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have a crooked nose

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1 krummnasig

Adj. crooked-nosed,... with a crooked nose

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krụmm|na|sig
adj (pej)
hook-nosed
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krumm·na·sig

adj (pej)

▪ \krummnasig sein to have a crooked nose

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krummnasig adj crooked-nosed, … with a crooked nose

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > krummnasig
2 scheef

scheef

1 [niet recht] crooked 〈 rug, boomstam〉 ⇒ 〈 schuin〉 oblique, leaning 〈 toren〉, slanting 〈 oppervlak〉, sloping 〈 oppervlak〉

2 [asymmetrisch] crooked

3 [figuurlijk] [verkeerd] wrong ⇒ distorted

♦voorbeelden:

1   scheve hoeken • oblique angles

     iemand scheef aankijken • look enviously at someone

     het schilderij hangt scheef • the picture is crooked

     je houdt het scheef! • you're not holding it level/straight

     iets scheef snijden/knippen • cut something slantwise

2   een scheve mond/een scheef gezicht trekken • pull a wry face

     een scheve neus hebben • have a crooked nose

3   dat geeft een scheve verhouding • that will upset the balance

     een scheve voorstelling van iets geven • misrepresent something

     de zaak gaat/loopt scheef • things are going wrong

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > scheef
3 krummnasig

krumm·na·sig adj ( pej)

\krummnasig sein to have a crooked nose

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > krummnasig
4 een scheve neus hebben

een scheve neus hebben

have a crooked nose

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een scheve neus hebben
5 storto

crooked

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storto agg.

1 crooked; twisted: una bacchetta storta, a crooked stick; bocca storta, twisted mouth; gambe storte, bandy legs; un naso storto, a crooked nose; un quadro storto, a picture hung crooked // avere gli occhi storti, to have a squint; uomo dagli occhi storti, cross-eyed man

2 ( storpio) crippled

3 ( falso, sbagliato) false; wrong: idee storte, wrong (o mistaken) ideas // oggi mi vanno tutte storte, everything is going wrong for me today (o nothing is going right for me today)

◆ avv. bent: camminare storto per il dolore, to walk bent (over) with pain // mi guardò storto, (fig.) he gave me a dirty look.

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['stɔrto] storto (-a)
1. pp

See:

storcere

2. agg

(tubo, chiodo) twisted, bent, (ruota) buckled, warped, (manubrio, quadro) crooked, (fig : ragionamento) false, wrong

avere le gambe storte — to have crooked legs

avere gli occhi storti — to have a squint, be cross-eyed

mi va tutto storto; mi vanno tutte storte fam — everything's going wrong

3. avv

guardare storto qn fig — to look askance at sb

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['stɔrto] 1.
participio passato storcere
2.
aggettivo

1) [naso, bocca] crooked, twisted; [ bastone] bent, crooked; [quadro, cravatta] crooked, not straight mai attrib.

avere le gambe -e — to have bandy o crooked legs, to be bandy-legged o bowlegged

2) fig. (avverso)

una giornata -a — an off day
3.
avverbio

guardare storto qcn. — to give sb. a dirty look, to look askance at sb.

oggi mi va tutto storto — everything's going wrong today

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storto

/'stɔrto/

I participio passato

→ storcere

II aggettivo

1 [naso, bocca] crooked, twisted; [ bastone] bent, crooked; [quadro, cravatta] crooked, not straight mai attrib.; avere le gambe -e to have bandy o crooked legs, to be bandy-legged o bowlegged

2 fig. (avverso) una giornata -a an off day

III avverbio

guardare storto qcn. to give sb. a dirty look, to look askance at sb.; oggi mi va tutto storto everything's going wrong today.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > storto
6 krumm

Adj. und Adv.

1. crooked (auch Nase); (verbogen) bent; (gewunden) winding; (verdreht) twisted; krumme Haltung bent posture, stoop; krumm gehen stoop; krumm biegen bend; alt und krumm bowed down with age; sich krumm legen umg., fig. (eisern sparen) scrimp and save; (sich sehr zurückhalten müssen) have to count every penny

2. umg., fig.: ( jemandem) etw. krumm nehmen take offen|ce (Am. -se) at s.th. (from s.o.); sie hat es mir krumm genommen, dass ich... she was offended ( oder took it amiss) that I...

3. umg., fig. (unrechtmäßig) crooked, shady; krumme Finger machen walk off with s.th.; krumme Sachen machen have shady dealings; (mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten) get onto the wrong side of the law; es auf die krumme Tour machen / versuchen do / try to do it by underhand(ed) means, pull a fast one / try to pull a fast one

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wry; bandy; crooked; warped; bent; hooked; curved; awry

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krụmm [krʊm]
1. adj

1) crooked; (= verbogen) bent, crooked; (= hakenförmig) hooked; Beine bandy; Rücken hunched

krumme Nase — hook( ed) nose

etw krumm biegen — to bend sth

krumm und schief — askew, skewwhiff (Brit inf)

jdn krumm und lahm schlagen — to beat sb black and blue

eine krumme Hand machen (inf) — to hold one's hand out

einen krummen Rücken machen — to stoop; (fig)

mach nicht solchen krummen Rücken! — straighten your shoulders, hold yourself straight

2) (inf = unehrlich) crooked (inf)

krummer Hund (pej) — crooked swine

ein krummes Ding drehen (sl) — to do something crooked

er hat während seiner Zeit als Buchhalter viele krumme Dinger gedreht (sl) — while he was a book-keeper he got up to all sorts of crooked tricks (inf)

etw auf die krumme Tour versuchen — to try to fiddle (inf) or wangle (inf) sth

er hat sie auf die krumme Tour herumgekriegt — he conned her (inf)

krumme Wege gehen — to err from the straight and narrow

2. adv
(= nicht gerade)
krumm stehen/sitzen — to slouch

steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight, don't slouch

krumm gehen — to walk with a stoop

krumm wachsen — to grow crooked

krumm gewachsen — crooked

keinen Finger krumm machen (inf) — not to lift a finger

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1) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) crooked

2) crookedly

3) warped

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krumm

[krʊm]

I. adj

1. (verbogen) bent, crooked

\krumm und schief askew

2. (gebogen) Nase hooked; Rücken hunched, crooked; Beine bandy

3. (pej fam: unehrlich) crooked, bent

ein \krummes Ding drehen to pull off sth crooked

es auf die \krumme Tour versuchen to try to fiddle sth

4. (nicht rund) odd

II. adv (gebogen)

etw \krumm biegen to bend sth

\krumm gehen to walk with a stoop

\krumm sitzen/stehen to slouch

etw \krumm machen to bend sth

▶ sich akk \krumm und schief lachen (fam) to split one's sides laughing; s.a. Finger

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1.
Adjektiv

1) bent <nail etc.>; crooked <stick, branch, etc.>; bandy < legs>; bent < back>

eine krumme Nase — a crooked nose; (Hakennase) a hooked nose

krumm sein/werden — < person> stoop/develop a stoop

etwas krumm biegen — bend something

jemanden krumm und lahm schlagen — beat somebody black and blue

sich krumm und schief lachen — (ugs.) fall about laughing; laugh one's head off (coll.)

sich krumm legen — (ugs.) scrimp and scrape; pinch and scrape

etwas krumm nehmen — (ugs.) take offence at something; take something the wrong way

2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (unrechtmäßig) crooked

ein krummes Ding drehen — get up to something crooked
2.
adverbial crookedly

krumm gewachsen — crooked <tree etc.>

krumm dasitzen/gehen — slouch/walk with a stoop

steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight!; s. auch Finger 2)

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krumm adj & adv

1. crooked (auch Nase); (verbogen) bent; (gewunden) winding; (verdreht) twisted;

krumme Haltung bent posture, stoop;

krumm gehen stoop;

krumm biegen bend;

alt und krumm bowed down with age; → auch krummlegen, krummbiegen etc

2. umg, fig (unrechtmäßig) crooked, shady;

krumme Finger machen walk off with sth;

krumme Sachen machen have shady dealings; (mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten) get onto the wrong side of the law;

es auf die krumme Tour machen/versuchen do/try to do it by underhand(ed) means, pull a fast one/try to pull a fast one

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1.
Adjektiv

1) bent <nail etc.>; crooked <stick, branch, etc.>; bandy < legs>; bent < back>

eine krumme Nase — a crooked nose; (Hakennase) a hooked nose

krumm sein/werden — < person> stoop/develop a stoop

etwas krumm biegen — bend something

jemanden krumm und lahm schlagen — beat somebody black and blue

sich krumm und schief lachen — (ugs.) fall about laughing; laugh one's head off (coll.)

sich krumm legen — (ugs.) scrimp and scrape; pinch and scrape

etwas krumm nehmen — (ugs.) take offence at something; take something the wrong way

2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (unrechtmäßig) crooked

ein krummes Ding drehen — get up to something crooked
2.
adverbial crookedly

krumm gewachsen — crooked <tree etc.>

krumm dasitzen/gehen — slouch/walk with a stoop

steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight!; s. auch Finger 2)

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adj.

awry adj.

bent adj.

crooked adj.

warped adj.

wry adj. adv.

wryly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > krumm
7 travers

travers [tʀavεʀ]

masculine noun

   a. ( = défaut) failing

• chacun a ses petits travers everyone has his little failings

• tomber dans le travers qui consiste à faire... to make the mistake of doing...

   b. travers (de porc) pork sparerib

   c. (locutions)

► à travers through

• voir qn à travers la vitre to see sb through the window

• sentir le froid à travers un manteau to feel the cold through a coat

• on est passé à travers champs we cut across the fields

• à travers les siècles through the centuries

• passer à travers les mailles du filet to slip through the net► au travers through

• la palissade est délabrée: on voit au travers/le vent passe au travers the fence is falling down and you can see through/the wind comes through

• passer au travers (figurative) to escape

• tout le monde a eu la grippe mais je suis passé au travers everyone had flu but I managed to avoid it► de travers ( = pas droit) crooked

• répondre de travers to give a silly answer

• comprendre de travers to misunderstand

• aller or marcher de travers to be going wrong

• avoir la bouche/le nez de travers to have a crooked mouth/nose

• marcher de travers [ivrogne] to stagger along

• planter un clou de travers to hammer a nail in crooked

• il répond toujours de travers he never gives a straight answer

• elle a mis son chapeau de travers she has put her hat on crooked

• il l'a regardé de travers he looked askance at him

• j'ai avalé de travers it went down the wrong way

• tout va de travers chez eux en ce moment everything is going wrong for them at the moment

• il prend tout de travers he takes everything the wrong way► en travers across

• couper/scier en travers to cut/saw across

• pose la planche en travers lay the plank across

• un arbre était en travers de la route there was a tree lying across the road

• le véhicule dérapa et se mit en travers (de la route) the vehicle skidded and stopped across the road

• se mettre en travers des projets de qn to stand in the way of sb's plans

• mettre un navire en travers

• se mettre en travers to heave to

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tʀavɛʀ
1.

nom masculin invariable

1) ( petit défaut) foible, quirk; ( erreur) mistake

tomber dans le travers de la sensiblerie — to lapse into sentimentality

2) Nautisme ( côté) beam

3) Culinaire

travers de porc — sparerib

2.

à travers locution

1) ( ponctuel) [voir, regarder] through

passer à travers les mailles du filet — lit, fig to slip through the net

2) ( dans l'espace) [voyager, marcher] across

voyager à travers le monde — to travel all over the world

passer or aller or couper à travers champs — to cut across the fields

3) ( dans le temps) through

voyager à travers le temps — to travel through time

à travers l'histoire — throughout history

4) ( par l'intermédiaire de) through

à travers ces informations — through this information

3.

au travers locution ( en traversant) through

passer au travers de — fig to escape [contrôle, inspection]

il y a eu des licenciements, heureusement il est passé au travers — there have been redundancies, fortunately his job wasn't affected

4.

de travers locution adverbiale

1) ( dans une mauvaise position) askew

il a mis son chapeau de travers — he has put his hat on askew

ta veste est boutonnée de travers — your jacket is buttoned up wrongly

il a le nez de travers — he has a twisted nose

j'ai avalé de travers — lit it went down the wrong way

regarder quelqu'un de travers — fig to give somebody filthy looks, to glare at somebody

2) ( de façon inexacte) wrong, wrongly

tout va de travers aujourd'hui — everything's going wrong today

elle prend tout de travers — she takes everything the wrong way

comprendre de travers — to misunderstand

5.

en travers locution across

un bus était en travers de la route — a bus was stuck across the road

se mettre en travers de la route — [personnes] to stand in the middle of the road

se mettre en travers du chemin de quelqu'un — fig to get in somebody's way

rester en travers de la gorge de quelqu'un — (colloq) fig [attitude] to stick in somebody's throat; [propos] to be hard to swallow

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tʀavɛʀ nm
1)

à travers — through

Cette vitre est tellement sale qu'on ne voit rien à travers. — This window is so dirty you can't see anything through it.

au travers de — through

en travers de — across

Il y avait un arbre en travers de la route. — There was a tree lying across the road.

de travers — crooked, askew

être de travers — to be crooked, to be askew

Son chapeau était de travers. — His hat was crooked.

regarder de travers — to look askance at

avaler de travers; J'ai avalé de travers. — Something went down the wrong way.

comprendre de travers — to get the wrong idea, to misunderstand

Elle comprend toujours tout de travers. — She always gets the wrong idea.

2) (= défaut) fault, failing

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travers

A nm inv

1 ( petit défaut) foible, quirk; ( erreur) mistake; il n'a pas succombé à ce travers he didn't make that mistake; le film ne tombe jamais dans le travers de la sensiblerie the film never lapses into sentimentality;

2 Naut ( côté) beam; par le travers abeam;

3 Culin travers de porc sparerib.

B à travers loc

1 ( ponctuel) [voir, regarder] through; il est passé à travers tous les contrôles he slipped through all the checks; passer à travers les mailles du filet lit, fig to slip through the net; la vitre est si sale qu'on ne voit pas à travers the window is so dirty that you can't see through it; sentir le froid à travers ses gants to feel the cold through one's gloves;

2 ( dans l'espace) [voyager, marcher] across; voyager à travers l'Europe/le monde to travel across Europe/the world; passer or aller or couper à travers champs to cut across the fields; se promener à travers les prés to walk through the fields; la maladie affecte des milliers de gens à travers le monde the disease affects thousands of people across the world; le mouvement s'étend à travers le pays the movement is spreading through ou across the country;

3 ( dans le temps) through; voyager à travers le temps to travel through time; des événements qui se répètent à travers l'histoire events which recur through ou throughout history;

4 ( par l'intermédiaire de) through; je ne le connais qu'à travers ses écrits I only know him through his writing; c'est le racisme qu'ils combattent à travers lui they're fighting racism through him; à travers ces informations through this information.

C au travers loc

1 ( en traversant) through; passer au travers de fig to escape [contrôle, inspection]; il y a eu des licenciements, heureusement il est passé au travers there have been redundancies, fortunately his job wasn't affected;

2 ( par l'intermédiaire de) in; au travers d'une série d'entretiens in a series of interviews.

D de travers loc adv

1 ( dans une mauvaise position) askew; il a mis son chapeau de travers he has put his hat on askew; ta veste est boutonnée de travers your jacket is buttoned up wrongly; il a le nez de travers he has a twisted nose; marcher de travers to walk sideways; se garer de travers to park badly; j'ai avalé de travers lit it went down the wrong way; regarder qn de travers fig to give sb filthy looks, to glare at sb;

2 ( de façon inexacte) wrong, wrongly; tout va de travers aujourd'hui everything's going wrong today; quand elle est de mauvaise humeur, elle prend tout de travers when she's in a bad mood, she takes everything the wrong way; je fais tout de travers aujourd'hui I can't do anything right today; comprendre de travers to misunderstand.

E en travers loc ( en position transversale) across; un bus était en travers de la route a bus was sideways, blocking the road; se mettre en travers de la route [personnes] to stand in the middle of the road; la voiture a dérapé et s'est mise en travers de la route the car skidded and ended up sideways, blocking the road; se mettre en travers du chemin de qn fig to get in sb's way; avoir un os en travers de la gorge to have a bone stuck in one's throat; rester en travers de la gorge à qn○ fig [attitude, arrogance] to stick in sb's throat; [propos, insultes] to be hard to swallow; ⇒ long.

[travɛr] nom masculin

1. [largeur] breadth

sa voiture m'a heurté par le travers her car hit me broadside on

2. [viande]

travers (de porc) spare rib

3. NAUTIQUE

par le travers abeam, on the beam

4. (soutenu) [défaut] fault, shortcoming, failing

elle tombait dans les mêmes travers que ses prédécesseurs she displayed the same shortcomings as her predecessors

un petit travers a minor fault

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à travers locution prépositionnelle

through, across

à travers la fenêtre/le plancher/les barreaux through the window/the floor/the bars

à travers les âges throughout the centuries

prendre ou passer à travers champs to go through the fields ou across country

ils ont prêché à travers tout le pays they went preaching throughout the length and breadth of the country

passer à travers les mailles du filet PÊCHE (figuré) to slip through the net

j'ai réussi à passer à travers le contrôle fiscal I managed to escape the tax inspection

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au travers de locution prépositionnelle

1. [en franchissant] through

passer au travers des dangers to escape danger

2. [par l'intermédiaire de] through, by means of

son idée se comprend mieux au travers de cette comparaison his idea is easier to understand by means of this comparison

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de travers locution adjectivale

crooked

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de travers locution adverbiale

1. [en biais - couper] askew, aslant ; [ - accrocher] askew

marcher de travers [ivrogne] to stagger ou to totter along

la remorque du camion s'est mise de travers the truck jack-knifed

j'ai avalé mon pain de travers the bread went down the wrong way

2. [mal]

tu fais tout de travers! you do everything wrong!

elle comprend tout de travers! she gets everything wrong!, she always gets the wrong end of the stick!

regarder quelqu'un de travers to give somebody a funny look

tout va de travers everything's going wrong

répondre de travers to give the wrong answer

il prend tout ce qu'on lui dit de travers he takes everything the wrong way

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en travers locution adverbiale

1. [en largeur] sideways, across, crosswise

le wagon s'est mis en travers the carriage ended up sideways (across the tracks)

la remorque du camion s'est mise en travers the truck jack-knifed

2. NAUTIQUE abeam

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en travers de locution prépositionnelle

across

s'il se met en travers de mon chemin ou de ma route (figuré) if he stands in my way

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > travers
8 straighten

straighten

A vtr

1 tendre [arm, leg] ; redresser [picture, teeth] ; ajuster [tie, hat] ; refaire (en ligne droite) [road] ; défriser [hair] ; arrondir [hem] ; to straighten one's back ou shoulders se redresser ; to have one's nose straightened se faire refaire le nez ; to have one's teeth straightened se faire redresser les dents ;

2 ( also straighten up) ( tidy) mettre [qch] en ordre [room] ; mettre de l'ordre sur [desk].

B vi

1 = straighten out ;

2 [person] se redresser.

Idiom

to straighten up and fly right US marcher droit.

Phrasal verbs

■ straighten out:

▶ straighten out [road] devenir droit ;

▶ straighten out [sth], straighten [sth] out

1 lit redresser [sth crooked] ; refaire (en ligne droite) [road] ;

2 fig ( clarify) tirer [qch] au clair [misunderstanding, problem] ; organiser [life] ; to straighten things out organiser or arranger les choses.

■ straighten up:

▶ straighten up

1 lit [person] se redresser ;

2 fig ( tidy up) mettre de l'ordre ;

▶ straighten up [sb/sth], straighten [sb/sth] up

1 lit mettre droit [leaning object] ; redresser [crooked object] ;

2 ( tidy) ranger [objects, room] ; to straighten oneself up s'arranger ; go and straighten yourself up ○ ! va t'arranger un peu!

Big English-French dictionary > straighten
9 schief

I Adj.

1. crooked, not straight; (nach einer Seite hängend) lop-sided, Brit. skew-whiff umg.; schiefe Absätze worn-down heels; schiefe Schultern sloping shoulders; eine schiefe Linie an oblique line; der Schiefe Turm von Pisa the Leaning Tower of Pisa; schiefe Ebene MATH., PHYS. inclined plane

2. fig. (verdreht) distorted; Urteil: warped; schiefer Vergleich lame comparison; schiefes Bild false picture, distorted view

3. schiefer Blick fig. mistrustful look; ein schiefes Gesicht machen pull a wry face; Bahn 1, Ebene, Licht

II Adv.

1. crookedly; (nach einer Seite hängend) lop-sidedly, Brit. skew-whiff umg.; den Hut schief aufsetzen put on one’s hat at an angle, tilt one’s hat; das Bild hängt schief the picture isn’t hanging straight, the picture’s lop-sided ( oder skew-whiff umg.); er / der Baum ist schief gewachsen he / the tree hasn’t grown straight, he has a stoop / the tree has grown crookedly; schief treten (Absätze) wear down

2. fig. (verzerrt) schief sehen (etw.) misjudge; schief darstellen give a distorted account of

3. umg., fig. (misstrauisch) schief ansehen. (jemanden) look askance at; (jemandem misstrauen) mistrust

4. schief gehen oder schief laufen umg. go wrong; es ist total schief gegangen everything went wrong, it was a disaster; das wäre beinahe schief gegangen that was a close shave; es wird schon schief gehen! hum. it’ll ( oder you’ll) be all right (Am. umg. alright)

5. umg. (falsch): schief gewickelt sein be way out ( oder way off target); da bist du aber schief gewickelt auch you’re completely up the pole there, Am. you’re way out in left field; schief liegen be barking up the wrong tree; da liegst du total schief you’ve got it all wrong, you’re off the mark

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slantwise (Adv.); wry (Adj.); lop-sided (Adj.); askance (Adv.); crooked (Adj.); cockeyed (Adj.); aslant (Adj.); askew (Adj.); awry (Adj.); bias (Adj.); oblique (Adj.); slanting (Adj.); slantwise (Adj.)

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[ʃiːf]
1. adj
crooked, not straight pred; (= nach einer Seite geneigt) lopsided, tilted; Winkel oblique; Blick, Lächeln wry; Absätze worn(-down); (fig = unzutreffend) inappropriate; Deutung wide of the mark, inappropriate; Bild distorted
schíéfe Ebene (Phys) — inclined plane

auf die schíéfe Bahn geraten or kommen (fig) — to leave the straight and narrow

einen schíéfen Mund or ein schíéfes Gesicht ziehen (fig inf) — to pull a (wry) face

der Schiefe Turm von Pisa — the Leaning Tower of Pisa

See:

→ Licht

2. adv

1) (= schräg) halten, wachsen crooked; hinstellen at an angle

er hatte den Hut schíéf auf — he wore his hat at an angle

schíéf laufen — to walk lopsidedly

das Bild hängt schíéf — the picture is crooked or isn't straight

2)

(= scheel) jdn schíéf ansehen (fig) — to look askance at sb

sie lächelte schíéf — she gave me a crooked smile

3) (= unrichtig) übersetzen badly

etw schíéf schildern/wiedergeben — to give a distorted version of sth

du siehst die Sache ganz schíéf! (fig) — you're looking at it all wrong!

See:

→ schiefgewickelt

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1) obliquely

2) (not straight or symmetrical.) skew

3) ((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) squint

4) wryly

5) (slightly mocking: a wry smile.) wry

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schief

[ʃi:f]

I. adj

1. (schräg) crooked, not straight pred, lopsided fam

\schiefe Absätze worn[-down] heels

ein \schiefer Baumstamm a leaning tree trunk; s.a. Bahn, Ebene, Turm

2. (entstellt) distorted

ein völlig \schiefes Bild von etw dat haben to have a wholly false impression of sth

eine \schiefe Darstellung a distorted account

ein \schiefer Eindruck a false impression; s.a. Vergleich

3. (fig: scheel) wry

jdm einen \schiefen Blick zuwerfen to look askance at sb

sich akk in einer \schiefen Lage befinden to find oneself in an awkward position

II. adv

1. (schräg) crooked, not straight, lopsided

etw \schief aufhaben/aufsetzen to not have/put sth on straight, to have/put sth on crooked

etw \schief halten to not hold sth straight, to hold sth crooked

den Kopf \schief halten to have one's head cocked to one side

etw \schief hinstellen to put sth at an awkward angle

die Absätze \schief laufen to wear one's heels down on one side

etw \schief treten to wear sth down on one side

\schief wachsen to grow crooked, to not grow straight

2. (fig: scheel) wryly

jdn \schief ansehen to look askance at sb

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (schräg) leaning <wall, fence, post>; (nicht parallel) crooked; not straight pred.; crooked < nose>; sloping, inclined < surface>; worn[-down] < heels>

er hält den Kopf schief — he holds his head to one side

der Schiefe Turm von Pisa — the Leaning Tower of Pisa

eine schiefe Ebene — (Phys.) an inclined plane

2) (fig.): (verzerrt) distorted <picture, presentation, view, impression>; false < comparison>
2.
adverbial

1) (schräg)

das Bild hängt/der Teppich liegt schief — the picture/carpet is crooked

der Tisch steht schief — the table isn't level

jemanden schief ansehen — (ugs.) look at somebody askance

schief gewickelt sein — (fig. ugs.) be very much mistaken

schief liegen — (fig. ugs.) be on the wrong track; s. auch Haussegen

2) (fig.): (verzerrt)

etwas schief darstellen — give a distorted account of something

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schief

A. adj

1. crooked, not straight; (nach einer Seite hängend) lop-sided, Br skew-whiff umg;

schiefe Absätze worn-down heels;

schiefe Schultern sloping shoulders;

eine schiefe Linie an oblique line;

der Schiefe Turm von Pisa the Leaning Tower of Pisa;

schiefe Ebene MATH, PHYS inclined plane

2. fig (verdreht) distorted; Urteil: warped;

schiefer Vergleich lame comparison;

schiefes Bild false picture, distorted view

3.

schiefer Blick fig mistrustful look;

ein schiefes Gesicht machen pull a wry face; → Bahn 1, Ebene, Licht

B. adv

1. crookedly; (nach einer Seite hängend) lop-sidedly, Br skew-whiff umg;

den Hut schief aufsetzen put on one’s hat at an angle, tilt one’s hat;

das Bild hängt schief the picture isn’t hanging straight, the picture’s lop-sided ( oder skew-whiff umg);

er/der Baum ist schief gewachsen he/the tree hasn’t grown straight, he has a stoop/the tree has grown crookedly;

schief treten (Absätze) wear down

2. fig (verzerrt)

schief sehen (etwas) misjudge;

schief darstellen give a distorted account of

3. umg, fig (misstrauisch)

schief ansehen. (jemanden) look askance at; (jemandem misstrauen) mistrust; → schiefgehen, schiefgewickelt etc

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (schräg) leaning <wall, fence, post>; (nicht parallel) crooked; not straight pred.; crooked < nose>; sloping, inclined < surface>; worn[-down] < heels>

er hält den Kopf schief — he holds his head to one side

der Schiefe Turm von Pisa — the Leaning Tower of Pisa

eine schiefe Ebene — (Phys.) an inclined plane

2) (fig.): (verzerrt) distorted <picture, presentation, view, impression>; false < comparison>
2.
adverbial

1) (schräg)

das Bild hängt/der Teppich liegt schief — the picture/carpet is crooked

der Tisch steht schief — the table isn't level

jemanden schief ansehen — (ugs.) look at somebody askance

schief gewickelt sein — (fig. ugs.) be very much mistaken

schief liegen — (fig. ugs.) be on the wrong track; s. auch Haussegen

2) (fig.): (verzerrt)

etwas schief darstellen — give a distorted account of something

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adj.

askew adj.

cockeyed adj.

cross adj.

lopsided adj.

oblique adj.

sloping adj.

wry adj. adv.

askance adv.

aslant adv.

lopsidedly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schief
10 punta

f.

1 point (extremo) (de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja).

este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes

recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we traveled from one end of Chile to the other

en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table

sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil

2 touch, bit (pizca).

3 small nail (clavo).

4 point, headland (geography).

5 tip, tine, nib, peak.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: puntar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: puntar.

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punta

► nombre femenino

1 (extremo) tip; (extremo afilado) point

2 (clavo) nail

3 COCINA (pizca) pinch

4 GEOGRAFÍA point

► nombre femenino plural puntas

1 (del pelo) ends

■ sólo quiero que me corte un poco las puntas I just want a trim

2 (zapatillas de ballet) point shoes, ballet shoes

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a punta de pistola at gunpoint

a punta pala familiar by the hundreds

■ había niños a punta pala there were hordes of kids

de punta a punta from one end to the other

■ nos recorrimos la ciudad de punta a punta we went all round the town

de punta en blanco dressed up to the nines

en hora punta at peak time

estar de punta con alguien to be at odds with somebody

sacar punta a (lápiz) to sharpen 2 (palabras) to read too much into

ser la punta del iceberg to be the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have something on the tip of one's tongue

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noun f.

1) point, head

2) end, tip

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1. SF

1) (=extremo) [de dedo, lengua, pincel] tip; [de ciudad] side; [de mesa] end; [de pañuelo] corner

la punta de los dedos — the fingertips, the tips of one's fingers

colocad la punta del pie hacia arriba — point your toes upwards

vivimos en la otra punta de Barcelona — we live on the other side of Barcelona

se sentó en la otra punta de la mesa — she sat at the other end of the table

• de punta a cabo o de punta a punta — from one end to the other

nos recorrimos la ciudad de punta a punta — we went from one end of the city to the other

me leí el periódico de punta a cabo — I read the paper from cover to cover

- la punta del iceberg

- tener algo en la punta de la lengua

2) (=extremo puntiagudo) [de cuchillo, tijeras, lápiz] point; [de flecha] tip

un rotulador de punta fina — a felt-tip pen with a fine point

un cuchillo con punta — a pointed knife

una estrella de cinco puntas — a five-pointed star

• de punta, tenía todo el pelo de punta — her hair was all on end

las tijeras le cayeron de punta en el pie — the scissors fell point down o point first on his foot

unos zapatos de punta — a pair of pointed shoes

• acabado en punta — pointed

• a punta de navaja — at knife point

• a punta de pistola — at gunpoint

• sacar punta a — [+ lápiz] to sharpen; Esp [+ comentario, opinión] to twist

le saca punta a todo lo que digo — she twists everything I say

a punta de LAm * —

salió adelante a punta de esfuerzo — he got ahead by sheer effort o by dint of hard work

va a entender a punta de patadas — he has to have sense beaten into him

vive a punta de remedios — he lives on medicines

- estar de punta

estar de punta con algn — to be annoyed with sb

ponerse de punta con algn — to fall out with sb

- ir de punta en blanco

- ponerse de punta en blanco

- poner a algn los pelos o el vello de punta

se me ponen los pelos de punta de pensar en el miedo que pasamos — my hair stands on end when I think of how scared we were

esas imágenes me pusieron el vello de punta — those images were really spine-chilling, those images made my hair stand on end

- estar hasta la punta de los pelos con o de algn

a punta (de) pala Esp * —

había gente a punta pala — there were loads of people *

tienen dinero a punta pala — they're loaded *, they've got loads of money *

punta de diamante — (=cortador) diamond glass cutter; (=diseño) diamond point

cristal tallado a punta de diamante — diamond-cut glass

punta de lanza — spearhead

son la punta de lanza de nuestra ofensiva comercial — they are spearheading our marketing campaign
nervio 2)
3) (=cantidad pequeña) (lit) bit; (fig) touch

una puntita de sal — a pinch of salt

tiene sus puntas de filósofo — there's a touch of the philosopher about him

tiene una punta de loco — he has a streak of madness

4) (=clavo) tack

5) (Geog) (=cabo) point; (=promontorio) headland

6) (=asta) [de toro] horn; [de ciervo] point, tine

7) (Ftbl)

juega en la punta — he plays up front

8) (=colilla) stub, butt

9) (Cos) (=encaje) dentelle

10) pl puntas

a) [del pelo] ends

tengo las puntas abiertas — I have split ends

quiero cortarme las puntas — I'd like a trim, I'd like to have my hair trimmed

b) (Ballet) points, ballet shoes

c) (Culin)

puntas de espárrago — asparagus tips

puntas de solomillo — finest cuts of pork

11) Cono Sur, Méx

una punta de algo — a lot of sth

pagó una punta de pesos por eso — he paid a lot of money for that

son todos una punta de ladrones — they are all a bunch of thieves

12) Cuba [de tabaco] leaf of best tobacco

13) Bol eight-hour shift of work

14) Caribe (=mofa) taunt, snide remark

2.

ADJ INV peak

• horas punta — [de electricidad, teléfono] peak times

la hora punta — [del tráfico] the rush hour

el tráfico en la hora punta — rush-hour traffic

• tecnología punta — latest technology, leading edge technology

• velocidad punta — maximum speed, top speed

3.

SMF (Dep) striker, forward

media punta — midfield player

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I
adjetivo invariable

la hora punta — the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria — a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta — top speed
II
femenino

1)

a) (de lengua, dedos) tip; ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip

en la otra punta de la mesa — at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie — with his toes

a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)

a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up

la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

b) puntas femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tip

sácale punta al lápiz — sharpen the pencil

de punta — point first

en punta — pointed

por un extremo acaba en punta — it's pointed at one end

mandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

- punta de lanza

3) ( de pañuelo) corner

4) (Dep)

juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker

5) (Geog) point

6) (CS fam) ( montón)

una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)

son una punta de asesinos — they're a bunch of murderers (colloq)

7)

a punta de — (AmL fam)

a punta de repetírselo mil veces — by telling him it a thousand times

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer — they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos — a liquid-based diet

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= apex, barb, end, tip.

Ex. A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.

Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex. Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.

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* acabado en punta = pointed.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.

* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.

* punta de flecha = arrowhead.

* punta de lanza = spearpoint.

* punta del dedo = fingertip.

* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.

* punta de trazar = scribe.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.

* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.

* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

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I
adjetivo invariable

la hora punta — the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria — a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta — top speed
II
femenino

1)

a) (de lengua, dedos) tip; ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip

en la otra punta de la mesa — at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie — with his toes

a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)

a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up

la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

b) puntas femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tip

sácale punta al lápiz — sharpen the pencil

de punta — point first

en punta — pointed

por un extremo acaba en punta — it's pointed at one end

mandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

- punta de lanza

3) ( de pañuelo) corner

4) (Dep)

juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker

5) (Geog) point

6) (CS fam) ( montón)

una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)

son una punta de asesinos — they're a bunch of murderers (colloq)

7)

a punta de — (AmL fam)

a punta de repetírselo mil veces — by telling him it a thousand times

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer — they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos — a liquid-based diet

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= apex, barb, end, tip.

Ex: A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.

Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.

* acabado en punta = pointed.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.

* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.

* punta de flecha = arrowhead.

* punta de lanza = spearpoint.

* punta del dedo = fingertip.

* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.

* punta de trazar = scribe.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.

* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.

* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

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punta¹

adj inv

en la hora punta during the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta top speed

punta²

feminine

A

1 (de la lengua, los dedos) tip; (de la nariz) end, tip; (del pan) end

mojó la punta del pincel she wetted the tip of the paintbrush

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie with his toes

me recorrí la ciudad de punta a punta I traipsed all over town o from one end of town to the other

bailaba en puntas de pie (CS); she danced on the tips of her toes o ( frml) on her points

entró caminando en puntitas de pie para no despertarlo (CS); she tiptoed in o she went in on tiptoe so as not to wake him

a punta (de) pala ( Esp fam); loads ( colloq)

tiene dinero a punta pala she's loaded ( colloq), she's got pots o stacks o loads of money ( colloq)

a punta de pistola or ( Per) de bala at gunpoint

hasta la punta de los pelos or del pelo ( fam): estoy hasta la punta del pelo de este trabajo I've had it up to here o I'm fed up to the backteeth with this job ( colloq)

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco to be/get dressed up

la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

lo tengo en la punta de la lengua it's on the tip of my tongue, I have it on the tip of my tongue

2 puntas fpl (del pelo) ends (pl)

vengo a cortarme las puntas I'd like a trim

Compuesto:

puntas de espárrago

fpl asparagus tips (pl)

B (de una aguja) point; (de una flecha, lanza) tip; (de un clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point

sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil

el cuchillo cayó de punta the knife fell point first

en punta pointed

los zapatos en punta pointed shoes

por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one end

hacerle punta a algn ( Chi fam); to try to win sb's affections

mandar a algn a la punta del cerro (CS fam); to send sb packing ( colloq), to tell sb to get lost ( colloq)

sacarle punta a algo ( Esp); to read too much into sth, distort o twist sth

Compuesto:

punta de lanza

spearhead

estos grupos fueron la punta lanza de del cambio social these groups spearheaded the process of social change o were the spearhead of social change

C (de un pañuelo) corner

D ( Dep):

juega en la punta he's a forward o striker

E ( Geog) point

F

(CS fam) (montón): costó una punta de plata it cost a lot of money o ( colloq) a fortune

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer she has loads o stacks of things to do ( colloq)

son una punta de asesinos they're a bunch of murderers ( colloq)

G

a punta de ( AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times

se curó a punta de antibióticos he got better by taking antibiotics

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos a liquid-based diet

punta³

masculine and feminine

( Dep) striker, forward

punta izquierdo/punta derecho left/right winger

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punta sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de lengua, dedos) tip;

( de nariz) end, tip;
( de pan) end;
( de pincel) tip;
◊ vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town;

con la punta del pie with the print of one's foot;
la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg;
tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue
b)

◊ puntas sustantivo femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2
a) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point;

(de flecha, lanza) tip;
◊ punta de lanza spearhead;

sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil;
de punta point first;
en punta pointed;
por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one end
b)

◊ a punta de (AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times;

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told
3 ( de pañuelo) corner
■ adjetivo invariable:
◊ la hora punta the rush hour

punta
I adjetivo hora punta, peak o rush hour
tecnología punta, high technology, familiar high-tech
velocidad punta, top o maximum speed
II sustantivo femenino
1 (extremo puntiagudo) point: la punta del cuchillo, the tip of the knife
(extremo) end, tip
punta del dedo, fingertip
punta del pie, toetip
2 (de un sitio) trabaja en la otra punta del país, he works at the other side of the country
3 (del pelo) puntas, ends pl
4 Dep jugar en punta, to play as a forward or striker
♦ LOC ir/ponerse de punta en blanco, to be/get all dressed up
sacar punta, (a un objeto) to sharpen, (a un comentario, suceso) to twist
tener algo en la punta de la lengua, to have sthg on the tip of one's tongue
a punta de pistola, at gunpoint
de punta a punta, from end to end

' punta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- clavo
- despuntar
- iceberg
- lanza
- pelo
- rotulador
- tecnología
- terminar
- afinar
- agudo
- cesta
- cortar
- embotado
- en
- erizado
- fino
- hora
- nervio
- pistola
- puntiagudo
- puntilla
- torre
English:
cutting-edge
- edge
- end
- gunpoint
- hair
- headland
- high-tech
- mad
- nail
- nerve
- nine
- peak hours
- point
- prong
- rush-hour
- scary
- sharpen
- spike
- spiky
- stick up
- taper
- tip
- weapon
- bristle
- corner
- edgy
- gun
- hang
- head
- off
- pointed
- rat
- rush
- sharp
- stand
- stick

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punta

♦ adj inv

hora punta rush hour;

velocidad punta top speed

♦ nf

1. [extremo] [de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja] point;
[de pan, pelo, nariz] end; [de dedo, cuerno, flecha, pincel] tip; [de zapato] toe; [de pistola] muzzle; [de sábana, pañuelo] corner;
este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes;

punta fina/gruesa [de bolígrafo] fine/thick point;

lo sujetó con la punta de los dedos she held it with the tips of her fingers;

tengo las puntas (del pelo) abiertas o RP [m5] florecidas I've got split ends;

en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town;

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table;

se dio en la rodilla con la punta de la mesa she banged her knee on the corner of the table;

lleva el pelo de punta he has spiky hair;

recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we travelled from one end of Chile to the other;

acabado en punta [objeto, instrumento] pointed;

a punta de pistola at gunpoint;

sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil;

Comp
Fam
a punta (de) pala: tiene libros a punta (de) pala he has loads of books;

vinieron turistas a punta (de) pala loads of tourists came, tourists came by the busload;

Comp

estar de punta con alguien to be on edge with sb;

Comp

ir de punta en blanco to be dressed up to the nines;

Comp
Fam
sacarle punta a algo to read too much into sth;

Comp

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

Comp
punta de flecha arrowhead; Fig la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg; Fig punta de lanza spearhead;
los obreros de la capital fueron la punta de lanza de la revolución the industrial workers of the capital spearheaded the revolution;
Perú, Ven punta trasera [de carne] rump tail;
punta de velocidad: [m5] tiene una gran punta de velocidad he's very pacey, Br he has a good turn of pace

2. [pizca] touch, bit;
[de sal] pinch
3. [clavo] small nail

4. Dep [zona de ataque] attack;
[jugador de ataque] forward;
jugar en punta to play in attack, to be a forward;

jugar como media punta to play just in behind the strikers

5. Geog point, headland

6. CSur
en puntas de pie on tiptoe;

andar en puntas de pie to (walk on) tiptoe

7. RP Fam
una punta [mucho] loads;

se casó hace una punta de años he got married donkey's years ago;

tiene una punta de primos she's got loads of cousins

8. Comp
Am
a punta de [a fuerza de] by dint of;

lo convencí a punta de amenazas I threatened him into doing it

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punta

f

1 de dedo, nariz, pie tip

2 ( extremo) end;

de punta a punta (de principio a fin) from beginning to end; (de un extremo a otro) from one extreme to the other

3 de lápiz, GEOG point;

sacar punta a sharpen

4 L.Am. ( grupo) group

5

:

a punta de pistola at gunpoint;

ir de punta en blanco be dressed up

6 en fútbol forward

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punta nf

1) : tip, end

punta del dedo: fingertip

en la punta de la lengua: at the tip of one's tongue

2) : point (of a weapon or pencil)

punta de lanza: spearhead

3) : point, headland

4) : bunch, lot

una punta de ladrones: a bunch of thieves

5)

a punta de : by, by dint of

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punta n

1. (extremo afilado) point

la punta de un lápiz the point of a pencil

2. (de lengua, dedo) tip

las puntas de los dedos fingertips

3. (de nariz, pelo) end

tiene un grano en la punta de la nariz he's got a spot on the end of his nose

4. (de ciudad) side

vive en la otra punta de la ciudad she lives on the other side of town

5. (clavo) nail

sacarle punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil

Spanish-English dictionary > punta
11 salir

v.

1 to go out (ir fuera).

¡sal aquí fuera! come out here!

salir de to go/come out of

¿salimos al jardín? shall we go out into the garden?

Yo salí I went out.

2 to go out (ser novios).

están saliendo they are going out (together)

3 to turn out.

ha salido muy estudioso he has turned out to be very studious

¿qué salió en la votación? what was the result of the vote?

salir elegida actriz del año to be voted actress of the year

salir premiado to be awarded a prize

salir bien/mal to turn out well/badly

salir ganando/perdiendo to come off well/badly

me ha salido mal it didn't go very well; (examen, entrevista) it didn't turn out very well; (plato, dibujo) I got the wrong result (cuenta)

¿qué tal te ha salido? how did it go?

4 to go out.

salen mucho a cenar they eat out a lot

5 to come out (surgir) (luna, estrellas, planta).

le ha salido un sarpullido en la espalda her back has come out in a rash

El plan me salió mal The plan came out bad.

6 to come out (aparecer) (publicación, producto, traumas).

¡qué bien sales en la foto! you look great in the photo!

ha salido en los periódicos/en la tele it's been in the papers/on TV

salir de (Cine & Teatro) to appear as

7 to come up.

8 to turn up, to come along (presentarse) (ocasión, oportunidad).

9 to work out.

salir caro to be expensive; (de dinero) to be costly (por las consecuencias)

10 to lead.

te toca salir a ti it's your lead

11 to come out.

la mancha de vino no sale the wine stain won't come out

12 to get out, to escape.

Me salió una espinilla I got a pimple.

13 to slip out.

Se me salió una imprudencia Something improper slipped out.

14 to get away.

El chico salió The boy got away.

15 to step out, to pull out, to step outside.

Ellos salieron con dificultad They pulled out with difficulty.

16 to come up against, to encounter.

Nos salió un problema We encountered a problem [came up against a problem]

17 to be out, to come out.

La luna sale a veces The moon comes out sometimes.

18 to appear to.

Nos salió un fantasma A ghost appeared to us.

19 to work out for.

20 to match.

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SALIR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen.

Future Indicative

saldré, saldrás, saldrá, saldremos, saldréis, saldrán.

Conditional

saldría, saldrías, saldría, saldríamos, saldríais, saldrían.

Present Subjunctive

salga, salgas, salga, salgamos, salgáis, salgan.

Imperative

sal (tú), salga (él/Vd.), salgamos (nos.), salid (vos.), salgan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to go out, get out

2) depart, leave

3) come out, appear

4) turn out

5) become, be elected

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- salir a

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Para las expresiones salir adelante, salir ganando, salir perdiendo, salir de viaje, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=partir) [persona] to leave; [transportes] to leave, depart frm; (Náut) to leave, sail

el autocar sale a las ocho — the coach leaves at eight

sale un tren cada dos horas — there is a train every two hours

• salir [de] — to leave

salimos de Madrid a las ocho — we left Madrid at eight

saldremos del hotel temprano — we'll leave the hotel early

quiere salir del país — she wants to leave the country

¿a qué hora sales de la oficina? — what time do you leave the office?

salgo de clase a las cinco — I finish school at five

• salir [para] — to set off for

después de comer salimos para Palencia — after we had eaten we set off for Palencia

2) (=no entrar) (=ir fuera) to go out; (=venir fuera) to come out; [a divertirse] to go out

sal ahí fuera a recoger la pelota — go out there and get the ball back

sal aquí al jardín con nosotros — come out into the garden with us

salió a la calle a ver si venían — she went outside {o} she went out into the street to see if they were coming

-¿está Juan? -no, ha salido — "is Juan in?" - "no, I'm afraid he's gone out"

¿vas a salir esta noche? — are you going out tonight?

nunca he salido al extranjero — I've never been abroad

la pelota salió fuera — (Ftbl) the ball went out (of play)

los rehenes salieron por la ventana — the hostages got out through the window

• salió [corriendo] (del cuarto) — he ran out (of the room)

• salir [de], nos la encontramos al salir del cine — we bumped into her when we were coming out of the cinema

¿de dónde has salido? — where did you appear {o} spring from?

salir de un apuro — to get out of a jam

salir del coma — to come out of a coma

• salir de [paseo] — to go out for a walk

- de esta no salimos

salir de pobre —

no salió nunca de pobre — he never stopped being poor

3) [al mercado] [revista, libro, disco] to come out; [moda] to come in

el libro sale el mes que viene — the book comes out next month

acaba de salir un disco suyo — an album of his has just come out {o} been released

4) [en medios de comunicación]

la noticia salió en el periódico de ayer — the news was {o} appeared in yesterday's paper

sus padres salieron en los periódicos — her parents were in the papers

salir por la televisión — to be {o} appear on TV

5) (=surgir) to come up

en el debate no salió el tema del aborto — the subject of abortion didn't come up in the debate

si sale un puesto apropiado — if a suitable job comes up

cuando salga la ocasión — when the opportunity comes up {o} arises

¡ya salió aquello! — we know all about that!

salirle algo a algn: le ha salido novio/un trabajo — she's got herself a boyfriend/a job

6) (=aparecer) [agua] to come out; [sol] to come out; [mancha] to appear

no sale agua del grifo — there's no water coming out of the tap

ha salido una mancha en el techo — a damp patch has appeared on the ceiling

me sale sangre — I'm bleeding

7) (=nacer) [diente] to come through; [planta, sol] to come up; [pelo] to grow; [pollito] to hatch

me está saliendo una muela del juicio — one of my wisdom teeth is coming through

ya le ha salido un diente al niño — the baby already has one tooth

le han salido muchas espinillas — he's got a lot of blackheads

nos levantamos antes de que saliera el sol — we got up before sunrise

8) (=quitarse) [mancha] to come out, come off

el anillo no le sale del dedo — the ring won't come off her finger, she can't get the ring off her finger

9) (=costar)

la calefacción de gas saldría más barata — gas heating would work out cheaper

• salir [a], sale a ocho euros el kilo — it works out at eight euros a kilo

salimos a 10 libras por persona — it works out at £10 each

• salir [por], me salió por 1.000 pesos — it cost me 1,000 pesos

10) (=resultar)

¿cómo salió la representación? — how did the performance go?

espero que todo salga como habíamos planeado — I hope everything goes to plan

la prueba salió positiva — the test was positive

salió triunfador de las elecciones — he was victorious in the elections

la secretaria salió muy trabajadora — the secretary turned out to be very hard-working

¿qué número ha salido premiado en la lotería? — what was the winning number in the lottery?

salió alcalde por tres votos — he was elected mayor by three votes

tenemos que aceptarlo, salga lo que salga — we have to accept it, whatever happens

• salir [bien], el plan salió bien — the plan worked out well

espero que todo salga bien — I hope everything works out all right

¿salió bien la fiesta? — did the party go well?

ha salido muy bien de la operación — she's come through the operation very well

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did your exam go?

• salir [mal], salió muy mal del tratamiento — the treatment wasn't at all successful

la celebración salió mal por la lluvia — the celebrations were spoiled by the rain

les salió mal el proyecto — their plan didn't work out

¡qué mal me ha salido el dibujo! — oh dear! my drawing hasn't come out very well!

11)

salirle algo a algn —

a) (=poder resolverse)

he intentado resolver el problema pero no me sale — I've tried to solve the problem but I just can't do it

este crucigrama no me sale — I can't do this crossword

b) (=resultar natural)

no me sale ser amable con ella — I find it difficult being nice to her

c) (=poder recordarse)

no me sale su apellido — I can't think of his name

12)

• salir [a] — [calle] to come out in, lead to

esta calle sale a la plaza — this street comes out in {o} leads to the square

13)

• salir [a] algn — (=parecerse) to take after sb

ha salido a su padre — he takes after his father

14)

• salir [con] algn — to go out with sb

está saliendo con un compañero de clase — she's going out with one of her classmates

salen juntos desde hace dos años — they've been going out (together) for two years

15)

• salir [con] algo — [al hablar] to come out with sth

y ahora sale con esto — and now he comes out with this

ahora me sale con que yo le debo dinero — and now he starts complaining that I owe him money

16)

• salir [de] — [proceder] to come from

el aceite que sale de la aceituna — oil which comes from olives

17)

• salir [por] algn — (=defender) to come out in defence of sb, stick up for sb; [económicamente] to back sb financially

cuando hubo problemas, salió por mí — when there were problems, she stuck up for me {o} came out in my defence

18) (Teat) to come on

sale vestido de policía — he comes on dressed as a policeman

"sale el rey" — [acotación] "enter the king"

19) (=empezar) (Dep) to start; (Ajedrez) to have first move; (Naipes) to lead

salir con un as — to lead an ace

salir de triunfo — to lead a trump

20) (Inform) to exit

21) (=sobresalir) to stick out

el balcón sale unos dos metros — the balcony sticks out about two metres

22) (=pagar)

salir a los gastos de algn — to meet {o} pay sb's expenses

2.

See:

salirse
SALIR Para precisar la forma de salir Aunque salir (de ) se suele traducir por come out (of ) o por go out (of) según la dirección del movimiento, cuando se quiere especificar la forma en que se realiza ese movimiento, estos verbos se pueden reemplazar por otros como run out, rush out, jump out, tiptoe out, climb out {etc}: Se vio a tres hombres enmascarados salir del banco corriendo Three masked men were seen running out of the bank Salió del coche con un salto He jumped out of the car Salió de puntillas de la habitación He tiptoed out of the room Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) ( partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale tu tren/tu vuelo? — what time is your train/flight?

el jefe había salido de viaje — the boss was away

salió corriendo or disparada — (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq)

salir de algo — to leave from something

¿de qué andén sale el tren? — what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete — I leave home at seven

salir para algo — to leave for something

2) ( al exterior - acercándose al hablante) to come out; (- alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo — don't go out without a coat

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado — I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir de algo — to come out/get out of something

sal de ahí! — come out of there!

sal de aquí! — get out of here!

sal ya de la cama — get out of bed

¿tú de dónde has salido? — where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? — where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España — he's never been out of Spain

no puede salir del país — she can't leave the country

salir por algo — to leave by something

salió por la puerta de atrás — he went out o left by the back door

tuvo que salir por la ventana — she had to get out through the window

salir a algo: salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden; salir a + inf to go out/come out to + inf; ¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?; salió a hacer las compras — she's gone out (to do the) shopping

3) ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete — I don't finish o leave work until seven

¿a qué hora sales de clase? — what time do you get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital? — when is he coming out of (the) hospital?

4)

a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir — he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera — they went out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out

salen juntos — they're going out together

salir con alguien — to go out with somebody

¿estás saliendo con alguien? — are you going out with anyone?

5) (a calle, carretera)

¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? — can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? — does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

6) clavo/tapón to come out; anillo to come off

Sentido II

7) (aparecer, manifestarse)

a) cana/sarpullido to appear; (+ me/te/le etc)

me empiezan a salir canas — I'm starting to go gray

ya le ha salido el primer diente — her first tooth has already come through

le están saliendo los dientes — she's teething

me ha salió una ampolla — I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido — he came out in a rash

me salieron granos — I broke out o (BrE) come out in spots

¿te sale sangre? — are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz — my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas — the plant's putting out new leaves

b) sol ( por la mañana) to rise, come up; ( de detrás de una nube) to come out

c) ( surgir) tema/idea to come up

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él — I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

ya salió aquello — you (o he etc) had to bring that up; (+ me/te/le etc)

le salió así, espontáneamente — he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán — it came o I said it in German

me salió otro compromiso — something (else) came up

d) carta ( en naipes) to come up

¿ha salido ya el 15? — have they called number 15 yet?

8)

a) ( tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc)

me salió un tema que no había estudiado — I got a subject I hadn't studied

b) ( en un reparto)

salir a algo — to get something

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno — we get two cakes each

salen a tres mil el par — it works out at three thousand a pair

9) mancha ( aparecer) to appear; ( quitarse) to come out

10)

a) revista/novela to come out; disco to come out, be released

salir al mercado — to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

salió en primera página — it appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión — she was o appeared on television

c) ( en una foto) to appear; (+ compl)

qué bien saliste en esta foto! — this photo of you is really good

d) ( desempeñando un papel)

sale de pastor — he plays o he is a shepherd

11) (expresando irritación, sorpresa)

ya salió la niña! — her again!

salir con algo: mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?; no me salgas ahora con eso — don't give me that (colloq)

Sentido III

12) ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te salió el crucigrama? — did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación — I can't do this equation

no te sale bien el acento — you haven't got the accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre — (fam) I can't think of her name right now

no le salían las palabras — he couldn't get his words out

13) ( resultar)

de aquí no va a salir nada bueno — no good is going to come of this

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 — how do you get 40? I make it 42; (+ compl)

las cosas salieron bien — things turned out o worked out well

el plan no salió como esperábamos — the plan didn't work out as we expected

no salió ninguna de las fotos — none of the photographs came out

la foto salió movida — the photograph has come out blurred

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga — we have to finish it no matter how it turns out

sale muy caro — it works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero — he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? — what was the winning number?

salir bien/mal en un examen — (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam; (+ me/te/le etc)

el postre no me salió bien — the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien — things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo mal — don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did you get on o do in the exam?

el niño les salió muy inteligente — their son turned out (to be) really bright

14) (de situación, estado)

salir de algo: para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation; está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll pull through; no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one; me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression; (+ compl) salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well; salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident; salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors; salir adelante negocio to stay afloat, survive; propuesta to prosper; fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante — it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

15) ( con preposición)

a) salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b) salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

c) salir de (Col, Ven) ( deshacerse de) to get rid of
2.
salirse v pron

1)

a) (de recipiente, límite)

cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua — turn off the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche — don't let the milk boil over

salirse de algo: el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road; el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks; la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went into touch o out of play; procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget; te estás saliendo del tema — you're getting off the point

b) (por orificio, grieta) agua/tinta to leak (out), come out; gas to escape, come out

salirse de algo: se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire; se me salió el hilo de la aguja — the needle's come unthreaded

c) (Chi, Méx) pluma/recipiente to leak

2) ( soltarse) to come off; (+ me/te/le etc)

estos zapatos se me salen — these shoes are too big for me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

3) ( irse) to leave

salirse de algo — de asociación to leave something

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película — she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya — to get one's (own) way

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= come out, debouch, depart, exit, go out of, make + departure, march off, quit, take + departure, leave, issue out, start out, go out and about, go out, pop, head out, socialise [socialize, -USA], be out and about, get out and about, go forth.

Ex. Maybe it's the frustrated library school professor in him crying to come out -- whatever it is, give him a chance to show you what he knows.

Ex. As they debouched into the street and hurried back to the library, Jergens thanked Meek for being someone she could share her concerns with.

Ex. He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.

Ex. Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.

Ex. In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

Ex. Before making his departure, however, a few hints upon the methods of examining bibliographic compilations are necessary.

Ex. Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.

Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex. 'I'm sure we'll be in touch a lot this week!' Suttie took her departure, repeating the offer.

Ex. 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker.

Ex. He bade her good day and issued out into the street.

Ex. He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.

Ex. Thursday 22 August is your opportunity to go out and about - seeing at first hand the great variety of library and information centres located in the Central Belt of Scotland.

Ex. They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.

Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex. It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

Ex. She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.

Ex. But if you' re out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.

Ex. Use the links below for ideas to get out and about.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.

* aventurarse a salir = venture forth.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* hacer salir = push out, flush out.

* imposibilitado para salir de casa = housebound [house-bound], homebound [home-bound].

* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* salir a = propagate out to, crash to, be out to.

* salir a borbotones = gush out, spurt.

* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.

* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a dar un paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir adelante = make + ends meet, keep + the wolves from the door, get + unstuck.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salir adelante por uno mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir adelante sin la ayuda de nadie = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a flote = make + ends meet.

* salir a fumarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a hurtadillas = steal away.

* salir airoso = pass + muster, pass with + flying colours.

* salir airoso de = ride out.

* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.

* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* salir a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir a la superficie = surface.

* salir ampollas = blister.

* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salir apresuradamente = dash off, shoot off.

* salir a subasta = come up for + auction.

* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* salir bien = go + well.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* salir bramando = roar out of.

* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.

* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* salir de = get out of, walk out of, climb out of, break out of, break through, strike out from.

* salir de casa = leave + home.

* salir de copas = go out for + a drink.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir de fiesta = party.

* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* salir de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de juerga = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de la cárcel = release from + jail.

* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir del armario = come out of + the closet.

* salir de la rutina tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* salir de la situación = extricate + Reflexivo.

* salir del cascarón = come out of + Posesivo + shell.

* salir del círculo = break out of + circle.

* salir del trabajo = clock off + work.

* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* salir de parranda = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir de perlas = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir desapercibido = sneak out of.

* salir desde = set out from.

* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir de un impás = circumvent + impasse.

* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir disparado de = shoot out of.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir el tiro por la culata = backfire, misfire.

* salir en desbandada = stampede.

* salir en estampida = stampede.

* salir en forma radial de = radiate from.

* salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.

* salir en pareja con = date.

* salir en tropel = stampede.

* salir escaldado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir fatal = go + pear-shaped.

* salir fuera = be out and about, get out and about.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, win, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir grietas = develop + cracks.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir huyendo = make off, do + a bunk.

* salir ileso = escape + injury, leave without + a scratch.

* salir impune = get away with it, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salir inadvertidamente = sneak out of.

* salir juntos = be an item.

* salir los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* salir malparado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir perjudicado = pay + the price, pay + the penalty.

* salir pitando = take off, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir por los cerros de Ubeda = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, fly off on + a tangent.

* salir por piernas = make + a hasty exit.

* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir resueltamente = sally forth.

* salir rugiendo = roar out of.

* salir sangre = draw + blood.

* salirse con la de Uno = have + Posesivo + way (with), get away with it.

* salirse con las de Uno = get + Posesivo + (own) way, have + Posesivo + own way, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salirse de = depart from, opt out of, step out of, spill out of.

* salirse de convencionalismos = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salirse de la carretera = go off + the road.

* salirse del molde = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salir según lo planeado = go off + as planned.

* salir según lo previsto = go off + as planned.

* salirse por la tangente = go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic.

* salir sigilosamente = steal away, slither out of.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* salir sin ser visto = sneak out of, slip out, steal away.

* salir sin un rasguño = leave without + a scratch.

* salir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir todo redondo = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir una gotera = spring + a leak.

* salir un momento a = pop down to.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* salir volando = bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* sol + salir por = sun + rise on.

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) ( partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale tu tren/tu vuelo? — what time is your train/flight?

el jefe había salido de viaje — the boss was away

salió corriendo or disparada — (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq)

salir de algo — to leave from something

¿de qué andén sale el tren? — what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete — I leave home at seven

salir para algo — to leave for something

2) ( al exterior - acercándose al hablante) to come out; (- alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo — don't go out without a coat

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado — I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir de algo — to come out/get out of something

sal de ahí! — come out of there!

sal de aquí! — get out of here!

sal ya de la cama — get out of bed

¿tú de dónde has salido? — where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? — where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España — he's never been out of Spain

no puede salir del país — she can't leave the country

salir por algo — to leave by something

salió por la puerta de atrás — he went out o left by the back door

tuvo que salir por la ventana — she had to get out through the window

salir a algo: salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden; salir a + inf to go out/come out to + inf; ¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?; salió a hacer las compras — she's gone out (to do the) shopping

3) ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete — I don't finish o leave work until seven

¿a qué hora sales de clase? — what time do you get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital? — when is he coming out of (the) hospital?

4)

a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir — he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera — they went out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out

salen juntos — they're going out together

salir con alguien — to go out with somebody

¿estás saliendo con alguien? — are you going out with anyone?

5) (a calle, carretera)

¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? — can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? — does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

6) clavo/tapón to come out; anillo to come off

Sentido II

7) (aparecer, manifestarse)

a) cana/sarpullido to appear; (+ me/te/le etc)

me empiezan a salir canas — I'm starting to go gray

ya le ha salido el primer diente — her first tooth has already come through

le están saliendo los dientes — she's teething

me ha salió una ampolla — I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido — he came out in a rash

me salieron granos — I broke out o (BrE) come out in spots

¿te sale sangre? — are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz — my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas — the plant's putting out new leaves

b) sol ( por la mañana) to rise, come up; ( de detrás de una nube) to come out

c) ( surgir) tema/idea to come up

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él — I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

ya salió aquello — you (o he etc) had to bring that up; (+ me/te/le etc)

le salió así, espontáneamente — he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán — it came o I said it in German

me salió otro compromiso — something (else) came up

d) carta ( en naipes) to come up

¿ha salido ya el 15? — have they called number 15 yet?

8)

a) ( tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc)

me salió un tema que no había estudiado — I got a subject I hadn't studied

b) ( en un reparto)

salir a algo — to get something

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno — we get two cakes each

salen a tres mil el par — it works out at three thousand a pair

9) mancha ( aparecer) to appear; ( quitarse) to come out

10)

a) revista/novela to come out; disco to come out, be released

salir al mercado — to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

salió en primera página — it appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión — she was o appeared on television

c) ( en una foto) to appear; (+ compl)

qué bien saliste en esta foto! — this photo of you is really good

d) ( desempeñando un papel)

sale de pastor — he plays o he is a shepherd

11) (expresando irritación, sorpresa)

ya salió la niña! — her again!

salir con algo: mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?; no me salgas ahora con eso — don't give me that (colloq)

Sentido III

12) ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te salió el crucigrama? — did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación — I can't do this equation

no te sale bien el acento — you haven't got the accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre — (fam) I can't think of her name right now

no le salían las palabras — he couldn't get his words out

13) ( resultar)

de aquí no va a salir nada bueno — no good is going to come of this

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 — how do you get 40? I make it 42; (+ compl)

las cosas salieron bien — things turned out o worked out well

el plan no salió como esperábamos — the plan didn't work out as we expected

no salió ninguna de las fotos — none of the photographs came out

la foto salió movida — the photograph has come out blurred

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga — we have to finish it no matter how it turns out

sale muy caro — it works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero — he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? — what was the winning number?

salir bien/mal en un examen — (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam; (+ me/te/le etc)

el postre no me salió bien — the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien — things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo mal — don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did you get on o do in the exam?

el niño les salió muy inteligente — their son turned out (to be) really bright

14) (de situación, estado)

salir de algo: para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation; está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll pull through; no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one; me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression; (+ compl) salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well; salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident; salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors; salir adelante negocio to stay afloat, survive; propuesta to prosper; fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante — it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

15) ( con preposición)

a) salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b) salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

c) salir de (Col, Ven) ( deshacerse de) to get rid of
2.
salirse v pron

1)

a) (de recipiente, límite)

cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua — turn off the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche — don't let the milk boil over

salirse de algo: el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road; el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks; la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went into touch o out of play; procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget; te estás saliendo del tema — you're getting off the point

b) (por orificio, grieta) agua/tinta to leak (out), come out; gas to escape, come out

salirse de algo: se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire; se me salió el hilo de la aguja — the needle's come unthreaded

c) (Chi, Méx) pluma/recipiente to leak

2) ( soltarse) to come off; (+ me/te/le etc)

estos zapatos se me salen — these shoes are too big for me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

3) ( irse) to leave

salirse de algo — de asociación to leave something

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película — she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya — to get one's (own) way

* * *

= come out, debouch, depart, exit, go out of, make + departure, march off, quit, take + departure, leave, issue out, start out, go out and about, go out, pop, head out, socialise [socialize, -USA], be out and about, get out and about, go forth.

Ex: Maybe it's the frustrated library school professor in him crying to come out -- whatever it is, give him a chance to show you what he knows.

Ex: As they debouched into the street and hurried back to the library, Jergens thanked Meek for being someone she could share her concerns with.

Ex: He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.

Ex: Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.

Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

Ex: Before making his departure, however, a few hints upon the methods of examining bibliographic compilations are necessary.

Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.

Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex: 'I'm sure we'll be in touch a lot this week!' Suttie took her departure, repeating the offer.

Ex: 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker.

Ex: He bade her good day and issued out into the street.

Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.

Ex: Thursday 22 August is your opportunity to go out and about - seeing at first hand the great variety of library and information centres located in the Central Belt of Scotland.

Ex: They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.

Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

Ex: She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.

Ex: But if you' re out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.

Ex: Use the links below for ideas to get out and about.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.

* aventurarse a salir = venture forth.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* hacer salir = push out, flush out.

* imposibilitado para salir de casa = housebound [house-bound], homebound [home-bound].

* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* salir a = propagate out to, crash to, be out to.

* salir a borbotones = gush out, spurt.

* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.

* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a dar un paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir adelante = make + ends meet, keep + the wolves from the door, get + unstuck.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salir adelante por uno mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir adelante sin la ayuda de nadie = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a flote = make + ends meet.

* salir a fumarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a hurtadillas = steal away.

* salir airoso = pass + muster, pass with + flying colours.

* salir airoso de = ride out.

* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.

* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* salir a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir a la superficie = surface.

* salir ampollas = blister.

* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salir apresuradamente = dash off, shoot off.

* salir a subasta = come up for + auction.

* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* salir bien = go + well.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* salir bramando = roar out of.

* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.

* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* salir de = get out of, walk out of, climb out of, break out of, break through, strike out from.

* salir de casa = leave + home.

* salir de copas = go out for + a drink.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir de fiesta = party.

* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* salir de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de juerga = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de la cárcel = release from + jail.

* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir del armario = come out of + the closet.

* salir de la rutina tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* salir de la situación = extricate + Reflexivo.

* salir del cascarón = come out of + Posesivo + shell.

* salir del círculo = break out of + circle.

* salir del trabajo = clock off + work.

* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* salir de parranda = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir de perlas = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir desapercibido = sneak out of.

* salir desde = set out from.

* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir de un impás = circumvent + impasse.

* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir disparado de = shoot out of.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir el tiro por la culata = backfire, misfire.

* salir en desbandada = stampede.

* salir en estampida = stampede.

* salir en forma radial de = radiate from.

* salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.

* salir en pareja con = date.

* salir en tropel = stampede.

* salir escaldado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir fatal = go + pear-shaped.

* salir fuera = be out and about, get out and about.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, win, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir grietas = develop + cracks.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir huyendo = make off, do + a bunk.

* salir ileso = escape + injury, leave without + a scratch.

* salir impune = get away with it, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salir inadvertidamente = sneak out of.

* salir juntos = be an item.

* salir los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* salir malparado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir perjudicado = pay + the price, pay + the penalty.

* salir pitando = take off, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir por los cerros de Ubeda = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, fly off on + a tangent.

* salir por piernas = make + a hasty exit.

* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir resueltamente = sally forth.

* salir rugiendo = roar out of.

* salir sangre = draw + blood.

* salirse con la de Uno = have + Posesivo + way (with), get away with it.

* salirse con las de Uno = get + Posesivo + (own) way, have + Posesivo + own way, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salirse de = depart from, opt out of, step out of, spill out of.

* salirse de convencionalismos = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salirse de la carretera = go off + the road.

* salirse del molde = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salir según lo planeado = go off + as planned.

* salir según lo previsto = go off + as planned.

* salirse por la tangente = go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic.

* salir sigilosamente = steal away, slither out of.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* salir sin ser visto = sneak out of, slip out, steal away.

* salir sin un rasguño = leave without + a scratch.

* salir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir todo redondo = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir una gotera = spring + a leak.

* salir un momento a = pop down to.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* salir volando = bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* sol + salir por = sun + rise on.

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* * *

salir [ I29 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ salir (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A partir

B salir al exterior

C

1 habiendo terminado algo

2 Informática

D

1 como entretenimiento

2 tener una relación

E a una calle, carretera

F salir: clavos, tapones etc

Sentido II

A

1 aparecer, manifestarse

2 salir: sol

3 surgir

4 en naipes

B

1 tocar en suerte

2 en un reparto

C salir: manchas

D

1 salir: revista, novela etc

2 en televisión, el periódico

3 en una foto

4 desempeñando un papel

E expresando irritación, sorpresa

Sentido III

A expresando logro

B resultar

C de una situación, un estado

D parecerse a

E salir con, combinar con

F salir de, deshacerse de

■ salirse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de un recipiente, un límite

2 por un orificio, una grieta

3 salirse: recipientes etc

B soltarse

C irse

vi

Sentido I

A (partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale el tren/tu vuelo? what time does the train/your flight leave?, what time is your train/flight?

salieron a toda velocidad they went off at top speed, they sped off

¿está Marcos? — no, ha salido de viaje can I speak to Marcos? — I'm afraid he's away at the moment

salió corriendo or pitando or disparada ( fam); she was off like a shot ( colloq), she shot off ( colloq)

salir DE algo to leave FROM sth

¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven

salir PARA algo to leave FOR sth

los novios salieron para las Bahamas the newlyweds left for the Bahamas

B (al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out; (— alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo don't go out without a coat

ha salido she's gone out, she's out

ya puedes salir que te he visto you can come on out now, I can see you

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir DE algo to come out/get out OF sth

¡sal de ahí! come out of there!

¡sal de aquí! get out of here!

sal de debajo de la mesa come out from under the table

no salió de su habitación en todo el día he didn't come out of o leave his room all day

sal ya de la cama get out of bed

de aquí que no salga ni una palabra not a word of this to anyone

¿tú de dónde has salido? where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España/del pueblo he's never been out of Spain/the village

está en libertad bajo fianza y no puede salir del país she's out on bail and can't leave the country

para impedir que salgan más capitales del país to prevent more capital flowing out of o leaving the country

salir POR algo to leave BY sth

tuvo que salir por la ventana she had to get out through the window

acaba de salir por la puerta de atrás he's just left by the back door, he's just gone out the back door

salir A algo:

salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden

salen al mar por la noche they go out to sea at night

¿quién quiere salir a la pizarra? who wants to come up to the blackboard?

el equipo salió al terreno de juego the team took the field o came onto the field

¿quién te salió al teléfono? who answered (the phone)?

salir A + INF to go out/come out to + INF

¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?

ha salido a hacer la compra she's gone out (to do the) shopping

C

1 (habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete I don't finish o leave work until seven

empezó a trabajar aquí recién salido de la escuela he started working here just after he left school

¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you come out of class o get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital/de la cárcel? when is he coming out of (the) hospital/(the) prison?

2 ( Informática) (del sistema) to log off, log out; (de una aplicación) to quit

D

1 (como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera they went out for dinner, they had dinner out

2 (tener una relación) to go out

hace tiempo que salen juntos they've been going out together for a while

salir CON algn to go out WITH sb

¿estás saliendo con alguien? are you going out with anyone?, are you seeing anyone? ( AmE)

E

(a una calle, carretera): ¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? will this street take me to the Paseo Colón?, does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

F «clavo/tapón» to come out; «anillo» to come off

el anillo no me sale my ring won't come off, I can't get my ring off

Sentido II

A (aparecer, manifestarse)

1 «cana/sarpullido» to appear

(+ me/te/le etc): ya me empiezan a salir canas I'm starting to go gray, I'm getting gray hairs

ya le han salido los dientes de abajo she's already got o she's already cut her bottom teeth, her bottom teeth have already come through

me ha salido una ampolla I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash

le ha salido un chichón en la frente a bump's come up on her forehead

si como chocolate me salen granos if I eat chocolate I break out o ( BrE) come out in spots

a ver ¿te sale sangre? let's have a look, are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves, the plant has some new leaves coming out

2 «sol» (por la mañana) to rise, come up; (de detrás de una nube) to come out

parece que quiere salir el sol it looks as though the sun's trying to come out

3 (surgir) «tema/idea» to come up

¿cómo salió eso a la conversación? how did that come up in the conversation?

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

(+ me/te/le etc): le salió así, espontáneamente he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán it came out in German, I said it in German

no me salió nada mejor nothing better came up o turned up

¿has visto el novio que le ha salido? ( fam); have you seen the boyfriend she's found herself? ( colloq)

no voy a poder ir, me ha salido otro compromiso I'm afraid I won't be able to go, something (else) has come up o cropped up

4 «carta» (en naipes) to come up

el as de diamantes todavía no ha salido the ace of diamonds hasn't come up yet

¿ya ha salido el 15? have they called number 15 yet?, has number 15 gone yet?

B

1 (tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):

me salió un tema que no había estudiado I got a subject I hadn't studied

me salió un cinco I got a five

2 ( Esp) (en un reparto) salir A algo; to get sth

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno we get two cakes each, it works out as two cakes each

son tres hermanos, así que salen a tres mil cada uno there are three brothers, so they each end up with o get three thousand

C «mancha» (aparecer) to appear; (quitarse) to come out

D

1 «revista» to come out; «novela» to come out, be published; «disco» to come out, be released

un producto que acaba de salir al mercado a new product which has just come on to the market

2 (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

la noticia salió en primera página the news appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión she was o appeared on television

ayer salió mi primo en or por la televisión my cousin was on (the) television yesterday

3 (en una foto) to appear

no sale en esta foto he doesn't appear in o he isn't in this photograph

(+ compl): ¡qué bien saliste en esta foto! you've come out really well in this photograph, this is a really good photograph of you

4

(desempeñando un papel): ¿tú sales en la obra de fin de curso? are you in the end-of-term play?

sale de pastor he plays o he is a shepherd

me salió de testigo en el juicio ( RPl); he testified on my behalf

le salí de testigo cuando se casó ( RPl); I was a witness at her wedding

E (expresando irritación, sorpresa) salir + GER:

y ahora sale diciendo que no lo sabía and now he says he didn't know

salir CON algo:

¡mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?

no me salgas ahora con eso don't give me that ( colloq)

y ahora me sale con que no quiere ir and now he tells me he doesn't want to go!

¡a veces sale con cada cosa más graciosa! sometimes she comes out with the funniest things!

Sentido III

A (expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):

¿te salió el crucigrama? did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación/cuenta I can't do this equation/sum

¿me ayudas con este dibujo que a mí no me sale? can you help me with this drawing? I can't get it right

no te sale el acento mexicano you're not very good at the Mexican accent, you haven't got the Mexican accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre ( fam); I can't think of her name right now

estaba tan entusiasmado que no le salían las palabras he was so excited he couldn't get his words out

B

(resultar): de aquí no va a salir nada bueno no good is going to come of this

van a lo que salga, nunca hacen planes they just take things as they come, they never make plans

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 how do you get 40? I make it 42

(+ compl): las cosas salieron mejor de lo que esperábamos things turned out/worked out better than we expected

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga we have to finish it, no matter how it turns out

no ha salido ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs has come out

la foto ha salido movida the photograph has come out blurred

mandarlo certificado sale muy caro sending it registered mail works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?

salió beneficiado en el reparto he did well out of the division o ( BrE) share-out

(+ me/te/le etc): el postre no me salió bien the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo al revés don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

si lo haces sin regla te va a salir torcido if you do it without a ruler it'll come out crooked

así te va a salir muy caro it'll work out very expensive for you that way

¿cómo te salió el examen? how did you get on o do in the exam?, how did the exam go?

el niño les salió muy inteligente their son turned out (to be) really bright

C (de una situación, un estado) salir DE algo:

para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation

está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll make it o if she'll pull through

no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one

luchan por salir de la miseria en que viven they struggle to escape from the poverty in which they live

me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression

a este paso no vamos a salir nunca de pobres the way we're going we're never going to stop being poor

(+ compl): salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well

salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident

salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors*

salir bien/mal en un examen ( Chi) ( Educ) to pass/fail an exam

salir adelante: fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

para que el negocio salga adelante if the business is to stay afloat o survive

la propuesta cuenta con pocas posibilidades de salir adelante the proposal is unlikely to prosper

paso¹ (↑ paso (1))

D salir a (parecerse a) to take after

es gordita, sale a la madre she's chubby, she takes after her mother

¡tiene a quien salir! you can see who she takes after!

en lo tozudo sale a su padre he gets his stubbornness from his father

E salir con ( Col) (combinar con) to go with

F salir de ( Col) (deshacerse de) to get rid of

no han podido salir de él they haven't been able to get rid of him

■ salirse

v pron

A

1

(de un recipiente, un límite): cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua turn off the faucet ( AmE) o ( BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche don't let the milk boil over

salirse DE algo:

el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road, the truck left the road

el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks

no te salgas de las líneas keep inside the lines

la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went out of play o into touch

procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget

te estás saliendo del tema you're getting off the point

2 (por un orificio, una grieta) «agua/tinta» to leak, leak out, come out; «gas» to escape, come out

está rajado y se sale el aceite it's cracked and the oil leaks out

salirse DE algo:

se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire*

se me ha salido el hilo de la aguja the needle's come unthreaded

3 (Chi, Méx) «recipiente/pluma» to leak

B (soltarse) to come off

se ha salido el pomo de la puerta the knob has come off the door

(+ me/te/le etc): estos zapatos se me salen these shoes are too big for me

se le ha salido una rueda it's lost a wheel, one of the wheels has come off

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas his eyes were popping out of his head o were out on stalks

C (irse) to leave salirse DE algo ‹de una asociación› to leave sth

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya to get one's (own) way

* * *

salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;

el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
salir de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
salir para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
◊ no salgas sin abrigo don't go out without a coat;

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
salir de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
salir por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;

¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out;

◊ salir a cenar to go out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out;

salir con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
a) [cana/sarpullido] to appear;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ me empiezan a salir canas I'm starting to go gray;

le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
b) [ sol] ( por la mañana) to rise, come up;

( de detrás de una nube) to come out
c) ( surgir) [tema/idea] to come up

d) [ carta] ( en naipes) to come up

2
a) [revista/novela] to come out;

[ disco] to come out, be released;
◊ salir al mercado to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, en el periódico) to appear

c) ( en una foto) to appear;

(+ compl)
◊ saliste muy bien en la foto you came out very well in the photo

1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ no me sale esta ecuación I can't do this equation;

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
a) ( costar) to work out;

◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensive

b) ( resultar):

◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;

salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
salir bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ el postre no me salió bien the dessert didn't come out right

3 (de situación, estado) salir de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
◊ salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident;

salir adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;

[ propuesta] to prosper;
◊ lograron salir adelante they managed to get through it

4 ( con preposición)
a)

◊ salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b)

◊ salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

salirse verbo pronominal
1
a) (de borde, límite) [ agua] to overflow;

[ leche] to boil over;
salirse de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
◊ el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks;

procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
b) (por orificio, grieta) [agua/tinta] to leak (out), come out;

[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ estos zapatos se me salen these shoes are too big for me

3 ( irse) to leave;
salirse de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;
◊ salirse con la suya to get one's (own) way

salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' salir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acampada
- ahora
- airosa
- airoso
- al
- asomarse
- atusar
- boca
- cabronada
- casa
- con
- concebir
- contraluz
- coscorrón
- cuenta
- dar
- dejar
- desalojar
- desfilar
- desorbitar
- dimanar
- echar
- entrar
- estar
- gatas
- grabar
- gracia
- gustar
- hondura
- irse
- niqui
- palestra
- para
- parada
- parado
- paso
- pico
- pierna
- pitar
- portazo
- puntilla
- quite
- rana
- relucir
- revés
- rodada
- rodado
- salida
- sangrar
- señora
English:
after
- appear
- as
- ask out
- average out at
- back out
- be
- blow off
- boomerang
- bootstrap
- break
- break out
- break through
- call away
- can
- check out
- chicken out
- clean up
- climb
- come away
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come up
- crowd
- dash off
- dash out
- date
- depart
- discipline
- do
- doll
- doubtfully
- downpour
- draw out
- drive-through
- emerge
- even
- exit
- fancy
- flounce
- forward
- genie
- get about
- get along
- get away
- get away with
- get off
- get out
- go

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salir

♦ vi

1. [ir fuera] to go out;
[venir fuera] to come out;
¡sal aquí fuera! come out here!;

no pueden salir, están atrapados they can't get out, they're trapped;

¿salimos al jardín? shall we go out into the garden?;

salieron al balcón they went out onto the balcony;

salió a la puerta she came/went to the door;

salir a escena [actor] to come/go on stage;

salir a pasear/tomar el aire to go out for a walk/for a breath of fresh air;

salir a hacer la compra/de compras to go shopping;

salir de to go/come out of;

me lo encontré al salir del cine I met him as I was coming out of the cinema;

¡sal de aquí! get out of here!;

¡sal de ahí! come out of there!;

salimos por la escalera de incendios/la puerta trasera we left via the fire escape/through the back door;

Comp
Fam
porque me sale/no me sale de las narices because I damn well feel like it/damn well can't be bothered;

Comp
muy Fam
porque me sale/no me sale de los huevos because I bloody well feel like it/because I can't be arsed

2. [marcharse] to leave ( para for);
cuando salimos de Quito/del país when we left Quito/the country;

salí de casa/del trabajo a las siete I left home/work at seven;

¿a qué hora o [m5] cuándo sale vuestro vuelo? when does your flight leave?;

¿a qué hora o [m5] cuándo sales de trabajar? what time do you leave o finish work?;

salir corriendo to run off;
Fam
salir pitando to leg it;

salir de vacaciones to go (away) on Br holiday o US vacation;

salir de viaje to go away (on a trip)

3. [ser novios] to go out ( con with);
están saliendo they are going out (together);

¿desde cuándo llevan saliendo? how long have they been going out (together)?

4. [ir a divertirse] to go out;

suelo salir el fin de semana I usually go out at the weekend;

salen mucho a cenar they eat out a lot

5. [librarse]
salir de la droga to get off drugs;

Marisa ha salido de la depresión Marisa has got over o come through her depression;

salir de la miseria to escape from poverty;

salir de un apuro to get out of a tight spot;

le he ayudado a salir de muchos líos I've helped him out of a lot of tricky situations;

no sé si podremos salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one;

con este dinero no vamos a salir de pobres this money isn't exactly enough for us never to have to work again

6. [desembocar] [calle, sendero, carretera]
¿a dónde sale esta calle? where does this street come out?

7. [separarse]
este anillo sale fácilmente this ring comes off easily;

este corcho no sale this cork won't come out

8. [resultar] to turn out;

ha salido muy estudioso he's turned out to be very studious;

¿cómo salió la fiesta? how did the party go?;

¿qué salió en la votación? what was the result of the vote?;

a mí me sale un total de 35.000 pesos I've got a total of 35,000 pesos, I make it 35,000 pesos in total;

salió (como) senador por California he was elected (as) senator for California;

salió elegida actriz del año she was voted actress of the year;

salió herido/ileso del accidente he was/wasn't injured in the accident;

salir premiado to be awarded a prize;

salir bien/mal [examen, entrevista] to go well/badly;
[plato, dibujo] to turn out well/badly;
¿qué tal te ha salido? how did it go?;

me ha salido bien/mal [examen, entrevista] it went well/badly;
[plato, dibujo] it turned out well/badly; [cuenta] I got it right/wrong;
normalmente me sale a la primera I normally get it right first time;

a mí la paella no me sale tan bien como a ti my paella never turns out as well as yours does;

¿te salen las cuentas? do all the figures tally?;

salir ganando/perdiendo to come off well/badly

9. [en sorteo, juego] [número, nombre] to come up;

no me ha salido un as en toda la partida I haven't got o had a single ace in the whole game

10. [proceder]
salir de to come from;

el vino sale de la uva wine comes from grapes;

salió de él (lo de) regalarte unas flores it was his idea to get you the flowers

11. [surgir, brotar] [luna, estrellas] to come out;
[sol] to rise; [flores, hojas] to come out; [dientes] to come through;
le han salido varias flores al rosal the rose bush has got several flowers now;

le están saliendo canas he's getting grey hairs, he's going grey;

le están saliendo los dientes her teeth are starting to come through, she's teething;

me salen los colores con tanto cumplido all these compliments are making me blush;

le ha salido un sarpullido en la espalda her back has come out in a rash;

te está saliendo sangre you're bleeding;

me ha salido un grano en la nariz I've got a spot on my nose

12. [aparecer] [publicación, producto, modelo] to come out;
[disco] to come out, to be released; [moda, ley] to come in; [trauma, prejuicios] to come out; [tema, asunto] to come up;
una revista que sale los jueves a magazine that comes out on Thursdays;

su nuevo disco saldrá al mercado en otoño her new record comes out o will be released in the autumn;

salieron (a relucir) todos sus miedos all his fears came out;

¡qué bien sales en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;

ha salido en los periódicos/en la tele it's been in the papers/on TV;

salir de/en [en película, serie, obra de teatro] to appear as/in;

salía de extra en “Ben-Hur” he appeared as o was an extra in “Ben-Hur”;

salir en defensa de alguien to come to sb's defence

13. [presentarse, ofrecerse] [ocasión, oportunidad] to turn up, to come along;
[puesto, empleo] to come up; [problema] to arise; [contratiempo] to occur;
le ha salido una plaza de profesor en Tegucigalpa a job has come up for him as a teacher in Tegucigalpa;

Comp

a lo que salga, salga lo que salga whatever happens

14. [costar]
salimos a 20 dólares por cabeza it came to o worked out at $20 each;

¿por cuánto me saldría una moto de segunda mano? how much would a second-hand motorbike cost me o come to?;

en botella te saldrá más barata la cerveza the beer works out cheaper if you buy it bottled;

salir caro [económicamente] to be expensive;
[por las consecuencias] to be costly
15. [decir u obrar inesperadamente]
nunca se sabe por dónde va a salir you never know what she's going to come out with/do next;

el jefe sale con cada tontería… the boss comes out with some really stupid remarks;

salió con que era un incomprendido y nadie le hacía caso he claimed he was misunderstood and that no one ever took any notice of him;

¿y ahora nos sales con ésas? now you tell us!

16. [parecerse]
salir a alguien to take after sb;

eres un vago, en eso has salido a tu padre you're a layabout, just like your father

17. [en juegos] to lead;

te toca salir a ti it's your lead;

salió con un as she led with an ace;

salen blancas [en damas, ajedrez] white goes first

18. [desaparecer] to come out;

la mancha de vino no sale the wine stain won't come out

19. Informát [instrucción] to quit, to exit;

salir de un programa to quit o exit a program

20.
salir adelante [persona, empresa] to get by;
[proyecto, propuesta, ley] to be successful;
la familia lo está pasando muy mal para salir adelante the family is struggling to get by o to make ends meet

♦ See also the pronominal verb salirse

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salir

v/i

1 leave, go out;

salir de (ir fuera de) leave, go out of; ( venir fuera de) leave, come out of;

salir a Avda. América come out onto Avda. América; de calle lead to Avda. América;

salir de apuros get out of difficulties;

salir corriendo run off;

salir con alguien date s.o., go out with s.o.

2 ( aparecer) appear, come out

3

:

salir a bolsa float, be floated

4 DEP en carrera start;

salir fuera de pelota go out

5 INFOR de programa quit, exit

6 ( parecerse a)

:

salir a alguien de bebé take after s.o.

7 ( resultar)

:

salir bien/mal turn out well/badly;

salió caro tb fig it worked out expensive;

salir ileso escape unharmed;

salir perdiendo end up losing;

salir a 1000 colones cost 1000 colons;

a lo que salga any old how

8

:

¡ya salió aquello! fam why did you have to bring that up?;

salir con algo fam come out with sth;

¿y ahora me sales con que no tienes dinero? and you’re telling me now that you don’t have any money?

9 ( conseguir)

:

el dibujo no me sale fam I can’t get this drawing right;

no me salió el trabajo I didn’t get the job

10

:

salir por alguien stand up for s.o.

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salir {73} vi

1) : to go out, to come out, to get out

salimos todas las noches: we go out every night

su libro acaba de salir: her book just came out

2) partir: to leave, to depart

3) aparecer: to appear

salió en todos los diarios: it came out in all the papers

4) : to project, to stick out

5) : to cost, to come to

6) resultar: to turn out, to prove

7) : to come up, to occur

salga lo que salga: whatever happens

salió una oportunidad: an opportunity came up

8)

salir a : to take after, to look like, to resemble

9)

salir con : to go out with, to date

♦ See also the reflexive verb salirse

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salir vb

1. (en general) to go out

Rafa ha salido Rafa has gone out

salí con mis amigos I went out with my friends

Ana sale con Miguel Ana is going out with Miguel

2. (partir) to leave [pt. & pp. left]

el tren sale a las nueve the train leaves at nine o'clock

salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven o'clock

salieron para Bilbao they left for Bilbao

3. (aparecer) to be

me gustaría salir por la tele I'd like to be on TV

¿por qué no sales tú en la foto? why aren't you in the photo?

4. (publicarse) to come out [pt. came; pp. come]

¿cuándo sale esa revista? when does that magazine come out?

5. (sol amanecer) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen]

¿a qué hora sale el sol? what time does the sun rise?

6. (sol verse) to come out

el sol salió después de comer the sun came out after lunch

7. (surgir) to get

si me sale este trabajo... if I get this job...

le ha salido un diente she's got one tooth

8. (resultar) to turn out / to work out

al final, todo salió bien everything turned out all right at the end

la tortilla te ha salido perfecta your omelette has turned out perfect

salir ganando to do well out of something

salir perdiendo to lose out [pt. & pp. lost]

Spanish-English dictionary > salir
12 squint

1. noun
1) (Med.) Schielen, das

have a squint — schielen

2) (stealthy look) Schielen, das (ugs.)

3) (coll.): (glance) kurzer Blick

have or take a squint at — einen Blick werfen auf (+ Akk.); überfliegen [Text, Zeitung]
2. intransitive verb
1) (Med.) schielen

2) (with half-closed eyes) blinzeln; die Augen zusammenkneifen

3) (obliquely)

squint through a gap — durch eine Lücke lugen

4) (coll.): (glance)

squint at — einen [kurzen] Blick werfen auf (+ Akk.); überfliegen [Zeitung, Text]

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[skwint] 1. verb
1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) schielen

2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) blinzeln
2. noun
1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) das Schielen

2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) der Blick
3. adjective, adverb
((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) schief

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squint

[skwɪnt]

I. vi

1. (close one's eyes) blinzeln

2. (look)

▪ to \squint at sb/sth einen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen

II. n

1. (glance) kurzer Blick

to have [or take] a \squint at sth einen kurzen Blick auf etw akk werfen

2. (eye condition) Schielen nt kein pl

to have a [bad] \squint [stark] schielen

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[skwɪnt]
1. n

1) (MED) Schielen nt no pl

to have a squint — leicht schielen

he has a terrible squint in his left eye — er schielt furchtbar auf dem linken Auge

2) (inf: look) Blick m; (= sidelong glance) Seitenblick m

to have or take a squint at sb/sth — einen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen; (obliquely) jdn/etw von der Seite ansehen, nach jdm/etw schielen

2. vi
schielen; (in strong light etc) blinzeln
to squint at sb/sth — nach jdm/etw schielen; (quickly) einen kurzen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen

3. adj
(= crooked) schief
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squint [skwınt]

A v/i

1. MED schielen (auch weitS. schräg blicken)

2. blinzeln

3. squint at

a) schielen nach,

b) US umg einen kurzen Blick werfen auf (akk)

B v/t die Augen zusammenkneifen

C s

1. MED Schielen n (auch fig):

have a bad squint stark schielen;

convergent squint Einwärtsschielen;

divergent squint Auswärtsschielen

2. have ( oder take) a squint at → A 3

D adj

1. MED schielend

2. schief, schräg

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1. noun
1) (Med.) Schielen, das

have a squint — schielen

2) (stealthy look) Schielen, das (ugs.)

3) (coll.): (glance) kurzer Blick

have or take a squint at — einen Blick werfen auf (+ Akk.); überfliegen [Text, Zeitung]
2. intransitive verb
1) (Med.) schielen

2) (with half-closed eyes) blinzeln; die Augen zusammenkneifen

3) (obliquely)

squint through a gap — durch eine Lücke lugen

4) (coll.): (glance)

squint at — einen [kurzen] Blick werfen auf (+ Akk.); überfliegen [Zeitung, Text]

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v.

schielen v.

English-german dictionary > squint
13 дело

ср.
1) affair, business, work;
occupation, pursuit;
line вмешиваться/лезть не в свое дело ≈ to interfere in other people's affairs, to stick one's nose into smb.'s business без дела не входить ≈ no admission except on business личное дело ≈ private affair это не ваше дело ≈ that's no business of yours что за дело? (кому-л.) ≈ what is it (to) ?, what does it matter (to) ? он занят делом ≈ he is busy общественные дела ≈ public affairs при деле ≈ to have smth. to keep one busy, to keep oneself busy/occupied не у дел ≈ (to be) out of work/job
2) только ед. (цель, интересы и т. п.) cause общее дело ≈ common cause правое дело ≈ just cause дело мира ≈ the cause of peace
3) deed, act(ion) (деяние) ;
work (создание) это - дело его жизни ≈ it is his life-work вступать в дело ≈ to go into the action, to come into play безнадежное дело ≈ fruitless task гиблое дело, пропащее дело, дохлое дело ≈ it's a lost cause, hopeless undertaking пустое дело ≈ a waste of time вести торговые дела ≈ to deal with доброе дело ≈ good deed черное дело ≈ dirty deed дело чьих-л. рук ≈ this is smb.'s handwork/doing
4) (событие, происшествие) affair, business загадочное дело ≈ strange business дело было в 1960 году ≈ it happened in 1960
5) обыкн. мн. (положение, обстоятельства) things, matters;
affair, occasion, work, doing дела поправляются ≈ things are improving как его дела? ≈ how is he getting on?, how are things going with him? положение дел ≈ state of affairs дело повернулось таким образом ≈ matters took such a turn ясное дело ≈ matter of course, sure enough такие-то дела! разг. ≈ so that's how things are!, that is the way it is! вот это дело! ≈ good!, now you are talking sense! за чем дело стало? ≈ what's holding matters/things up?, what's the hitch? дело идет к ≈ things are heading toward дело доходит до ≈ it comes down to дело нечисто ≈ it looks crooked дело нешуточное ≈ it is not a laughing matter дело плохо ≈ things look bad дело прошлое ≈ that's a thing of the past, that's all over now
6) (вопрос, предмет чего-л.) matter, point, concern другое дело, совсем другое дело ≈ it's quite another matter, that's a horse of a different colour идиом. в чем дело? ≈ what is the matter? дело вкуса ≈ matter of taste дело привычки ≈ matter of habit дело чести ≈ point of honour дело случая ≈ matter of luck дело не в этом ≈ that's not the point ближе к делу ≈ come to the point, get down to business говорить по делу ≈ to speak on business говорить дело ≈ to talk sense, to have a point дело хозяйское ≈ it's up to you, it's your choice/business упростить дело ≈ to expedite matters
7) обыкн. ед. (специальность) военно-инженерное дело ≈ military engineering гончарное дело ≈ pottery горнорудное дело ≈ ore mining стеклодувное дело ≈ glass-blowing рекламное дело ≈ advertising бухгалтерское дело ≈ accountancy, accounting артиллерийское дело ≈ gunnery автомобильное дело ≈ motoring, automobile business библиотечное дело ≈ library science, librarianship военное дело ≈ soldiering, military science горное дело ≈ mining печатное дело ≈ printing финансовое дело ≈ finance
8) юр. case гражданское дело ≈ civil case отстаивать дело ≈ (в суде) to fight a suit возбуждать дело ≈ (против кого-л.) to bring an action against smb., to take institute proceedings against smb. излагать свое дело ≈ to state one's case вести дело ≈ to plead a case пришить дело, намотать дело ≈ to cook up charges against smb.
9) канц. file, dossier подшить к делу, приложить к делу ≈ to file личное дело ≈ personal file;
personal record(s) мн.
10) уст.;
воен. action, battle ∙ не дело ≈ that's not a good idea сделать свое дело как дела? нет дела за дело на самом деле в самом деле делать дело испытывать на деле употреблять в дело иметь дело и на словах и на деле дело в шляпе то ли дело то и дело первым делом между делом дело в том что в том то и дело на деле

дел|о - с.
1. affair;
(занятие) work, business;
(чего-л.) matter (of) ;
~ спорится the work goes with a swing;
у меня много дел I have a lot to do;
сидеть без ~а
1) be doing nothing;

2. (быть без работы) have* nothing to do;
по ~у on business;
~ привычки, вкуса a matter of habit, taste;
как (ваши) ~а? how are you?, how`s everything?;
вмешиваться не в своё ~ interfere in other people`s affairs;
не суйся не в своё ~! mind your own business!;

3. (поступок, деяние) deed, act, action;
и на словах и на ~е in word and deed;

4. (специальность) business;
(круг знаний) science;
военное ~ military science;
military skills pl. ;

5. (цель, интересы) cause;
служить ~у мира serve the cause of peace;

6. (предприятие) business;
открыть своё ~ start one`s own business, start up on one`s own;

7. юр. case;

8. канц. file;
подшить что-л. к ~у file smth. ;
в чём ~? what`s the matter?;
это (совсем) другое ~! that`s quite another thing!;
that`s different!;
какое мне ~? what do I care?;
в самом ~е really, indeed;
между ~ом at odd moments;
он занимается этим между ~ом he does it as a sideline;
~ за вами it depends on you;
it is up to you;
~ за материалом и т. п. it`s now only а matter of material, etc. ;
за нами ~ не станет there will be no hindrance from our side, there will be no lack of co-operition on our part;
иметь ~ с кем-л. have* to deal with smb. ;
на ~е in practice;
на самом ~е as a matter of fact, in reality;
первым ~ом first of all;
то и ~ incessantly, perpetually;
он то и ~ смотрел в окно he kept looking out of the window;
то ли ~ but it is quite a different matter;
~ не в том, что it isn`t that;
~ в том, что the point is that;
не в этом ~ that`s not the point;
за чем ~ стало? what`s holding thing up?;
такие-то ~а so that`s how it is!;
~ в шляпе it`s in the bag;
~ сделано the pot is in the fire;
я ~ говорю I am talking sense.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > дело
14 bent

1. n склонность, наклонность; стремление; влечение

to have a bent for study — иметь склонность к учёбе

2. n натяжение

3. n редк. напряжённое состояние; напряжение душевных сил

hot bent — изогнутый в горячем состоянии

cold bent — изогнутый в холодном состоянии

4. n редк. изгиб; кривизна, искривление

doubly bent — с двумя изгибами, двухколенчатый

5. n редк. склон холма

6. n редк. тех. рамный элемент конструкции

pile bent — рамный устой из свай

wind bent — ветровая рамная связь

framed bent — деревянный рамный устой

rocker bent — рамный устой с шарнирными опорами

7. a изогнутый, кривой

bent hook — изогнутый крюк

bent frame — изогнутая рама

bent tool — изогнутый резец

bent tube — изогнутая труба

bent entry — изогнутый штрек

8. a наклонённый, согнутый

homeward bent — возвращающийся домой

arms bent — руки согнуты

legs bent — ноги согнуты

bent timber — гнутый шпангоут

arms fully bent — руки согнуты

bent suspension — вис на согнутых руках

9. a сл. нечестный, подверженный коррупции

bent politicians — продажные политиканы

10. a сл. краденый

11. a сл. извращённый, противоестественный; гомосексуальный

12. a сл. чудаковатый, «с приветом»

13. a сл. выведенный из равновесия

bent out of shape — вне себя

split scale, bent body — равновесие в шпагате с наклоном

14. n старые высохшие стебли трав

bent grass — жёстковолосистые травы

15. n место, покрытое старыми высохшими стеблями трав

16. n соцветие подорожника

17. n диал. вересковая пустошь

Синонимический ряд:

1. curved (adj.) arced; arched; arciform; arrondi; bowed; crooked; curved; curvilinear; deformed; flexed; hunched; round; rounded; stooped; tortuous; warped

2. decided (adj.) decided; decisive; determined; fixed; intent; resolute; resolved; set; settled

3. head (noun) aptitude; aptness; bump; faculty; flair; genius; gift; head; inclination; instinct; knack; nose; set; talent

4. leaning (noun) bias; capacity; disposition; drift; fondness; inclining; leaning; lurch; partiality; penchant; predilection; predisposition; proclivity; proneness; propensity; sentiment; squint; tendency; turn

5. bent (verb) bent; biased; biased or biassed; disposed; inclined; predisposed; swayed

6. bowed (verb) bowed; humped; hunched; scrunched; stooped

7. curved (verb) crooked; curved; rounded

8. gave (verb) addressed; applied; buckled; buckled down; concentrated; dedicated; devoted; directed; focused; gave; threw/thrown; turned

9. gave/given (verb) broke; broke/broken; caved; collapsed; crumpled; folded up; gave/given; went; went/gone; yielded

10. turned (verb) angled; deflected; refracted; turned

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15 дело

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1) affair, business, work; occupation, pursuit; line

вмешиваться/лезть не в свое дело — to interfere in other people's affairs, to stick one's nose into smb.'s business

без дела не входить — no admission except on business

личное дело — private affair

это не ваше дело — that's no business of yours

что за дело? (кому-л.) — what is it (to)?, what does it matter (to)?

он занят делом — he is busy

не у дел — (to be) out of work/job

общественные дела — public affairs

при деле — to have smth. to keep one busy, to keep oneself busy/occupied

2) только ед. (цель, интересы и т. п.) cause

дело мира — the cause of peace

общее дело — common cause

правое дело — just cause

3) deed, act(ion) ( деяние); work ( создание)

это - дело его жизни — it is his life-work

вступать в дело — to go into the action, to come into play

безнадежное дело — fruitless task

гиблое дело, пропащее дело, дохлое дело — it's a lost cause, hopeless undertaking

пустое дело — a waste of time

вести торговые дела — to deal with

дело чьих-л. рук — this is smb.'s handwork/doing

доброе дело — good deed

черное дело — dirty deed, crime, black deed

4) (событие, происшествие) affair, business

загадочное дело — strange business

дело было в 1960 году — it happened in 1960

5) обыкн. мн. ч. (положение, обстоятельства) things, matters; affair, occasion, work, doing

дело усложняется тем, что — the added complication is that

дело обстоит иначе — the situation is different now

дела поправляются — things are improving

как его дела? — how is he getting on?, how are things going with him?

положение дел — state of affairs

дело повернулось таким образом — matters took such a turn

ясное дело — matter of course, sure enough

такие-то дела! разг. — so that's how things are!, that is the way it is!

вот это дело! — good!, now you are talking sense!

за чем дело стало? — what's holding matters/things up?, what's the hitch?

дело доходит до — it comes down to

дело идет к — things are heading toward

дело нечисто — it looks crooked

дело нешуточное — it is not a laughing matter

дело плохо — things look bad

дело прошлое — that's a thing of the past, that's all over now

6) (вопрос, предмет чего-л.) matter, point, concern

быть делом далекого будущего — to be a good distance in the future, to be a long way in the future

ближе к делу — come to the point, get down to business

в чем дело? — what is the matter?

говорить дело — разг. to talk sense, to have a point

говорить по делу — to speak on business

дело вкуса — matter of taste

дело не в этом — that's not the point

дело привычки — matter of habit

дело случая — matter of luck

дело хозяйское — разг. it's up to you, it's your choice/business

дело чести — point of honour

другое дело, совсем другое дело — it's quite another matter, that's a horse of a different colour идиом.

упростить дело — to expedite matters

7) обыкн. ед. (специальность)

автомобильное дело — motoring, automobile business

бухгалтерское дело — accountancy, accounting

военное дело — soldiering, military science

горное дело — mining

печатное дело — printing

финансовое дело — finance

- артиллерийское дело
- библиотечное дело
- военно-инженерное дело
- гончарное дело
- горнорудное дело
- рекламное дело
- скорняжное дело
- стеклодувное дело
8) юр. case

вести дело — to plead a case

возбуждать дело — (против кого-л.) to bring an action against smb., to take institute proceedings against smb.

гражданское дело — civil case

излагать свое дело — to state one's case

отстаивать дело — ( в суде) to fight a suit

пришить дело, намотать дело — сленг to cook up charges against smb.

9) канц. file, dossier

личное дело — personal file; personal record(s) мн. ч.

подшить к делу, приложить к делу — to file

10) устар.; воен. action, battle

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На самом деле, все происходит как раз наоборот. — What actually happens happens the other way round.

обычное дело — commonplace, something common

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не дело — that's not a good idea

- в самом деле
- в том то и дело
- делать дело
- дело в том что
- дело в шляпе
- за дело
- и на словах и на деле
- иметь дело
- испытывать на деле
- как дела?
- между делом
- на деле
- на самом деле
- нет дела
- первым делом
- сделать свое дело
- то и дело
- то ли дело
- употреблять в дело

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