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101 constante
adj.1 persistent (person) (en una empresa).2 constant.3 unchanging, uniform, consistent, constant.4 dedicated, hardworking.f.1 constant.2 Constante.* * *► adjetivo1 (invariable) constant2 (persona) steadfast1 MATEMÁTICAS constant\constantes vitales vital signs* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=continuado) constantun día de lluvia constante — a day of constant o persistent rain
2) (=frecuente) constant3) (=perseverante) [persona] persevering4) (Fís) [velocidad, temperatura, presión] constant2. SF1) (=factor predominante)el mar es una constante en su obra — the sea is a constant theme o an ever-present theme in his work
el paro es una constante en la economía española — unemployment is a permanent feature of the Spanish economy
2) (Mat) constant3) (Med)* * *I1) ( continuo) constant2) ( perseverante) < persona> perseveringIIa) (Mat) constantb) ( característica) constant featurec) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb* * *= constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.Ex. Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.Ex. The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.Ex. Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.Ex. The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex. Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.Ex. The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.Ex. In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex. Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.Ex. The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.Ex. With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.Ex. But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.Ex. The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.----* constante de bajada = slope constant.* constante flujo de = steady stream of.* constante vital = vital sign.* crítica constante = nagging.* de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.* en constante movimiento = on the go.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.* permanecer constante = remain + constant.* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.* serie constante de = steady stream of.* ser una constante = be a constant.* * *I1) ( continuo) constant2) ( perseverante) < persona> perseveringIIa) (Mat) constantb) ( característica) constant featurec) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb* * *= constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.
Ex: The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.Ex: The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.Ex: The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.Ex: The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.* constante de bajada = slope constant.* constante flujo de = steady stream of.* constante vital = vital sign.* crítica constante = nagging.* de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.* en constante movimiento = on the go.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.* permanecer constante = remain + constant.* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.* serie constante de = steady stream of.* ser una constante = be a constant.* * *A1 (continuo) constantestaba sometido a una constante vigilancia he was kept under constant surveillance2 ‹tema/motivo› constantB (perseverante) persevering1 ( Mat) constant2 (característica) constant featurelas escaseces han sido una constante durante los últimos siete años shortages have been a constant feature of the last seven yearsdurante estas fechas las colas son una constante en las tiendas at this time of year queues are a regular feature in the shopsuna constante en su obra a constant theme in his workel malhumor es una constante en él he's always in a bad moodconstantes vitales vital signs (pl)* * *
constante adjetivo
■ sustantivo femeninoa) (Mat) constant
c)
constante
I adjetivo
1 (tenaz) steadfast: es una persona constante en sus ambiciones, he is steadfast in his ambitions
2 (incesante, sin variaciones) constant, incessant, unchanging: me mareaba el constante barullo que había allí, the constant racket there made me dizzy
II sustantivo femenino
1 constant feature: los desengaños fueron una constante a lo largo de su vida, disappointments were a constant during his lifetime
2 Mat constant
' constante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fiel
- salario
- sangría
English:
constant
- continual
- cruise
- equable
- even
- incessant
- recurrent
- steadily
- steady
- unfailing
- uniform
- unremitting
- break
- consistent
- drive
- eternal
- niggling
- persistent
- wear
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] [en una empresa] persistent;[en ideas, opiniones] steadfast;se mantuvo constante en su esfuerzo he persevered in his efforts2. [lluvia, atención] constant, persistent;[temperatura] constant3. [que se repite] constant♦ nf1. [rasgo] constant;las desilusiones han sido una constante en su vida disappointments have been a constant feature in her life;las tormentas son una constante en sus cuadros storms are an ever-present feature in his paintings;la violencia es una constante histórica en la región the region has known violence throughout its history2. Mat constant3. constantes vitales vital signs;mantener las constantes vitales de alguien to keep sb alive* * *I adj constantII f MAT constant* * *constante adj: constant♦ constantemente advconstante nf: constant* * *constante adj (continuo) constant -
102 exercer
exercer [εgzεʀse]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verbb. [+ droit, pouvoir] to exercise ( sur over ) ; [+ contrôle, influence, pression] to exert ( sur on)c. ( = aguerrir) [+ corps, mémoire, voix] to train (à to, for)• exercer des élèves à lire or à la lecture to get pupils to practise their reading2. reflexive verb► s'exercer [personne] to practise• s'exercer à [+ technique, mouvement] to practise• s'exercer à faire qch to train o.s. to do sth* * *ɛgzɛʀse
1.
1) ( appliquer) to exercise [droit, responsabilité] ( sur over); to exert [pression, autorité] ( sur on); to have [effet] ( sur on)2) ( pratiquer) to exercise [profession]; to practise [BrE] [art]3) ( entraîner) to train, to exercise [corps, esprit]; ( donner de l'exercice à) to exercise [corps, muscle]
2.
verbe intransitif ( travailler) [travailleur, employé] to work; [médecin, juriste, architecte] to practise [BrE]
3.
s'exercer verbe pronominal1) ( s'entraîner) [athlète] to train; [musicien] to practise [BrE]s'exercer à la plongée — to practise [BrE] diving
* * *ɛɡzɛʀse1. vt1) (= pratiquer) [art, métier] to practise2) (= former) [personne] to train, [muscles] to exercise, to work3) (= faire usage de) [prérogative, droit] to exercise, (= faire sentir) [influence, contrôle, pression] to exert2. vi[médecin] to be in practice* * *exercer verb table: placerA vtr1 ( appliquer) to exercise [autorité, droit, responsabilité] (sur over); to exert [pression, force, influence, contrôle, autorité] (sur on); to have [effet] (sur on); exercer un chantage sur qn to blackmail sb; dans les pays où la guerre/le paludisme exerce ses ravages in countries devastated by war/malaria; toute discrimination exercée en raison de la nationalité any discrimination on grounds of nationality; exercer son talent d'écrivain contre qn to bring one's skill as a writer to bear against sb;2 ( pratiquer) to exercise [profession]; to practiseGB [métier, médecine, culte, art]; exercer le métier de viticulteur/professeur to work as a wine grower/teacher; exercer la profession de médecin/juriste/d'architecte to practiseGB as ou to be a doctor/lawyer/architect; exerce-t-il un métier or une activité? does he have a job?; il exerce les fonctions de conseiller technique he works as a technical adviser; exercer des fonctions consultatives to act in an advisory capacity; exercer une activité rémunérée to do paid work; le voleur qui exerçait son activité sur la côte the thief who operated on the coast;3 ( entraîner) to train, to exercise [corps, mémoire, esprit]; ( donner de l'exercice à) to exercise [corps, muscle]; exercer qn au tir or à tirer to give sb some shooting practice.B vi ( travailler) [travailleur, employé] to work; [médecin, juriste, architecte] to practiseGB; il exerce en tant que conseiller he works as an adviser.C s'exercer vpr1 ( s'entraîner) [athlète] to train; [musicien] to practiseGB; s'exercer à la plongée or à plonger to practiseGB diving; s'exercer au calme/à la patience to make an effort to stay calm/be patient;2 ( se manifester) [qualité] to come out; leur ingéniosité s'exerce dans tous les domaines their ingenuity comes out in everything they do;3 ( agir) [influence, force] to be exerted (sur on); cette violence s'exerce contre moi the violence is directed against me.[ɛgzɛrse] verbe transitifexercer le métier de dentiste/forgeron to work as a dentist/blacksmith[droit, privilège] to exercise[sanctions] to carry outa. [personne] to be attractive to ou to attract somebodyb. [art, voyages] to appeal ou to be appealing toexercer une pression sur quelque chose to press something, to exert pressure on somethingexercer une pression sur quelqu'un to put pressure on ou to pressurize somebody4. (littéraire) [mettre à l'épreuve - patience] to try (sorely)————————s'exercer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'entraîner] to practise2. [s'appliquer]s'exercer sur [force, pression] to be brought to bear on, to be exerted on -
103 pour
pour [puʀ]━━━━━━━━━1. preposition━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = en faveur de) for• tu en as pour combien de temps ? how long are you going to be?• ne m'attendez pas, j'en ai encore pour une heure don't wait for me, I'll be another hourd. ( = à la place de) for• c'est bien trop cher pour ce que c'est ! it's far too expensive for what it is!• pour un Anglais, il parle bien le français he speaks French well for an Englishmanf. (intention, but) for• c'est fait pour ! (inf) that's what it's meant for!► pour + infinitif to• ce n'est pas pour arranger les choses this isn't going to help matters► pour que + subjonctif so that• écris vite ta lettre pour qu'elle parte ce soir write your letter quickly so that it will go this eveningg. (cause) pour quelle raison ? for what reason?• pourquoi se faire du souci pour ça ? why worry about that?► pour + infinitif passé• elle a été punie pour avoir menti she was punished for lying► pour peu que + subjonctif• pour peu qu'il ait un peu bu, il va raconter n'importe quoi if he's had even the smallest drink he'll say anythingh. ( = du point de vue de, concernant) pour moi, elle était déjà au courant if you ask me, she already knew• et pour les billets, c'est toi qui t'en charges ? so, you'll take care of the tickets, will you?i. ( = en échange de) donnez-moi pour 20 € de cerises give me 20 euros' worth of cherries, please• il l'a eu pour 10 € he got it for 10 euros• j'en ai eu pour 50 € de photocopies it cost me 50 euros to do the photocopiesj. ( = comme) as• pour un sale coup, c'est un sale coup ! (inf) of all the awful things to happen!• pour une surprise, c'est une surprise ! this really is a surprise!2. <* * *
I puʀ1) ( indiquant le but) topour cela, il faudra faire — to do that, you'll have to do
c'était pour rire or plaisanter — it was a joke
il est seul mais il a tout fait pour — (colloq) he's on his own, but it's entirely his own doing
c'est fait or étudié pour! — (colloq) ( c'est sa fonction) that's what it's for
2) ( indiquant une destination) for3) ( en ce qui concerne)c'est bien payé mais pour la sécurité de l'emploi... — the pay is good but as regards job security...
oui, c'est pour quoi? — yes, what is it?
pour moi, il a tort — as far as I am concerned, he's wrong
4) ( en faveur de) forje suis pour — (colloq) I'm in favour [BrE]
être pour quelque chose/faire quelque chose — gén to be in favour [BrE] of something/doing something
5) ( avec une indication de temps) for6) ( comme)7) ( à la place de) for8) ( à son avantage)‘il te parlera du Japon’ - ‘pour ce que ça m'intéresse!’ — ‘he'll talk to you about Japan’ - ‘I can't say I'm very interested’
10) ( marquant l'emphase)pour être intelligente, ça elle l'est! — she really is intelligent!, intelligent she certainly is!
11) ( indiquant une quantité)il n'en a plus pour longtemps — ( mourant) he doesn't have long to live
12) ( indiquant une cause) for13) ( introduisant une proportion)
II puʀnom masculin
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pour + verbeLorsque pour sert à indiquer un but il se traduit généralement par to devant un verbe à l'infinitif: sortir pour acheter un journal = to go out to buy a newspaper; pour faire des meringues, il faut des oeufs = to make meringues, you need eggsIl peut également se traduire par in order to, qui est plus soutenu: pour mettre fin aux hostilités = in order to put an end to hostilitiesQuand pour est suivi d'une forme négative, il se traduira par so as not to ou in order not to: pour ne pas oublier = so as not to forget; pour ne pas rater le train = so as not to miss the train, in order not to miss the trainLorsque pour relie deux actions distinctes sans relation de cause à effet, il sera traduit par and et le verbe conjugué normalement: elle s'endormit pour se réveiller deux heures plus tard = she fell asleep and woke up two hours later. Quand la deuxième action n'est pas souhaitable ou qu'une notion de hasard malheureux est sous-entendue, on traduira par only to: she fell asleep only to wake up two hours later; il partit à la guerre pour se faire tuer trois jours plus tard = he went off to war only to be killed three days laterpour + nom ou pronomLorsque pour sert à indiquer la destination au sens large il se traduit généralement par for: le train pour Pau = the train for Pau; pour vendredi = for Friday; il travaille pour elle = he works for herLorsque pour signifie en ce qui concerne, il se traduira le plus souvent par about: tu te renseignes pour une assurance voiture/pour samedi? = will you find out about car insurance/about Saturday?Attention: pour placé en début de phrase se traduira par as regards: pour l'argent, rien n'est décidé = as regards the money, nothing has been decided ou nothing has been decided about the moneyLorsque pour signifie comme il se traduit souvant par as: je l'ai eu pour professeur = I had him as a teacherLorsque pour relie un terme redoublé il se traduit parfois par for: mot pour mot = word for word; mais ce n'est pas toujours le cas: jour pour jour = to the day. On se reportera au nom dans le dictionnaire* * *puʀ1. prép1) (destination, finalité) forC'est un cadeau pour toi. — It's a present for you.
pour faire qch — to do sth, in order to do sth
Je lui ai téléphoné pour l'inviter. — I phoned him to invite him.
J'ai ajouté une cornière pour consolider l'ensemble. — I added a bracket to make it all a bit stronger.
pour aller à Strasbourg, s'il vous plaît? — which way is it to Strasbourg, please?
Je lui ai prêté mon pull pour qu'elle n'ait pas froid. — I lent her my jumper so that she wouldn't be cold.
pour moi (= à mon avis) — in my view, (= pour ma part) for my part, personally
Pour moi, il ne dit pas toute la vérité. — In my view he's not telling the whole truth.
Pour moi, je vais dorénavant être plus prudent. — For my part, I shall be more cautious from now on.
3) (cause) forOn l'a mis en prison pour un délit mineur. — He was jailed for a minor offence.
Il a été critiqué pour avoir posé sa candidature. — He was criticized for applying.
4) (concession)pour riche que... — rich though...
5) (proportion)pour 100 euros de... — 100 euros' worth of...
Donnez-moi pour 20 euros d'essence. — Give me 20 euros' worth of petrol.
2. nm(= avantage)* * *I.pour ⇒ Note d'usage prép1 ( indiquant le but) to; pour cela, il faudra faire to do that, you'll have to do; pour bien faire il faudrait partir tôt to be really sure we should leave early; c'était pour rire or plaisanter it was a joke; il est seul mais il a tout fait pour○ he's on his own, but it's entirely his own doing; pour que so that; que faire pour qu'elle comprenne? how can we get her to understand?; pour ainsi dire so to speak; quelque chose pour le mal de tête/le rhume something for headaches/colds; c'est fait or étudié pour○! ( c'est sa fonction) that's what it's for; bien sûr tu peux en manger, c'est fait pour! of course you can eat some, that's what it's there for!;2 ( indiquant une destination) for; le train pour Paris ( prêt à partir) the train for Paris; ( plus général) the train to Paris; l'avion pour Paris the Paris plane, the plane to Paris; c'est le train pour où? where does this train go?; il faut une heure pour Oloron it's an hour to Oloron;3 ( en ce qui concerne) j'ai choisi le sujet d'étude mais pour l'université je ne sais pas encore I've decided on my subject but as regards the university I'm not sure yet ou but I'm not sure about the university yet; c'est bien payé mais pour la sécurité de l'emploi… the pay is good but as regards job security ou as far as job security goes…; oui, c'est pour quoi? yes, what is it?; ( plus poli) yes, what can I do for you?; pour moi, il a tort as far as I am concerned, he's wrong; qu'est-il pour toi, un ami? how do you see him? as a friend?;4 ( en faveur de) for; voter pour un candidat to vote for a candidate; 120 voix pour et 95 contre 120 votes for and 95 against; c'est pour la recherche contre le cancer it's for ou in aid of cancer research; je suis pour○ I'm in favourGB; être pour qch/faire qch gén to be in favourGB of sth/doing sth; je suis pour que Catherine reste I'm in favourGB of Catherine staying; je suis pour les Verts I'm for the ecologists; je suis pour Paris Sport I support Paris;5 ( avec une indication de temps) for; ce sera prêt pour vendredi? will it be ready for ou by Friday?; pour plus tard/aujourd'hui for later/today; pour toujours forever; pour le moment or l'instant for the moment, for the time being; le bébé/le baptême c'est pour quand? when is the baby due/the christening?;6 ( comme) elle a pour ambition d'être pilote her ambition is to be a pilot; elle a pour principe de ne jamais emprunter de l'argent it's a rule with her ou it's one of her principles never to borrow money; ils ont pour habitude de déjeuner tard they usually have a late lunch; n'avoir pour toute arme qu'un bâton to be armed only with a stick; il n'avait qu'un pantalon pour tout vêtement he was wearing nothing but a pair of trousers GB ou pants US;7 ( à la place de) for; écrire qch pour qch to write sth instead of sth; je l'ai pris pour plus bête qu'il n'est I thought he was more stupid than he really is; je suis ici pour ma collègue I'm here in place of my colleague;8 ( à son avantage) elle avait pour elle de savoir écouter/la patience she had the merit of being a good listener/being patient;9 ( introduisant une concession) pour intelligent qu'il soit intelligent though he may be; ‘il te parlera du Japon’-‘pour ce que ça m'intéresse!’ ‘he'll talk to you about Japan’-‘I can't say I'm very interested’; pour peu qu' il y ait du monde sur la route nous serons en retard there only has to be a bit of traffic and we'll be late; pour autant que je sache as far as I know;10 ( marquant l'emphase) pour être intelligente, ça elle l'est! she really is intelligent!, intelligent she certainly is!;11 ( indiquant une quantité) j'ai mis pour 50 euros d'essence I've put in 50 euros' worth of petrol GB ou gas US; merci pour tout thank you for everything; pleurer pour un rien to cry over nothing; s'inquiéter pour un rien to fret about nothing; je n'y suis pour rien I had nothing to do with it; ne t'inquiète pas pour si peu don't worry about a little thing like that; tu y es bien pour quelque chose si elle est malheureuse if she's miserable, it has certainly got something to do with you; il y est pour beaucoup si elle est malheureuse if she's miserable, he's largely to blame; elle y est pour beaucoup s'il a réussi if he has succeeded a lot of the credit should go to her; je n'en ai pas pour longtemps it won't take long; il n'en a plus pour longtemps ( mourant) he doesn't have long to live; j'en ai encore pour deux heures it'll take another two hours; j'en ai pour une minute it'll only take a minute;12 ( indiquant une cause) for; se battre pour une femme to fight over a woman; être battu pour avoir menti to be beaten for lying; ⇒ oui;13 ( introduisant une proportion) dix pour cent ten per cent; pour 250 employés, seulement 28 sont des femmes out of 250 employees only 28 are female; une cuillère de vinaigre pour quatre d'huile one spoonful of vinegar to four of oil; pour une large part to a large extent.II.[pur] préposition1. [indiquant le lieu où l'on va] forun billet pour Paris a ticket for ou to Paris2. [dans le temps - indiquant le moment] forpourriez-vous avoir fini pour lundi/demain? could you have it finished for Monday/tomorrow?[indiquant la durée] forb. [à vivre] he hasn't got long to live3. [exprimant la cause]il est tombé malade pour avoir mangé trop d'huîtres he fell ill after eating ou because he ate too many oysterssa bonne constitution y est pour quelque chose his strong constitution had something to do with ou played a part in itelle est pour beaucoup dans le succès de la pièce the success of the play is to a large extent due to her, she has had a great deal to do with the success of the playne me remerciez pas, je n'y suis pour rien don't thank me, I didn't have anything to do with it4. [exprimant la conséquence] toil a erré trois heures en forêt pour se retrouver à son point de départ he wandered for three hours in the forest, only to find he was back where he'd started from5. [capable de]je me suis trompé et il ne s'est trouvé personne pour me le dire I made a mistake and nobody was capable of telling me6. [par rapport à] for7. [avec une valeur emphatique]pour un champion, c'est un champion! that's what I call a (real) champion!perdre pour perdre, autant que ce soit en beauté if we are going to lose, we might as well do it in stylepour être en colère, je l'étais! I was so angry!8. [indiquant une proportion, un pourcentage] peril faut 200 g de farine pour une demi-livre de beurre take 200 g of flour to ou for half a pound of butter9. [moyennant]10. [à la place de] forpour le directeur [dans la correspondance] pp Director12. [en guise de, en qualité de]prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse to take somebody to be one's husband/wifeavoir quelqu'un pour ami/professeur to have somebody as a friend/teacherj'ai pour principe que... I believe on principle that...le livre a pour titre... the book's title is..., the book is entitled...13. [indiquant l'attribution, la destination, le but] formes sentiments pour elle my feelings towards ou for herc'est pour quoi faire, ce truc? what's that thing for?a. [recette] serves 4b. [couchage] sleeps 414. (suivi de l'infinitif) [afin de] (in order) toje suis venu pour vous voir I'm here ou I've come to see yousi tu veux réussir, il faut tout faire pour if you want to succeed you have to do everything possiblevoter pour quelqu'un to vote for ou in favour of somebody16. [du point de vue de]ça compte peu pour toi, mais pour moi c'est tellement important it matters little to you but to ou for me it's so importantpour moi, il a dû se réconcilier avec elle if you ask me, he must have made it up with her17. [en ce qui concerne]pour certains de nos collègues, la situation est inchangée as far as some of our colleagues are concerned, the situation has not changedpour ce qui est de l'avancement, voyez avec le responsable du personnel as far as promotion is concerned, see the personnel officer18. (soutenu) [exprimant la concession]pour être jeune, elle n'en est pas moins compétente young though she is she's very able[en corrélation avec 'que']pour patient qu'il soit, il ne supportera pas cette situation for all his patience, he won't put up with this situationil était pour partir he was about to leave ou on the point of leaving————————[pur] nom masculin invariableles pour l'emportent POLITIQUE (humoristique) the argument in favour is overwhelming, the ayes have it————————pour que locution conjonctivej'ai pris des places non-fumeurs pour que vous ne soyez pas incommodés par la fumée I've got non-smoking seats so that you won't be bothered by the smoke2. [exprimant la conséquence] -
104 librar
v.1 to engage in (entablar) (pelea, lucha).2 to draw (commerce).3 to be off work (no trabajar). (peninsular Spanish)4 to free, to save, to emancipate, to liberate.Ellos libran a Ricardo They free Richard.Ellos libran la calle They free the street.5 to strike up, to fight.Ellos libran una batalla They strike up a battle.6 to have the day off.Ellos libran They have the day off.* * *1 to save (de, from)2 (batalla) to fight, wage3 (letra) to issue1 familiar (tener libre) to be off, not to work■ libro todos los lunes I've got Mondays off, I'm off on Mondays1 to escape (de, from)\¡Dios me (nos etc) libre! Heaven forbid!, God forbid!librarse de una buena familiar to have a close shave* * *verb1) to deliver2) wage3) issue•* * *1. VT1) (=liberar)librar a algn de — [+ preocupación, responsabilidad] to free sb from o of; [+ peligro] to save sb from
¡Dios me libre! — Heaven forbid!
¡líbreme Dios de maldecir a nadie! — heaven forbid that I should curse anyone!
2) [+ batalla] to fight3) (Com) to draw; [+ cheque] to make out4) [+ sentencia] to pass; [+ decreto] to issue5) frm [+ secreto] to reveal6) † [+ esperanza, confianza] to place (en en)2. VI1) [en el trabajo]libro a las tres — I'm free at three, I finish work at three
2) † (=parir) to give birth3) †3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( liberar)librar a alguien de algo — de peligro to save somebody from something; de obligación to free somebody from something
líbranos del mal — (Relig) deliver us from evil
esto me libra de toda responsabilidad — this absolves me o frees me from all responsibility
2) <batalla/combate> to fight3) <letra/cheque> to draw, issue; < sentencia> to pass2.librarse v pronlibrarse de algo — de tarea/obligación to get out of something
librarse de + inf — to get out of -ing
* * *= free, disencumber, rid.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio rid.Ex. Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.Ex. The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.Ex. This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.----* ¡Dios nos libre! = God forbid.* ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid.* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.* librar de la responsabilidad de = relieve of + the burden of.* librar de responsabilidad = relieve of + responsibility.* librar de un apremio = relieve of + pressure.* librar fondos = allocate + funds.* librarse de = disentangle + Reflexivo + from, extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of, be free from, break + loose from, duck out of.* librar una batalla = wage + battle.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( liberar)librar a alguien de algo — de peligro to save somebody from something; de obligación to free somebody from something
líbranos del mal — (Relig) deliver us from evil
esto me libra de toda responsabilidad — this absolves me o frees me from all responsibility
2) <batalla/combate> to fight3) <letra/cheque> to draw, issue; < sentencia> to pass2.librarse v pronlibrarse de algo — de tarea/obligación to get out of something
librarse de + inf — to get out of -ing
* * *= free, disencumber, rid.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio rid.Ex: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.
Ex: The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.* ¡Dios nos libre! = God forbid.* ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid.* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.* librar de la responsabilidad de = relieve of + the burden of.* librar de responsabilidad = relieve of + responsibility.* librar de un apremio = relieve of + pressure.* librar fondos = allocate + funds.* librarse de = disentangle + Reflexivo + from, extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of, be free from, break + loose from, duck out of.* librar una batalla = wage + battle.* * *librar [A1 ]vtA (liberar) librar a algn DE algo ‹de un peligro› to save sb FROM sthlíbranos del mal ( Relig) deliver us from evil¡Dios nos libre! God o heaven forbid!esto me libra de toda responsabilidad this absolves me o frees me from all responsibilityB ‹batalla/combate› to fightC1 ‹letra/cheque› to draw, issueun cheque librado contra el Banco Salmir a check drawn on the Salmir Bank2 ‹sentencia› to pass■ librarvi( Esp): libro los martes I have Tuesdays off, Tuesday is my day off■ librarselibrarse DE algo:se libraron de un buen castigo they escaped a severe punishmentme libré del servicio militar I got out of doing military service ( colloq)no sé cómo librarme de él I don't know how to get rid of himde ésa no te libras there's no way around it, you can't get out of itlibrarse DE + INF:se libraron de milagro de morir asfixiados by some miracle they escaped being suffocatedse libró de tener que ayudarlo she got out of having to help himsi vas tú, me libro de tener que verla if you go, it'll save me having to see her* * *
librar ( conjugate librar) verbo transitivo
1 ( liberar) librar a algn de algo ‹ de peligro› to save sb from sth;
‹de obligación/responsabilidad› to free sb from sth;◊ ¡Dios nos libre! God forbid!
2 ‹batalla/combate› to fight
librarse verbo pronominal:
librarse de algo ‹de tarea/obligación› to get out of sth;
librarse de un castigo to escape punishment;
se libró de tener que ayudarlo she got out of having to help him;
se libraron de morir asfixiados they escaped being suffocated;
librarse de algn to get rid of sb
librar
I verbo transitivo
1 to free: me libró de un castigo, she let me off from a punishment
2 (una orden de pago) to draw
II vi (tener el día libre) libra los fines de semana, he has weekends off
' librar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salvar
- batalla
English:
deliver
- draw
- fight
- rid
* * *♦ vt1.[de pagos, impuestos] to exempt sb from; [de algo indeseable] to rid sb of;librar a alguien de [eximir] to free sb from;¡líbreme Dios! God o Heaven forbid!2. [entablar] [pelea, lucha] to engage in;librar una batalla to fight a battle;los manifestantes libraron una batalla campal con la policía the demonstrators fought a pitched battle with the police♦ viEsp [no trabajar] to be off work;libro los lunes I get Mondays off* * *II v/i:libro los lunes I have Mondays off* * *librar vt1) libertar: to deliver, to set free2) : to wagelibrar batalla: to do battle3) : to issuelibrar una orden: to issue an order* * *librar vb (tener el día libre) to have the day off -
105 pensamiento
m.1 thought.leer el pensamiento a alguien to read somebody's mind o thoughts2 pansy (botany).3 thinking, ability to think.* * *1 (idea) thought2 (mente) mind3 BOTÁNICA pansy* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=facultad) thought2) (=mente) mindacudir o venir al pensamiento de algn — to come to sb's mind
no le pasó por el pensamiento — it never occurred to him, it never entered his mind
3) (=cosa pensada) thoughtadivinar los pensamientos de algn — to read sb's thoughts, guess what sb is thinking
pensamiento único — (Pol) single system of values
4) (=propósito) idea, intentionmi pensamiento es hacer algo — my idea o intention is to do sth
5) (Bot) pansy* * *1)a) ( facultad) thoughtb) ( cosa pensada) thoughtme adivinó el pensamiento — she read my mind o my thoughts
c) ( doctrina) thinkingd) ( máxima) thought2) (Bot) pansy* * *= mind, thinking, thought, rationality, strands of thought.Ex. Titles present filing problems (particularly in the minds of users).Ex. Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period.Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.Ex. A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.Ex. By looking at the work of some cyberfeminists, the author attempts to give a clearer picture of key debates and strands of thought in cyberfeminism.----* adivinar el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.* de pensamiento liberal = liberal-minded.* escuela de pensamiento = school of thought.* expresar + Posesivo + pensamientos = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voice.* leer el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.* libertad de pensamiento = freedom of thought, freedom to think, free thought.* líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.* línea de pensamiento = line of thought.* método de pensamiento en voz alta = thinking aloud method.* pensamiento abstracto = abstract thought.* pensamiento analítico = analytic thinking.* pensamiento científico = scientific thought.* pensamiento creativo = creative thinking.* pensamiento crítico = critical thinking.* pensamiento deductivo = deductive thought.* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.* pensamiento errante = meandering thought.* pensamiento errático = meandering thought.* pensamiento grupal = groupthink.* pensamiento humano = human thought.* pensamiento intelectual = intellectual thought.* pensamiento lateral = lateral thinking.* pensamiento liberal = liberal thought.* pensamiento libre = free thought.* pensamiento matemático = mathematical thinking.* pensamiento original = creative thinking.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* pensamiento racional = rational thought.* serie de pensamientos encadenados = chain of thoughts.* * *1)a) ( facultad) thoughtb) ( cosa pensada) thoughtme adivinó el pensamiento — she read my mind o my thoughts
c) ( doctrina) thinkingd) ( máxima) thought2) (Bot) pansy* * *= mind, thinking, thought, rationality, strands of thought.Ex: Titles present filing problems (particularly in the minds of users).
Ex: Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period.Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.Ex: A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.Ex: By looking at the work of some cyberfeminists, the author attempts to give a clearer picture of key debates and strands of thought in cyberfeminism.* adivinar el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.* de pensamiento liberal = liberal-minded.* escuela de pensamiento = school of thought.* expresar + Posesivo + pensamientos = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voice.* leer el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.* libertad de pensamiento = freedom of thought, freedom to think, free thought.* líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.* línea de pensamiento = line of thought.* método de pensamiento en voz alta = thinking aloud method.* pensamiento abstracto = abstract thought.* pensamiento analítico = analytic thinking.* pensamiento científico = scientific thought.* pensamiento creativo = creative thinking.* pensamiento crítico = critical thinking.* pensamiento deductivo = deductive thought.* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.* pensamiento errante = meandering thought.* pensamiento errático = meandering thought.* pensamiento grupal = groupthink.* pensamiento humano = human thought.* pensamiento intelectual = intellectual thought.* pensamiento lateral = lateral thinking.* pensamiento liberal = liberal thought.* pensamiento libre = free thought.* pensamiento matemático = mathematical thinking.* pensamiento original = creative thinking.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* pensamiento racional = rational thought.* serie de pensamientos encadenados = chain of thoughts.* * *A1 (facultad) thought2 (cosa pensada) thoughtsiempre me adivina el pensamiento she always knows what I'm thinking, she can always read my mind o my thoughts3 (doctrina) thinkingel pensamiento político de la época the political thinking of the time4 (máxima, sentencia) thoughtestas citas son pensamientos de autores célebres these quotes are the thoughts of famous writersCompuesto:lateral thinkingB ( Bot) pansy* * *
pensamiento sustantivo masculino
1
2 (Bot) pansy
pensamiento sustantivo masculino
1 (una idea) thought
2 (un conjunto de ideas) thinking
3 Bot pansy
♦ Locuciones: leer el pensamiento, to read sb's mind
pasársele a uno por el pensamiento, to come to one's mind
' pensamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adivinar
- antípodas
- asaltar
- desterrar
- espina
- hilo
- manifestar
- vacía
- vacío
- abstraerse
- agilizar
- ánimo
- leer
- profundo
- rondar
- transmisión
English:
avert
- deep
- destructive
- impure
- impurity
- pansy
- private
- reflection
- run
- thinking
- thought
- train
- unvoiced
- mind
* * *pensamiento nm1. [facultad] thought;[mente] mind;se debe potenciar la capacidad de pensamiento en los alumnos pupils should be encouraged to think;sumido en sus pensamientos deep in thought;no me pasó por el pensamiento it never crossed my mind;leer el pensamiento a alguien to read sb's mind o thoughtspensamiento lateral lateral thinking2. [idea] idea, thought;el pensamiento socialdemócrata social democratic thought o thinkingPol el pensamiento único:según el pensamiento único… according to the current free-market liberal-democratic consensus…3. [sentencia] maxim, saying4. [flor] pansy* * *m1 ( reflexión) thought2 BOT pansy* * *pensamiento nm1) : thought2) : thinking3) : pansy* * *pensamiento n thought -
106 sí
m.B (Music).* * *si1 (condicional) if2 (disyuntiva, duda) if, whether3 (énfasis) but■ ¡si yo no quería! but I didn't want to!■ ¡pero si es facilísimo! ¡but it's really easy!\como si as ifcomo si nada / como si tal cosa as if it were nothing at allpor si acaso just in casesi bien although, even though————————si► nombre masculino (pl sis)1 MÚSICA ti, si, B* * *conj.1) if2) whether•- si bien- si no* * *ICONJ1) [uso condicional] ifsi lo quieres, te lo doy — if you want it I'll give it to you
si lo sé, no te lo digo — I wouldn't have told you, if I'd known
si tuviera dinero, lo compraría — if I had any money I would buy it
si me lo hubiese pedido, se lo habría o hubiera dado — if he had asked me for it I would have given it to him
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si no — [condición negativa] if not; [indicando alternativa] otherwise, or (else)si no estudias, no aprobarás — you won't pass if you don't study, you won't pass unless you study
ponte crema porque si no, te quemarás — put some cream on, otherwise o or (else) you'll get sunburned
vete, si no, vas a llegar tarde — go, or (else) you'll be late
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llevo el paraguas por si (acaso) llueve — I've got my umbrella (just) in case it rains•
¿y si llueve? — what if it rains?¿y si se lo preguntamos? — why don't we ask her?
2) [en interrogativas indirectas] whetherno sabía si habías venido en avión o en tren — I didn't know whether o if you'd come by plane or train
me pregunto si vale la pena — I wonder whether o if it's worth it
no sé si será verdad — I don't know whether o if it's true
¿sabes si nos han pagado ya? — do you know if we've been paid yet?
3) [uso concesivo]no sé de qué te quejas, si eres una belleza — I don't know what you're complaining about when you're so beautiful
si bien creó un amplio consenso político... — although it is true o while it may be true that he created a broad political consensus...
4) [uso desiderativo]¡si fuera verdad! — if only it were true!, I wish it were true!
¡si viniese pronto! — I wish he'd come!, if only he'd come!
5) [indicando protesta] but¡si no sabía que estabas allí! — but I didn't know you were there!
¡si (es que) acabo de llamarte! — but I've only just phoned you!
¡si tienes la tira de discos! — but you have loads of records! *
6) [uso enfático]¡si serán hipócritas! — they're such hypocrites!, they're so hypocritical!
-es un pesado -¡si lo sabré yo! — "he's a pain" - "don't I know it!" o "you're telling me!"
si lo sabré yo, que soy su mujer — I ought to know, I'm his wife
que si engorda, que si perjudica a la salud... — they say it's fattening and bad for your health
que si lavar los platos, que si limpiar el suelo, que si... — what with washing up and sweeping the floor and...
7) [indicando sorpresa]¡pero si es el cartero! — why, it's the postman!
SI La conjunción si se puede traducir al inglés por if o whether; si no se traduce por if not o unless. Si ► Por regla general, si se traduce al inglés por if en las oraciones condicionales y por whether o if en las dubitativas: Si me has mentido te arrepentirás If you have lied to me you'll regret it Si tuviera mucho dinero me compraría un caballo If I had lots of money, I'd buy myself a horse No sé si me dejará quedarme I don't know whether o if he'll let me stay ► Si se puede traducir solo por whether, y nunca por if, cuando se presentan dos opciones a elegir, cuando va detrás de una preposición, delante de un infinitivo o de una oración interrogativa indirecta: No sé si ir a Canadá o a Estados Unidos I can't decide whether to go to Canada or the United States Quiero que hablemos de si deberíamos mandar a los niños a un colegio interno I want to talk to you about whether we should send the children to boarding school Todavía no tenemos muy claro si vamos a mudarnos o no We still haven't made up our minds about whether to move or not ► Las oraciones del tipo si hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si hubieras estado aquí esto no habría ocurrido Had you been here this would not have happened Si no ► Si no generalmente se traduce al inglés por if not aunque, cuando en español se puede reemplazar por a no ser que, se puede utilizar también unless y cuando equivale a de lo contrario se emplea preferentemente otherwise o or else: Iría al cine más a menudo si no fuera tan caro I would go to the cinema more often if it weren't so expensive No te puedes quedar aquí si no pagas el alquiler You can't stay here unless you pay your rent o You can't stay here if you don't pay your rent Tenemos que estar allí antes de las diez; si no, vamos a tener problemas We must be there by ten, otherwise o or else we'll be in trouble ► Las oraciones del tipo si no hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si no hubiese robado el dinero, ahora no estaría en la cárcel Had he not stolen the money, he wouldn't be in prison now Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada II¡pero si eres tú! no te había reconocido — oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you!
SM (Mús) B* * *I1) ( respuesta afirmativa) yes¿has terminado? - sí — have you finished? - yes o yes, I have
¿te sirvo un poco más? - sí, gracias — do you want a bit more? - yes, please
¿por qué lo hiciste? - porque sí — why did you do it? - because I felt like it
¿por qué lleva tanto tiempo? - porque sí — why does it take so long? - it just does
2) ( uso enfático)lo que sí quiero es que lo pienses bien — what I do want you to do is to think it over carefully
no puedo - sí que puedes! — I can't - yes, you can! o of course, you can!
no es tuyo - sí que lo es — it isn't yours - oh yes, it is!
ah, no! eso sí que no! — oh no! I'm not having that! (colloq), oh no! no way! (colloq)
es de muy buena calidad - eso sí — it's very good quality - (yes,) that's true
..., pero eso sí, comen bien —... but they certainly eat well
¿lloverá? - puede que sí — do you think it will rain? - it might
se fue sin permiso - ¿ah sí? — he left without asking permission - is that so? o did he now?
¿te gusta? a mí sí — do you like it? I do
que no vas! - que sí! — you're not going! - oh, yes I am!
II¿a que no te atrees? - a que sív — I bet you wouldn't dare - (do you) want to bet?
masculino yesIIIno tener (ni) un sí ni un no — (CS, Méx)
pronombre personal1) (3a pers sing)a) (refl)lo hizo por sí mismo or por sí solo — he did it by himself o on his own
cerró la puerta tras de sí — (liter) she closed the door behind her
b) (impers)2) (3a pers pl)a) (refl)lo pensó para sí, pero no dijo nada — she thought it but didn't say anything
b)entre sí — ( entre dos) between themselves; ( en un grupo) among themselves
no se respetan entre sí — they don't have respect for each other o respect each other
3) (refl)a) ( usted) yourselfb) ( ustedes)4) (en locs)de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature; el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated; en sí: el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important; el sueldo en sí no es maravilloso, pero... — the salary itself isn't great but...
* * *I1)a) ( introduciendo una condición) ifsi lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come
si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him
si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...
empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other
b) (en locs)si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you
2)a) ( planteando un hecho) ifb) ( cada vez que) ifsi hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk
3)si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!
b) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa)pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!
c) (fam) ( uso enfático)si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!
d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias)y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?
¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?
4) ( en interrogativas indirectas) whetherIIme pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it
si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp
en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor
* * *si1= if, if only, to the extent that, whether, should, to the degree that.Ex: If our data are going to be used in other countries, we have to remember that English users would prefer standard English.
Ex: A large proportion of the earth's population has not yet recognized the enormous advantages that would accrue if only everybody spoke English.Ex: A future with online catalogues will still require analytical entries, to the extent that records need to contain notes of contents of works.Ex: The question I will address is whether our acting on what I believe to be an invalid assumption provides valid cataloging.Ex: Should they have misjudged the availability of such a source, they can anticipate alternate approaches.Ex: To the degree that this argument is true, it paints a rather pessimistic picture of the quality of much published research.* ¿y si... ? = what if... ?.* como si = as though.* como si nada = unfazed.* como si (se tratase de) = as if.* como si tal cosa = unfazed, just like that.* comprobar si el contenido de un vídeo es adecuado o no = vet + video.* con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....* cuando..., si es que... = if and when.* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.* no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.* o si no = or else.* porque sí = for the love of it.* por si = in the chance that.* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec.* por si casualidad = in the chance that.* por si fuera poco = to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.* ¿qué sucede si... ? = what if... ?.* ¿quién si no...? = who else but...?.* si acaso = if ever, if at all, if and when.* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.* si así lo desean = should they so wish, should they so wish.* si así lo prefieres = if you will.* si bien = admittedly.* si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).* si bien se mira = all things considered.* si contiene alguno = if any.* si corresponde = if applicable.* si Dios quiere = God willing.* si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.* si es así = if so, if this is the case.* si es necesario = if need be.* si eso no es posible = failing that/these.* si es posible = if at all possible, if at all feasible, if possible.* si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.* si existe alguno = if any.* si fuera pertinente = if applicable.* si fuese pertinente = if applicable.* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.* si hay tiempo = time permitting.* si + Infinitivo + o no = whether or not to + Infinitivo.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* si los comparamos = in comparison.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* si no = if not.* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.* si no es así = if this is not the case.* si no estoy equivocado = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* si no fuera así = if it were not.* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.* si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus.* si no intervienen otros factores = all (other) things being equal.* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.* si no me equivoco = AFAIK (as far as I know).* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.* si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.* si procede = if applicable, if appropriate.* si queda tiempo = time permitting.* si + se + Indicativo = if + Participio Pasado.* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* si se necesita = if need be.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.* si + SER + Adjetivo = if + Adjetivo.* si + ser + posible = whenever possible, when possible.* si sigue así = at this rate.* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.* si todo va bien = all being well.* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.* si vamos a eso = for that matter.* * *SI(= sistema de información) IS* * *
Multiple Entries:
si
sí
si conjunción
1
sí lo hubiera or hubiese sabido … if I'd known …, had I known …;
empezó a decir que sí esto, que sí lo otro he said this, that and the other
◊ ¡sí yo lo supiera! if only I knew!c) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa):◊ ¡pero sí te avisé …! but I warned you …!d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias):◊ y sí no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?;
¿y sí lo probáramos? why don't we give it a try?e) ( en locs)
2 ( en interrogativas indirectas) whether;
■ sustantivo masculino ( nota) B;
( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE);◊ sí bemol/sostenido B flat/sharp
sí adverbio
1 ( respuesta afirmativa) yes;◊ ¿has terminado? — sí have you finished? — yes (I have);
decir que sí con la cabeza to nod
2 ( uso enfático):
tú sí que sabes vivir you certainly know how to live!;
eso sí que es caro that is expensive;
no puedo — ¡sí que puedes! I can't — yes, you can! o of course, you can!;
que sí cabe it does fit;
es de muy buena calidad — eso sí it's very good quality — (yes,) that's true
3 ( sustituyendo a una cláusula):
me temo que sí I'm afraid so;
¿lloverá? — puede que sí do you think it will rain? — it might;
un día sí y otro no every other day;
no puedo ir pero ella sí I can't go but she can
■ sustantivo masculino
yes
■ pron pers
1
( ella) herself;
(ellos, ellas) themselves;
parece muy segura de sí (misma) she seems very sure of herself;
fueron para convencerse a sí mismos/mismas they went to convince themselves
( ustedes) yourselves;
léanlo para sí (mismos) read it (to) yourselvesc) ( impers):
2 ( en locs)
( entre varios) among themselves;◊ lo discutieron entre sí they discussed it between/among themselves;
no se respetan entre sí they don't respect each other;
de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature;
el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated;
en sí (mismo): el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important
si conj
1 (expresando una condición) if: si vienes te lo cuento, if you come I will tell you
si pudiera, se lo daría, if I could, I would give it to him
2 fam (uso enfático) ¡si ya te lo decía yo!, but I told you!
(expresando deseo) if only: ¡si tuviera más tiempo!, if only I had more time!
3 (en interrogativas indirectas) if, whether: me pregunto si llegará pronto, I wonder if o whether she'll come soon
(disyuntiva) whether: quisiera saber si te gusta o no, I'd like to know whether you like it or not
4 si no, otherwise, if not, or else: ponte el abrigo, si no, cogerás un catarro, put your coat on, otherwise you'll catch a cold
♦ Locuciones: como si, as if: camina como si estuviese herido, he walks as if he were hurt
por si acaso, just in case
si m Mús (nota) B
(en solfeo) te, ti
sí pron pers reflexivo
1 (3ª persona de singular) (masculino) himself: logró hacerlo por sí solo, he was able to do it by himself o on his own
(femenino) herself: lo dijo para sí, she said it to herself
(3ª persona de plural) themselves: tenían un gran parecido entre sí, they all looked very similar
2 (referido a uno mismo) uno debe hacerlo por sí mismo, one has to do it oneself
3 (usted) compruébelo por sí mismo, see for yourself
(ustedes) yourselves
♦ Locuciones: dar de sí: no da más de sí, he can't do any more
de por sí: es de por sí amable, she's kind by nature
esta teoría es de por sí difícil, this theory is in itself difficult
sí
I adverbio yes: ¿te gusta?, - sí, do you like it?, yes o - yes, I do
¿estás seguro?, - sí, are you sure?, - yes o -yes, I am
ellos no irán, pero yo sí, they will not go, but I will
creo que sí, I think so
dijo que sí, he said yes o he accepted
me temo que sí, I'm afraid so
¡sí que la has hecho buena!, you've really done it!
es un actor famoso, - ¿sí?, he's a famous actor, - really?
un día sí y otro no, every other day
II sustantivo masculino
1 yes: con el sí de tu familia, with your family's approval
2 Pol los síes, the ayes
♦ Locuciones: dar el sí, to accept sb's proposal
(el novio, la novia) me dio el sí, she consented to marry me
'sí' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- acercar
- aclararse
- algo
- año
- anquilosarse
- apenas
- aspen
- aunque
- ayudarse
- berrinche
- bien
- bilis
- bombera
- bombero
- caber
- cabeza
- calor
- camelar
- camiseta
- casa
- casualidad
- chimenea
- clara
- claro
- clásica
- clásico
- colar
- como
- compasiva
- compasivo
- conceder
- concesión
- concienciarse
- confianza
- conformista
- constructor
- constructora
- contención
- contraponer
- creer
- crecida
- crecido
- cuando
- cuestión
- dar
- decir
- dejar
- delgada
- delgado
English:
ability
- accountable
- add to
- add up
- affirmative
- afraid
- agree
- agreeable
- all
- all right
- aloud
- amok
- antsy
- any
- anybody
- anything
- appreciate
- arguable
- arise
- as
- assurance
- autograph
- avoid
- B
- bankrupt
- barrel
- be
- beat
- begin
- believe
- beside
- blind
- boat
- bolster
- bonus
- boost
- boot
- bop
- bother
- but
- card
- care
- carry through
- case
- certainly
- chain letter
- chance
- check
- come round
- come to
* * *SI nm (abrev de Sistema Internacional)SI* * *siI conj if;si no if not;me pregunto si vendrá I wonder whether he’ll come;como si as if;por si in case;¡si no lo sabía! but I didn’t know!II m MÚS B;si bemol B flat* * *si conj1) : iflo haré si me pagan: I'll do it if they pay mesi lo supiera te lo diría: if I knew it I would tell you2) : whether, ifno importa si funciona o no: it doesn't matter whether it works (or not)3) (expressing desire, protest, or surprise)si supiera la verdad: if only I knew the truth¡si no quiero!: but I don't want to!4)si bien : althoughsi bien se ha progresado: although progress has been made5)si no : otherwise, or elsesi no, no voy: otherwise I won't gosí adv1) : yessí, gracias: yes, pleasecreo que sí: I think so2)sí que : indeed, absolutelyesta vez sí que ganaré: this time I'm sure to win3)lo hizo porque sí: she did it just becausesí nm: yesdar el sí: to say yes, to express consentsí pron1)de por sí oren sí : by itself, in itself, per se2)fuera de sí : beside oneself3)para sí (mismo) : to himself, to herself, for himself, for herself4)entre si : among themselves* * *si conj1. (condicional) ifsi deja de llover, saldremos if it stops raining, we'll go outsi me tocara la lotería, me compraría una moto if I won the lottery, I would buy a motorbikesi lo hubiera sabido, no habría venido if I had known, I wouldn't have come2. (petición, deseo) if only¡si me dejaran ir! if only they would let me go!3. (duda) if / whether4. (énfasis) but / really -
107 cause
ko:z
1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) razón, motivo3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa
2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) causarcause1 n1. causa2. motivo / razóncause2 vb causar / provocartr[kɔːz]1 (origin) causa2 (reason, grounds) razón nombre femenino, motivo3 (principle, movement) causa4 SMALLLAW/SMALL causa, pleito1 causar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto cause somebody to do something hacer que alguien haga algocause n1) origin: causa f, origen m2) reason: causa f, razón f, motivo m3) lawsuit: litigio m, pleito m4) movement: causa f, movimiento mconj.• causa conj.n.• causa s.f.• causador s.m.• fundamento s.m.• lugar s.m.• materia s.f.• móvil s.m.• porqué s.m.• semilla s.f.v.• acarrear v.• brotar v.• causar v.• irrogar v.• ocasionar v.
I kɔːz1)a) c (of accident, event, death) causa fb) u (reason, grounds) motivo m, razón fthere's some cause for concern — existen motivos or razones para preocuparse
without (good) cause — sin causa (justificada) or motivo (justificado)
2) c (ideal, movement) causa fto fight/die for the cause — luchar/morir* por la causa
II
transitive verb causarto cause somebody problems — causarle or ocasionarle problemas a alguien
[kɔːz]to cause somebody/something TO + INF — hacer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
1. N1) (=origin) causa f ; (=reason) motivo m, razón fto show cause — frm aducir argumentos convincentes
2) (=purpose) causa flost 3.3) (Jur) causa f, pleito m2.VT causar, provocar; [+ accident, trouble] causar3.CPDcause célèbre N — pleito m or caso m célebre
* * *
I [kɔːz]1)a) c (of accident, event, death) causa fb) u (reason, grounds) motivo m, razón fthere's some cause for concern — existen motivos or razones para preocuparse
without (good) cause — sin causa (justificada) or motivo (justificado)
2) c (ideal, movement) causa fto fight/die for the cause — luchar/morir* por la causa
II
transitive verb causarto cause somebody problems — causarle or ocasionarle problemas a alguien
to cause somebody/something TO + INF — hacer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
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108 set
set
1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) poner, colocar2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) poner3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) poner, fijar, acordar4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) mandar5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) provocar6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) ponerse7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer, cuajar8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) poner9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) marcar10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) montar, engastar11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) componer, encajar
2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fijo, determinado, establecido2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) listo, preparado3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fijo5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fijo6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado
3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) juego, colección, equipo2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparato3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupo, pandilla4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) marcado5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) decorado6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon
set1 n1. juego / colección2. aparato3. decorado / plató4. setgame, set and match juego, set y partidoset2 vb1. ponerhave you set the alarm clock? ¿has puesto el despertador?2. fijar / establecer3. ponerse
set sustantivo masculino (pl
set m Ten set ' set' also found in these entries: Spanish: acondicionar - ajedrez - ambientar - aparato - azuzar - camino - cartabón - componer - conjunta - conjunto - constituir - constituirse - dar - decorado - decorador - decoradora - dentadura - destinar - determinar - disponer - ejemplo - empeño - emprender - enfrentar - engarzar - equipo - erigirse - escala - escenografía - escuadra - establecer - examen - fijar - fijarse - fraguar - frase - granada - granado - grifería - grupo - hecha - hecho - hombro - hundida - hundido - incendiar - indisponer - inflamar - instalar - jet English: adventure - ascetic - backing - barricade - beset - cassette - cat - dead - deep-set - example - film set - fire - foundation - fund - gather in - goblet - heart - intentionally - jet-set - journey - light - loose - nationalist - odds - pace - paper - pattern - preset - radio set - radiocassette - reset - rest - sail - scene - set - set about - set against - set apart - set aside - set back - set book - set down - set in - set off - set on - set out - set up - set upon - set-up - settingtr[set]1 (in hairdressing) marcado■ shampoo and set, please lavar y marcar, por favor■ all actors must be on the set at 9.00 am todos los actores deben estar en el plató a las 9.003 (position, posture) postura, posición nombre femenino1 (placed) situado,-a2 (fixed, arranged) fijo,-a, determinado,-a, establecido,-a4 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL (book) prescrito,-a5 (ready, prepared) listo,-a (for/to, para), preparado,-a (for/to, para); (likely) probable■ is everyone set to go? ¿todos estáis listos para salir?transitive verb (pt & pp set)1 (put, place) poner, colocar2 (prepare - trap) tender, preparar; (- table) poner; (- camera, video) preparar; (- clock, watch, oven, etc) poner■ I've set the alarm clock for 6.00 am he puesto el despertador a las 6.003 (date, time) fijar, señalar, acordar; (example) dar; (rule, record, limit) establecer; (precedent) sentar; (fashion) imponer, dictar■ have you set a date for the wedding? ¿has fijado una fecha para la boda?5 (jewel, stone) montar, engastar6 (text for printing) componer8 (exam, test, problem) poner; (homework) mandar, poner; (task) asignar; (text) prescribir; (target, aim) fijar, proponer■ the teacher set them some difficult questions in the exam el profesor les puso unas preguntas difíciles en el examen9 (story, action) ambientar10 (provoke, start off) poner, hacer11 (provide music for) arreglar, poner música a12 (hair) marcar1 (sun, moon) ponerse2 (liquid, jelly) cuajar, cuajarse; (cement) fraguarse, endurecerse; (glue) endurecerse; (bone) soldarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be all set estar listo,-a, estar preparado,-ato be dead set against something oponerse rotundamente a algoto be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambioto be set on doing something estar empeñado,-a en hacer algo, estar resuelto,-a a hacer algoto set fire to something prender fuego a algoto set free poner en libertad, liberarto set one's heart on something querer algo más que nadato set somebody's mind at rest tranquilizar a alguiento set the ball rolling / to set things in motion poner las cosas en marchato set the pace marcar el pasoto set the tone marcar las pautasset lunch menú nombre masculino del díaset phrase frase nombre femenino hechaset square cartabón nombre masculino, escuadra————————tr[set]1 (of golf clubs, brushes, tools, etc) juego; (books, poems) colección nombre femenino; (of turbines) equipo, grupo; (of stamps) serie nombre femenino2 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (apparatus) aparato3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL conjunto6 (of people) grupo; (clique) pandilla, camarilla7 (of pupils) grupo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL1) seat: sentar3) arrange: fijar, establecerto set the date: poner la fechahe set the agenda: estableció la agenda4) adjust: poner (un reloj, etc.)to set fire to: prenderle fuego ashe set it free: lo soltó6) make, start: poner, hacerI set them working: los puse a trabajarset vi1) solidify: fraguar (dícese del cemento, etc.), cuajar (dícese de la gelatina, etc.)2) : ponerse (dícese del sol o de la luna)set adj1) established, fixed: fijo, establecido2) rigid: inflexibleto be set in one's ways: tener costumbres muy arraigadas3) ready: listo, preparadoset n1) collection: juego ma set of dishes: un juego de platos, una vajillaa tool set: una caja de herramientas3) apparatus: aparato ma television set: un televisor4) : conjunto m (en matemáticas)adj.• fijo, -a adj.• puesto, -a adj.• resuelto, -a adj.• rígido, -a adj.n.• conjunto (Matemática) s.m.• equipo s.m.• grupo s.m.• juego s.m.• muestra s.f.• partida s.f.• serie s.m.• servicio de mesa s.m.pret., p.p.(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to set")v.(§ p.,p.p.: set) = encasar v.• engastar v.• poner v.(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-pp: puestofut/c: pondr-•)set
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1)a) (of tools, golf clubs, bowls, pens, keys) juego m; (of books, records) colección f; ( of stamps) serie fa set of cutlery — un juego de cubiertos, una cubertería
b) ( Math) conjunto m2) (+ sing o pl vb) (BrE Educ) grupo de estudiantes seleccionados de acuerdo a sus aptitudes3) (TV) aparato m, televisor m; ( Rad) aparato m, receptor m4) (in tennis, squash) set m; (before n)5)b) ( Cin) plató m6) ( in hairdressing) marcado mshampoo and set — lavado m y marcado
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1) (established, prescribed) <wage/price> fijowe ordered the set menu — (BrE) pedimos el menú del día
2) (pred)a) (ready, prepared)to be set — estar* listo, estar* pronto (RPl)
is everything set for the meeting? — ¿está todo preparado or listo or (RPl) pronto para la reunión?
all set (to go)? — ¿listos?
b) (likely, about to) (journ)to be set to + inf — llevar camino de + inf
c) (determined, resolute)he was all set to walk out — estaba totalmente decidido or resuelto a irse
he's dead set on going to college — está resuelto or decidido a ir a la universidad sea como sea
3)a) (rigid, inflexible)to be set in one's ways — tener* costumbres muy arraigadas
b) ( solid) <yoghurt/custard/jelly> cuajado
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1) (put, place) poner*, colocar*2)a) (cause to be, become)to set somebody free — poner* en libertad or liberar a alguien
to set somebody loose — soltar* a alguien
to set fire to something, to set something on fire — prenderle fuego a algo
b) (make solid, rigid) \<\<jelly/cheese\>\> cuajar; \<\<cement\>\> hacer* fraguar3)a) ( prepare) \<\<trap\>\> tender*; \<\<table\>\> poner*b) ( Med) \<\<bone\>\> encajar, componer* (AmL)c) \<\<hair\>\> marcar*d) ( Print) \<\<type\>\> componer*4) ( adjust) \<\<oven/alarm clock/watch\>\> poner*5)a) (arrange, agree on) \<\<date/time\>\> fijar, acordar*; \<\<agenda\>\> establecer*, acordar*b) (impose, prescribe) \<\<target\>\> establecer*c) ( allot) \<\<task\>\> asignar; \<\<homework\>\> mandar, poner*; \<\<exam/test/problem\>\> poner*; \<\<text\>\> prescribir*d) ( establish) \<\<precedent\>\> sentar*; \<\<record/standard\>\> establecer*; \<\<fashion\>\> dictar, imponer*to set a good example — dar* buen ejemplo
e) (fix, assign) \<\<price/bail\>\> fijar6) (cause to do, start)to set something going — poner* algo en marcha
7) (usu pass)a) \<\<book/film\>\> ambientarb) ( locate) \<\<building\>\> situar*8)a) (mount, insert) \<\<gem\>\> engarzar*, engastar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*, clavarb)to set a poem to music — ponerle* música a un poema
9) (turn, direct)we set our course for the nearest island — pusimos rumbo a la isla más cercana; sail I 1) a)
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vi1) ( go down) \<\<sun/moon\>\> ponerse*2)a) (become solid, rigid) \<\<jelly\>\> cuajar(se); \<\<cement\>\> fraguar*b) \<\<bone\>\> soldarse*•Phrasal Verbs:- set back- set by- set down- set in- set off- set on- set out- set to- set up- set upon[set] (vb: pt, pp set)1. N1) (=matching series) [of golf clubs, pens, keys] juego m ; [of books, works] colección f ; [of tools] equipo m, estuche m ; [of gears] tren m ; [of stamps] serie f ; (Math) conjunto m•
the sofa and chairs are only sold as a set — el sofá y los sillones no se venden por separado•
a chess set — un ajedrez•
I need one more to make up the complete set — me falta uno para completar la serie•
they are sold in sets — se venden en juegos completos•
it makes a set with those over there — hace juego con los que ves allá•
a train set — un tren eléctrico2) (Tennis) set m3) (Elec) aparato m ; (Rad) aparato m de radio; (TV) televisor m, televisión f4) (Theat) decorado m ; (Cine) plató m5) (Hairdressing)•
the fast set — la gente de vida airada•
the literary set — los literatos, la gente literariajet II, 4.•
the smart set — el mundo elegante, los elegantes7) (Brit) (Scol) clase f8)- make a dead set at sb9) (=disposition) [of tide, wind] dirección f ; [of fabric] caída f ; [of dress] corte m, ajuste m ; [of head] porte m, manera f de llevar; [of saw] triscamiento m ; mind-set10) (Hort) planta f de transplantaronion sets — cebollitas fpl de transplantar
2. ADJ1) (=fixed) [price, purpose] fijo; [smile] forzado; [opinions] inflexible, rígido; [talk] preparado de antemano; [expression] hecho; [date, time] señalado; (Scol) [books, subjects] obligatorio; [task] asignadoto be set in one's ways/opinions — tener costumbres/opiniones profundamente arraigadas
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set piece — (Art) grupo m ; (=fireworks) cuadro m ; (Literat etc) escena f importante; (Sport) jugada f ensayada, jugada f de pizarra•
there's no set way to do it — no hay una forma establecida or determinada de hacerlo2) (=determined) resuelto, decidido•
to be (dead) set against (doing) sth — estar (completamente) opuesto a (hacer) algo•
to be set in one's purpose — tener un propósito firme, mantenerse firme en su propósito•
to be (dead) set on (doing) sth — estar (completamente) decidido a or empeñado en (hacer) algosince you are so set on it — puesto que te empeñas en ello, puesto que estás decidido a hacerlo
3) (=ready) listo•
to be all set to do sth — estar listo para hacer algoall set? — ¿(estás) listo?
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the scene was set for... — (fig) todo estaba listo para...4) (Culin)5) (=disposed)the tide is set in our favour — la marea fluye para llevarnos adelante; (fig) la tendencia actual nos favorece, llevamos el viento en popa
3. VT1) (=place, put) poner•
the film/ scene is set in Rome — la película/escena se desarrolla or está ambientada en Roma•
a novel set in Madrid — una novela ambientada en Madrid•
to set places for 14 — poner cubiertos para 14 personas•
to set a poem to music — poner música a un poema•
what value do you set on it? — ¿en cuánto lo valoras?; (fig) ¿qué valor tiene para ti?2) (=arrange) poner, colocar; (=adjust) [+ clock] poner en hora; [+ mechanism] ajustar; [+ hair] marcar, fijar; [+ trap] armar•
the alarm clock is set for seven — el despertador está puesto para las siete3) (=mount) [+ gem] engastar, montar4) (Med) [+ broken bone] encajar, reducir5) (Typ) [+ type] componer6) (=fix, establish) [+ date, limit] fijar, señalar; [+ record] establecer; [+ fashion] imponer; [+ dye, colour] fijar•
to set a course for — salir rumbo a•
to set one's heart on sth — tener algo como máximo deseo•
to set limits to sth — señalar límites a algo•
to set a period of three months — señalar un plazo de tres meses•
to set a record of ten seconds — establecer un récord de diez segundosexample•
to set a time for a meeting — fijar una hora para una reunión7) (=assign) [+ task] dar•
to set an exam in French — preparar un examen de francés8) (=cause to start)9) (=cause to pursue)•
to set a dog on sb — azuzar un perro contra algn•
we set the police on to him — le denunciamos a la policíawhat set the police on the trail? — ¿qué puso a la policía sobre la pista?
10) (=make solid) [+ cement] solidificar, endurecer; [+ jelly] cuajar4. VI1) (=go down) [sun, moon] ponerse2) (=go hard) [concrete, glue] endurecerse; (fig) [face] congelarse3) (Med) [broken bone, limb] componerse4) (Culin) [jelly, jam] cuajarse5) (=begin)5.CPDset designer N — (Theat) director(a) m / f de arte, decorador(a) m / f
set point N — (Tennis) punto m de set
set square N — escuadra f ; (with 2 equal sides) cartabón m
- set back- set by- set down- set in- set off- set on- set out- set to- set up- set upon* * *[set]
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1)a) (of tools, golf clubs, bowls, pens, keys) juego m; (of books, records) colección f; ( of stamps) serie fa set of cutlery — un juego de cubiertos, una cubertería
b) ( Math) conjunto m2) (+ sing o pl vb) (BrE Educ) grupo de estudiantes seleccionados de acuerdo a sus aptitudes3) (TV) aparato m, televisor m; ( Rad) aparato m, receptor m4) (in tennis, squash) set m; (before n)5)b) ( Cin) plató m6) ( in hairdressing) marcado mshampoo and set — lavado m y marcado
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1) (established, prescribed) <wage/price> fijowe ordered the set menu — (BrE) pedimos el menú del día
2) (pred)a) (ready, prepared)to be set — estar* listo, estar* pronto (RPl)
is everything set for the meeting? — ¿está todo preparado or listo or (RPl) pronto para la reunión?
all set (to go)? — ¿listos?
b) (likely, about to) (journ)to be set to + inf — llevar camino de + inf
c) (determined, resolute)he was all set to walk out — estaba totalmente decidido or resuelto a irse
he's dead set on going to college — está resuelto or decidido a ir a la universidad sea como sea
3)a) (rigid, inflexible)to be set in one's ways — tener* costumbres muy arraigadas
b) ( solid) <yoghurt/custard/jelly> cuajado
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1) (put, place) poner*, colocar*2)a) (cause to be, become)to set somebody free — poner* en libertad or liberar a alguien
to set somebody loose — soltar* a alguien
to set fire to something, to set something on fire — prenderle fuego a algo
b) (make solid, rigid) \<\<jelly/cheese\>\> cuajar; \<\<cement\>\> hacer* fraguar3)a) ( prepare) \<\<trap\>\> tender*; \<\<table\>\> poner*b) ( Med) \<\<bone\>\> encajar, componer* (AmL)c) \<\<hair\>\> marcar*d) ( Print) \<\<type\>\> componer*4) ( adjust) \<\<oven/alarm clock/watch\>\> poner*5)a) (arrange, agree on) \<\<date/time\>\> fijar, acordar*; \<\<agenda\>\> establecer*, acordar*b) (impose, prescribe) \<\<target\>\> establecer*c) ( allot) \<\<task\>\> asignar; \<\<homework\>\> mandar, poner*; \<\<exam/test/problem\>\> poner*; \<\<text\>\> prescribir*d) ( establish) \<\<precedent\>\> sentar*; \<\<record/standard\>\> establecer*; \<\<fashion\>\> dictar, imponer*to set a good example — dar* buen ejemplo
e) (fix, assign) \<\<price/bail\>\> fijar6) (cause to do, start)to set something going — poner* algo en marcha
7) (usu pass)a) \<\<book/film\>\> ambientarb) ( locate) \<\<building\>\> situar*8)a) (mount, insert) \<\<gem\>\> engarzar*, engastar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*, clavarb)to set a poem to music — ponerle* música a un poema
9) (turn, direct)we set our course for the nearest island — pusimos rumbo a la isla más cercana; sail I 1) a)
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vi1) ( go down) \<\<sun/moon\>\> ponerse*2)a) (become solid, rigid) \<\<jelly\>\> cuajar(se); \<\<cement\>\> fraguar*b) \<\<bone\>\> soldarse*•Phrasal Verbs:- set back- set by- set down- set in- set off- set on- set out- set to- set up- set upon -
109 corazón
intj.sweetheart, honey.m.1 heart, bottom, core, center.2 heart, cor.3 sweetheart.4 heart, center of personality and emotion.5 Corazón.* * *1 ANATOMÍA heart2 figurado (parte central) heart, core3 (de fruta) core4 (apelativo) darling, dear, sweetheart■ ¿qué quieres, corazón? what do you want, darling?1 (naipes) hearts\abrir el corazón a alguien figurado to open one's heart to somebodyde corazón / de todo corazón figurado sincerely, in all sincerityestar con el corazón en un puño figurado to have one's heart in one's mouthestar enfermo del corazón to have heart troublehablar con el corazón en la mano figurado to speak from the heartllegar al corazón de alguien to touch somebody's heartllevar el corazón en la mano to wear one's heart on one's sleeveme dice el corazón que... I have a feeling that...padecer del corazón to have heart troubleromper el corazón a alguien figurado to break somebody's heartser duro de corazón to be hard-heartedser todo corazón figurado to be all heart, be kindness itselftener buen corazón figurado to be kind-hearted* * *noun m.1) heart2) core* * *SM1) (Anat) heartle falló el corazón — his heart failed, he had heart failure
estar enfermo o mal del corazón — to have heart trouble o problems
ataque 2)padecer o sufrir del corazón — to have a weak heart, have heart trouble o problems
2)no caberle a algn el corazón en el pecho —
de todo corazón —
se lo agradezco de todo corazón — I thank you with all my heart o from the bottom of my heart
encoger a algn el corazón —
llegar al corazón de algn —
sus palabras me llegaron al corazón — I was deeply touched by her words, her words touched my heart
3) (Prensa)4) [apelativo]sí, corazón — yes, sweetheart
¡hijo de mi corazón! — (my) darling!
5) (=centro) [de ciudad, zona, alcachofa] heart; [de manzana] core6) pl corazones (Naipes) hearts* * *1)a) (Anat) heartabrirle el corazón a alguien — to open one's heart to somebody
con el corazón en la boca or un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en la boca hasta que... our hearts were in our mouths until...; con el corazón en la mano with one's hand on one's heart; el corazón me/le dio un vuelco my/his heart missed a beat; se me/le encogió el corazón ( de tristeza) it made my/his heart bleed; ser duro de corazón to be hard-hearted; tener un corazón de oro/de piedra — to have a heart of gold/of stone
b) ( sentimientos) heartes un hombre de buen/gran corazón — he's very kind-hearted/big-hearted
no tener corazón — to be heartless (colloq)
tiene su corazoncito — his heart's in the right place
le destrozó or partió el corazón — it broke her heart
no caberle a alguien el corazón en el pecho — I/he was bursting with pride (o joy etc)
c) ( apelativo cariñoso) (fam) sweetheart (colloq)2)a) (de manzana, pera) core; ( de alcachofa) heartb) (de ciudad, área) heart3) ( en naipes)a) ( carta) heart* * *= core, focal point, heart.Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.Ex. The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex. A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.----* abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.* ataque al corazón = heart attack.* cirugía a corazón abierto = open surgery, open heart surgery.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.* conquistar el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* corazón de oro = heart of gold.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* corazón de una región = heartland.* corazón de un país = heartland.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de todo corazón = heart-to-heart, with all + Posesivo + heart.* dolor de corazón = heartache.* duro de corazón = hard-hearted.* editorial de revistas del corazón = vanity press.* el corazón de = the heart of.* enfermedad coronaria del corazón = coronary heart disease.* enfermedad del corazón = heart disease.* enfermedad reumática del corazón = rheumatic heart disease.* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.* ladrón de corazones = lady-killer.* latido del corazón = heartbeat, heart beating.* limpio de corazón = pure of heart.* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.* operación de corazón = heart operation.* puro de corazón = pure of heart.* revista del corazón = popular magazine, gossip magazine, celebrity magazine, entertainment magazine.* ser todo corazón = have + a heart of gold.* soplo en el corazón = heart murmur.* tener el corazón de un león = have + the heart of a lion.* tener un corazón de oro = have + a heart of gold.* una estaca en el corazón = a stake in the heart.* válvula del corazón = heart valve.* * *1)a) (Anat) heartabrirle el corazón a alguien — to open one's heart to somebody
con el corazón en la boca or un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en la boca hasta que... our hearts were in our mouths until...; con el corazón en la mano with one's hand on one's heart; el corazón me/le dio un vuelco my/his heart missed a beat; se me/le encogió el corazón ( de tristeza) it made my/his heart bleed; ser duro de corazón to be hard-hearted; tener un corazón de oro/de piedra — to have a heart of gold/of stone
b) ( sentimientos) heartes un hombre de buen/gran corazón — he's very kind-hearted/big-hearted
no tener corazón — to be heartless (colloq)
tiene su corazoncito — his heart's in the right place
le destrozó or partió el corazón — it broke her heart
no caberle a alguien el corazón en el pecho — I/he was bursting with pride (o joy etc)
c) ( apelativo cariñoso) (fam) sweetheart (colloq)2)a) (de manzana, pera) core; ( de alcachofa) heartb) (de ciudad, área) heart3) ( en naipes)a) ( carta) heart* * *= core, focal point, heart.Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.* abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.* ataque al corazón = heart attack.* cirugía a corazón abierto = open surgery, open heart surgery.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.* conquistar el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* corazón de oro = heart of gold.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* corazón de una región = heartland.* corazón de un país = heartland.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de todo corazón = heart-to-heart, with all + Posesivo + heart.* dolor de corazón = heartache.* duro de corazón = hard-hearted.* editorial de revistas del corazón = vanity press.* el corazón de = the heart of.* enfermedad coronaria del corazón = coronary heart disease.* enfermedad del corazón = heart disease.* enfermedad reumática del corazón = rheumatic heart disease.* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.* ladrón de corazones = lady-killer.* latido del corazón = heartbeat, heart beating.* limpio de corazón = pure of heart.* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.* operación de corazón = heart operation.* puro de corazón = pure of heart.* revista del corazón = popular magazine, gossip magazine, celebrity magazine, entertainment magazine.* ser todo corazón = have + a heart of gold.* soplo en el corazón = heart murmur.* tener el corazón de un león = have + the heart of a lion.* tener un corazón de oro = have + a heart of gold.* una estaca en el corazón = a stake in the heart.* válvula del corazón = heart valve.* * *A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) heartlo operaron a corazón abierto he underwent open heart surgerysufre del corazón she has heart troubleabrirle el corazón a algn to open one's heart to sbcon el corazón en la boca or un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en un puño hasta que … our hearts were in our mouths o we were on tenterhooks until …con el corazón en la mano (con toda sinceridad) with one's hand on one's heart, from the heart; (angustiado) on tenterhooksme/le dio un vuelco el corazón my/his heart missed o skipped a beatno me/le cabía el corazón en el pecho I/he was bursting with pride ( o joy etc)se me/le encogió el corazón (de tristeza) it made my/his heart bleed; (de susto) my/his heart missed o skipped a beatser duro de corazón to be hard-heartedtener un corazón de oro to have a heart of goldtener un corazón de piedra to have a heart of stone2 (sentimientos) heartes un hombre de gran corazón he's very big-heartedno tienes corazón you're heartless ( colloq)no tengo corazón para hacerlo I haven't the heart to do itpero en el fondo tiene su corazoncito but his heart's in the right placete quiero con todo mi corazón I love you with all my heartte lo digo de (todo) corazón I mean it sincerelyte deseo de (todo) corazón que todo te salga bien I hope with all my heart that everything works out for youle destrozó or partió or desgarró el corazón it broke her heart o left her heartbrokenaquellas palabras me llegaron al corazón those words touched me deeplyhaz lo que te dicte el corazón do as your heart tells you, follow (the dictates of) your heartB1 (de una manzana, pera) core; (de una alcachofa) heartse quita el corazón a la manzana core the apple2 (de una ciudad, un área) heart1 (carta) heart* * *
corazón sustantivo masculino
1
es un hombre de buen/grancorazón he's very kind-hearted/big-hearted;
no tener corazón to be heartless (colloq);
con todo mi corazón with all my heart;
de (todo) corazón sincerely;
le partió el corazón it broke her heart;
tener un corazón de oro/de piedra to have a heart of gold/of stone
2
( de alcachofa) heart
3 ( en naipes)
b)
corazón sustantivo masculino
1 Anat heart
2 (núcleo) heart
3 (de una manzana, etc) core
4 Naipes corazones, hearts
♦ Locuciones: ser todo corazón, to be kind-hearted
tener el corazón en un puño, to be terrified
de (todo) corazón, in all sincerity
' corazón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ataque
- dar
- dedo
- delicada
- delicado
- desnuda
- desnudo
- electro
- encoger
- latido
- palpitar
- palpitación
- palpitante
- partir
- revista
- salto
- soplo
- torácica
- torácico
- traspasar
- tripa
- vuelco
- ablandar
- conquistar
- desgarrar
- destrozar
- dilatarse
- enfermo
- especialista
- fallar
- hondo
- latir
- llenar
- mano
- operación
- operar
- padecer
- piedra
- prensa
- rencor
- tierno
English:
aching
- beat
- break
- brokenhearted
- condition
- congenital
- core
- finger
- flutter
- give out
- goodness
- heart
- heart-broken
- heart-shaped
- heartbeat
- into
- murmur
- pith
- pound
- pounding
- race
- soft
- soften
- tender-hearted
- throb
- thump
- thump out
- trouble
- wholeheartedly
- hard
- have
- heartless
- kind
- nail
- plunge
- -shaped
- still
- weak
- wrong
* * *corazón nm1. [órgano] heart;a corazón abierto [operación] open-heart;padecer del corazón to have heart trouble;con el corazón en la mano frankly, openly;con el corazón en un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en un puño esperando el resultado del análisis we were on tenterhooks waiting for the results of the test;me dice el corazón que… I have this feeling inside that…;se me encoge el corazón al ver… it breaks my heart to see…;llegar al corazón: [m5] sus comentarios me llegaron al corazón I was deeply touched by what he said;no tener corazón to have no heart, to be heartless;tener buen corazón to be kindhearted;tener un corazón de oro to have a heart of gold;tener un corazón de piedra to have a heart of stone;de todo corazón: [m5] se lo agradezco de todo corazón I thank you with all my heart o from the bottom of my heart;te pido de todo corazón que les dejes marchar I'm begging you to let them gocorazón artificial artificial heart2. [sentimientos] heart;se deja llevar por el corazón she lets her heart rule her head3. [apelativo] sweetheart;¡Ana de mi corazón! Ana, sweetheart!4. [parte central] heart;en pleno corazón de la ciudad right in the heart of the city5. [de frutas] core;[de alcachofa] heart;sácale el corazón a la manzana core the apple6.(dedo) corazón middle finger7. [naipe] heart8.corazones [palo] hearts* * *m1 heart;ser todo corazón be all heart;te digo, con el corazón en la mano, que … I can say, hand on heart, that …;de todo corazón with all one’s heart;de buen corazón good-hearted;tener un corazón de oro have a heart of gold;con el corazón encogido upset;se me encoge el corazón I get upset;rompe el corazón my heart breaks;no tener corazón be heartless;¡(mi) corazón!, ¡corazón (mío)! (my) darling!, sweetheart!2 de fruta core* * *1) : heartde todo corazón: wholeheartedlyde buen corazón: kindhearted2) : core3) : darling, sweetheart* * *corazón n1. (en general) heart2. (de fruta) core3. (dedo) middle fingercon la mano en el corazón / de corazón from the heart -
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I 1. prepositionby the window/river — am Fenster/Fluss
2) (to position beside) zu3) (about, in the possession of) bei4)5)by herself — etc. see academic.ru/34615/herself">herself 1)
6) (along) entlangby the river — am od. den Fluss entlang
7) (via) über (+ Akk.)leave by the door/window — zur Tür hinausgehen/zum Fenster hinaussteigen
we came by the quickest/shortest route — wir sind die schnellste/kürzeste Strecke gefahren
8) (passing) vorbei an (+ Dat.)run/drive by somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas vorbeilaufen/vorbeifahren
9) (during) beiby day/night — bei Tag/Nacht; tagsüber/nachts
10) (through the agency of) vonwritten by... — geschrieben von...
11) (through the means of) durchhe was killed by lightning/a falling chimney — er ist vom Blitz/von einem umstürzenden Schornstein erschlagen worden
heated by gas/oil — mit Gas/Öl geheizt; gas-/ölbeheizt
by bus/ship — etc. mit dem Bus/Schiff usw.
by air/sea — mit dem Flugzeug/Schiff
12) (not later than) bisby now/this time — inzwischen
by the time this letter reaches you — bis dich dieser Brief erreicht
by the 20th — bis zum 20.
13) (indicating unit of time) pro; (indicating unit of length, weight, etc.) -weiseby the second/minute/hour — pro Sekunde/Minute/Stunde
you can hire a car by the day or by the week — man kann sich (Dat.) ein Auto tageweise oder wochenweise mieten
day by day/month by month, by the day/month — (as each day/month passes) Tag für Tag/Monat für Monat
cloth by the metre — Stoff am Meter
sell something by the packet/ton/dozen — etwas paket-/tonnenweise/im Dutzend verkaufen
10 ft. by 20 ft. — 10 [Fuß] mal 20 Fuß
14) (indicating amount)two by two/three by three/four by four — zu zweit/dritt/viert
15) (indicating factor) durch16) (indicating extent) umwider by a foot — um einen Fuß breiter
17) (according to) nach18) in oaths bei2. adverbby [Almighty] God — bei Gott[, dem Allmächtigen]
1) (past) vorbeidrive/run/flow by — vorbeifahren/-laufen/-fließen
2) (near)close/near by — in der Nähe
3)IIby and large — im großen und ganzen
* * *1. preposition2) (past: going by the house.) vorbei3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) über4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) von7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) um8) (during the time of.) während9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) mal12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) von2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) dabei2) (past: A dog ran by.) vorbei3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) beiseite•- bygones: let bygones be bygones- bypass 3. verb- by-product- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *by[baɪ]I. prep1. (beside) bei, ana hotel \by the river ein Hotel am Flussmy desk is \by the window mein Schreibtisch steht am Fenstercome and sit \by me komm und setz dich zu mir [o neben mich]\by the roadside am Straßenrand\by sb's side an jds Seite2. (part of sb/sth) beito grab sb \by the arm jdn am Arm packento seize sb \by their hair jdn am Schopf packento take sb \by the hand jdn bei der Hand nehmen3. (past and beyond) vorbeihe drove \by our house er ist an unserem Haus vorbeigefahrenshe walked \by me without speaking sie ging, ohne etwas zu sagen, an mir vorbei\by the door durch die Tür4. (not later than) bis\by five o'clock/tomorrow [spätestens] bis fünf Uhr/morgen\by 14 February [spätestens] bis zum 14.02.\by now [or this time] inzwischenshe ought to have arrived \by now sie müsste inzwischen angekommen sein\by the time... bis...\by the time [that] this letter reaches you I will have left London wenn dieser Brief dich erreicht, werde ich schon nicht mehr in London sein5. (during) beithey ate \by candlelight sie aßen bei Kerzenlicht\by day/night tagsüber [o bei Tag] /nachts [o bei Nacht6. (happening progressively) fürthe children came in two \by two die Kinder kamen in Zweiergruppen hereinthe situation becomes worse \by the day die Lage verschlechtert sich von Tag zu Tagbit \by bit nach und nachday \by day Tag für Tagminute \by minute Minute um Minute, im Minutenabstand7. (agent) von, durchthe cake is made \by Anne der Kuchen ist von Anne [gebacken], den Kuchen hat Anne gebackenan attack \by the enemy ein Angriff durch den Feind, ein Feindangriffa book/painting \by Irene ein Buch/ein Gemälde von Irenea decision \by his father eine Entscheidung seines Vaters8. (cause) von, durchthe damage was caused \by fire der Schaden wurde durch einen Brand verursacht\by chance durch Zufall, zufällig\by contrast im GegensatzRichard, \by contrast, works very much Richard hingegen arbeitet sehr vieldeath \by misadventure Tod durch Unfall9. (with -ing)you switch it on \by pressing this button man schaltet es ein, indem man auf diesen Knopf drückt10. (method) mitto pay \by cheque mit Scheck bezahlento contact sb \by letter jdn anschreiben11. (means of transport) mitto travel \by air fliegen\by boat/bus/car/train mit dem Schiff/Bus/Auto/Zugto travel \by road über Land fahrento travel \by sea auf dem Seeweg reisen12. (parent) vonshe's his daughter \by his second wife sie ist seine Tochter mit seiner zweiten Frau [o aus zweiter Ehe]a black filly \by Golden Summer ein schwarzes Fohlen von Golden Summer13. (term) mitwhat is meant \by ‘cool’? was bedeutet ‚cool‘?14. (name of a person) beihe mostly calls her \by her last name er redet sie meistens mit ihrem Nachnamen an15. (according to) nach, vonI'm German \by birth von Geburt bin ich Deutsche\by my watch it's six o'clock nach meiner Uhr ist es sechshe could tell \by the look on her face that... er konnte an ihrem Gesichtsausdruck ablesen, dass...\by law, he's still a child dem Gesetz nach [o laut Gesetz] ist er noch ein Kindthat's all right \by me ich bin damit einverstandento live \by the rules sich akk an die Vorschriften halten\by trade [or profession] von Beruf16. (quantity)he rented the car \by the day er hat den Wagen tageweise gemietetit's sold \by the metre es wird am Meter verkauftto sell \by the dozen/hundred/thousand zu Dutzenden/Hunderten/Tausenden verkaufento get paid \by the hour stundenweise bezahlt werden17. (margin) umprices went up \by 20% die Preise sind um 20 % gestiegenthe bullet missed her \by two centimetres die Kugel verfehlte sie um zwei Zentimeter [o ging nur zwei Zentimeter an ihr vorbei]it would be better \by far to... es wäre weitaus besser,...18. (measurements) malthe room measures 5 metres \by 8 metres das Zimmer misst 5 mal 8 Meter19. MATH8 multiplied \by 3 equals 24 8 mal 3 macht 248 divided \by 4 equals 2 8 geteilt durch 4 ist 2he multiplied it \by 20 er hat es mit 20 multipliziert20. (in oaths) beiI swear \by Almighty God that... ich schwöre bei dem allmächtigen Gott, dass...1. (past) vorbeiexcuse me, I can't get \by Entschuldigung, ich komme nicht vorbeitime goes \by so quickly die Zeit vergeht so schnellto come \by vorbeikommenI'll come \by tomorrow ich komme morgen mal vorbeito drive \by vorbeifahrento pass \by vorbeikommento speed \by sb/sth an jdm/etw vorbeisausen2. (near) in der Näheclose \by ganz in der Nähe, in unmittelbarer Nähe3. (in reserve)4.▶ \by and large im Großen und Ganzento live \by oneself allein leben; (unaided) selbsthe can dress \by himself er kann sich selbst [o alleine] anziehen▶ \by the \by nebenbei bemerktwhere's Jane, \by the \by? wo ist denn eigentlich Jane?* * *[baɪ]1. prep1) (= close to) bei, an (+dat); (with movement) an (+acc); (= next to) neben (+dat); (with movement) neben (+acc)by the window/fire/river — am or beim Fenster/Feuer/Fluss
by the sea — Ferien pl an der See
come and sit by me — komm, setz dich neben mich
2) (= via) über (+acc)3)(= past)
to go/rush etc by sb/sth — an jdm/etw vorbeigehen/-eilen etc4)= during) by day/night — bei Tag/Nacht5) (time = not later than) biscan you do it by tomorrow? — kannst du es bis morgen machen?
by the time I got there, he had gone — bis ich dorthin kam, war er gegangen
but by that time or by then I had realized that... — aber bis dahin war mir klar geworden, dass...
but by that time or by then it will be too late —
but by that time or by then he will have forgotten — aber bis dann or dahin hat er es schon vergessen
6)by the inch/kilo/hour/month — zoll-/kilo-/stunden-/monatsweise7) (indicating agent, cause) vonindicated by an asterisk —
8)(indicating method, means, manner: see also nouns)
by bus/car/bicycle — mit dem or per Bus/Auto/Fahrrador check (US) — mit Scheck bezahlen
by daylight/moonlight — bei Tag(eslicht)/im Mondschein
to know sb by name/sight — jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen her kennen
to be known by the name of... — unter dem Namen... bekannt sein
by myself/himself etc — allein
9)by saving hard he managed to... — durch eisernes Sparen or dadurch, dass er eisern sparte, gelang es ihm...
by turning this knob —
by saying that I didn't mean... — ich habe damit nicht gemeint...
animals which move by wriggling — Tiere, die sich schlängelnd fortbewegen
he could walk by supporting himself on... — gestützt auf... könnte er gehen
10) (according to: see also nouns) nachto call sb/sth by his/its proper name — jdn/etw beim richtigen Namen nennen
if it's OK by you/him etc — wenn es Ihnen/ihm etc recht ist
it's all right by me — von mir aus gern or schon
11) (measuring difference) umit missed me by inches — es verfehlte mich um Zentimeter
12) (MATH, MEASURE)to divide/multiply by — dividieren durch/multiplizieren mit
13)(points of compass)
South by South West — Südsüdwest14) (in oaths) beiI swear by Almighty God —
by heaven, I'll get you for this — das sollst or wirst du mir, bei Gott, büßen!
15)by the right! (Mil) — rechts, links...!
16)2. adv1)(= past)
to pass/wander/rush etc by — vorbei- or vorüberkommen/-wandern/-eilen etc2)(= in reserve)
to put or lay by — beiseitelegen3)by and by — irgendwann; (with past tense) nach einiger Zeit* * *by1 [baı]A präpa house by the river ein Haus beim oder am Fluss;side by side Seite an Seite3. über (akk):4. auf (dat), entlang (akk oder dat) (Weg etc):come by another road eine andere Straße entlangkommen6. (zeitlich) bis zu, bis um, bis spätestens:be here by 4.30 sei spätestens um 4 Uhr 30 hier;a) bis dahin, unterdessen,b) um diese Zeit, (ungefähr) zu diesem Zeitpunkt; → now1 Bes Redew8. nach, …weise:9. nach, gemäß:it is ten by my watch nach oder auf meiner Uhr ist es zehn11. von, durch (Urheberschaft):she has a son by him sie hat einen Sohn von ihm;he has a daughter by his first marriage er hat eine Tochter aus erster Ehe;a play by Shaw ein Stück von Shaw;12. mittels, mit Hilfe von, mit, durch:written by pencil mit Bleistift geschrieben;by listening durch Zuhören;13. um (bei Größenverhältnissen):be (too) short by an inch um einen Zoll zu kurz sein14. MATHa) mal:b) durch:B adv1. nahe, da(bei):by and large im Großen und Ganzen;a) bald, demnächst,b) nach und nach,* * *I 1. preposition1) (near, beside) an (+ Dat.); bei; (next to) nebenby the window/river — am Fenster/Fluss
2) (to position beside) zu3) (about, in the possession of) bei4)5)by herself — etc. see herself 1)
6) (along) entlangby the river — am od. den Fluss entlang
7) (via) über (+ Akk.)leave by the door/window — zur Tür hinausgehen/zum Fenster hinaussteigen
we came by the quickest/shortest route — wir sind die schnellste/kürzeste Strecke gefahren
8) (passing) vorbei an (+ Dat.)run/drive by somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas vorbeilaufen/vorbeifahren
9) (during) beiby day/night — bei Tag/Nacht; tagsüber/nachts
10) (through the agency of) vonwritten by... — geschrieben von...
11) (through the means of) durchhe was killed by lightning/a falling chimney — er ist vom Blitz/von einem umstürzenden Schornstein erschlagen worden
heated by gas/oil — mit Gas/Öl geheizt; gas-/ölbeheizt
by bus/ship — etc. mit dem Bus/Schiff usw.
by air/sea — mit dem Flugzeug/Schiff
12) (not later than) bisby now/this time — inzwischen
by the 20th — bis zum 20.
13) (indicating unit of time) pro; (indicating unit of length, weight, etc.) -weiseby the second/minute/hour — pro Sekunde/Minute/Stunde
you can hire a car by the day or by the week — man kann sich (Dat.) ein Auto tageweise oder wochenweise mieten
day by day/month by month, by the day/month — (as each day/month passes) Tag für Tag/Monat für Monat
sell something by the packet/ton/dozen — etwas paket-/tonnenweise/im Dutzend verkaufen
10 ft. by 20 ft. — 10 [Fuß] mal 20 Fuß
two by two/three by three/four by four — zu zweit/dritt/viert
15) (indicating factor) durch16) (indicating extent) um17) (according to) nach18) in oaths bei2. adverbby [Almighty] God — bei Gott[, dem Allmächtigen]
1) (past) vorbeidrive/run/flow by — vorbeifahren/-laufen/-fließen
2) (near)close/near by — in der Nähe
3)II* * *prep.an präp.bei präp.bis präp.durch präp.neben präp.von präp.über präp. -
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1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de
2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto quefor prep1. parais this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?2. porI bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libraswhat can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?3. desde hace4. durante5. de"T" for Tony "T" de Tonywhat's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?6. a favor deare you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?tr[fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (intended) para■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith2 (purpose) para■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?3 (destination) para■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos11 (as) de, como, por■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?12 (in order to obtain) para■ for further details... para más información....13 (representing) por; (meaning) de■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió15 (as part of, as being) por, para■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?1 para16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mífor all I know que yo sepafor all that a pesar de todo, con todofor good para siemprefor the first time por primera vezfor the last time por última vezoh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...to be for it cargárselafor ['fɔr] conj: puesto que, porquefor prepclothes for children: ropa para niñosit's time for dinner: es la hora de comer2) because of: porfor fear of: por miedo dea gift for you: un regalo para tihe fought for his country: luchó por su patriaa cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncerfor your own good: por tu propio bienI bought it for $5: lo compré por $5a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada7) as for: para, con respecto ahe's going for two years: se va por dos añosI spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutosshe has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres mesesconj.• para conj.• pues conj.• ya que conj.n.• por s.m.prep.• a causa de prep.• como prep.• de prep.• durante prep.• en honor de prep.• en lugar de prep.• para prep.• por prep.
I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque[fɔː(r)] When for is part of a phrasal verb, eg look for, make for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg as for, a gift for, for sale, eager for, look up the other word.1. PREPOSITION1) (=going to) parathe train for London — el tren para or de Londres
2) (=intended for) parais this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?
3) (to express purpose) parawe went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones
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what for? — ¿para qué?what's it for? — ¿para qué es or sirve?
what do you want it for? — ¿para qué lo quieres?
what did you do that for? — ¿por qué hiciste eso?
4) (employment) para5) (=on behalf of)"I can't iron this shirt" - "don't worry, I'll iron it for you" — -no puedo planchar esta camisa -no te preocupes, yo te la plancho
"I still haven't booked the ticket" - "I'll do it for you" — -no he reservado el billete todavía -ya lo haré yo
who is the representative for your group? — ¿quién es el representante de vuestro grupo?
6) (=as in) de7) (=in exchange for) porhe'll do it for £25 — lo hará por 25 libras
for every one who voted yes, 50 voted no — por cada persona que votó a favor, 50 votaron en contra
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to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entradathe government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra
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I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras8) (=to the value of)a cheque for £500 — un cheque or talón por valor de 500 libras
how much is the cheque for? — ¿por cuánto es el cheque?
a) (making comparisons) parahe's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene
b) (specifying)it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil
that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo
10) (=in favour of) a favor deanyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?
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are you for or against the idea? — ¿estás a favor o en contra de la idea?are you for or against us? — ¿estás con nosotros o en contra?
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I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor•
the campaign for human rights — la campaña pro derechos humanos, la campaña en pro de los derechos humanos•
a collection for the poor — una colecta a beneficio de los pobres11) (=as, by way of)what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?
12) (=because of) por•
for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado13) (=in spite of) a pesar de•
for all his wealth — a pesar de su riquezafor all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino
a) (future/past duration)When translating for and a period of time, it is often unnecessary to translate for, as in the examples below where durante is optional:Alternatively, translate [for] using [durante], or, especially when talking about very short periods, [por]. Use [por] also with the verb [ir], although again it is often optional in this case:I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir
Use hace... que and the present to describe actions and states that started in the past and are still going on. Alternatively use the present and desde hace. Another option is sometimes llevar and the gerund. Don't use the present perfect in Spanish to translate phrases like these, unless they are in the negative.he won't be back for a couple of hours/days — no regresará hasta dentro de un par de horas/días, tardará un par de horas/días en regresar
he has been learning French for two years — hace dos años que estudia francés, estudia francés desde hace dos años, lleva dos años estudiando francés
it has not rained for 3 weeks — hace 3 semanas que no llueve, no llueve or no ha llovido desde hace 3 semanas, lleva 3 semanas sin llover
I have known her for years — hace años que la conozco, la conozco desde hace años
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time:I haven't seen her for two years — hace dos años que no la veo, no la he visto desde hace dos años, no la veo desde hace dos años, llevo dos años sin verla
he had been learning French for two years — hacía dos años que estudiaba francés, estudiaba francés desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años estudiando francés
I hadn't seen her for two years — hacía dos años que no la veía, no la había visto desde hacía dos años, no la veía desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años sin verla
15) (=by, before) paracan you do it for tomorrow? — ¿lo puedes hacer para mañana?
when does he want it for? — ¿para cuándo lo quiere?
16) (=on the occasion of) parahe asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday — le preguntó a su hija qué le gustaría para su cumpleaños
17) (=for a distance of)you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos
for this to be possible... — para que esto sea posible...
it's not for me to tell him what to do — yo no soy quien para decirle or no me corresponde a mí decirle lo que tiene que hacer
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it's bad for you to smoke so much — te perjudica fumar tanto•
it's best for you to go — es mejor que te vayas•
there is still time for you to do it — todavía tienes tiempo para hacerlowhat's the German for "hill"? — ¿cómo se dice "colina" en alemán?
oh for a cup of tea! — ¡lo que daría por una taza de té!
exampleI'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *
2.CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto queshe avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario
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I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque -
112 dedicate
transitive verb1)2) (give up)dedicate one's life to something — sein Leben einer Sache (Dat.) weihen
3) (devote solemnly) weihen* * *['dedikeit]1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) weihen2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) widmen3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) widmen•- academic.ru/19040/dedicated">dedicated- dedication* * *de·di·cate[ˈdedɪkeɪt]vt1. (devote)he has \dedicated his life to scientific research er hat sein Leben in den Dienst der Forschung gestellt2. PUBL3. RELto \dedicate a church [to sb] [jdm] eine Kirche weihen* * *['dedIkeɪt]vt1) church weihen2) book, music, song widmen (to sb jdm)to dedicate oneself or one's life to sb/sth — sich or sein Leben jdm/einer Sache widmen, sich einer Sache hingeben
dedicated to the memory of... — zum Gedenken an...
* * *dedicate [ˈdedıkeıt] v/t1. weihen, widmen ( beide:to dat):2. seine Zeit, sein Leben etc widmen (to dat):dedicate o.s. sich widmen oder hingeben;be dedicated to a cause sich einer Sache verschrieben habento sb jemandem)5. a) der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich machenb) dem öffentlichen Verkehr übergeben6. übergeben (to dat):dedicate a body to the grave einen Leichnam der Erde übergeben* * *transitive verb1)2) (give up)dedicate one's life to something — sein Leben einer Sache (Dat.) weihen
3) (devote solemnly) weihen* * *v.reservieren v.widmen v. -
113 usted
intj.you there.pron.ustedes youcontesten ustedes a las preguntas please answer the questionsde usted/ustedes yoursme gustaría hablar con usted I'd like to talk to youhablar o tratar de usted a alguien = to address somebody as “usted”, i.e. formally* * *1 formal you\tratar a alguien de usted to use the polite form of address with somebody* * *pron.- ustedes* * *PRON PERS1) [en singular] you ( polite or formal address)- muchas gracias -a usted — "thank you very much" - "thank you"
hablar o llamar o tratar de usted a algn — to use the "usted" form with sb, address sb using the "usted" form
no me hables de usted, que no soy tan vieja — you needn't use the "usted" form with me - I'm not that old
2)pasen ustedes, por favor — please come in
a ver, niños ¿ustedes qué quieren para cenar? — esp LAm right, what do you children want for tea?
* * *pronombre personal [Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar tú form]1)a) ( como sujeto) you¿quién lo va a hacer? - ¿usted? — who's going to do it? - you (are)
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) youcon/contra/para usted — with/against/for you
2) ( uno) you, one (frml)le dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar — when they say that you just don't know o one just doesn't know what to say in reply
* * *= you, thou.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex. I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.Ex. The article ' Thou shalt not read: banned books for children' argues that the obligation of librarians to young adults is to offer a broad range of choices that entertain, comfort, enlighten and inspire them.----* a usted = you.* a ustedes = you.* a usted mismo = thyself.* con usted = with you.* con ustedes = with you.* en cuanto a usted = as for you.* todos ustedes = you all.* ustedes = you.* * *pronombre personal [Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar tú form]1)a) ( como sujeto) you¿quién lo va a hacer? - ¿usted? — who's going to do it? - you (are)
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) youcon/contra/para usted — with/against/for you
2) ( uno) you, one (frml)le dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar — when they say that you just don't know o one just doesn't know what to say in reply
* * *= you, thou.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
Ex: The article ' Thou shalt not read: banned books for children' argues that the obligation of librarians to young adults is to offer a broad range of choices that entertain, comfort, enlighten and inspire them.* a usted = you.* a ustedes = you.* a usted mismo = thyself.* con usted = with you.* con ustedes = with you.* en cuanto a usted = as for you.* todos ustedes = you all.* ustedes = you.* * *[Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar tú form]A1 (como sujeto) you¿quién lo va a hacer? — usted who's going to do it? — you (are)¿es usted, Sr. Martínez? is that you, Mr Martínez?¡oiga, usted! hey, you!¿usted qué hace aquí? what are you doing here?lo que usted diga whatever you saytratar a algn de usted to address sb using the usted form¡usted se come la sopa, señorita! (you) eat your soup, young lady!2 (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) youyo salí después que usted I left after you (did)no es tan alta como usted she isn't as tall as you¿se lo dieron a usted? did they give it to you?con/contra/para usted with/against/for youson de usted they're yoursle dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar when they say that you just don't know o one just doesn't know what to answer* * *
usted pron pers [Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar◊ tú form]
1 (como sujeto, en comparaciones, con preposición) you;◊ ¿quién lo va a hacer? — usted who's going to do it? — you (are);
tratar a algn de usted to address sb using the usted form;
muchas gracias — a usted thank you very much — thank you;
son de usted they're yours
2 ( uso impersonal) you, one (frml);◊ le dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar when they say that you just don't know what to say in reply
usted, pl ustedes pron pers frml you: usted disculpe, ¿a qué hora sale el tren?, excuse me, what time does the train leave?
' usted' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amabilidad
- así
- consigo
- delante
- derecha
- derecho
- desear
- la
- le
- metálica
- metálico
- se
- servidor
- servidora
- sí
- su
- suya
- suyo
- ud.
- ustedes
- Vd.
- Vds.
- vos
- breve
- decir
- detener
- deuda
- dirigir
- gustar
- informado
- libertad
- lo
- particular
English:
after
- call
- chance
- do
- first
- fracture
- you
- yourself
- hold
- irrespective
- sincerely
- suggest
- take
* * *usted pron personal While the singular suggests formality in most countries, ustedes is the standard form of the second person plural in Latin America.1. [sujeto] you;ustedes you [plural];contesten ustedes a las preguntas please answer the questions;tendrá que hacerlo usted mismo you'll have to do it (all by) yourself;he aprobado y usted también I passed and so did you;como ustedes quieran as you wish;¿cómo se llama usted? what's your name?2. [predicado] you;ustedes you [plural];¿quién es usted? who are you?;los invitados son ustedes you're the guests3. [con preposición o conjunción] you;ustedes you [plural];esto es para usted this is for you;me gustaría hablar con usted I'd like to talk to you;trabaja tanto como usted she works as hard as you (do);de usted/ustedes [posesivo] yours;¿es de usted este paraguas? is this umbrella yours?;muchas gracias – (gracias) a usted thank you very much – (no,) thank YOU4. [vocativo]¡oiga, usted, se le ha caído esto! excuse me, you dropped this* * *pron you;tratar de usted address as ‘usted’;ustedes pl you;de usted/ustedes your;es de usted/ustedes it’s yours* * *usted pron1) (formal form of address in most countries; often written as Ud. or Vd.) : you* * *usted pron you -
114 paquete
m.1 parcel.paquete bomba parcel bombpaquete postal parcel2 pack, packet.paquete de tabaco cigarette packet3 bag (maleta, bulto).4 package (conjunto).paquete de acciones share holdingpaquete de medidas package of measurespaquete turístico package holiday5 package (computing).6 passenger.ir de paquete to ride pillion7 packet, bulge (informal) (genitales masculinos). (peninsular Spanish)8 headache, problem, hot seat, difficulty.* * *2 (conjunto) set, packet■ un paquete de medidas a package, a package of measures4 familiar (genitales masculinos) bulge, packet\ir de paquete to ride pillionmarcar paquete familiar to have a bulge in one's trousersmeter un paquete a alguien argot to come down on somebody like a ton of brickspaquete postal parcel* * *noun m.1) package2) packet3) parcel* * *1. SM1) [de correos] [grande] parcel; [pequeño] packagepaquetes postales — [como servicio] parcel post sing
2) [de cigarrillos, galletas] packet, pack (EEUU); [de harina, azúcar] bag3) (Econ, Inform) (=conjunto) packagepaquete accionarial, paquete de acciones — parcel of shares
4) * (=persona torpe)ser un paquete — to be useless, be a dead loss *
5) * (=castigo)el sargento le metió un paquete por abandonar su puesto — the sergeant threw the book at him for leaving his post
6) * (=bebé)7) ** (=genitales masculinos) bulge, lunchbox **8) * (=pañal) [limpio] nappy; [sucio] dirty nappy9) (Náut) packet (boat)10) † * (=majo) dandyestar hecho un paquete — to be all dressed up, be dressed in style
11) (Med) ** dose (of VD) **12) LAm (=cosa pesada) nuisance, bore¡menudo paquete!, ¡vaya paquete! — what a bore!
13)14) Méx (=asunto) tough job, hard one15) Cono Sur ** queer **, poof **, fag (EEUU) **16) LAm (=vacaciones) package holiday2.ADJ INV And, Arg * elegant, chic* * *I- ta adjetivo (RPl fam) smart, chicII1)a) ( bulto envuelto) package, parcelir de paquete — (fam) to ride on the back ( of a motorcycle)
b) (de galletas, cigarrillos) pack (AmE), packet (BrE)un paquete de papas fritas — (AmL) a bag of chips (AmE), a packet of crisps (BrE)
meterle un paquete a alguien — (Esp fam) to throw the book at somebody
2) ( conjunto) packageun paquete de software/de aplicación — (Inf) a software/an application package
3) (fam) ( genitales masculinos) bulge (colloq & euph)4) (Méx fam) ( problema) headache (colloq)cargar con el paquete — (fam) to take responsibility
* * *I- ta adjetivo (RPl fam) smart, chicII1)a) ( bulto envuelto) package, parcelir de paquete — (fam) to ride on the back ( of a motorcycle)
b) (de galletas, cigarrillos) pack (AmE), packet (BrE)un paquete de papas fritas — (AmL) a bag of chips (AmE), a packet of crisps (BrE)
meterle un paquete a alguien — (Esp fam) to throw the book at somebody
2) ( conjunto) packageun paquete de software/de aplicación — (Inf) a software/an application package
3) (fam) ( genitales masculinos) bulge (colloq & euph)4) (Méx fam) ( problema) headache (colloq)cargar con el paquete — (fam) to take responsibility
* * *paquete11 = pack, package, packet, parcel, deck, bundle, tranche.Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.Ex: In packet switching the message is split up in order to be sent through the network in short fixed length packets.Ex: You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.Ex: As the user traverses links, new pages appear on top of the current deck.Ex: Many of them use a technique called packet-switching in which data are sent from transmitter to receiver in small bundles or packets.Ex: The first tranche of NATO enlargement -- adding Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic next year -- will help stabilize an historically unstable region.* conmutación en paquetes = packet switching.* empresa de reparto de paquetes = package delivery company.* franquear un paquete = frank + parcel.* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.* paquete ALEPH = ALEPH software.* paquete de azúcar = sugar packet.* paquete de chicles = packet of chewing gum.* paquete de clasificación = sort package.* paquete de comunicaciones = communications package.* paquete de discos = disc pack.* paquete de edición de texto = editing package.* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos = data entry and validation package.* paquete de información = pack, information kit.* paquete de inscripción = registration package.* paquete de material didáctico = training package.* paquete de objetos e información sobre un tema concreto = topic kit.* paquete de programas = package.* paquete de programas de ordenador = software package.* paquete de revistas = journal package.* paquete de seis = six-pack.* paquete de trabajo = workpackage.* paquete de vacaciones = package holiday, vacation package.* paquete hotelero = hotel package.* paquete informativo = topic pack, pack, information kit.* paquete integrado de programas = software suite.* paquete ofimático = software suite, software suite.* paquete postal = parcel post.* paquetes de programas = programme packages.* paquetes editoriales = publishers' packages.* paquete turístico = tour package.* Sistema de Comunicación por Paquetes (PSS) = Packet-Switching System (PSS).* un paquete de = a suite of.* un paquete integrado de programas = a suite of + programmes.* un paquete ofimático integrado = a suite of office automation software.paquete22 = pillion.Ex: We will organize a special tour for a group if there is a minimum of four riders (i.e. four motorcycles, or a group of six -- three riders and pillions).
* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion.* * *¡qué paqueta te has puesto! you're looking very smart o chictienen la casa muy paqueta their house is done out o up really nicely ( colloq)para la fiesta quiero algo más paquete I want something a bit dressier o a bit smarter for the party ( colloq)Ano soy muy bueno haciendo paquetes I'm not very good at wrapping up parcelsdejar a algn con el paquete ( fam); to get sb pregnant, to get sb in the club o in the family way ( colloq)meterle un paquete a algn to throw the book at sbCompuestos:parcel bombparcel ( sent by mail)envíalo como paquete postal send it (by) parcel postB (conjunto) packageun paquete de programas a software packageun paquete de información a workpackun paquete oferta a value packDcargar con el paquete ( fam); to take responsibility o the blame* * *
paquete 1
paquete 2 sustantivo masculino
1
paquete bomba parcel bomb;
paquete postal parcel ( sent by mail)
2 ( conjunto) package;
(Inf) package
3 (Méx fam) ( problema) headache (colloq)
paquete sustantivo masculino
1 package, parcel
(de café, cereales, folios, etc) packet, US pack
2 (conjunto, grupo) set, package
paquete de medidas, package of measures
3 Inform software package
4 (de bicicleta, moto) pillion passenger: Juan iba de paquete, John was riding pillion
5 fam (castigo, sanción) punishment: si se enteran, me meterán un paquete, if they find out, I'll be severely punished
' paquete' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bomba
- deshacer
- deshecha
- deshecho
- empezar
- envasada
- envasado
- envío
- envuelta
- envuelto
- ligadura
- amarrar
- atar
- certificado
- consignar
- desamarrar
- despachar
- destinado
- destinatario
- entrega
- entregar
- enviar
- envoltorio
- envolver
- ligero
- liviano
- nombre
- papa
- pesar
- precintar
- recoger
- sospechoso
- sostener
- voluminoso
English:
block
- cracker
- make up
- pack
- package
- packet
- parcel
- parcel bomb
- reverse
- seal
- seal up
- send
- sign for
- six-pack
- software package
- tie up
- tissue
- unpack
- unwrap
- bundle
- way
- which
* * *paquete1, -a adjRP Fam smart, elegant;es una mujer muy paqueta she's a very smart dresser;hoy estás muy paquete you're looking very elegant today;tiene un apartamento muy paquete he's got a very chic apartmentpaquete2 nm1. [de libros, regalos] package, parcelpaquete de bienvenida [en congreso, hotel] welcome pack; Col, Ven Fam paquete chileno [timo] = deception involving the use of a fake wad of bank notes; [estafa] swindle;paquete postal parcel, package2. [de cigarrillos, folios] Br packet, US pack;[de azúcar, arroz] bag3. [maleta, bulto] bag4. [en rugby] pack5. [en ciclismo] pack6. [en motocicleta] passenger;ir de paquete to ride pillion7. [conjunto] packageBolsa paquete de acciones bundle o lot of esp Br shares o esp US stock(s);paquete de medidas package of measures;paquete turístico package tour8. Informát packagepaquete integrado integrated packagemarcar paquete to draw attention to one's packet o bulge14. CompFammeter un paquete a alguien [castigar] to come down hard on sb;Fam Méxdarse paquete to put on airs* * *m1 package, parcel2 de cigarrillos packet3 famen moto (pillion) passenger* * *paquete nmbulto: package, parcel* * *paquete n1. (objeto envuelto) parcel2. (caja, bolsa) packet -
115 plein
plein, pleine [plɛ̃, plεn]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque plein fait partie d'une locution comme en plein air, en mettre plein la vue, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = rempli) fullb. ( = complet) [succès, confiance, satisfaction] completee. ( = ivre) (inf!) plastered (inf!)2. <a. ( = beaucoup) (inf) tu as des romans ? -- j'en ai plein have you any novels? -- I've got loadsb. ( = exactement vers) se diriger plein ouest to head due westc. (locutions)• en avoir plein les jambes (inf) to be exhausted► à plein [fonctionner, tourner] at full capacity ; [exploiter] to the full• il faut profiter à plein de ces jours de congé you should make the very most of your time off► en plein + préposition ou adverbe3. <b. [d'essence] faire le plein to fill up• le plein, s'il vous plaît fill it up please* * *
1.
pleine plɛ̃, plɛn adjectif1) ( rempli) full (de of)2)un plein verre/panier — a glassful/basketful (de of)
saisir à pleines mains — to take hold of [something] with both hands [objet massif]; to pick up a handful of [terre, sable, pièces]
3) ( non creux) [brique, mur] solid; [joues, visage] plump; [forme] rounded4) ( total) [pouvoir, accord, effet] full; [succès, confiance] completeavoir la responsabilité pleine et entière de quelque chose — to have full responsibility for something
5) ( entier) [mois] whole, full; [lune] full6) ( milieu)en pleine poitrine/réunion/forêt — (right) in the middle of the chest/meeting/forest
7) Zoologie pleine [femelle] pregnant; [vache] in calf (après n); [jument] in foal (après n); [truie] in pig (après n)8) (colloq) ( ivre) sloshed (colloq), drunk9) ( en parlant de cuir)
2.
2) ( directement)
3.
nom masculin1) ( de réservoir)faire le plein de — lit to fill up with [eau, carburant]; fig to get a lot of [idées, voix, visiteurs]
j'ai fait deux pleins or deux fois le plein pour venir ici — I took two tankfuls to get here
2) ( en calligraphie) downstroke
4.
plein de (colloq) déterminant indéfiniplein de — lots of, loads (colloq) of
5.
à plein locution adverbiale [bénéficier, utiliser] fullytourner or marcher à plein — to work flat out, to work to capacity
6.
en plein locution adverbialeil m'est rentré en plein dedans — (colloq) he crashed right into me
7.
tout plein (colloq) locution adverbiale reallyPhrasal Verbs:••en avoir plein les jambes (colloq) or pattes — (colloq) to be worn out, to be fit to drop (colloq)
en avoir plein le dos (colloq) or les bottes — (sl)to be fed up (to the back teeth) (colloq)
(s')en prendre plein les gencives — (sl) to get it in the neck (colloq)
* * *plɛ̃, plɛn plein, -e1. adj1) (= rempli) fullplein de — full of, (= beaucoup de) lots of
La rue est pleine de gens. — The street is full of people.
2) (non creux) (porte, roue) solid3) (= gravide) (chienne) pregnant, (jument) in foalà pleines mains [ramasser] — in handfuls, [empoigner] firmly
à plein régime — at maximum revs, figat full speed
Elle travaille à plein temps. — She works full-time.
2. nm1) [carburant]faire le plein — to fill up (with petrol Grande-Bretagne), to fill up (with gas USA)
Le plein, s'il vous plaît. — Fill it up, please.
2) (= maximum)tourner à plein [usine, machine] — to work at full capacity
3. pleins nmplCALLIGRAPHIE downstrokes* * *A adj1 ( rempli) full (de of); être plein à craquer to be full to bursting; j'ai les mains pleines my hands are full; il avait les yeux pleins de larmes his eyes were full of tears; être plein de vie/d'idées/de fraîcheur to be full of life/of ideas/of freshness; être plein d'humour [personne, film, livre] to be amusing; des huîtres bien pleines nice fat oysters; une jupe pleine de taches a skirt covered with stains; avoir le nez plein○ to need to blow one's nose;2 ( indiquant une quantité maximale) un plein verre/panier/pot a glassful/basketful/potful (de of); une pleine assiette/valise/salle a plateful/suitcaseful/roomful (de of); il a une pleine cave de vin/chambre de jouets he has a cellar full of wine/bedroom full of toys; un plein carton de vieux journaux a boxful of old newspapers; prendre or saisir qch à pleines mains to take hold of sth with both hands [objet massif]; to pick up a handful of sth [terre, sable, pièces de monnaie];4 ( total) [pouvoir, accord, effet, adhésion] full; [succès, satisfaction, confiance] complete; confier or voter les pleins pouvoirs à qn to grant sb full power; avec le plein accord de qn with sb's full agreement; avoir la pleine maîtrise/utilisation de qch to have full control/use of sth; plein et entier [accord, adhésion, responsabilité] full; avoir la responsabilité pleine et entière de qch to have full responsibility for sth;5 ( entier) [jour, mois, année] whole, full; [lune] full; il faut compter un mois plein you should allow a full month; c'est la pleine mer it is high tide;6 ( milieu) en pleine poitrine/tête (right) in the middle of the chest/head; en pleine réunion/nuit/crise (right) in the middle of the meeting/night/crisis; en pleine ville/forêt/campagne (right) in the middle of the town/forest/countryside; en plein cœur right in the heart; en plein centre-ville right in the centreGB of town; en plein mois d'août right in the middle of August; en plein jour in broad daylight; en plein été at the height of summer; en plein hiver in the depths of winter; en pleine mer on the open sea; être en pleine mutation or évolution to be experiencing radical change; être en pleine récession to be in a deep recession;8 ○( ivre) sloshed○, drunk;9 ( en parlant de cuir) reliure pleine peau full leather binding; un livre avec une reliure pleine peau a fully leather-bound book; manteau/veste pleine peau coat/jacket made out of full skins.B adv1 ( exprimant une grande quantité) avoir des billes plein les poches to have one's pockets full of marbles; il a des idées plein la tête he's full of ideas;2 ( directement) être orienté plein sud/nord to face due south/north.C nm1 ( de réservoir) faire le plein de lit to fill up with [eau, carburant]; fig to get a lot of [idées, voix, visiteurs]; s'arrêter pour faire le plein to stop to fill up; j'ai fait deux pleins or deux fois le plein pour venir ici I took two tankfuls to get here; le plein s'il vous plaît fill it up please;2 Phys les pleins et les vides plenums and vacuums;3 ( en calligraphie) downstroke; les pleins et les déliés the downstrokes and upstrokes.D ○ plein de dét indéf plein de lots of, loads○ of [choses, argent, bises, amis]; tu veux des timbres? j'en ai (tout) plein do you want any stamps? I've got loads.E à plein loc adv [bénéficier, utiliser] fully; tourner or marcher à plein [machine, entreprise] to work flat out, to work to capacity.F en plein loc adv en plein devant right in front of; atterrir en plein dans le jardin/sur le toit to land right in the middle of the garden GB ou yard US/on top of the roof; l'avion s'est écrasé en plein sur l'immeuble the plane crashed straight into the building; il m'est rentré en plein dedans○ he crashed right into me.en avoir plein les jambes or pattes○ to be worn out, to be fit to drop○; en avoir plein le dos○ or les bottes○ or le cul● to be fed up (to the back teeth) (de with); (s')en prendre plein les gencives○ or la gueule● to get it in the neck○.1. [rempli] fullavoir l'estomac ou le ventre plein to have a full stomachêtre plein d'enthousiasme/de bonne volonté to show great enthusiasm/willingnessa. [valise] bulging, bursting, crammed fullb. [salle] packeda. (familier) [valise, salle] to be chock-a-blockb. [personne repue] to be stuffed2. [massif] solid3. [complet] fullplein temps, temps plein full-timeêtre ou travailler à temps plein to work full-timea. [généralement] full pageb. [en publicité, sur une page] full-page adc. [en publicité, sur deux pages] spread5. [en intensif]chanter/crier à plein gosier to sing/to shout at the top of one's voiceplein tube (familier) , pleins tubes (familier) : mettre la radio (à) pleins tubes to put the radio on full blastfoncer/rouler (à) plein tube to go/to drive flat out6. [arrondi] fullavoir des formes pleines to have a well-rounded ou full figureavoir des joues pleines to have chubby cheeks, to be chubby-cheeked[jument] in foal[chatte] pregnant8. (littéraire) [préoccupé]être plein de soi-même/son sujet to be full of oneself/one's subject————————nom masculin1. [de carburant] full tankavec un plein, tu iras jusqu'à Versailles you'll get as far as Versailles on a full tankle plein, s'il vous plaît fill her ou it up, please[de courses]2. [maximum]donner son plein [personne] to give one's best, to give one's all3. [en calligraphie] downstroke4. CONSTRUCTION solid ou massive parts————————adverbe1. (familier)tout plein [très] reallyil est mignon tout plein, ce bébé what a cute little baby2. [non creux]————————préposition[partout dans] all overj'ai des plantes plein ma maison my house is full of plants, I have plants all over the houseb. [être éperdu d'admiration] to be bowled over————————à plein locution adverbialeles moteurs/usines tournent à plein the engines/factories are working to full capacity————————de plein droit locution adverbialeexiger ou réclamer quelque chose de plein droit to demand something as of right ou as one's right————————de plein fouet locution adjectivale————————de plein fouet locution adverbiale————————en plein locution adverbiale2. [complètement, exactement]en plein dans/sur right in the middle of/on top of————————en plein locution prépositionnelle,en pleine locution prépositionnelle[au milieu de, au plus fort de]une industrie en plein essor a boom ou fast-growing industry————————plein de locution déterminanteil y avait plein de gens dans la rue there were crowds ou masses of people in the streettu veux des bonbons/de l'argent? j'en ai plein do you want some sweets/money? I've got loads ou lots -
116 Schulter
f; -, -n; ANAT. shoulder (auch TECH., GASTR.); Schulter an Schulter shoulder to shoulder (auch fig.); beim Rennen: neck and neck; mit den Schultern zucken shrug (one’s shoulders); jemandem bis zur Schulter reichen come up to s.o.’s shoulder; jemanden an der Schulter packen grab s.o. by the shoulder; jemandem auf die Schulter klopfen slap ( lobend: pat) s.o. on the back; auf jemandes Schultern ruhen Verantwortung etc.: rest on s.o.’s shoulders; jemanden über die Schulter ansehen fig. look down one’s nose at s.o.; kalt I 3, leicht I 4* * *die Schultershoulder* * *Schụl|ter ['ʃʊltɐ]f -, -nshouldermit gebeugten/hängenden Schultern dastehen — to stand there with sloping/drooping shoulders; (fig
breite Schultern haben (lit) — to be broad-shouldered, to have broad shoulders; (fig) to have a broad back
er ließ die Schultern hängen — he was slouching; (niedergeschlagen) he hung his head
sich (dat) eine Jacke über die Schultern hängen — to put a jacket round one's shoulders
jdm auf die Schulter klopfen or schlagen — to give sb a slap on the back, to clap sb on the back; (lobend) to pat sb on the back
dem Künstler beim Arbeiten über die Schulter sehen — to look over the artist's shoulder while he works
die Verantwortung ruht auf seinen Schultern — the responsibility rests on his shoulders or lies at his door
die Arbeit sollte auf mehr/mehrere Schultern verteilt werden — the work should be shared out between more/several people
See:→ kalt* * *(the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) shoulder* * *Schul·ter<-, -n>[ˈʃʊltɐ]f1. ANAT shouldermit gebeugten/hängenden \Schultern with hunched shoulders/with a slouchmit gebeugten/hängenden \Schultern gehen/dasitzen to slouchjdm auf die \Schulter klopfen to tap sb on the shoulder; (anerkennend) to give sb a slap on the shoulderdie \Schultern hängen lassen to let one's shoulders droop; (niedergeschlagen) to hang one's headmit den \Schultern zucken to shrug one's shoulders3. KOCHK shoulder4.▶ jd nimmt etw auf die leichte \Schulter (fam) sb takes sth very lightly, sb doesn't take sth very seriously▶ etw ruht auf jds \Schultern sth rests on sb's shoulders* * *die; Schulter, Schultern shoulderSchulter an Schulter — (auch fig.) shoulder to shoulder
jemandem auf die Schulter klopfen — pat somebody on the shoulder or (fig.) back; s. auch kalt 1.; leicht 1)
* * *mit den Schultern zucken shrug (one’s shoulders);jemandem bis zur Schulter reichen come up to sb’s shoulder;jemanden an der Schulter packen grab sb by the shoulder;jemandem auf die Schulter klopfen slap ( lobend: pat) sb on the back;auf jemandes Schultern ruhen Verantwortung etc: rest on sb’s shoulders;* * *die; Schulter, Schultern shoulderSchulter an Schulter — (auch fig.) shoulder to shoulder
jemandem auf die Schulter klopfen — pat somebody on the shoulder or (fig.) back; s. auch kalt 1.; leicht 1)
* * *-n f.humeral n.scapular n.shoulder n. -
117 nur
I Adv.1. only; (nichts als) nothing but; (bloß) just; (einfach) simply; das hat nur 5 Dollar gekostet it only cost 5 dollars; wir waren nur mehr fünf Dial. there were only five of us left; nur einmal just once; nur sie wusste es etc. only she ( oder she alone) knew etc.; nur sie wusste etc. auch she was the only one to know etc.; nur weil just because; nicht nur, sondern auch not only, but also; es ist nur, dass... it’s just that...; nur gut, dass... it’s a good thing that...; in nur zwei Jahren in just two (short) years, within two (short) years; nur aus Bosheit etc. out of sheer spite etc.; ohne auch nur zu lächeln without so much as a smile; warum hast du ihn gehauen? - nur so umg. I don’t know, because I felt like it; warum fragst du? - nur so umg. I was just wondering3. (irgend): so viel ich nur kann as much as I possibly can; so bald wie nur möglich as soon as you etc. possibly can; es muss so schnell wie nur möglich fertig werden it’s got to be finished in the quickest possible time4. auffordernd: nur zu! go on!; umg. what are you waiting for?; nur nicht so schüchtern! go on, don’t be shy!; nur keine Umstände! please don’t go to any trouble!; verstärkt, auch drohend: na, warte nur! you just wait!; verkaufe es nur ja nicht don’t sell it whatever you do, just don’t sell it5. dringender Wunsch: wenn er nur käme if only he would come; wenn du nur nicht so viel rauchen würdest if only you wouldn’t smoke so much; wäre ich nur zu Hause geblieben! if only I’d stayed at home6. nachdrücklich oder verwundert fragend: wie kam er nur hierher? how on earth did he get here?; was will er damit nur sagen? I wonder what he means ( oder is driving at)?; warum ist sie nur gegangen? what on earth made her go?, why (on earth) did she go?; was habe ich nur getan? what (on earth) have I done?; wer kann es nur gewesen sein? who (on earth) oder whoever can it have been?; wie hat er es nur geschafft? how (on earth) did he manage that?; wo kann sie nur sein? where (on earth) can she be?; was hat sie nur? I wonder what’s up ( oder wrong) with her7. Steigerung ausdrückend: das weißt du nur zu gut you know very ( oder perfectly) well; das ist nur zu wahr that’s only too true; er wurde nur noch frecher he just became cheekier; das macht alles nur noch schlimmer that just makes it all the worse8. umg.: nur so verstärkend: meist like mad; der Wind hat nur so gepfiffen the wind was howling like mad; es hat nur so gescheppert there was an almighty crash; sie haben gearbeitet, dass es nur so gekracht hat they worked with a vengeanceII Konj.: nur habe ich vergessen... only I forgot...; er ist fleißig, nur müsste er sorgfältiger sein he works hard but he should take more care; ich komme gerne, nur weiß ich nicht wann I’d like to come but I just don’t know when I can make it* * *solely; only; merely; alone* * *[nuːɐ]adv1) (einschränkend) only, juster ist ein sehr schneller Arbeiter, núr müsste er etwas gründlicher sein — he is a very fast worker but or only he should be rather more thorough
ich habe núr ein Stück Brot gegessen — I've only eaten a piece of bread, I've eaten only or just a piece of bread
alle, núr ich nicht — everyone except or but me
núr ich weiß — I'm the only one who knows, only I know
núr schade, dass... — it's just a pity that...
núr dass... — it's just that..., only...
núr noch zwei Minuten — only or just two minutes left or to go
der Kranke isst fast núr noch Obst — the sick man eats virtually nothing but fruit these days
nicht núr..., sondern auch — not only or just... but also
alles, núr das nicht! — anything but that!
warum möchtest du das denn wissen? – ach, núr so! — why do you want to know? – oh I just do or oh just because or oh no special reason
ich hab das núr so gesagt — I was just talking
warum hast du das gemacht? – núr so — why did you do that? – I just did
núr kann man nie wissen, ob... — only or but you never can or can never tell if...
2) (verstärkend) justwie schnell er núr redet — doesn't he speak fast!
dass es núr so krachte — making a terrible din or racket
er fuhr, so schnell er núr (fahren) konnte — he drove just as fast as he possibly could, he drove for all he was worth
3) (mit Fragepronomen) -ever, on earth (inf)was/wer/wie etc núr? — but what/who/how etc?
was hat er núr? — whatever is or what on earth (inf) is the matter with him?
sie bekommt alles, was sie núr will — she gets whatever she wants
4)wüsste ich núr, wie — if only I knew how, if I only knew how
es wird klappen, wenn er núr nicht die Nerven verliert — it will be all right as long as or so long as (inf) or provided (that) he doesn't lose his nerve
5) (mit Negationen) just,... whatever you dolass das núr niemand(en) wissen! — just don't let anyone find out, (but) don't let anyone find out whatever you do
sagen Sie das núr nicht Ihrer Frau! — just don't tell your wife (whatever you do)
6) (Aufforderung) justnúr zu! — go on
sieh núr — just look
núr her damit! (inf) — let's have it
sagen Sie es núr, Sie brauchen es núr zu sagen — just say (the word), you only have to say (the word)
er soll núr lachen! — let him laugh
7)núr mehr (dial, esp Aus) — only... left
ich habe núr mehr einen Euro — I've only one euro left
* * *1) (only: He alone can remember.) alone2) exclusively3) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) just4) (only: None but the brave deserve our respect.) none but5) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) only6) (alone: Only you can do it.) only7) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) only8) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) only* * *[ˈnu:ɐ̯]ich habe \nur eine Stunde Zeit/fünf Euro I only have an hour/five eurossie hat \nur einen einzigen Fehler gemacht she made just a single mistakeich möchte dich \nur um eines bitten I'd ask just one thing of youich habe \nur ein kleines Stück Kuchen gegessen I've only eaten a small piece of cake, I've eaten only [or just] a small piece of cakeich habe \nur noch einen Euro I've only one euro left\nur noch drei Minuten only [or just] two minutes left [or to go]ich esse fast \nur noch Obst I eat virtually nothing but fruit these dayses hätte \nur noch ein Wort gefehlt und ich wäre explodiert just one more word and I would have exploded\nur sie darf das only she is allowed to do thatalle kamen, \nur meine Schwester nicht they all came except my sister\nur ich weiß das I'm the only one who knows, only I knowda kann man doch \nur lachen! what a bloody laugh! famwie konnte ich das \nur vergessen! how on earth could I forget that!er tat es \nur ungern he did it only reluctantlydas ist \nur recht und billig it is only right and properich will dir doch \nur helfen! I only want to help you!ich frage mich \nur, warum I just want to know whysie macht das absichtlich, \nur um dich zu provozieren she does it deliberately, just to provoke you\nur dass... it's just that...nicht \nur, dass... it's not just that...nicht \nur..., sondern auch... not only [or just]..., but also...ich mache das nicht \nur wegen des Geldes, sondern auch, weil es mir Spaß macht I'm not doing it just for the money, but also because I enjoy it\nur so justich schreibe Gedichte \nur so zum Spaß I write poems just for funwarum fragst du? — ach, \nur so why do you ask? — oh, no particular reasonwarum hast du das getan? — \nur so why did you do that? — I just didich habe das \nur so gesagt I was just talking4. (ruhig) justschlag \nur zu, wirst schon sehen, was du davon hast! go on, hit me, you'll soon see what you'll get out of it!wie schnell sie \nur redet! doesn't she speak fast!Max fuhr, so schnell er \nur konnte Max drove just as fast as he possibly couldmach \nur ja nicht mich für die Folgen verantwortlich! just don't, whatever you do, blame me for the consequences!lass das \nur ja niemanden wissen! don't you [dare] tell anyone!, just don't let anyone find out!sag das \nur nicht deiner Mutter! just don't tell your mother [whatever you do]!\nur noch:als ich ihn zur Rede stellte, wurde er \nur noch frecher when I took him to task he got even cheekier\nur so:gerade als ich aus dem Haus wollte, regnete es \nur so just as I wanted to go out it was really pouring downdass es \nur so... + vb so much that it...ich werde dir so eine scheuern, dass es \nur so staubt! I'm going to give you such a clout that it will raise the dust!\nur zu:das kenne ich \nur zu gut I know that only too welldas ist \nur zu wahr! it's only too true!6. (einschränkend) but, the only thing is...alles, \nur das nicht! anything but that!du kannst gern[e] einen Whisky haben, \nur habe ich kein Eis you're welcome to have a whisky, the only thing is I don't have any icedas Buch ist sehr gut, \nur, es ist wahrscheinlich zu schwer the book is very good, but [or though] it's probably too heavy-going\nur dass... except that...7. mit Fragepronomen -ever, on earthwarum/was/wer/wie... \nur? just [or but] why/what/who/how...?was hat sie \nur? what on earth is the matter with her?warum musstest du das \nur tun? just why did you have to do that?was in aller Welt hast du dir \nur dabei gedacht? just what on earth did you think you were doing?es schellt jemand an der Tür? wer kann das \nur sein? somebody's ringing the doorbell? who on earth can it be?wie kannst du \nur [so etwas sagen]? how could you [say such a thing]?8. (Bedingung, Wunsch)▪ wenn... \nur... if only...das Wetter ist schön, wenn es \nur so bliebe! the weather is glorious, if only it would stay like this!wenn sie \nur käme! if only she would come!wüsste ich \nur, wann/wie... if only I knew when/how..., if I only knew when/how...9. (Aufforderung) justgeh \nur! just go!, go on!sieh \nur! just look!\nur her damit! give it here!\nur Mut! cheer updu brauchst es \nur zu sagen! you only have to say!sie soll \nur lachen! let her laugh!\nur zu! come on then!, go on!; s.a. nicht* * *1.1) (nicht mehr als) only; just2) (ausschließlich) onlyalle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me
er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you
nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...
nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...
Warum fragst du? - Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? - Oh, no particular reason
2.nur dass... — except that...
wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well
wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here
2) (ermunternd, tadelnd)3) (warnend)lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you
nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy
nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!
4) (fragend) justwie soll ich ihm das nur erklären? — just how am I supposed to explain it to him?
was sollen wir nur tun? — what on earth are we going to do?
5) (verallgemeinernd) juster lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could
6) (sogar) only; just7)3.er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table
Konjunktion but* * *A. advdas hat nur 5 Dollar gekostet it only cost 5 dollars;wir waren nur mehr fünf dial there were only five of us left;nur einmal just once;nur weil just because;nicht nur, sondern auch not only, but also;es ist nur, dass … it’s just that …;nur gut, dass … it’s a good thing that …;in nur zwei Jahren in just two (short) years, within two (short) years;ohne auch nur zu lächeln without so much as a smile;warum hast du ihn gehauen? -nur so umg I don’t know, because I felt like it;warum fragst du? -nur so umg I was just wondering2. (ausgenommen) except;nur, dass … except (that) …, apart from the fact that …3. (irgend):so viel ich nur kann as much as I possibly can;so bald wie nur möglich as soon as you etc possibly can;es muss so schnell wie nur möglich fertig werden it’s got to be finished in the quickest possible time4. auffordernd:nur zu! go on!; umg what are you waiting for?;nur nicht so schüchtern! go on, don’t be shy!;nur keine Umstände! please don’t go to any trouble!; verstärkt, auch drohend:na, warte nur! you just wait!;verkaufe es nur ja nicht don’t sell it whatever you do, just don’t sell itwenn er nur käme if only he would come;wenn du nur nicht so viel rauchen würdest if only you wouldn’t smoke so much;wie kam er nur hierher? how on earth did he get here?;was will er damit nur sagen? I wonder what he means ( oder is driving at)?;warum ist sie nur gegangen? what on earth made her go?, why (on earth) did she go?;was habe ich nur getan? what (on earth) have I done?;wer kann es nur gewesen sein? who (on earth) oder whoever can it have been?;wie hat er es nur geschafft? how (on earth) did he manage that?;wo kann sie nur sein? where (on earth) can she be?;das weißt du nur zu gut you know very ( oder perfectly) well;das ist nur zu wahr that’s only too true;er wurde nur noch frecher he just became cheekier;das macht alles nur noch schlimmer that just makes it all the worse8. umg:nur so verstärkend: meist like mad;der Wind hat nur so gepfiffen the wind was howling like mad;es hat nur so gescheppert there was an almighty crash;sie haben gearbeitet, dass es nur so gekracht hat they worked with a vengeanceB. konj:nur habe ich vergessen … only I forgot …;er ist fleißig, nur müsste er sorgfältiger sein he works hard but he should take more care;ich komme gerne, nur weiß ich nicht wann I’d like to come but I just don’t know when I can make it* * *1.1) (nicht mehr als) only; just2) (ausschließlich) onlyalle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me
er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you
nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...
nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...
Warum fragst du? - Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? - Oh, no particular reason
2.nur dass... — except that...
wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well
wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here
2) (ermunternd, tadelnd)3) (warnend)lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you
nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy
nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!
4) (fragend) just5) (verallgemeinernd) juster lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could
6) (sogar) only; just7)3.er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table
Konjunktion but* * *adv.merely adv.only adv. -
118 correspondencia
f.1 correspondence.2 correspondence (correo).mantengo correspondencia con ella she and I write to each other¿te importaría recogerme mi correspondencia? would you mind picking up my post o (British) mail for me? (United States)3 connection.próxima estación, Sol, correspondencia con línea tres next stop Sol, change here for line three4 mail, letters, correspondence.* * *1 (gen) correspondence2 (cartas) post, US mail3 (de trenes etc) connection\mantener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with somebodycurso por correspondencia correspondence course* * *noun f.1) correspondence, mail2) equivalence* * *SF1) (=cartas) mail, postdespachar la correspondencia — to deal with o attend to the mail
2) (=relación por correo) correspondence3) [en el metro] connection"correspondencia con las líneas 3 y 5" — "change here for lines 3 and 5"
4) (=relación recíproca) correspondence5) (Mat) correspondence* * *1)a) ( relación por correo) correspondenceb) ( cartas) mail, post (BrE)2) ( equivalencia) correspondence3) ( en el metro) interchangeesta estación tiene correspondencia con la línea tres — you can change to line three at this station
* * *1)a) ( relación por correo) correspondenceb) ( cartas) mail, post (BrE)2) ( equivalencia) correspondence3) ( en el metro) interchangeesta estación tiene correspondencia con la línea tres — you can change to line three at this station
* * *correspondencia11 = match, consonance, correspondence.Nota: Relación.Ex: When documents relevant to a request have been located, a match has been achieved between the information requested and the information retrieved.
Ex: The system is designed to ensure consonance between the indexer and the user.Ex: Throughout, the key issue addressed is the correspondence problem, ie how to associate visual events with words and vice versa.* correspondencia absoluta = perfect match.* correspondencia de rasgos = feature matching.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).* tener correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).correspondencia22 = correspondence, mailing.Ex: Almost all papers, notes reviews, corrections and correspondence published in many scientific and other journals contain citations to associated works.
Ex: Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.* amigo por correspondencia = penfriend [pen-friend], pen-pal [penpal].* correspondencia comercial = business correspondence.* curso por correspondencia = correspondence course.* dirección para correspondencia = mailing address.* lista de correspondencia = mailing list.* * *A1 (relación por correo) correspondencemantenemos correspondencia we stay in contact o touch by letter, we keep up a correspondence ( frml)mantiene correspondencia con chicos extranjeros he corresponds with penfriends in other countriesabrir la correspondencia to open the mail o postdespachar la correspondencia to deal with o attend to the mail o postcorrespondencia comercial business correspondenceB1 (equivalencia) correspondence2 ( Mat) correspondence, mappingC (en el metro) interchangeesta estación tiene correspondencia con la línea tres you can change to line three at this station* * *
correspondencia sustantivo femenino
( cartas) mail, post (BrE);
correspondencia sustantivo femenino
1 (cartas) correspondence
2 Ferroc connection
' correspondencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escribirse
- estampar
- señor
- señora
- Sres.
- curso
- desfase
- despachar
- Fdo
- interceptar
- mantener
- relación
English:
correspondence
- correspondence course
- dear
- fan mail
- give
- mail
- correspond
- first
- pen pal
* * *1. [relación] correspondence;no hay correspondencia entre la calidad y el precio there is no relation between the quality and the price2. [correo] correspondence;mantengo correspondencia con ella she and I write to each other;¿te importaría recogerme mi correspondencia? would you mind picking up my Br post o US mail for me?3. [de metro, tren] connection;este tren tiene correspondencia con el de las 8 horas this train connects with the one at 8 o'clock;próxima estación, Sol, correspondencia con línea 3 next stop Sol, change here for line 34. Mat correspondence* * *f1 correspondence* * *1) : correspondence, mail2) : equivalence3) : connection, interchange* * *1. (correo) correspondence / post¿has recogido la correspondencia? have you collected the post?2. (relación) relation3. (transportes) connection -
119 renseignement
renseignement [ʀɑ̃sεɲmɑ̃]masculine nouna. ( = information) piece of information• demander un renseignement or des renseignements à qn to ask sb for some information• veuillez m'envoyer de plus amples renseignements sur... please send me further information about...• je peux vous demander un renseignement ? can you give me some information?• guichet/bureau des renseignements information desk/office• « renseignements » "information"* * *ʀɑ̃sɛɲmɑ̃
1.
nom masculin1) ( information) information [U], piece of informationprendre des renseignements sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — to find out about something/somebody
renseignements pris, il semblerait que — upon investigation, it would appear that
‘pour tous renseignements, s'adresser à...’ — ‘all inquiries to...’
2) Armée intelligence
2.
renseignements nom masculin pluriel (service, bureaux) information [U]; Télécommunications directory enquiries GB, information US, directory assistance US* * *ʀɑ̃sɛɲmɑ̃ nm1) (= information) piece of informationIl m'a donné des renseignements. — He gave me some information.
Il me manque un renseignement. — There's one piece of information I still need.
prendre des renseignements sur — to make inquiries about, to ask for information about
service des renseignements TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS — directory inquiries Grande-Bretagne information USA
les renseignements généraux — French internal security police, Special Branch Grande-Bretagne FBI USA
2) MILITAIRE intelligence no plIl a travaillé dans le renseignement. — He worked in intelligence.
* * *A nm1 ( information) information ¢, piece of information; des renseignements information; des renseignements utiles useful information; nous n'avons aucun renseignement là-dessus we have no information on the matter; les renseignements fournis sont inexacts the information given is incorrect; prendre des renseignements sur qch/qn to find out about sth/sb; merci pour le renseignement thank you for the information; demander des renseignements à qn to ask sb for information; est-ce que je peux vous demander un renseignement? can I ask you something?; les renseignements demandés par qn the information requested by sb; il est allé aux renseignements he went to find out (about it); renseignements pris, il semblerait que upon investigation, it would appear that; ‘pour tous renseignements, s'adresser à…’ ‘all inquiries to…’;2 Mil intelligence; service/officier de renseignement intelligence service/officer; il travaille dans le renseignement he works in intelligence.B renseignements nmpl (service, bureaux) information ¢; Télécom directory enquiries GB, information US, directory assistance US; adressez-vous aux renseignements ask at information ou at the information desk; demande le numéro aux renseignements ask directory enquiries GB ou directory assistance US for the number.renseignements généraux, RG branch of the French police force dealing with political security.[rɑ̃sɛɲəmɑ̃] nom masculinpour avoir de plus amples renseignements, s'adresser à... for further information ou details, apply to...demander un renseignement ou des renseignements à quelqu'un to ask somebody for informationrenseignements pris, elle était la seule héritière after making some enquiries it turned out (that) she was the sole heir2. (familier) [surveillance]être/travailler dans le renseignement to be/to work in intelligence————————renseignements nom masculin pluriel1. ADMINISTRATION [service] enquiries (department)[réception] information ou enquiries (desk)2. [espionnage]agent/services de renseignements intelligence agent/servicesCreated under Vichy, this agency is the intelligence arm of the Ministry of the Interior. It keeps tabs on political parties, lobby groups, and various individuals. -
120 weihen
v/t1. KIRCHL. consecrate; zum Priester: ordain; jemanden zum Bischof weihen consecrate s.o. bishop; jemanden zum Priester weihen ordain s.o. priest; eine Kirche einem Heiligen weihen dedicate a church to a saint2. fig.: jemandem ein Buch weihen dedicate a book to s.o.; sein Leben / sich einer Idee weihen dedicate ( oder devote) one’s life / o.s. to an idea; geweiht* * *to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote; to hallow; to sanctify* * *wei|hen ['vaiən]1. vtjdn zum Bischof wéíhen — to consecrate sb (as a) bishop
jdn zum Priester wéíhen — to ordain sb (as a) priest
3)(= widmen)
etw jdm/einer Sache wéíhen — to dedicate sth to sb/sth; (Eccl auch, sehr feierlich) to consecrate sth to sb/sthdem Tod(e)/Untergang geweiht — doomed (to die/fall)
2. vr +dat (liter)to devote or dedicate oneself to* * *1) (to set apart for a holy use; to dedicate to God: The bishop consecrated the new church.) consecrate2) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) dedicate* * *wei·hen[ˈvaiən]vt▪ etw \weihen to consecrate sthjdn zum Diakon/Priester \weihen to ordain sb deacon/priestjdn zum Bischof \weihen to consecrate sb bishop2. (widmen)▪ jdm geweiht sein to be dedicated to sb* * *transitives Verb1) (Rel.) consecrate2) (kath. Kirche): (ordinieren) ordainjemanden zum Priester/Bischof weihen — ordain somebody priest/consecrate somebody bishop
3) (Rel.): (durch Weihe zueignen) dedicate (Dat. to)4)dem Tod[e]/dem Untergang geweiht sein — (geh.) be doomed to die/to fall
* * *weihen v/tjemanden zum Bischof weihen consecrate sb bishop;jemanden zum Priester weihen ordain sb priest;eine Kirche einem Heiligen weihen dedicate a church to a saint2. fig:jemandem ein Buch weihen dedicate a book to sb;* * *transitives Verb1) (Rel.) consecrate2) (kath. Kirche): (ordinieren) ordainjemanden zum Priester/Bischof weihen — ordain somebody priest/consecrate somebody bishop
3) (Rel.): (durch Weihe zueignen) dedicate (Dat. to)4)dem Tod[e]/dem Untergang geweiht sein — (geh.) be doomed to die/to fall
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