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1 hang

hang

A n

1 Sewing (of curtain, garment) the hang le tombant ;

2 ○ ( knack) to get the hang of sth ○ /of doing ○ piger ○ qch/comment faire ; you'll soon get the hang of the computer/of using the new system tu ne vas pas tarder à piger ○ l'ordinateur/comment utiliser le nouveau système ; you're getting the hang of it tu as pigé ○.

B vtr ( prét, pp hung)

1 ( suspend) (from projection, hook, coat-hanger) accrocher (from à ; by par ; on à) ; (from string, rope) suspendre (from à) ; ( drape over) étendre, mettre (over sur) ; ( peg up) étendre [washing] (on sur) ; the cat had a bell hung round its neck le chat avait une clochette (accrochée) au cou ; I'll hang the washing on the line je vais étendre le linge ; she hung the towel over the radiator elle a mis la serviette sur le radiateur ;

2 ( also hang down) ( let dangle) suspendre [rope, line etc] (out of par) ; laisser pendre [arm, leg] ; baisser [head] ; she hung her arm over the side of the boat elle a laissé pendre son bras hors de la barque ; we hung our heads in shame nous avons baissé la tête de honte ;

3 Art accrocher [exhibition, picture] ;

4 ( decorate with) to be hung with être orné de [flags, tapestries] ; être décoré de [garlands] ; the walls were hung with portraits des portraits étaient accrochés aux murs ;

5 ( interior decorating) poser [wallpaper] ;

6 Constr, Tech poser [door, gate] ;

7 Culin faisander [game] ;

8 ( prét, pp hanged) pendre [criminal, victim] (for pour ; for doing pour avoir fait) ; he was hanged for treason il a été pendu pour trahison ; to be hanged drawn and quartered être pendu, éviscéré et écartelé.

C vi ( prét, pp hung)

1 ( be suspended) ( on hook) être accroché ; ( from height) être suspendu ; ( on washing line) être étendu ; a chandelier hung from the ceiling un chandelier était suspendu au plafond ; her photo hangs over the piano sa photo est accrochée au-dessus du piano ; she hung from the branch, then dropped elle est restée accrochée or suspendue à la branche, puis elle s'est laissée tomber ; her arm hung limply over the arm of the chair son bras pendait mollement de l'accoudoir ; the bed is too short: my feet hang over the end le lit est trop petit: mes pieds dépassent ; the children were hanging out of the window les enfants se penchaient à la fenêtre ;

2 Sewing ( drape) [curtain, garment] tomber ; the dress doesn't hang properly la robe ne tombe pas bien ;

3 ( float) [fog, cloud, smoke, smell] flotter ;

4 Art être accroché ; his paintings hang in the Louvre ses tableaux sont accrochés au Louvre ;

5 Culin [game] faisander ;

6 ( die) être pendu (for pour).

D v refl ( prét, pp hanged) to hang oneself se pendre (from à).

Idioms

hang it all ○ ! zut ○ ! ; hang John ○ ! tant pis pour Jean! ; hang the expense ○ ! au diable la dépense! ; I'll be hanged if… ○ je veux bien être pendu si… ; hanged if I know ○ ! je n'en sais fichtre rien ○ ! ; sb/sth can go hang ○ GB, let sb/sth go hang ○ GB qn/qch peut aller au diable ; to let it all hang out ○ être relax ○ ; well I'll be hanged ○ †! ça alors! ⇒ sheep.

Phrasal verbs

■ hang about ○, hang around ○ ( waiting for sth) poireauter ○ ; ( aimlessly) traîner ; to keep sb hanging around for three hours faire poireauter ○ qn pendant trois heures.

■ hang around ○:

▶ hang around = hang about ; to hang around with sb ( associate with) passer son temps avec qn ;

▶ hang around [sb] ( inflict oneself on) être toujours à tourner autour ○ de qn ; she's always hanging around me elle est toujours à me tourner autour.

■ hang back ( in fear) rester derrière ; ( waiting) rester ; ( reluctant) lit rester à la traîne ; fig être réticent ; she hung back from offering help elle était réticente à proposer son aide.

■ hang down gen pendre ; [hem] être défait.

■ hang off pendre.

■ hang on

1 ○ ( wait) attendre ; hang on, I've a better idea attends, j'ai une meilleure idée ; ( on phone) can you hang on a minute? voulez-vous attendre une minute? ;

2 ○ ( survive) tenir ○ ; he hung on for another five years il a tenu cinq ans de plus ; hang on in there ○ ! tiens bon, accroche-toi ○ ! ;

▶ hang on [sth ]

1 ( depend on) dépendre de ; we must win-everything hangs on it il faut que nous gagnions-tout en dépend ;

2 ( listen attentively) to hang on sb's words ou every word être pendu aux lèvres de qn.

■ hang on to:

▶ hang on to [sth/sb]

1 ( hold tight) s'agripper à [object, rail] ; agripper [person] ; hang on to the branch agrippe-toi à la branche ; hang on to that child agrippe l'enfant ; hang on to your hat! lit tiens bien ton chapeau! ; fig accroche-toi! ;

2 ○ fig ( retain) s'accrocher à ○ [possession, power, title, tradition, values].

■ hang out

1 ( protrude) [shirt, handkerchief etc] dépasser ;

2 ○ ( live) crécher ○ ;

3 ○ ( frequent) traîner ○ ;

▶ hang out [sth], hang [sth] out étendre [washing] ; accrocher [sign] ; sortir [flag].

■ hang over:

▶ hang over [sb/sth] [threat, danger, unpleasant prospect, suspicion] planer sur [person, project].

■ hang together

1 ( be consistent) se tenir ;

2 ( cooperate) se serrer les coudes.

■ hang up ( on phone) raccrocher ; Comput tomber en panne ; to hang up on sb raccrocher au nez de qn ;

▶ hang up [sth], hang [sth] up

1 ( on hook) accrocher ; (on hanger, string) suspendre ; ( on washing line) étendre ; she hung it up to dry elle l'a étendu à sécher ;

2 Telecom raccrocher [phone] ;

3 fig, hum to hang up one's skis/one's gloves/one's spade mettre ses skis/ses gants/sa bêche au rancart.

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2 hang

hang [hæŋ]

(preterite, past participle hung)

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ lamp, curtains, decorations, painting] accrocher ; [+ wallpaper] poser

• to hang clothes on the line étendre du linge

• to hang one's head baisser la tête

• the trees were hung with lights les arbres étaient décorés de lumières

   b. (preterite, past participle hanged) [+ criminal] pendre

• he was hanged for murder il a été pendu pour meurtre

• he hanged himself il s'est pendu

2. intransitive verb

   a. [rope, dangling object] pendre (on, from à)

• a suit that hangs well un costume qui tombe bien

• a picture hanging on the wall un tableau accroché au mur

• to hang out of the window [person] se pencher par la fenêtre ; [thing] pendre à la fenêtre

   b. ( = hover) fog hung over the valley un brouillard planait sur la vallée

• the threat of unemployment hangs over us la menace du chômage pèse sur nous

• the question was left hanging in the air la question est restée en suspens

• time hung heavy on his hands il trouvait le temps long

   c. [criminal] être pendu

• he'll hang for it cela lui vaudra la corde

3. noun

• to get the hang of (inf) ( = understand) comprendre

• to get the hang of doing sth attraper le coup (inf) pour faire qch

• you'll soon get the hang of it tu auras vite fait de t'y mettre

• she's getting the hang of her new job elle commence à s'habituer à son nouveau travail

4. compounds

► hang-glider noun deltaplane ® m

► hang-gliding noun deltaplane ® m

• to go hang-gliding faire du deltaplane ® ► hang-up (inf) noun

( = complex) complexe m ( about à cause de)

• to have sexual hang-ups avoir des blocages (sexuels)

► hang about, hang around

1. intransitive verb

( = loiter) traîner ; ( = wait) attendre

• he's always hanging about here il est toujours à traîner par ici

• he got sick of hanging around waiting for me il en a eu marre (inf) de m'attendre

• they always hang around together ils sont toujours ensemble

• to keep sb hanging about faire attendre qn

• hang about! (inf) attends !

2. inseparable transitive verb

• the crowd who hung around the cafe les habitués du café

► hang back intransitive verb

(when walking) rester en arrière

• she hung back from suggesting this elle hésitait à le proposer► hang down intransitive verb pendre

► hang in (inf) intransitive verb s'accrocher

• hang in there, Bill, you're going to make it accroche-toi, Bill, tu vas y arriver► hang on

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = wait) (inf) attendre

• hang on! attendez ! ; (on phone) ne quittez pas !

• hang on, I didn't say that! attends un peu, ce n'est pas ce que j'ai dit !

   b. ( = hold out) tenir bon

• he managed to hang on till help came il réussit à tenir bon jusqu'à l'arrivée des secours

   c. to hang on to sth ( = cling on to) se cramponner à qch ; ( = look after) (inf) garder qch

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. se cramponner à

• to hang on sb's arm se cramponner au bras de qn

• to hang on sb's every word boire les paroles de qn

   b. ( = depend on) dépendre de

• everything hangs on his decision tout dépend de sa décision

► hang out

1. intransitive verb

   a. [tongue] pendre

• your shirt's hanging out ta chemise pend

• let it all hang out! (inf!) défoulez-vous !

   b. ( = live) (inf) crécher (inf !)

2. separable transitive verb

[+ washing] étendre (dehors)

► hang together intransitive verb

[argument, story] se tenir ; [statements] s'accorder

► hang up

1. intransitive verb

(on telephone) raccrocher

• to hang up on sb raccrocher au nez de qn

2. separable transitive verb

[+ hat, picture] accrocher (on à, sur)

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[hæŋ] 1.
noun

1) ( of garment) tombant m

2) (colloq) ( knack)

to get the hang of something (colloq)/of doing (colloq) — piger (colloq) quelque chose/comment faire

you're getting the hang of it — tu as pigé (colloq)
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp hung)

1) ( suspend) (from projection, hook, coat-hanger) accrocher ( from à; by par; on à); (from string, rope) suspendre ( from à); ( drape over) étendre, mettre ( over sur); ( peg up) étendre [washing] (on sur)

2) (also hang down) ( let dangle) suspendre [rope, line etc] ( out of par); laisser pendre [arm, leg]

to hang one's head in shame — baisser la tête de honte

3) ( decorate with)

to be hung with — être orné de [flags, tapestries]; être décoré de [garlands]

4) ( interior decorating) poser [wallpaper]

5) Construction, Technology poser [door, gate]

6) (prét, pp hanged) pendre [criminal, victim]
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp hung)

1) ( be suspended) ( on hook) être accroché; ( from height) être suspendu; ( on washing line) être étendu; [arm, leg] pendre

her arm hung over the arm of the chair — son bras pendait de l'accoudoir

my feet hang over the end — mes pieds dépassent

the children were hanging out of the window — les enfants se penchaient à la fenêtre

2) ( drape) [curtain, garment] tomber

3) ( float) [fog, cloud, smoke, smell] flotter

4) ( die) être pendu ( for pour)
4.
reflexive verb (prét, pp hanged)

to hang oneself — se pendre ( from à)

Phrasal Verbs:

- hang around

- hang back

- hang down

- hang on

- hang on to

- hang out

- hang over

- hang together

- hang up

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hang the expense! — (colloq) au diable la dépense!

hanged if I know! — (colloq) je n'en sais fichtre rien! (colloq)

to let it all hang out — (colloq) être relax (colloq); sheep

English-French dictionary > hang
3 ♦ washing

♦ washing /ˈwɒʃɪŋ/
n.

1 [uc] lavatura; lavaggio; lavata

2 [u] biancheria ( da lavare o lavata); bucato: to do the washing, fare il bucato; to hang the washing out, stendere il bucato; DIALOGO → - Chores- If it starts to rain, can you take the washing in?, se si mette a piovere puoi ritirare il bucato?

3 [uc] (ind. min.) lavaggio

4 [u] (tecn.) depurazione

● washing board, asse per lavare □ washing day, giorno di bucato □ (chim.) washing flask, spruzzetta □ washing line, stendibiancheria; corda del bucato; stenditoio □ washing machine, lavatrice; lavabiancheria □ (ind. min.) washing plant, impianto di lavaggio □ washing powder, detersivo in polvere □ washing soda, soda decaidrata; soda per lavare (o da bucato) □ ( un tempo) washing stand, lavabo; portacatino □ (fam. ingl.) washing-up, lavatura dei piatti; rigovernatura: to do the washing-up, lavare i piatti; rigovernare □ washing-up liquid, detersivo liquido per stoviglie □ washing water, acqua di lavaggio □ (fig. ingl.) to take in sb. 's washing, accollarsi il lavoro di q.; dare a q. una mano con il lavoro.

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4 washing

washing ['wɒʃɪŋ]

noun

(a) (act → of car, floors) lavage m; (→ of laundry) lessive f; Religion (of feet, hands) lavement m

(b) (laundry) linge m, lessive f;

∎ a pile of dirty washing une pile de linge sale;

∎ to do the washing faire la lessive, laver le linge;

∎ where can I hang the washing? où puis-je étendre le linge?;

∎ do you have a lot of washing to do? avez-vous beaucoup de lessive ou une grande lessive à faire?

►► washing day jour m de lessive;

washing line corde f à linge;

washing liquid lessive f liquide;

washing machine machine f à laver, lave-linge m inv;

washing powder lessive f ou détergent m (en poudre);

washing soda cristaux mpl de soude

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5 line

line [laɪn]

ligne ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e), 1 (j)-(o), 1 (r), 1 (v) trait ⇒ 1 (a) ride ⇒ 1 (a) rang ⇒ 1 (c) queue ⇒ 1 (c) mot ⇒ 1 (f) corde ⇒ 1 (g) tuyau ⇒ 1 (h) voie ⇒ 1 (i) frontière ⇒ 1 (p) branche ⇒ 1 (q) chaîne ⇒ 1 (s) lignée ⇒ 1 (t) border ⇒ 2 (a) régler ⇒ 2 (b) doubler ⇒ 2 (c) garnir ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d)

1 noun

(a) (mark, stroke) ligne f, trait m; (wrinkle) ride f; Mathematics, Sport & Television ligne f;

∎ to draw a line tracer ou tirer une ligne;

∎ Sport to beat sb on the line (at the finishing line) coiffer qn au poteau;

∎ to score 50 points above/below the line (in bridge) marquer 50 points d'honneur/de marche;

∎ straight line (gen) ligne f droite; Mathematics droite f;

∎ there are five lines to a stave une portée est constituée de cinq lignes;

∎ his face was covered with lines son visage était plein de rides

(b) (path) ligne f;

∎ light travels in a straight line la lumière se propage en ligne droite;

∎ it's on a line between Houston and Dallas c'est sur la ligne qui va de Houston à Dallas;

∎ the two grooves must be exactly in line les deux rainures doivent être parfaitement alignées;

∎ I don't follow your line of thinking je ne suis pas ton raisonnement;

∎ to be in the line of fire être dans la ligne de tir;

∎ line of sight or of vision ligne f de visée;

∎ let's try a different line of attack essayons une approche différente;

∎ it's all in the line of duty cela fait partie de mes fonctions;

∎ the problems I meet in the line of duty les problèmes auxquels je suis confronté dans l'exercice de mes fonctions;

∎ to be killed in the line of duty (policeman) mourir dans l'exercice de ses fonctions; (soldier) mourir au champ d'honneur;

∎ British to take the line of least resistance choisir la solution de facilité;

∎ there's been a terrible mistake somewhere along the line il s'est produit une erreur grave quelque part;

∎ I'll support them all along or right down the line je les soutiendrai jusqu'au bout ou sur toute la ligne;

∎ the population is split along religious lines la population est divisée selon des critères religieux;

∎ he reorganized the company along more rational lines il a réorganisé l'entreprise sur une base plus rationnelle;

∎ we shall take action along the lines suggested nous agirons dans le sens de ce qui a été proposé;

∎ another idea along the same lines une autre idée dans le même genre;

∎ we seem to be thinking along the same lines il semble que nous voyions les choses de la même façon;

∎ to be on the right lines être sur la bonne voie

(c) (row → side by side) ligne f, rang m, rangée f; (→ one behind another) rang m, file f; American (queue) file f (d'attente), queue f;

∎ a line of traffic une colonne de véhicules;

∎ to fall or get into line, to form a line (people) se mettre en ligne; (children) se mettre en rang; (soldiers) former les rangs;

∎ stand in line, children mettez-vous en rang, les enfants;

∎ to step into line se mettre en rang;

∎ a line of trees une rangée d'arbres;

∎ we joined the line at the bus stop nous avons fait la queue à l'arrêt de bus;

∎ they wanted to be first in line ils voulaient être les premiers dans la file d'attente;

∎ figurative he's in line for promotion il est sur les rangs pour une promotion;

∎ he's next in line for promotion la prochaine promotion sera pour lui;

∎ he's first in line for the throne c'est l'héritier du trône;

∎ to be on the line (job, reputation) être en jeu;

∎ to put one's job/reputation on the line mettre son travail/sa réputation en jeu;

∎ to lay one's reputation/life on the line (for sb/sth) mettre sa réputation/vie en jeu (pour qn/qch)

(d) figurative (conformity)

∎ it's in/out of line with company policy c'est conforme/ce n'est pas conforme à la politique de la société;

∎ it's more or less in line with what we'd expected cela correspond plus ou moins à nos prévisions;

∎ to bring wages into line with inflation actualiser les salaires en fonction de l'inflation;

∎ the rebels have been brought into line les rebelles ont été mis au pas;

∎ to fall into line with government policy accepter la politique gouvernementale;

∎ to step out of line s'écarter du droit chemin

(e) (of writing, text) ligne f; (of poem, song) vers m; (of play) réplique f;

∎ new line (in dictation) à la ligne;

∎ Computing a 20-line program un programme de 20 lignes;

∎ School she gave me 100 lines elle m'a donné 100 lignes (à faire);

∎ she quoted a line from Wordsworth elle a cité un vers de Wordsworth;

∎ I only have two lines in the whole play! je n'ai que deux répliques dans toute la pièce!;

∎ he forgot his lines il a oublié son texte;

∎ he gave me the usual line about his wife not understanding him il m'a fait son numéro habituel comme quoi sa femme ne le comprend pas;

∎ familiar to shoot a line (boast) frimer; (smooth talk) baratiner;

∎ American familiar to hand or give or pass sb a line (chat up) draguer qn

(f) familiar (letter) mot m;

∎ to drop sb a line envoyer un mot à qn

(g) (rope) corde f; Nautical bout m; Fishing ligne f; (in surveying) & Building industry cordeau m;

∎ to hang the washing on the line mettre le linge à sécher, étendre le linge;

∎ your clothes are out on the line tes vêtements sont sur la corde à linge

(h) (pipe) tuyau m; (pipeline) pipeline m

(i) British Railways (track) voie f; (single rail) rail m;

∎ the train left the line le train a déraillé

(j) (travel route) ligne f;

∎ underground line ligne f de métro;

∎ there's a new coach line to London il y a un nouveau service d'autocars pour Londres;

∎ to keep the lines of communication open maintenir ouvertes les lignes de communication;

∎ shipping line compagnie f de navigation

(k) Electricity ligne f;

∎ the power lines have been cut les lignes électriques ont été coupées;

∎ the lines are still down after the gale les lignes n'ont pas été rétablies depuis la tempête;

∎ the power station comes on line in June la centrale entre en service en juin

(l) Telecommunications ligne f;

∎ the line went dead la communication a été coupée;

∎ I was on the line to Paris je téléphonais à Paris;

∎ all the lines to London are busy toutes les lignes pour Londres sont occupées;

∎ then a voice came on the other end of the line alors une voix a répondu à l'autre bout du fil;

∎ I have Laura on the line j'ai Laura en ligne;

∎ a direct line to Washington une ligne directe avec Washington;

∎ hold the line ne quittez pas;

∎ the line is British engaged or American busy la ligne est occupée;

∎ there's someone on the line il y a quelqu'un sur la ligne;

∎ the line's very bad la communication est mauvaise;

∎ she's on the other line elle est sur l'autre ligne;

∎ Computing on line en ligne

(m) (outline) ligne f;

∎ the graceful line or lines of the new model la ligne harmonieuse du nouveau modèle;

∎ can you explain the main or broad lines of the project to me? pouvez-vous m'expliquer les grandes lignes du projet?

(n) (policy) ligne f;

∎ they took a hard or tough line on terrorism ils ont adopté une politique de fermeté envers le terrorisme;

∎ the opposition takes a harder line on this issue l'opposition a une politique plus dure sur cette question;

∎ to follow or to toe the party line suivre la ligne du parti;

∎ what line are you going to take? quel parti allez-vous prendre?;

∎ we must take a firm line with such people il nous faut être ferme avec des gens comme ça

(o) Military ligne f;

∎ they struggled vainly to hold the line ils ont vainement tenté de maintenir leur position;

∎ battle lines lignes fpl de bataille;

∎ to infiltrate enemy lines infiltrer les lignes ennemies;

∎ regiment/ship of the line régiment m/navire m de ligne

(p) (boundary) frontière f, limite f;

∎ the distant line of the horizon la ligne lointaine de l'horizon;

∎ the (dividing) line between frankness and rudeness la limite entre la franchise et l'impolitesse;

∎ to overstep the line dépasser la mesure;

∎ the poverty line le seuil de pauvreté;

∎ they crossed the state line into Nevada ils ont franchi la frontière du Nevada;

∎ to cross the Line (equator) traverser l'équateur

(q) (field of activity) branche f; (job) métier m; (field of interest) domaine m;

∎ she's in the same line (of work) as you elle travaille dans la même branche que toi;

∎ what line (of business) are you in?, what's your line (of business)? qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?;

∎ if you need anything doing in the plumbing line si vous avez besoin de faire faire des travaux de plomberie;

∎ that's not my line ce n'est pas mon rayon;

∎ that's more in Katy's line c'est plus du domaine de Katy;

∎ opera isn't really my line l'opéra n'est pas vraiment mon genre

(r) (range → of products) ligne f;

∎ a new line of office furniture une nouvelle ligne de meubles de bureau;

∎ they produce or do an interesting line in chairs ils produisent une gamme intéressante de chaises;

∎ familiar a rice pudding or something in that line un gâteau de riz ou quelque chose dans ce genre(-là)

(s) (production line) chaîne f;

∎ the new model will be coming off the line in May le nouveau modèle sortira de l'usine en mai

(t) (lineage, ancestry) lignée f;

∎ line of descent filiation f;

∎ to be descended in (a) direct line from sb descendre en droite ligne de qn;

∎ the Windsor line la lignée des Windsor;

∎ the title is transmitted by the male line le titre se transmet par les hommes;

∎ he comes from a long line of doctors il est issu d'une longue lignée de médecins

(u) familiar (information)

∎ I'll try and get a line on what actually happened j'essaierai d'avoir des tuyaux sur ce qui s'est réellement passé;

∎ the police have got a line on him la police sait des choses sur lui

(v) familiar drugs slang (of powdered drugs) ligne f

2 transitive verb

(a) (road, river) border;

∎ the avenue is lined with trees l'avenue est bordée d'arbres;

∎ crowds lined the streets la foule était ou s'était massée sur les trottoirs

(b) (paper) régler, ligner

(c) Sewing (clothes, curtains) doubler; (container, drawer, cupboard) tapisser, garnir;

∎ lined with silk doublé de soie;

∎ the tissue that lines the digestive tract la paroi interne de l'appareil digestif;

∎ you need something to line your stomach il faut que tu avales quelque chose avant;

∎ Cookery line the baking tin with pastry disposez la pâte dans le moule;

∎ walls lined with books des murs tapissés de livres;

∎ familiar to line one's (own) pockets s'en mettre plein les poches

(d) Technology (bearing) garnir, recouvrir; (brakes) garnir; (wall, furnace) revêtir, incruster; (well) cuveler;

∎ to line a shaft with metal blinder un puits;

∎ the tubes are lined with plastic l'intérieur des tubes est revêtu d'une couche de plastique

►► Marketing line addition ajout m à la ligne;

Typography line block cliché m au trait;

Computing line break saut m de ligne;

line call (in tennis) décision f du juge de ligne;

Computing line command ligne f de commande;

Finance line of credit ligne f de crédit, ligne f de découvert;

line dancing = danse de style country effectuée en rangs;

Marketing line differentiation différenciation f de ligne;

line drawing dessin m au trait;

Sport line drive (in baseball) flèche f;

Typography & Computing line end fin f de ligne;

Typography & Computing line end hyphen tiret m de fin de ligne;

line engraving gravure f au trait;

Marketing line extension extension f de ligne;

Computing line feed changement m de ligne;

American line fence clôture f;

Marketing line filling consolidation f de ligne;

line fishing pêche f à la ligne;

Typography line gauge typomètre m;

Sport line judge juge m de ligne;

Commerce line management organisation f hiérarchique;

Commerce line manager chef m hiérarchique;

line noise parasites mpl;

line organization organisation f hiérarchique;

Computing line printer imprimante f ligne à ligne;

Computing line printout imprimé m ligne à ligne;

Theatre line rehearsal lecture f collective;

Telecommunications line rental abonnement m;

Typography & Computing line space interligne m;

∎ three line spaces un triple interligne;

Typography & Computing line spacing interlignage m, espacement m de lignes;

Marketing line stretching extension f de ligne;

Typography & Computing line width longueur f de ligne

➲ line up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (put in line → objects) aligner, mettre en ligne; (→ people) faire aligner;

∎ he lined up the troops for inspection il fit aligner les hommes pour passer l'inspection

(b) (bring into alignment) aligner;

∎ the two grooves must be lined up exactly les deux rainures doivent être parfaitement alignées;

∎ he had the pheasant lined up in his sights il avait le faisan dans sa ligne de mire

(c) familiar (plan) préparer^□, prévoir^□ ;

∎ I've got a treat lined up for the kids j'ai préparé une surprise pour les gosses;

∎ he's lined up an all-star cast for his new film la distribution de son nouveau film ne comprend que des stars;

∎ have you got anyone lined up for the job? avez-vous quelqu'un en vue pour le poste?;

∎ what have you got lined up for us? qu'est-ce que vous nous préparez?

2 intransitive verb

(stand in line) s'aligner, se mettre en ligne; American (queue up) faire la queue;

∎ figurative the Liberals lined up behind the government les libéraux ont apporté leur soutien au gouvernement

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6 hang

I [hæŋ]
nome

1) sart.

the hang of a dress — il modo in cui cade un vestito

2) colloq. (knack)

to get the hang of sth., of doing — capire come funziona qcs., come si fa
II 1. [hæŋ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. hung)

1) (suspend) appendere, attaccare ( from a; by a, per; on a); (drape over) stendere ( over su); (peg up) stendere [ washing] (on su)

2) (anche hang down) (let dangle) sospendere [rope, line] ( out of a); fare ciondolare, fare penzolare [arm, leg]

to hang one's head in shame — chinare il capo per la vergogna

3) (decorate with)

to be hung with — essere ornato o addobbato di [flags, tapestries]; essere decorato con [ garlands]

4) (interior decorating) attaccare, incollare [ wallpaper]

5) ing. tecn. montare, incardinare [door, gate]

6) gastr. fare frollare [ game]

7) (pass., p.pass. hanged) impiccare [criminal, victim] ( for per)
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. hung)

1) (be suspended) (on hook) essere appeso; (from height) essere sospeso; (on washing line) essere steso

to hang from the ceiling — [ chandelier] pendere dal soffitto

her arm hung limply over the arm of the chair — il suo braccio pendeva mollemente dal bracciolo

the children were hanging out of the window — i bambini si sporgevano dalla finestra

his paintings hang in the Louvre — i suoi quadri sono esposti al Louvre

2) sart. (drape)

the dress hangs properly — il vestito cade bene

3) (float) [fog, cloud] incombere, permanere; [smoke, smell] ristagnare

4) (pass., p.pass. hanged) (die) morire impiccato
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. hanged)

to hang oneself — impiccarsi ( from a)

- hang about

- hang around

- hang back

- hang behind

- hang down

- hang on

- hang on to

- hang out

- hang over

- hang together

- hang up

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hang it all! — colloq. al diavolo!

hang the expense! — colloq. al diavolo i soldi! crepi l'avarizia!

hanged if I know! — colloq. che mi venga un colpo se lo so!

to let it all hang out — colloq. lasciarsi andare

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[hæŋ]
past tense, past participle - hung; verb

1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) appendere, attaccare

2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) girare, collocare

3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) impiccare

4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) penzolare; ricadere

5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) abbassare

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- hanger
- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up
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hang /hæŋ/
n.

1 [u] modo di pendere (o di sporgere); inclinazione ( del capo, ecc.)

2 [u] aplomb (franc.); appiombo; modo di cadere ( di abiti, ecc.)

3 ( ginnastica) sospensione ( a un attrezzo)

● hang-up ► hangup □ (fam.) to get the hang of, impratichirsi di; imparare a usare; fare la mano a □ (fam.) not to care (o not to give) a hang about, infischiarsene (o fregarsene) di: I don't give a hang about what other people think, me ne frego di quel che pensano gli altri.
♦ (to) hang /hæŋ/
(pass. e p. p. hung, ma hanged nel senso di impiccare)

A v. t.

1 appendere; sospendere; attaccare; stendere ( ad asciugare): to hang a photo on the wall, appendere una foto al muro: I'll hang the washing out in the terrace, stenderò la biancheria nella terrazza; to hang wallpaper [the curtains], attaccare carta da parati [le tendine]

2 decorare di; ornare con: The hall was hung with flags, la sala era ornata (o pavesata) di bandiere

3 collocare, mettere, porre, montare ( su cardini e sim.)

4 appendere ( carne, ecc.) a essiccare; appendere ( selvaggina) a frollare: hung beef, carne di manzo essiccata

5 impiccare: The murderer was hanged, l'assassino è stato impiccato

6 ( arte) esporre ( quadri e sim.)

7 affibbiare, appioppare ( un soprannome, ecc.)

B v. i.

1 pendere; penzolare; essere appeso (o attaccato); stare sospeso: The greyhound's tongue was hanging out, il levriero aveva la lingua di fuori (o penzoloni); The boy was hanging from a tree, il ragazzo era attaccato a un albero

2 ( di un uscio, ecc.) essere collocato, girare ( su cardini e sim.)

3 ( di decisione, ecc.: spec. to hang in the balance) essere in sospeso; pendere (fig.); essere incerto

4 (fig.) indugiare, trattenersi; permanere, persistere; rimanere sospeso: The smell of soup hung in the room, l'odore della zuppa persisteva (o ristagnava) nella stanza; The hawk hung in the air, il falco restava sospeso (o immobile) nell'aria

5 ( USA) ► hang out

6 ( di un quadro) essere esposto

7 ( d'abito) cadere ( bene, male, ecc.): This coat hangs well, questo cappotto cade bene

8 (comput.: di un computer che non risponde più agli input dell'utente) bloccarsi; arrestarsi improvvisamente

9 morire impiccato; finire sulla forca

● to hang fire, ( d'arma da fuoco) sparare in ritardo, far cilecca; (fig.) indugiare, rimanere in sospeso; prendersi una pausa □ (fam. USA) to hang a left [right] turn, prendere (o svoltare) a sinistra [a destra] □ (fam. USA) to hang ( one's) hat, andare a stare, andare ad abitare □ to hang one's head ( in shame), abbassare la testa, stare a capo chino ( per la vergogna) □ to hang heavy, gravare, aleggiare; ( del tempo) trascorrere lentamente □ ( di stoffa, ecc.) to hang in folds, ricadere in pieghe □ (fam.) to hang (on) in there, resistere; tenere duro; non mollare □ to hang oneself, impiccarsi □ (fam. GB) Hang it ( all)!, accidenti!; maledizione!; al diavolo! □ (fam., spec. USA) to hang loose!, rilassarsi: Hang loose!, rilassati!, non preoccuparti! □ (fam. GB) Hang st.!, al diavolo!; chi se ne importa di qc.!: Let's have another slice of cake and hang the diet!, prendiamo un'altra fetta di torta e al diavolo la dieta! □ (fam. USA) to hang tough, essere irremovibile; tenere duro □ (volg.) Go hang!, impiccati!, va al diavolo! □ I'll be hanged if…, che il diavolo mi porti se…; che Dio mi fulmini se… □ (prov.) One might (o may) as well be hanged for a sheep as ( for) a lamb, poiché la pena è la stessa, tanto vale commettere il peccato più grave.
NOTA D'USO: - hanged o hung?-
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I [hæŋ]
nome

1) sart.

the hang of a dress — il modo in cui cade un vestito

2) colloq. (knack)

to get the hang of sth., of doing — capire come funziona qcs., come si fa
II 1. [hæŋ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. hung)

1) (suspend) appendere, attaccare ( from a; by a, per; on a); (drape over) stendere ( over su); (peg up) stendere [ washing] (on su)

2) (anche hang down) (let dangle) sospendere [rope, line] ( out of a); fare ciondolare, fare penzolare [arm, leg]

to hang one's head in shame — chinare il capo per la vergogna

3) (decorate with)

to be hung with — essere ornato o addobbato di [flags, tapestries]; essere decorato con [ garlands]

4) (interior decorating) attaccare, incollare [ wallpaper]

5) ing. tecn. montare, incardinare [door, gate]

6) gastr. fare frollare [ game]

7) (pass., p.pass. hanged) impiccare [criminal, victim] ( for per)
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. hung)

1) (be suspended) (on hook) essere appeso; (from height) essere sospeso; (on washing line) essere steso

to hang from the ceiling — [ chandelier] pendere dal soffitto

her arm hung limply over the arm of the chair — il suo braccio pendeva mollemente dal bracciolo

the children were hanging out of the window — i bambini si sporgevano dalla finestra

his paintings hang in the Louvre — i suoi quadri sono esposti al Louvre

2) sart. (drape)

the dress hangs properly — il vestito cade bene

3) (float) [fog, cloud] incombere, permanere; [smoke, smell] ristagnare

4) (pass., p.pass. hanged) (die) morire impiccato
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. hanged)

to hang oneself — impiccarsi ( from a)

- hang about

- hang around

- hang back

- hang behind

- hang down

- hang on

- hang on to

- hang out

- hang over

- hang together

- hang up

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hang it all! — colloq. al diavolo!

hang the expense! — colloq. al diavolo i soldi! crepi l'avarizia!

hanged if I know! — colloq. che mi venga un colpo se lo so!

to let it all hang out — colloq. lasciarsi andare

English-Italian dictionary > hang
7 washing

noun

1) ((an) act of cleaning by water: I don't mind washing, but I hate ironing.) lavar; hacer la colada; lavar los platos

2) (clothes washed or to be washed: I'll hang the washing out to dry.) ropa sucia; colada

washing n colada

to do the washing lavar la ropa / hacer la colada

Significa tanto la ropa por lavar como la recién lavada

washing

tr['wɒʃɪŋ]

noun

1 (action) lavado, el lavar nombre masculino

2 (dirty clothes) colada, ropa sucia, ropa para lavar; (clean clothes) colada; (clothes hanging out) ropa tendida

■ did you hang the washing out? ¿tendiste la ropa?

■ can you get the washing in? ¿puedes recoger la ropa tendida?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to do the washing lavar la ropa, hacer la colada

washing line tendedero

washing machine lavadora

washing powder detergente nombre masculino

washing soda sosa

washing ['wɔʃɪŋ, 'wɑ-] n

wash: ropa f para lavar

washing

adj.

• lavador adj.

n.

• colada s.f.

• lavado s.m.

• lavadura s.f.

• lavatorio s.m.

• ropa para lavar s.f.

'wɔːʃɪŋ, 'wɒʃɪŋ
noun

a) u ( laundry - dirty) ropa f para lavar; (- clean) ropa f lavada

to do the washing — lavar la ropa, hacer* la colada (Esp)

b) u c ( act) lavado m

['wɒʃɪŋ]
1. N

1) (=act) lavado m

some fabrics don't stand up to repeated washings — algunos tejidos no aguantan constantes lavados

2) (=clothes) (dirty) ropa f sucia; (hung to dry) colada f

to take in washing — [woman] ser lavandera

2.

CPD

washing day N — día m de lavado, día m de colada

washing line N — tendedero m

washing machine N — lavadora f

washing powder N — jabón m en polvo, detergente m

washing soda N — sosa f, carbonato m sódico

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['wɔːʃɪŋ, 'wɒʃɪŋ]
noun

a) u ( laundry - dirty) ropa f para lavar; (- clean) ropa f lavada

to do the washing — lavar la ropa, hacer* la colada (Esp)

b) u c ( act) lavado m

English-spanish dictionary > washing
8 line

I
1.
noun
1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) cuerda, cordel, sedal

2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) línea

3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) línea

4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) arruga

5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) fila, hilera

6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) cuatro líneas

7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) linaje

8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) trazado

9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) vía

10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) cable, línea

11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) línea

12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) compañía

13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) línea, gama

14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) línea

2. verb
1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) ponerse en fila, hacer cola

2) (to mark with lines.) dibujar rayas

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- lineage
- linear

- lined

- liner

- lines
- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines
II
verb
1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) llenar, forrar

2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) forrar, revestir

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- lined

- liner

- lining

line¹ n

1. línea / raya

a straight line una línea recta

paper with lines on it papel con rayas

2. fila / hilera

a line of trees una hilera de árboles

3. tendedero

hang the clothes on the line tiende la ropa en el tendedero

Cuando line significa tendedero, es la forma abreviada de clothes line o washing line

line² vb

1. ponerse en fila

the soldiers lined up los soldados se pusieron en fila

2. forrar

the jacket is lined with silk la americana está forrada de seda

line

tr[laɪn]

noun

1 (in general) línea

■ in a straight line en línea recta

■ draw a line under the correct answer subraye la respuesta correcta

■ along the usual lines en la línea habitual

■ he said something along those lines dijo algo por el estilo

■ hold the line, please un momento, por favor, no cuelgue

2 (drawn on paper) raya

3 (of text) línea, renglón nombre masculino; (of poetry) verso

■ new line punto y aparte

4 (row) fila, hilera

■ a line of trees una hilera de árboles

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (queue) cola

6 (wrinkle) arruga

7 (cord) cuerda, cordel nombre masculino; (fishing) sedal nombre masculino; (wire) cable nombre masculino

8 (route) vía

9 familiar (speciality) especialidad nombre femenino

■ that's not my line! ¡eso no es especialidad mía!

■ what's your line? ¿qué haces?, ¿de qué trabajas?

10 familiar (story) rollo

■ so then he gave me the usual line y entonces me vino con el rollo de siempre

11 slang (of cocaine) raya

transitive verb

1 (draw lines on) dibujar rayas en

2 (mark with wrinkles) arrugar

3 (form rows along) bordear

■ trees lined the country road la carretera rural estaba bordeada de árboles

■ the crowds lined the streets to greet the local hero la multitud se alineaba a lo largo de las calles para aclamar al héroe local

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all along the line (from the beginning) desde el principio 2 (in detail) con todo detalle

hard lines! familiar ¡qué mala suerte!

in line with figurative use conforme a

to be in line for estar a punto de recibir

■ he's in line for a rise soon pronto le subirán el sueldo

to be on the right lines ir por buen camino

to be out of line figurative use no coincidir ( with, con)

to bring somebody into line familiar pararle los pies a alguien

to come to the end of the line llegar al final

to draw the line at something decir basta a algo

to drop somebody a line familiar mandar cuatro líneas a alguien

to fall into line cerrar filas

to know where to draw the line saber decir basta

to learn one's lines SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL aprenderse el papel

to read between the lines leer entre líneas

to stand in line SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL hacer cola

to step out of line salirse de la fila 2 figurative use saltarse las reglas

to take a tough line with somebody tener mano dura con alguien

dotted line línea de puntos

line drawing dibujo lineal

line of fire línea de fuego

line of vision campo visual

line printer impresora de líneas

line spacer interlineador nombre masculino

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line

tr[laɪn]

transitive verb

1 (with material) forrar; (pipes) revestir

2 (walls) llenar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to line one's pockets familiar forrarse

line ['laɪn] v, lined ; lining vt

1) : forrar, cubrir

to line a dress: forrar un vestido

to line the walls: cubrir las paredes

2) mark: rayar, trazar líneas en

3) border: bordear

4) align: alinear

line vi

to line up : ponerse in fila, hacer cola

line n

1) cord, rope: cuerda f

2) wire: cable m

power line: cable eléctrico

3) : línea f (de teléfono)

4) row: fila f, hilera f

5) note: nota f, líneas fpl

drop me a line: mándame unas líneas

6) course: línea f

line of inquiry: línea de investigación

7) agreement: conformidad f

to be in line with: ser conforme a

to fall into line: estar de acuerdo

8) occupation: ocupación f, rama f, especialidad f

9) limit: línea f, límite m

dividing line: línea divisoria

to draw the line: fijar límites

10) service: línea f

bus line: línea de autobuses

11) mark: línea f, arruga f (de la cara)

line

n.

• andana s.f.

• cola s.f.

• cordel s.m.

• fila s.f.

• línea (Electrónica) s.f.

• línea s.f.

• ramo s.m.

• raya s.f.

• renglón s.m.

• retahila s.f.

• sarta s.f.

• trazo s.m.

• verso s.m.

v.

• aforrar v.

• alinear v.

• arrugar v.

• forrar v.

• frisar v.

• rayar v.

I laɪn
noun

1) c

a) (mark, trace) línea f, raya f; ( Math) recta f

to draw a line — trazar* una línea

to put o draw a line through something — tachar algo

to be on the line — (colloq) estar* en peligro, peligrar

to lay it on the line — (colloq) no andarse* con rodeos

to lay o put something on the line — (colloq) jugarse* algo; (before n)

line drawing — dibujo m lineal

b) (on face, palm) línea f; ( wrinkle) arruga f

2)

a) c (boundary, border) línea f

the county/state line — (AmE) (la línea de) la frontera del condado/estado

to draw the line (at something): I don't mind untidiness, but I draw the line at this no me importa el desorden, pero esto es intolerable or esto ya es demasiado; one has to draw the line somewhere — en algún momento hay que decir basta

b) c ( Sport) línea f; (before n)

line judge — juez mf de línea

c) c u ( contour) línea f

3)

a) c u (cable, rope) cuerda f; ( clothes o washing line) cuerda (de tender la ropa); ( fishing line) sedal m

power line — cable m eléctrico

b) c ( Telec) línea f

the lines are down — no hay línea

hold the line, please — no cuelgue or (CS tb) no corte, por favor

it's a very bad line — se oye muy mal

4) c ( Transp)

a) (company, service) línea f

shipping line — línea de transportes marítimos, (compañía f) naviera f

b) ( Rail) línea f; ( track) (BrE) vía f

5) u c

a) (path, direction) línea f

line of fire — línea de fuego

it was right in my line of vision — me obstruía la visual; resistance

b) (attitude, policy) postura f, línea f

to take a firm/hard line (with somebody/on something) — adoptar una postura or línea firme/dura (con algn/con respecto a algo)

she takes the line that... — su actitud es que...

to toe o (AmE also) hew the line — acatar la disciplina

c) (method, style)

line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

line of argument — argumento m

I was thinking of something along the lines of... — pensaba en algo del tipo de or por el estilo de...

we're thinking along similar lines — pensamos de la misma manera

6) c

a) ( row) fila f, hilera f; ( queue) (AmE) cola f

they formed a o fell into line behind their teacher — se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor

the soldiers fell into line — los soldados se alinearon

to wait in line — (AmE) hacer* cola

to get in line — (AmE) ponerse* en la cola

to cut in line — (AmE) colarse* (fam), brincarse* or saltarse la cola (Méx fam)

all/somewhere along the line: she's had bad luck all along the line ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio; we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento; in line with something: wages haven't risen in line with inflation los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación; the new measures are in line with government policy las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno; out of line: that remark was out of line ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar; their ideas were out of line with mine sus ideas no coincidían con las mías; to step out of line mostrar* disconformidad, desobedecer*; to bring somebody/something into line: he needs to be brought into line hay que llamarlo al orden or (fam) meterlo en vereda; the province was brought into line with the rest of the country la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país; to fall in/into line: they had to fall in line with company policy tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía; to keep somebody in line — tener* a algn a raya; see also on line

b) ( series) serie f

he's the latest in a long line of radical leaders — es el último de una larga serie de dirigentes radicales

c) ( succession) línea f

the title passes through the female line — el título se transmite por línea materna

he's next in line to the throne — es el siguiente en la línea de sucesión al trono

7) c ( Mil) línea f

behind enemy lines — tras las líneas enemigas

8)

a) c ( of text) línea f, renglón m; ( of poem) verso m

the best line in the movie — la mejor frase de la película

new line — ( when dictating) punto y aparte

to read between the lines — leer* entre líneas

b) lines pl ( Theat)

to learn one's lines — aprenderse el papel

he forgot his lines — se olvidó de lo que le tocaba decir

c) ( note)

to drop somebody a line — escribirle* a algn unas líneas

9) c

a) ( area of activity)

what line are you in? — ¿a qué te dedicas?

in my line of business — en mi trabajo or profesión

b) ( of merchandise) línea f

II

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<skirt/box\>\> forrar

b) ( form lining along) cubrir*

books lined the walls, the walls were lined with books — las paredes estaban cubiertas de libros

2) ( mark with lines) \<\<paper\>\> rayar

3) ( border)

the avenue is lined with trees — la avenida está bordeada de árboles

crowds lined the route — cientos de personas estaban alineadas a ambos lados del camino

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Phrasal Verbs:

- line up

- line up with

I [laɪn]
1. N

1) (gen) línea f; (drawn) raya f

• to draw a line — trazar una línea

• there's a fine or thin line between genius and madness — la línea que separa la genialidad de la locura es muy sutil

• line of latitude/ longitude — línea f de latitud/longitud

• to put a line through sth — tachar or (LAm) rayar algo

• the Line — (Geog) el ecuador

- draw the line at sth

one must draw the line somewhere — hay que fijar ciertos límites

- know where to draw the line

- draw a line under

to be on the line —

his job is on the line — su puesto está en peligro, se expone a perder su puesto

- lay it on the line

to lay or put one's reputation on the line — arriesgar su reputación

to put one's neck on the line ** —

to put one's ass on the line — (US) ** jugársela *

2) (=rope) cuerda f; (=fishing line) sedal m; (=clothes line, washing line) cuerda f para tender la ropa

they threw a line to the man in the sea — le lanzaron un cable or una cuerda al hombre que estaba en el agua

3) (=wrinkle) (on face etc) arruga f; (in palmistry) raya f, línea f

4) [of print, verse] renglón m, línea f

"new line" — (in dictation) "otra línea"

• drop me a line * — (fig) escríbeme

• to learn one's lines — (Theat) aprenderse el papel

- read between the lines

5) (=row) hilera f, fila f, línea f

line of traffic — fila f or cola f de coches

the traffic stretched for three miles in an unbroken line — había una caravana or cola de coches de tres millas

a line of winning numbers — (in bingo, lottery etc) una línea ganadora

• to be in line with — estar de acuerdo con, ser conforme a

to be in line for promotion — estar bajo consideración para un ascenso

public sector pay is in line to rise — está previsto que suban los salarios del sector público

to keep the party in line — mantener la disciplina del partido

to keep people in line — mantener a la gente a raya

• to bring sth into line with sth — poner algo de acuerdo con algo

to fall or get into line — (abreast) meterse en fila

to fall into line with sb — estar de acuerdo con algn

to fall into line with sth — ser conforme a algo

• to be out of line with — no ser conforme con

he was completely out of line to suggest that... * — estaba totalmente fuera de lugar que propusiera que...

- all along the line

somewhere along the line we went wrong — en algún punto nos hemos equivocado

- reach or come to the end of the line
step 2., 1)
6) (=series) serie f

the latest in a long line of tragedies — la última de una larga serie or lista de tragedias

7) (=lineage) linaje m

• line of descent — linaje m

• the title is inherited through the male/ female line — el título se hereda por línea paterna/materna

• he comes from a long line of artists — proviene de un extenso linaje de artistas

• the royal line — el linaje real

8) (=hierarchy)

• line of command — cadena f de mando

9) (Mil) línea f

• line of battle — línea de batalla

the (battle) lines are drawn — (fig) la guerra está declarada

• the first line of defence — (lit) la primera línea de retaguardia; (fig) el primer escudo protector

• behind enemy lines — tras las líneas enemigas

• ship of the line — navío m de línea
front 5.
10) (esp US) (=queue) cola f

• to form a line — hacer una cola

• to get into line — ponerse en la cola or a la cola

• to stand in line — hacer cola

11) (=direction) línea f

the main or broad lines — [of story, plan] las líneas maestras

• along or on the lines of — algo por el estilo de

something along those or the same lines — algo por el estilo

along or on political/racial lines — según criterios políticos/raciales

on the right lines — por buen camino

• line of argument — argumento m

• line of attack — (Mil) modo m de ataque; (fig) planteamiento m

• in the line of duty — en cumplimiento de sus deberes

it's all in the line of duty — es una parte normal del deber

• in the line of fire — (Mil) en la línea de fuego

• line of flight — [of bird] trayectoria f de vuelo; [of object] trayectoria f

• line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

• line of sight or vision — visual f

• line of thought — hilo m del pensamiento

12) (Elec) (=wire) cable m

to be/come on line — (Comput) estar/entrar en (pleno) funcionamiento

13) (Telec) línea f

can you get me a line to Chicago? — ¿me puede poner con Chicago?

• it's a very bad line — se oye muy mal

• lines of communication — líneas fpl de comunicación

to keep the lines of communication open with sb — mantener todas las líneas de comunicación abiertas con algn

• the line's gone dead — se ha cortado la línea

• the lines are down — no hay línea

• the line is engaged or (US) busy — está comunicando

• hold the line please — no cuelgue, por favor

• Mr. Smith is on the line (for you) — El Sr. Smith está al teléfono (y quiere hablar con usted)

• the lines are open from six o'clock onwards — las líneas están abiertas de seis en adelante
hot 4.
14) (=pipe) (for oil, gas) conducto m

15) (=shape) (usu pl)

the rounded lines of this car — la línea redondeada or el contorno redondeado de este coche

16) (=field, area)

what line (of business) are you in? — ¿a qué se dedica?

we're in the same line (of business) — nos dedicamos a lo mismo, trabajamos en el mismo campo

line of research — campo m de investigación

it's not my line — (=speciality) no es de mi especialidad

fishing's more (in) my line — me interesa más la pesca, de pesca sí sé algo

17) (=stance, attitude) actitud f

• to take a strong or firm line on sth — adoptar una actitud firme sobre algo

to take the line that... — ser de la opinión que...

what line is the government taking? — ¿cuál es la actitud del gobierno?

to follow or take the line of least resistance — conformarse con la ley del mínimo esfuerzo

this is the official line — esta es la versión oficial

- toe the line

to toe or follow the party line — conformarse a or seguir la línea del partido
hard 1., 5)
18) (Comm) (=product) línea f

a new/popular line — una línea nueva/popular

that line did not sell at all — esa línea de productos se vendió muy mal

we have a nice line in spring hats — tenemos un bonito surtido de sombreros para primavera

he's got a nice line in rude jokes — lo suyo son los chistes verdes

19) (Rail) (=route) línea f; (=track) vía f

down line — vía descendente

up line — vía ascendente

the line to Palencia — el ferrocarril de Palencia, la línea de Palencia

• to cross the line(s) — cruzar la vía

• to leave the line(s) — descarrilar

20) (also: shipping line) (=company) naviera f; (=route) línea f marítima, ruta f marítima

21) (=clue, lead) pista f

• to give sb a line on sth — poner a algn sobre la pista de algo

the police have a line on the criminal — la policía anda or está sobre la pista del delincuente

22) (=spiel)

- feed sb a line about sth
shoot 2., 4)
23) (Ind) (=assembly line) línea f

24) [of cocaine etc] raya f

2.

VT (=cross with lines) [+ paper] rayar; [+ field] surcar; [+ face] arrugar

3.

CPD

line dancing N — danza folclórica en que los que bailan forman líneas y filas

line drawing N — dibujo m lineal

line editing N — corrección f por líneas

line feed N — avance m de línea

line fishing N — pesca f con caña

line judge N — (Tennis) juez mf de fondo

line manager N — (Brit) (Ind) jefe(-a) m / f de línea

line printer N — impresora f de línea

- line up

II

[laɪn]
VT
1) (=put lining in) [+ garment] forrar ( with de); (Tech) revestir ( with de); [+ brakes] guarnecer; [bird] [+ nest] cubrir

eat something to line your stomach — come algo para no tener el estómago vacío
pocket 1., 1)
2) (=border)

streets lined with trees — calles fpl bordeadas de árboles

to line the route — alinearse a lo largo de la ruta

to line the streets — ocupar las aceras

portraits lined the walls — las paredes estaban llenas de retratos

* * *

I [laɪn]
noun

1) c

a) (mark, trace) línea f, raya f; ( Math) recta f

to draw a line — trazar* una línea

to put o draw a line through something — tachar algo

to be on the line — (colloq) estar* en peligro, peligrar

to lay it on the line — (colloq) no andarse* con rodeos

to lay o put something on the line — (colloq) jugarse* algo; (before n)

line drawing — dibujo m lineal

b) (on face, palm) línea f; ( wrinkle) arruga f

2)

a) c (boundary, border) línea f

the county/state line — (AmE) (la línea de) la frontera del condado/estado

to draw the line (at something): I don't mind untidiness, but I draw the line at this no me importa el desorden, pero esto es intolerable or esto ya es demasiado; one has to draw the line somewhere — en algún momento hay que decir basta

b) c ( Sport) línea f; (before n)

line judge — juez mf de línea

c) c u ( contour) línea f

3)

a) c u (cable, rope) cuerda f; ( clothes o washing line) cuerda (de tender la ropa); ( fishing line) sedal m

power line — cable m eléctrico

b) c ( Telec) línea f

the lines are down — no hay línea

hold the line, please — no cuelgue or (CS tb) no corte, por favor

it's a very bad line — se oye muy mal

4) c ( Transp)

a) (company, service) línea f

shipping line — línea de transportes marítimos, (compañía f) naviera f

b) ( Rail) línea f; ( track) (BrE) vía f

5) u c

a) (path, direction) línea f

line of fire — línea de fuego

it was right in my line of vision — me obstruía la visual; resistance

b) (attitude, policy) postura f, línea f

to take a firm/hard line (with somebody/on something) — adoptar una postura or línea firme/dura (con algn/con respecto a algo)

she takes the line that... — su actitud es que...

to toe o (AmE also) hew the line — acatar la disciplina

c) (method, style)

line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

line of argument — argumento m

I was thinking of something along the lines of... — pensaba en algo del tipo de or por el estilo de...

we're thinking along similar lines — pensamos de la misma manera

6) c

a) ( row) fila f, hilera f; ( queue) (AmE) cola f

they formed a o fell into line behind their teacher — se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor

the soldiers fell into line — los soldados se alinearon

to wait in line — (AmE) hacer* cola

to get in line — (AmE) ponerse* en la cola

to cut in line — (AmE) colarse* (fam), brincarse* or saltarse la cola (Méx fam)

all/somewhere along the line: she's had bad luck all along the line ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio; we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento; in line with something: wages haven't risen in line with inflation los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación; the new measures are in line with government policy las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno; out of line: that remark was out of line ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar; their ideas were out of line with mine sus ideas no coincidían con las mías; to step out of line mostrar* disconformidad, desobedecer*; to bring somebody/something into line: he needs to be brought into line hay que llamarlo al orden or (fam) meterlo en vereda; the province was brought into line with the rest of the country la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país; to fall in/into line: they had to fall in line with company policy tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía; to keep somebody in line — tener* a algn a raya; see also on line

b) ( series) serie f

he's the latest in a long line of radical leaders — es el último de una larga serie de dirigentes radicales

c) ( succession) línea f

the title passes through the female line — el título se transmite por línea materna

he's next in line to the throne — es el siguiente en la línea de sucesión al trono

7) c ( Mil) línea f

behind enemy lines — tras las líneas enemigas

8)

a) c ( of text) línea f, renglón m; ( of poem) verso m

the best line in the movie — la mejor frase de la película

new line — ( when dictating) punto y aparte

to read between the lines — leer* entre líneas

b) lines pl ( Theat)

to learn one's lines — aprenderse el papel

he forgot his lines — se olvidó de lo que le tocaba decir

c) ( note)

to drop somebody a line — escribirle* a algn unas líneas

9) c

a) ( area of activity)

what line are you in? — ¿a qué te dedicas?

in my line of business — en mi trabajo or profesión

b) ( of merchandise) línea f

II

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<skirt/box\>\> forrar

b) ( form lining along) cubrir*

books lined the walls, the walls were lined with books — las paredes estaban cubiertas de libros

2) ( mark with lines) \<\<paper\>\> rayar

3) ( border)

the avenue is lined with trees — la avenida está bordeada de árboles

crowds lined the route — cientos de personas estaban alineadas a ambos lados del camino

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Phrasal Verbs:

- line up

- line up with

English-spanish dictionary > line
9 line

I 1.
[laɪn]noun

1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die

[fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die

2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, die

our company has 20 lines — unsere Firma hat 20 Anschlüsse

get me a line to Washington — verbinden Sie mich mit Washington

bad line — schlechte Verbindung; see also academic.ru/35190/hold">hold II 1. k

3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die

4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.

5) (boundary) Linie, die

lay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen

put oneself on the line — ein Risiko eingehen

6) (row) Reihe, die; (Amer.): (queue) Schlange, die

line of trees — Baumreihe, die

bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)

come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)

be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen

be in line for promotion — Aussicht auf Beförderung haben

be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen

somewhere along the line — irgendwann einmal

7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, die

lines — (actor's part) Text, der

drop me a line — schreib mir ein paar Zeilen

he gave the boy 100 lines — (Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben

8) (system of transport) Linie, die

[shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die

9) (series of persons or things) Reihe, die; (generations of family) Linie, die

be third in line to the throne — dritter in der Thronfolge sein

10) (direction, course) Richtung, die

on the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)

on similar lines — auf ähnliche Art

be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen

along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung

be on the same lines — die gleiche Richtung verfolgen

line of thought — Gedankengang, der

take a strong line with somebody — jemandem gegenüber bestimmt od. energisch auftreten

line of action — Vorgehensweise, die

11) (Railw.) Bahnlinie, die; (track) Gleis, das

the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo

this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]

12) (wrinkle) Falte, die

13) (field of activity) Branche, die; (academic) Fachrichtung, die

what's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?

he's in the building line — er ist in der Baubranche

be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören

14) (Commerc.): (product) Artikel, der; Linie, die (fachspr.)

15) (Fashion) Linie, die

16) (Mil.): (series of defences) Linie, die

enemy lines — feindliche Stellungen od. Linien
2. transitive verb
1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]

a lined face — ein faltiges Gesicht

2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]

Phrasal Verbs:

- line up
II transitive verb
füttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]

line one's pockets — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen

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I 1. noun
1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) die Leine

2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) die Linie

3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) die Konturen (pl.)

4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) die Falte

5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) die Reihe

6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) einige Zeilen

7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) die Abstammungslinie

8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) die Richtung

9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) die Eisenbahnlinie, das Gleis

10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All( telephone) lines are engaged.) die Leitung

11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) die Zeile

12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) die Linie

13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) das Tätigkeitsfeld

14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) die Linie
2. verb
1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) säumen

2) (to mark with lines.) linieren

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- lineage
- linear
- lined

- liner

- lines
- linesman
- hard lines! - in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb
1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) auskleiden

2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) füttern

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- lined

- liner

- lining

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line¹

[laɪn]

I. NOUN

1. (mark) Linie f

dividing \line Trennungslinie f

straight \line gerade Linie

to draw a \line eine Linie ziehen

2. SPORT Linie f

3. MATH

straight \line Gerade f

4. (wrinkle) Falte f

5. (contour) Linie f

6. MUS Tonfolge f

7. (equator)

▪ the L\line die Linie, der Äquator

8. (boundary) Grenze f, Grenzlinie f

\line of credit FIN Kreditrahmen m, Kreditlinie f

tree [or timber] \line Baumgrenze f

the thin \line between love and hate der schmale Grat zwischen Liebe und Hass

to cross the \line die Grenze überschreiten fig, zu weit gehen

9. (cord) Leine f; (string) Schnur f

[clothes] \line Wäscheleine f

[fishing] \line Angelschnur f

10. TELEC [Telefon]leitung f; (connection to network) Anschluss m

\lines will be open from eight o'clock die Leitungen werden ab acht Uhr frei[geschaltet] sein

can you get me a \line to New York? können Sie mir bitte eine Verbindung nach New York geben?

the \line is engaged/busy die Leitung ist besetzt

please hold the \line! bitte bleiben Sie am Apparat!

get off the \line! geh aus der Leitung!

bad \line schlechte Verbindung

to be/stay on the \line am Apparat sein/bleiben

11. (set of tracks) Gleis nt; (specific train route) Strecke f

the end of the \line die Endstation

to be at [or reach] the end of the \line ( fig) am Ende sein fam

12. (transporting company)

rail \line Eisenbahnlinie f

shipping \line Schifffahrtslinie f; (company) Reederei f

13. (row of words, also in poem) Zeile f

to drop sb a \line jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben

to read between the \lines ( fig) zwischen den Zeilen lesen

14. (for actor)

▪ \lines pl Text m

to forget/learn one's \lines seinen Text lernen/vergessen

15. (information) Hinweis m

to get a \line on sb/sth etwas über jdn/etw herausfinden

to give sb a \line about sth jdm einen Hinweis auf etw akk geben

to give sb a \line on sb jdm Informationen über jdn besorgen

16. (false account, talk)

he keeps giving me that \line about his computer not working properly er kommt mir immer wieder mit dem Spruch, dass sein Computer nicht richtig funktioniere

I've heard that \line before die Platte kenne ich schon in- und auswendig! fam

17. BRIT (punishment)

▪ \lines pl Strafarbeit f

she got 100 \lines for swearing at her teacher da sie ihren Lehrer beschimpft hatte, musste sie zur Strafe 100 mal... schreiben

18. (row) Reihe f

to be first in \line an erster Stelle stehen; ( fig) ganz vorne dabei sein

to be next in \line als Nächster/Nächste dran sein

to be in a \line in einer Reihe stehen

the cans on the shelf were in a \line die Büchsen waren im Regal aufgereiht

to be in \line for sth mit etw dat an der Reihe sein

to come [or fall] into \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen; single person sich akk einreihen

to form a \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen

to get into \line sich akk hintereinander aufstellen; (next to each other) sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen

to move into \line sich akk einreihen

in \line with (level with) auf der gleichen Höhe wie

in \line with demand bedarfsgerecht, bedarfsadäquat

in \line with maturity FIN laufzeitbezogen, laufzeitabhängig

in \line with requirements bedürfnisorientiert

in \line with the market marktnah, marktgerecht, marktkonform

to be in \line with sth (similar to) mit etw dat übereinstimmen

the salaries of temporary employees were brought into \line with those of permanent staff die Gehälter Teilzeitbeschäftigter wurden an die der Vollzeitbeschäftigten angeglichen

19. (succession) Linie f

I want to have children to prevent the family \line dying out ich möchte Kinder, damit die Familie nicht ausstirbt

this institute has had a long \line of prestigious physicists working here dieses Institut kann auf eine lange Tradition angesehener Physiker zurückblicken

he is the latest in a long \line of Nobel Prize winners to come from that country er ist der jüngste einer ganzen Reihe von Nobelpreisträgern aus diesem Land

20. esp AM (queue) Schlange f

to get in \line sich akk anstellen

to stand in \line anstehen

21. (product type) Sortiment nt; FASHION Kollektion f

they are thinking about a new \line of vehicles sie denken über eine neue Kraftfahrzeugserie nach; BRIT, AUS

they do an excellent \line in TVs and videos sie stellen erstklassige Fernseher und Videogeräte her

spring/summer/fall/winter \line Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Herbst-/Winterkollektion f

to have a good \line in [or AM of] sth ( fig) einen großen Vorrat an etw dat haben

22. (area of activity) Gebiet nt

football's never really been my \line mit Fußball konnte ich noch nie besonders viel anfangen

what's your \line? was machen Sie beruflich?

\line of business Branche f

\line of research Forschungsgebiet nt

\line of work Arbeitsgebiet nt

to be in sb's \line jdm liegen

23. (course)

\line of argument Argumentation f

to be in the \line of duty zu jds Pflichten gehören

\line of reasoning Gedankengang m

to take a strong \line with sb jdm gegenüber sehr bestimmt auftreten

to take a strong \line with sth gegen etw akk energisch vorgehen

they did not reveal their \line of inquiry sie teilten nicht mit, in welcher Richtung sie ermittelten

what \line shall we take? wie sollen wir vorgehen?

24. (direction)

▪ along the \lines of...:

she said something along the \lines that he would lose his job if he didn't work harder sie sagte irgendetwas in der Richtung davon, dass er seine Stelle verlieren würde, wenn er nicht härter arbeiten würde

my sister works in publishing and I'm hoping to do something along the same \lines meine Schwester arbeitet im Verlagswesen und ich würde gerne etwas Ähnliches tun

to try a new \line of approach to sth versuchen, etw anders anzugehen

the \line of least resistence der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes

\line of vision Blickrichtung f

to be on the right \lines auf dem richtigen Weg sein

do you think his approach to the problem is on the right \lines? glauben Sie, dass er das Problem richtig angeht?

25. (policy) Linie f

party \line Parteilinie f

to bring sb/sth into \line [with sth] jdn/etw auf gleiche Linie [wie etw akk] bringen

to fall into \line with sth mit etw dat konform gehen

to keep sb in \line dafür sorgen, dass jd nicht aus der Reihe tanzt

to move into \line sich akk anpassen

to step out of \line aus der Reihe tanzen

26. MIL (of defence) Linie f

\line of battle Kampflinie f

behind enemy \lines hinter den feindlichen Stellungen

front \line Front f

27. (quantity of cocaine) Linie f fam

to do a \line of coke, to do \lines koksen fam

28. STOCKEX Aktienpaket nt

29.

▶ all along the \line auf der ganzen Linie

▶ to bring sb into \line jdn in seine Schranken weisen

▶ in/out of \line with sb/sth mit jdm/etw im/nicht im Einklang

▶ to lay it on the \line die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen

▶ to be on the \line auf dem Spiel stehen

▶ to put sth on the \line etw aufs Spiel setzen

▶ right down the \line esp AM voll und ganz

▶ it was stepping out of \line to tell him that es stand dir nicht zu, ihm das zu sagen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (mark)

▪ to \line sth paper etw linieren

her face was \lined with agony ihr Gesicht war von tiefem Schmerz gezeichnet

2. (stand at intervals)

to \line the streets die Straßen säumen geh

the streets were \lined with cheering people jubelnde Menschenmengen säumten die Straßen

line²

[laɪn]

vt

1. (cover)

▪ to \line sth clothing etw füttern; drawers etw von innen auslegen; pipes etw auskleiden

2. ( fam: fill)

to \line one's pockets [or purse] [with sth] sich dat die Taschen [mit etw dat] füllen

to \line shelves Regale füllen

to \line one's stomach sich dat den Magen vollschlagen fam

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line¹ [laın]

A s

1. Linie f ( auch SPORT), Strich m:

down the line (Tennis) die Linie entlang, longline;

come off ( oder leave) one’s line sich von der Linie lösen (Tormann);

be rooted to the line auf der Linie kleben (Tormann); → intersection 3 c, whip A 6 b

2. a) (Hand- etc) Linie f:

line of fate Schicksalslinie

b) Falte f, Runzel f:

lines of worry Sorgenfalten

c) Zug m (im Gesicht)

3. Zeile f:

read between the lines fig zwischen den Zeilen lesen; → drop C 9

4. TV (Bild) Zeile f

5. a) Vers m

b) pl THEAT etc Rolle f, Text m: → fluff B 3

c) pl SCHULE Br Strafarbeit f, -aufgabe f

6. pl (meist als sg konstruiert) besonders Br umg Trauschein m

7. umg (on) Information f (über akk), Hinweis m (auf akk)

8. US umg

a) Platte f (Geschwätz)

b) Tour f, Masche f (Trick)

9. Linie f, Richtung f:

line of attack

a) MIL Angriffsrichtung,

b) fig Taktik f;

line of fire MIL etc Schusslinie f;

get into sb’s line of fire jemandem in die Schusslinie geraten;

line of sight

a) Blickrichtung,

b) auch line of vision Gesichtslinie, -achse f;

hung on the line in Augenhöhe aufgehängt (Bild);

he said sth along these lines er sagte etwas in dieser Richtung; → resistance 1

10. pl Grundsätze pl, Richtlinie(n) f(pl):

the lines of his policy die Grundlinien seiner Politik;

on ( oder along) the lines of nach dem Prinzip (gen);

I would like to have sth on ( oder along) the lines of what you have ich möchte etwas von der Art wie Sie haben;

along these lines

a) nach diesen Grundsätzen,

b) folgendermaßen;

along general lines ganz allgemein, in großen Zügen;

along similar lines ähnlich;

it is out of line for sb to do sth es entspricht nicht jemandes Art, etwas zu tun

11. Art f und Weise f, Methode f, Verfahren n:

line of approach (to) Art und Weise (etwas) anzupacken, Methode;

line of argument (Art der) Beweisführung f;

line of reasoning Denkweise;

line of thought

a) Auffassung f,

b) Gedankengang m;

take a strong line energisch auftreten oder werden ( with sb gegenüber jemandem);

take a tougher line toward(s) härter vorgehen gegen, eine härtere Gangart einschlagen gegenüber;

take the line that … den Standpunkt vertreten, dass …;

don’t take that line with me! komm mir ja nicht so!;

in the line of nach Art von (od gen);

on strictly commercial lines auf streng geschäftlicher Grundlage, auf rein kommerzieller Basis; → hard line 1

12. Grenze f (auch fig), Grenzlinie f:

overstep the line of good taste über die Grenzen des guten Geschmacks hinausgehen;

there’s a very fine line between winning and losing Sieg und Niederlage liegen ganz dicht beieinander;

be on the line auf dem Spiel stehen;

your job is on the line auch es geht um deinen Job;

draw the line die Grenze ziehen, haltmachen ( beide:

at bei);

I draw the line at that da hört es bei mir auf;

go on the line US auf den Strich gehen umg;

lay ( oder put) on the line sein Leben, seinen Ruf etc aufs Spiel setzen;

lay it on the line that … in aller Deutlichkeit sagen, dass …;

I’ll lay it on the line for you! umg das kann ich Ihnen genau sagen!;

lines of responsibility Zuständigkeiten; → demarcation

13. pl

a) Linien(führung) pl(f), Konturen pl, Form f

b) Entwurf m

c) TECH Riss m

14. a) Reihe f, Kette f:

a line of poplars eine Pappelreihe

b) besonders US (Menschen-, auch Auto) Schlange f:

stand in line anstehen, Schlange stehen ( beide:

for um, nach);

drive in line AUTO Kolonne fahren;

be in line for fig Aussichten haben auf (akk);

be second in line for the throne an zweiter Stelle der Thronfolge stehen

15. Reihe f, Linie f:

in line with fig in Übereinstimmung oder im Einklang mit;

be in line fig übereinstimmen ( with mit);

out of line aus der Flucht, nicht in einer Linie;

be out of line fig nicht übereinstimmen ( with mit);

bring ( oder get) into line fig

a) in Einklang bringen ( with mit),

b) auf Vordermann bringen umg;

fall into line

a) sich einordnen,

b) MIL (in Reih und Glied) antreten,

c) fig sich anschließen ( with dat);

keep sb in line fig jemanden bei der Stange halten;

step ( oder get) out of line fig aus der Reihe tanzen umg;

in line of duty in Ausübung seines Dienstes oder seiner Pflicht; → toe B 2

16. a) (Abstammungs) Linie f

b) (Ahnen- etc) Reihe f

c) ZOOL (Zucht) Stamm m

d) Familie f, Stamm m, Geschlecht n:

the male line die männliche Linie;

in the direct line in direkter Linie;

line of succession Erbfolge f

17. pl besonders Br Los n, Geschick n: → hard line 2

18. Fach n, Gebiet n, Sparte f:

line (of business) Branche f, Geschäftszweig m;

in the banking line im Bankfach oder -wesen;

that’s not in my line

a) das schlägt nicht in mein Fach,

b) das liegt mir nicht;

that’s more in my line das liegt mir schon eher

19. (Verkehrs-, Eisenbahn- etc) Linie f, Strecke f, Route f, engS. BAHN Gleis n:

the end of the line fig das (bittere) Ende;

that’s the end of the line! fig Endstation!;

he was at the end of the line fig er war am Ende

20. (Flug- etc) Gesellschaft f

21. a) besonders TEL Leitung f:

get off the line aus der Leitung gehen;

hold the line bleiben Sie am Apparat!; → busy A 6, engaged 5, hot line

b) besonders TEL Anschluss m

c) TEL Amt n:

can I have a line, please?

22. TECH (Rohr) Leitung f:

oil line Ölleitung

23. TECH (Fertigungs) Straße f: → packaging B

24. WIRTSCH

a) Sorte f, Warengattung f

b) Posten m, Partie f

c) Sortiment n

d) Artikel m oder pl, Artikelserie f

25. MIL

a) Linie f:

behind the enemy lines hinter den feindlichen Linien;

line of battle Schlacht-, Gefechtslinie;

line of communications rückwärtige Verbindungen pl;

line of defence (US defense) (departure, retreat) Verteidigungs-(Ausgangs-, Rückzugs)linie

b) Front f:

go up the line nach vorn oder an die Front gehen;

all along the line, down the line fig auf der ganzen Linie, auch voll und ganz;

go down the line for US umg sich voll einsetzen für

c) Fronttruppe(n) f(pl)

26. GEOG Längen- oder Breitenkreis m:

the Line der Äquator;

cross the Line den Äquator überqueren

27. SCHIFF Linie f:

line abreast Dwarslinie;

line ahead Kiellinie

28. a) Leine f:

hang the washing up on the line die Wäsche auf die Leine hängen

b) Schnur f

c) Seil n

29. TEL etc

a) Draht m

b) Kabel n

B v/i → line up A 1, A 2

C v/t

1. Papier linieren, liniieren

2. → line up B 1

3. zeichnen

4. skizzieren

5. das Gesicht (zer)furchen

6. (ein)säumen:

lined with trees von Bäumen (ein)gesäumt;

thousands of people lined the streets Tausende von Menschen säumten die Straßen;

soldiers lined the street Soldaten bildeten an der Straße Spalier

line² [laın] v/t

1. ein Kleid etc füttern

2. besonders TECH (auf der Innenseite) überziehen oder belegen, ausfüttern, -gießen, -kleiden, -schlagen ( alle:

with mit), Bremsen, eine Kupplung belegen

3. als Futter oder Überzug dienen für

4. (an)füllen:

line one’s pocket(s) ( oder purse) in die eigene Tasche arbeiten, sich bereichern, sich die Taschen füllen;

line one’s stomach sich den Bauch vollschlagen umg

L., l. abk

1. lake

2. law

3. league

4. left li.

5. line

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I 1.
[laɪn]noun

1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die

[fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die

2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, die

our company has 20 lines — unsere Firma hat 20 Anschlüsse

get me a line to Washington — verbinden Sie mich mit Washington

bad line — schlechte Verbindung; see also hold II 1. k

3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die

4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.

5) (boundary) Linie, die

lay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen

put oneself on the line — ein Risiko eingehen

6) (row) Reihe, die; (Amer.): (queue) Schlange, die

line of trees — Baumreihe, die

bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)

come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)

be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen

be in line for promotion — Aussicht auf Beförderung haben

be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen

somewhere along the line — irgendwann einmal

7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, die

lines — (actor's part) Text, der

drop me a line — schreib mir ein paar Zeilen

he gave the boy 100 lines — (Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben

8) (system of transport) Linie, die

[shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die

9) (series of persons or things) Reihe, die; (generations of family) Linie, die

be third in line to the throne — dritter in der Thronfolge sein

10) (direction, course) Richtung, die

on the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)

on similar lines — auf ähnliche Art

be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen

along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung

be on the same lines — die gleiche Richtung verfolgen

line of thought — Gedankengang, der

take a strong line with somebody — jemandem gegenüber bestimmt od. energisch auftreten

line of action — Vorgehensweise, die

11) (Railw.) Bahnlinie, die; (track) Gleis, das

the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo

this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]

12) (wrinkle) Falte, die

13) (field of activity) Branche, die; (academic) Fachrichtung, die

what's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?

he's in the building line — er ist in der Baubranche

be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören

14) (Commerc.): (product) Artikel, der; Linie, die (fachspr.)

15) (Fashion) Linie, die

16) (Mil.): (series of defences) Linie, die

enemy lines — feindliche Stellungen od. Linien
2. transitive verb
1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]

a lined face — ein faltiges Gesicht

2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]

Phrasal Verbs:

- line up
II transitive verb
füttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]

line one's pockets — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen

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(US) n.

Schlange -n f.

Schlange -n f.

(Menschen-, Auto (<-s>)-)

Warteschlange f. (railway) n.

Gleis -e n. n.

Branche -n f.

Furche -n f.

Kurs -e (Verkehr) m.

Leine -n f.

Linie -n f.

Reihe -n f.

Richtung -en f.

Runzel -n f.

Strecke -n f.

Strich -e m.

Vers -e m.

Zeile -n f. v.

Spalier bilden ausdr.

auskleiden v.

English-german dictionary > line
10 hang up

hang up (on phone) riattaccare, mettere giù

Ex:

to hang up on sb. — riattaccare il telefono (in faccia) a qcn.; hang up [sth.], hang [sth.] up

/Ex:

1) (on hook, hanger, string) appendere, attaccare; (on washing line) stendere

2) fig. scherz.

to hang up one's skis, one's gloves — appendere gli sci, i guantoni al chiodo

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1) (to hang (something) on something: Hang up your coat in the cupboard.) appendere

2) ((often with on) to put the receiver back after a telephone conversation: I tried to talk to her, but she hung up (on me).) attaccare, riagganciare

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1. vt + adv

(coat) appendere, (picture) attaccare, appendere

2. vi + adv

Telec riattaccare, riagganciare

to hang up on sb — metter giù il ricevitore a qn

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hang up (on phone) riattaccare, mettere giù

Ex:

to hang up on sb. — riattaccare il telefono (in faccia) a qcn.; hang up [sth.], hang [sth.] up

/Ex:

1) (on hook, hanger, string) appendere, attaccare; (on washing line) stendere

2) fig. scherz.

to hang up one's skis, one's gloves — appendere gli sci, i guantoni al chiodo

English-Italian dictionary > hang up
11 hang

hang [hæŋ]

accrocher ⇒ 1 (a) suspendre ⇒ 1 (a) fixer ⇒ 1 (a) coller ⇒ 1 (a) décorer ⇒ 1 (b) pendre ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (a) être accroché ⇒ 2 (a) être suspendu ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) être étendu ⇒ 2 (a) tomber ⇒ 2 (b) flotter ⇒ 2 (c) être pendu ⇒ 2 (d)

(pt & pp vt senses (a), (b), (d) & vi senses (a)-(c), (e) hung [hʌŋ], pt & pp vt (c) & intransitive verb (d) hanged)

1 transitive verb

(a) (suspend → curtains, coat, decoration, picture) accrocher, suspendre; (→ door) fixer, monter; (→ art exhibition) mettre en place; (→ wallpaper) coller, poser; Cookery (→ game, meat) faire faisander;

∎ to hang sth on the wall accrocher qch au mur;

∎ they hung banners from their windows ils ont accroché des bannières à leurs fenêtres;

∎ to hang a picture suspendre un tableau;

∎ British to hang one's head (in shame) baisser la tête (de honte);

∎ American familiar to hang one on sb (punch) balancer un coup de poing à qn;

∎ to hang fire (project) être en suspens; (decision) traîner (en longueur); (person) mettre les choses en suspens

(b) (usu passive) (adorn) décorer;

∎ a tree hung with lights un arbre décoré ou orné de lumières;

∎ to hang a room with tapestries tendre une salle de tapisseries

(c) (criminal) pendre;

∎ to be hanged for one's crime être pendu pour son crime;

∎ to hang oneself se pendre;

∎ hanged or hung, drawn and quartered pendu, éviscéré et écartelé;

∎ familiar hang him! qu'il aille se faire voir!;

∎ British familiar I'll be hanged if I know je veux bien être pendu si je le sais;

∎ British familiar I'll be hanged if I'm going out in that weather il n'y a pas de danger que je sorte par ce temps^□ ;

∎ British familiar hang it (all)! ras le bol!;

∎ British (you) might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb quitte à être puni, autant l'être pour quelque chose qui en vaille la peine

(d) American familiar (turn)

∎ to hang a left/right prendre à gauche/droite^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (be suspended → rope, painting, light) être accroché, être suspendu; (→ clothes on clothes line) être étendu, pendre; Cookery (of game) se faisander;

∎ to hang from sth être accroché ou suspendu à qch;

∎ to hang on sb's arm être accroché au bras de qn;

∎ her pictures are now hanging in several art galleries ses tableaux sont maintenant exposés dans plusieurs galeries d'art;

∎ the way her hair hangs down her back la façon dont ses cheveux lui tombent le long du dos;

∎ time hangs heavy (on) my/his hands le temps me/lui semble long;

∎ familiar how's it hanging? ça gaze?;

∎ American familiar to hang loose rester cool;

∎ American familiar hang loose! détends-toi!^□, cool!;

∎ American familiar to hang tough s'accrocher

(b) (of drapery, clothes etc) tomber, se draper;

∎ his suit hangs well son costume tombe bien;

∎ his clothes hang loosely on him il flotte dans ses vêtements;

∎ this door hangs badly cette porte est mal suspendue (sur ses gonds)

(c) (float → mist, smoke etc) flotter, être suspendu;

∎ the ball seemed to hang in the air le ballon semblait suspendu en l'air

(d) (criminal) être pendu;

∎ you'll hang for your crime vous serez pendu pour votre crime;

∎ British familiar she can go hang elle peut aller se faire voir

(e) American familiar (spend time) traîner^□ ;

∎ he's hanging with his friends il traîne avec ses copains

3 noun

(a) familiar (knack, idea)

∎ to get the hang of doing sth prendre le coup pour faire qch;

∎ I never did get the hang of skiing je n'ai jamais réussi à prendre le coup pour skier;

∎ to get the hang of sth (understand) piger qch;

∎ I can't get the hang of this computer je n'arrive pas à piger comment marche cet ordinateur;

∎ are you getting the hang of your new job? est-ce que tu te fais à ton nouveau travail?^□ ;

∎ you'll soon get the hang of it tu vas bientôt t'y faire^□

(b) (of clothing) tombé m; (of material) drapé m

(c) (idiom) British familiar

∎ he doesn't give a hang (couldn't care less) il n'en a rien à taper ou à cirer

➲ hang about, hang around familiar

1 intransitive verb

(a) (wait) poireauter;

∎ he kept me hanging about or around for half an hour il m'a fait poireauter pendant une demi-heure;

∎ I've been hanging about or around waiting for her to come je tourne en rond à l'attendre;

∎ I hate all this hanging about or around je déteste toute cette attente^□, je déteste poireauter comme ça;

∎ British hang about (a bit)! attends!^□ ;

∎ hang about, that's not what I mean! attends ou doucement, ce n'est pas ce que je veux dire!^□

(b) (be idle, waste time) traîner (à ne rien faire)^□ ;

∎ to hang about or around on street corners traîner dans les rues;

∎ to hang about the house doing nothing traîner à la maison à rien faire;

∎ we can't afford to hang about if we want that contract nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de traîner si nous voulons obtenir ce contrat;

∎ she doesn't hang about or around (soon gets what she wants) elle ne perd pas de temps^□

(c) (be an unwanted presence)

∎ Mum doesn't want me hanging around when the guests arrive maman ne veut pas que je sois là quand les invités arriveront^□ ;

∎ that kid's been hanging around for the past hour ça fait une heure que ce gamin traîne dans les parages

2 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to hang about or around a place traîner dans un endroit^□

➲ hang about with inseparable transitive verb

British familiar traîner avec^□ ;

∎ I don't like the boys she hangs about with je n'aime pas les garçons avec qui elle traîne

➲ hang back intransitive verb

(wait behind) rester un peu plus longtemps; (not go forward) se tenir ou rester en arrière;

∎ to hang back from doing sth renâcler à faire qch;

∎ British figurative he hung back from saying what he really thought il s'est retenu de dire ce qu'il pensait vraiment

➲ hang down intransitive verb

(light) pendre; (hair) descendre, tomber

➲ hang in intransitive verb

familiar

∎ hang in there! tiens bon!, accroche-toi!

➲ hang on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (hold tight) se tenir, s'accrocher;

∎ hang on tight tiens-toi ou accroche-toi bien

(b) familiar (wait) attendre^□ ;

∎ hang on! (wait) attends!^□ ; (indicating astonishment, disagreement etc) une minute!^□ ;

∎ hang on and I'll get him for you (on phone) ne quitte pas, je te le passe^□ ;

∎ do you mind hanging on for a minute or two? ça ne te dérange pas de patienter quelques minutes?^□ ;

∎ I've been hanging on for the past quarter of an hour! (on phone) ça fait un quart d'heure que j'attends!^□

(c) (hold out, survive) résister, tenir (bon);

∎ familiar hang on in there! (don't give up) tiens bon!, tiens le coup!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (listen to)

∎ she hung on his every word elle buvait ses paroles, elle était suspendue à ses lèvres

(b) (depend on) dépendre de;

∎ it all hangs on whether we get the loan pour nous, tout dépend de l'obtention ou non du prêt;

∎ this is what it all hangs on tout dépend de cela

3 separable transitive verb

American familiar

∎ to hang one on (get drunk) prendre une cuite

➲ hang onto inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cling to) s'accrocher à

(b) familiar (keep) garder^□, conserver^□ ;

∎ I'd hang onto that table if I were you à ta place, je garderais précieusement cette table;

∎ he hung onto these outdated ideas il se raccrochait à ces idées démodées^□

➲ hang out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (protrude) pendre;

∎ his shirt tails were hanging out sa chemise dépassait;

∎ to hang out of the window (flags) être déployé à la fenêtre; (person) se pencher par la fenêtre;

∎ familiar to let it all hang out (person) se relâcher complètement^□, se laisser aller^□ ; (speak without restraint) se défouler; humorous (go naked) se promener tout nu^□

(b) familiar (spend time) traîner^□ ;

∎ he hangs out at the local bar c'est un habitué du café du coin^□ ;

∎ where does she hang out? quels sont les endroits qu'elle fréquente?^□

(c) (survive, not give in) résister, tenir bon;

∎ they won't be able to hang out for more than another two days ils ne résisteront ou ne tiendront pas plus de deux jours;

∎ the strikers are hanging out in their demands les grévistes tiennent bon dans leurs revendications;

∎ they're hanging out for 10 percent ils insistent pour obtenir 10 pour cent

2 separable transitive verb

(washing) étendre; (flags) déployer

➲ hang out with inseparable transitive verb

familiar fréquenter^□ ;

∎ she hangs out with a group of artists elle fréquente un groupe d'artistes

➲ hang over inseparable transitive verb

être suspendu au-dessus de, planer sur;

∎ (a) thick fog hung over the town un brouillard épais flottait au-dessus de la ville;

∎ a question mark hangs over his future un point d'interrogation plane sur son avenir;

∎ a heavy silence hung over the meeting un lourd silence pesait sur l'assemblée;

∎ she has got the threat of redundancy hanging over her head or her une menace de licenciement plane sur elle;

∎ I can't go out with exams hanging over me avec les examens qui approchent, je ne peux pas sortir;

∎ we've got the threat of eviction hanging over us nous risquons d'être expulsés d'une minute à l'autre

➲ hang together intransitive verb

(a) (be united → people) se serrer les coudes

(b) (be consistent → alibi, argument, plot etc) (se) tenir; (→ different alibis, statements) concorder

➲ hang up

1 separable transitive verb

(coat, hat etc) accrocher; Telecommunications (receiver) raccrocher;

∎ to hang up one's boots/gloves/dancing shoes/ etc (retire) raccrocher;

∎ American familiar to hang it up (stop) laisser tomber

2 intransitive verb

(a) Telecommunications raccrocher;

∎ to hang up on sb raccrocher au nez de qn

(b) Computing (cease functioning) s'arrêter

➲ hang with inseparable transitive verb

American familiar

∎ to hang with sb traîner avec qn^□

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > hang
12 washing

washing [ˈwɒ∫ɪŋ]

noun

( = clothes) linge m

• to do the washing faire la lessive

• to hang out the washing étendre le linge

• the dirty washing le linge sale

► washing line noun corde f à linge

► washing machine noun lave-linge m inv

► washing powder noun (British) lessive f (en poudre)

► washing-up noun (British) vaisselle f (à laver)

• to do the washing-up faire la vaisselle

• look at all that washing-up! regarde tout ce qu'il y a comme vaisselle à faire ! ► washing-up bowl noun bassine f

► washing-up liquid noun produit m pour la vaisselle

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['wɒʃɪŋ], US ['wɔːʃɪŋ]
noun

1) ( act) ( of oneself) toilette f; ( of clothes) lessive f

2) ( laundry) ( to be cleaned) linge m sale; ( when clean) linge m

to do the washing — faire la lessive

English-French dictionary > washing
13 hang\ up

1. I
abs

coll. he had hung up он повесил трубку; don't hang up! не бросайте трубку!
2. II
hang up in some manner hang up abruptly внезапно /резко/ повесить трубку
3. III
1) hang up smth. /smth. up/ hang up a coat (a hat, a wet garment, etc.) повесить пальто и т. д.; she hung the curtains up она повесила занавески

2) hang up smth. hang up a plan (a scheme, a measure, a question in debate, etc.) откладывать выполнение плана и т. д., медлить с планом и т. д., the accident hung up the traffic из-за несчастного случая движение было приостановлено

3) hang up the receiver повесить трубку
4. XI
1) be hung up on smth. the washing was hung up on a line to dry белье развесили на веревке для сушки

2) be hung up the plan (the scheme, the measure, etc.) has been hung up выполнение плана и т. д. задержалось; the work is hung up работа приостановлена
5. XVI
hang up on smb. he hung up on me он не стал со мной разговаривать и повесил трубку
6. XXI1
hang up smth. /smth. up/ on (in, etc.) smth. hang up a sign on a door (a notice on a wall, a picture on a panel, etc.) повесить табличку на дверь и т. д.; hang up a coat in a closet (a hat on a rack, the wet stockings on a clothes-line, etc.) повесить пальто в шкаф и т. д., hang up trimmings on a Christmas tree украшать /убирать/ елку; hang a picture up on exhibition /on show/ выставить картину; hang up smth. at some time hang up stockings at Christmas вывесить чулки под рождество

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > hang\ up
14 hang up

['hæŋ'ʌp]
v

1) вешать телефонную трубку, заканчивать разговор по телефону, дать отбой

Don't hang up (on me), I haven't finished talking to you! — Не вешай трубку, я еще не закончил!

- hang up the receiver
- hang up on smb
2) вывешивать

- hang up a sign on the door
- hang up the washing on a line to dry

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > hang up
15 to hang up the washing on a line to dry

повесить сушить бельё на верёвке

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to hang up the washing on a line to dry
16 tender

v.

1 to hang out (clothes).

María tiende la ropa Mary hangs out the clothes.

2 to lay (out).

lo tendieron en una camilla they laid him out on a stretcher

3 to stretch (out) (extender, colocar) (manta).

4 to lay (entre dos puntos) (cable, vía).

5 to hand (dar) (cosa).

tender la mano a alguien to hold out one's hand to somebody, to offer somebody one's hand (extender la mano)

6 to lay (trampa, emboscada).

7 to offer, to hold out, to give out one's, to give out.

Ella tiende su mano She offers her hand.

8 to tend, to trend.

La moda tiende hacia lo feo Fashion tends towards the ugly clothes.

9 to stretch out, to extend, to spread out.

Ella tiende su mano She stretches out her hand.

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tender

Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender

► verbo transitivo

1 (extender - mantel etc) to spread; (- red) to cast

2 (puente) to throw; (vía, cable) to lay; (cuerda) to stretch

3 (ropa, colada) to hang out

4 (mano) to stretch out, hold out

5 (emboscada, trampa) to lay, set

6 (tumbar) to lay

■ lo tendieron en la cama they laid him on the bed

7 (esparcir) to scatter

8 MARÍTIMO (velas) to spread

9 (revestir paredes etc) to plaster

► verbo intransitivo

1 (tener tendencia) to tend (a, to), have a tendency (a, to)

■ tiende al aburrimiento it tends to be boring

► verbo pronominal tenderse

1 (tumbarse) to lie down, stretch out

2 (caballo) to run at full gallop

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verb

1) to spread out

2) hang out

3) lay

•

- tender a
- tender una emboscada
- tenderse
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1. VT

1) (=extender) [+ herido, paciente] to lay; [+ mantel] to spread

lo tendieron en la cama — they laid him on the bed

tendieron el cadáver sobre el suelo — they laid the corpse out on the floor

tendí la toalla sobre la arena — I spread the towel (out) on the sand

2) (=colgar) [+ ropa] to hang out; [+ cuerda] to stretch

3) (=alargar) [+ lápiz, libro] to hold out

me tendió la mano — he stretched o held out his hand to me

4) [+ trampa] to set, lay

le tendieron una trampa — they set o laid a trap for him

nos han tendido una emboscada — we've been ambushed

5) (=construir) [+ puente, ferrocarril] to build; [+ cable, vía] to lay

6) LAm

tender la cama — to make the bed

tender la mesa — to lay the table, set the table

7) [+ arco] to draw

2. VI

1)

tender a hacer algo — to tend to do sth

en octubre las temperaturas tienden a bajar — temperatures tend to fall in October

las prendas de lana tienden a encoger — woollen clothes tend to shrink

2)

tender a algo — to tend to o towards sth

tiende al egocentrismo — she tends to self-centredness

la inflación tiende al alza — the trend is for inflation to go up

el color tiende a verde — the colour is verging on o has a tendency towards green

las plantas tienden a la luz — plants grow o turn towards the light

3.

See:

tenderse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < ropa> ( afuera) to hang out; ( dentro de la casa) to hang (up)

tengo ropa tendida — I have some washing on the line

2)

a) ( extender) < manta> to spread out, lay out; < mantel> to spread

b) (AmL) < cama> to make; < mesa> to lay, set

c) < persona> to lay; < cadáver> to lay out

3)

a) < cable> ( sobre superficie) to lay; ( suspendido) to hang

b) < vía férrea> to lay

4) ( extender)

le tendió la mano — he held out his hand to him

5) < emboscada> to lay, set; < trampa> to set
2.
tender vi ( inclinarse)

tender a + inf — to tend to + inf

tender A algo: tiende a la introversión — she tends to be introverted
3.
tenderse v pron

1) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2) (Jueg) ( en naipes) to show

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* cuerda de tender = clothesline [clothes line], washing line.

* cuerda de tender la ropa = washing line, clothesline [clothes line].

* tender a = be inclined to, be prone to, tend (to/towards).

* tender a acabar en = gravitate to(wards).

* tender a + Infinitivo = lean + Infinitivo.

* tender Algo = hang + Nombre + out.

* tender lazos = build + bridges.

* tender puentes = build + bridges, span + boundaries, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the divide, bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.

* tenderse = lie down.

* tender una emboscada = ambush.

* tender un puente = bridge.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < ropa> ( afuera) to hang out; ( dentro de la casa) to hang (up)

tengo ropa tendida — I have some washing on the line

2)

a) ( extender) < manta> to spread out, lay out; < mantel> to spread

b) (AmL) < cama> to make; < mesa> to lay, set

c) < persona> to lay; < cadáver> to lay out

3)

a) < cable> ( sobre superficie) to lay; ( suspendido) to hang

b) < vía férrea> to lay

4) ( extender)

le tendió la mano — he held out his hand to him

5) < emboscada> to lay, set; < trampa> to set
2.
tender vi ( inclinarse)

tender a + inf — to tend to + inf

tender A algo: tiende a la introversión — she tends to be introverted
3.
tenderse v pron

1) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2) (Jueg) ( en naipes) to show

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* cuerda de tender = clothesline [clothes line], washing line.

* cuerda de tender la ropa = washing line, clothesline [clothes line].

* tender a = be inclined to, be prone to, tend (to/towards).

* tender a acabar en = gravitate to(wards).

* tender a + Infinitivo = lean + Infinitivo.

* tender Algo = hang + Nombre + out.

* tender lazos = build + bridges.

* tender puentes = build + bridges, span + boundaries, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the divide, bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.

* tenderse = lie down.

* tender una emboscada = ambush.

* tender un puente = bridge.

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tender [E8 ]

vt

A ‹ropa› (afuera) to hang out; (dentro de la casa) to hang (up)

tengo ropa tendida I have some washing on the line

ver tb ropa

B

1 (extender) ‹manta› to spread out, lay out; ‹mantel› to spread

2 ( AmL) ‹cama› to make; ‹mesa› to lay, set

3 ‹persona› to lay; ‹cadáver› to lay out

la tendieron en una camilla they laid her on a stretcher

C

1 ‹cable› (sobre una superficie) to lay; (suspendido) to hang, run

2 ‹vía férrea› to lay

D

(acercar): le tendió el libro she held the book out to him

me tendió la mano he held o put out his hand to me, he offered me o extended his hand

E ‹emboscada› to lay, set; ‹trampa› to set

■ tender

vi

(inclinarse) tender A algo:

tiende a la introversión she tends to be introverted

pelo castaño que tiende a rubio brown hair verging on blond

el desempleo tiende a aumentar unemployment is on an upward trend

■ tenderse

v pron

A (tumbarse) to lie down

se tendió en el suelo/al sol he lay down on the ground/in the sun

lo encontraron tendido en el suelo they found him lying on the floor

B ( Jueg) (en naipes) to show

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tender ( conjugate tender) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ ropa› ( afuera) to hang out;
( dentro de la casa) to hang (up);
◊ tengo ropa tendida I have some washing on the line

2
a) ( extender) ‹ manta› to spread out, lay out;

‹ mantel› to spread;
◊ le tendió la mano he held out his hand to him

b) (AmL) ‹ cama› to make;

‹ mesa› to lay, set
c) ‹ persona› to lay

3
a) ‹ cable› ( sobre superficie) to lay;

( suspendido) to hang
b) ‹ vía férrea› to lay

4 ‹ emboscada› to lay, set;
‹ trampa› to set
verbo intransitivo ( inclinarse) tender a hacer algo to tend to do sth;
◊ tiende a encoger it tends to shrink

tenderse verbo pronominal ( tumbarse) to lie down
tender
I verbo transitivo
1 (la ropa) to hang out
2 (tumbar) to lay: la tendimos en el sofá, we laid her on the sofa
3 (extender, desplegar) to spread: tendió la manta en el suelo, he streched the blanket out on the floor
4 (cables, una vía) to lay
(puente) to build
5 (ofrecer) to hold out: me tendió la mano, he held out his hand
(alargar, aproximar) to pass, hand
6 (una emboscada, trampa) to set
II verbo intransitivo to tend [a, to]: tiende a ser pesimista, he is prone to pessimism

' tender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alfiler
- colada
- colgar
- concurso
- curso
- elote
- muy
- oferta
- puente
- subasta
- subastar
- tendida
- tendido
- tierna
- tierno
- tirar
- trampa
- blando
- cama
- cuerda
- inclinar
- licitación
- licitar
- renuncia
English:
bridge
- clothes peg
- extend
- frame
- hang out
- hold out
- lay
- legal tender
- peg
- put out
- set
- stretch out
- tend
- tender
- tender-hearted
- tender-heartedness
- trap
- washing line
- bar
- bed
- clothes
- clothespin
- goal
- hang
- hold
- legal
- line
- put
- run
- washing

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tender

♦ vt

1. [tumbar] to lay (out);

lo tendieron en una camilla they laid him out on a stretcher

2. [colgar] [ropa] to hang out;

voy a tender las sábanas I'm going to hang out the sheets;

tendió la ropa en una silla frente a la chimenea she spread the clothes on a chair in front of the fireplace

3. [extender, colocar] [manta] to stretch (out);
[mantel] to spread; Am [cama] to make; Am [mesa] to set, to lay
4. [entre dos puntos] [cable, tuberías, vía] to lay;
[puente] to build; [cuerda] to stretch
5. [dar] [cosa] to hand;

le tendió una cuerda para que subiera por ella he threw her a rope so she could climb up;

tender la mano a alguien [extender la mano] to hold out one's hand to sb, to offer sb one's hand;

ella fue la única que me tendió una o [m5] la mano [me ayudó] she was the only person to lend o give me a hand

6. [trampa, emboscada] to lay;

la policía tendió una trampa al sospechoso the police laid a trap for the suspect

♦ vi

1. [tener inclinación]
tender a hacer algo to tend to do sth;

tiende a enojarse con facilidad he tends to get annoyed easily;

tender a la depresión to have a tendency to depression;

un azul que tiende a violeta a blue which is almost violet;

la inflación tiende a la baja inflation is trending down

2. Mat
cuando x tiende a 1 as x tends to 1

♦ See also the pronominal verb tenderse

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tender

I v/t

1 ropa hang out

2 cable lay

3

:

le tendió la mano he held out his hand to her

4 L.Am.

cama make; mesa set

II v/i

:

tender a tend to

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tender {56} vt

1) extender: to spread out, to lay out

2) : to hang out (clothes)

3) : to lay (cables, etc.)

4) : to set (a trap)

tender vi

tender a : to tend to, to have a tendency towards

♦ See also the reflexive verb tenderse

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tender vb

1. (ropa) to hang out [pt. & pp. hung]

he tendido la ropa esta mañana I hung the washing out this morning

2. (persona) to lay [pt. & pp. laid]

tendieron a la chica en la camilla they laid the girl on the stretcher

3. (tener tendencia) to tend

los precios tienden a subir en invierno prices tend to rise in winter

tender la mano a alguien (para saludar) to shake someone's hand [pt. shook; pp. shaken] (para ayudar) to lend someone a hand [pt. & pp. lent]

Spanish-English dictionary > tender
17 colgar

v.

1 to hang.

El juez colgó a Ricardo The judge executed Richard by hanging.

2 to hang up, to put the phone down.

no cuelgue, por favor hold the line, please

María cuelga su ropa en la percha Mary hangs up her clothes on the hanger.

María colgó furiosa Mary hung up furious.

Missy colgó el auricular Missy hung up the receiver.

3 to give up.

colgar los estudios to abandon one's studies

colgar los hábitos to leave the priesthood, to give up the cloth; to give up one's job (figurative) (renunciar)

4 to put on a coat-hanger.

Pedro cuelga su saco siempre Peter puts his coat on a coat-hanger always.

5 to hang up on.

María le colgó a Pedro Mary hung up on Peter.

6 to put up.

Missy colgó un cuadro de ella Missy put up a painting of hers.

7 to abandon.

Ella colgó su carrera por su hijo She abandoned her career for her son.

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COLGAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(o changes to ue in stressed syllables; g changes to gu before e)

Present Indicative

cuelgo, cuelgas, cuelga, colgamos, colgáis, cuelgan.

Past Indicative

colgué, colgaste, colgó, colgamos, colgasteis, colgaron.

Present Subjunctive

cuelgue, cuelgues, cuelgue, colguemos, colguéis, cuelguen.

Imperative

cuelga (tú), cuelgue (él/Vd.), colguemos (nos.), colgad (vos.), cuelguen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to hang

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1. VT

1) (=colocar pendiendo) [+ cuadro, diploma] to hang, put up; [+ colada, banderines] to hang out; [+ cartel, letrero, lámpara, cortina] to put up; [+ ropa] [en armario] to hang up; [para secar] to hang out

cuelga el abrigo en la percha — hang your coat on the hook

cada día cuelgan el cartel de "no hay billetes" — every day the "tickets sold out" sign goes up

le colgó un collar al o del cuello — he put o hung a necklace around her neck

- colgar las botas

- colgar los estudios

- colgar los hábitos

- colgar los libros

- colgar la raqueta

- colgar el uniforme

2) (=ahorcar) to hang

¡que lo cuelguen! — hang him!, string him up! *

3) [+ teléfono] to put down

colgar a algn — to hang up on sb, put the phone down on sb

colgó el teléfono — he hung up

dejar el teléfono mal colgado — to leave the phone off the hook

4) (=atribuir) [+ apodo, mote] to give

le colgaron el mote de "el lobo" — they nicknamed him "el lobo"

enseguida te cuelgan la etiqueta de envidioso — they label you as jealous straight away

colgar la culpa a algn — to pin the blame on sb
sambenito 1)
2. VI

1) [cuadro, lámpara] to hang

• colgar de — [+ techo] to hang from; [+ pared] to hang on

hay telarañas colgando del techo — there are cobwebs hanging from the ceiling

lo encontraron con la jeringuilla aún colgando del brazo — he was found with the syringe still hanging from his arm

de la pared colgaba un espejo — there was a mirror hanging on the wall

llevar algo colgado a o del cuello — to wear sth round one's neck

2) (=caer suelto) [rizos, tirabuzones] to hang down

le colgaban dos ricitos sobre la frente — she had two little curls hanging down over her forehead

la ropa le colgaba por todas partes — his clothes were hanging off him

3) [al teléfono] to hang up

han colgado — they've hung up, they've put the phone down

no cuelgue, por favor — please, hold the line

3.

See:

colgarse
COLGAR ¿"Hanged" o "hung"? ► Cuando colgar significa ahorcar, hang es un verbo regular y hanged es tanto el pasado como el participio: Le colgaron al amanecer He was hanged at dawn ► En el resto de los casos hang es irregular, y hung es la forma tanto de pasado como de participio: He colgado el cuadro en mi habitación I've hung the picture in my room Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < cuadro> to hang, put up; < lámpara> to put up

está colgando la ropa — she's hanging the washing out

colgar algo de algo — to hang something on something

2) ( ahorcar) to hang

lo colgaron en 1807 — he was hanged in 1807

3) <teléfono/auricular> to put down

tienen el teléfono mal colgado — their phone is off the hook
2.
colgar vi

1) ( pender) to hang

el vestido me cuelga de un lado — my dress is hanging down on one side

2) (Telec) to hang up

no cuelgue, por favor — hold the line please, please hold

me colgó — he hung up on me
3.
colgarse v pron (refl)

1) ( ahorcarse) to hang oneself

2) (agarrarse, suspenderse)

colgarse de algo: no te cuelgues de ahí don't hang off there; se le colgó del cuello y le dio un beso he put his arms around her neck and gave her a kiss; se pasó la tarde colgada del teléfono — (fam) she spent all afternoon on the phone

3)

a) (Chi) (Telec)

se colgaron al satélite — they linked up with the satellite

b) (Chi, Méx) (Elec)

colgarse del suministro eléctrico — to tap into the electricity supply

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= hang, suspend, dangle, hang up.

Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.

Ex. Do not suspend a book by holding its casing only.

Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex. If you've called a wrong number, is it better just to hang up as soon you realized?.

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* colgar Algo = hang + Nombre + out.

* colgar Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo en la web = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo para que se seque = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* colgar con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* colgar del techo = hang overhead.

* colgar el teléfono = hang up.

* cuerda de colgar la ropa = clothesline [clothes line].

* que cuelga = hanging.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) < cuadro> to hang, put up; < lámpara> to put up

está colgando la ropa — she's hanging the washing out

colgar algo de algo — to hang something on something

2) ( ahorcar) to hang

lo colgaron en 1807 — he was hanged in 1807

3) <teléfono/auricular> to put down

tienen el teléfono mal colgado — their phone is off the hook
2.
colgar vi

1) ( pender) to hang

el vestido me cuelga de un lado — my dress is hanging down on one side

2) (Telec) to hang up

no cuelgue, por favor — hold the line please, please hold

me colgó — he hung up on me
3.
colgarse v pron (refl)

1) ( ahorcarse) to hang oneself

2) (agarrarse, suspenderse)

colgarse de algo: no te cuelgues de ahí don't hang off there; se le colgó del cuello y le dio un beso he put his arms around her neck and gave her a kiss; se pasó la tarde colgada del teléfono — (fam) she spent all afternoon on the phone

3)

a) (Chi) (Telec)

se colgaron al satélite — they linked up with the satellite

b) (Chi, Méx) (Elec)

colgarse del suministro eléctrico — to tap into the electricity supply

* * *

= hang, suspend, dangle, hang up.

Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.

Ex: Do not suspend a book by holding its casing only.

Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex: If you've called a wrong number, is it better just to hang up as soon you realized?.

* colgar Algo = hang + Nombre + out.

* colgar Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo en la web = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo para que se seque = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* colgar con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* colgar del techo = hang overhead.

* colgar el teléfono = hang up.

* cuerda de colgar la ropa = clothesline [clothes line].

* que cuelga = hanging.

* * *

colgar [A8 ]

vt

A ‹cuadro› to hang, put up; ‹lámpara› to put up

colgó el abrigo detrás de la puerta he hung his coat up behind the door

está en el jardín, colgando la ropa she's in the garden, hanging the washing out

colgaron banderas en todas las calles they put flags up in every street

colgar algo DE algo to hang sth ON sth

cuelga el calendario de ese clavo hang the calendar on that nail

B (ahorcar) to hang

lo colgaron en 1807 he was hanged in 1807

C ‹teléfono/auricular› to put down

cuelga este teléfono cuando yo coja el otro put this phone down when I've picked up the other one

tienen el teléfono mal colgado their phone is off the hook

D ( Internet) ‹fotos/archivo de sonido› to post

■ colgar

vi

A (pender) to hang

el vestido me cuelga de un lado my dress is hanging down on one side o is hanging unevenly

llevas un hilo colgando de la chaqueta there's a loose thread hanging off o from your jacket

una araña de cristal colgaba del centro de la habitación a crystal chandelier hung from the center of the room

adelgazó mucho y ahora le cuelgan las carnes she lost a lot of weight and now her skin just hangs off her

lleva dos asignaturas colgando ( arg); he has two retakes to do, he has two exams to make up

hilo

B [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Telec) to hang up

no cuelgue, por favor hold the line please o please hold

me ha colgado he's hung up on me, he's put the phone down on me

C ( Inf) to post

■ colgarse

v pron

( refl)

A (ahorcarse) to hang oneself

B (agarrarse, suspenderse) colgarse DE algo:

te he dicho mil veces que no te cuelgues de ahí I've told you a thousand times not to hang off there

no te cuelgues de mí, estoy cansada don't cling on o hang on to me, I'm tired

se le colgó del cuello y le dio un beso he put his arms around her neck and gave her a kiss

se pasó la tarde colgada del teléfono ( fam); she spent all afternoon on the phone

C ( Chi)

1 ( Telec):

se colgaron al satélite they linked up with the satellite

varios canales se colgaron de la transmisión several channels took the broadcast

2 ( Elec):

se cuelgan del suministro eléctrico they tap into the electricity supply

D ( Inf) to hang

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colgar ( conjugate colgar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ cuadro› to hang, put up;

‹ lámpara› to put up;
‹ ropa lavada› to hang (out);
colgar algo de algo to hang sth on sth;
◊ el abrigo estaba colgado de un gancho the coat was hanging on a hook

b) ( ahorcar) to hang

c) ‹teléfono/auricular› to put down;

◊ tienen el teléfono mal colgado their phone is off the hook

verbo intransitivo
a) ( pender) to hang;

◊ colgaba del techo it was hanging from the ceiling;

el vestido me cuelga de un lado my dress is hanging down on one side
b) (Telec) to hang up;

◊ no cuelgue, por favor hold the line please, please hold;

me colgó he hung up on me
colgarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
1
a) ( ahorcarse) to hang oneself

b) (agarrarse, suspenderse):

◊ no te cuelgues de ahí don't hang off there;

no te cuelges de mí don't cling on to me;
se pasa colgada del teléfono (fam) she spends her time on the phone
2 (Chi, Méx) (Elec):
◊ colgarse del suministro eléctrico to tap into the electricity supply

colgar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un cuadro) to hang (up)
(tender la ropa) to hang (out)
2 (suspender) to fail
3 (ahorcar) to hang
4 (el teléfono) to hang up o put down
II verbo intransitivo
1 to hang [de, from]
2 Tel (cortar la comunicación) to hang up
' colgar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorcarse
- chinchorro
- hilo
- sambenito
- suspender
- colgado
- hamaca
English:
dangle
- hang
- hang up
- line
- put up
- replace
- ring off
- sling
- string up
- put
- ring
- shoulder
- string

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colgar

♦ vt

1. [suspender] to hang;

colgó el cuadro she hung (up) the picture;

colgó la camisa en la percha he hung the shirt on the coat hanger;

colgaron el anuncio en el tablón they put the notice on the board;

cuelga el reloj de ese clavo hang the clock on that nail

2. [ahorcar] to hang;

lo colgaron por asesino he was hanged for murder

3. [teléfono]
colgar el teléfono to hang up;

me colgó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence

4. [abandonar] to give up;

colgar los hábitos to give up the cloth, to leave the clergy;
[renunciar] to give up one's job;
colgar las botas to hang up one's boots;

colgar los estudios to abandon one's studies;

colgar los guantes to hang up one's gloves

5. [imputar]
colgar algo a alguien to pin the blame for sth on sb;

le colgaron un robo que no había cometido they pinned a robbery on him that he hadn't committed

6. [endilgar]
le colgaron ese apodo en la escuela he got that nickname at school;

le colgaron el sambenito de despistado he got a name for being absent-minded

7. Informát [ordenador, computador] to crash

♦ vi

1. [pender] to hang (de from);
hay un cable que cuelga there's a cable hanging loose

2. [tela, prenda de vestir] to hang down;

el abrigo cuelga por atrás the coat hangs down at the back

3. [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;

no cuelgue, por favor hold the line, please

♦ See also the pronominal verb colgarse

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colgar

I v/t

1 hang

2 TELEC put down

3

:

colgar los estudios give up one’s studies

II v/i

1 hang (de from)

2 TELEC hang up;

¡no cuelgue! hold the line!

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colgar {16} vt

1) : to hang (up), to put up

2) ahorcar: to hang (someone)

3) : to hang up (a telephone)

4) fam : to fail (an exam)

♦ See also the reflexive verb colgarse

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colgar vb

1. (en general) to hang [pt. & pp. hung]

colgó el abrigo en el perchero he hung his coat on the coat stand

cuelga la camisa en el armario hang your shirt up in the wardrobe

quiero colgar este cuadro en la pared I want to hang this picture on the wall

2. (teléfono) to hang up

me ha colgado he hung up on me

no cuelgues hold the line

colgar las botas to retire

Spanish-English dictionary > colgar
18 trocknen

I v/t (hat getrocknet) dry; die Wäsche im Keller trocknen dry ( oder air) the washing (down) in the basement; sich (Dat) die Tränen trocknen wipe one’s tears away, dry one’s eyes ( oder tears); sich von der Sonne trocknen lassen dry off in the sun; an der Luft getrocknet GASTR. air-dried

II v/i (ist) dry; die Wäsche trocknet an der Leine the washing is hanging out to dry ( oder is on the line); langsam / schnell trocknen take a long time to dry / dry quickly; die Teller werden schon von alleine trocknen just leave the plates to dry; die Wäsche zum Trocknen aufhängen hang up the washing, hang the washing up to dry

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to dry; to dehumidify

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trọck|nen ['trɔknən]
1. vt
to dry
2. vi aux sein
to dry
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(to dry in this manner.) drip

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trock·nen

[ˈtrɔknən]

I. vi Hilfsverb: sein to dry

häng die nasse Wäsche zum T\trocknen auf die Leine hang the wet washing [out] on the line to dry

▪ etw \trocknen lassen to let sth dry

die Sonne ließ die nasse Straße rasch wieder \trocknen the sun soon quickly dried the wet road again

II. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (trocken machen)

▪ etw \trocknen to dry sth

▪ jdm/sich etw \trocknen to dry sb's/one's sth

er trocknete sich/der Patientin die schweißige Stirn he dried [or mopped] his/the patient's sweaty brow

2. KOCHK (dörren)

▪ etw \trocknen to dry [or desiccate] sth

3. (abtupfen)

▪ etw \trocknen:

sie trocknete ihm den Schweiß von der Stirn she dabbed up the sweat from his brow

komm, ich trockne dir die Tränen come and let me dry [or wipe away] your tears

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1.
intransitives Verb; meist mit sein dry
2.
transitives Verb dry

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trocknen

A. v/t (hat getrocknet) dry;

die Wäsche im Keller trocknen dry ( oder air) the washing (down) in the basement;

sich (dat)

die Tränen trocknen wipe one’s tears away, dry one’s eyes ( oder tears);

sich von der Sonne trocknen dry off in the sun;

an der Luft getrocknet GASTR air-dried

B. v/i (ist) dry;

die Wäsche trocknet an der Leine the washing is hanging out to dry ( oder is on the line);

langsam/schnell trocknen take a long time to dry/dry quickly;

die Teller werden schon von alleine trocknen just leave the plates to dry;

die Wäsche zum Trocknen aufhängen hang up the washing, hang the washing up to dry

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1.
intransitives Verb; meist mit sein dry
2.
transitives Verb dry

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v.

to dehumidify v.

to dry v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > trocknen
19 tendido

adj.

lying-down, spread-out, recumbent, laid-out.

m.

1 laying.

2 bedclothes, bed clothes, bed linen, bedding.

3 corpse, body, stiff, dead body.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: tender.

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tendido

► nombre masculino

1 (de cable, vía) laying; (de puente) construction

2 (colada) wash, washing

3 (en los toros) front tiers of seats, US bleachers plural

————————

tendido

► participio pasado

1→ link=tender tender

► adjetivo

1 (extendido) spread out, laid out

2 (ropa, colada) hung out

■ no hay ropa tendida there isn't any washing on the line

3 (persona) lying down

► nombre masculino tendido

1 (de cable, vía) laying; (de puente) construction

2 (colada) wash, washing

3 (en los toros) front tiers of seats, US bleachers plural

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar a alguien tendido,-a to floor somebody

hablar largo y tendido de algo to talk something over

tendido eléctrico electrical installation/cables

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1. ADJ

1) [persona] lying, lying down

estaba tendida en el suelo — she was lying on the ground

2) [galope] fast

2. SM

1) (=ropa lavada) (tb: tendidos) washing, clothes pl ( hung out to dry)

2) (Taur) front rows of seats

3) [de cable, vía] [por tierra] laying; [por el aire] hanging

4) (=cables) wires pl

tendido de alta tensión — high voltage power line

tendido eléctrico — power line, overhead cables pl, overhead lines pl

5) (Culin) batch of loaves

6) (Arquit) coat of plaster

7) And, Méx (=ropa de cama) bedclothes pl

8) CAm, Caribe (=cuerda) long tether, rope

9) And, Méx (=puesto de mercado) (market) stall

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masculino

1) (Elec)

a) ( acción de tender cable - sobre superficie) laying; (- suspendido) hanging

b) ( cables) cables (pl), wires (pl)

2) ( de puente) building; ( de vía férrea) laying

3) (Taur) section

4) (Col, Ven) ( ropa de cama) bedclothes (pl)

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----

* largo y tendido = long and protracted.

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masculino

1) (Elec)

a) ( acción de tender cable - sobre superficie) laying; (- suspendido) hanging

b) ( cables) cables (pl), wires (pl)

2) ( de puente) building; ( de vía férrea) laying

3) (Taur) section

4) (Col, Ven) ( ropa de cama) bedclothes (pl)

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* largo y tendido = long and protracted.

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tendido

masculine

A ( Elec)

1 (acción de tender un cable — sobre una superficie) laying; (— suspendido) hanging, running

2 (cables) cables (pl), wires (pl), lines (pl)

B (de un puente) building; (de una vía férrea) laying

C ( Taur) section

D (Col, Ven) (ropa de cama) bedclothes (pl), bedding

E ( Méx fam) (cadáver) corpse, stiff (sl)

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Del verbo tender: ( conjugate tender)

tendido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
tender
tendido
tender ( conjugate tender) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ ropa› ( afuera) to hang out;
( dentro de la casa) to hang (up);
◊ tengo ropa tendida I have some washing on the line

2
a) ( extender) ‹ manta› to spread out, lay out;

‹ mantel› to spread;
◊ le tendió la mano he held out his hand to him

b) (AmL) ‹ cama› to make;

‹ mesa› to lay, set
c) ‹ persona› to lay

3
a) ‹ cable› ( sobre superficie) to lay;

( suspendido) to hang
b) ‹ vía férrea› to lay

4 ‹ emboscada› to lay, set;
‹ trampa› to set
verbo intransitivo ( inclinarse) tendido a hacer algo to tend to do sth;
◊ tiende a encoger it tends to shrink

tenderse verbo pronominal ( tumbarse) to lie down
tendido sustantivo masculino
1 (Elec) ( cables) cables (pl), wires (pl)
2 (Col, Ven) ( ropa de cama) bedclothes (pl)
tender
I verbo transitivo
1 (la ropa) to hang out
2 (tumbar) to lay: la tendimos en el sofá, we laid her on the sofa
3 (extender, desplegar) to spread: tendió la manta en el suelo, he streched the blanket out on the floor
4 (cables, una vía) to lay
(puente) to build
5 (ofrecer) to hold out: me tendió la mano, he held out his hand
(alargar, aproximar) to pass, hand
6 (una emboscada, trampa) to set
II verbo intransitivo to tend [a, to]: tiende a ser pesimista, he is prone to pessimism
tendido,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 (acción de tender un puente) building
(un cable, una vía) laying
2 tendido eléctrico, electrical installation
3 Taur (graderío) terraces
(público) el tendido ovacionó al torero, the spectators gave the bullfighter an ovation
II adjetivo
1 (ropa) hung out
2 (persona) lying down
3 (galope) full
' tendido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
galope
- larga
- largo
- tendida
- torre
English:
ear
- gutter
- lie
- prone
- lay
- length

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tendido, -a

♦ adj

1. [extendido, tumbado] stretched out

2. [colgado] [ropa] on the line;

recoger la ropa tendida to take the washing in (off the line)

♦ nm

1. [instalación] [de cable, vía, tuberías] laying;
[de puente] construction
Comp
tendido eléctrico [cables] power lines
2. Taurom front rows;
Fig
saludar al tendido [monarca, personaje público] to wave to the crowd

Comp
tendido de sol = area of stands in bullring which is in the sun;
tendido de sombra = area of stands in bullring which is in the shade

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tendido

m EL

:

tendido eléctrico power lines pl

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tendido nm

1) : laying (of cables, etc.)

2) : seats pl, section (at a bullfight)

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tendido adj (persona) lying

Spanish-English dictionary > tendido
20 stendere

spread

braccio stretch out

biancheria hang out, hang up

verbale draw up

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stendere v.tr.

1 ( dispiegare) to spread* (out); to lay* out; ( appendere) to hang* out: stese tutta la sua merce sul marciapiede, he spread (o laid) out all his goods on the pavement; stendere la tovaglia sul tavolo, to spread the tablecloth on the table; stendere le ali, to spread one's wings; stendere il bucato sull'erba, to spread out the washing on the grass; stendere un tappeto, to lay a carpet; stendere il bucato, i panni, to hang out the washing, the clothes

2 ( distendere, allungare) to stretch (out), to extend: stendete bene le gambe, stretch your legs out; stese la mano per prenderlo, he stretched out his hand to seize it; stendere le braccia, to stretch out one's arms // stendere la mano, ( chiedere l'elemosina) to hold one's hand out

3 ( mettere a giacere) to lay* (down); (estens.) ( atterrare) to knock down; to fell: il medico lo fece stendere sul lettino, the doctor made him lie on the crouch; lo ha steso con un pugno, he knocked him flat with one blow

4 ( spalmare) to spread*: fate attenzione a stendere bene la vernice, make sure you spread the paint evenly; stendere il burro su una fetta di pane, to spread butter on a slice of bread; stendere olio su di una bruciatura, to spread oil on a burn; stendere i colori sulla tela, to spread colours on the canvass // stendere la pasta, to roll out the dough

5 ( scrivere, mettere per iscritto) to draw* up, to draft: stendere un contratto, to draw up a contract; stendere una relazione, to draft a report; stendere una denuncia, to make a written report; stendere il verbale di una riunione, to take the minutes of a meeting

6 (spianare, metalli) to hammer out

7 ( rilassare) to relax: stendere i muscoli, to relax the muscles

8 ( allentare) stendere l'arco, to unstring a bow

9 (tess.) to tenter.

◘ stendersi v.intr.pron. ( estendersi) to stretch: il bosco si stende sino al fiume, the wood stretches as far as the river; da ogni parte si stende un vasto deserto, a vast desert stretches away on every side; la valle si stende verso sud, the valley stretches to the south // fin dove si stende lo sguardo, as far as the eye can see

◆ v.rifl. ( allungarsi) to stretch oneself out; ( sul letto) to lie* down: dopo colazione devo stendermi per almeno venti minuti, after lunch I must lie down for at least twenty minutes; stendere per terra, to lie down on the ground; uscì dall'acqua e si stese al sole, he came out of the water and lay down in the sun.

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1. ['stɛndere]
vb irreg vt
1) (braccia, gambe) to stretch (out), (tovaglia) to spread (out), (bucato) to hang out, (spalmare) to spread, (pasta) to roll out

2) (persona: far giacere) to lay (down), (gettare a terra), (fig : vincere) to floor, (uccidere) to kill

far stendere qn — to lay sb down

3) (lettera, verbale) to draw up

2. vr (stendersi)

(persona) to lie down

stendersi a terra/sul letto — to lie down on the ground/on the bed

si è steso sul letto — he lay down on the bed

3. vip (stendersi)

(pianura, vallata) to extend, stretch

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['stɛndere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (allungare) to stretch (out), to spread* (out) [braccio, gamba]

stendere la mano — to reach out one's hand

2) (spiegare) to spread* (out), to lay* (out) [lenzuolo, telo, tovaglia, cartina]

stendere il bucato — to put the washing on the line, to hang (out) the washing

3) (mettere sdraiato) to lay* (down) [malato, ferito]

4) colloq.

stendere qcn. — (atterrare) to lay o knock sb. flat, to knock sb. down, to floor sb.; (uccidere) to bump sb. off

5) (spalmare) to apply [pomata, fondotinta]; to spread* [colla, vernice, colore]

6) gastr. to roll (out) [ pasta]

7) (redigere) to write* [ articolo]; to draw* up [ contratto]; to write* up [ verbale]
2.
verbo pronominale stendersi

1) (allungarsi) to stretch out; (sdraiarsi) to lie* down (su on)

2) (estendersi) to stretch, to extend (su over)

••

stendere un velo pietoso su qcs. — to draw a veil over sth

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stendere

/'stεndere/ [10]

I verbo transitivo

1 (allungare) to stretch (out), to spread* (out) [braccio, gamba]; stendere la mano to reach out one's hand

2 (spiegare) to spread* (out), to lay* (out) [lenzuolo, telo, tovaglia, cartina]; stendere il bucato to put the washing on the line, to hang (out) the washing

3 (mettere sdraiato) to lay* (down) [malato, ferito]

4 colloq. stendere qcn. (atterrare) to lay o knock sb. flat, to knock sb. down, to floor sb.; (uccidere) to bump sb. off

5 (spalmare) to apply [pomata, fondotinta]; to spread* [colla, vernice, colore]

6 gastr. to roll (out) [ pasta]

7 (redigere) to write* [ articolo]; to draw* up [ contratto]; to write* up [ verbale]

II stendersi verbo pronominale

1 (allungarsi) to stretch out; (sdraiarsi) to lie* down (su on)

2 (estendersi) to stretch, to extend (su over)

IDIOMS

stendere un velo pietoso su qcs. to draw a veil over sth.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > stendere

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