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he got a job at a factory

1 job

1) рабо́та ж, де́ло с

I've got a job to do — мне предстои́т сде́лать одну́ рабо́ту

2) sl "де́ло" с, ограбле́ние с ( воровской жаргон)

3) ме́сто с, слу́жба ж

he got a job at a factory — он получи́л рабо́ту на заво́де

out of job — без рабо́ты

- job action
- job bank
- job description
- job developer
- job lot
- do odd jobs
- on the job
- fall down on the job

The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > job
2 job

n. 1. ажил. Thousands of workers lost their \jobs when the factory closed. Үйлдвэр хаагдахад олон мянган ажилчин ажилгүй болсон билээ. оut of a \job ажилгүй. He`s been out of a \job for six month. Тэр ажилгүй зургаан сар болов. 2. ажил үүрэг. It`s not my \job to lock up. Үүнийг түгжих нь миний үүрэг бишээ. 3. бүтээгдэхүүн. That car`s a neat little \job Энэ машин бараг бэлэн болчихжээ. 4. sl. хулгай. He got three years for a \job he did in Leeds. Тэр Лидст хийсэн хэрэгтээ гурван жил авсан. jobless adj. ажил төрөлгүй, ажилгүй. the jobless n. ажилгүйчүүд job creation n. ажлын байр бий болгох. jobbing v. хөлсөөр ажиллах. adj. a job gardener хөлсний цэцэрлэгч. jobcentre n. хөдөлмөр зохицуулалтын алба.

English-Mongolian dictionary > job
3 spook factory

n AmE infml

She got a job in the spook factory — Она устроилась на работу в ЦРУ

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > spook factory
4 colocar

v.

1 to place, to put.

hay que colocar bien ese cuadro, está torcido that picture needs to be hung properly, it isn't straight

vuelve a colocar ese libro donde estaba put that book back where it was

Ella coloca el jarrón en la mesa She places the vase on the table.

La financiera coloca dinero The finance company invests money.

2 to place, to invest.

3 to find a job for.

colocó a su hijo de abogado en su empresa he found his son a job as a lawyer in his own firm

4 to marry off.

5 to palm off (informal) (endilgar).

le colocaron una moto que no funciona they palmed a motorbike off on him that doesn't work

6 to place in a job, to place.

Ella coloca a Ricardo She places Richard in a job.

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colocar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to place, put; (alfombra) to lay; (cuadro) to hang

2 (dar empleo) to get a job for

3 (casar) to marry off

■ ha colocado a su hija he has married off his daughter

4 MILITAR to position

5 FINANZAS to invest

■ colocar dinero to invest money

6 (mercancías) to sell well

7 familiar (artículos defectuosos) to fob off

8 familiar (explicar) to give

■ me colocó el mismo rollo he gave me the same old story

9 argot (drogas) to get stoned

► verbo pronominal colocarse

1 (situarse) to place oneself, put oneself, find oneself a place

■ el gato se colocó allí the cat settled down there

2 (trabajar) to find a job (de, as), get a job (de, as)

■ se ha colocado de enfermera she has got a job as a nurse

3 DEPORTE (clasificarse) to be

■ se han colocado segundos they are in second place

4 argot (embriagarse) to get sozzled; (drogarse) to get stoned

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verb

1) to place, put

2) arrange

•

- colocarse

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1. VT

1) (=situar) [gen] to place; [+ cartel] to put up; [+ bomba] to plant, place; [+ tropas] to position, place; [+ baldosa, moqueta, primera piedra] to lay; [+ cuadro] to hang; (Náut) [+ quilla] to lay down

coloca en cada plato una bola de helado — place a scoop of ice cream on each plate

colocamos la estatua en el centro — we placed the statue in the centre

de un solo pase colocó la pelota en la portería — he put o placed the ball in the net with just one touch

coloca las tazas en su sitio — put the cups away

colocaron carteles en el colegio — they put posters up around the school

colocar un producto en el mercado — to place a product on the market

2) (=ordenar) [+ muebles, objetos, libros] to arrange

tenemos que colocar los muebles de otro modo — we need to arrange the furniture differently

he colocado las revistas por orden alfabético — I've arranged the magazines in alphabetical order

colocó a los niños en fila — he lined the children up

3) (=dar trabajo)

colocar a algn — [agencia] to get sb a job; [empresario, jefe] to give sb a job

ha colocado a su hermano como camarero en su bar — he got his brother a job as a waiter in his bar

4) (Econ) [+ acciones, dinero] to place

5) † (=casar) to marry off

tiene a todas sus hijas bien colocadas — she has all her daughters nicely married off

6) * (=endilgar)

colocar algo a algn — to palm sth off on sb, palm sb off with sth

nos han colocado un vídeo que no funciona — they've palmed us off with a video that doesn't work

no sé a quién colocar estas enciclopedias — I don't know who to palm these encyclopaedias off on

otra vez quería colocarnos el mismo rollo — he tried to fob us off with the same old story again *

2.

VI Esp
** [drogas, alcohol]
este vino coloca — this wine is pretty strong stuff

3.

See:

colocarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( en lugar) to place, put; <losas/alfombra> to lay; < cuadro> to hang

b) (Com, Fin) < acciones> to place; < dinero> to place, invest; < producto> to put

2) < persona>

a) ( en lugar) to put

b) ( en trabajo) to get... a job

el padre lo colocó como jefe de departamento — his father placed him in charge of the department
2.
colocarse v pron

1) (situarse, ponerse)

se colocó a mi lado — she stood/sat beside me

si gana se colocará en tercer lugar — if he wins he'll move into third place

2) ( en trabajo) to get a job

3) (Esp arg) ( con drogas) to get stoned (colloq)

4) (refl)

a) ( arreglarse) < sombrero> to adjust; < falda> to straighten

b) (Chi) ( ponerse) <reloj/abrigo> to put on

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= arrange, collocate, place, position, sit, site, tuck, lay + in place, go on, dispose, lay on, range, set up, lay out.

Ex. A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.

Ex. Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author.

Ex. In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.

Ex. Once the cursor has been positioned to where the mistake was made, then enter in the correct data.

Ex. It would be highly desirable to have a phone sitting on top of the library catalogue (if your are still in the dark ages with a card catalogue that is).

Ex. The library's data bases are available at a number of locations via appropriately sited terminals.

Ex. The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.

Ex. Finally gold leaf was laid in place over the blind impressions, and fixed into them with further impressions of the hot tools, surplus gold being rubbed off.

Ex. If the issue is to go on the display shelf, an 'X' appears under 'Display'.

Ex. This system promises to augment existing networks with the appropriate intelligence which will enable them to build, test, manage, maintain, change, dispose and withdraw services easily, rapidly and cost effectively.

Ex. Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.

Ex. Serials can be ranged in the order of the access number, i.e. in the order of their arrival, without distinction as to their size or contents.

Ex. The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.

Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

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* colocar Algo en reserva = place + Nombre + in reserve, place + Nombre + on reserve, place + Nombre + on hold.

* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto = lead.

* colocar de nuevo en los estantes = reshelve [re-shelve].

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en los estantes = shelve.

* colocar en los estantes sin distinguir tipo de material = intershelve.

* colocar en sentido horizontal = lay + flat.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* colocar fuera de alcance = place + out of reach.

* colocar junto a = juxtapose.

* colocar juntos en el catálogo = collocate.

* colocarse = get + high.

* colocarse en la posición de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* colocarse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* colocar una bomba = plant + bomb.

* que se coloca en lo alto del televisor = set-top.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( en lugar) to place, put; <losas/alfombra> to lay; < cuadro> to hang

b) (Com, Fin) < acciones> to place; < dinero> to place, invest; < producto> to put

2) < persona>

a) ( en lugar) to put

b) ( en trabajo) to get... a job

el padre lo colocó como jefe de departamento — his father placed him in charge of the department
2.
colocarse v pron

1) (situarse, ponerse)

se colocó a mi lado — she stood/sat beside me

si gana se colocará en tercer lugar — if he wins he'll move into third place

2) ( en trabajo) to get a job

3) (Esp arg) ( con drogas) to get stoned (colloq)

4) (refl)

a) ( arreglarse) < sombrero> to adjust; < falda> to straighten

b) (Chi) ( ponerse) <reloj/abrigo> to put on

* * *

= arrange, collocate, place, position, sit, site, tuck, lay + in place, go on, dispose, lay on, range, set up, lay out.

Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.

Ex: Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author.

Ex: In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.

Ex: Once the cursor has been positioned to where the mistake was made, then enter in the correct data.

Ex: It would be highly desirable to have a phone sitting on top of the library catalogue (if your are still in the dark ages with a card catalogue that is).

Ex: The library's data bases are available at a number of locations via appropriately sited terminals.

Ex: The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.

Ex: Finally gold leaf was laid in place over the blind impressions, and fixed into them with further impressions of the hot tools, surplus gold being rubbed off.

Ex: If the issue is to go on the display shelf, an 'X' appears under 'Display'.

Ex: This system promises to augment existing networks with the appropriate intelligence which will enable them to build, test, manage, maintain, change, dispose and withdraw services easily, rapidly and cost effectively.

Ex: Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.

Ex: Serials can be ranged in the order of the access number, i.e. in the order of their arrival, without distinction as to their size or contents.

Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.

Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

* colocar Algo en reserva = place + Nombre + in reserve, place + Nombre + on reserve, place + Nombre + on hold.

* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto = lead.

* colocar de nuevo en los estantes = reshelve [re-shelve].

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en los estantes = shelve.

* colocar en los estantes sin distinguir tipo de material = intershelve.

* colocar en sentido horizontal = lay + flat.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* colocar fuera de alcance = place + out of reach.

* colocar junto a = juxtapose.

* colocar juntos en el catálogo = collocate.

* colocarse = get + high.

* colocarse en la posición de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* colocarse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* colocar una bomba = plant + bomb.

* que se coloca en lo alto del televisor = set-top.

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colocar [A2 ]

vt

A

1 (en un lugar) to place, put; ‹losas/alfombra› to lay; ‹cuadro› to hang

coloca el cuadro un poco más arriba put o hang the picture a little higher up

colocó los sillones a ambos lados del sofá he placed o arranged o positioned the armchairs on both sides of the sofa

los libros estaban colocados por orden alfabético the books had been placed o arranged in alphabetical order

colocó el jarrón en el centro de la mesa she placed o put o positioned the vase in the center of the table

colócalo de manera que no obstruya el paso put it somewhere it's not going to get in people's way

2 ( Com, Fin) ‹acciones› to place; ‹dinero› to place, invest

colocó el dinero al 9% she placed o invested the money at 9%

colocar un producto en el mercado to launch a product on to the market

B ‹persona›

1 (en un lugar) to put

la colocaron en primera fila they put her in the front row

colocó a los niños por orden de estatura he put o arranged the children in order of height

2

(en un trabajo): un amigo lo colocó en el banco a friend got him a job at the bank

el padre lo colocó como jefe de departamento his father placed him in charge of the department

3 ‹hija› to marry off

■ colocarse

v pron

A

(ponerse, situarse): entró y se colocó al lado del director she came in and stood/sat beside the director

se colocaron en primera fila they sat in the front row

con esta victoria el equipo se coloca en tercer lugar after this win the team moves into third place

B (en un trabajo) to get a job

se colocó como secretaria she got a job as a secretary

se colocó en una casa muy buena she found a position in a very good household

en cuanto acabó la carrera se colocó as soon as she finished studying she found o got a job

C

1 ( fam) (emborracharse) to get plastered ( colloq)

2 ( arg) (con drogas) to get stoned ( colloq)

D ( refl) ( Chi) ‹reloj/abrigo/sombrero› to put on

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colocar ( conjugate colocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en lugar) to place, put;

‹losas/alfombra› to lay;
‹ cuadro› to hang;
‹ bomba› to plant
b) (Com, Fin) ‹ acciones› to place;

‹ dinero› to place, invest
2 ‹ persona›
a) ( en lugar) to put

b) ( en trabajo) to get … a job

colocarse verbo pronominal
a) (situarse, ponerse):

◊ se colocó a mi lado she stood/sat beside me

b) ( en trabajo) to get a job

colocar verbo transitivo
1 to place, put
2 (dar un empleo) to give work to
3 Fin (invertir) to invest
4 (encasquetar) ese vendedor ya me ha colocado una batidora manual, that salesman saddled me with a manual mixer
4 argot (drogar) to stone
' colocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- disponer
- estacar
- estirón
- recoger
- atravesar
- depositar
- emplear
- encajar
- instalar
- lado
- montar
- poner
- situar
- ubicar
English:
actual
- arrange
- lay
- maybe
- perch
- place
- plant
- plonk
- pose
- position
- put
- range
- replace
- set
- sit
- stack
- stand
- station
- bomb
- bug
- hang
- reset
- stick
- turf
- upright

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colocar

♦ vt

1. [en un sitio] to place, to put;

colocar una bomba to plant a bomb;

el acomodador coloca a los espectadores en sus asientos the usher shows the audience to their seats;

vuelve a colocar ese libro donde estaba put that book back where it was;

nos colocaron en la parte de atrás del avión they put us in the rear section of the plane

2. [en una posición]
colocar los brazos en alto to raise one's arms;

hay que colocar bien ese cuadro, pues está torcido that picture needs to be hung properly, it isn't straight

3. [en un empleo] to find a job for;

colocó a su hijo de abogado en su empresa he found his son a job as a lawyer in his own firm

4. [casar] to marry off

5. Bolsa [acciones] to place;
[dinero] to invest;
coloqué mis ahorros en acciones I invested my savings in esp Br shares o esp US stock(s);

colocaron un millón de títulos they placed a million in bonds

6. [endilgar] to palm off (a on);
le colocaron una moto que no funciona they palmed a motorbike off on him that doesn't work;

el vendedor me intentó colocar un modelo más caro the salesman tried to get me to buy a more expensive model

7. Fam [sujeto: droga] to give a high to;

¿a ti te coloca la marihuana? does marijuana give you a high?

♦ vi
Fam [droga, alcohol]
este costo coloca cantidad this hash gives you a real high;

este ponche coloca mucho this punch is strong stuff

♦ See also the pronominal verb colocarse

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colocar

v/t put, place;

colocar a alguien en un trabajo get s.o. a job

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colocar {72} vt

1) poner: to place, to put

2) : to find a job for

3) : to invest

♦ See also the reflexive verb colocarse

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colocar vb

1. (en general) to put [pt. & pp. put] / to place

coloca la ropa en el armario put your clothes in the wardrobe

2. (instalar) to install

vamos a colocar la antena parabólica we're going to install a satellite dish

3. (proporcionar un empleo) to find a job [pt. & pp. found] / to get a job

su padre lo colocó en la fábrica his father got him a job in the factory

4. (endilgar) to get rid of

al fin consiguió colocar el coche he finally got rid of his car

Spanish-English dictionary > colocar
5 enchufar

v.

1 to plug in (aparato).

El adaptador conecta los dos cables The adapter connects both cables.

2 to pull strings for (informal) (colocar en un trabajo).

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enchufar

► verbo transitivo

1 ELECTRICIDAD to connect, plug in

2 (unir) to join, connect, fit

3 familiar figurado to pull strings for

■ no consigo trabajo porque no tengo a nadie que me enchufe I can't get a job because I have nobody to pull strings for me

■ enchufó a su hija en su empresa he got his daughter a job in his company

► verbo pronominal enchufarse

1 familiar figurado to get a job

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1. VT

1) (Elec) to plug in

2) (Téc) [gen] to join, fit together, fit in; [+ dos tubos] to telescope together

3) * [en un trabajo]

la han enchufado para el puesto de secretaria — they have set o lined her up for the secretary's job ( using contacts), they pulled strings to get her the secretary's job

2.

See:

enchufarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( conectar mediante enchufe) to plug in

b) (fam) ( encender) <radio/televisión> to switch o turn on

2) (fam) < persona>

me enchufó en la empresa — he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)
2.
enchufarse v pron

a) (AmL fam) ( adaptarse)

enchufarse en algo — to settle into something

b) (Esp fam) ( en puesto)

se ha enchufado en el Ministerio — he's got a job in the Ministry thanks to his connections

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= plug in/into, turn on.

Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

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* estar enchufado = be on.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( conectar mediante enchufe) to plug in

b) (fam) ( encender) <radio/televisión> to switch o turn on

2) (fam) < persona>

me enchufó en la empresa — he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)
2.
enchufarse v pron

a) (AmL fam) ( adaptarse)

enchufarse en algo — to settle into something

b) (Esp fam) ( en puesto)

se ha enchufado en el Ministerio — he's got a job in the Ministry thanks to his connections

* * *

= plug in/into, turn on.

Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

* estar enchufado = be on.

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enchufar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (conectar mediante enchufe) to plug in

2 ( fam) (encender) ‹radio/televisión› to switch o turn o put on

B ( fam) ‹persona›

enchufó a su hermano en la empresa he fixed o set his brother up with a job in the company ( colloq), he used his influence o he pulled some strings to get his brother a job in the company

no consiguió el puesto por méritos, lo enchufaron he didn't get the job on merit, he pulled some strings ( colloq)

■ enchufarse

v pron

A ( AmL fam) (adaptarse) to settle in enchufarse EN algo to settle INTO sth

B

( Esp fam) (en puesto): se ha enchufado en el Ministerio he's got a job in the Ministry thanks to his connections

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enchufar ( conjugate enchufar) verbo transitivo
1 (fam) ‹radio/televisión› to plug in
2 (fam) ‹ persona›:
◊ me enchufó en la empresa he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)

enchufar verbo transitivo
1 Elec (a la red) to plug in
(poner en marcha) to turn on: enchufa el ventilador, turn the fan on
2 (dirigir un chorro de luz) to shine
(de agua) me enchufó con la manguera, he turned the hose on me
3 fam (favorecer) to pull strings for: la enchufó en la fábrica, he pulled strings to get her a job in the factory
' enchufar' also found in these entries:
English:
plug in
- plug

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enchufar

♦ vt

1. [aparato] [conectar] to plug in;
Fam [encender] to turn o put on
2. [acoplar] [a un tubo, boca de riego] to connect

3. Fam [colocar en un trabajo]
su padre lo enchufó en la compañía his father got him a job in the company by pulling strings

4. Fam [dirigir] [manguera, reflector] to point;

no me enchufes la linterna don't shine that Br torch o US flashlight at me

5. RP Fam [endosar] to land, to dump (a on);
me enchufó al bebé porque se va al cine she dumped her baby on me because she's going to the cinema

6. RP Fam [dar, engañar con] to palm off;

le enchufaron un billete falso they palmed off a counterfeit note on him

♦ vi
Informát
enchufar y usar plug and play

♦ See also the pronominal verb enchufarse

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enchufar

v/t EL plug in

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enchufar vt

1) : to plug in

2) : to connect, to fit together

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enchufar vb

1. (conectar) to plug in [pt. & pp. plugged]

¿has enchufado el ordenador? have you plugged the computer in?

2. (colocar a una persona) to get a job for

ha enchufado a su sobrino en la oficina he got his nephew a job in the office

Spanish-English dictionary > enchufar
6 occupare

spazio take up, occupy

tempo occupy, fill

posto have, hold

persona keep busy

di esercizio occupy

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occupare v.tr.

1 ( prendere possesso) to occupy, to take* possession of (sthg.): occupare un edificio, to take possession of a building; occupare il suolo pubblico, to occupy public property; occupare abusivamente una casa vuota, to squat in an empty house; le famiglie sfrattate hanno occupato il palazzo, the evicted families have occupied the building; gli operai hanno occupato la fabbrica in segno di protesta, the workers occupied the factory as a gesture of protest; occupare una casa di due piani, ( abitare) to occupy (o to inhabit) a two-storey house; occupare un posto a sedere, to occupy a seat // (mil.) occupare una città, un paese, to occupy (o to take possession of) a town, a country

2 ( riempire uno spazio) to take* up: i libri occupano molto spazio, books take up a lot of room; una descrizione che occupa tutto il primo capitolo, a description that takes up the whole of the first chapter; molte preoccupazioni occupavano la sua mente, his mind was full of worries

3 ( il tempo) to occupy, to spend*: occupo il mio tempo studiando l'inglese, I spend my time studying English; questo lavoro mi occupa troppo tempo, this work takes up too much of my time; sa come occupare il tempo, he knows how to occupy his time

4 ( cariche, uffici) to occupy, to fill; to hold*: occupa la cattedra di inglese nella nostra università, he holds the chair of English at our university; occupare un posto di lavoro, una carica, to occupy a post; occupare un posto vacante, to fill a vacancy

5 ( ingaggiare, far lavorare) to employ, to engage, to take* on: occupare venti operai, to employ twenty workmen

6 ( tenere occupato) to keep* busy: l'insegnamento mi occupa tutta la giornata, teaching keeps me busy all day long; il suo lavoro lo occupa anche la domenica, his job keeps him busy even on Sunday.

◘ occuparsi v.intr.pron.

1 ( avere come occupazione) to be responsible for (sthg.), to do* (sthg.) as a job; ( avere come incarico) to deal* with (sthg.), to attend to (sthg.); ( commerciare) to deal* in (sthg.): si occupa del recupero crediti, he's responsible for recovery of debts; mi occupo di pubbliche relazioni, I attend to public relations; occupare dell'acquisto e della vendita delle merci, to attend to the buying and selling of goods; ci occupiamo di antiquariato, we deal in antiques

2 ( interessarsi) to be interested in; ( attivamente) to be involved in; ( con dedizione) to devote oneself to: mi occupo di moda, sport, I'm interested in fashion, sport; non si occupa più di politica, he is not involved in politics any more; occupare di opere di carità, to devote oneself to works of charity

3 ( prendersi cura, badare) to look after (s.o., sthg.); to see* to (s.o., sthg.): chi si occuperà del cane quest'estate?, who will look after the dog this summer?; mi occuperò io dei bambini, I'll look after the children; occupati delle bevande, io mi occuperò del cibo, you see to the drinks, I'll see to the food; puoi occuparti tu degli ospiti che sono appena arrivati?, can you see to the guests who've just arrived?

4 ( impicciarsi) to get* involved in (sthg.): non voglio assolutamente occuparmene, I do not want to have anything to do with it; occupati dei fatti tuoi, mind your own business

5 ( trovar lavoro) to find* a job, to get* a job, to be employed: si è occupato in un'industria farmaceutica, he has got a job in a farmaceutical company.

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[okku'pare]
1. vt

(gen) Mil to occupy, (spazio, tempo) to occupy, take up, (casa) to live in, (carica) to hold, (manodopera) to employ

l'esercito ha occupato il paese — the army has occupied o taken over the country

la città è stata occupata durante la guerra — the city was occupied during the war

l'armadio occupa tutta la parete — the cupboard takes up the whole wall

lo sport mi occupa tutto il tempo libero — sport takes up all my spare time

gli studenti hanno occupato la scuola — the students have occupied the school

la casa è stata occupata (abusivamente) — the house has been taken over by squatters

2. vip (occuparsi)

1)

occuparsi di — (interessarsi) to be interested in, take an interest in, (prendersi cura) to take care of, look after, (impicciarsi) to interfere in, meddle in

potresti occuparti dei bambini? — could you look after the children?

si occupa di assicurazioni — he's in insurance

occupati dei fatti tuoi! — mind your own business!

2)

occuparsi in — (impiegarsi) to get a job in

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[okku'pare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) [ persona] to occupy [posto, cella]; to live in, to reside in [ casa]

occupare il sesto posto della classifica — to be sixth in the ranking

il monumento occupa il centro della piazza — the monument stands in the centre of the square

2) to take* up [spazio, volume]

il nuovo tavolo occupa tutta la stanza — the new table fills up the whole room

occupare il posto di due persone — to take up as much room as two people

3) (impegnare) to occupy [persona, mente]; to fill (up) [ tempo]

i miei studi mi occupano molto — my studies keep me very busy, my studies take up a lot of my time

occupare il proprio tempo facendo — to spend one's time doing

4) to hold* [impiego, posizione]; to fill [ carica]

5) (dare lavoro) to employ

6) [ scioperanti] to occupy; mil. [truppe, esercito] to occupy, to take* possession of

7) (illegalmente) to stage a sit-in at [ università]; to squat [ casa]
2.
verbo pronominale occuparsi

1) (provvedere a)

- rsi di — to take* care of, to see* to [cena, biglietti]; to deal* with [ spese]

2) (dedicare attenzione, lavoro)

- rsi di — to address, to cope with [problema, questione]; to deal* with [lamentele, emergenze, richieste, caso, situazioni]; [dipartimento, ufficiale] to handle [immigrazione, inchieste]

l'argomento di cui ci occupiamo oggi — the matter which we are dealing with today

non ho ancora avuto il tempo di occuparmene — I haven't got around to it yet

di cosa ti occupi? — what do you do?

3) (prendersi cura)

- rsi di — to look after, to take* care of, to see* to [bambino, animale]; to deal* with [paziente, clientela]; to take* care of [giardino, casa]

4) (essere incaricato di)

- rsi di — to be* in charge of [finanziamento, amministrazione]; to look after, to work with [ handicappati]; to mind [ negozio]; to be* involved in [affari, progetto]

- rsi di politica — to be in politics

5)

occupati degli affari tuoi — mind your own business

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occupare

/okku'pare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 [ persona] to occupy [posto, cella]; to live in, to reside in [ casa]; occupare il sesto posto della classifica to be sixth in the ranking; il monumento occupa il centro della piazza the monument stands in the centre of the square

2 to take* up [spazio, volume]; il nuovo tavolo occupa tutta la stanza the new table fills up the whole room; occupare il posto di due persone to take up as much room as two people

3 (impegnare) to occupy [persona, mente]; to fill (up) [ tempo]; i miei studi mi occupano molto my studies keep me very busy, my studies take up a lot of my time; occupare il proprio tempo facendo to spend one's time doing

4 to hold* [impiego, posizione]; to fill [ carica]

5 (dare lavoro) to employ

6 [ scioperanti] to occupy; mil. [truppe, esercito] to occupy, to take* possession of

7 (illegalmente) to stage a sit-in at [ università]; to squat [ casa]

II occuparsi verbo pronominale

1 (provvedere a) - rsi di to take* care of, to see* to [cena, biglietti]; to deal* with [ spese]

2 (dedicare attenzione, lavoro) - rsi di to address, to cope with [problema, questione]; to deal* with [lamentele, emergenze, richieste, caso, situazioni]; [dipartimento, ufficiale] to handle [immigrazione, inchieste]; l'argomento di cui ci occupiamo oggi the matter which we are dealing with today; non ho ancora avuto il tempo di occuparmene I haven't got around to it yet; di cosa ti occupi? what do you do?

3 (prendersi cura) - rsi di to look after, to take* care of, to see* to [bambino, animale]; to deal* with [paziente, clientela]; to take* care of [giardino, casa]

4 (essere incaricato di) - rsi di to be* in charge of [finanziamento, amministrazione]; to look after, to work with [ handicappati]; to mind [ negozio]; to be* involved in [affari, progetto]; - rsi di politica to be in politics

5 occupati degli affari tuoi mind your own business.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > occupare
7 enchufado

adj.

plugged-in, plugged.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: enchufar.

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enchufado

► participio pasado

1→ link=enchufar enchufar

► adjetivo

1 familiar well-connected, with friends in the right places

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 familiar (gen) person with friends in the right places, US wirepuller; (en la escuela) teacher's pet

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enchufado, -a *
1.

SM / F [en escuela] teacher's pet; [en trabajo] well-connected person, person with pull

2.

ADJ

estar enchufado — to have connections

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I
- da adjetivo (fam)

está enchufado — he knows all the right people

estar enchufado con... — to be well in with... (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino (fam)

los enchufados — those who have jobs because they have friends in the right places

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I
- da adjetivo (fam)

está enchufado — he knows all the right people

estar enchufado con... — to be well in with... (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino (fam)

los enchufados — those who have jobs because they have friends in the right places

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enchufado¹ -da

adjective

( fam):

está enchufado he knows all the right people, he has friends in high places

está muy enchufado con la profesora he's really well in with the teacher ( colloq)

enchufado² -da

masculine, feminine

( fam):

los ascensos los obtienen los enchufados the promotions go to those who can pull a few strings o who have friends in the right places

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Del verbo enchufar: ( conjugate enchufar)

enchufado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
enchufado
enchufar
enchufado
◊ -da adjetivo (fam): está enchufado he knows all the right people;

estar enchufado con … to be well in with … (colloq)
enchufar ( conjugate enchufar) verbo transitivo
1 (fam) ‹radio/televisión› to plug in
2 (fam) ‹ persona›:
◊ me enchufó en la empresa he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)

enchufado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un electrodoméstico) plugged in
2 fam (recomendado) estar enchufado, to have good connections
II m,f fam (ojo derecho, preferido) pet
enchufar verbo transitivo
1 Elec (a la red) to plug in
(poner en marcha) to turn on: enchufa el ventilador, turn the fan on
2 (dirigir un chorro de luz) to shine
(de agua) me enchufó con la manguera, he turned the hose on me
3 fam (favorecer) to pull strings for: la enchufó en la fábrica, he pulled strings to get her a job in the factory
' enchufado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enchufada

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enchufado, -a Fam

♦ adj

1.
estar enchufado [en un puesto] = to have got one's job through connections;

está enchufado, la profesora siempre le pone buenas notas he's well in with the teacher, she always gives him good marks

2. RP Fam [ocupado]
ahora está muy enchufado con la lingüística he's really into linguistics now;

se acaba de comprar una filmadora y está enchufado he's just bought himself a cine camera and he's like a kid with a new toy

♦ nm,f

= person who has got where they are through connections;

el puesto se lo darán a algún enchufado they'll give the job to someone with the right connections;

es el enchufado del director he got the job because he knows the manager

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enchufado

m

:

es un enchufado fam he has connections, he has friends in high places

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enchufado n

ser un enchufado (en el colegio) to be teacher's pet (en el trabajo) to be well in

Spanish-English dictionary > enchufado
8 Platz

m; -es, Plätze

1. (Raum) room, space; wir haben viel / wenig Platz we have plenty of / not much space; wir haben ( keinen) Platz für... we have (no) room ( oder space) for...; Platz machen make room ( für for); (vorbeilassen) make way (for); den Platz räumen fig. make way ( für for); Platz da! move along, please!; Platz sparen save space; Platz sparend space-saving; es ist kein Platz mehr there’s no room left; es ist noch viel Platz there’s plenty of room (left); dafür finden wir noch Platz we’ll fit ( oder squeeze) that in somehow; der Wagen bietet fünf Personen Platz the car has room for five ( oder seats five); der Saal bietet 300 Personen Platz the hall seats ( oder holds) 300; das Stadion hat Platz für 30.000 the stadium holds 30,000; wie viel Platz ist auf der Festplatte? how much space is there on the hard disk?; das hat in seinem Leben keinen Platz there’s no room for that in his life

2. (Sitzplatz, auch FLUG. etc.) seat, place; nummerierte Plätze numbered seats; Plätze reservieren lassen reserve ( oder book) seats; Platz nehmen sit down; nehmen Sie doch Platz! have a seat, (do) sit down; bitte behalten Sie Platz please don’t get up; Platz! zum Hund: down!; (Sitz!) sit!; jemandem seinen Platz anbieten offer s.o. one’s seat, give up one’s seat for s.o.; ist dieser Platz ( noch) frei? is this seat taken?; dieser Platz ist besetzt this seat is taken; dort hinten sind noch Plätze frei there are still some seats at the back; bis auf den letzten Platz gefüllt filled to capacity; er hat seinen festen Platz he has his usual seat; he always likes to sit in the same place; es gibt keine festen Plätze the seats are not numbered

3. (Stelle, Standort) place; für Picknick, Urlaub etc.: auch spot; der Schlüssel hängt nicht an seinem Platz the key isn’t where it should be; die Ordner sind alle an ihrem Platz the files are all in their proper place; SPORT: auf die Plätze, fertig, los! on your mark(s), get set, go!; Brit. auch ready, steady, go!; er wich nicht vom Platz he didn’t budge ( oder move from the spot); dein Platz ist bei deiner Firma your place is with your company, your company is where you belong; ein Platz an der Sonne auch fig. a place in the sun; fehl am Platz(e) sein be out of place; beruflich etc.: auch be a square peg in a round hole; Bemerkung, Reaktion etc.: be uncalled for; hier ist Vorsicht am Platz we’ve got to be careful here, this calls for great care

4. (Lücke) space; hier ist noch ein Platz ( frei) für den Koffer here’s a (an empty) space for the case; nach der Überschrift etwas Platz lassen leave some space after the heading

5. (Ort, Stadt) place; das beste Restaurant am Platze the best restaurant in the place ( oder in [the] town)

6. (Lage, auch Bau-, Zeltplatz etc.) site

7. (freier Platz) open space; (öffentlicher Platz) square; runder Platz, in Namen: Circus

8. (Sportfeld) field, pitch; Tennis: court; Golf: course; der beste Mann auf dem Platz the best player on the field; vom Platz stellen send off; auf eigenem / gegnerischem Platz spielen play at home / away (from home); vom Platz fegen fig. play into the ground

9. (Studienplatz) place (to study); hast du schon einen Platz gefunden? have you been accepted anywhere?, have you got a place?

10. (Stellung, Rang) position; SPORT place; den ersten Platz belegen take first place, come first; auf Platz drei in third place; jemanden auf den zweiten Platz verweisen beat s.o. into second place; seine Gegner auf die Plätze verweisen leave one’s opponents trailing; Platz und Sieg Pferdewette: each way bet

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der Platz

(Freiraum) space; room;

(Lage) site;

(Sitzplatz) seat;

(Sportplatz) field;

(Stelle) location; place; spot;

(Tennisplatz) court;

(öffentlicher Platz) square; public square

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Plạtz [plats]
m -es, -e
['plɛtsə]
1) (= freier Raum) room, space

Platz für jdn/etw schaffen — to make room for sb/sth

Platz für etw finden — to find room or space for sth

in dem Zelt finden or haben zwei Personen Platz — there is room for two people in the tent

es wird Platz finden — there'll be room or space for it

Platz greifen — to spread, to gain ground

Platz einnehmen or brauchen — to take up or occupy room or space

Platz für etw ( frei) lassen — to leave room or space for sth

das Buch hat keinen Platz mehr im Regal — there's no more room or space on the bookshelf for that book

mehr als 10 Leute haben hier nicht Platz — there's not room or space for more than 10 people here

jdm den (ganzen) Platz wegnehmen — to take up all the room

jdm Platz machen — to make room for sb

für etw Platz machen or schaffen — to make room for sth

Platz machen — to get out of the way (inf)

mach mal ein bisschen Platz — make a bit of room

Platz für jdn/etw bieten — to hold sb/sth, to have room for sb/sth

Platz da! (inf) — (get) out of the way there! (inf), gangway! (inf)

2) (= Sitzplatz) seat

Platz nehmen — to take a seat

bitte Platz nehmen zum Mittagessen — please take your seats for lunch

behalten Sie doch bitte Platz! (form) — please remain seated (form)

ist hier noch ein Platz frei? — is there a free seat here?

dieser Platz ist belegt or besetzt — this seat's taken, this is somebody's seat

sich von seinem Platz erheben (geh) — to rise (form)

der Saal hat 2.000 Plätze — the hall seats 2,000, the hall has seating for 2,000 or has 2,000 seats

mit jdm den Platz tauschen or wechseln — to change places with sb

erster/zweiter Platz — front/rear stalls

Platz! (zum Hund) — (lie) down!

3) (= Stelle, Standort, Rang) place

das Buch steht nicht an seinem Platz — the book isn't in (its) place

etw ( wieder) an seinen Platz stellen — to put sth (back) in (its) place

fehl or nicht am Platz(e) sein — to be out of place

am Platz(e) sein — to be appropriate

auf die Plätze, fertig, los! (beim Sport) — on your marks, get set, go!, ready, steady, go! (Brit), ready, set, go! (esp US)

er wich nicht vom Platz(e) — he wouldn't yield (an inch)

seinen Platz behaupten — to stand one's ground, to hold one's own

Extremismus hat keinen Platz in der Politik — there is no place for extremism in politics

alles hat seinen festen Platz — everything has its proper place

die Literatur hat einen festen Platz in ihrem Leben — literature is very much a part of her life

ihr Platz ist an der Seite ihres Mannes — her (proper) place is at her husband's side

den ersten Platz einnehmen (fig) — to take first place, to come first

auf Platz zwei — in second place

jdn auf Platz drei/den zweiten Platz verweisen — to beat sb into third/second place

jdn auf die Plätze verweisen (fig) — to beat sb

auf Platz wetten — to make a place bet

ein Platz an der Sonne (lit, fig) — a place in the sun

See:

→ fehl

4) (= Arbeitsplatz, Studienplatz, Heimplatz etc) place; (= unbesetzter Arbeitsplatz) vacancy

im Kindergarten sind noch ein paar Plätze frei — there are still a few vacancies or places left in the kindergarten

5) (= umbaute Fläche) square

auf dem Platz — in or on the square

ein freier Platz vor der Kirche — an open space in front of the church

6) (= Sportplatz) playing field; (FTBL, HOCKEY) pitch, field; (= Handballplatz, Tennisplatz) court; (= Golfplatz) (golf) course, (golf) links pl

einen Spieler vom Platz stellen or verweisen — to send a player off (Brit), to eject a player (US)

auf gegnerischem Platz — away

auf eigenem Platz — at home

7) (= Ort) town, place; (= Handelsplatz) centre (Brit), center (US)

das erste Hotel or Haus am Platz(e) — the best hotel in town or in the place

8) (= Lagerplatz) (store or storage) yard

9) (= Bauplatz) site

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1) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) accommodation

2) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) court

3) (a suitable place in life: He found his niche in engineering.) niche

4) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) place

5) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) place

6) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) place

7) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) place

8) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) place

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) place

10) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) place

11) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) room

12) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) seat

13) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) site

14) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) square

15) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) stand

16) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) station

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Platz

<-es, Plätze>

[plats, pl ˈplɛtsə]

m

1. ARCHIT (umgrenzte Fläche: mit Anlagen) square; (öffentlich) public place; (rund) circus

auf dem \Platz steht ein Denkmal there a statue on the square

der Rote \Platz the Red Square

2. (Sitzplatz) seat

hältst du mir einen \Platz frei? can you keep a seat for me?

ist dieser \Platz frei? is this seat taken?

behalten Sie doch [bitte] \Platz! (form) please remain seated! form

\Platz! Hund sit!

jdm einen \Platz anweisen to show sb to his/her seat

ein guter/teurer \Platz a good/expensive seat

bis auf den letzten \Platz gefüllt sein to be packed to capacity

\Platz nehmen (geh) to take a seat

3. kein pl (freier Raum) space, room

im Koffer ist noch \Platz the suitcase is not quite full yet

hier ist kein \Platz mehr für neue Bücher there is no room left for new books

\Platz da! (fam) out of the way!, make way there!

\Platz für jdn/etw bieten to have room for sb/sth

\Platz brauchen to need room [or space]

in etw dat keinen \Platz haben to have no place for sth

in ihrer Planung hatten Rücklagen keinen \Platz their planning made no allowances for reserves

[jdm/etw] \Platz machen, \Platz [für jdn/etw] schaffen to make room [or way] [for sb/sth]

\Platz sparend space-saving attr

\Platz sparend sein to save space, to be compact

4. (Standort) place

wir haben noch keinen Platz für die Lampe gefunden we have not found the right place for the lamp yet

am \Platz in town [or fam in the place]

das beste Hotel am \Platz the best hotel in town

fehl am \Platze sein to be out of place

ich komme mir hier völlig fehl am \Platze vor I feel totally out of place here

Mitleid ist hier völlig fehl am \Platze this is not the place for sympathy

irgendwo einen festen \Platz haben to have a proper place somewhere

ein stiller/windgeschützter \Platz a quiet/sheltered place

5. SPORT (Rang) place; (Sportplatz) playing field

die Mannschaft liegt jetzt auf \Platz drei the team is now in third place

auf die Plätze, fertig, los! on your marks, get set, go!

seinen \Platz behaupten to maintain [or hold] one's place

den zweiten \Platz belegen to come in second

auf gegnerischem \Platz spielen to play away

jdn vom \Platz stellen to send sb off

jdn auf die Plätze verweisen to beat sb

6. (Möglichkeit, an etw teilzunehmen) Kindergarten, Kurs, Krankenhaus, Reise place

in der Schule sind noch Plätze frei there are still places left in the school

7. INFORM (Einbauplatz)

freier \Platz empty slot

8.

▶ ein \Platz an der Sonne a place in the sun

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der; Platzes, Plätze

1) (freie Fläche) space; area; (BauPlatz, Ausstellungsgelände usw.) site; (umbaute Fläche) square

2) (ParkPlatz) car park; [parking] lot (Amer.)

3) (SportPlatz) (ganze Anlage) ground; (Spielfeld) field; (TennisPlatz, VolleyballPlatz usw.) court; (GolfPlatz) course

einen Spieler vom Platz stellen/tragen — send/carry a player off [the field]

4) (Stelle) place; spot; (Position) location; position; (wo jemand, etwas hingehört) place

auf die Plätze, fertig, los! — on your marks, get set, go!

nicht od. fehl am Platz[e] sein — (fig.) be out of place; be inappropriate

am Platz[e] sein — (fig.) be appropriate; be called for

5) (SitzPlatz) seat; (am Tisch, StehPlatz usw.; fig.): (im Kurs, Krankenhaus, Kindergarten usw.) place

Platz nehmen — sit down

nehmen Sie Platz! — take a seat

Platz behalten — (geh.) remain seated

6) (bes. Sport): (Platzierung) place

den dritten Platz belegen — come third

7) (Ort) place; locality

am Platz — in the town/village

das größte Hotel am Platz — the largest hotel in the place

8) o. Pl. (Raum) space; room

er/es hat [noch] Platz/keinen Platz — there is enough space or room [left] for him/it/no room for him/it

der Saal bietet Platz od. hat Platz für 3 000 Personen — the hall takes or holds 3,000 people

im Viktoriasee hätte ganz Irland Platz — the whole of Ireland could fit into Lake Victoria

[jemandem/einer Sache] Platz machen — make room [for somebody/something]

Platz da! — make way!; out of the way!

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Platz m; -es, Plätze

1. (Raum) room, space;

wir haben viel/wenig Platz we have plenty of/not much space;

wir haben (keinen) Platz für … we have (no) room ( oder space) for …;

Platz machen make room (

für for); (vorbeilassen) make way (for);

den Platz räumen fig make way (

für for);

Platz da! move along, please!;

Platz sparen save space;

Platz sparend space-saving;

es ist kein Platz mehr there’s no room left;

es ist noch viel Platz there’s plenty of room (left);

dafür finden wir noch Platz we’ll fit ( oder squeeze) that in somehow;

der Wagen bietet fünf Personen Platz the car has room for five ( oder seats five);

der Saal bietet 300 Personen Platz the hall seats ( oder holds) 300;

das Stadion hat Platz für 30.000 the stadium holds 30,000;

wie viel Platz ist auf der Festplatte? how much space is there on the hard disk?;

das hat in seinem Leben keinen Platz there’s no room for that in his life

2. (Sitzplatz, auch FLUG etc) seat, place;

nummerierte Plätze numbered seats;

Plätze reservieren lassen reserve ( oder book) seats;

Platz nehmen sit down;

nehmen Sie doch Platz! have a seat, (do) sit down;

bitte behalten Sie Platz please don’t get up;

Platz! zum Hund: down!; (Sitz!) sit!;

jemandem seinen Platz anbieten offer sb one’s seat, give up one’s seat for sb;

ist dieser Platz (noch) frei? is this seat taken?;

dieser Platz ist besetzt this seat is taken;

dort hinten sind noch Plätze frei there are still some seats at the back;

bis auf den letzten Platz gefüllt filled to capacity;

er hat seinen festen Platz he has his usual seat; he always likes to sit in the same place;

es gibt keine festen Plätze the seats are not numbered

3. (Stelle, Standort) place; für Picknick, Urlaub etc: auch spot;

der Schlüssel hängt nicht an seinem Platz the key isn’t where it should be;

die Ordner sind alle an ihrem Platz the files are all in their proper place; SPORT:

auf die Plätze, fertig, los! on your mark(s), get set, go!; Br auch ready, steady, go!;

er wich nicht vom Platz he didn’t budge ( oder move from the spot);

dein Platz ist bei deiner Firma your place is with your company, your company is where you belong;

ein Platz an der Sonne auch fig a place in the sun;

fehl am Platz(e) sein be out of place; beruflich etc: auch be a square peg in a round hole; Bemerkung, Reaktion etc: be uncalled for;

hier ist Vorsicht am Platz we’ve got to be careful here, this calls for great care

4. (Lücke) space;

hier ist noch ein Platz (frei) für den Koffer here’s a (an empty) space for the case;

nach der Überschrift etwas Platz lassen leave some space after the heading

5. (Ort, Stadt) place;

das beste Restaurant am Platze the best restaurant in the place ( oder in [the] town)

6. (Lage, auch Bau-, Zeltplatz etc) site

7. (freier Platz) open space; (öffentlicher Platz) square; runder Platz, in Namen: Circus

8. (Sportfeld) field, pitch; Tennis: court; Golf: course;

der beste Mann auf dem Platz the best player on the field;

vom Platz stellen send off;

auf eigenem/gegnerischem Platz spielen play at home/away (from home);

vom Platz fegen fig play into the ground

9. (Studienplatz) place (to study);

hast du schon einen Platz gefunden? have you been accepted anywhere?, have you got a place?

10. (Stellung, Rang) position; SPORT place;

den ersten Platz belegen take first place, come first;

auf Platz drei in third place;

jemanden auf den zweiten Platz verweisen beat sb into second place;

seine Gegner auf die Plätze verweisen leave one’s opponents trailing;

Platz und Sieg Pferdewette: each way bet

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der; Platzes, Plätze

1) (freie Fläche) space; area; (BauPlatz, Ausstellungsgelände usw.) site; (umbaute Fläche) square

2) (ParkPlatz) car park; [parking] lot (Amer.)

3) (SportPlatz) (ganze Anlage) ground; (Spielfeld) field; (TennisPlatz, VolleyballPlatz usw.) court; (GolfPlatz) course

einen Spieler vom Platz stellen/tragen — send/carry a player off [the field]

4) (Stelle) place; spot; (Position) location; position; (wo jemand, etwas hingehört) place

auf die Plätze, fertig, los! — on your marks, get set, go!

nicht od. fehl am Platz[e] sein — (fig.) be out of place; be inappropriate

am Platz[e] sein — (fig.) be appropriate; be called for

5) (SitzPlatz) seat; (am Tisch, StehPlatz usw.; fig.): (im Kurs, Krankenhaus, Kindergarten usw.) place

Platz nehmen — sit down

nehmen Sie Platz! — take a seat

Platz behalten — (geh.) remain seated

6) (bes. Sport): (Platzierung) place

den dritten Platz belegen — come third

7) (Ort) place; locality

am Platz — in the town/village

das größte Hotel am Platz — the largest hotel in the place

8) o. Pl. (Raum) space; room

er/es hat [noch] Platz/keinen Platz — there is enough space or room [left] for him/it/no room for him/it

der Saal bietet Platz od. hat Platz für 3 000 Personen — the hall takes or holds 3,000 people

im Viktoriasee hätte ganz Irland Platz — the whole of Ireland could fit into Lake Victoria

[jemandem/einer Sache] Platz machen — make room [for somebody/something]

Platz da! — make way!; out of the way!

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¨-e m.

room n.

seat n.

space n.

square (in a town) n. (Lage) wechseln ausdr.

to shift v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Platz
9 platz

m; -es, Plätze

1. (Raum) room, space; wir haben viel / wenig Platz we have plenty of / not much space; wir haben ( keinen) Platz für... we have (no) room ( oder space) for...; Platz machen make room ( für for); (vorbeilassen) make way (for); den Platz räumen fig. make way ( für for); Platz da! move along, please!; Platz sparen save space; Platz sparend space-saving; es ist kein Platz mehr there’s no room left; es ist noch viel Platz there’s plenty of room (left); dafür finden wir noch Platz we’ll fit ( oder squeeze) that in somehow; der Wagen bietet fünf Personen Platz the car has room for five ( oder seats five); der Saal bietet 300 Personen Platz the hall seats ( oder holds) 300; das Stadion hat Platz für 30.000 the stadium holds 30,000; wie viel Platz ist auf der Festplatte? how much space is there on the hard disk?; das hat in seinem Leben keinen Platz there’s no room for that in his life

2. (Sitzplatz, auch FLUG. etc.) seat, place; nummerierte Plätze numbered seats; Plätze reservieren lassen reserve ( oder book) seats; Platz nehmen sit down; nehmen Sie doch Platz! have a seat, (do) sit down; bitte behalten Sie Platz please don’t get up; Platz! zum Hund: down!; (Sitz!) sit!; jemandem seinen Platz anbieten offer s.o. one’s seat, give up one’s seat for s.o.; ist dieser Platz ( noch) frei? is this seat taken?; dieser Platz ist besetzt this seat is taken; dort hinten sind noch Plätze frei there are still some seats at the back; bis auf den letzten Platz gefüllt filled to capacity; er hat seinen festen Platz he has his usual seat; he always likes to sit in the same place; es gibt keine festen Plätze the seats are not numbered

3. (Stelle, Standort) place; für Picknick, Urlaub etc.: auch spot; der Schlüssel hängt nicht an seinem Platz the key isn’t where it should be; die Ordner sind alle an ihrem Platz the files are all in their proper place; SPORT: auf die Plätze, fertig, los! on your mark(s), get set, go!; Brit. auch ready, steady, go!; er wich nicht vom Platz he didn’t budge ( oder move from the spot); dein Platz ist bei deiner Firma your place is with your company, your company is where you belong; ein Platz an der Sonne auch fig. a place in the sun; fehl am Platz(e) sein be out of place; beruflich etc.: auch be a square peg in a round hole; Bemerkung, Reaktion etc.: be uncalled for; hier ist Vorsicht am Platz we’ve got to be careful here, this calls for great care

4. (Lücke) space; hier ist noch ein Platz ( frei) für den Koffer here’s a (an empty) space for the case; nach der Überschrift etwas Platz lassen leave some space after the heading

5. (Ort, Stadt) place; das beste Restaurant am Platze the best restaurant in the place ( oder in [the] town)

6. (Lage, auch Bau-, Zeltplatz etc.) site

7. (freier Platz) open space; (öffentlicher Platz) square; runder Platz, in Namen: Circus

8. (Sportfeld) field, pitch; Tennis: court; Golf: course; der beste Mann auf dem Platz the best player on the field; vom Platz stellen send off; auf eigenem / gegnerischem Platz spielen play at home / away (from home); vom Platz fegen fig. play into the ground

9. (Studienplatz) place (to study); hast du schon einen Platz gefunden? have you been accepted anywhere?, have you got a place?

10. (Stellung, Rang) position; SPORT place; den ersten Platz belegen take first place, come first; auf Platz drei in third place; jemanden auf den zweiten Platz verweisen beat s.o. into second place; seine Gegner auf die Plätze verweisen leave one’s opponents trailing; Platz und Sieg Pferdewette: each way bet

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der Platz

(Freiraum) space; room;

(Lage) site;

(Sitzplatz) seat;

(Sportplatz) field;

(Stelle) location; place; spot;

(Tennisplatz) court;

(öffentlicher Platz) square; public square

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Plạtz [plats]
m -es, -e
['plɛtsə]
1) (= freier Raum) room, space

Platz für jdn/etw schaffen — to make room for sb/sth

Platz für etw finden — to find room or space for sth

in dem Zelt finden or haben zwei Personen Platz — there is room for two people in the tent

es wird Platz finden — there'll be room or space for it

Platz greifen — to spread, to gain ground

Platz einnehmen or brauchen — to take up or occupy room or space

Platz für etw ( frei) lassen — to leave room or space for sth

das Buch hat keinen Platz mehr im Regal — there's no more room or space on the bookshelf for that book

mehr als 10 Leute haben hier nicht Platz — there's not room or space for more than 10 people here

jdm den (ganzen) Platz wegnehmen — to take up all the room

jdm Platz machen — to make room for sb

für etw Platz machen or schaffen — to make room for sth

Platz machen — to get out of the way (inf)

mach mal ein bisschen Platz — make a bit of room

Platz für jdn/etw bieten — to hold sb/sth, to have room for sb/sth

Platz da! (inf) — (get) out of the way there! (inf), gangway! (inf)

2) (= Sitzplatz) seat

Platz nehmen — to take a seat

bitte Platz nehmen zum Mittagessen — please take your seats for lunch

behalten Sie doch bitte Platz! (form) — please remain seated (form)

ist hier noch ein Platz frei? — is there a free seat here?

dieser Platz ist belegt or besetzt — this seat's taken, this is somebody's seat

sich von seinem Platz erheben (geh) — to rise (form)

der Saal hat 2.000 Plätze — the hall seats 2,000, the hall has seating for 2,000 or has 2,000 seats

mit jdm den Platz tauschen or wechseln — to change places with sb

erster/zweiter Platz — front/rear stalls

Platz! (zum Hund) — (lie) down!

3) (= Stelle, Standort, Rang) place

das Buch steht nicht an seinem Platz — the book isn't in (its) place

etw ( wieder) an seinen Platz stellen — to put sth (back) in (its) place

fehl or nicht am Platz(e) sein — to be out of place

am Platz(e) sein — to be appropriate

auf die Plätze, fertig, los! (beim Sport) — on your marks, get set, go!, ready, steady, go! (Brit), ready, set, go! (esp US)

er wich nicht vom Platz(e) — he wouldn't yield (an inch)

seinen Platz behaupten — to stand one's ground, to hold one's own

Extremismus hat keinen Platz in der Politik — there is no place for extremism in politics

alles hat seinen festen Platz — everything has its proper place

die Literatur hat einen festen Platz in ihrem Leben — literature is very much a part of her life

ihr Platz ist an der Seite ihres Mannes — her (proper) place is at her husband's side

den ersten Platz einnehmen (fig) — to take first place, to come first

auf Platz zwei — in second place

jdn auf Platz drei/den zweiten Platz verweisen — to beat sb into third/second place

jdn auf die Plätze verweisen (fig) — to beat sb

auf Platz wetten — to make a place bet

ein Platz an der Sonne (lit, fig) — a place in the sun

See:

→ fehl

4) (= Arbeitsplatz, Studienplatz, Heimplatz etc) place; (= unbesetzter Arbeitsplatz) vacancy

im Kindergarten sind noch ein paar Plätze frei — there are still a few vacancies or places left in the kindergarten

5) (= umbaute Fläche) square

auf dem Platz — in or on the square

ein freier Platz vor der Kirche — an open space in front of the church

6) (= Sportplatz) playing field; (FTBL, HOCKEY) pitch, field; (= Handballplatz, Tennisplatz) court; (= Golfplatz) (golf) course, (golf) links pl

einen Spieler vom Platz stellen or verweisen — to send a player off (Brit), to eject a player (US)

auf gegnerischem Platz — away

auf eigenem Platz — at home

7) (= Ort) town, place; (= Handelsplatz) centre (Brit), center (US)

das erste Hotel or Haus am Platz(e) — the best hotel in town or in the place

8) (= Lagerplatz) (store or storage) yard

9) (= Bauplatz) site

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1) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) accommodation

2) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) court

3) (a suitable place in life: He found his niche in engineering.) niche

4) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) place

5) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) place

6) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) place

7) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) place

8) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) place

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) place

10) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) place

11) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) room

12) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) seat

13) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) site

14) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) square

15) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) stand

16) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) station

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Platz

<-es, Plätze>

[plats, pl ˈplɛtsə]

m

1. ARCHIT (umgrenzte Fläche: mit Anlagen) square; (öffentlich) public place; (rund) circus

auf dem \Platz steht ein Denkmal there a statue on the square

der Rote \Platz the Red Square

2. (Sitzplatz) seat

hältst du mir einen \Platz frei? can you keep a seat for me?

ist dieser \Platz frei? is this seat taken?

behalten Sie doch [bitte] \Platz! (form) please remain seated! form

\Platz! Hund sit!

jdm einen \Platz anweisen to show sb to his/her seat

ein guter/teurer \Platz a good/expensive seat

bis auf den letzten \Platz gefüllt sein to be packed to capacity

\Platz nehmen (geh) to take a seat

3. kein pl (freier Raum) space, room

im Koffer ist noch \Platz the suitcase is not quite full yet

hier ist kein \Platz mehr für neue Bücher there is no room left for new books

\Platz da! (fam) out of the way!, make way there!

\Platz für jdn/etw bieten to have room for sb/sth

\Platz brauchen to need room [or space]

in etw dat keinen \Platz haben to have no place for sth

in ihrer Planung hatten Rücklagen keinen \Platz their planning made no allowances for reserves

[jdm/etw] \Platz machen, \Platz [für jdn/etw] schaffen to make room [or way] [for sb/sth]

\Platz sparend space-saving attr

\Platz sparend sein to save space, to be compact

4. (Standort) place

wir haben noch keinen Platz für die Lampe gefunden we have not found the right place for the lamp yet

am \Platz in town [or fam in the place]

das beste Hotel am \Platz the best hotel in town

fehl am \Platze sein to be out of place

ich komme mir hier völlig fehl am \Platze vor I feel totally out of place here

Mitleid ist hier völlig fehl am \Platze this is not the place for sympathy

irgendwo einen festen \Platz haben to have a proper place somewhere

ein stiller/windgeschützter \Platz a quiet/sheltered place

5. SPORT (Rang) place; (Sportplatz) playing field

die Mannschaft liegt jetzt auf \Platz drei the team is now in third place

auf die Plätze, fertig, los! on your marks, get set, go!

seinen \Platz behaupten to maintain [or hold] one's place

den zweiten \Platz belegen to come in second

auf gegnerischem \Platz spielen to play away

jdn vom \Platz stellen to send sb off

jdn auf die Plätze verweisen to beat sb

6. (Möglichkeit, an etw teilzunehmen) Kindergarten, Kurs, Krankenhaus, Reise place

in der Schule sind noch Plätze frei there are still places left in the school

7. INFORM (Einbauplatz)

freier \Platz empty slot

8.

▶ ein \Platz an der Sonne a place in the sun

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der; Platzes, Plätze

1) (freie Fläche) space; area; (BauPlatz, Ausstellungsgelände usw.) site; (umbaute Fläche) square

2) (ParkPlatz) car park; [parking] lot (Amer.)

3) (SportPlatz) (ganze Anlage) ground; (Spielfeld) field; (TennisPlatz, VolleyballPlatz usw.) court; (GolfPlatz) course

einen Spieler vom Platz stellen/tragen — send/carry a player off [the field]

4) (Stelle) place; spot; (Position) location; position; (wo jemand, etwas hingehört) place

auf die Plätze, fertig, los! — on your marks, get set, go!

nicht od. fehl am Platz[e] sein — (fig.) be out of place; be inappropriate

am Platz[e] sein — (fig.) be appropriate; be called for

5) (SitzPlatz) seat; (am Tisch, StehPlatz usw.; fig.): (im Kurs, Krankenhaus, Kindergarten usw.) place

Platz nehmen — sit down

nehmen Sie Platz! — take a seat

Platz behalten — (geh.) remain seated

6) (bes. Sport): (Platzierung) place

den dritten Platz belegen — come third

7) (Ort) place; locality

am Platz — in the town/village

das größte Hotel am Platz — the largest hotel in the place

8) o. Pl. (Raum) space; room

er/es hat [noch] Platz/keinen Platz — there is enough space or room [left] for him/it/no room for him/it

der Saal bietet Platz od. hat Platz für 3 000 Personen — the hall takes or holds 3,000 people

im Viktoriasee hätte ganz Irland Platz — the whole of Ireland could fit into Lake Victoria

[jemandem/einer Sache] Platz machen — make room [for somebody/something]

Platz da! — make way!; out of the way!

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…platz m im subst

1. Namen:

Bahnhofsplatz station square;

Domplatz cathedral square;

Rathausplatz town hall square

2. SPORT etc:

Hockeyplatz hockey pitch (US field);

Reitplatz riding ground

3. (Unterbringung):

Heimplatz place in a home;

Kindergartenplatz kindergarten place

4. COMPUT:

Speicherplatz memory

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der; Platzes, Plätze

1) (freie Fläche) space; area; (BauPlatz, Ausstellungsgelände usw.) site; (umbaute Fläche) square

2) (ParkPlatz) car park; [parking] lot (Amer.)

3) (SportPlatz) (ganze Anlage) ground; (Spielfeld) field; (TennisPlatz, VolleyballPlatz usw.) court; (GolfPlatz) course

einen Spieler vom Platz stellen/tragen — send/carry a player off [the field]

4) (Stelle) place; spot; (Position) location; position; (wo jemand, etwas hingehört) place

auf die Plätze, fertig, los! — on your marks, get set, go!

nicht od. fehl am Platz[e] sein — (fig.) be out of place; be inappropriate

am Platz[e] sein — (fig.) be appropriate; be called for

5) (SitzPlatz) seat; (am Tisch, StehPlatz usw.; fig.): (im Kurs, Krankenhaus, Kindergarten usw.) place

Platz nehmen — sit down

nehmen Sie Platz! — take a seat

Platz behalten — (geh.) remain seated

6) (bes. Sport): (Platzierung) place

den dritten Platz belegen — come third

7) (Ort) place; locality

am Platz — in the town/village

das größte Hotel am Platz — the largest hotel in the place

8) o. Pl. (Raum) space; room

er/es hat [noch] Platz/keinen Platz — there is enough space or room [left] for him/it/no room for him/it

der Saal bietet Platz od. hat Platz für 3 000 Personen — the hall takes or holds 3,000 people

im Viktoriasee hätte ganz Irland Platz — the whole of Ireland could fit into Lake Victoria

[jemandem/einer Sache] Platz machen — make room [for somebody/something]

Platz da! — make way!; out of the way!

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¨-e m.

room n.

seat n.

space n.

square (in a town) n. (Lage) wechseln ausdr.

to shift v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > platz
10 site

noun

1) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) plads; -plads; sted

2) ((also Web site) a site on the Internet that gives information about a particular subject or person.) website; websted

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noun

1) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) plads; -plads; sted

2) ((also Web site) a site on the Internet that gives information about a particular subject or person.) website; websted

English-Danish dictionary > site
11 enchufe

m.

1 plug ( electricity and electronics) (macho).

2 connections (informal) (recomendación).

tener enchufe to have connections

obtener algo por enchufe to get something by pulling strings o through one's connections

3 socket, electric socket, jack, outlet.

4 contact, personal connection.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: enchufar.

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enchufe

► nombre masculino

1 ELECTRICIDAD (hembra) socket; (macho) plug

2 familiar figurado (trabajo) easy job; (influencias) contacts plural, friends plural in high places

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tener enchufe familiar to have contacts

enchufe bipolar two-pin plug

enchufe tripolar three-pin plug

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noun m.

1) plug, socket

2) contact, patronage

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SM

1) (Elec) (=macho) plug; (=hembra) socket; [en la pared] point, socket

enchufe múltiple — adaptor

2) (Téc) (=conexión) joint; (=manguito) sleeve, jacket (EEUU)

3) * (=puesto laboral) cushy job *

4) * (=influencia) useful contact

lo consiguió por enchufes — he pulled strings to do it

tener enchufes — to have connections

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masculino

1) (Elec) ( macho) plug; ( hembra) socket, power point (BrE); ( del teléfono) socket, point (BrE)

- enchufe múltiple

2) (Esp fam) ( influencia)

necesitas algún enchufe — you need to have connections

por enchufe — through connections, by pulling some strings

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= plug, socket, socket outlet, light socket.

Ex. No equipment, other than the machines, plugs and wire, is required.

Ex. One must also not forget the need for television aerials and the related sockets.

Ex. Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.

Ex. In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.

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* adaptador para enchufes = plug adapter.

* enchufe con clavijas redondas = round-prong plug.

* enchufe de la luz = light socket.

* enchufe de potencia = power socket.

* enchufe hembra = outlet, socket.

* enchufes, los = nepotism.

* recurrir a enchufes = pull + strings.

* usar enchufes = pull + strings.

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masculino

1) (Elec) ( macho) plug; ( hembra) socket, power point (BrE); ( del teléfono) socket, point (BrE)

- enchufe múltiple

2) (Esp fam) ( influencia)

necesitas algún enchufe — you need to have connections

por enchufe — through connections, by pulling some strings

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= plug, socket, socket outlet, light socket.

Ex: No equipment, other than the machines, plugs and wire, is required.

Ex: One must also not forget the need for television aerials and the related sockets.

Ex: Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.

Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.

* adaptador para enchufes = plug adapter.

* enchufe con clavijas redondas = round-prong plug.

* enchufe de la luz = light socket.

* enchufe de potencia = power socket.

* enchufe hembra = outlet, socket.

* enchufes, los = nepotism.

* recurrir a enchufes = pull + strings.

* usar enchufes = pull + strings.

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enchufe enchufe y enchufismo (↑ enchufe a1)

masculine

A

1 ( Elec) (macho) plug; (hembra) socket, power point

2 (del teléfono) socket, point

Compuestos:

● enchufe de pared

wall plug, wall socket

● enchufe múltiple

two-way adaptor

B ( fam)

(influencia): hace falta tener algún enchufe you need to have connections, you need to have friends in high places o in the right places

entró en la empresa por enchufe he got into the company by the back door o by pulling some strings

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Del verbo enchufar: ( conjugate enchufar)

enchufé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

enchufe es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
enchufar
enchufe
enchufar ( conjugate enchufar) verbo transitivo
1 (fam) ‹radio/televisión› to plug in
2 (fam) ‹ persona›:
◊ me enchufó en la empresa he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)

enchufe sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Elec) ( macho) plug;

( hembra) socket, power point (BrE)
b) ( del teléfono) socket, point (BrE)

2 (Esp fam) ( influencia):
◊ necesitas algún enchufe you need to have connections;

por enchufe by pulling some strings
enchufar verbo transitivo
1 Elec (a la red) to plug in
(poner en marcha) to turn on: enchufa el ventilador, turn the fan on
2 (dirigir un chorro de luz) to shine
(de agua) me enchufó con la manguera, he turned the hose on me
3 fam (favorecer) to pull strings for: la enchufó en la fábrica, he pulled strings to get her a job in the factory
enchufe sustantivo masculino
1 Elec (hembra) socket
(macho) plug
2 (persona) contact: consiguió el puesto porque tenía un buen enchufe, she got the job because she had a good contact
' enchufe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encajar
- hembra
- hueso
- macho
- trifásica
- trifásico
- clavija
English:
connected
- contact
- fit
- influence
- pull
- socket
- wall socket
- adapter
- jack
- plug
- point
- power

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enchufe nm

1. Elec [macho] plug;
[hembra] socket
Comp
enchufe de clavija jack plug
2. Fam [recomendación] connections;

tener enchufe to have connections;

obtener algo por enchufe to get sth by pulling strings o through one's connections

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enchufe

m

1 EL macho plug; hembra socket

2

:

tener enchufe fig fam have pull fam, have connections

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enchufe nm

1) : connection

2) : plug, socket

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enchufe n

1. (macho) plug

2. (hembra) socket

tener enchufe to have good contacts

Spanish-English dictionary > enchufe
12 rentrer

rentrer [ʀɑ̃tʀe]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► rentrer is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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1. <

   a. ( = entrer de nouveau) to go (or come) back in

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► rentrer se traduira par to come back in ou par to go back in suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.

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• rentrez tout de suite, les enfants ! come in at once children!

• il commence à faire froid, rentrons ! it's getting cold, let's go in!

• il est rentré dans la pièce he went back (or came back) into the room

• la navette est rentrée dans l'atmosphère the shuttle re-entered the atmosphere

• rentrer à sa base [avion] to go back to base

   b. (à la maison) to go (or come) back home ; ( = arriver chez soi) to get back home

• rentrer déjeuner to go home for lunch

• les enfants rentrent de l'école à 17 heures the children get back from school at 5 o'clock

• est-ce qu'il est rentré ? is he back?

• je l'ai rencontré en rentrant I met him on my way home

• il a dû rentrer de voyage d'urgence he had to come back from his trip in a hurry

• rentrer à Paris to come (or go) back to Paris

• rentrer de Paris to come back from Paris

• je rentre en voiture I'm driving back

   c. ( = entrer) (inf) to go in

• il pleuvait, nous sommes rentrés dans un café it was raining so we went into a café

• rentrer dans la police to go into the police

• rentrer dans la fonction publique to join the civil service

• son père l'a fait rentrer dans l'usine his father helped him to get a job in the factory

• elle rentre à l'université l'année prochaine she's starting university next year

• faire rentrer qch dans la tête de qn to get sth into sb's head

   d. ( = reprendre ses activités) [élèves] to go back to school ; [parlement] to reassemble ; [députés] to return

• les enfants rentrent en classe lundi the children go back to school on Monday

   e. ( = tenir) to go in

• cette clé ne rentre pas dans la serrure this key won't go in the lock

• je ne rentre plus dans cette jupe I can't get into this skirt any more

• tout cela ne rentrera pas dans ta valise that won't all go into your suitcase

   f. ( = heurter) rentrer dans to crash into

• il voulait lui rentrer dedans or dans le chou (inf: inf) he was so furious he felt like smashing his head in (inf)

• il lui est rentré dans le lard (inf!) he beat him up (inf)

   g. ( = être une composante) rentrer dans to be part of

• cela ne rentre pas dans ses attributions that is not part of his duties

• rentrer dans une catégorie to fall into a category

   h. [argent] to come in

• l'argent ne rentre pas en ce moment the money isn't coming in at the moment

• faire rentrer les impôts to collect the taxes

   i. [connaissances] (inf) l'anglais, ça commence à rentrer I'm (or he is etc) beginning to get the hang of English

• les maths, ça ne rentre pas I (or he etc) can't get the hang of maths (inf)

   j. (locutions) rentrer dans son argent to recover one's money

• rentrer dans ses frais to recover one's expenses

• rentrer dans ses fonds to recoup one's costs

• tout est rentré dans l'ordre everything is back to normal again

• rentrer dans le rang to come back into line

2. <

   a. to get in

• rentrer la récolte avant les premières pluies to get the harvest in before the rainy weather

• c'est l'heure de rentrer les bêtes it's time to get the animals in

• rentrer sa voiture (au garage) to put the car away (in the garage)

• ne laisse pas ton vélo sous la pluie, rentre-le don't leave your bicycle out in the rain, put it away

• rentrer des marchandises en fraude to smuggle goods in

   b. ( = faire disparaître) [+ train d'atterrissage] to raise ; [+ griffes] to draw in

• rentrer sa chemise (dans son pantalon) to tuck one's shirt in (one's trousers)

• rentrer le or son ventre to pull one's stomach in

   c. [+ données] to enter

3. <

► se rentrer

• ils se sont rentrés dedans ( = heurtés) they crashed into each other ; ( = battus) (inf) they laid into each other

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ʀɑ̃tʀe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( mettre à l'abri) gén to put [something] in [objet, animal]; ( en venant) to bring [something] in [objet, animal]; ( en allant) to take [something] in [objet, animal]

2) ( rétracter) [pilote] to raise [train d'atterrissage]; [félin] to draw in [griffes]

rentrez le ventre! — hold your stomach in!

3) ( faire pénétrer) to put [clé] ( dans in, into); to tuck [pan de chemise] ( dans into)

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( pénétrer) (dans une pièce, une cabine téléphonique) to go in; (dans une voiture, un ascenseur) to get in; (tenir, s'adapter) to fit

rentrer dans un arbre — (colloq) to hit a tree

2) ( entrer de nouveau) ( en allant) to go back in; ( en venant) to come back in

rentrer dans — ( en allant) to go back into; ( en venant) to come back into

le satellite va rentrer dans l'atmosphère — the satellite is about to re-enter the atmosphere

3) ( revenir) gén to get back, to come back, to return (de from); ( chez soi) to come home (de from)

il ne va pas tarder à rentrer du travail — he'll be back from work soon

4) ( repartir) gén to get back, to go back, to return; ( chez soi) to go home (de from)

il fait trop froid, je rentre — ( à l'intérieur) it's too cold, I'm going (back) inside; ( de plus loin) it's too cold, I'm going (back) home

se dépêcher de rentrer — ( chez soi) to hurry home

5) ( récupérer)

rentrer dans son argent — to recoup one's money

6) ( être encaissé) [argent, loyer, créance] to come in

faire rentrer l'argent — to bring money in

7) ( pouvoir trouver place)

mes chaussures ne rentrent pas dans ma valise — my shoes won't fit into my suitcase

faire rentrer quelque chose dans la tête de quelqu'un — to get something into somebody's head

rentrer dans la serrure — to fit the lock

8) (colloq) ( être compris)

l'algèbre ça ne rentre pas! — I just can't understand ou get my head round (colloq) algebra!

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je vais leur rentrer dedans — (sl)(physiquement, oralement) I'm going to lay into them (colloq)

il m'est rentré dedans — (sl) ( en voiture) ( légèrement) he bumped ou ran into me; ( violemment) he crashed into me

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ʀɑ̃tʀe
1. vi

1) (= revenir chez soi) to come home, (= partir pour aller chez soi) to go home, (= arriver chez soi) to get home

Elle n'est pas encore rentrée. — She isn't home yet., She hasn't come home yet.

Je suis rentré à sept heures hier soir. — I got home at 7 o'clock last night.

Il faut que je rentre chez moi. — I've got to go home.

2) (= entrer) to go in, to come in

Rentre, tu vas prendre froid. — Come in, you'll catch cold.

rentrer dans — to go into, to come into

Elle est rentrée dans le magasin. — She went into the shop.

3) (= entrer à nouveau) to go back in, to come back in

rentrer dans (une pièce, immeuble) — to go back into, to come back into, (parmi les siens) to go back to, to return to

rentrer dans l'ordre — to get back to normal

4) (= pénétrer) [air, clou] to go in

5) [revenu, argent] to come in

L'argent rentrait à flots. — The money was pouring in.

6)

rentrer dans (un arbre) — to crash into

Sa voiture est rentrée dans un arbre. — He crashed into a tree., (une catégorie) to fall into

rentrer dans ses frais — to recover one's costs

2. vt

1) [linge] to bring in, [véhicule] to put away

Tu as rentré la voiture? — Have you put the car away?

2) [chemise] to tuck in

3) [griffes] to draw in

4) [train d'atterrissage] to raise

5) fig, [larmes, colère] to hold back

6) (autre locution)

rentrer le ventre — to pull in one's stomach

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rentrer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( mettre à l'abri) gén to put [sth] in [objet, animal]; ( en venant) to bring [sth] in [objet, animal]; ( en allant) to take [sth] in [objet, animal]; rentre la bicyclette/voiture au garage put the bike/car in the garage; rentre le linge, il va pleuvoir bring the washing in, it's going to rain;

2 ( rétracter) [pilote] to raise [train d'atterrissage]; [félin] to draw in [griffes]; rentrez le ventre! hold your stomach in!;

3 ( faire pénétrer) to put [clé] (dans in, into); to tuck [pan de chemise] (dans into);

4 ( refouler) to suppress [colère]; to hold back [larmes];

5 Imprim to indent [ligne].

B vi (+ v être)

1 ( pénétrer) (dans une pièce, une cabine téléphonique) to go in; (dans une voiture, un ascenseur) to get in; (tenir, s'adapter) to fit; ( percuter)○ rentrer dans to hit; rentrer dans le salon to go into the living room; rentrer dans un arbre○ to hit a tree;

2 ( entrer de nouveau) ( en allant) to go back in; ( en venant) to come back in; rentrer dans to go/to come back into; ils sont sortis puis rentrés cinq minutes plus tard they went out only to come back in (again) five minutes later; le satellite va rentrer dans l'atmosphère the satellite is about to re-enter the atmosphere;

3 ( revenir) gén to get back, to come back, to return (de from); ( chez soi) to come home (de from); il est rentré tard dans la nuit he got back late at night; il ne va pas tarder à rentrer du travail he'll be back from work soon; ne rentre pas trop tard! don't stay out too late!; quand es-tu rentré en France/à Paris? when did you get back to France/to Paris?; mon mari rentrera le 17 my husband will be home on the 17th; rentre à la maison tout de suite! come home immediately!;

4 ( repartir) gén to get back, to go back, to return; ( chez soi) to go home (de from); nous rentrons en France/à Paris le 17 we're going back to France/to Paris on the 17th; il est tard, je dois rentrer (chez moi) it's late, I must get back; il fait trop froid, je rentre ( à l'intérieur) it's too cold, I'm going (back) inside; ( de plus loin) it's too cold, I'm going (back) home; se dépêcher de rentrer ( chez soi) to hurry home; rentrer en classe [élèves] to go back to school;

5 ( récupérer) rentrer dans qch to recover ou recoup sth [dépense];

6 ( être encaissé) [argent, loyer, créance] to come in; faire rentrer l'argent to get the money in; des fonds vont me rentrer bientôt I'll be getting some money in soon;

7 ( pouvoir trouver place) to fit; mes chaussures ne rentrent pas dans ma valise my shoes won't fit into my case, I can't get my shoes into my case; faire rentrer qch dans la tête de qn to get sth into sb's head; il n'y a rien à faire pour leur faire rentrer ça dans la tête there's no way of getting it into their heads; rentrer dans la serrure to fit the lock; ( être compris) l'algèbre/l'économie, ça ne rentre pas! algebra/economics just won't go in!; ‘ça marche l'anglais?’-‘ça commence à rentrer’ ‘how's the English going?’-‘I'm beginning to get the hang of it○’.

Idiomes

rentrer en soi-même to withdraw; je vais leur rentrer dedans◑ or dans le lard◑ or dans le chou◑ (physiquement, verbalement) I'm going to lay into them○; il s'est fait rentrer dans le lard par la critique◑ the critics laid into him○; il m'est rentré dedans◑ ( en voiture) ( légèrement) he bumped ou ran into me; ( violemment) he crashed into me; il s'est fait rentrer dedans another car crashed into him; se rentrer dedans◑ [adversaires] to lay into each other○; [automobilistes, voitures] ( légèrement) to bump ou run into each other; ( violemment) to crash into each other.

[rɑ̃tre] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

1. [personne - vue de l'intérieur] to come in ; [ - vue de l'extérieur] to go in

[chose] to go in

tu es rentré dans Lyon par quelle route? which way did you come to Lyons?, which road did you take into Lyons?

impossible de faire rentrer ce clou dans le mur I can't get this nail to go into the wall

la clé ne rentre pas dans la serrure the key won't go in

tu n'arriveras pas à tout faire rentrer dans cette valise you'll never fit everything in this case

c'est par là que l'eau rentre that's where the water is coming ou getting in

[s'emboîter] to go ou to fit in

rentrer dans

a. [poteau] to crash into

b. [véhicule] to collide with

rentrer dedans: je lui suis rentré dedans

a. [en voiture] I drove straight ou right into him

b. (familier) [verbalement] I laid into him

rentre-lui dedans! (familier) [frappe-le] smack him one! (très familier)

2. [faire partie de] to be part of, to be included in

cela ne rentre pas dans mes attributions that is not part of my duties

3. [pour travailler]

rentrer dans les affaires/la police to go into business/join the police

il est rentré dans la société grâce à son oncle he got a job with the company thanks to his uncle

4. [retourner - généralement] to return, to come ou to get back

[revenir chez soi] to come ou to get (back) home

[aller chez soi] to go (back) ou to return home

je rentre tout de suite! I'm on my way home!, I'm coming home straightaway!

les enfants, rentrez! children, get ou come back in!

je ne rentrerai pas dîner I won't be home for dinner

je rentre chez moi pour déjeuner [tous les jours] I have lunch at home

je vous laisse, il faut que je rentre I'll leave you now, I must go home ou get (back) home

en rentrant de l'école on the way home ou back from school

rentrer dans son pays to go back ou to return home (to one's country)

5. [reprendre ses occupations - lycéen] to go back to school, to start school again ; [ - étudiant] to go back, to start the new term ; [ - école] to start again, to go back ; [ - parlementaire] to start the new session, to return to take one's seat ; [ - parlement] to reopen, to reassemble ; [ - cinéaste] to start the season

6. [être perçu - argent] to come in

faire rentrer l'argent/les devises to bring in money/foreign currency

faire rentrer l'impôt/les cotisations to collect taxes/dues

7. (familier) [explication, idée, connaissances] to sink in

ça rentre, l'informatique? are you getting the hang of computing?

le russe, ça rentre tout seul avec Sophie!

a. [elle apprend bien] Sophie is having no trouble picking up Russian!

b. [elle enseigne bien] Sophie makes learning Russian easy

je le lui ai expliqué dix fois, mais ça n'est toujours pas rentré I've told him ten times but it hasn't gone ou sunk in yet

faire rentrer quelque chose dans la tête de quelqu'un to get something into somebody's head, to drum something into somebody

8. JEUX & SPORT

rentrer dans la mêlée RUGBY to scrum down

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[rɑ̃tre] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [mettre à l'abri - linge, moisson] to bring ou to get in (separable) ; [ - bétail] to bring ou to take in (separable) ; [ - véhicule] to put away (separable) ; [ - chaise] to carry ou to take in (separable)

2. [mettre - généralement] to put in (separable)

[faire disparaître - antenne] to put down (separable) ; [ - train d'atterrissage] to raise, to retract ; [ - griffes] to draw in (separable), to retract

rentrer une clé dans une serrure to put a key in a lock

rentrer son chemisier dans sa jupe to tuck one's blouse into one's skirt

rentre ton ventre/tes fesses! pull your stomach/bottom in!

rentrer la tête dans les épaules to hunch (up) one's shoulders

3. [réprimer - colère] to hold back (separable), to suppress

rentrer ses larmes/son humiliation to swallow one's tears/humiliation

4. INFORMATIQUE to input, to key in (separable)

5. IMPRIMERIE

rentrer une ligne to indent a line

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rentrer dans verbe plus préposition

[recouvrer] to recover

rentrer dans son argent/ses dépenses to recover one's money/expenses, to get one's money/expenses back

rentrer dans ses fonds to recoup (one's) costs

rentrer dans ses droits to recover one's rights

rentrer dans la légalité

a. [criminel] to reform

b. [opération, manœuvre] to become legal

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rentrer en verbe plus préposition

rentrer en grâce auprès de quelqu'un to get back into somebody's good graces ou good books

rentrer en possession de to regain possession of

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se rentrer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

les foins ne se rentrent pas avant juillet the hay isn't brought in until July

les rallonges se rentrent sous la table the extension leaves fit in under the table

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se rentrer dedans verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

(familier)

ils se sont rentrés dedans

a. [heurtés] they smashed ou banged into one another

b. [disputés] they laid into one another

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rentrer

13 site

1. noun
1) (land) Grundstück, das

2) (location) Sitz, der; (of new factory etc.) Standort, der
2. transitive verb
(locate) stationieren [Raketen]

site a factory in London — London als Standort einer Fabrik wählen

be sited — gelegen sein

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noun

1) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) der Platz

2) ((also Web site) a site on the Internet that gives information about a particular subject or person.)

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site

[saɪt]

I. n

1. (place) Stelle f, Platz m, Ort m; of crime Tatort m

\site of a battle Kampfplatz m

2. (plot) Grundstück nt

archaeological \site archäologische Fundstätte

building \site Baugelände nt

caravan [or AM camping] \site Campingplatz m

greenfield \site Baugelände nt auf der grünen Wiese

industrial \site Industriegelände nt

vacant \site unbebautes Grundstück

3. (building location) Baustelle f

on \site vor Ort

no unauthorized persons are allowed on the \site Unbefugten ist das Betreten der Baustelle verboten

4. (on the internet)

[web] \site Website f

fan \site Fanpage f

II. vt

▪ to \site sth einen Standort für etw akk bestimmen

we \sited our tent under a tree wir schlugen unser Zelt unter einem Baum auf

to be \sited out of town außerhalb der Stadt liegen

to be badly \sited ungünstig gelegen sein

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[saɪt]
1. n

1) Stelle f, Platz m; (MED, of infection) Stelle f

2) (ARCHEOL) Stätte f

3) (= building site) (Bau)gelände nt, Baustelle f

missile site — Raketenbasis f

site foreman — Polier m

site office ( — Büro nt der) Bauleitung f

4) (= camping site) Campingplatz m

5)

See:

= website

2. vt
legen, anlegen
to be sited —

a badly sited building — ein ungünstig gelegenes Gebäude

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site [saıt]

A s

1. Lage f (einer Baulichkeit, Stadt etc):

site plan Lageplan m

2. Stelle f, Örtlichkeit f:

site assembly TECH Montagebauverfahren n;

on site

a) an Ort und Stelle, vor Ort liefern etc,

b) auf der Baustelle

3. Stelle f, Stätte f, Schauplatz m (eines Vorgangs):

the site of the crash FLUG die Absturzstelle;

the site of the excavations die Ausgrabungsstätte;

the site of the crime der Tatort;

the site of the fracture MED die Bruchstelle

4. Bauplatz m, -gelände n, Grundstück n

5. Sitz m (einer Industrie)

6. WIRTSCH (Ausstellungs) Gelände n

B v/t platzieren, legen, aufstellen, an-, unterbringen, einer Sache einen Platz geben, MIL Raketen etc stationieren, ein Geschütz etc in Stellung bringen:

well-sited schön gelegen, in schöner Lage (Haus)

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1. noun
1) (land) Grundstück, das

2) (location) Sitz, der; (of new factory etc.) Standort, der
2. transitive verb
(locate) stationieren [Raketen]

site a factory in London — London als Standort einer Fabrik wählen

be sited — gelegen sein

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n.

Aufstellungsort m.

Baugrundstück n.

Lage -n f.

Landschaft f.

Stätte -n f.

English-german dictionary > site

14 rob|ota

Ⅰ f 1. (praca) work U
- wziąć a. zabrać się do roboty to set to work, to get down to work

- mieć coś do roboty to have sth to do

- nie mieć nic do roboty to have nothing to do, to be at a loose end

- zmuszał ją do ciężkiej roboty he forced her to do hard work
2. (rezultat pracy) job
- to była udana robota that was a good job
3. pot. sgt (zajęcie) job
- stracił robotę w fabryce he lost his job in the factory

- dostał dobrze płatną robotę he got a well-paid job

- szukał wszędzie roboty he looked for work a. a job everywhere
Ⅱ roboty plt (zbiorowe prace fizyczne) work U
- roboty szły zgodnie z planem the work went according to plan

- □ roboty przymusowe forced labour

- roboty publiczne public works

- roboty ręczne Szkol., przest. (przedmiot) craft, design and technology (CDT) GB; (prace uczniów) handiwork

■ ciężkie roboty hard labour

- został skazany na dziesięć lat więzienia i ciężkie roboty he was sentenced to ten years' (imprisonment and) hard labour

- czarna robota spade work

- krawcowa przepraszała, że moja spódnica jest jeszcze w robocie my dressmaker apologized that my skirt wasn’t ready yet

- tort urodzinowy własnej roboty a home-made birthday cake

- prezent swojej roboty a present made with one’s own hands

- nie mam tam nic do roboty I have nothing to do there

- robić dobrą robotę to do a good job

- ugrzęznąć (po uszy) w robocie to be up to one’s ears a. eyes a. neck a. eyeballs in work

- to twoja/jego robota! that’s your/his doing! a. handiwork!

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15 enchufe

Del verbo enchufar: ( conjugate enchufar) \ \
enchufé es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

enchufe es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries: enchufar enchufe
enchufar ( conjugate enchufar) verbo transitivo 1 (fam) ‹radio/televisión› to plug in 2 (fam) ‹ persona›:
◊ me enchufó en la empresa he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)

enchufe sustantivo masculino 1
a) (Elec) ( macho) plug;
( hembra) socket, power point (BrE)
b) ( del teléfono) socket, point (BrE)
2 (Esp fam) ( influencia):
◊ necesitas algún enchufe you need to have connections;
por enchufe by pulling some strings
enchufar verbo transitivo
1 Elec (a la red) to plug in (poner en marcha) to turn on: enchufa el ventilador, turn the fan on
2 (dirigir un chorro de luz) to shine (de agua) me enchufó con la manguera, he turned the hose on me
3 fam (favorecer) to pull strings for: la enchufó en la fábrica, he pulled strings to get her a job in the factory
enchufe sustantivo masculino
1 Elec (hembra) socket (macho) plug
2 (persona) contact: consiguió el puesto porque tenía un buen enchufe, she got the job because she had a good contact ' enchufe' also found in these entries: Spanish: encajar - hembra - hueso - macho - trifásica - trifásico - clavija English: connected - contact - fit - influence - pull - socket - wall socket - adapter - jack - plug - point - power

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16 site

[saɪt] 1. n
miejsce nt; (also: building site) plac m budowy; ( COMPUT) witryna f internetowa
2. vt
factory lokalizować (zlokalizować perf); missiles rozmieszczać (rozmieścić perf)

* * *

noun

1) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) teren, plac

2) ((also Web site) a site on the Internet that gives information about a particular subject or person.) strona internetowa

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17 can

kæn
I negative - can't; verb
1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) poder

2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) saber

3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) poder, estar permitido

4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) poder

II
1. noun
(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) lata, bote

2. verb
(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.)

- canned
- cannery

can¹ n lata

a can of beer una lata de cerveza

can² vb

1. poder

you can play with my computer game puedes jugar con mi juego de ordenador

sorry, I can't come to your party lo siento, no puedo ir a tu fiesta

can you carry this box? ¿puedes llevar esta caja?

2. saber

can you swim? ¿sabes nadar?

El pasado de can es could

can

tr[kæn]

auxiliar (pt & cond could tr[kʊd])

1 (be able to) poder

■ can you come tomorrow? ¿puedes venir mañana?

■ can we afford it? ¿nos lo podemos permitir?

■ they're doing all they can hacen todo lo que pueden

2 (know how to) saber

■ he can speak Chinese sabe hablar chino

■ can you swim? ¿sabes nadar?

■ I can't drive no sé conducir

3 (be allowed to) poder, estar permitido,-a

■ you can't smoke here no se puede fumar aquí

■ you can go now ya te puedes ir

■ female nurses couldn't wear trousers a las enfermeras no les estaba permitido llevar pantalones

4 (in requests) poder

■ can I borrow your car tonight? ¿me dejas el coche esta noche?

■ can you get that box down for me? ¿me puedes bajar esa caja?

■ can I have a cheese sandwich, please? (me pone) un bocadillo de queso, por favor

5 (with verbs of perception or mental activity)

■ she couldn't see anything no veía nada

■ I can smell burning huele a quemado

■ can you hear me? ¿me oyes?

■ I can't remember no me acuerdo

6 (possibility) poder

■ who can it be? ¿quién será?

■ smoking can cause cancer fumar puede causar cáncer

■ you can get tickets on the door se puede comprar las entradas en la taquilla

7 (expressing bewilderment, incredulity) poder

■ he can't be here already! ¡no puede ser que ya haya llegado!

■ you cannot be serious! ¡no hablarás en serio!

8 (indicating typical behaviour) poder

■ he can be very annoying sometimes a veces es muy pesado

■ it can be very cold in Madrid puede llegar a hacer mucho frío en Madrid

————————

can

tr[kæn]

noun

1 (tin - for food, drinks) lata, bote nombre masculino

2 (container - for oil, petrol, etc) bidón nombre masculino

3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang (prison) chirona, trullo

4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang (toilet) trono

transitive verb (pt & pp canned, ger canning)

1 (put in cans) enlatar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

can it! ¡basta ya!

to be in the can SMALLCINEMA/SMALL estar listo,-a

to carry the can cargar con las culpas, pagar el pato

to open up a can of worms destapar un escándalo

can ['kæn] v aux, past could ['kʊd] ; present s & pl can

1) : poder

could you help me?: ¿podría ayudarme?

2) : saber

she can't drive yet: todavía no sabe manejar

3) may: poder, tener permiso para

can I sit down?: ¿puedo sentarme?

4) : poder

it can't be!: ¡no puede ser!

where can they be?: ¿dónde estarán?

can ['kæn] vt, canned ; canning

1) : enlatar, envasar

to can tomatoes: enlatar tomates

2) dismiss, fire: despedir, echar

can n

: lata f, envase m, cubo m

a can of beer: una lata de cerveza

garbage can: cubo de basura

can (Container)

n.

• tarro s.m. (Modal)

v.

• poder v.

(§pret: pud-, fut/c: podr-) (To know how)

aux.

• saber v.

(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-

pret: sup-

fut/c: sabr-•)

aux.

(Verbo modal para indicar la capacidad) v.

• poder v.

(§pret: pud-, fut/c: podr-)

n.

• envase s.m.

• lata s.f.

v.

• conservar en latas v.

• enlatar v.

• envasar v.

I kæn
noun

1)

a) ( container) lata f, bote m (Esp), tarro m (Chi)

a can of worms — (colloq) un problema complicado; (before n)

can opener — abrelatas m

b) (for petrol, water) bidón m; ( for garbage) (AmE) cubo m or (CS) tacho m or (Col) caneca f or (Méx) bote m or (Ven) tobo m de la basura

to carry the can — (BrE colloq) pagar* el pato (fam)

2) (AmE sl)

a) ( prison) cárcel f, cana f (AmS arg), bote m (Méx, Ven arg), trullo m (Esp arg)

to be in the can — estar* a la sombra (fam)

b) ( toilet) trono m (fam)

c) ( buttocks) culo m (fam o vulg), trasero m (fam)

II

transitive verb - nn-

1) ( put in cans) enlatar; ( bottle) (AmE) \<\<fruit\>\> preparar conservas de

2) (AmE colloq) ( dismiss) echar (fam), correr (fam); ( stop) (usu in impera)

can it! — basta ya!

III kæn, weak form kən
modal verb (past could)

1) ( indicating ability) poder*; ( referring to particular skills) saber*

she couldn't answer the question — no pudo contestar la pregunta

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

can you swim/speak German? — ¿sabes nadar/(hablar) alemán?

2)

a) ( with verbs of perception)

I can't see very well — no veo muy bien

can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?

b) ( with verbs of mental activity)

I can't understand it — no lo entiendo, no logro or no puedo entenderlo

can't you tell he's lying? — ¿no te das cuenta de que está mintiendo?

3)

a) (indicating, asking etc permission) poder*

can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?

you can stay as long as you like — te puedes quedar todo el tiempo or todo lo que quieras

b) ( in requests) poder*

can you turn that music down, please? — ¿puedes bajar esa música, por favor?

can I have two salads, please? — ¿me trae dos ensaladas, por favor?

c) ( in offers)

can I help you? — ¿me permite?; ( in shop) ¿lo/la atienden?, ¿qué desea?

can I carry that for you? — ¿quieres que (te) lleve eso?

4)

a) ( allow oneself to) (with neg or interrog) poder*

you can't blame her — no puedes echarle la culpa

I couldn't very well tell him just then — no se lo podía decir justo en ese momento

how could you? — pero ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?, pero ¿cómo pudiste hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?

b) (in suggestions, advice)

can't you give it another try? — ¿por qué no lo vuelves a intentar?

c) ( in orders)

for a start, you can clean all this up — puedes empezar por limpiar todo esto

5)

a) ( indicating possibility) poder*

anything can happen now — ahora puede pasar cualquier cosa

what can she be doing in there? — ¿qué estará haciendo ahí?, ¿qué puede estar haciendo ahí?

it can't be true! — no puede ser!, no es posible!

you can't be serious! — no lo dirás en serio!

b) ( indicating characteristic)

she can be charming when she wants to — es encantadora cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone

she's as happy as can be — está contentísima, está de lo más contenta; see also could

I

[kæn]
MODAL VB (NEG cannot, can't) (condit, pt could)
1) (=be able to) poder

he can do it if he tries hard — puede hacerlo si se esfuerza

I can't or cannot go any further — no puedo seguir

• I'll tell you all I can — te diré todo lo que pueda

he will do all he can to help you — hará lo posible por ayudarte

• you can but ask — con preguntar no se pierde nada

• they couldn't help it — ellos no tienen la culpa

• "have another helping" - "I really couldn't" — -¿otra ración? -no puedo

2) (=know how to) saber

he can't swim — no sabe nadar

can you speak Italian? — ¿sabes (hablar) italiano?

3) (=may) poder

can I use your telephone? — ¿puedo usar su teléfono?

can I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have a word with you? — ¿podría hablar contigo un momento?

can't I come too? — ¿puedo ir también?

4) (with verbs of perception: not translated)

I can hear it — lo oigo

I couldn't see it anywhere — no lo veía en ninguna parte

I can't understand why — no comprendo por qué

5) (expressing disbelief, puzzlement)

that cannot be! — ¡eso no puede ser!, ¡es imposible!

he can't have said that — no puede haber dicho eso

they can't have left already! — ¡no es posible que ya se han ido!

• how could you lie to me! — ¿cómo pudiste mentirme?

how can you say that? — ¿cómo te atreves a decir eso?

• you can't be serious! — ¿lo dices en serio?

• it can't be true! — ¡no puede ser!

• what can he want? — ¿qué querrá?

• where on earth can she be? — ¿dónde demonios puede estar?

6) (expressing possibility, suggestion etc)

he could be in the library — puede que esté en la biblioteca

you could try telephoning his office — ¿por qué no le llamas a su despacho?

they could have forgotten — puede (ser) que se hayan olvidado

you could have told me! — ¡podías habérmelo dicho!

it could have been a wolf — podía ser un lobo

I reckon you could have got a job last year — creo que podías obtener un trabajo el año pasado

7) (=want to)

• I'm so happy I could cry — soy tan feliz que me dan ganas de llorar or que me voy a echar a llorar

I could have cried — me daban ganas de llorar

• I could scream! — ¡es para volverse loco!

8) (=be occasionally capable of)

she can be very annoying — a veces te pone negro

it can get very cold here — aquí puede llegar a hacer mucho frío

9) (in comparisons)

I'm doing it as well as I can — lo hago lo mejor que puedo

as cheap as can be — lo más barato posible

as big as big can be — lo más grande posible

she was as happy as could be — estaba de lo más feliz

10)

could do with: I could do with a drink — ¡qué bien me vendría una copa!

we could do with a bigger house — nos convendría una casa más grande

See:

ABLE, CAN in able

II [kæn]
1. N

1) (=container) (for foodstuffs) bote m, lata f; (for oil, water etc) bidón m

a can of beer — una lata de cerveza

- a can of worms

to open a can of worms * — abrir la caja de Pandora

- be left to carry the can

2) (esp US) (=garbage can) cubo m or (LAm) bote m or tarro m de la basura

3) (Cine) [of film] lata f

- it's in the can

4) (US) ** (=prison) chirona * f

5) (US) ** (=toilet) wáter m

6) (US) ** (=buttocks) culo ** m

2. VT

1) [+ food] enlatar, envasar

- can it!

2) (US) * (=dismiss) [+ employee] despedir

3.

CPD

can opener N — abrelatas m inv

* * *

I [kæn]
noun

1)

a) ( container) lata f, bote m (Esp), tarro m (Chi)

a can of worms — (colloq) un problema complicado; (before n)

can opener — abrelatas m

b) (for petrol, water) bidón m; ( for garbage) (AmE) cubo m or (CS) tacho m or (Col) caneca f or (Méx) bote m or (Ven) tobo m de la basura

to carry the can — (BrE colloq) pagar* el pato (fam)

2) (AmE sl)

a) ( prison) cárcel f, cana f (AmS arg), bote m (Méx, Ven arg), trullo m (Esp arg)

to be in the can — estar* a la sombra (fam)

b) ( toilet) trono m (fam)

c) ( buttocks) culo m (fam o vulg), trasero m (fam)

II

transitive verb - nn-

1) ( put in cans) enlatar; ( bottle) (AmE) \<\<fruit\>\> preparar conservas de

2) (AmE colloq) ( dismiss) echar (fam), correr (fam); ( stop) (usu in impera)

can it! — basta ya!

III [kæn], weak form [kən]
modal verb (past could)

1) ( indicating ability) poder*; ( referring to particular skills) saber*

she couldn't answer the question — no pudo contestar la pregunta

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

can you swim/speak German? — ¿sabes nadar/(hablar) alemán?

2)

a) ( with verbs of perception)

I can't see very well — no veo muy bien

can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?

b) ( with verbs of mental activity)

I can't understand it — no lo entiendo, no logro or no puedo entenderlo

can't you tell he's lying? — ¿no te das cuenta de que está mintiendo?

3)

a) (indicating, asking etc permission) poder*

can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?

you can stay as long as you like — te puedes quedar todo el tiempo or todo lo que quieras

b) ( in requests) poder*

can you turn that music down, please? — ¿puedes bajar esa música, por favor?

can I have two salads, please? — ¿me trae dos ensaladas, por favor?

c) ( in offers)

can I help you? — ¿me permite?; ( in shop) ¿lo/la atienden?, ¿qué desea?

can I carry that for you? — ¿quieres que (te) lleve eso?

4)

a) ( allow oneself to) (with neg or interrog) poder*

you can't blame her — no puedes echarle la culpa

I couldn't very well tell him just then — no se lo podía decir justo en ese momento

how could you? — pero ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?, pero ¿cómo pudiste hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?

b) (in suggestions, advice)

can't you give it another try? — ¿por qué no lo vuelves a intentar?

c) ( in orders)

for a start, you can clean all this up — puedes empezar por limpiar todo esto

5)

a) ( indicating possibility) poder*

anything can happen now — ahora puede pasar cualquier cosa

what can she be doing in there? — ¿qué estará haciendo ahí?, ¿qué puede estar haciendo ahí?

it can't be true! — no puede ser!, no es posible!

you can't be serious! — no lo dirás en serio!

b) ( indicating characteristic)

she can be charming when she wants to — es encantadora cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone

she's as happy as can be — está contentísima, está de lo más contenta; see also could

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18 site

noun

1) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) sitio, lugar

2) ((also Web site) a site on the Internet that gives information about a particular subject or person.) site

site n

1. solar

the house will be built on this site la casa se construirá en este solar

2. obra

he works as a labourer on a building site trabaja de peón en una obra

3. emplazamiento

the site of the new airport el emplazamiento del aeropuerto nuevo

4. lugar

the site of a famous battle el lugar donde se libró una batalla famosa

site

tr[saɪt]

noun

1 (location) situación nombre femenino, emplazamiento, colocación nombre femenino

2 (area, land) terreno, lugar nombre masculino, solar nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 situar, ubicar, emplazar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

on site en el recinto

archeological site yacimiento arqueológico

site ['saɪt] n

1) place: sitio m, lugar m

2) location: emplazamiento m, ubicación f

site

n.

• asiento s.m.

• emplazamiento s.m.

• local s.m.

• lugar s.m.

• sitio s.m.

• situación s.f.

• solar s.m.

saɪt
noun

a) ( location) emplazamiento m (frml); ( piece of land) terreno m, solar m

built on the site of a Roman temple — construido en el lugar que ocupaba un templo romano

b) ( building site) obra f

c) ( archeological site) yacimiento m (arqueológico)

d) ( campsite) camping m

[saɪt]
1. N

1) (=place) sitio m, lugar m ; (=location) situación f ; (=scene) escenario m ; (for building) solar m, terreno m ; (archaeological) yacimiento m

the site of the accident — el lugar del accidente

the site of the battle — el escenario de la batalla

a late Roman site — un emplazamiento romano tardío

building site — obra f

burial site — necrópolis f inv

camp site — camping m

2) (Internet) = website

2.

VT situar, ubicar (esp LAm)

a badly sited building — un edificio mal situado

* * *
[saɪt]
noun

a) ( location) emplazamiento m (frml); ( piece of land) terreno m, solar m

built on the site of a Roman temple — construido en el lugar que ocupaba un templo romano

b) ( building site) obra f

c) ( archeological site) yacimiento m (arqueológico)

d) ( campsite) camping m

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19 site

noun

1) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) beliggenhet, (bygge)plass

2) ((also Web site) a site on the Internet that gives information about a particular subject or person.) nettsted

plass

I
subst. \/saɪt\/

1) ( også building site) (bygge)tomt, byggeplass

• meet me at the building site

møt meg på byggeplassen

2) sted, åsted

• where's the site of the murder?

hvor er åstedet for drapet?

3) beliggenhet

• the site of the house is perfect

husets beliggenhet er perfekt

4) ( arkeologi) funnsted

5) ( ballistikk) høydevinkel

6) ( skogbruk) voksested

7) ( våpenteknisk taktikk) del av ildordre

8) ( data) nettsted, internettsted

• this site is great for info about new movies

dette nettstedet er flott for å skaffe informasjon om nye filmer
II
verb \/saɪt\/

plassere, lokalisere, anbringe

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20 site

noun

1) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) vettvangur; byggingarlóð/-svæði

2) ((also Web site) a site on the Internet that gives information about a particular subject or person.)

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