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1 tall *** adj

[tɔːl]
- er comp - est superl alto (-a)

to be two metres tall — essere alto due metri

how tall are you? — quanto sei alto?

I'm 6 feet tall — sono alto 1 metro 80

that's a tall order! — è una bella pretesa!

English-Italian dictionary > tall *** adj
2 media

plurals; see medium

media n medios de comunicación

Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar) \ \
media es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Del verbo medir: ( conjugate medir) \ \
medía es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativo
Multiple Entries: media mediar medir
media sustantivo femenino 1 (Indum)
a) ( hasta el muslo) stocking;

◊ medias con/sin costura seamed/seamless stockings

b)

◊ medias sustantivo femenino plural ( hasta la cintura) panty hose (pl) (AmE), tights (pl) (BrE);
medias bombacha(s) (RPl) or (Col, Ven) pantalón panty hose (pl) (AmE), tights (BrE) (pl)
c) (AmL) ( calcetín) sock
2 (Mat) average;
◊ la media de velocidad the average speed
3
◊ a medias ( loc adv)

a) ( incompleto):

◊ dejó el trabajo a medias he left the work half-finished;
me dijo la verdad a medias she didn't tell me the whole truth o story
b) ( entre dos):

◊ pagar a medias to pay half each, go halves;
lo hicimos a medias we did half (of it) each
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( intervenir) to mediate;
media EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sth
b) ( interceder) media POR algn to intercede for sb;
media ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure 2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;
◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;
¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?; mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall) 3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;
◊ media los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.
medirse verbo pronominal 1 ( refl) to measure oneself; ‹caderas/pecho› to measure 2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees (entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
media sustantivo femenino
1 (hasta el muslo) stocking
2 (hasta la cintura) (pair of) tights
3 (calcetín alto) long socks
4 (cantidad proporcional) average: camino una media de dos horas diarias, I walk an average of two hours a day
ahora saca la media, now calculate the average Locuciones: a medias, (no del todo) unfinished: me convence a medias, I'm only half convinced (a partes iguales) half and half: hicimos el trabajo a medias, we did the essay between us
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medir
I verbo transitivo
1 (dimensiones) to measure
2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide ' media' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abismo - alargarse - almorzar - almuerzo - ambientar - asta - atusarse - carrera - clase - comunicóloga - comunicólogo - datar - debajo - edad - esperar - hora - inferior - jornada - luna - mediar - medio - mediodía - melena - naranja - onda - sala - vasallaje - ver - voz - vuelta - bota - burgués - burguesía - caña - ciencia - correr - diadema - difusión - docena - encima - enganchar - enseñanza - entrada - mañana - penumbra - piano - pie - promedio - retraso English: A - about-face - about-turn - age - average - average out at - back off - barbecue - board - class - earnings - fly - gap - give - GMT - GPA - half - half-a-dozen - half-an-hour - half-board - half-day - half-holiday - half-hourly - half-mast - half-moon - half-pay - half-pint - hour - mass media - mean - media - media studies - medium - mid - Middle Ages - middle-class - midmorning - nelson - past - raise - round - standard - stocking - turn about - turn around - above - around - by - come - crescent

media

tr['miːdɪə]

plural noun the media

1 los medios nombre masculino plural de comunicación

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

media coverage cobertura periodística Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL See also medium/Table 1

media ['mi:diə] npl

: medios mpl de comunicación

media

n.pl.

• medios n.m.pl.

• medios de comunicación s.m.pl.

I 'miːdiə
noun

the media — (+ pl or (crit) sing vb) los medios de comunicación or difusión; (before n)

media coverage — cobertura f periodística

media studies — periodismo m

II

pl of medium II 1),2

['miːdɪǝ]
1.

N (pl)
of medium
the media — los medios de comunicación (de masas)

2.

CPD

media analysis N — análisis m inv de los medios

media circus * N — circo m mediático

media coverage N — cobertura f informativa

media event N — acontecimiento m periodístico

media group N — grupo m de medios de comunicación

media hype N —

• the media hype surrounding the royals — el bombo que los medios de comunicación le dan a la familia real

media man N — (=journalist) periodista m ; (in advertising) agente m de publicidad

media person N — (=journalist) periodista mf ; (in advertising) agente mf de publicidad; (=personality) personaje mf de los medios de comunicación

media research N — investigación f de los medios de comunicación

media studies NPL — (Univ) ciencias fpl de la información frm, periodismo * msing

* * *

I ['miːdiə]
noun

the media — (+ pl or (crit) sing vb) los medios de comunicación or difusión; (before n)

media coverage — cobertura f periodística

media studies — periodismo m

II

pl of medium II 1),2

English-spanish dictionary > media
3 be

be [bi:]

être ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (i), 1 (m), 1 (o), 1 (p), 2 aller ⇒ 1 (d) avoir ⇒ 1 (e) mesurer ⇒ 1 (g) coûter ⇒ 1 (j) il y a ⇒ 1 (k) voici, voilà ⇒ 1 (l) faire ⇒ 1 (n), 1 (q) aller, venir ⇒ 1 (o) Dans les question tags ⇒ 2 (j)

(pres 1st sing am [əm, stressed æm], pres 2nd sing are [ə, stressed ɑ:(r)], pres 3rd sing is [ɪz], pres pl

are [ə, stressed ɑ:(r)], pt 1st sing was [wəz, stressed wɒz], pt 2nd sing were [wə, stressed wɜ:(r)], pt 3rd sing was [wəz, stressed wɒz], pt pl were [wə, stressed wɜ:(r)], pp been [bi:n], cont being ['bi:ɪŋ])

ⓘ GRAM À l'oral et dans un style familier à l'écrit, le verbe be peut être contracté: I am devient I'm, he/she/it is deviennent he's/she's/it's et you/we/they are deviennent you're/we're/they're. Les formes négatives is not/are not/was not et were not se contractent respectivement en isn't/aren't/wasn't et weren't.

1 intransitive verb

(a) (exist, live) être, exister;

∎ I think, therefore I am je pense, donc je suis;

∎ to be or not to be être ou ne pas être;

∎ God is Dieu existe;

∎ the greatest scientist that ever was le plus grand savant qui ait jamais existé ou de tous les temps;

∎ there are no such things as ghosts les fantômes n'existent pas;

∎ she's a genius if ever there was one c'est ou voilà un génie si jamais il en fut;

∎ as happy as can be heureux comme un roi;

∎ that may be, but… cela se peut, mais…, peut-être, mais…

(b) (used to identify, describe) être;

∎ she is my sister c'est ma sœur;

∎ I'm Elaine je suis ou je m'appelle Elaine;

∎ she's a doctor/engineer elle est médecin/ingénieur;

∎ the glasses were crystal les verres étaient en cristal;

∎ he is American il est américain, c'est un Américain;

∎ be careful! soyez prudent!;

∎ to be frank… pour être franc…, franchement…;

∎ being the boy's mother, I have a right to know étant la mère de l'enfant, j'ai le droit de savoir;

∎ the situation being what or as it is… la situation étant ce qu'elle est…;

∎ the problem is knowing or is to know when to stop le problème, c'est de savoir quand s'arrêter;

∎ the rule is: when in doubt, don't do it la règle c'est: dans le doute abstiens-toi;

∎ seeing is believing voir, c'est croire;

∎ just be yourself soyez vous-même, soyez naturel;

∎ you be Batman and I'll be Robin (children playing) on dirait que tu es Batman et moi je suis Robin

(c) (indicating temporary state or condition)

∎ he was angry/tired il était fâché/fatigué;

∎ I am hungry/thirsty/afraid j'ai faim/soif/peur;

∎ my feet/hands are frozen j'ai les pieds gelés/mains gelées

(d) (indicating health) aller, se porter;

∎ how are you? comment allez-vous?, comment ça va?;

∎ I am fine ça va;

∎ he is not well il est malade, il ne va pas bien

(e) (indicating age) avoir;

∎ how old are you? quel âge avez-vous?;

∎ I'm twelve (years old) j'ai douze ans;

∎ it's different when you're fifty ce n'est pas pareil quand on a cinquante ans;

∎ you'll see when you're fifty tu verras quand tu auras cinquante ans

(f) (indicating location) être;

∎ the cake was on the table le gâteau était sur la table;

∎ the hotel is next to the river l'hôtel se trouve ou est près de la rivière;

∎ be there at nine o'clock soyez-y à neuf heures;

∎ where was I? où étais-je?; figurative (in book, speech) où en étais-je?

(g) (indicating measurement)

∎ the table is one metre long la table fait un mètre de long;

∎ how tall is he? combien mesure-t-il?;

∎ he is two metres tall il mesure ou fait deux mètres;

∎ the school is two kilometres from here l'école est à deux kilomètres d'ici

(h) (indicating time, date) être;

∎ it's five o'clock il est cinq heures;

∎ yesterday was Monday hier on était ou c'était lundi;

∎ today is Tuesday nous sommes ou c'est mardi aujourd'hui;

∎ what date is it today? le combien sommes-nous aujourd'hui?;

∎ it's the 16th of December nous sommes ou c'est le 16 décembre

(i) (happen, occur) être, avoir lieu;

∎ the concert is on Saturday night le concert est ou a lieu samedi soir;

∎ when is your birthday? quand est ou c'est quand ton anniversaire?;

∎ the spring holidays are in March this year les vacances de printemps tombent en mars cette année;

∎ how is it that you arrived so quickly? comment se fait-il que vous soyez arrivé si vite?

(j) (indicating cost) coûter;

∎ how much is this table? combien coûte ou vaut cette table?;

∎ it is expensive ça coûte ou c'est cher;

∎ the phone bill is £75 la facture de téléphone est de 75 livres

(k) (with "there")

∎ there is, there are il y a, literary il est;

∎ there is or has been no snow il n'y a pas de neige;

∎ there are six of them ils sont ou il y en a six;

∎ what is there to do? qu'est-ce qu'il y a à faire?;

∎ there will be swimming on nagera;

∎ there is nothing funny about it il n'y a rien d'amusant là-dedans, ce n'est pas drôle;

∎ there's no telling what she'll do il est impossible de prévoir ce qu'elle va faire

(l) (calling attention to)

∎ this is my friend John voici mon ami John;

∎ here are the reports you wanted voici les rapports que vous vouliez;

∎ there is our car voilà notre voiture;

∎ there are the others voilà les autres;

∎ here I am me voici;

∎ there you are! (I've found you) ah, te voilà!; (take this) tiens, voilà!;

∎ now there's an idea! voilà une bonne idée!

(m) (with 'it')

∎ who is it? - it's us! qui est-ce? - c'est nous!;

∎ it was your mother who decided c'est ta mère qui a décidé;

∎ formal it is I who am to blame c'est moi le responsable

(n) (indicating weather) faire;

∎ it is cold/hot/grey il fait froid/chaud/gris;

∎ it is windy il y a du vent

(o) (go) aller, être; (come) être, venir;

∎ she's been to visit her mother elle a été ou est allée rendre visite à sa mère;

∎ I have never been to China je ne suis jamais allé ou je n'ai jamais été en Chine;

∎ have you been home since Christmas? est-ce que tu es rentré (chez toi) depuis Noël?;

∎ has the plumber been? le plombier est-il (déjà) passé?;

∎ wait for us, we'll be there in ten minutes attends-nous, nous serons là dans dix minutes;

∎ there's no need to rush, we'll be there in ten minutes inutile de se presser, nous y serons dans dix minutes;

∎ he was into/out of the house in a flash il est entré dans/sorti de la maison en coup de vent;

∎ I know, I've been there je sais, j'y suis allé; figurative je sais, j'ai connu ça;

∎ she is from Egypt elle vient d'Égypte;

∎ your brother has been and gone votre frère est venu et reparti;

∎ someone had been there in her absence quelqu'un est venu pendant son absence;

∎ British familiar he's only been and wrecked the car! il est allé casser la voiture!;

∎ British familiar now you've been (and gone) and done it! (caused trouble, broken something) et voilà, c'est réussi!

(p) (indicating hypothesis, supposition)

∎ if I were you si j'étais vous ou à votre place;

∎ if we were younger si nous étions plus jeunes;

∎ formal were it not for my sister sans ma sœur;

∎ formal were it not for their contribution, the school would close sans leur assistance, l'école serait obligée de fermer

(q) (in calculations) faire;

∎ 1 and 1 are 2 1 et 1 font 2;

∎ what is 5 less 3? combien fait 5 moins 3?

2 auxiliary verb

(a) (forming continuous tenses)

∎ he is having breakfast il prend ou il est en train de prendre son petit déjeuner;

∎ they are always giggling ils sont toujours en train de glousser;

∎ where are you going? où allez-vous?;

∎ a problem which is getting worse and worse un problème qui s'aggrave;

∎ I have just been thinking about you je pensais justement à toi;

∎ we've been waiting hours for you ça fait des heures que nous t'attendons;

∎ when will she be leaving? quand est-ce qu'elle part ou va-t-elle partir?;

∎ what are you going to do about it? qu'est-ce que vous allez ou comptez faire?;

∎ why aren't you working? - but I AM working! pourquoi ne travaillez-vous pas? - mais je travaille!

(b) (forming passive voice)

∎ she is known as a good negotiator elle est connue pour ses talents de négociatrice;

∎ the car was found la voiture a été retrouvée;

∎ plans are being made on fait des projets;

∎ what is left to do? qu'est-ce qui reste à faire?;

∎ smoking is not permitted il est interdit ou défendu de fumer;

∎ socks are sold by the pair les chaussettes se vendent par deux;

∎ it is said/thought/assumed that... on dit/pense/suppose que...;

∎ to be continued (TV programme, serialized story) à suivre;

∎ not to be confused with à ne pas confondre avec

(c) (with infinitive → indicating future event)

∎ the next meeting is to take place on Wednesday la prochaine réunion aura lieu mercredi;

∎ he's to be the new headmaster c'est lui qui sera le nouveau directeur;

∎ she was to become a famous pianist elle allait devenir une pianiste renommée;

∎ we were never to see him again nous ne devions jamais le revoir

(d) (with infinitive → indicating expected event)

∎ they were to have been married in June ils devaient se marier en juin

(e) (with infinitive → indicating obligation)

∎ I'm to be home by ten o'clock il faut que je rentre avant dix heures;

∎ you are not to speak to strangers il ne faut pas parler aux inconnus

(f) (with infinitive → expressing opinion)

∎ you are to be congratulated on doit vous féliciter;

∎ they are to be pitied ils sont à plaindre

(g) (with infinitive → requesting information)

∎ are we then to assume that taxes will decrease? faut-il ou doit-on en conclure que les impôts vont diminuer?;

∎ what am I to say to them? qu'est-ce que je vais leur dire?

(h) (with passive infinitive → indicating possibility)

∎ bargains are to be found even in the West End on peut faire de bonnes affaires même dans le West End;

∎ she was not to be dissuaded rien ne devait ou il fut impossible de lui faire changer d'avis

(i) formal (with infinitive → indicating hypothesis)

∎ if he were or were he to die s'il venait à mourir, à supposer qu'il meure

(j) (in question tags)

∎ he's always causing trouble, isn't he? - yes, he is il est toujours en train de créer des problèmes, n'est-ce pas? - oui, toujours;

∎ you're back, are you? vous êtes revenu alors?;

∎ you're not leaving already, are you? vous ne partez pas déjà, j'espère?

(k) (in ellipsis)

∎ is she satisfied? - she is est-elle satisfaite? - oui(, elle l'est);

∎ you're angry - no I'm not - oh yes you are! tu es fâché - non - mais si!;

∎ it's a touching scene - not for me, it isn't c'est une scène émouvante - je ne trouve pas ou pas pour moi;

∎ I was pleased to see him but the children weren't (moi,) j'étais content de le voir mais pas les enfants

(l) (forming perfect tenses)

∎ we're finished nous avons terminé;

∎ Religion Christ is risen (le) Christ est ressucité;

∎ when I looked again, they were gone quand j'ai regardé de nouveau, ils étaient partis

(m) (as suffix)

∎ the husband-to-be le futur mari;

∎ the father-to-be le futur père

3 be that as it may adverb

quoi qu'il en soit

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > be
4 medido

Del verbo medir: ( conjugate medir) \ \
medido es: \ \
el participio
Multiple Entries: medido medir
medido

◊ -da adjetivo (CS) ‹persona/comportamiento› restrained;
es muy medido con la bebida he's a very moderate drinker
medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure 2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;
◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;
¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?; mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall) 3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;
◊ medido los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.
medirse verbo pronominal 1 ( refl) to measure oneself; ‹caderas/pecho› to measure 2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
medir
I verbo transitivo
1 (dimensiones) to measure
2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide ' medido' also found in these entries: English: measurable

English-spanish dictionary > medido
5 medir

medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure 2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;
◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;
¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?; mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall) 3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;
◊ medir los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.
medirse verbo pronominal 1 ( refl) to measure oneself; ‹caderas/pecho› to measure 2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
medir
I verbo transitivo
1 (dimensiones) to measure
2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide ' medir' also found in these entries: Spanish: granel - metro - rasero - regla - tallar - contorno - huincha - mida - varilla English: double standards - gauge - measure - measure out - pace out - precisely - record - stand - survey - measuring - meter - weigh

English-spanish dictionary > medir
6 mida

Del verbo medir: ( conjugate medir) \ \
mida es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries: medir mida
medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure 2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;
◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;
¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?; mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall) 3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;
◊ mida los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.
medirse verbo pronominal 1 ( refl) to measure oneself; ‹caderas/pecho› to measure 2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
mida,
◊ midas, etc see medir

medir
I verbo transitivo
1 (dimensiones) to measure
2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide

English-spanish dictionary > mida
7 Length measurement

Note that French has a comma where English has a decimal point.

1 in

= 2,54 cm* (centimètres)

1 ft

= 30,48 cm

1 yd

= 91,44 cm

1 furlong

= 201,17 m (mètres)

1 ml

= 1,61 km (kilomètres)

* There are three ways of saying 2,54 cm, and other measurements like it: deux virgule cinquante-quatre centimètres, or (less formally) deux centimètres virgule cinquante-quatre, or deux centimètres cinquante-quatre. For more details on how to say numbers ⇒ Numbers.

Length

how long is the rope?

= de quelle longueur est la corde?

it’s ten metres long

= elle fait dix mètres

a rope about six metres long

= une corde d’environ six mètres de* long

A is longer than B

= A est plus long que B

B is shorter than A

= B est plus court que A

A is as long as B

= A est aussi long que B

A is the same length as B

= A a la même longueur que B

A and B are the same length

= A et B ont la même longueur or A et B sont de* la même longueur

it’s three metres too short

= il est trop court de trois mètres

it’s three metres too long

= il est trop long de trois mètres

ten metres of rope

= dix mètres de corde

sold by the metre

= vendu au mètre

Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:

a six-foot-long python

= un python de six pieds de* long

an avenue four kilometres long

= une avenue de quatre kilomètres de* long

* The de is obligatory in these constructions.

Height

People

how tall is he?

= quelle est sa taille? or combien est-ce qu’il mesure?

he’s six feet tall

= il fait un mètre quatre-vingts or il mesure un mètre quatre-vingts

he’s 1m 50

= il fait 1,50 m ( say un mètre cinquante)

he’s about five feet

= il fait à peu près un mètre cinquante

A is taller than B

= A est plus grand que B

B is smaller than A

= B est plus petit que A

A is as tall as B

= A est aussi grand que B

A is the same height as B

= A a la même taille que B

A and B are the same height

= A et B ont la même taille or A et B sont de* la même taille

Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:

a six-foot-tall athlete

= un athlète d’un mètre quatre-vingts

a footballer over six feet in height

= un footballeur de plus d’un mètre quatre-vingts

Things

how high is the tower?

= quelle est la hauteur de la tour?

it’s 50 metres

= elle fait 50 mètres or elle mesure 50 mètres

about 25 metres high

= environ 25 mètres de* haut

it’s 100 metres high

= elle fait cent mètres de* haut or elle fait cent mètres de hauteur

at a height of two metres

= à une hauteur de deux mètres or à deux mètres de hauteur

A is higher than B

= A est plus haut que B

B is lower than A

= B est moins haut que A

A is as high as B

= A est aussi haut que B

A is the same height as B

= A a la même hauteur que B

A and B are the same height

= A et B ont la même hauteur or A et B sont de* la même hauteur

Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:

a 100-metre-high tower

= une tour de 100 mètres de* haut

a mountain over 4,000 metres in height

= une montagne de plus de quatre mille mètres

how high is the plane

= à quelle hauteur or à quelle altitude est l’avion?

what height is the plane flying at?

= à quelle altitude l’avion vole-t-il?

the plane is flying at 5,000 metres

= l’avion vole à une altitude de cinq mille mètres or à cinq mille mètres d’altitude*

* The de is obligatory in these constructions.

Distance

what’s the distance from A to B?

= quelle distance y a-t-il entre A et B?

how far is it from Paris to Nice?

= combien y a-t-il de kilomètres de Paris à Nice?

how far away is the school from the church?

= à quelle distance l’école est-elle de l’église?

it’s two kilometres

= il y a deux kilomètres

at a distance of five kilometres

= à une distance de 5 kilomètres or à cinq kilomètres de distance

C is nearer B than A is

= C est plus près de B que A

A is nearer to B than to C

= A est plus près de B que de C

A is as far away as B

= A est aussi loin que B

A and B are the same distance away

= A et B sont à la même distance

Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:

a ten-kilometre walk

= une promenade de dix kilomètres

Width/breadth

In the following examples, broad may replace wide and breadth may replace width, but the French remains large and largeur.

what width is the river?

= de* quelle largeur est la rivière?

how wide is it?

= combien fait-elle de* large?

about seven metres wide

= environ sept mètres de* large

it’s seven metres wide

= elle fait sept mètres de* large or de* largeur

A is wider than B

= A est plus large que B

B is narrower than A

= B est plus étroit que A

A is as wide as B

= A est aussi large que B

A is the same width as B

= A a la même largeur que B

Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:

a ditch two metres wide

= un fossé de deux mètres de* large

a piece of cloth two metres in width

= une pièce de tissu de deux mètres de* largeur

a river 50 metres wide

= une rivière de 50 mètres de* largeur

* The de is obligatory in these constructions.

Depth

what depth is the river?

= de* quelle profondeur est la rivière?

how deep is it?

= combien fait-elle de* profondeur?

it’s four metres deep

= elle fait quatre mètres de* profondeur

at a depth of ten metres

= à dix mètres de* profondeur or à une profondeur de* dix mètres

A is deeper than B

= A est plus profond que B

B is shallower than A

= B est moins profond que A

Note that French has no word for shallow:

A is as deep as B

= A est aussi profond que B

A is the same depth as B

= A a la même profondeur que B

Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:

a well 20 metres deep

= un puits de vingt mètres de* profondeur

* The de is obligatory in these constructions.

Big English-French dictionary > Length measurement
8 measure

'meʒə
1. noun
1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) medida

2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) medida

3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) medida

4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) medida

5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) grado, cantidad

6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) compás, ritmo

2. verb
1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) medir

2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) medir

3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) evaluar

4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) medir

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- measurement
- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up

measure¹ n medida

a liquid measure una medida para líquidos

measure² vb medir / tomar las medidas

the snake measures 3 metres la serpiente mide tres metros

the tailor measured me el sastre me tomó las medidas

El gerundio de measure se escribe measuring

measure

tr['meʒə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (system) medida

■ liquid measure medida para líquidos

■ measure of weight medida de peso

2 (indicator) indicador nombre masculino

■ it's a measure of her popularity es un indicador de su popularidad

3 (ruler) regla

■ tape measure cinta métrica

4 (measured amount, unit) medida

5 (amount, degree, extent) grado, cantidad nombre femenino

■ some measure of happiness cierta felicidad

6 (method, step, remedy) medida, disposición nombre femenino

■ safety measures medidas de seguridad

7 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (bar) compás nombre masculino, ritmo

transitive verb

1 (area, object, etc) medir

2 (person) tomar las medidas de

3 figurative use (assess) evaluar; (consider carefully) sopesar, pensar bien

intransitive verb

1 (be) medir

■ it measures 3 feet by 6 feet mide 1 metro por 2 metros

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

beyond measure inconmensurable, inconmensurablemente

■ rich beyond measure inconmensurablemente rico

for good measure para que no falte

half measures medias tintas

in large measure en gran parte, en gran medida

in some measure hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

to give somebody full measure dar la medida exacta a alguien

to give somebody short measure dar de menos a alguien

to have the measure of somebody tener calado,-a a alguien

to make something to measure hacer algo a (la) medida

to take measures tomar medidas, adoptar medidas

measure ['mɛʒər, 'meɪ-] v, - sured ; - suring : medir

he measured the table: midió la mesa

it measures 15 feet tall: mide 15 pies de altura

measure n

1) amount: medida f, cantidad f

in large measure: en gran medida

a full measure: una cantidad exacta

a measure of proficiency: una cierta competencia

for good measure: de ñapa, por añadidura

2) dimensions, size: medida f, tamaño m

3) ruler: regla f

tape measure: cinta métrica

4) measurement: medida f

cubic measure: medida de capacidad

5) measuring: medición f

6) measures npl

: medidas fpl

security measures: medidas de seguridad

measure

n.

• cantidad s.f.

• gestión s.f.

• grado s.m.

• ley s.f.

• medida s.f.

• medio s.m.

• proyecto de ley s.m.

• regla s.f.

• tasa s.f.

v.

• aforar v.

• graduar v.

• medir v.

• recorrer v.

• tallar v.

• tantear v.

'meʒər, 'meʒə(r)
I

noun

1)

a) u ( system) medida f

b) c ( unit) medida f, unidad f

c) c u ( amount) cantidad f

with a (certain) measure of success — con cierto éxito

in large o great o no small measure — (frml) en gran medida, en gran parte

for good measure: take two for good measure — lleva dos por si acaso or para que no vaya a faltar

d) c u ( size) (BrE) medida f

he had it made to measure — se lo mandó hacer a (la) medida

the true measure of the problem — la verdadera magnitud or envergadura del problema

to have the measure of somebody: fortunately I had his measure o the measure of him — por suerte yo ya lo tenía calado (fam)

2) c ( device) medida f

3) c ( step) medida f

to take measures to + inf — tomar medidas para + inf

4) (AmE Mus) compás m

II
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<length/speed/waist\>\> medir*; \<\<weight\>\> pesar

to measure somebody for a suit — tomarle las medidas a alguien para un traje

2) ( assess) calcular, evaluar*

to measure something AGAINST something — comparar algo con algo

2.

vi medir*

what does it measure? — ¿cuánto mide?

Phrasal Verbs:

- measure off

- measure out

- measure up

['meʒǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=system) medida f

liquid/dry measure — medida para líquidos/áridos

a suit made to measure — un traje hecho a (la) medida

beyond measure —

our knowledge has increased beyond measure — nuestros conocimientos han aumentado enormemente or de manera inconmensurable

he irritated her beyond measure — la irritaba hasta más no poder

- have the measure of sb

the government had failed to get the measure of the crisis — el gobierno no había apreciado la magnitud de la crisis
made-to-measure
2) (=measuring device) (=rule) metro m ; (=glass) probeta f graduada; tape 3.

3) (=indication) indicativo m

it is a measure of how serious the situation is — es un indicativo de lo grave de la situación

4) (=amount measured) cantidad f

I poured two equal measures into the glasses — eché dos cantidades iguales en los vasos

to give (sb) good or full measure — dar la medida exacta (a algn)

to give (sb) short measure — dar una medida escasa (a algn)

for good measure —

he gave me a few extra for good measure — me dio unos pocos más por añadidura

I repeated my question for good measure — repetí la pregunta por si acaso

5) (=step) medida f

to take measures against sb — tomar medidas contra algn

to take measures to do sth — tomar medidas para hacer algo

they took no measures to avoid the disaster — no tomaron ninguna medida para evitar el desastre

6) (=extent)

we had some measure of success — tuvimos cierto éxito

it gives a measure of protection — da cierta protección

in large measure — en gran parte or medida

this is due in no small measure to the problems we have had — esto se debe en gran parte or medida a los problemas que hemos tenido

in some measure — hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

7) [of spirits] cantidad f ; (sold in pub) medida f

8) (Mus) (=beat) ritmo m ; (=bar) compás m

2. VT

1) [+ object, speed, length, width, height] medir; [+ person] (for height) medir; (for clothes) tomar las medidas a

to measure the height of sth — medir la altura de algo

I have to be measured for my costume — me tienen que tomar las medidas para el traje

how can you measure success? — ¿cómo puedes medir el éxito?

to measure one's length (on the floor/ground) — caerse todo lo largo que se es (al suelo)
word 1., 1)
2) (=compare)

to measure sth/sb against sth/sb — comparar algo/a algn con algo/algn

I don't like being measured against other people — no me gusta que se me compare con otra gente

the competition will be a chance for him to measure himself against the best — la competición será una ocasión para medirse con los mejores

3.

VI medir

what does it measure? — ¿cuánto mide?

the room measures four metres across — la habitación mide cuatro metros de ancho

- measure off

- measure out

- measure up

* * *
['meʒər, 'meʒə(r)]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( system) medida f

b) c ( unit) medida f, unidad f

c) c u ( amount) cantidad f

with a (certain) measure of success — con cierto éxito

in large o great o no small measure — (frml) en gran medida, en gran parte

for good measure: take two for good measure — lleva dos por si acaso or para que no vaya a faltar

d) c u ( size) (BrE) medida f

he had it made to measure — se lo mandó hacer a (la) medida

the true measure of the problem — la verdadera magnitud or envergadura del problema

to have the measure of somebody: fortunately I had his measure o the measure of him — por suerte yo ya lo tenía calado (fam)

2) c ( device) medida f

3) c ( step) medida f

to take measures to + inf — tomar medidas para + inf

4) (AmE Mus) compás m

II
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<length/speed/waist\>\> medir*; \<\<weight\>\> pesar

to measure somebody for a suit — tomarle las medidas a alguien para un traje

2) ( assess) calcular, evaluar*

to measure something AGAINST something — comparar algo con algo

2.

vi medir*

what does it measure? — ¿cuánto mide?

Phrasal Verbs:

- measure off

- measure out

- measure up

English-spanish dictionary > measure
9 high

I [haɪ] adj
1) высокий (о предметах, вещах)

How high is the tree? — Какой высоты это дерево?;

The sun is high. — Солнце стоит высоко.

The snow was knee high. — Снег доходит до колен. /Снегу было по колено.

- a high ceiling

- high clouds

- high voice
- two metres high
- high in the sky
- high above the ground

- with one's head high
- it is high time to do smth
2) большой, сильный, интенсивный

- high blood pressure
- high fever
- high pulse
- high wind
- high heat
- high summer
- high colour
- at a high speed
3) высокий, дорогой

Prices have never been so high. — Цены никогда не поднимались так высоко.

- high prices
- high pay
- at a high cost
4) хороший, лучший

- goods of high quality
- high school
- higher education
- in the high sense of the word
- have a high respect for smb
- have a high opinion of smb, smth
- deserve high praise
- be in high spirits
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USAGE:

(1.) Прилагательное high не употребляется относительно роста человека. Русское предложение "Он высокий человек" соответствует английскому He is a tall man. Tall и high различаются основанием предмета: узкое основание - tall: a tall post высокий столб; a tall window высокое и узкое/готическое окно; но high wall (building, mountain) высокая стена (высокое здание, высокая гора). (2.) See deep, adj
II [haɪ] adv
высоко

He held his head. — Он высоко держал голову

- fly high

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > high
10 measure

'meʒə 1. noun
1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mål; målebånd; litermål

2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) målenhet

3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mål(esystem)

4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) skritt, forholdsregel

5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) en viss (grad)

6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt
2. verb
1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) måle, ta mål av

2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) måle, vise

3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) måle seg med/mot, prøve krefter med

4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) måle

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- measurement
- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up

bedømme
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forholdsregel
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kriterium
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mål
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måle
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måling
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måte
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standard
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takt

I
subst. \/ˈmeʒə\/

1) mål, størrelse, dimensjon, kvantitet, mengde

2) mål, måleenhet, måleredskap, målebånd, målestav, målestokk, målekar

3) grad, mål, monn

4) moderat mengde, beskjeden mengde

• drinking must be kept within measure

man bør drikke med måte

5) utstrekning, omfang

6) grense, begrensning

7) ( parlamentarisk) tiltak, lovforslag

• introduce a measure

fremlegge et lovforslag

• these measures proved inadequate

disse tiltakene viste seg å være utilstrekkelige

8) forholdsregel, foranstaltning, skritt

• take strong measures

ta kraftige forholdsregler

• as a first measure

som et første skritt \/ til å begynne med

9) ( poesi) versemål, verseform, rytme, versefot

10) (amer., musikk) takt, taktart, rytme

• keep measure

holde takten

• the first measures of a song

de første taktene av en sang

11) ( musikk) melodi, poetisk vise

12) ( gammeldags) dans

• a stately measure

en majestetisk dans

13) tilmålt del, rettmessig del

• he was given his measure

han fikk sin rettmessige del

14) ( matematikk) divisor (som går opp i et tall et helt antall ganger)

15) ( typografi) linjebredde, kolonnebredde, spaltebredde

16) ( geologi) stratum, lag, leie, sjikt

apothecaries' measure se ➢ apothecary

beyond measure uten grenser, grenseløs

• her joy was beyond measure

hennes glede var grenseløs

by measure etter mål

dry measure mål for tørre varer

fill up the measure fylle opp målet, fylle målet til randen

for good measure attpå, ekstra

full\/good measure godt mål

get one's measure of få sin tilmålte del av

greatest common measure største felles mål

have the measure of somebody\/something vite hvordan noe\/noen skal håndteres

in a measure eller in some measure til en viss grad

in ample measure i rikt mål, i rikt monn

in equal measure i likt monn, like mye

• he was a mixture of good and bad in equal measure

han var en lik blanding av godt og ondt

in great measure i stort omfang, i stor grad

in measure as i den grad som

interim measure ( jus) midlertidig forføyning

know no measures ikke kjenne grenser

know the measure of somebody's foot ( gammeldags) kjenne noens svake sider

level measure strøkent mål

liquid measure hulmål (for væsker)

made to measure målsydd, laget etter mål

measure for measure like for like

measure of length lengdemål

measures fremgangsmåte, metode

measures of reform reformtiltak

set measures to sette grenser for, begrense

short measure undermål, snaut mål, knapt mål

• give short measure

gi undermål

take measures ta forholdsregler, gå til skritt

take the measure of somebody finne ut hvordan noen skal takles ta mål av noen

• take somebody's measure for a suit

ta mål av noen til en dress

take the measure of something finne ut hvordan noe skal takles eller gripes an (be)

the measure of ( overført) (være) et mål på, (være) målestokk for

ultra measures (ytterst) radikale tiltak

weights and measures mål og vekt

within measure innenfor visse grenser
II
verb \/ˈmeʒə\/

1) måle, måle opp, ta mål av

• measure somebody for a suit

ta mål av noen for en dress

• get measured for a suit

bli tatt mål av til en dress

2) registrere, måle, bedømme

• measured by her income it is nothing

i forhold til inntekten hennes er det ingenting

3) avpasse

• measure the driving speed to the conditions

avpasse farten etter forholdene

4) ( om mengde) måle, utgjøre

• it measures 7 centimetres

den måler 7 centimeter \/ den er 7 centimeter lang

5) være målbar, være mulig å måle

6) ( poetisk) tilbakelegge

7) måle opp

8) porsjonere ut, måle ut, dele ut

• measure out a dose

dele ut en dose

• measure out a punishment

måle ut en straff

measure off måle av, måle ut noe

• measure off two metres of cloth

måle ut to meter stoff

measure oneself against\/with måle krefter med, måle seg mot

measure one's length falle langflat, falle så lang en er

measure out måle ut, dele ut, porsjonere ut

measure somebody by one's own standard ( overført) dømme\/måle noen i forhold til seg selv

measure somebody with one's eye måle noen med øynene, mønstre noen

measure up to\/with holde mål i forhold til, svare til, måle seg med

• this exhibition doesn't measure up to last years'

denne utstillingen kan ikke måle seg med fjorårets

• his conduct didn't measure up to their expectations

oppførselen hans svarte ikke til forventningene deres

measure up to one's responsibilities være seg sitt ansvar bevisst

English-Norwegian dictionary > measure
11 round

1. adjective
1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rund

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) lubben, rund
2. adverb
1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) rundt

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) i ring/krets, rundt

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) fra den ene til den andre, rundt

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) omkring, rundt

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) i omkrets

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) bortom, innom
3. preposition
1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) rundt, om(kring)

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) omkring

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) rundt

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) omkring i
4. noun
1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) runde, omgang

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) runde, rute

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) klappsalve; runde, salve

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skudd

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) omgang, runde, spill

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanon
5. verb
(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) runde, dreie (seg)

- rounded
- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective
(not direct: a roundabout route.) indirekte, ad omveier

- round figures/numbers
- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up

avrunde
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hel
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krets
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periode
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rund
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sirkelrund

I
subst. \/raʊnd\/

1) sirkel, runding, ring

2) runde, omgang, serie, inspeksjonsrunde, budrunde, tur, rekke, rode, rundtur

• they had several rounds of negotiations

de hadde flere runder med forhandlinger

• the paperboy did his round in just thirty minutes

avisbudet klarte runden sin på bare 30 minutter

3) ( kortspill) runde, kule, slag, parti

4) kretsløp

• the earth's yearly round

jordens årlige kretsløp

5) rutine, gjøremål

• the daily rounds

de daglige gjøremål

• the monotoneous round of everyday life

den grå hverdagen

6) servering, runde

• who's buying the next round?

hvem spanderer\/kjøper neste runde?

7) skudd, patron

• he had only three rounds of ammunition left

han hadde bare tre skudd igjen

8) skuddsalve

9) ( britisk) brødskive

• I only had a round of toast for breakfast

jeg spiste bare en skive ristet brød til frokost

10) ( matlaging) lårstykke

11) ( musikk) kanon

12) ( gammeldags) runddans, ringdans

do a newspaper round gå med avisen

the doctor's round of visits visittrunde

go the round (of) ( overført) sirkulere i, gå på rundgang bli viden kjent

go the rounds ta runden, gå på inspeksjonsrunde ( også overført) gå på rundgang, sirkulere bli viden kjent

• the news went the rounds

nyhetene ble viden kjent

herje

• the infection is going the rounds

det går en infeksjon

in all the round ( også overført) sett fra alle vinkler, belyst fra alle sider, helhetlig ( teater) med amfiscene

in all the round of Nature overalt i naturen

make one's rounds eller make the round of the wards gå runden (på sykehus), gå på visitt

round of ammunition ( militærvesen) skuddsalve skudd, patron

a round of applause applaus, bifall

a round of beef ( matlaging) et lårstykke av steik en brødskive med oksestek

a round of butter en smørklatt

a round of cheers hurrarop

round of negotiations\/talks forhandlingsrunde diskusjonsrunde

stipulated round ( golf) fastsatt runde

visiting rounds ( militærvesen) visittrunde
II
verb \/raʊnd\/

1) gjøre rund, avrunde

• he rounded his lips as if to say something

• they found stones rounded by the action of water

de fant steiner som var helt rundslipte av vannet

2) runde, gå rundt, svinge rundt, passere

• he rounded the street corner at a quarter to nine

han rundet gatehjørnet kvart på ni

• the boat rounded the cape

båten rundet odden

3) ( fonetikk) labialisere, runde, uttale med lepperunding

4) avrunde, avslutte, fullføre

5) bli fyldigere, legge på seg

6) dreie, snu, vende seg rundt

• he rounded on his heel

han dreide om på hælen

round down ( om penger) runde ned, avrunde nedover

round in hale inn

round off avslutte, runde av med

• they rounded off the evening by going to a night club

de avsluttet kvelden med å gå på nattklubb

• he rounded off his career by being made a minister

han fullbyrdet karrieren sin med å bli valgt til minister

( om tall) avrunde slipe, runde av, pusse av

round on\/upon someone skjelle ut noen, kaste seg over noen sladre på vende seg mot ( om dyr) overfalle

round out bli fyldigere, legge på seg, bli rund

• her figure is beginning to round out

hun begynner å bli fyldigere

utfylle, gjøre fullstendig, komplettere, utdype

• the new coin rounded out his collection

den nye mynten kompletterte samlingen hans

round up ( om penger) runde opp gjøre et sammendrag, sammenfatte samle sammen, sammenkalle, mobilisere, få tak i

• the guide rounded up the tourists

guiden samlet sammen turistene

• the priest rounded up volunteers for the church bazaar

presten fikk tak i frivillige til basaren

( om dyr) drive inn

• the cowboy rounded up the cattle

cowboyen drev inn kyrne

omringe, sirkle inn

• the police rounded up members of a gambling-ring

politiet sirklet inn medlemmene av en gambler-ring pågripe, arrestere
III
adj. \/raʊnd\/

1) ( om fasong) rund, sirkelformet, kuleformet

2) ( om kroppsfasong) rund, fyldig, trinn

3) ( også overført) avrundet, rund, omtrentlig

• the salesman made a round estimate

selgeren gjorde et omtrentlig overslag

4) hel, full

5) oppriktig, ærlig, åpen, rett frem

6) ( spesielt om penger) rikelig, rund, betydelig, stor

• he ran up the hill at a round pace

han sprang opp bakken med stor fart

• he bought a round dozen of eggs

han kjøpte et helt dusin egg

• I sold it for a round sum of money

jeg solgte det for en rund sum (penger)

7) ( om stemme) rund, klangfull, velklingende

• the soloist sang in a round voice

solisten sang med en klangfull stemme

8) ( fonetikk) rund, rundet, labialisert

• round vowel

labialisert vokal

be round with a person være oppriktig mot noen

a good round (sum) en god slump penger

in round figures eller in round numbers rundt regnet, i runde summer

round arch rundbue

round oaths en saftig ed, kraftuttrykk

round tour rundtur

scold a person in good round terms skjelle noen ut etter noter
IV
adv. \/raʊnd\/

1) i området, i nærheten, rundt omkring

• there are no cinemas round

• I can't work when he is round

jeg greier ikke å jobbe når han er i nærheten

2) rundt, i ring

• she danced round and round

• Antarctica has snow all year round

3) rundt, omkring

• Emily, would you please show Colin round?

Emily, kan ikke du være så snill å vise Colin rundt

• don't turn round!

ikke snu deg!

4) rundt, utenom

• he walked round to the other side of the building

han gikk rundt til den andre siden av bygningen

5) her, hit, innom, på besøk

• he must have left his wallet when he was round

han må ha glemt lommeboken da han var her

• he came round one evening

han kom innom en kveld

• how long are you round for?

hvor lenge blir du her?

6) ( også round about) omtrent, rundt, omkring

• ok, I'll see you round (about) lunchtime

da ser jeg deg rundt lunsj

• round (about) two o'clock

ved totiden

all round overalt, på alle steder fra alle kanter, fra alle synsvinkler

• taking it all round the issue is much more complex

sett fra flere synsvinkler blir saken mye mer kompleks

i det store og hele

ask somebody round be noen stikke innom, be noen hjem til seg

(the) clock round døgnet rundt

gather round samle seg, stimle sammen, komme nærmere, samles i en ring

go a long way round ta en lang omvei

go round by ta omveien om, legge veien om

order the car round få bilen kjørt frem

round about rundt (omkring), i nærheten, i området

• I've heard there is a lot of drugs in the towns round about

jeg har hørt at det er mye narkotika i byene rundt her

round here her omkring, i nærheten, på disse trakter, i dette området, i dette strøket

• he's not from round here

han er ikke herfra \/ han er ikke fra dette strøket

round the clock hele døgnet, døgnet rundt

turn round snu seg (rundt), endre kurs se seg til tilbake
V
prep. \/raʊnd\/

omkring, rundt, om

• he had a scarf round his neck

han hadde et skjerf rundt halsen

• the children were sitting round the table

barna satt rundt bordet

• the earth moves round the sun

jorden beveger seg rundt solen

• he has written a play round the subject

han har skrevet et skuespill rundt dette emnet

• let's go and have a look round the town

kom så går vi og ser oss rundt i byen

round the clock døgnet rundt, hele døgnet

• she works round the clock

hun jobber døgnet rundt

English-Norwegian dictionary > round
12 ojo

ojo sustantivo masculino 1
a) ( en general) eye;

◊ un niño de ojos negros a boy with dark eyes;
mirar fijamente a los ojos to stare straight into sb's eyes; no me quita los ojos de encima he won't take his eyes off me; a los ojos de la sociedad in the eyes of society; ojo de la cerradura keyhole; ojo de buey porthole; ojo de vidrio or (Esp) cristal glass eye; ojo mágico (AmL) spyhole, peephole; ojo morado or (Méx) moro or (CS fam) en tinta black eye; costar un ojo de la cara (fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq); cuatro ojos ven más que dos two heads are better than one; en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye; ojo por ojo an eye for an eye
b) ( vista):

◊ bajó los ojos avergonzada she lowered her eyes in shame;
sin levantar los ojos del libro without looking up from her book; a ojo (de buen cubero) or (AmS) al ojo at a guess; echar un ojo a algo/algn (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at sth/sb; tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk 2 ( perspicacia):
◊ ¡vaya ojo que tiene! he's pretty sharp o on the ball!;
tener ojo para los negocios to have a good eye for business 3 (fam) (cuidado, atención): hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo you have to keep your eyes open;
◊ ¡ojo! que viene un coche watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

ojo
I sustantivo masculino
1 eye: mírame a los ojos, look into my eyes
tiene los ojos negros, she has black eyes
ojos rasgados/llorosos, almond/tearful eyes
2 (mirada) no levantaba los ojos del suelo, she didn't raise her eyes from the floor
3 (de aguja) eye (de cerradura) keyhole
4 (de un puente) span
5 (precaución) ten mucho ojo al cruzar la calle, be very careful when you cross the street
6 (tino, acierto) ¡qué ojo tienes para las tallas!, you're such a good judge of sizes!
II exclamación careful!, watch out! Locuciones: a ojo (de buen cubero), at a guess: así, a ojo, creo que tiene unos 50 metros de alto, at a guess I'd say it's about 50 metres tall
a ojos vistas, visibly, clearly, openly: está envejeciendo a ojos vistas, she's clearly getting older
costar algo un ojo de la cara, to cost an arm and a leg
echar el ojo a algo, to have one's eye on sthg
echarle un ojo a algo/alguien, to keep an eye on sthg/sb
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, in the blink of an eye
mirar con buenos ojos, to approve of sthg familiar no pegar ojo, not to sleep a wink
ver algo con malos ojos, to look unfavourably on sthg ' ojo' also found in these entries: Spanish: arcada - blanca - blanco - enchufada - enchufado - extraña - extraño - mal - pegar - pestaña - rabillo - amoratado - cerradura - cuenca - derecho - derrame - guiñar - lagrimal - meter - morado - parpadear - pasar - sacar - tuerto - visión English: black - bomb - cost - dodgy - evil eye - eye - gleam - in - keyhole - lid - look out - open - patch - poke out - red - socket - steady - swell up - tit for tat - watch - wear - white - wink - cat - critically - eyeful - key - poke - port - untrained - wet

English-spanish dictionary > ojo
13 he

hi:
1. pronoun
( used as the subject of a verb)

1) (a male person or animal already spoken about: When I spoke to John, he told me he had seen you.) él

2) (any (male) person: He who hesitates is lost.) aquel(que), el (que)

2. noun
(a male person or animal: Is a cow a he or a she?) macho

- he-
- he-man

he pron él

he's my brother es mi hermano

he lives in Nottingham vive en Nottingham

Del verbo haber: ( conjugate haber) \ \
he es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: haber he
haber 1 ( conjugate haber) v aux ( en tiempos compuestos) to have;
◊ no habían llegado they hadn't arrived;
de helo sabido had I known, if I'd known; ¡deberías helo dicho! you should have said so! he v impers (existir, estar, darse): hay una carta/varias cartas para ti there's a letter/there are several letters for you; ¿hay un banco por aquí? is there a bank near here?; hubo dos accidentes there were two accidents; ¿hay helado? do you have any ice cream?; no hay como un buen descanso there's nothing like a good rest; hubo varios heridos several people were injured; las hay rojas y verdes there are red ones and green ones; gracias — no hay de qué thank you — don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome; no hay de qué preocuparse there's nothing to worry about; ¿qué hay de nuevo? (fam) what's new?; hola ¿qué hay? (fam) hello, how are things?; ¿qué hubo? (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things? ( ser necesario) he que + inf:
◊ hay que estudiar you/we/they must study;
hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it; no hay que lavarlo ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to wash it; ( no se debe) you mustn't wash it
haber 2 sustantivo masculino
a) ( bienes) assets (pl)

b) ( en contabilidad) credit side

c)

◊ haberes sustantivo masculino plural (frml) ( ingresos) income, earnings (pl)

he see
◊ haber

haber
I verbo auxiliar
1 (en tiempos compuestos) to have: espero que no lo haya hecho, I hope he hasn't done it
lo he comido todo, I've eaten it all
lo hubiera hecho de todos modos, she would have done it anyway
II verbo impersonal
1 (existir, estar, hallarse) hay, there is o are
había, there was o were: hay poco que decir, there is little to be said
había muchísima gente en la estación, there were a lot of people in the station
hay cien metros de mi casa a la estación, it's a hundred metres from my home to the station
2 (ocurrir, suceder) la guerra que hubo en el 36, the war that took place in 36
habrá una reunión, there will be a meeting
hoy hay fiesta en el club náutico, there's a party today in the sailing club
los robos habidos en este barrio, the robberies which have been committed in this neighbourhood
III ( haber de + infinitivo) (obligación) to have to: has de ser más estudioso, you must be more studious ( haber que + infinitivo) (conveniencia, necesidad u obligación) it is necessary to: habrá que ir, we will have to go
habría que pintar el salón, we should paint the living room
hay que hacerlo, you must do it
IV nm
1 Fin credit 2 en su haber, in his possession figurado in his favour
V mpl haberes, (bienes) assets (salario) wages Locuciones: había una vez..., once upon a time...
no hay de qué, you're welcome o don't mention it Hay que tener mucho cuidado al traducir este verbo, ya que el inglés diferencia entre el singular y el plural: Hay un hombre fuera. There is a man outside. Hay dos hombres fuera. There are two men outside. Había un gato en el tejado. There was a cat on the roof. Había muchos libros. There were a lot of books.
'he' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abandonada - abandonado - abatirse - abominable - abotargada - abotargado - abrazarse - absoluta - absoluto - abstraída - abstraído - abusón - abusona - abyecta - abyecto - acabar - acariciar - acaso - acceder - acero - ácida - ácido - acierto - acostumbrar - acreditar - actuar - actual - acudir - además - adherirse - adiós - adscribir - adscribirse - afanarse - afectiva - afectivo - aferrada - aferrado - afición - agachar - agarrotada - agarrotado - agobiada - agobiado - aguantar - aguante - ahí - alardear - alejada English: A - abroad - absent-mindedly - abuse - accidentally - account - accustom - achieve - acquit - actual - ad-lib - add to - adjust - admit - adore - advance - advantage - advice - advocate - afraid - Afro - against - age - aggravating - aggressive - agree - aim to - aimlessly - all - allege - allergy - also - alternative - always - amend - angry - anticipate - anything - apologetic - appease - appointment - appreciative - apprentice - approachable - as - ashen - aside - ask - ask back - asleep

HE

tr[hɪz'eksələnsɪ, hər'eksələnsɪ]

abbreviation

1 ( His Excellency, Her Excellency) Su Excelencia; (abbreviation) S.E

he ['hi:] pron

: él

he

n.

• macho s.m.

pron.

• quien pron.

• él pron.

pron.pers.

• el pron.pers.

hiː, weak form i
pronoun él

he's a painter — es pintor

he didn't say it, I did — no fue él quien lo dijo, sino yo

Ted Post? who's he? — ¿Ted Post? ¿quién es Ted Post?

he who hesitates — (liter) quien vacila...

could I speak to Steve, please? - this is he — (AmE) ¿podría hablar con Steve, por favor? - habla con él

I'm as tall as he is — soy tan alto como él

[hiː]
1. PERS PRON

1) (emphatic, to avoid ambiguity) él

we went to the cinema but he didn't — nosotros fuimos al cine pero él no

it is he who... — es él quien...

you've got more money than he has — tienes más dinero que él
Don't translate the subject pronoun when not emphasizing or clarifying:
he's very tall — es muy alto

there he is — allí está

2) frm

he who wishes to... — el que desee..., quien desee...

2.

N

it's a he * — (=animal) es macho; (=baby) es un niño, es varón (LAm)

3.

CPD macho

he-goat N — cabra f macho

* * *
[hiː], weak form
pronoun él

he's a painter — es pintor

he didn't say it, I did — no fue él quien lo dijo, sino yo

Ted Post? who's he? — ¿Ted Post? ¿quién es Ted Post?

he who hesitates — (liter) quien vacila...

could I speak to Steve, please? - this is he — (AmE) ¿podría hablar con Steve, por favor? - habla con él

I'm as tall as he is — soy tan alto como él

English-spanish dictionary > he
14 HE

hi:
1. pronoun
( used as the subject of a verb)

1) (a male person or animal already spoken about: When I spoke to John, he told me he had seen you.) él

2) (any (male) person: He who hesitates is lost.) aquel(que), el (que)

2. noun
(a male person or animal: Is a cow a he or a she?) macho

- he-
- he-man

he pron él

he's my brother es mi hermano

he lives in Nottingham vive en Nottingham

Del verbo haber: ( conjugate haber) \ \
he es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: haber he
haber 1 ( conjugate haber) v aux ( en tiempos compuestos) to have;
◊ no habían llegado they hadn't arrived;
de helo sabido had I known, if I'd known; ¡deberías helo dicho! you should have said so! he v impers (existir, estar, darse): hay una carta/varias cartas para ti there's a letter/there are several letters for you; ¿hay un banco por aquí? is there a bank near here?; hubo dos accidentes there were two accidents; ¿hay helado? do you have any ice cream?; no hay como un buen descanso there's nothing like a good rest; hubo varios heridos several people were injured; las hay rojas y verdes there are red ones and green ones; gracias — no hay de qué thank you — don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome; no hay de qué preocuparse there's nothing to worry about; ¿qué hay de nuevo? (fam) what's new?; hola ¿qué hay? (fam) hello, how are things?; ¿qué hubo? (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things? ( ser necesario) he que + inf:
◊ hay que estudiar you/we/they must study;
hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it; no hay que lavarlo ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to wash it; ( no se debe) you mustn't wash it
haber 2 sustantivo masculino
a) ( bienes) assets (pl)

b) ( en contabilidad) credit side

c)

◊ haberes sustantivo masculino plural (frml) ( ingresos) income, earnings (pl)

he see
◊ haber

haber
I verbo auxiliar
1 (en tiempos compuestos) to have: espero que no lo haya hecho, I hope he hasn't done it
lo he comido todo, I've eaten it all
lo hubiera hecho de todos modos, she would have done it anyway
II verbo impersonal
1 (existir, estar, hallarse) hay, there is o are
había, there was o were: hay poco que decir, there is little to be said
había muchísima gente en la estación, there were a lot of people in the station
hay cien metros de mi casa a la estación, it's a hundred metres from my home to the station
2 (ocurrir, suceder) la guerra que hubo en el 36, the war that took place in 36
habrá una reunión, there will be a meeting
hoy hay fiesta en el club náutico, there's a party today in the sailing club
los robos habidos en este barrio, the robberies which have been committed in this neighbourhood
III ( haber de + infinitivo) (obligación) to have to: has de ser más estudioso, you must be more studious ( haber que + infinitivo) (conveniencia, necesidad u obligación) it is necessary to: habrá que ir, we will have to go
habría que pintar el salón, we should paint the living room
hay que hacerlo, you must do it
IV nm
1 Fin credit 2 en su haber, in his possession figurado in his favour
V mpl haberes, (bienes) assets (salario) wages Locuciones: había una vez..., once upon a time...
no hay de qué, you're welcome o don't mention it Hay que tener mucho cuidado al traducir este verbo, ya que el inglés diferencia entre el singular y el plural: Hay un hombre fuera. There is a man outside. Hay dos hombres fuera. There are two men outside. Había un gato en el tejado. There was a cat on the roof. Había muchos libros. There were a lot of books.
'he' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abandonada - abandonado - abatirse - abominable - abotargada - abotargado - abrazarse - absoluta - absoluto - abstraída - abstraído - abusón - abusona - abyecta - abyecto - acabar - acariciar - acaso - acceder - acero - ácida - ácido - acierto - acostumbrar - acreditar - actuar - actual - acudir - además - adherirse - adiós - adscribir - adscribirse - afanarse - afectiva - afectivo - aferrada - aferrado - afición - agachar - agarrotada - agarrotado - agobiada - agobiado - aguantar - aguante - ahí - alardear - alejada English: A - abroad - absent-mindedly - abuse - accidentally - account - accustom - achieve - acquit - actual - ad-lib - add to - adjust - admit - adore - advance - advantage - advice - advocate - afraid - Afro - against - age - aggravating - aggressive - agree - aim to - aimlessly - all - allege - allergy - also - alternative - always - amend - angry - anticipate - anything - apologetic - appease - appointment - appreciative - apprentice - approachable - as - ashen - aside - ask - ask back - asleep

HE

tr[hɪz'eksələnsɪ, hər'eksələnsɪ]

abbreviation

1 ( His Excellency, Her Excellency) Su Excelencia; (abbreviation) S.E

he ['hi:] pron

: él

he

n.

• macho s.m.

pron.

• quien pron.

• él pron.

pron.pers.

• el pron.pers.

hiː, weak form i
pronoun él

he's a painter — es pintor

he didn't say it, I did — no fue él quien lo dijo, sino yo

Ted Post? who's he? — ¿Ted Post? ¿quién es Ted Post?

he who hesitates — (liter) quien vacila...

could I speak to Steve, please? - this is he — (AmE) ¿podría hablar con Steve, por favor? - habla con él

I'm as tall as he is — soy tan alto como él

ABBR

1) = high explosive

2) = His {or}3} Her Excellency S.E.

3) = His Eminence S.Em. ^a

* * *
[hiː], weak form
pronoun él

he's a painter — es pintor

he didn't say it, I did — no fue él quien lo dijo, sino yo

Ted Post? who's he? — ¿Ted Post? ¿quién es Ted Post?

he who hesitates — (liter) quien vacila...

could I speak to Steve, please? - this is he — (AmE) ¿podría hablar con Steve, por favor? - habla con él

I'm as tall as he is — soy tan alto como él

English-spanish dictionary > HE
15 stand

stænd
1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.)

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.)

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.)

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.)

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.)

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?)

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.)

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.)

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.)

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!)

2. noun
1) (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.)

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.)

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.)

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.)

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.)

•

- take the stand
- standing
3. noun
1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.)

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.)

•

- stand-by

4. adjective
((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.)

5. adverb
(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.)

- stand-in
- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to

stand¹ n tribuna / gradería

we had a good view from our seats in the stand veíamos bien desde nuestras localidades en la tribuna

stand² vb

1. estar de pie

there were no seats so I had to stand no había asientos así que tuve que estar de pie

2. ponerse de pie / levantarse

everyone stood when the headmaster came in al entrar el director, todo el mundo se puso de pie

3. estar

the church stands on a hill la iglesia está en una colina

they were standing on the corner estaban en la esquina

4. poner

stand over there in the corner ponte allí en el rincón

5. aguantar / soportar

I can't stand spiders no soporto las arañas

stand still! ¡estáte quieto! / ¡no te muevas!

El pasado y participio pasado de stand es stood

stand m (pl stands) Com stand ' stand' also found in these entries: Spanish: abordaje - aguantar - arisca - arisco - así - atragantarse - atravesarse - atril - banquillo - brazo - campar - cara - caseta - condescendencia - contemplación - convoy - cruzarse - cuadrarse - desorganizada - desorganizado - despuntar - destacar - destacarse - distinguirse - dominar - elevarse - erguirse - erizar - erizarse - estrado - expositor - expositora - flojera - frente - fritura - gorda - gordo - imponer - intríngulis - levantarse - obstaculizar - pabellón - parar - parada - parado - paragüero - pararse - paripé - perchero - pie English: angular - bear - booth - chance - end - fast - hair - humour - hypocrite - leg - news-stand - one-night - pace - stand - stand about - stand around - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand for - stand in - stand out - stand over - stand up - stand-in - stand-off - stand-offishness - stand-to - stand-up comic - standby ticket - still - stood - taxi stand - wastefulness - whereas - witness stand - attention - band - bristle - clear - coat - crowd - ease - freeze - get - grand - ground - hand - head

stand

tr[stænd]

noun

1 (position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (attitude, opinion) posición nombre femenino, postura; (defence, resistence) resistencia

■ she took up her stand by the window se colocó en su sitio al lado de la ventana

■ we took a stand against the proposal adoptamos una postura contraria a la propuesta

■ Custer's last stand la última batalla de Custer

2 (of lamp, sculpture, etc) pie nombre masculino, pedestal nombre masculino, base nombre femenino

3 (stall - in market) puesto, tenderete nombre masculino; (- at exhibition) stand nombre masculino; (- at fair) caseta, barraca

4 (for taxis) parada

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in stadium) tribuna

6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (witness box) estrado

■ he took the stand subió al estrado

intransitive verb (pt & pp stood tr[stʊd])

1 (person - be on one's feet) estar de pie, estar; (- get up) ponerse de pie, levantarse; (- remain on one's feet) quedarse de pie; (- take up position) ponerse

■ stand still! ¡estáte quieto,-a!, ¡no te muevas!

■ stand over there ponte allí

■ she was standing in the queue estaba en la cola

■ they were standing at the bar estaban en la barra

■ he was too weak to stand estaba demasiado débil para tenerse en pie

■ there were no seats and we had to stand no quedaban asientos y tuvimos que quedarnos de pie

■ don't just stand there! ¡no te quedes allí parado!

2 (measure - height) medir; (- value, level) marcar, alcanzar

■ he stands six feet mide dos metros

■ the building stands over 40 metres high el edificio mide 40 metros de altura

■ inflation stands at 6% la inflación alcanza el 6%

■ the score stands at 2-0 el marcador señala 2-0

3 (thing - be situated) estar, encontrarse, haber

■ a temple once stood here antes aquí había un templo

■ in the corner stands a grand piano hay un piano de cola en el rincón

■ the train standing at platform one el tren que está en el andén número uno

■ the car has stood in the garage for years el coche lleva años en el garaje

■ few buildings were left standing pocos edificios quedaban en pie

4 (remain valid) seguir en pie, seguir vigente

■ my offer still stands mi oferta sigue en pie

■ what I said still stands lo que dije sigue siendo válido

■ the court ruling stands el fallo es válido

5 (be in a certain condition) estar

■ that house has stood empty for ages hace mucho tiempo que esa casa está vacía

■ the machines stand idle las máquinas están paradas

■ I stand corrected tienes (toda la) razón

■ he stands high in their opinion tienen muy buena opinión de él, le tienen mucho respeto

■ I stand accused of murder se me acusa de asesinato

6 (be in particular situation) estar

■ how do things stand between you and your boss? ¿cómo están las cosas entre tu jefe y tú?

■ as things stand tal (y) como están las cosas

7 (take attitude, policy) adoptar una postura

■ where do you stand on abortion? ¿cuál es tu posición sobre el aborto?

■ we want to know how you stand on this issue queremos saber cuál es tu postura sobre este tema

8 (be likely to) poder

■ we stand to win a lot of money podríamos ganar mucho dinero

■ he stands to lose a fortune podría llegar a perder una fortuna

9 (liquid) estancar; (mixture) reposar

■ the water lay standing in pools había charcos de agua

■ leave the mixture to stand dejar reposar la mezcla

10 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (run) presentarse

■ she's going to stand for election va a presentarse como candidata

transitive verb

1 (place) poner, colocar

■ she stood the photo on the mantelpiece colocó la foto en la repisa

■ I stood the boy on a box so he could see the procession puso el niño encima de un caja para que viera el desfile

■ stand it against the wall ponlo contra la pared

2 familiar (bear, tolerate) aguantar, soportar; (endure, withstand) soportar, resistir

■ I can't stand the sight of him no puedo ni verlo

■ she couldn't stand the noise any longer no podía aguantar más el ruido

■ my nerves won't take much more mis nervios no aguantarán mucho más

■ he can't stand opera no soporta la opera

■ I can't stand being made to wait no soporto que me hagan esperar

■ will it stand the test of time? ¿resistirá el paso del tiempo?

■ it won't stand close examination no resistirá un examen minucioso

3 familiar (invite) invitar

■ I'll stand you a drink te invitaré a una copa

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

'No standing' SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL "Prohibido estacionarse"

'Stand and deliver!' "La bolsa o la vida"

to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos cerrados

to know where one stands saber a qué atenerse

to make a stand against (gen) oponer resistencia a 2 (mil) resistir a

not to stand a chance no tener ni la más remota posibilidad

to stand bail (for somebody) salir fiador,-ra (por alguien)

to stand clear (of something) apartarse (de algo)

■ stand clear of the doors! ¡apártense de las puertas!

to stand fast / stand firm mantenerse firme

to stand guard over vigilar

to stand in the way of impedir, obstaculizar, poner trabas a

■ we don't want to stand in the way of progress no queremos impedir el progreso

to stand on ceremony ser muy ceremonioso,-a

to stand one's ground mantenerse firme, seguir en sus trece

to stand on one's head hacer el pino

to stand on one's own two feet apañárselas solo,-a

to stand out a mile saltar a la vista

to stand somebody in good stead resultarle muy útil a alguien

to stand something on its head dar la vuelta a algo, poner algo patas arriba

to stand to attention estar firmes, cuadrarse

to stand to reason ser lógico,-a

to stand trial ser procesado,-a

to stand up and be counted dar la cara por sus principios

cake stand bandeja para pasteles

coat stand / hat stand perchero

newspaper stand quiosco

stand ['stænd] v, stood ['stʊd] ; standing vi

1) : estar de pie, estar parado

I was standing on the corner: estaba parada en la esquina

2) or to stand up : levantarse, pararse, ponerse de pie

3) (indicating a specified position or location)

they stand third in the country: ocupan el tercer lugar en el país

the machines are standing idle: las máquinas están paradas

4) (referring to an opinion)

how does he stand on the matter?: ¿cuál es su postura respecto al asunto?

5) be: estar

the house stands on a hill: la casa está en una colina

6) continue: seguir

the order still stands: el mandato sigue vigente

stand vt

1) place, set: poner, colocar

he stood them in a row: los colocó en hilera

2) tolerate: aguantar, soportar

he can't stand her: no la puede tragar

3)

to stand firm : mantenerse firme

4)

to stand guard : hacer la guardia

stand n

1) resistance: resistencia f

to make a stand against: resistir a

2) booth, stall: stand m, puesto m, kiosko m (para vender periódicos, etc)

3) base: pie m, base f

4) : grupo m (de árboles, etc.)

5) position: posición f, postura f

6) stands npl

grandstand: tribuna f

stand

n.

• apostadero s.m.

• banca s.f.

• caseta s.f.

• etapa s.f.

• parada s.f.

• pedestal s.m.

• pie s.m.

• posición s.f.

• postura s.f.

• puesto s.m.

• quiosco s.m.

• soporte s.m.

• tarima s.f. (Election, UK)

v.

• presentarse (E lección) (•Gobierno•) v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stood) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• resistir v.

• soportar v.

stænd
I

noun

1)

a) ( position) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( attitude) postura f, posición f

to take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo

c) ( resistance) resistencia f

to make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo

Custer's Last Stand — la última batalla de Custer

2)

a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base f

b) ( for sheet music) atril m

c) (for coats, hats) perchero m

3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón m

newspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos

a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes

4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f

5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m

to take the stand — subir al estrado

II
1.

(past & past p stood) intransitive verb

1)

a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

I was so tired I could hardly stand — estaba tan cansado que apenas podía tenerme en pie

I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado

she was standing at the window — estaba junto a la ventana

b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)

her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up

c) ( in height)

the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura

2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)

stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí

stand clear! — apártense!

he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla

to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse

can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?

you stood on my toe! — me pisaste!

3)

a) (be situated, located)

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano

a church stood here long ago — hace mucho tiempo aquí había una iglesia

I won't stand in your way — no seré yo quien te lo impida

b) ( hold position)

where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?

he stands high in their esteem — lo tienen en mucha estima

you never know where you stand with him — con él uno nunca sabe a qué atenerse

c) (be mounted, fixed)

a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera

4)

a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>

they stood and stared — se quedaron mirando

don't just stand there! — no te quedes ahí parado!

I was left standing there looking like a fool — me dejaron allí plantado como un tonto

can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?

time stood still — el tiempo se detuvo

the train standing at platform five — el tren que está en el andén número cinco

no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse

to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme

to leave somebody standing — dejar muy atrás a alguien

b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>

leave to stand — dejar reposar

water stood in puddles on the floor — había charcos de agua en el suelo

c) (survive, last)

these walls have stood for centuries — estas paredes tienen cientos de años

the tower is still standing — la torre sigue en pie

5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

what I said still stands — lo que dije sigue siendo válido

his argument stands or falls on this point — todo su argumento depende de este punto

6)

a) (be)

the house stands empty — la casa está vacía

he stands accused of treason — se lo acusa de traición

I stand corrected — tienes razón

b) ( be currently)

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares

c) ( be likely to)

to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?

7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)

to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia

2.

vt

1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*

he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared

he stood himself near the door — se puso cerca de la puerta

2)

a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)

I can't stand the sight of him — no lo puedo ni ver

I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!

to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan

b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir

the chair won't stand his weight — la silla no le va a aguantar su peso

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo

3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stand apart

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

[stænd] (vb: pt, pp stood)
1. N

1) (=position) posición f, puesto m

to take up a stand near the door — colocarse cerca de la puerta

2) (fig) (=stance) actitud f, postura f

to take a stand on an issue — adoptar una actitud hacia una cuestión

to take a firm stand — adoptar una actitud firme

3) (Mil)

the stand of the Australians at Tobruk — la resistencia de los australianos en Tobruk

Custer's last stand — la última batalla del General Custer

- make a stand

to make or take a stand against sth — oponer resistencia a algo
one-night stand
4) (for taxis) parada f (de taxis)

5) (=lamp stand) pie m; (=music stand) atril m; (=hallstand) perchero m

6) (=newspaper stand) quiosco m, puesto m (esp LAm); (=market stall) puesto m; (in shop) estante m, puesto m; (at exhibition) caseta f, stand m; (=bandstand) quiosco m

7) (Sport) (=grandstand) tribuna f

8) (Jur) estrado m

to take the stand — (esp US) (=go into witness box) subir a la tribuna de los testigos; (=give evidence) prestar declaración

9) [of trees] hilera f, grupo m

10) *** (=erection) empalme *** m

11) = standstill

2. VT

1) (=place) poner, colocar

to stand sth against the wall — apoyar algo en la pared

to stand a vase on a table — poner un florero sobre una mesa

2) (=withstand) resistir

it won't stand serious examination — no resistirá un examen detallado

it won't stand the cold — no resiste el or al frío

his heart couldn't stand the shock — su corazón no resistió el or al choque

- stand one's ground

- if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

3) (=tolerate) aguantar

I can stand anything but that — lo aguanto todo menos eso

I can't stand it any longer! — ¡no aguanto más!

I can't stand Debussy — no aguanto a Debussy

I can't stand (the sight of) him — no lo aguanto, no lo puedo tragar

I can't stand waiting for people — no aguanto or soporto que me hagan esperar
chance 1., 3)
4) * (=pay for)

to stand sb a drink/meal — invitar a algn a una copa/a comer

he stood me lunch — me pagó la comida

the company will have to stand the loss — la compañía tendrá que encargarse de las pérdidas

3. VI

1) (=be upright) estar de pie or derecho, estar parado (LAm)

he could hardly stand — hasta tenía problemas para ponerse de pie

the house is still standing — la casa sigue en pie

we must stand together — (fig) debemos unirnos or ser solidarios

- stand on one's own two feet

- stand tall
ease 1., 4)
2) (=get up) levantarse, pararse (LAm)

all stand! — ¡levántense!

3) (=stay, stand still)

they were standing at the bar — estaban juntos al bar

to stand in the doorway — estar en la puerta

don't just stand there, do something! — ¡no te quedes ahí parado, haz algo!

they stood patiently in the rain — se quedaron esperando pacientemente bajo la lluvia

to stand talking — seguir hablando, quedarse a hablar

we stood chatting for half an hour — charlamos durante media hora, pasamos media hora charlando

stand and deliver! — ¡la bolsa o la vida!

- he left the others standing

4) (=tread)

to stand on sth — pisar algo

you're standing on my foot — me estás pisando

he stood on the beetle — pisó el escarabajo

he stood on the brakes — (Aut) * pisó el freno a fondo

5) (=measure) medir

he stands a good six feet — mide seis pies largos

the tower stands 50m high — la torre tiene 50m de alta

the mountain stands 3,000m high — la montaña tiene una altura de 3.000m

6) (=have reached)

the thermometer stands at 40° — el termómetro marca 40 grados

the record stands at ten minutes — el record está en diez minutos, el tiempo récord sigue siendo de diez minutos

sales are currently standing at two million — las ventas ya han alcanzado los dos millones

sales stand at five per cent more than last year — las ventas han aumentado en un cinco por cien en relación con el año pasado

7) (=be situated) encontrarse, ubicarse (LAm)

it stands beside the town hall — está junto al ayuntamiento

8) (=be mounted, based) apoyarse

9) (=remain valid) [offer, argument, decision] seguir en pie or vigente

my objection still stands — mis reservas siguen en pie

the contract stands — el contrato sigue en vigor

the theory stands or falls on this — de allí depende la teoría entera

it has stood for 200 years — ha durado 200 años ya, lleva ya 200 años de vida

10) (fig) (=be placed) estar, encontrarse

as things stand, as it stands — tal como están las cosas

I'd like to know where I stand — quisiera saber a qué atenerme

how do we stand? — ¿cómo estamos?

where do you stand with him? — ¿cuáles son tus relaciones con él?

nothing stands between us — nada nos separa

nothing stands between you and success — no tienes ningún obstáculo en el camino al éxito

11) (=be in a position)

to stand to do sth — arriesgar hacer algo

he stands to gain a great deal — tiene la posibilidad de ganar mucho

what do we stand to gain by it? — ¿qué posibilidades hay para nosotros de ganar algo?, ¿qué ventaja nos daría esto?

we stand to lose a lot — para nosotros supondría una pérdida importante, estamos en peligro de perder bastante

12) (=be)

she stands in need of a friend — lo que necesita es un amigo

to stand accused of murder — estar acusado de asesinato

he stands alone in this matter — no tiene ningún apoyo en este caso

to stand (as) security for sb — (Econ) salir fiador de algn; (fig) salir por algn

it stands to reason that... — es evidente que..., no cabe duda de que...
clear 2., 3), correct 2., 1)
13) (=remain undisturbed) estar

to allow a liquid to stand — dejar estar un líquido

let it stand for three days — déjelo reposar durante tres días

don't let the tea stand — no dejes que se pase el té

to let sth stand in the sun — poner algo al sol, dejar algo al sol

the car has been standing in the sun — el coche ha estado expuesto al sol

14) (Brit) (Pol) presentarse (como candidato)

• to stand against sb in an election — presentarse como oponente a algn en unas elecciones

• to stand as a candidate — presentarse como candidato

• to stand for Parliament — presentarse como candidato a diputado

to stand for president — presentarse como candidato a la presidencia

he stood for Castroforte — fue uno de los candidatos en Castroforte

he stood for Labour — fue candidato laborista

15) (Econ)

there is £50 standing to your credit — usted tiene 50 libras en el haber

- stand about

- stand aside

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand off

- stand out

- stand over

- stand to

- stand up

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[stænd]
I

noun

1)

a) ( position) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( attitude) postura f, posición f

to take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo

c) ( resistance) resistencia f

to make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo

Custer's Last Stand — la última batalla de Custer

2)

a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base f

b) ( for sheet music) atril m

c) (for coats, hats) perchero m

3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón m

newspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos

a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes

4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f

5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m

to take the stand — subir al estrado

II
1.

(past & past p stood) intransitive verb

1)

a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

I was so tired I could hardly stand — estaba tan cansado que apenas podía tenerme en pie

I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado

she was standing at the window — estaba junto a la ventana

b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)

her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up

c) ( in height)

the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura

2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)

stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí

stand clear! — apártense!

he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla

to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse

can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?

you stood on my toe! — me pisaste!

3)

a) (be situated, located)

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano

a church stood here long ago — hace mucho tiempo aquí había una iglesia

I won't stand in your way — no seré yo quien te lo impida

b) ( hold position)

where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?

he stands high in their esteem — lo tienen en mucha estima

you never know where you stand with him — con él uno nunca sabe a qué atenerse

c) (be mounted, fixed)

a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera

4)

a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>

they stood and stared — se quedaron mirando

don't just stand there! — no te quedes ahí parado!

I was left standing there looking like a fool — me dejaron allí plantado como un tonto

can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?

time stood still — el tiempo se detuvo

the train standing at platform five — el tren que está en el andén número cinco

no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse

to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme

to leave somebody standing — dejar muy atrás a alguien

b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>

leave to stand — dejar reposar

water stood in puddles on the floor — había charcos de agua en el suelo

c) (survive, last)

these walls have stood for centuries — estas paredes tienen cientos de años

the tower is still standing — la torre sigue en pie

5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

what I said still stands — lo que dije sigue siendo válido

his argument stands or falls on this point — todo su argumento depende de este punto

6)

a) (be)

the house stands empty — la casa está vacía

he stands accused of treason — se lo acusa de traición

I stand corrected — tienes razón

b) ( be currently)

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares

c) ( be likely to)

to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?

7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)

to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia

2.

vt

1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*

he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared

he stood himself near the door — se puso cerca de la puerta

2)

a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)

I can't stand the sight of him — no lo puedo ni ver

I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!

to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan

b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir

the chair won't stand his weight — la silla no le va a aguantar su peso

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo

3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stand apart

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

English-spanish dictionary > stand
16 wide

1. adjective
1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) ancho, grande

2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) de largo

3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) amplio, extenso

4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) variado, diverso

2. adverb
(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) completamente

- widely
- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open

wide¹ adj

1. ancho

a wide corridor un pasillo ancho

2. amplio

a wide range of products una amplia gama de productos

wide² adv completamente / totalmente

the window was wide open la ventana estaba abierta de par en par

wide awake completamente despierto

wide apart bien separados

wide

tr[waɪd]

adjective

1 (broad) ancho,-a; (space, hole, gap) grande

■ a wide road una carretera ancha

■ a wide hole in the fence un agujero grande en la valla

■ the wide gap between rich and poor la gran diferencia entre ricos y pobres

2 (having specified width) de ancho

■ two feet wide de dos pies de ancho

■ how wide is it? ¿cuánto hace de ancho?

3 (large - area) amplio,-a, extenso,-a; (- knowledge, experience, repercussions) amplio,-a; (- coverage, range, support) extenso,-a

■ a wide variety of books una gran variedad de libros

■ he has wide interests tiene intereses muy diversos

■ a wide following muchos admiradores

■ this raises wider issues esto plantea cuestiones más generales

4 (eyes, smile) abierto,-a

5 (off target) desviado,-a

adverb

1 (fully - gen) completamente

■ wide awake completamente despierto,-a

■ wide apart muy separados,-as

■ the door was wide open la puerta estaba abierta de par en par

■ open wide! said the dentist ¡abre bien la boca! dijo el dentista

2 (off target) desviado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

from far and wide de todas partes

to be/fall wide of the mark no dar en el blanco, no acertar

to give somebody/something a wide berth evitar a alguien/algo

to go into something with one's eyes wide open saber muy bien dónde se está metiendo uno

wide open (to something) (exposed) completamente expuesto,-a (a algo)

wide ['waɪd] adv, wider ; widest

1) widely: por todas partes

to travel far and wide: viajar por todas partes

2) completely: completamente, totalmente

wide open: abierto de par en par

3)

wide apart : muy separados

wide adj, wider ; widest

1) vast: vasto, extensivo

a wide area: una área extensiva

2) : ancho

three meters wide: tres metros de ancho

3) broad: ancho, amplio

4) or wide-open : muy abierto

5)

wide of the mark : desviado, lejos del blanco

wide

adj.

• ancho, -a adj.

• anchuroso, -a adj.

• campanudo, -a adj.

• de ancho adj.

• desenfadado, -a adj.

• desparramado, -a adj.

• extenso, -a adj.

• muy abierto adj.

adv.

• lejos adv.

I waɪd
adjective wider, widest

1) ( in dimension) <river/feetousers> ancho; < gap> grande; <desert/ocean> vasto

it's two meters wide — tiene or mide dos metros de ancho

to get wider — ensancharse

she looked at me with wide eyes — me miró con los ojos muy abiertos

2) (in extent, range) <experience/powers> amplio; < area> amplio, extenso

a wide variety of things — una gran variedad de cosas

the newspaper with the widest circulation — el diario de mayor circulación

the wide world — el ancho mundo

3) ( off target) <ball/shot> desviado

wide OF something — lejos de algo; mark I 4)

II

adverb wider, widest

1) (completely, fully)

her mouth gaped wide — se quedó boquiabierta or con la boca abierta

wide apart: with your feet wide apart con los pies bien or muy separados; wide awake: to be wide awake estar* completamente espabilado or despierto; open wide! abra bien la boca, abre grande (fam); wide open: you left the door wide open dejaste la puerta abierta de par en par; I'm going into this with my eyes wide open sé muy bien en qué me estoy metiendo; he's laid himself wide open to criticism él mismo se ha expuesto a que lo critiquen; the game is wide open — el partido no está definido

2) ( off target)

the ball went wide — la pelota se desvió

wide OF something — lejos de algo

[waɪd]
1. ADJ
(compar wider) (superl widest)
1) [street, river, trousers] ancho; [area] extenso; [ocean, desert] vasto; [space, circle, valley] amplio

he was a tall man with wide shoulders — era un hombre alto de hombros anchos

it's ten centimetres wide — tiene diez centímetros de ancho or de anchura

a three-mile-wide crater — un cráter de tres millas de ancho or de anchura

how wide is it? — ¿cuánto tiene de ancho?, ¿qué anchura tiene?

her eyes were wide with amazement — tenía los ojos como platos de asombro *

- give sb a wide berth

2) (=extensive) [support, variety] gran; [range, selection] amplio

a wide choice of bulbs is available — hay una gran variedad de bulbos donde escoger, hay una gran variedad de bulbos disponible

there is a wide choice of colours — hay muchos colores para escoger

he has a wide following — tiene un gran número de seguidores

a wide range of — una amplia gama de

in the wider context of — dentro del contexto más amplio de

the story received wide coverage — el suceso recibió una amplia cobertura

to have (a) wide knowledge of sth — tener amplios conocimientos de algo

this ruling could have wider implications — esta decisión podría tener implicaciones más amplias

the incident raises wider issues — el incidente hace plantearse cuestiones de mayor envergadura

3) (=large) [gap, differences] grande

to win by a wide margin — ganar por un margen amplio

4) (=off target)

his first shot was wide — (Ftbl) su primer tiro or chute pasó de largo; (Shooting) su primer disparo no dio en el blanco

to be wide of the target — desviarse mucho del blanco

- be wide of the mark

their accusations may not be so wide of the mark — puede que sus acusaciones no se encuentren tan lejos de la realidad

2. ADV

1) (=fully)

he opened the window wide — abrió la ventana de par en par

• wide apart — bien separados

• to be wide awake — (lit) estar completamente despierto

we'll have to be wide awake for this meeting — tendremos que estar con los ojos bien abiertos en esta reunión, tendremos que estar muy al tanto en esta reunión

• wide open — [window, door] de par en par, completamente abierto

with his eyes (open) wide or wide open — con los ojos muy abiertos

she went into marriage with her eyes wide open — se casó sabiendo muy bien lo que hacía

the wide open spaces — los espacios abiertos

we were left wide open to attack — quedamos totalmente expuestos a un ataque

2) (=off target)

the shot went wide — (Ftbl) el tiro or chute pasó de largo; (Shooting) el disparo no dio en el blanco

Fleming shot wide — (Ftbl) Fleming realizó un disparo que pasó de largo a la portería
far 1., 1)
3.

N (Cricket) pelota que el bateador no puede golpear porque la han lanzado muy lejos y que cuenta como una carrera para el equipo del bateador

4.

CPD

wide boy ** N — buscón ** m, ratero * m

wide area network N — red f de área amplia

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I [waɪd]
adjective wider, widest

1) ( in dimension) <river/feet/trousers> ancho; < gap> grande; <desert/ocean> vasto

it's two meters wide — tiene or mide dos metros de ancho

to get wider — ensancharse

she looked at me with wide eyes — me miró con los ojos muy abiertos

2) (in extent, range) <experience/powers> amplio; < area> amplio, extenso

a wide variety of things — una gran variedad de cosas

the newspaper with the widest circulation — el diario de mayor circulación

the wide world — el ancho mundo

3) ( off target) <ball/shot> desviado

wide OF something — lejos de algo; mark I 4)

II

adverb wider, widest

1) (completely, fully)

her mouth gaped wide — se quedó boquiabierta or con la boca abierta

wide apart: with your feet wide apart con los pies bien or muy separados; wide awake: to be wide awake estar* completamente espabilado or despierto; open wide! abra bien la boca, abre grande (fam); wide open: you left the door wide open dejaste la puerta abierta de par en par; I'm going into this with my eyes wide open sé muy bien en qué me estoy metiendo; he's laid himself wide open to criticism él mismo se ha expuesto a que lo critiquen; the game is wide open — el partido no está definido

2) ( off target)

the ball went wide — la pelota se desvió

wide OF something — lejos de algo

English-spanish dictionary > wide
17 draw

1.
[drɔː]transitive verb, drew [druː], drawn [drɔːn]

1) (pull) ziehen

draw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen

draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben

2) (attract, take in) anlocken [Publikum, Menge, Kunden]

be drawn to somebody — von jemandem angezogen werden

he refused to be drawn — er ließ sich nichts entlocken

3) (take out) herausziehen; ziehen ( from aus)

draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben

draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen

4) (derive, elicit) finden

draw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden

draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen

5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]

6) (select at random)

draw straws — Lose ziehen

draw cards from a pack — Karten von einem Haufen abheben

draw a winner — ein Gewinnlos ziehen

7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]

draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen

8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]

9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]

the match was drawn — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus
2. intransitive verb,
drew, drawn

1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren

draw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen

draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern

draw to an end — zu Ende gehen

2) (draw lots) ziehen; losen

draw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
3. noun
1) (raffle) Tombola, die; (for matches, contests) Auslosung, die; (of lottery) Ziehung, die

2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, das

end in a draw — mit einem Unentschieden enden

3) Attraktion, die; (film, play) Publikumserfolg, der

4)

be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/22261/draw_aside">draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw in

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

- draw upon

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[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) zeichnen

2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) ziehen

3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) sich entfernen, sich nähern

4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) unentschieden spielen

5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) in Anspruch nehmen

6) (to open or close (curtains).) zu-, aufziehen

7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) fesseln
2. noun
1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) das Unentschieden

2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) die Attraktion

3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) die Ziehung

4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) das Zeichnen

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- drawing
- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
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draw

[drɔ:, AM also drɑ:]

I. NOUN

1. (celebrity) Publikumsmagnet m, Attraktion f; (popular film, play, etc.) Kassenschlager m, Publikumserfolg m

2. (power) Anziehungskraft f, Attraktivität f

an auction has more \draw than a jumble sale eine Versteigerung lockt mehr Menschen an als ein Flohmarkt

3. (drawn contest) Unentschieden nt

to end in a \draw unentschieden enden [o ausgehen

4. (drawing lots) Verlosung f, Tombola f

it's just the luck of the \draw man muss es eben so nehmen, wie es kommt

5. (drawing gun) Ziehen nt

to be quick on the \draw schnell ziehen können; ( fig) schlagfertig sein

6. (inhalation) Zug m

he had a quick \draw on his cigarette and tossed it away er zog noch einmal kurz an seiner Zigarette und warf sie dann weg

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<drew, -n>

1. (make a picture)

▪ to \draw sb/sth jdn/etw zeichnen

to \draw a line einen Strich [o eine Linie] ziehen

I \draw the line there ( fig) da ist bei mir Schluss

to \draw a map/sketch eine Karte/Skizze anfertigen

to \draw a picture of sth ( fig) das Bild einer S. gen zeichnen fig

to \draw sth to scale etw maßstabsgetreu zeichnen

2. (depict)

▪ to \draw sth etw darstellen [o beschreiben]

the plot is exciting, but the characters haven't been very well \drawn die Handlung ist spannend, aber die Charaktere sind nicht gut herausgearbeitet

3. (pull)

▪ to \draw sth etw ziehen

he drew his coat tightly around his shoulders er zog sich den Mantel fest um die Schultern

the little boat was \drawn into the whirlpool das kleine Boot wurde in den Strudel hineingezogen

he drew her into a tender embrace er zog sie mit einer zärtlichen Umarmung an sich

to \draw the blinds [or AM also shades] (open) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] hochziehen; (close) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] herunterlassen

to \draw the curtains (pull together) die Vorhänge zuziehen; (pull apart) die Vorhänge aufziehen

to \draw sb aside [or to one side] jdn beiseitenehmen

to \draw sb into [an] ambush jdn in einen Hinterhalt locken

4. (attract)

▪ to \draw sb jdn anlocken [o anziehen]

▪ to \draw sth etw auf sich akk ziehen [o lenken]

you're \drawing a lot of curious looks in that hat mit diesem Hut ziehst du eine Menge neugieriger Blicke auf dich

to \draw [sb's] attention [to sb/sth] [jds] Aufmerksamkeit [auf jdn/etw] lenken

she waved at him to \draw his attention sie winkte ihm zu, um ihn auf sich aufmerksam zu machen

to \draw attention to oneself Aufmerksamkeit erregen

to \draw a cheer from the crowd die Menge zum Jubeln bringen

to \draw sb's fire jds Kritik auf sich akk ziehen

▪ to feel \drawn to [or toward[s]] sb sich akk zu jdm hingezogen fühlen

her eyes were immediately \drawn to the tall blond man der große Blonde zog sofort ihre Blicke auf sich

5. (involve in)

▪ to \draw sb into sth jdn in etw akk hineinziehen [o verwickeln]

to \draw sb into an argument/a discussion jdn in eine Auseinandersetzung/Diskussion hineinziehen

to \draw sb into a conversation jdn in eine Unterhaltung verwickeln

6. (attract)

▪ to \draw sth etw hervorrufen

her speech drew an angry response ihre Rede hat für Verärgerung gesorgt

to \draw applause Beifall ernten

to \draw criticism Kritik erregen [o hervorrufen]

▪ to \draw sth from sb jdn zu etw dat veranlassen

his performance drew a gasp of amazement from the audience bei seiner Darbietung verschlug es dem Publikum den Atem

to \draw a confession from sb jdm ein Geständnis entlocken

7. (formulate)

to \draw an analogy eine Parallele ziehen [o geh Analogie herstellen]

to \draw a comparison einen Vergleich anstellen

you can't really \draw a comparison between the two cases man kann die beiden Fälle wirklich nicht miteinander vergleichen

to \draw a conclusion [or an inference] einen Schluss ziehen, zu einer Schlussfolgerung kommen

to \draw a distinction [between sth] etw auseinanderhalten [o voneinander unterscheiden]

to \draw a parallel eine Parallele ziehen

8. (pull out)

to \draw a weapon eine Waffe ziehen

I couldn't believe it when she drew a knife on me ich war völlig perplex, als sie ein Messer zückte fam

9. MED (extract)

to \draw blood Blut fließen lassen

he bit me so hard that it drew blood er biss mich so fest, dass ich blutete

to \draw first blood den ersten Treffer erzielen a. fig

to \draw a tooth ( dated) einen Zahn ziehen

10. CARDS

to \draw a card [from the deck] eine Karte [vom Stapel] abheben [o ziehen

11. (get from source)

▪ to \draw sth [from sb/sth] etw [von jdm/etw] beziehen [o erhalten] [o bekommen]

he drew much of his inspiration from his travels einen Großteil seiner Anregungen holte er sich auf seinen Reisen

the university \draws its students from all 50 states die Studenten der Universität kommen aus allen 50 Bundesstaaten

12. (earn)

▪ to \draw sth etw beziehen; (receive) etw bekommen [o erhalten]

this investment will \draw 10% interest diese Investition bringt 10 % Zinsen

to \draw pay [or a salary] ein Gehalt beziehen

to \draw a pension Rente [o ÖSTERR eine Pension] bekommen [o beziehen]

to \draw unemployment benefit/a wage Arbeitslosengeld/einen Lohn bekommen [o erhalten

13. (select by chance)

▪ to \draw sth etw ziehen [o auslosen]

we're about to \draw the winning card wir ziehen jetzt gleich den Hauptgewinn

Real Madrid has \drawn Juventus in the football quarter finals als Gegner von Real Madrid im Fußballviertelfinale wurde Juventus Turin ausgelost

to \draw lots for sth um etw akk losen, etw auslosen

they drew lots for it sie losten darum

14. (obtain water)

to \draw water Wasser holen

she drew water from the well sie schöpfte Wasser aus dem Brunnen

to \draw sb's bath jds Badewasser [o SCHWEIZ Badwasser] einlassen

15. (pour)

to \draw a beer ein Bier zapfen

16. FIN (withdraw)

to \draw money/£500 from one's account Geld/500 Pfund von seinem Konto abheben

to \draw a cheque on sb/sth einen Scheck auf jdn/etw ausstellen

17. (inhale)

to \draw a breath Luft [o Atem] holen

she drew a deep breath sie holte [einmal] tief Luft

to \draw breath ( fig) verschnaufen, eine Verschnaufpause einlegen

18. NAUT

the ship \draws 20 feet of water das Schiff hat sechs Meter Tiefgang

19. SPORT (stretch a bow)

to \draw a bow einen Bogen spannen

20. (disembowel)

to \draw fowl/game (at butcher's) ein Tier ausnehmen; (after hunt) ein Tier ausweiden

21.

▶ to \draw a bead on sb/sth auf jdn/etw zielen

▶ to \draw a blank eine Niete ziehen, kein Glück haben

she had spent all morning searching but had \drawn a blank sie hatte den ganzen Morgen gesucht — doch ohne Erfolg

▶ to \draw the line at sth bei etw dat die Grenze ziehen

I \draw the line there da ist bei mir Schluss

▶ \drawn and quartered ( hist) gestreckt und gevierteilt

▶ to \draw a veil over sth über etw akk den Mantel des Schweigens breiten

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<drew, -n>

1. (make pictures) zeichnen

2. (proceed) sich akk bewegen; vehicle, ship fahren

the train slowly drew into the station der Zug fuhr langsam in den Bahnhof ein

to \draw alongside sth mit etw dat gleichziehen, an etw akk herankommen

as we drew alongside the black Fiat I recognized the driver als wir mit dem schwarzen Fiat auf gleicher Höhe waren, erkannte ich den Fahrer

to \draw apart sich akk voneinander trennen

the embracing couple drew apart das eng umschlungene Pärchen löste sich voneinander

to \draw away wegfahren

to \draw away from sth BRIT sich akk von etw dat entfernen

she drew away from him whenever he put his arm around her sie wich jedes Mal von ihm zurück, als er den Arm um sie legte

to \draw level with sb/sth mit jdm/etw gleichziehen

slowly Paul drew level with the BMW allmählich holte Paul den BMW ein

3. (approach [in time])

to \draw to a close [or an end] sich akk seinem Ende nähern, zu Ende gehen

to \draw near [or nearer] näher rücken [o kommen]

Christmas is \drawing nearer Weihnachten rückt [immer] näher

4. (make use of)

▪ to \draw on sb auf jdn zurückkommen, jdn in Anspruch nehmen

▪ to \draw on sth auf etw akk zurückgreifen, von etw dat Gebrauch machen, etw in Anspruch nehmen

like most writers, she \draws on personal experience in her work wie die meisten Schriftsteller schöpft sie bei ihrer Arbeit aus persönlichen Erfahrungen

to \draw on funds auf [Geld]mittel zurückgreifen

to \draw on sb's knowledge jdn als Kenner zurate ziehen, sich dat jds Wissen zunutze machen

5. (inhale)

to \draw on one's cigarette/pipe an seiner Zigarette/Pfeife ziehen

6. (draw lots) losen, das Los entscheiden lassen

▪ to \draw for sth um etw akk losen, etw durch das Los entscheiden lassen

7. SPORT (tie) unentschieden spielen

Coventry drew 1—1 with Manchester United in the semi-finals im Halbfinale trennten sich Coventry und Manchester United 1:1 unentschieden

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I [drɔː] pret drew, ptp drawn
1. vt (lit, fig)
zeichnen; line ziehen
we must draw the line somewhere (fig) — irgendwo muss Schluss sein

I draw the line at cheating (personally) — Mogeln kommt für mich nicht infrage; (in others) beim Mogeln hörts bei mir auf

some people just don't know where to draw the line (fig) — manche Leute wissen einfach nicht, wie weit sie gehen können

to draw a line between (fig) — einen Unterschied machen zwischen

2. vi
zeichnen II [drɔː] vb: pret drew, ptp drawn
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = move by pulling ziehen; bolt zurückschieben; bow spannen; curtains (= open) aufziehen; (= shut) zuziehen

he drew his chair nearer the fire — er rückte seinen Stuhl näher an den Kamin heran

he drew her close to him —

he drew his finger along the edge of the table he drew the smoke into his lungs — er fuhr mit dem Finger die Tischkante entlang er machte einen (tiefen) Lungenzug

2) = move by pulling behind coach, cart ziehen

3) = bring bringen

her shouts drew me to the scene — ihr Rufen brachte mich an den Ort des Geschehens

to draw sth to a close — etw zu Ende bringen, etw beenden

4) = extract teeth, sword, gun ziehen; knife ziehen, zücken; cork herausziehen

with drawn sword — mit gezogenem or gezücktem Schwert

it was like drawing teeth (fig) — es war Schwerstarbeit

5) = take holen; wine (from barrel) zapfen

to draw water from a well — Wasser aus einem Brunnen holen

to draw a (deep) breath —

to draw a long breath — einmal tief Luft holen

to draw inspiration from sb/sth/somewhere — sich von jdm/von etw/von irgendwas inspirieren lassen

to draw strength from sth — Kraft aus etw schöpfen

to draw comfort from sth — sich mit etw trösten

he's bitten her – has he drawn blood? — er hat sie gebissen – blutet sie?

to draw money from the bank — Geld (vom Konto) abheben

to draw the dole/a big salary — Arbeitslosenunterstützung/ein großes Gehalt beziehen

to draw one's pension — seine Rente bekommen

6)

= elicit her singing drew tears from the audience — ihr Singen rührte die Zuhörer zu Tränen

her singing drew tremendous applause from the audience — ihr Singen rief brausenden Beifall hervor

the play has drawn a lot of criticism — das Theaterstück hat viel Kritik auf sich (acc) gezogen

to draw a smile/a laugh from sb — jdm ein Lächeln/ein Lachen entlocken

my letter drew an angry reply from him — auf meinen Brief reagierte er mit einer ungehaltenen Antwort __diams; to be drawn

I won't be drawn on that issue — zu dem Thema möchte ich mich nicht äußern

7) = attract interest erregen; customer, crowd anlocken

to draw fire (lit, fig) — unter Feuer genommen werden

to feel drawn toward(s) sb — sich zu jdm hingezogen fühlen

to draw sb into sth — jdn in etw (acc) hineinziehen or verwickeln

to draw sb away from sb/sth — jdn von jdm/etw weglocken

8) = formulate conclusion, comparison ziehen; distinction treffen

you can draw whatever conclusion you like — du kannst daraus schließen, was du willst

9) NAUT

the boat draws 4 metres — das Boot hat 4 Meter Tiefgang

10)

= tie SPORT to draw a match — sich unentschieden trennen, unentschieden spielen

11) = choose at random ziehen

the first correct entry drawn from the hat — die erste richtige Einsendung, die gezogen wird

we've been drawn (to play) away/at home —

France has been drawn against Scotland — Frankreich ist für ein Spiel gegen Schottland gezogen worden

to draw a raffle — eine Auslosung vornehmen

12) CARDS

to draw a card from the pack — eine Karte vom Haufen abheben or nehmen

to draw trumps — Trümpfe herauszwingen

13) COOK fowl ausnehmen → hang

14) HUNT fox aufstöbern

to draw a covert — ein Tier aus seinem Versteck aufstöbern or aufjagen

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = move person, time, event kommen

he drew to one side — er ging/fuhr zur Seite

to draw round the table — sich um den Tisch versammeln

to draw to an end or to a close — zu Ende gehen

he drew ahead of the other runners — er zog den anderen Läufern davon

the two horses drew level — die beiden Pferde zogen gleich __diams; to draw near herankommen (to an +acc )

he drew nearer or closer (to it) — er kam (immer) näher (heran)

Christmas is drawing nearer — Weihnachten rückt näher

2) = allow airflow chimney, pipe ziehen

3) = tie SPORT unentschieden spielen

they drew 2-2 — sie trennten sich or sie spielten 2:2 unentschieden

the teams drew for second place —

Scotland drew with Ireland — Schottland und Irland trennten sich or spielten unentschieden

4) CARDS

to draw for partners — die Partner durch Kartenziehen bestimmen

5) = infuse tea ziehen

3. NOUN

1) = random selection = lottery Ziehung f, Ausspielung f; (for sports competitions) Auslosung f, Ziehung f → luck

2) = tie SPORT Unentschieden nt

the match ended in a draw — das Spiel endete unentschieden or mit einem Unentschieden

the team had five wins and two draws — die Mannschaft hat fünfmal gewonnen und zweimal unentschieden gespielt

3) = attraction play, film etc (Kassen)schlager m, Knüller m (inf); (person) Attraktion f

the pay was the big draw of the job — die Bezahlung war das Attraktive an der Stelle

4)

in shooting __diams; the draw to be quick on the draw (lit) — schnell mit der Pistole sein, schnell (den Revolver) ziehen; (fig) schlagfertig sein

to beat sb to the draw — schneller sein als jd; ( lit : cowboy etc ) schneller ziehen als jd

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draw [drɔː]

A s

1. Ziehen n:

quick ( oder fast) on the draw

a) schnell (mit der Pistole),

b) fig schlagfertig, fix umg

2. Zug m ( auch on the pipe, etc an der Pfeife etc)

3. fig Zug-, Anziehungskraft f

4. fig Attraktion f (auch Person), besonders Zugstück n, Schlager m

5. Ziehen n (eines Loses etc)

6. a) Auslosen n, Verlosen n

b) Verlosung f, Ziehung f

7. gezogene Spielkarte(n pl)

8. abgehobener Betrag

9. US Aufzug m (einer Zugbrücke)

10. SPORT Unentschieden n:

end in ( oder be) a draw unentschieden ausgehen oder enden

11. umg Vorteil m:

have the draw over im Vorteil sein gegenüber

12. → draw poker

13. TECH

a) (Draht) Ziehen n

b) Walzen n

c) Verjüngung f

B v/t prät drew [druː], pperf drawn [drɔːn]

1. ziehen, zerren:

draw sb into fig jemanden hineinziehen in (akk);

draw sb into talk jemanden ins Gespräch ziehen

2. ab-, an-, auf-, fort-, herab-, wegziehen:

draw a drawbridge eine Zugbrücke aufziehen;

draw the nets die Netze einziehen oder -holen;

draw rein die Zügel anziehen (a. fig); → curtain A 1, A 3

3. einen Bogen spannen

4. nach sich ziehen, bewirken, zur Folge haben

5. bringen (on, upon über akk):

draw sb’s anger on o.s. sich jemandes Zorn zuziehen;

draw ruin upon o.s. sich ins Unglück stürzen

6. Atem holen:

draw a sigh aufseufzen; → breath 1

7. (heraus)ziehen:

draw a tooth einen Zahn ziehen; → fang A 1 a, tooth A 1

8. Karten

a) (vom Geber) erhalten

b) abheben, ziehen

c) herausholen:

draw the opponent’s trumps dem Gegner die Trümpfe herausholen

9. eine Waffe ziehen

10. a) Lose ziehen

b) (durch Los) gewinnen, einen Preis erhalten

c) auslosen:

draw bonds WIRTSCH Obligationen auslosen;

be drawn with SPORT ausgelost werden gegen

11. Wasser heraufpumpen, -holen, schöpfen, ein Bad einlaufen lassen

12. Bier etc abziehen, abzapfen ( beide:

from von, aus)

13. MED Blut entnehmen ( from dat)

14. Tränen

a) hervorlocken

b) auch ein Lächeln etc entlocken ( from sb jemandem)

15. Tee ziehen lassen

16. fig anziehen, an sich ziehen, fesseln:

feel drawn to ( oder toward[s]) sb sich zu jemandem hingezogen fühlen

17. Kunden etc anziehen, anlocken:

draw a full house THEAT das Haus füllen

18. besonders Fußball: den Torhüter herauslocken

19. jemandes Aufmerksamkeit lenken (to auf akk)

20. jemanden (dazu) bewegen ( to do sth etwas zu tun)

21. eine Linie, Grenze etc ziehen: → line¹ A 12

22. die Finger, Feder etc gleiten lassen ( across über akk)

23. zeichnen, malen, entwerfen ( alle:

from nach)

24. (in Worten) schildern, beschreiben, zeichnen:

draw it fine umg es ganz genau nehmen;

draw it mild umg mach mal halblang!, du übertreibst!

25. auch draw up ein Schriftstück ab-, verfassen, aufsetzen

26. einen Vergleich anstellen, auch eine Parallele etc ziehen

27. einen Schluss, eine Lehre ziehen:

draw one’s own conclusions seine eigenen Schlüsse ziehen

28. Zinsen etc einbringen, abwerfen:

draw a good price einen guten Preis erzielen

29. WIRTSCH Geld abheben ( from von einem Konto)

30. WIRTSCH einen Wechsel etc ziehen, trassieren, ausstellen:

draw a bill of exchange on sb einen Wechsel auf jemanden ziehen;

draw a check (Br cheque) einen Scheck ausstellen

31. ein Gehalt etc, auch Nachrichten etc beziehen, bekommen

32. fig entlocken ( from dat):

draw applause Beifall hervorrufen;

draw applause from an audience einem Publikum Beifall abringen;

draw (information from) sb jemanden ausholen, -fragen, -horchen;

draw no reply from sb aus jemandem keine Antwort herausbringen

33. umg jemanden aus seiner Reserve herauslocken

34. entnehmen ( from dat):

draw consolation from Trost schöpfen aus; → advantage A 2, inspiration 1

35. ein geschlachtetes Tier ausnehmen, ein erlegtes Tier auch ausweiden

36. ein Gewässer

a) trockenlegen

b) (mit dem Netz) abfischen

37. a) JAGD ein Dickicht (nach Wild) durchstöbern oder -suchen

b) Wild aufstöbern

38. TECH

a) Draht, Röhren, Kerzen ziehen

b) Blech etc auswalzen, (st)recken, ziehen

39. das Gesicht verziehen:

his face was drawn with pain sein Gesicht war schmerzverzerrt

40. einem den Mund zusammenziehen:

lemons draw the mouth

41. MED ein Geschwür etc ausziehen, -trocknen

42. SCHIFF einen Tiefgang haben von:

the ship draws eight feet

43. SPORT to draw the match unentschieden spielen, sich unentschieden trennen;

the game was drawn 5-5 das Spiel endete unentschieden 5:5

44. Golf: den Ball nach links verziehen

C v/i

1. ziehen ( auch on the pipe, etc an der Pfeife etc)

2. fig ziehen (Theaterstück etc)

3. (sein Schwert etc) ziehen (on gegen)

4. sich leicht etc ziehen lassen, laufen:

the wag(g)on draws easily

5. fahren, sich bewegen:

draw into the station BAHN (in den Bahnhof) einfahren

6. (to) sich nähern (dat), herankommen (an akk): → close C 1, end Bes Redew

7. sich versammeln (round, about um)

8. sich zusammenziehen, (ein)schrumpfen ( beide:

into zu)

9. sich (aus)dehnen

10. SCHIFF schwellen (Segel)

11. ziehen (Tee, auch MED Pflaster, Salbe etc)

12. ziehen, Zug haben (Kamin etc)

13. zeichnen, malen

14. (on, upon) in Anspruch nehmen (akk), Gebrauch machen (von), heranziehen (akk), (sein Kapital, seine Vorräte etc) angreifen:

draw on sb

a) WIRTSCH jemandem eine Zahlungsaufforderung zukommen lassen,

b) WIRTSCH auf jemanden (einen Wechsel) ziehen,

c) fig jemanden oder jemandes Kräfte in Anspruch nehmen;

draw on sb’s generosity jemandes Großzügigkeit ausnützen;

draw on one’s imagination sich etwas einfallen lassen oder ausdenken

15. SPORT (with) unentschieden kämpfen oder spielen (gegen), sich unentschieden trennen (von)

16. losen ( for um)

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1.
[drɔː]transitive verb, drew [druː], drawn [drɔːn]

1) (pull) ziehen

draw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen

draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben

2) (attract, take in) anlocken [Publikum, Menge, Kunden]

be drawn to somebody — von jemandem angezogen werden

he refused to be drawn — er ließ sich nichts entlocken

3) (take out) herausziehen; ziehen ( from aus)

draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben

draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen

4) (derive, elicit) finden

draw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden

draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen

5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]

6) (select at random)

draw straws — Lose ziehen

draw cards from a pack — Karten von einem Haufen abheben

draw a winner — ein Gewinnlos ziehen

7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]

draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen

8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]

9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]

the match was drawn — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus
2. intransitive verb,
drew, drawn

1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren

draw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen

draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern

draw to an end — zu Ende gehen

2) (draw lots) ziehen; losen

draw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
3. noun
1) (raffle) Tombola, die; (for matches, contests) Auslosung, die; (of lottery) Ziehung, die

2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, das

end in a draw — mit einem Unentschieden enden

3) Attraktion, die; (film, play) Publikumserfolg, der

4)

be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben

Phrasal Verbs:

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw in

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

- draw upon

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n.

Remis -- (Schach) n. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drew, drawn)

= zeichnen v.

ziehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: zog, ist/hat gezogen)

English-german dictionary > draw
18 square

square [skweə(r)]

carré ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 2 (a), 2 (b) case ⇒ 1 (c) place ⇒ 1 (d) square ⇒ 1 (d) équerre ⇒ 1 (f) ringard ⇒ 1 (g), 2 (g) à angle droit ⇒ 2 (c) honnête ⇒ 2 (d) net ⇒ 2 (e) équilibré ⇒ 2 (f) quitte ⇒ 2 (f) mettre droit ⇒ 4 (a) carrer ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (b) concilier ⇒ 4 (c) régler ⇒ 4 (d) arranger ⇒ 4 (f)

1 noun

(a) (shape → gen) & Geometry carré m;

∎ she arranged the pebbles in a square elle a disposé les cailloux en carré;

∎ he folded the napkin into a neat square il a plié la serviette en un carré bien net;

∎ cut the cake into squares coupez le gâteau en carrés;

∎ familiar to be on the square être réglo;

∎ familiar I'm telling you this on the square je vous le dis carrément

(b) (square object → gen) carré m; (→ tile) carreau m;

∎ a silk square un carré de soie;

∎ a square of chocolate un carré ou morceau de chocolat;

∎ a bathroom in grey and white squares une salle de bains avec un carrelage gris et blanc

(c) (square space → in matrix, crossword, board game) case f;

∎ to divide a map into squares quadriller une carte;

∎ locate square D4 on the map trouvez la case D4 sur la carte;

∎ figurative we're back at or to square one nous voilà revenus à la case départ;

∎ I had to start from square one again j'ai dû repartir à zéro

(d) (in town, village → with streets) place f; (→ with gardens) square m; Military (parade ground) place f d'armes;

∎ barrack square cour f de caserne;

∎ the town square la place, la grand-place

(e) Mathematics (of number) carré m;

∎ nine is the square of three neuf est le carré de trois

(f) Mathematics & Technology (instrument) équerre f;

∎ to cut sth on the square couper qch à angles droits;

∎ out of square qui n'est pas d'équerre

(g) familiar pejorative (person) ringard(e) m,f;

∎ he's such a square! qu'est-ce qu'il est ringard!

2 adjective

(a) (in shape → field, box, building, face) carré;

∎ a tall man with square shoulders un homme grand aux épaules carrées;

∎ figurative to be a square peg in a round hole ne pas être à sa place;

∎ humorous you'll get square eyes if you keep watching TV all day tu vas t'abîmer les yeux à force de regarder la télé

(b) (metre, mile, inch etc) carré;

∎ 10 square kilometres 10 kilomètres carrés;

∎ the room is 5 metres square la pièce fait 5 mètres sur 5

(c) (right-angled) à angle droit;

∎ a square corner un angle droit;

∎ the shelves aren't square les étagères ne sont pas droites;

∎ square with or to (at right angles) à angle droit avec; (parallel) parallèle à

(d) (fair, honest) honnête, correct;

∎ to be square with sb être honnête ou correct avec qn;

∎ to give sb a square deal agir correctement avec qn;

∎ I got a square deal on the car rental je n'ai rien à redire au prix de location de la voiture;

∎ the farmers aren't getting a square deal les perdants dans l'affaire, ce sont les agriculteurs

(e) (blunt → denial, refusal) net, catégorique;

∎ he won't give me a square answer il refuse de me donner une réponse claire et nette

(f) (even, balanced → accounts, books) équilibré;

∎ to be square with sb être quitte envers qn;

∎ they are (all) square (financially) ils sont quittes; (in competition) ils sont à égalité;

∎ they were (all) square at two games each ils étaient à égalité deux parties chacun;

∎ to get square with sb (get revenge) régler son compte à qn; (settle debts) être quitte envers qn;

∎ did you get things square with Julia? est-ce que tu as pu arranger les choses avec Julia?

(g) familiar (old-fashioned) ringard

(h) (proper)

∎ I haven't had a square meal in days ça fait plusieurs jours que je n'ai pas fait de vrai repas;

3 adverb

(a) (at right angles)

∎ she set the box square with or to the edge of the paper elle a aligné la boîte sur les bords de la feuille de papier

(b) (parallel)

∎ the house stands square to the street la maison est parallèle à la rue

(c) (directly)

∎ square in the middle en plein milieu;

∎ he hit the ball square in the middle of the racket il frappa la balle avec le milieu de sa raquette;

∎ she looked him square in the face/eyes elle le regarda bien en face/droit dans les yeux;

∎ the blow landed square on his nose il a reçu le coup en plein sur le nez

(d) (honestly) honnêtement

4 transitive verb

(a) (make square → pile of paper) mettre droit, aligner; (→ stone) carrer; (→ log) équarrir; (→ shoulders) redresser;

∎ it's like trying to square the circle c'est la quadrature du cercle

(b) Mathematics carrer, élever au carré;

∎ three squared is nine trois au carré égale neuf

(c) (reconcile) concilier;

∎ how do you square your wealth with being a socialist? comment arrivez-vous à concilier votre richesse avec vos idées socialistes?;

∎ I couldn't square the story with the image I had of him je n'arrivais pas à faire coïncider cette histoire avec l'image que j'avais de lui

(d) (settle → account, bill) régler; (→ debt) acquitter; (→ books) balancer, mettre en ordre;

∎ to square accounts with sb (pay money owed) régler (ses comptes avec) qn; (get revenge) régler son compte à qn

(e) Sport

∎ his goal squared the match son but a mis les équipes à égalité

(f) (arrange) arranger;

∎ can you square it with the committee? pourriez-vous arranger cela avec le comité?;

∎ how do you square it with your conscience? comment arrangez-vous cela avec votre conscience?;

∎ we shouldn't do it unless we square it with them first nous ne devrions pas le faire avant d'avoir arrangé ça avec eux

(g) familiar (bribe) soudoyer^□

5 intransitive verb

cadrer, coïncider;

∎ his story doesn't square with the facts son histoire ne cadre ou ne coïncide pas avec les faits;

∎ her figures/results don't square with mine ses chiffres/résultats ne cadrent pas avec les miens;

∎ does their offer square with your asking price? leur offre correspond-elle au prix que vous demandez?

►► Sport square ball passe f latérale;

square bracket crochet m;

∎ in square brackets entre crochets;

square dance quadrille m, French Canadian danse f carrée;

square dancing quadrille m américain, French Canadian danse f carrée;

∎ there'll be square dancing at the saloon tonight on va danser au saloon ce soir;

American square knot nœud m plat;

square leg (in cricket) = chasseur situé derrière le batteur;

square measure mesure f de surface ou de superficie;

the Square Mile = la City de Londres (dont la superficie fait environ un mile carré);

square number carré m;

square pass passe f latérale;

Nautical square rigger navire m gréé en carré;

square root racine f carrée;

American familiar square shooter personne f franche^□ ;

Electronics square wave onde f carrée ou rectangulaire

➲ square away separable transitive verb

American familiar régler^□, mettre en ordre^□ ;

∎ did you get everything squared away? est-ce que tu as pu tout régler?

➲ square off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (piece of paper, terrain) quadriller

(b) (stick, log) mettre d'équerre, équarrir

2 intransitive verb

(opponents, boxers) se mettre en garde

➲ square up

1 separable transitive verb

(make square → end of plank) mettre d'équerre, équarrir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (settle debt) faire les comptes;

∎ to square up with sb régler ses comptes avec qn;

∎ I'll square up with you when you have finished all the work je réglerai mes comptes avec toi dès que tu auras fini tout le travail

(b) (opponents, boxers) se mettre en garde

(c) American familiar (criminal) raccrocher, se ranger des voitures; (drug addict) décrocher

➲ square up to inseparable transitive verb

(confront → difficulties, situation, criticism) faire face ou front à; (→ opponent, boxer) se mettre en position de combat contre;

∎ he squared up to me il se mit en garde devant moi;

∎ the unions are squaring up to the management les syndicats cherchent la confrontation avec la direction

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