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41 бой боят
бой бо̀ят,бой м., боевѐ, (два) бо̀я 1. ( биене) beating, thrashing, drubbing, whopping; (с камшик) whipping, flogging; разг. leathering, амер. knock-about; (с юмруци) setto; fight; разг. punch-up; (с пръчка) caning; ( напляскване) spanking;2. ( битка) battle, fight; combat; action; engagement; ruck; ( борба) struggle; в разгара на боя in the thick of the fight; въздушен \бой боят воен. aerial combat; местни боеве воен. local skirmishes/engagements; общ \бой боят воен. rough and tumble; knock-down; ожесточени боеве воен. violent/furious fighting; отбранителен/настъпателен \бой боят воен. defensive/offensive action; превземам без \бой боят take without striking a blow; превземам с \бой боят take by force of arms; ръкопашен \бой боят assault; hand-to-hand fighting, close engagement, mêlée; упорит \бой боят ( докрай) battle royal; • влизам в \бой боят go into action; do battle; engage in battle, engage with the enemy; дръпвам/тегля един \бой боят на някого thrash/flog/beat s.o.; give s.o. a thrashing/drubbing; закален в \бой боят battle-seasoned; паднал в \бой боят воен. killed in action; спуквам (някого) от \бой боят разг. knock the living daylight out of (s.o.), give (s.o.) a thrashing he/she won’t know what day of the week it is; търся си боя go about with/carry/have/wear a chip on o.’s shoulder; хвърлям в боя воен. bring into action; ям \бой боят get a thrashing/drubbing/warming.—————— -
42 kamp
sg - kampen, pl - kampe1) борьба́ ж; би́тва ж2) спорт. состяза́ние с, матч м* * *battle, combat, conflict, fight, game, match, play, scramble, scrimmage, struggle, tie* * *(en -e)(også fig) fight,( hård, langvarig) struggle ( fx the fight (, struggle) for freedom (, against poverty); the struggle for existence (, power)),(fig også) battle ( fx the battle for promotion (, first place); the daily battle (el. struggle) to make ends meet);( det at kæmpe, også mil.) fighting ( fx there was fighting in the streets);(mil. også) action ( fx clear the decks for action; killed in action), combat ( fx armed combat; combat patrol, combat zone);( enkelt kamp, mil.) action,( sportskamp) match ( fx a football (, tennis) match),( privat) game ( fx let's have a game of football);[ kampen for tilværelsen] the struggle for life (el. existence);[ føre en håbløs kamp] fight a losing battle;[ hårde kampe](mil.) heavy fighting;[ indre kamp] inward struggle;[ kamp på liv og død] life-and-death struggle;[ tage kampen op] give battle ( fx they stopped in their flight and gave battle); show fight;[ tage kampen op med dem] make a stand against them;[ overgive sig uden kamp] surrender without a fight (, without fighting, without offering resistance). -
43 donare
donate, givesangue give* * *donare v.tr.1 to give*; to present (s.o. with sthg.); to donate (anche dir.): le donai un anello di brillanti, I gave her a diamond ring (o I presented her with a diamond ring); ve lo dono volentieri, I shall gladly present you with it; ha donato i suoi libri a una biblioteca, he donated his books to a library; donare il sangue, to give (o to donate) blood // ha donato tutto se stesso alla lotta contro la fame nel mondo, (fig.) he devoted himself entirely to the fight against starvation in the world // a caval donato non si guarda in bocca, (prov.) never look a gift horse in the mouth // chi dona presto dona due volte, (prov.) he gives twice who gives quickly2 (fig.) ( conferire) to give*, to lend*: una pettinatura che ti dona un'aria giovanile, a hairstyle which gives you a youthful look◆ v. intr.3 (non com.) ( concedere attenuanti) to allow (for), to make* allowances (for): donare all'inesperienza, to make allowances for inexperience.◘ donarsi v.rifl. to devote oneself; to give* oneself: donare alla famiglia, alla scienza, al proprio lavoro, to devote oneself to the family, to science, to one's work; donare a Dio, to give oneself to God.* * *[do'nare]1. vt(gen) to give, (organo) to donatedonare tutto se stesso a qn — to devote o.s. entirely to sb
2. vi(abito, colore)
donare a — to suit, become* * *[do'nare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to give*, to donatedonare qcs. a qcn. — to give sth. to sb., to give sb. sth
2) med. to donate [ organo]2.1) dir. to donate2) fig.* * *donare/do'nare/ [1]1 to give*, to donate; donare qcs. a qcn. to give sth. to sb., to give sb. sth.(aus. avere)1 dir. to donate -
44 أعطى (الدواء)
أَعْطَى (الدَّواء) \ administer: to control, (esp. business or money affairs). give: give (medicine, punishment, a warning, etc.). give: hand (sth.) to sb. for any purpose: She gave me a tin to open for her, to cause sb. to have (sth.); provide: What gave you that idea? Who gave you that cut on your face? Sheep give us wool, (with a noun that can also be a verb) to make: He gave me his promise (or He promised). grant: to allow (esp. officially); give (sth. asked for or needed): I was granted permission to leave the class. hand sth. over: to pass sth. to sb. else’s control: He handed over the farm to his son. \ أَعْطَى (مثلاً يُحْتذى) \ set: to arrange; provide: Our teacher set us an exam. Parents should set an example to their children. \ See Also قدم (قَدَّم) \ أَعْطَى (سَلَّمَ باليد) \ give in: to hand sth. over; give sth. to the proper person: Give in your books at the end of the lesson. \ أَعْطَى (حَقّ) \ do justice to: to be fair to: To do him justice, I must add that he tried to stop the fight. \ أَعْطَى تَعْليمات \ instruct: to order: The soldiers were instructed not to fire. \ أَعْطَى رُخصة \ license: to permit officially; give a licence to: In Britain, a shop must be licensed to sell alcoholic drink. Is your car licensed?. \ See Also رخص (رَخَّصَ) \ أَعْطَى سعرًا \ quote: (in business) to state a price: The Shop quoted $3 a metre for that kind of cloth (They said that they could supply it for that price). \ أَعْطَى نَكْهَة لِـ \ flavour, flavor: to give (sth.) a special taste: The cake was flavoured with orange. -
45 Kampf
den \Kampf aufnehmen to go into battle;im \Kampf fallen to fall in battle, to be killed in action;zum \Kampf kommen a fight breaks out, clashes occur;in den \Kampf [gegen jdn/etw] ziehen to take up arms [against sb/sth];( eine Herausforderung annehmen) to accept a challenge2) sport fight;den \Kampf abbrechen to stop the fight;einen \Kampf kämpfen to put up a fight3) ( Auseinandersetzung) fight;( innere Auseinandersetzung) struggle;innere Kämpfe inner struggles;der \Kampf der Geschlechter the battle of the sexes;ein \Kampf auf Leben und Tod a life and death struggle4) ( das Ringen)der \Kampf ums Dasein the struggle for existence;den \Kampf aufgeben to give up the struggleWENDUNGEN:jdm/einer S. den \Kampf ansagen to declare war on sb/sth; -
46 emprender
v.1 to start (trabajo).emprender el vuelo to fly off2 to undertake, to engage in, to begin, to initiate.Pedro abordó la hercúlea tarea Peter tackled the Herculean task.3 to undertake to.* * *1 (gen) to start\emprender el vuelo to take flightemprender la marcha to start outemprenderla con alguien familiar to pick on somebody* * *verb* * *VT1) (=empezar) [+ trabajo] to undertake; [+ viaje] to embark on2)* * *verbo transitivo < viaje> to embark on; <proyecto/aventura> to undertake; <ataque/ofensiva> to launchemprender la retirada — (Mil) to beat a retreat
emprenderla con alguien: estaba de mal humor y la emprendió conmigo she was in a bad mood and she took it out on me; la emprendió a puñetazos con él — he started punching him
* * *= embark on/upon, set about + Gerundio, undertake, set out on, enter, take on, spring for.Ex. Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.Ex. The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.Ex. Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.Ex. However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex. If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.Ex. If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.----* emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.* emprender el vuelo = take to + the sky.* emprenderla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.* emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into, lay into.* emprenderlas con = lash out at/against/on.* emprender una acción = initiate + action.* emprender una iniciativa = undertake + enterprise.* emprender una lucha contra = launch + attack on.* emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.* emprender un negocio = take on + business venture.* emprender un proceso de = set on + a course of.* emprender un proyecto = undertake + project.* * *verbo transitivo < viaje> to embark on; <proyecto/aventura> to undertake; <ataque/ofensiva> to launchemprender la retirada — (Mil) to beat a retreat
emprenderla con alguien: estaba de mal humor y la emprendió conmigo she was in a bad mood and she took it out on me; la emprendió a puñetazos con él — he started punching him
* * *= embark on/upon, set about + Gerundio, undertake, set out on, enter, take on, spring for.Ex: Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.
Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.* emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.* emprender el vuelo = take to + the sky.* emprenderla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.* emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into, lay into.* emprenderlas con = lash out at/against/on.* emprender una acción = initiate + action.* emprender una iniciativa = undertake + enterprise.* emprender una lucha contra = launch + attack on.* emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.* emprender un negocio = take on + business venture.* emprender un proceso de = set on + a course of.* emprender un proyecto = undertake + project.* * *emprender [E1 ]vt‹viaje› to embark on; ‹tarea/proyecto/aventura› to undertakeemprender la retirada ( Mil) to beat a retreatemprender la marcha to set outel pájaro emprendió el vuelo the bird took flightemprendieron la lucha contra la droga they took up the fight against drugsel ejército emprendió el ataque contra el enemigo the army launched an attack on the enemyemprendimos el regreso al amanecer we began our o embarked on the return journey at daybreakemprenderla con algn: estaba de mal humor y la emprendió conmigo she was in a bad mood and she took it out on mela emprendió a puñetazos con él he started punching him* * *
emprender ( conjugate emprender) verbo transitivo ‹ viaje› to embark on;
‹proyecto/aventura› to undertake;
‹ataque/ofensiva› to launch;
emprender el regreso to begin one's return journey
emprender verbo transitivo
1 (una tarea) to undertake
2 (un viaje) to embark on, to set out
♦ Locuciones: emprenderla con alguien, to pick on sb
' emprender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embarcarse
- legal
- encaminar
- huida
English:
attack
- begin
- embark
- go about
- launch into
- set about
- strike out
- undertake
- launch
- set
- start
- under
* * *emprender vt[trabajo, tarea, proyecto] to undertake; [viaje] to set off on; [ataque, ofensiva] to launch;emprender acciones judiciales contra alguien to initiate legal proceedings against sb;la prensa emprendió una campaña contra él the press launched a campaign against him;emprender el vuelo to fly off;¿a qué hora emprenderás la marcha? what time are you setting off?;al oír la sirena emprendieron la huida when they heard the siren they took flight;el Papa emprendió viaje a Oriente Medio the Pope left on a trip to the Middle East;emprenderla con alguien: la emprendió con él sin provocación alguna she started laying into him without any provocation;la emprendió a puñetazos con su hermano he started punching his brother* * *v/t1 embark on, undertake2:emprenderla con alguien fam take it out on s.o.;emprenderla a golpes con alguien exchange blows with s.o.;emprenderla a tiros con alguien start shooting at s.o.* * *emprender vt: to undertake, to begin* * *emprender vb -
47 terzo
1. adj thirdil terzo mondo the Third Worldterza pagina arts page2. m third* * *terzo agg.num.ord. third: è la terza volta che lo incontro oggi, it's the third time I've met him today; in terzo luogo, thirdly (o in the third place) // fare il terzo incomodo, (fig.) to play gooseberry // terza età, the third age, old age: facilitazioni per la terza età, special terms for senior citizens; gite organizzate per la terza età, excursions organized for elderly people // merce di terzo ordine, third-rate goods // (Borsa): terzo mercato, third market (o curb exchange); terzi azionisti, outside shareholders // (econ.) terzo settore, third sector, non- profit sector // in terza copia, in triplicate // Giorgio Terzo, George the Third // il terzo Reich, the Third Reich◆ s.m.1 ( terza parte) third: il terzo del suo patrimonio, the third part of his estate; tre terzi fanno un intero, three thirds make a whole // (mat.) terzo proporzionale, ( dopo a e b) third proportional (to a and b) // (log.) terzo escluso, excluded middle3 ( terza persona) third person; (gener. pl.) third party (sing.): in mano di terzi, in possession of a third party; per conto di terzi, on behalf of a third party; non voglio terzi quando ci incontreremo, I don't want a third party to be present when we meet; abbiamo bisogno di un terzo per poter giocare, we need a third person to be able to play; lascia giudicare a un terzo, let a third person judge; chiedere il parere di un terzo, to ask for the opinion of a third party // (dir.): terzo di buonafede, bona fide holder; terzo beneficiario, third party beneficiary // (comm.) vendere a terzi, to sell to outside parties // ( assicurazioni): assicurazione contro terzi, third party insurance; danni contro terzi, third party damages.* * *['tɛrtso] terzo (-a)1. aggterzo; in terzo luogo — thirdly, in the third place
la terza pagina — (Stampa) the Arts page
2. sm/f1) third2)assicurazione contro terzi — third-party insurance Brit, liability insurance Am
3. sm(frazione) thirdper fraseologia vedi: quinto* * *['tɛrtso] 1.aggettivo third2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (in una serie) third2) (terza persona) third party3) (frazione) third3. 4.avverbio (in terzo luogo) thirdlyfare il terzo grado a qcn. — to give sb. the third degree
••tra i due litiganti il terzo gode — prov. two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it o the onlooker gets the best of a fight
* * *terzo/'tεrtso/ ⇒ 26, 5third(f. -a)1 (in una serie) third2 (terza persona) third party; chiedere il parere di un terzo to ask an outside opinion3 (frazione) thirdIII terzi m.pl.dir. (altri) agire per conto di -i to act on behalf of a third party; assicurazione per i danni contro -i third-party insuranceIV avverbio(in terzo luogo) thirdlytra i due litiganti il terzo gode prov. two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it o the onlooker gets the best of a fight\- a età third o old age; terzo grado third degree; fare il terzo grado a qcn. to give sb. the third degree; terzo mondo Third World. -
48 Idee
f; -, -n1. idea; (Gedanke) auch thought; (Begriff) concept; gute Idee good idea; ich habe keine Idee (I’ve) no idea; ich kam auf die Idee zu (+ Inf.) it occurred to me to (+ Inf.) ( oder that I could...), I (suddenly) hit on the idea of (+Ger.) wie kamst du auf die Idee? what made you think of it?, what made you decide that?; wie kamst du auf die Idee zu (+ Inf.)? what made you think of (+ Ger.) ( oder decide to [+ Inf.])?; das bringt mich auf eine Idee that’s given me an idea; das ist die Idee! that’s it, that’s the answer; ein Mann mit Ideen a man of ideas; allein oder schon die Idee! the very idea!; die hat ( vielleicht) Ideen! umg. she’s got some fancy ideas!; ich habe so eine Idee, dass... umg. I have an idea ( oder a feeling) that...; fix I 1; siehe auch Gedanke2. umg.: eine Idee (ein bisschen) just a bit ( oder wee bit oder shade oder touch) darker etc.; an der Soße fehlt ( noch) eine Idee Pfeffer the sauce needs just a little bit of ( oder a little bit more) pepper* * *die Ideeidea; thought; notion* * *[i'deː]f -, -n1) [i'deːən](=Einfall PHILOS) ideadie Idéé zu etw — the idea for sth
überhaupt keine Idéén haben — to have not a single idea in one's head, to have no ideas at all
wie kommst du denn auf DIE Idéé? — whatever gave you that idea?
ich kam auf die Idéé, sie zu fragen — I hit on the idea of asking her
jdn auf die Idéé bringen, etw zu tun — to give sb the idea of doing sth
jdn auf andere Idéén bringen — to make sb think about something else
es war nur so eine Idéé — it was just a fantasy
Idéén müsste man haben! — what it is to have ideas!
2) (= ein wenig) shade, trifleeine Idéé Salz — a touch or hint of salt
keine Idéé besser — not a whit better
* * *(a plan: I've an idea for solving this problem.) idea* * *<-, -n>[iˈde:, pl iˈde:ən]f1. (Einfall, Vorstellung) ideaeine blendende [o glänzende] \Idee (fam) a bright ideaeine fixe \Idee obsessioneine \Idee haben (fig) to have an ideadu hast manchmal \Ideen! the ideas [or things] you come up with!keine [o (fam) nicht die leiseste [o geringste]] \Idee haben to have no idea, to not have the faintest ideahast du eine \Idee, wo er sein könnte do you have any idea where he might be?jdn auf eine \Idee bringen to give sb an ideaeine \Idee aufgreifen/übernehmen to pick up on an ideawer hat Sie denn auf diese \Idee gebracht? who put this idea into your head?jdn auf die \Idee bringen, etw zu tun to give sb the idea of doing sthjdn auf andere \Ideen bringen to take sb's mind off of sth/itauf eine \Idee kommen to get [or hit upon] an idea, to come up with an ideawie kommst du denn auf die \Idee? whatever gave you that idea?jdm kommt eine \Idee sb gets an idea, sb comes up with an ideamir kommt da gerade eine \Idee I've just had an ideaauf die \Idee kommen, etw zu tun (fam) to decide to do sth, to come up with the idea of doing sth2. (ideale Vorstellung, Leitbild) idealhumanistische \Ideen humanistic ideasfür seine \Idee kämpfen to fight for one's idealsdie \Idee eines vereinten Europas the idea of a united Europe [or European Union3. (ein wenig)keine \Idee besser sein (fam) to be not one bit bettereine \Idee... a touch..., a tad... famdie Hose ist eine \Idee zu eng these trousers are a bit too tight* * *die; Idee, Ideen1) ideadu hast [vielleicht] Ideen — (iron.) you do get some ideas, don't you! (coll.)
auf eine Idee kommen — hit [up]on an idea
2) (ein bisschen)* * *gute Idee good idea;ich habe keine Idee (I’ve) no idea;ich kam auf die Idee zu (+inf) it occurred to me to (+inf) ( oder that I could …), I (suddenly) hit on the idea of (+ger)wie kamst du auf die Idee? what made you think of it?, what made you decide that?;das bringt mich auf eine Idee that’s given me an idea;das ist die Idee! that’s it, that’s the answer;ein Mann mit Ideen a man of ideas;schon die Idee! the very idea!;die hat (vielleicht) Ideen! umg she’s got some fancy ideas!;ich habe so eine Idee, dass … umg I have an idea ( oder a feeling) that …; → fix A 1; → auch Gedanke2. umg:an der Soße fehlt (noch) eine Idee Pfeffer the sauce needs just a little bit of ( oder a little bit more) pepper* * *die; Idee, Ideen1) ideadu hast [vielleicht] Ideen — (iron.) you do get some ideas, don't you! (coll.)
auf eine Idee kommen — hit [up]on an idea
eine fixe Idee — an obsession; an idée fixe
* * *-n f.conception n.idea n.notion n. -
49 εἴκω
εἴκω,------------------------------------Aεἶκον 16.305
( ὑπό-), Hdt.8.3: [tense] fut.εἴξω Th. 1.141
, etc.: [tense] aor. 1εἶξα Il. 24.718
, etc., poet. ἔειξα orἔϝειξα Alcm. 31
, [dialect] Ion.εἴξασκε Od.5.332
: [tense] pf. part. ἐεικώς Chron.Lind. D.96:—give way, retire,ὀπίσσω εἴκετε Il.5.606
; : c. dat., make way for,οὐρεῦσι 24.716
; yield to pressure, Gal. 18(1).97.2 c. dat. pers. et gen. loci, μηδ' εἴκετε χάρμης Ἀργείοις shrink not from the fight for them, 4.509;εἴκειν τινὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ Hdt. 2.80
;εἴξατέ μοι νίκης Coluth. 171
: c. gen. only, εἴκειν πολέμου καὶ δηϊοτῆτος withdraw from war and strife, Il.5.348; εἶκε, γέρον, προθύρου retire from the door, Od.18.10, cf. Jul.Or.2.67b.4 give way to any passion or impulse,ᾧ θυμῷ εἴξας Il.9.598
;ὄκνῳ καὶ ἀφραδίῃσι 10.122
;ὕβρει Od.14.262
; βίῃ καὶ κάρτεϊ εἴκειν give full play to one's might and strength, 13.143;ὀργῇ δ' εἶξα μᾶλλον ἤ μ' ἐχρῆν E.Hel.80
;τῇ ἡλικίῃ εἴκειν Hdt.7.18
; of circumstances,πενίῃ εἴκων Od.14.157
; ; ;ξυμφοραῖς Th.1.84
; ζημίαις to the force of punishment, X.Cyr.1.6.21:—in S.Ant. 718 θυμοῦ shd. prob. be read for θυμῷ.5 εἴκειν τινί τι yield to another in a thing, τὸ ὃν μένος οὐδενὶ εἴκων inferior to none in.., Il. 22.459, Od.11.515: c. acc. cogn., εἴκοντας ἃ δεῖ yielding in.., S.OC 172 (lyr.), cf. Aj. 1243: also c. dupl. dat., ἕλεσκον ἀνδρῶν.. ὅ τέ μοι εἴξειε πόδεσσι whoever was inferior to me in swiftness of foot, Od. 14.221.6 c. gen., retire from, ἰερατείας Chron.Lind.l.c.II trans., yield up, give up, εἶξαί τέ οἱ ἡνία give [the horse] the rein, Il.23.337; Εὖρος Ζεφύρῳ εἴξασκε διώκειν gave up [the ship] to Zephyrus to chase, Od.5.332.III impers., it is allowable or possible,ὅπῃ εἴξειε μάλιστα Il.22.321
: c. inf.,ὅθι σφίσιν εἶκε λοχῆσαι 18.520
;φώναισ' οὐδὲν ἔτ' εἴκει Sapph.2.8
; φερόμενοι πρὸς τὸ εἶκον attacking on the line of least resistance, Plu.Fab.16. -
50 mientras
adv.in the meantime, in the meanwhile.conj.while (time).leía mientras comía she was reading while eating* * *► adverbio1 in the meantime, meanwhile■ voy por unas toallas, mientras (tanto), vete calentando el agua I'm going to get some towels, in the meantime you can start heating the water1 (temporal) while, whilst■ mientras estés de vacaciones no pienses en el trabajo while you're on holiday, don't think about work2 (adversativa) whereas■ yo al menos he estudiado, mientras que tú no at least I have studied, whereas you haven't3 (hasta que) until■ no sabremos quién lo hizo mientras no tengamos las pruebas necesarias we won't know who did it until we have the necessary evidence4 (condicional) as long as■ te lo explico mientras no se lo digas a nadie más I'll tell you as long as you don't tell anyone else* * *conj.1) while, as2) as long as•- mientras tanto* * *1. CONJ1) (=durante) whilemientras duró la guerra — while o when the war was on
2) [expresando condición] as long as3) (=en tanto que) while, whereastú trabajas mientras que yo estoy en el paro — you're working while o whereas I'm unemployed
4) esp LAm (=cuanto)mientras más lo repetía, menos lo creía — the more he repeated it the less I believed him
2.llegaré en seguida, mientras (tanto), prepáralo todo — I'll be right there, meanwhile o in the meantime, you get it all ready
* * *I1) ( al mismo tiempo) tbmientras tanto — in the meantime, meanwhile
2) (esp AmL) ( cuanto)mientras más se le da, más pide — the more you give him, the more he wants
IImientras menos coma, mejor — the less I eat the better
1) ( indicando simultaneidad) while2)a) (con idea de futuro, condición, etc)mientras + subj — as long as
mientras pueda/viva — as long as I can/live
b)mientras (que) — ( siempre que) (+ subj) as long as
mientras (que) él no se entere... — as long as he doesn't find out...
3)mientras que — ( con valor adversativo) whereas, while
* * *----* mientras está funcionando = in mid-operation.* mientras estamos en ello = while we're at it.* mientras haya existencias = while stocks last, subject to availability.* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* mientras juega = at play.* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* mientras que = as long as, so long as, whereas, while, whilst.* mientras queden = while stocks last.* mientras que + Subjuntivo = provided (that).* mientras se trabaja = on-the-job.* mientras tanto = in (the) meantime, meanwhile, meantime, ad interim.* * *I1) ( al mismo tiempo) tbmientras tanto — in the meantime, meanwhile
2) (esp AmL) ( cuanto)mientras más se le da, más pide — the more you give him, the more he wants
IImientras menos coma, mejor — the less I eat the better
1) ( indicando simultaneidad) while2)a) (con idea de futuro, condición, etc)mientras + subj — as long as
mientras pueda/viva — as long as I can/live
b)mientras (que) — ( siempre que) (+ subj) as long as
mientras (que) él no se entere... — as long as he doesn't find out...
3)mientras que — ( con valor adversativo) whereas, while
* * ** mientras está funcionando = in mid-operation.* mientras estamos en ello = while we're at it.* mientras haya existencias = while stocks last, subject to availability.* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* mientras juega = at play.* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* mientras que = as long as, so long as, whereas, while, whilst.* mientras queden = while stocks last.* mientras que + Subjuntivo = provided (that).* mientras se trabaja = on-the-job.* mientras tanto = in (the) meantime, meanwhile, meantime, ad interim.* * *A (al mismo tiempo) tbmientras tanto in the meantime, meanwhileyo caliento la comida, tú mientras (tanto) puedes poner la mesa I'll heat the food up and while I'm doing that you can set the table o and you can be setting the table meanwhileB( esp AmL) (cuanto): mientras más se le da, más pide the more you give him, the more he wantsmientras menos tenga que tratar con ella, mejor the less I have to deal with her the betterA (indicando simultaneidad) whileentraron mientras dormíamos they got in while we were asleepB1 (con idea de futuro, condición, etc) (+ subj) as long asmientras pueda/viva as long as I can/livemientras persistan en esa actitud no van a conseguir nada de él as long as they persist with that attitude o unless they change their attitude they won't get anywhere with him2mientras (que) él no se entere … as long as he doesn't find out …Cmientras que (con valor adversativo) whereas, whileél ha ganado varios premios, mientras que su hermano es totalmente desconocido he has won several awards while o whereas his brother is totally unknown* * *
mientras adverbio
1 ( al mismo tiempo) tb
2 (esp AmL) ( cuanto):◊ mientras más se le da, más pide the more you give him, the more he wants;
mientras menos coma, mejor the less I eat the better
■ conjunción
1 ( indicando simultaneidad) while;
2 (con idea de futuro, condición, etc) as long as;◊ mientras viva/él no se entere as long as I live/he doesn't find out
3
mientras
I conj
1 (a la vez, durante) while: no comas mientras estudias, don't eat while you are studying
2 (+ subjuntivo) as long as: mientras no mejores, as long as you don't improve 3 mientras que (por el contrario) whereas
II adv (entre tanto) meanwhile, in the meantime: la niña escapa mientras la bruja se disfraza, the little girl runs away, and meanwhile the witch disguises herself
' mientras' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
- asesinar
- cerrarse
- continuamente
- distraerse
- error
- especificación
- gustar
- histórica
- histórico
- mucha
- mucho
- poder
- prestar
- programa
- reconcomerse
- salario
- seguridad
- soler
- sombra
- tela
- telefonear
- tener
- toda
- todo
- viaje
- contrario
- disponer
- momento
English:
along
- also
- around-the clock
- as
- begin
- blubber
- cluster
- cover
- dislocate
- even
- exhibit
- fast
- feel
- flick through
- go
- going
- grind
- gulp
- have
- hit on
- hit upon
- house-sit
- in-service
- insult
- listen
- long
- meantime
- meanwhile
- must
- nick
- publicity
- raise
- sensibly
- slip out
- stand over
- stop
- study
- whereas
- while
- house
- on
- over
- progress
- sick pay
- stay
* * *♦ conj1. [al tiempo que] while;leía mientras comía she was reading while eatingmientras pueda as long as I can4. [cuanto]mientras más/menos the more/less;mientras menos hables, mejor the less you speak the better5.mientras que [con tal de que] as long as;mientras que no hagas ruido, puedes quedarte as long as you don't make any noise, you can stay6.♦ advmientras (tanto) meanwhile, in the meantime* * *I conj while;mientras que whereasII adv:mientras tanto in the meantime, meanwhile* * *mientras adv1) ormientras tanto : meanwhile, in the meantime2)mientras más : the moremientras más como, más quiero: the more I eat, the more I wantmientras conj1) : while, asroncaba mientras dormía: he snored while he was sleeping2) : as long asluchará mientras pueda: he will fight as long as he is able3)mientras que : while, whereasél es alto mientras que ella es muy baja: he is tall, whereas she is very short* * *mientras1 adv meanwhilemientras2 conj (al mismo tiempo) while -
51 interponer
v.1 to put or place (entre dos cosas).2 to lodge, to make (law).3 to interpose, to interject.* * *1 to interpose2 DERECHO to lodge■ su intención es interponer recurso contra la sentencia they intend to lodge an appeal against the sentence1 (físicamente) to interpose oneself2 figurado to intervene\interponerse en el camino de alguien to stand in somebody's way* * *1. VT1) (=insertar) to interpose frm, insert2) (Jur) [+ apelación] to lodge3) [en discurso] to interpose, interject2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <objeto/obstáculo> to interpose (frml)interponer obstáculos en el camino de la independencia — to place obstacles in the way of independence
b) (Der) < demanda> to bring; <recurso/denuncia> to lodge, makec) <autoridad/influencia> to exert, used) (frml) < comentario> to interject2.interponerse v pron* * *= interject, interpose.Ex. I'd like to interject a comment at this point.Ex. The normal inter-library loan channels of the telephone and the postal service must still be interposed between the identification of the existence and the location of a document, and the receipt of the same document.----* interponer demanda = face + legal action.* interponerse = obtrude (into).* interponer una contrademanda = file + countersuit.* interponer una demanda = bring + a suit against.* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.* interponer una reclamación = file + complaint, appeal.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <objeto/obstáculo> to interpose (frml)interponer obstáculos en el camino de la independencia — to place obstacles in the way of independence
b) (Der) < demanda> to bring; <recurso/denuncia> to lodge, makec) <autoridad/influencia> to exert, used) (frml) < comentario> to interject2.interponerse v pron* * *= interject, interpose.Ex: I'd like to interject a comment at this point.
Ex: The normal inter-library loan channels of the telephone and the postal service must still be interposed between the identification of the existence and the location of a document, and the receipt of the same document.* interponer demanda = face + legal action.* interponerse = obtrude (into).* interponer una contrademanda = file + countersuit.* interponer una demanda = bring + a suit against.* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.* interponer una reclamación = file + complaint, appeal.* * *interponer [ E22 ]vt1 ‹objeto/obstáculo› to interpose ( frml)trataron de interponer obstáculos en el camino de la independencia they tried to place obstacles in the way of independence2 ( Der) ‹demanda› to bring; ‹recurso/denuncia› to lodge, make3 ‹autoridad/influencia› to exert, use4 ( frml); ‹comentario› to interjectse interpuso y paró la pelea he stepped in o intervened and stopped the fightnadie se interpone entre tú y ella nobody is coming between you and hernada se interpone en su camino nothing stands in her wayla enfermedad se interpuso en sus planes the illness got in the way of o upset his plans* * *
interponer verbo transitivo
1 to insert [entre, between]
2 Jur interponer un recurso, to give notice of appeal [contra, against]
' interponer' also found in these entries:
English:
interject
- resort
- lodge
* * *♦ vt1. [entre dos cosas] to put o place [between two things], to interpose;interpusieron un biombo entre nuestra mesa y la suya they put a screen between our table and theirs2. Der to lodge, to make;interpuso un recurso contra la orden de arresto he lodged o made an appeal against the arrest warrant, he appealed against the arrest warrant* * *<part interpuesto> v/t1 interpose, place2 JUR lodge* * *interponer {60} vt: to interpose -
52 saldo
m.1 balance.saldo acreedor/deudor credit/debit balancesaldo medio average (bank) balancesaldo negativo overdraftla iniciativa tuvo un saldo positivo on balance, the outcome of the initiative was positive2 settlement.3 leftover.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: saldar.* * *1 (de una cuenta) balance2 (pago) liquidation, settlement3 (resto de mercancía) remnant, leftover, remainder4 (venta a bajo precio) sale\a precios de saldo at bargain pricessaldo acreedor credit balancesaldo deudor debit balancesaldo negativo / saldo en contra negative balance, overdraftsaldo positivo / saldo a favor positive balance, surplus* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de cuenta] balancesaldo en contra — debit balance, adverse balance
saldo negativo — debit balance, adverse balance
2) (=liquidación) sale3) (=pago) settlement, payment4) [de móvil] credit5) (=resultado final)la manifestación acabó con un saldo de 20 personas heridas — a total of 20 people were injured in the demonstration
6)ser un saldo — * [cosa muy usada] to have had it *; [persona inútil] to be hopeless, be a dead loss *
cómprate otro abrigo, el que llevas es un auténtico saldo — you should get yourself another coat, the one you're wearing has had it *
eres un auténtico saldo, no sabes ni freír un huevo — you're hopeless o you're a dead loss, you can't even boil an egg *
* * *1)a) ( de cuenta) balancesaldo a (su favor/nuestro) favor — credit/debit balance
el saldo es de $4.000 a nuestro favor — we are $4,000 in credit
b) (period) (de incidente, confrontación)2)a) ( artículo)* * *= balance, remainder, short sell, credit, account balance.Ex. So far as possible the international traders exchanged books, but sometimes the balance was unequal and accounts were settled in money.Ex. The article 'Bargains or bummers? remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.Ex. The article is entitled 'Publishing abroad: fair trade or short sell for non English speaking authors?'.Ex. Orders placed with a vendor as well as any credit or debit notes for the vendor are displayed by entering the number '9'.Ex. If your account balance is less than $1000, you will generally not be charged administration fees in excess of interest earned on your account.----* con saldo = prepaid [pre-paid].* saldo de cuenta bancaria = bank balance.* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.* saldo, el = bottom line, the.* saldo negativo = debit.* saldo pendiente = outstanding balance.* saldo positivo = credit.* * *1)a) ( de cuenta) balancesaldo a (su favor/nuestro) favor — credit/debit balance
el saldo es de $4.000 a nuestro favor — we are $4,000 in credit
b) (period) (de incidente, confrontación)2)a) ( artículo)* * *el saldo= bottom line, theEx: Publishers increasingly worried about the bottom line and hesitate to publish books that may be an invitation for backlash from groups opposed to homosexuality.
= balance, remainder, short sell, credit, account balance.Ex: So far as possible the international traders exchanged books, but sometimes the balance was unequal and accounts were settled in money.
Ex: The article 'Bargains or bummers? remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.Ex: The article is entitled 'Publishing abroad: fair trade or short sell for non English speaking authors?'.Ex: Orders placed with a vendor as well as any credit or debit notes for the vendor are displayed by entering the number '9'.Ex: If your account balance is less than $1000, you will generally not be charged administration fees in excess of interest earned on your account.* con saldo = prepaid [pre-paid].* saldo de cuenta bancaria = bank balance.* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.* saldo, el = bottom line, the.* saldo negativo = debit.* saldo pendiente = outstanding balance.* saldo positivo = credit.* * *A1 (de una cuenta) balance¿me puede dar el saldo de mi cuenta? can you give o tell me the balance on my account?saldo a su favor/a nuestro favor credit/debit balanceel saldo es de $400.000 a nuestro favor we are $400,000 in credit, we have a credit balance of $400,0002 ( period)(de un incidente, una confrontación): la pelea terminó con un saldo de tres heridos the fight resulted in three people being injuredel avión se estrelló con un saldo de 133 personas muertas the plane crashed killing (a total of) 133 peopleel saldo de la noche fue muy positivo the evening turned out very wellCompuestos:● saldo acreedor or positivocredit balance● saldo deudor or negativodebit balanceB1(artículo): los saldos no se cambian sale goods cannot be exchangedprecios de saldo sale prices[ S ] venta de saldos clearance salelas tiendas estaban de saldos the sales were on* * *
Del verbo saldar: ( conjugate saldar)
saldo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
saldó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
saldar
saldo
saldar ( conjugate saldar) verbo transitivo
‹ deuda› to settle, pay (off)
saldo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de cuenta) balance;◊ saldo a su/nuestro favor credit/debit balance
2a) ( artículo):
precios de saldo sale prices;
( on signs) venta de saldos clearance saleb)
saldar verbo transitivo
1 Fin (una deuda) to settle, pay (off)
(una cuenta) to settle
2 fig (un asunto, una discusión) to settle: las negociaciones se saldaron con un acuerdo, the negotiations ended with an agreement
3 Com (liquidar una mercancía) to sell off
(libros) to remainder
saldo sustantivo masculino
1 Fin (de una cuenta) balance
saldo negativo, debit balance
saldo positivo, credit balance
2 (de una deuda, una factura) settlement
3 Com saldos, sales
precios de saldo, sale prices
(resto, remanente) remainder, leftover
4 fig (resultado de una acción) outcome: la colisión dejó un saldo de tres heridos, three people were injured in the crash
' saldo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deudor
- deudora
English:
balance
- bank balance
- credit
- debit balance
- giveaway
- outstanding
- bank
- discount
* * *saldo nm1. [de cuenta] balance;saldo a favor/en contra credit/debit balance;la balanza comercial entre los dos países arroja un saldo favorable a Japón the trade balance between the two countries is tipped in Japan's favoursaldo acreedor credit balance;saldo anterior balance brought forward;saldo de caja cash balance;saldo deudor debit balance;saldo disponible balance available;saldo medio average (bank) balance;saldo negativo debit balance2. [de deudas] settlement3. [de partido, enfrentamiento] result, outcome;la iniciativa tuvo un saldo positivo on balance, the outcome of the initiative was positive;el accidente tuvo un saldo de cinco muertos the accident left five people dead;los incidentes arrojaron un saldo de cincuenta detenidos the incidents ended with fifty arrests4.saldos [restos de mercancías] remnants5.saldos [rebajas] sale;de saldo bargain* * *m1 COM balance2 ( resultado) result3:saldos pl clearance sale sg ;* * *saldo nm1) : settlement, payment2) : balancesaldo de cuenta: account balance3) : remainder, leftover merchandise -
53 engager
engager [ɑ̃gaʒe]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. ( = lier) to commit• engager sa parole or son honneur to give one's wordb. [+ employé] to take on ; [+ artiste] to engagec. ( = entraîner) to involved. ( = encourager) engager qn à faire qch to urge sb to do sthe. ( = introduire) to insertf. ( = amorcer) [+ discussion] to start ; [+ négociations] to enter into ; [+ procédure] to institute• l'affaire semble bien/mal engagée things seem to have got off to a good/bad startg. [+ concurrents] to enterh. [+ recrues] to enlist2. reflexive verba. ( = promettre) to commit o.s.• s'engager à faire qch to commit o.s. to doing sth• sais-tu à quoi tu t'engages ? do you know what you're letting yourself in for?b. s'engager dans [+ frais] to incur ; [+ pourparlers] to enter into ; [+ affaire] to become involved inc. ( = pénétrer) s'engager dans [véhicule, piéton] to turn intod. [pourparlers] to beginf. [recrues] to enlistg. (politiquement) to commit o.s.* * *ɑ̃gaʒe
1.
1) ( recruter) to hire [personnel]; to enlist [soldat]; to engage [artiste]2) ( commencer) to begin [processus]engager la partie — ( au football) to kick off
3) ( obliger) to commit [personne]4) ( mettre en jeu) to stake [réputation]5) ( introduire)6) ( amener)7) Économie to lay out [capitaux]8)engager quelqu'un à faire — ( exhorter) to urge somebody to do; ( conseiller) to advise somebody to do
9) Sport10) ( donner en gage) to pawn [objet précieux]
2.
s'engager verbe pronominal2) ( entreprendre)3) ( s'impliquer) to get involved4) ( p énétrer)5) ( être amorcé) [action judiciaire, processus, négociations] to begin6) ( se faire recruter) to enlists'engager dans l'armée/la police — to join the army/the police
* * *ɑ̃ɡaʒe vt1) (= embaucher) [employé, ouvrier] to take on, to hire, [recrues] to enlist2) (= commencer) [processus, débat] to start3) (= lier) to commit, to bindAttention, ceci vous engage. — Be careful, this is binding.
Cela ne vous engage à rien. — This doesn't commit you to anything.
4) (= impliquer, entraîner) to involveCela risque d'engager un processus juridique complexe. — This could involve a complicated court case.
5) (= investir) [moyens, ressources] to invest6) (= faire intervenir) [troupes] to engage, SPORT, [concurrents, chevaux] to enter7) (= inciter)engager qn à qch; Il m'a engagé à plus de modération. — He urged me to be more moderate.
8) (= faire pénétrer)* * *engager verb table: mangerA vtr1 ( recruter) to hire [personnel]; to enlist [soldat]; to engage [orchestre, danseur]; engager qn comme secrétaire to hire sb as secretary;2 ( commencer) to begin [politique de réforme, processus]; engager des négociations gén to begin negotiations; ( commencer à participer à) to enter into negotiations; c'est lui qui a engagé la conversation he started the conversation; nous avons engagé la conversation we struck up a conversation; savoir engager la conversation avec des gens que l'on ne connaît pas knowing how to strike up a conversation with strangers; engager le combat to go into combat; engager la partie ( au football) to kick off; engager une action judiciaire to take legal action;3 ( obliger) to commit [personne]; cela ne t'engage à rien this doesn't commit you to anything; le fait de venir ne t'engage pas you're not committing yourself by coming; votre signature vous engage your signature is binding;5 ( introduire) engager qch dans to put sth in; engager la clé dans la serrure to put the key in the lock; la clé est mal engagée the key has gone in askew;6 ( amener) engager une voiture dans une petite route to take a car into a country road; engager un bateau dans un chenal to take a boat up a channel; la voiture était déjà engagée dans le carrefour/sur le pont the car was already in the middle of the intersection/on the bridge; engager son pays dans une voie difficile to take one's country along a difficult road; engager son pays sur la voie des réformes to commit one's country to a programmeGB of reform;8 ( exhorter) engager qn à faire to urge sb to do; ( conseiller) engager qn à faire to advise sb to do;9 Mil, Sport engager qn dans une compétition to enter sb for a competition; engager des troupes dans une bataille to commit troops to battle;10 ( donner en gage) to pawn [objet précieux].B s'engager vpr1 ( promettre) to promise (à faire to do); elle s'est engagée à fond she is fully committed; avant de m'engager plus avant before committing myself further; s'engager à financer qch to undertake to finance sth; s'engager solennellement à faire to undertake solemnly to do; s'engager sur l'honneur à faire to undertake on one's word of honourGB to do; s'engager vis-à-vis de qn to take on a commitment to sb;2 ( entreprendre) s'engager dans des négociations/des études/un projet to embark on negotiations/studies/a project; s'engager dans une lutte contre la dictature to take up the fight against dictatorship; s'engager dans la bataille to go into action; s'engager dans des dépenses to incur expenses;3 ( s'impliquer) to get involved; s'engager dans diverses organisations politiques to get involved in various political organizations;4 ( pénétrer) s'engager sur une route/dans un tunnel to go into a road/a tunnel; s'engager sur un pont to go onto a bridge; s'engager dans la forêt to enter the forest; avant de s'engager dans un carrefour before going across an intersection; une fois que la voiture s'est engagée sur un pont once the car is on a bridge;5 ( être amorcé) [action judiciaire, processus, négociations] to begin; le combat s'engagea à l'aube combat began at dawn; la conversation s'engagea we/they struck up a conversation;6 ( se faire recruter) s'engager dans l'armée/la police to join the army/the police; il s'est engagé he has joined up; s'engager comme secrétaire to get a job as a secretary; ‘engagez-vous’ Mil ‘enlist today’; s'engager dans une compétition to enter a competition.[ɑ̃gaʒe] verbe transitif[faire pénétrer]voilà ce que je pense, mais ça n'engage que moi that's how I see it, but it's my own view4. [inciter]engager la conversation avec quelqu'un to engage somebody in conversation, to strike up a conversation with somebody7. MILITAIRE [envoyer] to commit to military action[recruter] to enlist8. [mettre en gage] to pawn————————s'engager verbe pronominal intransitif2. [prendre position] to take a stands'engager contre la peine de mort to campaign against ou to take a stand against the death penalty4. [auprès d'un employeur] to hire oneself out————————s'engager à verbe pronominal plus prépositions'engager à faire quelque chose [promettre] to commit oneself to doing something, to undertake to do something————————s'engager dans verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [avancer dans - suj: véhicule, piéton] to go ou to move intola voiture s'est engagée dans une rue étroite the car drove ou turned into a narrow streets'engager dans un carrefour to pull ou to draw out into a crossroads2. [entreprendre] to enter into, to beginle pays s'est engagé dans la lutte armée the country has committed itself to ou has entered into armed struggle3. SPORTs'engager dans une course/compétition to enter a race/an event -
54 desencadenar
v.1 to unchain (preso, perro).Ricardo desencadenó al perro Richard unchained the dog.2 to give rise to, to spark off.la medida desencadenó fuertes protestas the measure provoked furious protests3 to trigger, to detonate, to activate, to provoke.Su actitud desencadenó un pleito Her attitude triggered the fight.* * *1 (quitar la cadena) to unchain2 (pasiones) to unleash3 figurado (producir) to spark off, give rise to1 (desatarse) to break loose2 (guerra) to break out3 (acontecimientos) to start* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=quitar las cadenas de) [+ prisionero] to unchain; [+ perro] to unleash2) (=desatar) [+ ira] to unleash; [+ crisis] to trigger, set off2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <crisis/protesta/reacción> to trigger2.desencadenarse v pron explosión/reacción to be triggered off; guerra to break out; tempestad to break* * *= spark off, trigger, spark, unleash, touch off, set off.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <crisis/protesta/reacción> to trigger2.desencadenarse v pron explosión/reacción to be triggered off; guerra to break out; tempestad to break* * *= spark off, trigger, spark, unleash, touch off, set off.Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.* * *desencadenar [A1 ]vt1 ‹crisis/protesta› to triggerla matanza desencadenó una ola de protestas the killings triggered o unleashed a wave of protest2 ‹explosión/reacción› to trigger3 ‹perro› to unleash, let … off the leash; ‹preso› to unchain, unshackle«explosión/reacción» to be triggered off; «guerra» to break out; «crisis» to breakde repente se desencadenó una violenta tempestad suddenly a violent storm brokese desencadenó una ola de protestas a storm of protests erupted, it provoked a storm of protests* * *
desencadenar ( conjugate desencadenar) verbo transitivo
‹ preso› to unchain
desencadenarse verbo pronominal [explosión/reacción] to be triggered off;
[ guerra] to break out;
[ tempestad] to break
desencadenar verbo transitivo
1 to unchain
2 (producir, dar lugar) to unleash
' desencadenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desatar
English:
set off
- start
- touch off
- trigger
- unleash
* * *♦ vt1. [preso, perro] to unchain2. [viento, tormenta] to unleash3. [accidente, polémica] to give rise to;[pasión] to unleash; [conflicto] to trigger, to spark off;la medida desencadenó fuertes protestas the measure triggered furious protests* * *v/t figset off, trigger* * *desencadenar vt1) : to unchain2) : to trigger, to unleash -
55 HEYJA
(hey; háða, háiðr), v.1) to hold, conduct (heyja þing, dóm); heyja gleði to indulge in mirth; heyja sér orðfjölda to acquire a store of words;2) heyja orrostu, bardaga, hólmgöngu to fight a battle or duel (hann hafði margar orrostur háðar);refl., heyjast við (viz. bardaga), to fight, bandy words (þeir háðust þar við um stund).* * *pres. hey, heyr, heyr, mod. heyi, heyir; pret. háði; pret. pass. háiðr (háinn, Glúm. 394), neut. háit, contr. hát, mod. háðr, háð:—to hold, perform:1. a law term, to discharge a public duty; heyja þing, dóm, sókn, etc., of any lawful and public duty, as goði, judge, neighbour, witness, and the like, whence every franklin is styled þing-heyjandi; heyja þing, Grág. i. 102, 103, 114; á várþingi því er hann heyr, K. Þ. K. 46; þá skal hann segja til á leið þeirri er hann heyr, Grág. i. 95, 127; á því einu várþingi á hann útlegðir er hann heyr sjálfr, 12; rétt er bónda at senda mann til þings at heyja þing fyrir sik, 102, cp. 103, 114, 115; ok mátti þingit eigi heyjask at lögum, Jb. 8; h. dóm, háði Snorri goði féránsdóm, Eb. 302; háðu þeir féránsdóm eptir klerkinn (høðu MS.), Bs. i. 492 (cp. hðo, Skálda 168), Hrafn. 19; þá er leið háið (fem. part.) er upp er sagt, Grág. i. 165; at háðum dómum, id.; fyrir háða dóma, 161; ok varð eigi háinn féránsdómrinn, Glúm. 394; h. heimting, Grág. ii. 391; h. lög, Bs. i. 692 old Ed., heyra new Ed.; h. sóknir, háðu vér sóknir fyr dauðligum konungi, Blas. 30; h. launþing, to hold a secret meeting, Hbl. 30; h. leik, to play, Korm. (in a verse); h. Freys leik, to play the play of Frey, Hornklofi: phrases, h. gleði, to play, gambol, Fms. xi. 109; h. sér orða-fjölda, to add to one’s phraseology, make phrases, Skálda 154.2. metaph., heyja orrostu, bardaga, to give battle, the battle being regarded as an ordeal or judgment, 625. 49, Blas. 37, Fms. iv. 243, v. 247; hann hafði margar orrostor háðar, Mork. 216; h. hólmgöngu, to fight a duel, Vígl. 16, Fms. v. 230; jafnan þá er hann hefir hátt (i. e. háit) hólmgöngur, Fs. 134.II. recipr., þeir háðusk þar við um stund, they bandied words for a while, Bs. i. 664: pass., hildr háðisk, was fought, Lex. Poët. passim; þeir skulu heyjask ( fight) við Skútu þeir Eyjólfr, Rd. 303. -
56 enfermedad
f.1 illness.enfermedades del corazón/de la piel heart/skin diseasesenfermedad de Alzheimer Alzheimer's diseaseenfermedad hereditaria hereditary diseaseenfermedad infecciosa infectious diseaseenfermedad laboral industrial diseaseenfermedad mental mental illnessenfermedad profesional occupational diseaseenfermedad de transmisión sexual sexually transmitted diseasela enfermedad de las vacas locas mad cow diseaseenfermedad venérea venereal disease2 disease, ailment, illness, sickness.* * *1 illness, disease, sickness2 figurado malaise, sickness\estar de baja por enfermedad to be off sickenfermedad contagiosa contagious diseaseenfermedad infantil children's complaintenfermedad mental mental illnessenfermedad venérea venereal disease* * *noun f.1) disease2) illness, sickness* * *SF1) (=estado) illness, sicknessbaja 3)2) [en concreto] [gen] illness, disease; (=mal) complaint, maladyENFERMEDAD ¿"Illness" o "disease"? Enfermedad tiene dos traducciones principales en inglés: illness y disease. ► Lo traducimos por illness cuando no concretamos la enfermedad de la que se trata, y también cuando se refiere al tiempo que una persona está enferma: Su enfermedad no le permite llevar una vida normal Her illness prevents her from living a normal life Adelgazó mucho durante su enfermedad She lost a lot of weight during her illness ► Lo traducimos por disease cuando nos referimos a una enfermedad infecciosa, a una enfermedad en concreto o a un tipo específico de enfermedad: Este tipo de enfermedad venérea es muy común This type of venereal disease is very common ... mineros que sufren de enfermedades de pulmón...... miners suffering from lung diseases... Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradapegar * o contagiar una enfermedad a algn — to give sb a disease
* * *femenino illnesscontraer una enfermedad — to contract an illness/a disease (frml)
* * *= disease, illness, infirmity, sickness, ill health, disorder.Ex. For example, a fairly straightforward document such as 'A medical dictionary of diseases' would be summarized as: Medicine/Disease/Dictionary.Ex. Thus the base could contain some facts about deficiency and illness, for example.Ex. We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.Ex. The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..Ex. Donker Duyvis continued in that office until his enforced retirement (due to ill health) in 1959.Ex. Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.----* ausencia por enfermedad = sickness absence.* baja por enfermedad = sick leave, sickness leave.* con enfermedades mentales = mentally challenged.* contraer una enfermedad = contract + disease.* control de las enfermedades = disease control.* embates de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* enfermedad adquirida = acquired disorder.* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad.* enfermedad bacteriana = bacterial disease.* enfermedad bucal = mouth disease.* enfermedad cardíaca = heart disease.* enfermedad cardíaca isquémica = ischemic heart disease.* enfermedad cardiovascular = cardiovascular disorder, cardiovascular disease.* enfermedad cerebrovascular = cerebrovascular disease, cerebrovascular disorder.* enfermedad congénita = congenital disorder.* enfermedad contagiosa = infectious disease, communicable disease.* enfermedad coronaria = coronary disease.* enfermedad coronaria del corazón = coronary heart disease.* enfermedad crónica = chronic disease, chronic illness.* enfermedad cutánea = skin disease.* enfermedad de Alzheimer = Alzheimer's disease.* enfermedad de arteria coronaria = coronary artery disease.* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.* enfermedad de la piel = skin disease.* enfermedad de las vacas locas = mad cow disease.* enfermedad de la vid = mildew.* enfermedad del corazón = heart disease.* enfermedad del legionario = legionnaire's disease.* Enfermedad del Linotipista = Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI).* enfermedad del siglo viente = twentieth-century disease.* enfermedad del sueño = sleeping sickness.* enfermedad del tiroide = thyroid disease.* enfermedad de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* enfermedad de Peyronie = Peyronie's disease.* enfermedad discapacitante = crippling illness.* enfermedad endémica = endemic illness, endemic disease.* enfermedad física = physical illness.* enfermedad genética = genetic disease.* enfermedad heredada = inherited disorder, inherited illness, inherited disease.* enfermedad infecciosa = infectious disease.* enfermedad laboral = occupational disease.* enfermedad mental = mental illness, mental disease, brain disorder, mental disorder.* enfermedad neurodegenerativa = neurodegenerative disease.* enfermedad neurológica = neurological disorder.* enfermedad poco común = rare disease.* enfermedad profesional = occupational disease.* enfermedad rara = rare disease.* enfermedad respiratoria = respiratory disease.* enfermedad reumática = rheumatic disease.* enfermedad reumática del corazón = rheumatic heart disease.* enfermedad siquiátrica = psychiatric illness.* enfermedad social = social disease.* enfermedad terminal = terminal illness.* enfermedad transmisible = communicable disease.* enfermedad tropical = tropical disease.* enfermedad vascular periférica = peripheral vascular disease.* enfermedad venérea = venereal disease (VD).* enfermedad viral = viral disease.* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* insecto portador de enfermedad = insect vector.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* padecer enfermedad = suffer from + condition.* prevención de enfermedades = disease prevention.* propagar una enfermedad = spread + disease.* seguro de enfermedad = health insurance.* * *femenino illnesscontraer una enfermedad — to contract an illness/a disease (frml)
* * *= disease, illness, infirmity, sickness, ill health, disorder.Ex: For example, a fairly straightforward document such as 'A medical dictionary of diseases' would be summarized as: Medicine/Disease/Dictionary.
Ex: Thus the base could contain some facts about deficiency and illness, for example.Ex: We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..Ex: Donker Duyvis continued in that office until his enforced retirement (due to ill health) in 1959.Ex: Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.* ausencia por enfermedad = sickness absence.* baja por enfermedad = sick leave, sickness leave.* con enfermedades mentales = mentally challenged.* contraer una enfermedad = contract + disease.* control de las enfermedades = disease control.* embates de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* enfermedad adquirida = acquired disorder.* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad.* enfermedad bacteriana = bacterial disease.* enfermedad bucal = mouth disease.* enfermedad cardíaca = heart disease.* enfermedad cardíaca isquémica = ischemic heart disease.* enfermedad cardiovascular = cardiovascular disorder, cardiovascular disease.* enfermedad cerebrovascular = cerebrovascular disease, cerebrovascular disorder.* enfermedad congénita = congenital disorder.* enfermedad contagiosa = infectious disease, communicable disease.* enfermedad coronaria = coronary disease.* enfermedad coronaria del corazón = coronary heart disease.* enfermedad crónica = chronic disease, chronic illness.* enfermedad cutánea = skin disease.* enfermedad de Alzheimer = Alzheimer's disease.* enfermedad de arteria coronaria = coronary artery disease.* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.* enfermedad de la piel = skin disease.* enfermedad de las vacas locas = mad cow disease.* enfermedad de la vid = mildew.* enfermedad del corazón = heart disease.* enfermedad del legionario = legionnaire's disease.* Enfermedad del Linotipista = Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI).* enfermedad del siglo viente = twentieth-century disease.* enfermedad del sueño = sleeping sickness.* enfermedad del tiroide = thyroid disease.* enfermedad de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* enfermedad de Peyronie = Peyronie's disease.* enfermedad discapacitante = crippling illness.* enfermedad endémica = endemic illness, endemic disease.* enfermedad física = physical illness.* enfermedad genética = genetic disease.* enfermedad heredada = inherited disorder, inherited illness, inherited disease.* enfermedad infecciosa = infectious disease.* enfermedad laboral = occupational disease.* enfermedad mental = mental illness, mental disease, brain disorder, mental disorder.* enfermedad neurodegenerativa = neurodegenerative disease.* enfermedad neurológica = neurological disorder.* enfermedad poco común = rare disease.* enfermedad profesional = occupational disease.* enfermedad rara = rare disease.* enfermedad respiratoria = respiratory disease.* enfermedad reumática = rheumatic disease.* enfermedad reumática del corazón = rheumatic heart disease.* enfermedad siquiátrica = psychiatric illness.* enfermedad social = social disease.* enfermedad terminal = terminal illness.* enfermedad transmisible = communicable disease.* enfermedad tropical = tropical disease.* enfermedad vascular periférica = peripheral vascular disease.* enfermedad venérea = venereal disease (VD).* enfermedad viral = viral disease.* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* insecto portador de enfermedad = insect vector.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* padecer enfermedad = suffer from + condition.* prevención de enfermedades = disease prevention.* propagar una enfermedad = spread + disease.* seguro de enfermedad = health insurance.* * *illnesscontraer una enfermedad to contract an illness/a disease ( frml)padece una enfermedad incurable he has an incurable disease, he is suffering from o he has an incurable illnessuna enfermedad que afecta a los humanos a disease that affects humanstras una larga enfermedad after a long o lengthy illnessestá de baja por enfermedad he's off sickenfermedades de la piel skin diseasesenfermedad contagiosa contagious diseaseCompuestos:(Chi, Col) illness entailing high costs for treatmentcoeliac diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseCreutzfeld-Jacob's diseaseCrohn's diseasenotifiable diseasedegenerative diseaseLegionnaires' diseasesleeping sicknessParkinson's Diseasesexually transmitted diseaseWeil's diseasehereditary diseasechildhood diseasemental illnessnervous disorderoccupational diseasesocial diseaseterminal illnessvenereal disease, VD* * *
enfermedad sustantivo femenino
illness;◊ contraer una enfermedad to contract an illness/a disease (frml);
después de una larga enfermedad after a long illness;
está con permiso por enfermedad he's off sick;
enfermedades de la piel skin diseases;
enfermedad mental mental illness;
enfermedad nerviosa nervous disorder
enfermedad sustantivo femenino illness
una enfermedad crónica, a chronic disease ➣ Ver nota en disease
' enfermedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adolecer
- aguda
- agudo
- baja
- brote
- cañón
- combatir
- contagiar
- contagiosa
- contagioso
- contraer
- cura
- darse
- defensa
- desarrollarse
- esteroide
- ETS
- evitar
- extracorpórea
- extracorpóreo
- fiebre
- galopante
- larvada
- larvado
- lisura
- padecer
- pegar
- pegarse
- pescar
- pillar
- recobrarse
- rehacerse
- reliquia
- remedio
- renacer
- restablecimiento
- rondar
- sacrificar
- secuela
- seguimiento
- sufrir
- terminal
- tos
- transmitir
- vivir
- abatir
- afectado
- amarillo
- antecedente
- arrastrar
English:
acute
- ailment
- bends
- bout
- carrier
- carry
- catch
- catching
- clear up
- come down
- come on
- come through
- communicable
- condition
- congenital
- critical
- cure
- dangerous
- develop
- disease
- dormant
- downhill
- exposure
- fight
- flare up
- get
- get over
- go down with
- have
- heal
- illness
- infect
- infection
- infectious
- infirmity
- life-threatening
- lingering
- major
- outbreak
- Parkinson's
- pay
- prevalent
- prevent
- pull through
- rampant
- recover
- serious
- seriousness
- severe
- severity
* * *enfermedad nf1. [física] illness;contraer una enfermedad to catch a disease o illness;enfermedades del corazón/de la piel heart/skin diseasesenfermedad de Alzheimer Alzheimer's disease;enfermedad autoinmune autoimmune disease;enfermedad congénita congenital disease;enfermedad contagiosa contagious disease;enfermedad de Chagas Chagas' disease;enfermedad de Creutzfeld(t)-Jakob Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease;enfermedad degenerativa progressive disease;enfermedad hereditaria hereditary disease;enfermedad incurable incurable disease;enfermedad infecciosa infectious disease;enfermedad inflamatoria pélvica pelvic inflammatory disease;enfermedad laboral occupational disease;enfermedad mental mental illness;enfermedad notificable notifiable disease;enfermedad obsesivo compulsiva obsessive compulsive disorder;enfermedad de los olmos Dutch elm disease;enfermedad de Parkinson Parkinson's disease;enfermedad profesional occupational disease;enfermedad del sueño sleeping sickness;enfermedad de transmisión sexual sexually transmitted disease;Fam enfermedad de las vacas locas mad cow disease;enfermedad vascular vascular disease;enfermedad venérea venereal disease2. [problema] ill;una de las enfermedades de nuestra sociedad one of the ills of our society* * *f illness, disease* * *enfermedad nf1) indisposición: sickness, illness2) : disease* * *2. (grave) disease -
57 ha|sło
n 1. (idea) (patriotyczne, przewodnie) watchword, motto; (chwytliwe, modne, zwięzłe) catchword; buzzword pot.; (reklamowe, partyjne, wyborcze) catchphrase, slogan- ostrożność to jej/ich hasło caution is her/their watchword- hasła na transparentach slogans on banners- hasła wywoławcze kampanii/akcji protestacyjnej campaign/protest slogans- działać/walczyć/zjednoczyć się pod hasłem walki o wolność to act/fight/unite in the name of a. under the banner of freedom- głosić/wysuwać hasła tolerancji religijnej to propagate/advance the idea of religious tolerance2. (wezwanie do działania) battle cry przen., rallying cry a. call; (sygnał) signal- hasło do rozpoczęcia bitwy the signal to attack- dać hasło do przerwania pracy to give the word to walk out- dawać hasło do działania to give the go-ahead- swym artykułem dała feministkom hasło do walki her article was a rallying cry a. call to arms for feminists3. Komput., Wojsk. (rozpoznawcze) password- podać/zmienić hasło to give/change the password- zapomnieć hasło a. hasła to forget the a. one’s password- plik zabezpieczony hasłem a password-protected file4. (w encyklopedii, słowniku) (artykuł, tekst) entry; (tytuł) headword 5. Gry (w krzyżówce) (crossword) answer; (zakodowane) (hidden) messageThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ha|sło
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58 Linie
f; -, -n1. line (auch Reihe, im Gesicht, MIL., Sport etc.); in Linie antreten, sich in einer Linie aufstellen line up; MIL. fall in; in erster Linie fig. first of all, in the first place; in vorderster Linie stehen MIL. be in the front line; fig. be at the forefront ( oder in the front line); auf der ganzen Linie fig. (right) down the line; Sieg: across the board2. (Strecke) route; die Linie 20 Bus: bus number 20, the number 20 (bus); auf der Linie Köln-Hamburg on the Cologne-Hamburg line ( oder route)3. (Fluglinie) airline4. (Tendenz) trend; POL. course; (Parteilinie) party line; einer Zeitung: editorial policy; eine klare Linie haben (fest umrissen sein) be clear-cut; (konsequent sein) be consistent; eine klare Linie einhalten follow a consistent line, stay consistent; eine mittlere Linie einschlagen oder verfolgen follow a middle course5. umg. (Taille) figure, waistline; ich muss auf meine ( schlanke) Linie achten auch I’ve got to watch what I eat* * *die Linie(Körperform) figure; waistline;(Strecke) route; line;(Strich) line* * *Li|nie ['liːniə]f -, -nein Schreibblock mit Línien — a ruled (esp Brit) or lined notepad
in einer Línie stehen — to be in a line
sich in einer Línie aufstellen — to line up
die Buchstaben halten nicht Línie (Typ) — the letters are not in line
auf der gleichen Línie — along the same lines
fehlt die klare Línie — there's no clear line to sth
eine klare Línie für sein Leben finden, seinem Leben eine klare Línie geben — to give one's life a clear sense of direction
eine Línie ziehen zwischen... (+dat) (fig) — to draw a distinction between...
auf der ganzen Línie (fig) — all along the line
auf Línie bleiben (fig) — to toe the line
sie hat ein Gesicht mit klaren/verschwommenen Línien — she has clear-cut/ill-defined features
auf die (schlanke) Línie achten — to watch one's figure
in direkter Línie von jdm abstammen — to be a direct descendant of sb
die männliche/weibliche Línie eines Geschlechts — the male/female line of a family
in erster/zweiter Línie kommen (fig) — to come first/second, to take first/second place
in erster Línie muss die Arbeitslosigkeit bekämpft werden — the fight against unemployment must come first or must take priority
See:→ erste(r, s)in Línie antreten! — fall in!
in Línie zu drei Gliedern — in ranks three deep
die feindliche/vorderste Línie — the enemy lines pl/front line
3) (= Verkehrsverbindung, - strecke) route; (= Buslinie, Eisenbahnlinie) line, routefahren Sie mit der Línie 2 — take a or the (number) 2
auf einer Línie verkehren — to work a route
die Línie Köln-Bonn — the Cologne-Bonn line
* * *die1) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) line2) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) line3) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) line* * *Li·nie<-, -n>[ˈli:ni̯ə]f1. (längerer Strich) lineeine geschlängelte/gestrichelte \Linie a wavy/dotted lineeine \Linie ziehen to draw a lineeine Bus-/U-Bahn\Linie a bus/underground line [or route]nehmen Sie am besten die \Linie 19 you'd best take the [or a] number 19die feindlichen \Linien durchbrechen to break through [the] enemy lineseine gemeinsame \Linie a common line [or policy]eine klare \Linie a clear lineauf der gleichen \Linie liegen to follow the same line, to be along the same lines6. (Verwandtschaftszweig) linein bestimmter \Linie in a certain lineer behauptet, dass er in direkter \Linie von Karl dem Großen abstammt he claims that he is descended in a direct line from [or is a direct descendant of] Charlemagnedie \Linie passieren [o kreuzen] to cross the line8. JUR line, coursegerade \Linie direct line9.▶ in erster/zweiter \Linie first and foremost/secondarilydie Kosten sind erst in zweiter \Linie maßgebend/wichtig the costs are only of secondary importance▶ auf der ganzen \Linie all along the linedanke, keine Sahne, ich achte sehr auf meine [schlanke] \Linie no cream thanks, I'm watching [or trying to watch] my figure▶ in vorderster \Linie stehen to be in the front line* * *die; Linie, Linien1) lineauf die [schlanke] Linie achten — (ugs. scherzh.) watch one's figure
die feindliche[n] Linie[n] — (Milit.) [the] enemy lines pl.
in vorderster Linie stehen — (fig.) be in the front line
2) (Verkehrsstrecke) route; (EisenbahnLinie, StraßenbahnLinie) line; routefahren Sie mit der Linie 4 — take a or the number 4
3) (allgemeine Richtung) line; policyeine/keine klare Linie erkennen lassen — reveal a/no clear policy
4) (Verwandtschaftszweig) linein direkter Linie von jemandem abstammen — be directly descended from or a direct descendant of somebody
5)in erster Linie geht es darum, dass das Projekt beschleunigt wird — the first priority is to speed up the project
* * *1. line (auch Reihe, im Gesicht, MIL, Sport etc);in Linie antreten, sich in einer Linie aufstellen line up; MIL fall in;in erster Linie fig first of all, in the first place;in vorderster Linie stehen MIL be in the front line; fig be at the forefront ( oder in the front line);2. (Strecke) route;auf der Linie Köln-Hamburg on the Cologne-Hamburg line ( oder route)3. (Fluglinie) airlineeine klare Linie einhalten follow a consistent line, stay consistent;verfolgen follow a middle course5. umg (Taille) figure, waistline;ich muss auf meine (schlanke) Linie achten auch I’ve got to watch what I eat6. (Stamm, Geschlecht) line;in direkter Linie abstammen von be a direct descendant of* * *die; Linie, Linien1) lineauf die [schlanke] Linie achten — (ugs. scherzh.) watch one's figure
die feindliche[n] Linie[n] — (Milit.) [the] enemy lines pl.
in vorderster Linie stehen — (fig.) be in the front line
2) (Verkehrsstrecke) route; (EisenbahnLinie, StraßenbahnLinie) line; routefahren Sie mit der Linie 4 — take a or the number 4
3) (allgemeine Richtung) line; policyeine/keine klare Linie erkennen lassen — reveal a/no clear policy
4) (Verwandtschaftszweig) linein direkter Linie von jemandem abstammen — be directly descended from or a direct descendant of somebody
5)in erster Linie geht es darum, dass das Projekt beschleunigt wird — the first priority is to speed up the project
* * *-n f.line n. -
59 desagradable
adj.1 unpleasant.2 disagreeable, distasteful, unpleasant, displeasing.* * *► adjetivo1 disagreeable, unpleasant* * *adj.unpleasant, disagreeable* * *ADJ unpleasant, disagreeable más frm* * *adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horribleno seas tan desagradable! — don't be so mean o unkind!
* * *= off-putting, unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unkind, obnoxious, peevish, distasteful, unappealing, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], unsavoury [unsavory, -USA], unpalatable, unsightly, minging, abrasive, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unwholesome, insalubrious, invidious, ill-natured.Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Ex. The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex. In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.Ex. In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.Ex. Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.Ex. The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex. Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.Ex. Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex. Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.----* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.* de sabor desagradable = unpalatable.* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.* * *adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horribleno seas tan desagradable! — don't be so mean o unkind!
* * *= off-putting, unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unkind, obnoxious, peevish, distasteful, unappealing, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], unsavoury [unsavory, -USA], unpalatable, unsightly, minging, abrasive, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unwholesome, insalubrious, invidious, ill-natured.Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex: In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.Ex: In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.Ex: The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.* de sabor desagradable = unpalatable.* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.* * *‹respuesta/comentario› unkind; ‹sabor/ruido/sensación› unpleasant, disagreeable; ‹escena› horribleestuvo realmente desagradable conmigo he was really unpleasant to me¡no seas tan desagradable! dale una oportunidad don't be so mean o unkind! give him a chance¡qué tiempo más desagradable! what nasty o horrible weatherhacía un día bastante desagradable the weather was rather unpleasant, it was a rather unpleasant dayse llevó una sorpresa desagradable she got a nasty o an unpleasant surprise* * *
desagradable adjetivo
unpleasant;
‹respuesta/comentario› unkind
desagradable adjetivo unpleasant, disagreeable: hay un olor desagradable, there's an unpleasant smell
es una persona muy desagradable, he's really disagreeable
' desagradable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escopetazo
- fresca
- fresco
- graznido
- grosera
- grosero
- gustillo
- horrorosa
- horroroso
- impresión
- marrón
- palma
- sensación
- terrible
- terrorífica
- terrorífico
- chocante
- ingrato
- mal
- shock
English:
bullet
- business
- creep
- dirty
- disagreeable
- distasteful
- emptiness
- filthy
- hard
- ill-natured
- miserable
- nasty
- off
- off-putting
- rude
- thankless
- ugly
- unkind
- unpleasant
- unsavory
- unsavoury
- unwelcome
- why
- home
- objectionable
- offensive
- painful
- peevish
- unpalatable
- unwholesome
* * *♦ adj1. [sensación, tiempo, escena] unpleasant;no voy a salir, la tarde está muy desagradable I'm not going to go out, the weather's turned quite nasty this afternoon;una desagradable sorpresa an unpleasant o a nasty surprise2. [persona, comentario, contestación] unpleasant;está muy desagradable con su familia he's very unpleasant to his family;no seas desagradable y ven con nosotros al cine don't be unsociable, come to the cinema with us♦ nmfson unos desagradables they're unpleasant people* * *adj unpleasant, disagreeable* * *desagradable adj: unpleasant, disagreeable♦ desagradablemente adv* * *desagradable adj unpleasant -
60 jefe
adj.chief, top.m.1 boss, principal, chief, manager.2 chief, chieftain, leader, ringleader.3 boss, woman in charge, headwoman, top woman.4 boss.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 boss, head, chief3 PLÍTICA leader4 MILITAR officer in command5 (de una tribu) chief► interjección ¡jefe!1 familiar waiter!1 familiar the old lady, the wife\jefe de cocina chefjefe de estación station masterjefe de Estado Head of Statejefe de Estado Mayor Chief of Staffjefe de redacción editor in chiefjefe de taller foremanjefe de ventas sales managerjefe supremo commander-in-chief* * *(f. - jefa)noun1) boss2) head3) chief* * *jefe, -aSM / F1) (=superior) boss; (=director) head; (Pol) leader; (Com) manager; (Mil) officer in command; [de tribu] chief¿quién es el jefe aquí? — who's in charge around here?
jefe/a civil — Caribe registrar
jefe/a de almacén — warehouse manager/manageress
jefe/a de bomberos — fire chief, chief fire officer
jefe/a de cabina — (Aer) chief steward/stewardess
jefe/a de camareros — head waiter/waitress
jefe/a de cocina — head chef
jefe/a de equipo — team leader
jefe/a de estación — station master, station manager
jefe/a de estado — head of state
jefe/a de estado mayor — chief of staff
jefe/a de estudios — (Escol) director of studies
jefe/a de filas — (Pol) party leader
jefe/a de máquinas — (Náut) chief engineer
jefe/a de márketing — marketing manager
jefe/a de obras — site manager
jefe/a de oficina — office manager/manageress
jefe/a de personal — personnel manager
jefe/a de pista — ringmaster
jefe/a de plató — (Cine, TV) floor manager
jefe/a de producción — production manager
jefe/a de protocolo — chief of protocol
jefe/a de realización — (Cine, TV) production manager
jefe/a de redacción — editor-in-chief
jefe/a de sala — head waiter/waitress
jefe/a de taller — foreman
jefe/a de tren — guard, conductor (EEUU)
jefe/a de ventas — sales manager
jefe/a ejecutivo/a — chief executive
jefe/a supremo/a — commander-in-chief
2) [como apelativo]¡oiga jefe! — hey!, mate! *
sí, mi jefe — esp LAm yes, sir o boss
* * *a) ( superior) bossb) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chiefc) (Pol) leaderd) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)* * *= boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.Ex. He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.Ex. But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.Ex. 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.Ex. Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.Ex. In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.Ex. Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.Ex. Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.Ex. Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.----* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.* editor jefe = editor-in-chief.* jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.* jefe de cocina = chef.* jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.* jefe de espías = spymaster.* jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.* jefe de facturación = billing clerk.* jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).* jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).* jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.* jefe de milicia = warlord.* jefe de oficina = office manager.* jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.* jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.* jefe de prensa = press officer.* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.* jefe de sección = section head.* jefe de taller = overseer.* jefe militar = army official, army officer.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* * *a) ( superior) bossb) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chiefc) (Pol) leaderd) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)* * *= boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.Ex: But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.Ex: Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.Ex: Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.* editor jefe = editor-in-chief.* jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.* jefe de cocina = chef.* jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.* jefe de espías = spymaster.* jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.* jefe de facturación = billing clerk.* jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).* jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).* jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.* jefe de milicia = warlord.* jefe de oficina = office manager.* jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.* jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.* jefe de prensa = press officer.* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.* jefe de sección = section head.* jefe de taller = overseer.* jefe militar = army official, army officer.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* * *jefe -famasculine, feminine1 (superior) boss2 (de una sección, un departamento) head3 (de una tribu) chief4 (de un partido, una banda) leaderCompuestos:● jefe/jefa de bomberosfire chief● jefe/jefa de cocinachef● jefe/jefa de departamentohead of department● jefe/jefa de estaciónstationmaster● jefe/jefa de Estadohead of state● jefe/jefa de Estado MayorChief of Staff● jefe/jefa de estudiosdirector of studies● jefe/jefa de filasgroup leader● jefe/jefa de gobierno(primer ministro) prime minister; (presidente) president● jefe/jefa de la guerrillaguerrilla leader● jefe/jefa de la oposiciónleader of the opposition● jefe/jefa de la policíachief of police● jefe/jefa de los espíasspymaster● jefe/jefa de máquinaschief engineer● jefe/jefa de negociadohead of section, head of department● jefe/jefa de oficinachief clerk, office manager● jefe/jefa de personalpersonnel manager● jefe/jefa de plantafloor manager● jefe/jefa de producciónproduction manager● jefe/jefa de productoproduct manager● jefe/jefa de redaccióneditor-in-chief● jefe/jefa de secciónsection head● jefe/jefa de seguridadchief of security● jefe/jefa de tallersupervisor, foreman● jefe/jefa de trenhead conductor, train manager ( BrE)● jefe/jefa de ventassales manager* * *
jefe◊ -fa sustantivo masculino, femenino, jefe sustantivo masculino y femenino
jefe de personal/ventas personnel/sales manager;
jefe de redacción editor-in-chief
( de sección) head;
( de tribu) chiefc) (Pol) leader;◊ jefe de Estado/gobierno head of state/government
jefe,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 boss
Com manager
jefe de estación, station master
jefe de informativos, news editor
jefe de personal, personnel manager
jefe de redacción, editor-in-chief
jefe de ventas, sales manager
2 (líder) leader: es el jefe de la tribu, he's the chief of the tribe
jefe de Estado, Head of State
3 Mil comandante en jefe, commander-in-chief
' jefe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arder
- bailar
- bebida
- cabestro
- congraciarse
- definitivamente
- encima
- faltar
- gastar
- gusano
- jefa
- mondarse
- patrón
- patrona
- patrono
- quemada
- quemado
- redactor
- redactora
- sapo
- sheriff
- tal
- trinar
- abajo
- canciller
- citar
- comandante
- condición
- enfermero
- facultar
- mandar
- pensar
- plantear
- quedar
- rabiar
- robar
- salir
- ver
English:
absence
- abuse
- anybody
- approachable
- around
- ask for
- bluster
- boss
- busywork
- by
- by-product
- chancellor
- chief
- chieftain
- clear
- comeback
- cow
- deal with
- departmental
- deputy
- discount
- doormat
- edit
- even
- expect
- forceful
- foreman
- forge
- frustrated
- grievance
- guard
- head
- higher-up
- imagine
- in
- initially
- leader
- manager
- marshal
- mate
- of
- pass over
- pat
- pool
- postmaster
- promise
- Secretary of State
- sister
- staff nurse
- take over
* * *jefe, -a nm,f1. [persona al mando] boss;[de empresa] manager, f manageress; [líder] leader; [de tribu, ejército] chief; [de departamento] head; Milen jefe in-chief;Méx Famcomo jefe: entró a la oficina como jefe he walked into the office as if he owned the placejefe de bomberos fire chief;jefe de cocina chef;jefe de compras purchasing manager;jefe de estación stationmaster;jefe de Estado head of state;jefe del estado mayor chief of staff;jefe de estudios director of studies;Dep jefe de fila(s) team leader [driver or cyclist];jefe de gabinete chief of staff;jefe de gobierno prime minister;una reunión de jefes de gobierno a meeting of heads of government;jefe de policía police chief, chief of police, Br chief constable;jefe de prensa press officer;jefe de producción production manager;jefe de producto product line manager;jefe de protocolo chief of protocol;jefe de proyecto project manager;jefe de redacción editor-in-chief;jefe de sección departmental head o chief;jefe de ventas sales managerjefe, pónganos dos cervezas give us two beers, Br guv o US mac* * *3 Méx fam:mi jefe my dad fam ;mi jefa my mom fam* * *jefe, -fa n1) : chief, head, leaderjefe de bomberos: fire chief2) : boss* * *jefe n2. (de un grupo) head3. (de un partido, de una asociación) leader4. (de una tribu) chief
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