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121 dehors
dehors [dəɔʀ]1. adverb( = à l'extérieur) outside ; ( = pas chez soi) out• en dehors de cela, il n'y a rien de neuf apart from that there's nothing new2. masculine noun( = extérieur) outside• « défense de se pencher au-dehors » "don't lean out"• au-dehors, elle paraît calme, mais c'est une nerveuse outwardly she looks relaxed, but actually she's quite highly strung3. plural masculine noundehors ( = apparences) sous des dehors aimables, il est dur under his friendly exterior, he's a hard man* * *dəɔʀ
1.
adverbe outsidepasser la nuit dehors — ( occasionnellement) to spend the night outdoors; [clochard] to sleep rough
mettre quelqu'un dehors — gén to throw somebody out; ( d'un travail) to fire somebody; ( d'un établissement scolaire) to expel [élève]
de dehors — [voir, arriver] from outside
2.
exclamation get out!
3.
nom masculin invariableses dehors bourrus cachent un cœur d'or — his/her rough exterior hides a heart of gold
4.
en dehors locution adverbiale1) ( à l'extérieur) outside2) fig ( non impliqu é)
5.
en dehors de locution prépositive1) ( à l'extérieur de) outside2) ( mis à part) apart from3) ( hors de) outsidec'est en dehors du sujet — École it's off the subject
c'est en dehors de mes attributions — that's outside my jurisdiction sout, that's not my job
* * *dəɔʀ1. advoutside, (= en plein air) outdoors, outsideJe t'attends dehors. — I'll wait for you outside.
2. nmau dehors — outside, (= en apparence) outwardly
de dehors (= depuis l'extérieur) — from outside, from the outside
en dehors de (= sauf) — apart from
En dehors de lui, tout le monde était content. — Apart from him, everybody was happy.
3. nmpl(= apparences) appearances, exterior sg* * *A adv1 ( à l'extérieur) outside; manger/dormir dehors to eat/to sleep outside ou outdoors; ne restez pas dehors, entrez don't stay outside, come in; passer la nuit dehors ( occasionnellement) to spend the night outdoors; ( habituellement) to sleep rough; mettre sa bicyclette dehors to put one's bicycle outside; allez jouer dehors! go and play outside!;2 ( hors de son domicile) out; j'ai été dehors toute la journée I was out all day; je déjeune dehors aujourd'hui I'm having lunch out today; mettre or flanquer○ qn dehors ( exclure d'un lieu) gén to throw ou to chuck○ sb out; ( d'un cours) to throw sb out; ( d'un travail) to fire, to sack○ GB; ( d'un établissement scolaire) to expel; de dehors [voir, appeler, arriver] from outside.B excl get out!C nm inv1 ( lieu) le dehors the outside; les bruits du dehors noise from outside; quelqu'un du dehors ne peut pas comprendre fig an outsider can't understand;2 ( apparence) ses dehors bourrus cachent un cœur d'or his/her rough exterior hides a heart of gold; sous des dehors modestes, il est très orgueilleux under his modest exterior, he's a very proud man.D en dehors loc adv1 ( à l'extérieur) outside;E en dehors de loc prép1 ( à l'extérieur de) outside; en dehors de la ville/du pays outside the city/the country; traverser en dehors des passages pour piétons to cross the street ou road outside the pedestrian crossings; il fait du tennis en dehors de l'école he plays tennis outside school; choisir qn en dehors du groupe/parti to choose sb from outside the group/party; l'accident est survenu en dehors de l'autoroute the accident happened off the motorway GB ou freeway US;2 ( mis à part) apart from; en dehors de quelques amis, il ne voit personne apart from a few friends, he sees no one; il a des indemnités en dehors de son salaire he has allowances in addition to his salary; en dehors de certaines dates outside certain dates;3 ( hors de) outside of; en dehors des heures d'ouvertures/heures de travail outside of opening hours/office hours; il est resté en dehors du coup or de cette histoire he stayed out of the whole business; c'est en dehors du sujet Scol it's off the subject; c'est en dehors de mes attributions that's outside my jurisdiction sout, that's not my job; c'est en dehors d'eux qu'il faut chercher la responsabilité we must look beyond them to find those who are to blame; en dehors de tout clivage idéologique beyond all ideological divisions; la police a agi en dehors des limites de la loi the police went beyond the limits of the law; en dehors des repas between meals;4 ○( à l'insu de) faire qch en dehors de qn to do sth without the knowledge of sb; la décision a été prise en dehors de moi the decision was taken without my knowledge.I[dəɔr] adverbe[à l'extérieur] outside[hors de chez soi] outb. [renvoyer] to sack somebodyen dehors locution adverbiale1. [à l'extérieur] outside2. [vers l'extérieur]avoir ou marcher les pieds en dehors to walk with one's feet turned outen dehors de locution prépositionnelle1. [excepté] apart from2. [à l'écart de]reste en dehors de leur dispute don't get involved in ou stay out of their quarrelII[dəɔr] nom masculin1. [surface extérieure d'une boîte, d'un bâtiment] outside2. [plein air] outside3. [étranger]————————[dəɔr] nom masculin pluriel[apparences] appearances -
122 Gewalt
f; -, -en1. nur Sg. violence; (Zwang) force; Koll. (Gewalttätigkeiten) violence; Gewalt gegen Sachen JUR. criminal damage; Gewalt in der Familie domestic violence; brutale oder rohe Gewalt brute force; nackte Gewalt brute ( oder sheer) force, naked violence; mit Gewalt by force, using force, forcibly; Gewalt leiden müssen be subjected to violence; Gewalt anwenden use force ( oder violence); jemandem Gewalt androhen threaten s.o. with violence; jemandem Gewalt antun do violence to s.o.; einer Frau Gewalt antun geh. euph. violate a woman; sich (Dat) Gewalt antun lay hands (up)on o.s.; (sich zwingen) force oneself; tu dir keine Gewalt an! iro. don’t do yourself an injury, Am. don’t put yourself out; der Wahrheit etc. Gewalt antun fig. do violence to the truth etc.2. nur Sg.; (Krafteinsatz) force; (Kraft) strength, might; mit Gewalt using force, forcibly; mit sanfter Gewalt gently but firmly; mit Gewalt öffnen force ( oder break) open; (Tür) auch break down3. nur Sg.; eines Sturmes etc.: violence, force; (Stärke) power; einer Explosion: force; (Wucht) force, impact4. nur Sg.: Gewalt ( über + Akk) (Macht) power (over); durch Amt etc.: auch authority; (Herrschaft) control (of, over); die elterliche / richterliche Gewalt parental / judicial authority; die ausführende / gesetzgebende Gewalt haben POL. have executive / legislative authority; höhere Gewalt fig. an act ( oder acts) of God, force majeure; in seine Gewalt bringen oder bekommen gain control of; (Flugzeug etc.) take command of; weitS. hijack; in seiner Gewalt haben (jemanden) have s.o. under one’s thumb ( oder in one’s power); (etw.) be in control of; sich in Gewalt haben have oneself under control; die Gewalt verlieren über (+ Akk) Fahrzeug, sich selbst etc.: lose control of; eine Situation: lose one’s grip on; er verlor die Gewalt über den Wagen auch the car went out of control; hier geht Gewalt vor Recht this is a case of might being right5. meist Pl.; personifiziert: force; bes. POL. power; die drei Gewalten POL. the three powers; die ausführende / gesetzgebende Gewalt auch executive / legislature6. umg.: mit ( aller) Gewalt (unbedingt) desperately, at all costs; sie will es mit aller Gewalt schaffen she desperately wants to make it; muss das denn mit aller Gewalt heute noch fertig werden? does it absolutely have to be finished today?; du willst wohl mit aller Gewalt unangenehm auffallen? iro. are you really so determined to make a bad impression?* * *die Gewalt(Gewaltsamkeit) violence;(Macht) authority; grasp; power; might;(Wucht) vehemence; force* * *Ge|wạlt [gə'valt]f -, -en1) (= Machtbefugnis, Macht, Herrschaft) powerdie ausübende or vollziehende/gesetzgebende/richterliche Gewalt — the executive/legislature/judiciary
jdn/etw in seine Gewalt bringen — to bring sb/sth under one's control
jdn in seiner Gewalt haben — to have sb in one's power
Gewalt über jdn haben or besitzen — to have power over sb
sein or stehen — to be in sb's power
sein or stehen — to be under sb's control
2) no pl (= Zwang) force; (= Gewalttätigkeit) violencehöhere Gewalt — acts/an act of God
mit aller Gewalt (inf) — for all one is worth
jdm/einer Sache Gewalt antun — to do violence to sb/sth
Gewalt geht vor Recht (Prov) — might is right (Prov)
3) no pl (= Heftigkeit, Wucht) force; (= elementare Kraft auch) powerdie Gewalt der Explosion/des Sturmes — the force of the explosion/storm
er warf sich mit Gewalt gegen die Tür — he hurled himself violently against the door
* * *(power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) hold* * *Ge·walt<-, -en>[gəˈvalt]f1. (Machtbefugnis, Macht) powerdie oberste \Gewalt im Staat the highest authority [or power] in the countrygesetzgebende \Gewalt legislative powerhöhere \Gewalt force majeuremit unbeschränkter \Gewalt ausgestattet sein to be vested with unlimited power[s] [or authority]\Gewalt ausüben to exercise power [or authority]\Gewalt über Leben und Tod bei jdm haben to decide whether sb should live or diemit aller \Gewalt (fam) with everything in one's poweretw mit aller \Gewalt erreichen to move heaven and earth [or do everything in ones power] [or do everything one can] to get sth to happendie drei \Gewalten the executive, legislative and judicial powersdie vollziehende/gesetzgebende/richterliche \Gewalt the executive/legislative/judicial powerelterliche \Gewalt parental authorityhöhere \Gewalt force majeure, Act of God, circumstances beyond one's controljdn in seine \Gewalt bringen to catch sbein Land/ein Gebiet in seine \Gewalt bringen to bring a country/a region under one's control, to seize power over a country/a regionjdn in seiner \Gewalt haben to have sb in one's power\Gewalt über jdn haben [o besitzen] to exercise [complete] power over sb, to have [complete] control over sbin jds \Gewalt sein to be in sb's hands [or power]mit sanfter \Gewalt gently but firmlyden Tatsachen/der Wahrheit \Gewalt antun to distort the truth/the facts\Gewalt anwenden to use force\Gewalt verherrlichend glorifying violence3. kein pl (Heftigkeit, Wucht) vehemence, forcedie \Gewalt der Brecher hat die Mauer zerstört the force [or impact] of the waves has destroyed the wall* * *die; Gewalt, Gewalten1) (Macht, Befugnis) powerjemanden/ein Land in seine Gewalt bekommen/bringen — catch somebody/bring a country under one's control
die Gewalt über sein Fahrzeug verlieren — (fig.) lose control of one's vehicle
sich/seine Beine in der Gewalt haben — have oneself under control/have control over one's legs
2) o. Pl. (Willkür) forceer versuchte mit aller Gewalt, seinen Ehrgeiz zu befriedigen — he did everything he could to achieve his ambition
3) o. Pl. (körperliche Kraft) force; violenceGewalt anwenden — use force or violence
4) (geh.): (elementare Kraft) forcehöhere Gewalt [sein] — [be] an act of God
* * *Gewalt gegen Sachen JUR criminal damage;Gewalt in der Familie domestic violence;rohe Gewalt brute force;nackte Gewalt brute ( oder sheer) force, naked violence;mit Gewalt by force, using force, forcibly;Gewalt leiden müssen be subjected to violence;Gewalt anwenden use force ( oder violence);jemandem Gewalt androhen threaten sb with violence;jemandem Gewalt antun do violence to sb;einer Frau Gewalt antun geh euph violate a woman;sich (dat)der Wahrheit etcmit Gewalt using force, forcibly;mit sanfter Gewalt gently but firmly;3. nur sg; eines Sturmes etc: violence, force; (Stärke) power; einer Explosion: force; (Wucht) force, impact4. nur sg:Gewalt (die elterliche/richterliche Gewalt parental/judicial authority;die ausführende/gesetzgebende Gewalt haben POL have executive/legislative authority;in seiner Gewalt haben (jemanden) have sb under one’s thumb ( oder in one’s power); (etwas) be in control of;sich in Gewalt haben have oneself under control;die Gewalt verlieren über (+akk) Fahrzeug, sich selbst etc: lose control of; eine Situation: lose one’s grip on;er verlor die Gewalt über den Wagen auch the car went out of control;hier geht Gewalt vor Recht this is a case of might being rightdie drei Gewalten POL the three powers;die ausführende/gesetzgebende Gewalt auch executive/legislature6. umg:mit (aller) Gewalt (unbedingt) desperately, at all costs;sie will es mit aller Gewalt schaffen she desperately wants to make it;muss das denn mit aller Gewalt heute noch fertig werden? does it absolutely have to be finished today?;du willst wohl mit aller Gewalt unangenehm auffallen? iron are you really so determined to make a bad impression?* * *die; Gewalt, Gewalten1) (Macht, Befugnis) powerjemanden/ein Land in seine Gewalt bekommen/bringen — catch somebody/bring a country under one's control
die Gewalt über sein Fahrzeug verlieren — (fig.) lose control of one's vehicle
sich/seine Beine in der Gewalt haben — have oneself under control/have control over one's legs
2) o. Pl. (Willkür) forceer versuchte mit aller Gewalt, seinen Ehrgeiz zu befriedigen — he did everything he could to achieve his ambition
3) o. Pl. (körperliche Kraft) force; violenceGewalt anwenden — use force or violence
4) (geh.): (elementare Kraft) forcehöhere Gewalt [sein] — [be] an act of God
* * *-en (über) f.governance (of) n. -en f.force n.violence n. -
123 extraño
adj.strange, far-out, queer, odd.f. & m.stranger, foreigner, outsider.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: extrañar.* * *► adjetivo1 (no conocido) alien, foreign2 (particular) strange, peculiar, odd, funny► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 stranger\no es extraño que... it is not surprising that...ser extraño,-a a algo to have nothing to do with something* * *1. (f. - extraña)noun2. (f. - extraña)adj.1) strange, odd2) alien, foreign* * *extraño, -a1. ADJ1) (=raro) strangees muy extraño — it's very odd o strange
¡qué extraño! — how odd o strange!
parece extraño que... — it seems odd o strange that...
2) (=ajeno)estas son costumbres extrañas a este país — these are customs which are foreign o alien to this country
este estilo no es extraño a los lectores de su poesía — this style is not unknown to readers of his poetry
2. SM / F1) (=desconocido) stranger2) (=extranjero) foreigner3.SMhacer un extraño: el balón hizo un extraño — the ball took a bad bounce
* * *I- ña adjetivoa) ( raro) strange, oddes extraño que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that she hasn't called
b) ( desconocido)II- ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger* * *= bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.Ex. Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.Ex. The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex. Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.Ex. Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.Ex. The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.Ex. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.----* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* cita con un extraño = blind date.* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.* de una manera extraña = strangely.* de un modo extraño = freakishly.* extraño (a) = foreign (to).* país extraño = foreign country.* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.* ser extraño para = be alien to.* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.* ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* * *I- ña adjetivoa) ( raro) strange, oddes extraño que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that she hasn't called
b) ( desconocido)II- ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger* * *= bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.Ex: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* cita con un extraño = blind date.* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.* de una manera extraña = strangely.* de un modo extraño = freakishly.* extraño (a) = foreign (to).* país extraño = foreign country.* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.* ser extraño para = be alien to.* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.* ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* * *1 (raro) strange, oddes extraño que no haya llamado it's strange o odd that she hasn't calledes una pareja extraña they're a strange o an odd coupleúltimamente está muy extraño he's been very strange lately, he's been acting very strange o strangely lately2(desconocido): los asuntos de familia no se discuten delante de personas extrañas you shouldn't discuss family matters in front of strangers o outsidersno me siento bien ante tanta gente extraña I feel uncomfortable with so many people I don't know o so many strangersmasculine, feminine1 (desconocido) stranger2el coche me hizo un extraño en la curva the car did something strange on the bend* * *
Del verbo extrañar: ( conjugate extrañar)
extraño es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
extrañó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
extrañar
extraño
extrañar ( conjugate extrañar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) ‹amigo/país› to miss
verbo intransitivo
1 ( sorprender) (+ me/te/le etc) to surprise;
ya me extrañaba a mí que … I thought it was strange that …
2 (RPl) ( tener nostalgia) to be homesick
extrañarse verbo pronominal extrañose de algo to be surprised at sth
extraño
eso no tiene nada de extraño there's nothing unusual about that
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger
extrañar verbo transitivo
1 (asombrar) to surprise: no es de extrañar, it's hardly surprising
2 (echar de menos) to miss
3 (notar extraño) extraño mucho la cama, I find this bed strange o (echar de menos) I miss my own bed
extraño,-a
I adjetivo strange
Med foreign: tiene un cuerpo extraño en el ojo, she has a foreign object in her eye
II sustantivo masculino y femenino stranger: de repente entró un extraño, a stranger suddenly came in
' extraño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajena
- ajeno
- curiosa
- curioso
- extraña
- extrañar
- imprimir
- más
- modo
- proceder
- rondar
- ruido
- tan
- corriente
- notar
- raro
English:
bizarre
- curious
- extraordinary
- funnily
- odd
- odd-sounding
- peculiar
- phenomenon
- puzzling
- queer
- singular
- strange
- uncanny
- weird
- agree
- alien
- as
- foreign
- greet
- home
- incongruous
- quaint
* * *extraño, -a♦ adj1. [raro] strange, odd;es extraño que no hayan llegado ya it's strange o odd they haven't arrived yet;¡qué extraño! how strange o odd!;me resulta extraño oírte hablar así I find it strange o odd to hear you talk like that2. [ajeno] detached, uninvolved3. Med foreign♦ nm,fstranger;no hables con extraños don't talk to strangers♦ nm[movimiento brusco]el vehículo hizo un extraño the vehicle went out of control for a second* * *I adj strange, oddII m, extraña f stranger* * *extraño, -ña adj1) raro: strange, odd2) extranjero: foreignextraño, -ña ndesconocido: stranger* * *extraño1 adj strangeextraño2 n stranger -
124 course
course [kuʀs]1. feminine nouna. ( = action de courir) running• la course folle de la voiture s'est terminée dans le ravin the car careered out of control and ended up in the ravineb. ( = discipline) racingc. ( = compétition) race• course de fond/sur piste long-distance/track race• les courses [de chevaux] horse racing• être/ne plus être dans la course [candidat] to be in the running/out of the runningf. ( = commission) errandg. [de pièce mobile] movement• à or en bout de course [institution, industrie, machine] on its last legs (inf) ; [personne] on one's last legs (inf)2. compounds* * *kuʀs
1.
1) ( mode de déplacement) runningfaire la course avec quelqu'un — lit, fig to race somebody
2) ( trajet) ( de personne) run; ( de taxi) journey3) (colloq) ( précipitation) rushça va être la course pour rendre le rapport dans les délais — it'll be a rush getting the report in before the deadline
4) ( compétition) racela course au profit/aux voix — the race for profit/for votes
être en course — Sport to be in the race; fig to be in the running
être hors course — Sport, fig to be out of the race
5) ( activité) ( en athlétisme) running; (avec un véhicule, animal) racing; ( épreuve) race; ( en alpinisme) climb6) ( démarche) errand7) (achat, commission)8) ( trajectoire) (d'astre, de planète, comète) path; ( de nuages) passage; (de fusée, projectile) flight path9) ( passage) literla course du temps/des années — the passing of time/of the years
2.
courses nom féminin pluriel1) ( achats) shopping [U]2) ( de chevaux) races•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *kuʀs1. nf1) (le fait de courir) runningà la course; Je l'ai rattrapé à la course. — I ran to catch up with him.
faire la course — to race, to have a race
faire la course avec qn — to race sb, to have a race with sb
2) fig (précipitation) rushHier au bureau, ça a encore été la course. — We were rushed off our feet at the office yesterday.
3) (pour s'entraîner) (course à pied) runningIl fait de la course tous les matins. — He goes running every morning.
4) SPORT (= épreuve) race5) (= randonnée) trek, (escalade) climb6) [taxi, autocar] journey, tripLe prix de la course est affiché au compteur. — The fare is shown on the meter.
7) (= petite mission) errandJ'ai juste une course à faire. — I've just got a bit of shopping to do.
9) [soleil] course, [projectile] flight, [pièce mécanique] travella course à... fig — the race for...
à bout de course (personne) — worn out, (régime, appareil) on its last legs
en bout de course (régime, appareil) — on its last legs
2. courses nfpl1) (= achats) shopping sgfaire les courses; faire ses courses — to go shopping, to do the shopping
faire ses courses — to go shopping, to do the shopping
Elle est partie faire les courses de la semaine. — She's gone to do her weekly shop.
2) ÉQUITATION races* * *A nf1 ( mode de déplacement) running; être en pleine course to be running at full speed; faire la course avec qn lit, fig to race sb; viens, on va faire la course come on, I'll race you; être rapide à la course to be a fast runner;2 ( trajet) ( de personne) run; ( de taxi) journey; une course de 15 kilomètres ( à pied) a 15 kilometreGB run; ( en taxi) a 15 kilometreGB journey; après une course effrénée after a frantic run; cette course m'a épuisé that run has tired me out; c'est 10 euros la course the fare is 10 euros; leurs courses à travers l'Afrique/le monde their travels around Africa/the world;3 ○( précipitation) rush; ça va être la course pour rendre le rapport dans les délais it'll be a rush getting the report in before the deadline; ça a été la course aujourd'hui! ( pour moi) I've been rushing around all day!;4 ( compétition) race; la course au profit/pouvoir the race for profit/power; la course à la présidence/la Maison Blanche the race for the presidency/the White House; se lancer dans la course aux voix/au développement to throw oneself into the race for votes/for development; être en course Sport to be in the race; fig to be in the running; être hors course Sport, fig to be out of the race; plusieurs entreprises sont en course pour ce projet there are several companies in the running for this project;5 ( activité) ( en athlétisme) running; ( en alpinisme) climb; (avec un véhicule, animal) racing; ( épreuve) race; course de motos ( activité) motorcycle racing; course de chevaux/lévriers horse/greyhound race;6 ( démarche) j'ai une course à faire I've got to get something; elle est partie faire une course she's gone off to get something; j'ai deux ou trois courses à faire I've got some shopping to do;7 ( de pièce mécanique) ( mouvement) travel; ( distance parcourue) stroke; course à vide idle stroke; en bout de course at full stroke;8 ( trajectoire) (d'astre, de planète, comète) path; ( de nuages) passage; (de fusée, projectile) flight path;B courses nfpl1 ( achats) shopping ¢; faire des courses to go shopping; je vais faire des courses I'm going shopping; je fais mes courses au marché/au supermarché I do my shopping at the market/in the supermarket;2 Turf races; jouer/gagner aux courses to bet/to win at the races; quel est le résultat des courses? lit what are the racing results?; fig, hum○ can you fill me in?, what's the crack○?course aux armements Pol arms race; course automobile ( activité) motor racing; ( épreuve) motor race; faire de la course automobile to race cars; course de côte hill climb; course cycliste ( activité) cycle racing; ( épreuve) cycle race; faire de la course cycliste to compete in cycle races; course de demi-fond middle-distance race; course de fond long-distance race; course de haies ( en athlétisme) hurdle race, hurdles (pl); Équit steeplechase; course à handicap Équit handicap race; course landaise sport in which a competitor must evade a charging bull controlled by a rope; course contre la montre race against the clock; course d'obstacles Équit obstacle race; fig hurdle; course à pied running; course de plat Équit ( activité) flat racing; ( épreuve) flat race; course de relais relay race; course en sac sack race; course de taureaux ( corrida) bullfight; ( dans la rue) bull run; course de trot Équit trotting race; course de vitesse ( en athlétisme) sprint; ( en moto) speedway race.ne plus être dans la course to be out of touch; être en fin de course to be on the decline; être à bout de course to be worn out.[kurs] nom fémininles enfants, on ne fait pas la course! children, no running!course attelée/handicap harness/handicap racecourse de fond ou d'endurance long-distance racecourse automobile motor ou car racea. (sens propre) race against the clock, time-trialrester dans la course to stay in ou to be still in the race2. [activité]a. [à pied] runningb. [en voiture, à cheval] racingla course au pouvoir/à la présidence the race for power/the presidency3. [randonnée]5. [commission] errandj'ai une course à faire I've got to buy something ou to get something from the shops[d'un coursier] errand6. [trajectoire - d'un astre, d'un pendule] course, trajectory ; [ - d'un missile] flight ; [ - d'un piston] stroke[excursion] excursion————————courses nom féminin pluriel1. [commissions]faire les/des courses to do the/some shopping2. [de chevaux] racesjouer aux courses to bet on the races ou on the horses -
125 dispararse
1 (arma) to go off, fire; (despertador) to go off4 figurado (saltar fuera de razón) to blow up, explode■ estaba tan enfadado que se disparó en cuanto le dirigieron la palabra he was so angry that he simply blew up when they spoke to him* * ** * *VPR1) [arma de fuego] to go off, fire2) [alarma] to go off3) [consumo, precios, inflación] to shoot up, rocket4) [pánico, violencia] to take hold5) [al hablar] to get carried away *6) LAm (=marcharse) to rush off, shoot off ** * *= astronomically, soar, astronomical, go + ballistic, spiral, skyrocket, be on the rampant, rise + sharply, go into + overdrive, spike, run + rampant, grow + rampant.Ex. The costs of any labor-intensive activity -- and maintenance of a card catalog is certainly labor-intensive -- are rising astronomically.Ex. With manuscript prices soaring on the open market, the government has introduced tax incentives to encourage donations.Ex. Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.Ex. Reducing demand and converting to alternative sources of energy are necessary steps toward accepting the reality of a natural increase in the price of petroleum, which is likely to go ballistic in the next ten years.Ex. Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.Ex. The amount and value of information has skyrocketed.Ex. Due to the ever increasing use of email, viruses are on the rampant.Ex. The number of Japanese people killing themselves in suicide pacts made over the internet rose sharply last year.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex. While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.Ex. You must have heard about identity theft -- it has grown rampant and you need to protect yourself from this identity crime.----* costes + dispararse = costs + spiral.* dispararse de = shoot out of.* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* * *= astronomically, soar, astronomical, go + ballistic, spiral, skyrocket, be on the rampant, rise + sharply, go into + overdrive, spike, run + rampant, grow + rampant.Ex: The costs of any labor-intensive activity -- and maintenance of a card catalog is certainly labor-intensive -- are rising astronomically.
Ex: With manuscript prices soaring on the open market, the government has introduced tax incentives to encourage donations.Ex: Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.Ex: Reducing demand and converting to alternative sources of energy are necessary steps toward accepting the reality of a natural increase in the price of petroleum, which is likely to go ballistic in the next ten years.Ex: Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.Ex: The amount and value of information has skyrocketed.Ex: Due to the ever increasing use of email, viruses are on the rampant.Ex: The number of Japanese people killing themselves in suicide pacts made over the internet rose sharply last year.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.Ex: You must have heard about identity theft -- it has grown rampant and you need to protect yourself from this identity crime.* costes + dispararse = costs + spiral.* dispararse de = shoot out of.* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* * *
■dispararse verbo reflexivo
1 (una pistola) to go off, fire
2 (los precios) to rocket
' dispararse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disparar
English:
rocket
- shoot up
- soar
- bang
- explode
- go
- shoot
- spiral
* * *vpr1. [arma, alarma, flash] to go off;se le disparó el arma his gun went off2. [precios, inflación] to shoot up3. [precipitarse] [persona] to rush off;[caballo] to bolt* * *v/r2 de precios rise dramatically, rocket fam* * *vr: to shoot up, to skyrocket* * *dispararse vb1. (arma, alarma) to go off -
126 nube
f.1 cloud.como caído de las nubes out of the blueestar en las nubes to have one's head in the cloudsponer algo/a alguien por las nubes (informal) to praise something/somebody to the skiesnubes de tormenta storm clouds2 swarm.* * *1 cloud\caído,-a de las nubes out of the blueestar por las nubes (precio) to be sky-highestar en las nubes / vivir en las nubes to have one's head in the cloudsponer a alguien por las nubes figurado to praise somebody to the skies* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [gen] cloudnube de verano — (lit) summer shower; (fig) brief burst of annoyance
2) [de humo, insectos, polvo] cloud; [de gente] crowd, multitudeuna nube de periodistas — a crowd o pack of journalists
3) (Med) [en el ojo] cloud, film4)5) (=golosina) candy-floss, cotton candy (EEUU)* * *1) (Meteo) cloudun cielo cubierto de nubes — an overcast o a cloudy sky
ninguna nube enturbiaba su felicidad — (liter) not a single cloud marred her happiness (liter)
como caído de las nubes — out of the blue
estar or andar en las nubes — (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
estar/ponerse por las nubes — (fam)
vivir en las nubes — to live in cloud-cuckoo land (colloq)
2) (de polvo, humo) cloud; ( de insectos) cloud, swarm•* * *= plume, cloud.Ex. During this nuclear accident a famous laboratory supplied a continuous flow of meteorological and radioactive plume transport and diffusion data.Ex. The design depicts gods and muses in the clouds and is in the collection of the library.----* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.* costes por las nubes = soaring cost, spiralling costs.* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.* nube de humo = smoke pall, pall of smoke, smokescreen, puff of smoke, plume of smoke.* nube de mosquitos = mosquito cloud, cloud of mosquitoes.* nube de polvo = cloud of dust, dust cloud.* nube de puntos = scatterplot, cloud of points.* nube de tormenta = storm cloud.* nube nuclear = mushroom cloud.* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.* por las nubes = soaring.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* precios por las nubes = spiralling prices.* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.* sin nubes = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.* sin una nube = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.* una nube de = a haze of, a cloud of, a swarm of.* vivir en las nubes = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.* * *1) (Meteo) cloudun cielo cubierto de nubes — an overcast o a cloudy sky
ninguna nube enturbiaba su felicidad — (liter) not a single cloud marred her happiness (liter)
como caído de las nubes — out of the blue
estar or andar en las nubes — (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
estar/ponerse por las nubes — (fam)
vivir en las nubes — to live in cloud-cuckoo land (colloq)
2) (de polvo, humo) cloud; ( de insectos) cloud, swarm•* * *= plume, cloud.Ex: During this nuclear accident a famous laboratory supplied a continuous flow of meteorological and radioactive plume transport and diffusion data.
Ex: The design depicts gods and muses in the clouds and is in the collection of the library.* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.* costes por las nubes = soaring cost, spiralling costs.* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.* nube de humo = smoke pall, pall of smoke, smokescreen, puff of smoke, plume of smoke.* nube de mosquitos = mosquito cloud, cloud of mosquitoes.* nube de polvo = cloud of dust, dust cloud.* nube de puntos = scatterplot, cloud of points.* nube de tormenta = storm cloud.* nube nuclear = mushroom cloud.* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.* por las nubes = soaring.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* precios por las nubes = spiralling prices.* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.* sin nubes = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.* sin una nube = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.* una nube de = a haze of, a cloud of, a swarm of.* vivir en las nubes = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.* * *A ( Meteo) cloudun cielo cubierto de nubes an overcast o a cloudy skycomo caído de las nubes out of the blueestar or andar en las nubes to be daydreaming, have one's head in the cloudsestar/ponerse por las nubes: la carne se está poniendo por las nubes the price of meat is going through the roof o ( AmE) is going out of sight ( colloq)por aquí las casas están por las nubes around here house prices are sky-high o ( AmE) out of sight ( colloq)poner a algn por las nubes to praise sb to the skies, sing sb's praisesvivir en las nubes to live in cloud-cuckoo land ( colloq)Compuesto:( Meteo) summer showerel enfado fue una nube de verano the quarrel was short-lived o blew over very quicklyun interés que no fue más que una nube de verano an interest that turned out to be very short-lived o to be a nine days' wonderB (de polvo, humo) cloud; (de insectos) cloud, swarmuna nube de fotógrafos a swarm of photographersCompuesto:mushroom cloudC (en una piedra preciosa) cloud; (en el ojo) film* * *
nube sustantivo femenino (Meteo) cloud;
(de polvo, humo) cloud;
( de insectos) cloud, swarm;◊ un cielo cubierto de nubes an overcast o a cloudy sky;
nube atómica mushroom cloud;
estar or andar en las nubes (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
nube sustantivo femenino
1 cloud
2 (de periodistas, acreedores, etc) swarm
♦ Locuciones: estar en las nubes, to have one's head in the clouds
el aceite está por las nubes, the price of oil is sky-high
poner a alguien por las nubes, to praise sb to the skies
' nube' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salir
English:
cloud
- pall
- puff
- sail
- cloudless
* * *nube nf1. [de lluvia] cloud;como caído de las nubes out of the blue;Famestar en las nubes to have one's head in the clouds;Famponer algo/a alguien por las nubes to praise sth/sb to the skies;Famestar por las nubes [caro] to be terribly expensivenube de tormenta thundercloud;nube de verano summer shower;¿se enfadó mucho? – no, sólo fue una nube de verano was she very angry? – no, it soon blew over2. [de humo] cloudnube de polvo dust cloud3. [de personas, moscas] swarm;una nube de periodistas rodeó al ministro a swarm of reporters surrounded the minister4. [en ojo] film* * *f cloud;nube tóxica toxic cloud, cloud of poison gas;estar en las nubes fig be miles away, be day-dreaming;estar por las nubes fig fam be incredibly expensive;poner en las nubes fig praise to the skies* * *nube nf1) : cloudandar en las nubes: to have one's head in the cloudspor las nubes: sky-high2) : cloud (of dust), swarm (of insects, etc.)* * *nube n1. (en general) cloud2. (de gente, insectos) swarm -
127 beherrschen
I v/t1. (regieren über) rule (over), govern; fig. dominate (auch jemanden); (eine Familie, ein Unternehmen) auch rule (over), hold sway over, run umg.; den Luftraum beherrschen control airspace, have air supremacy; fig.: es beherrscht sein ganzes Denken it governs ( oder dominates, determines) his whole way of thinking2. fig. (im Griff haben: Lage, Fahrzeug etc.) control, be in control of, have s.th. under control; (Markt etc.) control, dominate; (Technik, Situation etc.) be in control of3. (gut können: Sprache) have a good command of, speak (fluently); (Musikinstrument) have complete command of; (Handwerk) have mastered; (sich angeeignet haben: Regeln, Übung etc.) have internalized; seine Schwester beherrscht drei Fremdsprachen his sister speaks three foreign languages4. (zügeln: Leidenschaften etc.) (keep under) control5. (überragen, bestimmen) command, dominate, tower ( oder soar) above; alte Eichen beherrschen die Landschaft the landscape is dominated by ancient oaksII v/refl control o.s., restrain o.s.; beherrsch dich ( bloß)! get yourself under control; sie kann sich gut / schlecht beherrschen she keeps herself / cannot keep herself under control; sie kann sich nicht beherrschen auch she just can’t hold back; (wird schnell wütend) she has a quick temper; ich kann mich beherrschen! umg. iro. (ablehnend) you’ll be lucky!; stärker: not likely!* * *(dominieren) to rule; to dominate; to govern;(kontrollieren) to control; to possess;(können) to know* * *be|hẹrr|schen ptp behe\#rrscht1. vt1) (= herrschen über) to rule, to govern; (fig Gefühle, Vorstellungen) to dominateSee:→ Feld4) (= gut können) Handwerk, Sprache, Instrument, Tricks, Spielregeln to master5) (= bewältigen) Situation to have control of2. vrto control oneselfich kann mich beherrschen! (iro inf) — not likely! (inf)
See:→ auch beherrscht* * *1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) control2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) control4) (to become skilful in: I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic.) master* * *be·herr·schen *I. vt1. (gut können)sein Handwerk \beherrschen to be good at [or skilled in] one's tradesie beherrscht ihr Handwerk she's good at what she doesein Instrument \beherrschen to play an instrument well, to have mastered an instrumentdie Spielregeln \beherrschen to know [or have learnt] the rules welleine Sprache \beherrschen to have good command of a languagealle Tricks \beherrschen to know all the tricksetw gerade so \beherrschen to have just about mastered [or fam got the hang of] sthetw gut/perfekt \beherrschen to have mastered sth well/perfectlyetw aus dem Effeff \beherrschen (fam) to know sth inside out2. (als Herrscher regieren)▪ jdn/etw \beherrschen to rule sb/sth3. (handhaben)▪ etw \beherrschen to control sthein Fahrzeug \beherrschen to have control over a vehicle4. (prägen, dominieren)▪ etw \beherrschen to dominate sthein \beherrschender Eindruck/eine \beherrschende Erscheinung a dominant impression/figure5. (zügeln)▪ etw \beherrschen to control sthseine Emotionen/Gefühle/Leidenschaften \beherrschen to control one's emotions/feelings/passions6. (unter dem Einfluss von etw stehen)von seinen Gefühlen beherrscht werden to be ruled [or governed] by one's emotions* * *1.transitives Verb1) ruleden Markt beherrschen — dominate or control the market
3) (bestimmen, dominieren) dominate <townscape, landscape, discussions, relationship>2.reflexives Verb control oneselfich kann mich beherrschen — (iron.) I can resist the temptation (iron.)
* * *A. v/t1. (regieren über) rule (over), govern; fig dominate (auch jemanden); (eine Familie, ein Unternehmen) auch rule (over), hold sway over, run umg;den Luftraum beherrschen control airspace, have air supremacy; fig:2. fig (im Griff haben: Lage, Fahrzeug etc) control, be in control of, have sth under control; (Markt etc) control, dominate; (Technik, Situation etc) be in control of3. (gut können: Sprache) have a good command of, speak (fluently); (Musikinstrument) have complete command of; (Handwerk) have mastered; (sich angeeignet haben: Regeln, Übung etc) have internalized;seine Schwester beherrscht drei Fremdsprachen his sister speaks three foreign languages4. (zügeln: Leidenschaften etc) (keep under) controlalte Eichen beherrschen die Landschaft the landscape is dominated by ancient oaksB. v/r control o.s., restrain o.s.;beherrsch dich (bloß)! get yourself under control;sie kann sich gut/schlecht beherrschen she keeps herself/cannot keep herself under control;sie kann sich nicht beherrschen auch she just can’t hold back; (wird schnell wütend) she has a quick temper;* * *1.transitives Verb1) ruleden Markt beherrschen — dominate or control the market
3) (bestimmen, dominieren) dominate <townscape, landscape, discussions, relationship>2.reflexives Verb control oneselfich kann mich beherrschen — (iron.) I can resist the temptation (iron.)
* * *v.to control v.to rule v. -
128 aquí
adv.here, right here, over here, in here.* * *► adverbio1 (lugar) here2 (tiempo) now\de aquí para allá back and forth, to and frode aquí (que) hencehasta aquí podíamos llegar figurado that's the end of it* * *adv.* * *ADV1) [en el espacio] hereaquí Pepe, aquí Manolo — this is Pepe and this is Manolo
andar de aquí para allá — to walk up and down o to and fro
hasta aquí — so far, thus far frm, as far as here
he aquí la razón — frm herein lies the reason frm
- hubo un lío de aquí te espero2) [en el tiempo]3)de aquí que — and so, that's why
* * *1) ( en el espacio) hereestá aquí dentro/arriba — it's in/up here
la tienda de aquí, de la esquina — the shop just here, on the corner
aquí Pepe, mi primo — this is my cousin Pepe
no soy de aquí — I'm not from these parts o from around here
dando vueltas de aquí para allá — going to and fro o from one place to another
he aquí el motivo del descontento — (liter) herein lies/lay the cause of their discontent (liter)
2) ( en el tiempo)* * *= around here, here, herein, round here, over here.Ex. And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.Ex. Instead, the place of AACR in the historical development of cataloguing codes will be examined here.Ex. The ideas contained herein will be central issues for consideration in the foreseeable future.Ex. It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.Ex. Eventually the situation should improve over here.----* aparecer aquí y allá en = intersperse.* a partir de aquí = hereupon.* aquí hay gato encerrado = there's more to it than meets the eye.* aquí mismo = right here.* aquí tiene(s) = here is/are.* aquí y allá = here and there, odd.* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.* estar aquí ya = be upon us.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, this far.* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.* ir de aquí para allá = jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.* pasar por aquí = come by.* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* ven aquí = come over here.* venir aquí = come over.* * *1) ( en el espacio) hereestá aquí dentro/arriba — it's in/up here
la tienda de aquí, de la esquina — the shop just here, on the corner
aquí Pepe, mi primo — this is my cousin Pepe
no soy de aquí — I'm not from these parts o from around here
dando vueltas de aquí para allá — going to and fro o from one place to another
he aquí el motivo del descontento — (liter) herein lies/lay the cause of their discontent (liter)
2) ( en el tiempo)* * *= around here, here, herein, round here, over here.Ex: And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
Ex: Instead, the place of AACR in the historical development of cataloguing codes will be examined here.Ex: The ideas contained herein will be central issues for consideration in the foreseeable future.Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.Ex: Eventually the situation should improve over here.* aparecer aquí y allá en = intersperse.* a partir de aquí = hereupon.* aquí hay gato encerrado = there's more to it than meets the eye.* aquí mismo = right here.* aquí tiene(s) = here is/are.* aquí y allá = here and there, odd.* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.* estar aquí ya = be upon us.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, this far.* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.* ir de aquí para allá = jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.* pasar por aquí = come by.* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* ven aquí = come over here.* venir aquí = come over.* * *A (en el espacio) here¡ven aquí! come here!está aquí dentro/arriba it's in/up herevoy a la tienda de aquí, de la esquina I'm going to the shop just here, on the corneraquí el señor quería hablar con usted this gentleman (here) wanted to have a word with youMartín, aquí Pepe, mi primo Martín, this is my cousin Pepede aquí a la estación hay dos kilómetros it's two kilometers from here to the station¡Ernesto, tú por aquí! Ernesto, what are you doing here?no soy de aquí I'm not from these parts o from around herepase por aquí, por favor come this way, pleaseviven por aquí they live around hereestuvo todo el día dando vueltas de aquí para allá she spent the whole day going to and fro o going from one place to anotheraquí Madrid ( Rad) this is Madrid, Madrid callinglas reformas tienen que comenzar aquí y ahora the reforms must begin right here and nowde aquí a la luna or La Habana ( fam): éste es mucho mejor, de aquí a la luna this one's much better, there's no comparisoneras la más bonita de la clase, de aquí a La Habana you were far and away the prettiest girl in the classde aquí te espero ( Esp fam): había un atasco de aquí te espero there was a massive o an incredible traffic jamle pegaron una paliza de aquí te espero they beat the living daylights out of him ( colloq)B (en el tiempo) nowde aquí a 2015 from now until 2015, between now and 2015de aquí en adelante from now onde aquí a que termine van a pasar horas it'll take me hours to finish, I won't finish for hours* * *
aquí adverbio
1 ( en el espacio) here;
aquí mismo right here;
no soy de aquí I'm not from these parts o from around here;
pase por aquí come this way;
viven por aquí they live around here;
el agua me llegaba hasta aquí the water came up to here;
dando vueltas de aquí para allá going to and fro o from one place to another
2 ( en el tiempo):
de aquí en adelante from now on;
de aquí a un año a year from now
aquí adverbio
1 (lugar) here
aquí abajo/arriba, down/up here
aquí mismo, right here
aquí y allá, here and there
de aquí para allá, up and down, to and from
hasta aquí, this far
pasen por aquí, por favor, this way please
es de por aquí, he's from around here
2 (tiempo) de aquí a julio, between now and July
hasta aquí no hemos tenido problemas, up till now we have had no trouble
♦ Locuciones: ¡hasta aquí hemos llegado!, I've had enough of you!
' aquí' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- absolutamente
- acercarse
- aclimatarse
- antecesor
- antecesora
- asomar
- aún
- batuta
- caer
- cañón
- cohibirse
- coordinador
- coordinadora
- córcholis
- danzar
- deber
- desde
- diana
- eh
- en seguida
- encajar
- engañarse
- enseguida
- escandalera
- esperar
- estar
- estropicio
- exabrupto
- gato
- hacer
- imaginarse
- inquietarse
- interfecta
- interfecto
- larga
- largo
- llevarse
- mal
- merodear
- modo
- mucha
- mucho
- ocurrir
- odisea
- operarse
- partir
- pasar
- pequeña
- pequeño
English:
about
- abundance
- action
- any
- around
- assemble
- away
- boss
- bung
- cat
- cold
- come by
- compulsory
- control
- cosy
- countryside
- cozy
- do
- down
- erupt
- ever
- fancy
- far
- fill in
- flash
- fleck
- for
- forbid
- foreigner
- fork
- gear
- glad
- goodwill
- grisly
- gulley
- gully
- have
- he's
- hell
- hence
- here
- hop
- horrid
- in-house
- legal
- lie
- lodging
- mild
- minute
- must
* * *aquí adv1. [indica lugar] here;aquí abajo/arriba down/up here;aquí dentro/fuera in/out here;aquí mismo right here;aquí y ahora here and now;aquí y allá here and there;¡aquí tienes! [dando algo] here you are!;Famaquí Clara, una amiga this is my friend Clara;Famaquí el señor quería una cerveza this gentleman wanted a beer;los aquí presentes everyone here o present;¡fuera de aquí! go away!;¡ven aquí! come here!;era muy desordenado y dejaba las cosas aquí y allá he was very untidy and left things lying around all over the place;de aquí en adelante from here on;de aquí para allá [de un lado a otro] to and fro;va de aquí para allá sin tener destino fijo she travels around without really knowing where she's going;por aquí over here;vive por aquí she lives around here somewhere;vengan todos por aquí, por favor please all come this way;por aquí cerca nearby, not far from here;razón aquí [en letrero] enquire within;Famde aquí te espero: nos pilló una tormenta de aquí te espero we got caught in a mother of a storm;es un mentiroso de aquí te espero he tells lies like nobody's business, he's a liar through and through;se organizó un follón de aquí te espero all hell broke loose2. [ahora] now;de aquí a mañana between now and tomorrow;la traducción tiene que estar acabada de aquí a mañana the translation has to be ready by tomorrow;de aquí a poco shortly, soon;de aquí a un mes a month from now, in a month;de aquí en adelante from now on3. [en tiempo pasado]pasó a leer el manifiesto y aquí todo el mundo se calló he began reading the manifesto, at which point everyone went silent;aquí empezaron los problemas that was when the problems startedllegaba siempre tarde al trabajo, de aquí que lo hayan despedido he was always late for work, so they sacked him5. Am [más o menos]¿cómo estás? - aquí how are you? – so-so* * *advdesde aquí from here;por aquí here;¡ven aquí! come here!;ir de aquí para allá go backwards and forwards; ociosamente wander around;he aquí this/that isde aquí en adelante from now on;de aquí que ocurra by the time it happens;de aquí a ocho días within the next week, by next week* * *aquí adv1) : here2) : nowde aquí en adelante: from now on3)por aquí : around here, hereabouts* * *aquí adv1. (lugar) here¡vámonos de aquí! let's get out of here!2. (ahora) now
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