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1 hail

I 1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (Meteorol.) Hagel, der

2) (fig.): (shower) Hagel, der; (of insults, questions, etc.) Schwall, der; Flut, die

a hail of bullets/arrows — ein Kugel-/Pfeilhagel od. -regen
2. intransitive verb
1) impers. (Meteorol.)

it hails or is hailing — es hagelt

2) (fig.)

hail down — niederprasseln (on auf + Akk.)

hail down on somebody — [Beschimpfungen, Vorwürfe usw.:] auf jemanden einprasseln
3. transitive verb
niederhageln od. niederprasseln lassen
II 1. transitive verb
1) (call out to) anrufen, (fachspr.) anpreien [Schiff]; (signal to) heranwinken, anhalten [Taxi]

2) (acclaim) zujubeln (+ Dat.); bejubeln (as als)

hail somebody king — jemandem als König zujubeln
2. interjection
(arch.) sei gegrüßt (geh.)

hail Macbeth/to thee, O Caesar — Heil Macbeth/dir, o Cäsar

Hail Mary — see Ave Maria

hail-fellow-well-met — kumpelhaft

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I 1. [heil] noun
1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) der Hagel

2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) der Hagel
2. verb
(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) hageln

- academic.ru/33183/hailstone">hailstone
II 1. [heil] verb
1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) rufen,grüßen

2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) bejubeln
2. noun
(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) der Gruß
3. interjection
(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) Heil!

- hail from

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hail¹

[heɪl]

I. vt

1. (greet)

▪ to \hail sb jdn [be]grüßen

2. ( form: call)

▪ to \hail sb jdn rufen

▪ to \hail sth etw anrufen

I tried to \hail her from the car window ich versuchte, sie durch Zurufen aus dem Autofenster auf mich aufmerksam zu machen

to \hail a taxi [or cab] ein Taxi rufen [o herbeiwinken

3. (acclaim)

▪ to \hail sb/sth jdm/etw zujubeln

▪ to \hail sb/sth as sth jdn/etw als etw bejubeln

the film was \hailed as a masterpiece in its day der Film wurde als ein Meisterwerk seiner Zeit gepriesen

II. vi ( form or hum)

▪ to \hail from sth von etw dat stammen, in etw dat beheimatet sein

this yacht \hails from Brighton der Heimathafen dieser Yacht ist Brighton

where do you \hail from? woher kommen Sie?, wo stammen Sie her? geh

III. n

1. (greeting) Gruß m

2. (earshot) Rufweite f

out of/within \hail außer/in Rufweite

IV. interj ( poet or old) sei/seid gegrüßt veraltet o hum

\hail thee Caesar! heil dir Cäsar!

hail²

[heɪl]

I. n no pl Hagel m

a \hail of bullets/stones ein Kugel-/Steinhagel m

a \hail of insults ein Schwall m von Beschimpfungen

II. vi

▪ it's \hailing impers es hagelt

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I [heɪl]
1. n
Hagel m
a hail of stones — ein Steinhagel m, ein Hagel von Steinen

a hail of blows — ein Hagel von Schlägen

in a hail of bullets — im Kugel- or Geschosshagel

2. vi
hageln II
1. vt

1) (= acclaim) zujubeln (+dat), bejubeln

to hail sb/sth as sth — jdn/etw als etw feiern

2) (= call loudly) zurufen (+dat); ship anrufen, preien (spec); taxi (by calling) rufen; (by making sign) anhalten, (herbei)winken

within hailing distance — in Rufweite

2. vi

a ship hailing from London — ein Schiff nt

where does that boat hail from? — was ist der Heimathafen dieses Schiffs?

they hail from all parts of the world —

where do you hail from? — wo stammen Sie her?

3. interj

(obs, liter) hail (to)... hail Caesar — sei gegrüßt,... (liter) heil dir Cäsar

the Hail Mary — das Ave Maria

4. n
(Zu)ruf m
within hail — in Rufweite

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hail¹ [heıl]

A s Hagel m (auch fig von Flüchen, Fragen, Steinen etc):

hail of bullets Geschosshagel

B v/i

1. unpers hageln:

it is hailing es hagelt

2. hail down fig niederhageln, -prasseln ( beide:

on, upon auf akk)

C v/t hail down fig niederhageln oder -prasseln lassen (on, upon auf akk):

hail blows down on sb jemanden mit Schlägen eindecken

hail² [heıl]

A v/t

1. freudig oder mit Beifall begrüßen, zujubeln (dat):

they hailed him (as) king sie jubelten ihm als König zu

2. (be)grüßen

3. jemanden, ein Taxi etc herbeirufen oder -winken

4. fig etwas begrüßen, begeistert aufnehmen

B v/i

1. besonders SCHIFF rufen, sich melden

2. (her)stammen, kommen ( beide:

from von oder aus)

C int besonders poet heil!

D s

1. Gruß m

2. (Zu)Ruf m

3. Ruf-, Hörweite f:

within hail in Rufweite

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I 1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (Meteorol.) Hagel, der

2) (fig.): (shower) Hagel, der; (of insults, questions, etc.) Schwall, der; Flut, die

a hail of bullets/arrows — ein Kugel-/Pfeilhagel od. -regen
2. intransitive verb
1) impers. (Meteorol.)

it hails or is hailing — es hagelt

2) (fig.)

hail down — niederprasseln (on auf + Akk.)

hail down on somebody — [Beschimpfungen, Vorwürfe usw.:] auf jemanden einprasseln
3. transitive verb
niederhageln od. niederprasseln lassen
II 1. transitive verb
1) (call out to) anrufen, (fachspr.) anpreien [Schiff]; (signal to) heranwinken, anhalten [Taxi]

2) (acclaim) zujubeln (+ Dat.); bejubeln (as als)

hail somebody king — jemandem als König zujubeln
2. interjection
(arch.) sei gegrüßt (geh.)

hail Macbeth/to thee, O Caesar — Heil Macbeth/dir, o Cäsar

Hail Mary — see Ave Maria

hail-fellow-well-met — kumpelhaft

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n.

Hagel -- m.

English-german dictionary > hail
2 hail

hail [heɪl]

1 noun

(a) Meteorology grêle f; figurative (of stones) grêle f, pluie f; (of abuse) avalanche f, déluge m; (of blows) grêle f;

∎ he died in a hail of bullets il est tombé sous une pluie de balles

(b) literary (call) appel m;

∎ within hail à portée de voix

2 intransitive verb

Meteorology grêler;

∎ it's hailing il grêle

3 transitive verb

(a) (call → taxi, ship, person) héler;

∎ within hailing distance à portée de voix

(b) (greet → person) acclamer, saluer

(c) (acclaim → person, new product, invention etc) acclamer, saluer;

∎ her book has been hailed as the most significant new novel this year son livre a été acclamé comme le nouveau roman le plus marquant de cette année;

∎ the plan was hailed as the solution to their problems le projet a été salué comme la solution à tous leurs problèmes;

∎ to hail sb emperor proclamer qn empereur

(d) (idioms)

∎ to hail blows on sb faire pleuvoir les coups sur qn;

∎ to hail insults on sb accabler qn d'injures

4 exclamation

archaic salut à vous ou toi;

∎ hail, Caesar! Ave César!;

∎ hail, Mary, full of grace je te salue, Marie, pleine de grâce

►► Religion Hail Mary (prayer) Je vous salue Marie m inv, Ave (Maria) m inv;

∎ say five Hail Marys vous direz cinq Je vous salue Marie ou cinq Ave (Maria);

American Sport Hail Mary pass = passe au petit bonheur;

∎ figurative to throw a Hail Mary pass tenter sa chance

➲ hail down

1 intransitive verb

(blows, stones etc) pleuvoir;

∎ blows/rocks were hailing down on us des coups/pierres nous pleuvaient dessus;

∎ criticism hailed down on him il a subi une avalanche ou un déluge de critiques

2 separable transitive verb

∎ they hailed insults down on the President ils ont déversé un flot d'insultes à l'intention du président;

∎ literary to hail down curses on sb déverser un déluge de malédictions sur qn

➲ hail from inseparable transitive verb

(of ship) être en provenance de; (of person) venir de, être originaire de;

∎ where does she hail from? (of ship) quelle est sa provenance?; (of person) d'où vient-elle?

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3 hail down

◆ hail down

vi

▪ to \hail down on sb/sth auf jdn/etw niederprasseln [o a. fig niederhageln]

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1. vi
(stones etc) niederprasseln, niederhageln (on sb/sth auf jdn/etw)
blows hailed down (on him) — es hagelte Schläge (auf ihn nieder)

2. vt sep
blows niederprasseln lassen

English-german dictionary > hail down
4 hail

I
1. [heıl] n

1) град

2) поток, град, множество

a hail of blows [bullets] - град ударов [пуль]

2. [heıl] v

1) impers идти ( о граде)

it hails, it is hailing - град идёт

2) сыпаться градом

arrows hailed (down) on the troops as they advanced - стрелы градом посыпались на приближающихся воинов

3) осыпать градом (чего-л.)

to hail (down) curses [blows] on /upon/ smb. - осыпать кого-л. проклятиями [ударами]

to hail criticism on smb. - обрушить критику на кого-л.
II
1. [heıl] n

1) оклик; приветствие

2) расстояние, в пределах которого слышен оклик

within [out of] hail - в пределах [за пределами] слышимости

keep within hail! - ≅ не уходи далеко!

2. [heıl] v

1. 1) окликать; привлекать внимание окликом

to hail a taxi - остановить /подозвать/ такси

he was hailed by a stranger - его окликнул незнакомец

2) мор. переговариваться сигналами ( с проходящим судном); окликать ( проходящее судно)

2. приветствовать

he was hailed by everybody - ему был оказан восторженный приём

his appearance was hailed with long applause - его появление было встречено бурными аплодисментами

3. провозглашать

they hailed him (as) king [captain] - его провозгласили королём [капитаном]

the play was hailed as a work of art - везде кричали, что пьеса - настоящий шедевр

4. (from)

1) мор. быть приписанным (к какому-л. порту), идти (из какого-л. порта)

the ship hails from Liverpool - порт приписки судна - Ливерпуль

2) быть родом (откуда-л.)

where do you hail from? - откуда вы родом?

he hails from London - он из Лондона

3. [heıl] int

привет!, здравствуй!

♢ hail Columbia - амер. чёрт побери

to raise hail Columbia - поднять шум /скандал/

he caught hail Columbia for coming home late - ≅ ему здорово досталось /влетело, наторело/ за то, что явился так поздно

НБАРС > hail
5 hail

I [heɪl]
nome grandine f.; fig. (of bullets) scarica f.; (of insults) grandinata f., pioggia f.
II [heɪl]
verbo impersonale grandinare (anche fig.)
III [heɪl]
interiezione

Hail! — Salve!
IV [heɪl]
verbo transitivo

1) (call, signal to) chiamare [person, taxi]; salutare [ ship]

2) (praise)

to hail sb. as — acclamare o salutare qcn. come

to hail sth. as (being) sth. — salutare qcs. come qcs

•

- hail from

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I 1. [heil] noun
1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.)

2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.)
2. verb
(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.)

- hailstone
II 1. [heil] verb
1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.)

2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.)
2. noun
(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.)
3. interjection
(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!)

- hail from

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I [heɪl]
1. n

Met grandine f, (fig: of bullets) pioggia, (of abuse) valanga

2. vi

grandinare

it's hailing — grandina
II [heɪl]
1. n

(greeting, call) grido di saluto

within hail — a portata d'orecchio

2. excl old

liter

hail, Caesar! — ave, Cesare!

3. vt

(acclaim) to hail (as) — acclamare (come), (greet) salutare, (signal: taxi) fermare, (call) chiamare

he was hailed in the press as a hero — la stampa lo acclamò come un eroe

4. vi

where does that ship hail from? — qual è il porto di provenienza di quella nave?

he hails from Scotland — viene dalla Scozia

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hail (1) /heɪl/
n.

1 [u] (meteor.) grandine

2 (fig.) grandine; gragnola; rovescio; scarica; diluvio: a hail of stones [of blows], una gragnola di sassi [di colpi]; a hail of bullets, una scarica di pallottole

● (ass.) hail insurance, assicurazione contro la grandine □ a hail of abuse, una lunga sfilza d'insulti.
hail (2) /heɪl/
inter.

(spec. lett., poet.) salve!; salute!; ave!: Hail Mary, Ave Maria.
hail (3) /heɪl/
n.

saluto; grido di saluto; acclamazione

● to be within hail, essere a portata di voce.
(to) hail (1) /heɪl/
A v. i. (di solito, impers.)

1 grandinare: It hails [it is hailing], grandina [sta grandinando]

2 (fig., spesso to hail down) grandinare

B v. t.

(fig.) lanciare; scagliare; rovesciare ( insulti, ecc.); dare una scarica di ( colpi, ecc.).
(to) hail (2) /heɪl/
v. t. e i.

1 fare un cenno a; (poet.) salutare; chiamare ( a gran voce): He hailed me and shook my hand, mi salutò e mi diede la mano; We hailed a taxi, abbiamo fermato un taxi con un cenno

2 acclamare; proclamare a gran voce; salutare (fig.): They hailed him their leader, lo hanno acclamato loro capo; The novel was hailed as a masterpiece, il romanzo è stato salutato come un capolavoro

● ( di nave e, form. o scherz., di persona) to hail from, venire da ( porto d'origine o luogo di nascita o di residenza) □ (naut.) to hail a passing ship, dare la voce a una nave che passa □ (fam. USA) hail Columbia, (inter.) al diavolo!; (sost.) parolacce.

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I [heɪl]
nome grandine f.; fig. (of bullets) scarica f.; (of insults) grandinata f., pioggia f.
II [heɪl]
verbo impersonale grandinare (anche fig.)
III [heɪl]
interiezione

Hail! — Salve!
IV [heɪl]
verbo transitivo

1) (call, signal to) chiamare [person, taxi]; salutare [ ship]

2) (praise)

to hail sb. as — acclamare o salutare qcn. come

to hail sth. as (being) sth. — salutare qcs. come qcs

•

- hail from

English-Italian dictionary > hail
6 hail

[heɪl] I 1. сущ.
1) град

2) поток, град

The victim was hit by a hail of bullets. — Жертву изрешетили градом пуль.

The police were met with a hail of stones and petrol bombs. — Полиция была встречена градом камней и зажигательными бомбами.
2. гл.
1) идти ( о граде)

it hails, it is hailing — идёт град

2) сыпаться градом; осыпать градом

to hail down a storm of blows — осыпать градом ударов

Walter hail'd a score of names upon her. — Уолтер засыпал её двумя десятками имён.
II 1. гл.
1) приветствовать

Syn:

salute, greet

2)

а) звать, окликать

Jim saw him and hailed him. — Джим увидел его и окликнул.

to hail a taxi — остановить, поймать такси

б) мор. окликать ( проходящее судно)

3) провозглашать, называть

to hail smb. emperor — провозглашать кого-л. императором

Faulkner has been hailed as the greatest American novelist of his generation. — Фолкнер был провозглашён лучшим американским романистом своего времени.

Syn:

proclaim, acclaim

4) ( hail from) происходить, быть родом (откуда-л.)

Where do you hail from? — Откуда вы родом?

The band hail from Glasgow. — Это группа музыкантов из Глазго.

This is a film which seems to hail from the hippie era. — Похоже, что это фильм из времён хиппи.
2. сущ.
1) приветствие, возгласы приветствия; оклик

I could hear hails coming and going between the old buccaneer and his comrades. — Я мог слышать, как старый пират и его товарищи приветствовали друг друга.

2) предел слышимости

out of hail — за пределами слышимости

within hail — в пределах слышимости
3. межд.
привет!

Англо-русский современный словарь > hail
7 hail

n. hagel, regen, stortvloed; (welkomst)groet
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v. hagelen; begroeten; toejuichen

hail¹

[ heel]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 hagelsteen

II 〈 telbaar en niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 hagel ⇒ 〈 figuurlijk〉 regen, stortvloed

2 (welkomst)groet

♦voorbeelden:

1   a hail of bullets • een regen/hagel van kogels

2   〈 voornamelijk van schepen〉 within hail • binnen gehoorsafstand

     〈 formeel〉 all hail to Caesar! • heil en voorspoed aan Caesar!

     hail to you! • saluut!

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hail²

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 hagelen 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 ⇒ neerkomen (als hagel)

♦voorbeelden:

1   it is hailing • het hagelt

     blows hailed down (up)on the boy's back • het regende slagen op de rug van de jongen

→ hail from hail from/

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 begroeten ⇒ verwelkomen

2 erkennen ⇒ begroeten als

3 aanroepen

♦voorbeelden:

2   the people hailed him (as) king • het volk haalde hem als koning in

3   hail a taxi • een taxi (aan)roepen

English-Dutch dictionary > hail
8 hail

/heil/ * danh từ - mưa đá - loạt, tràng dồn dập (như mưa); trận tới tấp =a hail of questions+ một loạt câu hỏi dồn dập =a hail of bullets+ một trận mưa đạn * nội động từ - mưa đá =it hails+ trời mưa đá - đổ dồn (như mưa đá), trút xuống (như mưa đá), giáng xuống (như mưa) * ngoại động từ - trút xuống (như mưa), giáng xuống (như mưa), đổ dồn xuống =to hail down blows on someone+ đấm ai túi bụi =to hail curses on someone+ chửi ai như tát nước vào mặt * danh từ - lời chào - lời gọi, lời réo =within hail+ gần gọi nghe thấy được =out of hail+ ở xa gọi không nghe thấy được * ngoại động từ - chào - hoan hô, hoan nghênh =the crowd hailed the combatants of the liberation forces+ quần chúng hoan hô các chiến sĩ của lực lượng giải phóng - gọi, réo, hò (đò...) * nội động từ ((thường) + from) - tới (từ đâu) =a ship hailing drom Shanghai+ một chuyến tàu từ Thượng-hải tới * thán từ - chào!

English-Vietnamese dictionary > hail
9 hail

1. сущ.
1) общ. град ( атмосферные осадки в виде ледяных образований разной величины и формы)

See:

hail insurance, natural disaster

2) общ. поток, град, множество

a hail of bullets — град пуль
2. гл.
1) общ. идти ( о граде)

it hails, it is hailing — идет град

2) общ. сыпаться градом; осыпать градом

to hail (down) curses [blows\] on [upon\] smb. — осыпать кого-л. проклятиями [ударами\]

Англо-русский экономический словарь > hail
10 hail

s calamarsa, granissa, pedra | fig pluja | salutació, crit

interj salve!, salut!

v pedregar, calamarsejar, granissar | ploure | saludar, cridar

a hail of blows una pluja de cops

to hail down on ploure sobre

to hail from ser de, venir de

English-Catalan dictionary > hail
11 hail down

v + adv \<\<stones/insults/blows\>\> llover*

VI + ADV (fig) llover

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v + adv \<\<stones/insults/blows\>\> llover*

English-spanish dictionary > hail down
12 shower

1. noun
1) Schauer, der

shower of rain/sleet/hail — Regen- / Schneeregen- / Hagelschauer, der

a shower of confetti/sparks/stones — ein Konfettiregen/Funkenregen/Steinhagel

2) (for washing) Dusche, die; attrib. Dusch-

have or take a [cold/quick] shower — [kalt/schnell] duschen

be under the shower — unter der Dusche stehen

3) (Amer.): (party)

shower [party] — Geschenkparty, die (für eine Braut, bei der sie Aussteuergegenstände geschenkt bekommt)
2. transitive verb
1)

shower something over or on somebody, shower somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas überschütten

2) (fig.): (lavish)

shower something [up]on somebody, shower somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas überhäufen
3. intransitive verb
1) (fall in showers)

shower down [up]on somebody — [Wasser, Konfetti:] auf jemanden herabregnen; [Steine, Verwünschungen:] auf jemanden niederhageln

2) (have a shower) duschen

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1. noun
1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) der Schauer

2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) der Regen

3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) die Dusche

4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) die Dusche
2. verb
1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) niederprasseln lassen

2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) duschen

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- academic.ru/66949/showery">showery
- showerproof
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show·er

[ˈʃaʊəʳ, AM ˈʃaʊɚ]

I. n

1. (brief fall) Schauer m

\shower of rain/snow Regen-/Schneeschauer m

thunder \shower Gewitterschauer m

hard [or heavy] \shower heftiger Schauer

thundery \showers gewittrige Schauer

2. (spray) Regen m

to bring a \shower of praise upon sb ( fig) jdm viel Lob einbringen

\shower of sparks Funkenregen m

3. (for bathing) Dusche f

to be in the \shower unter der Dusche sein

to have [or take] a \shower duschen

4. AM (party) Frauenparty vor einer Hochzeit, Geburt etc., bei der Geschenke überreicht werden

II. vt

1. (with liquid)

▪ to \shower sb/sth etw/jdn bespritzen

to \shower sb with champagne jdn mit Champagner bespritzen

2. ( fig)

▪ to \shower sb/sth with sth, to \shower sth on sb/sth (rain down) etw auf jdn/etw niederregnen lassen; (lavish) jdn/etw mit etw dat überhäufen

to \shower compliments on sb jdn mit Komplimenten überhäufen

to \shower sb with presents/praise jdn mit Geschenken/Lob überhäufen

to \shower a town with missiles einen Raketenhagel auf eine Stadt niedergehen lassen, eine Stadt unter Raketenbeschuss nehmen

III. vi

1. (take a shower) duschen

2. (spray)

▪ to \shower down niederregnen, niederfallen

* * *
['ʃaʊə(r)]
1. n

1) (of rain etc) Schauer m; (of arrows, stones, blows, bullets etc) Hagel m; (of curses, questions) Schwall m

a shower of sparks — ein Funkenregen m

shower of water — Dusche f, Wasserstrahl m

2) (= shower bath) Dusche f

to take or have a shower — (sich) duschen

to send sb to the showers ( US inf ) (Sport) — jdn vom Feld schicken; (fig) jdn rausschmeißen

his bad language earned him a trip to the showers ( US fig inf ) — weil er ständig Kraftausdrücke benutzte, wurde er rausgeschmissen (inf)

3) (Brit fig inf) Blödmänner pl (inf)

what a shower! — so ein lausiges Volk! (inf)

4) (US inf = party) Party, auf der jeder ein Geschenk für den Ehrengast mitbringt; (for bride-to-be) ≈ Polterabend m

baby shower — Party vor Geburt eines Babys, auf der jeder ein Geschenk für das Baby mitbringt

2. vt

to shower sb with sth, to shower sth on sb (curses) — etw auf jdn niederregnen lassen; blows etw auf jdn niederprasseln or niederhageln lassen; praise, affection, honours, presents jdn mit etw überschütten or überhäufen

the broken pipe showered water on the passers-by — das Wasser aus dem kaputten Rohr bespritzte die Passanten

to shower abuse on sb, to shower sb with abuse — einen Schwall von Beschimpfungen gegen jdn loslassen

3. vi

1) (= wash) duschen, brausen (dated)

2) (= descend also shower down) niedergehen auf (+acc)

* * *

shower [ˈʃaʊə(r)]

A s

1. (Regen-, Hagel- etc) Schauer m:

shower of meteors Meteorenschauer, -schwarm m

2. a) (Funken-, Konfetti-, Kugel- etc) Regen m

b) (Geschoss-, Stein) Hagel m

c) (Wasser) Schwall m

d) Unmenge f, Masse f:

a shower of questions;

in showers in rauen Mengen umg

3. US Geschenkparty f ( besonders für eine angehende Braut [ linen oder wedding shower] oder für eine werdende Mutter [ baby shower])

4. a) Dusche f (auch Vorrichtung):

have ( oder take) a (cold) shower eine (kalte) Dusche nehmen, (sich) (kalt) duschen

b) Duschkabine f:

be in the shower unter der Dusche stehen

c) pl Duschraum m

5. (auch als pl konstruiert) Br umg pej Bagage f

B v/t

1. begießen, überschütten

2. jemanden (ab)brausen, duschen

3. Hagel etc niederprasseln lassen

4. jemanden mit Geschenken, Ehren etc überhäufen:

shower gifts (up)on sb;

shower sb with hono(u)rs

C v/i

1. strömen:

shower down herabströmen, niederprasseln (auch Geschosse)

2. (sich) duschen

* * *
1. noun
1) Schauer, der

shower of rain/sleet/hail — Regen- / Schneeregen- / Hagelschauer, der

a shower of confetti/sparks/stones — ein Konfettiregen/Funkenregen/Steinhagel

2) (for washing) Dusche, die; attrib. Dusch-

have or take a [cold/quick] shower — [kalt/schnell] duschen

be under the shower — unter der Dusche stehen

3) (Amer.): (party)

shower [party] — Geschenkparty, die (für eine Braut, bei der sie Aussteuergegenstände geschenkt bekommt)
2. transitive verb
1)

shower something over or on somebody, shower somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas überschütten

2) (fig.): (lavish)

shower something [up]on somebody, shower somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas überhäufen
3. intransitive verb
1) (fall in showers)

shower down [up]on somebody — [Wasser, Konfetti:] auf jemanden herabregnen; [Steine, Verwünschungen:] auf jemanden niederhageln

2) (have a shower) duschen

* * *

n.

Dusche -n f.

Regenschauer m.

Schauer -n m. v.

überschütten v.

English-german dictionary > shower
13 beat

past tense; see beat

beat¹ n

1. latido

Se suele decir heartbeat

2. ritmo / tiempo / tempo

this song has got a good beat esta canción tiene un buen ritmo

beat² vb

1. azotar / pegar

in the past they used to beat children en el pasado azotaban a los niños

2. ganar / vencer / derrotar

she beat me at chess me ganó al ajedrez

Leeds beat Arsenal el Leeds derrotó al Arsenal

3. batir

first, beat the eggs primero, bate los huevos

the bird was beating its wings el pájaro batía las alas

4. latir

his heart is not beating su corazón no late

5. tocar

the man is beating the drum el hombre toca el tambor

El pasado de beat es beat y el participio pasado es beaten

beat

tr[biːt]

noun

1 (of heart) latido

2 (noise) golpe nombre masculino, ruido; (of rain) tamborileo; (of wings) aleteo

3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL ritmo

4 (of policeman) ronda

transitive verb (pt beat, pp beaten tr['bːitən])

1 (hit) golpear; (metals) martillear; (person) azotar; (drum) tocar; (wings) batir

2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL batir

3 (defeat) vencer, derrotar; (in competition) ganar

■ he beat him by 10 points le ganó por diez puntos

4 familiar (puzzle) extrañar, dejar perplejo,-a

■ the problem beats me el problema me deja perplejo

intransitive verb

1 (heart) latir

2 (wings) batir

adjective

1 familiar agotado,-a, rendido,-a

■ he was beat after the match estaba rendido después del partido

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to beat about the bush andarse por las ramas

to beat against something golpear contra algo

■ the hail beat against the shutters el granizo golpeaba contra las persianas

to beat on something dar golpes en algo

■ the bailiffs beat on the door los administradores dieron golpes en la puerta

to beat time SMALLMUSIC/SMALL llevar el compás

to beat some sense into somebody meter un poco de sentido común en la cabeza de alguien

to beat somebody to it sentar la mano a alguien

to beat the record batir el récord

to beat somebody to death matar a alguien a palos

to beat somebody's brains out romperle la crisma a alguien

beat it! ¡lárgate!

that beats evertything! ¡esto es el colmo!

it beats me how... no me cabe en la cabeza cómo...

off beat raro,-a, extraño,-a

the beat generation la generación nombre femenino de los beatniks

beat ['bi:t] v, beat ; beaten ['bi:tə n] or beat ; beating vt

1) strike: golpear, pegar, darle una paliza (a alguien)

2) defeat: vencer, derrotar

3) avoid: anticiparse a, evitar

to beat the crowd: evitar el gentío

4) mash, whip: batir

beat vi

throb: palpitar, latir

beat adj

exhausted: derrengado, muy cansado

I'm beat!: ¡estoy molido!

beat n

1) : golpe m, redoble m (de un tambor), latido m (del corazón)

2) rhythm: ritmo m, tiempo m

beat (Music)

n.

• compás s.m.

adj.

• golpe adj.

n.

• batimiento s.m.

• golpe s.m.

• latido s.m.

• marca s.f.

• toque s.m.

pret.

(Preterito definido de "to beat")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: beat, beaten) = abatanar v.

• acachetear v.

• apalear v.

• aporrear v.

• batanar v.

• batir v.

• cutir v.

• derrotar v.

• golpear v.

• pegar v.

• sacudir v.

• sobar v.

• sobrepasar v.

• solfear v.

• superar v.

• tundir v.

• varear v.

• vencer v.

I
1. biːt
(past beat; past p beaten 'biːtṇ) transitive verb

1)

a) ( hit repeatedly) golpear; \<\<carpet\>\> sacudir; \<\<wings\>\> batir

she beat her fists against the door — aporreó la puerta con los puños

b) ( inflict blows on)

he beats his children — les pega a sus hijos, maltrata a sus hijos

he was beaten to death — lo mataron a golpes

c) ( hammer) \<\<metal\>\> batir

d) ( Culin) batir

2)

a) ( defeat) \<\<opponent\>\> ganarle a, derrotar, vencer*

he always beats me at chess — siempre me gana al ajedrez

you've got to know when you're beaten — hay que saber reconocer la derrota

the government has beaten inflation — el gobierno ha vencido la inflación

(it) beats me how anyone can do such a thing! — no logro entender cómo se puede llegar a hacer una cosa así

if you can't beat them, join them — si no puedes con ellos, únete a ellos

b) ( be better than) \<\<record\>\> batir, superar

our prices can't be beaten — nuestros precios son imbatibles

I scored 470, beat that! — yo saqué 470 ¿a que no me ganas?

you can't beat home-made apple pie — no hay como el pastel de manzana casero

it beats working any day — (colloq) siempre es más divertido que trabajar

3) (arrive before, anticipate)

if we go early we should beat the traffic — si vamos temprano nos evitamos el tráfico

to beat somebody to something: I beat him to the telephone llegué antes que él al teléfono; I'll beat you to the shop te echo or (RPl) te juego una carrera hasta la tienda; to beat somebody to it — adelantársele a alguien

4) ( Mus) \<\<time\>\> marcar*

5) ( tread)

they had beaten a path across the field — habían dejado marcado un sendero en el campo

beat it! — (colloq) lárgate! (fam)

2.

vi

a) ( strike)

to beat on something: he could hear them beating on the door los oía golpear la puerta; the sun beat down on them — el sol caía de lleno sobre ellos

b) ( pulsate) \<\<heart\>\> latir, palpitar; \<\<drum\>\> redoblar; \<\<wings\>\> batir

Phrasal Verbs:

- beat back

- beat down

- beat in

- beat off

- beat out

- beat up

- beat up on

II

noun

1) ( of heart) latido m; ( of drum) golpe m

his heart skipped o missed a beat — le dio un vuelco el corazón

2) ( Mus) ( rhythmic accent) tiempo m; ( rhythm) ritmo m

3) ( of policeman) ronda f

on the beat — de ronda

III

adjective (colloq) (pred) ( exhausted) reventado (fam), molido (fam)

to be dead beat — estar* reventado or molido

[biːt] (vb: pt beat) (pp beaten)
1. N

1) (=stroke, blow) [of drum] redoble m; [of heart] latido m

her heart missed or skipped a beat — le dio un vuelco el corazón

he replied without missing a beat — (fig) contestó sin alterarse

2) (=beating) [of drums] redoble m; [of waves, rain] batir m

the beat of wings — el batir de alas
drum
3) (Mus) (=rhythm) compás m, ritmo m; (=rhythmic unit) tiempo m [of conductor]

his beat is not very clear — no marca el compás con mucha claridad

4) (=route) [of policeman] ronda f

he had spent 20 years on the beat — había hecho la ronda durante 20 años

we need more officers on the beat — deberíamos tener más agentes haciendo la ronda

that's rather off my beat — (fig) no es lo mío
pound II, 1., 3)
5) (also: beatnik) beatnik mf

2. VT

1) (=strike, thrash) [+ surface] golpear, dar golpes en; [+ drum] tocar; [+ carpet] sacudir; [+ metal] batir; (Culin) [+ eggs, cream] batir; (Hunting) (to raise game) batir

to beat sth flat — aplanar algo a golpes

I had Latin beaten into me at school — en el colegio me enseñaron latín a fuerza de golpes

he beat his fists on the table — aporreó la mesa con los puños, dio golpes con los puños en la mesa

they had to beat a path through the jungle — tuvieron que abrirse paso a través de la jungla
breast, path 4), a), retreat, track 1., 3)
2) (=beat up) [+ person] pegar

he was badly beaten — le habían dado una buena paliza

to beat sb's brains out * — partir la crisma a algn *, partir la cabeza a algn

to beat sb to death — matar a algn a golpes or de una paliza

3) (=flap) [+ wings] batir

4) (Mus)

to beat time — marcar el compás

5) (=defeat) [+ team, adversary] ganar a; [+ problem] superar

he beat Smith by five seconds — le ganó a Smith por cinco segundos

Arsenal beat Leeds 5-1 — el Arsenal ganó 5-1 contra el Leeds, el Arsenal derrotó al Leeds 5-1

she was easily beaten into third place — fue fácil ganarla haciéndola quedar en el tercer puesto

she doesn't know when she's beaten — no sabe reconocer que ha perdido

our prices cannot be beaten — nuestros precios son insuperables or imbatibles

we've got to beat inflation — tenemos que superar la inflación

"how did he escape?" - "(it) beats me!" * — -¿cómo escapó? -¡no me lo explico! or -¡(no tengo) ni idea!

- if you can't beat them, join them
hollow 3.
6) (=better) [+ record] batir

he beat his own previous best time — batió su propio récord

it beats sitting at home doing nothing * — es mejor que estar en casa sin hacer nada

you can't beat a nice cup of tea * — no hay nada mejor que una buena taza de té

coffee beats tea any day * — el café da cien vueltas al té

that beats everything! * — ¡eso es el colmo!

can you beat it or that? * — ¿has visto cosa igual?

beat it! * — ¡lárgate! *

7) (=pre-empt) adelantarse

if we leave early, we can beat the rush hour — si salimos temprano, nos evitamos la hora punta

I'll beat you to that tree — ¿a que llego antes que tú a aquel árbol?, te echo una carrera hasta aquel árbol

they determined to be the first to get there but the other team beat them to it (by 36 hours) — estaban decididos a llegar los primeros pero el otro equipo les ganó or se les adelantó (en 36 horas)

I could see she was about to object but I beat her to it — me di cuenta de que iba a poner objeciones pero me adelanté

3. VI

1) (=hit)

to beat on or against or at sth — [rain, waves] azotar algo; [person] dar golpes en algo, golpear algo

the waves beat against the harbour wall — las olas azotaban el muro del puerto

someone was beating on the door — alguien estaba dando golpes en or golpeando or aporreando la puerta

she began beating at the flames with a pillow — empezó a apagar las llamas a golpes con una almohada

2) (=sound rhythmically) [heart] latir; [drum] redoblar; [wings] batir

3) (Hunting) (to raise game) batir

- beat about the bush

let's not beat about the bush — no nos andemos con rodeos

stop beating about the bush! — ¡deja de andarte con rodeos!

4. ADJ
*
1) (=exhausted) rendido, molido *; dead 1., 1)

2) (=defeated)

the problem has me beat — me doy por vencido con este problema

Gerald had him beat on the practical side of things — Gerald le daba mil vueltas en el aspecto práctico de las cosas

5.

CPD

beat box N — caja f de ritmos

beat generation N — generación f beat

beat music N — música rock de las décadas de los cincuenta y sesenta

- beat back

- beat down

- beat off

- beat out

- beat up

- beat up on

* * *

I
1. [biːt]
(past beat; past p beaten ['biːtṇ]) transitive verb

1)

a) ( hit repeatedly) golpear; \<\<carpet\>\> sacudir; \<\<wings\>\> batir

she beat her fists against the door — aporreó la puerta con los puños

b) ( inflict blows on)

he beats his children — les pega a sus hijos, maltrata a sus hijos

he was beaten to death — lo mataron a golpes

c) ( hammer) \<\<metal\>\> batir

d) ( Culin) batir

2)

a) ( defeat) \<\<opponent\>\> ganarle a, derrotar, vencer*

he always beats me at chess — siempre me gana al ajedrez

you've got to know when you're beaten — hay que saber reconocer la derrota

the government has beaten inflation — el gobierno ha vencido la inflación

(it) beats me how anyone can do such a thing! — no logro entender cómo se puede llegar a hacer una cosa así

if you can't beat them, join them — si no puedes con ellos, únete a ellos

b) ( be better than) \<\<record\>\> batir, superar

our prices can't be beaten — nuestros precios son imbatibles

I scored 470, beat that! — yo saqué 470 ¿a que no me ganas?

you can't beat home-made apple pie — no hay como el pastel de manzana casero

it beats working any day — (colloq) siempre es más divertido que trabajar

3) (arrive before, anticipate)

if we go early we should beat the traffic — si vamos temprano nos evitamos el tráfico

to beat somebody to something: I beat him to the telephone llegué antes que él al teléfono; I'll beat you to the shop te echo or (RPl) te juego una carrera hasta la tienda; to beat somebody to it — adelantársele a alguien

4) ( Mus) \<\<time\>\> marcar*

5) ( tread)

they had beaten a path across the field — habían dejado marcado un sendero en el campo

beat it! — (colloq) lárgate! (fam)

2.

vi

a) ( strike)

to beat on something: he could hear them beating on the door los oía golpear la puerta; the sun beat down on them — el sol caía de lleno sobre ellos

b) ( pulsate) \<\<heart\>\> latir, palpitar; \<\<drum\>\> redoblar; \<\<wings\>\> batir

Phrasal Verbs:

- beat back

- beat down

- beat in

- beat off

- beat out

- beat up

- beat up on

II

noun

1) ( of heart) latido m; ( of drum) golpe m

his heart skipped o missed a beat — le dio un vuelco el corazón

2) ( Mus) ( rhythmic accent) tiempo m; ( rhythm) ritmo m

3) ( of policeman) ronda f

on the beat — de ronda

III

adjective (colloq) (pred) ( exhausted) reventado (fam), molido (fam)

to be dead beat — estar* reventado or molido

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14 strike

strike [straɪk]

grève ⇒ 1 (a) raid ⇒ 1 (b) attaque ⇒ 1 (b) escadre ⇒ 1 (c) découverte ⇒ 1 (d) sonnerie ⇒ 1 (e) frapper ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c)-(e), 3 (n), 4 (a) toucher ⇒ 3 (a) atteindre ⇒ 3 (a) heurter ⇒ 3 (b) sonner ⇒ 3 (f), 4 (d) jouer ⇒ 3 (g) conclure ⇒ 3 (h) rendre ⇒ 3 (j) découvrir ⇒ 3 (l) attaquer ⇒ 3 (q), 4 (b) faire grève ⇒ 4 (c)

(pt & pp struck [strʌk], cont striking)

1 noun

(a) Industry grève f;

∎ to go on strike se mettre en ou faire grève;

∎ to be (out) on strike être en grève;

∎ to threaten strike action menacer de faire ou de se mettre en grève;

∎ the Italian air strike la grève des transports aériens en Italie;

∎ railway strike grève f des chemins de fer;

∎ teachers' strike grève f des enseignants;

∎ coal or miners' strike grève f des mineurs;

∎ postal or post office strike grève f des postes;

∎ rent strike grève f des loyers

(b) Military raid m, attaque f; (by bird of prey, snake) attaque f;

∎ to carry out air strikes against or on enemy bases lancer des raids aériens contre des bases ennemies;

∎ retaliatory strike raid m de représailles; (nuclear) deuxième frappe f

(c) Aviation & Military (planes) escadre f (d'avions participant à un raid)

(d) Petroleum industry & Mining (discovery) découverte f;

∎ a gold strike la découverte d'un gisement d'or;

∎ the recent oil strikes in the North Sea la découverte récente de gisements de pétrole en mer du Nord;

∎ it was a lucky strike c'était un coup de chance

(e) (of clock → chime, mechanism) sonnerie f;

∎ life was regulated by the strike of the church clock la vie était rythmée par la cloche de l'église

(f) (act or instance of hitting) coup m; (sound) bruit m;

∎ the strike of iron on iron le bruit du fer qui frappe le fer;

∎ he adjusted the strike of the keys on the platen roll il a réglé la frappe des caractères contre le cylindre

(g) (in baseball) strike m; American figurative (black mark) mauvais point m;

∎ figurative he has two strikes against him il est mal parti;

∎ figurative being too young was another strike against her le fait d'être trop jeune constituait un handicap supplémentaire pour elle

(h) (in bowling) honneur m double;

∎ to get or to score a strike réussir un honneur double

(i) Fishing (by fisherman) ferrage m; (by fish) touche f

(j) archaic

∎ at the strike of day à la pointe ou au point du jour

2 compound-forming noun

(a) (committee, movement) de grève

(b) Military (mission) d'intervention, d'attaque; (aircraft) d'assaut

3 transitive verb

(a) (hit → gen) frapper; (→ of bullet, torpedo, bomb) toucher, atteindre;

∎ she raised her hand to strike him elle leva la main pour le frapper;

∎ he struck me with his fist il m'a donné un coup de poing;

∎ the chairman struck the table with his gavel le président donna un coup de marteau sur la table;

∎ she took the vase and struck him on or over the head elle saisit le vase et lui donna un coup sur la tête;

∎ she struck him across the face elle lui a donné une gifle;

∎ a light breeze struck the sails une légère brise gonfla les voiles;

∎ the phenomenon occurs when warm air strikes cold ce phénomène se produit lorsque de l'air chaud entre en contact avec de l'air froid;

∎ a wave struck the side of the boat une vague a heurté le côté du bateau;

∎ the arrow struck the target la flèche a atteint la cible;

∎ a hail of bullets struck the car la voiture a été mitraillée;

∎ he was struck by a piece of shrapnel il a été touché par ou il a reçu un éclat de grenade;

∎ to be struck by lightning être frappé par la foudre, être foudroyé;

∎ he went for them striking blows left and right il s'est jeté sur eux, distribuant les coups de tous côtés;

∎ who struck the first blow? qui a porté le premier coup?, qui a frappé le premier?;

∎ he struck the tree a mighty blow with the axe il a donné un grand coup de hache dans l'arbre;

∎ the trailer struck the post a glancing blow la remorque a percuté le poteau en passant;

∎ figurative to strike a blow for democracy/women's rights (law, event) faire progresser la démocratie/les droits de la femme; (person, group) marquer des points en faveur de la démocratie/des droits des femmes

(b) (bump into, collide with) heurter, cogner;

∎ his foot struck the bar on his first jump son pied a heurté la barre lors de son premier saut;

∎ she fell and struck her head on or against the kerb elle s'est cogné la tête contre le bord du trottoir en tombant;

∎ the Volvo struck the bus head on la Volvo a heurté le bus de plein fouet;

∎ Nautical we've struck ground! nous avons touché (le fond)!

(c) (afflict → of drought, disease, worry, regret) frapper; (→ of storm, hurricane, disaster, wave of violence) s'abattre sur, frapper;

∎ an earthquake struck the city un tremblement de terre a frappé la ville;

∎ he was struck by a heart attack il a eu une crise cardiaque;

∎ the pain struck her as she tried to get up la douleur l'a saisie au moment où elle essayait de se lever;

∎ I was struck by or with doubts j'ai été pris de doute, le doute s'est emparé de moi

(d) (occur to) frapper;

∎ only later did it strike me as unusual ce n'est que plus tard que j'ai trouvé ça ou que cela m'a paru bizarre;

∎ it suddenly struck him how little had changed il a soudain pris conscience du fait que peu de choses avaient changé;

∎ did it never strike you that you weren't wanted there? ne vous est-il jamais venu à l'esprit que vous étiez de trop?;

∎ a terrible thought struck her une idée affreuse lui vint à l'esprit;

∎ it strikes me as useless/as the perfect gift ça me semble ou paraît inutile/être le cadeau idéal;

∎ he strikes me as (being) sincere il me paraît sincère;

∎ it doesn't strike me as being the best course of action il ne me semble pas que ce soit la meilleure voie à suivre

(e) (impress) frapper, impressionner;

∎ the first thing that struck me was his pallor la première chose qui m'a frappé, c'était sa pâleur;

∎ what strikes you is the silence ce qui (vous) frappe, c'est le silence;

∎ how did she strike you? quelle impression vous a-t-elle faite?, quel effet vous a-t-elle fait?;

∎ how did Tokyo/the film strike you? comment avez-vous trouvé Tokyo/le film?;

∎ we can eat here and meet them later, how does that strike you? on peut manger ici et les retrouver plus tard, qu'en penses-tu?;

∎ I was very struck British with or American by the flat l'appartement m'a plu énormément;

∎ I wasn't very struck British with or American by his colleague son collègue ne m'a pas fait une grande impression

(f) (chime) sonner;

∎ the church clock struck five l'horloge de l'église a sonné cinq heures;

∎ it was striking midnight as we left minuit sonnait quand nous partîmes

(g) (play → note, chord) jouer;

∎ she struck a few notes on the piano elle a joué quelques notes sur le piano;

∎ when he struck the opening chords the audience applauded quand il a joué ou plaqué les premiers accords le public a applaudi;

∎ to strike a false note Music faire une fausse note; figurative (speech) sonner faux;

∎ his presence/his words struck a gloomy note sa présence a/ses paroles ont mis une note de tristesse;

∎ the report strikes an optimistic note/a note of warning for the future le rapport est très optimiste/très alarmant pour l'avenir;

∎ does it strike a chord? est-ce que cela te rappelle ou dit quelque chose?;

∎ to strike a chord with the audience faire vibrer la foule;

∎ her description of company life will strike a chord with many managers beaucoup de cadres se reconnaîtront dans sa description de la vie en entreprise

(h) (arrive at, reach → deal, treaty, agreement) conclure;

∎ to strike a bargain conclure un marché;

∎ I'll strike a bargain with you je te propose un marché;

∎ it's not easy to strike a balance between too much and too little freedom il n'est pas facile de trouver un équilibre ou de trouver le juste milieu entre trop et pas assez de liberté

(i) (cause a feeling of)

∎ to strike fear or terror into sb remplir qn d'effroi

(j) (cause to become) rendre;

∎ to strike sb blind/dumb rendre qn aveugle/muet;

∎ the news struck us speechless with horror nous sommes restés muets d'horreur en apprenant la nouvelle;

∎ I was struck dumb by the sheer cheek of the man! je suis resté muet devant le culot de cet homme!;

∎ a stray bullet struck him dead il a été tué par une balle perdue;

∎ she was struck dead by a heart attack elle a été foudroyée par une crise cardiaque;

∎ God strike me dead if I lie! je jure que c'est la vérité!

(k) (ignite → match) frotter, allumer; (→ sparks) faire jaillir;

∎ he struck a match or a light il a frotté une allumette;

∎ British familiar old-fashioned strike a light! nom de Dieu!

(l) (discover → gold) découvrir; (→ oil, water) trouver; (path) tomber sur, découvrir;

∎ familiar British to strike it lucky, American to strike it rich (make material gain) trouver le filon; (be lucky) avoir de la veine

(m) (adopt → attitude) adopter;

∎ he struck an attitude of wounded righteousness il a pris un air de dignité offensée

(n) (mint → coin, medal) frapper

(o) (take down → tent) démonter; Nautical (→ sail) amener, baisser;

∎ to strike camp lever le camp;

∎ Nautical to strike the flag or the colours amener les couleurs;

∎ Theatre to strike the set démonter le décor

(p) (delete → name, remark, person) rayer; (→ from professional register) radier;

∎ that remark must be struck or American stricken from the record cette remarque doit être retirée du procès-verbal

(q) (attack) attaquer

(r) American (go on strike at)

∎ the union is striking four of the company's plants le syndicat a déclenché des grèves dans quatre des usines de la société;

∎ students are striking their classes les étudiants font la grève des cours;

∎ the dockers are striking ships carrying industrial waste les dockers refusent de s'occuper des cargos chargés de déchets industriels

(s) Botany

∎ to strike roots prendre racine;

∎ the tree had struck deep roots into the ground l'arbre avait des racines très profondes

4 intransitive verb

(a) (hit) frapper;

∎ she struck at me with her umbrella elle essaya de me frapper avec son parapluie;

∎ to strike home (blow) porter; (missile, remark) faire mouche;

∎ familiar to strike lucky avoir de la veine;

∎ proverb strike while the iron is hot il faut battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud

(b) (attack → gen) attaquer; (→ snake) mordre; (→ wild animal) sauter ou bondir sur sa proie; (→ bird of prey) fondre ou s'abattre sur sa proie;

∎ the bombers struck at dawn les bombardiers attaquèrent à l'aube;

∎ the murderer has struck again l'assassin a encore frappé;

∎ these are measures which strike at the root/heart of the problem voici des mesures qui attaquent le problème à la racine/qui s'attaquent au cœur du problème;

∎ this latest incident strikes right at the heart of government policy ce dernier incident remet complètement en cause la politique gouvernementale

(c) Industry faire grève;

∎ they're striking for more pay ils font grève pour obtenir une augmentation de salaire;

∎ the nurses struck over the minister's decision to freeze wages les infirmières ont fait grève suite à la décision du ministre de bloquer les salaires

(d) (chime) sonner;

∎ midnight had already struck minuit avait déjà sonné

(e) (happen suddenly → illness, disaster, earthquake) survenir, se produire, arriver;

∎ we were travelling quietly along when disaster struck nous roulions tranquillement lorsque la catastrophe s'est produite;

∎ the first tremors struck at 3 a.m. les premières secousses sont survenues à 3 heures du matin

(f) (travel, head)

∎ to strike across country prendre à travers champs;

∎ they then struck west ils sont ensuite partis vers l'ouest

(g) Sport (score) marquer

(h) Fishing (fisherman) ferrer; (fish) mordre (à l'hameçon)

(i) (of cutting) prendre (racine)

►► strike ballot = vote avant que les syndicats ne décident d'une grève;

Insurance strike clause clause f pour cas de grève;

strike force (nuclear capacity) force f de frappe; (of police, soldiers → squad) détachement m ou brigade f d'intervention; (→ larger force) force f d'intervention;

strike fund = caisse de prévoyance permettant d'aider les grévistes;

strike pay salaire m de gréviste (versé par le syndicat ou par un fonds de solidarité);

Finance strike price (for share) prix m d'exercice

➲ strike back intransitive verb

(a) (retaliate) se venger; Military contre-attaquer;

∎ the government struck back at its critics le gouvernement a répondu à ceux qui le critiquaient

(b) Sport (score in response) marquer à son tour

➲ strike down separable transitive verb

foudroyer, terrasser;

∎ figurative struck down by disease terrassé par la maladie

➲ strike off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (delete, remove → from list) rayer, barrer; (→ from professional register) radier;

∎ to be struck off (doctor, solicitor) être radié

(b) (sever) couper

(c) Typography tirer

2 intransitive verb

∎ (go) to strike off to the left prendre à gauche;

∎ we struck off into the forest nous sommes entrés ou avons pénétré dans la forêt

➲ strike on inseparable transitive verb

British (solution, right answer) trouver (par hasard), tomber sur; (plan) trouver; (idea) avoir

➲ strike out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (cross out) rayer, barrer

(b) (in baseball) éliminer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (set up on one's own) s'établir à son compte

(b) (go)

∎ she struck out across the fields elle prit à travers champs;

∎ figurative they decided to strike out into a new direction ils ont décidé de prendre une nouvelle direction

(c) (swim)

∎ we struck out for the shore nous avons commencé à nager en direction de la côte

(d) (aim a blow) frapper;

∎ she struck out at him elle essaya de le frapper; figurative elle s'en est prise à lui;

∎ they struck out in all directions with their truncheons ils distribuaient des coups de matraque à droite et à gauche

(e) (in baseball) être éliminé

➲ strike through separable transitive verb

British (cross out) rayer, barrer

➲ strike up

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (start)

∎ to strike up a conversation with sb engager la conversation avec qn;

∎ they immediately struck up a conversation ils sont immédiatement entrés en conversation;

∎ to strike up an acquaintance/a friendship with sb lier connaissance/se lier d'amitié avec qn

(b) Music (start playing) commencer à jouer;

∎ the band struck up the national anthem l'orchestre commença à jouer l'hymne national ou entonna les premières mesures de l'hymne national

2 intransitive verb

(musician, orchestra) commencer à jouer; (music) commencer

➲ strike upon British = strike on

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