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1 give

give [gɪv]

donner ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1B (b)-(d), 1C (a), 1C (d), 1C (e), 1D (a), 1D (c)-(f), 2 (a) offrir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (c) conférer ⇒ 1B (a) imposer ⇒ 1C (b) reconnaître ⇒ 1C (f) faire ⇒ 1D (a)-(c), 1D (f) s'affaisser ⇒ 2D (b) élasticité ⇒ 3

(pt gave [geɪv], pp given ['gɪvən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (hand over) donner; (as gift) donner, offrir;

∎ I gave him the book, I gave the book to him je lui ai donné le livre;

∎ we gave our host a gift nous avons offert un cadeau à notre hôte;

∎ the family gave the paintings to the museum la famille a fait don des tableaux au musée;

∎ he gave his daughter in marriage il a donné sa fille en mariage;

∎ she gave him her hand (to hold) elle lui a donné ou tendu la main; (in marriage) elle lui a accordé sa main;

∎ literary to give oneself to sb se donner à qn;

∎ I give you the newlyweds! (in toast) je lève mon verre au bonheur des nouveaux mariés!;

∎ I gave him my coat to hold je lui ai confié mon manteau;

∎ she gave them her trust elle leur a fait confiance, elle leur a donné sa confiance;

∎ familiar give it all you've got! mets-y le paquet!;

∎ familiar I'll give you something to cry about! je vais te donner une bonne raison de pleurer, moi!;

∎ familiar to give it to sb (beat up) rosser qn; (reprimand) passer un savon à qn;

∎ give it to them! allez-y!;

∎ familiar I gave him what for! (reprimanded him) je lui ai passé un savon!;

∎ familiar caviare on toast? I'll give him caviare on toast! (in annoyance at request) du caviar et des toasts! je vais lui en donner, moi, du caviar et des toasts!

(b) (grant → right, permission, importance) donner;

∎ give the matter your full attention prêtez une attention toute particulière à cette affaire;

∎ he gave your suggestion careful consideration il a considéré votre suggestion avec beaucoup d'attention;

∎ Law the court gave her custody of the child la cour lui a accordé la garde de l'enfant;

∎ she hasn't given her approval yet elle n'a pas encore donné son consentement

(c) (provide with → drink, food) donner, offrir; (→ lessons, classes, advice) donner; (→ help) prêter;

∎ give our guests something to eat/drink donnez à manger/à boire à nos invités;

∎ we gave them lunch nous les avons invités ou nous leur avons fait à déjeuner;

∎ I think I'll give them beef for lunch je crois que je vais leur faire du bœuf au déjeuner;

∎ let me give you some advice laissez-moi vous donner un conseil;

∎ I gave her the biggest bedroom je lui ai donné la plus grande chambre;

∎ they're giving us a pay rise ils nous donnent une augmentation de salaire;

∎ an investment that gives 10 percent un placement qui rend ou rapporte 10 pour cent;

∎ the children can wash up, it will give them something to do les enfants peuvent faire la vaisselle, ça les occupera;

∎ she gave him two lovely daughters elle lui a donné deux adorables filles;

∎ to give a child a name donner un nom à un enfant;

∎ to give sb/sth one's support soutenir qn/qch;

∎ do you give a discount? faites-vous des tarifs préférentiels?;

∎ this lamp gives a poor light cette lampe éclaire mal;

∎ give me time to think donnez-moi ou laissez-moi le temps de réfléchir;

∎ she didn't give him time to say no elle ne lui a pas laissé le temps de dire non;

∎ just give me time! sois patient!;

∎ we were given a choice on nous a fait choisir;

∎ give me a chance! donne-moi une chance!;

∎ such talent is not given to us all nous n'avons pas tous un tel talent;

∎ familiar give me classical music any day! à mon avis rien ne vaut la musique classique!^□

B.

(a) (confer → award) conférer;

∎ they gave her an honorary degree ils lui ont conféré un diplôme honorifique

(b) (dedicate) donner, consacrer;

∎ she gave all she had to the cause elle s'est entièrement consacrée à cette cause;

∎ can you give me a few minutes? pouvez-vous m'accorder ou me consacrer quelques instants?;

∎ he gave his life to save the child il est mort ou il a donné sa vie pour sauver l'enfant;

∎ I've given you six years of my life je t'ai donné six ans de ma vie;

∎ she gave this job the best years of her life elle a consacré à ce travail les plus belles années de sa vie

(c) (in exchange) donner; (pay) payer;

∎ I gave him my sweater in exchange for his gloves je lui ai échangé mon pull contre ses gants;

∎ I'll give you a good price for the table je vous donnerai ou payerai un bon prix pour la table;

∎ how much will you give me for it? combien m'en donneras-tu?;

∎ I would give a lot or a great deal to know… je donnerais beaucoup pour savoir…

(d) (transmit) donner, passer;

∎ I hope I don't give you my cold j'espère que je ne vais pas te passer mon rhume

C.

(a) (cause) donner, causer; (headache) donner; (pleasure, surprise, shock) faire;

∎ the walk gave him an appetite la promenade l'a mis en appétit ou lui a ouvert l'appétit;

∎ the news gave me a shock la nouvelle m'a fait un choc;

∎ to give oneself trouble se donner du mal

(b) (impose → task) imposer; (→ punishment) infliger;

∎ the teacher gave us three tests this week le professeur nous a donné trois interrogations cette semaine;

∎ to give sb a black mark infliger un blâme à qn;

∎ Law he was given (a sentence of) fifteen years il a été condamné à quinze ans de prison

(c) (announce → verdict, judgment)

∎ the court gives its decision today la cour prononce ou rend l'arrêt aujourd'hui;

∎ the court gave the case against/for the management la cour a décidé contre/en faveur de la direction;

∎ given this third day of March délivré le 3 mars;

∎ given under my hand and seal reçu par-devant moi et sous mon sceau;

∎ Sport the umpire gave the batsman out l'arbitre a déclaré le joueur hors jeu

(d) (communicate → impression, order, signal) donner; (→ address, information) donner, fournir; (→ news, decision) annoncer;

∎ to give sb a message communiquer un message à qn;

∎ she gave her age as forty-five elle a déclaré avoir quarante-cinq ans;

∎ give her my love embrasse-la pour moi;

∎ he is to give his decision tomorrow il devra faire connaître ou annoncer sa décision demain;

∎ I gave a description of the suspect j'ai donné ou fourni une description du suspect;

∎ you gave me to believe he was trustworthy vous m'avez laissé entendre qu'on pouvait lui faire confiance;

∎ I was given to understand she was ill on m'a donné à croire qu'elle était malade;

∎ she gave no sign of life elle n'a donné aucun signe de vie

(e) (suggest, propose → explanation, reason) donner, avancer; (→ hint) donner;

∎ that's given me an idea ça me donne une idée;

∎ don't go giving him ideas! ne va pas lui mettre des idées dans la tête!;

∎ give us a clue donne-nous un indice;

∎ let me give you an example laissez-moi vous donner un exemple;

∎ don't give me any nonsense about missing your train! ne me raconte pas que tu as raté ton train!;

∎ familiar don't give me that (nonsense)! ne me raconte pas d'histoires!

(f) (admit, concede) reconnaître, accorder;

∎ she's certainly intelligent, I'll give you that elle est très intelligente, ça, je te l'accorde;

∎ Sport he gave me the game il m'a concédé la partie

D.

(a) (utter → sound) rendre, émettre; (→ answer) donner, faire; (→ cry, sigh) pousser;

∎ he gave a laugh il a laissé échapper un rire;

∎ he gave a loud laugh il a éclaté de rire;

∎ give us a song chantez-nous quelque chose

(b) (make → action, gesture) faire;

∎ she gave them an odd look elle leur a jeté ou lancé un regard curieux;

∎ he gave her hand a squeeze il lui a pressé la main;

∎ she gave her hair a comb elle s'est donné un coup de peigne;

∎ he gave his face a wash il s'est lavé le visage;

∎ he gave the table a wipe il a essuyé la table;

∎ give me a kiss (gen) fais-moi la bise; (lover) embrasse-moi;

∎ I gave the boy a push j'ai poussé le garçon;

∎ the train gave a lurch le train a cahoté;

∎ she gave him a slap elle lui a donné une claque;

∎ she gave him a flirtatious smile elle lui a adressé ou fait un sourire séducteur;

∎ he gave an embarrassed smile il a eu un sourire gêné

(c) (perform in public → concert) donner; (→ lecture, speech) faire; (→ interview) accorder;

∎ that evening she gave the performance of a lifetime ce soir-là elle était au sommet de son art

(d) (hold → lunch, party, supper) donner, organiser;

∎ they gave a dinner for the professor ils ont donné un dîner en l'honneur du professeur

(e) (estimate the duration of) donner, estimer;

∎ I give him one week at most je lui donne une semaine (au) maximum;

∎ I'd give their marriage about a year if that je donne un an maximum à leur mariage

(f) Mathematics (produce) donner, faire;

∎ 17 minus 4 gives 13 17 moins 4 font ou égalent 13;

∎ that gives a total of 26 ça donne un total de 26

(g) (idiom)

∎ to give way (ground) s'affaisser; (bridge, building, ceiling) s'effondrer, s'affaisser; (ladder, rope) céder, (se) casser;

∎ the ground gave way beneath or under our feet le terrain s'est affaissé sous nos pieds;

∎ her legs gave way (beneath her) ses jambes se sont dérobées sous elle;

∎ his health finally gave way sa santé a fini par se détériorer ou se gâter;

∎ their strength gave way leurs forces leur ont manqué;

∎ it's easier to give way to his demands than to argue il est plus commode de céder à ses exigences que de lui résister;

∎ don't give way if he cries ne cède pas s'il pleure;

∎ I gave way to tears/to anger je me suis laissé aller à pleurer/emporter par la colère;

∎ he gave way to despair il s'est abandonné au désespoir;

∎ the fields gave way to factories les champs ont fait place aux usines;

∎ his joy gave way to sorrow sa joie a fait place à la peine;

∎ natural fibres have given way to synthetics les fibres naturelles ont été remplacées par les synthétiques;

∎ give way to vehicles on your right (sign) priorité aux véhicules qui viennent de droite;

∎ give way to pedestrians (sign) priorité aux piétons;

∎ give way (sign) cédez le passage

2 intransitive verb

(a) (contribute) donner;

∎ please give generously nous nous en remettons à votre générosité;

∎ to give generously of one's time donner beaucoup de son temps;

∎ proverb it is better to give than to receive donner vaut mieux que recevoir;

∎ in any relationship you have to learn to give and take dans toutes les relations, il faut apprendre à faire des concessions ou il faut que chacun y mette du sien;

∎ to give as good as one gets rendre coup pour coup

(b) (collapse, yield → ground, wall) s'affaisser; (→ cloth, elastic) se relâcher; (→ person) céder;

∎ the fence gave beneath or under my weight la barrière a cédé ou s'est affaissée sous mon poids;

∎ something's got to give quelque chose va lâcher

(c) American familiar (talk)

∎ now give! accouche!, vide ton sac!

(d) American familiar

∎ what gives? qu'est-ce qui se passe?^□

3 noun

(of metal, wood) élasticité f, souplesse f;

∎ there's not enough give in this sweater ce pull n'est pas assez ample

4 give or take preposition

à... près;

∎ give or take a few days à quelques jours près

►► give way sign signal m de priorité

➲ give away separable transitive verb

(a) (hand over) donner; (as gift) donner, faire cadeau de; (prize) distribuer;

∎ it's so cheap they're practically giving it away c'est tellement bon marché, c'est comme s'ils en faisaient cadeau;

∎ you couldn't give them away tu n'arriveras pas à t'en débarrasser (même si tu en faisais cadeau)

(b) (bride) conduire à l'autel

(c) (throw away → chance, opportunity) gâcher, gaspiller

(d) (reveal → information) révéler; (→ secret) révéler, trahir;

∎ he didn't give anything away il n'a rien dit

(e) (betray) trahir;

∎ her accent gave her away son accent l'a trahie;

∎ no prisoner would give another prisoner away aucun prisonnier n'en trahirait un autre;

∎ to give oneself away se trahir

(f) Australian (renounce → habit) renoncer à, abandonner; (resign from → job) quitter; (→ position) démissionner de

➲ give back separable transitive verb

(a) (return) rendre; (property, stolen object) restituer;

∎ give the book back to her rendez-lui le livre;

∎ the store gave him his money back le magasin l'a remboursé

(b) (reflect → image, light) refléter, renvoyer; (→ sound) renvoyer

➲ give in

1 intransitive verb

(relent, yield) céder;

∎ to give in to sb/sth céder à qn/qch;

∎ the country refused to give in to terrorist threats le pays a refusé de céder aux menaces des terroristes

2 separable transitive verb

(hand in → book, exam paper) rendre; (→ found object, parcel) remettre; (→ application, name) donner

➲ give off separable transitive verb

(a) (emit, produce → gas, smell) émettre

(b) Botany (shoots) former

➲ give onto inseparable transitive verb

donner sur

➲ give out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (hand out) distribuer

(b) (emit → smell) dégager; (→ heat) répandre; (→ sound) émettre, faire entendre

(c) (make known) annoncer, faire savoir;

∎ the hospital gave out information on her condition to them l'hôpital les a renseignés sur son état de santé;

∎ it was given out that he was leaving on a dit ou annoncé qu'il partait

2 intransitive verb

(a) (fail → machine) tomber en panne; (→ brakes) lâcher; (→ heart) flancher;

∎ the old car finally gave out la vieille voiture a fini par rendre l'âme

(b) (run out) s'épuiser, manquer;

∎ her strength was giving out elle était à bout de forces, elle n'en pouvait plus;

∎ his mother's patience gave out sa mère a perdu patience;

∎ my luck gave out la chance m'a abandonné

(c) Irish familiar (complain) rouspéter;

∎ he gave out to me because I was late (scolded) il m'a enguirlandé parce que j'étais en retard

➲ give out onto inseparable transitive verb

donner sur

➲ give over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (entrust) donner, confier;

∎ he gave the children over to his mother il a confié les enfants à sa mère

(b) (set aside) donner, consacrer; Administration affecter;

∎ the land was given over to agriculture la terre a été consacrée à l'agriculture;

∎ she gave herself over to helping the poor elle s'est consacrée à l'aide aux pauvres

2 inseparable transitive verb

British familiar cesser de^□, arrêter de^□ ;

∎ give over crying! cesse de pleurer!

3 intransitive verb

British familiar cesser^□, arrêter^□ ;

∎ give over! assez!, arrête!

➲ give up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (renounce → habit) renoncer à, abandonner; (→ friend) abandonner, délaisser; (→ chair, place) céder; (→ activity) cesser;

∎ she'll never give him up elle ne renoncera jamais à lui;

∎ he's given up smoking il a arrêté de fumer, il a renoncé au tabac;

∎ I haven't given up the idea of going to China je n'ai pas renoncé à l'idée d'aller en Chine;

∎ he gave up his seat to the old woman il a cédé sa place à la vieille dame;

∎ don't give up hope ne perdez pas espoir;

∎ he was ready to give up his life for his country il était prêt à mourir pour la patrie;

∎ they gave up the game or the struggle ils ont abandonné la partie;

∎ we gave her brother up for dead nous avons conclu que son frère était mort;

∎ they gave the cause up for lost ils ont considéré que c'était une cause perdue;

∎ to give up the throne renoncer au trône;

∎ the doctors have given him up les médecins disent qu'il est perdu

(b) (resign from → job) quitter; (→ position) démissionner de;

∎ they gave up the restaurant business ils se sont retirés de la restauration

(c) (hand over → keys) rendre, remettre; (→ prisoner) livrer; (→ responsibility) se démettre de;

∎ the murderer gave himself up (to the police) le meurtrier s'est rendu ou livré (à la police);

∎ he gave his accomplices up to the police il a dénoncé ou livré ses complices à la police

(d) (applaud)

∎ give it up for… je vous demande d'applaudir…

2 intransitive verb

∎ I give up (in game, project) je renonce; (in guessing game) je donne ma langue au chat;

∎ we can't give up now! on ne va pas laisser tomber maintenant!

➲ give up on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to give up on sb (stop waiting for) renoncer à attendre qn; (stop expecting something from) ne plus rien attendre de qn;

∎ I give up on him, he won't even try j'abandonne, il ne fait pas le moindre effort

➲ give up to separable transitive verb

∎ to give oneself up to sth se livrer à qch;

∎ they gave themselves up to a life of pleasure ils se sont livrés à une vie de plaisir;

∎ he gave his life up to caring for the elderly il a consacré sa vie à soigner les personnes âgées;

∎ his mornings were given up to business ses matinées étaient consacrées aux affaires

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2 ceder

v.

1 to hand over.

2 to give up (rendirse) (conceder).

ceder a to give in to

ceder en to give up on

Ricardo cedió su casa a su primo Richard ceded his house to his cousin.

3 to abate.

4 to give way (venirse abajo).

la puerta finalmente cedió the door finally gave way

5 to give, to become loose.

ha cedido el jersey the jersey has gone baggy

6 to decrease in intensity, to abate, to lessen, to subside.

La tormenta eléctrica cedió al fin The thunderstorm abated at last.

7 to yield, to give in, to give way, to cede.

Ricardo cedió ante su insistencia Richard yielded in view of her insistence.

Las vigas cedieron ante el peso The beams yielded to the weight.

8 to demise.

Ricardo cedió su poder por un mes Richard demised his power for a month.

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ceder

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar) to cede, give

■ deberías ceder tu asiento a esa señora anciana you ought to give up your seat to that old lady

■ cedió sus tierras al Ayuntamiento he gave his land to the city council

2 DEPORTE (balón) to pass

► verbo intransitivo

1 (rendirse) to yield (a, to), give way (a, to)

■ cedió a sus deseos he yielded to her wishes

■ no cedas don't make any concessions, don't give in

2 (caerse) to fall, give way

■ cedieron las paredes the walls caved in

3 (disminuir) to diminish, slacken, go down

■ la fiebre ha cedido his temperature has gone down

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ceder el paso AUTOMÓVIL to give way, US yield

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verb

1) to cede, hand over

2) give in, yield

3) diminish, abate

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1. VT

1) [+ propiedad] to transfer; [+ territorio] to cede frm, hand over

me cedió el asiento — she let me have her seat, she gave up her seat (for me)

cedió los derechos de autor a su familia — she gave up o over the authorial rights to her family

el director ha cedido el puesto a su colaborador — the director has decided to hand over the post to his colleague

• ceder la palabra a algn — to give the floor to sb frm, call upon sb to speak

• "ceda el paso" — "give way", "yield" (EEUU)

• ceder terreno a algn/algo — to give ground to sb/sth

2) (Dep) [+ balón] to pass

2. VI

1) (=transigir) to give in, yield frm

los negociadores tendrán que ceder — the negotiators will have to give way o yield

• ceder a algo — to give in to sth, yield to sth

ceder al chantaje — to give in o yield to blackmail

• ceder ante algn/algo — to give in to sb/sth, yield to sb/sth

no cederemos a o ante sus amenazas — we will not give in to o yield to his threats

• ceder en algo, no ceden en su empeño de ganar la liga — they're not giving in o up in their endeavour to win the league

2) (=disminuir) [viento] to drop, die down; [lluvia] to ease up; [frío] to abate, ease up; [fiebre] to go down; [dolor] to lessen

3) [suelo, viga] to give way, give

el techo cedió y se derrumbó — the roof gave (way) and collapsed

4) (=dar de sí) [zapatos, prenda, elástico] to stretch, give

el tejido ha cedido y me queda ancho — the material has stretched o given and now it's too big for me

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < derecho> to transfer, assign; < territorio> to cede; <puesto/título> ( voluntariamente) to hand over; ( obligatoriamente) to give up

me cedió el asiento — he let me have his seat; palabra 3b, paso 1b

b) <balón/pelota> to pass

2) ( prestar) < jugador> to loan

me cedieron una casa en el pueblo — they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village
2.
ceder vi

1) ( cejar) to give way

cedieron ante sus amenazas — they gave in to his threats

no cedió ni un ápice — she didn't give o yield an inch

ceder en algo — to give something up

ceder a algo — to give in to something

2) fiebre to go down; dolor to ease; tormenta to ease up; viento to drop

3)

a) muro/puente/cuerda to give way

b) zapatos/muelles to give

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= give over, give, hand over, cede, yield, pass over, sign away, buckle, remit, compromise, give in, cave in (to).

Ex. The old building is now given over to children and young people.

Ex. Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.

Ex. She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.

Ex. She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex. The article is entitled 'License agreements in lieu of copyright: are we signing away our rights?'.

Ex. The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.

Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex. The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.

Ex. At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.

Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

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* ceder ante = give + way (to), bow to.

* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.

* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.

* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.

* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.

* ceder el relevo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.

* ceder + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.

* no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.

* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.

* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < derecho> to transfer, assign; < territorio> to cede; <puesto/título> ( voluntariamente) to hand over; ( obligatoriamente) to give up

me cedió el asiento — he let me have his seat; palabra 3b, paso 1b

b) <balón/pelota> to pass

2) ( prestar) < jugador> to loan

me cedieron una casa en el pueblo — they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village
2.
ceder vi

1) ( cejar) to give way

cedieron ante sus amenazas — they gave in to his threats

no cedió ni un ápice — she didn't give o yield an inch

ceder en algo — to give something up

ceder a algo — to give in to something

2) fiebre to go down; dolor to ease; tormenta to ease up; viento to drop

3)

a) muro/puente/cuerda to give way

b) zapatos/muelles to give

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ceder (ante)

(v.) = give + way (to), bow to

Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.

Ex: In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do.

= give over, give, hand over, cede, yield, pass over, sign away, buckle, remit, compromise, give in, cave in (to).

Ex: The old building is now given over to children and young people.

Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.

Ex: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.

Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex: The article is entitled 'License agreements in lieu of copyright: are we signing away our rights?'.

Ex: The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.

Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.

Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.

Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

* ceder ante = give + way (to), bow to.

* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.

* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.

* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.

* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.

* ceder el relevo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.

* ceder + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.

* no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.

* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.

* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* * *

ceder [E1 ]

vt

A

1 (entregar) ‹derecho› to transfer, assign, cede ( frml); ‹territorio› to cede, transfer

cedieron las tierras al Estado they transferred the lands to o made the lands over to o ceded the lands to the State

el campeón no quiere ceder su título the champion doesn't want to give up his title

cederá la dirección de la empresa a los empleados he will hand over o transfer the running of the company to the employees

me cedió el asiento he let me have his seat, he gave up his seat for me

palabra, paso¹ (↑ paso (1))

2 ‹balón/pelota› to pass

B (prestar)

1 ‹obra› to loan

me cedieron una casa en el pueblo they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village

2 ‹jugador› to loan

■ ceder

vi

A (cejar) to give way

manténte firme y no cedas stand your ground and don't give way o give in

tuvieron que ceder ante sus amenazas they had to give in to his threats

no cedió ni un ápice she didn't give o yield an inch

ceder EN algo to give sth up

tuvo que ceder en su empeño she had to give up o abandon the undertaking

ceder A algo to give in TO sth

no cedió a la tentación she did not give in to o yield to temptation

B

1 «fiebre» to go down; «dolor» to ease, lessen; «tormenta» to ease up, abate; «viento» to drop, die down, abate; «frío» to abate, ease

2 «valor/divisa» to ease, drift

C

1 «muro/puente/cuerda» (romperse, soltarse) to give way

las tablas cedieron por el peso the boards gave way under the weight

el elástico ya está cediendo the elastic is starting to go o is getting loose

2 «cuero/zapatos/muelles» (dar de sí) to give

me está un poco estrecho, pero ya cederá it's a bit tight but it'll give

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ceder ( conjugate ceder) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ derecho› to transfer, assign;

‹ territorio› to cede;
‹puesto/título› ( voluntariamente) to hand over;
( a la fuerza) to give up;
◊ ceder el poder to hand over power;

me cedió el asiento he let me have his seat;
See Also→ paso 1b
b) ‹balón/pelota› to pass

2 ( prestar) ‹ jugador› to loan
verbo intransitivo
1 ( cejar) to give way;
◊ no cedió ni un ápice she didn't give o yield an inch;

cedió en su empeño she gave up the undertaking;
ceder a algo to give in to sth
2 [fiebre/lluvia/viento] to ease off;
[ dolor] to ease
3 [muro/puente/cuerda] to give way;
[zapatos/muelle] to give
ceder
I vtr (voluntariamente) to hand over
ceder la palabra, to give sb the right to speak
(obligatoriamente) to give
ceder el paso, to give way, US to yield
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una cuerda, un cable) to give way
2 (una tormenta, epidemia, etc) to diminish, slacken
3 (transigir) to give in
' ceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- capitular
- condescender
- plegarse
- residir
- plegar
English:
assign
- back down
- budge
- cave in
- climb down
- compromise
- decentralize
- give
- give in
- give up
- relent
- resist
- sign away
- way
- weaken
- yield
- cede
- climb
- ground
- knuckle

* * *

ceder

♦ vt

1. [traspasar, transferir] to hand over;

las tierras fueron cedidas a los campesinos the land was handed over to the peasants;

el gobierno central cederá a los ayuntamientos el control de la política cultural central government will hand control of cultural policy to the town halls

2. [conceder] to give up;

ceder el paso to give way;

me levanté para ceder mi asiento a una anciana I stood up and gave my seat to an old lady;

el actual campeón cedió dos segundos con respecto al ganador the reigning champion was two seconds slower than the winner

3. [pelota] to pass

♦ vi

1. [venirse abajo] to give way;

la puerta finalmente cedió the door finally gave way;

el suelo del escenario cedió por el peso del decorado the stage floor gave way under the weight of the scenery

2. [rendirse] to give up;

cedió a sus ruegos he gave in to their pleading;

no cederemos a las amenazas we won't give in to threats;

cedió ante las presiones de la comunidad internacional he gave way to international pressure;

no deben ceder a la tentación de tomarse la justicia por su mano they mustn't give in to the temptation to take the law into their own hands;

ceder en to give up on;

cedió en lo esencial he gave in on the important issues

3. [destensarse] to give;

el jersey ha cedido the jersey has gone baggy

4. [disminuir] to abate, to ease up;

por fin cedió la tormenta at last the storm eased up;

la fiebre ha cedido the fever has gone down

* * *

ceder

I v/t give up; ( traspasar) transfer, cede;

ceder el paso AUTO yield, Br give way

II v/i

1 give way, yield

2 de viento, lluvia ease off

* * *

ceder vi

1) : to yield, to give way

2) : to diminish, to abate

3) : to give in, to relent

ceder vt

: to cede, to hand over

* * *

ceder vb

1. (rendirse) to give in [pt. gave; pp. given]

se lo pedimos con mucha educación, pero no cedió we asked him very nicely, but he wouldn't give in

cedió a mis peticiones she gave in to my requests

2. (romperse) to give way

las vigas han cedido por un exceso de carga the beams have given way due to excess weight

3. (dejar) to give up

un joven le cedió su asiento a mi madre a young man gave up his seat to my mother

4. (intensidad, fuerza) to die down

no salimos hasta que cedió la tromenta we didn't go out until the storm had died down

la fiebre cedió his temperature went down

ceder el paso to give way

Spanish-English dictionary > ceder
3 vencer

v.

1 to beat (to defeat) (rival).

consiguió vencer al cáncer he won his battle against cancer

2 to overcome (superar) (miedo, obstáculo).

venció al cansancio/sueño she overcame her exhaustion/sleepiness

lo venció el cansancio he was overcome by tiredness

3 to win (equipo, partido).

dejarse vencer por el desánimo/la apatía to let oneself be discouraged/to give in o succumb to apathy

4 to expire (caducar) (garantía, contrato).

el plazo para entregar las solicitudes vence el 15 de mayo the closing date o the deadline for sending in applications is 15 May

La garantía expira mañana The guarantee expires tomorrow.

5 to prevail.

6 to defeat, to conquer, to beat out, to beat.

El equipo malo venció al campeón The lousy team defeated the champ.

Ella vence sus miedos She conquers her fears.

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vencer

Conjugation model [ MECER], like link=mecer mecer

► verbo transitivo

1 DEPORTE to beat

2 MILITAR to defeat, conquer, vanquish

■ vencieron al enemigo they defeated the enemy

3 (exceder) to outdo, surpass

■ la vence en belleza she surpasses her in beauty

4 (problema etc) to overcome, surmount

5 (ser dominado) to overcome

■ la venció el cansancio she was overcome by tiredness

6 (romper) to break; (doblar) to bend

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ganar) to win

2 (deuda etc) to fall due, be payable

3 (plazo) to expire

4 (torcer) to go off to

■ el camino vence a la derecha the path goes off to the right

► verbo pronominal vencerse

1 (romperse) to break; (doblarse) to bend, incline

2 figurado (reprimir) to control oneself

* * *

verb

1) to win

2) defeat

3) overcome

4) expire

* * *

1. VT

1) (=derrotar) [+ enemigo, rival] to defeat, beat; [+ enfermedad, dolor] to beat, overcome

vencieron al equipo visitante por 3 a 2 — they defeated o beat the visiting team 3-2

nuestro sistema inmunológico es capaz de vencer al virus — our immune system is capable of beating o overcoming the virus

a decir tonterías nadie le vence — when it comes to talking rubbish he's in a class of his own, no one beats him when it comes to talking rubbish

vence a todos en elegancia — he outdoes them all in style, he beats them all for style

2) (=controlar) [+ miedo, tentación] to overcome; [+ pasión] to control

consiguió vencer la tentación de fumar — he managed to overcome the temptation to smoke

3) (=prevalecer) [miedo, sueño] to overcome

por fin lo venció el sueño — sleep finally overcame him

me venció el pánico cuando tuve que hablarle — panic got the better of me o I was overcome with panic when I had to speak to him

4) (Dep) [+ obstáculo] to overcome; [+ prueba] to complete; [+ distancia] to do, complete; [+ montaña] to conquer

vencieron los 15km en dos horas — they did o completed the 15km in two hours

no consiguió vencer todas las pruebas — he didn't manage to complete all the heats

5) (=hacer ceder) [+ soporte, rama] to break

el peso de los libros ha vencido el estante — the shelf gave way under the weight of the books, the weight of the books broke the shelf

conseguimos vencer la puerta — we managed to break the door down

2. VI

1) (en batalla, partido, elecciones) to win

hemos vencido por dos a cero — we won two nil

¡venceremos! — we shall win o overcome!

dejarse vencer (por) — to give in(to)

no te dejes vencer y sigue adelante — keep going and don't give in

por fin se dejó vencer por la curiosidad — he finally gave in to his curiosity, he finally let (his) curiosity get the better of him

no te dejes vencer por las dificultades — don't give up in the face of difficulties, don't let difficulties get the better of you

2) liter [amor, pasión] to triumph, be triumphant

3) (Com) [documento, póliza, pasaporte] to expire; [inversión] to mature

su contrato vence a final de año — his contract runs out o expires at the end of the year

el plazo para pagar el alquiler vence mañana — the deadline for paying the rent is tomorrow, the rent is due tomorrow

el plazo para la entrega de solicitudes vence mañana — the closing date for applications is tomorrow

la semana que viene me vence el primer plazo del ordenador — I have to pay my first instalment on the computer next week, my first instalment on the computer is due next week

3.

See:

vencerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) < enemigo> to defeat, vanquish (liter); <rival/competidor> to defeat, beat

no te dejes vencer — don't give in

b) <miedo/pesimismo/obstáculo> to overcome

c) ( dominar)

me venció el sueño/el cansancio — I was overcome by sleep/tiredness
2.
vencer vi

1) ejército/equipo to win, be victorious

venceremos! — we shall overcome!

2)

a) pasaporte/garantía to expire

el lunes vence el plazo — Monday is the deadline

antes de que venza la garantía — before the guarantee runs out o expires

b) letra to be due for payment
3.
vencerse v pron

1) tabla/rama to give way, break

2) (AmL) pasaporte/garantía to expire

se me venció el carnet — my card expired o ran out

* * *

= be due, become + overdue, become + due, conquer, win, vanquish, win out, prevail, defeat, best.

Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex. The full fine is charged from the time the document became overdue.

Ex. A list of all subscriptions about to become due may be made by using this subfunction.

Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex. Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex. The Condensed Books series holds a unique and ubiquitous book publishing franchise that has vanquished all competitors.

Ex. It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

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* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.

* vencer completamente = beat + soundly.

* vencer el miedo = face + Posesivo + fears, conquer + fear, overcome + Posesivo + fear.

* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) < enemigo> to defeat, vanquish (liter); <rival/competidor> to defeat, beat

no te dejes vencer — don't give in

b) <miedo/pesimismo/obstáculo> to overcome

c) ( dominar)

me venció el sueño/el cansancio — I was overcome by sleep/tiredness
2.
vencer vi

1) ejército/equipo to win, be victorious

venceremos! — we shall overcome!

2)

a) pasaporte/garantía to expire

el lunes vence el plazo — Monday is the deadline

antes de que venza la garantía — before the guarantee runs out o expires

b) letra to be due for payment
3.
vencerse v pron

1) tabla/rama to give way, break

2) (AmL) pasaporte/garantía to expire

se me venció el carnet — my card expired o ran out

* * *

= be due, become + overdue, become + due, conquer, win, vanquish, win out, prevail, defeat, best.

Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex: The full fine is charged from the time the document became overdue.

Ex: A list of all subscriptions about to become due may be made by using this subfunction.

Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex: Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex: The Condensed Books series holds a unique and ubiquitous book publishing franchise that has vanquished all competitors.

Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.

Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.

* vencer completamente = beat + soundly.

* vencer el miedo = face + Posesivo + fears, conquer + fear, overcome + Posesivo + fear.

* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.

* * *

vencer [E2 ]

vt

A

1 (derrotar) ‹enemigo› to defeat, vanquish ( liter); ‹rival/competidor› to defeat, beat

no te dejes vencer don't give in

2 ‹pasiones/miedo› to overcome, conquer; ‹pereza/pesimismo› to overcome; ‹dificultad/obstáculo› to overcome, surmount

no consiguieron vencer la inflación they were unable to overcome o beat inflation

3

«cansancio/sueño»: me venció el sueño/el cansancio I was overcome by sleep/tiredness

dejó que la pereza/la curiosidad lo venciera he allowed his laziness/his curiosity to get the better of him

B

(romper): el peso venció el estante the shelf collapsed o gave way under the weight

han vencido los resortes de la cama they've ruined o broken the bed springs

la presión del agua venció la compuerta the water pressure burst open the hatch o caused the hatch to burst open

■ vencer

vi

A «ejército/equipo» (ganar) to win, be victorious

¡venceremos! we shall overcome!, we shall be victorious!

B

1 «pasaporte» (terminar) to expire

el lunes vence el plazo para la entrega de solicitudes Monday is the last day o the deadline o the closing date for the submission of applications

me vence el carnet de identidad dentro de poco my identity card expires soon

antes de que venza la garantía before the guarantee runs out o expires

2 «pago» to be o fall due; «letra» to mature, be due for payment

■ vencerse

v pron

A «tabla/rama» to give way, break

la pata de le silla se venció por el peso the leg of the chair gave way o broke under the weight

no te apoyes, que la mesa se puede vencer don't lean on the table, it might collapse

B «pasaporte» to expire

se me venció el carnet my card expired o ran out

* * *

vencer ( conjugate vencer) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ enemigo› to defeat, vanquish (liter);

‹rival/competidor› to defeat, beat;
◊ no te dejes vencer don't give in

b) ‹miedo/pesimismo/obstáculo› to overcome

c) ( dominar):

◊ me venció el sueño I was overcome by sleep

verbo intransitivo
1 [ejército/equipo] to win, be victorious;
◊ ¡venceremos! we shall overcome!

2
a) [pasaporte/garantía] to expire;

◊ el lunes vence el plazo Monday is the deadline

b) [ letra] to be due for payment

vencerse verbo pronominal (AmL) [pasaporte/garantía] to expire;
◊ se me venció el carnet my card expired o ran out

vencer
I verbo transitivo
1 Mil to defeat
Dep to beat
1 (resistir, dominar) to restrain
vencer la tentación, to overcome the temptation
2 (superar) vencer un obstáculo/una dificultad, to surmount an obstacle/a difficulty
3 (ser dominado por) les venció la desesperación, they were overcome by despair
nos venció el sueño, we were overcome by sleep
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una letra, factura) to fall due
2 (un plazo, contrato) to expire
3 Mil Dep to win
♦ Locuciones: dejarse vencer: no te dejes vencer, sigue adelante, don't lose heart, go ahead

' vencer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aplastar
- batir
- ganar
- machacar
- poder
- apabullar
- arrollar
- imponer
- superar
English:
beat
- conquer
- defeat
- establishment
- expire
- get over
- mature
- overcome
- run out
- surmount
- warranty
- wear down
- grim
- lapse
- over
- rout
- run
- vanquish

* * *

vencer

♦ vt

1. [derrotar] [rival] to beat;
[enemigo] to defeat;
consiguió vencer al cáncer he won his battle against cancer

2. [superar] [miedo, obstáculos] to overcome;
[tentación] to resist;
venció al cansancio/sueño she overcame her exhaustion/sleepiness;

lo venció el cansancio he was overcome by tiredness

3. [aventajar]
vencer a alguien a o [m5] en algo to outdo o beat sb at sth;

nadie lo vence a contar anécdotas no one can beat him when it comes to telling stories

4. [hacer ceder] to break, to snap;

el peso de los libros venció la estantería the weight of the books caused the bookshelf to collapse

♦ vi

1. [equipo, partido] to win;
[ejército] to be victorious;
dejarse vencer por el desánimo/la apatía to let oneself be discouraged/to give in o succumb to apathy

2. [imponerse, prevalecer] to prevail;

al final venció el sentido común common sense prevailed in the end

3. [caducar] [garantía, contrato] to expire;
[deuda, pago] to fall due, to mature; [bono] to mature; Am [medicamento] to reach o pass its expiry date;
el plazo para entregar las solicitudes vence el 15 de mayo the closing date o the deadline for sending in applications is 15th May

♦ See also the pronominal verb vencerse

* * *

vencer

I v/t defeat; fig ( superar) overcome

II v/i

1 win

2 COM de plazo etc expire

* * *

vencer {86} vt

1) derrotar: to vanquish, to defeat

2) superar: to overcome, to surmount

vencer vi

1) ganar: to win, to triumph

2) caducar: to expire

el plazo vence el jueves: the deadline is Thursday

3) : to fall due, to mature

♦ See also the reflexive verb vencerse

* * *

vencer vb

1. (derrotar) to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten] / to defeat

vencimos al otro equipo 2 a 1 we beat the other team 2 1

2. (resultar ganador) to win [pt. & pp. won]

el español venció en la carrera de 1.500 metros the Spaniard won the 1,500 metres race

3. (controlar, superar) to overcome [pt. overcame; pp. overcome]

tuvo que vencer el miedo he had to overcome his fear

le venció el sueño sleep overcame her

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4 give

give [gɪv]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. noun

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret gave, ptp given

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1. transitive verb

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► When give is part of a set combination, eg give evidence, give blood, look up the other word.

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   a. donner (to à ) ; [+ gift] offrir (to à)

• what are you going to give her? (as present) qu'est-ce que tu vas lui offrir ?

• they haven't yet given their answer ils n'ont pas encore donné de réponse

• the judge gave him five years le juge l'a condamné à cinq ans de prison

• this lamp doesn't give much light cette lampe éclaire mal

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► give + noun may be translated by a verb alone.

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• can you give me a bed for the night? pouvez-vous me loger pour la nuit ?

• they gave us a lot of help ils nous ont beaucoup aidés

• I'll give you a call je vous appellerai

► to be given ( = receive)

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► In French the recipient is not made the subject of a passive construction.

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• she was given a huge bouquet on lui a offert un énorme bouquet

• we were given a warm reception on nous a accueillis chaleureusement

► to give and take

• one must give and take il faut faire des concessions► give or take...

• give or take a few minutes à quelques minutes près

• a hundred people, give or take a few à peu près cent personnes

   b. ( = cause, cause to feel) faire

• it gave me a shock ça m'a fait un choc

• keying gives me a pain in my wrist le travail de saisie me fait mal au poignet

• it gave me a funny feeling ça m'a fait un drôle d'effet

• I was given to understand that... on m'avait laissé entendre que...

• her grandchildren give her a lot of pleasure ses petits-enfants lui procurent beaucoup de plaisir

• it gives me great pleasure to introduce... c'est avec grand plaisir que je vous présente...

   c. ( = pass on) OK, I'll give him the message d'accord, je lui ferai la commission

• you've given me your cold tu m'as passé ton rhume

• give him my love faites-lui mes amitiés

   d. ( = put through to) passer

• could you give me Mr Smith/extension 231? pouvez-vous me passer M. Smith/le poste 231 ?

   e. (with time expressions) give him time to get home laissez-lui le temps de rentrer

• give yourself time to think about it before you decide prends le temps de réfléchir avant de te décider

• give me time! attends un peu !

• I can't give you any longer, you must pay me now je ne peux plus vous accorder de délai, il faut que vous payiez maintenant

• the doctors gave him two years (to live) les médecins lui ont donné deux ans (à vivre)

   f. ( = utter) [+ sigh, cry] pousser

   g. ( = pay) payer ; ( = offer) donner

• what did you give for it? combien l'avez-vous payé ?

• I'd give a lot/anything to know je donnerais gros/n'importe quoi pour savoir

• what will you give me for it? combien m'en donnez-vous ?

• I don't give much for his chances je ne donne pas cher de ses chances

   h. (set structures) he gave as good as he got il a rendu coup pour coup

• give it all you've got! (inf) mets-y le paquet ! (inf)

• I wouldn't have it if you gave it to me (inf) tu me le donnerais que je n'en voudrais pas

• I'll give him something to cry about! (inf) je lui apprendrai à pleurer !

• to give sb what for (inf!) passer un savon à qn (inf)

• he wants $100? I'll give him $100! (inf) il veut 100 dollars ? il peut toujours courir ! (inf)

• I'll give you that (agreeing) je suis d'accord là-dessus

• don't give me that! (inf) ne me raconte pas d'histoires ! (inf)

   i. ► to give way ( = yield) [person] céder ( to sth à qch ) ; ( = stand back) s'écarter ; ( = agree) finir par donner son accord ; [car, traffic] céder le passage ; ( = collapse) [bridge, ceiling, floor] s'effondrer ; [ground] se dérober ; [cable, rope] céder ; [legs] fléchir

• "give way" « cédez le passage »

• "give way to traffic from the right" « priorité à droite »

• I gave way to temptation j'ai cédé à la tentation

• he gave way to their demands il a cédé à leurs revendications

• she gave way to tears elle n'a pas pu retenir ses larmes

• his shock gave way to anger sa surprise a fait place à la colère

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = collapse) céder

• the chair gave under his weight la chaise a cédé sous son poids

   b. ( = yield) [cloth, elastic] se détendre

   c. (US) what gives? (inf) alors, qu'est-ce qui se passe ?

3. noun

( = flexibility) (inf) mou m

• there is a lot of give in this rope cette corde est très lâche

4. compounds

► give-and-take noun concessions fpl mutuelles

• there must be a certain amount of give-and-take il faut que chacun fasse des concessions

5. Phrasal Verbs

► give away separable transitive verb

   a. [+ prizes] distribuer ; [+ bride] conduire à l'autel ; [+ money, goods] donner

• at this price I'm giving it away à ce prix-là c'est donné

   b. [+ names, details] donner ; [+ secrets] révéler

• to give sb away [+ person, accomplice] dénoncer qn ; [reaction, expression] trahir qn

• to give o.s. away se trahir

• don't give anything away ne dis rien

• his face gave nothing away son visage ne trahissait aucune émotion

• to give the game away (inf) vendre la mèche (inf)► give back separable transitive verb

[+ object, freedom] rendre

► give in

1. intransitive verb

( = surrender) capituler ; ( = yield) céder (to à)

• the troops gave in after three weeks les troupes ont capitulé au bout de trois semaines

• I pestered my parents until they gave in j'ai harcelé mes parents jusqu'à ce qu'ils cèdent

• I give in! (in games) j'abandonne ! ; (in guessing) je donne ma langue au chat ! (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

[+ essay, exam paper, key] rendre ; [+ manuscript, report] remettre► give off separable transitive verb

[+ heat, gas, smell] dégager

► give out

1. intransitive verb

[supplies] s'épuiser ; [patience] être à bout ; [heart] lâcher

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ books, food] distribuer

   b. [+ information, details] donner

   c. [+ radio signal] émettre► give up

1. intransitive verb

abandonner

• I give up j'abandonne ; (in guessing) je donne ma langue au chat (inf)

• don't give up! tenez bon !

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = renounce) [+ interests] abandonner ; [+ seat, territory] céder ; [+ habit, idea, hope, claim] renoncer à ; [+ job] quitter ; [+ business] se retirer de

• to give up the struggle abandonner la partie

• I gave it up as a bad job j'ai laissé tomber (inf)

   b. ( = stop) arrêter

• to give up smoking arrêter de fumer

• I've given up trying to persuade her j'ai renoncé à essayer de la convaincre

• eventually he gave up trying au bout d'un moment il a renoncé

   c. ( = deliver, hand over) to give o.s. up se rendre

• she gave the baby up for adoption elle a fait adopter le bébé► give up on inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = renounce) [+ idea] renoncer à

• I finally gave up on it j'ai fini par y renoncer

• the washing machine has given up on me (inf) la machine à laver m'a lâché (inf)

   b. ( = stop expecting) [+ visitor] ne plus attendre ; ( = lose faith in) perdre espoir en

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[gɪv] 1.
noun élasticité f
2.
transitive verb (prét gave; pp given)

1) ( hand over) gen donner (to à); offrir [present, drink, sandwich] (to à)

to give somebody something — gen donner quelque chose à quelqu'un; (politely, as gift) offrir quelque chose à quelqu'un

give it me! —

give me it! — donne-moi ça!

how much will you give me for it? — combien m'en donnes-tu?

what wouldn't I give for...! — je donnerais cher pour...!

2) ( cause to have)

to give somebody something —

to give something to somebody — donner quelque chose à quelqu'un [headache, nightmares, advice, information]; transmettre or passer quelque chose à quelqu'un [disease]

to give somebody pleasure — faire plaisir à quelqu'un

3) (provide, produce) donner [milk, flavour, result, answer, sum]; apporter [heat, light, nutrient]; faire [total]

she gave him two sons — elle lui donna deux fils

4) (allow, accord) accorder [custody, grant]; laisser [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [seat]

to give somebody something — donner or accorder quelque chose à quelqu'un [time, time period]

to give somebody enough room — laisser suffisamment de place à quelqu'un

how long do you give their marriage? — combien de temps donnes-tu à leur mariage?

she can sing, I'll give her that — elle sait chanter, je lui reconnais au moins ça

it's original, I'll give you that — c'est original, je te l'accorde

she could give her opponent five years — elle a au moins cinq ans de plus que son adversaire

the polls give Labour a lead — les Travaillistes sont en tête dans les sondages

I was given to understand that — on m'a laissé entendre que

5) Medicine

to give somebody something —

to give something to somebody — donner quelque chose à quelqu'un [treatment, medicine]; greffer quelque chose à quelqu'un [organ]; poser quelque chose à quelqu'un [device]; faire quelque chose à quelqu'un [injection, massage]

6) Telecommunications

to give somebody something — passer quelque chose à quelqu'un [number, department]

give me the sales manager, please — passez-moi le directeur commercial, s'il vous plaît
3.
intransitive verb (prét gave; pp given)

1) ( contribute) donner, faire un don

‘please give generously’ — ‘merci (de vos dons)’

2) ( bend) [mattress, sofa] s'affaisser; [shelf, floorboard] fléchir; [branch] ployer; [leather, fabric] s'assouplir

3) (yield, break) = give way

4) ( yield) [person, side] céder

something has to give — ça va finir par craquer

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Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

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don't give me that! — (colloq) ne (me) raconte pas d'histoires!

give or take an inch (or two) — à quelques centimètres près

if this is the big city, give me a village every time — (colloq) si c'est ça la ville, alors vive les petits villages

‘I give you the bride and groom!’ — ‘je bois à la santé des mariés!’

I'll give you something to complain about! — (colloq) je vais t'apprendre à te plaindre!

to give and take — faire des concessions

to give as good as one gets — rendre coup pour coup

to give it all one's got — (colloq) (y) mettre le paquet

to give somebody what for — (colloq) passer un savon à quelqu'un (colloq)

what gives? — (colloq) qu'est-ce qui se passe?

English-French dictionary > give
5 rendre

rendre [ʀɑ̃dʀ]

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = restituer) to give back ; [+ marchandises défectueuses, bouteille vide] to return ; [+ argent] to pay back ; (School) [+ copie] to hand in

• rendre son devoir en retard to hand in one's essay late

• rendre la liberté à qn to set sb free

• rendre la vue à qn to restore sb's sight

   b. [+ jugement, arrêt] to render ; [+ verdict] to return

   c. ( = donner en retour) [+ invitation, salut, coup, baiser] to return

• rendre coup pour coup to return blow for blow

• rendre la politesse à qn to return sb's kindness

• il la déteste, et elle le lui rend bien he hates her and she feels exactly the same way about him

• il m'a donné 10 € et je lui en ai rendu 5 he gave me 10 euros and I gave him 5 euros change

• rendre la pareille à qn to pay sb back in his own coin

   d. (avec adjectif) to make

• rendre qn heureux to make sb happy

• rendre qch public to make sth public

• son discours l'a rendu célèbre his speech has made him famous

• c'est à vous rendre fou ! it's enough to drive you mad!

   e. [+ mot, expression, atmosphère] to render

• cela ne rend pas bien sa pensée that doesn't convey his thoughts very well

   f. [+ liquide] to give out ; [+ son] to produce

• le concombre rend beaucoup d'eau cucumbers give out a lot of water

• ça ne rend pas grand-chose [photo, décor, musique] it's a bit disappointing

   g. ( = vomir) to bring up

   h. (Military) rendre les armes to lay down one's arms

   i. (locutions) rendre l'âme or le dernier soupir [personne] to breathe one's last

• ma voiture/mon frigo a rendu l'âme (inf) my car/my fridge has given up the ghost (inf)

• rendre gloire à [+ Dieu] to glorify ; [+ personne] to pay homage to

• rendre grâce(s) à qn to give thanks to sb

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = vomir) to be sick

• avoir envie de rendre to feel sick

   b. ( = produire un effet) la pendule rendrait mieux dans l'entrée the clock would look better in the hall

• ça rend mal en photo a photograph doesn't do it justice

3. reflexive verb

► se rendre

   a. [soldat, criminel] to surrender

• se rendre à l'avis de qn to bow to sb's opinion

• se rendre à l'évidence to face facts

• se rendre aux raisons de qn to bow to sb's reasons

   b. ( = aller) se rendre à to go to

• il se rend à son travail à pied/en voiture he walks/drives to work

   c. (avec adjectif) se rendre utile/indispensable to make o.s. useful/indispensable

• il se rend ridicule he's making a fool of himself

• vous allez vous rendre malade you're going to make yourself ill

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ʀɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( retourner) ( pour restituer) to give back, to return (à to); ( pour refuser) to return, to give back [cadeau] (à to); to return [article défectueux] (à to); ( pour s'acquitter) to repay, to pay back [somme] (à to); to return [salut, invitation] (à to)

elle m'a rendu mon livre — she gave me back my book

prête-moi 20 euros, je te les rendrai demain — lend me 20 euros, I'll pay you back tomorrow

elle ne m'a pas rendu la monnaie — she didn't give me my change

rendre la pareille à quelqu'un — to pay somebody back

2) ( redonner)

rendre la santé/vue à quelqu'un — to restore somebody's health/sight

rendre le sourire à quelqu'un — to put the smile back on somebody's face

rendre son indépendance à un pays — to restore a country's independence

3) ( faire devenir)

rendre quelqu'un heureux — to make somebody happy

rendre quelque chose possible — to make something possible

rendre quelqu'un fou — to drive somebody mad

4) ( remettre) [élève, étudiant] to hand in, to give in [copie, devoir] (à to)

5) ( produire) [terre, champ] to yield [récolte, quantité]

6) (exprimer, traduire) [auteur, mots] to convey [pensée, atmosphère]; to convey, to render [nuance]; [traduction, tableau] to convey [atmosphère, style]

rendre l'expression d'un visage — [peintre, photographe] to capture the expression on a face

un poème chinois merveilleusement rendu en anglais — a Chinese poem beautifully translated ou rendered into English

ça ne rendra rien en couleurs — it won't come out in colour [BrE]

7) (colloq) ( vomir) to bring up [aliment, bile]

8) ( prononcer) to pronounce [jugement, sentence, arrêt]; to return [verdict]; to pronounce [oracle]

9) ( émettre) [instrument, objet creux] to give off [son]

10) ( exsuder)

les tomates rendent de l'eau (à la cuisson) — tomatoes give out water during cooking

11) Sport [concurrent]

rendre du poids — to have a weight handicap (à compared with)

rendre 10 mètres à quelqu'un — to give somebody a 10-metre [BrE] handicap

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( produire)

rendre (bien) — [terre] to be productive; [plante] to produce a good crop; [activité, commerce] to be profitable

2) (colloq) ( vomir) to be sick, to throw up (colloq)

3.

se rendre verbe pronominal

1) ( aller) to go

se rendre à Rome/en Chine — to go to Rome/to China

se rendre chez des amis — to go to see friends

2) ( devenir)

se rendre malade — to make oneself ill

se rendre ridicule — to make a fool of oneself

3) ( capituler) [criminel] to give oneself up (à to); [armée, ville] to surrender (à to)

4) ( se soumettre)

se rendre à quelque chose — to bow to [argument, avis]; to yield to [prières, supplique]; to answer [appel]

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rendre l'âme or l'esprit — to pass away

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ʀɑ̃dʀ vt
1) (= restituer) [livre, argent] to give back, to return, [otages] to free

J'ai rendu ses disques à Christine. — I've given Christine her records back.

J'ai rendu mes livres à la bibliothèque. — I've taken my books back to the library.

rendre la monnaie — to give change

rendre la liberté à qn — to set sb free

rendre la vue à qn — to restore sb's sight

rendre la santé à qn — to restore sb's health

2) (= faire devenir)

rendre qn célèbre — to make sb famous

rendre qch possible — to make sth possible

3) [visite] to return

rendre la politesse à qn fig — to repay sb, to return the favour Grande-Bretagne to return the favor USA

4) DROIT, [jugement] to pronounce, to render, [verdict] to return

5) [honneurs] to pay

rendre hommage à — to pay tribute to

6) [sang, aliments] to bring up

7) [sons] [instrument] to produce, to make

8) (= exprimer, traduire) to render

Elle a su rendre ce texte en français avec une grande sensibilité. — She managed to render this text in French with great sensitivity.

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rendre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 ( retourner) ( pour restituer) to give back, to return [objet emprunté] (à to); to take back [objet consigné] (à to); to return [otage, territoire annexé] (à to); ( pour refuser) to return, to give back [cadeau] (à to); to return [article défectueux] (à to); ( pour s'acquitter) to repay, to pay back [emprunt, somme, dette] (à to); to return [salut, invitation] (à to); elle m'a rendu mon livre she gave me back my book; je dois rendre la voiture à mon père/à l'agence de location I have to give the car back to my father/take the car back to the car hire GB ou rental US agency; ils ont rendu les tableaux volés au musée they returned the stolen paintings to the museum; l'enfant sera rendu contre rançon the child will be returned for a ransom; prête-moi 100 euros, je te les rendrai demain lend me 100 euros, I'll pay you back tomorrow; elle m'a rendu mon baiser she kissed me back; elle ne m'a pas rendu la monnaie she didn't give me my change; rendre la pareille à qn to pay sb back; il la déteste mais elle le lui rend bien he hates her and she feels the same about him; ⇒ César, monnaie;

2 ( redonner) rendre la santé/vue à qn to restore sb's health/sight; rendre l'espoir à qn to give sb hope again; rendre le sourire à qn to put the smile back on sb's face; rendre son indépendance à un pays to restore a country's independence; rendre des locaux à leur utilisation première to return premises to their original use; une nouvelle méthode de relaxation qui vous rendra le sommeil a new relaxation method that will help you sleep;

3 ( faire devenir) to make; rendre qn heureux/célèbre to make sb happy/famous; rendre qch possible/difficile/obligatoire to make sth possible/difficult/compulsory; l'éclairage rend la chambre lugubre the lighting makes the room look gloomy; rendre qn fou to drive sb mad; ce bruit rend fou that noise is enough to drive you mad ou crazy○;

4 ( remettre) [élève, étudiant] to hand in, to give in [copie, devoir] (à to); ne rends pas tes devoirs en retard don't hand ou give your homework in late; il a rendu (une) copie blanche à son examen he handed ou gave in a blank paper at the end of his exam;

5 ( produire) [terre, champ] to yield [récolte, quantité]; ferme qui rend 50 000 euros par an farm which brings in 50,000 euros a year; rendre peu not to produce much;

6 (exprimer, traduire) [auteur, mots] to convey [pensée, sentiment, atmosphère]; [traducteur] to translate, to render [texte, terme]; to convey, to render [nuance]; [peintre] to depict [lumière, relief, scène]; [traduction, tableau] to convey [atmosphère, style]; résumé/traduction qui ne rend pas la subtilité/le rythme de l'original summary/translation that fails to catch the subtlety/the rhythm of the original; savoir rendre une émotion/un personnage [acteur] to be good at putting across ou over an emotion/a character; rendre l'expression d'un visage [peintre, photographe] to capture the expression on a face; un poème chinois merveilleusement rendu en anglais a Chinese poem beautifully translated into English, a marvellous^GB translation into English of a Chinese poem; rendre un mot par une périphrase to paraphrase a word; ça rend mieux/ne rendra rien en couleurs it comes out better/won't come out in colour^GB;

7 ( vomir) to bring up [aliment, déjeuner, bile];

8 ( prononcer) to pronounce [jugement, sentence, arrêt, décision, décret]; to return [verdict]; to pronounce [oracle];

9 ( émettre) [instrument, objet creux] to give off [son];

10 ( exsuder) les tomates rendent de l'eau (à la cuisson) tomatoes give out water when cooked; rendre du jus to be juicy; saler les concombres pour leur faire rendre l'eau salt the cucumbers to draw out the water;

11 Sport [concurrent] rendre du poids to have a weight handicap (à compared with); rendre de la distance à qn to give sb a (distance) handicap; rendre 3 kilos to carry 3 kilos ou a 3 kilo-handicap; rendre 10 mètres à qn to give sb a 10-metre^GB handicap; il vous rendrait des points he's more than a match for you.

B vi

1 ( produire) rendre (bien) [terre] to be productive; [plante] to produce a good crop, to be productive; [culture, céréale] to do well; [activité, commerce] to be profitable;

2 ( vomir) to be sick, to throw up○; le médicament m'a fait rendre the medicine made me sick; avoir envie de rendre to feel sick GB ou nauseous.

C se rendre vpr

1 ( aller) to go; se rendre à Rome/en Chine/en ville to go to Rome/to China/to town; se rendre à Vienne en voiture/avion to go to Vienna by car/plane, to drive/fly to Vienna; se rendre chez des amis to go to see friends; en me rendant à Lima on my way to Lima; ⇒ bagage;

2 ( devenir) to make oneself; se rendre indispensable/malade to make oneself indispensable/ill; se rendre ridicule to make a fool of oneself;

3 ( capituler) [criminel] to give oneself up (à to); [troupe, armée, ville] to surrender (à to); rendez-vous, vous êtes cernés! give yourselves up, you're surrounded!;

4 ( se soumettre) se rendre à qch to bow to [argument, avis]; to yield to [prières, supplique]; to answer [appel]; il ne se rend jamais ( dans une discussion) he never gives in.

Idiomes

rendre l'âme or l'esprit to pass away; rendre le dernier soupir or souffle to breathe one's last; le bon Dieu te le rendra au centuple your reward will be great in Heaven.

[rɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

1. [restituer - objet prêté ou donné] to give back (separable), to return ; [ - objet volé] to give back (separable), to return ; [ - objet défectueux] to take back (separable), to return ; [ - somme] to pay back (separable) ; [ - réponse] to give

il est venu rendre la chaise he brought the chair back

donne-moi trente euros, je te les rendrai demain give me thirty euros, I'll pay you back ou I'll give it back to you tomorrow

rendre un devoir

a. [élève] to hand ou to give in a piece of work

b. [professeur] to hand ou to give back a piece of work

rendre un otage to return ou to hand over a hostage

2. [donner en retour] to return

rendre un baiser à quelqu'un to kiss somebody back

rendre le bien pour le mal/coup pour coup to return good for evil/blow for blow

elle m'a rendu cinq euros de trop she gave me five euros (change) too much

rendre la monnaie (sur) to give change (out of ou from)

elle me méprise, mais je le lui rends bien she despises me, but the feeling's mutual

3. (suivi d'un adjectif) [faire devenir] to make

rendre quelque chose public to make something public

rendre quelqu'un aveugle

a. (sens propre) to make somebody (go) blind, to blind somebody

b. (figuré) to blind somebody

rendre quelqu'un fou to drive ou to make somebody mad

4. [faire recouvrer]

rendre l'ouïe/la santé/la vue à quelqu'un to restore somebody's hearing/health/sight, to give somebody back his hearing/health/sight

l'opération ne lui a pas rendu l'usage de la parole/de son bras the operation did not give him back the power of speech/the use of his arm

tu m'as rendu l'espoir you've given me new hope

rendre son honneur à quelqu'un to restore somebody's honour

rendre sa forme à un chapeau to pull a hat back into shape

5. [exprimer - personnalité] to portray, to capture ; [ - nuances, pensée] to convey, to render (soutenu), to express

voyons comment il a rendu cette scène à l'écran [metteur en scène] let's see how he transferred this scene to the screen

l'enregistrement ne rend pas la qualité de sa voix the recording doesn't do justice to the quality of her voice

6. [produire]

ici le mur rend un son creux the wall sounds hollow here

ça ne rend rien ou pas grand-chose [décor, couleurs] it doesn't look much

les photos n'ont pas rendu grand-chose the pictures didn't come out very well

mes recherches n'ont encore rien rendu my research hasn't come up with anything yet ou hasn't produced any results yet

7. CUISINE to give out (separable)

8. [vomir - repas] to vomit, to bring up (separable)

9. [prononcer - jugement, arrêt] to pronounce ; [ - verdict] to deliver, to return

rendre une sentence to pass ou to pronounce sentence

rendre un oracle to prophesy

10. AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE [produire] to yield, to have a yield of

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[rɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE to be productive

les vignes ont bien rendu the vineyards have given a good yield ou have produced well

cette terre ne rend pas this land is unproductive ou yields no return

2. [ressortir] to be effective

ce tapis rend très bien/ne rend pas très bien avec les rideaux this carpet looks really good/doesn't look much with the curtains

3. [vomir] to vomit, to be sick

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se rendre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [criminel] to give oneself up, to surrender

[ville] to surrender

se rendre à la police to give oneself up to the police

rendez-vous! give yourself up!, surrender!

il a fini par se rendre (figuré) he finally gave in

2. (suivi d'un adjectif) [devenir] to make oneself

rends-toi utile! make yourself useful!

ne te rends pas malade pour ça! it's not worth making yourself ill about ou over it!

3. [aller] to go

je me rends à l'école à pied/à vélo/en voiture I walk/ride (my bike)/drive to school, I go to school on foot/by bike/by car

il s'y rend en train he goes ou gets ou travels there by train

les pompiers se sont rendus sur les lieux the fire brigade went to ou arrived on the scene

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se rendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

[accepter] to yield to

se rendre à l'avis de ses supérieurs to bow to the opinion of one's superiors

se rendre à la raison to give in to reason

se rendre à l'évidence

a. [être lucide] to face facts

b. [reconnaître les faits] to acknowledge ou to recognize the facts

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rendre
6 desistir

v.

1 to give up, to stop.

2 to desist, to back off, to give up, to cease.

3 to quit on.

Me desiste Ricardo Ricardo quits on me.

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desistir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to desist, give up

■ finalmente desistieron de su propósito they finally gave up on their idea

2 (de una querella etc) to abandon, relinquish

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VI

1) (=abandonar) to cease, desist frm

no desistió en su empeño — she did not cease in o frm desist from her efforts

desistir de algo — to give up sth

desistió de su intento de convencernos — he gave up trying to convince us

desistir de hacer algo — to desist from o give up doing sth

2) (Jur)

desistir de un derecho — to waive a right

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verbo intransitivo to give up

no desistiría en su empeño — he would not give up the pursuit of his objective

desistir de algo — de propósito to give up something, desist from something (frml); de demanda/derecho to relinquish something

desistir de + inf — to give up -ing, desist from -ing (frml)

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= give up, give in, pull back, desist.

Ex. If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex. At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.

Ex. To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.

Ex. One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.

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verbo intransitivo to give up

no desistiría en su empeño — he would not give up the pursuit of his objective

desistir de algo — de propósito to give up something, desist from something (frml); de demanda/derecho to relinquish something

desistir de + inf — to give up -ing, desist from -ing (frml)

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= give up, give in, pull back, desist.

Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.

Ex: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.

Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.

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desistir [I1 ]

vi

to give up

no desistiría en su empeño he would not give up the pursuit of his objective o ( frml) desist from his efforts

desistir DE algo to give up sth

nada me hará desistir de este propósito nothing will make me abandon o give up this goal

desistir de una demanda to relinquish a claim

desistir DE + INF to give up -ING

desistieron de lograr la aprobación del plan they gave up seeking approval for the plan

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desistir ( conjugate desistir) verbo intransitivo
to give up;
desistir de algo ‹ de propósito› to give up sth, desist from sth (frml);
‹de demanda/derecho› to relinquish sth;
desistir de hacer algo to give up doing sth, desist from doing sth (frml)
desistir verbo intransitivo to desist frml
' desistir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejar
- rendirse
English:
back off
- desist
- discontinue

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desistir vi

1.
desistir de (hacer) algo to give up o stop (doing) sth;

al final desistieron de la idea in the end they gave up the idea;

han desistido de comprarse una casa they've given up the idea of buying a house;

¡nada me hará desistir! nothing will make me give up!

2. Der
desistir de una demanda to abandon a lawsuit;

desistir de un recurso to withdraw an appeal;

desistir de un derecho to waive a right

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desistir

v/i give up;

tuvo que desistir de hacerlo she had to stop doing it;

hacer desistir a alguien de algo make s.o. stop sth

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desistir vi

1) : to desist, to stop

2)

desistir de : to give up, to relinquish

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7 sucumbir

v.

1 to succumb.

María sucumbió ante su jefe Mary succumbed before her boss.

2 to die.

3 to fall under, to sink, to go down, to succumb.

Las paredes sucumbieron ruidosamente The walls fell under noisily.

4 to perish, to die, to come to an end.

María sucumbió en el alud Mary perished in the avalanche.

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sucumbir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (rendirse) to succumb (a, to), yield (a, to)

2 (morir) to perish

3 figurado (tentación etc) to give in (a, to), yield (a, to)

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verb

to succumb

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VI to succumb (a to)

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verbo intransitivo

a) ejército/plaza to succumb, surrender

sucumbir A algo — to succumb to something

b) ( a tentación) to succumb

sucumbir A algo — to succumb to something

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= succumb, yield.

Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex. She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.

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* no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* sucumbir a = submit to, yield to.

* sucumbir (ante) = give + way (to).

* sucumbir ante un encanto = succumb to + lure.

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verbo intransitivo

a) ejército/plaza to succumb, surrender

sucumbir A algo — to succumb to something

b) ( a tentación) to succumb

sucumbir A algo — to succumb to something

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sucumbir (ante)

(v.) = give + way (to)

Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.

= succumb, yield.

Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.

* no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* sucumbir a = submit to, yield to.

* sucumbir (ante) = give + way (to).

* sucumbir ante un encanto = succumb to + lure.

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sucumbir [I1 ]

vi

1 «ejército/plaza» to succumb, surrender sucumbir A algo to succumb TO sth

sucumbieron a los ataques enemigos they succumbed to the enemy attacks

2 (a una tentación) to succumb sucumbir A algo to succumb TO sth

al final sucumbió a la tentación he finally gave in to o yielded to o succumbed to temptation

sucumbió a sus encantos he succumbed to o fell victim to her charms

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sucumbir verbo intransitivo
1 (ante el enemigo) to succumb, surrender, yield
2 (a un deseo, una tentación, etc) sucumbir a la tentación, to give in o succumb to temptation
3 frml (perecer) to die
' sucumbir' also found in these entries:
English:
give in
- crack
- succumb

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sucumbir vi

1. [rendirse, ceder] to succumb;

la ciudad sucumbió a los ataques enemigos the city succumbed to the enemy attacks;

sucumbí a la tentación I succumbed o gave in to temptation

2. [fallecer] to die;
[desaparecer] to disappear
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sucumbir

v/i succumb, give in

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sucumbir vi

: to succumb

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8 finir

finir [finiʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = achever) to finish ; [+ discours, affaire] to end

• finir son verre to finish one's glass

• finis ton pain ! finish your bread!

   b. ( = arrêter) to stop ( de faire qch doing sth)

• tu as fini de te plaindre ? have you quite finished?

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = se terminer) to finish

• le sentier finit ici the path comes to an end here

• il est temps que cela finisse it is time it stopped

• tout cela va mal finir it will all end in disaster

• et pour finir and finally

• finir en qch to end in sth

• mots finissant en « ble » words ending in "ble"

• finir par une dispute to end in an argument

• finir par un concert to end with a concert

   b. [personne] to end up

• il finira mal he will come to a bad end

• il a fini directeur/en prison he ended up as director/in prison

• finir troisième/cinquième to finish third/fifth

• ils vont finir par avoir des ennuis they'll end up getting into trouble

• il a fini par se décider he eventually made up his mind

   c. ( = mourir) to die

   d. ► en finir

• en finir avec qch/qn to be done with sth/sb

• j'en aurai bientôt fini I'll soon be finished with it

• qui n'en finit pas

• à n'en plus finir [route, discours, discussion] endless

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finiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( achever) to finish (off), to complete [travail, tâche]; ( conclure) to end [journée, nuit, discours]

finir de faire — to finish doing

finissez vos querelles! — put a stop to your quarrelling [BrE]!

pour finir, je dirai que — in conclusion I'll say that

vous n'avez pas fini de vous disputer? — for goodness sake stop arguing!

tu n'as pas fini de te plaindre? — have you quite finished complaining?

elle n'a pas fini de s'inquiéter — her worries are only just beginning

tu n'as pas fini d'en entendre parler! — you haven't heard the last of it!

2) ( consommer jusqu'au bout) to use up [provisions, produit]; to finish [plat]

2.

verbe intransitif to finish, to end

le film finit bien/mal — the film has a happy/an unhappy ending

ça va mal finir! — it'll end in tears!

il finira mal ce garçon — that boy will come to a bad end

sa barbe finit en pointe — his beard tapers to a point

finir en prison — to end up in prison

tu vas finir par te blesser — you'll end up hurting yourself

ils finiront bien par céder — they' re bound to give in in the end

il a fini par se décider — he eventually made up his mind

finissons-en! — let's get it over with!

il faut en finir avec cette situation — we must put an end to this situation

l'hiver n'en finit pas — the winter seems endless

il n'en finit pas ce feu rouge! — is this red light ever going to change?

elle a des jambes qui n'en finissent pas — she's all legs

elle n'en finit pas de se préparer — she takes ages (colloq) to get ready

des discussions à n'en plus finir — endless discussions; queue

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finiʀ
1. vt

to finish

Je viens de finir ce livre. — I've just finished this book.

finir de faire qch — to finish doing sth

2. vi

to finish, to end

Le cours finit à onze heures. — The lesson finishes at 11 o'clock.

finir quelque part — to end up somewhere, to finish up somewhere

finir par faire — to end up doing

Il a fini par rentrer chez lui à pied. — He ended up walking home.

Il a fini par se décider. — He made up his mind in the end.

finir en tragédie — to end in tragedy

en finir avec — to be done with

il va mal finir. — he will come to a bad end.

c'est bientôt fini? (reproche) — have you quite finished?

à n'en plus finir (discussions) — never-ending

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finir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 ( achever) to finish (off), to complete [travail, tâche]; ( conclure) to end [journée, nuit, discours] (avec with); finir de faire to finish doing; finis tes devoirs avant d'aller jouer finish your homework before you go off to play; ne l'interromps pas, laisse-le finir (son histoire) don't interrupt him, let him finish (his story); j'ai fini le roman I have finished the novel; il a fini la soirée au poste de police/dans une boîte de nuit he ended the evening at the police station/in a night club; finir sa vie or ses jours en prison/dans la misère to end one's life ou days in prison/in poverty; de grâce, finissez vos querelles! please, put a stop to your quarrelling^GB!; pour finir, je dirai que in conclusion I'll say that; vous n'avez pas fini de vous disputer? for goodness sake stop arguing!; tu n'as pas fini de m'embêter/de te plaindre? have you quite finished annoying me/complaining?; elle n'a pas fini de s'inquiéter/d'avoir des problèmes her worries/troubles are only just beginning; tu n'as pas fini d'en entendre parler! you haven't heard the last of it!;

2 ( consommer jusqu'au bout) to use up [provisions, produit, shampooing, détergent]; to finish [plat, dessert]; j'ai fini le sucre, j'en rachèterai I've used up all the sugar, I'll buy some more; qui veut finir le gâteau/vin? who wants to finish the cake/wine?, who wants the last of the cake/wine?; il finit toutes les affaires de son grand frère○ he gets all his big brother's hand-me-downs.

B vi

1 gén to finish, to end; Admin [contrat, bail] to run out, to expire; le spectacle finit dans 20 minutes the show ends ou finishes in 20 minutes; tout est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well; le film finit bien/mal the film has a happy/an unhappy ending; tu as fini avec le dictionnaire/l'agrafeuse? have you finished with the dictionary/the stapler?; ça va mal finir! it'll end in tears!; il finira mal ce garçon that boy will come to a bad end; le roman finit sur une note optimiste the novel ends on an optimistic note; le spectacle a fini par un feu d'artifice the show ended in ou with a firework display; la réunion a fini en bagarre or par une bagarre the meeting ended in a brawl; la route finit en piste the road ends in a dirt track; sa barbe finit en pointe his beard tapers to a point; les verbes finissant en ‘er’ verbs ending in ‘er’; il finira en prison/dans l'armée/à l'hospice/dans la misère he'll end up in prison/in the army/in the poorhouse/in poverty; il a fini alcoolique he ended up an alcoholic; il a fini directeur de la société he ended up (as) company director;

2 finir par faire to end up doing; tu vas finir par te blesser/la vexer/être en retard you'll end up hurting yourself/offending her/being late; ils finiront bien par céder they're bound to give in in the end; il a fini par se décider/accepter/avouer he eventually made up his mind/accepted/confessed; il a fini par s'apercevoir de son erreur he eventually realized that he'd made a mistake; elle finira par lui pardonner/l'oublier she'll forgive him/forget him in the end; elle a fini par obtenir satisfaction she eventually got what she wanted;

3 en finir avec qch/qn to have done with sth/sb; on n'en finira donc jamais avec ce type○? will we never have done with this guy○?; finissons-en! let's get it over and done with!, let's have done with it!; fais ce qu'il te dit et qu'on en finisse do as he says and have done with it; il faut en finir avec cette situation/violence we must put an end to this situation/violence; il veut en finir avec la vie he wants to end his life; le film/l'hiver/la route n'en finit pas the film/winter/the road seems endless ou never-ending; il n'en finit pas ce feu rouge! is this red light ever going to change?; elle a des jambes qui n'en finissent pas she's all legs, she's very leggy; elle n'en finit pas de se préparer she takes ages○ to get ready; il n'en finit pas de rabâcher les mêmes histoires he's forever telling the same stories; des discussions/ problèmes à n'en plus finir endless discussions/problems; ⇒ queue.

[finir] verbe transitif

1. [achever - tâche, ouvrage] to finish (off) ; [ - guerre, liaison] to end ; [ - études] to complete ; [ - période, séjour] to finish, to complete

il a fini ses jours à Cannes he ended his days in Cannes

finir la soirée au poste to wind up in a police cell (at the end of a night out)

mon travail est fini maintenant my work's done now

finir de faire quelque chose to finish doing something

finis de faire tes devoirs finish your homework

(en usage absolu)

je n'ai pas fini! I haven't finished (what I was saying)!

c'en est fini de (soutenu) : c'en est bien fini de mes rêves! that's the end of all my dreams!

en finir: finissons-en let's get it over with

elle a voulu en finir [se suicider] she tried to end it all

il faut en finir, cette situation ne peut plus durer we must do something to put an end to this situation

en finir avec: il veut en finir avec la vie he's had enough of life

nous devons en finir avec la crise économique we must end the slump

j'en aurai bientôt fini avec lui I'll be done with him soon

2. [plat, boisson, etc.] to finish (off ou up)

finis ton assiette (familier) eat up ou finish off what's on your plate

il a fini le gâteau/la bouteille he finished off the cake/the bottle

3. [en réprimande]

vous n'avez pas fini de vous plaindre? haven't you done enough moaning, can't you stop moaning?

tu n'as pas bientôt fini! will you stop it!

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[finir] verbe intransitif

1. [arriver à son terme] to finish, to end

la route finit au pont the road stops at the bridge

la réunion a fini dans les hurlements the meeting ended in uproar

quand finit ton stage? when's the end of your placement?

je finirai sur ce vers de Villon let me end with this line from Villon

pour finir in the end, finally

finir par (suivi d'un infinitif) : il a fini par renoncer/réussir he eventually ou finally gave up/succeeded

ça finit par coûter cher it costs a lot of money in the end

ça a fini par des embrassades it ended in a lot of hugging and kissing

fini de (familier) : et maintenant, fini de se croiser les bras! and now let's see some action!

en janvier, fini de rigoler, tu te remets au travail come January there'll be no more messing around, you're going to have to get down to some work

n'en pas finir, n'en plus finir: cette journée/son discours n'en finit pas there's no end to this day/his speech

des plaintes à n'en plus finir endless ou never-ending complaints

finir en queue de poisson (familier) to fizzle out

2. [avoir telle issue]

elle a fini juge she ended up a judge

il a mal fini [délinquant] he came to a bad end

un roman qui finit bien/mal a novel with a happy/sad ending

comment tout cela va-t-il finir? where ou how will it all end?

ça va mal finir no good will come of it, it will all end in disaster

tout est bien qui finit bien (proverbe) all's well that ends well (proverbe)

3. [mourir] to die

finir à l'hôpital to end one's days ou to die in hospital

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n. 1. \way (from... to...) зам; зүг. Are you going my \way ? Та бид хоёрын зам нийлэх үү? If tree fall this \way, it will damage the house. Мод энэ зүгт унавал байшинг гэмтээх юм байна. the best/ quickest/ right/ shortest \way from A to B. А-гаас Б хүрэх хамгийн аятайхан/ түргэн хүрэх / зөв/ дөт зам. 2. арга, ухаан. What is the best \way to clean this? Үүнийг цэвэрлэчих хамгийн сайн арга юу байна вэ? 3. ааш, араншин. Sean doesn`t mean to be rude- it`s just his \way. Шон ширүүлэх гээгүй ээ, байгаа ааш нь л тэр. 4. хол ойрын зай. Your birthday is still a long \way off/ away. Чиний төрсөн өдөр болтол ч бас зайтай байна шүү. across/ over the way гудамжны нөгөө талд. all the way (also the whole way) 1. бүх замын турш. She smoked non-stop all the \way to London. Лондон орох замын туршид тэрбээр зогсоо зайгүй тамхи татаж байсан. 2. бүрэн дүүрэн. We`ll support you all the \way. Чамайг бид бүрэн дүүрэн дэмжих болно. come one`s way тохиолдох, таарах. An opportunity like that doesn`t oftencome my \way. Иймэрхүү боломж надад тэр бүр олдож байгаагүй юм. lead the way 1. түрүүлж явах, зам заах. 2. жишээ болох. pave the way суурийг бэлдэх, нүхээ малтах. mend one`s way засрах, хүмүүжих. be/ be born/ be made that/ this way эхээсээ/ угаасаа л ийм ааштай төрсөн. be set in one`s ways салахаасаа нэгэнт өнгөрсөн зуршилтай. by the way далимд / дашрамд хэлэхэд. get into the way of (doing sth) зуршилтай болох get out of the way of (doing sth) зуршлаас салах. get/ have one`s own way хүслээрээ болох, дураараа хийх. She always gets her own \way in the end. Эцсийн эцэст тэр өөрийнхөө хүссэнээр л хийчихсэн байдаг бүсгүй дээ. give way эвдрэх, задрах. The floorboarfs were rotten and finally gave \way. Шалны моднууд өмхөрсөн байсан бөгөөд эцэст нь цөмөрчээ. give way (to sb/ sth) 1. бууж өгөх, найр тавих, зөвшөөрөх. We must not give \way to their demands. Бид тэдний шаардлагыг зөвшөөрч ер болохгүй. 2. зам тавих. Give \way to traffic coming from the right. Баруун талаас ирж буй тээврийн хэрэгсэлд зам тавьж өг. 3. автах, эзэмдүүлэх. She gave \way to despair. Тэр цөхрөлд автжээ. give way to sth байраа тавьж өгөх, солигдох. The storm gave \way to bright sunshine. Шуурга зогсож нар гарав. go one`s own way хүссэнээрээ болгох, өөрийнхөөрөө зүтгэх. go sb`s way 1. зам нийлэх. 2. тохирох, таарах. Things certainly seems to be going our \way. Бүх зүйл бидний төлөвлөсөнд таарч байна. go the way of all flesh бусадтай л адил амьдрах гэж явах. have a way with sb/ sth хүнтэй нийцтэй, бусдын ая эвийг олчихдог. in a bad way өвчтэй буюу хүнд байдалд байгаа. in a big/ small way их/ бага хэмжээгээр. in one`s own way/ time цагтаа цалгиж. make one`s way урагшлах, давших, амжилт олох. (there are) no two ways about it илт, тодорхой, өөр замгүй. no way яагаад ч үгүй, яах чаргагүй. one way and another яаж ч үзсэн, бүгдийг тооцож үзээд. one way or another ямар ч байсан, ямар нэгэн аргаар. We must finish the job this week one \way or another. Яадаг ч байсан энэ долоо хоногт бид ажлаа дуусгах ёстой. make way (for sb/ sth) зам тавьж өгөх. look other way нүдээ аниад өнгөрөх, хэлээ хазаад өнгөрөх. be/ get/ stand in sb`s way саад болох, замыг нь таглах. on one`s/ the way замдаа, замаараа. on the way удахгүй төрөх. She has two children and another one on the \way. Тэр хоёр хүүхэдтэйгээс гадна удахгүй бас нэг хүүхэдтэй болно. on the way out 1. гарч явахдаа, гарч явах үедээ. 2. хоцрогдож байгаа (маяг, загвар). the other way round 1. эсрэг талд, эсрэгээр. 2. тэс өөрөөр. out of the way 1. хотоос алсад, бөглүү. A tiny out-of-the-\way village in the Cornwall. Корнуэлл дэх бөглүү бяцхан суурин. 2. ер бусын, сонин хачин. 3. гүйцсэн, дууссан. to go out of one`s way (to do sth) махран зүтгэх. in a way;in one way;in some ways зарим талаар, ямар нэг хэмжээгээр. In some \way, I can understand why she wants to move. Тэр бүсгүй ямар учраас нүүх гээд байгааг би зарим талаар ойлгож л байна. see which way the wind is blowing байдлыг харах, салхи хаашаа үлээхийг харзнах. that`s the way cookie crumbles өөрчлөх аргагүй нөхцөл байдал. to my way of thinking миний бодлоор бол. be/ get under way биелэгдэх, биелж буй, хийгдэж байгаа. lose one's way төөрөх. a/ sb` way of life амьдралын хэм. the way of the world хорвоогийн жам. that`s the \way of world тэр бол хорвоогийн жам/ энэ бол амьдрал. ways and means бүх л арга зам. where there`s a will, there`s a way санаж явбал бүтнэ. work one`s way through sth дуустал нь хийх, гүйцээх. work one`s way through college сурахын хажуугаар ажил хийх. work one`s way up байнга дэвших. He worked his \way up from junior clerk to sales director. Тэр туслах ажилтнаас худалдааны асуудал эрхэлсэн захирал болтлоо ажилласан юм. way adv. үлэмж, тун, нэн. This skirt is \way too long. Энэ банзал тун урт юм. way back аль дээр, эртнээс. I first met him \way back in the fifties. Би аль тавиад онд түүнтэй анх таарсан юм. way out ер бусын, жигтэй сонин, гайхамшигтай. \way clothes сонин хачин хувцас хунар.

English-Mongolian dictionary > way
10 give way

1.возвращаться: — German troops were giving way before our cannon fire.— Немецкие войска отступали перед огнем наших пушек.—рассказывает дедушка Мика о своем участии во Второй мировой войне; 2. освобождать, очищать/ — Please give way before the door.— Пожалуйста, освободите место перед дверью, а то она не откроется,— говорит Джейн своему племяннику и его соседскому приятелю, которые устроили игру в комнате и забаррикадировали дверь игрушками; 3. терять контроль, терять терпение или присутствия духа: Although she was very frightened she didn 't give way during the flood.— Во время наводнения она хоть и была ужасно напугана, тем не менее не теряла присутствия духа; 3. уступать: Mick and John kept asking Jane's mother if Jane could go with them and the woman finally gave way.— Мик и Джон все время уговаривали маму Джейн отпустить дочь вместе с ними и, в конце концов женщина сдалась; 4. разрушаться, падать, рушиться: The dam gave way.— И плотина рухнула.

English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > give way
11 Drängen

I v/t

1. (schieben) push, shove; jemanden zur Seite drängen push s.o. aside ( oder out of the way); Defensive, Ecke, Hintergrund

2. (dringend bitten, auffordern) press (zu + Inf. into + Ger.); stärker: urge (to + Inf.); (unter Druck setzen) pressurize, bes. Am. pressure (into + Ger.); (zur Eile antreiben) rush; ich lasse mich nicht drängen I’m not going to let anyone ( oder them etc.) rush me; ich möchte Sie nicht drängen I don’t mean to put pressure on you

3. es drängte mich zu (+ Inf.) unwiderstehlich: I felt ( oder had) the urge to (+ Inf.) zu danken etc.: I felt I ought to ( oder had to) (+ Inf.) Notwendigkeit: I felt compelled to (+ Inf.) Verpflichtung: I felt obliged to (+ Inf.)

II v/i

1. push (and shove); nach vorn drängen push one’s way forward ( oder to the front); zum Eingang drängen Menge: push its oder their way ( oder crowd) toward(s) the entrance; alles drängte ins Freie everyone wanted to get out into the open; alles drängt nach München / zum Stadion everyone seems to be moving to Munich / to be converging on oder making their way to the stadium; drängen in (+ Akk) (einen Beruf etc.) flood into

2. (eilig sein) be urgent; die Zeit drängt time’s running out ( oder pressing)

3. drängen auf (+ Akk) press for; darauf drängen, dass jemand etw. tut press (for) s.o. to do s.th.; darauf drängen, dass etw. getan wird press for s.th. to be done; darauf drängen, dass sich jemand entscheidet press (for) s.o. to make a decision, press s.o. for a decision

4. jemanden zum Aufbruch / zur Eile drängen insist that s.o. should leave / hurry, urge s.o. to leave / hurry

III v/refl

1. push (and shove); siehe auch II 1; Menge: sich um jemanden drängen crowd (a)round s.o.; die Leute drängen sich auf den Straßen people are crowding the streets, the streets are teeming with people; gedrängt

2. fig.: sich drängen nach... be keen on...; die Leute drängen sich danach, bei uns zu arbeiten people are queuing (Am. lining) up to work for us

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das Drängen

urgency

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Drạ̈n|gen
nt -s, no pl
urging; (= Bitten) requests pl; (= Bestehen) insistence
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1) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) crush

2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) hustle

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) press

4) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) push

5) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) urge

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Drän·gen

<-s>

[ˈdrɛŋən]

nt kein pl pleading, begging, beseeching form

auf jds \Drängen [hin] because of sb's pleading [or begging]; (Nörgelei) pestering fam

schließlich gab er ihrem \Drängen nach he finally gave in to her

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) (schieben) push

die Menge drängte zum Ausgang — the crowd pressed towards the exit

2)

auf etwas (Akk.) drängen — press for something

zum Aufbruch drängen — insist that it is/was time to leave

zur Eile drängen — hurry us/them etc. up

die Zeit drängt — time is pressing
2.
transitives Verb

1) push

2) (antreiben) press; urge
3.
reflexives Verb <visitors, spectators, etc.> crowd, throng; < crowd> throng

sich nach vorn drängen — push one's way to the front

sich in den Vordergrund drängen — (fig.) make oneself the centre of attention

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Drängen n; -s, kein pl

1. pushing and shoving

2. fig urging; stärker: insistence;

auf Drängen der Regierung on the government’s urging ( oder insistence);

ich habe es auf sein Drängen hin getan he persuaded ( stärker: forced) me to do it

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) (schieben) push

die Menge drängte zum Ausgang — the crowd pressed towards the exit

2)

auf etwas (Akk.) drängen — press for something

zum Aufbruch drängen — insist that it is/was time to leave

zur Eile drängen — hurry us/them etc. up

die Zeit drängt — time is pressing
2.
transitives Verb

1) push

2) (antreiben) press; urge
3.
reflexives Verb <visitors, spectators, etc.> crowd, throng; < crowd> throng

sich nach vorn drängen — push one's way to the front

sich in den Vordergrund drängen — (fig.) make oneself the centre of attention

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v.

to edge (on) v.

to hustle v.

to press v.

to push v.

to rush v.

to urge v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Drängen
12 drängen

I v/t

1. (schieben) push, shove; jemanden zur Seite drängen push s.o. aside ( oder out of the way); Defensive, Ecke, Hintergrund

2. (dringend bitten, auffordern) press (zu + Inf. into + Ger.); stärker: urge (to + Inf.); (unter Druck setzen) pressurize, bes. Am. pressure (into + Ger.); (zur Eile antreiben) rush; ich lasse mich nicht drängen I’m not going to let anyone ( oder them etc.) rush me; ich möchte Sie nicht drängen I don’t mean to put pressure on you

3. es drängte mich zu (+ Inf.) unwiderstehlich: I felt ( oder had) the urge to (+ Inf.) zu danken etc.: I felt I ought to ( oder had to) (+ Inf.) Notwendigkeit: I felt compelled to (+ Inf.) Verpflichtung: I felt obliged to (+ Inf.)

II v/i

1. push (and shove); nach vorn drängen push one’s way forward ( oder to the front); zum Eingang drängen Menge: push its oder their way ( oder crowd) toward(s) the entrance; alles drängte ins Freie everyone wanted to get out into the open; alles drängt nach München / zum Stadion everyone seems to be moving to Munich / to be converging on oder making their way to the stadium; drängen in (+ Akk) (einen Beruf etc.) flood into

2. (eilig sein) be urgent; die Zeit drängt time’s running out ( oder pressing)

3. drängen auf (+ Akk) press for; darauf drängen, dass jemand etw. tut press (for) s.o. to do s.th.; darauf drängen, dass etw. getan wird press for s.th. to be done; darauf drängen, dass sich jemand entscheidet press (for) s.o. to make a decision, press s.o. for a decision

4. jemanden zum Aufbruch / zur Eile drängen insist that s.o. should leave / hurry, urge s.o. to leave / hurry

III v/refl

1. push (and shove); siehe auch II 1; Menge: sich um jemanden drängen crowd (a)round s.o.; die Leute drängen sich auf den Straßen people are crowding the streets, the streets are teeming with people; gedrängt

2. fig.: sich drängen nach... be keen on...; die Leute drängen sich danach, bei uns zu arbeiten people are queuing (Am. lining) up to work for us

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das Drängen

urgency

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Drạ̈n|gen
nt -s, no pl
urging; (= Bitten) requests pl; (= Bestehen) insistence
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1) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) crush

2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) hustle

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) press

4) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) push

5) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) urge

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Drän·gen

<-s>

[ˈdrɛŋən]

nt kein pl pleading, begging, beseeching form

auf jds \Drängen [hin] because of sb's pleading [or begging]; (Nörgelei) pestering fam

schließlich gab er ihrem \Drängen nach he finally gave in to her

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) (schieben) push

die Menge drängte zum Ausgang — the crowd pressed towards the exit

2)

auf etwas (Akk.) drängen — press for something

zum Aufbruch drängen — insist that it is/was time to leave

zur Eile drängen — hurry us/them etc. up

die Zeit drängt — time is pressing
2.
transitives Verb

1) push

2) (antreiben) press; urge
3.
reflexives Verb <visitors, spectators, etc.> crowd, throng; < crowd> throng

sich nach vorn drängen — push one's way to the front

sich in den Vordergrund drängen — (fig.) make oneself the centre of attention

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drängen

A. v/t

1. (schieben) push, shove;

jemanden zur Seite drängen push sb aside ( oder out of the way); → Defensive, Ecke, Hintergrund

2. (dringend bitten, auffordern) press (

zu +inf into +ger); stärker: urge (to +inf); (unter Druck setzen) pressurize, besonders US pressure (into +ger); (zur Eile antreiben) rush;

ich lasse mich nicht drängen I’m not going to let anyone ( oder them etc) rush me;

ich möchte Sie nicht drängen I don’t mean to put pressure on you

3.

es drängte mich zu (+inf) unwiderstehlich: I felt ( oder had) the urge to (+inf) zu danken etc: I felt I ought to ( oder had to) (+inf) Notwendigkeit: I felt compelled to (+inf) Verpflichtung: I felt obliged to (+inf)

B. v/i

1. push (and shove);

nach vorn drängen push one’s way forward ( oder to the front);

zum Eingang drängen Menge: push its oder their way ( oder crowd) toward(s) the entrance;

alles drängte ins Freie everyone wanted to get out into the open;

alles drängt nach München/zum Stadion everyone seems to be moving to Munich/to be converging on oder making their way to the stadium;

drängen in (+akk) (einen Beruf etc) flood into

2. (eilig sein) be urgent;

die Zeit drängt time’s running out ( oder pressing)

3.

drängen auf (+akk) press for;

darauf drängen, dass jemand etwas tut press (for) sb to do sth;

darauf drängen, dass etwas getan wird press for sth to be done;

darauf drängen, dass sich jemand entscheidet press (for) sb to make a decision, press sb for a decision

4.

jemanden zum Aufbruch/zur Eile drängen insist that sb should leave/hurry, urge sb to leave/hurry

C. v/r

1. push (and shove); → auch B 1; Menge:

sich um jemanden drängen crowd (a)round sb;

die Leute drängen sich auf den Straßen people are crowding the streets, the streets are teeming with people; → gedrängt

2. fig:

sich drängen nach … be keen on …;

die Leute drängen sich danach, bei uns zu arbeiten people are queuing (US lining) up to work for us

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) (schieben) push

die Menge drängte zum Ausgang — the crowd pressed towards the exit

2)

auf etwas (Akk.) drängen — press for something

zum Aufbruch drängen — insist that it is/was time to leave

zur Eile drängen — hurry us/them etc. up

die Zeit drängt — time is pressing
2.
transitives Verb

1) push

2) (antreiben) press; urge
3.
reflexives Verb <visitors, spectators, etc.> crowd, throng; < crowd> throng

sich nach vorn drängen — push one's way to the front

sich in den Vordergrund drängen — (fig.) make oneself the centre of attention

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v.

to edge (on) v.

to hustle v.

to press v.

to push v.

to rush v.

to urge v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > drängen
13 prière

prière [pʀijεʀ]

feminine noun

a. prayer

• dire or faire ses prières to say one's prayers

b. ( = demande) entreaty

• il est resté sourd à mes prières he wouldn't do what I asked him to

► prière de... please...

• « prière de ne pas fumer » "no smoking (please)"

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pʀijɛʀ
nom féminin

1) Religion prayer

faire sa prière — to say one's prayers

2) ( demande) request; ( plus insistant) plea, entreaty

prière de ne pas fumer — no smoking please

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pʀijɛʀ nf
1) RELIGION prayer

faire ses prières — to say one's prayers

2) (= demande instante) plea, entreaty

3) (locution)

prière de...; "prière de ne pas déranger" — "please do not disturb"

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prière

A nm Édition prière d'insérer review slip.

B nf

1 Relig prayer; lieu de prière place of prayer; appeler les fidèles à la prière to call the faithful to prayer; une journée placée sous le signe de la prière a day of prayer; être absorbé dans sa prière to be absorbed in prayer ou one's prayers; faire sa prière or ses prières to say one's prayers; conduire la prière to lead the prayers; la prière du soir evening prayers (pl);

2 ( demande) request; ( plus insistant) plea, entreaty; céder à la prière de qn to give in to sb's request, to yield to sb's plea ou entreaty; prière de fermer la porte please close the door; prière de ne pas fumer no smoking please; prière de ne pas se pencher à la portière do not lean out of the window.

[prijɛr] nom féminin

1. RELIGION prayer

dire ou faire ou réciter ses prières to pray, to say one's prayers

être en prière to be praying

je l'ai trouvé en prière I found him at prayer

tu peux faire tes prières [menace] say your prayers

2. [requête] request, plea, entreaty

elle a fini par céder aux prières de ses enfants she finally gave in to her children's pleas

‘prière de ne pas fumer’ ‘no smoking (please)’

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prière d'insérer nom masculin & nom féminin

insert (publisher's blurb for press release)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > prière
14 ♦ head

♦ head /hɛd/
A n.

1 (anat.) testa; capo; ( per estens.) testa, cervello, mente: He struck me on the head, mi ha colpito sulla testa; a head of hair, una (bella) testa di capelli; Your brother is taller than you by a head, tuo fratello ti supera di tutta la testa; to lower (o to bow) one's head, abbassare il capo; He's a hot head, è una testa calda; Use your head!, usa la testa (o il cervello)!; to keep a cool head, saper tenere la testa a posto; avere il sangue freddo; to enter sb. 's head, passare per la testa; to hang one's head ( in shame), abbassare la testa, stare a capo chino ( per la vergogna); to bend one's head, chinare il capo ( anche fig.); to toss one's head, scuotere la testa; scrollare il capo; to put an idea into sb. 's head, mettere un'idea in testa a q.; to put st. out of one's head, togliersi qc. dalla mente; to shake one's head, scuotere il capo (in segno di diniego, di disapprovazione, o di meraviglia)

2 ( di un oggetto) testa; capo; capocchia; cima; estremità; punta; ( di un letto) capezzale, testata, testiera: the head of an arrow, la punta d'una freccia; the head of a nail [of a hammer], la testa d'un chiodo [d'un martello]; the head of a pier, l'estremità d'un molo; (naut.) the head of a mast, la cima di un albero; the head of a pin, la capocchia d'uno spillo; cylinder head, testa del cilindro; at the head of the page, in capo (o in cima) alla pagina; at the head of a staircase, in cima alle scale; at the head of the table, a capotavola

3 (geogr.) capo; promontorio; fonte; inizio ( d'un lago); sorgente, capo ( di un fiume): Beachy Head, Capo Beachy; at the head of the lake, all'inizio del lago; in cima al lago ( dove entra l'immissario)

4 persona a capo, alla testa (di qc.); capo; dirigente: department head, caporeparto; to be at the head of an army [of a business], essere alla testa di un esercito [di un'azienda]; head of household, capofamiglia

5 (ingl.) direttore, direttrice ( di scuola); preside (m. e f.)

6 bacino (per es., idroelettrico); canale adduttore ( dell'acqua a un mulino)

7 (inv. al pl.) capo, capi ( di bestiame); testa ( contando persone): 50 head of cattle, 50 capi di bovini; We were given 5 dollars a head, ricevemmo 5 dollari a testa

8 (bot.) capolino; cesto; cespo; palla: a clover head, un capolino di trifoglio; a head of lettuce, un cespo di lattuga

9 cappello di panna; colletto di schiuma ( di birra, ecc.)

10 fondo: the head of a barrel [of a cask], il fondo d'un barile [d'una botte]; the heads of a drum, i fondi (o le pelli) d'un tamburo

11 lama; taglio: the head of an axe, la lama di un'accetta; il taglio di un'ascia

12 capo; capitolo; paragrafo; punto; voce; intestazione, titolo (► heading)

13 (med.) punta purulenta, testa ( d'un foruncolo, ecc.)

14 (fig.) crisi decisiva (o finale); punto di massima tensione: Matters are in danger of coming to a head, c'è il pericolo che la situazione precipiti (o che giunga alla crisi finale)

15 (mecc. dei fluidi, = pressure head) altezza piezometrica; prevalenza, pressione di mandata ( dell'acqua o del vapore)

16 (fam.) mal di testa (spec. conseguente a una sbornia): Boy, do I have a head!, mamma mia, che mal di testa!

17 (ind. min.) galleria

18 (mecc.) testa, fungo ( di una valvola)

19 ( di motore) testa, testata

20 (elettron., = magnetic head) testina ( di registratore, ecc.)

21 (naut.) prora, prua: The ship was head to the wind, la nave aveva la prua controvento (o era alla cappa)

22 (edil.) traversa ( di porta o di finestra)

23 (mil.) testata ( di missile); ogiva

24 ( slang; spec. in combinazione) drogato: acid head, chi si droga con LSD

25 ( slang USA) tifoso; fanatico; appassionato

26 ( gergo naut.) latrina (spec. a bordo)

27 (volg.) pene eretto; orgasmo

28 (volg.) bocchino; pompino: to give head, fare un pompino; fare sesso orale

29 (pl.) testa ( di una moneta): Heads or tails?, testa o croce?; (fig.) Heads I win, tails you lose, comunque vadano le cose, io ci guadagno e tu ci perdi

B a. attr.

1 capo; principale; primo: the head waiter, il capo cameriere; our head office, il nostro ufficio principale; la nostra sede centrale; DIALOGO → - On the phone- She's visiting our head office in Glasgow, è in visita presso la nostra sede centrale di Glasgow

2 da testa; per la testa: a head scarf, un foulard; un fazzoletto da testa

3 di testa; situato in testa

4 (naut.) di prua; contrario: head wind, vento di prua; head tide, corrente contraria

5 (anat.) cefalico: head fold, plica cefalica

● head and shoulders, di tutta la testa e delle spalle; (fig.) di gran lunga: She is head and shoulders above her classmates, è di gran lunga superiore ai suoi compagni di classe □ head-and-shoulder photograph, fotografia formato tessera □ (in GB) head boy, studente anziano che rappresenta la scuola (in una scuola privata è il capo dei ► «prefects», def. 2); capitano della scuola □ head butt ► headbutt □ head case ► headcase □ head clerk, capoufficio, capo ufficio □ head coach, ( calcio) commissario tecnico; ( pallavolo) allenatore in prima □ head count ► headcount □ head first, a testa avanti, a capo in giù, a capofitto; (fig.) a precipizio, avventatamente; ( di un feto) dalla parte della testa: to dive head first, tuffarsi di testa □ (in GB) head girl, studentessa anziana che rappresenta la scuola (in una scuola privata è il capo delle ► «prefects», def. 2); capitana della scuola □ ( sport) head guard, casco □ head job, incarico direttivo; (volg. USA) sesso orale; bocchino, pompino (volg.) □ (zool.) head louse ( Pediculus humanus capitis), pidocchio dei capelli □ head-money, taglia ( su un bandito); = head tax ► sotto □ (comput.) head mounted display, casco virtuale; casco visore □ head note, nota in testa a un capitolo; (mus.) nota di testa □ (med.) head nurse, caposala; infermiera capo □ (fam.) head of cauliflower, palla di cavolo □ (polit.) head of state, capo di Stato □ ( sport) head of the race, testa della corsa □ (fam.) to… one's head off, fare qc. ( gridare, ridere, parlare, ecc.) in modo sfrenato, a tutto spiano, come un matto: The baby was screaming his head off, il bambino urlava a pieni polmoni; to laugh one's head off, ridere come un matto □ head-on, (avv.) a testa avanti; frontalmente; (fig.) a viso aperto, con determinazione; (agg.) frontale; (fig.) a viso aperto, duro: The two cars collided head-on, le due auto si sono scontrate frontalmente; We must address the problem head-on, dobbiamo affrontare con determinazione il problema (o non dobbiamo girare intorno al problema); a head-on collision, (autom.) una collisione (o uno scontro) frontale; a head-on confrontation, un confronto a viso aperto □ head over heels, capovolto, sulla testa, a gambe all'aria □ head over heels in love with sb., innamorato cotto di q. □ head-page, prima pagina ( di un libro) □ head porter, portiere capo, primo portiere ( d'albergo, ecc.) □ ( vela) head reaching, bolina stretta ( una delle andature) □ (naut.) head sea, mare di prua □ ( sport e fig.) head start, vantaggio iniziale □ head tax, tassa pro capite; testatico □ head teacher, preside ( di scuola) □ head-to-head, (sost.) confronto (o duello) serrato; testa a testa; (agg. e avv.) testa contro testa; serrato, ai ferri corti: a head-to-head battle, uno scontro ai ferri corti □ head tube, tubo del manubrio, tubo di sterzo ( di bicicletta) □ ( slang) head trip, viaggio ( di drogato), ‘trip’ □ head-turning, notevole; degno di nota; che non passa inosservato □ (aeron.) head-up display (abbr. HUD), visualizzatore ‘head up’ □ (mus.) head voice, registro di testa □ (idraul.) head water, acqua a monte □ (fam.) Heads will roll, rotolerà qualche testa!; qualcuno ci rimetterà il posto! □ to be at the head of the class, essere il primo della classe □ (fig.) to be banging (o beating, hitting) one's head against a brick wall, sbattere contro un muro □ (fig.) to bury one's head in the sand, nascondere la testa nella sabbia; fare lo struzzo □ (ipp.) by a head, di una testa □ to come to a head, ( di crisi, ecc.) raggiungere il culmine; precipitare; (med.: di foruncolo, ecc.) suppurare □ (fam. GB) to do sb. 's head in, fare una testa così (o riempire la testa) a q. □ (naut.) ( down) by the head, appruato □ from head to foot (o to toe), da capo a piedi; da cima a fondo □ (fam.) to get one's head down, concentrarsi, metterci la testa dentro (fam.); (GB anche) dormire □ to get one's head round st., capire qc.; ( anche) farsi una ragione di qc. □ to give sb. sb. 's head, dare carta bianca, dare mano libera a q.: The boss finally gave us our head, alla fine il capo ci diede carta bianca □ (fam.) to go off one's head, uscire di testa; andare fuori di testa □ to go over sb. 's head, andare al di là delle capacità di comprensione di q., essere troppo difficile per q.; ( anche) scavalcare q., agire all'insaputa di (o senza consultare) q.: He went over my head to complain to the boss, mi scavalcò andando a reclamare dal capo □ to go to sb. 's head, dare alla testa a q.: Whisky [success] has gone to his head, il whisky [il successo] gli ha dato alla testa □ to have a big head, avere la testa grossa; (fig.) essere presuntuoso □ (fig.) to have a (good) head on one's shoulders, avere la testa sul collo □ to have a good head for, essere portato per; avere il bernoccolo di: My brother has a good head for business, mio fratello ha il bernoccolo degli affari □ to keep one's head, non perdere la testa; mantenere la calma □ to keep one's head above water, restare a galla (fig.) □ (fig.) to keep one's head down, non dare nell'occhio; tenersi in disparte; rimanere defilato □ (fam.) to knock st. on the head, mandare qc. all'aria (un progetto, ecc.) □ to lose one's head, perdere la testa □ to make head, far progressi; avanzare □ to make head against sb., tener testa a q.; opporre resistenza a q. □ (fam.) to be off (o out of) one's head, essere fuori di testa; essere pazzo □ (fam.) off the top of one's head, a braccio, improvvisando: DIALOGO → - Moving house- Not off the top of my head, non così su due piedi □ (fig.) an old head on young shoulders, una persona saggia benché giovane □ out of one's own head, di testa propria □ to put one's heads together, collaborare; unire le forze □ (fig.) standing on one's head, a occhi chiusi, senza alcuna difficoltà □ to take it into one's head to do st., mettersi in testa di fare qc. □ to talk over (o above) sb. 's head, parlare in modo troppo difficile per q.; parlare senza farsi capire □ to turn sb. 's head, far girare la testa a q., attrarre, far innamorare q.; ( anche) montare la testa a q.: Success hadn't turned his head, il successo non gli aveva montato la testa (o non gli aveva dato alla testa) □ to turn heads, attirare l'attenzione; non passare inosservato □ to be unable to make head or tail of st., non riuscire a trovare il bandolo di qc.; non saperci trovare né capo né coda; non capirci un'acca: I couldn't make head nor tail of his speech, non ho capito un'acca del suo intervento □ to be weak in the head, avere poco sale in zucca; avere scarso comprendonio (fam.) □ (prov.) Two heads are better than one, due teste sono meglio di una.
♦ (to) head /hɛd/
A v. t.

1 capeggiare; capitanare; guidare; mettersi (o essere) a capo di; essere in testa a: to head a revolt, capeggiare una rivolta; to head an army, capitanare un esercito; to head an expedition, essere a capo di una spedizione; to head the government, guidare il governo; fare il primo ministro

2 fornire di testa; fare la capocchia a ( uno spillo)

3 intestare; intitolare: to head a letter, intestare una lettera; to head a chapter, intitolare un capitolo

4 ( sport: calcio) colpire ( la palla) di testa

5 cimare, potare ( alberi, piante)

6 condurre; dirigere

7 tener testa, far fronte a ( un pericolo, ecc.)

B v. i.

1 dirigersi a: The explorer headed eastward, l'esploratore si diresse a oriente; to head for one's destination, dirigersi alla propria meta

2 ( di piante, anche to head out, to head up) fare cesto; accestire

3 ( di fiume) avere capo; nascere

4 ( di un foruncolo, ecc.) maturare

● to head one's class, essere il primo della classe □ to head home, dirigersi verso casa.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ head
15 ♦ voice

♦ voice /vɔɪs/
n.

1 voce: to have a hoarse [high-pitched] voice, avere una voce rauca [acuta]; ( di un cantante, ecc.) to have a good voice, avere una bella voce; in a firm voice, con voce ferma; in a flat (o monotonous) voice, con voce monotona; in a quiet (o small) voice, a voce bassa; a clear voice, una voce chiara; a shrill voice, una voce acuta; a familiar voice, una voce nota; a harsh voice, una voce aspra; a husky voice, una voce roca; a soft voice, una voce dolce (o delicata, soave); in a loud [low] voice, a voce alta [bassa]; in a deep [angry] voice, con voce profonda [arrabbiata]; in a commanding voice, in tono di comando; to drop (o lower) one's voice, abbassare la voce; to raise one's voice, alzare la voce; to keep one's voice down, parlare più a bassa voce; to lose one's voice, perdere la voce (o essere senza voce); She knew from his tone of voice that something had happened, ha capito dal suo tono di voce che era successo qualcosa; She has a beautiful speaking [singing] voice, ha una voce molto gradevole quando parla [canta]

2 (fig.) voce; portavoce: He's the voice of reason [experience], è la voce della ragione [dell'esperienza]; The organization is the voice of the urban poor, l'organizzazione è portavoce dei poveri delle città

3 (fig.) voce; diritto di esprimersi: The charity works to give a voice to the poor and dispossessed, l'organizzazione benefica lavora per dar voce ai poveri e ai diseredati; to give voice to, esprimere; sfogare: The employees finally gave voice to their dissatisfaction, i dipendenti hanno finito per esprimere il loro malcontento; to have a voice [no voice] in st., avere [non avere] voce in capitolo in qc.: Local people should have a voice in any development, la gente del posto dovrebbe aver voce in capitolo in qualsiasi progetto edilizio; Election fraud has robbed the people of their voice, la frode elettorale ha derubato il popolo del suo diritto di esprimersi; to make one's voice heard, far sentire la propria opinione

4 (gramm.) voce: a verb in the passive voice, un verbo nella voce passiva (o al passivo)

5 (fon.) suono sonoro

● (fam.) voice box, laringe □ ( Bibbia) a voice crying in the wilderness, ‘vox clamans in deserto’ (lat.); (fig.) uno che parla al vento □ (fam. USA) voice line-up, confronto all'americana delle voci registrate di persone sospette □ ( Internet) voice mail ► voicemail □ ( USA) voice mailbox, casella vocale □ (comput.) voice message, messaggio vocale □ (comput.) voice messaging, messaggistica vocale □ the voice of the cuckoo, il verso del cuculo □ (cinem., TV) voice-off, voce fuori campo ( di personaggio non inquadrato) □ (elettron.) voice-activated [operated], a comando vocale □ (comput.) voice output, uscita vocale □ (cinem., TV) voice-over, voce fuori campo ( di narratore, ecc.) □ (comput.) voice processing, elaborazione elettronica della voce □ (comput.) voice recognition, riconoscimento vocale □ (comput.) voice response, risposta vocale □ (polit.) voice vote, votazione per appello nominale (o per chiamata) □ ( di un cantante, ecc.) to be in good voice, essere in voce □ not to be in good voice, essere giù di voce □ at the top of one's voice, a squarciagola □ (mus.) a song for three voices, una canzone a tre voci □ with one voice, a una voce; all'unanimità □ ( di un ragazzo) His voice is breaking, sta cambiando voce; gli sta venendo la voce da uomo □ He likes the sound of his voice, gli piace sentirsi parlare.
(to) voice /vɔɪs/
v. t.

1 dare voce a; esprimere: to voice one's anger [concern], esprimere la propria rabbia [preoccupazione]; Please voice your doubts if you have any, formulate i vostri dubbi, se ne avete

2 (mus.) accordare, intonare ( le canne di un organo, ecc.)

3 (fon.) pronunciare ( una consonante) come sonora.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ voice
16 Drängen

drän·gen

1. drän·gen [ʼdrɛŋən]

vi

1) ( schiebend drücken) to push [or shove] [or jostle];

durch die Menge \Drängen to force [or elbow] [or ( Brit) shoulder] one's way through the crowd;

in die S-Bahn \Drängen to force [or elbow] [or ( Brit) shoulder] one's way into the train;

nach vorne \Drängen to push to the front, to force [or elbow] [or ( Brit) shoulder] one's way to the front [or forwards];

zum Ausgang/zur Kasse \Drängen to force [or elbow] [or ( Brit) shoulder] one's way to the exit/the till [or ( Brit) cash desk] [or (Am) cash register];

2) ( fordern)

auf etw \Drängen to insist on [or ( form) press for] sth;

auf eine baldige Entscheidung \Drängen to ask for a speedy decision;

bei jdm auf etw akk \Drängen to press sb to do sth;

zu etw \Drängen to want to do sth;

warum drängst du so zur Eile? why are you in such a hurry?;

darauf \Drängen, dass jd etw tut/ dass etw getan wird to insist that sb does sth/that sth gets done

3) ( pressieren) to be short [time];

die Zeit drängt time is running out [or short];

es drängt nicht there's no hurry

vt

1) ( schiebend drücken)

jdn \Drängen to push [or shove] [or thrust] sb;

jdn zur Seite \Drängen to push [or shove] [or thrust] sb aside

2) ( auffordern)

jdn [zu etw] \Drängen to pressurize [or (Am) pressure] sb [into sth], to twist sb's arm ( fam)

jdn \Drängen, etw zu tun to pressurize sb into doing sth, to apply pressure to [or put pressure on] sb to do sth

3) ( treiben)

jdn [zu etw] \Drängen to force sb [to sth];

was drängt dich denn so? what's the hurry [or rush] ?;

jdn \Drängen, etw zu tun to compel [or oblige] sb to do sth, to twist sb's arm to do sth ( fam)

sich [von jdm] gedrängt fühlen to feel pressurized [or (Am) pressured] by sb, to feel sb is trying to pressurize [or (Am) pressure] one

vr

1) ( sich drängeln)

sich \Drängen to crowd [or press];

vor den Theaterkassen drängten sich die Leute nach Karten a throng of people in front of the box office were trying to get tickets;

sich irgendwohin \Drängen to force one's way somewhere;

sich durch die Menschenmassen \Drängen to force [or elbow] [or ( Brit) shoulder] one's way through the crowd;

sich in den Bus/in die S-Bahn \Drängen to crowd [or ( fam) pile] into the bus/train;

sich nach vorne \Drängen to press forwards

2) ( sich häufen)

sich \Drängen to pile [or mount] up

3) ( unbedingt wollen)

sich nach etw \Drängen to put [or push] oneself forward for sth

2. Drän·gen <-s> [ʼdrɛŋən] nt

kein pl pleading, begging, beseeching ( form)

auf jds akk \Drängen [hin] because of sb's pleading [or begging]; ( Nörgelei) pestering ( fam)

schließlich gab er ihrem \Drängen nach he finally gave in to her

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Drängen
17 drängen

drän·gen

1. drän·gen [ʼdrɛŋən]

vi

1) ( schiebend drücken) to push [or shove] [or jostle];

durch die Menge \drängen to force [or elbow] [or ( Brit) shoulder] one's way through the crowd;

in die S-Bahn \drängen to force [or elbow] [or ( Brit) shoulder] one's way into the train;

nach vorne \drängen to push to the front, to force [or elbow] [or ( Brit) shoulder] one's way to the front [or forwards];

zum Ausgang/zur Kasse \drängen to force [or elbow] [or ( Brit) shoulder] one's way to the exit/the till [or ( Brit) cash desk] [or (Am) cash register];

2) ( fordern)

auf etw \drängen to insist on [or ( form) press for] sth;

auf eine baldige Entscheidung \drängen to ask for a speedy decision;

bei jdm auf etw akk \drängen to press sb to do sth;

zu etw \drängen to want to do sth;

warum drängst du so zur Eile? why are you in such a hurry?;

darauf \drängen, dass jd etw tut/ dass etw getan wird to insist that sb does sth/that sth gets done

3) ( pressieren) to be short [time];

die Zeit drängt time is running out [or short];

es drängt nicht there's no hurry

vt

1) ( schiebend drücken)

jdn \drängen to push [or shove] [or thrust] sb;

jdn zur Seite \drängen to push [or shove] [or thrust] sb aside

2) ( auffordern)

jdn [zu etw] \drängen to pressurize [or (Am) pressure] sb [into sth], to twist sb's arm ( fam)

jdn \drängen, etw zu tun to pressurize sb into doing sth, to apply pressure to [or put pressure on] sb to do sth

3) ( treiben)

jdn [zu etw] \drängen to force sb [to sth];

was drängt dich denn so? what's the hurry [or rush] ?;

jdn \drängen, etw zu tun to compel [or oblige] sb to do sth, to twist sb's arm to do sth ( fam)

sich [von jdm] gedrängt fühlen to feel pressurized [or (Am) pressured] by sb, to feel sb is trying to pressurize [or (Am) pressure] one

vr

1) ( sich drängeln)

sich \drängen to crowd [or press];

vor den Theaterkassen drängten sich die Leute nach Karten a throng of people in front of the box office were trying to get tickets;

sich irgendwohin \drängen to force one's way somewhere;

sich durch die Menschenmassen \drängen to force [or elbow] [or ( Brit) shoulder] one's way through the crowd;

sich in den Bus/in die S-Bahn \drängen to crowd [or ( fam) pile] into the bus/train;

sich nach vorne \drängen to press forwards

2) ( sich häufen)

sich \drängen to pile [or mount] up

3) ( unbedingt wollen)

sich nach etw \drängen to put [or push] oneself forward for sth

2. Drän·gen <-s> [ʼdrɛŋən] nt

kein pl pleading, begging, beseeching ( form)

auf jds akk \drängen [hin] because of sb's pleading [or begging]; ( Nörgelei) pestering ( fam)

schließlich gab er ihrem \drängen nach he finally gave in to her

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > drängen
18 wygran|a

f (G pl wygranych) 1. (zwycięstwo) win, victory
- nieznaczna/znaczna/pewna/zdecydowana wygrana a narrow/a comfortable/a convincing/an emphatic a. outright win

- wygrana w wyborach a victory in the election, an election victory

- wygrana Włoch z Niemcami 2:1 Italy’s 2-1 win a. victory over Germany

- mecz zakończył się łatwą wygraną gości the game was an easy win a. a walkover for the visiting team

- to nasza siódma wygrana w tym sezonie/z rzędu this is our seventh win this season a. of the season/win in a row a. consecutive win
2. Gry (nagroda) (rzecz) prize; (pieniądze) winnings pl
- wygrana na loterii a win on the lottery, lottery win a. winnings

- wygrana pieniężna cash prize, prize money

- główna a. najwyższa wygrana first a. top prize, jackpot

- zdobyć a. trafić główną wygraną to win first prize, to hit the jackpot

- główną wygraną w konkursie jest weekend w Londynie the first a. top prize in the competition is a weekend in London

■ dać a. dawać za wygraną to give up, to back down

- próbowałem naprawić zamek, ale w końcu dałem za wygraną I tried to repair the lock, but finally gave up

- odmówiła, ale on nie dawał za wygraną she said no, but he wouldn’t give up

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wygran|a
19 give up somebody as a bad job

give up somebody/something as a bad job махнуть рукой на кого-либо/что-либо (бросить, отказаться делать)
I could not persuade him to practise the piano, and finally gave it up as a bad job.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give up somebody as a bad job
20 give up something as a bad job

give up somebody/something as a bad job махнуть рукой на кого-либо/что-либо (бросить, отказаться делать)
I could not persuade him to practise the piano, and finally gave it up as a bad job.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give up something as a bad job

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