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21 work
I n1) робота, труд; справа; діяльністьwork clothes — робочий одяг; спецодяг
to set /to get/ to work (on) — розпочати справу, почати працювати
to set /to go/ about one's work — приступати до роботи
to set smb to work — засадити кого-н. за роботу, змусити кого-н. працювати
I have work to do — я зайнятий, мені немає коли
at work — зайнятий на роботі, на постійній
to be at work upon smth — бути зайнятим чим-н.; працювати над чим-н.; діючий, функціонуючий; в дії, в ході ( про машину)
loom at work — увімкнений /працюючий/ ткацький верстат; що впливає
the forces at work — діючі /рухомі/ сили
three films are in work now — на даний момент готується три фільма; що має роботу ( про працівник)
a work of time — робота, що вимагає великих затрат часу
what time do you get to (your) work — є коли ви приходите на роботує
my work is in medicine — я працює в області медицини /я медик по професії/
3) результат праці; виріб; продуктbad /faulty/ work — брак; витвір, творіння; праця, твір
works of Shakespeare [of Beethoven, of Michelangelo] — витвори /творіння/ Шекспіра [Бетховена, Мікельанджело]
a learned [a historical] work — наукова [історична]праця
collected /complete/ works — ( повне) зібрання творів
the work of God — peл., пoeт., боже створіння ( про людину)
the works of God — пoeт. світ божий
4) дія, вчинокdirty work — брудна справа; низький вчинок; pl справи, діяння
a person of good works — благочинник; peл. Благочестиві діяння
5) результат впливу, зусиль6) рукоділля; шиття; вишивання; в'язанняopen work — прорізна гладь, рішильє; ажурна строчка, мережка
7) обробкаhot work — тex. гаряча обробка; предмет обробки; оброблювана заготовка; оброблювана деталь
8) фiз. робота9) дiaл. біль10) cпeц. піна при бродінні; бродіння11) cл. краплена кість••not dry /thirsty/ work — не брудна робота
to make short /quick/ work of smth — швидко покінчити з чим-н.
to make short /quick/ work of smb — за два заходи покінчити з ким-н. /спекатися кого-н./;
II vto make a piece of work about smth — перебільшувати складнощі чого-н.
(worked [-t]; wrought)1) працювати, трудитисяto work like a horse /like a navvy, like a slave/ work — працювати як віл
to work at smth — займатися чим-н.; працювати над чим-н.; вивчати що-н.
we have no data to work on — ми не можемо працювати, оскільки у нас немає вихідних даних; працювати по найму; служити
to work smb [oneself] to death — звести кого-н. [себе] в могилу непосильною працею
3) діяти, працювати; бути справним4) приводити в рух або в діюmachinery worked by electricity — машини, що приводяться в рух електричним струмом
5) рухатися, бути в русі; ворушитисяconscience was work ing within him — в ньому заворушилася /прокинулася/ совість
6) (past, p. p. wrought; on, upon) діяти, мати впливto work on smb 's sympathies — намагатися викликати чиє-н. співчуття
7) (past, p. p. wrought) оброблювати; розроблюватиto work smb to one's way of thinking — схиляти кого-н. на свою сторону; нав'язувати кому-н. свої переконання
this salesman works the North Wales district — цей комівояжер обїжджає район Північного Уельса; піддаватися обробці, впливу
8) ( work out) відпрацьовувати, платити працеюto work one's passage — відпрацювати проїзд (на пароплаві в якості матрос; cл. не ухилятися від роботи;)
to work one's charm to get one's way — використовувати власну чарівність, щоб домогтися свого
10) добиватися облудним шляхом; вимагати, виманюватиhe worked the management for a ticket — он ухитрився отримати білет у адміністрації; влаштовувати
11) займатися рукоділлям; шити; вишивати; в'язати12) (past, p.; p. wrought) викликати, спричиняти (часто що-н. неочікуване або неприємне)to work harm — заподіяти шкоду; завдати шкоди
to work the ruin of smb — погубити кого-н.
the storm worked /wrought great ruin — ураган спричинив велику розруху
the frost worked havoc with the crop — мороз погубив врожай; творити, створювати
to work wonders /miracles/ — творити чудеса
13) бродити ( про напої); викликати бродіння ( про дріжжі); хвилювати15)to work against smb; smth — боротися проти кого-н., чого-н.
to work for smth — боротися за що-н.; сприяти чому-н.; докладати зусилля до чого-н.
16)to work (one's way) to /through, etc. smth — пробиратися, проникати куди-н. через що-н.
to work one's way down — виконувати повільний, обережний спуск з гори
17) (past, p. p. wrought)to work smb into a state, to work oneself into a state. to work oneself into a rage — довести себе до божевілля
18)to work smth out of smth — із складнощами витягувати що-н. звідки-н.
to work smth into smth — з трудом втиснути що-н. куди-н.
19)to work ( smb; smth) + прикметник — поступово або з трудом приводити (кого-н., що-н.) в який-н. стан
to work smb free — звільнити кого-н.
to work smth tight — поступово затягувати що-н.
to work (oneself) + прикметник — поступово або з трудом приходити в який-н. стан
20)to work out at smth — складати яке-н. число, виражатися в якій-н. цифрі
the cost worked out at $ 5 a head — витрати склали 5 доларів на особу
to work one's will upon smb — нав'язувати кому-н. свою волю; розправлятися з ким-н. на свій розсуд
it won't work — це не вийде; номер не пройде
to work it — cл. досягнути мети
to work up to the curtain — миcт. грати "під завісу"
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22 return
I 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]1) (getting back, going back) ritorno m. (anche fig.)2) (recurrence) ritorno m.3) (restitution, bringing back) (of law, practice) ritorno m.; (of object) restituzione f., resa f.4) (sending back of letter, goods) rinvio m.5) (reward) ricompensa f.6)in return — in cambio ( for di)
8) (travel ticket) (biglietto di) andata e ritorno m.9) teatr. (ticket) = biglietto acquistato in prevendita e poi rivenduto al botteghino10) (book) giacenza f.2.••II 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]1) (give back) ridare, rendere, restituire [object, money]2) (bring back, take back) restituire [ purchase]3) (put back) rimettere a posto [file, book]4) (send back) rinviare [parcel, sample]"return to sender" — "rispedire al mittente"
5) (give, issue in return) ricambiare [greeting, compliment]6) (reciprocate) ricambiare [ love]7) mil. rispondere a [ fire]9) (reply, rejoin) replicare10) comm.11) dir. emettere [ verdict]13) tel.2.to return sb.'s call — richiamare qcn
1) (come back, go back) ritornare; (get back home) tornare a casa, rientrare2) (resume)to return to — riprendere [ activity]
3) (recur) [symptom, doubt, days, times] (ri)tornare* * *[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) ritornare2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) restituire3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) ritornare, tornare4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) restituire5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) eleggere6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) emettere7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) ribattere2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) ritorno; di ritorno2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) (biglietto di andata e ritorno)•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns* * *return /rɪˈtɜ:n/A n.1 ritorno: on my return, al mio ritorno; He started college soon after his return from the States, ha iniziato l'università poco dopo il suo ritorno dagli Stati Uniti; Her family will celebrate her return home, la sua famiglia festeggerà il suo ritorno a casa; a return to power, un ritorno al potere; the return of summer, il ritorno dell'estate2 [uc] restituzione: We cannot accept returns of items that have been opened or used, non possiamo accettare la restituzione di articoli che sono stati aperti o utilizzati; to ask for the return of a book, chiedere la restituzione di un libro; That was a poor return for our kindness, è stata una magra ricompensa per la nostra gentilezza3 (fin., rag.) [uc] rendimento; profitto: He got a good return on his investment, ha ottenuto un buon profitto sul suo investimento; (teatr.) box-office returns, incassi di botteghino; the return on capital, (econ.) il rendimento del capitale ( investito); (fin., rag.) la redditività del capitale ( investito); (econ.) the law of diminishing returns, la legge dei rendimenti decrescenti; returns to scale, rendimenti di scala ( di un'azienda)4 (pl.) (polit., stat.) risultato: the census [the election] returns, i risultati del censimento [delle elezioni]5 (polit.) rielezione: He secured his return for Colchester, si è assicurato la rielezione per il collegio di Colchester6 (= return ticket) biglietto d'andata e ritorno: DIALOGO → - At the station 1- A return to Brighton please, un biglietto di andata e ritorno per Brighton; The price is £2 return, costa due sterline andata e ritorno7 (teatr.) biglietto restituito (e rimesso in vendita)9 (comput.) invio16 ( tennis, ecc.) rinvio, ribattuta: a weak return, un rinvio debole; return of service, ribattuta; rinvioB a.3 ( sport) di ritorno: ( calcio, ecc.) return game (o return match) partita di ritorno; (ingl.: calcio, ecc.) return leg, partita di ritorno; ( boxe, lotta) return match, incontro di ritorno4 ( sport) di rimando; di rinvio: ( cricket) return crease, linea di rimando; ( calcio) return kick, calcio di rinvio; rilancio5 (elettr., mecc.) di ritorno: return idler, puleggia folle di ritorno; return wire, filo di ritorno● return address, indirizzo del mittente □ (archit.) return angle, angolo di ritorno □ ( calcio, ecc.) return attack, contrattacco; contropiede □ (tecn.) return bend, curva a 180 gradi ( per tubature) □ (comput.) return code, codice di ritorno □ return half, tagliando per il ritorno □ return key, ( di macchina da scrivere) tasto di ritorno; (comput.) tasto (di) invio □ (mecc.) return of a piston, (corsa di) ritorno d'un pistone □ (ass.) return of premium, restituzione del premio □ return on equity (abbr. ROE), (fin.) ritorno sul capitale; (rag.) (indice di) redditività del capitale netto □ return on investment (abbr. ROI), (fin.) ritorno sull'investimento; (rag.) (indice di) redditività del capitale investito □ ( calcio) return pass, passaggio restituito; sponda □ (archit.) return side, parte rientrante □ (mecc.) return spring, molla di richiamo □ (ferr.) return ticket, biglietto di andata e ritorno □ return visit, visita restituita; nuova visita □ return voyage, viaggio di ritorno ( per mare) □ (edil.) return wall, muro di risvolto (o d'accompagnamento) □ by return of post, a (stretto) giro di posta □ in return for, in cambio di: He was offered a lighter sentence in return for testifying, gli hanno offerto una riduzione della pena in cambio della sua testimonianza □ (ferr.) day return, biglietto di andata e ritorno, valido per un giorno □ ( di contenitore) no return, a perdere □ (comm.: di merce) on sale or return, da vendere o restituire; in conto deposito □ DIALOGO → - Birthday- Many happy returns! (o DIALOGO → - Birthday- Many happy returns of the day!), cento di questi giorni!♦ (to) return /rɪˈtɜ:n/A v. i.1 ritornare; tornare: to return home, tornare a casa; They have just returned from their honeymoon, sono appena tornati dal viaggio di nozze; He goes on holiday tomorrow and won't return until next week, va in vacanza domani e non torna fino alla settimana prossima; If the headache returns, you should take another pill, se il mal di testa ritorna, dovrebbe riprendere una pastiglia; Panic returned after yesterday's terrorist attack, è tornato il panico dopo l'attentato terroristico di ieri; The estate has returned to the original owner, la proprietà è ritornata nelle mani del primo proprietario NOTA D'USO: - to return o to come back?-B v. t.1 rendere; restituire: You can return any item purchased within 30 days, si può restituire qualsiasi acquisto entro 30 giorni; Please complete and return the form attached, compilare e restituire il modulo allegato; ( anche boxe) to return a blow, rendere (o restituire) un colpo; to return a borrowed book [a visit], restituire un libro preso a prestito [una visita]; to return a greeting [a smile], ricambiare un saluto [un sorriso]; In case of non-delivery, please return to the sender, in caso di mancata consegna, si prega di respingere al mittente; (form.) to return an answer, dare una risposta; to return sb. 's call, richiamare q. ( che ha telefonato) NOTA D'USO: - to return o to send back?-2 rimettere; collocare di nuovo: Books must be returned to the shelves after use, i libri devono essere rimessi sugli scaffali dopo l'uso3 ( di investimento) rendere; fruttare: Their investment returned a modest profit, il loro investimento ha fruttato poco4 (polit.) eleggere; mandare: Each constituency returns a member to Parliament, ogni collegio elettorale manda un deputato in Parlamento5 replicare; ribattere: «I won't come», he returned, «io non vengo», replicò7 ( sport) rimandare, restituire ( la palla); ( tennis) ribattere; ( pallavolo) rilanciare; to return the ball to a teammate, restituire la palla a un compagno; to return a serve, ribattere la palla del servizio● to return the favour, restituire il favore □ (mil.) to return sb. 's fire, rispondere al fuoco di q. □ to return land to forest, rimboschire un terreno □ to return like for like, rendere la pariglia; rendere pan per focaccia □ to return thanks, ringraziare ( in un brindisi, ecc.); (spec.) rendere grazie a Dio ( nella preghiera prima del pasto) □ ( banca) to return to the black, tornare in attivo □ (leg.) to return a verdict, emettere un verdetto □ returned soldier, reduce □ ( Bibbia) Unto dust shalt thou return, polvere sei e polvere ritornerai.* * *I 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]1) (getting back, going back) ritorno m. (anche fig.)2) (recurrence) ritorno m.3) (restitution, bringing back) (of law, practice) ritorno m.; (of object) restituzione f., resa f.4) (sending back of letter, goods) rinvio m.5) (reward) ricompensa f.6)in return — in cambio ( for di)
8) (travel ticket) (biglietto di) andata e ritorno m.9) teatr. (ticket) = biglietto acquistato in prevendita e poi rivenduto al botteghino10) (book) giacenza f.2.••II 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]1) (give back) ridare, rendere, restituire [object, money]2) (bring back, take back) restituire [ purchase]3) (put back) rimettere a posto [file, book]4) (send back) rinviare [parcel, sample]"return to sender" — "rispedire al mittente"
5) (give, issue in return) ricambiare [greeting, compliment]6) (reciprocate) ricambiare [ love]7) mil. rispondere a [ fire]9) (reply, rejoin) replicare10) comm.11) dir. emettere [ verdict]13) tel.2.to return sb.'s call — richiamare qcn
1) (come back, go back) ritornare; (get back home) tornare a casa, rientrare2) (resume)to return to — riprendere [ activity]
3) (recur) [symptom, doubt, days, times] (ri)tornare -
23 safe
1. nounSafe, der; Geldschrank, der2. adjective2) (free from danger) ungefährlich; sicher [Ort, Hafen]better safe than sorry — Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht (ugs.)
3) (unlikely to produce controversy) sicher; bewährt (iron.) [Klischee]it is safe to say [that...] — man kann mit einiger Sicherheit sagen[, dass...]
4) (reliable) sicher [Methode, Investition, Stelle]; nahe liegend [Vermutung]5) (secure)your secrets will be safe with me — deine Geheimnisse sind bei mir gut aufgehoben. See also academic.ru/56066/play">play 2. 1), 3. 5)
* * *I 1. [seif] adjective1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free ( from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) sicher2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) sicher3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) unversehrt4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) ungefährlich•- safeness- safely
- safety
- safeguard 2. verb(to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) sichern- safety-belt- safety lamp
- safety measures
- safety-pin
- safety valve
- be on the safe side
- safe and sound II [seif] noun(a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) der Safe* * *[seɪf]I. adj\safe journey! gute Reise!it's \safe to enter the building now man kann das Gebäude jetzt gefahrlos betretendo you think it will be \safe to leave her in the car by herself? meinst du, es kann nichts passieren, wenn wir sie allein im Auto lassen?\safe distance Sicherheitsabstand mto drive at a \safe speed mit angepasster Geschwindigkeit fahren\safe vaccine gut verträglicher Impfstoff2. (protected) sicheryour secret's \safe with me bei mir ist dein Geheimnis sicher aufgehobenwe're \safe from attack now wir sind jetzt vor einem Angriff sicherto keep sth in a \safe place etw sicher aufbewahrento feel \safe sich akk sicher fühlento put sth somewhere \safe etw an einen sicheren Ort tun3. (certain) [relativ] sicherit's a pretty \safe assumption that she's going to marry him es ist so gut wie sicher, dass sie ihn heiraten wirdit's a \safe bet that his condition will get worse man kann davon ausgehen, dass sich sein Zustand verschlechtern wirdblack shoes are always a \safe bet mit schwarzen Schuhen kann man nie etwas falsch machen\safe method/source sichere Methode/Quelle4. (avoiding risk) vorsichtigto make the \safe choice auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam\safe driver vorsichtiger Fahrer/vorsichtige Fahrerinten years of \safe driving zehn Jahre unfallfreies Fahren\safe estimate vorsichtige Schätzung\safe play Spiel nt auf Sicherheit\safe player auf Sicherheit bedachter Spieler/bedachte Spielerin5. (dependable) sicher, verlässlich, zuverlässig\safe adviser verlässlicher Berater/verlässliche Beraterin\safe car verkehrssicheres Auto\safe driver sicherer Fahrer/sichere Fahrerin\safe investment risikolose Investition\safe road gut ausgebaute Straße6. POL\safe constituency/seat sicherer Wahlkreis/Sitz7. SPORTto win by a \safe margin mit sicherem [o großem] Vorsprung gewinnen8.▶ to be in \safe hands in guten Händen sein▶ [just [or in order]] to be on the \safe side [nur] um sicherzugehen [o zur Sicherheit]▶ \safe and sound gesund und wohlbehaltenII. n Geldschrank m, Tresor m, Safe m* * *I [seɪf]n(for valuables) Safe m or nt, Panzerschrank m, Tresor m IIadj (+er)to be safe from sb/sth — vor jdm/etw sicher sein
all the passengers/climbers are safe — alle Passagiere/Bergsteiger sind in Sicherheit or (not injured) sind unverletzt
you're not safe without a seat belt — es ist gefährlich or nicht sicher, ohne Gurt zu fahren
safe journey! — gute Fahrt/Reise!
safe journey home! —
we've found him – is he safe? — wir haben ihn gefunden! – ist ihm etwas passiert?
thank God you're safe — Gott sei Dank ist dir nichts passiert
he was safe at home all the time — er saß die ganze Zeit wohlbehalten zu Hause
my life's not safe here — ich bin hier meines Lebens nicht sicher
2) (= not likely to cause harm, not dangerous, not presenting risks) ungefährlich; (= stable, secure) building, roof etc sichershe is not safe on the roads — sie ist eine Gefahr im Straßenverkehr
is this beach safe for bathing? — kann man an diesem Strand gefahrlos or ohne Gefahr baden?
it is safe to leave it open/tell him — man kann es unbesorgt or ohne Weiteres auflassen/es ihm unbesorgt or ohne Weiteres erzählen
is it safe to touch that/drive so fast/light a fire? — ist es auch nicht gefährlich, das anzufassen/so schnell zu fahren/ein Feuer anzumachen?
it is safe to eat/drink —
the dog is safe with children — der Hund tut Kindern nichts
it's now safe to turn off your computer — Sie können den Computer jetzt ausschalten
3) (= secure) place, hiding place sicherin a safe place — an einem sicheren Ort
4) (= reliable) job, contraceptive, driver sicher; mountain guide, method, player zuverlässig, verlässlichto be or have a safe pair of hands —
5) (= not likely to be/go wrong) investment, theory, choice, option sicher; policy vorsichtig, risikolos; estimate realistischsafe margin — Spielraum m; (Fin also) Reserve f
it is safe to assume or a safe assumption that... — man kann mit ziemlicher Sicherheit annehmen, dass...
it's a safe guess —
they appointed a safe man as headmaster he plays a safe game (of tennis) — sie bestimmten einen gemäßigten Mann als Rektor er spielt (Tennis) auf Sicherheit
I think it's safe to say... — ich glaube, man kann wohl or ruhig sagen...
is it safe to draw that conclusion? — kann man diesen Schluss so ohne Weiteres ziehen?
to be safe in the knowledge that... —
do you feel safe just taking on three extra staff? — haben Sie keine Bedenken, wenn Sie nur drei extra Leute einstellen?
just to be safe or on the safe side — um ganz sicher zu sein, um sicherzugehen
the safest thing (to do) would be to wait here for her — das Sicherste wäre, hier auf sie zu warten
it is a safe bet that... — man kann darauf wetten, dass...
6)(= certain)
he is safe to win/get the job — er wird sicher gewinnen/die Stelle sicher bekommen* * *safe [seıf]A adj (adv safely)a safe place ein sicherer Ort;we are safe from disturbance here hier sind wir ungestört;you are safe with him bei ihm bist du sicher aufgehoben;better to be safe than sorry (Sprichwort) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Weisheit oder der Porzellankiste;make the game safe SPORT alles klarmachen2. sicher, unversehrt, außer Gefahr (auch Patient):he has safely arrived er ist gut angekommen;he arrived safe and sound er kam heil und gesund an3. sicher, ungefährlich, gefahrlos:safe (to operate) TECH betriebssicher;safe current maximal zulässiger Strom;safe sex Safer Sex m;safe stress TECH zulässige Beanspruchung;the rope is safe das Seil hält;is it safe to go there? kann man da ungefährdet oder gefahrlos hingehen?;in safe custody → A 7;(as) safe as houses umg absolut sicher;it is safe to say that …, one can safely say that … man kann ruhig sagen, dass …;it is safe to assume that … man kann ohne Weiteres oder getrost annehmen, dass …;be on the safe side (Redew) um ganz sicherzugehen, um auf der sicheren Seite zu sein; → load A 6 a, play B 1, C 1, safe house4. vorsichtig (Schätzung etc)5. sicher, zuverlässig (Führer, Methode etc)6. sicher, voraussichtlich (Sieger etc):safe seat PARL sicherer Wahlkreis;he is safe to be there er wird sicher da sein7. in sicherem Gewahrsam (auch Gangster etc)B s1. Safe m, Tresor m, Geldschrank m3. US sl Gummi m (Kondom)* * *1. nounSafe, der; Geldschrank, der2. adjective1) (out of danger) sicher ( from vor + Dat.)2) (free from danger) ungefährlich; sicher [Ort, Hafen]3) (unlikely to produce controversy) sicher; bewährt (iron.) [Klischee]it is safe to say [that...] — man kann mit einiger Sicherheit sagen[, dass...]
4) (reliable) sicher [Methode, Investition, Stelle]; nahe liegend [Vermutung]5) (secure)your secrets will be safe with me — deine Geheimnisse sind bei mir gut aufgehoben. See also play 2. 1), 3. 5)
* * *(vault) n.Safe -s m. adj.geschützt adj.sicher adj. n.Geldschrank m.Tresor -e m. -
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run [rʌn]course ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) excursion ⇒ 1 (c) trajet ⇒ 1 (e) vol ⇒ 1 (f) série ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (k) tendance ⇒ 1 (l) ruée ⇒ 1 (m) diriger ⇒ 2 (a) organiser ⇒ 2 (b) (faire) marcher ⇒ 2 (c), 3 (k) courir ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (a), 3 (b) transporter ⇒ 2 (i) conduire ⇒ 2 (k) (faire) passer ⇒ 2 (l), 2 (m), 3 (d) se sauver ⇒ 3 (c) couler ⇒ 3 (h), 3 (i) fondre ⇒ 3 (i) circuler ⇒ 3 (l) durer ⇒ 3 (m) être à l'affiche ⇒ 3 (n) (se) présenter ⇒ 2 (q), 3 (r)1 noun∎ he took a short run and cleared the gate après un court élan il a franchi la barrière;∎ at a run en courant;∎ to go for a run aller faire du jogging;∎ to go for a 5-mile run ≃ courir 8 kilomètres;∎ I took the dog for a run in the park j'ai emmené le chien courir dans le parc;∎ two policemen arrived at a run deux policiers sont arrivés au pas de course;∎ to break into a run se mettre à courir;∎ to make a run for it prendre la fuite, se sauver;∎ the murderer is on the run le meurtrier est en cavale;∎ she was on the run from her creditors/the police elle essayait d'échapper à ses créanciers/à la police;∎ we've got them on the run! nous les avons mis en déroute!;∎ figurative we have the run of the house while the owners are away nous disposons de toute la maison pendant l'absence des propriétaires;∎ we give the au pair the run of the place nous laissons à la jeune fille au pair la libre disposition de la maison;∎ you've had a good run (for your money), it's time to step down tu en as bien profité, maintenant il faut laisser la place à un autre;∎ they gave the Russian team a good run for their money ils ont donné du fil à retordre à l'équipe soviétique;∎ familiar to have the runs (diarrhoea) avoir la courante∎ a charity run une course de charité∎ we went for a run down to the coast nous sommes allés nous promener au bord de la mer;∎ she took me for a run in her new car elle m'a emmené faire un tour dans sa nouvelle voiture;∎ humorous shall I make or do a beer run? je vais chercher de la bière?;∎ I do the school run in the morning c'est moi qui emmène les enfants à l'école tous les matins(d) (for smuggling) passage m;∎ the gang used to make runs across the border le gang passait régulièrement la frontière(e) (route, itinerary) trajet m, parcours m;∎ the buses on the London to Glasgow run les cars qui font le trajet ou qui assurent le service Londres-Glasgow;∎ he used to do the London (to) Glasgow run (pilot, bus or train driver) il faisait la ligne Londres-Glasgow;∎ it's only a short run into town le trajet jusqu'au centre-ville n'est pas long;∎ there was very little traffic on the run down nous avons rencontré très peu de circulation∎ bombing run mission f de bombardement∎ to make 10 runs marquer 10 points(h) (track → for skiing, bobsleighing) piste f(i) (series, sequence) série f, succession f, suite f;∎ they've had a run of ten defeats ils ont connu dix défaites consécutives;∎ the recent run of events la récente série d'événements;∎ a run of bad luck une série ou suite de malheurs;∎ you seem to be having a run of good/bad luck on dirait que la chance est/n'est pas de ton côté en ce moment;∎ the play had a triumphant run on Broadway la pièce a connu un succès triomphal à Broadway;∎ the play had a run of nearly two years la pièce a tenu l'affiche (pendant) presque deux ans;∎ to have a long run (of fashion, person in power) tenir longtemps; (of play) tenir longtemps l'affiche;∎ in the long/short run à long/court terme(j) (in card games) suite f∎ a run of fewer than 500 would be uneconomical fabriquer une série de moins de 500 unités ne serait pas rentable(l) (general tendency, trend) tendance f;∎ to score against the run of play marquer contre le jeu;∎ I was lucky and got the run of the cards j'avais de la chance, les cartes m'étaient favorables;∎ the usual run of colds and upset stomachs les rhumes et les maux de ventre habituels;∎ she's well above the average or ordinary run of students elle est bien au-dessus de la moyenne des étudiants;∎ the ordinary run of mankind le commun des mortels;∎ in the ordinary run of things normalement, en temps normal;∎ out of the common run hors du commun∎ the heatwave caused a run on suntan cream la vague de chaleur provoqua une ruée sur les crèmes solaires;∎ a run on the banks un retrait massif des dépôts bancaires;∎ Stock Exchange there was a run on the dollar il y a eu une ruée sur le dollar(n) (operation → of machine) opération f;∎ computer run passage m machine(o) (bid → in election) candidature f;∎ his run for the presidency sa candidature à la présidence(p) (ladder → in stocking, tights) échelle f, maille f filée;∎ I've got a run in my tights mon collant est filé(q) (enclosure → for animals) enclos m;∎ chicken run poulailler m(r) (of salmon) remontée f(a) (manage → company, office) diriger, gérer; (→ shop, restaurant, club) tenir; (→ theatre) diriger; (→ farm) exploiter; (→ newspaper, magazine) rédiger; (→ house) tenir; (→ country) gouverner, diriger;∎ she runs the bar while her parents are away elle tient le bar pendant l'absence de ses parents;∎ a badly run organization une organisation mal gérée;∎ the library is run by volunteer workers la bibliothèque est tenue par des bénévoles;∎ the farm was too big for him to run alone la ferme était trop grande pour qu'il puisse s'en occuper seul;∎ who's running this outfit? qui est le patron ici?;∎ I wish she'd stop trying to run my life! j'aimerais bien qu'elle arrête de me dire comment vivre ma vie!∎ to run a bridge tournament/a raffle organiser un tournoi de bridge/une tombola;∎ they run evening classes in computing ils organisent des cours du soir en informatique;∎ they run extra trains in the summer l'été ils mettent (en service) des trains supplémentaires;∎ several private companies run buses to the airport plusieurs sociétés privées assurent un service d'autobus pour l'aéroport(c) (operate → piece of equipment) faire marcher, faire fonctionner; Computing (program) exécuter, faire tourner;∎ you can run it off solar energy/the mains vous pouvez le faire fonctionner à l'énergie solaire/sur secteur;∎ this computer runs most software on peut utiliser la plupart des logiciels sur cet ordinateur;∎ Aviation to run the engines (for checking) faire le point fixe;∎ I can't afford to run a car any more je n'ai plus les moyens d'avoir une voiture;∎ she runs a Porsche elle roule en Porsche(d) (conduct → experiment, test) effectuer(e) (do or cover at a run → race, distance) courir;∎ to run the marathon courir le marathon;∎ I can still run 2 km in under 7 minutes j'arrive encore à courir ou à couvrir 2 km en moins de 7 minutes;∎ the children were running races les enfants faisaient la course;∎ the race will be run in Paris next year la course aura lieu à Paris l'année prochaine;∎ to run messages or errands faire des commissions ou des courses;∎ he'd run a mile if he saw it il prendrait ses jambes à son cou s'il voyait ça;∎ it looks as if his race is run on dirait qu'il a fait son temps∎ to be run off one's feet être débordé;∎ you're running the poor boy off his feet! le pauvre, tu es en train de l'épuiser!;∎ to run oneself to a standstill courir jusqu'à l'épuisement(g) (enter for race → horse, greyhound) faire courir(h) (hunt, chase) chasser;∎ to run deer chasser le cerf;∎ the outlaws were run out of town les hors-la-loi furent chassés de la ville∎ I'll run you to the bus stop je vais te conduire à l'arrêt de bus;∎ to run sb back home reconduire qn chez lui;∎ I've got to run these boxes over to my new house je dois emporter ces boîtes dans ma nouvelle maison∎ he's suspected of running drugs/guns il est soupçonné de trafic de drogue/d'armes(k) (drive → vehicle) conduire;∎ I ran the car into the driveway j'ai mis la voiture dans l'allée;∎ could you run your car back a bit? pourriez-vous reculer un peu votre voiture?;∎ I ran my car into a lamppost je suis rentré dans un réverbère (avec ma voiture);∎ he tried to run me off the road! il a essayé de me faire sortir de la route!(l) (pass, quickly or lightly) passer;∎ he ran his hand through his hair il se passa la main dans les cheveux;∎ he ran a comb through his hair il se donna un coup de peigne;∎ I'll run a duster over the furniture je passerai un coup de chiffon sur les meubles;∎ she ran her hands over the controls elle promena ses mains sur les boutons de commande;∎ she ran her finger down the list/her eye over the text elle parcourut la liste du doigt/le texte des yeux(m) (send via specified route) faire passer;∎ it would be better to run the wires under the floorboards ce serait mieux de faire passer les fils sous le plancher;∎ we could run a cable from the house nous pourrions amener un câble de la maison;∎ run the other end of the rope through the loop passez l'autre bout de la corde dans la boucle(o) (cause to flow) faire couler;∎ run the water into the basin faites couler l'eau dans la cuvette;∎ to run a bath faire couler un bain∎ the local paper is running a series of articles on the scandal le journal local publie une série d'articles sur le scandale;∎ to run an ad (in the newspaper) passer ou faire passer une annonce (dans le journal)(q) (enter for election) présenter;∎ they're running a candidate in every constituency ils présentent un candidat dans chaque circonscription∎ to run a temperature or fever avoir de la fièvre∎ to run the danger or risk of doing sth courir le risque de faire qch;∎ you run the risk of a heavy fine vous risquez une grosse amende;∎ do you realize the risks you're running? est-ce que vous réalisez les risques que vous prenez?∎ I run every morning in the park je cours tous les matins dans le parc;∎ to come running towards sb accourir vers qn;∎ they ran out of the house ils sont sortis de la maison en courant;∎ to run upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre l'escalier en courant;∎ I had to run for the train j'ai dû courir pour attraper le train;∎ she ran for the police elle a couru chercher la police;∎ run and fetch me a glass of water cours me chercher un verre d'eau;∎ I'll just run across or round or over to the shop je fais un saut à l'épicerie;∎ to run to meet sb courir ou se précipiter à la rencontre de qn;∎ I've been running all over the place looking for you j'ai couru partout à ta recherche;∎ figurative I didn't expect her to go running to the press with the story je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'elle coure raconter l'histoire à la presse;∎ don't come running to me with your problems ne viens pas m'embêter avec tes problèmes∎ to run in a race (horse, person) participer à une course;∎ there are twenty horses running in the race vingt chevaux participent à la course;∎ she ran for her country in the Olympics elle a couru pour son pays aux jeux Olympiques∎ run for your lives! sauve qui peut!;∎ familiar if the night watchman sees you, run for it! si le veilleur de nuit te voit, tire-toi ou file!;∎ figurative you can't just keep running from your past vous ne pouvez pas continuer à fuir votre passé(d) (pass → road, railway, boundary) passer;∎ a tunnel runs under the mountain un tunnel passe sous la montagne;∎ the railway line runs through a valley/over a viaduct le chemin de fer passe dans une vallée/sur un viaduc;∎ the pipes run under the road les tuyaux passent sous la route;∎ the road runs alongside the river/parallel to the coast la route longe la rivière/la côte;∎ hedgerows run between the fields des haies séparent les champs;∎ the road runs due north la route va droit vers le nord;∎ to run north and south être orienté nord-sud;∎ a canal running from London to Birmingham un canal qui va de Londres à Birmingham;∎ a high fence runs around the building une grande barrière fait le tour du bâtiment;∎ the lizard has red markings running down its back le dos du lézard est zébré de rouge;∎ the line of print ran off the page la ligne a débordé de la feuille;∎ figurative our lives seem to be running in different directions il semble que nos vies prennent des chemins différents∎ the pram ran down the hill out of control le landau a dévalé la côte;∎ the tram runs on special tracks le tramway roule sur des rails spéciaux;∎ the crane runs on rails la grue se déplace sur des rails;∎ the piano runs on casters le piano est monté sur (des) roulettes;∎ the truck ran off the road le camion a quitté la route;∎ let the cord run through your hands laissez la corde filer entre vos mains;∎ his fingers ran over the controls ses doigts se promenèrent sur les boutons de commande;∎ her eyes ran down the list elle parcourut la liste des yeux;∎ a shiver ran down my spine un frisson me parcourut le dos;∎ his thoughts ran to that hot August day in Paris cette chaude journée d'août à Paris lui revint à l'esprit(f) (words, text)∎ how does that last verse run? c'est quoi la dernière strophe?;∎ their argument or reasoning runs something like this voici plus ou moins leur raisonnement;∎ the conversation ran something like this voilà en gros ce qui s'est dit(g) (spread → rumour, news) se répandre(h) (flow → river, water, tap, nose) couler;∎ let the water run until it's hot laisse couler l'eau jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit chaude;∎ the water's run cold l'eau est froide au robinet;∎ you've let the water run cold tu as laissé couler l'eau trop longtemps, elle est devenue froide;∎ your bath is running ton bain est en train de couler;∎ your nose is running tu as le nez qui coule;∎ the cold made our eyes run le froid nous piquait les yeux;∎ the hot water runs along/down this pipe l'eau chaude passe/descend dans ce tuyau;∎ their faces were running with sweat leurs visages ruisselaient de transpiration;∎ tears ran down her face des larmes coulaient sur son visage;∎ the streets were running with blood le sang coulait dans les rues;∎ the river ran red with blood les eaux de la rivière étaient rouges de sang;∎ the Jari runs into the Amazon le Jari se jette dans l'Amazone∎ her mascara had run son mascara avait coulé(j) (in wash → colour, fabric) déteindre;∎ wash that dress separately, the colour might run lave cette robe à part, elle pourrait déteindre(k) (operate → engine, machine, business) marcher, fonctionner;∎ to run on or off electricity/gas/diesel fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz/au diesel;∎ this machine runs off the mains cet appareil se branche sur (le) secteur;∎ the tape recorder was still running le magnétophone était encore en marche;∎ leave the engine running laissez tourner le moteur;∎ the engine is running smoothly le moteur tourne rond;∎ the new assembly line is up and running la nouvelle chaîne de montage est en service;∎ Computing do not interrupt the program while it is running ne pas interrompre le programme en cours d'exécution;∎ Computing this software runs on DOS ce logiciel tourne sous DOS;∎ Computing running at… cadencé à…;∎ figurative everything is running smoothly tout marche très bien(l) (public transport) circuler;∎ this train doesn't run/only runs on Sundays ce train ne circule pas/ne circule que le dimanche;∎ some bus lines run all night certaines lignes d'autobus sont en service toute la nuit;∎ the buses stop running at midnight après minuit il n'y a plus de bus;∎ trains running between London and Manchester trains qui circulent entre Londres et Manchester;∎ trains running to Calais are cancelled les trains à destination de Calais sont annulés;∎ he took the tube that runs through Clapham il prit la ligne de métro qui passe par Clapham(m) (last) durer; (be valid → contract) être ou rester valide; (→ agreement) être ou rester en vigueur; Finance (→ interest) courir;∎ the sales run from the beginning to the end of January les soldes durent du début à la fin janvier;∎ the sales have only another two days to run il ne reste que deux jours de soldes;∎ the meeting ran for an hour longer than expected la réunion a duré une heure de plus que prévu;∎ I'd like the ad to run for a week je voudrais que l'annonce passe pendant une semaine;∎ the lease has another year to run le bail n'expire pas avant un an;∎ your subscription will run for two years votre abonnement sera valable deux ans;∎ interest runs from 1 January les intérêts courent à partir du 1er janvier∎ the play has been running for a year la pièce est à l'affiche depuis un an;∎ the film is currently running in Hull le film est actuellement sur les écrans à Hull;∎ his new musical should run and run! sa nouvelle comédie musicale devrait tenir l'affiche pendant des mois!;∎ Television this soap opera has been running for twenty years ça fait vingt ans que ce feuilleton est diffusé;∎ America's longest-running TV series la plus longue série télévisée américaine(o) (occur → inherited trait, illness)∎ twins run in our family les jumeaux sont courants dans la famille;∎ heart disease runs in the family les maladies cardiaques sont fréquentes dans notre famille∎ the colours run from dark blue to bright green les couleurs vont du bleu foncé au vert vif∎ to run high (sea) être grosse ou houleuse;∎ feelings or tempers were running high les esprits étaient échauffés;∎ their ammunition was running low ils commençaient à manquer de munitions;∎ our stores are running low nos provisions s'épuisent ou tirent à leur fin;∎ he's running scared il a la frousse;∎ to be running late être en retard, avoir du retard;∎ programmes are running ten minutes late les émissions ont toutes dix minutes de retard;∎ sorry I can't stop, I'm running a bit late désolé, je ne peux pas rester, je suis un peu en retard;∎ events are running in our favour les événements tournent en notre faveur;∎ inflation was running at 18 percent le taux d'inflation était de 18 pour cent(r) (be candidate, stand) se présenter;∎ to run for president or the presidency se présenter aux élections présidentielles, être candidat aux élections présidentielles ou à la présidence;∎ to run for office se porter candidat;∎ she's running on a law-and-order ticket elle se présente aux élections avec un programme basé sur la lutte contre l'insécurité;∎ he ran against Reagan in 1984 il s'est présenté contre Reagan en 1984∎ why don't we run down to the coast/up to London? si on faisait un tour jusqu'à la mer/jusqu'à Londres?∎ to run (before the wind) filer vent arrière;(u) (ladder → stocking, tights) filerBritish courir (çà et là);∎ I've been running about all day looking for you! j'ai passé ma journée à te chercher partout!(meet → acquaintance) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (find → book, reference) trouver par hasard, tomber surtraverser en courantalso figurative courir après;∎ it's not like her to run after a man ce n'est pas son genre de courir après un homme;∎ she spends half her life running after her kids elle passe son temps à être derrière les enfants;∎ he's got all these assistants running after him the whole time il a tout un tas d'assistants qui passent sans arrêt derrière ce qu'il fait(go away) s'en aller, partir;∎ it's getting late, I must be running along il se fait tard, il faut que j'y aille;∎ run along to bed now, children! allez les enfants, au lit maintenant!(a) (from place to place) courir (çà et là)□ ;∎ I've been running around all day looking for you! j'ai passé ma journée à te chercher partout!□∎ he was sure his wife was running around il était sûr que sa femme le trompait□∎ he's always running around with other women il est toujours en train de courir après d'autres femmes∎ their son has run away from home leur fils a fait une fugue;∎ I'll be with you in a minute, don't run away je serai à toi dans un instant, ne te sauve pas;∎ run away and play now, children allez jouer ailleurs, les enfants;∎ figurative to run away from one's responsibilities fuir ses responsabilités;∎ to run away from the facts se refuser à l'évidence(a) (secretly or illegally) partir avec;∎ he ran away with his best friend's wife il est parti avec la femme de son meilleur ami;∎ he ran away with the takings il est parti avec la caisse∎ don't let your excitement run away with you gardez votre calme;∎ she tends to let her imagination run away with her elle a tendance à se laisser emporter par son imagination(c) (get → idea)∎ don't go running away with the idea or the notion that it will be easy n'allez pas vous imaginer que ce sera facile∎ they ran away with nearly all the medals ils ont remporté presque toutes les médailles➲ run back(a) (drive back) raccompagner (en voiture);∎ she ran me back home elle m'a ramené ou raccompagné chez moi en voiture;∎ he ran me back on his motorbike il m'a raccompagné en moto(b) (rewind → tape, film) rembobiner∎ familiar to come running back (errant husband etc) revenir□∎ to run back over sth passer qch en revue∎ to run sth by sb (submit) soumettre qch à qn;∎ you'd better run that by the committee vous feriez mieux de demander l'avis du comité;∎ run that by me again répétez-moi ça➲ run down(a) (reduce, diminish → gen) réduire; (→ number of employees) diminuer; (→ stocks) laisser s'épuiser; (→ industry, factory) fermer progressivement;∎ they are running down their military presence in Africa ils réduisent leur présence militaire en Afrique;∎ the government was accused of running down the steel industry le gouvernement a été accusé de laisser dépérir la sidérurgie;∎ you've run the battery down vous avez déchargé la pile; (of car) vous avez vidé ou déchargé la batterie, vous avez mis la batterie à plat∎ they're always running her friends down ils passent leur temps à dire du mal de ou à dénigrer ses amis□ ;∎ stop running yourself down all the time cesse de te rabaisser constamment(c) (in car → pedestrian, animal) renverser, écraser;∎ he was run down by a bus il s'est fait renverser par un bus∎ I finally ran down the reference in the library j'ai fini par dénicher la référence à la bibliothèque∎ the batteries in the radio are beginning to run down les piles de la radio commencent à être usées➲ run in∎ running in en rodage(a) (encounter → problem, difficulty) rencontrer(b) (meet → acquaintance) rencontrer (par hasard), tomber sur;∎ to run into debt faire des dettes, s'endetter(c) (collide with → of car, driver) percuter, rentrer dans;∎ I ran into a lamppost je suis rentrée dans un réverbère;∎ you should be more careful, you nearly ran into me! tu devrais faire attention, tu as failli me rentrer dedans!(d) (amount to) s'élever à;∎ debts running into millions of dollars des dettes qui s'élèvent à des millions de dollars;∎ takings run into five figures la recette atteint les cinq chiffres(e) (merge into) se fondre dans, se confondre avec;∎ the red runs into orange le rouge devient orange;∎ the words began to run into each other before my eyes les mots commençaient à se confondre devant mes yeux➲ run off∎ run me off five copies of this report faites-moi cinq copies de ce rapport(b) (write quickly) (article) pondre∎ the heats will be run off tomorrow les éliminatoires se disputeront demain(d) (lose → excess weight, fat) perdre en courant∎ I'll be with you in a minute, don't run off je serai à toi dans un instant, ne te sauve pas➲ run on(lines of writing) ne pas découper en paragraphes; (letters, words) ne pas séparer, lier∎ the play ran on for hours la pièce a duré des heures;∎ the discussion ran on for an extra hour la discussion a duré une heure de plus que prévu∎ he does run on rather quand il est parti celui-là, il ne s'arrête plus;∎ he can run on for hours if you let him si tu le laisses faire il peut tenir le crachoir pendant des heures➲ run out(a) (cable, rope) laisser filer∎ to run a batsman out mettre un batteur hors jeu∎ hurry up, time is running out! dépêchez-vous, il ne reste plus beaucoup de temps!;∎ their luck finally ran out la chance a fini par tourner, leur chance n'a pas duré(c) (expire → contract, passport, agreement) expirer, venir à expirationmanquer de;∎ we're running out of ammunition nous commençons à manquer de munitions;∎ we're running out of sugar nous allons nous trouver à court de sucre;∎ he's run out of money il n'a plus d'argent;∎ to run out of patience être à bout de patience;∎ to run out of petrol tomber en panne d'essence(spouse, colleague) laisser tomber, abandonner;∎ she ran out on her husband elle a quitté son mari;∎ his assistants all ran out on him ses assistants l'ont tous abandonné ou laissé tomber➲ run over(pedestrian, animal) écraser;∎ I nearly got run over j'ai failli me faire écraser;∎ he's been run over il s'est fait écraser;∎ the car ran over his legs la voiture lui est passé sur les jambes∎ let's run over the arguments one more time before the meeting reprenons les arguments une dernière fois avant la réunion;∎ could you run over the main points for us? pourriez-vous nous récapituler les principaux points?∎ to run over the allotted time excéder le temps imparti(a) (overflow) déborder;∎ literary my cup runneth over je nage dans le bonheur;∎ to run over with energy/enthusiasm déborder d'énergie/d'enthousiasme(b) (run late) dépasser l'heure; Radio & Television dépasser le temps d'antenne, déborder sur le temps d'antenne;∎ the programme ran over by twenty minutes l'émission a dépassé son temps d'antenne de vingt minutes➲ run past= run bypasser en courant(a) (cross → of person) traverser en courant;∎ figurative money runs through his fingers like water l'argent lui brûle les doigts(b) (pervade → of thought, feeling)∎ a strange idea ran through my mind une idée étrange m'a traversé l'esprit;∎ a thrill of excitement ran through her un frisson d'émotion la parcourut;∎ an angry murmur ran through the crowd des murmures de colère parcoururent la foule;∎ his words kept running through my head ses paroles ne cessaient de retentir dans ma tête;∎ an air of melancholy runs through the whole film une atmosphère de mélancolie imprègne tout le film∎ she ran through the arguments in her mind elle repassa les arguments dans sa tête;∎ let's just run through the procedure one more time reprenons une dernière fois la marche à suivre;∎ I'll run through your speech with you je vous ferai répéter votre discours(d) (read quickly) parcourir (des yeux), jeter un coup d'œil sur∎ he runs through a dozen shirts a week il lui faut une douzaine de chemises par semaine∎ to run sb through (with a sword) transpercer qn (d'un coup d'épée)(a) (amount to) se chiffrer à;∎ her essay ran to twenty pages sa dissertation faisait vingt pages∎ your salary should run to a new computer ton salaire devrait te permettre d'acheter un nouvel ordinateur;∎ the budget won't run to champagne le budget ne nous permet pas d'acheter du champagne➲ run up(a) (debt, bill) laisser s'accumuler;∎ I've run up a huge overdraft j'ai un découvert énorme(c) (sew quickly) coudre rapidement ou à la hâte(climb rapidly) monter en courant; (approach) approcher en courant;∎ a young man ran up to me un jeune homme s'approcha de moi en courant(encounter) se heurter à;∎ we've run up against some problems nous nous sommes heurtés à quelques problèmes -
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I [swiːp]to give sth. a sweep — dare una scopata a qcs
2) (movement)3) (of land, woods, hills) distesa f.; (of fabric) pezza f.4) (of events, history, country) estensione f.; (of opinion) ventaglio m., gamma f.; (of telescope, gun) portata f.5) (search) (on land) perlustrazione f., ricerca f.; (by air) sorvolo m.; (attack) bombardamento m. a tappeto; (to capture) rastrellamento m.to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare
6) (anche chimney sweep) spazzacamino m.II 1. [swiːp]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo
3) (push)to sweep sth. off the table — fare cadere qcs. dal tavolo (con un ampio gesto della mano)
to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.
4) (spread through) [disease, crime, craze] dilagare in, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi in, divulgarsi in5) (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ person] scrutare; [vessel, submarine] scandagliare; [ police] rastrellare ( for alla ricerca di)2.to sweep sth. for mines — dragare qcs. alla ricerca di mine
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)1) (clean) spazzare, scopare2) (move)to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente
to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]
to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)
to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in
to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere
3) (extend)•- sweep up••to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o
rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs
* * *[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) spazzare2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) spazzare via3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) percorrere4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) diffondersi, dilagare; entrare/uscire2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) spazzata2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) spazzacamino4) (a sweepstake.) lotteria•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up* * *sweep /swi:p/n.1 (= sweep-up, sweep-out) spazzata; scopata: Give the house a thorough sweep, da' una bella spazzata alla casa!2 ampio gesto; movimento rapido; colpo ( con rotazione): with a sweep of his arm, con un ampio gesto del braccio; with a sweep of the oars, con un colpo di remi; con una remata; at one sweep, con un sol colpo4 [u] (fig.) campo; ambito; portata5 distesa; tratto: a long sweep of meadows, una lunga distesa di prati; a sweep of mountain country, un tratto di terreno montagnoso6 ampia curva; viale d'accesso che fa un'ampia curva: The house is approached by a fine sweep ( o carriage sweep), un bel viale ad ampie curve dà accesso alla casa; The river makes a great sweep to the right, il fiume descrive un'ampia curva a destra14 (spesso al pl.) (TV, USA) rilevazione periodica dei dati di ascolto ( per determinare le tariffe pubblicitarie)15 (mil., aeron.) penetrazione ( in territorio nemico); operazione su vasta scala; rastrellamento; bombardamento a tappeto16 [u] (elettron.) deflessione; deviazione; scansione ( della TV): horizontal sweep, scansione orizzontale17 (metall.) sagoma18 (fam.) vittoria completa; grande successo22 ( cricket) tiro orizzontale ( all'altezza del terreno): reverse sweep, colpo (simile allo «sweep», ma eseguito con il rovescio della mazza)23 (fam.) ► sweepstake● ( pesca) sweep net, rete a strascico □ sweep of one's eyes, occhiata (o sguardo) intorno; colpo d'occhio □ the sweep of a scythe, un colpo di falce; una falciata □ sweep-out (o sweep-up) = def. 1 ► sopra □ to make a clean sweep, far piazza pulita; fare un repulisti (fam.).♦ (to) sweep /swi:p/(pass. e p. p. swept)A v. t.1 spazzare ( anche fig.); scopare; spazzare via, portare via; eliminare; distruggere; liberare; fare piazza pulita di (fam.): to sweep the floor, spazzare il pavimento; to sweep a room, spazzare una stanza; The upper deck was swept by a billow, il ponte superiore è stato spazzato da un maroso; The machine-guns swept the ground before the trenches, le mitragliatrici spazzavano il terreno davanti alle trincee; Dust storms swept the barren plain, tempeste di sabbia spazzavano l'arido piano; to sweep the seas of pirates, liberare il mare dai pirati; The Great Fire of 1666 swept the City, il Grande Incendio del 1666 distrusse la City2 scorrere (su); percorrere; scorrere (lett.); sfiorare; toccare leggermente; strisciare su: She swept her hand through her hair, si è passata la mano fra i capelli; His fingers swept the keyboard of the organ, le sue dita scorrevano sulla tastiera dell'organo; to sweep the strings of a guitar, sfiorare le corde d'una chitarra; Armed bands swept the countryside, bande armate scorrevano la campagna; Her skirt swept the floor, la gonna le strisciava sul pavimento4 sospingere; sballottare; trascinare6 trascinare; portare via9 (fam.) vincere facilmente; stravincere: The Democrats swept the election, i Democratici vinsero le elezioni con un largo margine di votiB v. i.1 stendersi; estendersi; allargarsi: The shore sweeps to the south in a wide arc, la spiaggia descrive un ampio arco verso il sud; The plain sweeps away to the sea, la pianura si stende verso il mare2 incedere (o camminare) maestosamente; entrare (uscire, ecc.) con passo altero (o maestoso): The leading lady swept onto the stage, la primadonna è entrata in scena con passo maestoso● (fig.) to sweep all before one, conseguire un successo travolgente □ (fig.) to sweep the board, vincere tutte le poste ( del gioco), far saltare il banco; (fig.) avere un grande successo, fare piazza pulita; trionfare □ to sweep sb. a bow, fare un inchino (o una riverenza) a q. □ to sweep the chimneys, sbrattare (o pulire) i camini □ (polit.) to sweep a constituency, conquistare un collegio elettorale con largo margine di voti □ (polit.: di un partito) to sweep the country, vincere le elezioni politiche □ (fig.) to sweep everything into one's net, fare piazza pulita; arraffare tutto □ to sweep one's hand over sb. 's hair, passare la mano sui capelli di q. □ to sweep a path, aprire un sentiero ( nella giungla, ecc.) □ (naut., mil.) to sweep the seas, battere i mari □ to sweep a space, fare spazio; sgombrare □ (naut.) swept way, rotta di sicurezza □ The road sweeps up the hill, la strada sale a larghe curve sino alla cima del colle □ (prov.) A new broom sweeps clean, scopa nuova spazza bene.* * *I [swiːp]to give sth. a sweep — dare una scopata a qcs
2) (movement)3) (of land, woods, hills) distesa f.; (of fabric) pezza f.4) (of events, history, country) estensione f.; (of opinion) ventaglio m., gamma f.; (of telescope, gun) portata f.5) (search) (on land) perlustrazione f., ricerca f.; (by air) sorvolo m.; (attack) bombardamento m. a tappeto; (to capture) rastrellamento m.to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare
6) (anche chimney sweep) spazzacamino m.II 1. [swiːp]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo
3) (push)to sweep sth. off the table — fare cadere qcs. dal tavolo (con un ampio gesto della mano)
to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.
4) (spread through) [disease, crime, craze] dilagare in, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi in, divulgarsi in5) (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ person] scrutare; [vessel, submarine] scandagliare; [ police] rastrellare ( for alla ricerca di)2.to sweep sth. for mines — dragare qcs. alla ricerca di mine
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)1) (clean) spazzare, scopare2) (move)to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente
to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]
to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)
to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in
to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere
3) (extend)•- sweep up••to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o
rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs
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B vtr1 [person, animal] porter [bag, shopping, load, news, message] (in dans ; on sur) ; to carry sth up/down porter qch en haut/en bas ; to carry sth in/out apporter/emporter qch ; to carry the bags over the road traverser la route en portant les bagages ; to carry the child across the river porter l'enfant pour traverser la rivière ; to carry cash/a gun avoir de l'argent liquide/un revolver sur soi ; to carry a memory/a picture in one's mind avoir un sentiment/une image toujours en tête ; to carry sth too far fig pousser qch trop loin ; we can't afford to carry anyone fig nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de traîner des poids morts ;2 [vehicle, pipe, wire, vein] transporter ; [wind, tide, current, stream] emporter ; licensed to carry passengers autorisé à transporter des passagers ; to be carried on the wind être porté or transporté par le vent ; to be carried along by the tide être poussé par la marée ; the wind carried the ash towards the town le vent a transporté les cendres vers la ville ; to carry sth off ou away emporter qch ; to carry sb off ou away emmener qn ; to carry sth/sb back ramener qch/qn ; to carry one's audience with one avoir son public derrière soi ; his quest carried him to India sa quête l'a amené en Inde ; her talent will carry her a long way son talent la mènera loin ; to be carried along with the general enthusiasm être emporté par l'enthousiasme général ;3 ( feature) comporter [warning, guarantee, review, report] ; porter [symbol, label] ; ‘The Gazette’ will carry the ad ‘La Gazette’ publiera l'annonce ;4 ( entail) comporter [risk, danger, responsibility] ; être passible de [penalty, fine] ; to carry conviction être convaincant ;5 (bear, support) [bridge, road] supporter [weight, load, traffic] ; the field will not carry that herd/crop le champ ne convient pas à ce troupeau/cette culture ;6 Mil, Pol ( win) l'emporter dans [state, region, constituency] ; remporter [battle, match] ; faire voter [bill, amendment] ; the motion was carried by 20 votes to 13 la motion l'a emporté par 20 votes contre 13 ; to carry all before one/it [person, argument] l'emporter haut la main ;7 Med être porteur/-euse de [disease] ; she is carrying the HIV virus elle est porteuse du virus VIH ;8 ( be pregnant with) [woman] être enceinte de [boy, girl, twins] ; [female animal] porter [young] ; she is carrying a child elle est enceinte ; I am carrying his child je porte son enfant ;9 Comm (stock, sell) faire [item, brand] ; we carry a wide range of nous offrons un grand choix de ;10 (hold, bear) ( permanently) porter [tail, head] ; he was carrying his arm awkwardly il se tenait le bras de façon curieuse ;11 Math retenir [one, two].C vi [sound, voice] porter ; to carry well porter bien ; the noise carried (for) several kilometres le bruit a porté à plusieurs kilomètres.to be carried away by sth être emballé ○ par qch ; to get carried away ○ s'emballer ○, se laisser emporter.■ carry back:▶ carry forward [sth], carry [sth] forward1 Accts reporter [balance, total, sum] ;2 Tax reporter [qch] en avant [sum, loss].■ carry off:▶ carry off [sb], carry [sb] off [illness, disease] emporter [person, animal].■ carry on:▶ carry on1 ( continue) continuer (doing à faire) ; carry on! continue! ; to carry on down ou along the road ( in car) continuer la route ; ( on foot) poursuivre son chemin ; if it carries on like this si ça continue comme ça ; to carry on as if nothing had happened continuer comme si de rien n'était ; to carry on with sth continuer or poursuivre qch ;2 ○ ( behave) se conduire ; that's no way to carry on ce n'est pas une façon de se conduire ; to carry on as if se conduire comme si ;3 ○ ( have affair) fricoter ○, avoir une liaison (with avec) ;4 ○ (talk, go on) jacasser ○ ; to carry on about sth déblatérer ○ sur qch ;▶ carry on [sth]1 ( conduct) conduire [business, trade] ; entretenir [correspondence] ; mener [conversation, negotiations, normal life] ;2 ( continue) maintenir [tradition, custom] ; reprendre [family firm] ; poursuivre [activity, discussion].■ carry out:▶ carry out [sth], carry [sth] out réaliser [plan, experiment, study, audit, reform, robbery] ; effectuer [raid, attack, operation, repairs] ; exécuter [orders, punishment, recommendations, restoration] ; mener [investigation, campaign] ; accomplir [execution, killing] ; remplir [duties, function, mission] ; mettre [qch] à exécution [threat] ; tenir [promise].■ carry over:▶ carry sth over into transférer qch dans [private life, area of activity, adulthood] ;▶ carry over [sth], carry [sth] over1 gen to be carried over from [custom, habit, feeling] remonter à [period, childhood] ; an item carried over from the last meeting un point laissé en attente à la dernière réunion ;▶ carry through [sth], carry [sth] through mener [qch] à bien [reform, policy, task] ;▶ carry [sb] through [humour, courage] soutenir [person] ; [instincts] guider [person].
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