glued belt

la maestra nos separó para que no habláramos — the teacher split us up o separated us so that we wouldn't talk

si no los llegan a separar se matan — if no one had pulled them apart o separated them, they would have killed each other

al nacer los separaron de sus padres — they were taken (away) o separated from their parents at birth

los separaron del resto de los pasajeros — they were split up o separated from the rest of the passengers

el abismo que separa a los ricos de los pobres — the gulf between o separating (the) rich and (the) poor

la frontera que separa realidad y ficción — the dividing line between reality and fiction, the line that separates reality from o and fiction

ser separado del servicio — (Mil) to be discharged

fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)

se separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago

separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended

fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)

se separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago

separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended

Ex: The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.

lo puedes pegar con celo — you can stick it on with Sellotape ®, you can sellotape it on

es un crimen pegar a los niños — it's a crime to hit o smack children

• me pegó un golpe — he hit me

• pegar un grito — to shout, cry out

• le han pegado un puntapié — they gave him a kick, they kicked him

• pegar un salto — to jump ( with fright {etc}4})

• pegar un susto a algn — to scare sb, give sb a fright

• le pegaron un tiro — they shot him

pegar una silla a una pared — to move o put a chair up against a wall

pegar en algo — (=dar) to hit sth; (=rozar) to touch sth

pegaba con un palo en la puerta — he was pounding on o hitting the door with a stick

ese sombrero no pega con el abrigo — that hat doesn't match o go with the coat

este vino pega (mucho) — this wine is really strong o goes to your head

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.

set or turn loose — freilassen

come/get/work loose — sich lockern; see also academic.ru/64936/screw">screw 1. 1)

be at a loose end — or (Amer.)

at loose ends — (fig.) beschäftigungslos sein; (not knowing what to do with oneself) nichts zu tun haben; nichts anzufangen wissen

a loose connection (Elec) — ein Wackelkontakt m

to come or work loose (screw, handle etc) — sich lockern; (sole, cover etc) sich (los)lösen; (button) abgehen

just stay or hang loose (inf) — bleib cool (inf)

to run loose — frei herumlaufen; (children) unbeaufsichtigt herumlaufen

to turn or let or set loose (animal) — frei herumlaufen lassen; prisoner freilassen; imagination freien Lauf lassen (+dat)

to let loose political forces that will be difficult to control — politische Kräfte entfesseln or freisetzen, die nur schwer unter Kontrolle zu bringen sind

I let him loose on the garden — ich ließ ihn auf den Garten los

to be at a loose end (fig) — nichts mit sich anzufangen wissen

to tie up the loose ends (fig) — ein paar offene or offenstehende Probleme lösen

in a loose sense — im weiteren Sinne

a loose woman in that bar you get loose women — eine Frau mit lockerem Lebenswandel in der Bar findest du lose Mädchen

to be on the loose (prisoners, dangerous animals) — frei herumlaufen

set or turn loose — freilassen

come/get/work loose — sich lockern; see also screw 1. 1)

be at a loose end — or (Amer.)

at loose ends — (fig.) beschäftigungslos sein; (not knowing what to do with oneself) nichts zu tun haben; nichts anzufangen wissen

at the joint — на стыке ( двух поверхностей)