

* * *

preparar vt

1) : to prepare, to make ready

2) : to teach, to train, to coach

♦ See also the reflexive verb prepararse

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preparar vb

1. (en general) to prepare / to get ready

voy a preparar la comida I'm going prepare dinner

2. (entrenar) to train / to coach

prepara a los jóvenes jugadores he coaches the young players

preparar el equipaje to pack your luggage

preparar un examen to study for an exam [pt. & pp. studied]

Spanish-English dictionary > preparar
12 table

table [tabl]

1. feminine noun

table

• la table des négociations the negotiating table

• il sait sa table de 8 he knows his 8 times table

• mettre la table to lay the table

• débarrasser la table to clear the table

• se lever de table to get up from the table

• quitter la table

• sortir de table to leave the table

• linge de table table linen

• vin de table table wine

• aimer les plaisirs de la table to enjoy one's food

• faire table rase to make a clean sweep

• on a fait table rase du passé we put the past behind us

► à table

• être à table to be eating

• nous étions huit à table there were eight of us round the table

• à table ! it's ready!

• se mettre à table to sit down to eat ; ( = avouer) (inf) to come clean (inf)

• on ne se met jamais à table avant 20 heures we never have dinner before 8 o'clock

• lave-toi les mains avant de passer à table go and wash your hands before eating

2. compounds

► table à abattants drop-leaf table

► table d'applique console table

► table d'architecte drawing board

► table basse coffee table

► table de billard billiard table

► table de chevet bedside table

► table de cuisine kitchen table

► table de cuisson hob

► table à dessin drawing board

► table d'écoute wire-tapping set

• mettre qn sur table d'écoute to bug sb's phone ► tables gigognes nest of tables

► table d'hôte table d'hôte

• faire table d'hôte to serve dinner for residents ► table de jeu gaming table

► table à langer changing table

► table des matières table of contents

► table de multiplication multiplication table

► table murale wall table

► table de nuit bedside table

► table d'opération operating table

► table d'orientation viewpoint indicator

► table de ping-pong table-tennis table

► table pliante folding table

► table à rallonges extending table

► table à repasser ironing board

► table ronde round table

► la Table ronde the Round Table

► table roulante trolley (Brit), cart (US)

► table de toilette (pour lavabo) washstand ; ( = coiffeuse) dressing table

► table de travail worktable

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tabl
nom féminin

1) ( meuble) table

2) ( lieu du repas) table

bien/mal se tenir à table — to have good/bad table manners

nous serons dix à table ce midi — there'll be ten of us for lunch today

nous étions toujours à table quand... — we were still eating when...

s'asseoir à table — ( pour manger) to sit down to eat

passer or se mettre à table — lit to sit down at the table; ( avouer) (colloq) to spill the beans (colloq)

3) ( nourriture) table

table remarquable or de roi — marvellous [BrE] spread

4) ( lieu de discussion) table

s'asseoir autour d'une table — to get round the table

5) Mathématique table

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Phrasal Verbs:

- table basse

- table de chevet

- table de cuisson

- table à dessin

- table d'école

- table d'écoute

- table des matières

- table de mixage

- table de montage

- table de nuit

- table d'orientation

- table à repasser

- table roulante

- table de toilette

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mettre les pieds sous la table — to let others wait on you

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tabl nf
table

à table! (le soir) — dinner's ready!, (à midi) lunch is ready!

se mettre à table — to sit down to eat, fig * to come clean

mettre la table; dresser la table — to lay the table, to set the table

desservir la table; débarrasser la table — to clear the table

avoir une bonne table — to keep a good table

faire table rase de — to make a clean sweep of

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table nf

1 ( meuble) table; une table en or de chêne an oak table; une table de salle à manger/de cuisine a dining-room/kitchen table;

2 ( lieu du repas) table; à table at (the) table; mettre or dresser la table to set ou lay the table; être/fumer à table to be/to smoke at the table; bien/mal se tenir à table to have good/bad table manners; rester à table après le repas to remain at the table after the meal; nous serons dix à table ce midi there'll be ten of us for lunch today; nous étions toujours à table quand… we were still eating when…; s'asseoir à table ( pour manger) to sit down to eat; viens t'asseoir à table! come and sit at the table!; passer or se mettre à table lit to sit down at the table; ( avouer)○ to spill the beans○; sortir or se lever de table to leave the table; réserver une table (pour cinq) to book GB ou reserve a table (for five); à table! dinner's ready!;

3 ( nourriture) table; avoir une bonne table to keep a good table; table remarquable or de roi marvellous^GB spread; restaurant réputé pour sa table et sa cave restaurant with a reputation for its good food and wine cellar;

4 ( lieu de discussion) table; table des négociations/débats negotiating/debating table; s'asseoir autour d'une or de la même table to get round the table; mettre un million/le double sur la table to put a million/twice as much on the table;

5 ( tablée) table; présider la table to be at the head of the table;

6 Tech ( partie plane) (de fraiseuse, ponceuse) table; ( de raboteuse) bed; ( d'enclume) face;

7 Math table; table de logarithmes/de multiplication log/multiplication table; table à double entrée two-way table;

8 Minér ( facette supérieure d'une pierre) table.

Composés

table analytique analytical table; table d'autel altar table; table basse coffee table; table de billard billiard table; table de bridge bridge table; table de camping camping table; table de chevet bedside table GB, night stand US; table de cuisson hob; table à dessin drawing board; table d'école school desk; table d'écoute wiretapping set; être mis sur table d'écoute to have one's phone tapped; table de ferme farmhouse table; table glaciaire Géog glacier table; table d'harmonie sounding board; table d'honneur head table; table d'hôte table d'hôte; table de jardin garden table; table de jeu Jeux card table; table de lancement launching pad; table à langer changing table; table lumineuse ( pour diapositives) slide table; table de massage massage table; table des matières (table of) contents; table de mixage mixing console; table de montage editing bench ou table; table de nuit bedside table GB, nightstand US; table d'opération operating table; table d'orientation viewpoint diagram; table à ouvrage sewing table; table de ping-pong® table-tennis table; table pliante folding table; table à rallonges extending table; table de repassage or à repasser ironing board; table ronde lit, fig round table; table ronde sur l'immigration round table (talks) on immigration; table roulante trolley; table de soudage welding bench; table de télévision television stand; table de tir range table; table de toilette washstand; table tournante ( phénomène) table turning; table traçante Ordinat graph plotter; table de travail worktable; table de vérité truth table; tables gigognes nest of tables; Tables de la Loi Bible Tables of the Law.

Idiomes

mettre les pieds sous la table to let others wait on you; tenir table ouverte to keep open house.

[tabl] nom féminin

1. [pour les repas] table

débarrasser ou desservir la table to clear the table

dresser ou mettre la table to set the table

une table de six couverts a table set for six

qui sera mon voisin de table? who will I be sitting next to (for the meal)?

sortir ou se lever de table to leave the table, to get up from the table

la table d'honneur the top ou head table

table d'hôte table d'hôte

nous avons pris notre repas à la table d'hôte we ate with the other guests in the hotel dining room

tenir table ouverte to keep open house

2. [nourriture]

la table food

aimer la table to enjoy ou to like good food

[restaurant]

une des meilleures tables de Paris one of the best restaurants in Paris

3. [tablée] table, tableful

présider la table to preside over the guests (at a meal)

il a fait rire toute la table he made the whole table laugh

4. [meuble à usages divers] table

table de chevet ou de nuit bedside table

table de cuisine/de salle à manger kitchen/dining-room table

table basse coffee table

table de billard billiard table

table de cuisson hob

table à dessin drawing board

table de jeu gambling table

table à langer baby changing table

table de lecture turntable

table de montage

a. IMPRIMERIE & PHOTOGRAPHIE light table

b. CINÉMA cutting table

table d'opération operating table

table d'orientation viewpoint indicator

table de ping-pong table-tennis table

table à rallonges extension ou draw table

table à repasser ironing board

table ronde (sens propre & figuré) round table

table roulante trolley (UK), tea wagon (US)

table tournante table used for séances

faire tourner les tables to hold a séance

table de travail work surface

table à volets drop-leaf table

tables gigognes nest of tables

5. [liste, recueil] table

table de logarithmes/mortalité/multiplication log/mortality/multiplication table

table alphabétique alphabetical table ou list

table des matières (table of) contents

les Tables de la Loi BIBLE The Tables of the Law

table rase PHILOSOPHIE tabula rasa

faire table rase to wipe the slate clean, to make a fresh start

6. CONSTRUCTION [plaque] panel

[panneau] panel, table

7. GÉOLOGIE table, mesa

8. IMPRIMERIE table

table de réception delivery table

9. INFORMATIQUE table

table traçante plotter

10. JOAILLERIE table

11. MUSIQUE

table d'harmonie soundboard

12. RAIL

table de roulement running ou rail surface

13. RELIGION

table d'autel (altar) table

la table de communion, la sainte table the communion ou the Lord's table

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à table locution adverbiale

at table

passer à ou se mettre à table to sit down to a meal

nous pouvons passer à table the meal is ready now

nous serons dix à table there will be ten of us at table

je te rappelle plus tard, je suis à table I'll call you later, I'm eating

se mettre à table (très familier & argot milieu) [parler] to spill the beans

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à table interjection

à table! it's ready!

table d'écoute nom féminin

wiretapping set ou equipment

elle est sur table d'écoute her phone is tapped

mettre quelqu'un sur table d'écoute to tap somebody's phone

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > table
13 comer

v.

1 to eat (ingerir alimentos).

no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat

¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?; (al mediodía) what's for dinner? (a noche)

comer fuera to go out for lunch (al mediodía)

¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/etc ready, children!

dar de comer to feed

2 to take, to capture.

me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops

3 to eat up.

les come la envidia they're eaten up with envy

eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time

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comer

► verbo transitivo

1 to eat

■ comer pescado to eat fish

2 (tomar) to have

■ para cenar comimos sopa we had soup for dinner

3 (color) to fade

4 (corroer) to corrode

5 figurado (gastar) to eat away; (combustible) to use, use up

6 (en ajedrez) to take, capture

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to eat; (a mediodía) to have lunch, lunch; (por la noche) to have dinner, dine

■ ayer comimos a las dos yesterday we had lunch at two

■ mañana vamos a comer fuera tomorrow we're going to eat out

■ David me ha invitado a comer David's invited me to lunch

► nombre masculino

1 eating

► verbo pronominal comerse

1 to eat

■ se lo comió todo he ate all of it

2 figurado (saltarse) to omit; (párrafo) to skip; (palabra) to swallow

■ se come las palabras she doesn't pronounce her words very clearly

3 (color) to fade

4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comer como un pajarito familiar not to eat enough to feed a sparrow

comer como una lima / comer como un regimiento / comer por cuatro familiar to eat like a horse

come con los ojos his (her, your, etc) eyes are bigger than his (her, your, etc) belly

comerse a alguien a besos figurado to smother somebody with kisses

comerse a alguien con los ojos figurado to look at somebody lovingly

comerse algo con los ojos familiar to devour something with one's eyes

comerse las uñas to bite one's nails

¿con qué se come eso? familiar what the heck is that?

dar de comer to feed

echar de comer (a los animales) to feed (the animals)

está para comérsela familiar (mujer) she's really tasty

me come la envidia figurado I'm green with envy

no tener qué comer not to have enough to live on

ser de buen comer to be a good eater

sin comerlo ni beberlo familiar without having had anything to do with it

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verb

to eat

- dar de comer

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1. VT

1) [+ comida] to eat

¿quieres comer algo? — would you like something to eat?

no tienen qué comer — they have nothing to eat

sin comerlo ni beberlo —

sin comerlo ni beberlo, me vi envuelto en un caso de contrabando de drogas — without really knowing how, I found myself involved in a drug smuggling case

ha recibido una herencia sin comerlo ni beberlo — he's come into an inheritance without having done anything to deserve it
coco I, 2), tarro 2)
2) (=almorzar) to have for lunch, eat for lunch

los domingos suelo comer paella — on Sundays I usually have paella for lunch

3) (=hacer desaparecer)

el pelo te come la cara — your hair's covering half your face

esto come las existencias — this devours the stocks

poco a poco el polvo fue comiendo la casa — dust gradually took over the house

• comer terreno, la derecha les está comiendo terreno — the right is gaining ground on them

el equipo se dejó comer el terreno — the team conceded a lot of ground

4) (=destruir, consumir)

un ácido que come la plata — an acid that corrodes silver

el agua comió la piedra — the water wore down the stone

eso les come la moral — that's eating away at their morale

le come la envidia por dentro — she is eaten up o consumed with envy

5) (=escocer)

el picor me come la pierna — my leg's stinging

6) (Ajedrez) to take

2. VI

1) (=ingerir alimento) to eat

¿qué hay para comer? — what have we got to eat?, what is there to eat?

los leones tienen que cazar para comer — lions have to hunt to eat

¡come y calla! — shut up and eat your food! *

• comer de algo — (=tomar comida) to eat sth; (=vivir) to live off sth

come de los platos de los demás — she eats other people's food

no todos podemos comer de lo que cultivamos — not all of us can live off what we grow ourselves

• comer fuera — to eat out

comer con los ojos —

siempre comes con o por los ojos — your eyes are bigger than your stomach

- comer como una vaca o fiera

- no comer ni dejar comer

- el mismo que come y viste

2) (=tomar la comida principal) esp Esp [a mediodía] to have lunch; LAm [por la noche] to have dinner

comemos a la una — we have lunch at one

me gusta comer fuerte y cenar poco — I like to have a big lunch and a light evening meal

3)

• dar de comer — to feed

estaba dando de comer al niño — she was feeding her child

dar de comer a las gallinas — to feed the hens

ni siquiera nos dio de comer — she didn't even give us anything to eat

4) And
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comer a algn — to screw sb ***

3.

See:

comerse

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer — I'm not hungry

este niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)

comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse

b)

dar de comer — to feed

dar(le) de comer a alguien (en la boca) — to spoonfeed somebody

darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid

come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told

2)

a) ( tomar una comida) to eat

todavía no hemos comido — we haven't eaten yet

salir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out

a comer! — lunch (o dinner etc) is ready!

¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien — the food here is very good

b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer — they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
2.
comer vt

1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eat

no puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso — have a little cheese

¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer — they don't have anything to eat

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)

me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)

2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 3

3) (en ajedrez, damas) to take
3.
comerse v pron

1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow

2)

a) (enf) < comida> to eat

cómetelo todo — eat it all up

comerse algo de un bocado — to gulp something down in one go

está para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)

comerse las uñas — to bite one's nails

se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy

comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)

b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)

a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)

b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away at

el colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

se los va a comer la mugre — they'll be up to their ears in muck (colloq)

4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)
II
masculino eating

una persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food

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= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.

Ex. Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.

Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

Ex. They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

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* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* comer carroña = scavenging.

* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.

* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.

* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.

* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.

* comer en casa = eat in.

* comer fuera = eat out.

* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.

* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* comerse los restos de = scavenge.

* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.

* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dar de comer = feed.

* descanso para comer = meal break.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* ganas de comer = appetite.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.

* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer — I'm not hungry

este niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)

comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse

b)

dar de comer — to feed

dar(le) de comer a alguien (en la boca) — to spoonfeed somebody

darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid

come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told

2)

a) ( tomar una comida) to eat

todavía no hemos comido — we haven't eaten yet

salir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out

a comer! — lunch (o dinner etc) is ready!

¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien — the food here is very good

b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer — they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
2.
comer vt

1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eat

no puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso — have a little cheese

¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer — they don't have anything to eat

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)

me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)

2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 3

3) (en ajedrez, damas) to take
3.
comerse v pron

1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow

2)

a) (enf) < comida> to eat

cómetelo todo — eat it all up

comerse algo de un bocado — to gulp something down in one go

está para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)

comerse las uñas — to bite one's nails

se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy

comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)

b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)

a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)

b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away at

el colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

se los va a comer la mugre — they'll be up to their ears in muck (colloq)

4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)
II
masculino eating

una persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food

* * *

= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.

Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.

Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* comer carroña = scavenging.

* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.

* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.

* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.

* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.

* comer en casa = eat in.

* comer fuera = eat out.

* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.

* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* comerse los restos de = scavenge.

* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.

* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dar de comer = feed.

* descanso para comer = meal break.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* ganas de comer = appetite.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.

* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

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comer¹ [E1 ]

vi

A

1 (tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anything

no hay nada para comer there's nothing to eat

este niño no me come nada ( fam); this child won't eat anything (I make for him) ( colloq)

las palomas comían de su mano the pigeons were eating out of o from her hand

el sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer he hardly earns enough to feed them

comer como un sabañón or ( Esp) una lima or ( Méx) un pelón de hospicio ( fam); to eat like a horse

comer como un pajarito ( fam); to eat like a bird

2

dar de comer to feed

todavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca) we still have to spoonfeed him

darle de comer al gato to feed the cat

tengo que darles de comer a los niños I have to get the kids something to eat, I have to feed the kids

nos dieron de comer muy bien they fed us very well

ni siquiera nos dieron de comer they didn't even give us anything to eat

darle a algn de comer aparte ( fam); to treat sb with kid gloves

B

1

(tomar una comida): todavía no hemos comido we haven't eaten yet, we haven't had lunch ( o dinner etc) yet

hace mucho tiempo que no salimos a comer (fuera) we haven't been out for a meal o eaten out for ages

¿dónde comieron anoche? where did you go for dinner o have dinner last night?

no queremos comer en el hotel we don't want to have our meals in the hotel o to eat at the hotel

¡niños, a comer! lunchtime ( o dinnertime etc), children!

¿qué hay de comer? (a mediodía) what's for lunch?; (por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien the food here is very good

donde comen dos, comen tres there's always room for one more at the table

2 (esp Esp, Méx) (almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner ( BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunch

3 ( esp AmL) (cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve we have o eat dinner at nine

nos invitaron a comer they asked o invited us to dinner

■ comer

vt

A ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat

como mucha fruta I eat a lot of fruit

no puedo comer chocolate I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso have a little cheese

tienes que comer todo lo que te sirvan you must eat (up) everything they give you

¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat

nadie te va a comer ( fam); nobody's going to bite your head off, nobody's going to eat you

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eaten

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas ( liter); like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo or sin comerla ni beberla: me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it o any part in it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? ( fam); what on earth's that? ( colloq), what's that when it's at home? ( BrE colloq)

B ( fam)

(hacer desaparecer): ese peinado le come mucho la cara that hairstyle hides half her face

estos zapatos me comen los calcetines my socks keep slipping down with these shoes

estos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros these expenses have started eating into our savings

el alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo the rent swallows up half my salary, half my salary goes on the rent

si seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirt

C (en ajedrez, damas) to take

■ comerse

v pron

A ‹acento/palabra›

te has comido todos los acentos you've left off o forgotten o ( BrE) missed off all the accents

me comí dos líneas I missed out o skipped two lines

se comen la `s' final they don't pronounce the final `s', they leave off o drop the final `s'

se come la mitad de las palabras he swallows o he doesn't pronounce half his words

B

1 ( enf) ‹comida› to eat

cómetelo todo eat it all up

se lo comió de un bocado he gulped it down in one go

está para comérsela ( fam); she's really tasty ( colloq), she's a real dish ( colloq)

no te comas las uñas don't bite your nails

¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam); have you lost your tongue?, has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq)

se lo come la envidia he's eaten up o consumed with envy

se comió cuatro años de cárcel ( fam); he did four years in prison o inside ( colloq)

comerse a algn vivo ( fam); to skin sb alive ( colloq)

si se entera mi madre me come viva if my mother finds out she'll skin me alive o have my guts for garters o make mincemeat of me ( colloq)

2 (estrellarse contra) ‹árbol/poste› to smash o crash into

3 (ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

nadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano ( fam); he can beat his brother hollow at swimming and running ( colloq), he knocks spots off his brother when it comes to swimming and running ( colloq)

C ( fam)

(hacer desaparecer): el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra the sun has faded the colors in the carpet

el mar se ha comido casi toda la arena the sea has washed away nearly all the sand

el ácido se come el metal the acid eats into o eats away the metal

el colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees, the children's school fees eat up almost all of my salary

D ( Col fam) (poseer sexualmente) to have ( colloq)

comer²

masculine

eating

una persona de buen comer someone who enjoys his/her food

el arte del buen comer the art of good eating

el comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar once you start eating, you don't want to stop

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comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( en general) to eat;

◊ no tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry;

este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de comer a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de comer al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a comer (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de comer? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;

( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch;

◊ nos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

verbo transitivo
a) ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat;

◊ ¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?;

no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat
b) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) See Also→ comerse 3

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to take

comerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( al escribir) ‹acento/palabra› to leave off;

‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
b) ( al hablar) ‹ letra› to leave off;

‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
◊ cómetelo todo eat it all up;

comerse las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
a) [acido/óxido] to eat away (at);

[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
b) [inflación/alquiler] ‹sueldo/ahorros› to eat away at

comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
' comer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- aire
- algo
- alimentar
- carrillo
- cosa
- dar
- deshora
- después
- empezar
- emplazar
- enana
- enano
- estomacal
- exacerbar
- exigua
- exiguo
- gana
- hambre
- hasta
- hincharse
- jambar
- le
- leguminosa
- menda
- mierda
- picar
- reserva
- rollo
- sabañón
- saciedad
- saque
- sopor
- tarde
- tarro
- terminar
- tragar
- troglodita
- tutiplén
- a
- acabar
- ansia
- apretujado
- austero
- barato
- barbaridad
- bueno
- carta
- chocolate
- de
English:
any
- avoid
- before
- bolt
- brisk
- buffet
- company
- conscious
- craving
- crunch
- cut out
- digestion
- directive
- eat
- eat out
- entertain
- fancy
- feed
- feeding
- finish
- for
- forage
- free rein
- full
- go
- go out
- good
- grab
- grain
- guzzle
- have
- hour
- invite
- just
- leftovers
- linger
- lunch
- lunchtime
- mealtime
- mop
- nosh
- out
- overwhelming
- pick at
- plate
- plough through
- process
- put away
- spoon-feed
- spot

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comer

♦ vt

1. [alimentos] to eat;

no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat;

¿quieres comer algo? would you like something to eat?;

no tengas miedo, nadie te va a comer don't be afraid, nobody's going to eat you;

Comp

ni come ni deja comer he's a dog in the manger;

Comp
Fam
comer el coco o [m5] tarro a alguien [convencer] to brainwash sb;

Comp

sin comerlo ni beberlo: sin comerlo ni beberlo, le hicieron jefe he became boss through no merit of his own;

sin comerlo ni beberlo, nos encontramos en la bancarrota through no fault of our own, we went bankrupt

2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have for lunch;
esp Andes [a la noche] to have for dinner;
hoy hemos comido pescado we had fish today

3. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;

me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops

4. [consumir] to eat up;

tus gastos nos comen casi todo mi sueldo your expenses eat up almost all of my salary;

esta estufa come mucha leña this stove uses o gets through a lot of wood;

los come la envidia they're eaten up with envy;

eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time;

me están comiendo los mosquitos the mosquitoes are eating me alive

♦ vi

1. [ingerir alimentos] to eat;

ahora no tengo ganas de comer I don't feel like eating o I'm not hungry right now;

comer fuera, salir a comer to eat out;

yo llevaré la bebida, tú compra las cosas de comer I'll get the drink, you buy the food;

comer a la carta to eat à la carte;

¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/ etc ready, children!;

¡come y calla! shut up and eat your dinner!;

dar de comer al perro to feed the dog;

no sé qué darles de comer a mis hijos esta noche I don't know what to give the children to eat this evening;

en ese restaurante dan de comer muy bien the food is very good in that restaurant;
Fam
ser de buen comer to have a healthy appetite;
Fig
tener qué comer to have enough to live on;

Comp
Fam
comer a dos carrillos to stuff one's face;

Comp

comer como una lima o [m5] un regimiento to eat like a horse;

Comp

comimos como curas o [m5] reyes we ate like kings;

Comp

comer y callar beggars can't be choosers;

Comp
Fam
dar o [m5]echar de comer aparte a alguien: a mi profesor hay que darle o [m5] echarle de comer aparte you have to be careful how you deal with my teacher, because you never know how he's going to react;

Comp

donde comen dos comen tres there's always room for one more at the table

2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have lunch;

¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?;

en casa comemos a las tres we have lunch at three o'clock at home;

hemos quedado para comer we've arranged to meet for lunch;

comer fuera, salir a comer to go out for lunch

3. esp Andes [a la noche] to have dinner

♦ See also the pronominal verb comerse

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comer

I v/t eat; a mediodía have for lunch

II v/i eat; a mediodía have lunch;

dar de comer a alguien feed s.o.;

no tienen qué comer they haven’t a thing to eat;

sin comerlo ni beberlo fam all of a sudden

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comer vt

1) : to eat

2) : to consume, to eat up, to eat into

comer vi

1) : to eat

2) cenar: to have a meal

3)

dar de comer : to feed

♦ See also the reflexive verb comerse

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comer vb

1. (en general) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten]

hay que comer más verduras you must eat more vegetables

¿comes pescado? do you eat fish?

2. (al mediodía) to have lunch

siempre como en casa I always have lunch at home

me ha invitado a comer he's invited me to lunch

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

fuimos a dar de comer a los patos we went to feed the ducks

Spanish-English dictionary > comer
14 para

prep.

1 for.

es para ti it's for you

una mesa para el salón a table for the living room

esta agua no es buena para beber this water isn't fit for drinking o to drink

te lo repetiré para que te enteres I'll repeat it so you understand

¿para qué? what for?

2 (in order) to.

para conseguir sus propósitos in order to achieve his aims

lo he hecho para agradarte I did it to please you

3 toward.

ir para casa to head (for) home

salir para el aeropuerto to leave for the airport

4 for (time).

tiene que estar acabado para mañana it has to be finished by o for tomorrow

diez para las once ten to eleven (Am salvo RP)

5 to.

la comida está lista para servir the meal is ready to be served

el atleta está preparado para ganar the athlete is ready to win

pres.indicat.

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

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: parir.

imperat.

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

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para

► preposición

1 (finalidad) for

■ he comprado un regalo para mi abuela I've bought a present for my grandmother

■ es para su cumpleaños it's for her birthday

2 (uso, utilidad) for

■ los cuchillos son para cortar, no para jugar con ellos knives are for cutting, not for playing with

■ ¿tienes algo para el dolor de cabeza? have you got anything for a headache?

3 (destino, dirección) for, to

■ salimos para Lugo el domingo we leave for Lugo on Sunday

■ el tren para Toledo sale a las 18.00 the train to Toledo leaves at 18.00

■ ¿para dónde vas? where are you going?

■ voy para allá inmediatamente I'll be there in a minute

4 (tiempo, fechas límites) by, before

■ lo necesito para el viernes I need it by Friday

■ la carretera estará acabada para antes del verano the road will be finished before the summer

5 (comparación) for

■ para los años que tiene está muy activa she's very active for her age

■ pesa poquísimo para lo grande que es it's very light for its size

► conjunción

1 (finalidad) to, in order to

■ lo hice para ahorrar tiempo I did it to save time

■ para estar sano es preciso comer bien in order to be healthy one must eat properly

2 (suficiente) enough

■ tal como nos han tratado es para no volver nunca más the way they treated us is enough to make you never go back there again

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FRASEOLOGÍA

para entonces by then

para con towards, to

■ han sido muy injustos para con los empleados they have been very unfair to their employees

■ cumplió con sus obligaciones para con la iglesia he fulfilled his obligations to the church

para que so that

■ déjale una nota a tu madre para que sepa dónde estás leave your mother a note so that she knows where you are

■ cierra la puerta para que no entre el perro shut the door so that the dog doesn't get in

■ aún es pronto para que vuelvan it's still too early for them to be back

¿para qué? what for?

■ ¿para qué has comprado eso? what did you buy that for?

¡que para qué! familiar very, really, terribly

■ ¡hace un frío que para qué! it's freezing

■ ¡es más torpe que para qué! she's so clumsy!

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prep.

1) for

2) to

3) towards

4) by

•

- para adelante
- para detrás
- para que
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I
PREP

1) [indicando finalidad, uso] for

un regalo para ti — a present for you

psicológicamente no estoy preparado para eso — I'm not psychologically ready for that

es demasiado cara para nosotros — it's too dear for us, it's beyond our means

no tengo para el viaje — I haven't got enough money for the trip

léelo para ti — read it to yourself

nació para poeta — he was born to be a poet

ya no estoy para estos trotes — I'm not up to this sort of thing anymore

yo no valgo para esto — I'm no good at this

una taza para café — a coffee cup

laca para el pelo — hairspray

para esto, podíamos habernos quedado en casa — if this is it, we might as well have stayed at home

2)

para que —

a) + subjun

lo traje para que lo vieras — I brought it so (that) you could see it

es para que lo leas — it's for you to read

un regalo para que te acuerdes de mí — a present for you to remember me by

para que eso fuera posible tendrías que trabajar mucho — you would have to work hard for that to be possible

b) [en preguntas]

¿para qué lo quieres? — why do you want it?, what do you want it for?

¿para qué sirve? — what's it for?

-¿por qué no se lo dices? -¿para qué? — "why don't you tell her?" - "what's the point o use?"

tú ya has pasado por eso, ¿para qué te voy a contar? — you've already been through that, so there's no point o use me telling you

que para qué * —

tengo un hambre que para qué — [uso enfático] I'm absolutely starving *

hay un embotellamiento que para qué — there's a huge traffic jam

3) + infin

a) [indicando finalidad] to

lo hizo para salvarse — he did it (in order) to save himself

para comprarlo necesitas cinco dólares más — to buy it you need another five dollars

estoy ahorrando para comprarme una moto — I'm saving up to buy a motorbike, I'm saving up for a motorbike

entré despacito para no despertarla — I went in slowly so as not to wake her

no es para comer — it's not for eating, it's not to be eaten

tengo bastante para vivir — I have enough to live on

es muy tarde para salir — it's too late to go out

b) [indicando secuencia temporal]

se casaron para separarse en seguida — they married only to separate soon after

el rey visitará Argentina para volar después a Chile — the king will visit Argentina and then fly on to Chile

4) [con expresiones de tiempo]

con esto tengo para rato — this will take me a while

lo dejamos para mañana — let's leave it till tomorrow

tengo muchos deberes para mañana — I have a lot of homework to do for tomorrow

lo recordaré para siempre — I'll remember it forever

ahora para las vacaciones de agosto hará un año — it'll be a year ago this o come the August holiday

va para un año desde la última vez — it's getting on for a year since the last time

lo tendré listo para fin de mes — I'll have it ready by o for the end of the month

para entonces ya era tarde — it was already too late by then

para las dos estaba lloviendo — by two o'clock it was raining

un cuarto para las diez — LAm a quarter to ten

son cinco para las ocho — LAm it's five to eight

5) [indicando dirección]

para atrás — back, backwards

para la derecha — to the right

el autobús para Marbella — the bus for Marbella, the Marbella bus

iba para el metro — I was going towards the underground

ir para casa — to go home, head for home

salir para Panamá — to leave for Panama

6) [indicando opiniones]

para mí que miente — in my opinion o if you ask me he's lying

no hay niño feo para una madre — all mothers think their baby is beautiful

7) [en comparaciones]

es mucho para lo que suele dar — this is a lot in comparison with what he usually gives

¿quién es usted para gritarme así? — who are you to shout at me like that?

para profesor habla muy mal — he doesn't speak very clearly for a teacher

para ser un niño lo hace muy bien — he does it very well for a child

para patatas, las de mi pueblo — if it's potatoes you want, look no further than my home town

para ruidosos, los españoles — there's nobody like the Spaniards for being noisy

8) [indicando trato]

para con — to, towards

tan amable para con todos — so kind to o towards everybody
estar 1., 7), ir 1., 10) II
* SM paratrooper, para *

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preposición

Sentido I

1) (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for

una carta para él — a letter for him

¿para qué revista escribes? — what magazine do you write for?

lee para ti — read to yourself

fue muy amable para con todos — he was very friendly to everyone

¿para qué sirve esto? — what's this (used) for?

no sirve para este trabajo — he's no good at this kind of work

¿para qué lo quieres? — what do you want it for?

¿para qué se lo dijiste? — what did you tell him for?

champú para bebés — baby shampoo

jarabe para la tos — cough mixture

que para qué decirte/hablar — (fam)

tenían un hambre que para qué decirte/hablar — they were starving

2)

para + inf — to + inf

para serte sincero — to tell you the truth

esta agua no es para beber — this isn't drinking water

está listo para pintar — it's ready to be painted o for painting

para aprobar — (in order) to pass

entró en puntillas para no despertarla — he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her

3)

para que + subj: lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me; pídeselo - ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it - so he can say no?; cierra para que no nos oigan — close the door so (that) they don't hear us

4) ( expresando consecuencia) to

para su desgracia — unfortunately for him

para mi sorpresa — (much) to my surprise

Sentido II

5) ( expresando suficiencia) for

no hay para todos — there isn't enough for everybody

no es para tanto — it's not that bad

para + inf: soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it; bastante tengo yo (como) para estar ocupándome de ti I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with yours as well; es (como) para matarlo! (fam) I'll kill him! (colloq); para que + subj: basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa — he only has to appear for her to get flustered

6) (en comparaciones, contrastes)

hace demasiado frío para salir — it's too cold to go out

son altos para su edad — they're tall for their age

para lo que come, no está gordo — considering how much he eats, he's not fat

para el caso que me hacen...! — for all the notice they take of me...

para + inf: para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent; ¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?; para que + subj: es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own; tanto esforzarme por ellos para que no te lo agradezcan! — after all that effort I made for them they didn't even say thankyou!

7)

estar para algo/+ inf — ( indicando estado)

no estoy para bromas — I'm in no mood for joking

está para tirarla a la basura — it's only fit for throwing out

no está (como) para salir sin abrigo — it's not warm enough to go out without a coat

8) ( expresando puntos de vista)

para mí que no viene — if you ask me, he won't come

para su padre, es un genio — in his father's opinion o as far as his father's concerned, he is a genius

lo es todo para él — she's everything to him

¿qué es lo más importante para ti? — what's the most important thing for you?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( indicando dirección)

salieron para el aeropuerto — they left for the airport

empuja para arriba — push up o upward(s)

¿vas para el centro? — are you going to o toward(s) the center?

tráelo para acá — bring it over here

córrete para atrás — move back

b) ( en sentido figurado)

ya vamos para viejos — we're getting old o getting on

va para los 50 años — she's going o (BrE) getting on for fifty

Sentido IV

10) ( en relaciones de tiempo)

a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo)

estará listo para el día 15 — it'll be ready by o for the 15th

deberes para el lunes — homework for Monday

faltan cinco minutos para que termine — there are five minutes to go before the end

me lo prometió para después de Pascua — he promised me it for after Easter

¿cuánto te falta para terminar? — how much have you got left to do?

estará listo para finales de agosto — it'll be ready sometime around the end of August

para entonces estaré en Madrid — I'll be in Madrid (by) then

¿para cuándo espera? — when is the baby due?

tengo hora para mañana — I have an appointment (for) tomorrow

b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to

son cinco para las diez — it's five to ten

11)

a) ( expresando duración)

para siempre — forever

tengo para rato — (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)

esto va para largo — (fam) this is going to take some time

b) ( con idea de finalidad) for

¿qué le regalo para el cumpleaños? — what can I give him for his birthday?

12) ( en secuencias de acciones)

se fue para nunca volver — (liter) she went away never to return

salió sólo para volver a entrar — he went out only to come in again

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Ex. The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.

Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex. Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.

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* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* para actuar = for action.

* para alguna gente = to some people.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para algunos = to some.

* para aquel entonces = by then.

* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.

* para beneficio de = for the good of.

* para bien = for the best, for the better.

* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.

* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para bodas = bridal.

* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].

* para cocinar uno mismo = self-catering.

* para colmo = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para cuando = by the time.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.

* para diario = everyday.

* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.

* para divertirse = for kicks.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.

* para el arrastre = over the hill.

* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.

* para el bien de = for the benefit of.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para el esparcimiento = recreational.

* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.

* para el inglés su casa es su castillo = an Englishman's home is his castle.

* para ello = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor.

* para el ocio = recreational.

* para el que lo quiera = up for grabs.

* para embalsamar = embalming.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.

* para entonces = by then.

* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.

* para eso = therefor.

* para este fin = to this end.

* para esto = therefor.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* para expresar dimensiones = by.

* para + Fecha = by + Fecha.

* para finales de = by the end of.

* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* para finalizar = in closing.

* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].

* para futuras consultas = for future reference.

* para hacer dinero = money-making.

* para hacer esto = in this.

* para hacer fundas = sleeving.

* para hacer juego = to match.

* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.

* para hacer las paces = peace offering.

* para hacerlo + Adjetivo = for + Nombre's sake.

* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.

* para impresionar = for effect.

* para + Infinitivo = for + Gerundio.

* para jóvenes = youth-serving.

* para la eternidad = in perpetuity.

* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.

* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.

* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.

* para la posteridad = for posterity.

* para la web = Web-related.

* para llamar la atención = for effect.

* para mantener ocupado = keep-busy.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* para más información = for further details.

* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mayor información sobre = for details of.

* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.

* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mí = for myself.

* para microordenadores = micro-computer based.

* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.

* para no = so as not to.

* para + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* para novias = bridal.

* para + Número = seat + Número.

* para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.

* para orquesta = orchestral.

* para otra ocasión = for future reference.

* para para lavarse la cara = washrag.

* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* para PCs = PC-based.

* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.

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

* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.

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

* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.

* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.

* para + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.

* para protegerse = protectively.

* para que = in order that, so that, seeing that.

* para que así conste = for the record.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.

* para que no falte = for good measure.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* para que no + Subjuntivo = if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo, lest + Frase Verbal.

* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.

* para que quede constancia = for the record.

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* para resumir = to sum up, to sum it up, to make a long story short, to recap, to cut a long story short, simply put, simply stated.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* para ser franco = to be blunt, in all honesty.

* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.

* para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.

* para siempre = forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after.

* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.

* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.

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

* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.

* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.

* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.

* para terminar = in closing.

* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.

* para toda la industria = industry-wide.

* para toda la universidad = university-wide.

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.

* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.

* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].

* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.

* para todo uso = all-purpose.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.

* para una única ocasión = one-time.

* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.

* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* para uso del profesional = professional-use.

* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.

* para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo = to + Posesivo + shame.

* sin parar = interminably.

* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for

una carta para él — a letter for him

¿para qué revista escribes? — what magazine do you write for?

lee para ti — read to yourself

fue muy amable para con todos — he was very friendly to everyone

¿para qué sirve esto? — what's this (used) for?

no sirve para este trabajo — he's no good at this kind of work

¿para qué lo quieres? — what do you want it for?

¿para qué se lo dijiste? — what did you tell him for?

champú para bebés — baby shampoo

jarabe para la tos — cough mixture

que para qué decirte/hablar — (fam)

tenían un hambre que para qué decirte/hablar — they were starving

2)

para + inf — to + inf

para serte sincero — to tell you the truth

esta agua no es para beber — this isn't drinking water

está listo para pintar — it's ready to be painted o for painting

para aprobar — (in order) to pass

entró en puntillas para no despertarla — he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her

3)

para que + subj: lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me; pídeselo - ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it - so he can say no?; cierra para que no nos oigan — close the door so (that) they don't hear us

4) ( expresando consecuencia) to

para su desgracia — unfortunately for him

para mi sorpresa — (much) to my surprise

Sentido II

5) ( expresando suficiencia) for

no hay para todos — there isn't enough for everybody

no es para tanto — it's not that bad

para + inf: soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it; bastante tengo yo (como) para estar ocupándome de ti I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with yours as well; es (como) para matarlo! (fam) I'll kill him! (colloq); para que + subj: basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa — he only has to appear for her to get flustered

6) (en comparaciones, contrastes)

hace demasiado frío para salir — it's too cold to go out

son altos para su edad — they're tall for their age

para lo que come, no está gordo — considering how much he eats, he's not fat

para el caso que me hacen...! — for all the notice they take of me...

para + inf: para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent; ¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?; para que + subj: es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own; tanto esforzarme por ellos para que no te lo agradezcan! — after all that effort I made for them they didn't even say thankyou!

7)

estar para algo/+ inf — ( indicando estado)

no estoy para bromas — I'm in no mood for joking

está para tirarla a la basura — it's only fit for throwing out

no está (como) para salir sin abrigo — it's not warm enough to go out without a coat

8) ( expresando puntos de vista)

para mí que no viene — if you ask me, he won't come

para su padre, es un genio — in his father's opinion o as far as his father's concerned, he is a genius

lo es todo para él — she's everything to him

¿qué es lo más importante para ti? — what's the most important thing for you?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( indicando dirección)

salieron para el aeropuerto — they left for the airport

empuja para arriba — push up o upward(s)

¿vas para el centro? — are you going to o toward(s) the center?

tráelo para acá — bring it over here

córrete para atrás — move back

b) ( en sentido figurado)

ya vamos para viejos — we're getting old o getting on

va para los 50 años — she's going o (BrE) getting on for fifty

Sentido IV

10) ( en relaciones de tiempo)

a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo)

estará listo para el día 15 — it'll be ready by o for the 15th

deberes para el lunes — homework for Monday

faltan cinco minutos para que termine — there are five minutes to go before the end

me lo prometió para después de Pascua — he promised me it for after Easter

¿cuánto te falta para terminar? — how much have you got left to do?

estará listo para finales de agosto — it'll be ready sometime around the end of August

para entonces estaré en Madrid — I'll be in Madrid (by) then

¿para cuándo espera? — when is the baby due?

tengo hora para mañana — I have an appointment (for) tomorrow

b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to

son cinco para las diez — it's five to ten

11)

a) ( expresando duración)

para siempre — forever

tengo para rato — (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)

esto va para largo — (fam) this is going to take some time

b) ( con idea de finalidad) for

¿qué le regalo para el cumpleaños? — what can I give him for his birthday?

12) ( en secuencias de acciones)

se fue para nunca volver — (liter) she went away never to return

salió sólo para volver a entrar — he went out only to come in again

* * *

= for, for, for the sake of, in order to, in respect of, in the interest(s) of, in the interest(s) of, so as, toward(s), within, in an attempt to, in an effort to, for purposes of, in a bid to, as a means of, in a drive to, in the drive to, if + Nombre + be + to.

Ex: For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created.

Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.

Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.

Ex: It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.

Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.

Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex: Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.

Ex: The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity.

Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.

Ex: This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access.

Ex: In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures.

Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.

Ex: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.

Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex: Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.

* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* para actuar = for action.

* para alguna gente = to some people.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para algunos = to some.

* para aquel entonces = by then.

* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.

* para beneficio de = for the good of.

* para bien = for the best, for the better.

* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.

* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para bodas = bridal.

* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].

* para cocinar uno mismo = self-catering.

* para colmo = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para cuando = by the time.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.

* para diario = everyday.

* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.

* para divertirse = for kicks.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.

* para el arrastre = over the hill.

* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.

* para el bien de = for the benefit of.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para el esparcimiento = recreational.

* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.

* para el inglés su casa es su castillo = an Englishman's home is his castle.

* para ello = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor.

* para el ocio = recreational.

* para el que lo quiera = up for grabs.

* para embalsamar = embalming.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.

* para entonces = by then.

* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.

* para eso = therefor.

* para este fin = to this end.

* para esto = therefor.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* para expresar dimensiones = by.

* para + Fecha = by + Fecha.

* para finales de = by the end of.

* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* para finalizar = in closing.

* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].

* para futuras consultas = for future reference.

* para hacer dinero = money-making.

* para hacer esto = in this.

* para hacer fundas = sleeving.

* para hacer juego = to match.

* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.

* para hacer las paces = peace offering.

* para hacerlo + Adjetivo = for + Nombre's sake.

* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.

* para impresionar = for effect.

* para + Infinitivo = for + Gerundio.

* para jóvenes = youth-serving.

* para la eternidad = in perpetuity.

* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.

* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.

* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.

* para la posteridad = for posterity.

* para la web = Web-related.

* para llamar la atención = for effect.

* para mantener ocupado = keep-busy.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* para más información = for further details.

* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mayor información sobre = for details of.

* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.

* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mí = for myself.

* para microordenadores = micro-computer based.

* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.

* para no = so as not to.

* para + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* para novias = bridal.

* para + Número = seat + Número.

* para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.

* para orquesta = orchestral.

* para otra ocasión = for future reference.

* para para lavarse la cara = washrag.

* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* para PCs = PC-based.

* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.

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

* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.

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

* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.

* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.

* para + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.

* para protegerse = protectively.

* para que = in order that, so that, seeing that.

* para que así conste = for the record.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.

* para que no falte = for good measure.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* para que no + Subjuntivo = if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo, lest + Frase Verbal.

* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.

* para que quede constancia = for the record.

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* para resumir = to sum up, to sum it up, to make a long story short, to recap, to cut a long story short, simply put, simply stated.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* para ser franco = to be blunt, in all honesty.

* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.

* para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.

* para siempre = forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after.

* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.

* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.

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

* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.

* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.

* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.

* para terminar = in closing.

* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.

* para toda la industria = industry-wide.

* para toda la universidad = university-wide.

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.

* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.

* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].

* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.

* para todo uso = all-purpose.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.

* para una única ocasión = one-time.

* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.

* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* para uso del profesional = professional-use.

* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.

* para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo = to + Posesivo + shame.

* sin parar = interminably.

* * *

para

prep

Sentido I

A (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for

tengo buenas noticias para ustedes I have some good news for you

¿para qué revista escribes? what magazine do you write for?

lee para ti read to yourself

fue muy amable para con todos he was very friendly to everyone

¿para qué sirve esto? what's this (used) for?

no sirve para este trabajo he's no good at this kind of work

¿para qué lo quieres? what do you want it for?

¿para qué tuviste que ir a decírselo? what did you have to go and tell him for?, why did you have to go and tell him?

champú para bebés baby shampoo

jarabe para la tos cough mixture

que para qué (decirte/hablar) ( fam): hacía un frío que para qué (decirte) it was freezing cold ( colloq)

venían con un hambre que para qué (hablar) or para qué te voy a contar they were starving o so hungry when they got here!

B para + INF to + INF

está ahorrando para comprarse un coche she's saving up for a car o to buy a car

esta agua no es para beber this isn't drinking water

está listo para pintar it's ready to be painted o for painting

para serte sincero to tell you the truth

como para convencerse a sí misma as if to convince herself

para pasar al curso siguiente (in order) to go on to the next year

no hay que ser muy inteligente para darse cuenta you don't have to be very intelligent to realize that

nos cambiamos de sitio para ver mejor we changed places (so as) to see better

para no + INF so as not to + INF

entró en puntillas para no despertarla he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her

C para QUE + SUBJ:

lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me

pídeselo — ¿para qué? ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it — what for? so he can say no?

para QUE no + SUBJ:

cierra la puerta para que no nos oigan close the door so (that) they don't hear us

D

1

(enfatizando la culminación de algo): para colmo or para rematarla se apagó la luz to crown o top o cap it all the light went out

2 (expresando efecto, consecuencia) to

para su desgracia unfortunately for him

para mi gran sorpresa to my great surprise, much to my surprise

Sentido II

A (expresando suficiencia) for

no había bastante para todos there wasn't enough for everybody o to go round

tranquilízate, no es para tanto calm down, it's not that bad

para + INF:

apenas tienen para comer they can barely afford to eat

soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it

bastante tengo yo con mis problemas (como) para estar ocupándome de los suyos I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with his as well

¡es (como) para matarlo! ( fam); I'll kill him! ( colloq)

para QUE + SUBJ:

basta que yo diga A para que él diga B if I say it's black, he'll say it's white

basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa he only has to walk in and she gets flustered

B

(en comparaciones, contrastes): hace demasiado calor para estar al sol it's too hot to be in the sun

son altos para su edad they're tall for their age

para lo que come, no está nada gordo considering how much he eats, he's not at all fat

díselo tú — ¡para el caso que me hacen …! you tell them — for all the notice they take of me …

para + INF:

para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent, considering it was completely off the cuff it was an excellent speech

¿quién se cree que es para hablarte así? who does she think she is, speaking to you like that o to speak to you like that?

para QUE + SUBJ:

son demasiado grandes para que les estés haciendo todo they're too old for you to be doing everything for them

para que se esté quejando todo el día … if he's going to spend all day complaining …

¡tanto preocuparse por ellos para que después hasta te acusen de metomentodo! all that worrying about them and then they go and accuse you of being a meddler!

C estar para algo/+ INF

(indicando estado): mira que no estoy para bromas look, I'm in no mood for joking o for jokes

estas botas están para tirarlas a la basura these boots are only fit for throwing out o for the trash o ( BrE) for the bin

no está (como) para salir tan de veranillo it's not warm enough to go out in such summery clothes

D

(expresando opiniones, puntos de vista): para mí que ya no viene if you ask me, he won't come now

para el padre, el niño es un Mozart en ciernes in the father's opinion o as far as the father's concerned, the boy is a budding Mozart

tú eres todo para mí you're everything to me

¿para ti qué es lo más importante? what's the most important thing for you?, what do you see as the most important thing?

esto es de gran interés para el lector this is of great interest to the reader

Sentido III

A

(indicando dirección): salieron para el aeropuerto they left for the airport

empuja para arriba push up o upward(s)

¿vas para el centro? are you going to o toward(s) the center?

se los llevó para la casa de los abuelos she took them over to their grandparents' house

tráelo para acá/adentro bring it over here/inside

córrete para atrás move back

B

(en sentido figurado): ya vamos para viejos we're getting old o ( colloq) getting on

va para los 50 años she's pushing fifty ( colloq), she's going o ( BrE) getting on for fifty ( colloq)

Sentido IV (expresando relaciones de tiempo)

A

(señalando un plazo): tiene que estar listo para el día 15 it has to be ready by o for the 15th

¿qué deberes tienes para el lunes? what homework do you have for Monday?

son cinco para las diez ( AmL exc RPl) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]; it's five to ten

faltan cinco minutos para que termine la clase there are five minutes to go before the end of the class

me lo prometió para después de Pascua he promised I could have it after Easter, he promised it to me for after Easter

¿cuánto te falta para terminar? how much have you got left to do?, how long will it take you to finish it?

B

1

(indicando fecha aproximada): piensan casarse para finales de agosto they plan to marry sometime around the end of August

para entonces quién sabe si todavía estaremos vivos who knows if we'll still be alive (by) then?

¿para cuándo espera? when is the baby due?

2 (indicando fecha fija) for

tengo hora para mañana I have an appointment (for) tomorrow

C

1

(expresando duración): para siempre forever

tengo para rato ( fam); I'm going to be a while (yet), this is going to take me a while (yet)

esto va para largo ( fam); this is going to take some time

2 (con idea de finalidad) for

¿qué le puedo regalar para el cumpleaños? what can I give him for his birthday?

D ( liter)

(en secuencias de acciones): se fue para nunca volver she went away never to return

fue puesto en libertad, para más tarde volver a ser detenido he was set free only to be rearrested later, he was set free but was rearrested later

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Del verbo parar: ( conjugate parar)

para es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo parir: ( conjugate parir)

para es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
para
parar
parir
para preposición
1 (destino, finalidad, intención) for;
◊ una carta para él a letter for him;

¿para qué sirve esto? what's this (used) for?;
champú para bebés baby shampoo;
para eso no voy I might as well not go;
para + inf: ahorra para comprarse un coche he's saving up to buy a car;
tomé un taxi para no llegar tarde I took a taxi so I wouldn't be late;
está listo para pintar it's ready to be painted o for painting;
para aprobar (in order) to pass;
entró en puntillas para no despertarla he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her;
lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me;
cierra para que no nos oigan close the door so (that) they don't hear us
2
a) ( suficiencia) for;

◊ no hay para todos there isn't enough for everybody;

no es para tanto it's not that bad;
soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it
b) (en comparaciones, contrastes):

◊ hace demasiado frío para salir it's too cold to go out;

son altos para su edad they're tall for their age;
para lo que come, no está gordo considering how much he eats, he's not fat;
¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?;
es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own
1 ( dirección):
◊ salieron para el aeropuerto they left for the airport;

empuja para arriba push up o upward(s);
¿vas para el centro? are you going to o toward(s) the center?
2 ( tiempo)
a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo):

◊ estará listo para el día 15 it'll be ready by o for the 15th;

deberes para el lunes homework for Monday;
faltan cinco minutos para que termine there are five minutes to go before the end;
me lo prometió para después de Pascua he promised me it for after Easter;
¿cuánto te falta para terminar? how much have you got left to do?;
para entonces estaré en Madrid I'll be in Madrid (by) then;
tengo hora para mañana I have an appointment (for) tomorrow
b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to;

◊ son cinco para las diez it's five to ten

c) ( duración):

◊ para siempre forever;

tengo para rato (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)
parar ( conjugate parar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( detenerse) to stop;
◊ paró en seco she stopped dead;

ir/venir a para to end up;
fue a para a la cárcel he ended up in prison;
¿a dónde habrá ido a para aquella foto? what can have happened to that photo?;
¡a dónde iremos a para! I don't know what the world's coming to
2 ( cesar) to stop;
◊ para un momento hang on a minute;

ha estado lloviendo sin para it hasn't stopped raining;
no para quieto ni un momento he can't keep still for a minute;
no para en casa she's never at home;
para DE + INF to stop -ing;
paró de llover it stopped raining
3 (AmL) [obreros/empleados] to go on strike
verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹coche/tráfico/persona› to stop;

‹motor/máquina› to stop, switch off
b) ‹ hemorragia› to stanch (AmE), to staunch (BrE)

c) ‹balón/tiro› to save, stop;

‹ golpe› to block, ward off
2 (AmL)
a) ( poner de pie) to stand

b) ( poner vertical) ‹vaso/libro› to stand … up;

◊ el perro paró las orejas the dog pricked up its ears

pararse verbo pronominal
1 ( detenerse)
a) [ persona] to stop

b) [reloj/máquina] to stop;

[coche/motor] to stall;
◊ se me paró el reloj my watch stopped

2
a) (AmL) ( ponerse de pie) to stand up;

◊ párate derecho stand up straight;

se paró en una silla she stood on a chair;
¿te puedes para de cabeza/de manos? can you do headstands/handstands?
b) (AmL) [ pelo] ( hacia arriba) to stick up;

( en los lados) to stick out
c) (Méx, Ven) ( levantarse de la cama) to get up

parir ( conjugate parir) verbo intransitivo [ mujer] to give birth;
[ vaca] to calve;
[yegua/burra] to foal;
[ oveja] to lamb
verbo transitivo
a) [ mujer] to give birth to, have

b) [ mamíferos] to have, bear (frml)

para preposición
1 (utilidad, aptitud) for: ¿para qué tanto esfuerzo?, what's all this effort for?
una pomada para las quemaduras, an ointment for burns
una tijera para zurdos, a pair of scissors for left-handed people
2 (finalidad, motivo) to, in order to: lo dijo para molestarme, she said it to annoy me
lo hace para que te fijes en él, he does it so that you notice him
3 (destinatario) for: es para mamá, it's for mum
hablaba para los votantes indecisos, he spoke to the undecided voters
es muy atento para con ella, he's very obliging towards her
4 (opinión) para Paco todas las mujeres son guapas, in Paco's opinion, all women are pretty
5 (comparación, concesión) for: para ser tan joven tiene ideas muy sensatas, he has very sensible ideas for his age
6 (rechazo) para una vez que hablo, me haces callar, the one time I speak, you shut me up
7 (tiempo) by: estará listo para las cinco, it'll be ready by five
para entonces, by then
8 (a punto de) está para salir, it's about to leave
9 (dirección) el tren para Burgos acaba de salir, the train for Burgos has just left
iba para tu casa, I was going to your house
Recuerda que cuando para expresa finalidad, se traduce por to o in order to (este último sólo se usa para evitar confusión): Me voy para ayudarte. I'm going in order to help you. Si usáramos sólo to significaría: Voy a ayudarte. Sin embargo, cuando después de para viene un sustantivo o un pronombre y no un verbo (esta llave es para aquella puerta), se traduce por for ( this key is for that door).
parar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to stop: para de saltar, stop jumping
para un momento en la farmacia, stop a minute at the chemist's
no pares de hablar, por favor, keep talking, please
2 (alojarse) to stay
3 (finalizar, terminar) el cuadro fue a parar al rastro, the painting ended up in the flea market
II verbo transitivo
1 to stop
2 Dep to save
3 LAm to stand up
♦ Locuciones: dónde va a parar, by far: mi hija es muchísmo más inteligente que la suya, dónde va a parar, my daughter is far more intelligent than theirs
parir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to give birth (to)
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a parir, to run sb down
' para' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abalorio
- ablandar
- abreviar
- absoluta
- absoluto
- acá
- aceitera
- achuchar
- actuación
- adentro
- agitador
- agitadora
- alcanzar
- alfiler
- alguna
- alguno
- aliento
- alquiler
- alta
- amenaza
- añadidura
- ancha
- ancho
- ánimo
- año
- antesala
- antirrobo
- aplanar
- aprovechar
- apta
- aptitud
- apto
- aquí
- arca
- arena
- arrastre
- arriba
- arropar
- atonía
- atrás
- atril
- aunar
- auspicio
- baja
- bajo
- balde
- bálsamo
- bañarse
- banco
English:
AA
- ability
- about
- accessory
- accommodate
- achieve
- activity
- adapter
- adaptor
- adequate
- adequately
- admire
- adult
- advantage
- advantageous
- advertise
- aftershave (lotion)
- agitate
- agree
- all
- all-out
- allocate
- analyst
- antiallergenic
- antibiotic
- antidote
- antihistamine
- antipollution
- appease
- application
- appointment
- appropriate
- aptitude
- argue
- arm-twisting
- arms control
- around-the clock
- arrangement
- arson
- as
- ASPCA
- assailant
- assert
- assess
- assume
- astir
- astonishment
- attain
- attention span
- attractive

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para prep

1. [indica destino, finalidad, motivación] for;

es para ti it's for you;

significa mucho para mí it means a lot to me;

“¡qué suerte!” dije para mí “how lucky,” I said to myself;

una mesa para el salón a table for the living-room;

desayuno para dos breakfast for two;

crema para zapatos shoe polish;

pastillas para dormir sleeping pills;

están entrenados para el combate they have been trained for combat;

estudia para dentista she's studying to become a dentist;

esta agua no es buena para beber this water isn't fit for drinking o to drink;

para conseguir sus propósitos in order to achieve his aims;

lo he hecho para agradarte I did it to please you;

me voy para no causar más molestias I'll go so I don't cause you any more inconvenience;

te lo repetiré para que te enteres I'll repeat it so you understand;

resulta que se divorcian para un mes más tarde volverse a casar so they get divorced, only to remarry a month later;

para con towards;

es buena para con los demás she is kind towards other people;

¿para qué? what for?;

¿para qué quieres un martillo? what do you want a hammer for?, why do you want a hammer?;

¿para qué has venido? why are you here?;

¿para quién trabajas? who do you work for?

2. [indica dirección] towards;

el próximo vuelo para Caracas the next flight to Caracas;

ir para casa to head (for) home;

salir para el aeropuerto to leave for the airport;

para abajo downwards;

para arriba upwards;

tira para arriba pull up o upwards;

para atrás backwards;

échate para atrás [en asiento] lean back;

para delante forwards;

ya vas para viejo you're getting old;

esta muchacha va para pintora this girl has all the makings of a painter

3. [indica tiempo] for;

tiene que estar acabado para mañana/para antes de Navidad it has to be finished by o for tomorrow/before Christmas;

faltan cinco minutos para que salga el tren the train leaves in five minutes;

tienen previsto casarse para el 17 de agosto they plan to get married on 17 August;

llevamos comida para varios días we have enough food for several days;
Am salvo RP
diez para las once ten to eleven;
Am salvo RP
un cuarto para las once (a) quarter to eleven;

va para un año que no nos vemos it's getting on for a year since we saw each other;

¿y para cuándo un bebé? and when are you going to start a family?;

para entonces by then

4. [indica comparación]
tiene la estatura adecuada para su edad she is the normal height for her age;

está muy delgado para lo que come he's very thin considering how much he eats;

para ser verano hace mucho frío considering it's summer, it's very cold;

para ser un principiante no lo hace mal he's not bad for a beginner;

para lo que me ha servido… for all the use it's been to me…;

¡tanto esfuerzo para nada! all that effort for nothing!;

¿y tú quién eres para tratarla así? who do you think you are, treating her like that?;

yo no soy quien para decir… it's not for me to say…

5. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo) [indica inminencia, propósito] to;

la comida está lista para servir the meal is ready to be served;

el atleta está preparado para ganar the athlete is ready to win

6. [indica opinión] for;

para Marx, la religión era el opio del pueblo for Marx, religion was the opium of the people;

para mí/ti/ etc as far as I'm/you're/ etc concerned;

para mí que no van a venir it looks to me like they're not coming;

¿para ti quién es más guapo? who do you think is the most handsome?

7. [indica disposición, estado]
no estoy para fiestas I'm not in the mood for parties;

el abuelo no está ya para hacer viajes largos grandfather's no longer up to going on long journeys;

¿hace día para ir sin chaqueta? is it warm enough to go out without a jacket on?

8. [indica consecuencia]
para su sorpresa, para sorpresa suya to her surprise;

para alegría de todos to everyone's delight;

para nuestra desgracia unfortunately for us

9. Comp

no es/fue/ etc[m5]. para tanto it's not/it wasn't/ etc such a big deal;

no llores, que no es para tanto don't cry, it's not such a big deal, there's no need to cry about it;

dicen que les trataron mal, pero no fue para tanto they say they were ill-treated, but that's going a bit far;
Fam
que para qué: hace un calor que para qué it's absolutely boiling;

este plato pica que para qué this dish is really hot, Br this dish isn't half hot

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para

prp

1 for;

para mí for me

2 dirección toward(s);

ir para head for;

va para directora she’s going to end up as manager

3 tiempo for;

listo para mañana ready for tomorrow;

para siempre forever;

diez para las ocho L.Am. ten of eight, ten to eight;

para Pascua iremos de vacaciones a Lima we’re going to Lima for Easter;

espero que para Pascua haya terminado la crisis I hope the crisis is over by Easter;

¿para cuándo? when for?

4 finalidad

:

lo hace para ayudarte he does it (in order) to help you;

para que so that;

¿para qué te marchas? what are you leaving for?;

para eso no hace falta it’s not necessary just for that

5 en comparaciones

:

para su edad es muy maduro he’s very mature for his age

6

:

lo heredó todo para morir a los 30 he inherited it all, only to die at 30

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para prep

1) : for

para ti: for you

alta para su edad: tall for her age

una cita para el lunes: an appointment for Monday

2) : to, towards

para la derecha: to the right

van para el río: they're heading towards the river

3) : to, in order to

lo hace para molestarte: he does it to annoy you

4) : around, by (a time)

para mañana estarán listos: they'll be ready by tomorrow

5)

para adelante : forwards

6)

para atrás : backwards

7)

para que : so, so that, in order that

te lo digo para que sepas: I'm telling you so you'll know

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para prep

1. (en general) for

una carta para el director a letter for the manager

está muy alto para su edad he's very tall for his age

jarabe para la tos cough medicine

2. (seguido de infinitivo) to

he venido para hablar contigo I have come to talk to you

para no despertar al niño so as not to wake the baby up

3. (seguido de subjuntivo) so that

cierra la puerta para que no entre el perro shut the door so that the dog doesn't get in

4. (dirección) for / to

salgo para Madrid dentro de una hora I'm leaving for Madrid in an hour

me voy para casa I'm going home

5. (tiempo) by

lo quiero para el viernes I want it by Friday

para mí for me / in my opinion

Spanish-English dictionary > para
15 ya

adv.

1 already.

ya me lo habías contado you had already told me

¿llamaron o han llamado ya? have they called yet?

¿habrán llegado ya? will they have arrived yet o by now?

ya en 1926 as long ago as 1926

Ya hemos estado aquí antes We have already been here before...

2 now (ahora).

bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now

¡ya voy! I'm coming!

3 at once (inmediatamente).

hay que hacer algo ya something has to be done now o at once

4 right now, at once, now, right away.

intj.

1 right now, right away.

2 that's enough.

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ya

► adverbio

1 already

■ esa película ya la he visto I've already seen that film

■ ¿que ya se han casado? what! they've got married already?

■ el domingo ya no estaremos aquí we'll already have left by Sunday

■ eso ya no lo veré yo I won't live to see that

2 (más tarde) later

■ ya lo haré I'll do it later

■ ya te llamaré I'll give you a ring

3 (ahora mismo) at once, right now, straightaway

■ tienes que mandarlo ya you must send it at once

■ ¡ya voy! I'm coming!

4 (ahora) now

■ ya viven en el piso nuevo they're living in the new flat now

5 (uso enfático)

■ ya lo sé I know that

■ es facilísimo, ya verás it's dead easy, you'll see

■ y ya no es por el dinero... and it's not the money that matters...

6 (denota satisfacción)

■ ¡ya tenemos coche nuevo! we've got the new car!

■ ¡ya están aquí! they're here!

7 (con tono amenazante)

■ ¡ya verás ya! just you wait!

8 (con indignación)

■ ¡ya está bien! enough is enough!

9 (para tranquilizar)

■ ya encontrarás trabajo, ya verás como sí you'll find a job, you'll see

10 (para afirmar) I know, yes

■ tienes que estudiar -- ya, pero... you have to study -- I know, but...

► interjección

1 irónico oh yes!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ya... ya... now... now...

■ ya ríe, ya llora now she laughs, now she weeps

■ fantasmas que ya surgen, ya se esfuman ghosts which first appear and then vanish

■ ya fueran católicos, ya protestantes whether they be Catholic or Protestant

ya entiendo I see

ya era hora about time too

¡ya está! there we are!, all done!

ya nos veremos see you soon

ya que since, seeing that

■ ya que estás aquí, quédate a cenar seeing that you're here, why don't you stay for supper?

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adv.

1) already

2) now

3) anymore, no longer

4) later, soon

•

- ya que

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1. ADV

1) [con acción pasada] already

lo hemos visto ya — we've seen it already

ya han dado las diez — it's past ten already

¿ya has terminado? — have you finished already?

¿ya habías estado antes en Valencia? — had you been to Valencia before?

ya me lo suponía — I thought as much

ya se acabó — it's all over now

ya en el siglo X — as early as the tenth century

2) [con verbo en presente]

a) [con una acción esperada]

ya es la hora — time's up

ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go now

ya está aquí — he's here already

ya viene el autobús — here's the bus

ya puedes irte — you can go now

ya podéis ir pasando al comedor — you can start going through into the dining room now

estos zapatos ya me están pequeños — these shoes are too small for me now

¿ya anda? — is she walking yet?

b) [expresando sorpresa]

¿ya te vas? — are you leaving already?

c) (=ahora) now

lo quiero ya — I want it (right) now

¡cállate ya! — oh, shut up!

¡ya voy! — coming!

• desde ya (mismo) Esp —

lo que quiero es empezar desde ya — I want to start right now o away

una estrategia que empiezo a poner en marcha desde ya mismo — a strategy which I will start to adopt as of now o as of this very moment

• ya mismo — esp Cono Sur * (=en seguida) at once; (=claro) of course, naturally

3) [con acción futura]

ya te llegará el turno a ti — you'll get your turn

ya lo arreglarán — it'll get fixed sometime

ya iré cuando pueda — I'll try and make it when I can

ya verás como todo se arregla — it'll all work out, don't you worry

ya veremos — we'll see (about that)

4)

• ya no — not any more, no longer

ya no vive aquí — he doesn't live here any more, he no longer lives here

ya no viene a visitarnos — he doesn't come to see us any more, he no longer comes to see us

ya no quiero más — I don't want any more

ya no lo volverás a ver — you won't see it any more

Javier ya no es tan alto como su hermano — Javier isn't as tall as his brother any more, Javier is no longer as tall as his brother

5) [expresando que se ha entendido o se recuerda algo]

ya entiendo — I see

¡ya lo sé! — I know!

-¿no te acuerdas de ella? es la hija de Ricardo -¡ah, ya! — "don't you remember her? she's Ricardo's daughter" - "oh yes, of course!"

6) [expresando acuerdo o incredulidad]

ya, pero... — yes, but...

¡ya, ya! — iró yes, yes!, oh, yes!, oh, sure!

ya, y luego viste un burro volando ¿no? — iró sure, and pigs might fly!

esto ya es un robo — this really is robbery

7) [con valor enfático]

pues ya gasta ¿eh? — he really does spend a lot, doesn't he?

¿una hora tardas en llegar al trabajo? pues ya está lejos ¿eh? — it takes you an hour to get to work? it must be quite some way away!

ya lo creo que estuvimos allí — you bet we were there

¿que no se ha casado? ya lo creo que sí — you say she hasn't got married? I think you'll find she has

es más pobre que Haití, que ya es decir — it's poorer than Haiti, and that's saying something

¡murió con 104 años, que ya es decir! — she was 104 when she died, which is no mean achievement!

pues si él no viene, ya me dirás qué hacemos — you tell me what we'll do if he doesn't come

• ¡ya está! — that's it

rellena el impreso y ya está — fill in the form and that's it

¡ya está bien! — that's (quite) enough!

¡ya me gustaría a mí poder viajar! — I wouldn't mind being able to travel either!

¡ya era hora! — about time too!

¡ya podían haber avisado de que venían! — they could have said they were coming!

¡ya puedes ir preparando el dinero! — you'd better start getting the money ready!

2. CONJ

1) [uso distributivo]

ya por una razón, ya por otra — whether for one reason or another

ya te vayas, ya te quedes, me es igual — whether you go or stay is all the same to me

ya dice que sí, ya dice que no — first he says yes, then he says no, one minute he says yes, the next he says no

• no ya — not only

no ya aquí, sino en todas partes — not only here, but everywhere

debes hacerlo, no ya por los demás, sino por ti mismo también — you should do it, not just for everyone else's sake but for your own sake too

2)

• ya que — (seeing) as, since

ya que no viene, iremos nosotros — (seeing) as o since she's not coming, we'll go

ya que ha dejado de llover, ¿por qué no salimos a dar una vuelta? — (seeing) as o since it's stopped raining, why don't we go for a walk?

ya que no estudia, por lo menos podía ponerse a trabajar — seeing as she isn't studying, the least she could do is get a job

* * *
I
adverbio [Both the simple past ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter]

1)

a) ( en frases afirmativas o interrogativas) already

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? — has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? (AmE)

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

b) ( expresando que se ha comprendido) yes, sure (colloq)

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

me he pasado el día estudiando - ya, ya! — (iró) I spent the whole day studying - oh sure! (iro)

2)

a) ( en frases negativas) any more

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

b)

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

3) (enseguida, ahora) right now

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

desde ya te digo que no puede ser — (esp AmL) I can tell you right now that it's not possible

ya mismo — (esp AmL) right away, straightaway (BrE)

4) ( con verbo en futuro)

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

5) ( en comparaciones)

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

6) ( uso enfático)

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

¿te parece que allí se vive mejor? - ya lo creo! — do you think people live better there? - you bet! (colloq)

7)

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too
II
conjunción

ya por tierra, ya por mar — (liter) whether by land or by sea

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

* * *

= already, by now.

Ex. Some revisions have already been announced.

Ex. It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place.

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* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.

* basta ya = enough is enough.

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hace ya tiempo = long since.

* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.

* ¡Preparados, listos, ya! = On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!.

* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).

* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).

* ya ¡venga ya! = on your bike!.

* ya basta = enough is enough.

* ya cortado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].

* ya cortado en rodajas = pre-sliced [presliced].

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

* ya en + Expresión Temporal = as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* ya en + Fecha = as early as + Fecha.

* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.

* ya es bastante = enough is enough.

* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).

* ya existente = pre-existing [preexisting].

* ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.

* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.

* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

* ya + lleva + desde hace + Expresión Temporal = have + now + been + for + Expresión Temporal.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

* ya mencionado = aforementioned.

* ya no = any longer, no longer, not... anymore.

* ya parte de la empresa = on board.

* ya perforado = pre-drilled.

* ya preparado = preformatted [pre-formatted].

* ya que = as, for, since, in that, seeing that/as.

* ya que estamos en ello = while we're at it.

* ya sea... o... = whether... or....

* ya ser hora de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).

* ya tradicional = long-established.

* ya usado = second-hand [secondhand].

* * *
I
adverbio [Both the simple past ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter]

1)

a) ( en frases afirmativas o interrogativas) already

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? — has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? (AmE)

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

b) ( expresando que se ha comprendido) yes, sure (colloq)

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

me he pasado el día estudiando - ya, ya! — (iró) I spent the whole day studying - oh sure! (iro)

2)

a) ( en frases negativas) any more

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

b)

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

3) (enseguida, ahora) right now

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

desde ya te digo que no puede ser — (esp AmL) I can tell you right now that it's not possible

ya mismo — (esp AmL) right away, straightaway (BrE)

4) ( con verbo en futuro)

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

5) ( en comparaciones)

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

6) ( uso enfático)

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

¿te parece que allí se vive mejor? - ya lo creo! — do you think people live better there? - you bet! (colloq)

7)

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too
II
conjunción

ya por tierra, ya por mar — (liter) whether by land or by sea

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

* * *

= already, by now.

Ex: Some revisions have already been announced.

Ex: It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place.

* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.

* basta ya = enough is enough.

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hace ya tiempo = long since.

* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.

* ¡Preparados, listos, ya! = On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!.

* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).

* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).

* ya ¡venga ya! = on your bike!.

* ya basta = enough is enough.

* ya cortado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].

* ya cortado en rodajas = pre-sliced [presliced].

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

* ya en + Expresión Temporal = as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* ya en + Fecha = as early as + Fecha.

* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.

* ya es bastante = enough is enough.

* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).

* ya existente = pre-existing [preexisting].

* ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.

* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.

* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

* ya + lleva + desde hace + Expresión Temporal = have + now + been + for + Expresión Temporal.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

* ya mencionado = aforementioned.

* ya no = any longer, no longer, not... anymore.

* ya parte de la empresa = on board.

* ya perforado = pre-drilled.

* ya preparado = preformatted [pre-formatted].

* ya que = as, for, since, in that, seeing that/as.

* ya que estamos en ello = while we're at it.

* ya sea... o... = whether... or....

* ya ser hora de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).

* ya tradicional = long-established.

* ya usado = second-hand [secondhand].

* * *

ya¹

adverb

[ Both the simple past ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America, while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter.]

A

1

(en frases afirmativas o interrogativas): ¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero que te di? have you spent all the money I gave you already?

ya terminé I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no I've already said no, I already said no

¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? ( AmE)

a las nueve ya estaban durmiendo by nine o'clock they were already asleep

¿ya estás molestando a tu hermana otra vez? are you bothering your sister again?

ya lo sé, me lo dijo Sonia I (already) know, Sonia told me

luego aprietas este botón ¡y ya está! then you press this button, and that's it! o that's that! o there you are!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

2 (expresando que se ha comprendido) yes, sure ( colloq)

tú le dices que venga — ya, pero ¿si no quiere? you tell her to come — yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

me he pasado el día estudiando — ¡ya, ya! ( iró); I spent the whole day studying — oh sure! ( iro)

3

(buscando acuerdo): te vas a portar bien ¿ya? you're going to be a good boy, okay? o ( BrE) aren't you?

B

1 (en frases negativas) any more, no longer

ya no trabaja aquí he doesn't work here any more, he no longer works here

ese estilo de zapatos ya no se lleva nobody wears shoes like that any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe he doesn't even write (to) me any more, he no longer even writes (to) me

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

son las once, yo creo que ya no vienen it's eleven o'clock, I don't think they'll come now

si perdemos este tren ya no llegamos if we miss this train we won't get there in time

2

no ya … sino not (just) … but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

C (enseguida, ahora) right now

¡Pilar! — ¡ya voy! Pilar! — coming!

¿le falta mucho a la comida? — no, ya va a estar will lunch be long? — no, it's almost ready

preparados or prontos or en sus marcas, listos ¡ya! on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir despidiéndote de ese dinero you can kiss that money goodbye

este fin de semana no sales, así que ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you're not going out this weekend, so you'd better start getting used to the idea

desde ya te digo que lo veo muy difícil ( esp AmL); I can tell you right now I think it's going to be pretty difficult

ya mismo ( esp AmL); right away, straightaway ( BrE)

D

(expresando promesa, esperanza, amenaza): ya te contaré cuando nos veamos I'll tell you all about it next time we meet

ya lo entenderás cuando seas mayor you'll understand one day, when you're older

E

(en comparaciones): éste es precioso, éste ya no me gusta tanto this one is beautiful, but I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa it really does look much better painted white

F

(uso enfático): ¡ya quisiera yo! I should be so lucky!, chance would be a fine thing! ( BrE)

¡ya era hora! about time (too)!

ya es hora de que empieces a buscar trabajo it's (about) time you started to look for a job

¡ya me tienes harta con tus quejas! I'm just about fed up with your complaining all the time!

¿te parece que allí se vive mejor? — ¡ya lo creo! do you think people live better there? — you bet! ( colloq)

ya me dirás or contarás qué hacía él en un sitio así what on earth he was doing in a place like that, I don't know ( colloq)

G

ya que since, as

ya que estás aquí since o as you're here

ya que estoy, lo limpio por dentro también while I'm at it I may as well clean the inside too

ya²

conjunction

ya por tierra, ya por mar ( liter); whether by land or by sea

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

* * *

ya adverbio Both the simple past
◊ ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter

1
a) ( en frases afirmativas o interrogativas) already;

◊ ¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? have you spent all the money already?;

ya terminé I've (already) finished;
¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? (AmE);
aprietas este botón ¡y ya está! you press this button, and that's it!
b) ( expresando que se ha comprendido) yes, sure (colloq)

2
a) ( en frases negativas) any more;

◊ ese color ya no se lleva nobody wears that color any more

b)

◊ no ya … sino not (just) … but

3 (enseguida, ahora) right now;
◊ desde ya te digo que no puede ser (esp AmL) I can tell you right now that it's not possible;

ya mismo (esp AmL) right away, straightaway (BrE);
¡ya voy! coming!;
preparados listos ¡ya! on your mark(s), get set, go!
4 ( con verbo en futuro):
◊ ya te contaré I'll tell you all about it;

ya lo entenderás you'll understand one day
5 ( uso enfático):
◊ ¡ya quisiera yo! I should be so lucky!;

ya era hora about time (too)!;
¡ya me tienes harta! I'm (just about) fed up with you!
6
◊ ya que since, as;

ya que estás aquí since o as you're here
■ conjunción:
◊ se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

ya
I adverbio
1 already
2 (presente) ya lo sé, I already know
ya puedes empezar, you can start now
(inmediatamente) now: decídelo ya, decide right now
3 (pasado) already: ya entonces nos conocíamos, we already knew each other
ya en 1213, as early as 1213
4 (futuro) ya veré lo que hago, I'll see
ya tendremos tiempo para hacerlo, we'll have time to do it later ➣ Ver nota en already
5 (con frases negativas) ya no lo soporto más, I can't bear him any more
ya no trabaja aquí, she no longer works here
6 (uso enfático) ya era hora, about time too
¡ya está bien!, enough is enough!
II conj ya que, since: llámale hoy, ya que mañana se irá de viaje, call him today, because tomorrow he'll be away
Como regla general, cuando ya se refiere al pasado se traduce por already: Ya lo he hecho. I've already done it. Cuando hace referencia al presente se traduce por now (ya podemos irnos, we can go now) y en el futuro se traduce por later o no se traduce: Ya hablaremos. We'll talk about it ( later).

'ya' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- achacosa
- achacoso
- aclimatarse
- acreditar
- adiós
- ajustar
- altura
- amañarse
- ambientarse
- antaño
- anterioridad
- avisar
- bañera
- barbaridad
- bien
- bote
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- canción
- cara
- celo
- cerca
- colocar
- como
- coña
- constructor
- constructora
- creer
- cuento
- deber
- despedirse
- desventura
- devolución
- dicha
- dicho
- distraerse
- don
- doña
- Ecuador
- empezar
- emplazamiento
- enferma
- enfermo
- enfriar
- entrada
- entrado
- ser
- escacharrar
English:
about
- act
- act up
- advertise
- ago
- alive
- already
- antics
- any
- as
- asleep
- can
- care
- clog up
- come off
- cut out
- damage
- day
- decide
- do
- elderly
- enough
- far
- foregone
- forenamed
- format
- fuck
- gazumping
- given
- go
- go off
- gone
- have
- he's
- high
- inflammation
- it
- just
- knack
- lay off
- let up
- like
- long
- more
- move
- neither
- nervous
- no
- now
- obtainable

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ya

♦ adv

1. [en el pasado] already;

ya me lo habías contado you had already told me;

¿llamaron o [m5] han llamado ya? have they called yet?;

¿habrán llegado ya? will they have arrived yet o by now?;

ya dejó de llover it has stopped raining;

ya en 1926 as long ago as 1926

2. [expresando sorpresa] already;

¿ya has vuelto? are you back already?;

son las siete – ¿ya? it's seven o'clock – already?

3. [en presente] now;

bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now;

ya es hora de cenar it's time for dinner;

ya eres mayor para esas cosas you're too old for that sort of thing;

¡ya voy! I'm coming!

4. [inmediatamente] at once;

hay que hacer algo ya something has to be done now o at once;
Fam
desde ya right now;

hay que empezar desde ya we have to start right now o away;

desde ya considérate invitado consider yourself invited as of now;

ya mismo right away

5. [en frases negativas]
yo ya no estaba segura de nada I was no longer sure of anything;

ya no es así it's not like that any more, it's no longer like that;

ya no me duele it doesn't hurt any more, it no longer hurts;

para entonces ya no quedarán entradas there won't be any tickets left by then

6. [en el futuro]
ya te llamaré I'll call you o Br give you a ring some time;

ya hablaremos we'll talk later;

ya nos habremos ido we'll already have gone;

ya me dirás si te gustó you can tell me later if you liked it;

ya verás you'll (soon) see;

ya verás cuando se enteren just wait till they find out;

¡ya te agarraré yo a ti! I'll get you sooner or later!

7. [con valor enfático o intensivo]
ya entiendo/lo sé I understand/know;

sin el uniforme ya parece otro he looks completely different without his uniform on;

¡ya está! ¿ves qué fácil? that's it o there you are, see how easy it is?;

¡ya no aguanto más! I can't take any more!, I've had enough!;

¿es éste tu coche? – ¡ya me gustaría a mí! o [m5]¡ya quisiera yo! is this your car? – I wish! o if only!;

ya podías haberlo dicho antes you could have said so before;

ya puedes hacer las maletas y largarte I suggest you pack your bags and leave;

¿qué haces despierto? – ya ves, que no puedo dormir what are you doing awake? – well, I can't get to sleep, you see;

te matas a trabajar y, ya ves, luego se olvidan de ti you work yourself to death and then what happens…? they forget about you

♦ conj

1. [distributiva]
ya sea por unas cosas ya sea por otras, siguen pasando hambre for one reason or another, they are still going hungry;

manden sus datos ya sea por carta o por correo electrónico send in your details (either) by post or by e-mail

2. [adversativa]
ya no… sino…, no ya… sino… not only… but…;

confían no ya en clasificarse sino en llegar a la final they are not only confident of qualifying but also of reaching the final

♦ interj
[indica asentimiento] right!; [indica comprensión] yes!;
¡ya! no me eches más leche that's enough milk, thanks!;

preparados, listos, ¡ya! ready, steady, go!, on your marks, get set, go!;
Irónico
¡ya, ya! sure!, yes, of course!

♦ ya que loc conj

since;

ya que has venido, ayúdame con esto since you're here, give me a hand with this;

ya que te pones, podías hacer también la cena you could get dinner ready while you're at it;

ya que eres tan listo, dime… if you're so clever o since you're so smart, tell me…

* * *

ya

adv

1 already;

ya lo sé I know

2 ( ahora mismo) now;

ya viene she’s coming now

3

:

¿lo puede hacer? - ¡ya lo creo!; can she do it ? – you bet!;

¡ya! incredulidad oh, yeah!, sure!; comprensión I know, I understand; asenso OK, sure; al terminar finished!, done!;

¡ah, ya! al acordarse oh, of course!

4 en frases negativas

:

ya no vive aquí he doesn’t live here any more, he no longer lives here;

ya no lo tengo I don’t have it any more, I no longer have it

5

:

ya que since, as

6

:

ya … ya … either … or …

* * *

ya adv

1) : already

ya terminó: she's finished already

2) : now, right now

¡hazlo ya!: do it now!

ya mismo: right away

3) : later, soon

ya iremos: we'll go later on

4) : no longer, anymore

ya no fuma: he no longer smokes

5) (used for emphasis)

¡ya lo sé!: I know!

ya lo creo: of course

6)

no ya : not only

no ya lloran sino gritan: they're not only crying but screaming

7)

ya que : now that, since

ya que sabe la verdad: now that she knows the truth

ya conj

ya... ya : whether... or, first... then

ya le gusta, ya no: first he likes it, then he doesn't

* * *

ya¹ adv

1. (en general) already

ya lo he hecho I've already done it

¿ya te vas? are you going already?

2. (ahora) now

ya deben estar allí they must be there now

no grites, ya voy don't shout, I'm coming

3. (luego) later

ya veremos we'll see

ya lo haré I'll do it later

4. (uso enfático)

ya lo sé I know

ya entiendo I see

ya te lo dije I told you so

ya está that's it

ya no no longer / not any more

ya no vive aquí she no longer lives here / she doesn't live here any more

ya que since

ya que te has ofrecido since you offered

ya² interj yes / of course

Spanish-English dictionary > ya
16 attendre

attendre [atɑ̃dʀ]

➭ TABLE 41

1. transitive verb

   a. [personne] to wait for

• il attend de voir he's waiting to see

• attends la fin du film wait until the film is over

• nous attendons qu'il vienne we are waiting for him to come

• aller attendre qn au train to go and meet sb off the train

• il est venu m'attendre à la gare he came to meet me at the station

• j'attends le week-end avec impatience I'm looking forward to the weekend

• j'ai attendu deux heures I waited for two hours

• attendez un instant wait a moment

• attendez un peu ! wait a second! ; (menace) just you wait!

• qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour partir ? what are we waiting for?

• on ne t'attendait plus we had given up on you

• êtes-vous attendu ? are you expected?

• il attend son heure he's biding his time

• l'argent qu'il me doit, je l'attends toujours I'm still waiting for the money he owes me

► en attendant ( = pendant ce temps) in the meantime ; ( = en dépit de cela) all the same

• on ne peut rien faire en attendant de recevoir sa lettre we can't do anything until we get his letter

• en attendant qu'il revienne, je vais vite faire une course while I'm waiting for him to come back I'm going to go down to the shop

• en attendant, c'est moi qui fais tout ! all the same, it's me that does everything!

   b. [voiture] to be waiting for ; [mauvaise surprise, sort] to be in store for

   c. ( = escompter) [+ personne, chose] to expect

• attendre qch de qn/qch to expect sth from sb/sth

• on attendait beaucoup de ces pourparlers great things were expected of the talks

• j'attendais mieux de cet élève I expected better of this pupil

   d. attendre un enfant or un bébé

• attendre famille (Belgian) to be expecting a baby

• ils attendent la naissance pour le 10 mai the baby is due on 10 May

   e. ► attendre après (inf) [+ chose] to be in a hurry for ; [+ personne] to be waiting for

• l'argent que je t'ai prêté, je n'attends pas après I'm not desperate for the money I lent you

• je n'attends pas après lui ! I can get along without him!

2. intransitive verb

to wait ; ( = se conserver) to keep

• attends, je vais t'expliquer wait, let me explain

• attendez voir (inf) let me see

• vous attendez ou vous voulez rappeler plus tard ? will you hold or do you want to call back later?

• tu peux toujours attendre ! you'll be lucky!

• ce travail peut attendre this work can wait

• sans plus attendre straight away

• il faut agir sans plus attendre we must act straight away

► faire attendre

• faire attendre qn to keep sb waiting

• se faire attendre to be a long time coming

• il aime se faire attendre he likes to keep people waiting

• leur riposte ne se fit pas attendre they didn't take long to retaliate

3. reflexive verb

► s'attendre

   a. [personnes] to wait for each other

   b. s'attendre à qch to expect sth

• il ne s'attendait pas à gagner he wasn't expecting to win

• avec lui on peut s'attendre à tout you never know what to expect with him

• Lionel ! si je m'attendais (à te voir ici) ! (inf) Lionel, fancy meeting you here!

• elle s'y attendait she expected this

• il fallait s'y attendre it was to be expected

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atɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) gén to wait for [personne, événement]; to wait until ou till [date] ( pour faire to do)

j'attends qu'il finisse or ait fini — I'm waiting for him to finish

il attend impatiemment Noël — he can't wait for Christmas

aller attendre quelqu'un à la gare — to (go and) meet somebody at the station

qu'attends-tu pour répondre? — why don't you answer?

j'attends de voir pour y croire — I'll believe it when I see it

se faire attendre — to keep people waiting

le serveur se fait attendre — the waiter is taking a long time

la réaction ne se fit pas attendre — the reaction was instantaneous

attendre son jour or heure — to bide one's time

reste ici en attendant que la pluie cesse — stay here until the rain stops

en attendant mieux — until something better turns up

où étais-tu, on ne t'attendait plus! — where were you? we'd given up on you!; ferme I

2) (être prêt, préparé) [voiture, taxi] to be waiting for; [chambre, appartement] to be ready for

un délicieux repas m'attendait — a delicious meal awaited me

3) (être prévu, prévisible) [succès, aventure] to await, to be in store for [personne]

quel avenir nous attend? — what does the future hold (in store) for us?

les élections sont attendues comme un test — the elections are being viewed as a test

4) ( compter sur)

je les attends pour 5 heures — I'm expecting them at five

elle attend un bébé or un enfant — she's expecting a baby

attendre de quelqu'un qu'il fasse — to expect somebody to do

j'attendais mieux de ce roman — I found the novel rather disappointing

2.

verbe intransitif to wait; ( au téléphone) to hold

attends un peu! — wait a moment; ( menace) just (you) wait!

faire attendre quelqu'un — to keep somebody waiting

sans plus attendre — without further delay

en attendant — ( pendant ce temps) in the meantime; ( néanmoins) all the same, nonetheless

tu ne perds rien pour attendre! — (colloq) I'll get you (colloq), just you wait!

3.

s'attendre verbe pronominal

s'attendre à quelque chose/à faire — to expect something/to do

s'attendre à ce que quelqu'un fasse/quelque chose se produise — to expect somebody to do/something to happen

il fallait s'y attendre — it was to be expected

avec lui, il faut s'attendre à tout — with him, anything can happen

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tout vient à point pour qui sait attendre — Proverbe everything comes to him who waits Proverbe

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atɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) [visiteur, événement] to wait for

attendre qn — to wait for sb

il se fait attendre! — he's keeping us waiting!

attendre que qch se produise — to wait for sth to happen, to wait until sth happens

Attends qu'il ne pleuve plus. — Wait for it to stop raining., Wait until it's stopped raining.

attendre de recevoir qch — to be waiting to receive sth

J'attends d'avoir de ses nouvelles. — I'm waiting to hear from him.

attendre qn de pied ferme — to be ready and waiting for sb

Je l'attends de pied ferme. — I'm ready and waiting for him.

en attendant — attendant

2) (avec l'idée de différer une action)

attendre que — to wait until

attendre de faire — to wait until one does

attendre d'être — to wait until one is

J'attends d'avoir un appartement à moi. — I'm waiting until I've got a flat of my own.

3)

attendre un enfant — to be expecting a baby

4) (être destiné ou réservé à) to be in store for, to await

On ne sait jamais ce qui nous attend. — We never know what's in store for us.

5) (= escompter, espérer) to expect

attendre qch de — to expect sth of

Je n'attends plus rien de la vie. — I expect nothing more from life.

2. vi

1) (dans l'attente d'un visiteur, d'un événement) to wait

Attendons, cela ne sert à rien de s'énerver. — Let's wait, there's no point getting annoyed.

Attends, je vais t'expliquer. — Wait, I'll explain.

faire attendre qn — to keep sb waiting

2)

attendez que je réfléchisse — wait, let me think

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attendre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 ( processus qui dure) [personne] to wait for [personne]; to wait for, to await sout [événement]; to wait until ou till [date] (pour faire to do); attendre l'arrivée de qn to wait for sb to arrive, to await sb's arrival; j'attends le bus I'm waiting for the bus; j'ai attendu le bus (pendant) dix minutes I waited for the bus for ten minutes, I waited ten minutes for the bus; j'attends le bus depuis dix minutes I've been waiting for the bus for ten minutes, I've been waiting ten minutes for the bus; je t'ai attendu jusqu'à 8 heures I waited for you until 8 o'clock; attendre la fin d'une émission to wait till the end of a programme^GB; n'attends pas demain/la nuit pour le réparer don't wait until ou till tomorrow/dark to mend it; attendre le bon moment pour agir to wait for the right moment ou until the time is right to act; attendre la pluie pour semer to wait for the rain before sowing; j'attends qu'il finisse or ait fini I'm waiting for him to finish; j'attends qu'on me serve or d'être servi I'm waiting to be served; elle n'attendait que ça! that's just what she was waiting for; il attend impatiemment Noël/leur départ he can't wait for Christmas/for them to leave; il n'attend qu'une chose, c'est de prendre sa retraite he can't wait to retire; attendre son tour to wait one's turn; on n'attend plus qu'elle pour commencer we're just waiting for her and then we can start; aller attendre un train/qn au train/qn à la gare to (go and) meet a train/sb off a train/sb at the station; attends qu'il écrive pour or avant de décider wait until ou till he writes ou wait for him to write before you decide; attends d'avoir vu l'autre pour commander wait until ou till you've seen the other one before you order; qu'attends-tu pour partir/répondre? why don't you leave/answer?; j'attends de voir pour y croire I'll believe it when I see it; se faire attendre to keep people waiting; le serveur/chèque se fait attendre the waiter/cheque GB ou check US is taking a long time ou is a long time coming; le printemps se fait attendre spring is late, spring is slow to arrive; la réaction ne se fit pas attendre the reaction was instantaneous; attendre son jour or heure to bide one's time; reste ici en attendant de trouver mieux/que la pluie cesse/l'heure du départ stay here until you find sth better/the rain stops/it's time to go; en attendant mieux until something better turns up; où étais-tu, on ne t'attendait plus! where were you? we'd given up on you!; si je n'attendais que toi pour m'aider/ça pour vivre! iron it's a good thing I'm not relying on you to help/that to keep me going!; c'est là que je l'attends○! I'm ready and waiting!, I'm right here!; ⇒ ferme;

2 (être prêt, préparé) [voiture, taxi] to be waiting for [personne]; [chambre, appartement] to be ready for [personne]; une lettre vous attend à la réception there's a letter (waiting) for you at reception; un délicieux repas m'attendait a delicious meal awaited me; le déjeuner vous attend! lunch is ready!;

3 (être prévu, prévisible) [succès, aventure] to await, to be in store for [personne]; une surprise désagréable les attendait à leur arrivée there was a nasty surprise awaiting them when they arrived; je ne sais pas ce qui m'attend I don't know what's in store for me; quel avenir nous attend? what does the future hold (in store) for us?; un brillant avenir les attendait a brilliant future lay ahead of them; les élections sont attendues comme un test the elections are being viewed as a test;

4 ( compter sur) je les attends pour 5 heures I'm expecting them at five; elle attend un bébé or un enfant she's expecting a baby, she's expecting○; attendre qch de qn/qch to expect sth from sb/sth; attendre de qn qu'il fasse to expect sb to do; on attend beaucoup de ce nouveau traitement great things are expected of this new treatment; j'attendais mieux de vous I expected more of you; j'attendais mieux de ce roman I found the novel rather disappointing.

B vi to wait; ( au téléphone) to hold; attends un instant wait a moment, hang on (a minute)○; la ligne est occupée, voulez- vous attendre? the line is engaged GB ou busy US, do you want to hold?; attends un peu! wait a moment; ( menace) just (you) wait!; attends voir○ wait a minute, let's see; faire attendre qn to keep sb waiting; sans plus attendre without further delay; la lettre attendra the letter can wait; ce plat n'attend pas this dish has to be served immediately; en attendant ( pendant ce temps) in the meantime; ( néanmoins) all the same, nonetheless; en attendant, je ferai mes courses in the meantime, I'll do my shopping; ce n'est peut-être pas grave mais, en attendant, ça fait mal it may not be serious but all the same it's painful ou it's painful nonetheless; tu ne perds rien pour attendre○! I'll get you, just you wait!

C s'attendre vpr s'attendre à qch/à faire to expect sth/to do; je m'attendais au pire/à mieux I was expecting the worst/something better; attends-toi à être interrogé you'll no doubt be grilled; au moment où je m'y attendais le moins (just) when I was least expecting it; s'attendre à ce que qn fasse/qch se produise to expect sb to do/sth to happen; il fallait s'y attendre it was to be expected; avec lui, il faut s'attendre à tout with him, anything can happen; ça alors, si je m'attendais à te retrouver professeur! I must say I'm surprised to find you in teaching!; quelle bonne surprise! si je m'attendais○! what a nice surprise! who would've thought it!; ⇒ cent.

Idiome

tout vient à point pour qui sait attendre Prov everything comes to him who waits Prov.

[atɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

A.[IDÉE DE TEMPS, D'ATTENTE]

1. [rester jusqu'à la venue de - retardataire, voyageur] to wait for (inseparable)

je l'attends pour partir I'm waiting till he gets here before I leave, I'll leave as soon as he gets here

il va falloir t'attendre encore longtemps? are you going to be much longer?

(aller) attendre quelqu'un à l'aéroport/la gare to (go and) meet somebody at the airport/the station

le train ne va pas vous attendre the train won't wait (for you)

l'avion l'a attendu they delayed the plane for him

attendre quelqu'un au passage ou au tournant (figuré) to wait for a chance to pounce on somebody

elle se trompera, et je l'attends au tournant she'll make a mistake and that's when I'll get her

‘En attendant Godot’ Beckett ‘Waiting for Godot’

2. [escompter l'arrivée de - facteur, invité] to wait for (inseparable), to expect ; [ - colis, livraison] to expect, to await (soutenu) ; [ - réponse, événement] to wait for (inseparable), to await

je ne t'attendais plus! I'd given up waiting for you!, I'd given up on you

attendre quelqu'un à ou pour dîner to expect somebody for dinner

vous êtes attendu, le docteur va vous recevoir immédiatement the doctor's expecting you, he'll see you straightaway

qu'est-ce que tu attends? [ton interrogatif ou de reproche] what are you waiting for?

qu'est-ce qu'il attend pour les renvoyer? why doesn't he just fire them?

ils n'attendent que ça, c'est tout ce qu'ils attendent that's exactly ou just what they're waiting for

il attend le grand jour avec impatience he's looking forward to the big day, he can't wait for the big day

nous attendons des précisions we're awaiting further details

attendre son tour to wait one's turn

attendre son heure to bide one's time

attendre le bon moment to wait for the right moment (to come along)

cela peut attendre demain that can wait till ou until tomorrow

je lui ai prêté 3 000 euros et je les attends toujours I lent him 3,000 euros and I still haven't got it back

se faire attendre to keep others waiting

désolé de m'être fait attendre sorry to have kept you waiting

les hors-d'œuvre se font attendre the starters are a long time coming

la réforme se fait attendre the reform is taking a long time to materialize

les résultats ne se sont pas fait attendre

a. [après une élection] the results didn't take long to come in

b. [conséquences d'une action] there were immediate consequences

alors, tu attends le dégel? (familier) are you going to hang around here all day?

attendre quelqu'un comme le Messie to wait eagerly for somebody

3. [suj: femme enceinte]

attendre un bébé ou enfant, attendre famille (Belgique) to be expecting (a child), to be pregnant

attendre des jumeaux to be pregnant with ou expecting twins

j'attends une fille I'm expecting a girl

elle attend son bébé pour le 15 avril her baby's due on 15 April

attendre un heureux événement (euphémisme) to be expecting

4. [être prêt pour] to be ready for, to await (soutenu)

la voiture vous attend the car's ready for you, your car awaits (soutenu & humoristique)

5. [suj: destin, sort, aventure] to await (soutenu), to be ou to lie in store for

une mauvaise surprise l'attendait there was a nasty surprise in store for her

une nouvelle vie vous attend là-bas a whole new life awaits you there

si tu savais ou tu ne sais pas ce qui t'attend! you haven't a clue what you're in for, have you?

avant de me porter volontaire, je voudrais savoir ce qui m'attend before I volunteer, I'd like to know what I'm letting myself in for

6. [espérer]

attendre quelque chose de to expect something from

qu'attendez-vous de moi? what do you expect of me?

j'attendais mieux d'elle I thought she'd do better, I was expecting better things from her

nous attendons beaucoup de la réunion we expect a lot (to come out) of the meeting

7. [avoir besoin de] to need

le document attend encore trois signatures the document needs another three signatures

le pays attend encore l'homme qui sera capable de mettre fin à la guerre civile the country is still waiting for the man who will be able to put an end to the civil war

B.[AVEC COMPLÉMENT INTRODUIT PAR 'QUE']

attendre que: nous attendrons qu'elle soit ici we'll wait till ou until she gets here ou for her to get here

elle attendait toujours qu'il rentre avant d'aller se coucher she would always wait up for him

attends (un peu) que je le dise à ton père! just you wait till ou until I tell your father!

C.[AVEC COMPLÉMENT INTRODUIT PAR 'DE']

attends d'être grand wait til ou untill you're older

nous attendions de sortir we were waiting to go out

j'attends avec impatience de la revoir I can't wait to see her again, I'm really looking forward to seeing her again

attendre de voir la suite des événements to wait to see what happens

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[atɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [patienter] to wait

les gens n'aiment pas attendre people don't like to be kept waiting ou to have to wait

je passe mon temps à attendre I spend all my time waiting around

il est en ligne, vous attendez? he's on the other line, will you hold?

faites-les attendre ask them to wait

si tu crois qu'il va t'aider, tu peux toujours attendre! if you think he's going to help you, don't hold your breath!

il peut toujours attendre! he'll have a long wait!

mais enfin attends, je ne suis pas prêt! wait a minute, will you, I'm not ready!

elle s'appelle, attends, comment déjà? her name is, wait a minute, now what is it?

et attends, tu ne sais pas le plus beau! wait (for it) ou hold on, the best part's yet to come!

attendez voir, je crois me souvenir let's see ou let me see ou think, I seem to remember

attends voir, je vais demander (familier) hold ou hang on, I'll ask

attends voir, toi! (familier) [menace] just you wait!

tout vient à point à qui sait attendre (proverbe) everything comes to he who waits (proverbe)

2. [suj: plat chaud, soufflé] to wait

[suj: vin, denrée] to keep

les spaghetti ne doivent pas attendre spaghetti must be served as soon as it's ready

3. [être reporté] to wait

votre projet attendra your plan'll have to wait

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attendre après verbe plus préposition

(familier)

1. [avoir besoin de]

attendre après quelque chose to be in great need of something

2. [compter sur]

attendre après quelqu'un to rely ou to count on somebody

si tu attends après lui, tu n'auras jamais tes renseignements if you're counting on him ou if you leave it up to him, you'll never get the information you want

elle est assez grande, elle n'attend plus après toi! she's old enough to get along (perfectly well) without you!

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s'attendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

to wait for each other

on s'attend à l'entrée du cinéma we'll wait for each other ou we'll meet outside the cinema

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s'attendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

to expect

il faut s'attendre à des embouteillages traffic jams are expected

il faut s'attendre à tout we should be prepared for anything

s'attendre au pire to expect the worst

savoir à quoi s'attendre to know what to expect

je ne m'attendais pas à cela de votre part I didn't expect that from you

nous ne nous attendions pas à ce que la grève réussisse we weren't expecting the strike to succeed, we hadn't anticipated that the strike would succeed

s'y attendre: il fallait s'y attendre that was to be expected

comme il fallait s'y attendre as was to be expected, predictably enough

je m'y attendais I expected as much

en attendant locution adverbiale

1. [pendant ce temps]

finis ton dessert, en attendant je vais faire le café finish your dessert, and in the meantime I'll make the coffee

2. (familier) [malgré cela]

oui mais, en attendant, je n'ai toujours pas mon argent that's as may be but I'm still missing my money

ris si tu veux mais, en attendant, j'ai réussi à mon examen you can laugh, but I passed my exam all the same

en attendant que locution conjonctive

until (such time as)

en attendant qu'il s'explique, on ne sait rien until (such time as) he's explained himself ou as long as he hasn't provided any explanations, we don't know anything

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > attendre
17 Tisch

m; -(e)s, -e

1. table; am Tisch sitzen sit ( oder be seated) at the table; Familie etc.: auch sit ( oder be seated) (a)round the table; sich an den Tisch setzen sit down ( oder take one’s seat geh.) at the table; vom Tisch aufstehen get up (from the table), stand up; bei Mahlzeiten: auch leave the table; abräumen, decken II 1 etc.

2. Koll. (Leute): der ganze Tisch konnte mithören the whole table ( oder everyone at the table) could hear ( oder was listening)

3. nur Sg.; fig. (Essen): bei Tisch at table geh., at lunch etc.; bei Tisch sitzen be having lunch etc., be eating; die Kinder durften bei Tisch nicht sprechen the children weren’t allowed to speak during meals; zu Tisch gehen go for ( oder to) lunch etc.; darf ich zu Tisch bitten? shall we sit down at the table?; wenn das Essen aufgetragen ist: lunch ( oder dinner) is served ( oder ready), let’s have something to eat now; essen, was auf den Tisch kommt eat what one is given, eat whatever is put before one; getrennt von Tisch und Bett separated; zum Tisch des Herrn treten KIRCHL. come to the Lord’s table, take communion

4. fig. in Wendungen: bar auf den Tisch cash down; auf den Tisch hauen (sich durchsetzen) take a hard line; mit etw. reinen Tisch machen get s.th. sorted out properly ( oder once and for all); unter den Tisch fallen fall flat ( oder by the wayside), be passed over ( oder ignored), not be taken up ( oder pursued); eine Angelegenheit unter den Tisch fallen lassen (quietly) drop a matter; (nicht beachten) (choose to) ignore a matter; jemanden unter den Tisch trinken umg. drink s.o. under the table; jemanden über den Tisch ziehen umg. fleece ( oder rook) s.o., take s.o. to the cleaners; vom Tisch wischen oder fegen sweep ( oder brush) aside; ein Thema auf den Tisch bringen bring up ( oder raise) a matter (for discussion); die Sache muss auf dem Tisch bleiben / muss vom Tisch has got to be thrashed out / settled; Streitende an einen Tisch bringen bring the parties etc. face to face, get the parties etc. to agree to talks; Entscheidung am grünen Tisch bureaucratic decision; SPORT decision at administrative level ( oder by the sport’s ruling body)

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der Tisch

table

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Tịsch [tɪʃ]
m -(e)s, -e
table; (= Schreibtisch) desk; (= Werktisch) bench; (= Mahlzeit) meal
bei Tisch — at (the) table

vom Tisch aufstehen — to leave the table

sich an den or zu Tisch setzen — to sit down at the table

die Gäste zu Tisch bitten — to ask the guests to take their places

bitte zu Tisch! — lunch/dinner is served!

vor/nach Tisch — before/after the meal

bei Tisch — at the table

zu Tisch sein — to be having one's lunch/dinner

Herr Kleinhaus ist zu Tisch — Mr Kleinhaus is out at lunch

zu Tisch gehen — to go to lunch/dinner

er zahlte bar auf den Tisch — he paid cash down or cash on the nail (Brit inf) or on the barrelhead (US)

etw auf den Tisch bringen (inf) — to serve sth (up)

die Beine or Füße unter jds Tisch strecken (inf) — to eat at sb's table

getrennt von Tisch und Bett leben — to be separated

unter den Tisch fallen (inf) — to go by the board

jdn unter den Tisch trinken or saufen (inf) — to drink sb under the table

es wird gegessen, was auf den Tisch kommt! — you'll eat what you're given

auf den Tisch kommen (fig: Vorschlag etc) — to be put forward

vom Tisch sein (fig) — to be cleared out of the way

vom Tisch müssen (fig) — to have to be cleared out of the way

auf dem Tisch liegen (fig, Vorschlag etc) — to be on the table

etw auf den Tisch legen (fig, Geld, Vorschlag etc) — to put sth on the table

etw vom Tisch wischen (fig) — to dismiss sth

zwei Parteien an einen Tisch bringen (fig) — to get two parties (a)round the conference table

mit jdm am Tisch sitzen (fig) — to sit at the same table as sb

jdn über den Tisch ziehen (fig inf) — to take sb to the cleaners (inf)

See:

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der

(a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games: Put all the plates on the table.) table

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Tisch

<-[e]s, -e>

[tɪʃ]

m

1. (Esstisch) table

jdn zu \Tisch bitten to ask sb to take their place [at the table]

etw auf den \Tisch bringen (fam) to serve sth

zu \Tisch gehen (geh) to go to lunch/dinner

zu \Tisch sein (geh) to be having one's lunch/dinner

am [o (geh) bei] [o (geh) zu] \Tisch sitzen to sit at the table

bei \Tisch (geh) at the table

vor/nach \Tisch (geh) before/after the meal

zu \Tisch! (geh) lunch/dinner is served

2. (an einem Tisch sitzende Personen) table

3.

▶ jdn an einen \Tisch bringen to get sb round [or around] the table

▶ unter den \Tisch fallen (fam) to go by the board fam

▶ am grünen \Tisch [o vom grünen \Tisch aus] planen from a bureaucratic ivory tower

▶ vom \Tisch müssen to need clearing up

▶ reinen \Tisch machen to sort things out, to get things straight

▶ am runden \Tisch among equals

▶ sich akk [mit jdm] an einen \Tisch setzen to get round the table [with sb]

▶ jdn unter den \Tisch trinken [o (sl) saufen] to drink sb under the table fam

▶ vom \Tisch sein to be cleared up

▶ etw vom \Tisch wischen to strike sth off the roll, to dismiss sth

▶ jdn über den \Tisch ziehen (fam) to lead sb up the garden path fam

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der; Tisch[e]s, Tische

1) table; (SchreibTisch) desk

vor/nach Tisch — before/after lunch/dinner/the meal etc.

bei Tisch sein od. sitzen — be at table

zu Tisch sein — be having one's lunch/dinner etc.

vom Tisch aufstehen — get up from the table; < child> get down [from the table]

bitte zu Tisch — please take your places for lunch/dinner

es wird gegessen, was auf den Tisch kommt! — [you'll] eat what's put on the table!

2) (fig.)

reinen Tisch machen — (ugs.) clear things up; sort things out

jemanden über den Tisch ziehen — (ugs.) outman oeuvre somebody

unter den Tisch fallen — (ugs.) go by the board

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Tisch m; -(e)s, -e

1. table;

am Tisch sitzen sit ( oder be seated) at the table; Familie etc: auch sit ( oder be seated) (a)round the table;

sich an den Tisch setzen sit down ( oder take one’s seat geh) at the table;

vom Tisch aufstehen get up (from the table), stand up; bei Mahlzeiten: auch leave the table; → abräumen, decken B 1 etc

2. koll (Leute):

der ganze Tisch konnte mithören the whole table ( oder everyone at the table) could hear ( oder was listening)

3. nur sg; fig (Essen):

bei Tisch at table geh, at lunch etc;

bei Tisch sitzen be having lunch etc, be eating;

die Kinder durften bei Tisch nicht sprechen the children weren’t allowed to speak during meals;

zu Tisch gehen go for ( oder to) lunch etc;

darf ich zu Tisch bitten? shall we sit down at the table?; wenn das Essen aufgetragen ist: lunch ( oder dinner) is served ( oder ready), let’s have something to eat now;

essen, was auf den Tisch kommt eat what one is given, eat whatever is put before one;

getrennt von Tisch und Bett separated;

zum Tisch des Herrn treten KIRCHE come to the Lord’s table, take communion

4. fig in Wendungen:

bar auf den Tisch cash down;

auf den Tisch hauen (sich durchsetzen) take a hard line;

mit etwas reinen Tisch machen get sth sorted out properly ( oder once and for all);

unter den Tisch fallen fall flat ( oder by the wayside), be passed over ( oder ignored), not be taken up ( oder pursued);

eine Angelegenheit unter den Tisch fallen (quietly) drop a matter; (nicht beachten) (choose to) ignore a matter;

jemanden unter den Tisch trinken umg drink sb under the table;

jemanden über den Tisch ziehen umg fleece ( oder rook) sb, take sb to the cleaners;

vom Tisch wischen oder

fegen sweep ( oder brush) aside;

ein Thema auf den Tisch bringen bring up ( oder raise) a matter (for discussion);

die Sache

muss auf dem Tisch bleiben/muss vom Tisch has got to be thrashed out/settled;

Streitende an einen Tisch bringen bring the parties etc face to face, get the parties etc to agree to talks;

Entscheidung am grünen Tisch bureaucratic decision; SPORT decision at administrative level ( oder by the sport’s ruling body)

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der; Tisch[e]s, Tische

1) table; (SchreibTisch) desk

vor/nach Tisch — before/after lunch/dinner/the meal etc.

bei Tisch sein od. sitzen — be at table

zu Tisch sein — be having one's lunch/dinner etc.

vom Tisch aufstehen — get up from the table; < child> get down [from the table]

bitte zu Tisch — please take your places for lunch/dinner

es wird gegessen, was auf den Tisch kommt! — [you'll] eat what's put on the table!

2) (fig.)

reinen Tisch machen — (ugs.) clear things up; sort things out

jemanden über den Tisch ziehen — (ugs.) outman oeuvre somebody

unter den Tisch fallen — (ugs.) go by the board

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-e m.

board n.

desk n.

table n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Tisch
18 vorbereiten

(trennb., hat)

I v/t allg., auch seelisch: prepare ( für, auf + Akk for); eine Reise / einen Angriff vorbereiten prepare for a trip / an attack; das Menü lässt sich gut oder in kurzer Zeit vorbereiten the meal takes little time to prepare

II v/refl

1. prepare o.s., get ready; sich vorbereiten auf (+ Akk) prepare (o.s.) for, get ready for, gear up for umg.; sich für den Unterricht vorbereiten prepare one’s lessons ( oder for class); sich auf eine Prüfung vorbereiten revise (Am. review oder study) for an exam; er kann sich 15 Minuten vorbereiten auf mündliche Prüfung etc.: he has 15 minutes for preparation; er hatte sich ( nicht) vorbereitet he had (not) prepared himself

3. (im Kommen sein) be in the offing, be under way

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to prearrange; to prime; to prepare;

sich vorbereiten

to get ready

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vor|be|rei|ten ptp vorbereitet sep
1. vt
to prepare
vorbereitet sein — to be prepared for sth

vórbereiten — to prepare sb for sth

2. vr
(Mensch) to prepare (oneself) ( auf +acc for); (Ereignisse) to be in the offing (inf)
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1) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) groom

2) (to make or get ready: Have you prepared your speech for Thursday?; My mother prepared a meal; He prepared to go out; Prepare yourself for a shock.) prepare

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vor|be·rei·ten *

I. vt

1. (im Voraus bereiten)

▪ etw [für etw akk] \vorbereiten to prepare sth [for sth]

2. (einstimmen, einstellen)

▪ jdn [auf etw akk] \vorbereiten to prepare sb [for sth]

II. vr

▪ sich akk [auf etw akk] \vorbereiten to prepare oneself [for sth]

ich möchte dich auf eine unangenehme Nachricht \vorbereiten! I would like you to prepare yourself for some bad news!

wir bereiten uns auf ihre Ankunft vor we're preparing for her arrival

▪ sich akk für etw akk \vorbereiten to prepare oneself for sth

sich akk für eine Prüfung \vorbereiten to prepare for an exam

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transitives Verb

1) prepare (auf + Akk., für for)

2) prepare for <trip, party, etc.>

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vorbereiten (trennb, hat)

A. v/t allg, auch seelisch: prepare (

für, auf +akk for);

eine Reise/einen Angriff vorbereiten prepare for a trip/an attack;

das Menü lässt sich gut oder

in kurzer Zeit vorbereiten the meal takes little time to prepare

B. v/r

1. prepare o.s., get ready;

sich vorbereiten auf (+akk) prepare (o.s.) for, get ready for, gear up for umg;

sich für den Unterricht vorbereiten prepare one’s lessons ( oder for class);

sich auf eine Prüfung vorbereiten revise (US review oder study) for an exam;

er kann sich 15 Minuten vorbereiten auf mündliche Prüfung etc: he has 15 minutes for preparation;

er hatte sich (nicht) vorbereitet he had (not) prepared himself

3. (im Kommen sein) be in the offing, be under way

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transitives Verb

1) prepare (auf + Akk., für for)

2) prepare for <trip, party, etc.>

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(zu) ausdr.

to prepare (for) v. v.

to set up v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > vorbereiten
19 preparado

adj.

1 prepared, prompt, ready, ready and waiting.

2 prepared, trained.

m.

preparation, formulation, composite, blend.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: preparar.

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preparado

► nombre masculino

1 (sustancia) preparation

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preparado

► participio pasado

1→ link=preparar preparar

► adjetivo

1 ready, prepared

► nombre masculino preparado

1 (sustancia) preparation

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1. noun m.
mixture
2. (f. - preparada)
adj.

1) ready, prepared

2) trained

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1. ADJ

1) (=dispuesto) [persona] prepared, ready

-¿te vas a presentar al examen? -no, todavía no estoy preparado — "are you going to take the exam?" - "no, I'm not prepared o ready yet"

¡preparados, listos, ya! — [gen] ready, steady, go!; (Dep) on your marks, get set, go!

no estoy preparado mentalmente para la entrevista — I am not mentally prepared for the interview

2) (Culin) (=listo para servir) ready to serve; (=precocinado) ready cooked
comida 1)
3) (Educ) [con estudios] educated; [como salida profesional] trained; [con título] qualified

está muy bien preparado para este trabajo — he's very well trained for this job

un candidato muy preparado — a highly-qualified candidate

4) (=informado) well-informed

2.

SM (Farm) preparation

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I
- da adjetivo

1) [ESTAR] (listo, dispuesto) ready

preparado PARA algo — ready for something

no está preparado para presentarse al examen — he's not ready to take o not prepared for the exam

no está preparado para recibir la noticia — he's not prepared for the news

preparados, listos, ya! — get ready, get set, go! (AmE), on your marks, get set, go (BrE)

2) [SER] (instruido, culto) educated

es una persona muy preparada — she's very well-educated

un profesional muy bien preparado — a highly-trained professional
II
masculino preparation

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= ready [readier -comp., readiest -sup.], pre-digested [predigested], prepared, ready-made, at the ready.

Ex. Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.

Ex. This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.

Ex. It may be conducted through displays, specially prepared leaflets, or by giving talks to groups.

Ex. In some cases UDC provides the indexer with a ready-made class number for a compound subject.

Ex. The Queen's undertakers keep a special coffin at the ready in case a member of the Royal family dies suddenly abroad.

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* almuerzo preparado = packed lunch.

* bien preparado = well-trained, well-prepared.

* comida preparada = take-out.

* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.

* estar preparado = be readied, stand + ready, be ready.

* estar preparado para = be geared up for/to, stand + poised.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* mal preparado = ill-trained.

* no preparado = unprepared.

* preparado de antemano = pre-prepared, stage-managed, ready-made, cut and dried [cut and dry].

* preparado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].

* preparado en rodajas = pre-sliced [presliced].

* preparado para el futuro = future-proof.

* Preparados, listos, ya! = On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!.

* tener una alternativa preparada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve, have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* ya preparado = preformatted [pre-formatted].

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I
- da adjetivo

1) [ESTAR] (listo, dispuesto) ready

preparado PARA algo — ready for something

no está preparado para presentarse al examen — he's not ready to take o not prepared for the exam

no está preparado para recibir la noticia — he's not prepared for the news

preparados, listos, ya! — get ready, get set, go! (AmE), on your marks, get set, go (BrE)

2) [SER] (instruido, culto) educated

es una persona muy preparada — she's very well-educated

un profesional muy bien preparado — a highly-trained professional
II
masculino preparation

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= ready [readier -comp., readiest -sup.], pre-digested [predigested], prepared, ready-made, at the ready.

Ex: Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.

Ex: This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.

Ex: It may be conducted through displays, specially prepared leaflets, or by giving talks to groups.

Ex: In some cases UDC provides the indexer with a ready-made class number for a compound subject.

Ex: The Queen's undertakers keep a special coffin at the ready in case a member of the Royal family dies suddenly abroad.

* almuerzo preparado = packed lunch.

* bien preparado = well-trained, well-prepared.

* comida preparada = take-out.

* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.

* estar preparado = be readied, stand + ready, be ready.

* estar preparado para = be geared up for/to, stand + poised.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* mal preparado = ill-trained.

* no preparado = unprepared.

* preparado de antemano = pre-prepared, stage-managed, ready-made, cut and dried [cut and dry].

* preparado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].

* preparado en rodajas = pre-sliced [presliced].

* preparado para el futuro = future-proof.

* Preparados, listos, ya! = On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!.

* tener una alternativa preparada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve, have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* ya preparado = preformatted [pre-formatted].

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preparado¹ -da

adjective

A [ ESTAR] (listo, dispuesto) ready preparado PARA algo ready FOR sth

todo está preparado para emprender el viaje everything's ready for the trip

aún no está preparado para presentarse al examen he's still not ready to take o not prepared for the exam

no estaba preparado para recibir la noticia he wasn't prepared for the news

viene preparado para echarte una buena reprimenda he's all set to give you a good telling-off ( colloq)

¡preparados, listos, ya! get ready, get set, go! ( AmE), on your marks, get set, go ( BrE), ready, steady, go ( BrE)

B [ SER] (instruido, culto) educated

es una persona muy preparada she's very well-educated

un profesional muy bien preparado a highly-trained professional

preparado²

masculine

preparation

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Del verbo preparar: ( conjugate preparar)

preparado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
preparado
preparar
preparado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 [ESTAR] (listo, dispuesto) ready;
preparado PARA algo ready for sth;
◊ ¡preparados, listos, ya! get ready, get set, go! (AmE), on your marks, get set, go! (BrE)

2 [SER] (instruido, culto) educated;
◊ un profesional muy bien preparado a highly-trained professional

preparar ( conjugate preparar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ plato› to make, prepare;
‹ comida› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ medicamento› to prepare, make up;
‹ habitación› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ cuenta› to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)
2 ‹examen/prueba› to prepare
3 ‹ persona› ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE);
( para partido) to train, coach, prepare;
(para tarea, reto) to prepare
prepararse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( disponerse): preparadose PARA algo to get ready for sth
2 ( refl) ( formarse) to prepare;
preparadose para algo ‹para examen/competición› to prepare for sth
preparado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (dispuesto, listo) ready
2 (para ser consumido) comida preparada, ready-cooked meal
3 (capacitado, experto) trained, qualified
II m Farm preparation
preparar verbo transitivo
1 to prepare, get ready
preparar una fiesta, to prepare a party
2 Dep to train, coach
' preparado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contingente
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- dispuesta
- dispuesto
- estabilizante
- lista
- listo
- mínimamente
- preparada
- soplo
- apunte
- contraindicado
- pronto
English:
for
- ill-prepared
- poised
- prepared
- processed
- readiness
- ready
- ready-made
- set
- soon
- unprepared
- baked beans
- leave
- mix
- preparation

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preparado, -a

♦ adj

1. [dispuesto] ready ( para for); [de antemano] prepared ( para for);
ya está todo preparado para la inauguración everything is now ready for the opening;

les sirvió un plato que ya tenía preparado he served them a dish which he had prepared earlier;

no estaba preparado para la vida de soltero he wasn't prepared for life as a single person;

preparados, listos, ¡ya! ready, steady, go!, on your marks, get set, go!

2. [capacitado] qualified;

no estoy preparado para hacer este trabajo I'm not qualified to do o for this job;

varios candidatos muy preparados several well-qualified candidates

3. [plato] ready-cooked

♦ nm
[medicamento] preparation
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preparado

I adj ready, prepared;

¡preparados, listos, ya! ready, set, go!

II m preparation

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preparado, -da adj

1) : ready, prepared

2) : trained

preparado nm

: preparation, mixture

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preparado adj

1. (listo) ready

¿está todo preparado? is everything ready?

2. (capacitado) trained / qualified

es una persona muy preparada she's well qualified

¡preparados, listos, ya! ready, steady go!

Spanish-English dictionary > preparado
20 préparer

préparer [pʀepaʀe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = confectionner, apprêter) to prepare ; [+ complot] to hatch ; [+ table] to lay

• elle nous prépare une tasse de thé she's making us a cup of tea

• plat préparé ready meal

• préparer l'avenir to prepare for the future

• préparer le terrain to prepare the ground

   b. [+ examen] to study for

• préparer Normale Sup to study for entrance to the École normale supérieure

   c. ( = habituer, entraîner) préparer qn à qch/à faire qch to prepare sb for sth/to do sth

• préparer les esprits to prepare people ( à qch for sth)

• préparer qn à un examen to prepare sb for an exam

• je n'y étais pas préparé I wasn't prepared for it

   d. ( = réserver) préparer qch à qn to have sth in store for sb

• il nous prépare une surprise he has a surprise in store for us

• il nous prépare un bon rhume he's getting a cold

2. reflexive verb

► se préparer

   a. ( = s'apprêter) to prepare ( à qch for sth) ( à faire qch to do sth)

• préparez-vous au pire prepare for the worst

• je ne m'y étais pas préparé I wasn't prepared for it

• se préparer pour sortir dîner en ville to get ready to go out to dinner

   b. ( = approcher) [orage] to be brewing

• il se prépare quelque chose de louche there's something fishy going on (inf)

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pʀepaʀe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( apprêter) to prepare [affaires, chambre, cours, loi, plat, surprise] ( pour for); to get [something] ready [vêtements, outils, dossier] ( pour for); to prepare, to plan [réunion, spectacle]; to plan [vacances, avenir]; to prepare for [rentrée]; to draw up [projet]; to hatch [complot]; to prepare, to lay [piège]

il est en train de préparer le dîner — he's getting dinner ready, he's fixing dinner US

préparer le terrain — fig to prepare the ground

il est en train de préparer un mauvais coup — he's up to no good

il prépare un disque pour l'année prochaine — he's working on a record to be released next year

des plats préparés — ready-to-eat meals

je me demande ce que l'avenir nous prépare — I wonder what the future has in store for us

2) ( mettre en condition) to prepare [personne, pays, économie] (à for)

préparer quelqu'un à une épreuve sportive — to coach somebody for a (sports) competition

essaie de la préparer avant de lui annoncer la nouvelle — try and break the news to her gently

3) École, Université to prepare for, to study for [examen, concours]

4) Technologie to dress [laine, cuir]

5) Culinaire to dress [poisson, volaille]

2.

se préparer verbe pronominal

1) ( s'apprêter) [personne] to get ready

2) ( se mettre en condition) to prepare (à for)

je ne m'étais pas préparé à cette éventualité — I was not prepared for this to happen

3) ( être imminent) [orage, malheurs] to be brewing; [changements] to be in the offing

un coup d'État se prépare — a coup d'état is imminent

il se prépare quelque chose de louche — something fishy (colloq) is going on

4) ( faire pour soi)

se préparer une tasse de thé — to make ou fix US oneself a cup of tea

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pʀepaʀe vt
1) [café, petit-déjeuner] to make, to prepare

Je vais préparer le café. — I'll make the coffee.

2) [repas] to make, to cook

Elle prépare le dîner. — She's making dinner., She's cooking dinner.

3) [voyage, entreprise] to plan

préparer qch à qn [surprise] — to plan sth for sb

4)

préparer qn à [nouvelle] — to prepare sb for

5) [examen] to prepare for

Laure prépare son examen d'économie. — Laure's preparing for her economics exam.

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préparer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( apprêter) to prepare [affaires, chambre, cours, loi, discours, plat, surprise] (pour for); to get [sth] ready [vêtements, outils, dossier, documents] (pour for); to prepare, to plan [réunion, campagne électorale, spectacle]; to plan [vacances, avenir]; to prepare for [rentrée, transition]; to draw up [projet]; to hatch [complot]; to prepare, to lay [piège]; il est en train de préparer le dîner he's getting dinner ready, he's fixing dinner US; préparer le terrain fig to prepare the ground; il est en train de préparer un mauvais coup he's cooking something up○; il prépare un livre/un disque pour l'année prochaine he's working on a book to be published/a record to be released next year; tu me prépareras mon costume pour demain? would you get my suit ready for tomorrow?; des plats préparés ready-to-eat meals; je me demande ce que l'avenir nous prépare I wonder what the future has in store for us; il a l'air bizarre en ce moment, je me demande ce qu'il nous prépare he's been acting oddly recently, I wonder what he's up to; toutes ces grèves, ça nous prépare une belle pagaille○! with all these strikes we're in for complete chaos!; il nous prépare une bonne grippe○ he's coming down with the flu; préparer ses effets [comédien, orateur] to time one's effects;

2 ( mettre en condition) to prepare [personne, pays, économie] (à for); préparer qn à un examen to prepare sb for an exam; préparer qn à une épreuve sportive to coach sb for a (sports) competition; être bien/mal préparé à qch to be well-/ill-prepared for sth; l'éducation devrait préparer à la vie education should be a preparation for life; essaie de la préparer avant de lui annoncer la nouvelle try and break the news to her gently; préparer qn à faire to prepare sb to do; ses parents ne l'ont pas préparé à affronter le monde extérieur his parents did not prepare him for the world;

3 Scol, Univ to prepare for, to study for [examen, concours]; il prépare une école d'ingénieurs he's studying for the engineering school entrance examinations;

4 Tech to dress [laine, cuir];

5 Culin to dress [poisson, volaille].

B se préparer vpr

1 ( s'apprêter) [personne] to get ready (pour qch for sth; à faire to do); je me préparais à sortir quand le téléphone a sonné I was just getting ready to go out when the phone rang; l'armée se prépare à envahir le pays voisin the army is getting ready ou gearing up○ to invade the neighbouring^GB country;

2 ( se mettre en condition) to prepare (à for); l'athlète s'est préparé pour la course the athlete prepared for ou trained for the race; se préparer pour un examen to prepare for ou study for an exam; se préparer à qch/à faire qch to prepare for sth/to do sth; se préparer au pire to prepare for the worst; je ne m'étais pas préparé à cette éventualité I was not prepared for this to happen; prépare-toi à recevoir une mauvaise nouvelle prepare yourself for some bad news; la population se prépare à passer un rude hiver the people are preparing for a harsh winter;

3 ( être imminent) [orage, malheurs, troubles] to be brewing; [changements] to be in the offing; un remaniement ministériel se prépare a cabinet reshuffle is in the offing; un coup d'État se prépare dans le pays a coup d'état is imminent in the country; il se prépare quelque chose de louche something fishy○ is going on;

4 ( faire pour soi) se préparer une tasse de thé/de la soupe to make ou fix US oneself a cup of tea/some soup.

[prepare] verbe transitif

1. [réaliser - plat] to prepare, to make ; [ - sandwich] to prepare, to make ; [ - médicament, cataplasme] to prepare

qu'est-ce que tu nous as préparé de bon? what delicious dish have you cooked for us?

2. [rendre prêt - valise] to pack ; [ - repas, chambre, champ] to prepare, to get ready ; [ - peaux, laine] to dress ; [ - document] to prepare, to draw up (separable)

préparez la monnaie, s'il vous plaît please have change ready

plats tout préparés precooked ou ready-cooked meals

poulet tout préparé oven-ready ou dressed chicken

on dirait qu'il nous prépare une rougeole (familier) (it) looks like he's getting the measles

préparer le terrain (pour)

a. (sens propre) to prepare the ground ou to lay the ground (for)

b. (figuré) to pave the way (for)

3. [organiser - attentat, conférence] to prepare, to organize ; [ - complot] to prepare, to hatch

elle avait préparé sa réponse she'd got her ou an answer ready

préparer une surprise à quelqu'un to have a surprise in store for somebody

4. [travailler à - œuvre] to be preparing, to be working on ; [ - examen] to be preparing for ; [ - épreuve sportive] to be in training for

il prépare une grande école he's studying for the entrance exam to a `Grande École'

5. [former - élève] to prepare ; [ - athlète] to train

préparer quelqu'un à quelque chose to prepare somebody for something

on les prépare intensivement à l'examen they're being coached for the exam

6. [habituer] to accustom

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se préparer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [s'apprêter] to get ready

le temps qu'elle se prépare, on aura raté la séance by the time she's ready, we'll have missed the show

2. [s'entraîner] to train

se préparer pour Roland-Garros to train ou to prepare for the French Open tennis tournament

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se préparer verbe pronominal intransitif

un orage se prépare there's a storm brewing

(tournure impersonnelle)

je sens qu'il se prépare quelque chose I can feel there's something afoot ou in the air

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se préparer verbe pronominal transitif

se préparer des déceptions to prepare oneself for disappointment

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se préparer à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [être disposé à] to be ready ou prepared for

je ne m'étais pas préparé à un tel accueil I wasn't prepared for such a welcome

2. [être sur le point de] to be about to

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get the meal ready

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get the meal ready

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